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From a Friend: Birthday at American Girl!

My friend E got to go to the American Girl Store in Columbus for her birthday!! She sent pictures of her fun time to share with you too! So, without futher ado, here's E....

Hi everyone! I'm in Columbus for my birthday! Here's some of what I saw:

The adorable cooking things!

Flower sweater and skirt set It looks so pretty on this doll!

Saige and craft!

All the mini dolls!

Molly's adorable swim set!

Kaya!!

Here's what I did: I got Saiges hair done in the birthday crown bun!

I enjoyed amazing, delicious and wonderful lunch at the bistro!

Here's what I got: Doll travel! It's awesome!

Mix and match collection!

Saiges adorable accessories! And I ordered some stuff including My AG #19! :)

Wow, thanks so much for sharing your day with us, E! It looks like you had an AMAZING birthday!

Have you been to an American Girl store lately?

Style Craft: From Girl Bracelet to Doll Headband!

When I go to stores of any kind, I'm always on the lookout for inexpensive items that are doll-sized or could fit my dolls. When I saw some adorable cloth bracelets for girls at Walmart in the jewelry section I thought with a little alterations, they could be doll headbands! Plus, they were only 97 cents!

I'm going to show you how I turned a bracelet into a headband, so you can do it too!

First you need some supplies:

• One of these inexpensive bracelets from WalMart. (A friendship bracelet or even ribbon works great too!)
• Elastic for sewing (I got the 1/4 in. braided kind)
• Sewing needle & matching thread
• Scissors
• Ruler (optional)
• And, a parent/guardian to help you!

After I got out my supplies, I opened the bracelet and I snipped off the extra loop on the left, and cut off a half inch on the right.

After cutting a piece of elastic about 5 inches long, I looped it around the hole in the bracelet. I folded it about an inch.

Then I began sewing a few simple stiches to attach the elastic to the bracelet.

Then I moved on to the other side...

Almost finished...

And ta-daa! A new headband that can easily slip over my dolls head with the elastic.

Kit loved being my model! The headbands can be worn bohemian/hippie style or normally. :)

The heart headband is so CUTE!

Perfect for Valentine's Day next year! :)

And, here's a pink flowered headband...

It's so much fun to repurpose an item made for girls, into doll-sized! I hope this inspires you to make one for your doll! If you do, I'd love to see! Feel free to send me a picture at [email protected]

Happy stylin' crafting! Have you had any doll-sized finds lately?

Doll Craft: Make a Dry Erase Board!

One of my favorite things to have during the school year is a dry erase board! They are so useful and you can put absolutely anything on it, from your schedule to silly doodles!

Today I'm going to show you how you can make a dry erase board for your dolls! This craft is so easy too! Let's get started!

First you'll need some supplies:

• Dry Erase Sheets (These are made by the same company as Duck Tape, and I got them at Wal-Mart in the back-to-school section. They come in a pack of three for around $2-$3)
• A 5x7 Picture Frame or Decorative Frame
• Duck Tape in any color
• Scissors
• And, a parent/guardian to help you!

Once you have your supplies, get out one of the dry erase sheets. These glossy sheets are just like stickers, they have a paper backing that you can peel off.

See? But before you do that, take apart your picture frame until you have the glass in front of you. Measure however big it is and cut the dry erase sheet to size.

When you stick it on the glass, the paper can easily get little air bubbles in it. If it does, you can use a library card (or something with an edge) to help smooth it out. After that's done, slip the glass back into the frame.

Now your picture frame has transformed into a dry erase board! For a classroom setting, you could keep the border black, but I wanted to make mine look fun. So I used some colorful Duck Tape!

Cut to size and begin sticking the Duck Tape around the border.

Almost done....

And the dry erase board is finished! YAY! :)

Using the same method I made a decorative picture frame into a dry erase board too! (These are so cute and when your doll isn't using it, you could have it as fun decoration on your desk!)

Felicity couldn't wait to try out her new dry erase markers!

Writing out some things to remember...

Afterwards, she drew a pretty picture to make it look like it was in a frame!

I hope you have a lot of fun making your doll her own dry erase board! If you do, I'd love to see, feel free to send me a picture at [email protected]

Happy Crafting, and wishing you all a great 2013-2014 school year! :)