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I have decided that today's photos need to be from Behind the Scenes.  Last November you may remember my friend Kat came over and took some photos of my dolls.  I then digitally edited them, and woah-la, we have some photos that look really nice to post on the web. :0)  But how did we do it all?  Here is a photo that will show you (a little) of how we did it:
Our sleeping bags are in the corner, but here is some of the stuff that we used!  (The poster that says "SUPER FORMULA" is from a dance prop). 

Here is another photo:
More stuff... this isn't even everything!  There was a lot that we didn't use, and a lot that we did use that's not in these photos. 

Besides the "physical items" there is hair, and outfits, and posing that all takes time.  Then you have to clean up... taking out, is no problem but putting away is a pain and no fun. :0)  That is what really takes the time; the time that I just don't have during the school year very often.  I try to do it when I can, and will do more in the summer and as the weather gets better.  Today was just SO windy, everyone would have fallen over within seconds! 

I will try to post some new photos hopefully next weekend.

Have a great week everyone
~Lily
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Easter... 04/11/2012
 
I can't believe I forgot to post on here for Easter!  I did manage to put up a few pictures from Easter on my other page, but I never posted here!   I realize how often I don't post on this page.  I would say I am lucky if I post twice a month on this page... That's bad. 

Everyone is doing great.  I realize I haven't talked about my newest doll Nischi.  She is more of a collectable doll, but I do still occasionally hold her, and take photos of her.  I still can't believe how well her weight is distributed!  She is like holding a real baby.  Her face features, and finger nails are all hand painted, and to see the beauty

I took some photos of me and Nischi together, but am deciding whether to post them or not.  I need to do another photo shoot (spring 2012?), and will definitely find some photos for Nischi to be in.  She is just too cute to leave out.

This week I am on spring break, and am loving every minute of it.  Don't get me wrong- I definitely love school, but sometimes you need a break from the homework and the stress.

On Sunday, I finally got around to making a new twitter.  You may have noticed that my "Following" has dropped from >100 to around 45.  My new twitter is going to be my personal twitter, and I have de-followed them from the @agpixplace twitter.  But I am still following them, just on my personal twitter.

I will try to get some photos up from the spring soon.

Lily
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My friend Kat came over this weekend and we took some more photos.  I am so blessed to have such a wonderful friend in my life!  We had a blast and we have photoshopped a few.  Here is on with a Hawaiian beach behind it.  We have had wonderful weather in Ohio this spring, (unusually warm) but I would love a get-away and I'm sure Kat would love to join me. :)
Don't you just wish you could be there right now?  Doesn't the beach look wonderful?  I also would love snowcones, and even better I would love to meet Kanani in person... haha (yes I do know Kanani is not a person, at least the AG Kanani)...

I hope everyone has had a great April Fools' Day.  I haven't been able to think of any jokes to tell, that would not be too clasical (ie the spider).  If you have any let me know, and I will do my best to remember them for next year.

Have a great week
~Lily

PS: My mom has posted on her Doll Science blog.  I meant to tell you all a few weeks ago, but I believe I completely forgot.  Be sure to check it out!
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I realized this weekend that I never posted the photos of my dolls in the "snow" during the winter school break.  I know I have taken my dolls out into the real snow before, but this year, it was much easier (and warmer) to do the photos from inside.   I took the photos on a window sill of a big picture window.  This way I could get the photos so the dolls looked like they were outside. 

Here are a few.
Jess making a snow angel.
Cecile and Bud taking a walk in the snow. 
Rachel making a snow angel. 

I will try to upload some more "springy" photos next weekend.  I can't believe how fast time has flown.  The end of our 3rd quarter is this Friday!  Can you believe how fast the school year has gone by?  It feels like just yesterday I was coming back from winter break.

Our weather here has been wonderful.  I am sure it is not to stay, but try to enjoy the nice weather (if you have nice weather) while it lasts,
Lily
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Hello Everyone,
I can't believe I have not posted in over a month.  I have been busy and truly haven't had much time to dedicate towards photo-taking or posting.  I have so much to tell you and show you and I don't know if I should start present and work backwards or vise-versa.  Any ideas?

Before I go too far, I do want to take a moment to let everyone know that our house has not had any damage from the storms.  We were very lucky in the Cincinnati area.  Kentucky, and SE Indiana were unfortunately not so lucky (as you have heard I am sure).  I hope that those who lost loved ones, know that not everyone may be able to empathize with them, but that everyone does sympathize their family. 

Moving on to some more positive and upbeat things...  This week, I am going to show you some photos of some American Girl items that I recently got.   am going to show them to you slowly.  As always, feel free to email me photos of activities you have done with your dolls, or any of the doll accessories.  I would love to hear from you!

Here are some photos.
Here is everything in the box.  The fruit came in a little bag (and so did the beignets.  But I left everything in the bowl, and the beignets on the plate for convenience.  I took off the pineapple because the box would not close otherwise. :)
Here's the water pitcher and cups.  Aren't the designs beautiful?
Here is the fruit and the bowl.  I love how the fruit looks so real.
The food that you HAVE to eat if you go to New Orleans... Beignets!  I had them when I was there in 2007 at Cafe duMonde and I loved them. :)  The secret though is to get to Cafe duMonde EARLY because it get very crowded very early.

I apologzie again for not posting in the last month.  My life is so crazy this spring, and the weeks and weekends just truly fly by.  I will do my best to post weekly though for the remainder of the year.  We haven't had any snow days this year which is very unusual.  We have had snow 4 times, but 2 of the times it didn't stick on the ground. 

Follow me on twitter to find out if I have posted or will be posting.

~Lily
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I can't believe this is the 5th week I have done a Guess that Picture!  Friday was my first math test of the semester, and we had a fire drill near the end, so I'm not sure how great I did.  Thankfully we have re-takes!

Here is the photo I posted last Sunday (without any modifications!).
Loran is on the LEFT and Jabrai is on the RIGHT!  You had it right on Priya!  Thanks so much for participating every week!

Here is the photo for this next week:

Your question for the next week (that goes along with the photo) is where did this bulletin board end up???  I promise you have seen this photo before either in the Archived Photos, or in a Show and Tell Wednesday on my blog!

Next week there will be a photo story (I think...)!

~Lily
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Below is the Guess that Picture Answer from last week.  
This is Josefina's display case from the old American Girl Place.  I don't remember if this the same one at the new place! 

Here is Round 4's photo:
Your job is to guess which doll which doll is Loran.  (Think about both Loran and I have "L" names...).

I am sorry for not posting this sooner, I have had a long busy week and have been playing catch up today!!

~Lily
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I am sorry for not posting this sooner... I had every intention of doing so, but my mind was wrapped around going back to school tomorrow (making sure I had everything I needed), and a few other things!

I have never posted a photo that was pixelated mainly because whenever I attempted to pixelate a photo, it never worked!  However, I tried again tonight, and it worked!  Here is your photo for this week:
I tried not to make this photo too hard... ok, here is the question that goe along with it, you should be able to answer even if you haven't seen the photo.  This photo was taken at American Girl Place in Chicago (the old one) in 2007, which doll's story does this represent?? 

Again, I apologize for not posting any earlier, I just had my mind wrapped around so many other things!  I hope everyone has a great 4 day week.  I'll try to post sometime this week (perhaps a Show and Tell Wednesday on my blog).

~Lily
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Hey Everyone!
I know I haven't posted photos (especially Old and Recently Found Photos) in a long time.  I'm back though with some new photos, and new posts.  Today I am going to post a photo that I took in late June 2007.  I can't believe how much better my photography has gotten in the past 4 years!  It's incredible.  This photo was taken when I used my old camera before I got the one I have now.  It was  Coolpix, but it was from 2003, and a hand-me-down from my dad.  I used it until June 2008.  I still have the camera, because I can't part with it, but I no longer use it.

Here is the photo:
That photo is actually pretty descent.  Here is another though taken on the same day, that was't as nicely focused... ;0)
I will be back on later today (or tomorrow) to post a Guess that Picture!  I love hearing guesses, and I promise to try to make this one easier.  Let me know how hard it was when you make your guess.

Have a great Sunday!
Lily!!
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_Hey Everyone,
I finished "Ready to Fly" McKenna Brooks' 2nd book.  I really enjoyed it, and I would give it a 4.5 overall. 

I really love McKenna's overall character which is to just be yourself.  I really like that.  I really like how McKenna is willing to take the time to volunteer at Hearts and Horses, and how she supports her friends, no matter what decision they make. 

What I don't like about McKenna's story is when McKenna went to Hearts and Horses, she is very uncomfortable with people with disabilities.  I really don't like this and think American Girl should have left this out of the story.  I think she really doubts people's ability to do things based on their disability.  I don't think this is the way you should judge people, and while I know American Girl is trying to teach girls this, I think they could have approached the lesson in a different way. 

If you read the McKenna books or have any of her things, I would love to see photos and/or see your thoughts on the McKenna books and items.  Feel free to email reviews, or photos at agpixplace@gmail.com.  I'll be sure to post them on my website.

Have a great weekend,
Lily

PS: The Dolls have posted photos of Cecile on their page.  Be sure to check it out!  They have taken some snow photos that they would like to share as well... I don't know when that post is planned for, but I'll let you know if I hear anything!!
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