Little Red Bike~ A Photoshoot

Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting in so long. I always have all these crazy plans for summer that are well... less than realistic. Most of them involve dolls. Anyway, I was finally able to get out yesterday and take some pictures.

I'm trying to hone my photography skills for the AP Art class I am taking this coming year, and dolls are kind of my test subjects... (that sounds evil, not sure how to recover)
Anyways, dolls are the best models because they don't move and they do exactly what you tell them to! So here are some of my pictures...

I love how her bloomers peek out in this one!

The light was great that day! I love the way the bokeh burst in the background of some of the close ups!

Here is the video I made with more pictures in it for youtube! It is to Mindy Gledhill's song "Little Red Bike"

Enjoy!

Maple's Fantastic Wishlist

I was just wandering around when Willow is all like, "Hey Maple, you should blog your wishlist." And I thought, "I haven't blogged in so long. Why not?" And that is how this post came to be. But really, on to the important stuff.

1. Night Owl Nightwear for Girls

2.  Snowshoes and Beaver

3. High Country Hiking

                                                  4. New 2014 Canada t-shirt for girls                             

5. Extreme Green

6. HER.

That pretty much sums it up.
                    Later,

Please American Girl, just STOP.

Hi everyone, this is Willow. If you follow our Google+, you probably saw the changes to the historical line. I could make this a long rant post but instead I thought I'd warn you which items I believe they will retire, and you should purchase if you want them. The information on the new unreleased  releases are in these videos:
http://youtu.be/BmHDmqQJPT8
http://youtu.be/8-ZeE9cCHxk

If you want Addy in her current Meet Dress, you should probably get her soon. I would also watch any of the best friend dolls, such as Ivy and Ruthie. Marie-Grace and Cecile will be retiring too so I would take a look at their collection. If you want any of the Historical book series, I would get those as well because they are replacing them in favor of new three book series, in which the authors have been switched around, oftentimes. Overall I would watch all the meet outfits as those are different on the new book series. It is unfortunate, but I feel that the second generation of American Girl is probably ending (the first being pre-mattel or Pleasant Company, the second being 2000s to now). If American Girl isn't going to remember their roots, we at least should.

Some Quick Updates

Did I mention that Marie-Grace and Cecile are retiring?

Yes, it has been confirmed by an American Girl employee. Actually, I asked her if they were carrying  Marie-Grace's Skirt Set in the Palo Alto store because it wasn't on the display. She answered that they didn't carry Marie-Grace and Cecile anymore. Now, that's not true- a quick glance at the AG website will prove it but when I asked if they were retiring she said yes. So it's true, unless this employee was misinformed. Oh, and it may be true but it's not official. Still if you wanted to purchase any of their things, some of them are on sale (the vanity and desk are 40$ instead of 80-85$) so you might want to think about it.

On a happier note...

We published two PVE episodes in the last week and are working on the magazine! Wooohooo!

Until next time,