BOREDOM BUSTERS Felicity's Embroidery

Felicity is catching up on her embroidery.

Do you have a hobby? What are your dolls doing while at home?

*NEWS* AG Felicity Is No Longer Available

Not sure how permanent this is, but Felicity with book is no longer available.

LADL Closing Out the Year

This year has been CRAZY! I went through the difficult and tedious task of downsizing. I decided to keep only five dolls. And because it was too difficult for me to make the cuts myself, I let Pleasant Company choose for me. I had my mind on keeping the original trinity, but decided to keep both Felicity and Addy too.

In 1986, Pleasant T. Rowland, a former educator founded Pleasant Company which is headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin.



1986 Molly McIntire, Kirsten Larson and Samantha Parkington were the three original American Girls that launched the collection. These dolls had a white bodies. 1991 when Felicity Merriman was released, the bodies were changed from white to match skin color. 
Credit: AGwiki


All of my other dolls have found new homes. Most were sold, but a small portion were donated. Fortunately for me, I will always have memories and photos of my dolls right here on LADL.

LADL will continue to have a presence on AGIG and YouTube from time to time. LADL facebook is no longer, but the blog will remain as a time capsule, so please feel free to start from the beginning 2012 and read through five years of posts (whenever you have free time) by selecting on NEWER POST at the lower left of the page.

Do not forget the right side bar and top page tabs for quick reference searches. If you're on a mobile device, the right side bar can be accessed by selecting VIEW WEB VERSION.

AG Minis of Snickerdoodle Street will remain online too.

Thank you to LADL readers in the USA and around the globe in 37 countries! 

Canada, UK, Russia, Brazil, Philippines, Australia, Germany, Spain, France, Japan, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Argentina, Ukraine, Colombia, Finland, Portugal, Hungary, Venezuela, Italy, Poland, New Zealand, Moldova, Czech Republic, Mexico, Turkey, South Korea, Israel, Norway, South Africa, Greece, Belgium and China!

Special thanks go to the LADL team:
Madelon, Ticia, Diana, Linda, Renee, and Robin - I couldn't have done it without these ladies!!

Thank you to:
Shosy, Shelly, Sheryl, Maxine, Fawn, Nonna, Claudia, Rina, Char, Frances and A Girl for All Time, Boy Story, Maru and Friends, Dolls from Heaven, Maria, Michelle, Vanessa, Heather, KKollect, ZaZa, Mr. Modelnut, Jen, Felicia, Cindy R., Cindy Y, Leigh, Blake, Linda D., Karen, Feedspot, FOX News, Jezebel online,  

To all of my friends in the doll community all over the world, thank you for stopping by each day. Thank you for an AMAZING FIVE YEARS! I love you all.

God bless you,

Rhonda

*ROOM TOUR* Felicity Merriman's Collection

As LADL ends the year, I will be showcasing the Secret Doll House and show each doll space.

Felicity Merriman (1774): Archived in 2011, re released in 2017. Fiery Redhead, daughter of a merchant family in Virginia as The American Revolution approaches. Her series has a lot of plots focusing on the conflict of independence vs. loyalty to tradition. Her creation led to Pleasant Company completely remaking their dolls to have flesh tone bodies, as Felicity's period clothing featured plunging necklines. Eventually her friend Elizabeth Cole was made into a Best Friend doll in '05.

Felicity's area didn't change much because she has always lived in the secret doll house. The only thing I got rid of was a cabinet. Her DIY 4-poster bed and her DIY travel trunk remains. She has always used a Springfield Collection drop-leaf table and a Windsor chair. I also have her Tea treats.

Previously owned items:
 Baby Polly and Cradle
Scenes and Settings

I own these outfits:
Tea Lesson Gown
Holiday Dress
Red Cape
Green Riding Habit
 BF Accessories
BF Undergarments
BF Meet Dress
Spring Gown (without pinner)

My dream is to own Felicity's Colonial Carriage! 

I store Felicity's Clothing on hooks near her space. 

*REVIEW* Felicity's Two-Doll Colonial Carriage

In 2005, the Two-Doll Colonial Carriage cost $175. It retired 2007. It is associated with the movie Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.

 

  Wooden, gold-colored carriage with curtains and candle lanterns.

 

 

Quilted bench. Removable fabric roof.

  Front wheels are smaller than rear wheels. 

 -Madelon

*On Location* Snow Day with Felicity

Trying to get back home....

*ON LOCATION* FEATURE Trip to Williamsburg

Elizabeth and I were so excited to go back home to Williamsburg.  We first arrived at the Visitor’s Center and couldn’t contain our excitement at the familiar carriages and clothing.  I must confess, we crept under the rope and climbed into the carriage, just like old times.  I don’t think anyone saw us.  

After we bought our tickets, we headed to the Governor’s Palace.  

It was amazing, but when we walked into the foyer, we saw hundreds of weapons—rifles, muskets, swords—oh, my!  We were a bit frightened, but the lady taking us on the tour told us not to worry.  We were safe. 

In the George Wythe (pronounced With) house on the Palace Green, we saw a bed that George Washington, our first President, slept in!!!  George Wythe was a leader of the patriot movement in Virginia, a delegate to the Continental Congress, and Virginia’s first signer of the Declaration of Independence.  General George Washington once used this house as his headquarters.

In one of the bedrooms, we found a beautiful doll.

 Elizabeth got up very close to her and reported that she was made of wood.

 My favorite part of the Palace grounds was the little hide away tunnel of grape vines we found in the garden.  Elizabeth and I slipped inside and rested on the benches while we watched tourists come and go outside. It was such a cozy, magical place, I never wanted to leave.

 In a building on the grounds, a man demonstrated cooking in Colonial times.  We were hoping to get a taste of the delicious apple fritters he was cooking, but that didn’t happen.

Although we didn’t get a taste of the food, the man did show us how cooks in Colonial times washed their cooking pots.

In the Market Square, Elizabeth found a Christmas shop and was quite taken with the little fox in a Christmas stocking.

  In a Scottish shop, we found a HUGE bear, and best of all, a little puppy named Haggis.  Haggis let us pet him while his Mom and the big bear looked on.

And outside that shop, we found the author of the Declaration of Independence AND our third President, Thomas Jefferson.  We huddled in close to get a photo with him.

By this time of the day, we were getting tired.  We had had an exciting day visiting places that were familiar to us and finding some new places.  Colonial Williamsburg will always be special to Elizabeth and me because it is home!

I am still amazed that American Girl doesn’t corner the market on selling Felicity and Elizabeth in Williamsburg.  They offer AG wannabees for $99 and the clothes are ridiculously expensive—$45 for an apron.  If I’m going to spend that kind of money, I’ll buy the real thing.  The shops also don’t offer the Madame Alexander dolls they once sold.  So for doll shopping, I was very disappointed.  (But the doll gods were smiling on me.  At a doll event when we returned, I found a Colonial boy and girl by Madame Alexander—James and Sophia—and I was thrilled.)

Hugs,

Karen

*REVIEW* Pleasant Company Felicity's Clothes Press

Felicity is not available so another model is modeling.
The Clothes Press 1991 ($150)

Retired in 2005 was replaced with Felicity's Two-Doll Clothes Press. 

Beautiful wood, so heavy. 

 This is the real rare wardrobe Felicity's Clothes Press, from Pleasant Company. Very heavy, solid construction, mahogany color this lovely piece of furniture holds all of Felicity's clothes and treasures. The doors open to reveal adjustable shelves inside held by wooden pegs just as the early full size originals had. Doors open and close beautifully with magnetic clasp at the top. Two drawers pull open to hold more little treasures. 

This is the quality wood that collectors will love. 

If AG once made this, why can't they now?

Handmade clothing rack and hangers.

-Madelon