More Doll Clothes

Yesterday was my niece's birthday. She asked if I could make her more clothes for her doll for her birthday. So I had some fun putting together a few outfits.

This bathing suit was a trial run. So Patty (Harper's AG doll) has been wearing it.

My niece plays soccer and her team is red. I found a red jersey at Goodwill that worked out perfectly.

I made the back velcro all the way down so that it is easier to get on and off.

Here's the other bathing suit. I used bathing suits from Goodwill for both bathing suits.

Of course she had to have a sarong to cover up, right?

Then I made a tutu that can be worn over the bathing suit. I think it makes the bathing suit look like a leotard.

Back view

I also made a top and pants.

Someone got a little jealous that Patty was getting all the attention.

I found some crocs, soccer gear, and purse at Joann's that rounded out the gift.

I packed it all in this little suitcase that I found at Hobby Lobby.

Bon Voyage.

Happy Crafty Tuesday everyone.

52 Weeks of Me- Week 15

This week's theme was Out of Focus. I just set my camera on manual focus so that my remote wouldn't try to focus on me and snapped away. We had a beautiful weekend so I enjoyed a few minutes of relaxation on the deck while dinner was cooking away on the grill.

It's never too late to join in on the fun.

52 Weeks of Me- Week 14

It only made sense to underexpose this week after overexposing last week. I am a day late getting this posted, but at least I finally got around to it, right? We went canoeing yesterday and I was exhausted when we got home.

I don't have anything for Crafty Tuesday this week. I am working on my niece's birthday present so I will definitely have something to show next week.

Spring Break in Louisville

Well, hello there. I know I have been a little MIA around here lately. I have been feelin' quiet. Last week we spent a couple of days in Louisville since it was Harper's Spring Break. So I have that as an excuse too.

So what is going on in the New Green Mama household? Well, not too much that is terribly exciting. I am still not running. Boo. I have tried a couple of times, but my hip is still really sore. The half marathon is in less than a month. I am thinking about walking it, but I am not sure how my hip will feel about that. I might try to do a long walk this weekend to test it out. Miller has his first baseball game tomorrow. He is going to be so cute in his little baseball uniform. Harper is OBSESSED with American Idol right now, which is fine with me. Now I have an excuse to sit down and watch it.

Ok. Here are some photos from our trip.

This was taken at the Mega Cavern .

We stayed in downtown Louisville so we were able to walk everywhere. This was right around the corner from our hotel.

We visited the Louisville Slugger museum. I thought the whole bat making process was pretty cool .

Harper and Miller wanted to pose by every thing. So I have a lot of shots like this.

We also visited the Science Museum, Glassworks, and had a brief visit to the zoo. I won't bore you with all the photos, but if you want to see them they are on flickr.

American Girl Doll Soccer Uniform

Harper's cousin, who also has the exact same American girl doll, recently got a soccer uniform for her doll. So Harper has been asking me to make her one for her doll, which is kind of funny since Harper only played soccer for one season two years ago. On Saturday I cleaned out her drawers and used the opportunity to transform her old uniform into one for her doll. I was afraid she wouldn't go for cutting up her old uniform, but she was all for it. I think it turned out pretty cute. Of course as soon as I was finished with the outfit, she wanted to know where the shin guards were.

I have been using Simplicity 4786 as the starting point for most of the doll clothes that I have made in case anyone is interested.

It felt good to do a little sewing even if it was just a doll outfit.

Happy Crafty Tuesday everyone.

52 Weeks of Me- Week 13

This week's theme is overexposed. I was hoping that the overexposure of the shot would hide the fact that I have absolutely no makeup on. Maybe I should have overexposed it a little bit more. I debated doing some touch ups in photoshop, but opted to keep it SOOC.

It's never too late to join in on the fun.

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