Craft: AG Candy Bars

McKenna is here with a basket full of candy bars featuring some of American Girl's Historical Characters and Girls of the Year.

Here are the candy bars up close. There are ten different flavors for your doll to choose from. I'll show you how to make these for your dolls.

What you need for this project:

PDF file (download it here)
Scissors
Pencil
Ruler
Thick white craft foam
Glue stick or clear tape

First, cut a piece of foam 1 & 7/8 inches long and 3/4 inches wide.

Now go to your PDF pattern and select a candy bar. Measure 1/2 inch from the bottom and the top and mark where you measured. Then measure 1/4 inch to each of the sides.

 Cut along. the marks you have made.

Take foam and place it on the back side of the paper. Line it up with the white space on the front where the picture splits.

Fold around the foam.

Now fold  the white part of the top over the foam.

Fold the white part of the bottom to the edge of the candy bar wrapper.

Fold over the foam and glue or tape shut.

Glue or tape shut other edges and trim off excess. Repeat with each candy bar.

McKenna can't wait to dig into one of these candy bars! Which one will she choose?

Here are some fun facts about today's post:

• McKenna and her shirt are from American Girl
• Her boots are from Springfield
• Her jeans were hand sewn
• The basket was a find at a thrift store
•  Table tutorial is found here

 

Giveaway on Oh My Dollies: Ruffled Hoodie Outfit from AG

How would you like to win the Ruffled Hoodie Outfit from American Girl? Hop on over to Oh My Dollies to enter in this amazing giveaway!

Hurry! Giveaway ends September 1, 2014 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time!

Back to school giveaway on Fun With AG FAN!

Fun with AG FAN is having a back to school giveaway. Here is everything you can win. For rules and how to enter, please click here.

Hurry! Giveaway ends Midnight, August 27, 2014 CST!

Craft: Painting a Doll-Sized Birdhouse

When I was shopping at Hobby Lobby, I found the cutest miniature birdhouse that is perfect for dolls! Courtney is excited to help paint it.

What you'll need for this project:

• Mini Birdhouse (I got mine at Hobby Lobby for $1.99)
• Paint (Any colors)
• Paintbrushes
• Masking Tape
• Clear Coat Spray

 The first step is to use masking tape to tape off where you don't want to paint. If you're a messy painter like me, this will be very helpful.

Now we are going to paint the main color. (I chose to use Apple Barrel's Bright Blue)

 Now let's remove the masking tape and paint the remaining parts. (I am using a lime green that I mixed myself using Apple Barrel's Christmas Green and Apple Barrel's Bright Yellow)

The final step is optional. We are going to now give this birdhouse a finished off look using a clear coat spray.

 Hooray! Courtney's birdhouse is complete! She can't wait to hang it up outside and wait for a bird to come live in it!

Go ahead and add your own embellishments to customize it for your dolls!

Here are a few fun facts about today's post:

• Courtney is from American Girl.
• Courtney's dress was sewn by my sister.
• Courtney's shoes are from Sophia's.

Doll Diaries Giveaway: Isabelle Movie Pack

Doll Diaries is having an Isabelle Movie Pack Giveaway which includes:

• A dance case shaped bag
• Doll sized popcorn
• One bag of popcorn
• Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight Blu-Ray/DVD
• Isabelle movie poster
• Isabelle souvenir t-shirt with some DIY fashion ideas
• Stickers
• Doll sized movie ticket
• Jackie Sanchez poster for dolls
• A few other goodies

Wow! That's a lot! You won't want to miss out on this giveaway! Hop on over to Doll Diaries to enter.
Hurry! Giveaway ends Midnight, August 10, 2014!

Fun Find: Doll Sized Ice Cream Containers

I was shopping at my local grocery store and found these cute ice cream tubs that were doll-sized.

 The ice cream that came inside was delicious!

Here is a size comparison to the normal sized tubs that Blue Bunny sells.

There is even a convenient spoon to eat the ice cream with. It can be used an ice cream scoop for your dolls.

 Addy is ready to enjoy a tasty treat!

Addy, her shirt, and her shoes are from American Girl.
Addy's skirt is from Build-A-Bear Workshop.
Table tutorial is here.