Mod Doll Giveaway (Apr 23 - Apr 30 2018) Who Models it Best? Vote Now, Enter to Win!

Hi everyone,

The question is simple, who wears it best? Vote now to be entered to win an 18-inch American Girl® Doll and this historical outfit!

This week's Mod Doll Monday contest is featuring a charming outfit made by Shari Fuller of Thimbles and Acorns! Would you like your chance to win this amazing outfit and a brand new 18" doll? Be sure to vote to help us decide which American Girl® doll models it best and be entered into the giveaway to win the doll that receives the most votes and the custom outfit!

 

 

More About The Dolls:

Tenney™ Doll: According to American Girl website, "The 18" Tenney doll has light brown eyes that open and close, freckles on her nose, and long, curly blond hair. Tenney’s unique hand positioning helps her hold her guitar, banjo, and pick! She arrives in a graphic tee, denim vest, faux-leather skirt, and ankle boots."

Beforever® Maryellen™ Doll: According to the American Girl® website, "Imaginative Maryellen Larkin™ has hazel eyes that open and close, and her long strawberry-blond hair is worn in a high ponytail with sideswept bangs. She comes in an authentic 1950s outfit: A striped dress with a sweetheart neckline, tailored bows, and a full skirt, An aqua lacy-knit shrug monogrammed with her initial, Black Mary Jane shoes, An aqua ribbon bow on a ponytail holder for her hair. The 18" Maryellen doll has a huggable cloth body, and her movable head and limbs are made of smooth vinyl. She comes with The One and Only: A Maryellen Classic 1 book."

More About The Outfit:  Your doll will get in touch with her inner Laura as she steps into this charming 1870's prairie inspired dress, apron and bonnet ensemble. The dress features a gathered bodice with a yoke and waistband that button down the back. The bonnet cinches in the back with a drawstring to achieve a perfect fit and the simple apron ties in the back and has two handy pockets, just the thing for a hard working Prairie girl.

Make It Today: Like the look and want to make your own? Click the images below to take a closer look at the Prairie Rose PDF sewing patterns available for 14.5", 16" and 18" dolls.  There is also a pattern to make the coordinating bonnet for girls and women.

 

 

 

 


    

   

Vote Now & Enter To Win: You enter through the entry form that is embedded on this page and appears just below this paragraph, if you don't see it, be sure to visit the page from your desktop or an alternate browser such as Google Chrome. It may not appear on all mobile devices. The complete rules and entry details appear on the entry form. This is not a comment contest - in other words, leaving a comment on the bottom of this page is not an official entry method. The only required entry method is to vote in the poll to help us decide which look is best. One person will receive the doll and the outfit. You can enter once, or gain multiple entries by completing the other entry methods and increase your chances of winning. Please review all Terms and Conditions on the giveaway page before entering. While we wish we could run this contest everywhere, for legal reasons it is only open to eligible residents of the U.S. and Canada, not including Rhode Island. This contest is exclusively endorsed by Liberty Jane Clothing and Pixie Faire. Not endorsed by or affiliated with American Girl®.

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We'd love to hear from you. Leave a comment and tell us which doll wears it best! And be sure to thank Shari for giving away such a beautiful historical outfit!

Thanks everyone,

The Pixie Faire Team


100 Comments

Margot
Margot

April 26, 2018

Both are so wow! Beautiful outfit Shari thank you so much. I choose Tenny.

Dodi
Dodi

April 26, 2018

Love the strawberry blonde hair of Maryellen, the freckles on Tennyson are cute too. It was hard to choose.

BevM
BevM

April 26, 2018

Love the freckles with this outdoor outfit.

Tracy
Tracy

April 26, 2018

Mary Ellen :)!

Ava
Ava

April 26, 2018

They are both adorable but I think the lovely outfit looks best on Tenney. Her freckles are perfect.

Linda A C
Linda A C

April 26, 2018

Maryellen is my choice. Thank you Shari. Love your patterns.

Pamela Hess
Pamela Hess

April 26, 2018

This one was really hard to choose! I finally went with Mary Ellen. Both are beautiful!

Joan
Joan

April 26, 2018

Thanks so much for your wonderful giveaways Cinnamon and Shari. Love Tenney.

Wronda
Wronda

April 26, 2018

Tenney has got this one without a doubt. The freckles make the whole ensem. complete

Amy
Amy

April 26, 2018

It was a hard decision for me. I love Tenney’s freckles, but I love Maryellen’s hair and eyes. My daughter is reading Laura Ingall’s books for the first time and this is a very special outfit.

Shirley
Shirley

April 26, 2018

I love the outfit and I have to go with Maryellen as she looks like my great-niece who has hair the same colour.

Chris
Chris

April 26, 2018

Maryellen!

Breza
Breza

April 26, 2018

What an adorable outfit. I love the detail on the apron pockets. I think it looks great on both dolls, but I think I’ll go with the red hair.

Barbara
Barbara

April 26, 2018

It has to be Maryellen. Her red hair complements her outfit!

Caroline
Caroline

April 26, 2018

Tenney looks right at home in this outfit.

Gay F
Gay F

April 26, 2018

I vote for Maryellen. The colors look so good on her

Nancy
Nancy

April 26, 2018

Love Tenny

Louise
Louise

April 26, 2018

Tenney’s my choice in this marvelous outfit. Thanks!

Pam
Pam

April 26, 2018

What an adorable outfit! Tenney gets my vote,

Ann VG
Ann VG

April 26, 2018

I love Tenney. And with that fair skin, she definitely needs that bonnet to wear in the hot sun.

Pat
Pat

April 26, 2018

Tenney, for sure. She’s a dead ringer for my French granddaughter .

Jill D
Jill D

April 26, 2018

Both are lovely. I voted for Tenney

Mary Deal
Mary Deal

April 26, 2018

My mother’s name was Mary Ellen and have a daughter and gd with red hair so I vote for Mary Ellen. Beautiful outfits

ELIZAJANE
ELIZAJANE

April 26, 2018

Maryellen wears it best

Natalie Kimble
Natalie Kimble

April 26, 2018

Oh my gosh, this outfit is so darling! It’s a tough choice but I like Tenney the best. Thank you for the fun giveaway.

Katrina
Katrina

April 26, 2018

I like Maryellen the best!

Corinna Pratt-Wintersgill
Corinna Pratt-Wintersgill

April 26, 2018

Tenny is the doll that wears it best! Her freckles are adorable. Thank you Shari for giving away such a beautiful historical outfit!

Marilee
Marilee

April 25, 2018

Darling pioneers! Both dolls are adorable in this outfit, but I choose Maryellen as my favorite in this particular outfit…because of her coloring. The greenish tones in the bonnet makes her eyes pop and shine.

Julia
Julia

April 25, 2018

So cute pattern and fabric choices. They look great on both dolls. Thanks so much for all your great patterns.

Barbara
Barbara

April 25, 2018

My granddaughter got Mary Ellen for Christmas and i just love her and her 1950’s look. However, in this outfit, it’s Tenney for me. The freckles and hair style just make me think Laura Ingles! Ladies i adore this prairie outfit. Think ill be making this. I had never thought to do an apron and add some my own embroidery to it. Thx for this pattern

Lucy
Lucy

April 25, 2018

Both are sooo beautiful.
My vote goes to Maryellen.

Carla p
Carla p

April 25, 2018

Gorgeous. We’ve been sewing a ton of prairie outfits.

Diane R.
Diane R.

April 25, 2018

Although I would love to win Tenny, I think it looks like she has lipstick on, so my vote goes to Maryellen.

Hazel
Hazel

April 25, 2018

I vote for Maryellen.

Sheryl Knowles
Sheryl Knowles

April 25, 2018

Tenney looks absolutely stunning in this outfit. What a wonderful design to completely change the focus of that doll. Well done!

Patricia Horton
Patricia Horton

April 25, 2018

I think Tenney wears the outfit the best. With those freckles she has on her beauttiful face, she could not hellp but win! She just looks like she belongs in that era.

sharon
sharon

April 25, 2018

MaryEllen is best.

Donna
Donna

April 25, 2018

I like the outfit. Both dolls wear it well but my vote went to Mary Ellen.

Judy
Judy

April 25, 2018

Maryellen looks more authentic in the outfit. Tenny’s looks to modern.

Mary P
Mary P

April 25, 2018

I vote for Tenney. Both dolls look great in this dress. Thank you, Shari, for sharing this pattern and thank you, Cinnamon, for making this give away possible.

Hannah
Hannah

April 25, 2018

I think Maryellen wears it best

Grandma Freckles
Grandma Freckles

April 25, 2018

Both dolls look very good in this set of patterns, but I think that Tenney looks best in it. Thimbles & Acorns has some really really neat patterns.

Jordan
Jordan

April 25, 2018

Both of them look cute in it but I think tenneys blond hair goes better with the outfit.

Sandra
Sandra

April 25, 2018

Tenney, those freckles are just so cute.

Elizabeth
Elizabeth

April 25, 2018

Tough call, I love Tenny, she wears it best. Thank you Shari for such wonderful gift.

Gail
Gail

April 25, 2018

I think Tenney wore it best.

Penny
Penny

April 25, 2018

Great outfit but I like Tenney wearing it.

Marjory W
Marjory W

April 25, 2018

I like it better on Maryellen, although they goth look nice. Thank you.

Merrill Broom
Merrill Broom

April 25, 2018

My vote is for Maryellen, the colour combinations fit her look so well. This is a pattern that will adapt so well to the styles I like to make for my granddaughters doll who I called Lucy-Louise.

Vera Penner
Vera Penner

April 25, 2018

Maryellen is my Choice.
April
April

April 25, 2018

Thanks Shari and Cinnamon. Tough choice, but I chose Tenney because of my friend of same name (and those cute freckles).

Vera Penner
Vera Penner

April 25, 2018

Maryellen is my choice.
Hughlene D
Hughlene D

April 25, 2018

Love the outfit on Maryellen. Thank you for your gift of design, you are so gifted.

Grace
Grace

April 25, 2018

Beautiful

Sarah Rahmel
Sarah Rahmel

April 25, 2018

I love Maryellen in this lovely dress! The red really lights up her eyes!

Lee Gilmer
Lee Gilmer

April 25, 2018

I think Tenney looks better. I’m not sure how many girls wore bangs in the 1870’s.

Susan Hebert
Susan Hebert

April 25, 2018

Thank you so much, Sheri
I like Tenny; the blonde hair and red dress go so well together.

Suzanne Cunningham
Suzanne Cunningham

April 25, 2018

Tenney

Kathy Pellenz
Kathy Pellenz

April 25, 2018

I chose Tenney—I love both, but Tenney looks especially cute in this outfit, and with the braids.

Betty Hart
Betty Hart

April 25, 2018

Both dolls look lovely in this outfit, but I especially love Maryellen’s strawberry blond hair and green eyes with the color of this outfit. Thank you for the chance to win this doll and outfit!

Jil
Jil

April 25, 2018

They’re both so cute, but I think Maryellen’s hairstyle is more like what it would be back then so that is my pick. Thanks Shari and Cinnamon for another great give away.

Brenda
Brenda

April 25, 2018

Tenney is too cute! Love her freckles!

Alice
Alice

April 25, 2018

I like Mary Ellen the best.

Gina
Gina

April 25, 2018

Tenney is getting back to her country roots..

Ruth Cook
Ruth Cook

April 25, 2018

I love the freckles and bonnet on Tenney. The outfit is so sweet. Thanks for all your work

Jackie
Jackie

April 25, 2018

Tenney looks the best.

Geri
Geri

April 25, 2018

Both dollies and the outfit are beautiful! Difficult decision, but I couldn’t resist the freckles. I vote Tenney! Thanks so much!!!

Becca
Becca

April 25, 2018

I love the outfit on both dolls but Tenney models it best.

Kathy
Kathy

April 25, 2018

Love both of them, and love the outfit. But, MaryEllen is my choice. Thank you, Shari and Cinnamon!

Bronwyn
Bronwyn

April 25, 2018

I like MaryEllen’s coloring best with this adorable outfit!

Sandra McFadden
Sandra McFadden

April 25, 2018

Thank you Shari for this timeless classic…………..reminds me so much of the Little House on the Prairie program. I love both of the dolls in the outfit but Maryellens Hair makes the outfit just pop.

Erica
Erica

April 25, 2018

Tenney

Katie
Katie

April 25, 2018

Both are adorable but Tenney’s freckles are a win for me.

Quinna
Quinna

April 25, 2018

I love Mary Ellen!

Carole
Carole

April 25, 2018

They both look so beautiful! I think Tenney because it brings out her freckles. Thank you Shari

beth d
beth d

April 25, 2018

The girls look like the are just about to go to school on “Little House on the Prairie”. Thank you Shari. I voted for Tenney. Although the green scarf shows off MaryEllen’s eyes, there’s just something about Tenney in that dress that’s perfect.

Rebecca
Rebecca

April 25, 2018

How cute!! Laura Ingalls Wilder would be so proud. I love it!

Karen
Karen

April 25, 2018

Such cute outfit. Love it on Mary ellen

Roz
Roz

April 25, 2018

I think Maryellen wears this outfit best. I am partial to red heads, though! Thank you Shari for such a cute outfit.

Anne R
Anne R

April 25, 2018

Shari, the outfit is gorgeous. I really like how the fabrics you chose blend together so nicely. Both the girls look lovely in it but my favorite is Tenny!

Sue
Sue

April 25, 2018

I really love both girls as they both wear it well!!!! Their just missing a little basket!! Absolutely beautiful!!!!

Angela
Angela

April 25, 2018

So cute! Laura is what got me into sewing when I was a little girl!

Karyn E
Karyn E

April 25, 2018

Thabk you shari f9r that beautiful outfit. I seriously cant choose. Theyre both so beautiful in that outfit. With Tenney the outfit brings out her cute freckles and with Maryellen it highlights her beautiful strawberry- blonde hair. But if i must coose i qwould say that i like Maryellen most.

Wanda Banks
Wanda Banks

April 25, 2018

Tenney wears it best.

Diana
Diana

April 25, 2018

Such a lovely outfit! Love it! I esp love it on Tenney!

Lori
Lori

April 25, 2018

I love it on both, but especially on Tenney!

Debbie B.
Debbie B.

April 25, 2018

I think Tenney looks the part with her cute freckles. Thank you!

Edna
Edna

April 25, 2018

I love Mary Ellen. Love the outfit.

Megan
Megan

April 25, 2018

Shari’s work is, as always, gorgeous. The colors are at their best on Maryellen, to my mind. Her strawberry blonde hair just pops and her hazel eyes look green in it.

Renee Zuschin
Renee Zuschin

April 25, 2018

Thanks for such a great giveaway. I think both dolls are adorable, but Tenney has an authentic prairie look.

Karen
Karen

April 25, 2018

Love Tenney in this outfit! Thanks Shari.

Maureen
Maureen

April 25, 2018

I like it best on Tenney

Jerry
Jerry

April 25, 2018

Tenney is my choice, no prairie lady would want bangs down on her face to get all wet with sweat while going about the numerous chores every day.

AJ
AJ

April 25, 2018

Tenney

Linda
Linda

April 25, 2018

Thanks for this. I like both, but I think Tenney wears it best.

Heather
Heather

April 25, 2018

Another darling outfit! Always love the patterns and inspiration! And the wonderful giveaways. I love Tenney in this outfit!

Lissandra Mia Rakoczy
Lissandra Mia Rakoczy

April 25, 2018

This was a very hard choice the pattern and fabric are fabulous on both, but I decided my heart twinged just a bit more for Tenny. Plus my DGD would love Tenny!

Mary
Mary

April 25, 2018

Maryellen!

Peggy
Peggy

April 25, 2018

I love both of these girls this is a hard on for me, but I am going to say Maryellen wears it best. Thank you

Faye
Faye

April 25, 2018

I vote for Maryellen. I like her best.

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