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Remember the mini crocheted bows pattern I shared with you a few weeks ago? Well, my friend Randa of CrochetGranny.com knew that I loved them and that I do not have time to learn to crochet them right now, so she was sweet enough to make us some. Seriously, how bow-dacious-ly cute are they!! We [...]
This week the weather has been so nice my thoughts have been turning to outdoor entertainment. Inspired by the new American Girl Happy Birthday Set, I have created a Backyard Party Play Set that you can make at home for your dolls to enjoy! Let’s Get Started! For the Square Cakes you will need: Paint [...]
This little beach bag is sure to be a fun summertime scene doll accessory. I hope you noticed I said summertime scene because do you know what’s awesome about doll play? Any day can be summer or winter or fall! Summer is fast approaching where I live but if you find yourself in a different [...]
Last week I was in Hawaii and Sabrina made a request in the comments that I show how to make floral leis for your dolls. So I thought it would be fun to show you two ways you can bring the feeling of the Hawaiian Islands to your doll play adventures using items you may [...]
It’s been duck tape wallet mania at our house. My 12 year old daughter has mastered the craft and we had a group of friends over to make some just for fun! I leaned over the table and watched them create endless combinations of colors and personalize their own with little ideas they came up [...]
In addition to Star Wars Day and Comic Book Day, today is also National Scrapbooking Day. Madelon found some AG sized notebooks, complete with stickers by EK Success that are perfect for doing some scrapbooking with your dolls. The Mini Scrap & Stuff Books set from EK Success/American Girl Crafts comes with 3 doll sized [...]
As we approach the summer season I thought it would be fun to show you an easy way to make no sew bikinis for your dolls for under $2. To make your own bikinis like the ones shown above you will need: Pattern piece #1 and Pattern piece #2 Paper Tape for the pattern pieces A plastic [...]
As part of Julie’s birthday celebration, we have a fun 70s inspired craft from our favorite 70s girl – Sharry! Back when Sharry and I were kids in the 70s, like Julie, it seemed like every girl we knew had a baton and we would spend hours out in the back yard learning how to [...]
My friend Randa at Crochet Granny just shared this super cute how to on crocheting hair bows for girls and dolls. It looks easy enough for beginners and once you got the hang of the pattern you could easily make bunches of these in no time at all. Easy and Cute Crochet Hair Bow Crochet [...]
Are you going to a beach this summer? Today I live in the desert but when I was 9 and 10 I lived in a small coastal town in Northern California. We loved to scour the beach for treasures. On one such stroll, we found the beach covered in sand dollars. We made quick work [...]
One of our readers, Cordelia, has a special guest post for us today. Make sure you read to the end for a fun little surprise from days gone by. *** Ever since I saw the pictures of Saige’s art supplies, I have wanted to create an art studio for my dolls. With the help of [...]
Madelon found some cute and inexpensive hot air balloon stickers and used them to make a mini scrapbook for Saige. Isn’t this cute? It is the perfect size for her! All you need is a mini notebook and stickers. Madelon found a sheet of Limited Edition Stickerdoodles by Colorbok that were the perfect theme. Madelon found [...]
One of our readers, Maddie, made some cute hoop earrings for her doll and was kind enough to send in this quick how-to so you can make some, too. You will need: small hoop earrings toothpicks jump rings charms/trim/jewels strong glue Step 1: Remove earring post. Find angle to put toothpick as doll sized post [...]
Recently I had the good fortune of being asked to speak in front of a local Brownie Troop my area. Here in Canada we have Girl Guides, and within the Girl Guides are troops called Sparks, Brownies, Guides and Pathfinders. One of the traditional things Girl Guides do for camps are making, trading and collecting [...]
I am just crazy about mosaics of all kinds! I made my first magazine mosaic when I was about 12. Magazine mosaics are a fun, easy way to create a classy piece of art for basically nothing! Use recycled magazines for all that bold color and texture! These doll sized mosaics will [...]
If you ask me (and Anna ) you can never have “too much” sparkle in your world! I am excited to share a super simple project you can do to add sparkle to basics in your doll room as part of a campaign I was invited to participate in from Darice. A few weeks ago, [...]
Karen, here! Today I am packing for my trip! I am going to be in Hawaii for vacation and have been thinking of fun travel crafts for my dolls. In 2011 on my blog I published a hand sewn sleep mask and travel pillow. And coupled with the paper book from April 5 th - we [...]
This little doll purse is full of fun details and it’s all made possible by a gum package. Yep, the left over little box that held sticks of gum! Add a purse strap and few decorations and the gum package is barely recognizable! With a little velcro this purse isn’t just for show but can [...]
I love how creative you all get! Alyssa needed somewhere to store her American Girl horses so she made them a barn from a box – take a look. This is a barn for Saige’s horse! I wanted a place to keep him but the one from AG was a lot of money so I [...]
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