Thank you Lu!

I'm back for good now, thanks to my good friend Lu! She sent me her Kit doll to tighten her limbs (more on that later) and she also sent me a few things.
I'll be posting slow at first and less than I used to. I'm just so busy.
But anyway, with Lu sending me Kit to fix, I've fallen in love with dolls again. These past few months I've hardly touched my dolls and they've been a bit neglected. But I'm coming back to them and y'all. But now I'll show you what Lu sent me!

She sent it in this cute little goodie bag. And here's the stuff in it! 

She sent some cute Hawaiian flower duct tape (Kanani loves it!). 

Some chai tea for me (you know me well Lu!). 

Some doll pick up sticks and ISN'T THIS JUST SO ADORABLE?! I'm literally dying! It's just like the actual game, with the same amount of colored sticks and everything!

Some doll-sized chocolate (I can eat it and then make the wrappers into doll chocolate bars!). 

And last but not least, a key chain!

Thank you so much Lu! You've inspired me to start using my dolls again and I'm so thankful for it. I'll post some pictures and stuff of Kit so y'all can see her adventures here!

Nice to be back,

Marisa <3

Vote for Me!

Hello everyone, please vote for me in the Doll Wardrobe photo contest! It would mean the world to me if I won!
Here's the link:

http://thedollwardrobe.blogspot.com/2014/08/july-2014-photo-contest-entry-23.html

Thank you! Please comment here if you voted. :)
~Marisa

New Human Blog

Hey there girlies! Today I started a human blog, where I'll post everything BUT doll stuff! It's called Magnificently Marisa.
Here's the link: http://magnificentlymarisa.blogspot.com/
Go check it out! Hope you like it!

~Marisa

Liebster Award

Thank you Claire for nominating me for the Liebster Award!

Now I must answer these questions!

1. Do you prefer reading an actual paper book or a book on a device?

I love them both, but I prefer on paper because you can take it everywhere with you.

2. Do you prefer baking cupcakes or eating them?

Eating them!!! (I actually have never made cupcakes...kinda sad, huh?)

3. Do you prefer doing someone else's hair or yourself?

Ooooooh, I am such a hair person! I love doing both! I just can't decide!

4. Winter or Summer?

Totally Summer, I can't stand the cold!!!

5. Spring or Fall?

Spring, I just love how it is so pretty with flowers blooming and the weather is just perfect. 

6. Nature or electronics?

Tough... both are wonderful. Both are essential to my life because I take photos of my dolls in nature, and use electronics to share them with the world. But I probably love nature more.

7. Lengthy books or short books?

Lengthy, you gotta love Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings!

8. Spiders or bugs?

Oh, definitely bugs! I can't stand spiders, they creepy me out so much!!! I have arachnophobia! (I think...)

9. Chocolate or vanilla ice cream? 

CHOCOLATE

10. Swimming or Ice skating?

Definitely swimming, I am a failure at ice skating!

11. Making money or spending it?

Spending. Haha!


Now I will nominate 11 people to receive this award.

Christina from Simply Dollightful

The Spicys from Doll Delight

Among the Dolls

Clarisse from Clarisse's Closet

Bella and Lulu from Doll Mag

Dolly Dorm Diaries

Rhonda from Living a Doll's Life

Nora and Maple from The Doll Wardrobe

Juliet from The Guys and Gals of Chestnut Street

Lu from The Redhead's Blog

Melody and Xyra from Tea Time with Melody Q

To all those nominated here, congratulations! Do the same thing I did here. And listed below are the questions you are to answer on your blog.

1. When did you start blogging?
2. What made you want to start a blog?
3. What is your favorite doll?
4. What doll do you want next?
5. What doll should AG make next? (Like traits of a doll that you'd like, hair color/length, eyes, face mold, etc.)
6. How many blogs do you currently contribute to?
7. Do you plan to start any more blogs?
8. Where is your favorite place to photograph your dolls?
9. How good do you think you are at taking doll photos? Why?
10. Will you ever "grow out of" dolls? Why/ why not?
11. Do you prefer Historicals, My American Girls, or Girl of the Year dolls?

Now nominate 11 people to receive this award, and write a list of 11 questions for them to answer on their blogs.

Please know that the list of people nominated was in no particular order. Also, please understand that if your blog is not up there, it does not mean that your blog is not good. I follow over 30 blogs, so of course I couldn't list all of them.

Have fun discovering more blogs for you to follow! :)

~Marisa

Go read this post. NOW.

My friend Juliet just wrote a fantastic post about never growing out of dolls. it is fantastic, so I'll send you right over to Chestnut Street to read it...

http://chestnutstreetdolls.blogspot.com/2014/02/too-old-for-american-girl-never-post.html

~Marisa <3

Let's Help The Doll Wardrobe Get 700 Followers!

I'll make this short.

Check out this blog, The Doll Wardrobe, follow them, and when they get to 700 followers they'll do a giveaway for a $60 AG gift card.

Sound good? Great. I'll let you get to it now.

~Marisa

Kanani & Kanani

Hello, ya'll!
I just wanted to tell you about a blog that my friend Lu and I started. It's called Kanani & Kanani. Since Lu and I both have a Kanani doll, we started a blog where our Kanani dolls post about their lives and such.
Since it's not too popular yet, I just wanted to get the word out. The blog address is

www.kananiandkanani.blogspot.com

I hope you like it. We don't post too much, since we both have our own main blogs, but that's okay... right?

Enjoy!

Marisa

P.S. 13 followers! Keep on going guys! Thanks!

Giveaways on other blogs...

Well, the title kind of tells you what this is about...
Anyway, there's two outfits and two blogs. On Fun with AG Fan, there's a City Chic Outfit. On Doll Diaries, a Holiday Party Dress.
Check 'em out. Here's the links:

• Fun with AG Fan, City Chic
• Doll Diaries, Holiday Party

Good luck,

Marisa

Giveaways on Doll Diaries!

There are so many giveaways on Doll Diaries right now. You should totally enter them! Just click here to go to Doll Diaries.

~Marisa

Blogger Tag!

I have been tagged by my lovely Blogger friend, Lu, from the Redhead's Blog. Now I have to tag some more people to continue the cycle! Also thanks to All Things Good for starting this Blogger tag!

Okay, here are the rules:

1. When you receive the award, link back to www.keepcalmandsparkle1099.blogspot.com and the blog that nominated you (www.marisasamericangirls.blogspot.com)

2. Display the award button in the post

3. Answer all of the 12 questions given in this post (Do not make your own questions)

4. Nominate 12 bloggers

5. Notify them that they have been awarded

Now, here are the questions! With my answers!

1. What made you decide to start blogging? I found the blog American Girl Fan  and thought it would be so fun to have a blog of my own and make other fans of AG happy with my posts!

2. What is your fashion style? Hmm... I don't really know what this means, so I guess I could say "summery" because I always wear short sleeved shirts, even in the winter. Or you could say "casual", because I HATE getting dressed up.

3. What is something none of your followers know about you? I love to watch anime (Japanese animation)!

4. What are some of your blogging goals? To get lots of followers, post very frequently, and be more creative.

5. What is your favorite place to shop? American Girl, Justice, Target, Joanne Fabrics, Michael's.

6. What would your ideal amount of blog followers be? 100!

7.  What are your talents? Drawing anime, origami, making stop motions, doll stuff, blogging.

8. Are you a leader or a follower? A leader!

9. What is one of your favorite quotes? I do not know...

10. Do you have a favorite book or book series? HARRY POTTER!

11. Out of all of the synonyms for elegant, which would you describe yourself with (smart - stylish - dressy - graceful - dainty - fine)? Hmmm... smart!

12. What is your favorite flower? Hibiscus!

The blogs I have tagged...

• American Girl Fan
• The Redhead's Blog
• agoverseasfan
• American Girl Contests 
• girloftheyearstudios
• The Little Pauline
• Basilmentos
• The Letters in my Mailbox
• Teatime with Melody
• Paint on my Jeans
• Seriously Silly
• HeartAG

So those are all my nominees! They are all wonderful blogs and if yours is not on here I am sure yours is great too!

To the nominees- please keep an eye out for an email or message from me!

-Marisa

Giveaway on Doll Diaries!

Be sure to enter this giveaway on Doll Diaries! It's an adorable genie costume with tons of details. Be sure to enter by October 15!

http://dolldiaries.com/daydream-doll-boutique-rainbow-genie-costume-for-dolls-giveaway/

Don't miss out!

~Marisa

Vote for me!

Hey guys! I entered a contest on American Girl fan and I need you guys to vote for me so I can win! I'm #37 and it is a picture of Kanani getting ready to surf at the beach (a real beach). I need all the help I can get! If I get help, there may be a contest here, too! Thanks guys! I need at least 40 votes! The website is www.americangirlfan.com