The American Girl Theory

     So, it's been... quite a while. Yes, I did not post in July. But, that's besides the point. I don't really know what to post on this anymore, which is why I haven't been posting. Yet, today, I do have something to post about. This part will be shorter though. So, with the end of Beforever, the historicals' clothing has been looking a lot more like it used to. Less neon and bold, more realistic. So, I'm very happy about that. Yet, I would really like them to stop cubing. Just archive dolls. Get rid of the Wellies or Bitty Baby. So, that's all I really have to say on that. Now, onto updates. -What's going to happen to this blog? It will still be up, I'll just be posting a lot less because there are no American Girl leaks anymore and I don't have a store near me. -I will be posting on my other blog ( https://thebookshelfintheforest.blogspot.com/ ) every day in October. So, if you want to go check me out there, feel free! I'll be posting...

          So, if you're saving up for the AG Benefit Sale, a new doll, or whatever; here are some tips on selling your doll stuff. Firstly, let's break down selling dolls. Here are some things I thought through when deciding which dolls to sell: Do I use them? Do they take up too much space? Do they fit in with what I want my collection to be? Here's how I answered these for Grace: Not really Yes No, she's too modern for my collection. If you answered no, yes, and not, I would consider selling the doll. If you answered yes, no, and, yes, I would say you should keep them. If you answered something other than those, give yourself some more time to think about it. Now here's what I go through for clothing: Does the item belong to one of the dolls I'm selling? Do I ever put it on any of my dolls? Does it fit in with my collection? If you answered yes, no, and no, I would recommend putting it in your 'sell' box or pile. If you ...

    Before we get into the actual post, I decided I'd update a bit since I haven't posted since April 28th. I still exist, I still love dolls. But quite frankly, American Girl just confuses me. (I guess that's the update.) I mean, as I'm writing this I realized that the whole Create-Your-Own thing is kind of just a lazy way of American Girl not having to be creative. I mean, come on, you could create SO many new dolls with it. I mean, yeah, you can make more D.O.C.s, but how much will it cost you. $200. TWO-HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!!! Why? Now, I have decided to see how much a normal Truly Me would cost (if that's even what they're called anymore, I don't know, it's been changed too much. Here's all that for you, I had to do some other stuff too, so here's that whole thing (Sorry for mixing tenses): AG Doll: $115     I mean, you don't have to get any extras if you don't want to. And we also all know that American Girl prices stuff way highe...

   I honestly don't know if I'm going to keep adding to Holly and the Ukulele . I also probably won't post on here until there is actually something to post about. I made this for theories and that isn't what Holly and the Ukulele  is. I will be active on my other blog though, and here is the link to that:  https://thebookshelfintheforest.blogspot.com/ Thank you so much for reading!!! ~Ella

Before I start the story, I would just like you to read the first chapter if you're new to this. Also, if you didn't already know, I'm also going to write the 3rd chapter and then you guys can help guide the story. Here's the link to the first chapter:  https://theamericangirltheory.blogspot.com/2019/02/holly-and-ukulele-ch-1.html   ................................................................................................................   Holly and the Ukulele Chapter 2 A Little Hope Goes a Long Way                I heard the phone ring and I dashed on over to pick it up. When I answered I discovered that it was Nanea, she told me to expect to see her on April 7th, 1942. That was pretty much all she said, not much of an explanation or anything. Well, she did give tips on how to prepare and the time she would arrive in our city airport. Then, continuing to be just as bored as I had been before she had called, decided ...

I'm posting earlier today (pretend I wrote this today and not on Monday) because this is kind of unimportant. Anyways, I was checking the American Girl Trademarkia page Monday and realized that the Emory and Emory Van Zant trademarks are dead. This makes me think that we won't be getting Emory. Okay, that's all. American Girl is confusing and now I'm thinking that Joss will be the next new doll because it's the newest trademark and it also a last name. Thanks for reading!!! ~Ella

       You've read the title, you probably have some sort of grasp of what this is about. Firstly, I'm going to sell some of my dolls this year. (Elanor, Grace, and possibly Lea.) When I started this blog I looked more forward to American Girl's future and saw them in a very different light. I pretty much thought they were the best doll brand in the whole wide world. Now, I feel like they don't listen to their customers and they aren't as good as they used to be. Instead of American Girl's new things I want their old things, and I feel that this may ultimately affect the outcome of this blog. Yes, of course I'll still theorize; it'll just be harder because I don't have a store anymore in my area. It was nice having a store because I could easily ask questions. Sure, I could call in, but it's just not the same. I know it probably doesn't seem like really anything is changing on your side, but I can tell it's changing on my side. When I fir...

I NEED to stop taking breaks for so long to the point where I need to do updates. Some of the ideas I had for posts I've discarded and in my post tomorrow or Wednesday I'll dive more deeply into that. So. I need to start writing again. I'll post the second chapter of Holly and the Ukulele on Friday. I'm also thinking I will write the 3rd chapter as well and then let you guys choose where the story goes. Here's a quick summary of tomorrow's post: Pretty much just me explaining what I'm changing with this blog and my collection because a lot of my stuff doesn't fit in with what I like anymore. Hence the name, End of an Era. DOn't worry I'm not leaving!!! I love this blog, it's just hard to find stuff to post about. Anyways, see you tomorrow or Wednesday!!! Thanks for reading!!! ~Ella

Sorry I was gone for so long. I changed Blaire's name to Ophelia. Also, I'm seeing Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase  today! Anyways, here's the post!!!    I was on the American Girl Doll News site when I saw she had put a link to a video where American Girl's historian announced that they are working on a new doll. Yet, the question is, when will she be from. We don't know her (or his) name or time period. So what do we know? Well, that's what I'm kind of wondering too. Yet, there are some loose things we know that could help us keep a lookout for leaks. Here is a quick timeline of what American Girl has done. (I don't know the title for say of each era.) - Mid and Late 1700s- Kaya and Felicity - War of 1812/1810s- Caroline - Mid 1800s/1850s- Marie-Grace, Cecile, and Kirsten - Civil War Era/1860s- Addy - Victorian Era- Samantha - 1910s- Rebecca - Great Depression/1930s- Kit - World War II/1940s- Nanea and Molly - 1950s- Maryellen - 1960s-...

Look, I don't know how this will go, but I want to try it out. I will post ch. 2 next week. Also, I don't have any other chapters filled out. I wrote this like a year and a half ago. (In Feb., not Dec. (when I'm writing this.) So, I decided, after ch.2. I will make a Google Form where you guys can make the next chapter. Here's chapter 1. (Also I don't really like this story.) Holly and the Ukulele Chapter 1: The Box         I quickly opened the box. It was from Nanea, my pen-pal. Every Christmas we exchanged gifts. We had started doing it 5 years earlier; in 1937, when we were 6. Inside of the box was a letter, which read:           Dear Holly, I hope you enjoy this gift! Are you excited for January 1st? I sure am. Your Friend, Nanea Mitchell          Every January 1st we would meet each other. We normally met in her hometown of Honolulu. But that year, it was different. We had to meet in my town of...

Yes, I know I'm late. Do I care? No. The new trademark is Joss Kendrick. I'll be honest, I have no theories about this name. Yet, it is most often used as a boy's name. Sorry, for the short and lame post. Thank you so much for reading!!! ~Ella

This! Blog! Is! Two! Years! Old! In my first year I only posted 81 times. Meanwhile, in my second year I posted 112 times. SOoooooo, thank you all for reading this blog, otherwise I probably would've taken it down by now. I want people to be able to enjoy it, and if it can't have that purpose, I would've taken it down. So thank you all so much for keeping reading! Thank you so much for reading!!! ~Ella

The response I got for: "How can American Girl change?" is one that I honestly don't have a huge opinion on, but I still wanted to post on. Here's the response: American Girl needs to bring back all of the Historical Characters. Firstly, I agree. Now would be a perfect moment, since Beforever is going back to the historical line. As we all probably know by now, American Girl hasn't been doing so well. If they were to bring these all back in a month or two, that would be great. Like let's say they re-released a doll (or two for Marie-Grace and Cecile) that would be really good. They could re-open some stores. American Girl could start doing better. That's really all I have to say about that. Now if you have any ideas on how we can help American Girl, feel free to fill out this form! https://goo.gl/forms/U2r6gmOlWNdnjEHp2 Thank you so much for reading!!! ~Ella

Finally. Before you read this post I recommend you read the one from American Girl Doll News first.  https://www.americangirldollnews.com/single-post/2019/02/12/Be-Not-Forever-How-The-Historical-Dolls-Got-A-Name-Change-That-Didnt-Stick            I want to talk about this myself since 2014 is one of the years where I got the most American Girl dolls. Here's a quick timeline of what year I got each of my dolls. (Minus non-AG) 2012: -Caroline 2013: -#38 (don't have anymore) 2014: -Clara -Felicity -Rebecca 2015: -Grace -Maryellen -#55 (don't have anymore) 2016: -Lea -Kit -Melody -Sabrina (custom, originally#24) 2017: -Nanea 2018: -Luciana -Fern 2019: -Blaire       When Beforever was announced, the only thing I was excited about was that Samantha was coming back (I wanted her). Other than that, I hated every single aspect of Beforever, and it hadn't even been launched yet. Although I grew used to it, it still didn't seem ...

    So, 2 posts back I put up a Google Form in which you could answer the question: How can American Girl Change? I'll put the form at the end of this post if you want to answer, please note that I will comment on them on here. Anyways, I got a response that I have decided to comment on today. I will put numbers in some spots to section it out a bit. Soooooo here the answer is! 1) Bring back the historical lines. Rid of the bright colors and go back to the original colors. 2) No one in Kit’s day wore the bright cheesy colors now being sold. Our older Kit doll has outfits that look and feel authentic. 3) She had a friend we could buy too. 4) The historical doll line with the quality authentic-seeming clothes are unique to AG. Now, there are so few clothes and accessories for the historicals and what is there is often poorly made and cheesy. 1: I have thought this ever since Beforever was announced. The colors didn't fit the characters' time periods. 2: Going along wi...