Magical Merchandise: Disney American Girl Dolls

Happy Monday Friends!  It has been SO long since I've done a post about Disney merchandise.  Although I've saved photos of products here and there over the past year and a half, there's absolutely no way that I'll ever get "caught up" with them.  But I would like to get back into posting about merchandise more regularly.  So today I've made a special selection to get back into my Magical Merchandise Monday blog segment.

I believe I've briefly told you about my obsession with American Girl Dolls when I was younger.  Felicity was my absolute favorite, but I also had Samantha and a doll that looked like me.  I would spend hours pouring over the catalog when it arrived in the mail.  I always loved the little miniature foods and accessories.  Even as I grew older, my American Girl Dolls were very special to me, and I've taken extra care of them.

So you can imagine my surprise when one day, I opened my email inbox to discover that American Girl was making Disney Princess dolls!  It's like a dream come true!

In July of 2023, AG released three limited edition American Girl Doll Collector Series dolls to coincide with Disney's 100th anniversary celebration.  (I had every intention of posting about the dolls on here... and then a few weeks later my world came crashing down.)  The first three dolls released were Rapunzel, Belle and Jasmine.  Swarovski partnered with AG for the collector dolls and they had tons of sparkle and details on their outfits.  The dolls were limited to 4,000 of each design and they retailed for $300.

At the time, I remember thinking that $300 was a little more expensive than what I would want to spend on one of them.  But looking back, I wish I had splurged and gotten Rapunzel.  The intricate details on her dress are absolutely stunning!

But thankfully, I didn't totally miss out as this was only the beginning of the Disney and American Girl collaboration.  Since the original collector series, AG has also made more standard play dolls for little girls.  So when I saw these... I knew I had to get them.

In February of 2024, they released the first general dolls: Tiana, Ariel and Cinderella... along with other outfits and accessory packs (with sidekicks!) for each of them.

In July of 2024, they released limited edition versions of Anna and Elsa as part of their Frozen American Girl Doll Collector Series dolls.

In August 2024, I was pleased to see that Rapunzel was back, but it was a simpler version of the doll instead of the Swarovski collector design.  However, I didn't care because I knew she would be mine someday.  She also had accessories with her release.  The only disappointing part of her release is that Rapunzel didn't come with another dress option like the original three general dolls did.

Back in November they released Moana to coincide with the release of Moana 2 in theaters.  The doll is beautiful, but Pua and Hei Hei really steal the show!

And this was where I thought today's posts about new Disney American Girl Dolls was going to end... but I happened to check my email less than 5 minutes before I had this post scheduled to go live at 2:30 PM and they have literally just released a general Belle doll.  (Talk about some good timing!)  So after a few quick adjustments and additions to my post, here's what the Belle doll released today looks like!

Aren't these adorable?!?!?  I'm obsessed... and I'm confident that American Girl will be releasing more of the Disney Princesses as time passes.  I can't wait to see who is next and what other outfits, accessories and side kicks she'll have available!

The reason I picked this for my first Magical Merchandise Monday post back, is that I am now the very proud owner of two of these Disney dolls.  For Christmas this year, I asked Santa for a lot of smaller paints and crafting supplies... but my "big items" were Rapunzel and Cinderella.  So Christmas morning, I was transported back in time 30 years as I delicately opened Rapunzel (from my Mom) and Cinderella (from Jeremy).

The dolls are so beautiful.  I won't lie, even though I knew what they were when I was opening them, it still made me a little bit teary eyed.  It brought me back to being a kid and feeling all of the wonder when I first opened Felicity and Samantha.  And the two accessory packs I got took my breath away.  Rapunzel's little paint set is perfection, and Cinderella's pink dress tugged at my heartstrings.  That scene of the mice and birds making her pink dress will always remind me of my Nana.

It's safe the say that American Girl has knocked it out of the park on these Disney dolls.  I am so happy they have partnered with Disney to bring these dolls to the current generation of little girls... and to those of us "big girls" who are still young at heart.  °o°

All photos are from the American Girl website, their facebook page or from marketing emails they sent me.  For more information, please visit their website.  (I also used American Girl Fandom Wiki to research information in this post.)

Small Shop Saturday: Halloween 2022

Happy Saturday!!!  It's been a hot minute since I shared a Small Shop Saturday post here on my blog so I thought it was time that I do another.  Since we're now well into spooky season, I figured it was time to share a few of my small shop Halloween finds with you!  However, I'm going to change it up a bit in execution.

Instead of doing a round up of items that I've found on Etsy (like I have in the past), I'm going to share a few small shops that I like to shop from with you!  Some of them will be familiar to my frequent fliers, but I thought I'd share them again anyways!  I've found some really fun stuff this year...  so let's check everything out!

Two Park Princesses

I love jewelry and it's such a simple way to add a little bit of magic to an outfit.  This year, Two Park Princesses released a few new Halloween necklace designs.  My favorite was the Boo To You Necklace.  It comes in purple and orange.

It would go really well with my necklace from last year, the Mickey Spiderweb design!

Another new design was the "Message From Beyond" Madame Leota Necklace.

The most popular new design this year was the "Spell On You" Necklace which is a very clever rendition of "book" from Hocus Pocus.  It sold out almost immediately, but I'm sure they'll bring it back again sometime between now and next year!

It would go well with the "Spell On You" Hocus Pocus Ring that I bought last year.  I love how they included three little stones to represent each Sanderson Sister!

Femme de Bloom

Melanie from Femme de Bloom always has a giant selection of earrings and jewelry.  I got quite a few Halloween earrings from her shop last year... but I had to add a few more from this year's new designs to my growing collection.  There are so many more spooky themes and designs to choose from, but here are a few of my favorites!

Park Native

I haven't talked about Park Native on my blog yet, but I discovered this shop through Instagram sometime last year.  As you know, I love accessories.  I've also always had a thing for hats.  I haven't worn them as much recently, but I have quite a collection of them that I've collected since college.  When I saw these berets, I was obsessed.  I have a few designs that I've already purchased.  My favorite Halloween design, that also returned this year was the Halloween Treats Beret.

The other spooky hat I have from last year, that was also restocked, is the Madame Leota Haunted Mansion beret.  It comes in black, teal, and two shades of purple.

This year, Park Native also debuted this new Mickey spiderweb design.  It comes in four different colors: black, orange, lime and purple!  I think it's really cute!

The Beheaded

Speaking of hats, another company I came across on "the gram" sometime last year was The Beheaded.  They made a limited edition Candy Corn Witch Hat last year that I completely fell in love with.  This year, they made a new version of it and I need it!

They also have witch hats in a bunch of other colors: black, purple, orange, lime, red, pink and more.  These are the perfect addition to any Halloween outfit!

Strange Cvlt 

Finally, I discovered StrangeCvlt a few weeks ago when I came across their Candy Corn shoes somewhere online.  I've wanted candy corn shoes for years and I haven't been able to find any.  These flats are everything and they would go perfectly with all of my candy corn outfits and accessories!  Unfortunately, they sold out in my size before I could buy them... but they're on my radar for next year!

However, I was able to snag these Jack-O-Lantern flats from Unique Vintage when they were on sale.  They came a few days ago and they're so cute!

I also got these Purple Velvet Bat Flats to go with my Haunted Mansion outfits! 

And there you have it!  I hope you enjoyed these fun products!  I absolutely love them and I think they're perfect to add some Halloween flair to your spooky season!  °o°

Please Note: Eliot and I are not affiliated with any of these shops and we will not earn anything if you purchase something from this post.  I just wanted to spread a little bit of magical good will by sharing some stuff that I love!  I know how much it means to small shops for their stuff to be shared.  All of these items are literally things that I've had my eye on or already purchased!  

All of these photos belong to the shop in which I've shared them from.  If you link them from this post, please attach them to their corresponding small shop!

Magical Merchandise: Other Online Christmas Finds

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!  I love the holidays and I love all of the festive merchandise items that are available to help make it a magical one!  This year, I found quite a few things available online!  So I thought I'd share those finds with you today!

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I enjoyed writing my Halloween post earlier this year so much that I knew I had to do one for Christmas as well.  These posts take up a ton of time between the photos, websites, and putting it all together.  But at the end, I'm so satisfied with the result!

So let's dive in to discover all of the festive holiday products that I found this year!

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HOME DECOR

Kohls had a ton of items this year.  They had merchandise in store before Halloween, and they also had stuff available online to purchase.  The first thing I went out to find were these Mickey and Minnie decorative pillows.

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They also had these cute Mickey Red Truck Christmas Tree Farm pillows.  Eliot and I also went searching stores to get a few of these for our living room!  Isn't it cute?

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Kohls also had a bunch of Christmas stockings in store and online this year.

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They also had a collection of plates and glasses.

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There were also other kitchen items like towels, placemats, pot holders and a mug!

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Finally, I was really surprised to see a small Disney village at Kohls!  These pieces were available online, but some stores also had them in stock!

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This year, Scentsy added a new Disney holiday design to their growing Disney tart warmer collection.  As soon as I saw this Christmas Tree with all of the characters, I knew we had to get one.  (We also bought one for my Mom that we gave her over Thanksgiving weekend.)  It's tiny in size, but boy is it adorable!  It even lights up!

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Department 56 came out with a ton of new items this year.  I've got more designs to show you next week.  For now, I'm showing you a few of my favorite new village designs.  First, I'm starting off with the one Eliot and I purchased for ourselves at the Yankee Candle Village back in October.  I really love this sweet Stuffed Animal Factory.

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Minnie's Cotton Candy reminds me of Eliot; he loves anything cotton candy flavored.

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My favorite from this year was Mickey's Gingerbread House.  I would love to have an entire little gingerbread village of Disney houses to put in our kitchen!

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Finally, this little village house really calls out to me.  The girl who makes mouse ear hats must get Mickey's Ear Hat Shop.  Eliot and I haven't bought it yet, but when I do, I plan to leave it on display in my office year round!

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PETS

We can't forget about man's furry friends.  This year, Chewy made a bunch of cute Disney dog toy designs.  I was very tempted to get a bunch of them for our future puppies, but so far I've behaved myself!

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I also really loved the Gingerbread house and these cookies for Santa.  I love cookies!

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Mickey and Friends toys

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Mickey and Friends Balls

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Mickey and Minnie Plush

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The most popular piece from the collection were there Mickey and Minnie peppermint plush.  A ton of people bought them to use as small accent decorative pillows!

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Finally, I also fell for this adorable Mickey Snowman!  Isn't he cute???

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ACCESSORIES

I can't talk about holiday accessories without starting with the hottest item of the year... Loungefly. This year, they released quite a few new holiday bags.  I saw different exclusive Christmas designs at Hot Topic, BoxLunch and other small shops, but today I wanted to focus on the main catalog items available at all Loungefly retailers.

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My favorite of all these designs were the Snowman bags.  Not only are they adorable, but I love how I can use them this winter as well as at Christmas time!

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I also thought the gingerbread designs were really cute!

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They're not Disney, but I had to include these adorable Peanuts and Elf products!

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My absolute favorite of all the Loungefly holiday bags was this Mickey and Minnie Gingerbread House exclusive from Loungefly's own website.  It sold out quickly but all the stress was totally worth it!  I absolutely adore this bag and my matching wallet!

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Harveys came out with a Disney collection this year called Mickey's Merry Christmas.  I loved these designs and was so excited to see the Mickey Gingerbread face bag that I've been dreaming of for years!  Naturally, I had to get him.  I also got myself the tote bag and the click and carry.  I just wish there had been a bag in the tartan plaid print!

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Two Park Princesses came out with two new holiday necklace designs as well as some earrings.  I really love the Christmas Tree design with Mickeys hidden throughout it but the Santa Mouse necklace was pretty cute too!

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Baublebar had a ton of cute Disney holiday designs this year.  I ended up buying the Disney Christmas Tree Earrings and the Wreath Earrings after they came in and out of stock a few times.  I lucked out that they re-stocked them around Black Friday and they were also doing a 30% off everything sale!  They're heavy but really sparkly!

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CLOTHING

Unique Vintage always has a ton of fun holiday designs.  My favorite this year were the two different Santa dresses.  First, there's the Glennie sleeveless dress.  I think this one would be perfect to wear down in sunny Florida!

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I also really liked the Frannie Santa dress.  This one seems more practical for the cold Maine winter season with it's long sleeves.

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I also really liked this Peanuts skirt.  I actually bought this one because I thought it might sell out and I really wanted it to match my Peanuts Loungefly bag!

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Kohls had a bunch of different holiday clothing.  I always check their website for family pajamas.  This year, they had a new Mickey and Minnie design.

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They also had a bunch of different family shirts this year!  I thought this was a great idea since most families going to Disney aren't going to wear their pajamas to the parks.  This way, you have matching pajamas for home and coordinating or matching shirts for the parks!  First, there were Mickey and Minnie family shirts.

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They also had these fun Stitch designs.  Merry Stitchmas!

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They had long sleeve Mickey designs.  (They remind me of the stockings from Kohls!)

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Finally, they had Grogu (also known as Baby Yoda) shirts!  Merry Force Be With You!

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Loungefly came out with a new dress for their Stitch Shoppe collection.  It was a really cute print that looked like a Christmas tree with ornaments of our favorite characters and ornaments inspired by them.  I also liked how it brought in pink with the belt!

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The details on it are really cute!  I didn't buy it yet, but I do have it on my list!

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Torrid released a bunch of Disney holiday clothing this year.  Like many stores, their merchandise trickled in as a result of the global shipping problems.  Unfortunately, the Donald sweater shown below never even showed up online at all. 

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They also had these cute Disney Leggings that I bought.  I didn't get the plaid Mickey shoes, but they are still on my wish list!

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This Disney Tunic Shirt was also fun and festive.

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I thought this Winnie the Pooh Shirt would be great for Christmas and winter.

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I thought this Pluto Shirt was really cute too!  It would be cute to wear out shopping!

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These Mickey Pajamas look really comfortable.

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I also like this fuzzy Mickey Jacket.

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They also had Mickey and Minnie sports bras and underwear.

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I really love this Mickey and Minnie Mistletoe Sweater.

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This Mickey and Friends Sweatshirt is really cute and it was the first thing to sell out.

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My favorite new item from Torrid this season were these Mickey Plaid Pants.  I love buffalo plaid and these pants with Mickeys on them are adorable.  I bought them and I absolutely love them.  I might have to get a few more pairs of them!

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Hot Topic partnered with Her Universe again and they had a bunch of holiday items.

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I thought this Mickey Shirt was simple and festive; I just bought it when it was on sale.

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These Disney Holiday Leggings are also fun and festive!

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I love how this Mickey Sweatshirt looks like a fair isle sweater.

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I think this Mickey Skirtall was my favorite piece from the collection.  I just got this too!

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Finally, I bought this Mickey and Minnie Sweater as soon as they added it to the website.  It wasn't nearly as popular as the infamous candy corn sweater from Halloween, but I thought this was also really cute!  It's pretty comfortable too!

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And there you have it!  I love all of these festive holiday finds!  I hope you enjoyed exploring them all on my post!  Any of these products are sure to add a bit of magic to your Christmas season!  Happy Holidays everyone!!!  °o°