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I have an idea! Let’s make cute cardboard dolls and dress them up for a nice, nippy winter walk with the dog! This easy, inexpensive DIY craft is a fun way to recycle cardboard boxes and fabric scraps. Create charming accessories for your dolls and their dog and have fun keeping warm while bundling them up for the cold!
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What You Need
- Cardboard
- Old gloves, socks or t-shirts (any fabric scrap will work)
- Felt
- Needle and thread
- Scissors
- Pencil/pen
- Colorful markers
- Paint
- Stickers and mini pompoms
- Doll Templates
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How-To
Step 1
Download doll and accessories templates. Print out the templates and trace the shapes onto cardboard. Cut out the cardboard dolls and decorate them with stickers, paint, and markers.
Step 2
Cut out the girl accessories and trace them onto different fabrics. Trace the gloves onto felt and sew them with tiny straight stitches as shown in the picture.
I used an elastic orange velvet for the girl’s boots and a piece of fleece for the hat. Cut them out, leaving a seam allowance and stitch using backstitches.
Step 3
Cut off excess fabric from the hat and boots and turn them right side out.
Stitch a pompom on top of the hat.
Cut out a 10″ x 0.8″ piece of fabric for the girl’s scarf. I chose the border of my favorite leftover wool.
Step 4
Repeat the same process for making the boy’s accessories with different colors and fabrics.
Step 5
Now it’s time to dress the dog! Cut a piece of fabric for the coat. You can make the dog’s hat from felt and stitch it as you did for the gloves, using straight stitches. Add a pompom on top. Cut out 8 sock shapes (or cut 4 and fold them as shown in the above) and stitch.
Turn the socks right side out and fit them onto the dog’s feet.
Step 6
Dress up your dolls with all their cozy new accessories! Fold the coat down onto the dog’s body and tie a piece of trim around it to keep it in place.
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Tie another trim around the dog’s neck, with the other end attached to the boy’s or girl’s hand to make a leash.
Now it’s time to step outside and let your dolls show off their new winter wardrobes :)
Happy crafting!