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!

• 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

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.

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!