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Make It Monday- A 4th of July Top Hat Craft for 18" American Girl Doll

Make it Monday June 24^th

This week I wanted to show you a fun and easy way to make a Top hat for your doll for July 4^th.  Using items you may already have on hand you can make one for each of your dolls!

To create your own you will need:

-A toilet paper Tube

-Scissors
-A juice glass

-Cardboard

-Felt in Red White and Blue, or Fun Foam

-Silver Rick Rack or you can use Stickers to embellish your hat

-Ribbon or Yarn

-Tape

-Glue Gun or Glue Dots

-A hole punch

-Your Doll

Step 1- Cut your Toilet Paper Tube in Half. Then use your scissors to snip ½ inch snips around the edge of your tube as shown above. Fold the flaps you created out.

Step 2- Take a piece of cardboard that will become the base of your hat and place the toilet tube in on it as shown in the photos above. Place a juice cup over the top and use your pencil to trace the shape of the cup. Remove the Cup and the tube and cut out your hat base.

Step 3- Place your cut out hat base on your blue felt. Cut out a felt circle.

Step 4- Trace your toilet paper tube on the center of your felt. Then cut out that center of the felt. Slip the felt over your toilet paper tube to make sure it fits as shown in the photo above.

Step 5- Tape your toilet paper tube in the center to secure it.

Step 6- Use your toilet paper tube to measure a hat band. Cut out the felt and place it a side.

Step 7- Use your toilet paper tube end and cut out the hat top

Step 8- Use your glue gun to attach the felt top to the hat.

Step 9- Now it is time to assemble your hat. Run a line of glue down the side of your toilet tube hat wall as shown above.

Step 10- Continue gluing it into place.

Step 11- Cut your white strips from felt or fun foam, I cut mine ½ inch thick and then glue into place along the hat wall as shown.

Step 12- Embellish your hat as you wish, I used silver rick rack but you can use stickers or other patriotic items. Then Place the hat brim felt over your hat wall.

Step 13- Use your hole punch to cut a hole in the cardboard only. Repeat on the opposite side.

Step 14- Cut two 15 inch pieces of ribbon or string and tie one on each side through the hole you created, then use the glue dots or more glue from your glue gun to glue the hat brim felt into place.

Step 15- tie the hat on your doll and enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed today’s craft and I look forward to sharing more crafts with you again soon~Karen Owen aka Karen Mom of Three

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Inspired By Pinterest- Whimsical Princess Crowns for 18" American Girl Dolls

So I saw this cute idea on Pinterest. They actually made it for little girls but I thought it would be perfect for a doll craft at a birthday party, summer crafts or anytime.

They are super easy and use items you might already have.

Supplies Needed:

Toilet Paper Rolls
Paint or markers
Embellishments such as sticky gems, feathers, stickers etc.
Stretchy elastic( I used sewing elastic I had bought from Hobby Lobby)



  
1) Cut your rolls in half.
2) Trace your shape you want and cut out.
3) Paint, I did two coats.
4) Decorate, and voila, your done !

On mine I used stickers and stick on gems and embellished with a marker.

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Make It Monday - American Girl 18" Doll Ice Cream for Two Craft

 Make it Monday Ice Cream For Two

Today I wanted to show you an easy way to make two ice cream cones for your dolls.

To create your own you will need:

-Tan Felt for the cone

-Two Large Pompoms in whatever color you wish your ice cream flavor to be

-Scissors

-A Ruler

- Glue dots or Glue Gun

- *Seed beads for Sprinkles

Step 1- Use your ruler to measure from one corner of your felt 2 inches. Cut a straight line across your felt where the 2 inch mark is. You will now have a triangle.

Step 2- Cut your Triangle in half up the middle as shown in the photo above. You now will have two triangles; these will be your cones.

Step 3- Start rolling a cone shape as shown above, as you roll add a line of glue or use your glue dots to hold the cones shape.

Step 4- Trim the rim of your ice cream cone

Step 5- Place a line of glue inside your cone (or add more glue dots) and place your pompom scoop of ice cream into place. Let dry.

Step 6- If you wish your ice cream cone to have sprinkles use small colorful seed beads, add some glue to your pompom and sprinkle the seeds over the glue.

Step 7- Repeat Steps 3-6. Let dry, then place the ice cream cones in your dolls hands.

I hope you enjoyed today’s post I look forward to sharing more doll play crafts with you again soon.~ By Karen Owen aka Karen Mom of Three

Today I used my Maplelea Friend Doll I call Stacy. http://www.maplelea.com/en/

Make it Monday came Tuesday ! American Girl 18" Doll Flapper Headbands Craft- So Cute :)

Another fun craft from Karen, due to the Holiday here I am posting it a day later..... enjoy !

Make it Monday May 27^th 2013

Today’s craft is inspired by the roaring 1920’s and the New Movie The Great Gatsby. Using items I had in my craft box my friend and I had the most fun creating these Flapper Headbands for my dolls.

To create your own you will need:

-12 inches of sequin trim (we used elastic sequin trim)

- Feathers

-Buttons

-Brads

-Glue Gun

-Velcro

-Scissors

-Ruler

-Your Doll

Step 1- Measure and cut your sequin to 12 inches

Step 2- Plug in your glue gun so it warms up. Choose your feathers, button and brad.

Step 3- Layer your feathers and glue them into place.

Step 4- Add a line of glue in the center at the 6 inch mark and gently press your feathers in place.

Step 5- Choose your button and open a brad for embellishment. Thread the prongs of the brad through the button holes and bend at the back.

Step 6- Add a dab of glue on the feathers and press the button into place, let it dry.

Step 7- Cut a piece of Velcro to 1/2 . On the right end of your sequin headband place a dab of glue on the shiny side and lay the back side of your Velcro on top of the glue. Press down gently.

Step 8- add a dab of glue to the inside of the opposite end of the headband, and press the back side of the remaining Velcro in to place. Let dry.

Step 9- Try your headband on your doll and enjoy!

I hope you enjoyed today’s Make it Monday Craft, I look forward to sharing more ideas with you soon ~ Karen Owen aka Karen Mom of Three