Sleepover!

Kairi is hosting her doll club's club doll, so this summer is one long sleepover for Rose (the doll). I made her a sleeping bag from some fabric and trims I had so she would be more comfortable!

The club doll is an American Girl doll I bought off eBay. Her hair had been cut, so the first thing we did was rewig her. Each girl in the club has had her for a month or longer, and several have made or bought clothes for her. One of the club members will win her when she is done touring.

-Janet

Craft a Book!

This is a guide to making a book for your dolls.

First: find a picture of the book you want to make.

Next, put the image in Word:

 Put it at the edge of the right side of the page.

Print the page.

Cut along the edge.

Cut along the side and top edge.

Fold along the edge.

Fold a second time to make the spine.

Cut along the other edge:

Cut out pages the same size as the cover.

Line up the pages.

Fold the pages to fit in the cover.

Trim the pages so they fit nicely and look nicer.

Staple the center of the pages.

 Fold over.

Done!

You can make different books like I did:

- Kairi

Mini Food Fun

Today we had a fellow doll - lover as a guest, so there was lots of Barbie stuff set up in the playroom. Janet had stopped at Home Depot and Hobby Lobby for some supplies to make food. We used wire nuts as small cups and uses cloud clay to create the drinks and whipped cream. We cut up plastic tubing to make cups, bracelets and lamps. The dolls were pretty pleased with their new stuff.

Jr Workshop #2

Sunday morning Kairi had a second workshop where she made a carrying case for her doll.  The case had already been sewn together, so she needed to tie off the quilted part by stitching thread through the fabric at the neck of the nesting doll on the fabric and tying the ends so it looked like a scarf on the doll.  Then she laced a tie through the trim on the sides to hold it closed.  This was the tricky part (Kairi complained it was tedious) and definitely the less fun part.  She got through it, though, and has a wonderful case for her doll!

Just Loves Books!

Last night Janet was a hostess at the Maggie Iacono event "Just Loves Books".  Being a hostess means you collect tickets for the attendees at the table, give them their souvenir, provide favors, and just generally make sure everyone is having fun!  Maggie Iacono is a felt doll artist who articulates her dolls so you can pose them.  She is an avid reader (like us!) so she picked books as the theme.  Her daughter made a hilarious short movie about an 8 foot rose chasing some of her dolls around as the entertainment.  It was such a good time!  At the end, the doll was presented, a 10" felt doll with four books.  Definitely a great addition to the collection!

Janet

Junior Tea Party

We went to the Junior Tea Party at the UFDC convention yesterday and had a blast!  The theme was Fiesta, and we played spanish bingo, made paper flowers, learned about dolls from Mexico and got LOTS of loot!  The doll club from Laredo hosted the tea and did a wonderful job.  At the end, the girls all got a baby doll and accessories galore donated by.Madame Alexander.  Kairi was in heaven, and even though she already has this doll (from a previous tea) she loves it very much!

Hat, vest and bag workshop

Today Kairi attended a workshop for the Junior collectors.  She laced up a bag for her doll, and then decorated it and a vest and beret for her doll.  It was a fun workshop, and it turned out cute.