Craft Protect: How to Make Colonial Hairstyle for Boy Dolls

Hi Everyone!:)
Today I am going to show you how to do a Colonial hairstyle for boy dolls with plastic hair using yarn. I was inspired by MyFroggyStuff's Mal doll. Since you probably already know I love the Colonial era...So I thought why not do the Colonial hairstyle on dolls?


What you need:
Yarn (It has to be thick enough that it can be unraveled.)
A hot glue gun
A hairbrush (to brush it out)
A doll (with plastic hair)

                                First you start by brushing out the yarn  (until it looks somewhat like hair)
                               and then you glue it to your doll's head.

Continue until the first part of your doll's head is covered with yarn.

Then since you will have left over yarn in your hairbrush, use the left over yarn to cover 

the top of your doll's head. 

Some parks may be harder to cover than others. 

                                Here is what your boy doll may look like when you are finished.

This also works on girl dolls that have sculpted plastic hair (like Liv dolls, etc.). By doing this you can change the doll's hair color, as well as giving them textured hair.



                                                                       Before:                                    

                                                             After: 

This doll's hair ended up looking more like a powdered wig than real hair. 

Before: 

After: 

Where as this one ended looking more like it was real hair. 

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What do you think? Are you planning to try it? 

Love,
Quinley

Tricorn Hats & Buckled Shoes (A Photo Shoot)

Hi everyone! 

Today I thought was a perfect day to post a photo shoot, 

anyway here it is: 

I really like this photo of Felicity's necklace (that allows her to time travel).

I really like the angle of this photo. 

I really like how this picture turned out. 

                           I like this picture of Felicity's tricorn hat, because of the angle.

I thought this picture turned out well. 

Felicity suddenly decided to fall asleep during the photo shoot, 

so, of course, I took a picture of her lying in the grass in the sun. 

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                        Which photo is your favorite? 
                   And what is your favorite clothing from the Colonial era? 
-Quinley

P.S. This is a update on the doll colonial hairstyle project. I have the materials that I needed, and I think I will be able to work on it, and I plan to make it the next thing I post.

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. day! (post by Plum)

Hi everyone, this is Plum.

Martin Luther King Jr. day is such an amazing day! It honors Dr. King's work and life spent fighting for equal rights for African Americans.

I am happy to celebrate this day in honor of all the African Americans who fought for freedom, equal rights, and the right to vote.

How do you plan on celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day!? (Quinley and I both made posts.) And I hope you have a Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day!:) 

Your Friend,
Plum

Doll Photography #5

Hi everyone!:) Just so you know I am still working on the doll colonial hairstyle post, just at the moment I can't find the materials that I need, and I am still taking a few pictures for it. 

In the meantime I decided today was a good day to share some of my doll photography: 

               This is a picture of Lindsey, I liked how it turned out. And I am also planning on
               making her into Lindsey Stirling.

I don't believe I have posted this picture of Fay before,

but I really like her pose in this picture.  

                               I really like this picture of Loorena,
                                because I like how her hair looks against her face.
                                 
                               

                                 I like this picture of Madeline Hatter because it looks like she is
                                 considering wether she should open the book (kind of like Pandora's box). 

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Which photo is your favorite? 
Love,
Quinley
P.S.  I will respond to comments from my previous posts as soon as I can.

My doll's New Year's Resolutions 2018

Happy New Year's everyone!:) To celebrate my dolls made their own New Year's resolutions:

                     Willow's Resolution

               

                      Willow from Tracey comes to visit parts 1 & 2 

                               

"Um...Well I'd like to reach my goals...such as coming up with good nicknames for everyone (I am in the process of making a list of them)." 

                   Aphrodite's Resolution

                             

                           Aphrodite from Greek Mythology 

              

           "Well...I want to start a huge clothing store that sells jewelry, and fancy dresses!" 

                 Dr. Crusher's Resolution

                   

            

Dr. Crusher from Star Trek the Next Generation 

"Help more of my patients this new year." 


                          Hermione's Resolution 

Hermione Granger from Harry Potter 

"Study more, get good grades, and win the House Cup! 
It's pretty much the same as last year." 



                                   Ichabod's resolution  

    Ichabod Crane from Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 

"Well...first of all, I would like to eventually marry Katrina Van Tassel, and get Brom Bones off my back...and that is it." 


                                   Tauriel's resolution 

Tauriel from The Hobbit movies 

"Protect my loved ones (against orcs and trolls) 

and earn Thranduil's trust (again), and stay true to my heart." 

Legolas's Resolution

Legolas from Lord of The Rings 

"Win a orc hunting contest against Gilmli." 

Annabeth's Resolution 

Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson 

                        "Have one of my architecture designs made into a building." 
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What are you and your dolls' New Year's resolutions? 
Are you excited about the new American Girl doll of the year of 2018? 
Love, 
Quinley 
P.S. Here is a sneak peek into my up coming post: 

Happy Holidays (post by Apple White)

Hello! I'm Apple White and I will be making a post today, for the holidays.
I love the holidays! They are one of the best times of the year! You get to give presents to people or receive presents, and there are decorations on everyone's houses. But the thing we all must remember about the holidays is that it is not just about the presents, it's about spending time with your family, and loving the reason why you celebrate the holiday.

My favorite things to do during the holidays: 

1. Make Gingerbread houses (with apples).

2. Play in the snow! Or take a photo shoot in it.

3. Make candy apples (yes I know they are usually for halloween but they are apples!) and add some sprinkles onto them, along with ginger bread people.

4. Read holiday themed books, such as The Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, etc. Reading is always good to do and it can be relaxing.

5. Build a snow man. It can be fun to do and you don't need to have magical ice powers to do it.

6. Go to fancy holiday balls, and dress up in one of my best holiday gowns.

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What's your favorite thing to do during the Holidays? Comment Below with your answer!:) 

Your friend,
-Apple White

Doll Photography #4

Hi everyone, 

Today I thought would be a perfect day to share some of my doll photos.  

Here they are: 

A picture of Plum, for some reason this picture never got into the photo shoot, 

but I like this picture. 

An old picture of Gletta, 

I like this picture probably because of her pose. 

A picture of Molly's locket, I like the way it looks against her shirt. 

This doll doesn't have a name (yet!) 

but I like this picture because of the colorfulness. 

Marie-Grace holding a leaf, this picture almost got into the photo shoot 

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Which picture is your favorite? 

Love, 

Quinley