As the holiday season officially kicks off, I have a bit of a conundrum folks... I spent yesterday putting up a new Christmas tree, and I don't like it. Ugh. So, do I spend this Christmas with that tree, or look for another one and redecorate for this year? Certainly not the biggest problem to have, but I know I won't be using this tree again next year! Oh well, you know what I do like? This great recipe for Old Fashioned Gingerbread! This can be a cake or cupcakes, and the recipe is easily cut in half. A simple cream cheese frosting is literally the perfect icing on the cake for this seasonal treat:@)
Let's get Barbie ready for the holidays too... We took some Dollar Tree socks and created a short sleeved Turtleneck Top and Matching Sweater Skirt. This project only requires four seams, a couple cuts and about 15 minutes of your time:@) You could always hem the top and skirt too if desired. My favorite part is the fabulous turtleneck collar!
This was how it looked when I was done...
I decided the pink on the bottom of the shirt needed to be trimmed.
It looks much neater in the picture above.
As always, a solid or abstract pattern might be best so the design placement doesn't matter. But overall, I think it turned out pretty well😉
✂What I did:
Skirt: Seams are pretty straight forward, pic on left.
(After sewing the one on the right I decided I wanted the waist band to be a little tighter,
that's why there are two seams shown.)
Top: Sew straight down the elastic band,
come down ~below~ the band and sew at a right angle over to the sides.
Be sure to back stitch all seams.
Cut each piece as shown, and add a small arm hole on each side a little below the shoulder seams.
Hem bottoms if desired.
Turn right side out, push shoulder seams out to the sides creating right angles.
Dress doll, and smile!
This could be a fun sleepover craft, let the girls pick out their socks and then you can be a rock star and make the clothes:@) Or how about giving your girl a pair of socks and Barbie outfit that matches...
Happy decorating and have a great weekend:@)
