Monday, September 14, 2015

Doll S'more Ingredients


Okay, so this was supposed to be up last week and I do apologize for it not being. I actually did have it filmed but I must have set something wrong on my video camera because it just didn't turn out. I made the decision to re-do the entire video rather than put up something that I was truly unhappy with. I also decided to divide the video into two videos- the paper printables in one and all the clay work in a second one. There is just so much to do in each of these parts and I felt that trying to rush through to make a reasonable length video wasn't going to teach you what I want you to take away from the project. So this week we are doing all the paper printable work and next week we will dig out the clay and make that part.




Once again I am pulling out on of Ann's free projects that are available to those that subscribe to her newsletter. All you have to do is go over to Paper Minis and sign up for the newsletter. Super simple and it is free, it only comes once a week and you get see all the wonderful kits she has as well as photos people have sent her of the things they have made from her kits.

We are making up 3 of Ann's projects this week so be sure to print off all three.

I decided to start with the chocolate bars mostly because they are easy but also because they have a few steps and could be drying while I worked on other parts. I printed the chocolate bar page out on cardstock weight paper so they would have some body. Next week I am going to show you how to make chocolate bars from polymer clay so these are optional. I also wanted to use them to put inside the wrappers of the bars I wanted to seal up.

I printed the sheet of chocolate bar wrappers on regular printer paper. I didn't want them to be heavy at all. These are the more modern version of the candy bar wrappers and if you want to make yours look more like the ones from the 50's you might want to trim the wrappers to make them a bit shorter and then wrap your chocolate bars in foil before you slide them into the wrappers. I am not sure what the graphic looked like back then but you would at least get the feel of the old time bars. (this is just in case you purchased the new American Girl doll from the 50's and want to keep her there)

The wrappers are really easy just be sure to not use too much glue. You really just need a tiny bit of glue at the edge of the paper on each of the places we glue these.

The candy bars themselves are easiest to manage with a glue stick.

The marshmallow bag is one of the coolest ideas I have seen in a long time. I had in the past tried to figure out how to make a plastic bag for something and could never come up with a workable idea. The way Ann does this one is really simple and I can't figure out why it eluded me for all this time. I find it easier to tape the label on first and then cut the bag to size and assemble. Ann does provide a sheet of directions with this project to make it easier for you.

Next up was the graham cracker box and some graham crackers. These go together just like most of the printables we have made in the past. If these will be played with a lot by children you might think about making the “bricks” of graham crackers over wooden blocks to make them a bit more strudy.


The last step is to use a clear finish to seal the printables. This does several things. It makes them shiny so they look more realistic. It adds a bit of strength to the finished pieces. And just as importantly it covers up any dots of glue you might have gotten on them in the process of assembly. Just don't over do the finish and don't go too shiny. I used a satin finish and I think that is just about right. 


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