Doll clothing self-challenge: Clothing Storage (pg. 21)

[tulagirl]

I made a little jacket for one of my daughter's dolls yesterday

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Made it out of little girl corduroy pants - used the hem of the pants for the sleeve cuffs. I also lined it with gold silk (I happened to have some scraps on hand), honestly because it was easier than trying to put a 1/4 hem on the neckline and bottom edge! (why do these patterns give such tiny hems!!)

Also, this doll has the most un-barbie like feet I've ever seen, I wonder if any of you know anything about her? Her face looks barbie-like, but she's much thinner than Barbie (at least my old ones from the 90s) and her feet are rather wide and flat. Anyone seen a doll like her before? (I got her from a thrift store)

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She is just a swimming summer Barbie they made that I think came in flat flip flops or maybe no shoes but in a swim suit.  That is why she has those types of feet...they are beach feet lol.

[NinaMarie]

Thanks for the kind words guys and the extra merit badge 

  for you Salli!

I also cast my vote for an accessory challenge. I have already set my sights on attempting a hat for a friend's doll. But am ready to be challenged at anything. (except pants, not sure crochet is the best medium for that)

[bewilderness]

(((((Salli))))) 

Jennova, love the shirt.

Oh my gosh, that is her! She had those pants on when I found her and the necklace is still attached. Wow, thanks for finding her for me, bewilderness! That is so awesome of you!

You're welcome!

[Salli]

Thanks, guys. I've actually had a really great weekend

Accessories it is!!

Challenge #4- Accessories!!!

That's right, anything. Hats, scarves, jewelry, bags, shoes, tiaras, glasses, whatever you like. Make or acquire at least one accessory for your doll(s).

Fedoras: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpszMT3whOk
Jewelry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr4YC25uQ9o
Clay bag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKFX2UL2RAs
Necklace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr5ECOFShDQ
Steampunk goggles!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SaORydjzc8
glasses: http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/wire_rim_doll_glasses
handbag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MrM5X9QvqA

I need to do so many of these. I also need to make a miniature sombrero. Also, colored jump rings make great bracelets for dolls.

Post Merge: February 17, 2013, 02:48:42 PM

Oooh, Edwardian hats: http://www.ginabellousdolls.com/victorian-hat-tutorial/
Witch hat: http://www.ginabellousdolls.com/mini-witches-hat-tutorial/
Tricorn/pirate hat: http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollshousedolls/ss/feltricorne.htm

[Katgyrl]

Ooh, I'm intrigued by jewelery. My poor barbie (who is still headless but now is more than half rehaired, so getting closer!) has earing holes, it might be fun to see if I can figure out how to make her earings. Thanks for all the links, Salli! I'll be checking those out!

[Private_Bubbles]

So i haven't checked this thread for a while (guilty face).

Vertefae, that outfit is adorable ^_^
Mintymints, that looks so cute on Frankie.
Katgyrl, I love that Barbie jacket! It's so clever how you made it
Nina, you have some great talent, I love the ruffles on that outfit, and the monokini.
jennovazombie, the style of that top is so cool.

An accessory challenge sounds awesome! i just have to decide what to make

[jennovazombie]

OOh, accessories will be so much fun!
I really want to make mittens for my dragon, do they count? :3

[Salli]

OOh, accessories will be so much fun!
I really want to make mittens for my dragon, do they count? :3

Yep! I was going to look into making long gloves for my dolls. I need them in both sizes (MH and Tonner 16").

PBubbles: no worries, I didn't even make a top/shirt! I will though. Man, January and the first half of February kicked my butt.

Anyone feel free to post more links
I am setting a goal to make 1 accessory today.

Here is a free pattern for fashion doll gloves, I think they are a bit big but then again, I am used to the MH and tonner dolls who have removable hands.
http://www.perestroika.ca/html2/gloves/gloves.php

Okay, I finally broke down and bought a pattern for my Tonner doll. It comes with a pattern for gloves too, yay!

[Loona]

ooooh, those videos were so much fun to watch, thanks for the links, Salli!

I need to make that fedora, I love fedoras ^^ and that Edwardian hat's awesome as well. but so much things to make, so little time - this week I got and will get home around or over 9 PM all weekdays but Friday, so I won't have time to start this challenge before Friday but I'm already full of ideas, so I made a reminder list of what to make, I hope I can manage to complete at least half of the list on Friday and Saturday (I'm not even aiming at the whole list, I simply know I won't be able to do that...).
here is the list of accessories I'm about to make:
- a necklace and a bracelet that matches Tristen's dress (the dress itself is finished, yeeeeey! )
- finish those bracelets that match the earlier mentioned necklaces I made (they aren't fully finished yet, just the necklaces)
- a bow for Tristen's hair* that matches a bow on her dress
- at least two scarves
- at least one pair of earrings
- at least two hats (and the fedora)
- fluffy ear warmers

 *okay, first I'd have to make a wig for her... that's also a WIP, but I'm waiting for some supplies to be able to make the wig, so that might take a little longer :/

just to know how to arrange my time spent with dolly stuff: will this be a quick challenge (one or two weeks), or will it last longer?

[Salli]

I've actually been working on this! I made at least 5 necklaces so far (I'll get pix later in the challenge) and some earrings for my Tonner doll and MH girls. I am trying to make an Egyptian one for my MH Cleo but man, I am not naturally gifted at this. I tried to knit a doll scarf today but I think my yarn (from my stash) was too thick. I think I will try to grab a sock-weight yarn this weekend.

We can make this a 2 week challenge if we want, that would give us time to work on different kinds of accessories. What do you guys think?

Loona: I want to make some hats SO bad. Earwarmers! Such a great idea!

Post Merge: February 21, 2013, 09:06:32 PM

Duh me!  I sew rosierjay talking about making doll neckties and realized that I keep forgetting to look them up online for patterns. All my boys need ties. To go with their fedoras right?

I am going to kind of try to use this pattern a little and tweak it so I can make tiny ones.
http://www.american-doll-outfitters.com/free_tie_pattern.html

also, the person who did this pattern recommends using Fray Block instead of Fray Check for doll clothes because it doesn't dry so stiffly, I will be trying this...

[bewilderness]

I'm working on a hat pattern right now, it's supposed to be like one of those canvas fishing hats.  It does not want to cooperate though.  I need something to go on my gargoyle boy's head.  Also, I'd like to make some earrings for my girls. 

[Salli]

Last week of accessories, bought fine yarn, need to sit and make stuff, after I unbury my sewing machine :/ Redoing my office is so not helping my doll clothing goals...

[Salli]

Well, here are a couple of photos of some of the jewelry I made my dolls. I kind of like plain jewelry that goes with a lot of things. Here is my Tonner doll with her pearls. The choker is separate from the long pearl strand so I can mix and match as I want. And some earrings.
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Here is my MH Catrina with a glass bead nacklace. I need to make some earrings to match.
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I did more, but that's all I had time to take blurry pixs of . Still haven't made a hat yet 

[Vertefae]

Last week of accessories, bought fine yarn, need to sit and make stuff, after I unbury my sewing machine :/ Redoing my office is so not helping my doll clothing goals...

This.. I feel like my stuff is spread everywhere. I need to at least do something this challenge.

[Loona]

Salli, those pearls look so delicate! love 'em! 

yesterday night I realised I won't be able to be here at the finish of this challenge, so today morning I took a pic of some things I did for this week.

let me introduce Mia. she's my second Moxie Teen who came to live with me in January. she's a MT Arizona, however, I decided to call her Mia because that's the name she had tattooed on her back with black transparent marker. thankfully I managed to get it almost completely off, but she stays Mia, after all her previous owner seemed to call her by that name (or it is possible that the owner was called Mia, but whatevs ).

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she looks kinda like a snow fairy in so much white ^^ her hair isn't actually a wig yet, I just tugged a hank under her beanie to see how she will look like (I had other plans regarding her hair colour, but seeing her overall appearance she might stay blonde). apart from her bracelet and the furry vest everything she's wearing is self-made. I made the necklace earlier, the leggings last week (I chose to make leggings instead of thighs in the end, once they will have shoes thighs might be difficult to handle), the no-sew tutu this week (I finally got to make a no-sew tutu! ^^ ), and the two beanies and the earring is for this challenge. that's about all I could accomplish from my above list, but at least that's something I made the beanies out of a pair of white socks and used nail decoration rhinestones on them. I also made some simple stud earrings out of these rhinestones.

and an update on Tristen's dress, here is how it came out in the end:

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the bow with the button on it was attached to the original material I used for the dress, so I decided to re-use it (and re-did it a little). there were 2 bows, the other one will be for her hair. I added some extra colour (that matches her dress) to the latter, so that the bow won't get "lost" so much in her to-be black hair. here is a preview of her to-be beanie and hair:

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