Doll Christmas Tree

When I went to get our christmas tree I saw these little (real!) christmas trees and I had to get one for my girlies. It's not proportionally the prefect size but it stills works.

Sam and Elsie decorating the tree:

Elsie and the Tree:

It's a little tall:

I went to the dollar store...

... or post for more chances to show off some doll stuff...

 So the boring stuff: 

Pick:

Bands for hair (especially Kit)

Then these are the cute things I got

Dominoes is a big thing in my family so when I saw this set I went wild!

here's Sam asking Mama if she should play that piece:

The last thing was:

An overnight bag!!

It's really roomy inside it fits Lanie's nature outfit boots and all:

Since it's an overnight bag I probably would just pack the girls PJs and an extra shirt though. I still really want a backpack, and a suitcase. Then I'll be done with luggage for my girls. I think... :)

Emma Book

I had to make a book for Aria, and what better then her favorite Emma by Jane Austen. It took me forever to format the inside! I was so frustrated that I cut it out one by one and glued it back to back. When I realized that wouldn't work I went back to the computer and formatted it in about 3 seconds. Sigh God works in funny ways. Anyway, digression over,  here are some pictures of it:

 This is what I used for the binding:

It was way too big so I had to cut it:

Here is the cover:

Inside

Tada!

Binding:

Back:

Title Page:

Dedication page: 

 < The first and last couple of > pages are actually from the original text.

The Middle pages are from a chapter by chapter summery I found at http://www.austen.com/emma/

Here is the Felcity special edition book for comparison: 

Here's a picture of when I tried to format it by hand:

Here's the link I used for the cover if you'd like to try it yourself. You can resize it however you want once it's saved to your computer.

http://designrelated.tv/inspiration/penguin-threads/emma-book-cover-penguin-threads.jpg

Ahh the Suspense

So I'm being played with in a cruel cruel manner. Aria Grace is here, sitting all wrapped up! I can't open her for another 24 days. Sigh...

Waiting .... so hard!

I'm going to need to pray for patience.

P.S. I wonder what's in the other two boxes... hmmm.

Personality Necklace

I really loved the idea of the charm keeper necklace that american girl has, but I do not like their charms. I think the necklace should show the dolls' personalities. Therefore, I have made my own little personality charm necklace for Aria Grace. I have a treble clef (because she loves musicals) a Phantom of the Opera and a Mr. Knightley charm (because she loves Phantom and Austen particularly Emma) I'm thinking about a Tangled charm (I LOVE THAT MOVIE, and she will too)  and maybe an Anne of Green Gables charm, but we will see. Without further ado here it is: