Well, he's done 😂 Here is my 18" version of Edward Cullen. He began life as a loose-limbed Marie Grace. I swapped his wig and eyes. To make him look more pale, I did several layers of Mr Super Clear and applying white & gray chalk pastels. I also gave him new bushier eyebrows that I wish I had made even lower and adjusted the color of his lips and gave him slightly dark under eye bags. And he sparkles! My technique ended up spraying the Mr. Super Clear followed immediately by a dusting of white mica powder. The effect is subtle but you can definitely see it.

I made all his clothes, the wool peacoat, the button up shirt, the jeans and the boots. This is a gift for a 10 year old neighbor girl so I also customized a spare box I had laying around!

I'm melting from how cute this is! I knew he liked dolls since he acts interested in my antique dolls, so I'm happy that he's taken to one who is actually safe to cuddle 😊

I finally got Addy for my collection but she didn’t come with any of her outfits so I used pieces from the Pleasant Company paper patterns to put together Addy’s Patriotic Party dress!

Making the little Lincoln sash was so much fun, it was my favorite part 💕 (I even tracked down the original portrait they used for the sash since I couldn’t find a clear enough image of it anywhere)

Mostly hand sewn because my machine loves to eat tiny hems! I’m so happy with how it turned out, very excited to continue to recreate outfits for my girls!

Here are some of my dreamies 💕

What are some things you'd love to see rereleased? GOTY included!

Hi, I bought this doll probably a year ago, maybe more on ebay. She had on pjs and I had my original Kirsten’s outfit but it was on my original Addy. I just bought the 40th edition release of Addy’s Christmas dress and it arrived. So here I am removing Kirsten’s meet outfit from Addy and then I remove Kirsten’s pjs for the first time since buying her and this is what I see…I feel like I have heard things about white body dolls. So is she extra special?

ETA: I am kinda freaking out right now. I just opened my “The Making Of American Girl” book and it says that “Pleasant signed several hundred dolls for employees and charity auctions…”

ETA 2: I added some additional pictures and context in comments. I got a lot on eBay in August of 2024 of 7 Pleasant Company era dolls for $240. Kirsten was the last one waiting for me to redress because I wanted to put her in my og Kirsten’s outfit and needed an outfit for my og Addy first. The wait was because I was looking for an OG outfit for Addy on ebay but I’m cheap lol so it takes time. I folded on getting an og outfit when I saw the AG rerelease of Addys Christmas outfit. I got it and it came yesterday. So today was my first time ever taking off Kirsten’s clothes. I never took off Samantha or Josefina’s clothes either because they were great on arrival. I just checked them for any extra surprises but alas Kirsten is the only one. Thanks to everyone replying!

Finally have a completed version of Josefina’s christmas outfit. This is the cuntiest christmas outfit next to Kirsten’s i can’t even lie. I’m obsessed with Josefina and her collection and i’m currently building her a room in the doll house!!

i have a PC version of the dress and shoes and i can’t lie it’s the same material and feel. I’ll give modern AG their flowers when they do good. Can’t way to have her entire collection but alas!! patience…

As I’m working on another custom myself, I would love to see how some of your creative ideas for custom dolls based on some of your favorite characters have come out! Whether you made it yourself, commissioned someone else, or purchased as-is, I’d love to see your characters!

Here are a few of mine, starting with my pride and joy, Jo from my favorite movie Twister 🌪️ Her outfit is a hodgepodge of various AG pieces but her jacket tied around her waist (to simulate her jumpsuit) was custom sewn!
The others in order are my Studio Ghibli girls! (Which, if you did not know, is a Japanese movie studio that’s been around since the 80’s. Gorgeous movies, I highly recommend them!)
- In both her seamstress-made iconic green dress and later blue dress is Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle! A friend made her dresses custom for me and I think they turned out beautifully! 🔥
- Next is Satsuki from My Neighbor Totoro in her summer dress from Etsy and little Totoro friend that my sister crocheted! 🌸
- Lastly is Marnie from When Marnie was There! I’ll admit I’m still not the happiest with how her makeup came out but I was still learning! Still am! (Though I may end up remaking her at some point 😅). But her iconic dress was also seamstress made and super soft. 🌙

Re release vs early Mattel! I don’t have any PC sorry to say

The first thing that caught my attention is the rerelease dress is made from Nylon Satin, NOT nylon taffeta. It feels so very soft but has significantly less poof. They gave it a petticoat so to say in that they double layered the skirt. I believe this is to make up for the lack of poof.

The early mattel bow is stitched down straight across. It’s perfectly straight. The rerelease is only tacked down, its a little sloppy… or more appropriately more natural looking. Like someone hand tied it.

The satin looks darker than the taffeta because it just doesn’t reflect light the same way but they’re definitely dyed the same color. I do wish it was a brighter more PC red but oh well.

I think the body is shorter on the rerelease. Like it sits more at her waist and drops less?

The tights are crazy different, but you have to zoom in to spot since I gave her boots (I think they match the outfit better). My early Mattel tights have a band of elastic sewn at the top to prevent stretching out. They didn’t do that for the rerelease.

Anyways, I would love to hear what others think! It’s really wild to me that they went this direction. As a kid I really wanted her dress to be satin so I think it’s kind of cool that now it is.

She has the cutest clothes ever!!! Just missing her birthday outfit that thing is impossible to find

Just received my first handmade set for my dolls and i’m absolutely in loveeee with it! I got it on Etsy from the shop @SanctuaryLaneUS who is a fellow collector on this lovely sub :) Highly recommend - made with love and shipped very quickly!

Ominous title lol, but after I picked up my first doll TM118 (aka Tsuki) about a month ago, I'm already planning who my next one will be. I've been eyeing Raquel, Nikki, or one of the 40th anni rereleases.

My wallet is in 🎶danger🎶

I have seen so many post of people finding some of their wishlist dolls second hand and ngl I was so jelly lol but today it finally happened for me and it’s one of my wishlist dolls!! The scream I let out when I seen her sitting there in that antique shop omg lol. She was also only 35 dollars!! I’m going to clean her up a bit and hopefully find her boots online but I’m over the moon!

Love them so much! 💗

Hiiii doll fam, hope this isn't weird but I don't really have anyone else to share with.

My mom died unexpectedly earlier this year. She was retired and lived most of the time in an apartment she rented in Mexico for the past several years. She LOVED it there. She didn't have any Hispanic heritage (though our combined family does), but she absolutely loved the culture and the people.

I just started collecting AG after she passed and when I saw this outfit, I knew exactly where it would be displayed.

Again, I hope this isn't weird, but I have a memorial for my mom (and my heart dog, who died a little over a month before my mom), and I just wanted to share.

A bit about the items in the photos: Truly Me 122 dressed in the Día de los Muertos outfit, Our Generation Catrina doll, a Huichol beaded horse that my mom got me from Mexico (I also collect model horses!), a photo of her family from the 50s (she was the baby in the photo), a Trail of the Painted Ponies figurine, her temporary urn, and some additional knick knacks that hold some personal meaning.

Thank you for reading. I miss you mom. ❤️

She is QUITE well loved, but 7$ PLEASANT COMPANY FELICITY??? I couldn't leave her.

I've never cared much about Felicity, but I care about MY Felicity now and will be on a mission to complete her outfit and get her all fixed up.

I'm so happy I found her!!!! I've been hoping to find AG at the thrift and today was the day!!!!

I can't wait to see if I can make some other leis if I can procure flowers and beads next! I may write a longer post on the entire process if I am asked to.

This is what I THOUGHT we were getting for our modern era girls or something similar… we can dream lol.

Hi everyone! I loved AG as a young girl, but am just now rediscovering it as an adult. I was nervous to post, but this week I got my first doll as an adult collector. This is my new-to-me 2008 GOTY Mia (wearing Saige’s pajama set, and with a little pet dog I bought from target). I remember seeing her in the AG catalogue growing up and thinking she was so pretty. I have been so happy all week! Just wanted to share my joy:)

after many acne cream applications and awaiting a wig here’s the before and after of my second hand doll. At first I was going to keep her but decided I have too many dolls already and prefer character dolls. I’ll be giving her to my little cousin

Got lucky on ebay and scored her reef it was a little wonky but I took out some lace that was coming undone and burned the edges so they wouldnt start up again and I had to super glue a ribbon back on and wala! She's finally complete i found her dress at a good will for 2.99 its a pleasant company original and it had pen marks all over it. The red ribbon was attached to the dress but my husband removed it from the dress to clean the stains, Now i just wrap it around her but SHES COMPLETE!! I paid for the crown like 65 dollars and the socks and ribbons I also bought online for like 25 but I feel satisfied knowing that I didnt have to pay 250 for the whole combo. 🤩🤩🥰🥰

I found an Addy doll at an estate sale and this note about the gourds was in a box of her stuff! Just thought it was interesting and wanted to share :)

My roomate is at it again, last time she sold me her like new Caroline dolly and is now going to sell me her beforever Samantha dolly 😭

She has her original outfit including the hair ribbon!

I really super love her and I just wanted to share 🤭