What are the measurements of a “Tall Barbie”… Height? Waist? Bust? I recently received this question in my inbox, so I decided it was time, once again, to compare measurements! (I don’t know about you, but I think it’s fun to compare measurements on dolls…) To my knowledge, there are actually three different dolls that … Continue reading
The image above shows Tall Barbie wearing a wedding dress designed by Chelly Wood, which has been featured in our wedding ensemble production, here at ChellyWood.com. However, there are a number of other long gowns designed by Chelly Wood, which would make wonderful wedding dresses as well. Please look back at Tuesday’s post to find … Continue reading
It doesn’t take much at all to make a bridal bouquet for your Barbie wedding ensemble. These three ingredients are all you’ll need to make your doll a pretty bouquet to hold on her ever-important wedding day: Green twist tie wire Fabric or ribbon flowers Wire cutters And that’s all! Green twist tie wire is … Continue reading
This easy-to-make Barbie wedding day veil project requires very little sewing, so even though the final product looks super fancy, don’t be discouraged. Even crafters who feel challenged when asked to sew something will find this DIY craft project super easy to make! What you will need are the following items: a white pipe cleaner … Continue reading
As you’ll see in this preview video, I’ve finally finished designing a dinner jacket for Ken that’s relatively easy to sew, fashionable in design, and actually fits the doll quite nicely. This has been a challenging endeavor, as dinner jackets can be quite difficult to make. The tricky part tends to be the lapels! But … Continue reading
Here’s the tutorial video showing you how to make the doll dress I previewed Monday. The patterns for making this dress were posted on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week, but just to make it super easy for you, here they are again: Pattern for Skirt A (print 2) Pattern for Skirt B (print 1) … Continue reading
As you can see, this week’s Barbie®/fashion doll wedding dress pattern includes three different bodice styles. And yes, this probably looks familiar to you, because we used the same pattern for the regular-sized Barbie/fashion doll wedding dress that I posted back in January of this year. Looking back over the years, I find that my … Continue reading
This is the second of the three patterns I’ll be posting this week. This one and yesterday’s pattern will be cut out and taped together to form a full skirt pattern. As it says on this pattern, you will need to print two copies of Pattern A (yesterday’s pattern) and one copy of Pattern B … Continue reading
This is the first of the three patterns I’ll be posting this week. This one and tomorrow’s pattern will be cut out and taped together to form a full skirt pattern. As it says on this pattern, you will need to print two copies of Pattern A (today’s pattern) and one cope of Pattern B. … Continue reading
Isn’t this dress absolutely gorgeous? Yet with the felt bodice and layered skirts, you may find it’s not too hard to make! The image above is a preview of what we’ll be sewing this week, here at ChellyWood.com. It’s a wedding gown to fit Mattel’s Tall Barbie from the Fashionista line and similar-sized dolls. Because … Continue reading
