#marisol luna

[lovemarisolluna]

Lots of love and tears went into making the first doll outfit I've sewed in years.

Pro tips: using difficult fabrics, a new machine, and creating your own pattern is not recommended when you don't know what you're doing, unless you have ADHD and are unmedicated 🤪

[pleasantsamantha]

The gang is ALL here dressed in their best for December ❄️

[starr-angelofnarnia]

Was gonna wait until tomorrow to talk about my experiences today, but nope. I'll start with the one that has more pictures and less typing.

I'm trying to get my American Girls cleaned up. So I decided to start Marisol because she's my baby. (And because my OG doll is already moved to my home).

I didn't think to take a before before picture, but my girl was a mess. Younger, naive me didn't store them properly.

This is a zoomed in shot I took of all my dolls a while back. And you can see that they aren't in the best shape. Molly really shows how much dust they had on them. All over their clothes, hair, faces, etc. They were also sitting, which I later learned is horrible for their legs.

First step, get all the dusty clothes off (gonna have to figure out how to safely clean them).

Second step, clean her. I researched that dish soap or baby soap would work well, so I washed her hair and face

Third step, comb her hair. It really wasn't that bad, but the ends of her hair are looking kind of rough, so I ordered wig conditioner and I hope that'll help.

Fourth step, get her into some clean clothes

She's back in her meet outfit, minus the cover up. I don't know if her little purple sweater is considered a sweater, but since it has the design of ballet warm ups, I had her wearing it over her practice leotard. So I've swapped it for an old bear Girl Scout Brownies sweater. It's supposed to get cooler tonight, and I don't want her to freeze. I also braided her hair until I can get some conditioner on it.

The only real problem I've noticed she has is her eyes are sticking. So I have to manually open and close them.

But overall, I'm so happy with how she cleaned up. I'm grateful her limbs still work and her hair wasn't terribly matted.

Marisol was my first G.O.T.Y. (actually, my only, now that I think about it) and I loved that she loved dance just as much as I did. So she is so very special to me.

But I'll end by saying, if you have more doll care knowledge than me, throw your tips my way. Because this is one of my girls out of twelve and I know for certain some of the others are going to need a little bit more TLC to restore.

[samantha-and-nellie]

Please do tell me which books you have collected!

yay! love an excuse to show off my books:) @beautifulwillfulldead also asked about them, so here’s a peek for both of you.

(bonus pic of the mini books i own because i love miniature books so much)

as i mentioned in a previous ask, the majority of my books are thrifted, and the books are still the only ag item that i continue to collect. however, other than the history mysteries, which i have sought out copies of on occasion over the past year, i’m not really actively trying to collect, and only add books if i happen to come across them. (i am tempted to find samantha’s wedding memories and her movie script book though.) i’m also not particularly picky about edition, as you can probably tell, but have thought about getting double copies for the girls who went through illustration changes.

please let me know if there’s any books you want a better look at while i’m here! i can’t do scans or like photograph an entire book, but i’m happy to do more of a peek at any particular one if you send along an ask!

books partially obscured in the photos: kirsten’s theater kit, one play script and the director’s guide from samantha’s theater kit, the director’s guide from molly’s theater kit, the american girls album, samantha’s cooking studio, the silent stranger, and kira down under

books not pictured (not at this location currently for a variety of reasons): the sound of applause, the roar of the falls, growing up with aloha, trouble at fort la pointe, under copp’s hill, watcher in the piney woods, shadows in the glasshouse, riddle of the prairie bride, and enemy in the fort

[haveamagicalday]

Duel of the American Girl Dolls: Girl of the Year: Miscellaneous Accesories (Round 1)

This is a poll in the Duel of the American Girl Dolls. Other polls can be found here

[americangirlpolls]

[doll-collecting-aerialist]

Super Secret Snack Trade

[americangirlstar]

American Girl + Percy Jackson PicCrew (4/?)

Lindsey Bergman, daughter of Apollo

Kailey Hopkins, daughter of Neptune

Marisol Luna, daughter of Terpsichore [alt idea: victoria]

Jess McConnell, daughter of Mercury

Nicki Fleming, daughter of Pluto [sidenote: if we get a better contemporary pluto girl, nicki can easily transfer to arcus]

Mia St. Clair, daughter of Victoria

Chrissa Maxwell, daughter of Venus

Gwen Thompson, daughter of Apollo

Sonali Matthews, daughter of Invidia

[stingrayextraordinaire]

I love your American Girl moodboards! Would you consider making ones for Blaire Wilson, Marisol Luna, Kavi Sharma, and Corinne and Gwynn Tan?

I'm so glad you enjoy them, friend!! Thank you so much :) I'll add them to my queue! I have several in the works right now and I'll get them done ASAP. Thank you!!

[pancreasnostalgia]

A couple of the items I picked up at Powell’s today. I read Meet Cécile over a decade ago but never got around to the other five books, so it will be good to have a refresher on her and Marie-Grace.

Marisol is one of the many GOTY books I haven’t read yet, and it will be interesting to see how I feel about the character closest to me in age.

[dovelylittlebird]

It is now officially my mission to own dolls that I have books for. So based on my current collection, I must acquire:

Felicity Merriman

Elizabeth Cole

Josefina Montoya

Cécile Rey

Nellie O'Malley

Rebecca Rubin

Kit Kittredge

Julie Albright

Melody Ellison

Lindsey Bergman

Kailey Hopkins

Marisol Luna

Jess McConnell

Mia St. Clair

Lanie Holland

McKenna Brooks

Isabelle Palmer

Lea Clark

Luciana Vega

Addy Walker

Kirsten Larson

Samantha Parkington

I already own Marie-Grace Gardner, Kaya'aton'my, and Grace Thomas, as well as their books. So I've got my work cut out for me!

[lovemarisolluna]

Had the best doll day with himlenhome (IG)!

Chag Hanukkah sameach!

[pleasantsamantha]

Happy Halloween! We have Jane Austen Marisol and Medieval Princess Ivy guarding the candy.

[fuzzychildchopshop]

Marisol Luna by Mileymouse101

[lovemarisolluna]

I don’t think it’s super common knowledge! They mainly made uniforms and gear for the Yankees, Cubs and Reds. See more here!

Besides AGP Chicago gear, I’ve been collecting all the Chicago Cubs pieces for Marisol (who canonically lives in Chicago, a couple teams are mentioned in her book). Our favorites are the jersey and hat featuring the “walking bear” logo (shown on Marisol’s sleeve on the gray jersey).

when was someone going to tell me American girl gave out free doll baseball outfits at MLB games for like over ten years

[haveamagicalday]

Duel of the American Girl Dolls: Girl of the Year (Round 5)

This is a poll in the Duel of the American Girl Dolls. Other polls can be found here