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Enter To Win! Which Look Is Best? Vote Now!
The question is simple, which look is best?
This week's contest is featuring a charming dress made by Karen Sherman as the prototype piece featured on the cover of the Alivia Dress 18" doll clothes pattern. Which style do you like best? Be sure to vote to help us decide which look is best and be entered into the giveaway to win all of the clothing and accessory items featured in both looks! (Note - dolls and props are not included in the giveaway)
More About The Mix Up: This week we have two adorable looks featuring the Jelly Bean Soup Designs Alivia Dress as the main centerpiece. One features the playful styling of the '80s and the other features a more on-trend look perfect for a day of shopping!
The giveaway includes
- The Alivia dress designed to fit 18-inch American Girl® dolls. It is made using a cute combination of black and white print cotton fabrics, features cute ruffle and trim details and closes in the back with a hook and loop tape closure.
- The '80s Girl outfit accessories - A Hello Kitty lunch box, blue tennis shoes, lace 3/4 length leggings, beaded bracelet, and glitter hair bow.
- The Mall Rat outfit accessories - A fuschia slouch cardigan, black slouch ankle boots, and the cute Forever Friends shopping bag.
Make It Today: Like the looks we've created and want to make your own? Click the images below to get the patterns.
Vote Now & Enter To Win: You enter through the entry form that is embedded on this page and appears just below this paragraph, if you don't see it, be sure to visit the page from your desktop or an alternate browser such as Google Chrome. It may not appear on all mobile devices. The complete rules and entry details appear on the entry form. This is not a comment contest - in other words, leaving a comment on the bottom of this page is not an official entry method. The only required entry method is to vote in the poll to help us decide which look is best. One person will receive the outfit. You can enter once, or gain multiple entries by completing the other entry methods and increase your chances of winning. Please review all Terms and Conditions on the giveaway page before entering. While we wish we could run this contest everywhere, for legal reasons it is only open to eligible residents of the U.S. and Canada, not including Rhode Island. This contest is exclusively endorsed by Liberty Jane Clothing and Pixie Faire. Not endorsed by or affiliated with American Girl®.
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Get to know Karen Sherman (in her own words): "Designing came to me quite by accident. I have sewn for years and worked many years at a Bernina store. I was also teaching painting classes and designing and selling patterns at decorative painting conventions. My granddaughter was doing competitive cheer and she was also into American Girl dolls. She and her teammates wanted doll outfits to match their uniforms, so that became my new job. Keeping up with all the girls and the uniform business kept me busy for a couple of years. One day while she was with me, we discovered the Pixie Faire site. I was so excited to see all of the wonderful designs and the quality of what we saw. I submitted a design and was accepted. It has been a great journey and I have and am continuing to learn all the time. It has been a pleasure to design for Pixie Faire and the great staff. I love sewing for dolls!"
Visit the Jelly Bean Soup Designs pattern collection today!
Inquiring Minds Want To Know...
Q: What's your favorite food?
Karen: As far as isolating what my favorite food is, that is not easy. Guess you could say that I am a steak girl. If given my choice of anything on the menu, I would probably choose steak. However, I am easy to please and like most things.
Q: What's your favorite tv show or movie?
Karen: Love some of the old dance movies. Always watch Dancing with the Stars. I grew up taking tap dancing. My mom and I would strike out once a week to a little town about 10 miles from home so I could take dance lessons. We did that for years, so it is kinda in my blood.
Q: Coffee or Tea??
Karen: I prefer coffee. Drink it every morning, love iced tea too.
Q: Where's your favorite place to shop?
Karen: Shopping is a fun thing that my girls and I do all the time. I have a daughter, two granddaughters and a great-granddaughter. The shopping bug has bitten all of us. My son and grandson, no so much. Love a great fabric store for sure.
Q: What inspired your brand name?
Karen: As far as what inspired my brand name, I’m not sure. Was looking for something cute and different to use as my name. I think the name was just a God thing. It just hit me one day and I guess it seemed like that was it. I will never forget when I had a booth at Quilt Market in Houston, people came by saying that they could not imagine what Jelly Bean Soup was when the booths were listed at the show. They had to come and see. That was fun!
Q: What is your dream vacation?
Karen: My dream vacation would be to go to Maine in the fall. Would love to see the trees turning and visit some of the vintage shops.
We'd love to hear from you. Leave a comment and tell us - which look is best! And be sure to thank Karen for giving away such a cute outfit!
Thanks, everyone!
The Pixie Faire Team
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Get to know Karen Sherman (in her own words): "Designing came to me quite by accident. I have sewn for years and worked many years at a Bernina store. I was also teaching painting classes and designing and selling patterns at decorative painting conventions. My granddaughter was doing competitive cheer and she was also into American Girl dolls. She and her teammates wanted doll outfits to match their uniforms, so that became my new job. Keeping up with all the girls and the uniform business kept me busy for a couple of years. One day while she was with me, we discovered the Pixie Faire site. I was so excited to see all of the wonderful designs and the quality of what we saw. I submitted a design and was accepted. It has been a great journey and I have and am continuing to learn all the time. It has been a pleasure to design for Pixie Faire and the great staff. I love sewing for dolls!"
Fran
January 29, 2019
What a difficult decision! Like them both, the pop of color by adding the sweater is striking, but the 80’s version gets my vote in the end. Thanks so much for sharing your creative designs and the opportunity to win the outfit.