Anywho, a lot has been going on. For my bday, April 11, my fabulous sewing grandma bought me the American Girl doll Flute set- yay! Now Morgan has an instrument to practice! I also heard about the cute mini rubix cubes, tape, and notebooks at Party City by reading Happy House of AG. Awesome! Party and Variety is in my neighborhood, they opened up a couole years ago. I was in the back section with my mom for treats at my bday party, and i found a tiny pail, bottle, and rolling pin for a tiny kitchen! They're perfect doll sized. I regret not buying one of each right then and there! Before I forget, Staples has mini binders, they're so detailed! It comes with a lot of papers with punched holes to put in the binder... And yes, the binder clips can open and close! The cover of the binder has a big, clear, pocket, like regular binders do. I'm gonna put some decorative paper with Mirgan's name on it. School upgrade!
OK, today's craft is something last-minute! I was thinking of making a (human sized) bag made from newspaper, and then I thought, why not make a doll sized one too? This newspaper bag is perfect for your doll's shopping needs :)
Here's the materials!
-Tape and glue
-Thread and needle (optional)
-Paper
-Newspaper pages 1-2 (depends how much pretty text and pics you want ; )
-Scissors
-Thin rope, or string, or twine, like I used.
1) Spread out the newspaper pages
-Now begin to cut out random sizes of different text and photos. It doesn't have to be a whole article in one piece, it looks cool in my opinion to cut out sections. Make sure you don't cut out WAY too many photos.
3) After you are satisfied, glue pieces in any order you want onto the blank white paper. Try to fit as much text and photos as you can without any white from the white paper showing.
4) Once this is complete, cut out a rectangle from two of the papers (or one if you can squeeze two rectangles in), about 5 1/8 across and 4 1/2 down.
5) Put these two papers against eachother, the text and photo side showing. WARNING: I like to laminate the papers using clear packing tape. DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU WANT TO SEW THE 3 SIDES TOGETHER. I tried laminating the papers and then sewing. I only got one side done and then I gave up, the needle wouldn't go through two thick layers. I suggest if you laminate first, just tape the bottom and left and right sides together. Case solved.
(Heh you can see my wittle toe) 6) Cut a piece of twine or string, and attach some tape to each end. Instert the ends as far as you can into the bag (but not TOO far), and firmly press for a couple secs.
TADA! you did it! *does a little celebration dance.
You can even add accessories like a little pocket:
Try with different themes, liek mine was flowers, or different products like folders. Even use different substances like maybe... DUCT TAPE!
:) I certainly had fun with this craft. I even found some beautiful pictures to hang up in Morgan's room. Who knows looking through newspapers could be so rewarding?
-J.J.
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