Fall is in the Air!

Fall is upon us!  The days are getting shorter, the nights colder, and the air crisper.  This is my favorite time of the year.  There is a certain feeling in the air when fall approaches that I can't quite describe.  The fireplaces, the blankets, the pumpkins, the crunch of fallen leaves underfoot - I love it all!  Like Anne Shirley in L.M. Montgomery's iconic book, I am truly so glad we live in a world with Octobers.

Photo via Pinterest

As I pulled out fall decorations this year, I smiled when I unearthed this pumpkin and remembered its history.  Last fall at this time, a sweet group of girls and I got together for a night of painting and fellowship.  We had a blast singing to Disney tunes while painting wooden pumpkins.  Yes, we're crazy but we had a lot of fun!  The more creative ones of us (myself not included!) derived inspiration from Pinterest for our pumpkin decorating.  This colorful pumpkin is what I ended up with.  I cannot paint or draw to save my life, but I had lots of fun in the process!  Though fall gatherings look different or absent this year, I am so thankful to have memories such as these to reflect on. 

Doll Dress.......

The Smocking Guild that my Mom is involved in, was having a raffle for an American Girl Doll with a complete wardrobe.  This is the dress I made to contribute to the wardrobe.

It's a pillowcase-style dress made with a Pixie Faire pattern.  I made it from a cute pink floral fabric.  I have used this pattern a lot and really like it.  It sews up very fast and fits the dolls very well.

The pattern for this dress can be found here.

This is the flower I made to go with it.  If interested, you can find the pattern here.

Have a great day!
Emily

A New Outfit For Dolly

I recently made this new outfit for a 18" doll.  It has three pieces: a shirt, jeans, and a scarf.  

I experimented with the different settings on the camera, and this is what came out.  The colors POP!

Here are the jeans.  I used a Pixie Faire pattern found here.  I love this pattern and have made many pairs of jeans using it.

I used my mom's sewing machine to do some decorative stitching on the pockets.....

And the shirt was made with the free Tank Top pattern, also from Pixie Faire.

Have a great day!

Emily

Happy 4th Of July!!!

Wishing everyone a happy 4th of July!  These pictures were taken from our next-door neighbor's fireworks display.  It was huge!

Have a great day!
Emily

At The End Of The Rainbow..........

We've had rain practically everyday for what seems like weeks now.  Two of my siblings were playing outside.  They came running in saying "There's a rainbow outside!"  So I ran and got the camera and snapped a picture.

God's creation is beautiful!

Have a great day!
Emily

A New Dress For Dolly

I recently made this sundress from some scrap fabric I had.  I think it came out pretty cute!

This dress was made from a Heritage Doll Fashions pattern available through Liberty Jane Clothing.

Here's a picture that shows the entire dress.  The fabric has a white background with teal flowers.

It ties at the shoulders.

And this is the crocheted flower that comes with the dress to go in her hair!  Here's the link to the dress on Etsy .

Have a great day!
Emily

A New Dress For Dolly

A few years ago I found out about Liberty Jane Clothing,  and I made several t-shirts for my dolls from their patterns.   I had completely forgotten about how much I loved their patterns until a couple of days ago.


The dress pictured above is the Drawstring Dress.  I was able to complete this dress in about two hours.  The directions are great and it is absolutely adorable.  I can see myself making a lot of these dresses for my dolls this summer!