American Girl Truly Me 90 Wig Swap with Evette and Comparison with CYO (Create Your Own) Recently Amazon  had a sale for the Truly Me 90 doll for $65!  I had watched a YouTube video by Evelyn Rose where she had used the TM90 to make a custom doll since she got it for so cheap.  So I decided to do the same thing.  I am not finished, as I am going to do a face up and use a different wig.  But I wanted to get this published for now. The TM90 doll comes in a colorful purple box that says "Street Chic Collection."  She comes with a picture book about friends.  She's wearing a blue hoodie dress that says, "Born to Shine" and has a rose on the upper right breast, and pink laces on both sides.  Her boots are shiny silver with blue laces.  Her long blue hair is in a braid and has a few small highlights.  She has blue eyes and the  Josefina  face mold.  She doesn't have any freckles. The TM90 and CYO that I ordered both have the Jo...

What size wig fits Bitty Baby? Whether you are wanting to add a wig to a Bitty Baby that never had one, or replace a Bitty Twin wig, you may be wondering what the right size is.  American Girl wigs are size 10-11, but they are too small for Bitty.  The size that fits Bitty best is 12-13.  Here are some Monique wigs, size 12-13 on a modern Bitty Baby.  Which one do you like best?

I caved and ordered a Create Your Own (CYO) from American Girl.  I was able to customize the skin tone, face mold, add freckles and earrings, hair color and style, eye color, clothing and accessories, and added glasses.  I had so much fun with it.  Though it was expensive, I got a deal by using a coupon for signing up with their emails, and rewards. Here's what she looks like on the website: Here she is in person (click image to enlarge):

  The ever-popular nightshirt and cap that everyone seems to have trouble finding is now available for sale by Diana's Patch.  The original made by Coleco can usually be found on ebay for around $100.  I'm selling these handmade outfits (nightshirt, cap, and booties) for $40 plus shipping.  Contact me on facebook.com/cpkdiana to place your order.  The pattern is available for purchase on ebay , etsy , and mercari .

I wanted to share my newest Triang Pedigree from the South African factory. She's 1985, #1 head mold, beautiful blue eyes, "gaudy gold" double ponies. She has new socks and shoes and a new handmade outfit (from my Ruffled Overalls pattern ). She even has her original diaper. She's very minty. I originally planned on reselling her, but after giving her a makeover, it's so hard to decide! How much do you think she would be worth?  

Wow, no more selling fees on Mercari! So I will be lowering my prices on my listings. Use this link to sign up to receive $10! https://merc.li/FB3yN5AVb There’s been a lot of people upset over the new Mercari policies in some groups I’m in, so I thought I’d compare one of my sales to a purchase. With Mercari’s old selling fees, a $125 item only made the seller $108.14. The buyer still pays $125 for that item, plus sales tax. With Zero selling fees, the seller can mark the price down to $108. The buyer will pay $10.30 for fees, totaling $118.30. So for that same item, the buyer pays less. It’s a win-win for both. And if you sell as well as buy, it’s even better. Zero fees if you use your Mercari money made from sales to buy something on Mercari. And I did contact Mercari about the new return policy and they said that they rarely get customers asking for a return. Despite showing people the difference and the fact that the new policy ...

 I made a shirt to match with American Girl Courtney  and her Graphic Sweatshirt .  I posted it on IG  and FB and got so many questions how I did it, I decided to share. Materials Needed: Tshirt Printer and printer paper (optional) Iron-on vinyl (HTV) in colors: purple, blue, teal, black, yellow, and hot pink. Parchment Paper Iron or Cricut Press Cutting Machine and Mat I purchased a plain white shirt from Walmart --Free Assembly brand, 100% cotton. I used a scanned image of Courtney's shirt to create the shapes in eCal 2 software from Craft Edge .  Then I increased the size to 11 inches wide.  I saved it as PNG and SVG  (download on dropbox). Instructions: 1.  Prepare the shirt by ironing out any wrinkles and using a lint roller to get any lint off the shirt. 2.  Print out the design on two pieces of legal (8.5x14") paper and tape them together, matching the design.  Slip it underneath the shirt where you will want the design to be. 3...

This is my story…. I’m an 80s kid and I confess, I didn’t even know about American Girl dolls until I was an adult with children of my own.  My daughters were not into 18” dolls at all. They collected Barbies and Monster High dolls. I collect Cabbage Patch dolls since that was my childhood toy, and make and sell clothes for them. It’s a full time business now. I started selling things for 18” dolls (since some AG and CPK things can be interchangeable) and had so many people asking me to show a picture of the product with an AG doll. Instead of continually saying I don’t have one, I decided it would be a good investment to get one. I chose Nicki because she reminds me of Langston from One Life To Live in the 2007-08 episodes and she has straight hair which I hope will be easier to care for and not get messed up. Plus I liked her clothes. Then I found out they had Strawberry Shortcake stuff. So of course I had to place another order. And then I went to bed thinking about how maybe I...