Saturdays Are For Sleepovers...

It is Saturday and I wish I could stay in my PJ's all days. As a child Saturday's were for Sleepovers and we loved having friends over and setting up our sleeping bags, wearing our PJ's and not sleeping!
Today's post is some of my Etsy favorites from this week starting with this listing shown above from  Pin Cushions and Paper! Click here to see shop and listing. 

The Sewing Shed Etsy shop caught my eye with this set of lovely Valentine Pj's! Click here for shop and listing! 

I absolutely love and think that this listing from My Girl Clothing Co is my favorite PJ listing of all time. I have ordered this one for my nieces before and I love that it has the Sleepover party in mind, What an amazing party favor this would make for your guests! Click here for shop and listing. 

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Friday Reads... Sewing Clothes for Barbie & I CAN MAKE

I am so excited for the new release of Sewing Clothes for Barbie! This book has 24 outfits for Barbies and is on top of my wish list! You can adapt the patterns to the sizes of all the Barbie's as well! This book just came out last week as well. I can not wait to see what you make with yours I am ordering mine right now! 

Sew Barbie this cute wardrobe of 24 stylish outfits. Sew clothes for every day: jeans and a tie-waist shirt for a picnic in the country, a fleecy jumper and trousers for skiing, a bikini, towel and sunhat for the beach or dungarees for DIY. Or create outfits for special occasions, such as a floral cocktail dress, A-line wedding dress or a formal lacy dress for the theatre. And why not dip into the dressing-up box with fairy, mermaid and superwoman costumes? The detailed explanations are accompanied by step-by-step diagrams and real-size patterns, which can be adapted for petite, curvy, tall or original Barbie. The techniques used are simple and the outfits can be sewn by hand or on the machine. These are ideal projects for upcycling old clothes or making use of scraps of fabric from your stash.

You can order it with FREE shipping from The Book Depository by clicking here.

I have wanted this book called I CAN MAKE DOLLS CLOTHES for a while now and it is currently offered on The Book Depository Website and on Sale! I loved Barbies growing up and I love that now you can find Barbies in all shapes and sizes. Learning to sew Barbie clothes was something I always wanted as a child and I was constantly stealing J-Cloths from my mom so I could make no sew doll clothes for my dolls. As a grown up this is the type of book I wish I had as a child. You can find it on sale now at The Book Depository with free shipping worldwide by clicking here. 
This book teaches children of 7+ how to make fashionably cool mix-and-match clothes for a standard 30 cm (12 in) plastic doll. Its approach is simple, quick and fun, and the results are extremely stylish. At the beginning of the book, children are encouraged to be creative and adapt the patterns to make their own designs. The main section of the book includes patterns for nine garments, each with an actual-size pattern on the page to use as a template, along with super-clear instructions and illustrations of each step. Helpful tips and inspirational photographs of the dolls modelling the finished clothes run throughout the book, and a section at the back sets out the basics of sewing, including how to thread a needle, do a running stitch and sew on poppers and buttons.

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Learn to Sew Perfect tights for your dolls!

Sewing is so much fun and so rewarding. I am self taught (other than the 4 week  high school intro class I took)  and when I started sewing doll clothing 8 years ago I was afraid of sewing stretchy fabric. But once I got the hang of it it was my favorite fabric to work with. One thing I wish I had back then was a pattern kit like this one from Tea Time Fabric Panels. This kit is priced under $10 and you have everything you need (minus scissors and your threaded sewing machine) to create the perfect pair of doll tights!

Doll tights are an essential to wardrobes of doll lovers as you can dress them up or down and they add so much dimension to outfits!

Have dolly wear them under a dress, skirt or with a long tunic top and you have a great outfit for Valentines day!
Click here for Tea Time Fabric Panels Etsy shop and listing. 
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An Etsy Foot all Fun Find!

I found a listing on Etsy that I had to share for a football uniform for 18 inch dolls!

This outfit comes with top, pants and helmet! Offered at $25.68 Canadian you can find it at  and so much more at anniesdollyboutique by clicking here.

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abc-knitting-patterns beautiful tunic for the Wellie Wishers dolls...

abc-knitting-patterns.com has some fantastic patterns and I love this sweater for the Wellie Wishers Dolls. I don't have one of these dolls myself but it is easy to see why they are so well loved and sought after!

This is a wonderful free pattern you can find by clicking here from abc-kniting-patterns. We can not wait to see what you make! 
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Madelon and The GOTY 2018!

Madelon went and met the GOTY at the American Girl Store on release day and she kindly is sharing her photos of the new collection with us today. I would love to hear what you all think of the new doll and her line of accessories and clothing. 

I love that the doll has a science back ground and that the company has put a great spin in the STEM education program. For those who may not know STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. 

There is so much attention to detail in this years GOTY I feel that a lot more work was put into this line! 

Pretty darn cool right?

A very detailed playset for sure and though it is not made of wood, it seems carefully put together and with great thought in detail once assembled. 

Every time you look you noitice something different, and exciting!

This set is out of reach for many coming in at $350, but what a playset!

What about the doll herself? 

I love the space outfit! 

A snug fit for astronauts and dolls alike!

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

Happy Hearts Tea Time Fabric Panel...

With the holidays behind us and Valentine's day coming up now is a great time to order your own Tea Time Fabric Panel Kit for Valentines day!

These kits are fun and easy to put together and a great way to spend sometime with the doll lover in your life, sewing together or sewing for yourself!

The Happy Hearts Kit is ready to ship and waiting for you to be amazed!
Sew something wonderful this year, try one of these kits I know first hand you won't be disappointed! Amaze yourself and the doll lover in your life. Add scissors and your sewing machine and watch the magic come together! Click here for pattern listing on the Tea Time Fabric Panel Etsy Shop site. 
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