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Doll Craft: Make Your Own Ribbon Hairbows!

Is your doll in need of some style? Today I'm going to show you how to make a stylin' ribbon doll hairbow!

These are so fun to make and best of all EASY! Let's get started!

First you will need some supplies:

• Ribbon (Any kind of ribbon, a half inch thick will work. I used some cute fuzzy ribbon!)
• Mini Barrettes (You can find these in the jewelry making section of craft stores. I got mine at Joann's and they come with lots of them!)
• Scissors
• Glue or Hot Glue Gun
• And a parent/guardian to help you! :)

Once you have all your supplies, cut your piece of ribbon 5 inches long.

If you're using fuzzy ribbon, flip to the non-fuzzy side and fold the first half over like shown above.

Glue the half-folded first. Then add another drop of glue on top of the glued half.

Bring the other half of the ribbon over and glue in place while pinching the middle.

Now that's done, it's time to cut another piece of ribbon. Cut this piece of ribbon around 1 inch or an inch and a half long.

This piece of ribbon, you are going to wrap around the middle of your bow! After you have it in place, glue it!

If it looks messy that's totally okay! This is going to be covered up when you glue it to the barrette.

Speaking of which, get out your barrettes! :)

With a drop of glue, glue the bow to the barrette. And, ta-da your doll has a new hair accessory!!

Isn't it CUTE?! You can also decorate with a gem in the middle to give it some more bling!

Abbey loves her new bow! You can use ribbon in different sizes to make even bigger bows!

If you make a bow for your doll, I'd LOVE to see! Feel free to email me a picture at [email protected]

Happy Crafting!

Caption That Doll Picture #83!

Thank you so much everyone for helping me decide the Caption That Doll Picture Favorite of #82! It's always so much fun!! The Favorite of last week is...

Saige:- Julie, what on earth are you trying to achieve?
Julie:- Horseback riding.
Saige:- Jules, that's not how you do it....
Julie:- Don't you need to face the back of the horse? It's called horseback riding for a reason!
Saige:- Julie, just no. Just no. Before you even get back on a horse, I advise you to do some research on the computer.
Julie:- What's a computer?
Saige:- Oh good lord..... ~Erin

Congratulations Erin and the other Honorable Mentions, they were all awesome!!

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What do you think Addy and Mia are thinking of saying? (You can have your caption be for both or just a one of them.) Just comment below with your caption. It can be as funny or creative as you want!

My family will pick their 5 favorites on Friday and then you all will get decide the ultimate favorite! (We usually choose the favorites around 2-3:00 EST, so be sure to post your caption before then if you want to be in the picks)

Have Fun!

You Pick: Wishing For Spring Giveaway!

Green grass, warm weather, pulling out the capris and flip flops...I'm wishing for SPRING! And now that American Girl came out with lots of fun outfits for the season I'm getting Spring Fever! So, I was thinking the other day...how about a New Giveaway?

Though, I don't know which Spring American Girl Outfit to give away. I need YOUR Help to decide! I have three choices, and I need YOU to pick which one you would like the chance to win! Here are the choices:

Sweet Spring Dress for dolls

Plaid Party Dress for dolls

Or, the Easy Breezy Outfit for dolls

After you decide which one you think would be the best, VOTE on the poll below. The poll will be up for one week, the last day to vote will be Saturday March 2nd .The one with the most votes I will buy for the Wishing for Spring Giveaway!

So, be sure to VOTE. Also, I would love to know which one you chose, feel free to leave a comment! :)

(SO sorry the poll wasn't working. I refreshed with a new poll, so if you voted, please vote again!)

EDIT: The votes are in, check back soon for the Giveaway! Thanks!