Doll Vacations

Every doll needs an exciting getaway! With these ideas your doll will have the time of her life!

Cruise 

Use a giant cardboard box and decorate with all the things a cruise needs. Let your doll swim, eat, and have fun!

All over the world

Take your doll all over the world! Use your bed and pillows as a plane and go through security. Have flight attendents. Let her stay at a hotel and visit famous landmarks (use photos online, and tape to cardboard).

Doll Gift Ideas

Doll Chocolates

Make a big rectangle of thick foam in a holiday color. Then take brown foam and cut it into a four tiny squares for every chocolate you plan on making. then glue those four squares together. Cut construction paper into different shapes like hearts or mint leaves and glue onto your chocolates. Glue your chocolates to your rectangle. Last serve to your dolly friends!

Beautiful Holiday Charm Bracelets

Tie a knot in string and decorate any way you want in holiday colors. You can buy charms at a craft store to really make your bracelet pop!

 

AG Holiday Cards

Holiday cards are super cute and fun to make too. Here is a craft to make yours. There are two possible ways.

Way 1# (detailed)

Take a photo of your doll(s) in wintery setting such as a fireplace or if it snows where you live, outside. Make sure your dolls are dressed according to your theme (snow: coats, earmuffs, hats, boots etc.) Fancy: dresses, tiaras, heels, headbands, fancy sweaters etc.) Once you have your photo printed out post onto stationary. Then write cute sayings on it, like happy holidays. Then send to friends and fellow doll lovers.

Way 2# (less detailed)

Print out photos of your doll(s) of the internet and post to stationary. Write sayings on it like happy holidays. Send to friends and fellow doll lovers.

Customizing Dolls

My Doll Pets

You may have noticed in some of my posts that I have 2 pets for my dolls. In this post I'll tell you a little bit about these furry friends!
First we have Coconut. Coconut is an American Girl pet, but an older version. The only difference between my Coconut and the one being sold now is the collar. my Coconut has a purple and blue collar and the other one has a pink and orange one.

My other pet is just a regular stuffed rabbit. I named her Nutmeg because she reminds me of Julie's rabbit. She is a gingery color and soft.

I made the bow in her hair out of ribbon.

Doll Bunkbed I made

I have seen so many great ideas for cardboard doll beds so I decided to give it a try. If you want to make my doll bunk bed you need:
* two long water bottle boxes
* paint
* hot glue and hot glue gun
* four paper towel or toilet paper rolls
* ribbon (optional)

Your finished bed will look like this.

Emily and Kit are already napping on it!

First, hot glue your paper towel rolls to the corners of a box. Then, hot glue the other box on top. Last, paint your bed with what ever colors you like. Make sure your paint is dry before you put your dolls in the bed.

More pictures

Holiday Craft Snowflake Clips

Are you ready for the holidays? Your dolls will be when they have their snowflake hair clips! For this quick and easy craft you will need:
* white felt
* white glitter
* scissors
* a plain hair clip
* hot glue and hot glue gun

First print a snowflake design you like off the internet. Then trace your design over felt. Cut out your snowflake. Cover in glitter! Hot glue to a hair clip. Model on your doll.

Jordanna Journey Girl Doll Review

Thanksgiving Crafts

Clay Turkey Center Piece 

You will need:

* brown clay

* orange clay

* yellow clay

* red clay 

* black clay

First shape some brown clay into a ball. This will be the body. Then make a log like shape.This will be the neck. After that make a smaller ball for the head. Connect the neck to the body. Connect the head to the neck. Then time for details. Your beak is an orange triangle. Then add two black dots for eyes. Then add leaf shapes in red, orange, brown, and yellow for the feathers. Stick them on to the back of your turkey. Last add orange legs and feet. Your turkey can sit or stand. If your turkey will not stand stick it onto a small plastic plate and decorate your doll's Thanksgiving table!

Doll Indian headband 

You will need:
* felt/ribbon
*  a feather/paper/felt


Measure your felt or ribbon along your doll's head. Leave your headband with a little extra room. Tape or glue your feather to the inside of your felt or ribbon. If you're using felt or paper cut out a feather shape and glue or tape it to the inside of your headband. Then model it on your doll.

Craft: American Girl Video Games

Take a few pieces of cardboard and glue them together then print a picture of your favorite video game. Glue your picture to your cardboard TV. Make a controller out of black clay and put colored clay buttons on it. Take thick black lanyard string and stick it into your controller. Connect it to your TV. Have fun playing video games with your doll! You can make two controllers if you want and your dolls can play together.

Clay food

Have any extra clay lying around? Well nows your chance to use it!

Strawberries 

Mold some red clay into a triangle. Round out the edges. Use a plastic fork to poke holes into it. Then      make a rectangle for the stem.

Fries

Use paper to make a small basket. Then make a lot of tiny yellow rectangles and put them inside your basket.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Make a ton of long yellow strands. Then make a puddle of tomato sauce. Roll a couple of meatballs. Then make a clay plate to put your food on.

Don't forget silverware!

Cute Halloween Clips

Are you excited for Halloween? Here is a fun craft to celebrate.
You will need:
*One plain hair clip
*One ribbon scrap
*Black and orange glitter
*A Halloween pin

First tie your ribbon. Then coat it in glitter. Pin your pin onto the middle. After  hot glue your ribbon onto your clip.

American Girl Sale Tips

Sometimes American Girl gas online sales. On those sales you can usually buy a few items that are retired. Right now you can buy Kit's winter coat and more. They are on a big discount.

Doll Play Ideas

Are you stumped on what to do with your AG doll? Well I've got some ideas for you!

Idea #1

Make a big banner and print your favorite game show's logo on it. Then make one of your dolls the host and give her a stand, and a microphone. Pick your contestants and audience and have fun!

Idea #2

Dress up all your dolls and have a dance. You can do a fancy ball or a cute prom. Make a big sign saying " Welcome  to prom 2013 " Then put some music on and let your dolls dance! You can even do a photo shoot.

Idea #3 

Celebrate your dolls birthday! Invite your dolls friends over. Make a cake then decorate with candles. Play party games. Then give presents. 

Craft:, Witch Hat

I found this plain witch hat and decided to make a craft. To make this fun and easy craft you will need:
* paper witch hat
* black paint
* paintbrush
* orange ribbon
* Halloween flower clip
* pumpkin stickers
* glitter

First paint your witch hat black. Then glue your ribbon around your hat. Clip your clip onto the ribbon. Then you can decorate with pumpkin stickers and glitter.

Which is better?

American Girls dolls are by far my favorite doll. I've never tried an Our Generation, Springfield or Journey Girl, but the new Jordanna Journey Girl was absolutely gorgeous! What do you think of Jordanna? To buy or not to buy?

Craft: How to Make a Cape

To make a cute cape for an AG doll you will need:

*black fabric

*tulle

*scissors

*fun Halloween pin

*scissors

*sewing supplies 

Cut your fabric to the length you want and measure it around your dolls neck so it fits her. Sew the tulle onto the edges of your cape. Then pin your dolls cape on and you're done.

Making a dol cellphone

To make this easy doll cellphone you will need:
* cardboard
* duck tape
* permanent markers
* stickers
* scissors

Cut a rectangle out of your cardboard and cover the back side with duck tape.

Use white duck tape on the front of your rectangle. Use a black permanent marker to make a text message on your screen. Add stickers to the back of your rectangle for your case decorations. Now your doll can call all her friends!

Happy Halloween: A Photo Story

Emily, Kit, and Ruthie were very excited to go trick or treating this tear. " Lets got to Rebecca's house first " said Emily. " She has the best surprises, " They all agreed. Ruthie knocked on Rebecca's door loudly.

" Coming! " shouted Rebecca. Rebeca opened the door. " Trick or treat! " said the three girls. " Hey guys " said a smiling Rebecca. 

Rebecca handed each girl a beautiful hair clip. " Thank you, " said the girls. " Come on in! " said Rebecca as she went to the kitchen to make hot cocoa. The girls raced to the couch to warm up. 

Rebecca returned with hot cocoa and a blanket.

" May I join you after we finish our cocoa? " asked Rebecca. " Of course " Kit answered. And the girls (and pets) had a happy Halloween.

Craft: Halloween Treat Bag

It's Halloween crafting time! I'm making an AG treat bag.

You will need:

* Orange construction paper

* Black construction paper

* Tape 

* Scissors

Step 1

Cut a large circle out of orange construction paper.

Step 2

Cut a long rectangle out of orange cunstruction paper.

Step 3 

Tape your rectangle along the edges of your circle. If your circle is to big you can cut it smaller to fit.

Also your rectangle may be to long so you can cut it also.

Step 4 

Add two triangles for the eyes and a mouth with black construction paper.

Step 5 

Add a handle.

Your done! Now your doll has a beautiful treat bag for Halloween! 

Product Review: Rebecca's PJs for Girls and dolls

I really like Rebecca's clothing, so I decided to buy her pjs for both me and my doll. For girls and dolls they are very expensive at $62 but are so cute! They aren't the softest pajamas because they're polyester but not uncomfortable at all. The sizes run HUGE so you might want to get a size smaller than you are. For some reason the doll pajamas are a one piece and the girls one isn't. The doll sized pjs come with a light blue ribbon to match.

American Girl Pets

The American Girl Pets are super cute, but really expensive so I came up with other ways an AG doll could have a pet.

Stuffed animals are good AG pets, and if you want to accessorize you can make a braided string collar with a charm in the middle and write the pet's name on it. To make a leash make a thinner braid of string and make a loop big enough for your doll's hand for the handle of your leash

To get some good photos take a picture of your doll walking her dog outside.

American girl sized flag

I found this cute mini American flag perfect for American Girl dolls so I thought I would do a little photo shoot.

What do you think I should add to my blog?

What do you want more of on my blog? Do you want more crafts? What about tips? Comment what you think I should add.

This or That

I've decided to start a new post called This or That. Here's how it works I'll show two AG items and you can comment on your favorites!

This or...

That?

This or...


That?

Best Blogs!

These are some of the cutest AG blogs that you might want to check out:

* AGdollplay
* Livingadollslife
* Kirtensadventures
* Dolldiaries

If you know some other great AG blogs be sure to comment about them here!

Marble Necklace Photos

Here's the pretty marble necklace I made.

It also doubles as a headband if your string is long enough. 

Craft: Make your doll a marble necklace!

Does your doll need a cute doll necklace for fall? Well mine sure does so I came up with this fun and easy craft.

Supplies

* Scissors

* Colored lanyard string

* A colored marble

* Tape

First cut your lanyard string to as long as you want for the length of your necklace.
Then tape the back of your marble to time back of your lanyard. Then tie the back of your necklace and show off!

I'll show the necklace off to you later!