AG Gazette November 2016 Part One

AG Gazette Issue 1, November 2016

DIY THANKSGIVING DINNER You'll be ready to serve Thanksgiving for your dolls with yummy DIY food!

FALL ROOM TRANSFORMATION

If your doll's space is boring, have no fear! We have the tips to transform it into autumn!

DIY Thanksgiving Dinner Get ready for Thanksgiving by serving your dolls delicious looking, crafty, and traditional goodies!

Turkey Start with a bit of white clay. Shape it into the main body of the turkey, and draw a line down the back with a toothpick. Make two 3/4 inch stubs for the front, and two drumsticks for the back. Attach a cluster of tiny balls of green, brown, and orange clay to the back. Bake according to clay instructions, and watercolor the white parts brown.

Green Beans Start with dark green clay, and shape into lots of bean shapes. Shape those into two clusters, one to fit into the pot, and one for the serving size. Bake according to directions, and glaze with mod­podge or clay polish.

Mashed Potatoes Begin with wads of toilet paper, Wet under the sink and shape into size. wait to dry, and you have Mashed potatoes!

Pumpkin Pie Roll out a thin layer of bronze clay, and a thicker layer of orange clay. Put the orange clay on top of the bronze clay, and cut off a little so that the orange is a circle in circle in the middle, and there is a bit of extra brown surrounding it. Bunch up the brown around the orange. With a bit of white clay, shape into a dallop and place into the center. Slice a few out, bake according to directions, glaze, and serve!

Apple Pie Start by rolling out the same amount of bronze clay as the pumpkin pie above. Mix amounts of green, orange, tan, brown, ans white if needed to make lighter. Shape into lots of little apple shapes, and pack into a cluster placed atop the crust, Bunch up the crust around the apples, and add a heart shape with toothpick indents. Slice, bake according to directions, glaze, and eat!

Fall Room Transformation

Are you and your dolls getting bored of your current space? Well Get ready, because we have some great tips for transforming into fall!

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Prints

Prints

For beautiful, eye-catching bedding, you can buy cheap fabric remnants from your craft store, create your own textile with paint, or use fabric you already have! We used faux fur for the sheets and end blanket, and southwestern style floral for the duvets and pillow. We added accents with a rose pillow, checkered print, and a pillow wrapped in water colored triangular print!

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For this cute wall decor DIY, all you need is yarn, tape, white paper, clothespins, and cute scrapbook paper. (but you can draw your own on paper too! ) Start by cutting equal size small squares of scrapbook paper. Then, cut white paper to frame the square as shone. Make it glisten with clear tape over it, if you want. clip to yarn with clothespins, and you're done!

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For the headboard of this bed, we used gold washi tape and stuck in the same squares from the craft on the previous page! We put out a variety of different accessories from different sets, such as Kit's camera, Saige's mini doll boots, and the frame that came with the bouquet bed set.

Autumn Hairstyles to Fall for Get your doll's Fall style on with these simple fall hairstyles. Some classic, some new, either or, your doll will have an impressive new hairstyle! Before you start, spritz and brush out your doll's hair.

Fishtail Crown For this Fishtail Crown, Take the closest pieces of hair to the face on each side.

Fishtail braid both. (by taking the piece in half, taking one piece, and layering over on the other side. Continue fishtail braiding, switching from one side to the other. ) Then, pull both sides to the back, and tie witha bow.

Kink Half Up First, take the closest piece to the face, and twist until it kinks. Bobby pin in place. Do the same thing around the entire head.

Top Knot Start by brushing half of the doll's hair up. Put it into a high half up ponytail.

Twist the hair, and put it into a loose knot. A top knot!

Special Extras These inexpensive, adorable extras from American Girl are the perfect essential for every doll!

Sporty With these essentials, your doll can have the perfect thing at the perfect time. Like the socks and sandals for halftime, the rhinestone cap for school, and the two tone sneakers for every day.

Dressy For the doll that shines inside and especially out, we have the elegant earring set for jazzing up an outfit, the rhinestone purse for keeping shopping money safe, and the glitter ring set for mixing and matching jewelry!

Casual For the casual doll, we have the socks and leggings set, perfectly paired with a simple T-shirt, the glitter glasses, great for matching with any outfit, and the birthstone earring set for a practical addition.

All images on this page credit to American Girl

Interview With Melody Ellison AGG: Hello Melody! We're glad to see you! What's the best thing about living in the 1960's?

ME: It's great to be here! I really love the vibes of the music here. I think motown has a unique sound, and I'm working on my own song too!

AGG: Great! Since you love music, do you play any instruments?

ME: I play the violin, clarinet, and guitar. I also love to play the piano!

AGG: Cool! Whats the biggest problem in the 60's?

ME:The main problem is definitely civil rights. Just because you have different skin colors, it doesn't mean you should be treated differently.

AGG: Agreed. What are you going to do to change it? I believe that even a little dent can make a difference, So I sing for change, and raise money to brighten up our neighborhood!

AGG: Awesome! Who is your role model?

I think that the bravest people are my mother and Martin Luther King Jr. AGG: That is a great answer. Thank you Melody, we loved having tou Here!

ME:Thank you, I was great to be here!

Image on page credit to American Girl