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<title>Winner of the Valentine's Day Outfit Giveaway!</title>
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<description>Thank you to everyone who entered in my Valentine's Day American Girl Giveaway, for the Pretty Party Outfit! I loved hearing what you all wanted for Valentine's Day, they all sounded so fun, and yummy too! Now, the random winner...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you to everyone who entered in my Valentine&#39;s Day American Girl Giveaway, for the Pretty Party Outfit! I loved hearing what you all wanted for Valentine&#39;s Day, they all sounded so fun, and yummy too!</p>
<p>Now, the random winner of the American Girl Pretty Party Outfit for dolls is...</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gardendesk.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54efed40888340168e72d2fdc970c-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Mia Congratulates Anna-Marie sign2" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54efed40888340168e72d2fdc970c" src="http://gardendesk.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54efed40888340168e72d2fdc970c-800wi" title="Mia Congratulates Anna-Marie sign2" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 13pt;">...Anna-Marie!</span> What Anna-Marie said she wanted for Valentine&#39;s Day was:</p>
<p><em>&quot;For Valentines Day, I&#39;ll be happy no matter what I receive. My dolls, on  the other hand, really want &#39;I HEART JONAS&#39; on DVD... I guess I&#39;ll have  to find an image of the DVD cover, print it so that it&#39;s doll-sized,  and tape it to a piece of posterboard.&quot;</em></p>
<p>Congratulations Anna-Marie!! On behalf of all my doll&#39;s, Mia congratulates you too!<em>&#0160;</em></p>
<p>Thanks again for entering, it was such a fun giveaway! Keep your eyes open for another fun giveaway coming up soon! ;)</p>
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<title>Favorites of Caption That Doll Picture #32!</title>
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<description>Thank you all for sending in your captions this week for 'Caption That Doll Picture'! They were all so funny and creative, and super hard for my family to choose their favorites! The Favorite Caption of this week is... Elizabeth...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you all for sending in your captions this week for &#39;<a href="http://www.americangirlfan.com/caption-that-doll-picture/" target="_self">Caption That Doll Picture&#39;</a>! They were all so funny and creative, and super hard for my family to choose their favorites!</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">The Favorite Caption of this week is...</p>
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<p>Elizabeth (in British accent): Hello my dear Mildred. Want to join our tea party?<br />Kit: Umm... Who are you and what have you done to Lizzie?<br />Elizabeth: I go by Elizabeth, Mildred.<br />Kit: Well then I go by Kit, not Mildred.<br />Elizabeth: Fine... Crumpet?<br />Kit: Don&#39;t mind if I do... By: Rose</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Congratulations Rose!!</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">And, Here are the<strong> 4 </strong>Honorable Mentions...</p>
<p>Kit: What in the world is this?<br /> Elizabeth: We&#39;re having a tea party! Care to join?<br /> Kit: And what will you eat? That tiny bowl of food?<br /> Elizabeth: Well we&#39;re just waiting for Jesus to come along and give us 1500 loaves of bread and 500 fish! <br /> Kit: Well count me out- I hate fish!<br /> (Stalks off)<br /> Elizabeth: Oh well. More food for us! ~Karen</p>
<p>Lizzie: Oh! Hello Kit! Would you like to join the tea party?<br /> &#0160;Kit: Okay *sits down and grabs the cakes* <br /> Lizzie: Why Kit! One must not be so selfish at a tea! <br /> Kit: Oh! Right I must share you can have the crumbs<br /> Lizzie: (in a sweet voice) May I have more? <br /> Kit: Nope. ~Hannah Musk</p>
<p>Kit: Lizzie what are you doing?<br /> Elizabeth: I am giving a tea lesson, and you are a perfect example. Class, that is exactly how you should not dress.<br /> Kit: but...but.... ~Natalia</p>
<p>Lizzy: Why, Kitty dear, would you like to join my lovely tea party?<br /> Kit: Um, sure. What do I have to do?<br /> Lizzy: Well, first of all, you&#39;re not dressed properly. We need to get  you into a gown, put some makeup on your face, and curl your hair-<br /> Kit: Okay never mind! ~A.J.</p>
<p>I just love to see your captions-each week they just get better and better!! Be sure to check back next Tuesday for a brand-new Caption That Doll Picture! ;)</p>
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<p>Ps~Today is the LAST DAY to enter my Valentine&#39;s Day Giveaway for the AG Pretty Party Doll Outfit! Be sure to enter if you haven&#39;t. You can find out more details by clicking, <a href="http://www.americangirlfan.com/2012/02/american-girl-valentines-day-outfit-giveaway.html" target="_self">HERE</a>. :)</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:42 -0500</pubDate>

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<title>Ways to Save for American Girl Items!</title>
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<description>One big question I've been asked lately is for ways to get and save up your money to buy American Girl products. So, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my tips with you!! When you...</description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One big question I&#39;ve been asked lately is for ways to get and save up your money to buy American Girl products. So, I thought it would be fun to share a few of my tips with you!!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gardendesk.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54efed4088834016301175552970d-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Felicity goes shopping 1" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54efed4088834016301175552970d" src="http://gardendesk.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54efed4088834016301175552970d-800wi" title="Felicity goes shopping 1" /></a></p>
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<li>When you get money for special occasions (Birthday, Christmas, Easter, ect) <strong>save half or part</strong> of it for whatever American Girl item (or doll) you want to get. A fun thing to do is to get an envelope and catalog you don&#39;t mind cutting. Cut out the catalog picture of your item and glue it onto the envelope and decorate it. You&#39;ll have a place to put your money to save, and when you see the picture you won&#39;t be as tempted to spend it. Keep putting your extra money in the envelope and after a few months check to see if you have enough for your item. It will be so fun to spend your money on something you&#39;ve been waiting for!</li>
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<li><strong>Get Creative! </strong>Make some fun crafts to sell, and with your parent&#39;s help you could set up an<a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_self"> Etsy Shop</a>!</li>
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<li>Ask your parents if you could do <strong>extra chores or things</strong> around the house that could go towards your savings.</li>
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<li>Consider<strong> adopting </strong>an American Girl doll that needs your Tender Loving Care. There are tons of used dolls on <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5846&amp;rt=nc&amp;_nkw=American+Girl+Doll+TLC&amp;_sticky=1&amp;_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&amp;_sop=15&amp;_sc=1" target="_self">Ebay</a> that need your love. Used dolls don&#39;t cost much money, and only take a little bit of work to make them look beautiful again. <a href="http://www.americangirlfan.com/2008/09/a-package-arrived-today.html" target="_self">My doll Abbey</a> is from Ebay, and I got her for around $60. She was almost brand new, and I love her! (If you ever have purchased a doll from Ebay, I would love to hear your story!)</li>
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<li><strong>Remember to save!</strong> The hard part is to save, but just think of the day when your item (or doll) comes in the mail. It will be so worth it!</li>
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<p>I hope these tips help you! Do you have any saving tips to share with us? Have you ever saved up for an American Girl item? :)</p>
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<title>Caption That Doll Picture #32!</title>
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<description>I always get excited to see your awesome captions for 'Caption That Doll Picture'!! Here's a brand-new picture... What do you think Kit and Elizabeth are thinking or saying? (You can have your caption be for just one or both...</description>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://gardendesk.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54efed4088834016300e1a59d970d-pi" style="display: inline;"><img alt="Kit and Elizabeth for caption" border="0" class="asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00e54efed4088834016300e1a59d970d" src="http://gardendesk.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54efed4088834016300e1a59d970d-800wi" title="Kit and Elizabeth for caption" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">What do you think Kit and Elizabeth  are&#0160;thinking or saying? (You can have your caption be for  just one or both of them.) Just comment below with your caption. It can  be as funny or  creative as you want! My family will pick their  favorite caption&#0160;of all  of them&#0160;and it will be&#0160;shown on Friday!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">We can&#39;t wait to see your caption! Have Fun!! :)</p>
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