American Girl Dolls as all 13 Disney Princesses ~HD~

American Girl Dolls as all 13 Disney Princesses ~HD~

For the past couple of months I had lots of fun customizing our American Girl Dolls to look like Disney Princesses. In a house full of girls, pink is prevailing, but I was surprised how colourful the Princess collection ended up looking, with very little pink indeed!

I started with Anna and Elsa, because we absolutely adore Disney Frozen move. Then I moved on to see how many others we can make to look like Disney Princesses, because we also love all original Disney Princess movies, as well Once Upon a Time TV series and of course the latest Disney Cinderella movie!

There is 13 official Disney Princesses as of spring 2015, and here's the final result (click on the picture to view the full video). I hope you enjoy it!

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I'm downsizing my crafting... to 18" dolls

I'm downsizing my crafting... to 18" dolls

As the first month of the New Year came to a close, I have been busy planning what to do this year. I have looked back at my last year of crafting, and with a great sadness as I have to admit that I have not done as much as I wanted to (many projects still sit unfinished, craft room overflowing with craft supplies not even used yet, I bet it it all sounds familiar...) so decided that I needed to seriously downsize.

I love all manner of handmade crafts, but there simply isn't enough hours in a day to do everything I want to do ! And with 5 kids in tow, one of them being a very boisterous toddler boy, I don't have as much time to sit down and make stuff as I used to. So with a heavy heart, I decided to downsize my crafting... to dolls.

Last Christmas we discovered the joy of playing with 18" dolls, mainly due to Santa bringing one of my daughters a "Hair Play" doll from Smyths Toys UK by Our Generation / Battat . Now all my girls all wanted a doll, including me!

As much as I love Our Generation Dolls, they mostly look the same, with the same face mold but different eyes and hair colour, and I think they are mainly suitable for children rather than an adult collector. So as I researched what other 18" dolls are available, I discovered American Girl dolls. I fell in love with them there and then. There is SO much variety in American Girl dolls and I adore them all (well, quite a few).

So it's time to come clean: I am now officially an AG doll collector and proud of it :). The possibilities and crafting opportunities for my dolls are endless, so needless to say, I'll be even more busy. My girls all want to join in the crafting so that's great news for family crafting.  At the moment we are starting slowly, with some doll opening videos on our YouTube channel and some dress up fun. But I couldn't resist making a quick "Frozen-inspired" Swarovski necklace for my beautiful Caroline:

And of course, I couldn't resist a few knitting and crocheting projects, most of them inspired by Ravelry free knitting patterns for dolls, as modeled by my lovely Rebecca:

This year, I'm planning to concentrate more on smaller projects for my dolls, and few bits and pieces of home decor in Tilda fabric for the house. And more photography, featuring the dolls of course!
If I can achieve that, then my crafting year will be a success. Fingers crossed!

Addicted to Bead weaving

Gosh, where did the time fly - I've been busy this last month working on a new skill and a new range for my Etsy shop - I am ashamed to admit that I have now truly become addicted to beading - and not just any beading but bead weaving with Swarovski™ Pearls and Crystals.

Being in love with white colour, I have now expanded the shop's range not just to handmade wedding cards but handmade wedding jewelery too. Starting with bead woven bracelets in a range of colours, I have done several necklaces and bracelets.

As soon as I finish one item, I want to start on the next one - and there is so many different designs I want to make, there's just not enough time in the day :) Which of course also means that the housework gets totally neglected and the children are having to learn the art of "self service" in the kitchen whilst mum is happily busy bead weaving...

Handmade with Love, and lots of Swarovski Crystals and Pearls

Have a Fabulous Birthday, Dear Friend!

Have a Fabulous Birthday, Dear Friend!

This card, featuring "Louise" from Crafter's Companion Scruffy Little Cat rubber stamps range, was made especially for a very special birthday of a very special friend.

Be Your Own Kind of Beautiful

Gold, Pink and Purple, what a combination

A Glamorous Girl can never have too many earrings

The Spectrum Noir Pens used:
Hair: TN3, TN2, GB1
Skin: FS2, FS4, FS6
Dress & Flowers: PP1, PP4, PP5
Perfume Bottle IB1, IB2
Lipstick DR1, DR2, DR3


To finish the gift card off, a pair of handmade purple Jesse James beads earrings was included, packed in a pillow box made with Tonic dies.

Sugar Nellie Mia Card Coloured with Spectrum Noir

Sugar Nellie Mia Card Coloured with Spectrum Noir Pens

This Sugar Nellie Mia card was made for my friend's daughter. The minute I saw this digi stamp at funkykits.co.uk, I just knew I had to do this card for her - she's a perfect fit and the namesake!

Sugar Nellie "Mia" Card with matching box

Handmade Earrings in matching colours

The Spectrum Noir colours used

Hair TN1, EB1, EB2
Skin FS2, FS4, FS9, Cheeks CR3
Lips CR1, CR7
Eyes TB1
Bag BGR1, Blender
Shoes IG1, IG2, IG5
Jeans TB2, TB3, TB4
Jacket GB1, TN2, GB5
Shirt EB1, Blender
Scarf BT1, BT2

Apart from colouring the Sugar Nellie Mia topper with Spectrum Noir pens, I have used Tonic header dies, Crafters Companion Quilling Flowers dies, Tonic Layering butterflies dies, and Tonic Affections and Sentiments dies. To finish the card off, I've added some handmade earings made with Jesse James beads.