Thursday, May 31, 2012

Make your dolls a summer tent

Recently I created a fun and easy to make tent for my niece Laura's Dolls. The tutorial was published  on Doll Diaries on Friday May 26th and I wanted to share it with you today. Click here for the tutorial  and get started on making your own doll tent!
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

3 Fun summer projects from 123 Mulberry Street

I love the Liberty Jane pattern site and was so thrilled to see this new pattern for summer offered!
123 Mulberry Street is one of my most favorite designers! This fun pattern is just one of many reasons I look forward to new patterns! Click here for the listing for the Sunshine Halter top pattern
If you are making a sleeping bag this summer for your dolls this Peace Sign sleeping bag, is a wonderful project for your dolls! I love that this sleeping bag has a zipper and with the step by step instructions even beginning sewers will love this pattern. Click here for pattern listing.

One of the first patterns I bought on the Liberty Jane site was this PJ Patern with slippers. The pattern is easy to follow and the slippers fit both American Girl dolls and Maplelea dolls! A great bundle this pattern is great if you are sewing through the summer for the holidays! Click here for the  PJ Party listing.

Happy Sewing to my crafty readers!
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Doll Quilt's and blankets Perfect for our Maplelea Dolls!

I have so much respect for those who quilt, and I really want to learn this time honored art!
Canada's own Snowflake Boutique offers wonderful doll sized quilts that any doll lover would love to own.

Quietude Quilts Etsy shop has this adorable pastel colored quilt set on sale for only $20! These quilts have been featured on www.dolldiaries.com 
there are so many wonderful doll quilts on this site I could feature them for a week!
Be sure to check out this Etsy shop! Click here for Quietude Quilts
Nammy's Closet has this patchwork blanket offered at only $9.50! Such a great dolly deal!

Foggy Forest offers this sophisticated bedding set on their Etsy shop

I hope you have enjoyed the quilts here today!
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Doll Jewelry and Party Favors from Lemon Head 103's Etst Shop

I love it when doll lovers open their own shop, enter Lemonhead103. Amy of Lemonhead103's Etsy shop is a doll lover, Mom and Aunt who enjoys creating items for her dolls, her nieces dolls and doll lovers everywhere.
From hand knit UGG's, purse and hairbands to
 Dolly and Me jewelry sets!  There is something for everyone in this fun shop!
I love Amy's hand painted t-shirts
customized for your next doll party, or if you are like me and have lots of nieces she can do up a matching set for everyone!

I also love the doll sized Rosary for American girl dolls what a wonderful accessory for today's Catholic dolly to have!

Check out Amy's shop Lemon Head 103 today!

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Doll Hats for Summer

With summer approaching I thought it would be fun to showcase some wonderful 18 inch doll hats on Etsy. The above hat and bag is from Granmas Playroom she is offering some adorable hat and bag combos for $7
Click here for her Etsy shop


If you are looking for a great sewing pattern for your 18 inch doll to keep her in a variety of summer hats click here for the listing of a great hat pattern from Precious Patterns.
Love my Yarn's Etsy shop offers this fun hat for $8 click here for the shop and listing
This fun hat and beach bag offered by Skinny Brush's Etsy shop is a fun set for $10!
I love this hat ByNikiG's Etsy shop offered at $8.00 click here for the shop listing
This is also a wonderful set from Blinkersoh's Etsy Shop offered as a set with free shipping for $12.50 click here for shop and listing

There are so many wonderful hats on Etsy, 39 pages of 18 inch doll hats to be exact, these are some of my favorites I know you will find something perfect for doll play collection on Etsy.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Felt food tutorials from Apartment Therapy

I love felt food, I think they are fun to make and they make great doll play items
I found some tutorials I think you might enjoy and hope you will give felt food a try!
The above photo is from a wonderful website called Apartment therapy  that has a great list of tutorials for each type of food! Now you will want to make all your felt food smaller for your dolls but I loved all the ideas that Apartment therapy was able to list in one place!
I loved the strawberries from Lit'l Brown Bird's Passion if you are starting out on making felt food this one is a great tutorial with photos!
There are more then 40 tutorials listed on Apartment therapy so check out their page by clicking here and get started making fun food for your dolls today!
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Friday, May 25, 2012

Free pattern Friday

I loved this pattern and I know you will too, why not make a doll and little girl dress, with this free pattern from Oliver + S Popover Sundress tutorial. Click Here
I know  you will all enjoy this fun and easy pattern! I love the way we can share our ideas on line and a huge thank you to Oliverands.com for creating such a great pattern!
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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Make your doll a Horse Corral for under $3

I was so excited to find that I could make a great doll play outdoor horse corral for my dolls horses for under $3.
Using inexpensive 3 section folding fence prices from my dollar store I was able to create a fun outdoor play set for my dolls and horse! Simply purchase a few of these fences, open and set them up on your lawn. Add your horses some fun accessories home made or purchased and you have a great doll play horse set! These fences were only $1.25
This is my dolls horse Pickles. Who I bought from Sears Canada a few months back. This is the type of horse and name I would have given a real horse. My nieces love to play with the dolls and my horse when they are over.
Both my Doll Saila and Pickles fit in the Corral easily
I hope you enjoyed today's post and I hope you have fun making your own Horse Corral!
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Dew Drop Dreams- Another wonderful Canadian Etsy Shop

I am always excited to discover new Canadian Etsy shops and I recently found Dew Drop Dreams of Airdrie Alberta.

I was drawn to this shop while looking for some doll size tap shoes which Dew Drop Dreams happened to have! My niece Laura has three 18 inch dolls, 2 Springfield Dolls and one American Girl doll. Laura is also a dancer who has a tap recital coming up in the next few weeks and I just had to find some tap related items for her dolls.
 These fun shoes are offered at $15 click here for the listing.

While in the shop I noticed the wonderful tutu's like the white one shown here
This set in silver is just adorable!
Click here for the listing 

I also love the softness of the pink ballet outfit offered at $15 click here for the listing

There are many outfits in this shop any young doll lover and dancer would enjoy, so take a look at Dew Drop Dreams Etsy shop  and see for yourself!

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

A great doll bed for our 18 inch dolls from IKEA!

A reader emailed me about the wonderful wooden bed offered by IKEA, this bed easily fits 18 inch dolls. Like most IKEA products you do have to but it together but you can stain or paint this bed to your liking and that is a great bonus. In addition this bed is priced at $24.99 in Canada and if you are like me and live close enough to IKEA this is a truly affordable doll bed!
Click here to see the listing for IKEA on line and the link to the Doll bed shown above.

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Monday, May 21, 2012

Inspiring Doll Food from Red Ted Art


Red Ted Art is a blog that has come to my attention from another website I follow called Creative Jewish Mom though I am not of the Jewish faith, I enjoy this website and the information on it is wonderful for all creative mom's regardless of faith. This site has a great idea for making doll food that can be re sized into 18 inch doll food. I love the inspiration this site has and know you creative readers can make your own doll sized treats from these photos!

I get emailed to me the Craft schooling Sunday from Creative Jewish Mom emailed once a week and I am always amazed at the wonderful sites this website hosts! Red Ted Art is one of them. Click Here for Red Ted Art and here for Creative Jewish Mom

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

Wonderful dresses from The Edwardian Girl


The Edwardian Girl Etsy Shop is a favorite of mine. Costume Designer and Artist Erin creates beautifully made dresses for 18 inch dolls in both historical and modern patterns.
 Erin was eleven when her grandmother taught her how to sew.
  "I've been sewing away ever since. I've costumed all sorts of eras and enjoy the work very much."


I love her use of colors and patterns
My favorite outfit in The Edwardian Girl shop is one I am so pleased to own!
This Pilgrim Dress is so well made, I love how it looks on my doll!

"Your doll can be the prettiest pilgrim there is for Thanksgiving! This little pilgrim outfit is made out of black and white cotton fabric. The apron is detachable, however, the collar and cuffs are not.The back closes with a velcro closure."

  From Historical to Modern this shop has something for everyone and they are exceptionally well made and priced. With outfits for 18 inch dolls offered from $16-$30 collectors and doll lovers of all ages will find something they love in this shop!
Erin is also an artist and historian at heart, in addition to offering items for American Girl dolls her shop offers Art prints, Art work, Adult costumes and more.
Check out Erin's Doll clothes by clicking here

Erin gave me a bit of scoop, she is working on Titanic Era themed outfits that will be new to her shop this summer! So with the clues we have been getting about the new American Girl historical Doll Caroline Abbot  from Doll Diaries (I think that the new AG doll will be from the Titanic Era)
 and Erin's newest designs about to hit her shop, We will be thrilled with the outfits Erin is creating for all 18 inch dolls to enjoy the 100th Anniversary of the ill fated voyage of the Titanic.

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Nurses and Doctor Scrubs for our dolls

Looking on Etsy I found these fun Scrubs for dolls on an Etsy shop called Redwood Creek Boutique and happily they ship to Canada!
Priced at $11 a set these fun doll play outfits come in so many wonderful patterns and colors
 This shop has some wonderful hand made outfits for our dolls priced from $7-$20!
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