Vacation Announcement

Dear readers I am writing to let you know that I am going to take a few days writing vacation from the blog and will be back on Sunday with more dolly posts.

Other than a brief time over the Christmas holidays when we moved and had no internet I have published at least once a day and I am in need of a short hiatus as I am working on other projects this week.

So check back on Sunday and I will see you all then. Thank you.
Karen

Barbie patterns Free!

I just discovered this great site called The Spruce and they have some great patterns that are free for Barbie. The above is a photo of the easy skirt pattern then have shared and they have stuff for modern Barbie and vintage Barbie and Sindy! It is a great find! Check it out by Clicking here.

Happy Sewing!
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Sew This Sunday Ruffle Pants

This Sunday I found a very fun free pattern and tutorial for Ruffle Pants. I was amazed at the photos of just how easy it is to create pants like this for your dolls using the www.u-createcrafts.com tutorial. These are a great step up from leggings and would be cute on all your dolls. Click here for this weeks Sew This Sunday selection. 
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Toys we used to love Popples!

Okay who had Popples? I loved mine and I will admit that I had forgotten about these wonderful toys from the 1980's Above is one I found in the Polly Pocket's Plus Etsy shop and you can view it by clicking here, this one is in great shape! 

I remember my sister Bre having this Popples lunch box! I found this in the Pink Room Etsy Shop, click here for shop and listing. 

We also had this book! I remember this so well. I found this in the Loot Bug Etsy shop you can click here to see it in shop.
Thank you for joining us here this Saturday for a look back at the toys we used to love. We would love to hear from you so please leave us a comment here or email us at karenmowen@gmial.com

Friday Reads

Today's Friday Reads suggestion is the Knowing What to Say book by American Girl. Growing up I wish I had access to resources like this especially during the tween years.
"A friend talks about you behind your back. What do you say? You need a bigger allowance. How do you ask your parents? You ruin your friend's favorite book. How do you apologize? Here are the exact words you'll need in these situations --plus more than 200 others. Look inside for the tools, tips,techniques (and actual words!) to help you untangle your tongue and speak out with confidence and grace."
This book and series gives practical advice and suggestions that can really help out. It has just been updated and republished this past February and you can learn more by clicking the link below.

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Fuzzy Butt Farm Etsy Shop Great Play Sets for Dolls.

I found a fun Etsy shop with some great play sets. This one is a Pet Store Stand/Station from Fuzzy Butt Farm Etsy shop.

This set comes with  complete with treats and accessories, pet wash, towel, food, rawhide treats, pet toys, shampoo, bathtub. Click here for shop and listing.

This shop has more than 90 sets for doll play including the litter box shown above! If you have a doll and animal lover then check out this shop by clicking here. It has some great sets for hours of doll play fun! Click here for Fuzzy Butt Farm's Etsy site. 
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Baseball Season, Is Your Doll Ready? Check out Koski Kerations Baseball Equipment Pattern!

This weekend our family switches from Hockey season to baseball season. So today's post is inspired by that wonderful time of the year where we spend the weekend at the ball field. I found this pattern for making Baseball Equipment in the Pixiefaire Etsy shop quite by accident and knew I wanted to share it.

 With this set you can make the batting helmet, Catchers Mask, Mit, Shin guards and Chest Protector. This is such an inspiring pattern!

You can find it in the Etsy Shop of Pixie Faire by clicking here.
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