Hi Everyone! This week I'm going on a mini treasure hunt and I'm taking you along with me - Yay! This is the perfect time of year to find miniature props and accessories at great prices. The perfect pieces to accessorize your outfits or add to your doll rooms, scenes, and settings!
I invite you to follow me (& Jason) along as we go on the hunt for tiny treasures!
Now let's do this week's giveaway!
But first... The winner of last week's giveaway (the Liberty fabrics) is Lori N. Congrats!! You have been contacted by email and your prize will be on its way shortly! Thank you to everyone who entered! The feedback you;ve provided is amazing and super helpful as we plan for 2020!
While on my treasure hunt, I picked up a few items especially for this week's giveaway! A fun set of Christmas baking-themed items: Cookie sheet with decorated cookies, a rolling pin, a whisk, a box of truffles, and a mini Starbucks cup!
How To Enter:
Comment below by answering this question - "Do you sew as a hobby or business, and what is your biggest struggle you'd like to overcome?"
The giveaway will close on Monday, November 25, 2019. I'll announce the winner on Tuesday, November 26th and kick off the next giveaway! The winner will be chosen at random from the comments posted under this blog post. One entry per person.
Good luck!
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Ok, now back to the topic of finding mini treasures!
Here's my list of places to shop:
- Home Depot, Lowes, or other Hardware Stores - mini ornaments and mini apron
- Hobby Lobby - Ornaments and decor that is scaled perfectly. All the items in the giveaway are from Here, except the Starbuck Cup.
- Hallmark Gold Crown Stores - ornaments and Worlds Smallest Toys
- Barnes And Noble - Mini Kits and Mini Books
- Claires - Mini backpacks, bracelets and anklets that can be used as jewelry, mini soda lipglosses
- Target - mini ornaments, tiny dolls, pillows, even tiny Christmas sweaters!
- Gift Card displays, look for tiny bags, boxes, even aprons!
- Starbucks - tiny mugs, holiday cups, and tiny tote bags.
- Vans Store - Tiny Keychain backpacks with shoulder straps!
- Worlds Smallest brand, look for it at specialty stores (Hallmark, Half Priced Books, Fireworks, Fuego) and Amazon (link provided). Lot's of great mini replicas (Lincoln Logs, Polaroid camera, Rubix cube, yoyos, Nerf super soaker, Light bright, Etch a Sketch, and more!
This is a great place to browse online, unless you happen to live close to the Magnolia Silos in Waco, TX.
I visited The Magnolia Silos shop last year and picked up several holiday ornaments that are perfect for the 18" doll size. I found a Demo Day Hammer, Mini Distressed White Dishes (now they have teapots), Tin Watering Can, Canteen, and a Mini Wreath! Most of these things are still available on their website, plus some new items like mini teapots and mugs! Here are a few examples to show the scale:
Oh! And... it looks like if you go totheor website you'll see a popup to sign up for thier newslatter and get a 15% off coupon, plus they have free shipping on orders over $49...
Check stores like Target, Marshalls, Claires, Kate Spade, Michael Khors, and Coach for mini keychain purses. eBay is also a great place to find these! The sled and stocking were found at Hobby Lobby.
Another fun item that is available right now is the "Mini Brands" mystery toy. I've seen these at Walmart, but only in person, not online. They are around $5 in person, and if you happen to see them online, the prices are quite high. They are filled with tiny mini replicas of real brands. They're super cute! I picked up a few and have used them in some of our photos.
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- Do you have places you've found mini treasures? Share them with the group and show us pictures of your accessoeirs paired wth your projects!
- Jump over the SWC Facebook Group here.
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I sew for a business and love it. My greatest challenge has been making arm holes big enough to go over some of my smaller doll big hands without making the hole so large that the finished product looks baggy.
I have a small business – Amanda Kate Designs – and I sew for fun. My biggest obstacle is time. I have a 17 week old baby girl who doesn’t leave much time for sewing of any time. Currently working on the Starlight Gala dress for fun.
I sew for the pleasure of it. I usually sew things for people that ask for something that they can’t find in the color they want for 18" dolls. Like matching sun bonnets. My biggest obstacle is that they are starting to get lazy and don’t look for what they want a just come to me first.
I sew for both pleasure and business….mostly embroidery items for business, but would like to start sewing doll clothes for sale. I would like to make them economically affordable as so many of the clothes are so expensive! One of my biggest challenges is the clutter that ends up in my sewing/craft room. Everyone (including me!) seems to put things in there they don’t know else what to do with, so every session seems to start with clean up.
I sew for a business on Etsy; AdollablebyRita.
My biggest struggle is invisible zippers.