I feel like these Scotch Reusable Strips have revolutionized paper doll play as we know it! You can change outfits quickly and easily – no tabs, no tearing! Makes paper doll play way more fun. I usually cut the squares in half and put them directly on the torso part of the doll (see above). If…
Here at Lily and Thistle, we are all about creativity at home. This is such a great first time sewing project for kids and newbies alike. Sewing is such a great way to make art because it’s usable! 🙂 If you are looking for more ways to get art and creativity into your life, join…
1911-1920 Time Line: 1911: J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan flies through the air. 1912: The sinking of the Titanic. 1913: The Panama Canal is completed. 1914: World War I begins. 1915: Girl Scouts officially established (first meeting was in 1912). 1916: Norman Rockwell draws his first Saturday Evening Post cover. 1917: The Uncle Sam I Want…
Welcome to January 2014! What an exciting year of outfits I have planned for you! This year we will celebrate: A Century of Fashion – See more at: https://www.lilyandthistle.com/blog/2013/12/07/re-post-from-last-year-st-lucia-bringer-of-light-free-doll-and-december-deals/ It was so fun to create outfits for each decade of the 20th Century (and into the 21st), I admit I got a little carried…
Saludos! Our eleventh stop this year will be to Spain! We are celebrating the Flamenco folk dance/music Spain is known for. “Flamenco is a form of Spanish folk music and dance from the region of Andalusia in southern Spain. It includes Cante (singing), Toque (guitar playing), Baile (dance) and Palmas (handclaps). In recent years…
Hola! Our tenth stop this year will be to Guatemala! “Guatemalan womens’ outfits consist mainly of Trajes. A blouse, a belt and a skirt of sorts. They’re always colorfully dressed. The colors in the Trajes, represent the villages where they live. Westerners are concerned with matching their clothes, not wearing certain colors after certain holidays,…
Our ninth destination this year is Russia! “Traditional Russian clothing was designed to empathize Russian woman’s inner dignity and emotional restraint. Russian costumes are not only beautiful, they are also convenient in wearing because they were created for work without restricting freedom of movement. Festive clothes and everyday clothes, married woman’s and young girl’s clothes…
Hallo! Our eighth stop this year will be to India! A Sari is a strip of unstitched cloth, worn by women, ranging from four to nine yards in length that is draped over the body in various styles which is native to the Indian Subcontinent. There are more than 80 recorded ways to wear a…
Howdy! For our seventh stop this year, we visit the Western United States and meet: The All American Cowgirl! “Cowboys have certainly gotten their due in movies and fiction over the years, but what about the cowgirl? As early as the 19th century, pioneering women learned their way around a lasso and horse on the…
“It was on of those March days, when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold; when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens Some drawing time… [mailerlite_form form_id=4] Time for a scavenger hunt! Ah, March! [mailerlite_form form_id=4]
From The Archives: August 2012 Isn’t parenthood one of the most humbling, tiring, exasperating, patience promoting experiences ever?! The other evening our sweet, little Laurel decided she would play hairdresser. And here are the results… Zap! Bam! Pow! I posted about it on my personal Facebook page feeling sheepish but needing support and I’m so…
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