For those of you who don’t know, a “doll play video” is a video that tells a story from a doll’s point of view. This week I’m featuring Part 2 of “Adventures in Paris,” a doll play video I started after having visited the City of Lights, otherwise known as Paris, France. I found it ironic, while enjoying my one-time vacation in Paris, that near … Continue reading #Paris #Barbie exhibit featured in my #dolls video on Youtube
This week’s project is part of the wedding set we’ve been working on, but I’ve made some adaptations to the dress pattern so it will fit Mattel’s Tall Barbie® as well as a regular-sized fashion doll like Spin Master Liv™ dolls, Momoko™ dolls, Queens of Africa™ dolls, Mattel’s regular-sized Barbie® dolls, and similar-sized fashion dolls. The patterns can be used for wedding gowns, prom dresses, or of course, lovely full-skirted quinceañera dresses. … Continue reading This week’s free #pattern: a tall #dolls #quinceañera dress
Here’s the wedding dress tutorial to go with the patterns I posted on Tuesday and Wednesday. For your convenience, here are the links to those free printable patterns for a fashion doll one-shoulder wedding dress once again: Bodice pattern Skirt pattern For those of you who are familiar with my difficulty scale, I’ve marked this pattern with two flowers, which means this is a pretty … Continue reading FREE Barbie #Dolls Wedding Dress #Patterns
Yes, yes, I know what you’re thinking: “That’s the same pattern she posted two weeks ago!” Well you’re right. It’s the same pattern, but each one of the holiday dresses we’re making in December uses this pattern in a different way, to create whole new looks with just this one pattern! Don’t believe me? Look back at my North Pole Christmas post to see all … Continue reading FREE pattern for #Christmas #elf #dolls dress @ ChellyWood.com
As my regular followers know, ChellyWood.com is a website where you can download and print free sewing patterns and watch tutorials that show how to make handmade clothes for dolls of many shapes and sizes. Once in a while someone will show their appreciation for my free patterns by leaving a comment. Sometimes they even ask if there’s anything they can do to show their … Continue reading #Candy corn #fashiondoll show @ ChellyWood.com (free patterns for #dolls)
We’re coming to the end of this Independence Day contest to win the handmade doll dress you see in the image above. I’m giving this dress, the shoes, and the headscarf away on the OOAK Secrets Facebook page. (See link for contest entry and details about the contest.) I plan to eventually post the patterns and tutorial to make this colorblock dress, so even if you don’t … Continue reading #Win this FREE #BarbieDress in an #IndependenceDay contest w/ details @ ChellyWood.com
In case you haven’t heard, Froggy, who blogs, tweets, and vlogs about Barbies, Breyer Horses, and other toys is an inspiration to doll and model horse lovers everywhere. Her YouTube channel, My Froggy Stuff, offers tutorials on everything from making doll waffles to creating a stable for your Breyer horses. Froggy’s blog, also called My Froggy Stuff, offers free printable patterns for making all kinds of … Continue reading #ShoutOut to @FroggyStuff Who Inspires #Creativity in #Doll Lovers Everywhere
I took this photo today. It shows who’s who in my up-coming stop-motion production of Romeo and Juliet: I’d like to re-post each doll’s costume, with links to the patterns in the posts. I’ll start with the doll in the back row, far left tomorrow; then I’ll move to the extra in the diamond top; then I’ll post Rosaline’s dress, etc… Watch for those postings … Continue reading Who’s Who in #Shakespeare’s #RomeoandJuliet: Cast of #Dolling Characters
This week, on ChellyWood.com, I’m going to show you how to make various kinds of pants for Ken or Barbie. I’ll start with my most popular video, the basic pants with a snap for Ken dolls. Then, throughout this week, I’ll show other styles, including elastic-waist pants, bi-colored pants, and the pants I’ve made for Romeo in my upcoming Barbie/Ken/Momoko version of Shakespeare’s famous tale … Continue reading #Sew Some #Crafty Pants for Ken or #BarbieDolls
Here’s the pattern for my medieval hat for Barbie dolls. You’ll notice there are tutorial-style, step-by-step instructions at the top. I won’t be making my usual YouTube video for this one, because it’s so easy! Remember that when you print these onto a regular-sized piece of printer paper (8.5 x 11 inches or 216 x 279 mm), you must enlarge the pattern to fill the … Continue reading #Sewing Pattern and #Tutorial for #Medieval Hat
