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The thumbnail image shows a vintage Brad doll (African American Ken doll) modeling the "Bold Gold" vintage outfit. Text reads, "Mod Squad." Click on this icon to watch the YouTube short #DoApick game for a Ken, Barbie, and Brad storyline about playing "Mod Squad" with your friends.
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Let’s Do a Pick — Playing a role in The Mod Squad #ModSquad #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

  When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Playing a role in The Mod Squad #ModSquad #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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A cloud-and-rainbow frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage Barbie doll wearing the "Rainbow Wraps" classic vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick: Prom Dress Shopping." If you click on this image in the gallery, it will take you to the "Do a Pick" game where you get to choose which doll you want to take shopping, while your older sister searches for a prom dress, and what your doll will wear when playing Goldie in this hypothetical situation presented in this YouTube shorts #DoAPick mini video.
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Let’s Do a Pick — Shopping for a prom dress #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too. … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Shopping for a prom dress #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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This thumbnail shows a cloud-shaped 1970's style rainbow in the colors yellow, blue, green, and purple, superimposed on the usual purple cotton fabric background frame that Chelly Wood dot com often uses for its thumbnails. This frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage "Francie" Barbie doll wearing the "Corduroy Cape" classic vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick" Rainy Day Cover Ups! If you click on this image in the gallery, it will take you to the "Do a Pick" game where you get to choose which rainy day cover up you want your Barbie (or in this case Francie) doll to wear when playing on a covered porch.
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Let’s Do a Pick — on a rainy day, under a covered porch with Francie #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

  Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Corduroy Cape Long on Leather Pony Coat My #DoApick shorts on My YouTube Channel  let you choose from retro dolls and their clothing items and/or accessories, while imagining a fun playtime adventure from a bygone era. Join the fun! Leave your “pick” in the comments! At the end of today’s Do-a-Pick #Shorts video, I mentioned my … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — on a rainy day, under a covered porch with Francie #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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This thumbnail shows a cloud-shaped 1970's style rainbow in the colors yellow, blue, green, and purple, superimposed on the usual purple cotton fabric background frame that Chelly Wood dot com often uses for its thumbnails. This frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage Barbie wearing the Pink Fantasy vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick" wedding guest. If you click on this thumbnail in the gallery, it will take you to the "do a pick" game where you get to choose three costume options from a vintage Barbie catalog.
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Let’s Do a Pick — Wedding Guest! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Of course Valentine’s Day is next week, which means it’s wedding season! So today’s “Do a Pick” is set at a cousin’s wedding. If you’re wondering what “do a pick” is all about, take a moment to read on… When I was a kid, whenever I got together with my cousins, it was also playtime with dolls, and we (I and my favorite “doll-play” female … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Wedding Guest! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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On a purple background with tiny white polka dots, a photo of a Chelsea doll in a valentines day dress is displayed beside the words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Sew a Valentine’s Day dress for Chelsea with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Valentines #DollClothesPatterns

Are you looking for the patterns? Scroll down to the second set of bullets. Almost one year ago, today, I posted this free doll clothes sewing pattern and tutorial video for my Disney’s Mini Elsa doll, but I often get requests for new patterns to fit the little 5 inch Chelsea dolls. So for this year, as we rapidly approach Valentine’s Day, I thought I would show … Continue reading Sew a Valentine’s Day dress for Chelsea with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Valentines #DollClothesPatterns

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Within a purple frame that has tiny white polka dots, we see the words "free pattern" above the photo of a Tall Barbie modeling a tank top and shorts. The Chelly Wood dot com logo appears in the lower left corner, reminding us to go to ChellyWood.com for the free patterns and tutorials you'll need to make these tall barbie doll clothes.
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Reversible Tank Top and Shorts for Tall Barbie Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #DollClothes

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the third set of bullets. That’s right! The tank top pattern I’m sharing with you today is reversible! But please be advised: I’m linking you to a tank top tutorial for making a Bratz-sized reversible tank top. That’s okay though… Bear with me! The patterns look slightly different, but the instructions are exactly the … Continue reading Reversible Tank Top and Shorts for Tall Barbie Dolls @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #DollClothes

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A purple and blue quilted frame encompasses the edges of a photo of Butterick's 6664 doll clothes sewing pattern which is standing upright next to a Black Barbie who models one of the dresses shown on the pattern's packaging. This dress is a long 1980's style of caftan. It should be noted that a photograph of celebrity Marie Osmond appears on the envelope of the Butterick 6664 doll clothes pattern. The Chelly Wood dot com logo is also shown at the side of the frame.
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The Pattern that Taught Me How to Alter Doll Clothes — Butterick’s Marie Osmond 6664 Wardrobe #DonnyAndMarie #MarieOsmond

I learned to sew when I was very young (at age 3 I sewed a simple purse), but I credit the Butterick’s Personality Doll Wardrobe #6664 with teaching me how to alter my doll clothes patterns. I had a Marie Osmond Barbie doll, and I loved to sew for her, but for whatever reason, this particular pattern offered doll clothes that were slightly too big … Continue reading The Pattern that Taught Me How to Alter Doll Clothes — Butterick’s Marie Osmond 6664 Wardrobe #DonnyAndMarie #MarieOsmond

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This thumbnail shows a cloud-shaped 1970's style rainbow in the colors yellow, blue, green, and purple, superimposed on the usual purple cotton fabric background frame that Chelly Wood dot com often uses for its thumbnails. This frame surrounds a cell phone with a photo of a vintage Barbie wearing the Burr Furr vintage doll clothes outfit. The text reads "Do a Pick" winter fashion show. If you click on this thumbnail in the gallery, it will take you to the "do a pick" game where you get to choose three costume options from a vintage Barbie catalog.
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Let’s Do a Pick — a winter fashion show with vintage dolls! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.” That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too. … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — a winter fashion show with vintage dolls! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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This image shows a Petite Barbie from Mattel wearing handmade doll clothes which include a crop top T-shirt and elastic waist sporty shorts. The free printable PDF sewing patterns for making this outfit for your Petite Barbie (or dolls that are similar in size) can be found at ChellyWood.com under the 10-inch doll clothes pattern gallery.
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Sew a crop top and shorts for 10-inch (25.5 cm) Petite Barbie dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes

For your free pattern and tutorial video, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. It’s January. Do you know what that means? It’s summer! — Yes, it’s definitely summer time in the southern half of the planet, so even though I live in the United States, I try to recognize my southern-hemisphere followers and doll clothes sewing fans, every now and then, with … Continue reading Sew a crop top and shorts for 10-inch (25.5 cm) Petite Barbie dolls w/free patterns @ ChellyWood.com #DollClothes

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This thumbnail image shows Francie modeling a tank top and matching pants. The text says "free pattern" and, in fact, you can download the free doll clothes patterns for making this and other outfits to fit Francie, at ChellyWood.com
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Francie doll clothes patterns are free @ ChellyWood.com #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Francie has long been my all-time favorite doll made by Mattel, so I’m excited to start the new year by offering this pattern to fit her! I have posted today’s free pattern before, but it currently only appears in the gallery pages for the Queens of Africa dolls and  Petite … Continue reading Francie doll clothes patterns are free @ ChellyWood.com #SewingProjects #DollClothesPatterns

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The image shows a white cell phone on a purple polka dot cotton background. The screen on the cell phone shows a scene from Romeo and Juliet with dolls, which is a stop motion video that doll clothes designer Chelly Wood created, together with the help of her two children. This is the thumbnail image for her first "Let's do a pick" youtube shorts video suggestions and concept announcement.
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Let’s play a game with dolls in 2023! #DollCollectors #DollClothesPatterns

If you’re a regular follower on my YouTube channel, you’ve probably noticed that I’ve been playing around with YouTube #Shorts lately. My cousin, who runs the ASMR channel, ASMR Tingle and Taps, gave me tips on how to grow my YouTube channel using YouTube Shorts. The Shorts videos I’ve uploaded so far have been doing extremely well, but I haven’t found my “niche” yet. If … Continue reading Let’s play a game with dolls in 2023! #DollCollectors #DollClothesPatterns

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Surrounded by a quilted purple and blue frame, we see the logo for Chelly Wood dot com beside a close-up photo of a vintage bubble-cut Barbie wearing a white short sleeved blouse and a puffy green skirt with a waistband. The photo is somewhat pixelated, indicating that it's a vintage photo.
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Sewing a shirt from vintage Sew-Easy Advance Barbie Pattern #2896 with varied results… #SewingVintage #DollClothesPatterns

A colleague of mine has two little girls who love Barbie, so of course, I’m sewing them a wardrobe of Barbie clothes for Christmas this year. The first project I decided to tackle was the shirt shown in View 3 of the Sew-Easy Advance Barbie Pattern #2896. When I started the project, I was imagining a super simple short-sleeved top that buttoned in the back. … Continue reading Sewing a shirt from vintage Sew-Easy Advance Barbie Pattern #2896 with varied results… #SewingVintage #DollClothesPatterns

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