What is a traveling doll? How do I host a doll? How do I send out a doll?
Traveling Dolls were originially concieved several years ago by the Society for American Girl collectors, a society that is not operative anymore.
It was picked up and used by many American Girl message boards, the two main ones being American Girl Playthings and American Girl Fans Message Board.
Other boards use it as well, but those are the two main and biggest message boards in the American Girl community, and the ones where it is most safe.
If you wish to host a doll, you generally have to just join a message board and keep an eye out for when someone posts that one of their dolls wants to go traveling.
In my opinion, it's in bad taste if you try and go out and looking for people who want to send their dolls to you.
If you have a doll who wants to go out traveling, join one of the aforementioned message boards (if you are age 13 or over - under 13 members are NOT allowed) and wait a couple months (that way people are more comfortable with you), and then make a post on either the general board (AG Fans Board) or the Traveling Dolls - Want Ads & Feedback Board (AG Playthings).
It's good to have some guidelines when I'm sending out a doll...like I always want my hosts to be good, established members of whatever message board I post on.
It's nice to include clothing and accessories, but make sure you make a detailed list of all the things you send with your doll and include it in the box...you want to make sure you get all your stuff back. :-) It's also nice to include a travel journal...that way your hosts can write your doll's adventures down in the journal.
If you have any more questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
At this time, I am not looking to host any dolls, nor do I want to send any dolls to anyone else for hosting, so please do not ask me those questions.
It was picked up and used by many American Girl message boards, the two main ones being American Girl Playthings and American Girl Fans Message Board.
Other boards use it as well, but those are the two main and biggest message boards in the American Girl community, and the ones where it is most safe.
If you wish to host a doll, you generally have to just join a message board and keep an eye out for when someone posts that one of their dolls wants to go traveling.
In my opinion, it's in bad taste if you try and go out and looking for people who want to send their dolls to you.
If you have a doll who wants to go out traveling, join one of the aforementioned message boards (if you are age 13 or over - under 13 members are NOT allowed) and wait a couple months (that way people are more comfortable with you), and then make a post on either the general board (AG Fans Board) or the Traveling Dolls - Want Ads & Feedback Board (AG Playthings).
It's good to have some guidelines when I'm sending out a doll...like I always want my hosts to be good, established members of whatever message board I post on.
It's nice to include clothing and accessories, but make sure you make a detailed list of all the things you send with your doll and include it in the box...you want to make sure you get all your stuff back. :-) It's also nice to include a travel journal...that way your hosts can write your doll's adventures down in the journal.
If you have any more questions, do not hesitate to contact me.
At this time, I am not looking to host any dolls, nor do I want to send any dolls to anyone else for hosting, so please do not ask me those questions.