During the month of July, I’ve got quite a full plate of things to do, so I’m going to take a brief hiatus from blogging. That means you’ll see some re-posts of things I’ve posted before, and even the videos on my YouTube channel may look somewhat familiar.

Now, as we saw last Thursday, I’ve got some great Barbie clothes patterns coming up, and I’m not sure when those will pop into the blog. If you’re worried you’ll miss the up-coming new patterns, you’re welcome to follow this blog by hitting the red, “Sign me up!” button. That way you’ll get a newsletter with a listing of recent blog posts.

On a laptop or desktop computer, the “Sign me up!” button appears on the right of your screen. From a cell phone and small tablets, you’ll want to scroll down to the very bottom of the page to see that “Sign me up!” button. It will be red, as I said before. (In the image below, ignore the blue arrow and take a look at the red button instead.)

With that said, boy oh boy do I have a fun concept coming up in July! I’ve done some extensive research on the history of ancient dolls.

We’re not talking about Patty Playpal and Chatty Cathy here; I’m talking about dolls that go back to the oldest civilizations on earth!

And, well, we may also take a look at Chatty Cathy and Patty Playpal along the way, if I get to that.

I’ll be offering a contest during the month of July as well. Here’s how it works…

Watch for the blog post thumbnail that looks like this (it may have a turquoise blue background instead) during the month of July:

Please read through the articles on doll history, and leave a comment. I’ll be giving you prompts to help you think of something to say.

Everyone who leaves a comment on a “Doll History” topic blog post during the month of July will have their name placed in a drawing for one of three free copies of Doll Castle News magazine!

That’s right… I’ll be giving away three back-dated copies of Doll Castle News away at the start of August, and each time you comment on the “Doll History” blog posts, your name will go into a drawing for the magazines.

So please don’t be discouraged by the re-posted topics, and don’t forget to comment on the articles I’ve written about the history of dolls!

In August, I’ll announce the winner or winners of the drawing. Winners will need to contact me with your mailing address, and I’ll be sending you your magazine or magazines free of charge.

How fun is that?!

You may be wondering why I’m taking a break from my blog posts. I have relatives coming to Idaho, and I’d like time to take a road trip to go visit them.

I’ve also taken on a charitable project, which I mentioned yesterday. This summer I’ll be sewing 20 drawstring bags for one of the teachers at a local school. This will take away some time from my usual blogging.

But also, I’m working on a sponsorship deal for my YouTube channel, and I really want to make videos that are worthy of that sponsorship. So yeah, I have a lot on my plate in July!

However, if my followers taper off because my blog posts are being re-posted, it can jeopardize my sponsorship deal. So please, please, please keep coming back to see what I’m posting in July!

If nothing else, come and leave a comment on the “Doll History” posts! (Comments from followers help increase my website’s ranking in Google.) Thanks in advance, everyone!

If you enjoyed this blog post, and you’d like to see my videos, you might want to navigate over to my YouTube channel, ChellyWood1 to look through my playlists.

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For anyone who would like to expand their dolls’ wardrobes, you should really check out my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course and my “Design Your Own Doll Pants Patterns from Scratch” classes on the Creative Spark online learning platform. Here’s my bio page on their website, where you can learn more.

For any class on Creative Spark, you don’t have to follow a schedule. Just sign up when you’re ready.

It’s a one-time fee for the course, and there’s no specific time limit to finish your course. You can just take your time and learn at the pace that suits you. So go check out my paid courses on Creative Spark, using this link.

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