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Doll Craft: How To Make Chicks!

Springtime means baby animals, including chicks! These baby chicks are super cute and perfect size for American Girl dolls. Best of all, they are super easy to make! Want to know how? Let's get started!

First you'll need some supplies:

• Three Yellow Pom Poms
• One White Pom Pom
• Orange Foam
• Two Googly Eyes
• Glue (Hot Glue or Regular Glue)
• Scissors

1. Glue one of the yellow pom poms on top of the other. 2. Glue on the googly eyes. 3. Cut a triangle from the orange foam to be the beak. 4. Glue on the beak...cute! 5. Cut two little feet from the foam. 6. Glue them on the bottom of the pom pom. 7. Cut a little bit of fluff from the white pom pom. 8. Do the same with the other yellow pom pom. 9. Put the fluff together and glue to make the side feathers. (I'd advise using regular glue or letting an adult use the glue gun because it's really easy to burn yourself with the hot glue while doing this. You could also use pretend feathers from the craft store!) 10. And you're finished!!

Isn't the chick SO cute?! You can make a lot so your doll can have a "baby chick farm" or she can use them as plushy Easter decorations.

They have such personality, I love them!

Follow the leader!

Nellie loves the little chicks and I hope you have fun making some of your own too! If you do, I'd love to see! Feel free to send me a picture at [email protected]

Happy Crafting!

Winner of the Jilly Beans Spring Doll Dress Giveaway!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered in the giveaway for the doll dress set from the Jilly Beans Etsy Shop! I loved hearing what your other favorite items were, it was a lot of fun!

Now the random winner is...

...Brooklyn!

She said she loved the Yoga Outfit. Congratulations Brooklyn! On behalf of all our dolls Mia congratulate you too! (And, look out for an email from me!)

Thanks again to Jilly Beans for the generous giveaway! Be sure to check out her shop to see what other new fun items she comes up with: 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/jillybeansdollthings

Look out for more giveaways coming soon and remember to enter in the Cinderella Dress Giveaway, click here for details!

And, today is the last day to enter our Funny Doll Photo Contest going on! There will be 3 winners too! Click here to find out more. :)

Caption That Doll Picture #114!

I shared this Easter picture a few years ago and I still get a laugh out of it. (The chocolate on Kit is not real--it's just pretend! hehe) What do you think Kit and Julie are thinking or saying? Just comment below with your caption. It can be as funny or creative as you want! And you can write as many captions as you'd like.

My family will pick their 5 favorites on Friday and then you all will get decide the ultimate favorite by voting. 

Also, I wanted to let you all know that if you don't see your comment posted within 24 hours, don't hesitate to comment again or email me your caption.

Have Fun! I can't wait to see what you come up with. :)

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Thank you so much everyone for helping me decide the Caption That Doll Picture favorite last week! The Favorite was...

Julie: Wait, am I the only person with an umbrella?
Ivy: YES. WHY do you have an umbrella?
Julie: Because it's raining!
Ivy: No it's not?
Julie: Well the weather forecast said that it would rain today from 7AM to afternoon, and it's 8AM right now. Weather forecasts never lie! So you might not see the rain..but it's there!
Ivy: Uh huh. Well, do you feel the rain or anything? 
Julie: No, that's why I have an umbrella!
Ivy: Well I don't have an umbrella, I don't see rain, I don't feel rain, THERE IS NO RAIN.
Julie: Ye of little faith… ~Amelia

Congratulations Amelia and all the other Honorable Mentions, they were all awesome!! :)