Free pareu style top pattern to fit BFC Ink large dolls

Just Chillin'

 

Free Pattern for a pareu style top from BeachBabyDoll.com

"Just Chillin' and thinking about the start of school! My human Mama made me a pareu top because I liked the one my sister doll Anusia had. It's nice and cool.  You can make your favorite BFC Ink doll a pareu too.  The pattern is free on BeachBabyDoll.com's pattern page!"

Sylvia hopes you like it.  She said to tell you that she added a couple of illustrations and cleaned up a couple of typos in the Hearts 4 Hearts Pareu top pattern. It's easy to download if you need to do it again.

Free Pattern to fit Hearts for Hearts Dolls

Free, Easy Sew Pareu style top to fit 14 inch dolls like Hearts for Hearts Girls and may fit Les Cheries. I got it out just in time for you girls' last project of the summer. Really a fast sew if you use a serger. Have fun! Make a bunch. Find it on BeachBabyDoll's value pattern page. Sylvia

Simple pants pattern and tutorial for Hearts for Hearts Girls

Simple Pants pattern now available for Hearts for Hearts Girls or other 14 inch dolls.  Now you can make a whole outfit with my tee shirt pattern too. See it on this page: http://www.beachbabydoll.com/page2.html
Free doll size BeachBabyDoll shopping bag with every purchase. It comes to you as a pdf file along with your pattern purchase or in a separate e-mail if you purchased the doll clothes. It's a little bag that you print, cut, assemble and put yarn or ribbons on as handles. Sample picture on the above page.

New for Hearts for Hearts Girls: Tee shirt pattern and complete sewing guide

Girls all over the world wear tee shirts! Did you ever think about that?  It's a fashion staple from Canada to Chile and Siberia to Australia. So of course, all your new Hearts for Hearts girls need a cute fitted tee.  I just developed a pattern especially fitted for the 14 inch  Hearts for Hearts Girls. Click here for pattern site. It's a great pattern and tutorial for beginning seamstresses or for people who don't have time to make a pattern for this smaller doll. She is much tinier than American Girl. I made the tee shirt pattern because I am going to make her a sari costume and use a cropped tee for the top.
 If you haven't "met" the Hearts for Hearts Girls yet, you will love it when you do. They are from different countries and have great life stories. They are sturdy and have great hair and accessories to their outfits. The web site  www.hearts4heartsgirls.com carries stories about real girls from the countries represented by all the dolls. Sales of the dolls help children around the world through World Vision.
The picture is my Nahji Hearts for Hearts Girl whom I named Anusia. See my previous post.

Anu's New Friends

Dolls: largest: My Twinn, Midsize: American Girl, Smallest: Hearts for Hearts

 Anu (Nahji) close up

The top image says it all.  Friends can be different sizes, colors, etc.!  The smallest one is my new Hearts for Hearts Girls doll  Nahji whose story has her born in a poor rural section of India.  She sells duck eggs to go to school. The book that comes with her is very interesting. Nahji is  just 14 inches tall. I like her little sandals and outfit.  She comes with jewelry. She doesn't want to get married at 13 like her sister. Whoa! That would be hard. She wants an education. Since this doll Nahji has moved to my house in the USA, I have renamed her Anusia after the lovely daughter of  friends with Indian heritage. Her nickname is Anu. My dolls are her new friends. I will probably make Anu some other clothes this summer. I'd like to make a sari that is age appropriate for her. She's supposed to be 10. If you have suggestions, let me know. Have you seen the other new Hearts For Hearts Girls? They represent different countries. The funniest part is that eventhough all my modern dolls including American Girl represent different countries or nationalities, they were all born in China! I'm thankful for the effort and detail that are created in these dolls by people so far away from me. So many children (of all ages) find joy in them. Do you know that reminds me we were all created by God eventhough our earthly homes are so different and far away from each other. And He loves us and created us to be all different sizes and colors. He really wants us all to be in His family with Him forever. (You can find it in God's Message to us, the Bible: John 1: 1-14. In this passage the Word is Jesus.)

McKenna Shoots for the Stars: how do you like it?

I'm watching the movie now.  Tell me what you think.  I love the gymnastic moves! She's under a lot of stress though.
Update after the movie was over: I really liked it. So heartwarming. I like the message that you can think you can do everything but you can't. I like the balance message which to me includes that God is one of the persons caring for me so no worries. I loved the routines! Sure wish I could do them!

BFC Ink Dolls Discontinued!

My Yuko, Kaitlin and Aleisha in tears at the news!

What? We're Discontinued!
 Sorry, my sweet dollies, but it's true.  I just received a confirmation from MGA Entertainment.  The BFC Ink line has been discontinued! I had a good suspicion when I could not get onto their website and the BFC Ink logo had disappeared from the MGA Entertainment site. What a bummer! The BFC Ink dolls are no longer being made. I can't believe it! However, there still seem to be a bunch for sale here and there. I had just purchased two. Well, girls, hold on to your BFC Ink dolls because they are collectors items now! And, I for one, will still sew for them! And I never made my video yet!