Doll Craft – Easy Hay Bales for Doll Sized Horses

Do your doll’s have a horse? Today’s craft will show you how to make easy hay bales for the horses out of materials you probably have on hand.

To make your own you will need:

Paper
Empty soap or band aid boxes
Glue
Tape
Natural raffia
String
Scissors
Paint brush for spreading glue
String or Yarn

Step 1– Cover the boxes with paper. Tape or glue into place.

Step 2– Add glue to your box and then wrap raffia over the box ends as shown.

Step 3– Continue to wrap and add glue or tape into place. Wrap ends and then box as shown in the photo’s above.

Step 4– When you have wrapped your boxes and are happy with how they look, wrap a piece of yarn or string around you hay bale and tie in a knot, trim the edges. I used two strings on each hay bale. Let dry.

Step 5– Now your hay bales are ready to share with your dolls horse. The strings will help your doll hold and carry the hay for their horses.

I hope you enjoyed today’s craft I look forward to sharing more crafts with you next week .

Today’s modle is Maplelea Doll Saila; Saila’s clothes include a peasant top I made, pants made by my friend Skippysmom from a Liberty Jane Pattern, and shoes by Harmony Club Dolls. My dolls’ horse (I call Pickles) is from the Newberry Collection at Sears from 2011 which came with a sled.

22 Comments

RaeAnna on October 5, 2012 at 9:16 am

This is really cool! I LOVE it!!

Lydia on October 5, 2012 at 9:27 am

Awesome! But I don’t have a horse. 🙁

Lydia on October 5, 2012 at 9:27 am

And secondie!

Jessie on October 5, 2012 at 9:28 am

2ndie! Cool!!! 😀

sophie t on October 5, 2012 at 9:29 am

secondie

Nina on October 5, 2012 at 10:37 am

Pickles! That’s sooooo cute!

ags139 on October 5, 2012 at 10:45 am

so cute!!! i made a hay bale from fun foam! but this is a better idea! Jessie i love your pic!

Nicolette on October 5, 2012 at 11:29 am

Awww

Ava on October 5, 2012 at 12:11 pm

Cute!

Kaylee on October 5, 2012 at 1:57 pm

Coolio!

Claire on October 5, 2012 at 2:33 pm

Really cute, I would have thought of this idea!!! Anyone know where to by an American Girl horse for less?

Gretchen on October 5, 2012 at 2:52 pm

My cousins and I were having an AG Horse picnic and we rubberbanded some Mini Wheats together. (We threw them out after)

Skye on October 5, 2012 at 4:28 pm

Cute! To bad I don’t have a horse. I GOT CAROLINE, he BIRTHDAY DRESS, and HER ACCESSORIES for my birthday! I also got THE NIGHTSTAND!

StoryTeller on October 5, 2012 at 4:45 pm

I love it! It really looks like a haybale, but without the mess or allergy problems of using actual hay!

Claire– Target has some pretty nice Our Generation horses. They aren’t fuzzy like the AG ones, but they have more variety and they’re about half the price.

Alicen on October 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

I really like this idea! You could make this for smaller dolls by using smaller boxes, if you wanted to.

Claire- Our Generation has cheaper and maybe even better quality. So does Madame Alexandra. Madame Alexandra is the cheapest, I believe. Also, Our Generation comes with lots of accesories. (I own one myself.)

Raine on October 5, 2012 at 6:54 pm

I really want a horse 🙁

Delaney on October 5, 2012 at 8:48 pm

Cool! I have a horse, so I might to it! Where can you get the raffia? I’ve never heard of it before and I have a few ideas for crafts 🙂

elise on October 5, 2012 at 9:45 pm

I really want a horse, but this craft is still so cute and easy! At pottery barn kids, they have inexpensive horses for 18 inch dolls.

Liv on October 6, 2012 at 7:57 am

I love you, Karen!

Karen on October 7, 2012 at 10:49 pm

I really love all of you too! Thank you Liv!

Brandy on October 11, 2012 at 10:56 am

This is an awesome idea!

Nicole on October 14, 2012 at 10:35 pm

I’ve gotta try this out 🙂

RaeAnna on October 5, 2012 at 9:16 am

This is really cool! I LOVE it!!
Lydia on October 5, 2012 at 9:27 am

Awesome! But I don’t have a horse. 🙁
Lydia on October 5, 2012 at 9:27 am

And secondie!
Jessie on October 5, 2012 at 9:28 am

2ndie! Cool!!! 😀
sophie t on October 5, 2012 at 9:29 am

secondie
Nina on October 5, 2012 at 10:37 am

Pickles! That’s sooooo cute!
ags139 on October 5, 2012 at 10:45 am

so cute!!! i made a hay bale from fun foam! but this is a better idea! Jessie i love your pic!
Nicolette on October 5, 2012 at 11:29 am

Awww
Ava on October 5, 2012 at 12:11 pm

Cute!
Kaylee on October 5, 2012 at 1:57 pm

Coolio!
Claire on October 5, 2012 at 2:33 pm

Really cute, I would have thought of this idea!!! Anyone know where to by an American Girl horse for less?
Gretchen on October 5, 2012 at 2:52 pm

My cousins and I were having an AG Horse picnic and we rubberbanded some Mini Wheats together. (We threw them out after)
Skye on October 5, 2012 at 4:28 pm

Cute! To bad I don’t have a horse. I GOT CAROLINE, he BIRTHDAY DRESS, and HER ACCESSORIES for my birthday! I also got THE NIGHTSTAND!
StoryTeller on October 5, 2012 at 4:45 pm

I love it! It really looks like a haybale, but without the mess or allergy problems of using actual hay!

Claire– Target has some pretty nice Our Generation horses. They aren’t fuzzy like the AG ones, but they have more variety and they’re about half the price.
Alicen on October 5, 2012 at 4:47 pm

I really like this idea! You could make this for smaller dolls by using smaller boxes, if you wanted to.

Claire- Our Generation has cheaper and maybe even better quality. So does Madame Alexandra. Madame Alexandra is the cheapest, I believe. Also, Our Generation comes with lots of accesories. (I own one myself.)
Raine on October 5, 2012 at 6:54 pm

I really want a horse 🙁
Delaney on October 5, 2012 at 8:48 pm

Cool! I have a horse, so I might to it! Where can you get the raffia? I’ve never heard of it before and I have a few ideas for crafts 🙂
elise on October 5, 2012 at 9:45 pm

I really want a horse, but this craft is still so cute and easy! At pottery barn kids, they have inexpensive horses for 18 inch dolls.
Liv on October 6, 2012 at 7:57 am

I love you, Karen!
Karen on October 7, 2012 at 10:49 pm

I really love all of you too! Thank you Liv!
Brandy on October 11, 2012 at 10:56 am

This is an awesome idea!
Nicole on October 14, 2012 at 10:35 pm

I’ve gotta try this out 🙂