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Hey, readers! I've recently spruced up my Vimeo account, where I post the videos that I make so that you can see them too. I don't have much up there; just three videos... but don't worry, that'll change soon. Click here to visit my profile page and watch some dolls! Keep your eyes peeled for a new addition at the Doll Whiz house... until next time, this is Doll Whiz! Bye!

Merry Christmas!

 While I have a few minutes, I thought I would wish every one a Merry Christmas! Today I'm going up to visit family about an hour away. Are you going anywhere? What Christmas traditions do you celebrate?

 Wishing you a very merry Christmas! :Doll Whiz

P.S. After Christmas, we'll be kicking off our one year anniversary here at Doll Whiz! December 31st is the big day! Then there's New Year's, but after that we should be out of holidays for a while.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas...

 What's up, readers? I know it's been FOREVER (okay, maybe not that long ;p) since I've posted, but maybe today's post can help make up for it. 

The dolls are SO excited for Christmas at my house! I mean, they went all out with their decorating this year. To show you what I mean, take a look at last year's Christmas setup...

... and compare it to this year's! 

Big difference, right? This Christmas, there are stockings, a fireplace, the Christmas tree, AND some festive lights! 

 A closer look at the tastefully decorated tree. Nice job, ladies!

 The stockings were hung by the chimney with care... wait a minute, those are MY socks! Someone has some explaining to do...

 The dolls even got a Santa side table! (Who knew that dolls are such great interior designers?)

I decided to knock out the Christmas cards while I was at it. Apparently, red is the theme for this year!

A couple of clicks in PicMonkey, and I'm ready to send to family and friends! Technology makes everything a breeze.

On to more festivities! I was looking at Doll Diaries the other day, and I found this cool link for making your own Lego postcards! I think the dolls make great Legos, don't you?

Then, when the girls found out about Elf Yourself, they begged and begged and BEGGED me to make one staring them. I agreed, so here's the finished product!

 The crew at Doll Whiz wishes you a Merry Christmas! I hope you get the chance to gather the family (and the dolls, of course) for some fun celebration! Remember the true reason for the season and have a good day! :Doll Whiz

P.S. I even changed the Doll Whiz background to look like falling snow! Can you tell that we like Christmas here?

Check It Out!

 Hey, readers! Long time no post! Have any of you been reading Doll Diaries lately? If not, go check out their giveaway! They are giving away... an American Doll Room! Man, those things are awesome! Tell your friends! Here's the link to copy and paste into your address bar: dolldiaries.com  Read some other articles while you're there. They're pretty great!

 Ciao! :DollWhiz

Doll Finds

 Hello, readers! Here are some doll finds which came from various places, like Sabbath School, teddy bears, and other spots in between! Here you go!

 Some of these finds are fairly new, some are old. An example of one of the newer finds would be these doll sized scissors. They are from mini sewing kits found at a hotel. Thanks, Nana!

 These sewing needles make great knitting needles for Consuelo. There was one needle in each sewing kit, making a perfect pair. Consuelo's dress is from a teddy bear. The dress is a little short on Consuelo, but it works!

Here is a doll-sized lunch box that my dad found a while back in our Sabbath School room. If you can see the writing on the box, it says that "Atomic Fireball" is a candy, so this probably stored the candy.

 P.S. I couldn't get Rebecca to hold the lunchbox without using elastics :(

 Well, I guess the girls decided that it's time to go shopping! Consuelo got dressed into a fancy gown that is meant for a soft bodied, soft legged doll. (I can put up pictures of her later if you want.) And the bags that the girls are holding are from Brighton. They work great!

 

 Close up of the bags.

 Looks like Rebecca got baby duty! I won this little girl at the dart throw (or whatever you call that) at my school's fall fair. 

A closer look at her sweet face. I still haven't named her yet. Any ideas?

 So, keep your eyes peeled for doll finds wherever you go! I saw a mini fishing and a mini colander at Tom Thumb. You never know what you'll find! Have a great day! :Doll Whiz

P.S. Our models today were Consuelo and Rebecca (and baby).

Doll Boutique: Behind the Scenes

 Hey, readers! Have you read my Petite Boutique post? If you haven't, here is the link: http://dollwhiz.blogspot.com/2013/07/petite-boutique.html. If you have, here is a behind the scenes look at how it was all put together!

 Most of the decorations in this photo story are from the American Girl book Doll Boutique. When I say "from the set", I mean that it is from Doll Boutique.

 I mainly got this set for all of the decorations that it comes with. And that's a good reason to get the set, because you can see how many decorations it comes with!

 Grand opening sign from the set. It is double sided to fit two different decorating styles. I personally went with the less bold style because I thought it was prettier.

 The sign for the dressing room.

 Mini American Girl shopping bags- how cute! I actually didn't use this in the photo story.

Sign for the Petite Boutique. See, this style is really pretty!

The open and closed sign which is essential for any store. It is has "open" on one side and "closed" on the other, so you have to use the fancier, prettier style for the sign anyway (the others have bold versions of the different signs on the back.) 

One of the posters for the shop. It is actually a black and white photo from the American Girl magazine.

 Gift cards from the set. My dad made the stand out of paper.

A little receipt pad that I just used for display in the photo story. The pencil is from Chrissa's Craft Studio.

 This is an awesome computer that comes with the set. It is made of study material, and it has a very detailed keyboard. But you have to put it together.

In the drawer of the front desk (which is from Chrissa's Craft Studio), I put some dollar bills for change and some of the business cards included in the set.  

One of the doll magazines you can make from the set. Just glue the designed paper to the cardboard included for your magazine. The kit has enough for 4 magazines. However, if you want the front to look like this, there will be a little space that is uncovered in the back because they did not make the paper long enough to cover the whole cardboard piece.

 The blue cardboard piece in the picture above is actually included in the set so that you can make a table; you just need to put it on top of something like a cup. I put mine on top of a candle holder.

 The dressing room! I made it using boxes. I used more boxes to hold up a blanket for a curtain. (Nobody actually went in there. :D )

This comfy chair is a mini Pillow Pet.

 The kit gives you this purple cardboard piece to make a dress rack. You are supposed to mount the rack to your tri-fold using glue, but I used ribbon and a lot of tape to hold up mine. Then I put a little piece of tape behind the rack so it would stay in place. Next, I slid a skewer in the holes and hung up some dresses. Voila!

 I wasn't kidding when I said I used a lot of tape! My dad did all of this taping on the back for me. He even used a few skewers. This is on the back of my homemade tri-fold.

 And, I used American Girl boxes for the displays.

 So, I hope you enjoyed this behind the scenes look at the Doll Boutique post! If you want me to give you some more behind the scenes information on any post, just let me know in the comments. じゃあ、また！(That's "See you later!" in Japanese!) :Doll Whiz

P.S. I do not work with American Girl in any way, and all opinions are my own.

A Little of This and That

 Hello, readers! This post doesn't really have a topic, it just shares some things with you. 

 First, I have a height comparison of different sized dolls to share. Here we go!

 From left to right: Katie, the Liv girl doll; Dora, the Dora Links doll (who sometimes goes by Ginger); Consuelo, the Heart 4 Heart Girls doll; Kanali, the American Girl doll; and Mollie, the Madame Alexander doll.

 After the picture, Katie got mad because she was the shortest.

  Second, if you are looking for the "Blog Info" section under Categories, it now has the new name of "Extras by Doll Whiz". 

 Third, just remember that I'd love to hear from you! Have a great day! :Doll Whiz
 
 P.S. This is the 25th post! Yay Doll Whiz!

Ideas Please! / Guess!

Hey readers! LTNP! (Guess what you think that means in the comments!) 

I would like some of your ideas on American Girl doll movies that I can make. I might post them on here if I finish (because school is taking up my time). I thought that a project where I could do a series of videos. 

I have the book "Doll Star" from American Girl, so I was thinking about a pop-star video. 

Also, Basilmentos's Youtube channel is inspiring me to do a scary series.

Now, I've seen other websites do this, so here is another guessing game: 




I've zoomed in on one of American Girl's pictures (that tells you something). Can you guess who this is?  I wanted to zoom in on her eye, but Microsoft Word pushes away the picture to where you can't get to the eye.  

 Remember, please leave comments on:

1: My abbreviation at the top of this post,

2: and which doll is in the picture above.


Happy guessing!

See you later!

Doll Whiz