Vote to Pick Ellie's New Profile Photo! (Plus a sneak peek at my Easter preparations!)

Hi everyone! I've been doing a lot of photoshoots with Maryellen lately, because I can't seem to find a good profile picture for her. Now I have several candidates, but I need YOUR help to decide! Here are the pictures;

Picture #1

Picture #2

Picture  #3

Picture #4

There will be a poll in the sidebar so you can vote! The poll will end on April 23rd, and on the 24th I will announce which photo won. If you vote, feel free to tell me in the comments why you think your choice is best. Have fun!

And now, a special look at what my dolls and I are doing for Easter!

I made five of these adorable little charms, one for each of my dolls, as an Easter present....

Adalyn; ''wait, but there are only FOUR of us-''

Me; '' sshh! Be quiet, Adalyn, I'll explain later!''

I made embroidered paper Easter baskets......(the tutorial is HERE, on Anna's blog!)

Plus, Ellie and I made graham cracker Easter houses! (MMMMM!) The tutorial is HERE.

Well, I hope you enjoyed seeing what we're doing! Don't forget to vote to picke Ellie's profile picture soon!

Easter Craft Collab; DIY Easter Stained Glass!

 Guest Post by Anna!

Hi Everyone! Today I'm going to be showing you how to make stained glass.

You will need:
Crayons
Scissors
Oil (baby oil or cooking oil)
Small container (to put the oil in)
Paintbrush

PRINTABLES

First cut out your printables, then color them in with crayons.

Next pour some oil in the container and brush it over the top of the printable. Do NOT put oil on the black part.

Molly loves her new stained glass window!

Thank you, Anna! This craft is so cool! I may have to try this out.

Easter Craft Collab; Doll-Sized Chick Candy Jars!

Hi everyone! Today I have the inaugural craft for Anna's and my Easter Craft Collab! Chicks are springish, so I'll be showing you how to make these adorable chick candy jars-in miniature! (In my mind, everything is cuter in miniature.) Okay, let's get started!

You will need;

• Acrylic paint. I suggest gloss finish.
• Mini corked glass jars (I got mine at Michaels)
• A paint brush
• Orange foam
• White foam

Here's a close up on my paint-I'm using Apple Barrel Gloss Finish in Dandelion Yellow.

Pour your paint out. I didn't have a palette, so I used a plastic lid. Only start with a little, because it dries quickly, and you don't want to waste any!

Next, paint your jar! Try to make all your strokes go in one direction. I got best results with a horizontal stroke.

While your jar dries, paint your cork. You could do it in a different color, but I left mine matching.

 Next, cut out a little triangle for your chick's beak.

Also cut out two little white circles, for the eyes.

Use a pen to add detail to them.

By now, your jar should be dry, so use a little glue to attach it to the jar.

Then do the same thing for the eyes.

Congratulations! You're done! Adi and Emily had so much fun with this. I tied colored yarn around the necks of the jars to give them character. (AREN'T THEY SOOO CUTE?? EEEE!)

P.S. Anna posted some really fun crafts at her blog, From A Doll's Perspective, so I suggest you hop your little rabbit tail over there!

                                        

*drumroll* Your Attention, Please!

Yippee! Anna, my doll blogger bestie, and I are doing a collab! I am so excited! We have all sorts of super, duper fun crafts and recipes for you and your dolls, plus a special surprise at the end! So stay tuned for that. We are going to start posting March 17th. (sooooo exciting!!) Actually, I really don't have much to say, because this is just an announcement...so in the meantime, scarf lots of Marshmallow peeps and Jellybeans!