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Is there a name for the female “Elf on the Shelf” character? Let me know! #ElfOnTheShelf #ChristmasSpirit

Here we see an Elf on the Shelf doll modeling a red handmade Barbie dress with a pencil skirt and a pretty ribbon tied as a belt at the waist. He stands extra tall in this image because he's wearing a pair of red plastic Barbie boots with high heels. His arms stretch out awkwardly at his sides, and he smiles as his blue eyes look slyly to the left. His pointy cone hat extends upward above his little plastic head. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower left corner of the image, reminding us to visit ChellyWood.com for these and other free doll clothes sewing patterns for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

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The image above actually shows the male Elf on the Shelf, which is sometimes referred to online as the “Boy Scout Elf on the Shelf,” dressed in one of my Barbie dress designs.

I originally designed this dress as part of a Valentine’s Day Barbie set of dresses (see below), but it fits my Elf on the Shelf quite nicely, even though he doesn’t have a woman’s chest.

Please click on the hyperlink found in the caption to access free printable sewing patterns for these Valentine's Day dresses for fashion dolls.
Click here for the free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos you’ll need to make any of these Valentine’s Day dresses, which fit 11-inch or 11.5-inch fashion dolls: (coming soon)

If there are any critics out there, all I can say is this: I’ve only got one Elf on the Shelf, and it’s the Boy Scout version. I know they do make a female version, but I don’t know what she’s called and I don’t own her.

If you do know her name, please leave a comment letting me know any details. I’m new to this “Elf on the Shelf” stuff. And to be honest with you, my parents had an “Elf on the Shelf” — one of the original ones — back when I was a kid, but we never did anything with him. He actually stayed in the box with all the weird Christmas ornaments, like the pickle ornament and the headless horseman ornament.

If the photo at the top of today’s blog post seems like it shows the elf too tall, that’s because he’s wearing a pair of super high-heel Barbie boots.

Figure 1 shows a boy scout elf on the shelf doll dressed in a lady elf on the shelf dress and a pair of high heel Barbie doll boots. He stands a little more than 14 inches tall, if you include his pointy elf hat, when he's wearing Barbie's high heel boots with his Barbie pencil skirt dress. Figure 2 shows that without his Barbie boots, Elf on the shelf is barely 13 and a half inches tall. Once again, in Figure 2, he's wearing a his red Barbie dress. His arms in Figure 2 appear to be out of proportion (too long) for the rest of his body.
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But I think he looks a little more natural that way. If you look at Figure 2 (above), he’s about an inch shorter, but his arms look slightly too long for his body.

He almost looks ape-like without shoes or boots, in my humble opinion.

See what I mean? Compare this photo to the one at the top and tell me, in the comments, what you think:

A "boy scout" Elf on the Shelf models a pencil-skirt Barbie dress. This dress is red, like the Elf on the Shelf's Christmas clothes. The dress has a red ribbon belt made of opaque red nylon that's dotted with tiny white polka dots. The ribbon belt is tied in a bow at his waist. His white zig-zag felt collar sticks out above the ribbon straps on his pencil skirt dress. If you'd like to make this Barbie-sized doll dress for your Elf on the Shelf dolls, you can find the free sewing patterns and easy to follow tutorial videos at ChellyWood.com
Please visit ChellyWood.com for free printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making doll clothes to fit dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.

Do you like him better with the boots or without them?

Meanwhile, if you’d like to sew today’s Christmas red pencil skirt dress for your Elf on the Shelf, you’ll need some red cotton fabric, a translucent red 1/2 inch ribbon, and some size 4/0 Dritz snaps. The free PDF sewing pattern for making today’s doll dress is found in the second set of bullets, below.

Today’s patterns will fit these dolls:

Here are your free, printable PDF sewing patterns and tutorial videos for making the dress shown at the top of this page:

As always, feel free to pin, like, or tweet about my free patterns and tutorials. Here’s an image of the pattern pieces you’ll need to make today’s project:

This is the JPG image of a PDF sewing pattern that's available at ChellyWood.com as a free downloadable doll clothes sewing pattern to fit dolls in the 11-inch to 11.5-inch size range (28 to 29 cm). This is a pattern for sewing a pencil skirt dress with a simple bodice. The image shows three flowers on the difficulty scale for this website's patterns, for making the pencil skirt dress.
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To honor the trademark rights of the doll companies mentioned in this blog post, I am including links to their websites here. Please feel free to visit their website and consider purchasing one or more of the dolls mentioned.

My Elf on the Shelf is made by the Lumistella company, and they own the registered trademark for these toys. Please visit their website to learn more about Elf on the Shelf and his accessories.

Queens of Africa dolls are products offered by the Slice by Cake company, which holds the trademark for them (™). They were designed by Taofick Okoya. Please visit the Queens of Africa website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys, books, and fashions.

Momoko dolls are products offered by Petworks, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Momoko Dolls website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Barbie, MTM Barbie, Francie, and Vintage Barbie dolls are products offered by Mattel, which holds the registered trademark for them (™). Please visit the Mattel Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

Liv dolls were products designed and distributed by the Spin Master company, which still makes dolls and toys today (although the Liv dolls are no longer in production at the time of this blog post). The Spin Master company held the trademark for the Liv Dolls (™). Please visit the Spin Master Toys and Games website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys and games. Please be aware that the Chelly Wood animated doll is a Spin Master Liv doll that has been re-painted and had its wig colored to appear to look like the real doll clothing designer, Chelly Wood. This was done as a creative project by Chelly’s daughters, and the Spin Master Toys and Games company was not involved in the doll’s makeover in any way.

Disney Princess dolls are products offered by the Disney corporation, which holds the trademark for them (™). Please visit the Disney Toys website to learn more about their company and its trademarked toys.

8 thoughts on “Is there a name for the female “Elf on the Shelf” character? Let me know! #ElfOnTheShelf #ChristmasSpirit”

    1. I wasn’t aware of the Christina Marie elf doll until you posted this comment, Mary. Thank you for broadening my horizons!

      Since I don’t own a Christina Marie elf, I can’t try doll clothes on her to see if they fit or not. That’s usually how I am able to give people advice on which of my free patterns will fit their doll or toy.

      So now I’ll be on the lookout for a Christina Marie elf doll!

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      1. I have a friend who only has Christina Marie. I bought one of the dolls on Amazon but I am not a pattern drafter and I reply on you and your awesome skills to create these patterns for this community. I have searched for patterns for this other size elf but have not been able to locate any. Thank you for all you do and happy holidays to you and your family.

      2. Well… blessings and good wishes right back at you! When I stumble across a Cristina Marie elf doll, I will pick it up. That way I will be able to let you know which of my patterns will fit her.

  2. The boy shelf elf loks way better with boyish boots like you showed recently. I may have to make some for my grandson’s elf if I cannot purchase anything. Love your patterns and blog. Have sewn some felt projects with a grand daughter for Lotte 9″ doll and lots of clothes for 5″ Kelly for the other.

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  3. Thank you Chelly, for all you have done. Thank you for his patterns. I love it. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEWYEAR. GOD BLESS YOU and YOUR FAMILY.

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