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Do you keep them in perfect condition, and don't change them much or play with their hair and have lots of clothes for them?
I keep mine in perfect condition, on a shelf or with their furniture. Example- Felicity's hair hasn't been taken out of it's ribbon ever. (almost 4 years old)
But that doesnt mean I dont love them, I really love them, I just want them to look nice.
I love changing thier clothes and playing with thier hair. I had Molly and Addy as a little girl, and always played with them, and they held up very well. I don't worry about "playing" with the dolls, because I know thats what they are build for, and they won't fall apart.
Because I never plan to sell, I don't care if its the original hair style, as long as it looks good to me.
Display a doll and it becomes just as boring as a stamp collection. I'd love to play with mine. Sometimes they study with me, and I love making things for them!
I'm a "display and play" collector! I love my girls and they get alot of attention. My favorite thing about doll collecting is that you get to play with them, something you can't do with fenton art glass or stamps! [img]tongue.gif[/img] I love to photograph my girls, and changing clothes is probably my favorite activity with them. I also cuddle with them when I'm watching TV and they keep me company when I'm working. The only thing I don't do is hair. I can barely get mine to look right! lol Though I have to admit I did a pretty good job rebraiding Molly's hair. But now seeing that they cut the hair for the braid ends to be straight, my girls will probably keep their orginial braids. Everyone else is suspectiable to hair torture. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
I love to dress them and style their hair. I've grown up with AG, so it's more of a 'remembering my childhood' thing. I do like to display them, but they can't stay up on a shelf for long because usually one or two like to sit with me when I do something. And I love to photograph them, but sometimes I'm not too happy with my pictures!
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 08, 2006 06:03 PM: Message edited by: PrincessRuthie(Laura) ]</font>
Personally, in regards to this, mine are definitely play dolls. I've had three of my dolls since I was a child, and have been collecting on and off for over 10 years.
I would NEVER keep a dolls' hair in the style it came in, as I find that to simply be a mentality of keeping them good to be "worth" something. I don't buy them to sell in the future, and I want them to be played with, and pretty when they are displayed. To me, they're not pretty when they look the same all the time. And with the long, gorgeous hair some of these dolls have, it seems like such a waste to keep their hair in braids and ponytails ALL the time.
I have a hair obsession (my own is quite long, for the same reason), and I love playing with dollie hair. I took Jess' hair out of the braids about 5 min after I took her out of the box. Then again, I'm quite good with hair, and can normally get the styles back to how they were when the doll arrived, so I don't think of that as an issue for me. My dolls' hair are hardly ever styled as they were when they arrived, except for Nellie, because there's very little one can do with such short hair.
Generally my dolls stand on a "shelf", and smile out at people entering my room. However, I definitely do not see them as collector, or display, dolls.
I put mine on a shelf when I'm not playing with then so they can be displayed. But I do take one or two down a day to play with them, give them a new hair do', and change their outfits. They're never neglected yet they are displayed. [img]cool.gif[/img]
I don't buy AGs to sell them, so they don't keep their original do'. Sometimes I avoid buying a new doll to just buy one used or on ebay. I love to give dolls better homes(Assuming the previous owner didn't love it's doll because they were selling it/ got tired of it).But I do acknowledge the fact that just because people are selling a doll doesn't mean they don't love it any more!
<font color="#051E50" size="1">[ March 08, 2006 06:19 PM: Message edited by: MissCurlyCat ]</font>
I love my dolls, and never plan on selling them. I take them off the shelf and hug them and talk to them.
talk to your dolls.... don't we all?
I change their clothes almost immediately upon their arrival. I don't so much "style" their hair as I do work to keep it in its original style; I brush it. They can expect to have their clothes changed with the season and all of my dolls are expected to "share" clothes from a waaaay too huge wardrobe.
And, yes, I do talk to my dolls all of the time.
Taffy (who has Penny Sue dressed in a communion dress and veil sitting on my desk at work right now)
Ours- we change outfits with the seasons or birthdays, DD plays with hers and sometimes we use them all to make albums for the board. Mine normally sit on the dresser, but sometimes I have one with me at the computer or while I watch tv and read. Some we do different hair styles on and there are others that will never have different hair- like Josefina. I am not going to mess with her braid or Jess's.
I love to play with them, which is mostly dressing them and styling their hair and making albums. I also read the books with them and I make stories with Susie.
Im the same as Samantha_Nellie_Felicity. This goes for all my newer dolls except the ones that I had when I was younger and played with. Those of course have been fixed up but are not in brand new condition. All my furniture is on display. Their bedrooms are on display in my sig.
The dolls in our house get their hair styled and changed every couple of weeks. Samantha's hair is a little fuzzy because she is the oldest doll we have - about 6 years old. Kailey still has her original braids, but she still gets ponytails and half up half down styles. We just didn't want to mess up her braids.
Right now there are seven 18" dolls in our household, so when one of them changes clothes, they usually all get changed. For example, they all go into PJs at the same time. My DD puts historical clothes on the today girls and vice versus. No one is strictly one character. I probably would stick more true to character, but she is more creative than I am. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
I display my dolls in a curio cabinet with their accessories. I get them down on a regular basis to change their clothes to match the season and brush any hair that has become messy (Only on Samantha and Felicity since they have straight hair). I keep the original hair styles and keep the dolls with their proper historical clothes. (I tend to be very particular with my dolls.) On Christmas Eve I put them in their nightgowns and on Christmas Day I change them to their Christmas dresses and add their own dolls.
I love knowing others give their dolls makeovers and enjoy playing with them every day, but that just isn't me. It doesn't mean I love my dolls less, I just love them differently!
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Kirsten is 16 years old and still has her original braids- but not the original loops, or even the original ties because they deterorated and fell off.
Felicity is 15 years old and her hair has been taken down and is a bit messy. I'm scared to brush it though because one of the wig cap strings broke on her, and although the hair is still attached by the other string on that row, I'm scared brushing it will pull it out. It just gets smoothed down. Over the years, she is missing one pin curl.
Addy is 13 years old and her hair has been styled and restyled but mainly into the original style, I just like rebraiding it. It is quite matted.
The other dolls mostly have their original styles, except Marisol. I keep all braids that girls come in- the others get restyled, but I rarely take out ties (example, Sam stays half up, Kit keeps the mini pony tail- but I style around them) Jess's hair is the only I would still call perfect. My dolls like to shelf dive and have all gone through several moves.
As for clothes- they get changed. No doll is expected to wear the same clothes for more than a season.
American Girl was a line of dolls designed to be played with, and I think it is important to do just that. As an adult, I clearly don't play as much, but as a child Kirsten, felicity, and Addy went on adventures with me. I knew if something happened I could send them to the hospital to become good as new. (Of course now the PM thing makes this harder, and Kirsten is getting silver eye that will go unfixed)
I am still very glad my dolls had the opportunity to be played with. The song Jessie sings in Toy Story made me cry when I was in high school (how embarassing) because I realized although they were on a shelf and not under the bed, and new ones were still being added, my dolls were being very neglected.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mine are very much play dolls. Addy changes clothes every day, gets ready for bed every night, sleeps in my arms, and gets new outfits anytime I'm inspired and have fabric to spare.Quote:
Originally posted by Samantha_Nellie_Felicity:
Do you keep them in perfect condition, and don't change them much or play with their hair and have lots of clothes for them?
I keep mine in perfect condition, on a shelf or with their furniture. Example- Felicity's hair hasn't been taken out of it's ribbon ever. (almost 4 years old)
But that doesnt mean I dont love them, I really love them, I just want them to look nice.
The new girl (who will get her name when she gets her hair) gets huggles, outfits designed for her, and sleeps on the couch under her own blanket.
I do the same with my ponies--once every few months I just get them down and play! It's the best.
My dolls are all "played" with occasionally, and have their hair styled and their clothes changed at random times. They usually sit on my bed, or sometimes I will manage to set up a small display for them. I almost always take out the doll's original hair style on the same day that I get them. My dollies are well-loved and well cared for [img]smile.gif[/img] .
Depends on the doll. My AGOT, LE's, PM Sam and Nellie are definately "play" (mess around with hair, change clothes, ect)
However, Molly, Kirsten and Felicity are more just change dolls-I change their clothes, but I won't undue their original hair styles. Mostly because I'm not really good with hair-and can't seem to see the perfect hairstyle ruined.
Especially Kirsten and Molly-those braids are perfect.
-Jordyn
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Same here!! This was a large part of why I took my dolls back out a few years ago.Quote:
The song Jessie sings in Toy Story made me cry when I was in high school (how embarassing)
I still cry when I watch TS2, and this scene comes up, or just listening to the song.
Me too! I remember seeing it with hubby (well boyfriend then-and he started laughing when I was crying.) But that song makes me tear up all the time!
-Jordyn
I'm strangely "excited" that I'm not the only one who cries at this song. Here are the lyrics if anyone is curious and hasn't heard it:
When somebody loved me,
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
And when she was sad,
I was there to dry her tears
And when she was happy,
So was I
When she loved me
Through the summer and the fall
We had each other, that was all
Just she and I together,
Like it was meant to be
And when she was lonely,
I was there to comfort her
And I knew that she loved me
So the years went by
I stayed the same
But she began to drift away
I was left alone
Still I waited for the day
When she'd say I will always love you
Lonely and forgotten,
I'd never thought she'd look my way
And she smiled at me and held me just like she used to do
Like she loved me
When she loved me
When somebody loved me
Everything was beautiful
Every hour we spent together lives within my heart
When she loved me
I can't stand when my doll's hair is messed up or their shirt is tilted or skirt, etc. So I usually have them untouched but I love to brush their hair everyday. Lately I've found this makes their hair a litty frizzy, (brushing it everyday) but I am using the correct brush. [img]frown.gif[/img]
Jessie's song is really sad. I haven't seen TS2 as much as the original, though.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Same here!! This was a large part of why I took my dolls back out a few years ago.Quote:
Originally posted by cami713:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The song Jessie sings in Toy Story made me cry when I was in high school (how embarassing)
I still cry when I watch TS2, and this scene comes up, or just listening to the song.</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">When that scene came up and I was watching at home, I dug out my Duckie, who I've had since I was 4, and gave him a big old hug.
Our dolls are playdolls. I love to change their outfits and hairdos all the time and I love to make pictures of them in different hairstyles and outfits.
Do you know this teddybear from "Rudolph the rednosed reindeer P2"? He also sings this very sad song, when he reveals his true identity... [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]
I love to change my doll's clothes and set up little display settings for them...and I do talk to them...I keep some in just about every room so I see them where ever I go...I get very sad when I see dolls a yard sales....poor little things discarded and unwanted....it is hard not to buy them and bring them home....
I play with there hair and change them all the time. I think it is a lot of fun to do there hair and you can get 10 stars in the club for that.
I tend to play with their hair and change their clothes, but not as often as I'd like. [img]frown.gif[/img] So the majority of time they are just on display. They do give me a smile everytime I walk by them though.
I'm so excited because my dh is going out of town in a couple of weeks and I'm planning on having a slumber/tea party with my girls while he's gone. Can't wait! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A slumber party sounds like a lot of fun! I collect my dolls for display but I can't seem to leave them alone! I love to change their outfits and their hairstyles, sometimes daily.Quote:
Originally posted by greenehorn:
I tend to play with their hair and change their clothes, but not as often as I'd like. [img]frown.gif[/img] So the majority of time they are just on display. They do give me a smile everytime I walk by them though.
I'm so excited because my dh is going out of town in a couple of weeks and I'm planning on having a slumber/tea party with my girls while he's gone. Can't wait! [img]biggrin.gif[/img]