My Life as a Sleepover Host

Is she adorable or what?

I have to bring her into the family...I just need to decide when and how many!

But after sharing this, I am sure she will be getting a little more attention!

Save a few for me!  

New Shoes!

Sandal Season maybe year-around in some parts of the world, but Journey Girls travel the globe, go to school, shop, and have fun where they need a little bit more coverage on their feet, especially in the midwest where the Fall Season has begun!

Beauty of Creating presents the Casual Shoe Collection!
~Fringed Penny Loafer & Ballet Flat~

Additionally, we have colors and more colors offered in each style!  Stop by and visit us at the Beauty of Creating Story (eBay) and shop our new Casual Collection Shoes!

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Special Introductory Price!  Thanks for shopping, sharing, and visiting us!

Shhh! We are planning to bring back CLUB VIP for limited time...watch for details!

Designing & Drafting the Top-Sider (Pumpkin Seed) Shoe

More shoe drafts in progress!  This season, there will be much more to showcase in footwear, and we are sparing no time at the drafting table!

Previously, I shared a draft of the court/tennis shoe.  This shoe draft is a more casual, playtime shoe, that your Journey Girl can wear more as the spectator of sports activities!

This fabric derived from a fat-quarter.  It is very colorful and dainty, perfect for Spring/Summer.  As the final draft reaches completion, seasonal colors will be made available!

Stay tuned for more design/drafts!

Designing & Drafting the Court Tennis Shoe

For an entire year, we have collated the materials to design the and draft the first Beauty of Creating court/tennis shoe.  This shoe is to pay homage to the classic K-Swiss and the Adidas - Stan Smith.  These shoes were quite popular during the 80's and I definitely wanted a tribute/inspiration to showcase for our 18" dolls.

This shoe fits both all of the dolls wonderfully! Yes!  Journey Girls and American Girl dolls have a universal shoe that both can wear!  This is a first for Beauty of Creating, as we are working to integrate other 18" dolls from our collection into the workspace!

Here is the final draft:

As first drafts go, you find things that you should have included, and discover hopefully some useful tips to make the next draft run smoother than the first.

This project will not get shelved.  We will continue to work through the kinks and hopefully soon, a few Journey Girls will sport these new court/tennis shoes!

Cricut Explore Unboxing...finally (not recorded)

It only took me three months...and it would have been even longer if I insisted on recording it...the unboxing of my Cricut Explore Air 2 (CEA-II).

I spent the entire week between filling orders, learning the ins and outs of my CEA-II.  I even registered, started a few of the walk-through tutorials, along with researching any 'must have' tools that did not make the initial bulk buy!

In actuality my purchase came as the 'Wisteria Bundle'. I am new to Cricut and green to the different series of cutting machines.  I originally thought that was a brand, but instead found it to be a color, while the bundle included a collection of shimmery, sparkly vinyls.

As I mentioned, I discovered that I needed more accessories.  I am sure I will discover that some will be unnecessary.  But like with everything crafty, I always find an alternate use.

Here is a card I made...

I made an original, straight from the tutorial.  But on the second trial, I flexed my wrists a bit and changed up the colors.

Now that the Week 1 has come to an end, I still need to pick up a roll of transfer vinyl.  I am ready to put this baby into high gear!

I am looking forward to die cutting without buying dies and creating some unique transfers.

Academy Collection - Uniform H

We are continuing to bring our direct sell orders to our eBay customers!  Next up is the Uniform H!  Our direct sell customers are quite unique in their requests and this is our recent, with accessories!

Beauty of Creating presents a new addition to the ever growing 

Academy Collection for your favorite Journey Girl Doll to 

wear back to school!  Uniform "H" includes everything you see here

for a limited time only! 

Includes: Light blue blouse, red/blue/yellow poplin jumper, blue socks, and free panties,

along with our new T-Strap Mary Jane shoes.

Bonus items (while supplies last) : backpack, earrings, bracelet, and red rim glasses!

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We are still awaiting the return of Uniform "C" and remain hopeful that

the raw materials will return to inventory!

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Stay tuned for our upcoming Journey Girl Doll Stars Fitness Gear!

Goodfellow Dolls (Detroit Goodfellow Doll Program)

Special thank you to those who purchased patterns on Etsy.  I even noticed that many of you did not download the pattern, which emphasizes that you simply desired to make a donation to this event! 

We Appreciate You!

The dolls are dressed and have been delivered to the shipping/receiving (Detroit Warehouse) for processing, packaging, and forwarding to a very special child this holiday!

This year we dressed 10.  Next year, we hope to double that quantity!