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Monday, June 5, 2023

DIY Doll Farmer's Market Stand

Above is our families Farmer's Market Play Set. The rocker was handcrafted using cedar.
I do not know who made this; it was purchased at resale. At the stall is also a real mini
scale and doll sized calculator that we use to add up the cost of the produce.  
 
        I honestly think this doll market set is more adorable than those sold in toy stores today. Which is a good thing, given the prices toy companies charge for them. Most all of the fruits and veggies shown on this post  were made by hand using Sculpey and then painted using acrylics. The cast iron stand and rocker were purchased at a flee market.  

"An abundance and great variety of vegetables and fresh green lettuces are flooding our
 doll's farmer's market. Fine homegrown corn and peppers for roasting are just a few our
 featured vegetables on display."

"Soon a delectable crop of peaches will arrive and every doll knows how marvelous
these taste with homemade ice cream during the summer months."

"Don't forget our berries make the very best fruit preserves for canning and no doll's
breakfast table should lack for blue berries served on top of their morning cereal!"

Our dolls market stall made from recycled crates.
 
     I've included from our crafted vegetable and fruit selections, the typical food items sold at a Mid-Western farmer's market during the summer months of June, July and August in the United States.  If you live abroad or in a Southern state or on an island, the selections you might include in your own toy market could look quite different from ours!

Edible Family Groups at Our Farmer's Market: veggies, fruit, nuts, legumes, herbs, grains, etc...

  1. Rose - Peach, Apricot, Nectarine, Apple, Pear
  2. Mustard - Cauliflower, Broccoli, Brussels sprout, Cabbage, Bok choy, Radish, Turnip, Red cabbage, Mustard greens
  3. Lily/Onion - Asparagus, Onion, Garlic, Leek, Green Onion
  4. Nightshade/Potato - Tomato, Potato, Sweet potato, Peppers (all varieties)
  5. Cucumber/Melon - Cucumber, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Squash, Chayote
  6. Carrot - Carrots, Parsnips, Celery, Cilantro, Coriander, Fennel, Anise, Caraway
  7. Sunflower/Daisy - Artichoke, Lettuce, Sunflower
  8. Legume - Beans, Peas, Bean sprouts, Snow pea, Lentil, Jicama, Peanuts
  9. Goosefoot/Beetroot - Swiss chard, Spinach, Beets
  10. Palm (tags) - Coconut, Dates
  11. Mallows - Okra
  12. Zingiberaceae- Ginger root, Turmeric, Cardamon, Galangal
  13. Rhubarb - Rhubarb root
Left, heritage tomatoes. Center, chip wood baskets full of berries etc... Right, fresh basil.

Left, the Swiss Chard, mushrooms and butternut squash. 
Center, three kinds of potatoes: sweet, red and Idaho.
Right are the giant shallots.

Left, details of pears. Right, details of cauliflowers.

Left, one of our larger doll crates made using big tongue depressors. Right,
the watermelons are painted wooden eggs.

Left the sign details up-close. Right, the back side of our market sign left unfinished
for now... Wew! we are tired!

 Additional Crafts for The Doll's Farmer's Market:
We had so many fruits and vegetables to play with that we needed extra tables! See
how to make the larger one in the back here.

  More Market Stalls for Dolls:

What's cool about the farmers market? by Foodwise

More About Farmer's Markets:
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Rose O'Neill's Elfin Little Kewpie

 
The first drawing of the Kewpie, the familiar little elf with the fat tummy, was made to please a child and later became a colored pictorial feature in a woman's magazine. It's name is the diminutive form of cupid. Rose O'Neill's first bisque Kewpie doll was an experiment in 1912. A year later twenty-two factories were busy turning them out to supply the demand.

      It was in 1912 that Rose O'Neill's elfin little Kewpie first came on the market as a doll. Before then it had been a colored picture with verses in a woman's magazine. New York toy-makers saw, or thought they saw, the making of a popular doll in that chubby little elf. One of them suggested it to Miss O'Neill and a contract was drawn up and signed for the manufacture of a bisque Kewpie doll. When the first consignment of bisque Kewpies arrived the toy-maker tried them out on the dealers. A few of the dealers shook their heads but those of them who had wives and children given to reading the women's magazines recognized the familiar little elf with the fat little tummy and leaped with avidity into the Kewpie doll business. Mothers who had been following the versified career of the Kewpie, embraced his bisque image and took him home to their children. Children who had been laboriously haggling Kewpies out of magazines with blunt shears, took their little friend to their breasts immediately.
       The toy-maker speeded up his factory and hurried more Kewpies on the market. Before the end of 1913, twenty-two factories were making bisque Kewpies from Rose O'Neill's model. Before the second year had passed, two more factories began turning out celluloid elves of a similar pattern. Six months later another factory was opened up for the manufacture of indestructible dolls of the same model. That made twenty-five factories working overtime supplying a hungry market. There were seventeen numbers of these Kewpies on sale; twelve sizes in bisque, five sizes in celluloid and unbreakable material. During the war when bisque, which is a variety of unglazed china manufactured in Europe, was not obtainable, the production of Kewpies was decreased somewhat although the indestructible model was always on sale. Today with renewed importation of bisque, he is getting very lively. But never has there been a time since 1912 when the Kewpie was not selling.

Kewpies made in 1962. Some are even made today!
       Rose O'Neill, who was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, but who now divides her time between a New York studio and her Italian villa in Connecticut, tells me that she first made the Kewpie to please a certain child. Then she began to dream of Kewpies until they would not let her alone. The name, of course, is diminutive for Cupid but Miss O'Neill assures me that their nature is entirely different since, as she expresses it, regular Cupids are always getting people into trouble while Kewpies are always getting them out. To older people their adventures in verse were somewhat reminiscent of Palmer Cox's Brownies, but as dolls they appealed more to children.
       Miss O'Neill is now preparing a soft-bodied Kewpie which she calls a 'hug-Kewpie.' She is a busy woman, for not only does she make the Kewpie, she writes the verses recording his exploits and has modeled all the various sizes of Kewpies for the manufacturer.
       There are other American women designing, making and selling various forms of dolls. Gene George Pfeffer, who invented the Splash-me doll in bathing togs which had considerable popularity a few years ago, made a financial success out of her doll until she devoted her interests to other work. Eight years ago when she was a student in the University of California, she modeled her bathing beauty doll and forwarded a picture of it to a New York toy house. Their reply was a prompt request to come to New York and bring the doll along. She came and the doll made money for several years. But the bathing doll, like the Billiken and the Good Fairy, was more for grown-ups than for children. And since children are more enduring in their affections, the dolls that children love are the dolls that have lasting popularity. Children are born conservatives and a popular doll may be good for generations. It is that much more a triumph to successfully implant a new doll in their affections.
       Women are dressing dolls, inventing doll furniture and doll outfits. Miss Dolly has a well equipped home, a garden and garden furniture, a dressing table of which a cinema star might well be proud. She has a wardrobe trunk and a wardrobe to fill it and all the accessories for travel. And for most of these she may thank the American woman. The American woman doll-maker and her American doll are established facts. And the men who handle the manufacturing and distributing ends of the doll business are wearing a broad and ample smile, quite forgetting the fact that sometimes they had to be coaxed, oftener they had to be prodded and occasionally they needed to be brow-beaten by the women doll inventors before they would consent to give the dolls a trial on the market. Stella Burke May, 1925


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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Camp for Dolls Interested In Farming

Left, beekeeping. Next, gardening. Center Right, printable seed packs.
Far Right, sculpting fruits and veggies for doll play. These are activities
we have included in the index below.
 
        This doll camp introduces kids to life on the farm, agricultural studies and farm activities typically associated with animal husbandry and agriculture. In 2022, I will be building up reading artifacts here for young students to learn from while playing farm with their dolls. These artifacts are on 5th grade reading level.

General Topics: Life On A Farm:
Here is a mystery jigsaw puzzle for you to solve.
Reading/Lesson Plans/Crafts: The Care of Animals: Articles by Hunt edited by Grimm
Chickens: The chicken is a domesticated junglefowl species, with attributes of wild species such as the grey and the Ceylon junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. Rooster or cock is a term for an adult male bird, and a younger male may be called a cockerel. A male that has been castrated is a capon. An adult female bird is called a hen and a sexually immature female is called a pullet.
Sheep: are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Numbering a little over one billion, domestic sheep are also the most numerous species of sheep. An adult female is referred to as a ewe , an intact male as a ram, occasionally a tup, a castrated male as a wether, and a young sheep as a lamb.
Goats: The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the tribe Caprini, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat. It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal, according to archaeological evidence that its earliest domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago.
Mules: are the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two first-generation hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny, which is the offspring of a female donkey (jenny) and a male horse (stallion).
Cattle and Dairy Cows:  are large domesticated bovines. They are most widespread species of the genus Bos. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult males are referred to as bulls.
Pigs: often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus Sus, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) or a distinct species.
Ducks and Geese: ducks are species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family.
Turkeys and Guineas: The earliest turkeys evolved in North America over 20 million years ago. They share a recent common ancestor with grouse, pheasants, and other fowl. The wild turkey species is the ancestor of the domestic turkey, which was domesticated approximately 2,000 years ago.
Dogs On The Farm: a domesticated descendant of the wolf, and is characterized by an upturning tail. The dog is derived from an ancient, extinct wolf, and the modern wolf is the dog's nearest living relative.
Reading/Lesson Plans/Crafts for Bee Keeping:
Reading/Lesson Plans/Crafts: Gardening: 
Farm Themed Writing Assignments:
Changes In Farming:
Natural History Reading Artifacts In Agriculture & Mining: Exotic and Unusual Crops: spices, oils, trees and some valuable minerals.
  1. Cinnamon - Cinnamon has been used by man since Biblical times and is often mentioned in both the Old and the New Testaments.
  2. Spices - Spices add the zip and flavor to many of our foods. Without the familiar pepper, mustard, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves, as well as countless other less known spices, our meals would be flat and tasteless.
  3. Rubber From America - To the natives of tropical America must be given the credit for the first utilization of the latex from which rubber is made.
  4. Story of Wheat - Wheat is today the commonest and one of the most important of all grains and cereals.
  5. Cloves - There is an old saying that cloves will grow only where they can see the sea.
  6. Vanilla - A climbing orchid, native to the hot moist forests of tropical America, is the chief source of vanilla. This favorite flavoring is obtained from the fully grown but unripe cured fruits.
  7. Ginger - Long before Europeans were acquainted with the wonders of spices, the East knew and honored ginger the same ginger that we know today in gingerbread and gingersnaps.
  8. Allspice - Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could get an ice cream that would taste like chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla all at the same time? Unfortunately there is no such ice cream, but there is a spice that tastes like cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg all mixed up!
  9. The Cloth That Grows On Trees - Money may not grow on bushes, but clothing sometimes grows on trees!
  10. Mustard - it's uses and history
  11. The Story of Common Salt - One of the most valuable and useful of minerals is Common Salt. No one knows when man first began its use.
  12. From Chiclero To Chewing Gum - The chew in your chewing gum came originally from the damp and humid jungles of Central or South America, or perhaps from far-away Malaya.
Interesting Video About Animals On The Farm:
Farmers & Gardeners From Around The Globe Share On Youtube:
Music About Farmers and Farm Life: There are many songs about farm life, below is just a small sample...
Future Farmers of America at YouTube:
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Monday, January 13, 2025

Craft miniature plant stands for a doll's garden or home...

Two miniature plant stands
 for the dollhouse garden areas.
   Plant stand tables may be cut to fit any space where these are needed inside of a dollhouse or garden space. I made these plant stands to sit beside metal chairs and so ours are painted in similar colors to go with the doll's outdoor funishings. 
   The potted plants are made using tiny beads and plastic plants glued inside of the bead openings.

Supply List:

  • scrap cardboard
  • paper wrapped wire 
  • transparent ornamental black line stickers
  • green teal and black acrylic paints
  • two fancy beads
  • tiny plastic plants
  • white school glue
  • bit of tissue paper
  • tiny pliers (optional)
  • Mod Podge
Step-by-Step Instructions:
  1. Cut a tiny tabletop from cardboard to match the size of the decorative stickers.
  2. Paint the table top and then stick the sticker on top.
  3. Cut a narrow slice of cardboard to glue around the tabletop for the edge of the table. Glue this on.
  4. Turn the tabletop over and attach the wire stand underneath with tape and glue. Let dry
  5. Paint the table legs black to look like cast iron.
  6. After everything dries, you may opt for gluing on the "potted plants"permanently or not.

The wire legs are constructed from recycled wire that comes from the market.
The stickers are "see through'' with black decorative images only.
Left, here you can see that the wires are attached underneath with glue.
Right, after the glue has dried, I shaped the ends of the legs into tiny curled feet.
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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

Trillium

One, two, three,
One, two, three,
Trillium, Trillium,
One, two, three.
       One of our first flowers to come out in the Spring is the Trillium or Wake-Robin. It was called the Wake-Robin in the East because soon after it blossoms there, the robin begins to sing. That is a topsy-turvy idea, is it not? The pretty flower is the alarm clock to call Robin to sing, instead of Robin being the alarm clock to awaken the flower.
       In California, we usually call it Trillium. That is the name Botanists gave it long ago. It is easy to see why. It means that its parts are in "threes."
       You can easily see it for yourself. There are three green leaves at a top of a stem. From their center rises the flower stalk. There are three green sepals and three light petals. There are six stamens. The three stigmas curve back as the petals do. You see Trillium is a very good name for it. You can call it Wake-Robin if you like that name better. It is really a pretty name and sounds like Spring time. 
       Wake-Robin does not come out in the sunny places as does Buttercup. She likes best the slopes near a creek, where there are always bushes to give her shade. Do you think she wishes insects to help her?
       Look at the three green leaves. See how they round in to the center where they join the stalk. Notice the five deep lines all running down to that center. These deep lines in the leaf are called nerves? 
       If Mrs. Insect happens to land on one of these curves, she will walk on the nerve right down to the center. When she gets there, she will see the flower standing up higher. All insects are curious, just as boys and girls are. If they were not curious, they would never learn anything new. So, this insect will crawl up the stalk to look into that flower.
       The three sepals spread out and the three petals stand up. Between them there is a little space. This is an easy open door for Mrs. Insect to crawl through, if she has come from below.
       If Mrs. Insect comes through the air and alights on a petal, she finds little paths leading downward. Of course, she follows one and when she is down low, she is sure to strike the bottom of the stamen. The anther opens and the pollen falls over her. The anthers are full of a very rich pollen. Many insects like to visit Wake-Robin just to eat the pollen and to carry it home. They go to several flowers as they collect. The stigmas take the pollen that is on their bodies and send it to the ovules.
       After her seed is formed, Wake-Robin changes her dress to a darker one. That is a sign to the insects that her pollen is all gone. They will be wasting their time if they come to her. No insect ever has any time to waste. You have watched them, have you not? They hurry along always with their minds set on just what they are doing. If you put a piece of grass in their way, they just walk around it and go to their business. So, when they see that Wake-Robin wears a dark gown, they leave her alone.
       If you dig down under the stem, you will find a thick root. If you leave this alone, the Wake Robin will rise up again next year. If you are fond of Wake-Robin, you can dig up the root carefully and put it in a paper with some of its own earth around it. Then plant it in a shady spot in your garden. Next year you will have a Wake-Robin as good as the ones that bloom in the woods. If you leave the root in the ground unharmed for several years, you will have a bed of Wake-Robins.

Trillium comes in a dark variety too.

       If you want a beautiful wild flower garden in the Spring, get some roots of Wake-Robin's tall sister, whom we always call Trillium. She is so beautiful that many people in the East and in Europe have her in their gardens. Isn't it funny? We send to Europe for roots of the Tulip for our gardens and do not notice the Trillium growing in the next field. Europe sends to us for roots of our Trillium and other wild flowers. They use Tulips, too, but they prize highly some of our Native flowers.
       This Trillium is very handsome. Her petals are long and waxy. They are wonderful colors - white and cream; from palest pink through to darkest red; from lemon color to orange; from sand color to dark brown.
       Her green leaves are wonderful too. They are sprinkled with dark spots, of all sorts of shapes. Some look like strange writings. If you can read the Fairies' alphabet, perhaps you will find a letter just for you on the Trillium leaf.
       This Trillium sends out a message to the insects. It is not so sweet as that of Wall Flower, nor as strong. It smells like lemon juice mixed with strange spices. The insects fall in love with the fragrance and come rushing to find out what it is. Then they find the pollen. As they feast upon it, they also help Mrs. Trillium by carrying some of it to her neighboring blossom. Then good seed is formed and sent out to form new plants.
       Underground, the roots are also forming new plants. We call these kind of roots Bulbs. You have seen the bulb of the Chinese Lily which your Mother started in a bowl of water. You saw the tiny roots go out in the water and the stem with leaves and flowers rise up. That is the way all bulbs act. Some of our most beautiful wild flowers come from bulbs. Some gardeners make a business of collecting them and shipping them all over the World.
       Some of you boys and girls might plan right now to go into the California Bulb business when you are grown up. Ask your Mother how much she paid for those Tulip bulbs last year. There is good money in raising bulbs for the market. There is pleasure in it too. The work is out of doors. You learn about the soil, the sun, and the shade each plant wants to make it healthy. You learn which insects are its friends and which insects are its foes. You find out something interesting every day.

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Saturday, July 17, 2021

American Girl Dollhouse Crafts, 18" Dolls

Photo examples of 18" dollhouse DIYs found below: a wingback chair, dollhouse lamps,
gymnastic equipment for a doll's workout room, and a mid-century modern sofa table.
 
Our Pinterest Board Here. I also include links to other excellent websites with similar content!

Giant Listing of Dollhouse Crafts for American Girl Dolls, Journey Girl Dolls, Madame Alexander, My Generation, 18 inch Dolls: The following craft list includes dollhouse furnishings and decorative accessories. Visitors will need to search the Holiday Index Pages for decorative accessories used for the dollhouse relating to celebrations and also the dollhouse decorating page for printable room decor. Both Dollhouse Groceries and Dollhouse Dinners (coming soon) have separate Index Pages including even more crafts!

       Most of the crafts listed here are easy enough for fourth through fifth graders to accomplish on their own, a few children will require an adult to supervise their steps, particularly if a hot glue gun is in use.
       There are a few difficult projects included for those adults or teens who are adding to their giant collections or who are hand-crafting for some very lucky child during the holidays or for birthday gifts.
  1. Make a Miniature Printable Doll Coloring Book (free clip art) - Here is a whole sheet of tiny dolls for your American Girl doll, Barbie or baby doll etc... to color with a bit of help from you!
  2. Two Techniques to Restore One Doll's Chair - I used both dry brush painting to finish the wooden parts of the chair and wove a seat using ribbon and twine to remake this chair into something our American Girl Dolls could use.
  3. Swat! those creepy crawly pests - fly swatter for 18" doll kitchens
  4. Craft a Small Wooden Gumball Machine - Paint turned pieces of wooden craft parts to make this pretend candy dispenser for your dolls.
  5. Craft a Cupcake Stand Using Wooden Spools - Show off your 18" doll cupcakes on a cupcake stand made from recycled parts.
  6. Make a Button Display for Your 1970s Doll Bedroom - use a groovy patterned paper to back a small stained frame and hot glue your collection of buttons on; it's so easy to do...
  7. How to make felt roses for a doll - Make a lovely rose bouquet to decorate in dollhouse room.
  8. DIY a Potted Privet Tree for A Doll's Patio - Add a cute little faux tree to your 18" doll patio.
  9. Build a Doll's Bed With Rails - If you need directions and exact measurements for building an 18" doll bed using wood, here is a vintage, country style dollhouse bed. (free plans)  
  10. Craft Doll Sized Hot Rollers - Hot rollers may be set up in a dollhouse bathroom or bedroom so your dolls can get ready for school, church or maybe even a party.
  11. Restoring the Our Generation Patio Treats Trolley - giving it an old-world feel . . .
  12. How to Recycle a Hammock For a Doll - Our dolls relax in the garden using this comfortable swing!
  13. Papier-Mâché a Doll Blow Dryer - A very necessary doll accessory for your dollhouse collections; make one today.
  14. Craft a Knitting Basket for A Doll  - This sweet, old-fashioned knitting basket looks charming at the foot of your doll's bed or even by a comfy chair next to her dollhouse fireplace.
  15. Craft a Watering Can for Your Doll's Garden
  16. Restoring an 18inch Doll's Desk: craft a faux leather desk set and memo board (free pattern)
  17. Sew Super Sweet Sleeping Bags for 18inch Dolls - These sleeping bags come in handy for doll sleepovers and doll summer camps.
  18. Transforming a Bistro Chair for A Desk Set - learn how to change out a chair cushion 
  19. How to Craft A Fireplace for An American Girl Doll House - This fireplace has a faux rock face made using paper mache.
  20. How I Restored An "Our Generation Kitchen Set" - repainting, decoupage etc...
  21. DIY An American Girl Potting Bench - Perfect for our doll's summer patio activities. 
  22. Craft an Inglenook Fireplace for Your 18" Dollhouse - This one has a wood burner and a faux brick surround.
  23. DIY Basic Gymnastic Equipment for American Girl Dolls - a balance beam, wedge ramp and workout mat
  24. Build a Market Booth for Your 18inch Dolls - They can use it to sell lemonade or as a fruit & veggie stand.
  25. A Doll Art Supply Cabinet With Drawers - An art supply for 18" doll crafting is necessary for doll classroom projects. 
  26. DIY a Shabby Chic Bakery Display for Dolls - This one was designed for our version of Grace Thomas' bakery
  27. Sew a Snuggly Afghan for Cool Fall Evenings - This afghan has a Halloween theme and it is made from socks, but you could make it using any patterns to decorate your doll's living spaces.
  28. Craft a Sturdy Paper Mache Doll Table - Use a bit of shelf paper with a faux wood finish and some cardboard to make a doll's dinner table to fit any dining room inside a dollhouse.
  29. Craft A Horno Oven for Josefina or Kaya - This oven is so fun to make and it's far less expensive than purchasing Josefina's original!
  30. Craft a Cornucopia for A Doll's Harvest - Make this center piece for you dolly's Thanksgiving decor this year. There is an entire index devoted to this traditional American Holiday here.
  31. Craft a Pistachio Nut Wreath - Our dolls hang this rustic wreath during Thanksgiving.
  32. DIY A Bakery Kitchen Unit from A Box - This project was made for our version of Grace's Bakery.
  33. Sculpt Paper Mache Pumpkins - When the Fall arrives at our house, the dollhouse is decorated with plenty of these big, orange pumpkins. We love the Fall!
  34. DIY Doll Sized Clay Crescent Rolls... - We have so many doll foods and grocery crafts here at our blog. If you enjoy making this one, your doll's kitchen will smell yummier and her dinner's will look delicious!
  35. Craft Hot Cups of Coco - How to craft a dry drink for any doll sized cup. These drinks never make a mess, not ever.
  36. Sculpt a Holiday Turkey Using Paper Pulp - Every dollhouse needs a holiday roast beast of some sort; unless your doll's are vegetarians or vegans. This roasted bird would look absolutely delicious in a dollhouse kitchen, oven or at the dinning room table.
  37. Craft a Christmas Ham from Paper Mache - Do your doll's prefer ham to turkey? Well some do so here is our alternative holiday roast beast for those of you who are tired of turkey.
  38. Sew a Hanukkah Table Runner for Your Dolls - We made this table runner for American Girl dolls, Rebecca Rubin and Lindsey Bergman for their Hanukkah celabrations.
  39. Craft Doll Sized Party Balloons - Learn to turn plastic Easter eggs into doll sized balloons.
  40. Craft Doll Sized Party Horns - These party horns were made for our doll's New Year's Eve party but they can be made for any celebration you like.
  41. Craft Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables - These versions are bean shaped. (free pattern)
  42. Sew a Doll Sized Table Skirt - Table skirts can be made to fit any table size and they make festive occasions look far more festive anytime, anywhere.
  43. Make Polaroid Photos for Your Doll's Camera - If your doll loves to take photos, collect this miniature Polaroid to show off her skills.
  44. DIY a Mosaic Doll Sofa Table - This black wooden table with tile inlay would look nice in any doll's living room.
  45. Craft a Doll Music Stand - Craft a fancy music stand for your dolls to perform with. (free pattern)
  46. Craft a medical waste can for a doll doctor's office - recycle small bottles into trash cans
  47. DIY Cardboard Plates for 18" Dolls - Kids can make a set of decorative dishes for any holiday or birthday if they have the right paper to decoupage with; see how.
  48. Book crafts for a doll's bookcase - different methods to use when crafting books for a doll's collection of reading materials or for a library etc...
  49. DIY Upholstered Wingback Chair - This is a difficult craft, primarily for adults or teens. It is nice to have a few chairs like these for a big dollhouse. 
  50. Sewing Seat Cushions For a Doll's Rocker - Turn a ordinary doll rocker into something more comfortable to sit in.
  51. Make a Versatile Framed Print From a Gift Card - Tiny paintings and prints dress up a dollhouse.
  52. Our Doll's Library Furnishings - See all of the furniture we have on hand to decorate a 18'' doll sized library.
  53. How To Make Felt Carnations for A Doll - Make a bouquet of pretty felt carnations for any room in your dollhouse.
  54. Decoupage a Spool Canister Set - We made this easy set of canisters using spools and decorative labels for the Our Generation Diner. 
  55. How to Make a Doll Inhaler and Spacer - Do you need an inhaler to relieve asthma symptoms? Kids can make one for their doll too!
  56. DIY AG doll sized hypodermic needles - Cover an Altoids tin with a red cross to hold these tiny toothpick crafts.
  57. Decoupage Doll Hangers - What doll doesn't need a dozen or more hangers to keep her clothing in order?  (free pattern)
  58. How to Make a Doll Sized Cardboard Loom - even dolls like to learn to weave
  59. Cut and Paste Your Doll's Campfire - This version is made using construction paper and paper tubes.
  60. How to Sew a Liner for A Doll Picnic Basket - Turn an ordinary little basket into a very nice accessory for dolls to go on a picnic with. We lined ours, finished it's lid and added silverware, plates and other dishes to it to make a sweet little playset.
  61. Piece A Simple Patchwork Quilt for Your Doll's Bed - a beginner quilter's project
  62. Craft Contemporary Farmhouse Doll Tables - "Farmhouse" refers to the style here. In this craft I demonstrate how to use common craft supplies like popsicle sticks, white paint, craft paper and cardboard to make a sofa table and television stand.
  63. How to sew a doll's pillow with two sides... - Basic sewing terms, techniques and helpful links for any child learning how to sew for the first time.
  64. Make a Cute Cardboard Dog House - this version includes the doll's dog's name
  65. Craft a Cat Scratching Post for Dolls - You wouldn't want your doll's pet cat to tear up a sofa that you've put so much time and effort into would you? I didn't think so. So now you need to make a scratching post for your frisky feline to sharpen her nails on safely instead of the furniture.
  66. DIY Doggie Food and Water Dishes - Pretend doggie food and water dish for your doll's pets are simple to make using recycled materials.
  67. Craft Faux Nail Polish for 18" Dolls - adorable tiny nail polish bottles to ad to your doll's vanity or bathroom makeup collection
  68. Rocking Chair Repaint - two different rockers, two different looks
  69. 2 Doll Lamps Made From Recycled Materials - easy versions without light inserts
  70. Cut and Paste A Mosaic Floor - We made this cardboard tile floor for our American Girl Doll kitchen floor
  71. Painting a faux wood grain on doll chairs - I refinished a set of doll chairs to match our own furniture.
  72. DIY Simple Doll Cheerleader Pom-Poms - made using Christmas tree tinsel swags
  73. Doll Tote Bags - a patriotic sample and a unicorn sample, made using duct tape
  74. Checker Board Games for 18" Dolls - easy to print, fun to assemble
  75. Make a Doll-Sized Hot Water Bottle - using foam sheets and a hot glue gun
  76. Veggie, Chips and Cheese Trays for Doll Parties - two part craft for trays and appetizers
  77. Doll-Size Medical Prescription Pads - print, cut, and assemble tiny prescription pads for a doll doctor's office
  78. X-rays for A Doll's Doctor's Office - printable for hospital doll play, skeletons and such...
  79. Body Diagrams and Atlas Charts for Doll Physicians - printables for hospital doll play with any sized dolls.
  80. No Sew Scout Vests for Slender 18" Dolls - for summer camp doll play
  81. Leafy Green Salads for AG Doll Dinners - Greek and Spinach varieties made using oven bake clay
  82. 18" Doll Sized Pencil Case Craft - A beginner sewing project for young students; now your doll can carry her toothpick pencils neatly without loosing them inside her backpack!
  83. DIY a Doll's Megaphone - vintage designs, made from cardboard for doll cheerleaders
  84. Craft a stethoscope for a nurse or doctor doll - this version is made with two chenille stems.
  85. Make your own test tubes for a doll doctor or science lab - This version uses wooden dowel plugs.
  86. DIY a Doll Size Travel Pillow - for the car, plane and train, fall asleep in comfort...
  87. "Galaxy" Sneaker Craft for Your Doll Shoe Collection
  88. Make a braided yarn rug for your dollhouse floors... - A lovely way to decorate dollhouse rooms using braided yarn.
  89. Paint a strawberry jewelry box for a doll... - A three" upcycle box just the right size for your 18" doll's jewelry collection!
  90. Sew an electric blanket for your doll! - This unusual doll craft uses piping to create a 3 dimensional surface for a pretend electric doll blanket.
  91. Make a few trivets for a doll's kitchen - trivets to protect tables and counters from hot dishes in your doll's kitchen
  92. Paint a watermelon jewelry box for a doll... - Upcycle a small wooden jewelry box into something unique for your dollhouse.
  93. Crafting the T.V. dinner for American Girl doll lovers... - Six examples for easy prep meals served on a aluminum tray.
  94. Plans for a sturdy 18" Doll Bed - wooden doll bed plans, includes a design for slats
  95. Learn how to craft pots, pans and skillets - for your doll's kitchen
  96. How to make a doll's thermos flask... - A thermos will keep your doll's food the temperature that it was, the moment she put it inside.
  97. Make fruity felt hand pies for dolls... - Our version of this craft include pom-poms and felt art supplies.
  98. DIY Pastel Layered Cake for Dolls - A doll cake made using kitchen sponges and cotton balls.
  99. DIY Doll Craft for Breakfast Delights - make grapefruit halves from caps included on juice cartons...
  100. Build a simple wooden dollhouse chest/trunk - comes with free templates!
  101. How to make a doll sized football - felt version includes a free pattern
  102. Templates for a doll's cradle - cradle for a small doll sister of an 18" doll free pattern
  103. How to craft a mop and a bucket for 18" dolls - clean up muddy paw prints from your doll's dog right away!
  104. Our 18" Collapsable Doll Stage With Catwalk - Everything folds up for east storage inside a closet or under a bed...
  105. DIY 8 Malted Milkshakes for Dolls - printable malted milkshake display too!
  106. Craft a Hawaiian Lei for Your Dolls - Pretend to take your dolls on a warm, Summer vacation to Hawaii for fun!
  107. DIY An 18" Doll Suitcase - This is an upcycled box shaped like a suitcase; I've added pockets and trimmings...
  108. Assemble pretty pom-pom cakes for doll parties - easy as 1,2,3...
  109. An 18" Giant Doll Sized "Farmer's Market" - stand and how to make all the produce
  110. DIY Doll Sized Tools and Tool Box - See how I made this from a kit and I will also continue to search or craft tools for it.
  111. DIY a doll size, freestanding water cooler... - made using recycled materials only!
  112. Make a doll size ice chest - for picnics, sporting events and trips to the beach...
  113. Braid Vintage Fruity Potholders for Dolls - my versions include a strawberry and a watermelon...
  114. How to craft a coffee maker, pot and grinder for your doll's kitchen - All three go together for our 18" doll kitchen coffee bar.
  115. Craft Camouflage Binoculars for 18" Dolls - Take these birdwatching or camping.
  116. DIY an AG doll outdoor grill... - made using a salt box and cute plastic compass
  117. How to make an 18" doll sized rolling pin and cookie dough...
  118. How to Craft 18" Doll Casserole Dishes - samples corn bread and brownies 
  119. Craft a cake stand for a doll using a plastic wine glass... - adult supervision and/or help
  120. How to make doll sized lipsticks - for a doll's purse or makeup kit...
  121. Do It Yourself Doll Crate Closet - for storing clothing and doll purses, shoes, hats etc...
  122. Craft a Doll Lap Desk for A Doll's Bed - surface for laptop or homework, writing in bed
  123. Craft a few toys for your doll sized pets... - chewy bone, braided ring with beads
  124. How to craft a doll sized chocolate fountain... - Adult craft only!
  125. Make a heating pad for dolly neck pain - Put it inside a doll kitchen freezer to turn it into a cooling pad.
  126. Cut a foam hand mit for your doll's school spirit! - Make these in any team colors you like!
  127. DIY Front Doors for The Dollhouse - measurements, ideas and clip art printables for dollhouse front doors
  128. Craft a bird feeder for your doll's outdoor play...
  129. Easy and Elegant Doll Jewelry To Make - ideas for doll necklaces
  130. Simple daffodils potted for a Springtime display - finding the supplies are the most challenging part of this craft...
  131. How I built a storage bench for our unicorn themed bedroom - with sliding doors 
  132. How to make a bedside table/night stand from a box... this one goes in the unicorn themed bedroom
  133. Credit cards and gift cards to craft for dolly shopping trips!
  134. How to fashion your dolly's dishcloths... - plus "The story of Miss Dishcloth"
  135. Potted zebra succulent just the right size for 18 inch doll patio or porch... - One of many new plant crafts this year.
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