Craft Along With Me PixieFaire.Com Tutorial For Miniature Gingerbread House

The wonderful people at PixieFaire.com have a fun tutorial to make a doll sized Ginger Bread house. Click here to see how to make your dolls one of their own!

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Craft Along With Me November Crochet Some Flower Slippers For Your 18 Inch Dolls By Cobbler's Cabin!

This months craft along with me is a pattern for Flower Slippers For 18 inch dolls. If  you can crochet this is a wonderful free pattern from Cobbler's Cabin
This is a perfect slipper pattern to keep your dolls feet warm this winter season and I bet there are many dolls out there who would love to find these in their holiday stocking, advent calender or taped to a holiday gift.

To view and make this pattern click here to visit Cobbler's Cabins wonderful free pattern!
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Join My On Line Springfield Craft Party!

A few days ago I let you know about a great deal Springfield Dolls are having on their Website. I suggested that the T-shirt and Jean's Set currently offered for $4.49 was not only a great deal but it would make a great party craft. Add some Tulip fabric Paint or Tye Dye from www.ilovetocreate.com or buttons, ribbons, fabric markers, iron on transfers, letters and more and you have a one of a kind outfit your dolls will love because it was made by you!

 Well the wonderful people at Springfield Dolls thought my idea was fantastic and said that if I hosted this on line craft party they would supply a prize! So all you wonderful creative doll lovers come join my party!

You can purchase this outfit on line by clicking here or pick it up from your local craft store and set to work decorating your t-shirt and jeans. Then I would love you to send me a photo of your completed outfit to my email with the subject line SPRINGFIELD PARTY. At the end of the contest I will share the photos I have received with all of you and draw a winner or two at random from all entries received.

 The winner will receive a Springfield Collection Surprise Prize in the mail! Please include your North American Mailing Address in the email so that once drawn we can get the prize out to you quickly! Contest will run From Today October 2, 2014- November 2, 2014. YOU HAVE ONE MONTH TO CREATE, Photograph and Email your entry to me at karenmowen@gmail.com
*As a bonus, you can enter as many times as you would like as long as you have decorated a different T-shirt and Jeans with each entry!

I look forward to having you join my on line craft party!
Thank you to Springfield Dolls For this opportunity! Get Crafting Everyone!
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Craft Along With Me October- A Baby Dolly Pouch Blanket! Perfect For The Holiday Gift Giving Season!

Jessica T has found us this months Craft Along With Me Tutorial from The Cottage Mama and Tutorial by Lindsay Wilkes. I am in awe of this brilliant idea and if any of you are looking for a great gift idea for the younger doll lovers in your life check this tutorial out by clicking here.

 

This pocket idea is so perfect and I wish I had thought of it when my nieces were small!

Check out this months Craft Along With Me tutorial by clicking here.

A huge thank you to Jessica T for sending this idea to me and we would love to see the finished blanket you make so be sure to send me a photo of your blanket at karenmowen@gmail.com

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CRAFT ALONG WITH ME SEPTEMBER A Doll Bed, Thanks to Jessica T for the fun find!

HelloBee.Com's Brilliant Bed is this months Craft Along Project1

 Leave it to Jessica T to send me the most clever idea for our next craft along with me monthly challenge.
This cardboard bed is darling and perfect for doll lovers who are looking for the perfect DIY project!
This tutorial from HelloBee.Com from 2012 is a great find Jessica! Thank you so much for sending it our way and we would love to see how your doll bed turns out!

 

Be sure to click here for HelloBee's Tutorial and then email us a photo at karenmowen@gmail.com of your finished project!

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Craft Along With Me AUGUST Matching Dolly and Me Bag

 

SewMamaSew.com is a wonderful website and this months Craft along with me is for this fun Dolly and Me Sized bag! This one is for your dolls mini dolls or McDonald's toy dolls!

SewMamaSew's website and tutorial 

was shared with me by Jessica T so this month is a Jessica T tip again! She has a knack for finding some of the coolest doll tutorials around so thank you to Jessica T and to SewMamaSew.com for this months Craft Along with Me project. If you are planing making this I would love to see your finished project so email me at karenmowen@gmail.com a photo!

Be sure to click here for this amazing step by step tutorial from SewMamaSew!

 

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Craft Along With Me Sleeping Bag From All Things With Purpose

With all the wonderful camp inspired crafts and summer around the corner I thought it would be fun to share this free sleeping bag craft from All Things With Purpose.com

Click here for All Things With Purpse American Girl Doll Sleeping Bag Pattern
I can not wait to see what you make with this pattern so please email me a photo of your finished product at karenmowen@gmail.com
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Craft Along With Me May- Chair Slip Covers A Jessica T Tip!

 

Jessica T has found a great tutorial and fun craft for Craft Along With Me for May!

This is a Chair Slip Cover that Jessica Made using a tutorial she found at  Diary of A Crafty lady blog

While that tutorial is for a toddler chair I love that Jessica found away to use a doll chair and the same method to create a slip cover for her dolls chair!

Click here to see the tutorial on Diary of A Crafty Lady

Thank you to Jessica T for this fun tutorial find and for adapting it for doll play.

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April Craft Along With Me! PARTY HATS!

April is my birthday month and this Months craft along is the perfect time to pull out of the craft vault the Felt Party Hat Tutorial's I have done and share them with you!
To make two party hats you will need:
-Paper
-A Dinner Plate
-Pencil
-Scissors for craft and Felt
-Sewing Machine
-Rick Rack
-1/4 inch Elastic
-Ruler
-Pomp-pom
-Glue

Step 1- Place a plate on a piece of Paper and trace it with your pencil. Cut out the shape and fold it in half, this is your pattern piece!
Step 2- Fold your felt in half and place the pattern piece on it along the folded edge, cut it out and then cut the circle of felt you cut in half creating two semi circles. These will be your 2 hats!

 

Step 3- Now it is time to add the rick rack trim, Sew it in place along the rounded edge of your hat as shown in the photo above.

Step 4- Fold your hat in half and line up the straight edges with the trim on the inside. Stitch  the edge closed then turn your hat right side out!

 

Step 5- Cut your 1/4 inch elastic to 9 inches, sew one edge into place along the inside of the hat and attach the other side to the opposite side as shown in the photo above. Make sure the Back seem of the hat is in the center between the elastic. 

Step 6- Glue on your pompom, let it dry.

Now your hat is ready to wear!

I can not wait to see what you come up with for your felt hats. Remember to email me a photo of your finished work to share with our readers!

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Jessica T's Tip'a A Free Party Dress Pattern By Pickled Okra by Charlie!

Who does not love a free pattern or a party dress! Check out Jessica T's Tip of Pickled Okra by Charlie Blog Spot!

This is a great tutorial to do a fun dress and I love the use of rick rack! Click here for blog and pattern!
Thank you Jessica T for this tip, I have the perfect material in mind!
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Jessica T's Craft Along With Me Find! A Doll Carrier

Jessica T emailed me this link to a free pattern from Create Kids Couture Blog for this Doll Carrier, I down loaded the FREE PDF pattern and love this idea!

So if you are joining us this year for our Craft Along be sure to download and print this free pattern! Can you imagine how popular you will be this gift giving season? These would also make great Easter Gifts or Birthday Gifts for the Doll lover in your life!
Thank you to Jessica T for sending this link our way!
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Craft Along With Me March- Fat Quarter Doll Quilt from Polkadotchair.com

Guest Blogger and Friend Jessica T shared this tutorial she found to help me achieve one of my New Years Resolutions, learning to quilt. Here is a fun and easy to follow tutorial from Polkadotchair.com to create a doll sized quilt!

I am so excited to try to make this quilt and I hope you will be too. Thank you to Jessica T for her wonderful suggestion! I can not wait to see what you come up with! Email your completed project photo to karenmowen@gmail.com to enter to win this months craft along with me prize!
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Madelon's Party Favor Idea! Ballet Shoe Bags and A Link To A Free Pattern and Tutorial For Ballet Flats

With Isabelle so popular this year we know many of you are going to have Ballet Themed Doll Parties and we wanted to share with you a great idea for a party favor.

Madelon has found these little bags at her local craft store and I see these in every color every where I go.
Madelon recognized that ballet shoes fit lovely in these little bags and she shared her photos with me. Usually reserved for wedding favors these little bags are so perfect for our dolls!

So how about a free pattern and tutorial for Ballet Flats!  All Things With Purpose.com for beautiful ballet flats!

Click here for the free Ballet Shoe Pattern!
These little shoes come together easily and quickly and you can create these as party favors for the ballet lover in your life.
Thank you to Madelon for finding these wonderful bags and giving us the idea for party favors! Also a HUGE "Thank you to" All things with Purpose for putting out some wonderful free patterns for our 18 inch dolls.  

We hope you will share with us your finished product photos! So if you make these please email us a picture at karenmowen@gmail.com 
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Craft Along With Me 2014- February Make Your Dolls Some Valentine Cookies With Sculpey Clay

Bake and Serve your Doll Cookies in Under 1 hour start to finish with this Sculpey Craft Tutorial from Karen Mom of Three!

It is February 1st and time for our 2nd Craft Along with Me Project. I have created a very simple doll Valentine Cookie made from Sculpey Clay. If you have never worked with Sculpey Clay this is an easy and very fun way to create doll sized treats for your doll play collection. You can make as many as you would like for the fraction of the cost of commercially made doll treats and you get so much value from what you create.

To create you own Dolly Valentine Cookies You will need:
-Sculpey Clay in your choice of colors, I used a light tan and red from my Bake Shop Variety Pack
-A Heart Shaped Premo! Crinkle Cutters I Used the Heart Shape
- A mini metal cutter heart shape from thePremo! Basic shapes pacakge
-A Sculpey Clay Mat   or wax paper for covering your work space and baking
-A oven safe baking sheet 
-The Sculpey Clay Tool Set
-Your Oven

Step 1- Assemble all your supplies and cover your workspace. I love the Sculpey Clay Mat you can roll out your clay on it, wipe it down easily and it can even go  in the oven. Before I had the mat I would use wax paper or parchment, this is a great product because I can use it time and time again. 

Step 2- Preheat your oven to 275 F.

Step 3- On your Sculpey Mat or covered work space roll our your cookie base color. I rolled mine out so that it was 2 mm thick. Use your larger Crinkle Cutter to cut out your cookie based shapes.

 

Step 4- Cut out as many cookies as you desire. I set out to make 6 cookies, I got 5 from the rectangle or clay I used. Then I rolled the renaming clay  and cut one more. (I could have made 8 from the clay). I used the tools to help lift the clay out from between the cut out clay shapes.

Step 5- Select your accent color, I chose the red from my Bake Shop Package  and I rolled it out as I did the cookie base. Then I selected the mini heart from the mini cutters.

I cut out 6 small hearts and used the tools to help me lift the mini hearts up and place them in the center of my doll cookie base, I pressed them into place very gently and they were ready to bake! 

Step 6- Then I placed my mat on the baking sheet and baked the doll cookies for just under 10 minutes. I let them cool completely and removed them from the sheet and on to dolly's plates for the dolly tea party with my niece!

I hope you will Craft Along With Me this month! Remember to email me a photo of your Sculpey Creations this month to karenmowen@gmail.com. You can make any doll food you would like for your dolls using Sculpey Clay. Sculpey Clay is an easy, fun and affordable add to your doll play collections, makes great gifts, Advent or Holiday doll treats as well as great party favors! 

What I Have Been Up Too This Month

  Today I wanted to let you know that I am right on track to complete my goal of sewing every day in January. I have been sewing and completing at least one doll item every day this month.

 In December I stared at my to be sewn pile of fabric, my boxes and binders of patterns and set to work in planning to sew every day in January just to see if I could.

 

I sewed more then 15 pairs of dolly fleece gloves this month and modified the Craft along with me pattern. 

 

I sewed and dyed dolly and me tea gloves....

Used an entire meter of heart patterned stretch knit fabric to create dresses and t-shirts...

Several Ties and bow ties ....

 

Doll Aprons...

 Party Hats...

 

As well as Cloche Hats....

On days where I was pressed for time I sewed doll socks and even a dolly purse or two.

I have really enjoyed getting this far with my person challenge this month. I am sharing my post today with you to hopefully inspire you to make time to sew, take time to craft and be creative every day. The Doll Socks take less then two minutes to make and that feeling of accomplishment at the end of each dolly sewing project is pretty hard to beat! 

So don't just look for the time, finding time is hard. Making time is part of the commitment and the fun. 

I have heard it said that if you do something 21 times it becomes a routine. I have to agree, I feel like I get antsy if I have not sewn something by 1 in the afternoon! I know I can not do this every day all year but I have sure enjoyed doing this every day this month and hope to at least sew something once a week from February on. 

Thank you for taking time to read my blog, for visiting my tutorials, sponsors and taking the time to comment or write me. It is for all of you that I continue to write and publish daily.

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