Emily here!
OK, so some of you said that our background and header here are all dark grey/black. It's NOT supposed to be that way. We are trying to work on it, something isn't right... We've been using Shabby Blogs for our background, has anybody else been having trouble with this? We noticed it a little while ago, but we didn't pay much attention. Has this been happening to you? I'd just like to know how many people this is affecting. We're going to go fix it right now; this is just a quick heads up.
Thanks!
Emily
UPDATE: I think that I've fixed it, let me know in the comments! It might take a few seconds for the background to load.
Friday, January 30, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
An Interview With Emily
Molly here!
Yay! The official start to my interview series! Ashleigh and Addie's interviews were just "prequels" I guess.. Emily writes in black ink, I write in orange.
It's so exciting to finally interview you!
Well, thank you very much! I'm quite flattered that you chose to interview me first for this series, Molly.
You're the owner of this blog, of course I'd interview you first!
What questions do you have for me?
Oh, right. Questions.... Let me just grab them... Okay, let's start.
Go ahead.
What other names did you have in mind for Emily and Friends?
Well, it's been so long, I can't seem to remember any! I think that I just always liked Emily and Friends.
What's your favorite post?
Hmm. Let me think about that for a moment. Oh! Probably Natalie's photostory about when she and Saige returned home from camp. (You can find that HERE)
I like that one! Now for some questions about you! Where did you used to live before you moved to Maple Meadows?
Oh, I lived in London, just like in my books!
How cool! I'd love to go to London someday! Oh wait, I have more blogging questions. What kind of stuff would you like to do with the blog this year?
Do you mean, like, my goals for the blog? Or stuff that I actually want to do?
Either works; but let's start with goals.
My main goal is for us to reach 30 followers by the end of the year! I know that we can, we already have 16 (Now 17!)! P.S.- thanks to all of you!
How about what you want to do with the blog?
I want to post more often, and I'm pretty sure that Nat, Saige, Taylor, and Addie want to do that too, I know that Addie's working on writing a story! I think that she's going to post a little bit each month or week.
Will Addie's story be a photostory?
No, I don't think so. She said that she isn't really interested in photography, so I'm guessing not.
What kind of posts are coming up soon?
Pretty soon we should have a photoshoot up, I'm not sure when, though.
Ooh! That sounds exciting! Would you like to add anything else? I'm done with my questions.
I don't think so. Oh, but be sure to check out a little tweak that we added to our photos! We added that cool "Pin It" button over all of them. You just have to hover your mouse over the picture that you want to pin, and a button should come up in one of the top corners.
How cool! Alright, I think that we're all done here!
Bye!
Bye! Have a fantastic week!
Molly and Emily
P.S.- We've noticed that our background is taking a really long time to load properly. I don't know if that's been happening to anybody else, but we're working on that anyways!
Yay! The official start to my interview series! Ashleigh and Addie's interviews were just "prequels" I guess.. Emily writes in black ink, I write in orange.
It's so exciting to finally interview you!
Well, thank you very much! I'm quite flattered that you chose to interview me first for this series, Molly.
You're the owner of this blog, of course I'd interview you first!
What questions do you have for me?
Oh, right. Questions.... Let me just grab them... Okay, let's start.
Go ahead.
What other names did you have in mind for Emily and Friends?
Well, it's been so long, I can't seem to remember any! I think that I just always liked Emily and Friends.
What's your favorite post?
Hmm. Let me think about that for a moment. Oh! Probably Natalie's photostory about when she and Saige returned home from camp. (You can find that HERE)
I like that one! Now for some questions about you! Where did you used to live before you moved to Maple Meadows?
Oh, I lived in London, just like in my books!
How cool! I'd love to go to London someday! Oh wait, I have more blogging questions. What kind of stuff would you like to do with the blog this year?
Do you mean, like, my goals for the blog? Or stuff that I actually want to do?
Either works; but let's start with goals.
My main goal is for us to reach 30 followers by the end of the year! I know that we can, we already have 16 (Now 17!)! P.S.- thanks to all of you!
How about what you want to do with the blog?
I want to post more often, and I'm pretty sure that Nat, Saige, Taylor, and Addie want to do that too, I know that Addie's working on writing a story! I think that she's going to post a little bit each month or week.
Will Addie's story be a photostory?
No, I don't think so. She said that she isn't really interested in photography, so I'm guessing not.
What kind of posts are coming up soon?
Pretty soon we should have a photoshoot up, I'm not sure when, though.
Ooh! That sounds exciting! Would you like to add anything else? I'm done with my questions.
I don't think so. Oh, but be sure to check out a little tweak that we added to our photos! We added that cool "Pin It" button over all of them. You just have to hover your mouse over the picture that you want to pin, and a button should come up in one of the top corners.
How cool! Alright, I think that we're all done here!
Bye!
Bye! Have a fantastic week!
Molly and Emily
P.S.- We've noticed that our background is taking a really long time to load properly. I don't know if that's been happening to anybody else, but we're working on that anyways!
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Thoughts About Grace Thomas, Pinterest, and New Year's Resolutions
First off, happy New Year!!! It's so hard to believe that it's 2015 already. I remember Isabelle being released like it was yesterday... OK, so I'm going to start with the Pinterest/ resolutions stuff first. We just noticed that you can actually pin our posts to your Pinterest account! If you look right underneath this post, on the line directly beneath the time that we posted this, you'll see a little bar with buttons that you can click to share our posts on multiple social media websites!!!! Let me rephrase that confusing sentence. If you click on one of the little buttons underneath this post, you can share it on the social media website of your choosing (Blogger, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, etc). So, we want to ask you to do us a BIG, HUGE FAVOR..... Spread the word about our blog! Part of our New Year's resolutions is that we'd really like to get 30 followers by the end of this year, and you could help us do that :D Tell your friends! Tell your siblings! Tell your followers on wherever you have followers! If you have an Instagram (we don't... but still) you could post about us there (I'm not quite sure how to use Instagram. If I misstated anything about it, I'm sorry!). You could pin us on Pinterest! Really anything that you'd like to do. Help us reach our goal, please! That brings me to another point.....
1. Get to 30 followers on Blogger
2. Reach a few thousand more pageviews! We got over 2,400 last year, and we're more popular now than we were before!
3. Post more often. We really do try to post, but we are CONSTANTLY busy!
4. Start working on "Craft Time With Natalie and Saige!" posts. Seriously. We need to do this.
5. Start a new series of posts. Any ideas would be helpful! We were thinking about doing a short info post about each non- AG doll. Sound good?
6. Do more on Pinterest! We pinned a lot of stuff yesterday, you can go and check it out HERE.
And yet another point.....
My thoughts about Grace Thomas, Girl of the Year 2015! -Remember, these are all MY opinions. It's totally OK if you disagree with them- In short, I love her. But there is more about that for me to elaborate on now, so here goes!
I first saw leaked photos of Grace a few weeks before January, and I really wasn't impressed. The lighting in the photos was off, and it made her look like she had orange skin and purple lips. Then came January 1st. I saw the photos of her, and I fell in love! The side bangs! Dark hair! Freckles! Josefina face mold! Her shoes! Aaaah! I need her. I. NEED. GRACE. THOMAS. So I looked at all of her stuff; clothing, furniture, the works.
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| Grace's City Outfit |
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| Grace's Travel Coat |
Furniture: Ahahaha. $500 for a doll bakery? I literally laughed out loud when I saw the price. It's cute and all, but it's not THAT cute. Grace also has a Bistro Set that comes with a table and a chair and some other stuff that you'd put on a table. Then there's her Pastry cart, which is cute. Expensive, but cute. I can see taking some fun photos with that.
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| $500 doll bakery. Why? |
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| Grace's Bistro Set |
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| Grace's Pastry Cart |
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| Grace's Travel Set |
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| Grace's Baking Set |
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| Grace's French Bulldog |
This post has been way too long. Maybe I should have cut it in half. Oh well, too late now!
Happy New Year!
Ashleigh
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
2014 Year In Review!
Molly McIntire here!
This is our "Year In Review" post. I'm going to do this at the end of every year, telling you a lot of the interesting stuff that has happened to this blog throughout the year. This is also a good recap post if you're new here and you weren't sure what was happening :)
This is our "Year In Review" post. I'm going to do this at the end of every year, telling you a lot of the interesting stuff that has happened to this blog throughout the year. This is also a good recap post if you're new here and you weren't sure what was happening :)
February
12th- Our first post!
March
16th- Taylor's first post! Emily tries on different outfits for the FIRST TIME EVER!!!!!
23rd- Our first poll
April
20th- Saige's first post!
May
Nothing particularly interesting...
June
12th-Natalie's first post! (A collaboration with Saige)
13th- Saige and Natalie are off to camp!
July
22nd- 1000 pageviews!
25th- We got a Pinterest account!
August
8th- Natalie and Saige return!
30th- Ashleigh and Taylor's birthdays!
September
7th- Our Suggestion Survey was created! (Take a look! you can find it by clicking on the page titled "Help us improve our blog, please!")
29th- Emily's birthday!
October
6th- 10 followers!!!!
November
22nd ish- We changed our blog's background to the adorable and cheery look that it has today
December
17th- My (Molly's) first post!
25th- Christmas! And, the addition of Addie to our family!!
Now that I look at this, I feel like we didn't do enough stuff...... We are going to try to post a lot more next year! Hopefully there will be more interesting things to put onto our "2015 Year in Review" post!
Happy New Year!
Emily and Friends
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Introducing Addie! An Interview
Merry Two Days After Christmas and a Happy new year from Emily and Friends!!
OUR OWNER GOT ADDY FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!! WHOOP! OK, so I've calmed down now. Hooray! Addie is such a sweet doll! Molly interviewed Addie so that you could learn all about her, so here they are!
It's Molly here! Well, now that we've kept you waiting for a few days, we'd like to introduce you to Addie Walker! I'm going to interview her for this part. Addie types in red ink. As usual, I'll be typing in orange ink.
So what's your full name?
Adelaide Maria Walker, but everybody just calls me Addie.
Why do you spell your name with an "IE" instead of a "Y" like in your books?
Well I needed to add my own spin on it! Our owner said that a lot of other people that have Addy dolls just call them "Addy", and she showed me the "Steampunk Addie" blog and I loved the spelling! So I s'pose that I sorta copied her...
Did you change anything else in your stories?
Yeah, a lot actually. Well I'm not from 1864, so that changes a lot of stuff! My name isn't Aduke like in my books either.
Anything else?
Um, I'm not from Philadelphia?
I've noticed that you have a southern accent. Where did you used to live?
Atlanta, in Georgia.
How old are you? And when's your birthday?
14, and my birthday's on April 9th.
Is there anything in particular that you plan on posting about on the blog?
Hmmm... I'm not too sure yet.
What kind of stuff do you like to do?
I like reading and sewing. I also love to write stories!
How do you like living in Maple Meadows so far?
Well, y'all are so kind! Also, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. It's so cold here!!
Well, I've gone through all of my questions here, so I think that we're done! Anything else that you'd like to say?
Nope!
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more posts about -and from- Addie!
Happy New year!
Molly and Addie
OUR OWNER GOT ADDY FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!!! WHOOP! OK, so I've calmed down now. Hooray! Addie is such a sweet doll! Molly interviewed Addie so that you could learn all about her, so here they are!
It's Molly here! Well, now that we've kept you waiting for a few days, we'd like to introduce you to Addie Walker! I'm going to interview her for this part. Addie types in red ink. As usual, I'll be typing in orange ink.
So what's your full name?
Adelaide Maria Walker, but everybody just calls me Addie.
Why do you spell your name with an "IE" instead of a "Y" like in your books?
Well I needed to add my own spin on it! Our owner said that a lot of other people that have Addy dolls just call them "Addy", and she showed me the "Steampunk Addie" blog and I loved the spelling! So I s'pose that I sorta copied her...
Did you change anything else in your stories?
Yeah, a lot actually. Well I'm not from 1864, so that changes a lot of stuff! My name isn't Aduke like in my books either.
Anything else?
Um, I'm not from Philadelphia?
I've noticed that you have a southern accent. Where did you used to live?
Atlanta, in Georgia.
How old are you? And when's your birthday?
14, and my birthday's on April 9th.
Is there anything in particular that you plan on posting about on the blog?
Hmmm... I'm not too sure yet.
What kind of stuff do you like to do?
I like reading and sewing. I also love to write stories!
How do you like living in Maple Meadows so far?
Well, y'all are so kind! Also, I've said it before, and I'll say it again. It's so cold here!!
Well, I've gone through all of my questions here, so I think that we're done! Anything else that you'd like to say?
Nope!
Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more posts about -and from- Addie!
Happy New year!
Molly and Addie
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
An Interview With Ashleigh!
Hi Everybody!
It's Molly McIntire here, the official interviewer for Emily and Friends! I'm just going to post interviews and news articles that I write from time to time on here. I'm starting a series of interviews of the other dolls that will be happening in 2015, but I'm going to start now with our owner, Ashleigh. Ashleigh posts in black italics, and I post in orange.
Why did you decide to start this blog?
I guess because I like writing stuff, and I love dolls!
What blogs inspired you the most?
Probably Doll Diaries, The Doll Wardrobe, Fun With AG Fan, and a whole bunch of other ones.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A NICU nurse.
Which of your American Girl dolls looks the most like you?
Taylor. We both have curly brown hair, and green-brown eyes; but mine are more blue and I have some freckles.
Is there anything that you plan on doing with the blog in the future that you think is worth noting?
Hmmm.... I'd really like to post more, and maybe get a better camera, but other than that, I'm not sure.
What are your favorite hobbies?
Sewing, knitting, crocheting, reading, and some origami.
When's your birthday?
August 30th, like Taylor!
What is your favorite book?
Uhm, The Fault In Our Stars, probably.
Which AG doll would you like to get next?
Definitely Addy.
And after that?
If they release a 1950s BeForever doll, I will get her.
What's your favorite color?
Turquoise.
Favorite TV show?
Either The Office or Call the Midwife.
Ok! That's all of my questions! Anything else that you'd like to add?
Yes, actually. We should have a post on -or a few days after- Christmas!
Thanks for reading my FIRST post!!!
Molly and Ashleigh
It's Molly McIntire here, the official interviewer for Emily and Friends! I'm just going to post interviews and news articles that I write from time to time on here. I'm starting a series of interviews of the other dolls that will be happening in 2015, but I'm going to start now with our owner, Ashleigh. Ashleigh posts in black italics, and I post in orange.
Why did you decide to start this blog?
I guess because I like writing stuff, and I love dolls!
What blogs inspired you the most?
Probably Doll Diaries, The Doll Wardrobe, Fun With AG Fan, and a whole bunch of other ones.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
A NICU nurse.
Which of your American Girl dolls looks the most like you?
Taylor. We both have curly brown hair, and green-brown eyes; but mine are more blue and I have some freckles.
Is there anything that you plan on doing with the blog in the future that you think is worth noting?
Hmmm.... I'd really like to post more, and maybe get a better camera, but other than that, I'm not sure.
What are your favorite hobbies?
Sewing, knitting, crocheting, reading, and some origami.
When's your birthday?
August 30th, like Taylor!
What is your favorite book?
Uhm, The Fault In Our Stars, probably.
Which AG doll would you like to get next?
Definitely Addy.
And after that?
If they release a 1950s BeForever doll, I will get her.
What's your favorite color?
Turquoise.
Favorite TV show?
Either The Office or Call the Midwife.
Ok! That's all of my questions! Anything else that you'd like to add?
Yes, actually. We should have a post on -or a few days after- Christmas!
Thanks for reading my FIRST post!!!
Molly and Ashleigh
We Owe You Guys An Apology...
Alright, so we owe you an apology. We haven't posted in a while, and we can't post like, anything that we had planned to post about. Ashleigh(our owner) has been like, CRAZY BUSY these past few weeks; and to add on to that, her laptop hasn't been running Adobe Flash so she can't use Picmonkey to edit her photos. AND, since she has to use her laptop camera, (quick story about that, she actually has a nice camera, she just can't find the cord anywhere and she keeps forgetting to buy one) the pictures really need to be edited and cropped and stuff to make them look decent. Ashleigh's also been working on starting an Etsy shop,(more on that another time) so she's been making things for that too. ANNNND it's almost Christmas and she's making gifts for people.
So we're hoping that we can upload and edit our photos by Christmas so we can post stuff! We've kept you waiting on our Craft Time With Natalie and Saige! post, but I don't think that we'll be able to upload it :( Sad times. Anyways, I have to go!
Merry almost-Christmas!
Saige
So we're hoping that we can upload and edit our photos by Christmas so we can post stuff! We've kept you waiting on our Craft Time With Natalie and Saige! post, but I don't think that we'll be able to upload it :( Sad times. Anyways, I have to go!
Merry almost-Christmas!
Saige
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