American Girl Place L.A.

While I was in L.A., I visited the American Girl Place Los Angeles (of course). This may sound very surprising, but the place was empty! There were hardly any shoppers beside myself. I didn't find AGP L.A. as exciting as the Chicago one. Maybe this is becuase I've visited the Chicago one so many times I've connected it with happy memories, but the Los Angeles store seemed boring to me. I bought Rebecca there, though, and I'm happy to have added an eighth girl to my AG collection!

Los Angeles & Hollywood Trip

I haven't posted in the longest time. I kind of forgot abou this blog...anyway, I went on a trip to California in June. I stayed in a hotel just on the outskirts of downtown L.A. I also got to go down to Hollywood Boulevard, where I saw all of the stars and Gruaman's theatre and all that. By the way, if you're ever there, be sure to eat at Cafe Audrey, dedicated to Audrey Hepburn! I also visited Hollywood Forever Cemetery, hoping to find the burial sites of movie stars. But no. We couldn't find any. But I still got some cool photos from the place.

THE CLIQUE: Bratz Version - Remake

Angeline Productions is proud to announce its remake of their older series "The Clique: Bratz Version" based on the novel by Lisi Harrison. It was removed from YouTube in November of 2009, and had nearly 30,000 views. It was removed merely because it was an old movie, particularly not well made, and was being brutally critisized by Clique fans complaining of the dolls. But I promise this time to make the film much more professional, so that Clique fans, Brat fans, and anyone looking for a fun YouTube video won't be dissapointed. Of course Bratz will be portraying Lisi's fabulous characters, but it is all in the fun of creative expression.

Pullip dolls - Holly and Prunella - Review

On Thursday, March 4, two new Pullip dolls arrived at my house: Holly and Prunella (who I renamed Audrey and Tiffany).

Holly (one of the Audrey Hepburn models) I was a bit dissapointed with because her arm came very loose, as well as her head, and her accesories really aren't of greatest quality. But all in all, Holly is a gorgeous doll, and I have no regrets purchasing her. She arrives in a sleek black dress (which is very beautiful and adorned with a bow) and black tights, a faux-pearl chocker (the only accesory I adore, it is very beautiful and real-looking), black high heels (which I was also a bit dissapointed in, because they are a little too big for her feet and always fall off. It was very difficult to get them to stay on while I was attempting to put her on her stand), a black sun hat (which is also very cute, and has a white ribbon lining), a black purse, and a pair of black oversized ray-bans (the lens popped out as soon as I took them out of her box, and one of the lens won't go back in. They were also very loose, and are crooked on her face). Overall, Holly is a beautiful doll, but her accesories pretty much are a dissapointment in quality.

Prunella, however, was nearly perfect. I must say she is a gorgeous doll and her makeup and stock outfit is quite impressive. Her outfit consists of three skirts, a ruffled tee, a black cardigan, white socks, black platform shoes, a belt, a chocker, a purse, and a hat. Not only does she come with so many accesories, but she also comes with a little bag for you and a small booklet of other n. Hoato collabs with Jun Planning. Her stand is also not of the ordinary, it is black with a gothic design on it, and it is very firm.

You can't go wrong with either doll. I would definitely recommend both for any doll collection.

Liv Doll - Sophie

For Christmas, I received a Liv Doll - Sophie. "Liv" dolls are a brand new line of dolls. So far, there are 4: Sophie, Daniela, Katie, and Alexis. They are about the size of a Barbie doll, but they are much more special: each doll comes with an online code to livworld.com. (Unfortunately, mine was accidentally thrown out so I never got to go to the online part of it. Haha). Each doll also comes with her own outfit, accesories, and a seperated wig! You can also purchase new outfits, accesories, and wigs for your Liv if you're getting a bit bored with her look. Another positive about Liv is that the doll's limbs are ball-jointed. That means you can bend their arms at the elbows and their legs at the knees to pose them in various positions. These dolls are a great buy for any girl or doll collector. They have a Barbie-like body, Pullip-like ball joints, Bratz-like sass and fashion and American Girl-like stories!

Chicago - Giant Gingerbread House!

After reading my first Chicago post, you probably wanted to see the giant gingerbread house, right? Well, here it is. Me and my brother Leo inside a giant gingerbread house in the Chicago Hilton hotel.

Chicago - American Girl

This is a Chicago post on the American Girl Place. I went there last friday. They have a new Christmas display up, it's really cute. I purchased a poster set, a "director's chair" for my dolls, and a mini Rebecca doll. Here are some photos of the outside Christmas window display.

They also have some really cute displays throughout the whole store, particularly in the JLY (Just Like You) doll section, on the second floor. They have all of th available Just-Like-You dolls "lined up like soldiers" (my mom's words) in a glass case on display.

Chicago - Cool Stores

This is the Chicago post for "Cool Stores". Here is the first segment. Pictured are Crate&Barrel, XXI, and Swarovski.

And here's a photo of a really cool window display of mannequins...

And here are some photos of the Rainforest Cafe...

Chicago!

Hey guys, its Angeline with an update on my life. Last weekend I went to Chicago, IL for 2 1/2 days (Most of Friday, Saturday, and some of Sunday) packed with excitement. I walked around in the city, stopped by in some pretty cool stores (Rainforest Cafe, Nordstrom's, Crate&Barrel, American Girl store, Hershey's, Ghiradelli's, Filene's Basement), went inside a giant gingerbread house, ate deep-dish Chicago pizza, gave the leftovers to a homeless man, visited a German market, relaxed in a sauna, and ate Chinese takeout in our hotel room while watching The War of the Worlds on TV, and exchanged Christmas gifts with my cousins. This post will be waaay to long if I put all of the photos in one, so I'm splitting it up...

Ghost Pictures - Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, GA

I was looking through my 2009 vacation photos recently, and came across my Savannah photography. Well, I'd like to show you a few odd findings in the photos. The first one is of a Civil War burial lot. As you can see, there is a mysterious cloud of white mist hanging above a group of heastones...hm....

This next photo is of a statue of Corrine Lawton. She jumped into the Savannah river about one hundred years ago and drowned herself. Her grave and statue is facing toward the river. Anyway, I took two photos of the gravesite, both seconds after another. I took a second one because the first one didn't turn out so well. Later, as I reviewed the photo, it was oddly dark, like it was about to storm, and a big cloud of mist hung around her grave. The second photo, taken seconds after, looks perfectly fine. Weird....

The last photo I'd like to share is of the famous and loved statue of Gracie Watson. And, I am excited to say, there is an APPARITION in the background!!! See for yourself! :)

MPDP Winter 09 -- Update

Thanks to all who have entered so far in the Miss Pretty Doll Pageant of Winter 2009! I have (so far) a total of 13 entries! If you haven't entered already, and you own an American Girl, Pullip, Liv, Dal, or Bratz doll, then snap a few photos and send them to missprettydoll@yahoo.com! Also, I have 3 judge entries so far. They seem good, but if you are interested in being a judge, please email me at the same address! Again, there will be 10 contestants and 2 judges (I'll be the third)!

-Angeline

Pullips 2010

I'm surprised to see, when I checked pullipstyle today, that they have already released the Pullip of February, 2010! (OK, not technically "released", she's on preorder) But still, they've already revealed 2 dolls in 2010, which is kinda of early, considering its still November, 2009! The January 09 Pullip, Tae Yang, and Dal are vampires. They're kind of pretty, but mostly...creepy. And evil-looking. I'm not sure I'd want one sitting on my shelf. But the February doll I LOVE. Her stock name is Chelsea, and she's punk-rock themed, with bold blue hair and eyes! I adore her. I think I'm going to preorder her with my birthday money! :)

Miss Pretty Doll Pageant

The Miss Pretty Doll Pageant of Fall 2009 has ended, resulting in the lovely miss Eva winning. Eva is a pullip doll owned by YouTube user robotmonkeysrule. This is what robotmonkeysrule says in response to her winning of the pageant: "... I really have never one a real photo-contest, with rounds and everything, and it made me so happy...I plan to be a professional photographer on the side one day..." Congratulations, robotmonkeystrule! She did such a great job in all of the rounds, with beautiful, original, adn very creative photography. She'll be a famous photographer someday, I know it! Coming in close second in the Fall 09 MPDP was Lola, owned by animeluvrkasey.

The Winter 09 MPDP entries are OPEN now, so PLEASE enter! I'll keep updates on the number of entries. You can enter American Girl, Pullip/Dal (GIRL Dal, please!!! MISS pretty doll pageant!), Liv, or Bratz dolls. Send 1-3 photos with a THEME to missprettydoll@yahoo.com, along with your youtube username, doll's name, and why you'd be a good contribution to the pageant.

Also, I'm accepting JUDGE ENTRIES this time! I've gotten 1 so far, and I need more! If you're interested in being a JUDGE for the Winter 09 MPDP, PLEASE send an email to missprettydoll@yahoo.com with why you'd like to be a judge and what is great about the Missd Pretty Doll Pageant. I'll send you a previous MPDP contestant photo for you to critique.

Please enter the Winter 09 MPDP as a contestant/judge! I hope to get at least 30 entries! Since I have nearly 1,000 subs on YouTube, a lot should be entering but they dont! It's FUN! So ENTER! (please)

-Angeline