The Darling Doll Blog Award

Hey, y'all! It feels good to be back! Long hours of school can wear on a girl... But, this past week, I was nominated by L.Rose from The Fellowship of the Dolls for the Darling Doll Blog Award! Thanks so much, L! If you haven't ever visited her blog before, I would suggest you go do so! She's so nice!

 

 

L.Rose's questions for me where...

 

1.) If you could bring back a retired doll from AG, which one would it be?

Definitely Kanani. I love her so much! She has the most beautiful hair, and I also love how she's Hawaiian. That's pretty different from a lot of the other AG dolls. Anyone know where I can get her? (insert winky face here.)

 

2.) If you had to get rid of all of your dolls but one, which one would you keep?

This is always a hard question! Especially since you can't buy my dolls in the stores anymore- except for Samantha. I would probably keep Emily... Or Samantha... GRR! I always put myself into the scenario of "If the house was on fire, and I could only grab one doll, who would I grab?" And my gut says Samantha, but I love Emily too! This is awful... OK, I probably would keep Samantha. (As I continue to have second thoughts...)

 

3.) What do you want a future GOTY to be like?

Hmm... A future GOTY... You know, it would be kinda cool if AG had a GOTY that had parents who worked at a Renaissance Faire or something, so she would be able to wear super cool outfits when she's there with them! That would be pretty epic... She loves dressing up for the Faire, but her school friends think it's dorky, or geeky, so she pretends to agree, while the whole time hiding that she loves the Faire. But eventually she finds the strength to tell them what she really feels, because she realizes that if they are her true friends, then they will understand. Or she could honestly be embarrassed that her parents think dressing up in costumes and parading around in them is cool. Brainstorm--- her parents are dressed for work and pick her up from school on their way to the Faire... FLAMING RED FACE OF EMBARRASSMENT. Am I awful, or what? And she personally wants to escape from them and travel the world, but one day, she realizes the most horrible thing-- she actually enjoys the Renaissance Faire! Maybe she has a period time where she can't go, and she feels this big hole inside her as time goes on. That is when she realizes that she actually misses the Faire. Sorry for the long paragraph, I just got into the brainstorming process!

 

4.) Scarves or shoes?

Another torturous question! Probably scarves... I have so many! But then again, I have a lot of shoes too. Thanks for asking such hard questions, L! (haha!)

 

5.) How long have you been blogging?

I actually haven't been blogging that long on here! Although it's been less than a year still, it's been so fun! I'm really looking forward to what the future holds!

 

So, I now nominate-
Hayley from DollDIYs
Polka Dot Bee
Amaya from Fun With AG Fan
Jessica Rae from Darling Dolls
Madison Lorfing from Delightful World of Dolls

 

Here are your questions!

1.) What doll is next up on your wish list?

2.) If your doll(s) could have any pet that they wanted, what would they choose?

3.) What are some of your favorite things to do?

4.) What do you think about Grace, the new GOTY?

5.) If your doll(s) could come to life, what do you think they would say to you?

 

Go to it!

 

XOXO, Ginger Spice

Blogger Recognition Award

Hey, y'all! I'm so excited to have been nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award! Thank you Christian Homeschooler for your nomination!

 

 

Here are the rules-

 

1.) Select 15 other blogs you want to give the award to. Do some digging if you must! Find those blogs. You cannot nominate yourself, or the person who has nominated you.

 

2.) Write a post to show off your award! Give a brief story of how your blog got started, and give a piece or two of advice to new bloggers. Thank whoever nominated you, and provide a link to their blog. List who you’ve nominated in the post.

 

3.) Make sure to also attach the award itself! (You can do this by right-clicking, saving, and uploading the image above.)

 

4.) Comment on each blog and let them know you’ve nominated them. Provide a link to the award post you created.

 

5.) Provide a link to the original post on Edge of Night. That way, anyone can find the original guidelines and post if needed, and we can keep it from mutating and becoming confusing! (It happens LOL)

 

Note: You can decline the award if you don’t feel up to doing the above, but remember-you have to earn it by doing the work!

 

Alrighty then, here we go!

My blog got started because I love dolls and stuffed animals, but I didn't feel right spending money on them if they were just going to sit on my shelves. I was telling my friend Emma about that, and she suggested that I start a doll blog! She told me that she thought I would be really good at it, since it would be combining two things I love- dolls and writing. I put it off for a while, but while I was spending the night at Emma's place one night, she finally convinced me to do it. She was the one who suggested that I come up with a fun alias too! We bounced around ideas for my alias and my blog name until we came up with what I have now. I set up my blog the next day, and the rest is history! (tee hee...)

 

As for the two bits of advice for new bloggers--

 

1.) Your blog design is the first thing that people notice when they visit your blog. So make sure that your look is appealing! Not just the header, but the body of your blog, including the actual blog post. I've visited at least one blog before that had a painfully bright background, so I didn't stick around for very long. Also, don't make your font color too light or too small, or no one will be able to read your post! And try to make sure that your grammar and spelling is correct. But no one is perfect!

 

2.) Post often. If you don't post often, then no one will remember to come back! Also, try to make your readers feel at home on your blog. Respond to comments, make connections with fellow bloggers, ask those bloggers to visit your blog, request feedback, and always be kind. Your blog should be a place that brings your readers into your world. Make them want to come back to your world!

 

Now for the nominees. I don't think that I visit fifteen blogs yet, but here are the people that I'm nominating-

Jaclynn from Little House of American Girl

Kathryn from The Best Loved Dolls

Abigail from The Dolls of Maple Street

 

Everyone else that I thought of, had already been nominated! If I forgot some people that haven't been nominated, consider this an open invite to be nominated!

 

XOXO Ginger Spice