Category: Crafts and Hobbies

Chelly’s favorite hobby is sewing for dolls, but sometimes she makes other stuff too. Keep watching for more tutorials and patterns for her other crafty projects.

This thumbnail says, "How to paint plastic doll furniture," and it shows a spray paint can next to a yellow armoire trimmed in purple paint. This blog post includes a DIY tutorial video from Chelly Wood's youtube channel showing how to use spray paint to change a Barbie playscale armoire from pink to wood look brown. Please visit Chelly Wood dot com to learn more about 1:6 scale dioramas, how to sew your own doll clothes, and how to make dioramas in miniature for Barbie and similar sized dolls.
Doll Furniture, Props and Dioramas

How to Paint Plastic Doll Furniture — tips from Chelly Wood, a doll clothing designer #DIY #Miniatures

Repainting plastic doll furniture isn’t as easy as you might think. How do you keep from painting windows and handles, for example? This video shows you the tips and tricks I’ve learned from my diorama-expert friends and colleagues. Today’s video is an older one, but new visitors to my website may not have seen some of my diorama tutorials. So I thought it might be … Continue reading How to Paint Plastic Doll Furniture — tips from Chelly Wood, a doll clothing designer #DIY #Miniatures

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Baby Dresden doll quilt with vintage fabrics on sale thumbnail text reads "now only thirty dollars plus shipping" -- baby Dresden doll quilt with vintage fabrics. On sale!
18-inch doll clothes patterns, Crafts and Hobbies, For Sale in the Store, Props and Dioramas

SALE! $5 off on this lovely handmade doll quilt! #AmericanGirl #DollCollector

When I first announced that my mother-in-law’s handmade baby Dresden doll quilt was for sale in my store, the asking price was $35 plus $7 shipping. But that was back in February, and well, it hasn’t sold yet. So my mother-in-law, Anita, asked if we could lower the price a bit. It’s now up for grabs at a mere $30 (plus the usual $7 shipping … Continue reading SALE! $5 off on this lovely handmade doll quilt! #AmericanGirl #DollCollector

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The image shows a doll being fitted for a pair of denim shorts. Beside her lies a pair of sewing scissors, a rotund holder for straight pins, some blue thread, and a pair of jeans with some fabric cut out. The text reads, "Earth Day Challenge!" Click here to learn more about the Earth Day Challenge for sewing doll clothes during the week of April 20th through the 27th in 2024, for Earth Day.
Charity Work, Crafts and Hobbies, Links, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Crafts

Challenge! Let’s use recycled fabric to make doll clothes this coming week! #EarthDay #Sustainability #TextileWaste

Please read the article below to learn more about FabScrap, and the good things they’re doing to help our planet, as well as Chelly Wood’s sewing challenge for Earth Day 2024! I’m not sure where I first heard about FabScrap. It could have been from my sister, who is super conscientious about being good to our beautiful planet earth. In any case, I wasn’t sure … Continue reading Challenge! Let’s use recycled fabric to make doll clothes this coming week! #EarthDay #Sustainability #TextileWaste

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The text reads "sewing room for dolls (DIY)" and the image shows a glue gun poised over the top of an open diorama room box that contains a miniature dress form mannequin, a table, and on the table stands a tiny vintage sewing machine. Visit my website, Chelly Wood dot com to learn how to make your own doll's sewing room diorama like the one I use in my stop motion videos.
Crafts and Hobbies, Doll Furniture, For Sale in the Store, Links, Pincushions, Props and Dioramas, Tutorials: Crafts

Would you like to make a sewing room for your dolls? Here’s how I made mine… #Dolls #Diorama

  Over the years, I’ve had lots of people ask me how I made my doll’s sewing room. There are plenty of options out there, but today’s blog post shows you how I turned a Gloria home office dollhouse set for 1:6 scale dolls (i.e. Barbie-sized) into the little sewing room you see in my videos. Now the earliest version of this sewing room used … Continue reading Would you like to make a sewing room for your dolls? Here’s how I made mine… #Dolls #Diorama

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The image shows someone doing needlework in a hoop with three skeins of embroidery floss beside them, in the colors blue (top), green (center), and red (bottom). The words at the top of the purple-background-square frame say, "how to thread an embroidery needle" and these words are, indeed, underlined with an embroidery needle.
Crafts and Hobbies, Links, Tutorials: Crafts, Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Yarn and Embroidery

How to thread an embroidery needle (a quick animation)… #Animation #Embroidery

Today’s craft tutorial shows how to thread an embroidery needle… For several years, I was the only crafter on YouTube with a tutorial video showing how to thread your embroidery needle. In fact, that was one of my most popular videos long ago. But recently it occurred to me that the old tutorial was a little outdated. The videography was a little too pixelated, the … Continue reading How to thread an embroidery needle (a quick animation)… #Animation #Embroidery

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The image shows a homeless man smiling while he holds a large quilt in front of a tent. The text reads, "Charity."
Charity Work, Crafts and Hobbies, Holiday Crafts, Interviews With Crafters, Sewing and Fashion History, Tips for Beginners

Do you quilt? My cousin’s story will warm your heart! ❤️ #Charity #Homelessness

When my cousin Anita Queen posted these pictures on Facebook, I called her up and asked if I could interview her about her charitable work as a quilter. Being a family relative and fellow seamstress, she gladly shared her story. Have you ever had a quilt that seems to grow dust? You’ve posted it on Etsy, taken it to craft fairs, and no matter what … Continue reading Do you quilt? My cousin’s story will warm your heart! ❤️ #Charity #Homelessness

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At the top of this purple polka dot square image, it says, "Let's get crafty." Below these words, six boxes suggest the following topics: sewing tips, dioramas, miniatures, doll shoes, embroidery, and a final category called "and more."
Crafts and Hobbies

Let’s Get Crafty! A link to galleries and pages with free craft patterns /crafting tips @ ChellyWood.com #FreePatterns and #CraftTutorials

Click on the links below to access the craft advice, free patterns, and crafty tutorial videos that interest you: Buyer’s Guide Chelly’s Classes Dioramas and Miniatures Doll Play Videos Doll Sandals, Shoes, and Boots Fan Mail Holiday Crafts Interviews with Crafters Links Measurements Music Videos to Inspire Your Crafting Paper Crafts Pillows Pincushions Plush Toys Selling Your Crafts Sewing Tips 10 Basic Sewing Supplies for … Continue reading Let’s Get Crafty! A link to galleries and pages with free craft patterns /crafting tips @ ChellyWood.com #FreePatterns and #CraftTutorials

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What do you want to read about thumbnail image of Barbie laptop on a purple coffee table with a question mark
Crafts and Hobbies, Doll Collecting, Fan Mail, Interviews With Crafters, Selling Your Crafts

Tell me about your doll world… Who are you? What do you do with dolls? #DollCollector #QandA #DollChat

The rules have changed for bloggers. When I first started this website, back in 2014 (yep, it has been 10 years), I could learn a lot about my followers from the analytics provided by my web hosting service. I knew how old they were, what part of the world they lived in, and whether they were male or female. I could even see what search … Continue reading Tell me about your doll world… Who are you? What do you do with dolls? #DollCollector #QandA #DollChat

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The text reads "making pants with Simplicity 5276" and the image shows an American Girl 18 inch Kaya doll wearing a sleeveless top and a pair of denim look pants alongside the scanned image of the Simplicity 5276 sewing pattern for 18 inch dolls.
Crafts and Hobbies, Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection

Sewing my 18 inch dolls some pants/jeans with Simplicity 5276… #ShowAndTell #Sewing

I’ve been making a pair of denim-look pants for my 18 inch American Girl Kaya doll, using the sewing pattern Simplicity 5276. I really like the versatility of this pattern. As you can see in the image above, it offers a lot of casual combo outfits for an 18 inch doll, and it includes options for both summer and winter wear. Before I go on, … Continue reading Sewing my 18 inch dolls some pants/jeans with Simplicity 5276… #ShowAndTell #Sewing

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The text reads, "Breyer Rider doll clothes for sale, eight dollars plus shipping at Chelly Wood dot com." The photo shows navy blue pants with wide legs and a scoop neck striped long sleeved tee shirt sitting on a cutting mat.
Breyer Doll Clothes Patterns, Crafts and Hobbies, For Sale in the Store

Breyer Rider handmade doll clothes for sale $8.00 for top and pants! #Breyer #Horses

Crazy as this sounds, there doesn’t seem to be anybody making doll clothes for the Breyer Riders, and after receiving many requests for me to sell my handmade Breyer Rider doll clothes, I’ve finally broken down and made some just for that purpose… to sell. The Breyer company is best known for its model horses. I’ve got five of these horses pictured below, so you … Continue reading Breyer Rider handmade doll clothes for sale $8.00 for top and pants! #Breyer #Horses

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A turquoise blue linen fabric frames a photo of different types and colors of elastic. The text reads, "Fantastic Elastic" and this thumbnail leads to a blog post about the variety of different sizes of elastic available and which ones suit your doll clothes for sewing projects.
Crafts and Hobbies, Tips for Beginners, Tutorials: Sewing Basics

How to Sew Elastic Directly Onto Fabric #SewingTips #SewingHacks

  It’s confession time. I have some great video tutorials with brand new patterns waiting in a queue. Why haven’t I posted them? I’ve lost my voice! I’m currently on spring break from my full-time job as a school librarian, which usually gives me a lot of time to create, edit, and record voice-overs for my doll clothes sewing tutorials. Unfortunately, I’ve caught some sort … Continue reading How to Sew Elastic Directly Onto Fabric #SewingTips #SewingHacks

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Text reads "American Girl Kiya Doll Clothes for Sale" with a misspelling of the name Kaya. The text also says, "twelve dollars plus shipping at Chelly Wood dot com" and the red "for sale" medallion appears in one corner. The full Kaya Native American dress, boots, and belt are shown on a blue cutting mat.
Crafts and Hobbies, For Sale in the Store

New in the Shop: $12 for American Girl Kaya Deerskin Outfit — This is a DEAL! #AmericanGirl #DollCollectors

Okay everybody, I’ve been holding onto these doll clothes, thinking I would eventually sell them with a Kaya doll I found at a thrift store and cleaned up, but it’s time to give up on that dream. I never ran across a Kaya doll at a thrift store, so I’m just going to sell these doll clothes for someone else to enjoy. These lovely Native … Continue reading New in the Shop: $12 for American Girl Kaya Deerskin Outfit — This is a DEAL! #AmericanGirl #DollCollectors

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