Dollcraft

I love watching the  My Froggy Stuff  crafting videos for Barbie and other dolls. They are excellent and creative guides, plus just fun to watch! I finally got a chance to create a Froggy project with my nieces during Christmas vacation. So, this is a review of how well someone can mimic a Froggy project. Here's the original video: Time Commitment Obviously, the video makes things look easy, but this project took much longer than I expected. I spent three vacation days on it, maybe 15 hours in total.  It would be a challenging project to finish during a busy season. Cost The cost was much lower than I anticipated. I only spent $14 since my mother-in-law had many basic craft supplies already. The instructions are clear enough that I got everything I needed on my first trip and only took a second trip to the craft store when I had difficulty making the chairs. Scrapbook paper costs vary. Hobby Lobby had a sale, only ¢22 per sheet. Michael's were ¢66. I co...

Articulated (jointed) dolls are more fun. They walk better, sit better, and are simply interesting and fun to pose. Pocahontus can't get comfortable on the couch. Re-bodying dolls is a way to combine an interesting or attractive head with a body that has better articulation. I found helpful guidelines from "How to Play with Barbies" in the post How We Re-body Dolls . Re-bodying is generally my first step with a new doll, before hair or re-painting. Re-bodying supplies Basic summary: protect doll hair by wrapping with paper towels and a rubber band warm neck joint with hair dryer slowly pull head off pry with tiny screwdriver if necessary Optional first step: cut a slit in the back of reject head to remove easier. I do this with Liv doll heads. I frequently purchase old Liv dolls and articulated Barbie dolls, like old Fashionistas. Posing with my favorite bodies I've been disappointed with most of the athlete Barbies, like gymnasts, because...