I just got my AG box in the mail a couple of days ago and have torn myself away from my new items long enough to post a review for all to see!!!!
1. Tiny Treats Book - VERY CUTE - reminds me of my fav. Tiny Treasures book from a few years ago. Recipies very easy to follow, ingredients very common, can't wait to try a few.
2. Kirsten's Carpetbag - Beautiful. Wish the leather ends were a bit more finished, but looking at it there really isn't a way to do this. Roomy enough for outfit or undies, unformed so it can be folded up for easy storage when not in use.
3. Kirsten's Quilt - Quite Lovely, realistic patches from her clothing make this a wonderful creation. I have a bed my Dad made me as a kid that is a Kirsten replica, and it looks lovely on it. The quilting replica for Kirsten's doll Sari is very adorible as well.
4. Addy's Quilt - Georgous with the pattern, and realistic "stuffing". Even though I don't have Addy's bed or a replica, I think it will be pretty to use as a picnic blanket. I enjoyed this one even more than Kirsten's.
5. Addy's Songbird and Sweets - I loved this one. The bird is so cute in it's cage with the door that opens. The tiny sweets are realistic and are beautiful on display!
6. Addy's Gardening Supplies - I really liked that the hoe was made from metal and wood and the watering can also from wood. The foods were not as good of a quality as the foods in the lunch sets, instead they were a hollow sounding plastic, but still very cute for display.
7. Samantha's Victorian Valise - Would liked to have seen the PM one. This one is very stiff feelind and the handle doesn't pull up very far. Glad it was the cheapest of the "suitcases" as it appeared to be the cheaper made one. A bit disappointed with it, but it can store at least an outfit or undies and will be cute on display.
8. Molly's Plaid Suitcase - MUCH CUTER IN PERSON! I adored this one. I thought it was going to be made from that shiny material/plastic, but it is actually made from plaid fabric with leather accents along sides and with metal closure. Inside is the most precious as it is lined in red fabric with a red pocket at the top half of suitcase inside. This was a last minute addition and I am soooo glad I did so!
9. Kit's Hobo outfit - ADORIBLE This was the last outfit I needed to have all of Kit's outfits and I had been hesitant about it looking too boyish, but it is sooo cute in person. I am very pleased with the detail on the overalls, pockets, ect. The denim was a bit more light/speckled than in the picture but after putting it on Kit, I was in LOVE. Also, another board member mentioned her overalls were a bit too short to cuff, but I solved the problem with mine by loosening the buckles at the top to make the overalls longer and only rolling the bottoms up once for a "half-cuff" instead of a whole cuff. Problem solved, they are not too short and hit perfectly at the toe of her boots!
10. Kit's Hobo Supplies - I must agree here with other board members, the majority of this set is adorible and very well-made. I love the flour sack, the cans, the binoculars (very sturdy, leather, glass, really work, similar to Josefina's telescope!) and the harmonica (really works!!!), but the lantern seems a bit out of place when looking at the set together as it is made from plastic [img]frown.gif[/img] I think AG could have made this from something more sturdy like metal to make it look like a better quality, but over all I loved the whole set and it looks great with her outfit!!!!!
Sorry this review is so long, but I hope it helps!
Looks like you got some GREAT items. Thanks so much for the reviews. I love hearing about items from HB members. Have fun with your new things. I'm adding a couple of items that you reviewed to our ever-growing Wish List. [img]graemlins/rose.gif[/img]
Thanks for the reviews! [img]biggrin.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img]
Thanks for the reviews. I also assumed that Molly's suitcase would be sort of junky plastic. How nice to hear I was wrong (just this once of course. - lol)
Thanks for the reviews! They are my favorite posts on this board! I'm glad that you solved the short overalls problem, I was the one that posted that mine were short, and I did loosed the buckles (there's only so far I wanted to loosed them though before they looked a bit goofy) and they were still a bit short. Perhaps I just got one from a short batch. Do you think you would ever be able to post pictures of them? thanks!
Shanna
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm so glad you read this. I wasn't sure whose post I read or where I read that the overalls were too short. I will try to take a picture tomorrow and post it this next week under this thread so keep a look out. Remember I loosed the buckles and the cuff is short and only long enough to cuff 1/2. Then I tugged a bit to get them to the top of her boots! Hope you can figure something out or maybe send them back for a replacement with the free shipping code! Anyway I will still post a picture!Originally posted by slovejoy:
Thanks for the reviews! They are my favorite posts on this board! I'm glad that you solved the short overalls problem, I was the one that posted that mine were short, and I did loosed the buckles (there's only so far I wanted to loosed them though before they looked a bit goofy) and they were still a bit short. Perhaps I just got one from a short batch. Do you think you would ever be able to post pictures of them? thanks!
Shanna
-Tiffany
Tiffany-
Thank-you, I did return them, but didn't get a replacement. In the catalog they look so much longer than mine were and I'm hoping that I might be able to find a longer pair on ebay, or maybe they are making them longer again. I just love the way they look in her photos and on display at AGPC, but mine were just so much shorter and they told me they couldn't sell me the ones on the display doll (yep I asked) [img]smile.gif[/img] . Thanks-again.
Shanna
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