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A MINI KIT Collab with Just AG!

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    Hey everyone! I'm so excited today because Just AG and I are doing another collab! YAY!!! Just AG is such an awesome person to work with and I'm so happy to be working with her again :) So definitely go check out her part of the collab HERE ! Mini Kit is so stoked to be doing another collab with her BFF, and Mini Kit's sisters even appear in some of the pictures! The mini BFFs took pictures for five categories, so let's get started with our first category!   SISTERS --------------------------------------------------     Sisters, they'll always be there to photo-bomb and ruin your totally epic selfies.   HAND HOLDING -------------------------------------------------     Even on the hard days you can always look down at your dolls and instantly smile :)   FOURTH OF JULY ----------------------------------------------------     ...

AG Q&A Tag!

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Hey peeps! What's up? Maryellen here, and I'm super stoked today because..... I got tagged by Ashtyn from Just AG to do the AG Q&A Tag! Thanks so much Ashlyn! I'm really excited since I don't get the spotlight very often on ADU, so I hope you enjoy getting to know me better! Now I was going to do this tag outside, but it ended up raining like cats and dogs, so instead, I'll be doing it in my room! I'm usually pretty busy since I cook and do dishes in my family, so when I get some free time I usually ether spend it in here or with my sisters. Alright, let's move into the tag! But first, we have a little announcement..... All Doll'd Up just hit 25 followers/subscribers! I mean what the what?!? Thank you all SO much for being apart of our family! We love you all and are so thankful for your support <3 On to the rules..... RULES Create your own AG Q&A Tag button (I'm as...

Independence - Photo Shoot

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  (NOTE: The outfits my dolls are wearing are not historically accurate, but they're what my dolls' normally wear for The Fourth of July) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------     1774 A turning point in our country's history, when the colonials decided, even though the odds were against them, to fight for freedom, for independence. War started a year later, and in 1776 The Declaration of Independence was signed by men who believed in God.     1824 New Mexico was still apart of Mexico in 1824, it was life filled with cattle ranches and the desert sun, but in the years to come it would become apart of this great country.     1854 People from other countries were coming to America to find a better way of life. The long journeys were hard, and so was starting over somewhere new. But they followed their dreams to find freedom.     1904 1904...

How to Fix an American Girl Doll - Part One, Cleaning and Restringing

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    Hello everybody! Today I'll be showing you the first part in fixing my thrift store find, Truly Me #27 . In this part I'll be showing you how to clean and restring your AG doll. So let's get started!     So when it comes to cleaning AG dolls, I like to use the most simple method to start, then move my way up from there. So in this case we'll start with the baking soda method that American Girl recommends. You'll need some baking soda in a bowl,     Water in a separate bowl,     Two small washcloths,     And I always like to have a large towel to put under my doll since I seem to always make a huge mess when I do this XD     Ok! So first things first, pour a little bit of water into the bowl of baking soda and give it a stir! So AG gives you exact measurements on this, but I usually just wing it ;)     It should be a nice consistency, not too thi...