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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

American Girl Doll Summer Wardrobe Giveaway

You've been waiting for it and the time has arrived for our third American Girl Doll Handcrafted Wardrobe Giveaway. This time the contributors have outdone themselves and created an incredible summer wardrobe. You are going to love it!! This fabulous giveaway is brought to you by the following co-hosts, sponsors, & contributors~

1. Diana of Diana Rambles - Diana aka FreeStyleMama, the coordinator of this giveaway, is a self-described creative crafty mama of 3 who blogs about food, crafts, family & fun. She also is a blog designer & seamstress.
2. Amy of SewsNBows - Amy is a fabric hoarder and sewing pattern collector who enjoys sewing children's clothing and accessories. Her beautiful creations are showcased on her blog.
3. Millie & Kristina of 2 Crochet Hooks - Millie and Kristina, a Mother and Daughter team of Fiber Crafters, Entrepreneurs and Environmentally Concerned Parents. Blogging about Crochet, Crafts, Recycling, and Fun!
4. Stephanie of The Tip Toe Fairy - Stephanie is a stay-at-home mommy to 3. She blogs about crafting, cupcakes, book reviews, and more.
5. KC of The Real Thing with the Coake Family - KC is a stay at home mom of two cuties who are 11 and 7. She blogs at The Real Thing with the Coake Family which is about living the creative life with her family, while keeping it real along the way.
6. Debbie of Heartbeats~ Soul Stains - Debbie is a wife, mother of 7 and a nurse that has survived many obstacles. She share stories about her life living in controlled chaos.
7. Janell of Saving you Dinero - Janell is a stay-at-home mom and blogger at Saving You Dinero, a blog dedicated to "saving you time and money, from kitchen to store and so much more." Janell enjoys baking, shopping online, and saving money by scouring the internet for the best deals and coupon codes.
8. Lynn of Turnips 2 Tangerines - Turnips 2 Tangerines is Lynn's Little Kitchen in the Big Woods of Northern WI is where she shares with you, her family tested and approved recipes, kitchen tips and many adventures traveling throughout Wisconsin.
9. Emily of Naptime Creations - Emily is an adventure loving mom who lives in Hong Kong with her husband and two boys. When she's not with her family or friends you can find her sewing, cooking, taking photos and blogging.
10. Jenny of Learning and Growing the Piwi Way - Jenny is a proud wife and mama who enjoys blogging about teaching her kids, the books she reads and food. With another job relocation always just over the horizon most of the projects she writes about are an attempt to distract her from packing.
11. Laura of Laura Kelly's INKlings - Laura Kelly is a licensed artist and creative project designer in addition to being the resident dyesigner for the Rit Studio and an inaugural member of The Sharpie Squad. She blogs her journey with hopes of inspiring and stimulating creativity in others.
12. Stephanie of A Geek in Glasses - Stephanie loves all things Vintage and crafty and her house shows it. She just got AG Doll Molly McIntire for Christmas because she wants to have a Victory Garden and loves all things 1940's!!!
13. Lisa of Crazy Adventures in Parenting - Lisa Douglas is an Army wife raising seven kids sharing humorous parental war-stories, yummy homemade family-friendly recipes, craft tutorials, hilarious family videos, and much more at CrazyAdventuresinParenting.com. Lisa's on a journey to savor every "small" moment, finding the humor in the joy in everything (even diapers and laundry).
14. Char of Doll Diaries - Char is the founder and blogger at Doll Diaries where girls of all ages are inspired to create, play and share doll related activities. She is excited for the second summer of Camp Doll Diaries - a free, online summer camp with new themed activities for girls of all ages each day.
15. Ayelet of The Graceful Rose - Ayelet is the owner of The Graceful Rose shop, is a wife and mama to two adorable girls. Her blog is a bit about her daily life, with tips and tricks that she's learned along the way.
16. Anna of Doll It Up - Anna shares projects and inspiration to sew, craft and create for dolls. From easy to advanced projects come and create, repurpose and PLAY!
17. Rachel & Donna of Once Upon a Sewing Machine - The sewing machine has always been a place for us to come together as mother and daughter team. It is a place where we can brainstorm, laugh, cry, catch up after being apart and share new projects.
18. Michelle of Crafty Little Me - Michelle is wife and mother to two cats and one playful pup. Her site is a way for her to document and share her passion for big projects, events, etc., and more importantly, planning and organizing these things and seeing everything come together in the end.

Sonnet of SohoSonnet Creative Living   Becky of Plushie Patterns
Allison of Dream a Little Bigger   Lizzy of The Muddle-Headed Momma
Lindsay of My Creative Days   Harriet of Posh on a Budget
Lisa of Chronically Content   Carmody of Paper & Fox

FreeStyleMama - Hawaiian Collection & Embroidered Tote Bag
Naptime Creations - Mushroom Outfit Doll Diaries - T-shirt & Pajamas
Laura Kelly's INKlings - Patriotic Outfit   SewsNBows - Pet Set & Outfit
Darlin Girl Creations - Snoopy Outfit   Tickie's Treasures - Vintage Outfit
123 Mulberry Street - Outfit & Hat A Bee Line - Beez Shoes
Jazzy Doll Duds - Romper Outfit   Karen Mom of 3 - Floral Outfit
Gina's Craft Corner - 4 Bags   Aunt Sissy Originals - Patriotic Outfit
Once Upon a Sewing Machine - 2 Outfits 2 Crochet Hooks - Bedding Set
GiGi's Doll Creations - Patriotic Outfit Jessie's Girl Clothing - Polo Outfit
Pickled Okra - Reversible Outfit Meatloaf and Melodrama - Flower Outfit
Doll It Up - Tutu Set   The Graceful Rose - 2 Dresses
Cats Meow - Floral Dress The Real Thing with the Coake Family - Dress Form
The Tip Toe Fairy - Skirt Set Camelot's Treasures - Shorts Outfit

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This giveaway was coordinated by Diana of Diana Rambles.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Super Simple Doll Hanger Tutorial

With my ever growing collection of doll dresses, I needed to find a way to keep them organize without spending loads of money. After perusing pinterest for some ideas, then shopping at my local dollar tree I found this inexpensive way to hang up my doll clothes, with spending only $2 and using my hot glue gun. If you want to make some of your own; here’s a super simple tutorial for you! (Sorry about the bad quality of pictures, it was on a snow day and the lighting wasn't the greatest...)

Materials:

Plastic Drinking Straws (you can use the bendy ones, you’ll be cutting them down anyway)

Chennile stems/pipe cleaners

Hot Glue and Hot Glue Sticks

Scissors

NOTE: I was able to make 45 hangers, and only spent $2!

1) Hold a straw to a dress you want to make for a hanger, and cut the straw to fit the dress for hanging.
2) Take a pipe cleaner and bend it about 1/3” inch on each end.
3) Put a little glue in the hole of the straw (be careful because the glue is hot, and be quick so the straw doesn’t melt) and insert each bent end of the pipe cleaner in each end of the straw.
4) This is what it will look like after you are done glueing.
5) Pinch the middle of the piple cleaner together, to make a loop in the center and to start to make the hanger shape. I just eyeballed it, but I would say you want there to be 2 ½ to 3 inches on each side of the hanger.
6) Twist the loop part together several times. I kept hold where the two sides intersected in the middle, to help keep the rest of the hanger straight while I did this step.
7) Bend the twisted part into a hook/hanger shape. And VIOLA! You have a hanger!

For smaller doll clothes, like barbie or blythe dolls, you can follow the same steps as before, or you can change it slightly like this:
1) Cut the straw to the size of the dress you want to hang up, just like before. (I just used the smaller pieces I had cut off from the bigger hangers from earlier).
2) Push a piper cleaner through the straw, and center the straw on the pipe cleaner.
3) Bend each end of the pipe cleaner up, so they make an “X”.
4) Twist one end of the pipe cleaner around the other to start to make the hanger shape.
5) Curve the other end into the hanger hook, being careful not to poke yourself with the pokey ends of the pipe cleaner. It would be a good idea to use a pair of pliers to bend in sharp edges so you don’t get pricked or your doll clothes don’t get snagged.