A Walk in the Park

Today on the calendar is take a walk in the park. So we did!

 

We saw beautiful wildflowers,

 

tall grass,

 

and small sparrows.

 

Some of the trees are already starting to change color for fall. I just love the color of these helicopters!

 

And a few more wildflowers.
Do you like taking walks? You never know what you might find! There is so much outside to see. Even if you don't have a park near you, you can still find a way to get outside and enjoy the rest of summer!
If you took and walk and took pictures, I'd love to see them! Leave a link in the comments to your post or pictures.
Have fun taking a walk in the park!

P.S. I will be taking off of blogging next week to get ready for school. See you in a week!

Coloring Page

Today on the calendar is color or draw a picture. My dolls got to color in one of our coloring pages from our ebooks. I set it up on my desk, and they used my pencils and set to work!

 

This one is from the camping ebook. We printed ours off in black and white, otherwise the header and number is usually pink.

 

Robin colored in the stars,

 

and Jo got to help.

 

Sophie worked very hard on the campfire.

 

And Marissa colored in the sky.

 

And they all 'pitched' in to color the tent!

 

Done!

 

A close up of the verse.

 

My dolls had a lot of fun coloring in the poster and we'll be sure to hang it up where we can see it.
Do you like to color or draw? Take some time today just to sit and draw. Take a break and color! Whatever you do, draw, color, paint, or something else, we hope that you have lots of fun!

August Calender

August already! I can't believe that it's been a year since I started blogging with these calendars. It's been a lot of fun!

The August calender is full of fun things to do before school starts again. What are your favorite last-of-summer activities? 

Right-click on the picture below and save to your computer, or go to the album to download it. Then save to your background and enjoy!

With a new month, I'll also be trying something new. There will be a monthly poll on the side of the blog for you to vote on, so come and vote! The August poll is about the calenders. Let me know what you think!

Happy August!!

Patriotic Punch

Today on the calendar is make a red, white, and blue craft. We made this patriotic punch for the Fourth of July, but with a little creativity, you can make one for anything!

You need:

3 drinks: one red, one white, and one blue. The trick to the punch is to have each drink have a different sugar content. Check the nutrition label to see how much sugar each drink has.
Ice cubes

 

 1. Fill your glass with ice.
2. Choose the drink with the most sugar. Pour this one over the ice so it's at the bottom.
3. Choose the drink with the medium amount of sugar. Pour very slowly over the ice.
4. Choose the last drink with the least amount of sugar. Pour very, very slowly over the ice.

 

You can experiment with different drinks and flavors to make fun punches. You can make drinks with only two flavors, or make one with four or even five! Get creative and see what you can do.

 

Enjoy your Patriotic Punch!

P.S. Check out the blog for new polls and have fun voting!
P.P.S. Don't forget to enter the e-book giveaway!!

Doll-sized S'mores

One of the recipes in the new camping e-book is a s'more buffet. There's a real recipe for you, and a craft one for your dolls. But I thought that it would be fun to share a real one for your dolls too!



We found mini graham crackers at the store, and we also picked up mini marshmallows and chocolate bars.

 

The chocolate bars need to be broken in half to fit on the crackers.

 

Melt the marshmallows (in the microwave, on the stove or over a campfire. Just make sure an adult is with you!) and make the s'mores.

 

My dolls enjoyed their summer snack! Do you have a favorite summer recipe? Or maybe you've made a fun doll food lately out of something else. Whatever it is, we would love to hear about it! Leave a comment and let us know!

 

Enjoy your s'mores!!

P.S. Don't forget to enter the e-book giveaway!

Summer Photoshoot

It's finally time for the summer photoshoot! Although the calendar says to run through the sprinkler (which you still should! It's a perfect way to cool off in all of this heat.), today we're showing off the girls' new dresses. :) After planning, making patterns, and sewing, it was finally time to put them on. They turned out pretty nicely, if I do say so myself. :) But they did come out a bit long, although that was solved by tucking under the hem. We went up to our grandparents' house and I decided to take the pictures there. It was a beautiful day for it, if not a bit windy!

Marissa's hair was braided at the top into two small braids. Then I pulled them back and tied them in a loose double knot. The result: a fairy princess crown!

For Robin I braided her hair into two braids, and tied them each with a bit of blue yarn. It would be fun to try this style with different strings, like ribbon, strips of fabric, or even ric-rac! 

 

 After a long day, chillin' in a hammock is a perfect thing to do. :)
What about you? What do you like to do in the summer? Whatever it is, we hope you have fun and stay cool! 

Happy Fourth!

 

Have a beautiful Fourth of July!!

July Calendar

July already! The month for red, white, blue and fun! Do you have any plans for the Fourth? or anything for the rest of the month? Whatever you do, have fun!

You can download the calendar from the web albums or just right-click on the image below and save to your desktop. Then set as background and enjoy!

Happy July!!

Doll Dresses//Sewing

I finally finished the doll dresses! It took a bit longer than I thought, but they turned out really cute, so it was worth it. Keep an eye out for a summer photoshoot soon!

I took me the longest to sew up the tops. Making the 'sleeveless' part of the dress is harder than it looks!

(Sorry about the blurry pictures! I was up late finishing them.)

 

The skirts were so much easier to do. I cut out three panels, but stitched up the back of the skirts. The buttons went on the tops.

 

Putting it all together!

 

Making the buttonholes...

 

...and adding the buttons.

 

Done!!

 

What do you think? Do you have any favorite outfits that you've sewn?

 

I might add just a few more finishing touches to both of the dresses. Then its on to the photoshoot!

Summer Links

Happy summer! Did you do anything fun for the first day? I was going to finish the doll dresses and bring them outside and do a fun first-day-of-summer photoshoot. But it stormed over the weekend, so if it wasn't raining, everything was all wet! But I hope that you had a great beginning of summer!

So to kick off summer, I thought that I'd share a few summery links with you!

A sweet summer photoshoot

Luau week!

A trip to the lemonade stand

Do you have anything that you'd like to share? Leave a link in the comments or e-mail us at celebratinggirlhood@gmail.com to share with everyone!

(Extra picture from last year's summer photoshoot)

Happy summer!! 

Doll Dresses//Patterns

Remember the summer outfits that I posted about before? Well, I finally began cutting out the patterns! I decided to start with the dresses, because they'll need them for the hot summer days ahead!

Laying out the pattern.

 

And tracing it.
I always trace my patterns so that I don't have to cut them up. I use freezer paper to trace them, because it's easy to trace and cut. I've also heard that you can lightly iron the paper onto the fabric to hold it in place instead of pinning it, but I've never tried. Have you? If you have, let me know how it worked!

 

Measuring,

 

measuring!

 

Robin was so willing to help! It's always lots of fun when your model wants to help. :)

 

Pinning...

 

...and cutting.

 

I found these buttons for the back of the dresses. What do you think? I think that they match perfectly!

 

Done!

 

Now they're all ready to be sewn! In a few more days, both Marissa and Robin will have new dresses for the summer.
What about you? Do you like to sew? or maybe you like a different type of craft. Whatever it is, we'd love to hear about it!

Happy summer crafting!