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I love to do what you are doing but I 51 years old and my husband let me take camping and travel place but use stay near by are tent or in hotel room I do take my doll out to a park area to have some fun. My doll have names
I took the head off a doll for the first time soon after watching this and was surprised to find knots on their limb elastic too! I’d never seen that in a video before this. You did such a good job cleaning up your doll after her mishap! I’d have never known. And, I can’t wait to see your video when you give a doll breast implants!!! lol!😂 🥰
That looks like a very educational and interesting tour. And I definitely learned some things watching this. No, I can not imagine sewing by candlelight! I love that you take your dolls out, stick up for yourself, and just laugh about peoples’ reactions! Addy on the subway sitting next to some random guy! lol!😂
it looks like you and your doll had a good time at the store. you found lots of items that could work for the dolls. I should take a trip to the craft store.
you did a real good job putting the doll back together and cleaning her up. i've never seen a doll apart before. I'm sorry she got all wet to begin with and that you had to clean her up. real nice vacation pics, i like the beach.
thats a very cool museum. I like the old doll accessories that the american girl used the make. very nice video thanks for sharing the museum and taking Addy with you.
You’re sooo welcome and I’m glad you enjoyed my video. I totally agree. I miss the old accessories to the dolls collections and wish they would bring them back plus some.
How cute to take Addy on this historical tour! I am so glad that the museum allowed you to take her through. I’m sorry you had that unfortunate interaction with that Woman. How unkind of her. I am happy you continued to enjoy your tour with Addy. I can’t wait to see Addy’s room in your doll house. 😃
Right?! I had so much fun bringing Addy with me. As you said, thankfully, the Museum , let me bring her in with me. Minus that unfortunate experience with that woman it was a fantastic day. 🥰
OK, I read through all the comments to make sure I wasn't being redundant, but I don't think I see it noted anywhere else. I believe you put the white plastic cups in backwards when you put them back in the limbs. I was worried they were going to come out because of that, but she looked solid and good as new, so maybe it's not as critical as I'd assumed to put them back in the same way AG does. Also...holy crap are you prepared. I can't believe you were able to do that while ON VACATION. Did you take magic eraser with you everywhere you go? I'm impressed, Jo! And lastly, my 4.5 yr old usually doesn't show an interest in agtube but she really liked that you showed *videos* of the dolls on the beach and commented that "people usually put pictures but not videos. I like it."
Oh my goodness, I put the cups in backwards, well, that tells you how often I do this sort of thing lol. Hopefully I’m not going to have any problems. If not, I’ll have to take her part apart again. Funny about the magic eraser ~ believe it or not, I found it at a small grocery store on the island. Thank you for sharing that your kiddo watched my video and enjoyed it. 🥰
I am ashamed to say I have passed that museum several times and never thought to stop thank you for reintroducing it to me I will check it out. I may even take the twins. Tenement fires were common an often fatal. lol you rock talking to her like that educate the masses. I like the washboard I had one of those as a child. We called it a juking board. The name is related to the motion of washing/rubbing the clothes on the boar I have never taken a real trip with my dolls. The guy on the railroad is texting his friends about you. Great video.
I laughed reading your comment about the guy on the railroad lol Definitely go, take the twins! It will be fun. For Mother’s Day this year I went to the Tenament Museum with my daughters, and it was so much fun. By the way, it’s so easy to miss all the awesomeness this museum offers since it blends in with the neighborhood. You are right about the fires being fatal - so many sad stories.
Thank you! I’m so glad you loved my video…makes me so happy! Yay - I am a history nut too! I totally agree with you about learning about what people had to deal with - there is always so much to learn ☺️
I love history museums. I have also been collecting American Girl since my three daughters (now 37, 41, and 42) were little - beginning with Pleasant Company. I couldn’t afford the accessories at that time so I poured over the catalog and made replicas of the items. I have early Samantha, Kirsten and Felicity dolls in mint condition. I also created an Outlander doll and purchased Tenney and her stage when she was released. I want to build a huge house but just don’t have the space for it so I created foldable sets and furnishings for 20+ different rooms. I just photograph them, and then disassemble them. It is such a fun hobby! Great tour!
Thank you so much! That’s so cool that you made replica accessories! I also think it is so smart that you created the foldable rooms and can set up so many different scenes. Nice! ☺️🩷
If someone had been that rude to me I would have informed her that Addy was an American Girl doll born in 1855 and would have been 14 years old in 1869. I'm not familiar with Addy's story but I would have educated the woman about why you had her with you during this tour. I didn't get into history (I was more of a math and science person) when in grade school long before AG dolls were made but I would have told her that American Girl dolls gave a lot of young girls an interest in History with their dolls, stories, and time periods. Educating ignorant and rude people is more effective and she might have actually apologized for her behavior. Never had Borsch so don't know if I'd like it or not. I do like beets but if it has tomatoes in it I might not like it. I've had Gazpacho (in Spain) and love that (I know it's not the same but that is tomato based.).
Hi! Trust me, I did give her an education and she was rude throughout the discussion and at a certain point I realized that "educating" her wasn't worth my energy so I just disengaged. You are spot on and completely right! After I "educated" the person at the front desk who wanted me to put Addy in the locker that person had a change of heart and totally understood why I brought Addy to the exhibit. Typically there are no tomatoes in borscht and you can eat it cold or hot, but my preference is hot. I appreciate your comments :)
What a wonderful tour of the museum exhibit. I am glad you were able to take photos and to take Addy through the exhibit with you. She was the perfect guest to connect with her 1864 history and the real items in her collection! I am glad the museum was able to understand Addy’s place in history and see her more than just an unnecessary toy. I don’t know what was up with the woman who was rude to you other than not understanding why an adult would have a doll in public and not knowing how to react when she saw you. I live in New Mexico and have Josefina and her whole collection. El Rancho de Las Golondrinas is the living history museum near Santa Fe that was used to research her story. My Josefina has been there once. I have had other dolls there regularly, including taking my CYO to the Santa Fe Renaissance Faire. If anyone is interested, I have a few slideshow videos on my RU-vid channel.
I’m going to check out the videos/slideshows - thank you for sharing. That woman clearly wasn’t thinking. I attempted to enlighten her, but she didn’t get it so I didn’t waste energy on her. I’m glad you enjoyed my video. I love taking my dolls on adventures ☺️
I've never heard of Fire Island. But it looks like such a fun vacation spot. All my dolls have names. If my dolls came with a name I leave them with that name. And then I have fun naming the TM dolls that I have. The TM dolls get first and middle names. I love that you took your dolls with you on vacation. So fun. Wow, you did such an amazing job rehabbing Sophie. She looks so great. I love the little necklaces. I enjoyed all the pictures and videos. I'm so glad you had a wonderful vacation.
@@katherinejohnson4184 awe thank you so much! I’m so blessed to have been able to escape for a week. That’s great that all your dolls have names, good for you! Rehabbing Sophie was a little touch and go since I didn’t have the necessary tools and even a mesh bag to wash her stuffing in, but I improvised and that’s all that matters, right? ☺️
I took Luciana to Cocoa Beach, Florida. Cocoa Beach is right near Cape Canaveral. We went to a satellite launch in early 2020, just before COVID lockdowns. I was trying to get a shot of Luci standing in the water when a wave took her out. Luckily, she fell backwards and only got a little wet. I just undressed her to get the wet suit off and let her sun dry. I don’t think I did anything else. If I had a doll get totally wet like you did, I’d do exactly as you did, unstuffed her and unstring her. I’d wash her either by hand or in a washing machine (stuffing goes in a lingerie bag). Dry inside of limbs do not mold grows and then restring and restuff.
That was a pretty cool experience to go to watch a launch! After reading your comments, you totally get what I was going through to a certain degree and you came up with a good plan if your girl got soaked like mine. You’re right a lingerie bag would’ve been ideal but unfortunately they didn’t have one of those in the beach house so I used a pillowcase and improvised lol
AG doesn’t use the metal crimp rings anymore. They just tie knots to attach the limbs. That’s why newer folks get loose limbs so fast. My first new dolls that I got in 2009 came straight from AG with knots and loose limbs. I restrung them and used crimp rings and knots. So your doll might not have been rehabbed before, just came from AG that way. Sophie looks better than ever!
Thank you and Thanks for sharing that information with me. I didn’t realize that they don’t use crimps anymore. Which is quite natural for me since I don’t take my dolls apart and restring them often because they don’t get played with enough to get loose limbs.
AG doesn’t use the metal crimp rings anymore. They just tie knots to attach the limbs. That’s why newer folks get loose limbs so fast. My first new dolls that I got in 2009 came straight from AG with knots and loose limbs. I restrung them and used crimp rings and knots. So your doll might not have been rehabbed before, just came from AG that way.
Thanks for enlightening me! I’m so glad you watched this video. How did you come to know this fact about not using crimp rings anymore? Did you just figure it out by taking your own dolls apart?
@@dolltimewithkayla I’m so happy to hear this - there’s plenty to watch lol Right?! The store is magical - perfect way of describing it 🥰 I’m overdue for another store tour and need to get working on that.
i love this! i took my dolls to the beach a few months ago and it was so fun! the sand and wind really just do their own thing. what a wild memory to share with your doll sofie ! nice job fixing her up in a pinch ☺️ also adore the pleasant company swimsuits
Right the PC swimsuits are so nice! You’re absolutely right the sand and wind just do their thing and it’s just something we have to suck up if we want to get some cool beach pictures lol
@@desnakellum-yanzuk2217 you’re right about that I guess I like living on the edge lol. But I was pretty far back from the water and avoided that situation from happening again.
Soif i get this right you went to have fun but ended up working most of the vacation with restoration, that sucks so sorry for that but she was worth saving.
Yes, you got it right! I had to work on restoring Sophie - it was a lot of work, but it wasn’t too bad. Luckily, I don’t have a I had a lot of time to do what I wanted to do 🏖️🤗
You fixed up Sophie so well, Joe; she looks better than ever! Love that PC black bathing suit. Your blonde doll is a real cutie too. We love taking our dolls to the beach. I got our 67 in Florida, and named her after our favorite island there, Sanibel. It was fun posing our Sanibel on the island of Sanibel. We also took Joss to the beach when she was released. We love doll beach pics. 🐚🐠 So glad you had a nice vacation. 🌴 We just had a mini vacation in NYC and got Rapunzel the day she was released at AG Place NYC. Such a nice store. 💜 Have a great week. ❤And as usual, I'm having trouble replying back, after folks reply to my comments. It's very frustrating. I'm not sure why this is happening to me. So, if you reply to my comment, and don't hear back from me, you'll know why. 😆
That’s a bummer that you were having problems commenting because you always leave such thoughtful comments and I just love all your little emoji’s. Well first off congratulations to you that you got Rapunzel.!! YAY!! Beach pictures of the best and I love the fact that you named number 67 after Sanibel Island. I think the PC bathing suits are really well-made and the dolls look stunning in them or at least a few PC bathing suits I have. I’ve really wanted to go through my collection and find every outfit with a PC tag on it and do a video because the quality is so much better than the newer stuff. I don’t mean to complain, but I just completely appreciate the quality of the older items. 🥰
What a fun idea to take your dolls on vacation! My favourite place to go on vacation is Summerland, BC. It’s a beautiful warm climate with wineries, fruit stands, shopping and best of all my dear friends who I stay with. I did bring two dolls with me last summer and they were amused that I was filming them around their beautiful property. 😊How horrifying to have your doll get so wet and sandy at the beach! What a process to get her clean. Incredible. It made a great story for your video though! So entertaining. Sophie looks amazing. Thank you. 😌👍
@@CherishedDollFriends yes! Rehabbing Sophie made a great story for my video and she is much better now. Wow - Summerland, BC sounds like a place I would visit. It’s nice to hear that. Your friends are excepting of your dolls, even though they were a bit amused. 🥰
I love this video looking at the beach.The outfits, everything about this video was perfect. sorry about what happened to you while trying to take your videos, but Iso happy that you were able to restore Sophy. Thank you so much for making the video. I know it's not e c.I'm glad that you'll enjoy your vacation. I wish I would have been there with you.I would bring some of my dolls. Lol
@@annettefedd488 we would have so much fun if we were together with our dolls on the beach. Thank you so much for your kind words I definitely could’ve use them when I was feeling slightly stressed after being taken down by a wave. I’m so glad I was able to make this video and include most of my dolls restoration. 🏖️☺️
I have 146 dolls,and all of them have names, personalities and backstories. There are several families. My mini me has the largest family. I recently FINALLY have ALL 146 in one room sadly, I'm moving. Now part of the House Hunt is a large enough room for my Dollcave and ALL my dolls and ALL of their stuff.
@@rhondalong152 wowza! 146 dolls …I love it! I need to count mine. All the best to you with the house hunting and move. Sending positive vibes your way for a place that has a nice sized doll cave 🥰 🏠
I don’t name my dolls I often don’t remember their numbers for the truly me dolls. My main collection is historical so they have names as do the girl of the year dolls. Sofia and Agnes look like they are have a relaxing vacation.I am glad you were able to fix your doll. I love the BBL. I thought you would have to take out her eyes. The pleasant company suits are really nice. Those suits are on my list. No we never have lol because I was afraid the girls would put them in the water. I hope you and the family had some time to relax also. We just came back from vacation in Florida and the girls had a ball. We even went to the Orlando AG store. That was the first store I went to that was not New York.
@@user-de6wx1sx3b that’s so cool that you got to visit the AG Orlando store!! Well, I guess since your main collection is historical and they already have names along with the girls of the year there would be no need for you to have to name your dolls. It can be a pretty daunting task and I admire people that name many dolls, and can tell you that will not be me. I have a handful of dolls in my mind that I want to assign names to in addition to the ones who already have names so basically the truly me or custom dolls. Thankfully, I didn’t have to take her eyes out because (I didn’t show you guys this) I was banging her head around to get the sand out and I used Q-tips to work around the eye sockets to get it out as well. I also turned her upside down and many other ways to drain any water that might’ve been behind the eyeballs. I’m so glad you mentioned her BLL because I thought it came out great lol
