Made some tiny yarn balls and did you know that pins make perfect miniature knitting needles?

Nola?

For some reason, the title of this draft post was Nola?  Maybe it was a spellcheck on "New", cause here are the girls wearing their new, NORMAL clothes. I think there is something to be said for designing and selling an entire line of NORMAL fucking clothes for dolls for girls.  Rather than everyone being all upset about how Barbies fuck up kids' idea of what they are supposed to be, why don't we instead just have the Barbies act a little more normal?  Isn't it more fun to dress a doll like a mini version of you, instead of the other way around?

The only girl not wearing getup from Tiny Frock Shop is Computer Engineer Barbie in the back, and that's cause I'm not yet convince I'm going to take her clothes off ever.

 

This one is my favorite, I love the jeans, and the cute top, and the necklace which is one she actually came with, and it looks way better against regular clothes, where it looks like a statement piece, anyway.

 

Teeny Tiny Plants

I got these super small plants at the Jack of all Trades craft fair at Jack London Square in Oakland.  

The plants are from Noelle's Miniature Garden: 
https://www.facebook.com/NoellesMiniatureGarden

Miniature Pencils

Cut the toothpicks to size, then whittle away one end to make a tip.  Sand the other end to make a clean "end" of your pencil.

 

Poke them in some clay to paint and let them dry.
 

 

Paint a tip of pink on the end - eraser!
 

Then paint black!
 

 

 

 

 

I also made some colored ones.

This blog post also recommends just using markers to color the colored pencils.  That probably works just as good.

I need a thimble now for a pencil holder.
 

Bulletin Board

Oh I forgot to explain how.  Ok first, I took a couple of wooden skewers and cut them at a 45 degree angle, by sight, using kitchen scissors.  I figured we have enough skewers that I can make as many mistakes as I need, who cares.

 

I glued the first one on with Elmer's, which was stupid cause it takes forever to dry.  The next three went on with Krazy Glue (from the Dollar Store, hello!  Don't pay full price for Krazy Glue when you can get it at the Dollar Store!) and this was way easier.
 

Teeny Weeny Bulletin Board!

Michael's also had scrapbook paper made out of a thin sheet of cork?  I don't know what that's for?  But I know I can use it to make a super tiny bulletin board for Barbie!

They also had miniature pins, which, of course, perfect for a mini bulletin board.
 

I printed a miniature version of Angela's calendar, some miniature Fleetwood Mac tickets, a miniature Jack in the Box coupon, a miniature receipt and a miniature post it reminder to call Katy!
 

Crown Molding

I found this decorative dowel at Michael's and thought it would make nice looking crown molding.  I am trying (?) to get the right details in there so it looks more realistic.  Anyway, I've had a couple of not great experiences with Michaels' staff lately.  The woman I asked about "crown molding for dollhouses" was a real gem.

Painting with white acrylic paint. Two coats.
 

Came out pretty good!  I haven't installed it yet though.  This is just me holding it with one hand while I take the picture.