A Fun Little Project for Little Girls!

I remember having a lot of fun playing (very carefully) with paper dolls when I was little. They had such fancy clothing. I came across this fantastic vintage paperdoll set from Bella Dia. She even has nice winter clothes to keep her nice and warm!

The doll on the front cover is the right size to fit the clothing. You will need to think of a way to attach the clothing, but she will be lots of fun to play with. I am thinking of using contact paper and then putting a little bit of that tacky putty stuff on the back of the pieces. If you have any great ideas, do share :)

These vintage sewing cards are fun too. Just print them on heavy paper and laminate, then punch holes for lots of sewing fun!

It is so cold outside that I think I will stay inside and have fun making this fun Little Project today :) Remember that these are JUST for PERSONAL use. Click HERE for the Free Download (you have to log in, but it is easy and free).

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Little Projects for Hosting a fun Thanksgiving!

From place mats to day-of activities, here are some FUN LITTLE PROJECTS!

Deck the Table:

Place Mat for kids Make-it
Place Name Cards
Indian Corn Napkin Rings

For dinner conversation, brush up on your Thanksgiving History HERE.
And here is the official Plymoth Plantation site.
The History Channel on Thanksgiving History.

Having kids join you for Thanksgiving? These coloring pages will help keep them busy:
Pilgrim Turkey
Thanksgiving Turkey
Pilgrim/Hat Maze
Thanksgiving Work Search
Harder Thanksgiving Word Search
Pilgrim Paper Doll
Mayflower Happy Thanksgiving!

And coming up: A Little Project for Thanksgiving Jokes for dinner-time smiles. Watch for it soon :)

November Projects!

I love this time of year with the crisp apples and the beautiful fall colors!  I have been busy planning activities already to celebrate.  

Some upcoming posts on This Little Project:

*This Little Project went to Market: A hair bow for your little turkey-oops-I mean little darling!

* This Little Project Stayed Home: An easy way to display and count your blessings.

* This Little Project is for the Kids: A mobile to display your favorite things.

* This Little Project was YUM! A yummy apple dip recipe.

*This Little Project was FUN! A fun Turkey Basket to make.

Be sure to link to us and check back for these and other fun Little Projects :)

Bags of Fun!

Bags are like shoes, it's hard to have too many. So I set about making some new tote bags for my little kiddos. These happen to match their costumes (am I obsessive or something?) My turtle got the turtle bag and my little lady bug got the red bag with spots. Kids love putting things in and out of bags so I am sure they will be well-loved. They were perfect for putting their hoard of treats in!

Want to make your own?
I bought 1/4 yard of red fleece and 1/3 yard of green fleece. Why fleece: no hemming needed!
I used green felt for the turtle and black felt for the spirals, along with black buttons sewn onto the red for spots.

1-Decide on the size of your bag. Cut 2 strips for handles. Cut a rectangle that when folded in half is the size of bag you want.


2-Pin on any decorations and sew them on. Fabric glue can also help hold them in place. I would recommend sewing the decor on if you want the bags to hold up.

3-Pin the handles to the top inside of the bag (make sure they are the same place on both sides.) Then sew across the whole top edge to sew them in place.

4-Fold your rectangle of fleece in half and sew around the two raw edges with right sides together (leaving the top open.)
5-Then turn it right-side out and smile because you are done!

Wasn't that a fun little project!

Costume Cookies

Want another way to use those "gingerbread man" cookie cutters? Make them for Halloween and let your kids" dress them up." It's fun to dress them the same way they are dressing up for Halloween!

Around here, that would mean lots of green sprinkles and frosting for our turtle.
And lots of red sprinkles and frosting for our little lady bug.
M&M's or Reeses make the perfect little "spots" for either :)

Reeses Pieces are the PERFECT candy to decorate for this Fall time of year, don't you think?
We covered these pumpkins with them! Sorry, no "after" photos-we had neighbors over to help decorate. That means too many cookie monsters!

Such a yummy Little Project!