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At ten projects it’s is longer than my last few. I plan to have it all done by the end May. Better get cracking.
My little break from this blog has officially ended. Yay!
To get things going, I want to share with you all what kinds of things I did while “away”.
And that’s mostly it. As mentioned I will be sharing more about some of these things in the future.
Look forward to it. :)
I just wanted to warn you that it’s going to be a little quiet here for the next month or so. I’m taking a little break from updating this blog to work on a few other things.
But just in case you get a little bored, here’s a few suggestions.
If you haven’t already done so by now, try checking out my doll blog, From a Doll’s Eyes. It’s mostly about ball jointed dolls and written mainly from the point of the view of my first doll, Hikaru. If you like dolls in general, tutorials, cute photos and amusing stories, you will love it.
You can also check out my maze blog, Simply Mazes. It’s been a little quiet on there, but I’m trying to get it rolling again with a new maze at least every other week. Feel free to browse all the mazes available. These particular mazes may prove useful in the next month (hint: Valentines’ Day).
For a bit more variety, try visiting me on Pinterest. I frequently pin tons of stuff I find like funny videos, recipes, doll stuff, holiday stuff, clothing tutorials, and more. If you prefer, I also share stuff on Twitter and Google+.
I hope you enjoy all I have to offer and I shall return with more. Look forward to it.
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The final project on my Christmas was actually finished right in time for Christmas. Yay! But I’m still extremely late posting it here. :(
Anyway, for the final project I made (let’s see if you can guess it)…
Okay, who saw that one coming. Last year I made cute little felt coats for some of my ball jointed dolls, and I decided to make some for the rest. Four more to be exact.
For these two, I used a creamy beige colored felt.
This one (for Hikaru) is trimmed with lace along the pockets and collar for cute girly touch.
And on the tiny coat (for Momoko) I added little felt bows to the pocket.
Almost all the coats have a strap on the back to cinch in the waist a little with little “buttons”. Like last year’s coats, I used faux pearls for buttons.
This blue coat was made for my newest ball jointed doll. Being so new she doesn’t have a name or hair, but she is still pretty in blue
Her coat is fairly simply embellished with a tiny felt flower by the collar.
For the only boy doll (Yuki), I made a simple coat with black felt.
No snaps or buttons necessary since he will only wear it open anyway. It still needed a little something.
So I whipped up a quick scarf with some plaid scraps left over from the pouches I made.
Just cut the fabric in a rectangle, zig-zag stitch along the edge and about half an inch each end, fray the ends for fringe, and trim off the excess fabric. Super easy.
And the result is super cute. A tiny yet stylish scarf to complete this doll sized winter ensemble.
And I couldn’t stop at one scarf, so I made more tiny scarves for some animal friends. Now everyone can be warm this winter.
Update 1/12/18: Now everyone really can be warm, I posted a sort of tutorial with patterns for these coats on my doll blog. So if you or someone you know has 1/6 or 1/4 scale ball jointed dolls, check it out.
Here’s the updated list:
Four down and out. Now I can finally relax and sort of enjoy the season.
Give it a try:
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The next craft project on my Christmas list involved a lot of sewing.I made pouches. Lots of different pouches. They make great Christmas presents, especially if you fill them with little goodies like I’m going to do. :)
One of the great things about pouches is how versatile they are. All of these ones were made basically the same way, a few tweaks to the design makes a huge difference.
The two on the left here were made from the kitty cat fabric I bought recently (see A Late Black Friday Craft Haul). Now they work as a fun purse and a small clutch.
The pouch on the right is made from leftover fabric from a baby project three years ago (see Sewing for Baby). That’s the nice thing about pouches, they help use up your leftovers.
For some of them I curved some or all of the edges. It adds a nice touch, especially to smaller bags.
I could have used buttons, loops, snaps, etc. to close them, too many options. I chose soft Velcro because it was easy and I always have it on hand.
Pouches are also nice because you can make them for just about anyone, including guys. These plaid ones are nice, but not as girly looking as they could be.
I added small straps to the back because sometimes it’s nice to have a strap to hold on to, but something longer would make it look too much like a purse.
The last two I made using more leftover fabric from a skirt I made sometime ago (see Just in Time for Christmas?). The size and long straps make them look like pretty messenger bags.
That’s all I made, this time. They’re fun to make and handy to have, so I will probably make more pouches in the future.
If you want to make some of your own, this envelope purse tutorial is very similar to my pouches.
Here’s the updated list:
Three down, just one more to go, and just four days until Christmas. Getting so close, wish me luck!
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The next craft project on my Christmas list is ornaments, snowman ornaments. :)
I made cute little snowman ornaments using the sparkly yarn I bought from Joann (see A Late Black Friday Craft Haul). And not just this one…
…But several of them, fifteen in total.
The best part about them is how much fun it is to decorate them. You can make them in so many different ways. Some I made earmuffs for…
…And some have cute little hats.
Since they were so easy and fun, I made a video tutorial for all to enjoy. Think of it as a Christmas present.
All you need to make them are:
Enjoy the video.
Here’s the updated list:
Two down, two more to go, and 6 days until Christmas. :o
Give it a try:
