Image of Barbie doll wearing gray wig and standing before a table laden with gourds and a cornucopia of food.

Happy #Thanksgiving to My Fellow #Americans, From ChellyWood.com #Diorama

  Happy Thanksgiving to all of my fellow Americans. If you’re here to find my free, printable doll clothes patterns, they can be found on this page. This video tutorial can give you a few tips and pointers about how to print my patterns. And finally, let me remind you that I’m offering a sweepstakes! Please visit this page to sign up to win a Barbie/Liv Doll-sized … Continue reading Happy #Thanksgiving to My Fellow #Americans, From ChellyWood.com #Diorama

Image of Breyer doll standing near Top Sails Rainmaker model horse. The horse is covered by a handmade multi-colored horse blanket framed by a bias tape edging.

Last day to win a #BreyerHorse Blanket from @ ChellyWood.com #FreeStuff! #Toys

Today’s the last day to sign up to win Emily Teapot‘s beautifully-designed model horse blanket (fits Breyer Traditional horses). Visit this page for details on how to win! Contest ends at midnight, Mountain Standard Time. Best of luck to you! Continue reading Last day to win a #BreyerHorse Blanket from @ ChellyWood.com #FreeStuff! #Toys

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Make a #Miniature Wine Bottle for Your #Barbies or Fashion Doll #Diorama @ ChellyWood.com

Here’s my latest YouTube video tutorial, which shows you how I made a wine bottle from a simple wine cork: As always, it’s nice when people show their appreciation for my free stuff by doing one of the following: like it on FB, tweet about it, and/or pin it to your Pinterest page. That way you’re helping to spread the word that these free tutorials exist. And don’t … Continue reading Make a #Miniature Wine Bottle for Your #Barbies or Fashion Doll #Diorama @ ChellyWood.com

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How to Make a #DIY Table and Chairs for #Barbie or #MomokoDoll

This week, on ChellyWood.com, I’ve been focusing on creating little bits of furniture for your Barbie dioramas. Monday I showed you an image of the chairs we had planned to make; Tuesday I gave you the free, printable pattern to make the chairs; Wednesday I showed you the tutorial for making the chairs. Today it’s time to create a lovely, circular table to match your chairs. … Continue reading How to Make a #DIY Table and Chairs for #Barbie or #MomokoDoll

Image of Ken doll dressed as prince and Barbie doll dressed as a lady in waiting. Patterns available from ChellyWood.com

My #Doll Chair #Craft Pattern Was Featured in Designer Dolls #Magazine!

This week I’m going to feature some of my miniatures and crafts, in celebration, since Designer Dolls Magazine‘s featured a story on my doll chair pattern! It even got a mention on the cover of the magazine! Woot! So to start, I’ll offer up this lovely picture of my dolls seated in and near the same chairs that appear in the magazine article. Tomorrow I’ll post … Continue reading My #Doll Chair #Craft Pattern Was Featured in Designer Dolls #Magazine!

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#Sewing Vest or Renaissance Doublet #Pattern for #Miniature Dolls

I designed this vest pattern to be worn by Soul, my World of Love doll (from Hasbro). However I think this pattern will likely fit many miniature and small dolls. Soul is a little smaller than a Skipper doll, and vest patterns are very versatile. Not only that, but if you’re looking for patterns to use with your miniature dollhouse dolls, you can always shrink … Continue reading #Sewing Vest or Renaissance Doublet #Pattern for #Miniature Dolls

Romeo and Juliet free printable costume patterns for Barbie and Ken dolls Momoko dolls Blythe dolls 1/6 scale

Doll Pattern: a Sheath, Belt, and Bell Guard for Barbie Dolls

As you may recall, my daughters and I are producing a Barbie doll version of Romeo and Juliet, starring Momoko’s (from Sekiguchi Petworks) Too Cute Marine as Juliet and Texas A&E Ken as Romeo. For this production, we’ve had to create a number of miniature props, including Barbie-sized swords. Here’s the pattern I used for the sword’s bell guard, its sheath, and its belt. Feel … Continue reading Doll Pattern: a Sheath, Belt, and Bell Guard for Barbie Dolls