Doll Craft Make a Doll Sized Christmas Tree

DIY Christmas Tree for dolls

Pin it We have had several requests for “how to make your own doll sized Christmas Tree” so here is a simple tutorial for making one. You will need: Green Paper Tape Wrapping paper tube Scissors Yellow piece of paper for the star Pencil Step 1- Trace your hand on some green construction paper. Step [...]

Doll Craft: Make Reusable Gift Boxes

how to make a reusable gift box

Pin it I love the holiday season and one of the things I find the most fun is wrapping the gifts I make and buy for others. I thought it would be fun to make some doll sized gift boxes that you can make then fill and reuse, using items you may already have on [...]

Doll Craft: Make a Pilgrim Hat for Dolls

How to make a pilgrim hat for dolls

Pin itToday I am happy to share with you an easy to make craft for your doll in time for Thanksgiving.  As some of you have asked I have made this craft out of both paper , fun foam and felt and the results are both wonderful! To make your own hat you will need: [...]

How to Make a Cast for Dolls and a Quick Update

How to make a cast for dolls

Pin itThis has been a pretty traumatic week around here which is why posting has been pretty light. On Monday night I went to pick up my older daughter from gymnastics practice as usual and when I got there her coach told me to come quick, she had just hurt herself. Having been a gymnastics [...]

Doll Craft: Dog Tags and Poppies to Honor Our Military Veterans

Rememberence day crafts

Pin it Today is Veterans Day (U.S.) or Remembrance Day (Canada and Europe). Today is a day to remember all those who have served in the military both past and present. It is a day of great importance and it connects us with the past, present and the future. Today’s craft is inspired by Molly [...]

Doll Craft: Make Your Doll’s a Horse Stable

make a horse stable for your dolls

Pin it For today’s post I wanted to share with you how to make a stable for your doll’s horse from a simple cardboard box. My niece sent me her doll so I could do some horse related crafts to share with all of you. Her horse is not an American Girl doll horse but [...]

Doll Craft Halloween Banquet Table for Dolls

Doll cake

Pin it Setting the perfect table for your dolls Halloween Party can be easy and a fun way to prepare for the holidays. In today’s post I wanted to show you some fun ways you can add to your doll play collection with items you may have already around the house that will help your [...]

Show and Tell: Square Chair for Dolls

doll chair

Pin itI have really been in the mood to sew lately, but I just have not had time! Between getting all three of my kids to their afterschool sports (yes, I have three kids – my oldest is a 15 year old boy, then my 13 & 9 year old girls), working on Doll Diaries [...]

Doll Craft: Angry Birds Costumes for Dolls

how to make angry birds costume

Pin itAngry Birds is a hugely popular game and let me say, these costumes are just too cute for words!! We are so lucky to have Karen share all her fun ideas with us each week. Angry Birds costumes are going to be such a big hit this Halloween! Today I am sharing how to [...]

Doll Clothes Patterns

doll clothes patterns

Pin it** This is an updated version of the Doll Clothes Pattern resource I posted a few years ago. When I was in middle school I learned how to sew. One of the first things I started making was clothes for my Barbie dolls – boy, do I wish I still had some of those [...]

Doll Craft: Halloween Treats for Dolls

Doll size treat bag

Pin it I love Halloween!  My favorite part is definitely giving out the candy while wearing my Witch’s Hat (another dollar store special I have had for years!) of course! I thought it would be fun to show you how to make some treat sized chocolate bars for your dolls and some little “kisses” out [...]

Doll Craft: Make an Easy Witch Hat for Dolls

Doll Witches Hat for Halloween

Pin it You can make your doll an easy fun foam witch’s hat from items you may have on hand or that you can easily find at either the dollar store or craft store. I used a hot glue gun when I made mine, I recommend it as it is a quick bond but you [...]

Doll Craft: Duct Tape Doll Dress Tutorial

Hello Kitty Duck Tape Doll Dress

Pin itHave you seen all the great patterns that you can buy Duck tape in now?  Did you know you can make a doll dress and hat out of duct tape, too? Check this out!! Is that not the cutest dress ever??? My good friend Jen, who is ridiculously talented, made this adorable Hello Kitty [...]

Doll Craft: Make a Simple Cat Costume

Doll cat costume Halloween

Pin itOctober is going to be so much fun at Doll Diaries! We will have the Halloween Parade, Karen has fun and easy doll costume crafts planned for Fridays, we have new Spotlight sites coming up and that doesn’t even count doll news, reviews, and new videos! Let’s kick off a month of fun with [...]

Doll Craft: Pink Panda Chinese Restaurant for Dolls

doll craft with felt stir fry

Pin it This week I had so much fun creating Chinese food for our dolls using only felt from the dollar store that I had on hand. I did purchase these fun serving dishes at my local kitchen shop but was able to purchase all these dishes for my doll play collection for under $7.00. [...]