OG

I love the Our Generation brand! I know a lot of people consider it to be just a cheap version of American Girl but not me. I love the dolls, I love the clothes, I love the big pieces of furniture, and I really love the price. I think the quality of OG items is great, especially for the price. I love being able to walk down the doll aisle and buy something spur of the moment, just because I happen to see it and love it. As much as I love American Girl, I usually don't have enough spare change sitting around the buy something from them without planning and saving ahead of time (not to mention that there isn't even an AG store in my state). But I shop at Target all the time and they always have OG stuff on sale. And I recently discovered that the store Tuesday Morning sells OG stuff at a large discount! Right now I only have a blond OG doll, the salon chair, and a couple of outfits. But I've developed a rather large wish list. Here are some of the things that I think are neat:

Kitchen:

Jeep:

Brunette Doll:

Landry Set:

Sewing Set:

They also just came out with a camper that I want so bad!!! I saw a picture of it online the other day but they don't have it on the website yet and I didn't want to post the picture that I saw because its one that someone took of the camper at Target... and I don't want to steal someone else's picture.

Anyways... I got a new OG outfit and thats what started this whole post about how cool OG is. I love finding OG outfits on sale. What I love even more is when someone else finds OG stuff on sale and buys it for me without me even knowing about it ahead of time. Who doesn't love getting surprise doll gifts? Here is the new outfit that I got... an adorable pajama set that looks great on Nadine.

New Hitty Book

My new Hitty book finally came. I am almost finished reading it. I love it just as much as the original. This version was written for kids so it is much shorter but it is still very fascinating. The illustrations are amazing. Some of the story has been changed so there are some new characters too. Here are some pictures from the book:

Hitty Pictures

Today was the first nice day since my wonderful Hitty doll arrived so I finally got the chance to go outside with her and take some pictures. I am obsessed with this doll! She is so adorable and so little... which makes it easy to pose her any place for pictures. She looks so cute every where that I put her. As I type this she is sitting on the back of the couch watching tv.

Emma

My Hitty doll is suppose to arrive on Saturday. In the meantime, I'm going to continue to do posts on my other dolls (especially since I'll probably be spending a lot of time with Hitty once she gets here).

Emma is a Play Wonder doll that I got at Target. I was browsing through the doll section one day when I saw her. She was on sale for almost half off her original price so I had to buy her. She is such a pretty doll and she looks very unique compared to my other dolls. I love that her hair is two different colors and the length is wonderful. Play Wonder dolls are made by Madame Alexander so they are made the same. Emma head will tilt like Madame Alexander dolls which makes taking pictures of her very fun. She is slightly taller than American Girl dolls so she looks like an older sister to them... but she can still wear most of their clothes. I think Play Wonder dolls definitely don't get enough attention. They are gorgeous dolls that are very nice quality.

I Won Hitty!!!

I won the Hitty doll that I found on ebay! I'm so surprised because I figured the price would skyrocket at the end. She was made by one of the more famous doll makers. Similar dolls usually sell for around $100 or $150 but I won this one for only $20!! The seller must not have realized that she had a Hitty doll because she listed her just as a wooden carved doll instead of an actual Hitty doll. So I guess not too many people found her... otherwise she would've sold for so much more! I'm so excited for Hitty to get here!!! I can't wait to start taking her places and taking lots of pictures of her!

My Hitty Obsession

I love anything doll related... including books. So I was eager to read the book Hitty, Her First Hundred years because I've heard that its amazing. I was definitely not disappointed. I'm almost done with it already but I don't want it to end because its so good! For anyone that hasn't heard about it... here is a brief overview:

One day Rachel Field, the author of Hitty, was out with her friend Dorothy Lathrop when they saw a very interesting wooden doll in an antique shop. They were both fascinated by it so they decided to buy the doll, Hitty, together. This was back in the 1920s and the doll was already at least one hundred years old. They spent some time coming up with stories about where Hitty could've come from and what could've happened to her. This is how the book Hitty, Her First Hundred Years came about. Rachel wrote the book and Dorothy illustrated it. The book starts when Hitty was first carved from a piece of wood and it follows her thru her various adventures and tells how she ended up with each of her owners. Its an absolutely wonderful book. Here are some pictures of my copy of it.

There was also an updated version of the book made recently. It includes some new adventures for Hitty and has beautiful color illustrations. I ordered a copy of it a few days ago. When it arrives, I will post pictures of it.

The more I read of the Hitty book, the more obsessed I've become with her. I began searching the internet for Hitty information and found out that I'm not the only one thats obsessed with her! Hitty is everywhere! The most exciting part is that there are Hitty dolls! There are many people that carve them and sell them online, or you can buy kits and carve your own. People make these gorgeous Hitty dolls and then take them everywhere with them... making them traveling dolls like the one in the book. I have already found several websites dedicated to showing pictures of people's Hitty dolls at all the wonderful places they have been.

I think the Hitty dolls are amazing and I want one so bad! Its so neat how different they all look... yet they all resemble the doll from the book. I've been searching online for one. I don't want to make my own because I would like to buy one thats had a previous home. I like the idea that my doll would have had a previous life, and adventures, before me. I found one on ebay that I like and have been watching it for the past week. The auction ends in a few hours and so far I am the top bidder. I'll save all the details until after I find out if I win . For now I am anxiously waiting for the auction to end.... I'll post an update later!

I Love Barbies!

I have always loved Barbie dolls. So when I find something Barbie related for a great deal... I can't help but buy it. I found this Barbie doll online for only two dollars (including shipping)! She was so gorgeous so I couldn't pass her up. I think she is so pretty. Although I originally had a different name picked out for her, once I saw her I decided to name her Cynthia after Angelica's doll on the show Rugrats because I think she looks like (a slightly prettier version of) Cynthia... only with better hair.

I also bought Marissa, my Bitty Baby, a new dress. Its the denim and plaid meet outfit that the American Girl Bitty Twins used to come in. I found it used online for a really good price. I think it looks great on her! Here is a picture of Marissa (in her new dress) with Cynthia.