I've done so many American Girl craft posts and there are so many of you who are new to my blog. I thought I would put them together in one place for you to easily find all kinds of fun American Girl crafts. Today I have 19 ideas I have blogged about for you! There are 3 categories for you today: Crafts Sewing Parties Hopefully, if I got the coding correct, you should be able to ... Read More about 19 Fun American Girl Crafts
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Free American Girl Doll Patterns: Girl Scout Uniform
Today, I get to show you one of my favorite gifts I gave or received this year! I made my girls Girl Scout uniforms for their American Girl Dolls. I'm going to show you what I made as well as show you the free American Girl Doll patterns so you can make your own. ... Read More about Free American Girl Doll Patterns: Girl Scout Uniform
Free Doll Clothes Pattern: Holiday Reversible Wrap Skirt
I've got a quick gift idea for you if you need a gift idea today. Seeing as how it is Christmas Eve, you're going to need something quick. This free doll clothes pattern is super easy and fast. Today, I'm showing you my latest of these skirts - a holiday reversible wrap skirt for your American Girl doll or other 18" doll. I've made these in the past: Sewing American Girl ... Read More about Free Doll Clothes Pattern: Holiday Reversible Wrap Skirt
Sewing American Girl Doll T-Shirts
While I was on a roll making clothes for my girl's American Girl dolls, I also made some t-shirts. I made two different t-shirts and wanted to share my experience and tips with you. Can you see the differences between the two shirts pictured above. The simplicity pattern has more substantial sleeves as well as interfacing near the collar. The Liberty Jane t-shirt looks more form fitting (that ... Read More about Sewing American Girl Doll T-Shirts
Sewing American Girl Reversible Wrap Skirts
I've got a super simple American Girl doll clothes pattern for you today. It makes the cutest skirts for the dolls and it is super quick and easy. Perfect!My friend Chiriga and I have gotten together a few times to make clothes for our girl's American Girl Dolls. These dolls are 18", so these patterns will work for any 18" doll. She found this pattern on Pinterest and tried it first. ... Read More about Sewing American Girl Reversible Wrap Skirts
American Girl Drawstring Dress
My sewing machine has recently gotten some use and I wanted to show you what I have been working on. We homeschool year round and therefore take our breaks at times other than the traditional school breaks. We just had a 2 week break, during which I made use of my extra time to sew some clothes for my girls American Girl dolls. I got together with a friend and while our girls played, she and ... Read More about American Girl Drawstring Dress
The Best of The Real Thing with the Coake Family ~ 2015 Edition
This year has been a great year for me with the growth of my blog. I wanted to start the year by sharing with you the top 15 posts as voted by the number of pageviews. Last year, my blog grew by 154% in pageviews. As of today, December 29, 2015, I'm at 1,993,157 pageviews for 2015. By tomorrow, I should hit 2 million pageviews for 2015. Won't that be amazing! For 2014, I didn't even hit 1 ... Read More about The Best of The Real Thing with the Coake Family ~ 2015 Edition
Turning an Awkward Corner into Stylish Storage and Useful Space
You guys ready to see some more from the work/makeover we are doing in Pumpkin's room? Today, I'm going to show you a great way to maximize an awkward corner to make it a useful space that has stylish storage. I know Pumpkin is ready to have Mommy get to work and get even more done in her room. I haven't been able to do nearly as much as either she or I would like at this point. Sometimes ... Read More about Turning an Awkward Corner into Stylish Storage and Useful Space
Make No Sew Tie Dye Tote Bags ~ Real Summer of Fun
How about if we have some crafty fun with our kids today?! Sounds fun to me! Today, I've got another idea for you today that is part of my Real Summer of Fun series. Let's have some fun getting crafty and making some no sew tie dye tote bags. My friend and fellow blogger Rachel from Architecture of a Mom is here today to give us all the details on how to make these cute bags. My girls ... Read More about Make No Sew Tie Dye Tote Bags ~ Real Summer of Fun
The Best of The Real Thing with the Coake Family 2014
Hi everybody! Welcome to 2015! I wanted to start the year off by taking a look back at 2014. I had a fantastic year with the blog. The blog grew and grew and grew some more. In fact it more than doubled in the size of followers as well as income. I'm super happy with that! You all had some posts that you really loved and I wanted to put the top ten of those posts into one post. I thought you ... Read More about The Best of The Real Thing with the Coake Family 2014