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Doll Recipe: Make Ice Cream Cones!

Everybody loves ice cream! It's the perfect day for an ice cream cone too, don't you think? I'm going to show you how to make one for your doll to enjoy!

These are so much fun to make! Let's get started!

First you'll need some ingredients...supplies!

• Felt in Tan, White, and Brown (you could choose other colors if you'd like!)
• Cup with a three inch rim
• Scissors
• Polyfill or cotton
• Brown Puffy Paint
• Sewing thread and Needle
• Pen
• A sheet of paper
• Other decorations of your choice
• And, a parent/guardian to help you!

 

Once you have your supplies, take your cup and trace around it on your white felt. It should be around 3 inches across.

Cut out the felt circle and get out your needle and thread.

Sew simple stitches around the perimeter of the circle like shown.

As you get to the end of the circle, pull your thread tighter so that the felt starts to scrunch up.

Keep pulling until it's all the way tight...

It should look like this! Don't cut the thread yet, but get out your polyfill/cotton.

Stuff it up...you're almost done with your scoop of ice cream!

Tie off your thread and you have one vanilla scoop! Set that aside for now, we're going to make the cone. :)

With your cup again, trace a corner of your tan felt like shown.

Use your scissors to cut out the cone shape.

You might need to cut off some of the excess so that it won't be so round at the top.

Now you need to get out your sheet of paper and pen/pencil, to trace around the cone shape.

Cut out the shape and set that aside for later.

Fold your tan felt in half. With your needle and thread again sew it up!

It should look something like this! Cut off your thread, and now it's time to get out that paper you traced.

Roll up the paper cone shape...

Secure with tape and then stick it inside your felt cone.

This will make sure it keeps its shape.

You're almost done! All you have to do now is sew the scoop onto the top of your cone.

Yum! You can keep your doll ice cream plain or you can have some more fun, and add toppings!

 

I used brown fabric paint as chocolate syrup! (I also sewed on a little bit of dark brown felt)

Doesn't it look good?! If you use paint, let it dry for an hour or two before giving it to your doll to enjoy.

Felicity LOVES her ice cream cone!

You could make all kinds of flavors! :)

I hope you have fun making some ice cream for your doll! If you do, I'd love to see! Feel free to send me a picture at email@americangirlfan.com

What's your favorite flavor of ice cream? :)

Doll Recipe: Let's Make Popsicles!

One my favorite treats to enjoy on a hot day is...a Popsicle! As the days grow warmer, my dolls wanted to make some of their own too!

These are so much fun and easy too! Let's get started!

First you'll need the ingredients...supplies! ;)

• Bright colored felt
• Mini popsicle sticks
• Scissors
• Sewing needle & thread
• Ruler/tape measure
• And, a parent/guardian to help you!

Once you pick out the color you want your doll popsicle to be, cut and measure 4 inches long.

And around 2 inches wide.

After you have your felt rectangle, get out two mini popsicle sticks and put them on the felt as shown.

Fold the felt over...and now it's time to sew!

Sew up one of the sides first, making sure to keep your stitches tight around the stick. (To make it easier you can sew with only one stick first and add the second when your finished with your first stitches)

Then make some simple stiches in the middle of the felt!

You're almost done! Sew up the other side and...

Your doll now has a twin pop to enjoy by herself or with a friend!

Kenley LOVES her popsicle!!

Use different colors to make all kinds of flavors! :)

We hope you have fun making some popsicles for your doll to beat the heat! If you do I'd love to see, feel free to send me your picture at email@americangirlfan.com

What is your favorite Summertime treat? :)

Fun Find: Doll-sized Cupcakes!

I absolutely love to recreate girl-sized items into doll-sized! I was at Michael's Craft Store the other day and ran into these adorable cupcake photo holders in the $1.00 bin!

I thought they would be perfect for my dolls!

Plus, they were too cute!!

But first, I had to get the clip & wire out of the cupcake, the ones that would hold a pretty photo. My dad offered to help me and he used his cutting pliers to make it easier.

And...Ta-da!! Yummy cupcakes!

Mia and I absolutely LOVE these!

She couldn't wait to dig into that delicious icing!

Be sure to go check out your local Michael's to get these for your doll too! Have you ever turned something normally for you into something for your doll? :)