18" doll hand bag

This bag I made for my American girl dolls and its made by simply taking a empty floss container and popping the plastic inner piece out then I decorated the container. you can paint it or cover it with paper I also put rhinestones or rubber stamps on it. This pacific one has paper hole punch shapes on it, these are lizards. You can put all your dolls little trinkets in it.

18" doll jewelry box

I made this cute little box for my18" doll out of a cream cheese box. Isn't it cute? I painted the box and decorated it with craft rhinestones. I think your doll would like one too.

Doll hat for 18" doll

This is a hat I came up with to make for my doll, here's how. I started with a round piece of cardboard then I got a cover to a candy tin and traced it in the middle of the cardboard then with a knife I cut out the circle. After that I placed the candy tin cover inside the hole and secured it there with a hot glue gun. Then I placed the hat on a sheet of brown construction paper and traced the right size and cut it out then I made a hole in it like with the cardboard and the same size then glued it to the cardboard. Then I cut out from the same paper, two pieces the correct size to cover the edge and top of the cover, and glued them in place.

Kirstens New "Tea" Length dress

This is a dress I made for my doll out of the wrappers from tea bags. I was bored and trying to think of something to make and this is what I came up with. How's that for recycling?

Tutorial: How to Make a Bathing Suit for an 18" doll from a sock

I came up with an idea on how to make a bathing suit for my doll, I thought I would share it with you.

I started with a regular sock, if you want you can use one with a print. Then you lay the sock on the doll with the toe of the sock resting at the top of her thigh.Cut the sock at the neck level.







Then with a permanent marker, draw a line to mark the spots for her legs, but be sure to leave the spot for in between her legs wide enough . Then cut the leg holes.




Next draw a line to mark the spots for her arms and neck. Be sure when you draw the top line (the neck line), that you draw it to the side edge of the sock and not to the top edge, then cut on that line. Also cut on the little curved lines to create the arm holes. After you do that you have a bathing suit.







Then, if you want to make a headband and a towel with the pieces which are left over from the sock, here's how. Take the rim of the sock and cut it off for a head band.




Then take the left over piece that would normally rap around the ankle and cut it so it is no longer in a loop to make a towel.
Now you have a whole beach set.














Happy Swimming. Hope you enjoy.