My 2nd Year Blogaversary!

Today is Christmas Eve!

Today is also my 2nd year blogaversary here on All Things Doll!

I was 12 years old when I started blogging. 

My first post was featuring a friend's doll-sized kitchen she made! You can check this post out here. 

Here are the first photos I took of my dolls and posted:

You can see the post with these pictures with the link here.

One of my most recent photos I took of dolls that I posted is:

My photography has improved since I started.

I have had 27,393 page views since I started.

I have had many page views from several different countries.

I have a total of 53 followers and some more that follow by email.

I have had a total of 194 posts. This is actually my 195th post.

The post with the most page views, with a total of 463, was about the American Girl Fashion Show Souvenirs. You can check that post out here.

I hosted two giveaways, both with American Planet. 

My first giveaway with American Planet. You can see the post here.

My second giveaway with American Planet. You can see the post here.

I posted my first doll craft last year. It was a tutorial on how to make doll-sized colored pencils. You can see the post with the link here.

I posted my first hairstyle tutorial this year! It was a tutorial on how to do the Twisted Ponytail. You can check this post out here. 

My most recent photostory is called Thanksgiving Dessert Party. You can read this photostory with this link. 

The three top people who comment on my blog are:

Allie D.

Emma

Universe Revolves/Thalia

Well, I would like to thank everyone for being amazing followers! I appreciate every follower of mine. Thank you for taking time to read my posts and commenting. 

Craft: Make a Headband for Your Doll!

Today, I am going to show you how to make a headband for your doll. This is a very easy and simple project that only takes a few minutes. Let's get started!

Supplies: 

~ Ribbon
~ A Ruler
~ A small pony tail holder
~ Scissors
~ Hot Glue Gun (make sure you have permission to use this)







Directions:

1. Measure and cut your ribbon to be 13 inches long. 

2. On each side of the piece of ribbon, measure and mark 1/2 inch.

3. Take your pony tail holder and fold the one side of the ribbon over at the 1/2 inch mark. Hot glue it down. BE CAREFUL! USE THE RULER TO HOLD DOWN THE PIECE OF RIBBON OVER THE GLUE TO DRY SO YOU DON'T BURN YOUR FINGER! 

4. Repeat the step above on the other side. It should look like this when you are done.

5. Wait for the glue to be completely dry before trying it on your doll. 


Here is a little photoshoot of Kit showing off her new headband:

 I hope you enjoyed this craft that I have shared with you. Let me know in the comments what you think! Thanks for reading!

Boring Posts =(

Hey friends! The title pretty much sums it up and I am sorry about those. I just have a pretty busy schedule. I promise, my posts will get better. I really want to make you all happy and have fun at the same time and honestly, I am not having that much fun the last couple posts. This post is boring so far, but not anymore! So, just for you all, you guys get to choose what you would like to see on the next post! Here are the options:

1.  A Craft
2. A photoshoot
3. A photostory
4. A Comparison 
5. Name that Doll game
6. Who Looks Better In It game
7.  Caption the Picture

There are all of your options! You get to vote on what kind of post you would like me to do next! Voting ends March 1st! Thanks you guys for your votes!

P.S. This past post I did on The Seven Dolls of Maple Drive was a Name that Doll. You can go and vote for that here!

Idea Post...Twelve Day 'til Christmas!

Hi everyone! This post is an idea post. I am going to start(starting today) a series called Twelve Days 'til Christmas! Everyday until Christmas, a post will be called "The (however many days until Christmas) Days 'til Christmas~(whatever the thing is). I will post either a photostory, photoshoot, a craft, or more! What do you guys think? My first post will be up soon! =D

P.S. There are just 12 days until Christmas!! (in case you didn't get that.)

First Doll Craft~ Make Your Dolls Colored Pencils!

Hey guys! I am posting my first doll craft! I will be showing you how to make dolly colored pencils! This craft is inspired by American Girl Fans post on how to make a #2 post.You can see that post here.

Here is Emily using her red colored pencil!

You will need:

• Toothpicks(as many as you want. 1 toothpick makes 2 pencils)
• Scissors
•  Sharpies(any colors you want!)

First, you will need to use your pair of scissors and cut the toothpick(s) in half. Try to cut them as close to half as you can!

They should look similar to this.

Take your colored Sharpie and color your toothpick handle.

 Color the tip of the "pencil". Let a space in between the handle and the tip to make it look like a real colored pencil. LET THE PENCIL(S) DRY BEFORE YOUR DOLLS HOLD IT! IF THEY HOLD IT WHEN IT IS WET, IT WILL LEAVE A MARK!!!

There you go! You just made colored pencils for your dolls! How did you like this? Please let me know in the comments because if you liked it then I will do more crafts. If you make some for your dolls, send me the photos at hopie.harman@gmail.com and I will post a post with everyone's photo! Please say a description and your name(it will be on the post). Thanks and happy crafting!