Saturday Snippets-DIY Barbie Bling, Spring Planters and Happy Easter!

I'm always looking for inexpensive outfits and props for my Barbie photo shoots:@) Dollar Tree had some dolls and while they were what you might expect (Bad Hair Day Barbie??? And I'll try my hand at repainting her lips later), there were some very pleasant surprises too...

I love that the doll comes with holes for earrings-ack!!! I did have to poke the holes all the way through with a straight pin, but that worked fine. I'll... er... I mean girls will have a blast creating Barbie Bling Earrings from beads and simple jewelry findings. In addition to a cute dress the doll came with pretty pink shoes, so overall, I think this was a fun $1 purchase.

I found a pack of deep purple assorted beads at Walmart for 98¢. In addition to the great color, I don't recall ever seeing round hoops in the packs before, they especially caught my eye. They made perfect little earrings that can be dressed up, or would add some colorful fun to a casual outfit:@)

There really isn't any secret to making earrings for Barbie dolls folks, you can start with a straight eye pin specifically made for jewelry, or bend a small loop into the end of wire as I did here. Then you use the straight part of the wire to insert into Barbie's ear hole. Don't worry, it doesn't hurt her a bit😉 

The nice part about making your own wire loops is, craft wire comes in all sorts of colors, and can be found at Walmart, Dollar Tree or craft stores. 

Now I've mentioned before, my dolls are total Diva's, and only pose for pictures... For more rigorous doll play, you may want to bend the wire almost 90 degrees to help hold the earrings in place. And trust me, once you make your first pair of earrings you'll understand what I mean.

My inspiration:

The earrings can be a simple round bead or pearl too:

Backpack from coin purse  ~  Free pattern sheet for top

~Make something just for fun and have a happy day!

I planted some salad greens this spring and have enjoyed cutting off a few leaves for lunch every so often. This pic is from when I first planted it. An unexpected bonus, that's a parsley plant hiding on the left... I'll truly be tickled if that grows for me:@)

In this year where the early holidays were all bunched together, I kept the Easter tree extremely simple. The good thing about fiber optic trees is they put on a light show and have lots of movement. The colors also work well for Easter:@)

And lastly, I wanted to share the beautiful violas Ma gifted me-thanks Ma! 

Happy Easter Everyone-I wish you all a glorious day!