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.

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Crafts and Hobbies, Holiday Crafts, Interviews With Crafters, Links, Selling Your Crafts

Where do you sell your handmade items? #CraftFair #Handmade

Recently it occurred to me that my pot holders — many of which are 10 years old or older — were starting to look pretty shabby. I was thinking about buying myself some new ones, when I wandered into my local health food store, Stay Well Health Foods, and discovered that handmade goods were being sold there. They had hand-knitted scarves and matching hats, aprons, … Continue reading Where do you sell your handmade items? #CraftFair #Handmade

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The text reads, "The History of Dolls" and the image shows a brown history book with cover art that shows paper dolls, a rag doll, a voodoo doll, a nutcracker, a Japanese peg doll, and a row of Russian stacking dolls. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower right-hand corner. This thumbnail will be used during the month of July, 2024,to show that we're learning about the history of dolls this month. Be advised that the same thumbnail will be used throughout this series study of the history of dolls from around the world.
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The Tlatilco “Pretty Lady” objects… Fertility goddesses or early fashion dolls? You decide! #Mexico #History

While archaeologists have not yet determined the purpose of these so-called “Pretty Lady” figurines, for the purpose of today’s blog post, we will imagine that they were used as dolls. Perhaps they even gave children an opportunity to learn how to sew by providing clothes for the figurines. These dolls or figurines were found in excavation sites in Mexico, where archaeologists studied the Tlatilco culture. … Continue reading The Tlatilco “Pretty Lady” objects… Fertility goddesses or early fashion dolls? You decide! #Mexico #History

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This purple and turquoise two-toned frame surrounds the words "free doll shoe patterns" along with photos of different types of dolls wearing shoes with a buckle, flats, slippers, victorian boots, regular boots, sneakers, and sandals. The logo shown in the lower left corner tells us this image comes from Chelly Wood (dot com is implied).
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ChellyWood.com has free shoe patterns for lots of different dolls! #DollCrafts #FashionDolls

Did you know ChellyWood.com offers a whole gallery of doll shoe and boot patterns for various doll sizes? Yep! You can find my shoe pattern page by clicking on the following items: Home page (main gallery) at ChellyWood.com Scroll down Look for the thumbnail that says, “Let’s Get Crafty” and click it Scroll down a little Click on “Doll Sandals, Shoes, and Boots“ Hopefully you … Continue reading ChellyWood.com has free shoe patterns for lots of different dolls! #DollCrafts #FashionDolls

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This image represents a screenshot from the gallery page on ChellyWood.com where you can find links to diorama concepts, tutorial videos, and miniature crafts. Once you're on the diorama gallery page, click on the image of the diorama miniature or doll furniture craft projects you want to make, and it will link you to the tutorial videos and free patterns for making miniatures, doll furniture, and the dioramas themselves.
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Did you know ChellyWood.com offers all kinds of tutorials for dolly dioramas? #DollPlay #KidCrafts

Did you know ChellyWood.com offers a whole gallery of doll crafts, miniatures, and diorama ideas for doll crafting? You find it by clicking on the following items: Home page (main gallery) at ChellyWood.com Scroll down Look for a link that says “Let’s Get Crafty” Click on “Dioramas and Miniatures“ Some of these are older tutorials, so I made them before I had really nice video … Continue reading Did you know ChellyWood.com offers all kinds of tutorials for dolly dioramas? #DollPlay #KidCrafts

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The text reads, "The History of Dolls" and the image shows a brown history book with cover art that shows paper dolls, a rag doll, a voodoo doll, a nutcracker, a Japanese peg doll, and a row of Russian stacking dolls. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower right-hand corner. This thumbnail will be used during the month of July, 2024,to show that we're learning about the history of dolls this month. Be advised that the same thumbnail will be used throughout this series study of the history of dolls from around the world.
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What’s the oldest doll on earth? An Egyptian paddle doll! #PaddleDoll #AncientHistory

According to World Book Online, “The earliest known doll-like figures are wooden images found in Egyptian graves dating from about 2000 B.C.”(1) It should be noted, that there’s actually an even older articulated “puppet” that I wrote about last week. However, that item has not been classified by archaeologists as a “doll” per se. These, however, are actually called “paddle dolls” because they’re shaped, well, … Continue reading What’s the oldest doll on earth? An Egyptian paddle doll! #PaddleDoll #AncientHistory

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The image shows a purple, white, and turquoise colored infographic with the title "Buyer's Gide" at the top, and the following elements listed within the text boxes of the infographic: buttons, snaps, ribbon, elastic, labels, zippers. The watermark says "ChellyWood" to remind you that you can get lots of doll clothes sewing advice and free patterns at ChellyWood.com
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Buyer’s Guide

I often get questions about where to buy tiny buttons, small-print fabrics, snaps, itty-bitty buckles, miniature zippers, and even sewing machines and their parts. So I’ve put together a “Buyer’s Guide” to help you with that. This is primarily an affiliate marketing page. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. However I am an affiliate marketer for other websites too. To learn more … Continue reading Buyer’s Guide

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2 Enchanting 2B True -- Doll Pics, Barbie Patterns, Holiday Crafts

Happy 4th of July from ChellyWood.com #July4th #Dollstagram

Today’s blog post is just a series of pictures of dolls in various 4th of July outfits, in celebration of the American Independence Day holiday. Of course all of these doll clothes sewing patterns are available here, on ChellyWood.com, if you’re interested in making them. Happy 4th, everyone! If you enjoyed this blog post, and you’d like to see my videos, you might want to … Continue reading Happy 4th of July from ChellyWood.com #July4th #Dollstagram

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The image shows a fourth of July drawstring bag that kids can use for collecting candy at parades or for Halloween. The text reads "free drawstring bag pattern with pocket." An image is shown of a simple drawstring bag, and inside the see-through pocket, it has the name "Jacob" showing through the mesh pocket.
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Let’s make a simple drawstring bag, for kids to gather candy in at the 4th of July #Parade #July4thCrafts

To make today’s pattern… Cut a rectangular piece of paper 15 inches wide by 18 inches long. On one of the 18 inch long sides, write “Fold Line” and make arrows that point to the edge of the paper. Next, draw a casing line 3 inches from the top of the rectangle. You should end up with something like this: *Please note: when you click … Continue reading Let’s make a simple drawstring bag, for kids to gather candy in at the 4th of July #Parade #July4thCrafts

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The text reads, "The History of Dolls" and the image shows a brown history book with cover art that shows paper dolls, a rag doll, a voodoo doll, a nutcracker, a Japanese peg doll, and a row of Russian stacking dolls. The ChellyWood.com logo appears in the lower right-hand corner. This thumbnail will be used during the month of July, 2024,to show that we're learning about the history of dolls this month. Be advised that the same thumbnail will be used throughout this series study of the history of dolls from around the world.
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Let’s learn about the OLDEST DOLLS ON EARTH! #Anthropology #ArtHistory

Ooh! I’m so excited about the research work that I’m sharing with you during the month of July! I can hardly contain my excitement! My regular followers know that in my day job, I’m a school librarian. What do librarians teach kids in the 21st century? We use computers instead of old fashioned Dewey decimal card catalogs for research these days. So as a school … Continue reading Let’s learn about the OLDEST DOLLS ON EARTH! #Anthropology #ArtHistory

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The image shows the Chelly Wood doll holding an envelope. Beside her is a sewing machine and behind her is a dess form modeling a handmade doll dress. The watermark says, "Chelly Wood dot com : free patterns and tutorials."
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Fan mail… “Love your free sewing patterns! Is there anything I can do in return?” #FanMail #FreePatterns

Every now and then I get an email, a public comment on this website, or even a letter in my post office box that says, “Thank you so much for providing all these free doll clothes patterns! Is there anything I can do in return?” Having recently received similar fan mail, I thought I’d do a quick blog post answering that commonly-asked question: “Is there … Continue reading Fan mail… “Love your free sewing patterns! Is there anything I can do in return?” #FanMail #FreePatterns

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Crafting music for vintage Simplicity 4883 (Ideal Tammy and Pedigree Sindy) sewing projects! #Sewing #Crafting

Okay, folks, I’ve created yet another music video to inspire your crafts! If you look back at this blog post, you’ll understand that by adding this music to your playlists on YouTube, it not only gives you music to inspire your crafting and sewing projects, but it also help the YouTube algorithm to understand that my channel is worth watching! So if you like the … Continue reading Crafting music for vintage Simplicity 4883 (Ideal Tammy and Pedigree Sindy) sewing projects! #Sewing #Crafting

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A fashion doll like Chatty Cathy or Miss Revlon stands at an open truck filled with a whole wardrobe of vintage doll clothes for her to wear. Standing at her feet are four other vintage-style fashion dolls, like Tammy or Babs or Tressy or vintage Barbie, for example.
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Special feature on ChellyWood.com coming up in July! #Dolls #DollCollectors

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 … Continue reading Special feature on ChellyWood.com coming up in July! #Dolls #DollCollectors

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A purple framed image says "for sale" with a for-sale sign hanging down from a blue bar. There's a photo of an African American Made-to-move Barbie riding a moped or scooter or eBike in shorts and a summer top.
Doll Collecting, Doll Furniture, For Sale in the Store, Vintage Barbie

Barbie Scooter or Electric Bike for Sale on eBay #BarbieCollector #VintageBarbie

Yesterday I put this moped / scooter up for sale in my eBay store. If you’re interested, I am taking offers on this item. When I bought it, I was thinking, “Oh, hey! This would make a really neat eBike if I did a little painting and re-designing of it.” However that project has been put aside for more important projects (I’m currently sewing for … Continue reading Barbie Scooter or Electric Bike for Sale on eBay #BarbieCollector #VintageBarbie

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Have you ever read a pattern incorrectly? And how did it turn out? #SewingChat #SewingPatterns

Once again, I’ve been working with vintage Simplicity pattern 4883 for Ideal Tammy dolls. This time I was making the little red coat in View 1. As you can see in Figure 2 above, the image on the envelope shows little black stitches at the neckline and waistline of the finished coat. I saw this and thought, “Oh goodie-goodie gumdrops! I can do some embroidery!” … Continue reading Have you ever read a pattern incorrectly? And how did it turn out? #SewingChat #SewingPatterns

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Announcement: a Highly Anticipated Doll Clothes Pattern…

  If you enjoyed this video and you’d like to see more of them, you might want to navigate over to my YouTube channel, ChellyWood1 to look through my playlists. You may be subscribed to my website but not my YouTube channel… Now’s a good time to consider subscribing! Maybe you want to subscribe to my website but you don’t know how that’s done. On … Continue reading Announcement: a Highly Anticipated Doll Clothes Pattern…

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