Showing posts with label American Girl art and culture dress forms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Girl art and culture dress forms. Show all posts

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Lazy slow Saturday

So I spent the day trying to figure out what I was going to post here on my blog about my arts and crafts that I do. One would think I didn't do anything today with my comment like this but I have I have gone lots today.


I spent the morning sewing patches on my daughters bowling shirt with all her accomplishments that she has gotten through bowling. I know we are missing one on her shirt but I can't find it to save my life so she has some of them on her shirt. Tomorrow she is at a tournament and from what I understand because of how well she has been bowling these past few days she actually has a chance to win this time around. SO that is cool I am proud of her.



After she ran off to her grandmothers, I finished cleaning the floor of my office. I can't find my desks but I found the floor. I am just doing the final sort of things and then I can take people on a mini tour of the office. I am so happy with that idea of showing you all my office. I love looking at others crafting area's so I can't wait to show you mine. It is just a mix match of things that it is so much fun.

The Desk as it stands right now, it is so full of clutter you can't see anything. My doll and a friends doll are just hanging out waiting for me to be done with organizing so I can make Lao some clothes.
My sewing desk is my favorite thing in this room it is where I spend a lot of time and often am found trying to de clutter it so I can work on it. I love sewing it is so fun and just a great way to get away from the world. My sewing machine is newer, it was bought for me when my great grandmothers singer died on me. I cried that day it would sew through anything with no fuss. But the belt on it broke and I am still waiting for the singer place to find a replacement. Though I think I will just sell it to them. I love this new one, it also matches my serger.
And in this corner is my doll shelf, this is where all my dolls normally sit for display. I own quite a few. They are a great joy of mine. I love working with my dolls and love playing with them. I sew clothes for them, and paint tattoos for them. So much of my craft revolves around dolls, not just mine but my friends as well.

I also started in on the Alliance cross stitch and realized that I was already through the first two pages of it before the end of this morning. So I am already really far in on that. I am so amazed on how well it went for me. And how quickly it is for me to work on a cross stitch like that.


Also I finished FOR THE HORDE! YAY! now to wash and block it out.... but first the alliance side of it.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Crafting for an American Girl in Canada!

So let me say that living in Canada makes me sad some days. I am a huge fan of making things for my little girl and her doll. She is a very lucky girl, a few years ago my sister who lives in Pittsburgh bought her an American Girl doll for Christmas. This doll is spoiled, my daughter makes her jewelry, and hair accessories, and anything she is able to make. This doll has a larger purse collection then I do! (and I am addicted to bags that I can carry my sketch books in and always looking for new ones)

So when I was in the Pittsburgh last I was lucky to finally go to the fabric store and buy patterns for the American Girl doll line.

I have been home now for three months and have yet to even read the instructions. This does make my daughter mad, she is waiting for new clothes for her doll so patiently. So today I started to work on them. Yes I actually sat down cut the patterns all out. Traced them onto other paper, made copies of the pattern and started to pair up fabrics.

Then it dawned on me, I am missing one important factor, the doll to model the clothes as I work. Well I don't want to keep my daughters best friend in my office. Time to make a duck tape model of this doll to work off of.

That proved to be harder then I thought... I am out of duck tape. So I was shocked and so happy to find a dress form on ebay! I am now the proud owner of an american girl dress form (it is shipping) and my daughter will soon have clothes to change her american girl doll into.

links and reviews of the item to come when it arrives!