bodner072

A tiny baby doll plays in his car shaped ball pit. Soon it will become a part of his bedroom in our dollhouse.        Ball pits don't need to be round, standard shaped enclosures. These playful additions may be shaped like almost anything when you use your imagination. Just think about what you would like in your own bedroom and turn it into a ball pit for fun! After all a doll's bedroom can become any kind of a fun space, if you are willing to craft it yourself. This ball pit, photo by Fredriksson, is life size and inside of a pretend ship in- stead of a car! Read more about ball  pits at Wikipedia. Supply List: a front end of a toy car Styrofoam balls papier mache pulp paper egg cartoon black tape black, white and orange acrylic paint red glitter glue masking tape cardboard white school glue two identical buttons for tail lights Step-by-Step Directions:         First you will need to acquire the front end of a toy car at resale f...

Left, Ashley doll is baby sitting. Center, someone small peeks through the sides of our playpen. Right, peek-a-boo is easy to play from inside a playpen.        You don't have to create a doll play pen with an ordinary round shaped bottle. Try something unique by recycling an eight sided hydrogen peroxide bottle. Below are the following supplies you will need for this baby doll furniture. Supply List: recycled hydrogen peroxide bottle sharp cutting tool like an X-ACTO knife masking tape hot glue gun and hot glue a recycled soft mesh liner or bag (potato bag) felt  or fleece and scrap fabric (your choice of color combinations) waxed dental floss white cotton long, large sewing needle cardboard  metal or quilter's thimble made from leather Step-by-Step Directions:        First, cut out the doll playpen from your choice of recycled plastic bottle using an X-ACTO knife. If you are younger than 13 or 14 years of age, you ...

       I will keep an ongoing record of the miniature dolls that I have discovered in resale, flee markets, Goodwill etc... for those of you who are interested in our doll collections here. MGA Quints 5-sies 3" tall with rocking horses, high chairs, baby bottles, sippy cups, rattles, blocks,  bowls and teddy bears. Originally the toys, high chairs and dolls were sold separately for $20.00. I purchased all of the above in one bag plus much more for $3.00. These three inch dolls are the perfect size for Barbie's family and friends. Slightly smaller than the Quints dolls and so life-like, these babies are by TOOB.  Our fashion dolls will love parenting this group! These dolls are still currently sold.   These two inch porcelain dolls dressing lacy Victorian styled clothing are the kind of dolls little girls love to collect.

Left, two finished tennis rackets for our fashion dolls. Center, one of our dolls (a curvy Fashionista)  is dressed and ready to play. I've included a pattern of her tank T-shirt below.  Right, tennis racket covers made from felt will protect the racket from wear and tear.        A tennis match between doll friends may be something you will need to craft on your own. So I have included here the first part of this DIY crafty sport, the rackets. Soon there will be an additional post showing how I made the tennis court and net. Supply List: black tape (color preference) wire masking tape green acrylic paint (or a different color of your own choosing) fine mesh netting (plastic, may be purchased from a hardware store) tacky craft glue white felt (a small amount) Step-by-Step Instructions: Download and print out the tennis racket pattern below. Shape wires into tennis rackets up against the pattern for twisting the wire.  Wrap the racket in masking tape unt...

  Description of Coloring Page: a little girl reads a bedtime story to her teddy bear, stuffed animal, night time, text "Once upon a time...", patchwork quilt, bare feet, flannel night gown, book Don't forget to drag the png. or jpg into a Word Document and enlarge the image as much as possible before printing it folks. If you have a question about this coloring page, just type into the comment box located directly below this post and I'll try to get back to you as soon as I can.

Rachel and her twin sister, Rosie, are lounging on their bedroom bean bag chairs.        These bean bag chairs are sewn using fleece so that the material will not unravel while a young crafter is working with it. I used solid, bright colors that will blend into the colors of the twin's bedroom. However, these chairs can look very different depending upon the material you select for them.         In the past, I have seen people stuff them with perishable products like beans and rice. I would not recommend that you do this because these food stuffings will attract pets, mice or insects to your doll collections. If you do not have the pocket change to purchase plastic pellets, the best alternative is cotton batting. Read about the history behind the bean bag chair Cut pieces for the bean bag chair are marquise shapes. Supply List: matching threads and needle plastic pellets to stuff the bean bag chairs with felt or fleece scraps pattern (below) ...

Learn to craft colorful, fancy cone shaped hats for each of your fashion dolls. Trim them with silks, ribbons, embroidery etc... The conical hats are called hennin;   read more about them at Wikipedia . Above, Hans Memling's painting of a young woman with a black velvet lappets and a conical shaped hat.        The headdress in the shape of a cone or "steeple", or truncated cone were worn in the late Middle Ages by European princesses and women of the nobility. Various writers on costume history use hennin to cover a variety of different styles. Almost all agree that the steeple-cone style was the original hennin. You can make these theatrical looking princess hats for all of your Barbie dolls! Supply List: cardboard masking tape hot glue gun and hot glue needle and matching threads silk scraps, scarfs, transparent fabric scraps ribbons to match cotton balls tacky craft glue  one large paper clip decorative thin silk ribbons (8 inches per hat) ...