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Credit goes to @doll_whirled on instagram.

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hi everyone! i would like to share these pleasant company notes from the heart note cards i got today! i don’t know much about them, so please feel free to share if you know anymore!

i got these off ebay for about 15, they are from 2003 and hallmark licensed. they came in this very adorable tin!

they come with 16 cards, with 8 girls on them (2 for each girl)!

each card has a quote on them, shown in this picture i made:

kit: “I wish I could find just the right words to tell you what a good friend you are to me.”

samantha: “I'm glad I've got a friend like you to share my secrets with.”

felicity: “We're two of akind - loyal and true. It's greatbeing friends with someone like you.”

addy: “I have you, and you have me- we're true-blue, and we'll always be.”

josefina: “Good heart, good friend, good times to spend- you're like a sister to me!”

kirsten: “Being friends with you is like being at home, no matter where I go.”

kaya: “As the sunshine warms my face, your friendship warms my heart.”

molly: “Know my favorite things to do? Laughing, talking and having fun with you!”

included are the cards, the tin, as well as some envelopes and bows with adhesive on them to stick onto the envelopes, i’m guessing!

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Happy Valentine’s Day

Today is also the day that Nellie, Bridget and Jenny were adopted by Uncle Gard and Aunt Cornelia

(source: AG Heaven)

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american girl doll is such a phenomenon for me as an european, why are these childrens dolls having anti war storylines

from an outsider standpoint american girl is probably like insane im only now realizing. here's my cutesy dress up doll who you can take to the store to have tea parties with and get their hair done and their ears pierced. her name is nellie and she is experiencing 1904 child labor

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Elna Miller, ca. 1900

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This was in the back of one of the 1970s craft magazines

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because i keep making the mistake of going into ag communities outside of tumblr, i've really been trying to reckon with the consumerism in the fandom, so here's a few reminders if you are into collecting ag items!

this is a hobby! and like all hobbies, it should be bringing you joy. if it's stressing you out, that's probably a sign that you need to step back, which is an absolutely okay thing to do

your collection is valid even if it includes replicas of items originally made by american girl

you do not have to buy items that you don't love just to reach the arbitrary goal of "completing" a collection

you should not be purchasing items that you don't like just for the sake of keeping up with american girl's newest releases

american girl has continuously been showing us that they are much more interested these days in being a luxury nostalgia brand. you do not have to engage with what the brand is currently doing or producing to be a part of the fandom or collecting community

in fact, you do not have to do a lot of research to learn that mattel is not an ethical company. i'm not going to shame anyone who does continue to purchase products from american girl, but please do not be purchasing items from this brand just from a place of consumerism. there are so many small businesses that produce items for ag dolls that you can support, and you can easily find many second-hand american girl products

you should never be spending money that you don't have on american girl

making clothes and items is valid! handmade parts of your collection are beautiful

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Sneaking my own kitten into the theater to avoid paying concession kitten prices. Postcard from my collection, no date/info.

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A Line Up Of Men Dressed As Ladies In Brazil C 1913

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currently trying to search online for pajamas with lace and bows and google is like "Oh? Sexy pajamas? Lingerie?" NO you fool I want to look like an American girl doll!!!

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