Make Under Doll

One afternoon I got a call from Janet and she was super excited about these Tree Change Dolls she saw online. I had seen them as well and we decided to make some. SO exciting! I LOVE projects! I was put in charge of making some clothes. Perfect.... easy peasy I thought... WRONG! Doll clothes are a bear. Tiny clothes with tiny seams and having to make SEVERAL drafts to make things fit. Fun... yes, a challenge... yes, but like I said... A BEAR! 

We wanted to dolls to look like the girls which was simple in theory, but in actuality it was a lot of pressure, trying to figure out an outfit that was like the girls but still easy enough to make super tiny. Lucia, for the most part was pretty simple. I made a jacket out of felt... I love working with felt! It came together really quickly (only about a hour and a half!).

And then we gave her a white T-shirt and a blue metallic skirt. We were going for a rocker feel. 

Violet was harder... she is very girly, but no longer into princesses. I had thought of making her a princess dress but since she too old for that I decided to go with just a pink dress with hearts on the skirt. I was totally flying by the seat of my pants and in the end it came out alright, thank heavens Janet had other doll clothes as well. 

Then I crocheted her a little shawl which was fun and dressed it up a bit. Much better! (E's dress will be pictured later.)

While in Houston Janet and I worked on our dolls... till 2 in the morning for a few nights. It was so much fun! First step... remove the faces!

Violet, Lucia and Ethnie's dolls all fresh and clean!

Then we started to paint. Talk about intimidating! We looked at pictures of the girls and painted away. It was really difficult to figure out the balance between doll, eye and lip shapes, natural and still wanting them to be animated.

Ready to put in the pupils. At this point you just don't want to mess things up because you'd have to start ALL over. Making things the same shape was tricky, but so much fun! I love a challenge!

And then I messed mine up. Maybe you can't tell but it was a bit sad. I fixed her pretty well and I'm sure E won't even notice. 

Face complete! Hair braided like E has hers all the time, all ready for clothes... and shoes.

 And she's done! I found the feet on another doll as a thrift store and got them until I make up some pink rubber boots out of oogoo. I am totally in love with her!

I made the little dress to match E's "park" dress that she wears all the time!
 

 Before and after and such a difference! This was SUCH a fun project! Thanks so much for including me Janet! I can't wait to give it to E!

Cards & Crochet

So it was Jenna's birthday back in AUGUST. I know I'm lame, at least I've come to terms with it. Anyways... Jenna is the owner of Let it Shine and has always done a fabulous job on our photos and NEVER accepts payment. Not that we didn't try she is just stubborn like that. ;) I owed her big time! I totally realize how much time and effort goes into not only shooting a session but then all of the editing afterwards. So I made up a little something for her. It started with a pretty rad card.

Which was followed by a box full of baby props. I'm not saying she's expecting, but she does take a TON of newborn photos and I thought that these would be perfect for her business. 

My favorites, his and hers monkey hats. I've made big ones before but the baby ones are so much cuter!

A little bear with interchangeable bows.

This chick is actually a soft fuzzy yellow but the lighting is way off. Perfect for spring. :)

His and her's elf hats.

The Mickey/ Minnie set with Removable bow, diaper cover, skirt and tail. I loved this one on Ethnie! So precious!

Just in time for Christmas of course we needed to include a Santa hat. It was a lot of fun coming up with new hats. Happy belated Jenna! I hope this year is your best one yet!!!

Baby Things

Ever since we found out we were having a baby girl back in October, I've been busily crafting away. There are so many cute ideas out there via Pinterest and Etsy that it has been difficult to contain myself. Above and below we have an Owl Taggy. Apparently these little guys are really good sensory toys for little ones, I'm not sure if I entirely believe that but heck I think it's cute!

I mean honestly, who doesn't love Minkie fabric? These little guys cost anywhere from $8 - $20 via Etsy. I figured I could make them myself with supplies I had on hand. I'm so pleased with how it turned out.

Hair bows! Need I say more? As soon as we found out Ethnie was a girl all I could think about were dresses, tutus, and hair bows. I may or may not have gone a little bit over board. Here are a few of my favorites.

This one is my personal favorite :).

While exploring the internet I stumbled upon this free dress pattern and I just had to make one. (I'm sorry I can't find the link, but there are tons of free patterns via Google)My first attempt was much too small. It'll be a nice dress for a preemie or one of Ethnie's future teddy bears. I expanded the pattern by 8 stitches and I think this time it'll fit. If not... I'll just make another one.

I am very pleased with the end result. Don't worry we'll keep her modest by putting a onesie underneath. :)

I love to crochet. I think I've crocheted 6 different hats and diaper covers for new born photos. I didn't want to spoil the surprise. I'll be posting those once our little lady is here to model them for us. :)

I also made some burp cloths and soother tags. I wasn't about to spend $5 on a soother clip when I had all the supplies on hand! It's been a ton of fun and an excellent way to keep me busy. I can hardly believe we'll have our little one here in less than 48 hours. It's so hard for me to wrap my head around!! I am so stinking excited!