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American Girl Doll Care
American Girl dolls are an investment! While they are designed for play, the more you know about caring for them, the better the investment will be. I haven’t looked closely on the American Girl...
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Tips for Curling Your Dolls Hair
One of our readers, AGOverseasFan, always submits beautiful photos to our reader photo events and one of the questions she gets asked most is “how do you curl your doll’s hair to it looks so good?” She...
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Doll Play Day 21 Have a Doll Spa Day
I don’t know about you, but I could really use a spa day and I am sure the dolls could use one, too. I had planned on doing a doll spay day as part of our 100 Days of Doll Play later in the summer but...
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How to Remove Sharpie Marker Stain from your Doll
As most of you know, my daughter Natalie is a swimmer – and swimmers have this thing about writing their events on their arms and legs with Sharpie marker so they know when they need to race. Last week...
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Doll Play Day 65 Give Your Doll a Check Up
Thanks for being patient about today’s doll play being posted so late. Natalie had a great swim meet – she got the bronze medal (3rd place) in the backstroke and her relay got the gold (1st place) and...
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A while back I shared some before and after photos of Natalie’s Bitty Baby who had gotten Sharpie marker on her face. I used OXY acne cream to remove the marks and the result was amazing (see the...
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Look What a Little TLC Can Do and Restoration Tips
One of our readers, Diana, who you should be starting to realize is pretty amazing, sent in a few more photos of American Girl dolls she has rescued. All I can say is WOW! In Diana’s words: Last year...
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Another Amazing Transformation and Other Goodies from Diana
I just LOVE the before and after photos Diana sends us of dolls she has rescued – whether from Goodwill, a Thrift Store, eBay or otherwise. Let’s take a look at what she has been up to lately! This...
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Juliet Re-Wigs Two American Girl Dolls
Juliet rescued two dolls from eBay but had to rewig them both. I’d like to thank her for taking the time to share these photos with us! *** Hi everyone, these are the two Pre-Mattel dolls I re-wigged....
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Doll Customization – Adding Freckles
One of these days I am going to find a well loved AG in need of rescue and do some customizing! I know quite a few of you have done custom face ups on your dolls and are very good at it, too. Vivienne...
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Dr Di Answers Your Questions
Welcome to the March edition of Question and Answer with Dr. Di. Dr Di is ready to answer your questions, so let’s get started! Picture sent by a Doll Diaries reader Bethany, here is what Dr Di...
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Dr Di – Restoring Curly Doll Hair Using Fancy Nancy
“Dr Di, Dr Di, Can you help me?” Dr Di was surprised when she found who was requesting her help…. Fancy Nancy (a rescue doll from Goodwill), was in desperate need of a clean up, and make over. She...
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Dr Di TLC Doll Cleaning and Care Essentials
Dr Di was in her office getting ready to order supplies. Let’s take a look at what she will order… Dr Di thinking about which supplies are useful when cleaning and restoring her patients. Dr Di’s...
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Dr Di TLC Question and Answer for April
Dr Di selected two questions this week so let’s see what she has to say… Dr Di went to her cabin to relax and answer this week’s questions. This is Alex, with frizzy hair. The hair was dunked in fabric...
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Dr Di TLC – Silver Eye
Dr Di received a special request this week from a Doll Diaries reader. Her beautiful Gotz doll fell into a very common problem called Silver Eye. Let’s see what Dr Di has to say…. Dr Di reviews the...
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Dr Di TLC – Restoring a Little Treasure
While staying in her mountain cabin Dr Di encountered a little treasure and decided to share the restoration with the Doll Diaries readers. Let’s see what Dr Di found and restored…. Enjoying time in...
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Dr Di TLC – Special Q and A
Dr Di loves to hear from her Doll Diaries fans and this week Dr Di will address three very special fans’ mail. Dr Di spends time reading her fan mail. She picked three special issues to respond on and...
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Dr Di TLC – How to Store Doll Wigs
Dr Di is delighted as she continues to receive fan mail. In her office she reads them all and decides what the topic for this week’s session will be. After reading through her emails, she found a very...
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Dr Di TLC – Laundry Anyone?
As Dr Di reviews her “To Do List” for the week, she realized that Doll Diaries’ Summer camp was around the corner. Since Dr Di does so many rescues, she keeps a laundry basket of clothes that need...
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Dr Di TLC – OG Restoration
Even though Dr Di spends time at summer camps, she still has patients that she treats and today she has a special restoration. Let’s see what she has done…. This is Lily a Our Generation Doll found at...
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