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We had a lot of fun this past weekend making doll house notebooks and putting our interior design skills to the test by filling each interior room with magazine clippings of various furniture and decor items. It was so much fun! To make these we used various shades of ASTROBRIGHTS® card stock in beautiful blues for the exterior. Our favorites include Terrestrial Teal™, Celestial Blue® and, Blast Off Blue™. We …
I’m so in love with how Jenner Brown, friend and film maker, captured our ‘Summer Nostaglia’ collaboration with Wren & James. A collection that brings girls and their dolls together in matching pinafores. You can see more from our collection and from the amazing photo shoot here, here, and here. And if you have to …
We’re so excited to announce the launch of our collaboration ‘Summer Nostaglia’ that has been in the works for over a year with timeless children’s wear designer Kiley of Wren and James. Together we created 4 unique pinafores for both little girls and their dolls to wear. We wanted something that reminded us of the simple …
In addition to new prints (in several sizes) in the shop, I dropped a few more dolls today. These are technically the second drop of our Spring Whimsy collection but as summer is right around the corner it soon became clear to me that these gals are most definitely Summer Solstice Sisters. Each girl has …
We’ve had such fun working on Bitty Bunny Benjamin‘s Cardboard Cape Cottage. We knew just as soon as he came into being, he needed simple place to lay his head and we’re so happy he now has a cottage to call home. And we’re also so happy to be able to share just how we made …
Atticus the Bunny and Little Miss Nellie love to perform and are more than excited to debut on their next performance with you and your little ones! Simply download their faces from our Printable Party Pack here (which includes several downloads for paper toys and decor) and adorn with clothing, collars, ruffles and more. To Make …
We took our cardboard reindeer idea and ran with it. This time by turning a smaller gift box into a reindeer toy! It’s so easy to create, making it the perfect last-minute way to spruce up your gift giving game. Download the template in our shop to make your own reindeer gift box. Trace and …
Friends as you may have heard (if you follow me on instagram) my Fairy Friends books series with Baby Lit books is out this week! woohoo. We’ve got a lot of fun stuff in store including a fairy book signing and scenes from a fairy tea party that I can’t wait to share!!! The books are …
The lovely Brittany of House that Lars Built is the guest editor over on Brickyard Buffalo this week and we’re thrilled that she picked our new doll shop to be a part of her curated selections.
Friends I’m so excited to finally share with you my new doll shop, merrileeliddiardshop.com. It’ been a long time in the works and it’s almost surreal to see it finally come to life! Each heirloom doll is one-of-a-kind, handmade with a hand painted face. They are oversized at 26″ long (with the exception of the mini dolls) and are …