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!

Would you like a doll and the patterns to sew for her? Vintage My Twinn Denver and more!

I'm cleaning out my guest room where I store my dolls. I just need a little more room for my grandson's visit soon so I've listed three beautiful dolls (2 My Twinn dolls and 1 BFC Ink large doll Kaitlin--all separate auctions) and the sewing patterns with tutorials that I have made especially for them. One is an early My Twinn, Denver era.  Here are the listings if you're interested. The auctions are on Ebay.com and end Sunday.

Vintage My Twinn ( Kelsey? ) comes with 3 patterns

Modern My Twinn like new 2005  comes with 3 patterns

BFC Ink Large doll Kaitlin (2009) comes with 9 patterns

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Addendum: November 14, 2013. All these dolls in this post were sold. Check back. I will have others.

Happy Grandparents Day coupon

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Doll clothes sewing tutorial: shirring and uses for elastic thread, free pattern too!

Would you like to make this dress for any doll?  Join our newsletter to see the free tutorial on shirring and uses of Elastic Thread in sewing doll clothes. Very easy! Sign up for the Beach Baby Doll News, see the tutorial and get a free pattern of your choice from BeachBabyDoll.etsy.com.  Click on HERE to access to the tutorial which has a subscribe button for the newsletter. When you sign-up, you will see how to choose the pattern you want for free.

Easy Knit Dress and Top pattern to fit My Twinn dolls

Take a quick moment to make your My Twinn or similar 23 inch dolls a stylish knit dress in a flirty color of your choice or a great knit tee top. Two patterns in one include a full color tutorial. The all season dress has gentle scoop neck and fashionalble flare and can be a great spot to show off your talents with embellishments. The jewel neck tee shirt is an all new fit for My Twinn and is also a great place for embroidery or screen print. Two sleeve lengths available for both. Download the pattern in my Etsy shop .You may also enjoy our pants and skirt patterns for My Twinn too. Current sale till June 17, 2013.

New Sewing Pattern for Hearts for Hearts Girls, Les Cheries, Groovy Girls

My Les Cheries doll Capuchine got to be the cover girl for my new pattern: the V-Neck Jumper Pattern Bundle. (I was supposed to finish it by Valentine's Day, but, alas...) However, Red is my favorite color! The pattern will fit not only, Les  Cheries, but Hearts for Hearts Girls, and Groovy Girls too. There's really three patterns in one:  The Jumper, The versatile Jewel Neck T which looks nice under a variety of clothes, and the ever-so-cute leg warmers that look like socks when paired with lace up shoes. As usual, the pattern comes with full color graphic instructions. It would be easy to make the jumper into a little summer dress with some lace around the neck and ruffles on the armcyes. Maybe some lace on the leg warmers too? This pattern bundle is available at BeachBabyDoll.com 
and now at BeachBabyDoll.etsy.com   Instant downloading is available now through the Etsy Shop.

A Different Look for Ellowyne

A totally different look for Ellowyne made with Beach Baby Doll's Simple Pants Ensemble pattern. My adult children like this look better and so do I. That's what's great about sewing, you can make things look differently even using the same pattern. This pattern comes with detailed full color photo guide book so anyone can be a success with doll couture! The pants and tubes patterns are included. You can order it here

New Easy Pattern for Ellowyne: Jumpin Jammin Pants Ensemble

Ellowyne's New Year Resolutions: Exercise!

See things from a different view point

Stand Tall and don't sulk

Rest when I'm tired but don't give into melancholy

As you can see my Ellowyne's made a ffe resolutions for 2013. My resolution was to get her some clothes since she came to me from e-bay without a stitch on! In doing so, I was able to publish BeachBabyDoll's first pattern to fit Ellowyne Wilde dolls and other similar 16 inch dolls. I am so excited. The leopard pants are made of medium -light weight cotton from a fat quarter. There was plenty left over. The tubes for the top and faux sleeves I made from a tee shirt. The pants pattern is unique because it's easy waistband is made with fold over elastic. Just perfect for a small neat, waistband and eliminates the need for a back closure. Sew fun to sew! I used my terrific tubes formula to make the tube top and faux sleeves. It's easily used for most any doll and it's a part of the new sewing guide and pattern for Ellowyne's Jumpin' Jammin' Pants Ensemble  I took great care in making the pants so the back doesn't slide off her bottom when she sits or does the Bridge. I didn't want her to be embarrased.
Beginners and advanced seamstresses will enjoy this quick and easy, well fitted pattern. For more information click:   http://www.beachbabydoll.com/Patterns_4_Ellowynne.html

Celebrating Christ with Your Sewing Skills

          Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Gwen made this nativity with her dolls wearing costumes made from BeachBabyDoll's  Everything Costume to fit American Girl.
She shared this for our new Your Creations page! Click on it above to see what she said about her experience! Thanks, Gwen! What a wonderful scene for our celebration of the birth of our Lord! I think people of all ages show what is in their hearts by what they make with their hands.  Beautiful.

         

Share your creations for Christmas!

Did you use a pattern from BeachBabyDoll.com to make something really special? I would so love to see a picture! Other seamstresses would enjoy viewing it too. Beginner? No problem! Let us help you bask in your accomplishment! Advanced? Maybe we can learn from you!

Announcing: the new "Your Creations" page. Here's how it works:  If you make a doll outfit or item with one of BeachBabyDoll's patterns and you want to share; just send me an e-mail (address found here) At least part of the outfit must have been made with a BeachBabyDoll.com pattern. In this way, I hope people will be inspired to use the patterns in an endless array of creativity. Do you sell doll clothes that you make? I'll be happy to give a link back to your shop, site, or brick and mortar store. Cheri has started us off. Visit the Your Creations page  to see her fabulous Christmas pajamas!

What's New?

 The newest pattern in our collection is a scrubs top to fit BFC Ink dolls.Yes, You can make it before Christmas! It features a lined top and a great divided pocket that really works. There's also instructions for the easy-to-make stethoscope. Find it on BeachBabyDoll's pattern page for BFC Ink. It makes up fast. There's plenty of time to make it before Christmas. Surprise someone with a doctor, nurse or vet in the family! Pair the top with the simple pants pattern. The two are now sold in a Scrubs bundle for your convenience.

Small Business Saturday: Last minute, easy doll clothes patterns

Shop with us on Small Business Saturday. Visit BeachBabyDoll.com for easy doll clothes patterns that you can make even if you hardly sew.
Patterns to fit Best Friends Club Ink large Dolls, American Girl and similar style 18 inch dolls, 13-14 inch dolls like Hearts for Hearts Girls, Groovy Girls, and Les Cheries and My Twinn 23 inch dolls. All Value Priced.
 Surprise that little (or big) girl in your life with your own creations for pennies! Do the world a favor even and re-cycle your old clothes into stylish doll clothes with BeachBabyDoll's easy patterns and tutorials. Bond with a girl and help her to learn to sew. The e-book tutorial sewing guides will help you  and her each step of the way. All the patterns  come with complete guides are currently under $3.00 at BeachBabyDoll.com and $3.49 at the etsy store:beachbabydoll.etsy.com. Most can be made by hand as well as machine and/or serger. BeachBabyDoll.com is a very small business that delights in helping children with the pattern proceeds.  See "About me".

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

Ginny Dresses, A prayerful Barbie, Girl Scouts-100 yrs old

I know people will be so happy that I have moved away from my Merry Christmas blog.  I was a little busy sewing for a dear customer who bought 17 dresses for Ginny dolls.  Her granddaughters are so fortunate to have such a loving and generous granny! I really appreciate such a big order and for after Christmas!

The above are the seventeen dresses. 4 in the top picture and 13 in the bottom. Sorry, some of my Ginnies don't have their little shoes on.

A lot of good things happened to me recently, but one of the best was that my DH put up some pretty shelves in my "studio" for my dolls and hooks to hang their clothes on.  This is helping me get stuff up off the floor. I am a real doll stuff pack rat. One of my New Years resolutions--- as usual, I might ad---was to get organized. So I'm working on it slowly. Prayer helps which leads me to my next topic:

I found out that another friend of mine in my Bible Study loves dolls too. It's so fun to talk with "mature girls" like my self and find we have this common interest.  She shared a great picture with me of her Barbie praying. She emphasized that all her Barbies are good girls. Above is her sweet picture. I love the teensy Bible.  Her Barbie is on the right tract!

I'm late on wishing all the Girl Scouts, a very happy 100 years! 12 of those years I was blessed to be a part of  a wonderful group of girl scouts who, for many of us, continue to be in touch after a very long time since we ever wore our uniforms.  So go out and BUY THOSE COOKIES! Dolls can celebrate too.  My friend Kathy made a wonderful Girl Scout Uniform for an American Girl Doll for her granddaughter's birthday. I helped a little making the polo shirt (with the LibertyJane pattern) and helping with some embroidery on the sash. Kathy designed the skirt, sash and also hat and a little purse for those "dues". She had a great idea of making the little badges out of tiny badge pictures covered with something like clear contact paper. 

Kathy's granddaughter had a lovely American Girl Doll Birthday party which I have been meaning to blog about for months now but it will have to wait a little longer!  Got to get back to organizing.