I finally brought Blaire Wilson back into my collection! I found a great deal on eBay that included several outfits, including her garden outfit, which I've wanted for quite a while. I've seen the garden outfit alone listed on eBay for around $75. I also used Capital One Shopping , which helped me save quite a bit of money on the purchase. Blaire actually has a bit of history in my collection.  My first two American Girl doll restores were both Blaire Wilson.  I regrettably sold the first one (for less than what I paid) because I needed to thin down my collection because I was running out of space in my house.  The second  Blaire became my mini-me. I actually use her as several different models by swapping out wigs. Since I haven't glued the wig down, I can easily change her look whenever I want. Even though I already had my mini-me Blaire, I've always liked her character and collection, so I was excited to find another one. When she arrived, she was in excellent co...

I decided to take it upon myself to create my own Dino fabric! I wanted more color options and needed to tweak the lines a bit so everything would line up correctly. So I spent several days designing this Dino fabric completely from scratch. I’m so excited to finally announce its arrival! The new colors turned out AMAZING, and I honestly couldn’t be happier with how it all came together. You can now order the fabric through Spoonflower, or if sewing isn’t your thing, you can order the finished overalls directly from me! Of course, this also means I’m now forced to make a bunch of new overalls and take a whole new set of photos for my album. Such a tragedy. (After catching up with orders, of course.) Bonus! Spoonflower is having a sale right now! See the collection here: https://www.spoonflower.com/collections/1491931-dino-fabric-by-cpkdiana-by-cpkdiana See all my fabric here: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/cpkdiana Behind the Seams (Scenes) If you've ever designed fabric—or ...

Introducing my newest dino overalls pattern for 20" TRU/BLE Cabbage Patch dolls. They will also fit the 17" Soft Sculpture Newborns. Find it on my Etsy shop: cpkdiana.etsy.com . The fabric is available at spoonflower.com/profiles/busybeecabbies

I finished my Sewing/Doll room!  I'm so excited.  I have all the details on my other blog.  Click here to read it.

  Here is my beautiful TM 122 (Truly Me 122) with DDC Lavish “Dark Walnut” Beauty wig and hazel eyes from another doll. I added some coloring to her face with stencil creme paint. She is absolutely stunning! And here's what she looked like before:

I announced my last pattern,  Dino Overalls for Cabbage Patch Kids , I decided to make overalls for 18" dolls, such as American Girl. It uses the same buckles and buttons found at  Busy Bee Headbands .   Find the fabric on  Spoonflower .    Dino Overalls--Sewing pattern for a classic t-shirt and overalls set inspired by the vintage Cabbage Patch Dino Overalls, featuring a white t-shirt with contrast trim at the neckline and sleeve hems, and overalls with a bib-front and centered pocket, shoulder straps with dungaree buckles, decorative side button waist closures, two front hip faux pockets, two back pockets, and straight-cut legs finished with fold-up cuffs. Available on etsy.

I’m so excited to share my newest pattern, Dino Overalls ! As mentioned on my Facebook page, this pattern was originally developed by Tracy, the owner of Busy Bee Headbands , who was incredibly kind to allow me to rewrite, refine, and publish it.  Find the buckles and buttons for this pattern in her etsy shop. Find the fabric on Spoonflower .    Dino Overalls--Sewing pattern for a classic t-shirt and overalls set inspired by the vintage Coleco Dino Overalls, featuring a white t-shirt with contrast trim at the neckline and sleeve hems, and overalls with a bib-front and centered pocket, shoulder straps with dungaree buckles, decorative side button waist closures, two front hip faux pockets, two back pockets, and straight-cut legs finished with fold-up cuffs. Available on etsy.

Courtney’s 2nd transformation is complete! With Grace’s hair and eyes like Caroline , meet Tiffani—totally ’80s and totally fabulous. I’ve been on a Courtney makeover kick lately. I left my original Courtney's hair untouched, crimped a second Courtney’s hair , and recently added a third Courtney from eBay. She arrived in excellent condition, ready for her own fun ’80s makeover.  She came with extra items that I was able to sell, and I used rewards from  Fetch  for part of the purchases—so this makeover was practically free! I swapped in Turmaline Doll Eyes by Doll Of A Kind , similar to Caroline’s, and replaced her hair with Grace’s wig, which has the same style of bangs as Courtney’s but parted on the opposite side, and is dark brown and straight—perfectly complementing Courtney’s look. The wig was carefully crimped following instructions from athousandsplendiddolls on YouTube . It’s super important to crimp the hair while it’s wet—otherwise it can melt! With wet hair, ...