Entry #25

Intermediate

The character that I have chosen is Barbie –not the high fashion doll

but instead a younger pre-teen doll. The bubble cut Barbie doll of the

1960’s came with a red swimsuit and sandals. My younger version also

comes with a red swimsuit and sandals and more! She has a floppy hat,

sunglasses, a tote and beach towel for afternoons at the pool and a

wrap skirt, eyelet top and tights to wear for other occasions. Barbie

can also mix and match many combinations!

Here is her story:

My name is Barbie Roberts and I love cherries. My favorite thing to do

is go swimming with my friends Midge and Ken. When I grow up, I want

to be an airline pilot or a registered nurse or a rock star or an

aerobics instructor or a police officer or a flight attendant or a

doctor or an astronaut or a veterinarian or a school teacher or

ballerina or maybe a fashion model! I’m not sure what I will be!

Barbie’s Meet Outfit is made using the motto – reduce, reuse and

recycle – utilizing materials that have been given a second chance to

be useful again. The following items were upcycled for this project: a

dresser scarf, baseball uniform jersey, Christmas placemats and flea

market ribbons. The cherry fabrics came from my collection of fabrics.

The patterns came from Liberty Jane (swimsuit), McCalls (hat) and Sock

Monkey’s Business (that’s me!). The sandals were an experiment that

turned out successfully!

Barbie’s Meet Outfit in progress

Time to model all the combinations!

It all started with a sock monkey who needed a Halloween costume.

After making him a costume, I branched out to create custom outfits

for American Girl dolls. I use my sewing, quilting and designing

background to create one-of-a-kind creations for any sized doll - or

monkey.

www.facebook.com/sockmonkeysbusiness

Thanks for the opportunity!!!!

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