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Doll Craft: Make Groovy Headbands!

My dolls have been in a groovy mood lately, so I thought it would be fun to make some headbands!

These are so cute and the best part, they're super EASY! Let's get started!

First you'll need some supplies:

• Patterened Fabric (I chose some pretty 70s colors! Flower power!)
• Scissors
• A ruler/tape measure
• And a parent/guardian to help you!

Once you have chosen your fabric, measure and mark 19 inches long.

And three inches wide!

Use your scissors to cut out the piece of fabric.

Fold the fabric once over to make your doll headband.

Then just tie on your doll's head, and ta-da!! Now your doll is ready to rock!

Julie loves her headband! :)

She pulled out her guitar to make some tunes! haha

Rebecca is looking gorgeous too! (I think she passes as a great 70s girl!)

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

Have an awesome, groovy day!

Ps~Tomorrow is From a Friend Friday! If you have a picture or video you'd like to share, there's still time! Email me soon! :)

Easy Sporty Doll Hairstyle!

Is your doll a sporty girl, that loves to wear ponytails? Well, here's an easy way to dress up a simple side ponytail!

I like to call it the side-twist! All you have to do is take two large sections of hair from the sides of your doll's head. Twist inward (Right section, twist to the left. Left section twist to the right.)

By now it should look something like this!

Use a fancy hairtie or ribbon to tie off the ponytail and give it some style! Now your doll can put on that helmet or hat, and go play!

I hope you have fun trying this hairstyle on your doll! If you do, I'd LOVE to see! If you have other hairstyles you'd like to share, feel free to send me a picture too at email@americangirlfan.com

Happy Styling!! :)

Shout-Out Your Doll Site...With Hairstyle Fun!

~ One of my favorite things to do when I'm not working on my own website, is to look at other girls' doll blogs and websites! I love seeing what fun things other girls are doing with their doll(s)! So, have you done anything fun on your doll site? Share it with us! Shout out your doll site by leaving a link below of your site's name and URL address.~

While doing CeCe's Hair Salon, I came up with another fun hairstyle on Saige, the triple-crossover braid! I love it! Here's a few simple steps...

Part your doll's hair down the middle, and separate one side of your doll's hair into three sections. Use clips (even though it looks silly, haha) to keep the sections in place. Start with the lowest section and braid. After tieing it off with a hairtie, braid the second section, and finally the last one. You should have three braids! Repeat on the other side of your doll's head.

Once you have your braids, it's time to cross them over...

Gather the top braids and tie off. Then cross over the second braids and gather a small piece of hair from the ponytail before tieing off with a hairtie. (You can undo the other hairties on your braids once they are secure)

Crossover the last braids and, ta-da! You're done! You can leave your doll's hair down like this, or gather into a ponytail like I did.

This style would look amazing on any doll with long hair!

I hope you have fun trying it out on your doll! If you do, feel free to send me a picture at email@americangirlfan.com. Saige and I would LOVE to see! :)

Now that I've shared, it's time for you to...

Shout-Out Your Doll Site (or your favorite site) below on the Mister Linky!

(1) Just type the doll site's name (or your name) and the site's link in the boxes below, and press enter. (Make sure to put http://www. before your link) The link you submit can be to the doll site's URL homepage, or if you have something really special to share you can leave a link to a specific post. And, ta-da your link will show up on the page for all to see!

(2) If you go to any of the doll sites below, please leave them a comment! I'm sure they would love to hear from you!

(3) If you need any help linking up, or can't see the linky list, let me know and I can help you! (Be sure to put http://www. before your link, I know some have been having problems with this.)

I can't wait to see your doll site (or favorite site)! :)