Our Dollygirl was recently given a Samantha doll by her Grandpa Squirrel. Samantha is a "retired" American Girl doll, so she was acquired through E-bay. She is in very good condition and is missing only her shoes. Samantha, if you're not up on your American Girls, is a well-off eleven-year old from 1904. Dollygirl wanted her to feel at home, so to speak.
We
found out that Samantha was coming last Sunday night. By the time the package arrived on Tuesday, Dollygirl had already carved out an extra doll-space in her room, made a bed from a box, and contrived some Edwardian-inspired bedding.
She had previously borrowed a pair of pajamas from her doll-playing friends around the corner, so Mama Squirrel's nightwear services were not required. In fact, this is one doll setup that Dollygirl has managed almost completely on her own. (We do have the free downloaded patterns for "Samantha's Pretty Clothes.")
Samantha's homemade bedroom furniture includes not only the bed but a washstand (also from a box) with a Mylar mirror, and a nightstand from a plastic container.
She also has a small (real) copy of The Wizard of Oz (Dollygirl says it's Samantha's favourite book), a Madame Alexander Oz doll (McDonald's giveaway), a sewing basket with an embroidery project that we scavenged from a Little Women treasure chest, and some mini paper dolls (same). Dollygirl made her a lunch basket with a plastic peach, a Sculpey roll, and a cookie (all things she had already), and she's working on some school supplies.
All without having to so much as shake Dollygirl's piggy bank. Or ours. (The Springfield doll line, at Michael's, apparently includes some plain black shoes that should fit Samantha's feet, and that shouldn't set us back much.)
I am very proud of my next-generation frugal-hacker.
Linked from Festival of Frugality #388 at The Frugal Toad.
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