Checking In With Brandy's Happy Home! Astronaut Food!

Today we are checking in to see what our friend Brandy has been up too!

She has been creating some wonderful DIY crafts for your dolls who are interested in eating in Space!

Bandy has made a selection of amazing doll food and created a spectacular playset for her daughters dolls!

You need to check out how she did her craft and how she was inspired to create this fun playset. Click here for Brandy's Website, Brandy's Happy Home. 
Thank you for joining us here today we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Check Out What Brandy Made! Doll Cookies Make The Holidays Delightful!

Today we are checking in with what Brandy has cooking in her doll's kitchen right now!

I am in awe as usual of the amazing work that Brandy does and how she can create, craft and share with all of us because she is a doll lover!

Check these out by clicking here.  Brandy's Happy Home is a blog you need to follow!
Thank you for joining us here today we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Throwback Series To The Toys We Loved- Brandy's Baby Doll

Today Brandy shares her most favorite childhood doll with all of us...

Baby doll "My favorite “baby” was a 20 inch doll by Berjusa. I think these dolls are called LaBaby and the company has now changed its name to Berenguer. I named this doll Rachel and I carried her everywhere. I have no idea how old I was when I got her…sometime in the 1980s…I just always remember her being there. Love her so much. I gave her to my own daughters to cherish….of course I made sure they were old enough not to destroy her. Lol."

Thank you Brandy for sharing your favorite toys and memories with all of us.

We are so thrilled you joined us today and we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Throwback Series To The Toys We Loved - Brandy's 5th and 6th Choices

This week Brandy shares her 5th and 6th choice for favorite childhood toys...

Barbie " I had several Barbie dolls but by FAVORITE was my Day-to-Night Barbie from 1984. Even at a young age I loved that she had a successful career and could be fabulous and sassy at night. Lol."

She-Ra "I’m thinking I was 10 when She-Ra came out…so maybe 1985. I loved how fierce and heroic she was!"

Karen here - I too loved She-Ra! I had a poster in my room for the longest time!

Thank you Brandy for sharing these from your list with all of us today. We would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Throwback Series To The Toys We Loved - Brandy's 3rd and 4th Favorite Toys

This week's Throwback to the toys we loved addition has another two of Brandy's favorites!

I have to say I have her first one! My mother in law recently found my sister in laws set which is the very one that Brandy is sharing today!

 

Tupperware Tea Set "I love this little tea set! I’ll always remember my Dad and I having tea parties on our back porch. I served the best tea aka water around! I think this is a 1979 set. Four year old tea parties are a blast!"
These are so iconic and that Orange pitcher was a huge part of my own dolly tea parties too!

Dollhouse My 1981 Fisher Price Dollhouse was an absolute unforgettable favorite! It had lights that really lit up! I loved making my own furniture out of jewelry boxes and popsicle sticks!


These are just two more of Brandy's favorites! Join us again next Thursday to see what another member of our team has chosen to share from their childhoods!
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Throwback Series The Toys We loved- Brandy's First two picks...

Today in our series about our favorite toys Brandy shares two of her favorites. A treasured Monkey and a much loved little doll!

Zippy the Monkey "One of my earliest memories of my toys was my Zippy Monkey. I’m thinking I got him around 1979 or 1980. I remember playing with my next-door neighbor, Aubrey, who was a few years older than myself. She had a Zippy Monkey and I fell in love with him. She let me borrow the toy until Santa delivered me one of my very own. I still remember the sound of the squeaker in his arm. "

Strawberry Shortcake "LOVE this doll so much! I think I got her in 1981 or I must have been 6. I played with this doll every day for years! I recently saw a vintage Strawberry shortcake in a Target store the other day; the scent flooded me with a ton of childhood memories."

We would love to hear from you on your favorite childhood toys, join us next week to see what another member of the team has selected to share.
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

Get Your Craft On With Brandy- Dolly Lemonade Stand

Today we get our craft on with Brandy's fun dolly Lemonade Stand!  Summer is the perfect time for lemonade stands!

Brandy created this supper fun doll sized lemonade stand you have to see! This super cute stand is easy to do and is a great summer playset! Click here for Brandy's Tutorial! 

Get Your Craft On! With inspiration from Brandy and her Happy Home...

Thank you Brandy for this fun tutorial and for always inspiring me!

Thank you too, for joining us here today. We would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com 

Get Your Craft On With Brandy A Bathroom For Your Wellie Wishers!

Today we are getting our craft on with Brandy and creating a super cute Wellie Wishers Bathroom! 

We love the Wellie Wishers and This super cute and easy playset is one you may wish to make and put away for the upcoming gift giving holiday.

This fun and creative inspired by,  the wellie wisher line will have you getting your craft on for sure!
Thank you Brandy for such a fun and inspired craft! Find the tutorial on Brandy's Happy Home by clicking here.
Thank you for joining us here today we would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Get Your Craft On With Brandy! DIY Dolly Sized Mason Jar Drinking Glasses

Keeping with Trends and making things as realistic for doll play as she can is a specialty of Brandy's! Today I am sharing her craft for doll sized Mason Jar Drinking Glasses!

This is apart of a fun and exciting doll play craft tutorial... 

To see how Brandy made these and how you can Get Your Craft on With Brandy of Brandy's Happy Home by clicking here.

Thank you for joining us here today we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Get Your Craft On With Brandy!

Brandy has been with the team for almost as long as the blog has run. She was a team member of mine over at Doll Diaries and she now has her own wonderful blog called Brandy's Happy Home!

She has kindly agreed to lend us her expertise this summer and share some of her more popular crafts! Brandy's Happy Home is a website that is about more than just doll play! Check it out by clicking here.

For today's craft tutorial spotlight Brandy invites you to "Get Your Craft On" with her Patriotic Party For Your Dolls!

 

Using some of our good friend Laura Kelly's wonderful artwork  Brandy added some doll sized fun to her table and you can too! Click here to see Brandy's tutorial and be inspired to "Get Your Craft On"  today! 

Thank you for joining us here today we would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Something New For Summer From Your Karen Mom of Three's Craft Blog Team!

Today we have some fun summer news to share, this summer Jenny, Madelon, Jessica, Brandy and I have some very fun activities, crafts, books, news and ideas to share with you. We thought we might mix things up a bit and share some fun summer suggestions daily here on our blog and we are hoping you will join us, participate and share. We have Bitmoji'ed ourselves just for fun and a bit of summer whimsy, so here is some of what you can expect....

Mondays we will have our Mommy Monday Moment with Jenny!

Tuesdays Karen (Me) will be Hitting The Books, sharing some wonderful reads with you and keeping you updated on all the doll themed books and series.

Wednesdays we will get our Craft on with Brandy!

Thursday's will be our Adorable Dolly Finds Etsy Spotlight Day...

Fridays will be Madelon's Fabulous Finds days! More of what we love from Madelon, no sew doll clothing, fun everyday items you can use in doll play, dollar store and big box deals and steals and so much more.

Saturdays we have Saturday Sewing Suggestions by Jessica T, sharing tips, tricks and pattern deals for all who love to sew for their dolls!

Sunday's we will have yarn crafts. patterns, suggestions we hope you will love.

So please join us starting tomorrow for a summer filled with fun!
We would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmail.com

Great Ideas and Crafts To Be Found At Brandy's Happy Home!

Years ago I got to know Brandy of BrandysHappyHome.com and that she has been a contributor here and on Doll Diaries over the years. This past week she has had some wonderful ideas that she shares on her website that I just had to share with all of you. I love her work and appreciate the details she puts into her crafts. I loved her post on DIY Dolly Mason Jar Iced Tea. Click here to see her post.

When I say Brandy has an eye and attention to detail I mean it! She also has free printables just waiting for you! Click here for her post on how to make Tenny's Paper Food Trays and to go boxes!

Do check out how she transformed her Our Generation Doll Ice Cream Cart into this fun Hot Chicken Food Cart and see how you can make a set of your own. Be sure to bookmark and save her site as well as sign up for her newsletter too by clicking here! 
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

Make Your Own Crock Pot Like Brandy Did In 2012!

Glad to see today on Facebook that American Girl is coming out with a crock pot set! Our Brandy made one in 2012 and you can make one too!

Click here to see how Brandy made her dolls their crock pot! 
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

Today I am so very thankful for each and everyone of you.

So recently I have been thinking about when I started this blog and how much has changed since I began writing about the dolls and crafts I was work on. Looking back on the past few years I am more then surprised and shocked at how much has happened in my personal life and professional life as a Mommy Blogger. Today I wanted to take a moment to reflect and thank you all for stopping by.

There have been so many amazing moments over the last few years that make me so very proud of how far this blog has come and how many people it reaches. I have to tell you when my blog hit 100 views I was amazed, when I look at the number today, well it blows my mind!

Thank you Springfield Collection!

I want to take this moment to thank each and everyone of you who has taken the time to read my blog, left a comment and to those of you who routinely visit. I have a very special place in my heart for those of you who have taken the time to write an email to me sharing your lives, experiences and thoughts about my blog. It is for those of you that I sit at this computer day after day writing and publishing dolly world news.  I would also like to thank our many sponsors, doll companies, craft companies, designers and Etsy shop owners who have contributed to our give away contests, behind the scenes tours and with whom I have a wonderful working relationship.

For those of you who maybe new to my blog you may not realize just how much I have come to love this Online Doll Community that each one of you has helped create and contribute to. Thank you to my amazing team, To Madelon, who keeps my in box full of wonderful ideas, crafts and fun finds, Jessica for her amazing links and pattern finds, Brandy for sharing her wonderful crafts and ideas with us. A special thanks to  Lauren for designing my logo last December and for fitting me in to her very busy schedule!

  A huge thank you to Char at Doll Diaries for believing in me and giving me a weekly place to share my crafts with an even larger and ever growing audience, to Daydream Doll Boutique for giving me another wonderful home to share more doll play fun. To Laura Kelly thank you for inspiring me and the wonderful surprise packages! To my family who put up with my over flowing dolly area and craft supplies all over the house, thank you for tolerating the creative chaos even though you are all boys. Lastly Thank you all who have stopped by, commented and shared I really, really appreciate it. Please know that when you send me an email I will do my very best to personally respond to each and every one, hearing from you makes my day!

 As with all my posts and especially this one, I would love to hear from you so please leave me a comment here or email me at karenmowen@gmail.com

Brandy's Special Dog E-Collar!

Today Brandy Shares with us her Craft for a Dog E-Collar for the American Girl Doll Pets


How to make an E Collar for your American Girl Doll Pets:

My daughters love to play with their Payne Street Doll Boutique Vet Set.
They were playing one day and asked if I could make them an E Collar for
Argos.  This is a very simple craft.

First I made a pattern by tracing a plate and cup.  I cut out my pattern and
traced it onto a piece of white foam paper.  I cut out the collar.  I then
used an eyelet hole puncher and punched four holes on one end and two on the
other.  I used an eyelet setter and hammered in the 6 eyelets.  Finally I
tied black ribbon into the ends and looped them together.

I chose eyelets because I knew there would be lots of tension on the foam
with my daughters tying and untying the collar.  If you don't have any
eyelets don't worry; just be careful when tying.

Get creative and use different colored foam paper, eyelets, and ribbon!

Thank you so much Brandy for this fun craft and for sharing it with us here 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