It’s Sunday, and time for week 7 of this year’s edition of…
…The Five a Week Pledge.
If you haven’t been around here, it’s where you pledge to do five things each week of your choice (see here for more info). I pledged to make five small crafts each week. Feel free to grab a button and join me. If you already have, post a comment or a link to share what you accomplished.
This week’s craft:
Doll Dresses!
I made five cute spring dresses for my dolls using fabric scraps. Mostly the same fabric as for the doll skirts (see 5 a Week: Cute Doll Mini-Skirts). I made them the same way as my dress tutorial (see Doll Dresses for All with a Tutorial) with just a few little differences.
Instead of regular straps, I made them tie at the shoulders. Looks really cute on a sundress. Also the first three don’t have darts and are really tiny for one very good reason.
I got a new ball jointed doll (Here’s her “unboxing”). Her name is Sakura and she is much smaller than my other two dolls.
Speaking of the other two, I made dresses for them as well. (Check out the doll blog to see their reaction.) Now they all have matching off-white dresses. Now I kind of want one too.
Next week will be the last for this round of the 5 a Week Pledge. What will I make for it? You will just have to wait and see. Look forward to it.
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It’s Sunday, and time for week 6 of this year’s edition of…
…The Five a Week Pledge.
If you haven’t been around here, it’s where you pledge to do five things each week of your choice (see here for more info). I pledged to make five small crafts each week. Feel free to grab a button and join me. If you already have, post a comment or a link to share what you accomplished.
This week’s craft:
Jewelry!
I made five pieces of jewelry with lace and ribbon. And this time they are sized for people instead of dolls (see 5 a Week: Jewelry for Dolls). I made three easy necklaces and 2 bracelets.
The main reason I wanted to make the necklaces was to try out these ribbon clamps. I bought them on impulse ages ago and had never used them (see The Biggest Craft Haul Ever). In fact this was the first time I used anything like these.
First I just used them with some thin lace and clasps to make these simple chokers. I may add pearls or a charm later, but they are cute like this.
I also tried something a little less simple, wider lace with ribbon layered on top. The clamps aren’t too difficult to use, but they came out a little crooked since it was my first time. And I wasn’t sure if I tightened them enough, so I used a little super glue just in case.
While I was at it, I decided to make some lace and ribbon bracelets to match.
Instead of the clamps and clasps, I stitched a hook and loop on each one. It’s similar to some other pieces I made last year (see 5 a Week: Chocolate and Cream).
The necklaces came out well I think. And maybe after practicing some more with the clamps I will make a tutorial, or two. Wouldn’t that be fun? :)
It’s Sunday, and time for week 5 of this year’s edition of…
…The Five a Week Pledge.
If you haven’t been around here, it’s where you pledge to do five things each week of your choice (see here for more info). I pledged to make five small crafts each week. Feel free to grab a button and join me. If you already have, post a comment or a link to share what you accomplished.
This week’s craft:
Shorts for dolls!
I made doll sized shorts using t-shirt scraps. The two gray ones on top are from the sleeves of a gray t-shirt I’m in the middle of altering. The bottom three are from the white t-shirt I cut up for the doll tank tops I made (see 5 a Week: Cute Doll Tank Tops with a Tutorial).
The white pair on the left is technically a pair of bloomers I made for one of my dolls. The pattern worked well for them as well. Speaking of which, I used to this tutorial for doll swim trunks as a guide for making my pattern.
I made two pairs of this pair of shorts. White with lace along the hem. I think they are so cute, but I have to admit they kind of look like undies or pajamas. Oh well, dolls can pull it off.
This gray pair of shorts I have been dying to try making. I have been seeing people wear shorts with ruffles for a while. I don’t think it’s a good look for me, but I thought it would be so cute for a doll.
And it is cute, except the ruffle doesn’t sit as well as I would like it too. Not bad for a first attempt though.
This last pair of shorts is the simplest. Just a simple pocket on the side for a touch. I thought about making the pocket heart shaped or something, but this works for now.
They look so cute on my doll (check the doll blog for more photos of the shorts), and they didn’t take much time at all to sew. In fact I actually made them all in one day. Now if only all their clothes were that easy.
I’m thinking of making something non-doll related for next week, for a change of pace. What do you think? But whatever I make will still be cute, probably. Look forward to it.
I know I mentioned that I was going to Phoenix Comicon this year (see Sailor Moon? No, Just a Uniform), but I never did say anything about how it went.
It’s hard to put such things in words, so I actually made a short video of it. Here is just a small taste of what it was like.
Now that you finished that, I thought I should give a few more details, at least about what I brought home.
You saw the grab bag I got at J-list in the video…
…and the random stuff that came out of it. Now what will I do with it all?
The train shaped food tray will probably be fun for lunch and stuff.
I’ve gotten a lot of use out of the travel mug. I fill it up with green tea for early mornings. Nothing like tea in a cute mug to brighten the day.
I haven’t yet used the leek pen, but it will come in handy.
I’m afraid the DVD titles aren’t very appealing to me. I may give them away or take them to Bookman’s.
I’m sure this clock thing will be useful as soon as I figure out how to use it. I think it’s really cute, but I kind of have the urge to whip out my glue gun and add bows or something to it.
The bento t-shirt is adorable, one can never have too many t-shirts. And if I don’t wear it as is, I could turn it into something cute.
Here’s a better look at the tag.
And this is the strangest thing right? I was surprised it was a Sanrio character. That’s right, the company that brought us Hello Kitty also created Kirimi-Chan. A character with a giant salmon filet for a head.
And this is a giant inflatable pork chop for you to wear on your head, because one of Kirimi-Chan's friends is a pork chop. I’m not sure what to do with it, but I kind of want to keep it just because it’s hilarious.
Now the cute stationery set. I wish I had thought to ask the vendor for a business card or something. All the stuff they had were so cute including this set. I’m still at that stage where it’s so cute that I can’t use this stuff for fear of ruining it.
When that’s over, I will probably use the cute bear pencil like crazy for drawing and designing. The pen would be great for jotting down notes, especially in the notebook. It’s perfect for shopping lists and such. The eraser is perfect because one can never have enough, and I can use the pouch to sort out these and all my other pencils and stuff.
Overall, it was super fun and hopefully next year will be fun too.
It’s Sunday, and time for week 4 of this year’s edition of…
…The Five a Week Pledge.
If you haven’t been around here, it’s where you pledge to do five things each week of your choice (see here for more info). I pledged to make five small crafts each week. Feel free to grab a button and join me. If you already have, post a comment or a link to share what you accomplished.
This week’s craft:
Cute Bags for Dolls!
I made five adorable doll sized purses using felt, snaps and embellishments.
They are perfect for my dolls (see the doll blog for their reaction.) And they were super fun to make and super easy.
