My crafty sister made a halter for her doll Heather’s horse, Spud. I asked her to recreate it step-by-step for me using brown yarn, rather than purple paracord to create a more rope-like historical look. Whether your modern doll is heading to a dressage competition or your Felicity is feeding sugar cubes…
Category: Crafts
Linda’s Meet Outfit
My doll Linda is a self-created friend doll to Molly McIntire, based on the character Linda Rinaldi from the Molly books. She is #49 and I chose her to be Linda because she resembles the illustrations in the books and because she is such a unique and striking doll. I also have a designated Susan…
Julie’s Weekend Relax Outfit
Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a great week! I made this outfit for Julie earlier this week and I decided it seemed like just the right kind of comfy, casual, 70s outfit for her to wear while relaxing. When Julie came home from school, she looked outside and saw snow flurries…definitely a good evening…
My Secret Christmas Project Reveal, Part 2
Yesterday I posted about my family’s Secret Santa homemade gift exchange and explained that I had my mom this year and decided to make her an outfit for each of her dolls. Yesterday I shared the outfits I made for all of her modern dolls and today I am sharing the ones I made for…
My Secret Christmas Project Reveal, Part 1
One of my family’s most treasured Christmas traditions is our Secret Santa gift exchange. Everyone in my immediate family draws a name and we have to make an entirely homemade Christmas gift for that person. The gifts usually range from the hilarious to the heart-felt. Some spend months working on an incredibly thoughtful project and…
St. Lucia Day
It’s St. Lucia Day! This celebration takes center stage in the book Kirsten’s Surprise, so I decided to have fun with interpreting some of those scenes as well as making some pretend St. Lucia buns! St. Lucia was a martyred young girl and her story was told when Christianity was first brought to Sweden, making…
Kirsten’s Cornhusk Doll
Happy first day of fall! It didn’t really feel like fall where I live with temperatures in the eighties, so I thought I would get in the mood with a fall-themed project for Kirsten! When Kirsten arrived in Minnesota, she had to leave her beloved doll Sari behind when they walked the final leg of their…
She'll Go Down In Herstory 