Amazing Sale on AG Cecile and Marie-Grace SOLD OUT

Hey everyone, just a quick heads up this morning.  There is an amazing sale on Cecile and Marie-Grace today at American Girl.  The offer is good through tomorrow morning (12/6/12) at 8:15 Central time (or while supplies last).  Cecile and Marie Grace are just $50 each, including their accessories!  Their Half-Canopy bed is also on sale for just $50.  I thought this might be useful to some of you who are still preparing for Christmas. :)  I'd like to thank AGPlaythings for making me aware of this sale.

I tried going to the website and clicking on Marie-Grace and Cecile and I couldn't get it to work, but after some research on AGPlaythings, I found a direct link to the sale.  Click HERE to see the amazing deals.

I hope this is a help to some of you.  Happy shopping! :)

UPDATE:  Wowee, it's only been an hour and they already appear to be sold out!!  Sorry that this didn't give you much warning. :(

25% Off all Cecile and Marie-Grace at Americangirl.com

Hey guys!  Just a quick post today.  Americangirl.com is offering 25% off all Cecile and Marie-Grace items through November 13th.   I thought I'd mention it just in case anyone was interested. :)  This offer is also good on the anniversary edition mini dolls! :D 

The free shipping code has expired, but even so, this is a great deal if you were already thinking about purchasing any Cecile and Marie-Grace stuff. :)  [By the way, I know they're now saying "Marie-Grace and Cecile" on their site, but they had them listed as "Cecile and Marie-Grace" for so long that I can't think of them any other way. Silly, huh? ;)]

Have a great day, everyone!

Free Shipping on All Cecile and Marie-Grace Items at Americangirl.com! :)

Hey everyone!  Just thought I'd bring this up for those of you who didn't know yet.  From now until October 23rd, all Cecile and Marie-Grace items have free shipping! :)  The items themselves are still pretty expensive, but if you were already planning on adding to your collection, this gives you a great break in the price, especially if you purchase more than one item.  Included in this promotion are the special edition Cecile and Marie-Grace dolls!   Shipping is usually an additional $4.95 for the mini dolls. 

If I had unlimited funds and wanted to be a bad girl, ;) this is what I would add to my cart:

Mini Cecile (she is so adorable in this dress!)...

...and the matching 18" doll-sized dress.  This dress is $28, and shipping is usually $7.95!!  I would use these for my Emma doll.  I think the green accents on the dress would look great with her eyes. :)

If I could justify spending more, I would.  But since I just ordered Hayden, I'm going to be a good girl and pass these up.  I've also thought that if I happened to be fortunate enough to win the Doll Wardrobe's contest, I'd use the $20 towards mini Cecile, so it's silly to spend the money now, just in case.  I must confess, though, if the winner is announced before this promotion ends on the 23rd, and I'm not it, I'll be tempted to get mini Cecile anyway! :}  That is, if there are any left by then.  The anniversary minis were made in limited quantities, and I can't help wondering if they made less of Cecile and Marie-Grace since they were the last in the series. 

Anyway, no matter what happens with me, I wanted to pass the word along to all the rest of you. :)  Click HERE to go straight to the Cecile and Marie-Grace page at Americangirl.com. :) 

So, will any of you be tempted to take advantage of this special offer?  What's on your wishlist? :)

Mini Doll Discussion

I know there's been a lot of hype lately about the new historical dolls being released by American Girl:  Cecile and Marie-Grace.  Some of you may have wondered why I haven't had much to say about them.  Frankly, it seemed like I had nothing valuable to add to the countless announcements and opinions already in cyberspace.  And it seemed silly to bring up a discussion about them when everyone else had already been talking about them for weeks.

So, for those of you who even care about my opinion, I think Cecile is pretty, but her curly hair does NOT look fun to work with.  I've pretty much decided I won't ever get a doll with hair that curly (unless someone is giving them away...I think I could live with a free curly-haired doll). :)  I don't mind Marie-Grace's coloring, but I'm not completely sold on her face mold. 

Anyway, the reason I'm bringing this up now is because I was just on Amazon.com and saw that they had pictures of the Cecile and Marie-Grace mini dolls. :D

Now, I don't know how many of you saw the pics of these mini dolls on Barnes&Noble.com.  For those of you who didn't, I've included them here:

I have no idea whose brilliant idea it was to photograph the dolls from this angle (hint: sarcasm warning).  Marie-Grace looks okay, but Cecile?  Yikes!! She looks a little bit on the creepy side.

After seeing the above pics, I'd pretty much decided that Marie-Grace was cute, but I'd pass on Cecile.  Even Marie-Grace wasn't an "Oh, wow!  She's cute," but more of a "Hmm, cute."  Then, I saw the pics on Amazon.com today:

Can I just say I am completely in love with mini Cecile now?  It's amazing what a difference a picture makes!  She is just darling!  Interestingly enough, Marie-Grace actually looked better in the Barnes & Noble picture.  While the lighting and coloring is better, I really don't care for the way they painted her face.  And the new face mold tends to make her look buck-toothed!  You can't tell as much from this pic, but if you go to Amazon.com and zoom in on her face, you'll see what I mean. 

So, I guess the main point of this post is that I'm really excited about mini Cecile now.  Funny, this is the most excited I've been about anything in the new collection.  Which I guess is a good thing, considering that I have my heart set on My AG #55. :)  But every doll needs her own doll, right? ;)  I think mini Cecile would be perfect for Hayden. :D