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The Chelly Wood doll stands beside the Simplicity 4510 vintage Barbie pattern envelope. The Chelly Wood doll looks like she's holding up the envelope. The Chelly Wood doll wears a red and white gingham shirt with matching hair scarf, and a pair of black pants with black flats. The image has a quilted frame.
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Can Curvy Barbie wear vintage Barbie doll clothes? #BarbieStyle #ChristmasGifts

I was pleased to discover that Curvy Barbie was able to wear one of the garments from this vintage Simplicity 4510 doll clothes pattern from the 1960’s! But which garment do you think it is…? Which view from the envelope? Give it a guess before scrolling down to see if you’re right. *Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site … Continue reading Can Curvy Barbie wear vintage Barbie doll clothes? #BarbieStyle #ChristmasGifts

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The thumbnail says, "museum tour!" and shows a graphic of a little purple and blue museum. Click here to watch the DoApick short video about a Barbie exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum.
Do a Pick! Game, Doll Play Videos, Vintage Barbie

Let’s do a pick at the Phoenix Art Museum’s Barbie exhibit! #VintageBarbie #VintageKenDoll

Today’s “Do a Pick” game is a unique one. My sister, who lives in Phoenix, took photos at the Barbie Exhibit at the Phoenix Art Museum last summer. She sent them to me, knowing I’m a big fan of Barbie. So I put this YouTube Short together using her photos. If you had your choice of all these Barbies to pick, which one would you … Continue reading Let’s do a pick at the Phoenix Art Museum’s Barbie exhibit! #VintageBarbie #VintageKenDoll

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On a cell phone, we see the image of a Barbie case from the 1970's and the text reads "do a pick" with the image of a Halloween Candy bucket and more text that reads "Halloween overnight party." Click the link to play the "Do a Pick" game.
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Let’s Do a Pick — What to bring to a Halloween overnight party…? #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Barbie’s Travel Trunk #4289 Skipper Doll Case #4966 Barbie 2-Doll Trunk #1004 What’s the story behind this game? 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — What to bring to a Halloween overnight party…? #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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For this "Do a Pick" game (sometimes spelled as one word "doapick") we read "Aunt Colleen comes to visit!" next to a cell phone showing a child playing hairdresser with a Barbie bust or Barbie head labeled, "Barbie's Beauty Center."
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Let’s Do a Pick — Aunt Colleen (a hairdresser) will buy you a new doll/toy! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Barbie’s Beauty Center  Mod Ken with all the stickers  Quick Curl Barbie  What’s the story behind this game? 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Aunt Colleen (a hairdresser) will buy you a new doll/toy! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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This is the thumbnail for a #DoApick game, in which we choose which fashion dolls' shoe sets we will pick as a reward for good behavior after attending a funeral. You get to choose between Skipper, Francie, and Barbie shoes from 1972. The purple "Do a Pick" thumbnail has a yellow, blue, and green rainbow bouncing through the center of it, and the text reads "do a pick... shopping reward for good behavior." A cell phone is shown, and on the phone's screen, we see a set of Skipper shoes and vintage hangers.
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Let’s Do a Pick — Earn a reward of doll shoes for good behavior! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Francie’s Fabulous Footwear #8625 Skipper’s Shoes and Hangers #8624 Shoes & Boots for Barbie #8626 What’s the story behind this game? 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Earn a reward of doll shoes for good behavior! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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On a cell phone, we see an image of a Remco Judy Littlechap doll waving a flag at a sporting event (football), while modeling plaid pants, a black top, a brown jacket, and a scarf. The text reads "do a pick" followed by "clothes for Judy Littlechap!" Please follow ChellyWood.com or my youtube channel, ChellyWood1, to see more "DoApick" games like this one.
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Let’s Do a Pick — choose an outfit for a new Judy Littlechap doll (1963)! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Judy Littlechap’s bathing ensemble Judy’s football outfit Judy Littlechap doll’s yellow dance dress What’s the story behind this game? 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — choose an outfit for a new Judy Littlechap doll (1963)! #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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The text reads "free pattern for 13 inch doll with an image of the My First Barbie (Asian version) doll wearing a handmade swimsuit with a 1950's style.
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Free bathing suit doll clothes pattern for 13 inch “My First Barbie” dolls! #BigDolls #CraftyMoms

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial video and free sewing pattern are for more advanced sewists. You can see that I’ve given the pattern four flowers on my difficulty scale (see below), because this swimsuit does have a lining. And frankly, one-piece bathing suits can be challenging to piece together. To learn more … Continue reading Free bathing suit doll clothes pattern for 13 inch “My First Barbie” dolls! #BigDolls #CraftyMoms

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A cell phone sits on a rainbow background that has a retro 1970s feel to it. The text reads "do a pick" followed by "Barbie playsets!" The cell phone shows two of the three playsets in this game: a tent play set and a garden patio or garden party playset.
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Let’s Do a Pick — Backyard Fun with Barbie Playsets at a Tupperware Party! #DoApick #vintage

  Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Barbie’s Camp-out Tent #4288 Barbie’s Country Camper #4994 Barbie’s Garden Patio with Real Growin’ Plants #4284 What’s the story behind this game? 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 … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Backyard Fun with Barbie Playsets at a Tupperware Party! #DoApick #vintage

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A vintage Skipper wears a handmade yellow shirt and green pleated skirt with matching green knee-high socks and little black ballet flats. The skipper doll is dressed exactly like the image in view 3 on the envelope for Simplicity 5861, a wardrobe designed and published in the 1960's for a vintage Skipper doll. There's also a close-up of her hand-stitched green knee-high socks. This thumbnail's text reads "vintage Simplicity 5861" and it's framed by turquoise blue and purple quilted fabrics.
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Nancy Drew, the mystery girl, makes a magical appearance with my Simplicity Skipper pattern 5861 #NancyDrew #SewVintage

Last summer I got my hands on an uncut version of this wonderful Skipper doll clothes pattern, vintage Simplicity 5861, an original pattern from 1964. Holy hand-stitching, Batman! I have REALLY enjoyed sewing this whole ensemble! My goal, last summer, was to make each item in the wardrobe to match the image on the envelope cover exactly. And guess what… I’ve gotten the whole thing … Continue reading Nancy Drew, the mystery girl, makes a magical appearance with my Simplicity Skipper pattern 5861 #NancyDrew #SewVintage

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The thumbnail shows a cell phone, on the screen of which is a Julia doll dressed in her white nurse's costume with hat. The text reads, "Do a Pick" followed by "Choose a career for Julia." Click on this button to gain access to the free do-a-pick game, in which you choose a career for a vintage Julia doll.
Do a Pick! Game, Doll Play Videos, Vintage Barbie

Let’s Do a Pick — Choose a career for Julia! #DoApick #vintageDolls #VintageBarbie

Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following: Julia in her nurse’s costume (medical nurse career) Twist Christie in her swimsuit (lifeguard career) Ruffles ‘N Swirls vintage dress (Broadway dancer career) What’s the story behind this game? 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.” … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Choose a career for Julia! #DoApick #vintageDolls #VintageBarbie

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This is the thumbnail for a #DoApick game, in which we choose which Halloween costume our Barbie dolls will wear for trick or treating in the year 1970. The image shows a cell phone featuring a vintage Barbie wearing a ballerina costume. To play along, click on the image and view the YouTube Shorts video to choose which Halloween costume you would choose from a selection of three options. The background behind the cell phone image is purple with a rainbow of clouds in green, yellow, and blue arching behind the cell phone, reminding us of a bygone era. The text reads, “Do a Pick” followed by “Halloween trick or treat costumes.”
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Let’s Do a Pick — Go Trick-or-Treating with Barbie in your VW Bus! (It’s 1970!) #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

If you weren’t alive in 1970, then you probably think the early 70’s were all about hippies and Woodstock. But actually, my childhood included some of the same Halloween adventures that kids today experience, like dressing up as a Ballerina, a nurse, or a favorite character from movies and TV shows. My favorite Barbie playtime cousin’s family actually did have a Volkswagen bus, and we … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Go Trick-or-Treating with Barbie in your VW Bus! (It’s 1970!) #DoApick #vintageDollCollector

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A quilted frame surrounds Simplicity Tressy Doll Clothes Pattern 5731 (Copyright 1964) along with the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
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Learning to sew with Simplicity 5731 vintage Tressy doll clothes pattern #DollCollector #DollClothesPatterns

Do you see that blue price tag of 50 cents on my Simplicity 5731 Tressy doll clothes pattern? That’s literally how much I paid for these patterns, and this pattern set was cut, but only missing one piece; it was in a nearly-perfect envelope; and the directions were all there, in tact, and in perfect condition. Oooh! What a find! I must have had a … Continue reading Learning to sew with Simplicity 5731 vintage Tressy doll clothes pattern #DollCollector #DollClothesPatterns

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This is the thumbnail for a #DoApick game, in which we choose which doll and which doll dress we want to take to a 1970’s square dance. The image shows a vintage Skipper in a white top and red floral skirt. To play along, click on the image and view the YouTube Shorts video to choose which doll and which outfit you would choose from a selection of three options. The background behind the cell phone image is purple with a rainbow of clouds in green, yellow, and blue arching behind the cell phone, reminding us of a bygone era. The text reads, “Do a Pick” followed by “at a square dance.”
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Let’s Do a Pick — Take your Barbie Dolls to a Square Dance!

  If you weren’t alive in 1972, then you probably think the early 70’s were all about hippies and Woodstock. But actually, pioneers were in fashion, and a favorite TV show for family viewing was Little House on the Prairie. I remember my parents participating in square dancing as a fun event for couples, and it was very popular from 1972 all the way through … Continue reading Let’s Do a Pick — Take your Barbie Dolls to a Square Dance!

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A Judy Littlechap fashion doll models a handmade 1960's style swimsuit beside a text that reads "free pattern" and the ChellyWood dot com logo.
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Free swimsuit doll clothes pattern and tutorial video for Judy Littlechap dolls of the Remco Littlechap family dolls!

For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial video and free sewing pattern are for more advanced sewists. You can see that I’ve given the pattern four flowers on my difficulty scale (see below), because this swimsuit does have a lining. To learn more about how the difficulty scale works, please click here. Be sure … Continue reading Free swimsuit doll clothes pattern and tutorial video for Judy Littlechap dolls of the Remco Littlechap family dolls!

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In a purple frame, we see a Judy Littlechap doll, modeling a pink satin dress in a 1950s or 1960s style. The text reads "free pattern" and below this text is the logo for Chelly Wood dot com, a website that offers free printable PDF sewing patterns for dolls of many shapes and all different sizes.
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Let’s sew a satin dress with a bow for vintage Remco Judy Littlechap dolls, with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com!

  For your free patterns and tutorial videos, please scroll down to the second set of bullets. Today’s tutorial video and free sewing pattern are for more advanced sewists. You can see that I’ve given the pattern five flowers on my difficulty scale (see below). To learn more about how the difficulty scale works, please click here. Be sure to scroll down for the easy-to-download PDF … Continue reading Let’s sew a satin dress with a bow for vintage Remco Judy Littlechap dolls, with today’s free patterns @ ChellyWood.com!

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