Happy Halloween 2021

We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween!

Much love,

❤ Hiedra ❤, ❤ Luciana ❤ & ❤ Josefina ❤

My Life As 2021 Halloween Costumes

These three adorable Halloween costumes come from the My Life As line, which is exclusively sold at Walmart. They are part of the brand's Halloween line for 2021.

Hiedra is wearing the Orange & Black Witch Costume. It consists of a dress with a high-low hemline, and is made out of a shiny, satin-like fabric in orange, green, and black.

Green ribbons criss-cross over the bodice, and another ribbon is attached around the waistline, tied into a bow in the front. The sides of the bodice are held in black, while the middle part as well as the sleeves are kept in orange, giving the appearance of a vest over the dress. The neckline is decorated with a slightly lighter green ribbon.

The skirt part is held in wide orange and green stripes, and has a sparkly orange tulle overlay. The inside of the skirt is lined in black. The dress closes in the back with velcro.

Another part of the costume is a black pointed hat, made out of thick felt. The ribbon with bow from the waist of the dress repeats itself here directly over the hat brim. An attached black elastic holds the hat in place on the doll's head.

Josefina is wearing the Black & Pink Cat Costume. It consists of a dress, which is made out of a soft velvet fabric in black and pink.

A white winking cat face is printed onto the front of the bodice, and pink and black cat ears decorate the upper part of the bodice, close to the neckline. The neckline and the sleeve cuffs are held in a black faux fur fabric. The skirt part is lined on the inside with a pink shiny satin fabric. A pink ribbon with a bow in the front decorates the waistline. The dress closes in the back with velcro.

Another part of the costume are pink, black, and green spotted tights, which look similar to a leopard design, as well as a black headband with pink and black cat ears.

A black tail is sewn to the back of the skirt part, made out of the same velvet material as the dress.

Luciana is wearing the Rainbow Unicorn Costume. It consists of a dress, which is made out of multiple colorful fabrics.

Velvet fabric in the colors pink, purple, teal, yellow, and orange form the bodice. There is a sparkly ribbon around the hem of the arm openings, and the little cap sleeves are made out of white tulle with sparkly multi-colored stars.

The skirt part is made out of an organza-type fabric, and the same colors as in the bodice were used; however, they sort of bleed into each other, which is a very nice touch. The same tulle that was used for the cap sleeves also layers the skirt. The dress closes in the back with velcro.

Attached to the bodice is a white hood, made out of velvet fabric, which has the Unicorn ears and horn attached. The horn is pink and the ears are white and pink. The hood has an opening in the back, which allows for the doll's hair to be pulled through.

Along with the dress come a pair of pink sparkly tights.

Here is a picture of the back of the hood, which shows the opening for the hair. This is really helpful for dolls with long hair.

We're very happy to add these adorable costumes to our closet, and look forward to wearing them again in the years to come.

❤ Luciana ❤, ❤ Josefina ❤ & ❤ Hiedra ❤

Knitted Star-Shaped Christmas Tree Skirt

Hello everyone!

Christmas and the holiday season have been over for more than a month, but I didn't want to wait all year to show you the tree skirt Mama made for our beautiful pink tree.

* You can find the link to the pattern and pdf file at the end of this entry *

Take a look at it:

This is what it looks like when the tree skirt is around the base of the tree

And here we have the tree skirt by itself. I forgot to block it before taking the picture 😞

This tree skirt was made to fit spaciously around a 2 foot tall Christmas tree. It measures 22 3/4 inches across from one point to the point on the opposite side.

If you would like to make the Knitted Star-Shaped Christmas Tree Skirt for yourself, you can click on the link below to get to the pattern and the downloadable pdf file.

I plan to keep my patterns free for everyone to use, but please make sure to link back to this page for credit. Thank you! 😊

(Design, pattern, and pictures by Jo Em of Dolls of Suburbia)

❤ Maria ❤

Knitted Christmas Tree Skirt

Click Here For

~ Pattern & pdf File ~

Merry Christmas 2020!

We would like to wish all our dolly friends a very

Merry Christmas!

Mama took some pictures of us with the puppies in front of our tree, and we would like to share them with you.

Merry Christmas and much love,

❤ Maria ❤, ❤ Luciana ❤, ❤ Teddy ❤, and ❤ Stella ❤

Happy Halloween 2020!

Hello everyone!

Here are our 2020 Halloween pictures, which we would love to share with you!

In the pictures below we are goofing around in front of the house in our costumes, and with real pumpkins!

Sister love! 💖

We would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween!

Much love,

❤ Luciana ❤ and ❤ Maria ❤

Bumble Bee Dress

Hello, everyone!

Today I would like to show you another outfit Mama crocheted for us. Just in time for Halloween we have a beautiful costume 😊

This cute outfit is called the Bumble Bee Dress, and was made from a pattern by Adoring Doll Clothes. You can find the instructions HERE.

*** Please note: This pattern is available for purchase only, but you still need to link back to the creator if you use it! ***

The set consists of a a dress, a pair of legwarmers, and a hat. The entire outfit is crochet.

I decided to wear it for Halloween 2020, and here you can see me modeling it together with my jack-o-lantern candy bucket, as well as with several pumpkins we got for decoration.

Here is another view of it.

Mama is a member of the Adoring Doll Clothes group on Facebook, and the owner, Pamela, did a Halloween 2020 costume contest, in which the members could participate by crocheting and having their dolls wear one of the many beautiful outfits Pamela created for her website.

Mama decided to make the bumble bee dress, and submitted my picture above, where I'm holding the candy bucket.

Guess what?

We won!!! 😍

Pamela made a video with all of the entries and winner, and Mama linked it on her Facebook. If you want to take a look, Mama's post with the video is right HERE.

And to top it all off, we were sent some absolutely amazing prizes for winning! Let me show you:

We received this totally adorable Halloween bag, which was full of all kinds of goodies; everything Halloween themed.

Inside the bag was a card, three skeins of yarn, two cups, stickies, two pairs of socks (ankle length and knee length), two kitchen towels, two notepads, two pens, a door hanger, a wall decoration, an infinity scarf, a little ghost figure, candy corn, lollipops, and candy bracelets.

So many awesome things! We all were simply blown away by Pamela's generosity!

So with this in mind, maybe you would like to make this Bumble Bee Dress as well, and if you do, I wish you lots of fun! Also, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask, and please don't forget to link back to Adoring Doll Clothes if you crochet the set. 😉

❤ Maria ❤

Sophia's Yogurt Cup Set

This adorable yogurt cup set is sold exclusively by Sophia's.

The set contains 12 plastic and paper pretend items that will make a nice healthy snack for all dolls.

The items include:

~ 4 spoons

~ 4 cups with yogurt, fruit, and a mint leaf

~ 4 paper napkins

Please note that the yogurt can not be removed from the containers, nor can the fruit and mint leaves be removed from the yogurt.

I believe this yogurt cup set is a wonderful addition to any 18-inch doll collections, and of course for pretend play and photo shoots.

❤ Maria ❤

Sophia's Dessert & Display Set

This awesome dessert and display play set is sold exclusively by Sophia's.

The set contains 46 plastic, fabric, and paper pretend items that are perfect for a tea party, a birthday party, a bakery, or any other fun occasion for the dolls.

The items include:

~ 4 forks

~ 4 spoons

~ 4 knives

~ 4 plates

~ 4 cupcakes

~ 4 doughnuts

~ 4 petit fours

~ 1 chocolate cake

~ 1 small chocolate tart

~ 1 big chocolate tart

~ 1 pair of serving thongs

~ 1 cake server

~ 1 three-tired serving stand

~ 1 serving tray

~ 4 fabric place mats

~ 7 paper napkins

I really like this set. It has so many possibilities for all kinds of play options, especially since there are so many items included.

I believe this dessert and display set is a wonderful addition to any 18-inch doll collections, and of course for pretend play and photo shoots.

❤ Maria ❤

My Life As Winter Play Set

This adorable winter accessories play set is sold exclusively at Walmart for the My Life As doll line.

The set contains 7 plastic pretend items that are perfect for an 18-inch doll's mantel piece, or for decorating around the dollhouse during the holiday season.

The items include:

~ 1 snowman with a colorful velvet scarf

~ 1 gingerbread house

~ 1 snowglobe

~ 2 candy canes

~ 1 "Believe" stand-up sign

~ 1 Christmas tree ornament, featuring 3 blue snowflakes and a bright green ribbon


A fun added feature includes:

~ The snowglobe can be filled with water, and when lightly shaken, the glitter inside will float around.


Please note that the ornament is bigger in scale compared to the rest of the doll-sized items, so it is likely that it is intended to be put on a bigger doll tree, or even on a regular Christmas tree.

I believe this winter holiday set is a wonderful addition to any 18-inch doll collections, and of course for pretend play and photo shoots.

❤ Maria ❤