Repurpose these mini jars into Dolly Summer Drinks!

Madelon is sharing her idea for transforming these mini jars of sequins into dolly summer drinks.

For Under $10 you can make a dozen dolly drinks. Perfect for a party craft for sure! You can even leave the sequins in for color or remove and paint the inside.

You can cut thin straws to dolly height and then use a little hot glue to secure them in place.
Thank you for this idea Madelon! We love it!
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Summer Fun With Lea, A New Summer Release Craft Kit!

Out this June by Emily Osborn is the new Explore with Lea craft book! We are so looking forward to seeing all the fun things you make with this set.
Girls can craft their way through Brazil with Lea as their guide! From creating a Queen of the Sea festival outfit to organizing a nature expedition, girls will have everything they need to explore the rich culture of Brazil (and maybe even learn a few words of Portuguese!). This book includes supplies for a wish bracelet, a telescope and jungle hammock activity, and more. 32 pages. Kit. Author: Emily Osborn.

For those of you like me living in Canada you can have the book shipped to you for Free using The Book Depository, which has it currently listed at $29.25 CND or $22.36 US. 
We think this would be a really fun summer craft activity book and love the idea of discovering the world of travel series through creative doll play.
To order your own copy of the book from The Book Depository please click here.
Amazon please click here.
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Getting Ready For St. Patrick's Day! A Madelon's Fun Find!

Madelon get's us into the St. Patrick's Day spirit with this fun idea for Dolly Food for St. Patrick's day and it will  not break the bank!
"For this craft, I purchased a four leaf clover towel from the dollar store and a set of $1 gel clings."

Just stack two or three on top of each other. I sealed with a glitter Mod Podge ($1 at Target).

They don't have the cling feel any more but still have the jello texture.

 Thank you Madelon for this fun and wonderful doll food craft idea!

 Use a St. Patrick's Day dish cloth as a table cloth and look for fun doll sized cups like this one at your dollar stores!

Thank you Madelon for these wonderful ideas!
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Make Flip Flops For Your Doll Out Of Plastic Canvas with A Heart Full Of Love's tutorial!

In 2011 Jennifer at A Heart Full Of Love shared one of my favorite doll shoe crafts ever!

Her pattern and idea for making these shoes out of plastic canvas was brilliant! I am a huge fan of hers and her website and if you have not checked her site out do so while you check out this tutorial for making your own aheartfulloflove doll flip flops by clicking here.
I would love to see your completed projects so please share them here or feel free to share them on our Facebook page by clicking here.
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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! 
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Rhonda's Recycled Soap Dish Craft A Dolly Powder Room Must Have!

My Friend Rhonda over at Miss M's Doll Talk has been busy creating some wonderful items for her dolls bathroom. Today she shares her soap dish idea with us!

Using her empty liquid soap container and cutting away all but the bottom Rhonda has created the cutest soap dish don't you think?

She glued clear beads as the feet of the soap dish!

Then she used colorful flower shaped erasers as the hand soap! Such a great idea!
Check out Miss M's Doll Talk Facebook group by clicking here.
Thank you Rhonda for sharing your wonderful ideas with us today!
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Madelon's Easy Book Holders!

Today Madelon shows us a fun way to re-purpose found items into doll play items. "Make doll bookends/book holdersfrom plastic edge covers on art"

 

"Have an adult remove the staples from the plastic before play!"

 Slide your books in and they are ready to use!

 You can use stickers or markers to decorate your bookends

Thank you Madelon for this wonderful idea!

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Make Irish Soda Bread For Your Dolls! Erin Go Bragh! Happy St. Patrick's Day Craft Tutorial

Back in 2012 I shared a fun and easy tutorial for making Irish Soda Bread for your dolls using salt dough on Doll Diaries. Every year I make Irish Soda Bread for my family.

This tutorial and recipe is available by clicking here. We would love to see your dolls St. Patrick's Day photos so please email me at karenmowen@gmail.com
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On Facebook? Check Out This Group! Miss M Doll Talk

One of the things I love most about Facebook is you can find or be added to groups of like minded creative people like I have found in Miss M Doll talk. A few months ago I was added to this group containing some very talented doll lovers. I asked Rhonda who does not at this time have a blog or website if I may share this kitchen craft with you. She agreed and I think you will love this fun and easy Inspired by life craft! Thank you Rhonda for sharing your ideas with the group and allowing me to share this craft with my readers. If you are on Facebook and would like to join Miss M Doll Talk please click here or email me for more information.
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Mini Doll Craft by Karen Mom of Three For St. Patrick's Day

Yesterday on Doll Diaries I shared my Mini Doll craft for a St. Patrick's Day doll hat. I love the mini dolls and Nellie sports the hat I made.

You can easily add to your mini doll play collection with east to make crafts like this one I did on Doll Diaries. Please click here for the Tutorial.
I hope you enjoy the mini dolls as much as I do!
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Make A Very Easy Paris Themed Necklace For Your Doll Like Madelon did!

Today Madelon shares with us her craft for a Doll Necklace with a Paris Theme.
 "I used a $1 charm bracelet from Jo Ann's craft store and an Eiffel Tower charm from Michaels."

 Finish this craft in seconds as the charm's latch fits on the chain with ease!

Madelon's Our Generation Doll Belle loves it! Check out her new outfit as well!

 Doesn't this purse remind you of a French Bull Dog?

Thank you Madelon for this wonderfully easy craft and idea!
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Tea With Thea and Crafts With Aunty Day! A Review of The Sunshine Shoppe Supply Doll and Girl Kits!

 

Today is my special "Tea With Thea Day", I don't get them weekly anymore as my sister is home on maternity leave but today Miss Thea has graced me with her presence. Today was the perfect day for a tea party and making a doll and girl neck lace with a great kit from  Sunshine Shoppe Supply!

I was asked to review one of these fun kits and I chose the Princess Rose set to make with my niece, she loves the Princess theme and I love the colors in this kit! 

This kit was well thought out and the only thing I needed to make it work were a pair of pliers and a pair of scissors! Thea and I are thrilled with how easy this kit was to make and how elegant the outcome was! Dolly and Thea are very happy!

These Doll and Girl kits would make great gifts for the doll lover in your life and would be a great take home craft for any party you host.
There are 14 different sets to choose on Sunshine Shoppe Supply's Website click here to view them all. Thank you Sunshine Shoppe for sending this kit for Thea and I to make and review!
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5 Weeks To Halloween! Fun Halloween Crafts From Karen Mom of Three!

 

Today is week number 4 of our 9 Weeks To Halloween posts and I am sharing some of my Halloween Doll Crafts today here with you. These are Halloween Sugar Cookies I made for my dolls. You can see how to make your own by clicking here. 

Make your dolls colorful glasses from Pipe cleaners with my tutorial by clicking here

One of my favorite Halloween Posts I did for Doll Diaries was this one on how to make Angry Bird costumes for your dolls from Fun Foam. Click here for my tutorial.

Make Halloween Treats for your Dolls from items you may already have on hand with my tutorial for Doll Treats on Doll Diaries. Click here for this tutorial.

Who loves Hello Kitty? Come Check out my easy to make Hello Kitty Doll Costume from my Doll Diaries Tutorial by clicking here

I hope you have fun using some of my Halloween Craft ideas! You can find more of my Doll Crafts by clicking here and scrolling through this comprehensive listing of all my dolly crafts from around the dolly world..
I look forward to sharing more fun Halloween ideas with you next Friday!
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Our Outdoor Tea Party!

This past week my nieces, nephew and one of my young sons had an outdoor tea party and doll play.

 The weather was wonderful and we took almost every piece of my doll play collection outside and made a day of it. We set up all our doll play scenes and our American Doll Rooms, which were a big hit!

I set the table for tea, made tea sandwiches, scones and cup cakes, hot and cold tea for us all to enjoy.

After lunch I let the girls all pick out their favorite fabric from my stash and I sewed them each a new dress for their dolls.

Of the six dresses I made that afternoon this one on Hannah's doll is my favorite. Hannah loves her American Girl dolls and Starwars so when I was in California in March I picked up some Starwars Fabric and Hannah was thrilled with her dress and so was I!

We had a wonderful time, the weather was great and it was nice to have my young nieces together. My sister and her 4 children are here visiting from Montreal. Tea parties for us are few and far between.
I will treasure these memories and hope they will too.

So go ahead and take doll play and tea outside. CLICK HERE FOR MY TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN TEA CUP'S & SAUCERS FOR YOUR DOLLS. Make a day of it and remember to invite me!

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