Saturday ReView: Lighter Pecan Pie & Barbie DIY Santa Makeover

In a perfect world I would have been able to find a poseable 1:6 scale Santa doll for Barbie play. But not in my world... So I started with an action figure doll thrift store rescue, and dug out the Christmas props box to see what I already had... 

The coat is a 2022 ornament from Walmart.

Pants and hat 2021 ornament from Kohl's.

Boots came in a grab bag of thrift store items.

First preliminary pic:

Now, do I wish the pants were longer?

Yes, but I can work on that later.

I did rework the belt a bit.

The Santa face:

A little white paint on his eyebrows and hair.

And dabbing the paint on helped make the brows bushier too,

I might try to tone the brows down with a little gray later.

Gotta clean up that hairline too...

I thought the beard would be the most challenging part,

but ended up repurposing a little faux fur from a deconstructed ornament.

Simply cut to shape and glued to his face.

The hat always helps!

A pillow adds some belly and...

Wa-la, one department store type Santa 

for my Christmas scenes and pictures🎅

Cousin Rube will be thrilled to have his help

at Peace and Pancakes Farm this Christmas😉

Before and after:

And this Lighter Pecan Pie would be perfect for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas! Not only does it have less sugar, it only calls for one cup of pecans... Making it both lighter in calories, and lighter on the wallet too:@) Good stuff folks, I've made it a few times, don't hesitate to give it a try.

Have a great weekend:@)