the craftingfiend: Getting ready for a 1st birthday!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Getting ready for a 1st birthday!

I'm so excited for the babes 1st birthday! I made her dress already (pics/tutorial all ready to go after the party has happened). I made her birthday banner out of fabric! All good stuff that I will post after the party!

I'm very excited to share this though!

I made her floor pillow from the living with punks tutorial - it was so easy to do and I LOVE it!

I also made my own pattern and sewed this doll up for her, I hope she loves it!

I am going to re-work the pattern a bit to adjust a few things I'd like to change and then maybe I'll upload it and post it. Cute? Good idea?

I based her off of several different dolls I've seen around - but did not have the $$ to purchase. Which is ok - I combined what I liked and nixed what I didn't to get this look. Her skirt is not sewn on, but her shoes are. I painted her face on.

oh and the doll is going to match her room! (curtains will be in this fabric and the birthday banner is also in this fabric!)

11 comments:

Anonymous said...: Super cute doll!-a.; July 19, 2011 at 2:22 PM
Kelly said...: Love love love this doll! Very cute! I would love a tutorial on her!; July 19, 2011 at 2:43 PM
Robin said...: The doll is precious!!; July 19, 2011 at 3:23 PM
lilmisskriss said...: wow! i love this doll a lot. really, really good job. man, you are talented!!!; July 19, 2011 at 3:31 PM
Danielle said...: This doll is adorable!; July 19, 2011 at 5:26 PM
Jami said...: What a precious doll she'll always cherish because her sweet momma made it for her! Adorable! So glad you linked up to the Tuesday To Do Party!
Smiles!
Jami; July 19, 2011 at 7:56 PM
Tammy said...: How sweet!; July 19, 2011 at 9:12 PM
Alicia said...: I found your blog while surfing One Pretty Thing and this doll is so adorable! My mom made something similar for me when I was a little girl and I still have it :) Unrelated: I'm a grad student at the University of New Hampshire and I'm doing a 10-minute survey of craft bloggers. I'd love it if you took the survey at http://craftbookproject.com/?page_id=2. There's a giveaway going on there right now, too.

Congrats on 50 followers! And happy blogging.
--Alicia
craftbookproject.com; July 20, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Margo said...: I love the cushion, I too make some a couple of months ago using this pattern and love them!; July 21, 2011 at 7:03 PM
willow said...: What a great idea. Your doll is so cute with her big bow.
Thank you
for linking up at toddler tuesdays; July 21, 2011 at 7:54 PM
Coqueta Bonita Creation said...: Found your blog, I ♥love♥ the doll! I have sewn a few as well, but they did not come out as cute as this! Good job. I follow your blog, would you mind following mine as well?

http://coquetabonitacreations.blogspot.com/; July 22, 2011 at 12:59 AM

Welcome !

Hi! My name is Jen. Thank you so very much for stopping by :)

I am a stay at home mom to two gorgeous girls (2010 and 2012).

I started this blog long ago as a way to motivate myself in my sewing adventures, and this blog is still mainly about sewing.

However as time has gone on I have discovered a major dairy allergy (and added some recipes on here), rekindled my 1st love of sketching, and lost a lot of craft time due to the previously mentioned daughters.

So this blog might look a bit scattered in interests and I may not post as often as I like. But I hope you feel comfortable here in my little space on the interweb. Please feel welcome to interact with me on here (I try and respond to every comment unless you are a no reply commenter).

I also am starting to get into selling my work! which I admit is a bit scary for me - but if you see something you like feel free to shoot me an email at thecraftingfiend@gmail.com or check out my facebook page and leave a message there.