Sewing A Jumper & Fun Find!

Hi-ho!  I was looking through my fabric the other day and realized I still had some denim material left and I found a pattern I wanted to work with, so I set to work!

Ta da!  For this outfit I used the jumper pattern from Butterick #5452.  The patterns in this set are little more simpler and room-ier, so I thought using denim would be okay.  Most patterns I come across aren't fit to use different fabrics other than the ones they are designed for, but I thought this would be perfect.

I have two tiny flower appliques to add to the jumper, but I didn't get around to that yet.  I will update you on when I do that though.

Here is an up-close picture of the stitching for the "pockets" (they aren't real) and the zig zag stitch I did along the bottom hem of the dress.  I am fond of zig zag stitching with hems, I think it adds a bit of an extra touch.

The only note I have about this jumper, was when I was trying to add the waistband, I could not figure it out.  I think it looked funny because I was using denim, instead of cotton like that pattern suggests.  So I just sort of manipulated it how it would work and I like how it turned out!

If you are wondering, I did sew the shirt too!  I used the Trendy T-Shirt pattern from Liberty Jane, which you can get for free from here!  I didn't have the best material while making the shirt, but I wanted a simple white shirt for my doll, so it will do for the time.  The pattern was great though, it is a pretty simple one as well.

Now on to my fun find!  I was in Meijer the other day running an errand, and I saw all of the back to school things.  It got my own mind reeling on some new crafts, but I wondered if they had anything dolly sized.  And they did!  I found these eraser crayons.

They are perfectly sized Jumbo Crayons for dolls!  Plus they were only $1!  I couldn't pass them up.

There are six that come in the pack.  Orange, red, white, yellow, green, and blue.

Here is Emily showing you the size comparison.  I also like that they are erasers because they won't start melting like wax crayons do when you set them somewhere you assume is safe.  (It has happened to me before.  Here is tip, make sure you don't have crayons near your vents in the winter time.)

My only thing is that the labels slip off quite easily and they say Eraser on them.  I am thinking of making my own labels and gluing them on.  I also hope to make a crayon box for them.  I'm not sure yet, but it would be fun.  I will see, but for right now that is all!

Have a wonderday!

P.S. I have just a few more Camp It Up! posts to go.  I should be posting those within the next few weeks, then back to school time!

Soccer Uniform

As you know I bought the Springfield Soccer set, and I didn't want to buy the Springfield Soccer Uniform because I worried the material wouldn't be all that great and I wanted it to last.  I decided to make my own.  I bought a half of yard of some black polyester fabric, a soccer applique, along with the numbers 0 and 2!  And I already had just enough white cotton at home from a previous project.

I used two different patterns when making this uniform.  I used Simplicity #7688 (I can not find this one on Simplicity's website, it may be out of print.) for the shirt and Simplicity #1580 for the shorts.  I wanted the shorts to have elastic in them, so that is why I went with that pattern.

And I love how it turned out.  It fits her quite well and I really feel proud of myself.

I used a zig-zag stitch on the seams you could see.  These are the shorts and I used only the polyester fabric for these.  It was a tricky fabric to work with too.  It kept stretching and when I tried to use pins it was a mess.  So it took some time, but it was fun!

Here is the front of the shirt.  I know the soccer ball applique is a tiny bit off, but when I slammed the iron down on it, I didn't realize it.  But I don't really care to be honest.  And if worse comes to worse, I can just take it off later and add a new one on.

I used the black for the sleeves and neck line.  I wish the black would have gone down more on the neck line, but I don't mind it.  I once again used the zig-zag stitch on the sleeve hems too.  I thought it added a fun look.

Here is the back of the shirt.  2 is my favorite number, so that is what I made her jersey.

I thought overall it turned out great.  The more I practice with sewing I think the better I am getting.  So I am hoping to do more projects soon.  This one only took me about four to five-ish hours to complete.

Do you play any sports or did when you were younger?  I played soccer and softball.  I always had fun playing on sports teams.

Have a wonderday!

Gonna Eat This Camping Trip!: Part 3

And here we have part three of our Gonna Eat This Camping Trip!  This page is more the non-traditional camping foods, but can pass for camping foods or just inside your kitchen!

Snacks

Animal Crackers

I originally wasn't going to make these, but I thought it was fun idea.  As I made the other boxes before, I colored the template, and cut it roughly around the edges.  I glued it onto paper board and then cut along the lines.  I scored the edges and then hot glued them together.  As before I coated it with a few coats of Mod-podge (or clear glue).

Chips

Making the chip bag was fun!  I colored the template and then coated the image with tape, but I didn't put tape on the tab.  I cut out the image and then glued the bag together.  I glued one of the open sides together.

Now comes to filling it to look like there are chips inside.  You can add whatever you want inside, scrap fabric, paper, or I added some polyfil stuffing.  I then glued the remaining side together.  It works great because it squishes down.

Colored PDF Version / Outlined PDF Version
(On the snack templates I added the hot dog package too)

Hot Cocoa

One of my favorite things to eat on a camping trip is hot cocoa on those chilly mornings.

The box making is exactly as I stated before with the other boxes.

Inside of the box you will need hot cocoa packets!  I provided to different templates with just 2 packets and another with 6.  I wanted more, but I figured some would want less.

I colored, covered in clear tape, and cut out the templates.  I glued two of the sides together, and then put it just a tiny bit of filling.  I made sure to push it all the way to the bottom.  I then glued the top shut.  And I have six tiny cocoa packets.

Colored PDF Version (2 packets) / Colored PDF Version (6 Packets) / Outlined PDF Version (2 Packets) / Outlined PDF Version (6 Packets)

Cereal & Milk

And yet again, I used the same technique as before with making boxes.  The only difference was that I glued the tops shut.  I wasn't going to put any cereal inside of them.  I tried to make them smaller, like the travel sizes they have, but they would have been really small, so I just made them sort of smaller than a bit box would have been.

I used MyFroggyStuff's tutorial for making these small milk containers.

Grilled Foods

Next we are going to make some grilled food.  I made parts for hamburgers and hot dogs.

Hot Dogs & Buns

Here are the hot dogs and buns!  For the hot dogs I cut them out of the thick foam and painted them.  I coated them in Mod-podge as well.  I didn't add the grill marks on the ones that went in the package because they wouldn't have been grilled yet.

I colored the template and cut it out.  I layered two rows of four hot dogs (gluing them together) and wrapped them with some plastic.  I taped the edges shut and you have a package of hot dogs!

To make the hot dogs, I cut some buns out of tan foam and glued the hot dogs inside of them.  I tried other glues, but the only one that actually stuck was the hot glue.

Hamburgers & Buns

I made a package of cheese slices and hamburger patties.  I would like to add a label onto the uncooked hamburger patties, but I didn't quite get that far.  I wrapped both in some plastic.

The hamburgers are made from foam!  I cut circles out of foam for the cooked patties (brown) and buns (tan), and cut squares out of thin yellow foam.  I cut out two circles for the top bun, one was smaller than the other.  I hot glued them all together and there we go!

That is what I have created for my doll camp food!  I hope to start making more food to fill a kitchen soon!  Do you have any ideas?  Any more camp food you take with you on a trip?

Have a wonderday!