A Doll's Breakfast: In-the-Hoop!

I have created breakfast for my dolls using my original machine embroidery designs. Look how yummy! There's toast and an egg, bacon, a frosted donut with sprinkles and, oh, yes, watermelon and orange slices. The complete breakfast of 6 designs is available for purchase and download from BeachBabyDoll.com or in my Etsy store. The designs will come to you in a zip file with nine machine embroidery formats available!  They would be a great stocking stuffer!

Doll Clothes Pattern Deal this week-end!!!

30 % off Beach Baby Doll's  doll clothes patterns this week-end Nov 28 - Dec 2, 2013

Alligator Lies, an adventure story for children, free e-book

A free copy of Alligator Lies , my new children's e-book is now available for you to read on-line and/or download. Just click on the link. My husband Fred did most of the wild-life and landscape photography, a real treat for viewers. I think it's a very exciting story which both boys and girls will like and has an encouraging Christian theme. I used my BFC Ink Large dolls to represent the main characters: Rachel and Ryan who are brother and sister. It was filmed on location in several different wild areas of Florida. The human heroes in the story are represented by these two mystery guys, Christian fishermen, who just happened to allow me to take their picture on the pier at Sebastian inlet. "Anything for Jesus!" they said. See how the Lord helped me use them in the story!

Enjoy!  I would love to hear what you think.  Sylvia

Korean Hanbok jeogori (Jacket) and skirt (chima)

Spotlight on Korea!

My doll Diette (BFC: Yuko) dressed Hanbok style

For many years I have admired the Korean women's traditional dress style called Hanbok. I have such a sweet new Korean friend who showed me her beautiful outfit: her Jeogori (top jacket) and chima (empire style skirt). She also had under slip similar to the outer chima.  The real hanbok clothing is so beautiful. As I learned more about it through exploring the web, I learned so much about Korea.

Special Message! Do you know what this Korean writing says? Click on writing below to enlarge.

This is Korean for John 3: 16-17

(You can read how much Jesus loves us in English and many other languages by clicking http://www.beachbabydoll.com/JesusLovesYou.html. Maybe you could even share another language for these verses with us.)

There are many Christians in South Korea. South Koreans send many missionaries around the world. Even as their bright Hanbok traditional clothing is so beautiful, they express the beauty of Christ. They have such a desire to unite with their relatives in North Korea and to be able to really share with them their freedom in Christ.

 Currently, North Korea is a dark place. Please pray for their freedom and especially their freedom in Christ! I believe the Lord led me to read a book recently entitled: Escape from Camp 14  by Blaine Harden. It is not for young readers. This is a true story of a man born in a political prison camp in North Korea. (Whole families are sent to prison if someone says or does something against their dictator so it's not uncommon for children to be raised in the prison camps.). His name is Shin Donghyuk. Through only the Grace of God he made it to freedom in the West.You may want to read this book, but if you are a minor, talk to your parents first. Maybe they would like to read it with you. It really impressed upon me that the condition in the camps in North Korea for 150,000- 200,000 political prisoners including children is very similar to the Jewish holocaust in Europe during Hitler's dictatorship. Indeed worse, because many of the children there have never known any hope or love, and it has lasted 12 times longer! Unknown thousands have died from cruelty or starvation.
In Escape from Camp 14, acclaimed journalist Blaine Harden tells the story of Shin Dong-hyuk and through the lens of Shin's life unlocks the secrets of the world's most repressive totalitarian state. Shin knew nothing of civilized existence-he saw his mother as a competitor for food, guards raised him to be a snitch, and he witnessed the execution of his own family. Through Harden's harrowing narrative of Shin's life and remarkable escape, he offers an unequaled inside account of one of the world's darkest nations and a riveting tale of endurance, courage, and survival. (review from Amazon.com)

These sweet ornmental socks were a gift from my friend.

As I was sewing the hanbok dress for my doll, I had an opportunity to pray for North Koreans. In upcoming blogs, I am plan to share more about making these lovely Korean dresses. It is my hope that you will like to join me in prayer for North and South Koreans to be united in Christ as well as nationally as we learn more about these  beautiful, courageous people. Thanks, Sylvia

An Easter Greeting!

Happy Easter!
I made a special Easter Story-message for you or little ones you love. Just click on BeachBabyDoll's Easter Message
Feel free to share it with those you love. I took most of the pictures while on Spring Break in N. C.

Free Simple Pattern: How to make Placemats and Napkins for your American Girl doll

Get your dolls ready for all the holiday parties by making Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years", etc themed placemats and napkins just for them. I posted a free heart-shaped pattern and instructions for anyone to download on my main web page. Click here . Just scroll down the page till you get to it. No sewing is necessary but there is a simple sewing version. Use hand or machine stitching, glue, whatever! This is a great way to use up some of those Christmas stickers too and wouldn't they be cute made out of Christmas wrap? If you try it and you want to share, tell us the link to a photo in the comment so we can see your creativity.

Cool at the Pool in a new swimsuit!

Hey, Cyberworld, are you hot out there?  Even my dolls are roasting. Kaitlin, one of my Best Friends Club dolls, was just ecstatic when I made her a new swimsuit. The pattern was FREE (from www.libertyjanepatterns.com). What was fun about it was using a new material: fold over elastic. So great for projects with elasticized arm holes, etc. I got some of it very reasonably at a great etsy shop (The Trimming). I did have to adapt this pattern  with skinny back velcro as the suit was just too tight for little hands to get it on a BFC doll. I also straightened out the chest piece a bit.  I don't believe these adaptations would be necessary for the American Girl size. Now I better get back to sewing. No way, I'm jumping in the pool! Let's go swimmin all ye women!

Collectible Dolls for sale to send kids to camp!

Lendora, thank you for donating these lovely dolls and more for us to sell to raise money for teens and children to go to  summer camp!
Because of you we have placed these and other dolls on sale on ebay.com.  Check out all our listings on our shop page for re-sale dolls.
Please read the "camp report:" for our teens. The scriptures they share are for us all.