Today, I've got an American Girl Doll Chef Set to giveaway to one lucky reader! I wrote about making these chef sets quite some time ago. You can get the pattern and see other fabric ideas as well as see the oven mitt that can be made to go with this set in my other post: American Girl Skirt Set & Chef Set. In that post, I think I mention that I was thinking of starting an Etsy shop ... Read More about Giveaway! American Girl Chef Set
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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
Your 12 Favorite Posts in 2012
I thought it would be fun to end the year showing you what the top 12 posts were here at The Real Thing with the Coake Family in 2012. Before I show you those, I want to thank you so much for joining our family and not only reading our posts, but sharing them with your family and friends. We have had a very successful first full year of blogging and it is because of you! There is much more fun ... Read More about Your 12 Favorite Posts in 2012
Gift Wrapping Ideas ~ Fabric Gift Bags
I'm back today with another post in my series about the Homemade Christmas Gifts I made for our family this year. Today I have a Gift Wrapping Idea for you. I had to come up with a solution for how to mail the glass etched pans. I wanted them to be in bubble wrap. I couldn't see how to wrap them in paper and have it look nice, so I made Fabric Gift Bags to put the gifts in for ... Read More about Gift Wrapping Ideas ~ Fabric Gift Bags
American Girl Doll Bedding Pattern {Free}
Today, I'm excited to show you a recent sewing project I took on while my Mom was in town. We spent a rainy fall afternoon sewing bedding for both of my daughter's American Girl Doll beds. You can see how I customized these $20 IKEA doll beds here: Polka Dot Bed and Stenciled Bed. We made our own pattern rather than buying a pattern. In this post, I'm going to show you my free American Girl Doll ... Read More about American Girl Doll Bedding Pattern {Free}
American Girl Skirt Set & Chef Set
I recently sewed a couple of other projects for my girl's American Girl Dolls. In addition to the other things I sewed, I let them each chose one special project that I would sew for them. Pumpkin chose a vest, skirt and t-shirt. These are from the Simplicity 2296pattern.She picked out the fabrics...I did the sewing. I love the ruffle Pumpkin chose for the bottom of the skirt. This ... Read More about American Girl Skirt Set & Chef Set