More Doll Finds!

I found more cute doll things! Here they are:

1. I found these mini highlighters at a toy store. They are perfect doll sized.  Use Rubber bands to help her hold them.
2. I Found Some sucking candies In my hotel lobby. These Can make doll sized candy bags. Follow yesterday's chip bag craft instructions to make them last longer.
3. My hotel gave mini maps for jogging routes. These make great doll maps.
4. I got a travel sized lint roller at my hotel. It can make a lint roller, but cover the handle in black duct tape and the roller in metallic duck tape to make a curling iron.
5. I found some mini color pencils at a toy shop.
6. Enjoy!

Some great Doll Play Ideas

Hello Everyone,

Although I was On a Long flight most of the day, Infound some great doll sized Finds!

Here They Are:

1. I got mini chocolate bars on the plane. To turn these into doll chocolates, Carefully remove the paper and the foil. you will use the paper for tis craft. Cover a square piece of cardboard with tinfoil. Attach the label.

2.On the plane, I also got small packets with some kind of seasoning in it. You can also use the bags peanuts or fruit snacks come in.  I remove the mix, stuff with cotton balls or tissue, and I Tape Shut to make a doll sized bag of chips.

3.At our hotel, we got some travel sized lotions aka doll play gold. You can use them as shampoo or drinks for the dolls. However, mine were cylinder shaped. The caps can be used as cereal bowls or can be a water or soda bottle cap substitute in most crafts.

4. In my hotel, I found some business cards in the lobby. They had Maps on them that can be doll Sized Travel maps.

5.At my hotel, I got chocolate on my pillow. It came In a cute box. Slip in a cake eraser for a cake in a box.

Enjoy!

P.s This iPad is hard to type on. Sorry for any typos.

A doll Gymnastics Gym!

Today We will be making a gym for our AG dolls. This craft may take you anywhere from two days to two weeks. The ideas for some of the things came from the blogs Doll Diaries And My Froggy Stuff. I will tell you which of the things did. To make this you will need: Tons Of art supplies!

1. I am using a trifold poster board to make the back drop for my gym. I start by cutting many sized star shapes out of foam. I glue one big , 1 small and 1 medium together. I make many to give my gym some pizazz.
2. To make the bar, I roll up a long sheet of foam into a tube. Secure with many small strips of tape. I make two tubes.  Cover them with red velvet fabric. I attach a long dowel between the tubes. I Taped it in place. And voila, you have your bar!
3. In our gym, not just the boys do the rings. I used binder rings and yarn to make rings.
4. I made a Trapeze bar by stringing a 3 foot string of yarn through a drinking straw. I tied on the top. I taped that and the rings to a panel of the trifold.
5. My froggy stuff and doll diaries both have good rhythmic  gymnastic ideas. I made My Froggy Stuff's clubs and Doll Diaries Ribbons. 
6. I cut a shelf paper tubes into small pieces and attached them to the wall to make pegs to hang the ribbons on. I used 3 small foam sheets to cover the bottom with mats. 
7. To make the water fountain, I covered a toilet paper tube with tin foil. I cut 1 inch long piece of a drinking straw and another 1 fourth of an inch piece. I glued the smaller piece of the straw to the side of the larger piece. I glue the straws to the tube, and I made sure that the small piece faced inward.
8. I used a small dollar store plastic container for the stool. I then took a slightly larger container, Turned it upside down, and filled it with: Last weeks beauty items, travel sized lotion, makeup sample applicators, eye shadow applicators, mascara sample applicators, And mini pill boxes.
9. I rolled up mini foam sheets to make yoga mats. I secured with a strip of computer paper.
10. For the trophies,  I used mini academy awards from amazon. They are party favors that I had left over from a birthday party.
11. I made the uniforms by cutting out arm and leg holes from a felt puppet shape I found At Discount School Supplies. I sewed up the back flap of the puppet. I used paper tape for decorations. I Tied some of the felt and paper tape onto a hair elastic to make a team scrunchies.

And voila, you have a doll gym! I might be able to cram in one small post tomorrow. Over the next two weeks, I may be posting only giveaways and quick crafts. I will be posting from a tablet, so there will be no photos. If I find any cute doll finds on my trip, I will post the idea and there will be photos when I get back. Meanwhile, Go shopping for free doll finds, Make crafts from old posts and more!

Enjoy!

A doll diaries giveaway!

Doll diaries is giving away a cute back to school set for ag dolls! go to dolldiaries.com to enter.
By the way I will not be posting between August 27th and September 8th. I will be on a trip with limited internet acess.
Tomorrow I will post an extreme craft that should tide you over.
Enjoy!

Fun finds to go with today's post Plus a giveaway

Earlier today we made a beauty case with beauty items for your doll. I found these extra items at Walgreens.
The first thing I found are these small tooth brushes that have mint beads on top. These make great doll sized brushes. The mint beads can be tooth paste. I cut off the bottom pick.
The next thing is a travel sized vaseline. It is great doll size.
In addition, Doll Diaries is giving away more things! Their current giveaway is a doll fashion show set from my dolls life. Go to dolldiaries.com to enter.
Enjoy!

How to make doll beauty items

Today I was going through my cabinets when I found these Clips that are used to hold chip bags closed. I used them to make the flat iron and some of the beauty items pictured above.
You will need:
1 large bag clip
1 small bag clip
Craft foam
Tape
Glue
A new pointy black and green crayon
Scrapbook paper
Scissors
Yarn

1. Make the beauty case by folding a small square of scrapbook paper in half. Tape to secure.
2. Make the Flat iron by glueing foam paper to a large bag clip. Tie yarn to clip to make a cord.
3. Carefully remove the wrappings from new red and black crayons for lip and eye liners.
4. Use the same method as the iron for the nail clipper, only use a smaller clip and omit the yarn
5. Cut 4  little squares of foam. Glue them on to one slightly bigger square of foam.
6. Cut a shape out of foam for a nail file.

Enjoy pampering your dolls!                                                

How to make a doll Bistro Box

Many of you have heard of, tasted, or seen a Bistro Box at Starbucks. Bistro Boxes are small plastic containers with a small balanced meal inside. And the for the doll whose Mom has to rush out to her school, not able to make her healthy dolls lunch, these are is great :). Today we will be making the chicken and hummus Box.
You will need:
Cardboard
Tan and peach marker
Wooden button plug
White card stock
Tan, light green and dark green foam
A toothpick, or old dried pen
Red beads
Scissors
tape
glue

For the tray, I used white card stock. I drew a square. I added tabs on the top, bottom and on both sides. I taped them together.

Pita was a 2 inch tan foam semi circle.

Cucumbers were made by cutting a 2 inch square of dark green foam and a 1 inch square of light green foam. Glue together and let dry. Cut into 2 inch strips, and use your old pen or toothpick to add seeds. Red beads can be grape tomatoes.

For the chicken, I cut 1 inch oblongs of cardboard. I used a tan marker for details. I colored a button plug peach for hummus.

I hope you enjoy this quick and easy doll lunch!