Our Generation New Items

The Our Generation website has been updated! There are lots of cute outfits, accessories sets, and some furniture even!

 For the regular fashion, there is a cute penguin pajama set, some hiking outfits, a cute sport outfit, overalls (I'm getting those for Kit and dressing them up a bit), and another skirt and shirt set.

There are lots of new shoes.  I always check my local Target for different shoes since they don't list all of them on the website.  I definitely like the snow boots, the fringed boots, the cheetah print shoes, and the rainboots.  Plus there's a new sunglasses set, a street fair set, and the new "I Spot a Birdie" set.  I'm buying the birdwatching set for Samantha. :)

 More accessory sets!  The gardening set is a perfect addition to American Girl's gardening bench set.  Especially since there's been a lot of complaints that it only came with one tool, but two hooks. Target came to our rescue with this set!  The second one is a VIP concert set, and there's also a cute beach set.  OG made some nice shoes this time, and the roller skates will be perfect for Maryellen. 

 These are the deluxe sets.  They retail for around $17.99.  There is a scooter set, a fishing set, a butterfly catching set, and a gardening outfit set that will once again be perfect for American Girl's bench.  There are several absolutely adorable sets in the second row.  I don't know how I'll be able to choose which to buy! (technically we know we'll have to choose what showed up in our stores lol) :P

I like the Spring Into Ruffles set on the bottom.  It has a white skirt that will work nicely with Grace's collection.

Retro fashion!!! The first one I'm not as thrilled about, but the second two I'm buying for Julie.  She needs a school jumper set and a rainbow shirt!  The last one is a cute new roller skate outfit that I will buy for Maryellen.

Lovely new adventure sets!  Finally a Girl Scouts set!  On the website it shows the things on a doll with a Girl Scout uniform.  I wonder if that outfit will be coming soon too?  The best set is the vegetable garden set with a cute wheelbarrow! The vegetables can be taken out of the planter box as well.  I can't wait to get this set!!!!  There's also a lua set that would be great for Kanani, and a grill!  I saw the grill in the store and OG hit the jackpot with this set.  The food is extremely realistic!

 These are the furniture sets.  We have two new salon chairs, and a new yellow scrollwork bed.  The "It Seams Perfect" set has been reviewed by several other bloggers.  It is made of plastic, but its still very nice quality.  The old sewing machine will fit in the table as well. Now the "Table for Two" set is another story....

I'm not sure I'm digging those clear pink chairs that are reminiscent of the good old Barbie's Malibu beachouse days.... The table looks cute for Grace's bakery however.  If it goes on sale, I might buy it and spraypaint the chairs red.

And this is a closeup of what the sewing set comes with.  It has a real pattern for a simple dress and enough fabric to make it with!  Such a cute idea!  

Check out the Our Generation website here

to see more details on all the new things.  A lot of them are already rolling into stores.

Plus, OG is creating a line of accessories and furniture for mini dolls called LORI by OG.  They have created a retro car and a camper for the mini so far.  The camper has working lights and kitchen accessories, and will be a great addition to the Maryellen mini doll! 

Quick Info ~ Jill's Steals and Deals Sold Out!

I hope everyone was able to get everything they needed cause all the deals are sold out now!  No historical items this time, but maybe we will get lucky next time 'round!

Maryellen's Collection Prices

Stock photos have shown up, and with them the prices of Maryellen's collection are available.  Some of them are ridiculous, while others are actually quite reasonable.

Maryellen doll and book ~ $115

Maryellen books ~ $9.99

Scooter the dachshund  ~ $24

Accessories ~ $24

Mini doll ~ $25

TV console ~ $85 - includes a record player that supposedly works
Sofa bed ~ $150 ~ I think Maryellen sleeps on a couch in her stories - includes two pillows, a plush dog, and a blanket
Living Room Set ~ $58 - the table with the TV guide we saw - includes a working lamp, decorations, and a newspaper too
Seaside Diner ~ $275 - a lot less food than OG's, but it looks to have some wooden parts and some plastic parts like Samantha's Ice Cream Parlor.  It has two stools and booth seats with real material.  I don't know what the inside cooking area looks like yet.

Cherry Play outfit ~ $28
Birthday dress ~ $34
Poodle skirt outfit ~ $36
Pajamas ~ $24
Curler set ~ $20
Crinoline ~ $16
Jukebox ~ $90 - plugs into your phone - Im hearing rumors the records spin around inside it and it has elaborate light up features, but this isnt confirmed yet.  I hope so for that price!
School set ~ $40 - I will go ahead and warn everyone this set can literally be made out of cardstock printouts and a Michael's chalkboard....
School dress ~ $34 - This is the purple checkered dress we've seen floating around on ebay the past few months See here
Ice Skating Outfit ~ $36
Ice Skating Accessories ~ $24 - gloves, scarf, hat
Maryellen's dress for girls ~ $52 Very close to the actual dress itself 
Poodle skirt dress for girls ~ $48?
Maryellen's pjs for girls ~ $42

Also, Josefina will get a $20 hairstyling set, a Journey book, a mini doll, and a rumored outfit.  I haven't actually seen the outfit so I cannot confirm that at this time.

Some stock photos are available if you would like to see here.
Video belongs to CuteKatyDolls.

Casting Call for Julie and Maryellen Short Films

 

 

I talked about in a previous post that American Girl did a contest for creating two 15 minute short films for Julie and Maryellen.  The short film script and pitches are completed, and now American Girl is looking for talent between the ages of 8-14 to portray these two characters!  The winners receive $10,000 and a trip to film the movies.  It sounds really exciting and the opportunity is expanded to more people than usual.  Some people are receiving this email, while others are not.  Let me know if you receive it!

Maryellen's Living Room Set Sneak Peak

American Girl has given us another sneak peak on Pinterest!  This one is of her three level living room table.  It has such a cute TV guide!  I'm not sure if this will be available separate from the TV or if it comes with it.

Very cute sets so far for Maryellen! 

GOTY 2016 - What We Know So Far

It's that time of year again.... After 4th of July we usually start seeing clues about the nest GOTY.  Except this year, we got a huge clue --- her whole name!!!

SPOILER ALERT

Her real name will be Lea Clark, instead of the code name Gemma.  This is confirmed through a leak of part of her meet outfit. IF and ONLY IF you don't care about spoilers, the link to her leaked outfit is here.

The summer Olympics are taking place in Rio d Janeiro next year, so many are speculating she is from Brazilian background.  

I have a different theory.  Because of her complexion (you can see the leaked mini doll here), she could have a mixed background.  The audition script mentioned Africa several times, and American Girl would miss out if they didn't do anything with African heritage for the character.  I wish they would just do an AA character altogether, but we ARE getting a new AA Beforever character next year.  Everyone who has wanted more AA diversity, 2016 is your year!

And so why am I thinking her story DOES take place some in Africa? Well, on imDb, the 2016 GOTY movie is listed under Gemma, Lea's code name. And one of the production companies is Out of Africa Entertainment, a company located in South Africa.  A lot of Europeans settled in South Africa, in addition to the African natives of South Africa.  This would explain my mixed background theory.  Her brother also apparently likes to explore, and Lea feels left out sometimes when he is busy with his girlfriend.

Sounds like an interesting plot! We'll be able to find out more information when the cast is confirmed.

Now back to the doll!

She has quite a bright patterned dress for her meet outfit.  Her palette seems to be lot of purples, yellows, greens, and tribal inspired patterns. So far only her mini doll, meet outfit, and possible jumper dress have leaked, so there is still a lot we don't know about her.  

I think she will be a cross between Jess and Kanani.  In fact, her hair is shorter but the same color as Kanani's.

This is all speculation for now, and any leaked images are from Chinese ebay or Tabao sellers, so they may very well just be prototypes.  The colors and features of the doll could be tweaked by time she releases.  This has happened many times for Maryellen, Beforever outfits, and Truly Me outfits. 

BREAKING NEWS Jill's Steals and Deals TOMORROW

 

 American Girl will be on Jill's Steals and Deals TOMORROW! Get out your savings and update your account info cause you'll want to act FAST.  They said its going to be HUGE tomorrow.  My speculation is there will be leftover Caroline items on sale in addition to other items.  There could be old bedroom sets, new bedroom sets, My American Girl, who knows!!! I'm thinking Rebecca's sideboard could be on there too, and if it is, well we all know what I'm buying!!!

 

The last deal was posted at 6:30 a.m., so be up nice and early!!!

 

Check your local listings for times!

 

UPDATED Maryellen Larkin Countdown

UPDATED: Here is a new sneak peak of Maryellen's school set.  Not much more of a sneak peak than last week, but we're getting there!

Maryellen's theme is.... THE SPACE RACE! We guessed it correctly!

*I follow my heart instead of the crowd                                                                                                   *It's my time to stand out from the crowd

*Cartoonist, rocket scientist, TV-news feature, roller-skater, and mold breaker, and that's only part of her story.

*My friends call me the one and only.  There's no one quite like me in the whole wide world.

Well we obviously know she will have roller skates!  I wonder if she will have a drawing set, since she likes to make cartoons.  She is rumored to have a T.V., which would go along with her story.  She joins the science club and she lives in Daytona Beach, Florida with her five brothers and sisters and her parents of course!  

This is her cute icon!

Also, there's some more information on Maryellen on my favorite website, The American Girl Wiki.  Go check it out! 

There was apparently a short film contest for anyone ages 13 and older to create a 15 minute short film about Julie or Maryellen.  Sadly, the deadline has passed. It wasn't heavily advertised and I just found out about it. I'm quite sad because I would have loved to enter, and I'm sure some of you guys would have loved to as well. I am excited to see the results in October!  There will be one short film for each character, and American Girl is hiring actresses to portray Maryellen and Julie!!!!   You can read about it here. 

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 The countdown is on!  Nineteen days to go until Maryellen debuts!  Stores will be having Meet Maryellen events at various times the 27th-30th.  Come dressed up in 50s attire to take your picture in front of a diner backdrop, 50s inspired crafts, a free gift, and more.  Come as early as possible so you don't miss out on the cool gift!

Valerie Tripp is coming to Nashville October 17th.  I'm very excited as she is the author of Maryellen's stories, Felicity's, Molly's, a few Samantha stories, and Kit's!  Basically half of my dolls!!!

  

I have seen a lot of leaked images of Maryellen's outfits, but I can't post them quite yet! If you don't care about spoilers, Lissie and Lily has several of the leaked images, and there are plenty of Youtube videos as well.

Maryellen's sweater will supposedly come with the doll, and not in the accessories set.  So far gloves and a pearl necklace are the only confirmed items in the accessories set.  

Her diner is rumored to be $300 like Samantha's ice cream parlor.  Luckily it won't be as crazy and huge as Grace's bakery!  She is also supposed to have an RV camper or something, but that is to be determined.

She will have a poodle skirt set, an ice skating set similar to Molly's, the red cherry outfit as depicted on her Journey book, and she will have a gorgeous party dress.  Her outfit theme seems to be similar to Kit's, but from what I've seen she has less of a color scheme as compared to the other characters.

 Maryellen's cherry outfit.

It is confirmed that there will be limited edition mini dolls for American Girl's 30th anniversary.  I've seen a few of the dolls, and they will all have different outfits, but not holiday outfits this time! 

Lastly, Maryellen is also rumored to have a dachshund. No news on her bed, bedroom accessories, pajamas, etc.  There are tons of items she is going to have they have no pictures or information whatsoever.  

This is the sneak of Maryellen's school set.  Her school dress will be purple, a continuation of no particular color scheme for our 50s girl! 

Are you excited for Maryellen?  I will probably get her for Christmas! 

Also thank you to everyone who has followed my blog for so long!  This is my 100th blog post! :D

Grateful Blogger Tag!

 

 

I've been nominated by Whiskers and Wildflowers for the Grateful Blogger Tag! 

 

These are the rules:

1. Nominate 3-7 bloggers (your favorites or somebody new;)
2. Answer the questions given you or follow specific instructions.
3. Make sure you post a comment on their blog telling them they've been nominated.
4. Copy the award image into your post.
5. Link your post back to the original.
6. Put the award on your sidebar or page.
7. Oh, and don't forget to copy these rules!

Have fun!!!

 

  Here are the questions she asked me: 

1. Who is your favorite actor/actress?  ~ Probably Zendaya or Shailene Woodley
2. What is your favorite thing to do with your dolls?  ~ Take photostories!  I have some new ones coming up soon.
3. If you could go back and live in any historical time period, which would you choose?  ~ Probably the 1950s.
4. Fork or spoon?    ~ Fork
5. Do you have a favourite word/quote?  ~ "Don't do drugs, eat candy." - Ricky P. Dillon
6. Who do you look up to?  ~ My mom
7. Favourite animal?  ~ Peacock
8. What is your favourite color?  ~ Red
9. Favourite school subject?  ~ Art and history
10. Painting or Coloring?  ~ Both since I'm an artist! 

And I nominate....

Doll Daydreams 

Doll Days 

Lissie and Lilly 

Julie Newsman's 70s Time Capsule 

Here are your questions:

1. What's your favorite type of music?

2. Do you like storms?

3.  How many pets do you have?

4. Provolone or Swiss cheese?

5. Horses or llamas?

6.  If you could have another doll, what doll would you choose?

7. Guitar or piano?

8. Do you enjoy being outside?

9.  What's your favorite sport?

10.  Have you ever been to another country besides your own?