Our Mini AG Project

How I Made Mini Kit Kittredge's Bed Kit Kittredge's bed  was a craft I was thinking long and hard about  how  to recreate it in mini doll size.  How to create a metal bed without being able to use actual metal?  I knew there had to be a way, and finally, I decided to attempt it with popsicle sticks, balsa wood, and bamboo skewers.  Stage One: Assemble the Headboard and Footboard.         You will need:           -regular craft sticks (popsicle sticks)           -bamboo skewers          -a small piece of balsa wood, about 1/8 inch thick (or 2-4 jumbo craft sticks)          -glue (tacky or wood)           -skinny sticks          -cutting tools: scissors, Xacto Knife/craft knife, or wire cutters              (whatever you like to use to cut craft sticks.           - Headboard and footboard pattern.  Download and print from HERE 1. Lay out craft sticks on your pattern.  I began by drawing a pattern on paper so that I could lay

Beforever Character Melody Ellison represents a time of great change in American history when African Americans united together for equal rights. So, in honor of black history month (last month), I'm going to show you how I made Melody's bed for a mini American girl doll. Follow the instructions in this You Tube video to make Melody's bed from the 1960s.  The directions are also printed below in this blog. Comment and subscribe to enter a GIVEAWAY to win a Mini Melody Ellison doll!   After viewing this video, subscribe to this channel and leave a comment saying which mini bed craft tutorial you'd like to see me do next, and which one you'd most like to try crafting for yourself! From those who subscribe and comment, a winner will be chosen to receive a Mini Melody Ellison doll!  (Note:  in order for me to see you've subscribed, your list of subscriptions must be set to public, not kept private, on your you tube account privacy settings). H

Hola y Bienvenidos a Our Mini AG Project!   In this post I will share some tips and tricks for making a Mini doll bed for Josefina Montoya! Begin by watching this video review in which I explain my process for making the bed.    1.   I began by sketching out my designs for the legs, headboard and footboard.   You can draw out your own, or you can download and print mine!   The above photos show how I sketched the patterns for the legs, headboard, and footboard of Josefina's bed.  Whenever I am making patterns, my clear sewing ruler comes in very handy!  To make sure the footboard and headboard were perfectly symmetrical, I drew one side, then cut it out, flipped it over, and traced the mirror image for the other side.  Click on this template and print it on 8.5x11 paper or cardstock.  (Make sure when you print, you check that the "1 inch" on the page is also 1 inch on your printout. Cut out inside the black lines.  Use the templ