Crafty! - Annie's Robe and Slippers

Last year Evie asked for a "My Twinn" doll for her 7th birthday. This is a girl who has never ever played with dolls. She asked for a baby doll when she was 4, which then sat on her bed forgotten for months on end. She's never touched a Barbie or really been interested in paper dolls. She's all about the animals. But, it's her birthday, so whatever - if you want a doll like that, you aren't getting much else, so enjoy. "Annie" (who is not so much a 'twin' but a 'reasonable likeness') pretty much just sits on Evie's bed these days too (except when we travel anywhere overnight and then Annie must come along!).

Now Evie, being a typical kid, has enjoyed PORING through the My Twinn catalogue picking out all the outfits and accessories Annie had to have. Well I sure as hell am not spending $35 on a nightgown/robe set, soccer set, what have you (or any of the 'must haves' like the small piano or doll sized easel for ridiculous amounts of money). So I found a company online that makes patterns for doll clothing and we ordered a few. Last week I finished the nightgown/robe/bunny slippers you see here and I now know why I've been saving all my fabric scraps over the years! So I can make a wardrobe for Annie. Hmmm. Why don't my kids have grandmothers who sew??




Now it's Matt's turn to craft something for Annie; Evie has requested a doll-sized bed for her room. Because her own full sized bed isn't big enough for the two of them. Seriously.