Diana’s Patch - Sewing Patterns for Soft Sculpture Dolls, Vintage Dolls and Doll Supplies

  I am excited and so happy how these outfits turned out. The other day I found some farm animal fabric at Joann's in the remnant pile (which I'm a sucker for.) I used every last inch of the fabric making these two outfits, including the hair bows. The orange rust-colored fabric is linen. I mix-and-matched a few of my patterns to complete the outfits. Using the bib from my " Bib Dress " pattern, I used "knife pleats" instead of lace, which is something I had never tried before. I followed the tutorial on Youtube by Jann Newton, making the pleats 3/4 inch. For the dress, I used my Strawberry Shortcake pattern, omitting the apron, and using the  Holiday Outfits  dress sleeve pattern for the sleeve, and used a wider sleeve band (2.5").  I used the collar from my Flannel PJs pattern. I used my Teddy Overalls pattern for the overalls, and shirt, and also used the Holiday Outfit pattern for the sleeves. Instead of using velcro for the overalls strap...

  Tri-Heart Dress, Tights, and Leg Warmers Pattern! I know it's been a while since I made this pattern, but I had to take some photos to complete it. It is now ready and in my etsy shop! cpkdiana.etsy.com

  Tri-Heart Dress for Cabbage Patch Kids dolls.  $45  includes dress, tights, and leg warmers. I have many more colors to choose from and will be posting fabrics in my facebook album. Facebook.com/cpkdiana

  Several weeks ago I bought the TM90 on sale (in another post ) so that I could make a custom mini me. However, when she arrived, she was a lot darker than I had expected. I learned that her skin tone is 10, which I wanted 5. So I ended up making a mini me with a tlc Blaire (in another post ). And so I decided instead to give her Evette's wig and outfit and add blush and freckles. I absolutely love how she turned out. I think I'm obsessed with freckles because so far, every single doll I have now has freckles. 😬 TM90 TM 90 Closeup Evette's wig and added freckles Evette's Outfit

 People either love Courtney or they hate her, it seems.  She represents the 80s and 90s era and culture.  She represents many collector's childhood.  Many of her outfits can be seen on the 80s/90s tv series "Saved By The Bell." A few of her clothes went out of stock and were discontinued very quickly.  In fact, when I search the web.archive.org site , it only had the clothes for a short time--some retired after only one year.  The clothes I'm talking about are the Splatter Dress , Pink Cropped Jacket , and Jeans . These were the three things I needed to complete the collection.  Since last month they had a 50% off sale on nearly all of Courtney's collection, I bought it all!  I just needed these three.  So I asked on a facebook group.  Many people were willing to sell one item to me for a lot more than the original retail price.  On ebay, some listings were $50 for one item!  One sweet lady reached out to me and offered all th...

 Available in my etsy shop: cpkdiana.etsy.com Pattern to make bow tie romper (one-piece that appears to have a shirt and shortalls) with a bow tie.  Inspired by the rare and hard-to-find Triang Pedigree bow tie romper . Materials Needed ·         5/8 Yard Vertically Striped Fabric OR   1/2 Yard Horizontally Striped Fabric ·         1/4 Yard Solid Fabric ·         1.5” wide Satin Ribbon OR Felt scrap ·         3/8” matching ribbon ·         Size 16 or smaller Kam snaps, or 3/8” Velcro for closures.

 Now available in my etsy shop! cpkdiana.etsy.com Also available is the embroidery design for the front.

 I’ve been doing a lot of experiments with Benzoyl Peroxide and Hydrogen Peroxide , and here are the results. First, when using Benzoyl Peroxide and Hydrogen Peroxide, remember...  Always use gloves  Some vinyl will fade worse than others, so test a small hidden area  Results may vary  Variables That Affect the Outcome:  Temperature  UV Index  Volume (strength) Stain Ingredients  Vinyl Ingredients   For pox on a shoe, I wanted to test which was better.  As you can see from the photo, the HP (creme developer) has lightened the pox more than the BP (acne wash).  It was put in direct sunlight for a week (being removed and reapplied daily). For pink marker, using both HP and BP seems to do the trick. I had been trying for days to get rid of this pink mark under the lip, with no change using HP.  I mixed the two and put it on (in the sun same as before) at 7am. By 2:40pm it was completely gone!  For whitening yellowed sh...