Change of Heart {Contest 2 Posts Below!}

Hi! I've had a change of heart.


About a doll.


Whom, until January 6th, I did not like.


Can you guess who it is?

Yes, Miss Kanani.

Surprisingly, my sister received her for her birthday after we were told 'No More AG Dolls' from my parents. 

But anyway, I find Kanani quite cute and she has a great story. It's something every girl can relate too. Although I wish she looked more Hawaiian with brown eyes or black hair, but she's great just the way she is.

She has gorgeous, long, wavy hair....

She looks amazing with side ponytails, yes I did that. :-)

She is such a great character. I would recommend her to anyone! If you have her, or would like to get her, her are some thing you want to know-----

• To style her hair (and keep the wave in), lightly mist Kanani's hair, use the hair pick on her curls, but start using the brush as you go up. (start at the bottom)
• Her meet outfit is much cuter in real life- you can't judge from AG's stock photo.
• Her flower clip can get caught in her very easily, so take it out gently.

Also, my sister getting a 5th doll also means I can get one too. Though I won't be purchasing another dolly any time soon, I am thinking about it.

~Gabby

PS, be sure to enter my contest!

Kanani- shocking!

Hi! Personally, I have already decided that I don't like Kanani. And I can officially say it too. I saw some high quality photos after visiting I Love American Girl's blog and saw that she had a link to Kanani's catalogue photos too. You can check it out too HERE.

Wow. Kanani is by far the topic discussed on this blog that has sparked the most controversy, so please be nice to others. And I have to say wow......... she is not very cute, although if she had brown eyes, I might change my mind.

Actually, she looks like she has a pretty cool story, but the doll still isn't pretty.......

Her paddle board is really cute! I also really like that AG is still supporting National Wildlife Federation and they are continuing with Shine on Now. I will definitely think of purchasing a Hawaiian Monk Seal.

I am super excited for American Girl's 25th birthday!!!!!!!!! Yay!!!!!! It will be so cool!!!!!! I would love to take a trip on the cruise, but it's probably expensive....

I love the idea of the 25th Birthday Mini Dolls! It's such a creative way, although I probably can't afford to buy a mini doll every month, but I am looking forward to buying Kaya's, Felicity's, and Kirsten's! (I may also buy Julie for Kaylen.)

So, what do you think?

~Gabby

Kanani

Hi! *Before I start this post, I want to say that these opinions expressed in the post are mine, please respect them as I would do for you. Please feel free to post your opinions in the comment section too!*


Today, as I was reading the latest edition of American Girl Magazine, I found a pretty shocking ad and flyer. The back cover was plastered with a face of a girl we all know to well-

Miss Kanani Akina. I was surprised and shocked. Although, I guess I shouldn't be because of they did this same thing to Lanie last year.

But then, I saw this flyer-

So, you know each GOTY since Nicki, has had a contest? Like how Chrissa had girls create 'Stop the Bullying' posters and Lanie got girls outside to take nature pictures? Well, for Miss Kanani, in order to enter to win a Kanani Doll (nope, there are no GOTY collections being given away this time!), girls must create an e-card to send to friends and family- and you can enter as many times as you like. So, what will this mean? Thousands of girls sitting in front of their computers and creating e-card after e-card. Yay.

I wish American Girl would have done something else, like have girls write a story about living in Hawaii or having girls submit photos or stories about how they have shared their spirit. (Kanani's all about spirit, AG describes her as- She's a cheerful girl who helps others by sharing Hawaii's Aloha Spirit.) Now what, may I ask, is 'Aloha Spirit'?

I am seriously thinking AG is losing it's touch. A virtual world? Eight dollar graphic tees? Contests where girls enter by sending e-mails?

It's just not the AG I loved as a six-year-old.

~Gabby

KANANI PICTURES!!!!!

Hi! I still don't really like Kanani, but I did find a video on YouTube with actual photos of Kanani.

That is one, ugly meet outfit.

Yum Snowcones!

Cute snowcone set!

It's Kailey all over again.......

And it looks exactly like Jess's pajamas too! Seriously AG, can you come up with something original!

This chair set.... is um..... just plain weird. And how exactly can American Girl Doll's use a foot rest?

Yes, feel free to voice your opinions too! I don't really like Kanani that much if you haven't noticed. Have you ever noticed that I only like the GOTYs that come out in the even-numbered years (Jess, Mia, Lanie)?

~Gabby

Polls Results and Kayla's Blog!

Hey everyone! I just want to say that I'm really excited for Kanani- and it helps that everyone else voted to see what she will look like! And I'm here with the results.

Hmmm.....I think she will have black hair but it seems as if the majority disagrees with me! Oh well, we will just have to wait and see her.....

Definitely brown! I think that she would be cool with Hazel eyes, unfortunately Lanie and Rebecca (the newest HC) both have Hazel eyes, so she probably won't.

Of course medium skin, however it is very possible that she could have dark of light skin. It just depends how much of a Hawaiian she is.

Oh and I just noticed this, I spelt 'you' wrong.

Anyways, my sister Kayla, has a blog! She just started posting today and she is very proud of it. I also really enjoyed helping her- I created the header but she choose the color scheme and everything, you can visit her blog Forever American Girl.

Thanks,

Gabby

Kanani, Liberty, and Michael!

Hey! After a long awaited week here is a juicy post full of: GOTY 2011 info, Liberty Jane Fall line, and Michael's American Girl Crafts and books!


First GOTY 2011 info-
I was looking for some info on Kanani last night and found that American Girl registered the trademark for Kanani last January. 
Which inspired me to create a fake photo of Kanani on what she might look like:

It's not very nice but I use MAG 49 and placed Asian eyes on her in an attempt to create an Asian face mold with medium skin. This isn't great but this is what I think of Kanani.


The Liberty Jane Fall line has finally come out with 3 outfits (still one to come)!
The first one (and my favorite) would have to be Sofia. An preppy Italian style outfit not listed on eBay- yet.

It's sooooo cute!

The next (and my second favorite) would have to be Paris Daydream. This is a twist on the summer in Paris Outfit but a whole lot more glamourous and it's available on eBay!

This is outfit is really cute and currently on eBay for $51.00. I am thinking of bidding.........

The third and my least favorite outfit is Oxford Square. To me, it has a sort of preppy look but it doesn't look designer and has no spark to it.

I  know many people disagree with me (this is on eBay for $61.00) but I feel that it doesn't have any flair.

Michael's Craft Store- Yesterday, we went to Michael's craft store, I took some pictures of many of the cool American Girl Crafts they have there. Check it out!

They had AG puffy Christmas stickers on sale for $.99! 

They also had InnerstarU books (big surprise there) but they only had 3 titles- Fork in the Trail, Braving the Lake, and a Girl's Best Friend. (Speaking of Fork in the Trail, I have a book review on that at my Book Reviews page.) They also had many, many AG products-

They even had Lanie Stacked Stickers (adorable!)

But I think my favorite picture of yesterday was this one-

~Gabby

GOTY 2011 and Giveaway Sneak Peek

Hey everyone! I'm sorry I haven't posted but I have been working on my Holiday Giveaway! I can't tell you what it looks like but it is completed and I have decided to give a sneak peek. First of all I just want to say that half of the outfit was store-bought and the other half was made by me. So look at these photos and check it out!

 These are the shoes..... (no I didn't make these! I do not possess that kind of skill)

And here is the bracelet (yes, I made this!)

Anyways, now that you've got your sneak peek, here is some Girl of the Year 2011 news. Judging from her book titles, Aloha, Kanani and Good Job, Kanani, (both were written by Lisa Yee) we can safely bet that she will probably be Hawaiian. But, being the name lover I am, I did some research on her name (Kanani) and I found out this:

So as you can see it is Hawaiian and it is used in Hawaiian speaking countries. For info on the name you visit here.

I think this is really cool that they are creating a Hawaiian doll, which also reminded me of the poll I took last January where I asked what color of eyes, hair, and skin you think the GOTY 2011 would have. Here were my top results:

Wow! We were way off! But I have put the poll back up again so you can vote. Also, I imagine Kanani with the Jess Face Mold, medium skin, black, wavy hair, and brown eyes. What do you think?

~Gabby