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Post by Tiff02 on Jun 13, 2023 21:57:33 GMT -5
It’s okay. If I could change one thing I would have preferred a top that screws on, but the top on this seems very secure. As the picture below shows, the top does have a seal. I’m sure as long as you keep the cup upright, you shouldn’t have any spills. I do like that it’s skinny enough that it should fit fine in a cup holder. I got the Addy tumbler. The design on hers feels embossed. You can feel the texture of the design. I hope that doesn’t scratch off over time. So far I’ve only used it for water with ice and it stays cool. I haven’t tried it yet for hot beverages. Overall I’m pretty satisfied. These are the types of items that AG should have thought of ages ago. Is it worth $22… I don’t know. I guess this price was tolerable compared to that of the Stoney Clover stuff. 🤷🏽♀️ It comes in a plastic bag in a sturdy-ish box. The label looks pretty cute around the tumbler. (and the collector in me wants to save it) Addy’s dress w/ tumbler Box measures about 8.75” x 3”
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Post by Tiff02 on Jun 5, 2021 13:27:57 GMT -5
This is my first time buying one of these CYO outfits. I’m pretty satisfied with how it came out and I would consider purchasing another. The shorts are made out of nylon fabric with an embroidered star on the front. They’re very well made. I chose the AG 1986 theme. My design isn’t cohesive. I was just looking to get a couple of modern clothing pieces inspired by the historical dolls I own... Molly and Addy. My sister owns Samantha so I chose that pattern for the headband. For the jersey, I used the pattern from the ribbon on Addy’s Meet bonnet. It came out a lot darker than I thought it would. The pattern is also scaled a bit larger when compared to that on the bonnet’s ribbon. Because of the pattern I chose, you can hardly tell that it is supposed to be a jersey. It looks more like a regular blouse/top. Molly’s argyle sweater pattern was perfect for the socks. It even has the faux knit detail that makes it look like real knitted socks. The pattern is scaled smaller when compared to 18” Molly’s sweater. But it is the exact same scale as mini Molly’s sweater. The inside of the socks are white, so I’m thinking there’s no chance of dye transferring onto your doll. Please excuse these messy shoe laces. Last but not least, I used Samantha’s Meet dress pattern for the headband. I think the headbands could have been made a little bit longer. It stretches a little, but it’s still a tight fit around the doll’s head. I might sew a piece of elastic to mine just to lengthen it a bit. I don’t have a photo comparing this to Samantha’s dress. I’d have to borrow my sister’s Sam for that.
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 23, 2020 23:24:36 GMT -5
This item was released at Courtney's debut in September 2020.Courtney doesn’t consider herself a “doll girl,” but when she learns about Molly, who also misses her dad, she feels a connection. She’s totally surprised when her dad gives her this Molly doll for Christmas in 1986—making her one of the first to have a doll from the brand-new Pleasant Company. Set includes: A mini Molly™ doll wearing a sweater, skirt, glasses, shoes, socks, bloomers, and two hair bows A classic Pleasant Company® mini doll box where Molly can be stored A Meet Molly mini book that tells the character’s story A mini version of the very first Pleasant Company® catalogue where Courtney has circled all the things she wants for Christmas.SKU: GRN50 Price: $30 This is my first ever mini doll so I can’t compare her to previous mini dolls. Courtney’s Molly looks just like the limited time mini Molly that American Girl released a couple of years back. She has a vinyl body and painted-on eyes. She comes in a burgundy Pleasant Company doll box with printed-on vertical ribbon. Wrapped around that box is a real red ribbon that closes in the front with Velcro. She comes dressed in the classic Molly outfit which includes a skirt, sweater, socks, shoes, bloomer underwear, hair ribbons, and her glasses (which are in a separate little bag in the tray that holds a tiny version of Meet Molly). One mistake AG made regarding the mini book was to use the illustrations from Nick Backes instead of C.F. Payne. Payne was the original illustrator of the book. Also in this set is a doll-sized Pleasant Company catalogue featuring the original three dolls. Of course this catalogue does feature the books using C.F. Payne’s illustrations. The catalogue has red circles around various Molly items that are on Courtney’s wishlist. Also included is a pamphlet explaining the significance of the set to Courtney’s story. It is kind of reminiscent of the ones that used to be included in the old PC/AG historical outfits and accessories. All the items are very well made and overall I really love this set. I liked that they included the little catalogue. It sort of sells the idea that it belongs to Courtney’s collection. If your Courtney is not a Molly fan, swap her out for mini Sam or Kirsten. This gets an A+ from me. Here are a couple more pictures showing mini Molly’s full outfit, a comparison of 18” and mini Molly’s sweater, and the back of the outfit.
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 16, 2018 17:55:37 GMT -5
Item #DNX98I purchased this set in November 2016 as a birthday gift for myself. The chair appears to be the same as the one included in the Beach Chair & Bag (2008) and the Chair & Bocce Set (2011) (only in a different color). I like that it is made of real metal and canvas and has a nice weight to it. Another cute thing is that it folds down for easy storage. In my opinion the dolls look very awkward when seated in it. Unless viewed from the side, you can’t really see the chair when the doll is in it. On a positive note, this could be a good thing when taking photos. You can use it when you want your doll to sit upright when there is nothing behind her to prop her up. The real-working campfire or fire pit is my favorite part of the set. It is similar to the one included in the Seaside Accessories (2005), Campfire & Treats (2009), and Kaya’s Tepee. This one features two buttons. The first button turns on the fire. The second button interchangeably turns on the ‘crackling fire’ and ‘forest’ sounds’. It uses 3 AA batteries. I think it is a great piece and can be used for either a historical or modern setting. The accessories include a stick w/ marshmallows for roasting; a s’more; a plate; a pie iron that really opens; 2 cherry pie halves; and a water bottle. These in my opinion are very well made. I just wish they would’ve included another s’more and plate. I think it’s worth the $42 price and would recommend it. I give it an A.
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Post by Tiff02 on Feb 9, 2017 19:05:37 GMT -5
Item #DNY06 Dolls can show their shimmering style! This set includes a glitter ring, a golden star ring with a pink pretend gemstone, and a silver-colored star ring with a blue pretend gemstone. $8.00These rings are an upgrade to the previous 2014 version. Although they are plastic, these look more realistic. These are tiny. If you remove it from the doll, I would suggest to put them back in the package right away as these are easy to misplace. There is an opening in the ring band that I would avoid pulling open too wide. It looks like it would break. I wouldn't worry about the rings falling off. They seem to stay put. It fits on PM Molly's (on the left) slightly thicker hands. (Poor Addy in her undies. )
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Post by Tiff02 on Jul 7, 2016 23:39:39 GMT -5
Comparison picture of Addy and #50
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Post by Tiff02 on Dec 22, 2014 2:30:48 GMT -5
I hate making consecutive posts so mods can merge these if you want. I have three versions of the food items. I think some Version I sets were made out of clay as said above. Version I(?) is on the left; Version II in the middle; Version III on the right. You can see that the sandwich, carrot, and cookie from Version I (left) look "hand-formed". I'm not sure about the pear. Sorry I don't have the celery stick. The sandwich is smooth and doesn't have the texture like that of Version II (right). Are these peices authentic? Here is a comparison of Version II (left) and Version III. Other than the slight difference in the color of the carrot and that the whole sandwich is a greyish white, these two versions are basically the same... just that the molds were merged together. Okay well I guess the pear looks a litte narrower in Version III. Close up of the textures of the sammiches
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Post by Tiff02 on Dec 22, 2014 2:14:34 GMT -5
I recently purchased Version II from a board member and had no idea that the lunch box was different from Version III. Here are a couple of (best I could do with a cell phone) pictures of the differences. I couldn't capture the color difference with my camera, but Version III is a bit darker than Version II. Version III (right) has the visible silver hardware. Here is a top view of the open lunch boxes. The paint on Version II (left) comes up to the rim. The paint on Version III (right) stops 3/4 of the way up. When the lid is closed the silver is not visible. Another look at the paint as well as the AG logo on the top lid on Version III (right).
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 12, 2012 14:48:52 GMT -5
Not much to add to the above reviews. Her hair is a bit thin, but otherwise a very lovely doll. She gets a solid A from me. Here are a couple of pictures The short hairs in the back Here are couple comparison shots of #53 and Nellie who I borrowed stole without asking from my sister.
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Post by Tiff02 on Nov 1, 2011 1:37:12 GMT -5
Version IIII recently bought this set with the free shipping offer and decided to post some pictures of this version since there aren't any in this thread. Of course I would have preferred the version without the clumped-together food, but I guess the one good thing is the whole sandwich instead of just the half. I'd give it a B. Everything came sealed up. The set includes a red lunckbox; peanut butter and jelly sandwich; 2 celery and carrot sticks (clumped together); a pear and cookie (clumped together); and 10 paper napkins. I tried to get the detail of the sandwich You can kind of see the PB&J Here's the pearcookie and celerrot Here's Molly going in for a bite. Mmmm...
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Post by Tiff02 on Jul 28, 2011 12:33:29 GMT -5
Well the closest I have to a JLY/modern doll is GOTY Chrissa. I paired Molly's jumper with a white short-sleeve blouse ( this one from Doll Clothes Shop). This outfit can definitely pass for a modern day school uniform. Sorry the link to the blouse no longer exists.
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 1, 2010 14:36:40 GMT -5
Mine actually has a bit more give than KitandKat's, I think. It hangs past the lace around the neck of Em's Holiday Dress. This pretty much describes mine as well:
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Post by Tiff02 on Apr 30, 2008 22:46:19 GMT -5
I bought this outfit way after the Mattel takeover and fits my PM Molly just fine (I mean with the exception of the snug fit around the waist). Scandia, you should try putting on the pants without underwear. It will fit much more better.
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Post by Tiff02 on Aug 27, 2006 23:41:23 GMT -5
I hope you don't mind if I add my pics also. I took pics of the outfit earlier today because I saw that there were no pics included earlier.
Here's where the velco closure is visible. The logo on the shoe.
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 25, 2007 15:56:59 GMT -5
I also give this dress an A This dress looks absolutely adorable on Emily. It has a bow that ties in the back which adds a nice touch.
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Post by Tiff02 on Oct 16, 2006 14:13:45 GMT -5
As promised, here are the rest of the pics: Scrapbook photos, three pence, & ration book Note from Emily's Mum.
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 28, 2006 12:03:23 GMT -5
Here are pics of Emily's accessories. The ration book & photos are in the scrapbook. I had a picture of them along with the three pence, but I messed it up while I was editing it. I'll take another and post it.
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 28, 2006 12:11:06 GMT -5
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Post by Tiff02 on Oct 31, 2007 20:21:19 GMT -5
This outfit was worn by Molly in the book Meet Molly. It was introduced as Molly's Halloween Hula Costume for $20 in 1989 and modified in 2004. The name of the outfit changed to Hula Costume in 2008. The price increased from $28 to $34 in January 2012. The outfit retired later in 2012.Early description: Molly and her friends wanted to be glamorous hula dancers for Halloween, so they made their own costumes. Molly’s outfit included a green paper hula skirt and a big red sweater. She wore a fluffy yellow Hawaiian lei around her neck with a matching wristlet and flower for her hair. She decorated a sack for her treats and wore a mask to trick the neighbors.
Later description: Give Molly a Hawaiian makeover with this hula skirt and sweater, flower lei and bracelet, and hair accessories. It’s just like the costume Molly wore in Meet Molly. Includes a paper treat sack and a special mask for a disguise.Mattel Version[/b] This outfit is actually more cute than I thought it would be. My sister picked it up at the Outlet a couple of weeks ago. It includes a red sweater that pulls over her head, much like her Meet sweater. It's a little thicker than Molly's Meet sweater, though. The grass hula skirt is made of a kind of plastic material and has an elastic waist. I first put the skirt on over the underwear Molly came with, but they don't work well together at all. It makes the skirt puff out. Maybe the undies that come with Molly's Underwear Set would work better under the hula skirt. This set also includes a flower lei, bracelet, and 2 flowers for her hair. Those are also really nice. They're like those fake plastic flowers that you can get at stores like Michael's. The lei and bracelet are each strung together using an elastic band. The flowers for her hair are not really clips. They stay on her hair using a peice of velcro. Finally included are a simple black mask and a paper treat bag that's big enough to make Molly seem like a greedy little trick-or-treater. Grade: A+ Hula skirt with no undies. You can't really see through it that much.Larger than life treat bag.Mask and close up of lei, bracelet, and hair accessories.
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Post by Tiff02 on Dec 17, 2007 3:29:30 GMT -5
I'm not Goo, but I don't think it does. The one in the pictures looks like the newer one we have, which, yeah, it's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get on Molly's head! Thanks Natasha. It looks like it doesn't have elastic. I just wanted to know if I was seeing right. I got Molly & her accessories Christmas of '95. Mine has elastic so I was just curious. I can't believe they don't make it with elastic anymore. I could only imagine how much of a pain it must be trying to get that thing on her head without elastic.
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Post by Tiff02 on Dec 16, 2007 13:11:40 GMT -5
Here is the underside of the beret. I find the hole is not as conductive to pulling the beret down over the top of her head as the images in the catalogue and on the site would have you believe. It might just be my copy of the beret, though. I don't mind because I don't put it on her that way, though. Goo, does your beret have elastic to stretch on over the head?
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Post by Tiff02 on Oct 29, 2007 14:02:40 GMT -5
This outfit was worn by Molly in the book Molly's Surprise. It is also worn by Molly in the movie Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front. It was introduced as the Evergreen Velvet Dress in 1986. In 1993 the design was changed to include decorative white pearl buttons on the front of the bodice, in 1995 the description of the dress changed from "snow white lace" to "ecru lace," and in 1997 the description of the bows changed from "white" to "cream." In December 2008 the name of the outfit changed to Christmas Dress. It retired with Molly's archival in 2013.Molly’s Christmas dress of evergreen velvet has collar and cuffs of snow white lace, and white pearl buttons down the front. Styled with a princess waistline, it’s full circle skirt twirls when Molly spins around. It comes with crisp white bows for her braids. Even her pesty brother Ricky must admit Molly looks beautiful in this outfit.This is a review of the Mattel version of Molly's Christmas dress. This dress is made of a really nice thick velvet material. I've never seen the PM version in person, but I'm pretty sure it measures up quite nicely to the feel of the PM version. This Mattel version also features a full round skirt that twirls when she spins around. The only difference is that the Mattel version features six buttons that go down the front of the bodice, which I think adds a nice touch. The lace is also different, which doesn't make it look as nice as the previous version but it doesn't really make it look any worse (if that makes sense). Regardless of the lace, it's still a very lovely dress and worth buying for any doll. This dress can never go out of style. It includes cream colored ribbons for her hair. Grade: A Full skirt makes for a beautiful curtsy.Buttons down the front.Close-up of the lace.ETA: my grade, duh.
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Post by Tiff02 on Aug 20, 2006 2:01:00 GMT -5
This was also my first Molly outfit. And I also agree that this will never go out of style. Here's a closer look at the green hair ribbons:
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Post by Tiff02 on Sept 16, 2007 23:15:04 GMT -5
My sister got his last year and its really nice. The only problem she has is w/ the locket. Hers doesn't snap close. Does anyone else has this problem? I have Molly's locket that I got back in '95 and hers is fine. Should we try to get Sam's replaced?
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