Wishing you a very Happy Holiday Week

Well my friends I have to tell you that we are having another snow storm here in Vancouver. Last week it knocked our internet and cable out which is still not fixed and I have been writing where ever I can find wifi since the 19th. The good news is that I should have access to the internet again in time for the new year. We are moving over the next two days and the new house should have power and internet for the new year!

So for the first time in many years I am going to have to take a few days off here. I have written and published daily for the last 5 years and I am truly sad to have to take a few days off. Please bare with me as I move, settle in and set up in the new place. I will be back on in a few days with some great new posts about the new Girl of The Year, back with more of Madelon's fun finds and Jessica T's Tips...

Merry Christmas! Meet Madelon's First Mini Boy Doll Evan

Merry Christmas, today Madelon is sharing her new mini Lori Boy doll Evan with us.

Great outfit and love the boots!

love the eyes don't you?

Love the patch on his jodhpurs!

Shirt and vest are one piece.

To release his hat you have to cut the tab.
He is pretty cute! Thank you Madelon for sharing him with us today. As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmai.com

Celebrating Our 6th Anniversary Today!

It is Christmas Eve and it is also the 6th Anniversary of our Doll Blog.  We want to thank you all for joining us here daily and wish you a very Merry Christmas! I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Madelon who has been a constant contributor to my blog for the last 5 years.

 With out her I could not share daily as many of the posts that I do. Her unique talent for finding items for doll play coupled with her selflessness in sharing with us all so we may enjoy doll play that much more is un matched!

Jessica T has also been a wonderful addition to our team sharing with us her fun finds from around the dolly world. Her talent in sourcing us free patterns and tutorials from other like minded doll lovers has added a great value to our readers and I am so very grateful.

 Brandy has spent many hours creating and sharing her tutorials with us and the dolly world, this year she launched her own blog Brandy's Happy Home and continues to wow and amaze me!

Together they make up a very special team of doll lovers who selflessly give of themselves to all of us and I would like to thank them for everything they do.

Thank you also to my sponsors who have graciously advertised with us and to all those who have sponsored a give away with us.  Thank you and Merry Christmas to all. May you have a blessed holiday and we invite you to visit us daily here at Karen Mom of Three's Craft blog.
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

3 Great Our Generation Doll Play Sets

I am continuously wowed by what Our Generation is putting out these days for 18 inch dolls. The Up and Away set is cute as can be! I love the balloons and the cat print outfit!

If you are lucky enough to find this playset pick it up for sure! Great details in this one and cute as can be!

The Snuggle Up Set is adorable too and perfectly age appropriate!
Our Generation has got some wonderful things this holiday season! Keep your eyes out for deals like these to bring home and put under your tree this season.
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Thursday's Tea Time Fabric Panels Suggestion Week 6!

Feel like you are running out of time, short on time and gifts for the doll lover in your life? Why not order a printed fabric panel from Tea Time Fabric Panels for the doll lover in your life and spend the new year sewing for or with her?

Fall in love with and fall down the Rabbit hole with this fun printed fabric panel that tween's will love!

Front to back this is a stunning outfit!
Worried it wont make it to you in time for the big gift giving day? Order your panel, and print a photo of the listing, along with a note to the gift recipient of the perfect post holiday activity and gift! You get the bunny too!

I truly hope you have enjoyed our last 6 weeks of fun Tea Time Fabric Panel suggestions and that you will visit Tea Time Fabric Panels Etsy Shop and check out all 52 items they have listed for 18 inch dolls in their Etsy shop by clicking here.

Grocery Store Fun Finds!

It is the time of the year where you can find toys in just about every store.

Today Madelon shares some of her recent discounted fun finds at the grocery store. I personally would love to have this Barbie!

Mini doll lovers and fashion doll lovers would have a blast with this playset!

Sets like this one even include perfectly sized tea sets for the 18 inch dolls!

I would have bought it for the tea set alone! Thank you Madelon for sharing these sets with us today. Keep your eyes out for deals like this everywhere you shop!
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Ornaments As Doll Food A Madelon Fun Find Tip

Madelon was recently in Boston and visited a shop that had some amazing things that can be easily re purposed into doll play items.

From the ornament section Madelon found some lovely items to re purpose for her own Doll Play collections like this teapot! Perfect for doll play and the boxes of tea in the photos above and below.

Tiny boxed teas are perfect to save for doll play don't you think?

There are lots of fun food themed and tea themed ornaments this time of year, you can easily remove the ribbons and hooks and use these in your doll play kitchens!

I can not decide if the soup is my favorite or the taco salad!

The sandwiches are great too! 

These are great ideas! Thank you Madelon for sharing your fun finds with us today!
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Madelon's Mini Haven!

Madelon sent me photos yesterday of her new mini doll find from Our Generation. Mini Haven!

Mini Haven has the most beautiful features and eyes! I am so jealous of Madelon's find!

Her hair to her shoes are spectacular. This is a beautiful doll Our Generation.

Thank you Madelon for sharing photos of her with us today! If you are lucky enough to have an Our Generation Isle at a Target (or Bay store here in Canada) near you, keep your eyes out for Mini Haven!
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Week 22 Create To Christmas- Jen's Doll Sized Holiday Fire Place

Welcome to our 22nd week of Create To Christmas, we hope you have enjoyed this series that has run since July 24th! Today I am sharing a craft that Jen from live.love.create.art shared with Doll Diaries in 2012! This is such a fun and easy craft you can make for your dolls or the doll lover in your life with items you may already have on hand. Click here to see the craft tutorial on Doll Diaries.

Thank you all for joining us these past 22 weeks and we hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday season!
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Fun Snow Day or Stocking Stuffer Pattern From Little Miss Muffett

I wanted to share this fun pattern for a great doll craft from Little Miss Muffett for a doll sized Hairbrush pouch! I can not tell you how often our doll brush goes missing! This is a fun idea, to make as a stocking stuffer or as a snow day craft!

This pattern is $3.99 on the Pixiefaire website and available for immediate download. 
Click here for the pattern and don't forget to send me an email photo of your completed project to me to share!
Thank you for joining us, we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Jessica T's Fun Find For A Pattern For A Great Tent!

This is me, Karen Mom of Three,  Christmas morning, early in the 1980's I still feel excitement when I look at this photo. I loved this gift so very much and it is one of my most favorite Christmas memories. Today we look at a fun find of Jessic T's...

Today Jessica T shares with us an Etsy pattern she came across that is fantastic for Barbie but also our mini dolls, it also would go great with my Barbie Van of many many years ago, I wish I still had it....

This Tent pattern has been created by and is sold by agaagg Etsy shop and can be found by clicking here.

You also get the sleeping bag pattern, I love the look of these!
Thank you Jessica T for sharing this fun find and etsy shop with us today!
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Thursday's My Tea Time Fabric Panels Suggestion Week 5

Create some holiday magic with the Tea Time Fabric Panels Sparkle Princess Gown!

This weeks suggested Fabric Panel Kit includes everything you need to create a magical Pink Gown for the doll lover in your life!

This printed fabric panel is 100% Poly Satin and you will need fray check with this panel, click here for more details!

If Pink is not your favorite color you must check out the blue listing as well!

Click here for the Blue Printed Fabric Panel listing on the Tea Time Fabric Panel Etsy Shop!
As with all our posts we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com