Another Fabulous Fashion Show! (By Molly)

Hi everyone, the summer's been going by so fast! We're waiting on our back to school lists to come in the mail so we can start our shopping. We're all hoping, (especially Kit) that we don't get the strictest teacher, Mrs. Tulip. Anyways, after seeing Marisol's amazing fashion show, we all wanted to show off some of our creations. So we decided we would have another fashion show! The only ones who were against the idea were Julie, Caroly, and Kaya, who had already started preparing for their picnic."But we have been preparing for this picnic all morning! Kaya and I even baked our fresh rosemary pie! But after some persuading, and a longing look to the rosemary pie, they reluctantly put down their picnic baskets and decided to compromise. They realized that doing a fashion show could be fun, but they would rather watch. When the three of them walked over to where the fashion show was being set up, only Chrissa and Jessica were the only ones helping to make the runway. After seeing that this was unfair, they decided to also come up with the rules. They consulted with each other for a few minutes, then called all the fashion designers and models into the room.


The Rules
1. Everyone must help decorate and make the runway
2. Everyone must also help clean up
3. There will be two teams, and everyone on each team will model an outfit.
4. You will be given 45 minutes after you make the runway to design and create your outfits!
5. No arguing. Have fun and be creative!

Julie, Caroly, and Kaya took this opportunity to finally go on their picnic while everyone was preparing. It was a beautiful day outside, great for a picnic!





















While they were on their picnic, we were preparing for the fashion show. Decorating was fun, after all! Samantha found a couple of balloons left over from Kit's Baloony Birthday Bash, and then Josefina found an old helium pump in the attic. We took the runway from Marisol's fashion show, and covered it with a red blanket from Kirsten's bed for a new look. Then we found some old boxes in the garage and placed them on two night tables. Then we took the time to decorate it! Nikki decided to choose the teams by picking names out of a hat. We were very happy with our teams, so each team made a fun name, then we started the timer and began our designing!

Team Mint Chip
Josefina
Rebecca
Nikki
Kirsten
Jessica
Marisol

Team Fried Eggs and Bacon
Angela
Molly
Samantha
Felicity
Kit
Chrissa

The Rule Setters
Julie
Caroly
Kaya

Team fried eggs and bacon (My Team) had fun, but we made a big made a big mess getting our outfits together! We basically dumped all of the clothes from our dressers on the floor, and started making outfits out of random clothes. Kit found some funny accessories in the garage, but we weren't sure they would work in any of our outfits. Looking at some of the outfits we designed, it became clear we were going for a funny and outrageous theme. Finally, all of the outfits were made, and designed, but we forgot to finish Kit's! We quickly threw one of the old musty leather jackets kit found in the garage onto her dress. Time was up, and our team sat down in the audience to watch team mint chip's designs. I was excited to see what they had come up with. They went for a cute, clean, and classic theme. Julie, Caroly, and Kaya got back from their picnic and were ready to watch.

 Josefina was first to go down the runway, she had gone for a western theme, and I thought it was a really cute outfit.

Next came Kirsten, who was wearing a beautiful white dress made out of a sheet. It looked like it took a long time to make, and you could tell that Kirsten was proud of it. I had never known that Kirsten knew how to sew so well! After that was Jessica, who had put together a floral skirt, a neutral shirt, and a knitted sweater, with the pink hat she had finished crocheting a few months ago. We all thought it was sensible and cute, and Julie gave a little whistle, she really liked the outfit!  Following Jessica was Marisol, wearing a cute pastel yellow dress. Complimenting the dress was a daisy headband, and there was a belt on the dress with large, fresh cut flowers on it.

Rebecca soon came out, wearing a checkered black skirt, a white shirt, and a pink shawl. She had also added black mittens around her neck like a scarf, and shiny black shoes. We all clapped for the outfit, it really complimented Rebecca's curly brown hair. Ending team Mint Chip was Nikki. Nikki was wearing a blue polka dotted dress with a cashmere scarf and matching blue dress shoes. I wonder where she got those blue shoes, but they sure were darn adorable! Team mint chip received a standing ovation as they sat down, and I got more excited thinking about what our team had in store!










To start off Team bacon and eggs portion of the show, Felicity came out wearing Kit's old halloween costume, a fabulous hot dog suit! Bright red went perfectly with the golden bun, and the squiggly mustard running down the hot dog was a charming addition! She cheesily licked her lips, and the moment the audience started laughing hysterically, I couldn't help but let out a giggle!


Secondly, came Kit. She was dressed as a rollerblader who rides a motorcycle in a fancy dress, it was a masterpiece! The last minute addition to the costume really tied it off! Kit was proud that she added a helmet to her outfit, because it "showcased the importance of beauty and safety". It turned out great. Next off was me! I was dressed as a stylish circus clown diver! I found a bowtie from another one of kit's old halloween costumes, and Chrissa let me borrow her swimsuit. I was also wearing my old striped pants. It was great! We pulled some stuffing out of an old couch in the garage to make a fluffy clown mustache. Don't worry, we didn't forget a big red nose underneath a snorkel mask. When I walked out onto the runway, Kit dunked me with water, and I pretended to swim in the confetti that Felicity launched. I was glad we decided to make the outfit a clown and a diver, because they were both such good ideas, we couldn't just choose one! Those who were in the splash zone gave excited screams as they got dunked with the water!


Next came Angela. With a sound cue from Kit, we soon heard the sound of sirens. Nikki and Josefina covered their ears, and soon Angela came out! She was wearing a pink jumpsuit, (probably one of Kit's old pajamas), and a firefighters vest from my old firefighter halloween costume. It looked amazing, and it seemed that Angela was always meant to be a firefighter the moment I saw her in that outfit!







After that was Chrissa. She looked like a giant snowball in all the clothing she was wearing! She was wearing 6 pairs of pants, 14 socks on each foot, 4 belts, 7 outrageous hats, a few pairs of shades, and 15 t-shirts, along with two jackets. Although she was sweating enormously in that outfit, it looked pretty cool! We came up with this after she dived into the pile of clothing on the floor!

Lastly came Samantha, our grand finale! Each member of team Bacon and Eggs got to add one article of clothing to her outfit, a perfect collaboration! We also received a standing ovation, and soon we were all clapping, not just for our team, but for everyone who had participated today! It was soooo much fun! It was a good idea to have a time limit, because it helped us work towards a goal using teamwork and collaboration. Soon Julie, Caroly, and Kaya silenced everyone, because they had an announcement to make. Soon, I started wondering: Are they the  judges? Are they going to pick a winner? Is our team going to win? Is their team going to win? Is there going to be a winner? It seemed that Nikki was wondering this too. She asked out loud, "Are you the judges, and are you picking a winner? Julie laughed and said, "No, that would be silly! We can't pick a winner because all of your fashions were so special in their own way! Every one of your outfits is first place quality!" Caroly chimed in. "Some looked like an outfit I'd want to wear, while some were so goofy they made me smile!" said Kaya. We all congratulated each other on our outfits, and had a fun time cleaning up, and during the rest of the day! What a great fashion show we had :)

Messes and Dresses! (by Marisol)

Hello everyone! It's Marisol! First, I'd like to thank the fans who came out to chat with the dolls! We all had a great time chatting with you! Summer has been going by too quickly, as usual. I have been spending a lot of time working at the Snazz Salon. One day, I was sorting my equipment when I accidentally spilled a bottle of blonde dye all over my new dress! I was pretty upset. After work, Jessica offered to go shopping with me, to look for a new dress. We went to the same store I got my old dress from but the dress was nowhere to be found. We looked around to see if there was a different dress that I liked. We couldn't believe how many ugly dresses there were! We spent a while laughing at how hideous some of the clothes were. Jessica giggled and said, "I bet that we could design better looking dresses than that!" That's when I got a terrific idea. I dragged her out of the store and rushed home. I grabbed a sewing machine and some fabric and locked myself in my room for the rest of the day. Then I peeked my head out of the room and grabbed the first girl that walked by. Nikki happened to be walking over to the kitchen (which is near my bedroom) to make a pb&j sandwich, so I pulled her into the room! Not too long after that I shooed people out of the living room. Finally at 7:00 pm I was ready to show everyone what I had been working on. The AG Gossip dolls emerged to find a runway in the middle of our living room! "Welcome to Luna Fashions, first ever fashion show!" I exclaimed as I walked down the runway. I had made a dress for myself to wear. It was my first attempt and although it looked good lying on my bed, it wasn't very flattering on! But, when Nikki strutted down the runway, the dolls gasped. I admit, I think her dress did look pretty fabulous! I can tell you that it is not the last dress that Luna Fashions is gonna make!

Happy 4th of July! (by Samantha)

Hey, it's Samantha! The Fourth of July is a holiday that all of us AG Gossip dolls look forward to, not just because of the fireworks and food. We have multiple fun traditions we do every fourth of July! Yesterday, we started the day with a patriotic breakfast of pancakes with strawberries and blueberries. Breakfast was swallowed fast because everyone was so excited to start getting ready for the annual stars vs. stripes soccer match! Since Team Stripes lost last year, they have been practicing extra hard (especially Kit!) all summer long. The match was really exciting this year! Rebecca (who does commentary on the game) had to talk so frequently that sometimes she couldn't even finish her sentences! In the end, the score was really close. It was Angela who made an amazing kick at the end of the game from halfway across the field, leading the Stripes team to victory! Congratulations to the Stripes Team!!! After the game we all got dressed out of our soccer uniforms and into some very patriotic outfits of red, white, and blue! Molly had some trouble deciding what color ribbons to wear in her hair. "Red or blue?" she asked everyone. There was a tied vote so she wore both! Next we all gathered to put on the parade. When we got outside, nobody was waiting to watch like they usually do. Oh no! We had forgotten to tell the what time the parade would be! Then Felicity had an idea. She got on her bicycle and rode through the neighborhood ringing a bell. She shouted, "The parade is coming! The parade is coming!" It was a nice tribute to Paul Revere! Our neighbors all came outside with their lawn chairs and lemonade and were ready to see our famous annual parade. We had been planning this for a while now, and luckily it wasn't quite as cheesy as last year! Our neighbors loved the parade. One of our neighbor's dogs loved it so much that he joined the parade by chasing us down the street! We were all thankful when the dog was distracted by a squirrel! We ended the parade with a beautiful chorus of "America the Beautiful", well except for the harmonies on the last note... but I'm not even gonna go there. After the parade we all headed down to the park to see the fireworks show. Carely brought a picnic basket with hot dogs, potato salad and yummy apple pie- and she made it all herself! As the sun set, we anxiously waited for the fireworks to start. It was worth the wait; the fireworks were amazing! Nikki brought her camera and shot some equally amazing pictures of us watching the fireworks! What a great way to end a great fourth of July. Also, remember to log on tomorrow for Chat with the Dolls so you can talk to some of the AG Gossip dolls! Happy 4th everyone!

A Day at the Art Museum! (by Julie)

Hey it's Julie! We have been spending a lot of time running around outside and playing this summer. A few days ago Josefina suggested we do something different. So we went to a local art museum! Okay...some of us weren't so excited about it. I mean how exciting can looking at paintings be? But we had an amazing time! It was so cool to see actual paintings, not just pictures. Our favorite part was a section that had recreations of really famous paintings. When we got home all we could talk about was what our favorite paintings were, how cool the sculptures were, and how shiny the floor was! The museum did have a particularly reflective tile floor! Then Marisol had a really good idea, we could recreate some of the works of art with ourselves! We rushed to find costumes and scenery to match the famous paintings. We had a really crazy time doing the photo session! So here is some of the artwork we saw, followed by our AG Gossip Recreations!

 Portrait de Jaime Sabartes en Grande Espagne by Pablo Picasso

Portrait de Kirsten en Grande Espagne

Girl With a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer      

Doll With a Pearl Earring

                                          

The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso

The Bold Guitarist

 

American Gothic by Grant Wood

AG Gothic

Chat With The Dolls! (By: Jessica)

Hello everybody! We have new Chat With The Dolls times for you today! If you are new to the site, I will remind you that chat with the dolls is a fun filled experience where if you come on to AG Gossip Doll Blog at the times listed below, you can have a live chat with all of the AG Gossip dolls! Remember to read and follow the AG Gossip chat box rules located in the right hand sidebar. We love being able to chat with our biggest fans! So make sure to show up at these times next week. And also remember that chat with the dolls is a guaranteed time to chat with us, but if you are lucky, you may catch one of us dolls on the chat box at any time! So write down the chat with the dolls times below, and we look forward to meeting our fans!

Chat With The Dolls Times:

Wedensday, July 6th, 4:00pm-4:30pm, Eastern Time

Thursday, July 7th, 4:00pm-4:30pm, Eastern Time


*If you live in a different time zone, ask your parents to help you figure out what these times would be in your time zone*

Show up to as many as you want! And remember to check back for more chat with the dolls times soon! 

Rain, rain, go away! We want to go to the beach and play! (By Julie)

Hi everyone! It's Julie :) Today ended up to be soooo much fun, just not in the way we thought... In the morning, we all sprung out of bed at 6 in the morning, threw on our bathing suits, slathered on sunscreen, and didn't even bother opening the window shades! It was Kit, who slept in late this whole time, while we were preparing for our day at the beach. When Kit woke up 30 minutes later, we were still getting ready. She simply yawned, and looked out the window. Kit yelled, "I don't think we're going to the beach today!" We all gathered around the window, while Felicity checked the forecast for the day. It didn't take a weather forecast to tell us that it was thundering outside, and rain was pelting everywhere. We all moped around, and were very upset. Angela even started crying. But Kirsten had an idea. "Why don't we have an indoor beach party!" At first, the idea seemed unrealistic, and a bit silly. But soon, Carely started assigning cooking jobs and planning out a lunch buffet, Kit, Marisol and Kirsten offered to be on the games committee, while Angela and Samantha offered to put up decorations. Soon, we all became optimistic that we would bring the sunny beach home to us. Molly put on some tropical party music, and we started the silly preparations! 

Angela and Samantha went off to find some decorations. We hadn't had a tropical party before, so we had to be creative with our decorations. Rebecca went up into the attic to look for the streamers, and Angela looked in the basement. They were in the attic. But nobody had told Angela that they had already been found, so she kept looking deeper and deeper into the basement. Pretty soon, we heard an EEK!! Angela had tangled herself up in a huge spider's web! We all came running down, to find that it was just an old halloween decoration! Well, she found some decorations alright! After that little excitement, they went on with their festive decorating, still giggling about the fake spiderweb!

After they were done decorating the kitchen, the cooks: Carely, Kaya, and Kit continued with the food preparations. First, Chrissa recommended her family's tropical pie recipe to Carely, and the two of them cooked the pie. Meanwhile, Kit started working on the punch, then during the decorating break, forgot all about her job! Kaya took over afterwards, making a delicious fruity tutti orangy punch! Besides the punch and pie, the cooks worked on the mashed potatoes, salmon, and a fruit bowl, with a little help from Kirsten!

When the food was done, Felicity and I decorated and set up the buffet table. When Carely, Kaya, and Chrissa came out with the food, they had the most amazing table to put it out on! (I really shouldn't brag...) We used a tiki mat over a tropical floral tablecloth, and with the hawaiian music on, it truly felt like a tropical paradise! 

Now, it was time to get our food! It all tasted delicious! We talked about how fun our party has been so far, even to prepare! All the games committee members couldn't help but spill the beans about the big hot potato game coming up at the end of the party! They said we would use a starfish instead of a potato. We all complimented the amazing chefs for such an amazing looking meal, and we began to dig in!

MMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!! The salmon, the pie, the mashed potatoes, the Orangy Punch, the fruit! We had such a fun time sitting around (or standing) eating a tasty meal, and chatting!

After lunch, we decided that we should have a chance to relax before we started the games. Jessica ran straight for her beach towel! With the ocean sounds CD on, I bet Jessica felt like she was really at the beach!

We played limbo, volleyball, and then some individual games were set out. Kirsten and Samantha played chess, Molly, Angela and Kaya played go fish, (Molly was planning on going fishing at the beach anyways!) Felicity, Jessica and Rebecca headed towards Chinese checkers, and Kit and Josefina played a mean game of regular checkers! The rest of us played tag around the sofa! After that was done, and we all had our laughs, we hyped ourselves up for the big game of hot potato!

We started hot potato, or as we now call it, "Slimy Starfish!" Molly cranked up the tropical music again and offered to control the music. Pretty soon, we were passing around the toy starfish! The game was really going when lots of us were out, and we played until we had a winner. Drumroll please.....

The winner was Kit! We all congratulated her and all ate a second helping of Chrissa's delicious tropical pie! What a fun day! We learned that even when the weather lets you down, you can still have a ton of fun!

Summer Spa Day (by Marisol)

No More School!!! Today was the last day of school for us dolls. And boy are we glad! The last few days of school were full of studying, studying, and more studying! Our teacher gave us three tests in the last week of school! Instead of going outside to play on the last day of school, we all collapsed on the couch! Felicity was the only one who seemed to have any energy. Then suddenly, Felicity shooed us all out onto the porch. We were confused but we were too tired to move a muscle. Then an hour later she came back and let us back into the house. When we dragged ourselves back inside, we discovered that Felicity had transformed the living room into a relaxing spa. She had set up different forms of pampering for us to enjoy. There was a table for manicures, a spot on the couch for massages,and chairs for facials. She even had calming music playing quietly. We were pleasantly surprised and found enough energy to enjoy relaxation. Kit thought that the facials were a snack and started to dip cucumbers in it and eat it!!! Eww! Felicity had to go make more of the mixture. We had a nice time getting our nails painted in rainbow colors, giggling at how cold the facials were, and trying to keep cucumbers from falling off of our faces! It was such a nice surprise. Thank you Felicity! What a great way to start off the summer!