Picnic

"All right everybody, let's unpack!"

"Do you guys want soda, juice, or water?"

"I'll just play some music while I wait for the food to be ready."

"Be patient!"

"Pass me some of those condiments!"

"Grilling sure is thirsty work."

"Make sure to put on some sunscreen!"

"Guys, wait! We can't start eating yet. We're waiting for someone."

 

"Hey, everybody! Sorry I'm late!"

"NANEA!!"

DIY Ketchup and Mustard Bottles for your 18" Doll

MATERIALS

• markers
• toothpicks
• super glue
• carpet knife
• hammer and nail

For this craft, I used two markers which had dried out.

Step one: remove the end of the marker.

The plug is too long, so we used a carpet knife to cut it down.

This leaves you with the lid of your ketchup or mustard bottle. When it's glued to the marker cap, it'll look like this:

For the nozzle: hammer a nail through your bottlecap to make a small hole. Through this, slide a toothpick which will be your nozzle. Trim it down to fit inside the "bottle" and so that it'll be less sharp.

You can glue your lid to your bottle before or after adding the nozzle.

Finally, paint the toothpick or the entire cap to your preferred color.

Yum!

The Egg Hunt

Happy early Easter!

"Everybody ready? Good luck!"

"I wonder how everyone else is doing."

"ORANGES!"

Meanwhile, Karol and Elphaba follow a trail of eggs...

"Hey... this one's big."

"That would hold a lot of candy!"

They find another one, but it's open. That's strange.

Something about this place feels off. Maybe they should get going.

"VELOCIRAPTOR!"

I found the plastic eggs at Hobby Lobby in the Easter section. They came in 24-piece bags, with generic labels. 

Merry Christmas from the Doll Family

All the dolls get to gather around the tree for their gifts. There's plenty of stuffed wrapped up . . . and is that a Radio Flyer wagon?

 The angel on top of the tree is tipping a little. (Have to work on a better rig for next year.)

"A pair of French-to-English dictionaries! Merci!"

Elphaba got an tablet.

 Jocelyn unwraps a present...

It's from Tonka Tinys! The bin even tips up like a real truck.
Molly got a smartwatch. It's anachronistic, but hey.

I guess it's time to put away the Advent wreath and get out the Nativity set... and some hot cocoa and candy canes.

The candy canes are Christmas ornaments - they came with glitter but it strips off easily. The tablet and watch are from the My Life As line. The tablet comes with several cardboard inserts that can be swapped out.

My brother got the dictionaries for me at a yard sale and I love them. They're from 1961 and are part of a pretty extensive line. "Langenscheidt's Lilliput Dictionary." THEY'RE PERFECT.

The wagon was my own yard sale find. It came new in box and had to be assembled. And there's someone on the box who looks a little familiar...

 So Karol got one new shirt for that photoshoot, and then for Christmas he got another new outfit - from, again, the My Life As line.

It velcros open at the back, with a hole in the hood. You have to slide it over the doll's head. If the doll has long hair, it can either stick out through the bottom of the hood, or be pulled out to go over the shoulders.

Looks pretty good on Karol. I was a little afraid I couldn't get it on since his head's so big. He does look a little silly with the hood up, but it fits!

The Dolls' Thanksgiving Dinner

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! My camera was broken or I would have posted this earlier, but I've been planning the dolls' Thanksgiving meal for a while. They have a very small turkey, a very large pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, green beans, salad, and rolls.

I actually set up just the table and food as a decoration during our real Thanksgiving dinner, and was pleasantly surprised when my aunt walked in with some communion cups! They were exactly the right size and fit perfectly.