This thumbnail says, "How to paint plastic doll furniture," and it shows a spray paint can next to a yellow armoire trimmed in purple paint. This blog post includes a DIY tutorial video from Chelly Wood's youtube channel showing how to use spray paint to change a Barbie playscale armoire from pink to wood look brown. Please visit Chelly Wood dot com to learn more about 1:6 scale dioramas, how to sew your own doll clothes, and how to make dioramas in miniature for Barbie and similar sized dolls.
Doll Furniture, Props and Dioramas

How to Paint Plastic Doll Furniture — tips from Chelly Wood, a doll clothing designer #DIY #Miniatures

Repainting plastic doll furniture isn’t as easy as you might think. How do you keep from painting windows and handles, for example? This video shows you the tips and tricks I’ve learned from my diorama-expert friends and colleagues. Today’s video is an older one, but new visitors to my website may not have seen some of my diorama tutorials. So I thought it might be … Continue reading How to Paint Plastic Doll Furniture — tips from Chelly Wood, a doll clothing designer #DIY #Miniatures

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Baby Dresden doll quilt with vintage fabrics on sale thumbnail text reads "now only thirty dollars plus shipping" -- baby Dresden doll quilt with vintage fabrics. On sale!
18-inch doll clothes patterns, Crafts and Hobbies, For Sale in the Store, Props and Dioramas

SALE! $5 off on this lovely handmade doll quilt! #AmericanGirl #DollCollector

When I first announced that my mother-in-law’s handmade baby Dresden doll quilt was for sale in my store, the asking price was $35 plus $7 shipping. But that was back in February, and well, it hasn’t sold yet. So my mother-in-law, Anita, asked if we could lower the price a bit. It’s now up for grabs at a mere $30 (plus the usual $7 shipping … Continue reading SALE! $5 off on this lovely handmade doll quilt! #AmericanGirl #DollCollector

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In a quilted frame, a grandmother hugs a granddaughter beside the photo of a Simplicity 4883 Tammy doll sewing pattern. The text reads, "Who taught you how to sew?" and under this text it says, "Simplicity 4883."
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Tammy Doll Patterns

Who taught you to sew? Please share a memory… #SewingLove #Family #Friendship

The pattern you see my Chelly doll holding up in the image above was the first doll clothes pattern I can remember sewing. It was given to me by my grandmother, along with a sewing lesson. Both this pattern and my grandmother’s sewing lesson, combined with a single year of my childhood spent in solitude, transformed me into the doll clothes designer I am today. … Continue reading Who taught you to sew? Please share a memory… #SewingLove #Family #Friendship

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The image shows a doll being fitted for a pair of denim shorts. Beside her lies a pair of sewing scissors, a rotund holder for straight pins, some blue thread, and a pair of jeans with some fabric cut out. The text reads, "Earth Day Challenge!" Click here to learn more about the Earth Day Challenge for sewing doll clothes during the week of April 20th through the 27th in 2024, for Earth Day.
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Challenge! Let’s use recycled fabric to make doll clothes this coming week! #EarthDay #Sustainability #TextileWaste

Please read the article below to learn more about FabScrap, and the good things they’re doing to help our planet, as well as Chelly Wood’s sewing challenge for Earth Day 2024! I’m not sure where I first heard about FabScrap. It could have been from my sister, who is super conscientious about being good to our beautiful planet earth. In any case, I wasn’t sure … Continue reading Challenge! Let’s use recycled fabric to make doll clothes this coming week! #EarthDay #Sustainability #TextileWaste

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This thumbnail says, "free pattern for six inch doll" and shows an image of a Topper Dawn (interchangeable with Palitoy Pippa dolls) modeling a handmade white cotton shirt. The shorts she wears are included in the free PDF sewing patterns for these doll clothes, but if you click this link, it takes you to the web page for the tutorial video showing you how to make a tiny shirt for 6 inch dolls.
6-inch doll clothes patterns, 7-inch Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Today we’re sewing a shirt for 6 inch Dawn or Pippa dolls. Download the free PDF sewing pattern at ChellyWood.com #DawnDolls #PippaDolls

Scroll down to the second set of bullets to download the free printable PDF sewing pattern.* I’ve had so much fun designing doll clothes patterns for these little 6 inch fashion dolls! And yes, there will be more to come… Although I originally designed this shirt to fit Disney’s Anna and Elsa mini toddler dolls, I coupled it with some shorts and pants that I … Continue reading Today we’re sewing a shirt for 6 inch Dawn or Pippa dolls. Download the free PDF sewing pattern at ChellyWood.com #DawnDolls #PippaDolls

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The text reads "sewing room for dolls (DIY)" and the image shows a glue gun poised over the top of an open diorama room box that contains a miniature dress form mannequin, a table, and on the table stands a tiny vintage sewing machine. Visit my website, Chelly Wood dot com to learn how to make your own doll's sewing room diorama like the one I use in my stop motion videos.
Crafts and Hobbies, Doll Furniture, For Sale in the Store, Links, Pincushions, Props and Dioramas, Tutorials: Crafts

Would you like to make a sewing room for your dolls? Here’s how I made mine… #Dolls #Diorama

  Over the years, I’ve had lots of people ask me how I made my doll’s sewing room. There are plenty of options out there, but today’s blog post shows you how I turned a Gloria home office dollhouse set for 1:6 scale dolls (i.e. Barbie-sized) into the little sewing room you see in my videos. Now the earliest version of this sewing room used … Continue reading Would you like to make a sewing room for your dolls? Here’s how I made mine… #Dolls #Diorama

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A little Mattel Kelly doll models a white cotton short-sleeved shirt with a purple small print floofy skirt in a blue thumbnail, alongside the words "free pattern" and the Chelly Wood dot com logo.
4-inch doll clothes patterns, 5-inch doll clothes patterns, Disney Princess Dolls, Mini Anna Dolls, Mini Elsa Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

Sew a skirt and top for Mattel’s little Kelly dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #SpringCrafts

Your free, printable patterns will be found after the second set of bullets. I first posted these patterns for the Anna and Elsa Frozen mini dolls, but as you can see, they also fit my Kelly doll from Mattel, although the skirt is a bit long on her. For the elastic on this teeny-tiny skirt, I used a cord style of elastic instead of braided … Continue reading Sew a skirt and top for Mattel’s little Kelly dolls w/today’s free PDF sewing patterns @ ChellyWood.com #Sewing #SpringCrafts

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Here we see the Chelly Wood doll (she's actually a Liv doll that has had a make-over so it looks like the real person, Chelly Wood) holding up McCall's vintage Barbie pattern #6420 which has images of Barbie wearing six different outfits. The pattern's container is very worn but the images are colorful and sharp. This pattern was marked with a copyright of 1962. The thumbnail is framed with a purple and turquoise blue quilted frame.
Old Patterns from Chelly's Collection, Vintage Barbie, Vintage Ken

Vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns with underpants pattern — try McCall’s Pattern #6420 #VintageBarbie #VintageSewing

If you’ve been sewing for dolls for very long, you’re probably aware that doll underpants patterns are hard to come by. Of course, I have free underpants patterns on this website, and my patterns will fit lots of dolls, including the 6 inch American Girl dolls, Skipper, Barbie, and many Barbie-sized dolls, in addition to my baby doll bloomers and 18″ doll underpants pattern. (Click … Continue reading Vintage Barbie doll clothes patterns with underpants pattern — try McCall’s Pattern #6420 #VintageBarbie #VintageSewing

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American Girl Doll Patterns, Favorite Books, Interviews With Crafters

What’s the Best Book for Teaching a Child to Sew? — Sew in Style by Erin Hentzel! #CraftyMoms #CraftyKids

Full disclosure here… I’m actually acquainted with Erin Hentzel, the author of Avery Lane Design’s book, Sew in Style. She’s a member of one of the doll clothes sewing groups that I belong to on Facebook, and she’s a fellow instructor at the Creative Spark Online Learning platform. Furthermore, as an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. But I actually bought this book back … Continue reading What’s the Best Book for Teaching a Child to Sew? — Sew in Style by Erin Hentzel! #CraftyMoms #CraftyKids

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The image shows someone doing needlework in a hoop with three skeins of embroidery floss beside them, in the colors blue (top), green (center), and red (bottom). The words at the top of the purple-background-square frame say, "how to thread an embroidery needle" and these words are, indeed, underlined with an embroidery needle.
Crafts and Hobbies, Links, Tutorials: Crafts, Tutorials: Sewing Basics, Yarn and Embroidery

How to thread an embroidery needle (a quick animation)… #Animation #Embroidery

Today’s craft tutorial shows how to thread an embroidery needle… For several years, I was the only crafter on YouTube with a tutorial video showing how to thread your embroidery needle. In fact, that was one of my most popular videos long ago. But recently it occurred to me that the old tutorial was a little outdated. The videography was a little too pixelated, the … Continue reading How to thread an embroidery needle (a quick animation)… #Animation #Embroidery

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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.
13-inch doll clothes patterns, Daily Patterns, My First Barbie 13 inch Doll, Tutorials: Sewing for Dolls, Whole Costumes for Dolls

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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The image shows a homeless man smiling while he holds a large quilt in front of a tent. The text reads, "Charity."
Charity Work, Crafts and Hobbies, Holiday Crafts, Interviews With Crafters, Sewing and Fashion History, Tips for Beginners

Do you quilt? My cousin’s story will warm your heart! ❤️ #Charity #Homelessness

When my cousin Anita Queen posted these pictures on Facebook, I called her up and asked if I could interview her about her charitable work as a quilter. Being a family relative and fellow seamstress, she gladly shared her story. Have you ever had a quilt that seems to grow dust? You’ve posted it on Etsy, taken it to craft fairs, and no matter what … Continue reading Do you quilt? My cousin’s story will warm your heart! ❤️ #Charity #Homelessness

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