What I Recieved for Christmas!! :D

Happy New Year! I hope you had a great Christmas! I'm so grateful for what my family gave me for Christmas, and wanted to share the doll related items with you because I'm so excited to use them!

Here is everything I was given that is doll related. And, yes, I got a new doll!

My brother gave me this cute musical instrument set from Our Generation! The piano is in Brooke's room right now! (Also, I have a new doll "house", a post for another day :)

This little blow up is actually a cupholder, but it is doll sized! This was so thoughtful of my bro.

 This cute circle dress is from TheGlamDolls and I can't wait to do a photoshoot of it on Cadence!

This Kids Playset has a Keurig, mixer, and toaster that are pretty close to doll sized!

Finally, my new doll is...

Truly Me #78! She has blonde hair, pale skin, and green eyes.

That's all for today! What is something you gave for Christmas?

~ Victoria

Why Hello There! // Family Photo, Instagram?!

Hello! I am happy to say that most of my doll things are now unpacked, and I have been able to set up my doll rooms and take a few photos! I decorated for Christmas and put the tree up!

I took new headshots for each of my dolls because I started an Instagram account this week! I had wanted to do that for a while, since there is such a large doll photography community there. My account is @reveriedollsag and I hope to be posting quite frequently.

Brooke Estelle

Maggie Emelyn

Beth Paisley

Teddie Rose

Phoebe Sterling

Cadence Aimi

And a family photo!

Merry Christmas!

I've got a photo story coming soon!

~ Victoria 

May Teddie // A Photo Shoot

I finally did something to Teddie that I've been wanting to for a while! Seeing this doll customized by Valerie from @lovelivautum was the last straw. I freckled Teddie! Take a look at this photo shoot and tell me what you think!

Personally, I like them! It took several tries but I finally got a result that I was okay with. Since it's definitely summer here, it's natural that a redhead like Teddie would get a few freckles!

What do you think of her freckles? Is it summer where you are?

New Hearing Aids Again // Photo Shoot

Yes.... This post will end in another photo shoot of Cadence, but it was so fun to do, guys. I took 42 pictures but I'm only posting 9 ;)

But first!

I had to make Cadence some new hearing aids because her old ones broke (and I also lost one....). Besides, it was about time for her to get new, since kids have to get new hearing aids frequently because they grow out of them.

Last time I used clay to make the ear mold and behind the ear portion. This time, however, I recalled how AmericanGirlIdeas often uses hot glue in a variety of creative ways. Hot glue doesn't stick to parchment paper, so it is possible to create a shape and then remove it.

I used two plastic covered paper clips.

I also used a tool (I don't remember the name of it) to bend the paperclip, a hot glue gun, and a heart shaped cookie cutter which happened to have nearly the same curvature as the ear.

First, I bent the paperclip to the correct size.

I used Phoebe to model the hearing aids since her hair stays away from her face better than Cadence's.

I then squirted a bit of sparkly gold hot glue onto parchment paper.

Before the hot glue was completely dry, not sticky but still pliable, I removed it from the parchment and pressed it into her ear. Once it's completely hardened, I took it out. Then I used the metal tip of the hot glue gun to soften and smooth the rough edges.

I stuck the metal into the ear mold.

For the behind the ear section, I put the hearing aid on the parchment paper and hot glued around it. Just like before, I molded it to the ear, adding more hot glue and smoothing it when needed.

Finished products!

On to the photo shoot so you can see what the hearing aids look like on Cadence. They don't fit her exactly as they fit Phoebe, but it's pretty close.

I like that the new ones are more fun and colorful.

I hope you enjoyed this post!

Cadence's Friends Photo Story // Part 1

Cadence walked along the beach in the light of the setting sun, searching for shells.

In the distance, she noticed some girls sitting on the beach with piles of shells.

She waved and wandered over to say hello.

Cadence paused as she looked at the girl with the strawberry blonde hair. She looked almost exactly like Teddie!

"You look a lot like my friend!"
"Really? How strange!" The girl replied. "My name is Anne."
"I'm Cadence."

"Do you live around here?"
"No, I'm on vacation with my family, but we do come a few times a year," Anne said.

"And I'm Diana!" The other girl said. "Were you looking for shells?"
"Yes!" Cadence said.
"We were too! Let's look together; that would be fun!"
"Okay!" The other two girls responded.

After a fun evening, it was time for Cadence to head back home. She said goodbye to her new friends, and promised to see them the next time they came on vacation. Anne would definitely have to meet Teddie!

"Goodbye!"

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My friend came over a few days ago and brought her dolls Anne and Diana! So, we did this little photo story. We plan to continue it eventually too!

Here are a couple bonus pictures....

I took the other pictures, but my friend took this pic :) ↑

I hope you enjoyed this post! I had a lot of fun making it!