Dollhouse Bookcase

Books.

Creating something new.

Two of my favorite things.(Along with many others!)

I've had a dollhouse for a while, but never really played

with it. We were going to get rid of it unless we

could find a use for it. So I painted it up, filled it with books,

and it became a dollhouse bookcase.

Here are some of the books that I've put inside.

A much-loved copy of Heidi.

Eight Cousins and some Nancy Drews.

Ballet Shoes, Pippi Longstocking, Strawberry Girl

and A Little Princess

And finally, the Little House series.

I really like the way it turned out and I'm glad to have

somewhere to store my books.

Happy reading!!

Sophie's Quilt

I've always liked the look of a rag quilt, and wanted
to try my hand at it. So I decided to make one
for my dolls. Sophie needed a new quilt, so I
made one for her.




I used a pair of my old pajamas as material.
First, I had to cut them into 2" squares.



Then I sewed them together into strips.
That took a long time!



Yesterday, I finally sewed the whole thing together.



Sweet dreams, Sophie!

Pumpkin Pop Tarts

Last Saturday my mom and I decided to try making
pumpkin pop tarts. We recently found out that one
of my brothers has to be gluten, casein, corn and
oat free. So now making anything is more of a
challenge!

Mom and I were both going to make regular
sized pop tarts, but at the last minute, I thought
of making mine doll-sized. When they were done,
I set up a tea party with my dolls.



I used reds and oranges to set the table to give
it an autumn feel.



In this picture you can see how small they really
are!



Pumpkin Pop Tarts

1 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4-1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
pie crust
1. Mix the pumpkin, sugar, egg and spice.
2. Roll out the pie crust on a floured surface
and cut into rectangles.
3. Carve a jack-o-lantern face into a rectangle and
spoon some pumpkin filling in another.
4. Place the face over the filling and seal the
edges with a fork.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes for
regular sized and 6-8 minutes for the doll-sized.
Let cool and enjoy!

Calendar Cookbook

I recently made this cookbook for my dolls.
We got a calendar at the beginning of this
year and I had cut out the pictures from
the back. They've been sitting on my desk
for a while and I finally got around to making
it.



I typed up the title on the computer,stamped
the rose and used colored pencils for the leaves.






Marissa looking through her new cookbook.

Pepper Dip

Our garden sure is growing!
We don't have much that's grown enough to
eat, except a few carrots and radishes.
A recent storm blew down one of our peppers.
Thankfully, that was the only damage we got.
I cut the pepper in half and put a spoonful
of ranch dressing in the bottom. Then I
cut the other half into strips.



It turned out to be a really nice dip for my dolls.



Back to the garden to weed.
I hope your gardens are growing too!!

Yum!