Mini Doll Shoe Resource

These little shoes are great for Kit!

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Mini Doll Shoe Resource

GREAT resource for mini doll shoes.

Love the black and white gingham flats for Grace!

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Vintage Barbie Clothes - MOD

SAVE on MOD clothes.

  Use coupon "SAVE5" for $5.00 off your order $50.00 or more.

Stop by the MENSWEAR shop and find something for the men (dolls) in your life!

Mini Isabelle Items - Etsy

One of my favorite etsy shops Bobbie J Minis has several items perfect for mini Isabelle listed in her shop.

 This Dress Form is beautiful.

 Ballet Slippers.

Please take a look at her shop!

New Clothes for Molly & Kit

I'm often asked "where" I get clothes for my minis.

I make some, find vintage clothes then alter the hem and in this case - I buy them.

 Knickerbocker was very popular in the 70s, early 80s and they sold a lot of Holly Hobbie items.

I found these vintage clothes from 1981-83 for the 6" ANNIE doll.

 I saw both of these outfits and immediately bought them for Molly and Kit. I have to say Annie is adorable too and I am hoping to find her to add to my collection.

There were 6 outfits available. I bought the FANCY BLOUSE AND SKIRT (Molly) and

PARTY DRESS (Kit).

 

 They fit SNUG and I can't get the back of Molly's blouse to close. I will have to make alterations so please keep this in mind if you find Annie clothes for your minis. 

I think the girls look ADORABLE!!!

Mini Shoes Project - Karen Mom of Three

Karen over at Karen Mom of Three's Craft Blog has a lot of great craft projects for dolls of all sizes. As I was looking at the projects for 18", I realized they could be easily adapted for mini dolls. Karen loves mini dolls as much as I do. Here's a cute project of hers.
 

What you will need to make to make your doll a pair (or several pairs of shoes)

• 1 felt board (can be purchased at Michael's or other craft stores for about $1.29)
• Ribbons (I used ribbons I had left from Christmas and ribbon I bought at Michael's in the $1.29 bin)
• Glue  (I used a hot glue gun, if you are doing this as a party activity I recommend that you use craft glue or have a lot of adult supervision with the hot glue)
• paper (to trace your dolls foot or existing shoe)
• pencil
• scissors
• *optional small buttons, beads or accessories to decorate the shoes

How to make doll shoes to fit American Girl (MINI) dolls
(Slight measurement adjustments made by me.)
Step one – Trace your doll’s existing shoes or trace your doll’s feet on to a piece of paper.
Step two – cut out the tracing, this is your pattern for all the shoes you will ever need to make.
Step three - place the pattern on to your chosen color of felt board, trace two for each shoe and cut out.
Step four – cut 2 – 1" strips of 1/4" ribbon
Step five – using glue (I used hot glue as it is faster but white craft glue will also work) attach the ribbon at the toe, to the bottom side of the top part of the shoe top. Then pull over the top and place shoe on dolls foot to measure tightness and angle of the ribbon, then attach with glue to the spot desired.
Step 6 – Once you have the ribbon in the spot you would like, apply glue all over the bottom and use the second felt piece to sandwich the ribbon. Hold and press down so that the felt pieces stick tight together.
Step 7 – make sure the shoe fits your doll and then if you wish to add more decoration then glue to the ribbon at this time.
Step 8 - repeat step 1-7 for the other shoe.
NOTES:

• For the sandals with two straps cut two pieces of ribbon for each shoe.
• The felt board will be enough to make about 24 pairs of shoes. With all the colors available the possibilities are endless. Fun and easy to make!

This is such fun craft idea and would be perfect for Girl Scout meetings, birthday parties, slumber parties or rainy day fun. 

Thanks Karen!

Shoes for Minis (Resource)

If you're looking for shoes for your minis - Denver Doll's Fairyland has several cute styles to try. $17 + shipping.