Happy 4th of July

Hey everyone!  Happy 4th of July!  Have a great (and yummy!) time!  Have fun and stay safe.  We are visiting family right now, but once we get back we will post pictures of what we wore.  Did you go to a parade?  We did and got super wet from water guns and a fire truck! :)  Did you have or are you going to have a barbeque?

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Meet Devin!

Hi lovely followers!  Today I will be introducing you to Devin our new brother.  Isn't he cute? ;) 
His full name is Devin James.  We got him from Ebay for $50 (as you may remember from a previous post) and his wig also from Ebay.

He is quite the character and likes all the attention he is getting since he is new.  He is bold, adventurous, athletic, musical, and kind (just sometimes to his sisters).
He likes to play football, basketball, any other sport, and the trumpet.  But, his favorite things to do are play baseball, skate board, and dance hip-hop!

Nadia☺

Make a Rain Poncho

 Hey there!  I don't know about you, but where we live it's been raining almost non-stop for the past several weeks!  So to stay dry we are going to show you how to make a rain poncho.

First, your going to need an old shower curtain, table cloth, or plastic bag.  We found this plastic stuff in the scrap bin at the fabric store.  Place a dinner plate on it and draw a circle about 3 inches bigger all the way around it.  Cut out the circle.

 Fold the circle in half and place your doll on it in the middle.  Mark where her shoulders are.

With it still folded cut a half circle.  Open it and see if it is big enough for your doll's head to fit through.  If not fold again and cut a deeper half circle.

Stay dry (or cool if it is really hot where you live).
Nadia☺

P.S.  Thank you for 40 followers!  We will have another giveaway once we reach 50!!!!!

Make a No-Sew Sleeping Bag!

Today I went to the craft cabin.  When I walked in our camp leader, Grace, waved me over to her table. 
"What are we making today?" I asked.
"No-sew, fleece sleeping bags."

First, I picked out some scissors.

Then Grace handed me some fleece.  That's a lot of fleece!

Then I cut out the rectangle.  First, fold your fabric in half.  Your feet will be where the fold is.  Then cut a rectangle 14 inches wide and 20 inches tall/long.  Fold the top layer of fleece about 5 inches back like the picture below.

Cut slits 1/2 inch wide and 1 1/2 to 2 inches deep.  Tie the ends into knots.  Once you get to a fold (either on the top or bottom) cut it like the picture below.  For the part you folded back you will have 3 layers of fleece to tie.

Cut off the extra fleece on the sides.

Your done!  Wasn't that super easy?  You can add a pillow by cutting another square of fleece and placing it on top of the top part/the part with no knots.  (If that makes any sense.)  Sew 3 sides, stuff with fleece, and then sew the 4th side.
After I finished I hurried back to our cabin to try it out and get some pictures.  As you can see Nadia photo bombed the first one. :)

It was so warm and cozy that I had to take a little nap!

What have you been doing at Camp Doll Diaries?

Marisol