American Girl Doll Clothes Patterns to Make Isabelle’s Tutu
You know we love American Girl Doll clothes patterns around my house. I found another one to show you today! This pattern is to make a tutu for your doll. I’m sure if you have any AG fans in your...
View ArticleOver 60 Amazing American Girl Doll Crafts and Ideas
I’ve got a whole lot of AG fun for you today! In honor of a huge American Girl Doll wardrobe giveaway, I thought I’d get us all started thinking about some doll fun! Summer is coming and I know for...
View ArticleAmerican Girl Doll Giveaway of a Summer Wardrobe!!
You’ve been waiting for it and the time has arrived for our third American Girl Doll Handcrafted Wardrobe Giveaway. This time the contributors have outdone themselves and created an incredible summer...
View ArticleAmerican Girl Crafts ~ Make a Pretty Embellished Headband
It has been quite a while since I posted any American Girl crafts. Have you been itching for a cute and simple craft for yourself or your daughter’s doll? Today, Rachel from Architecture of a Mom has a...
View ArticleAmerican Girl Doll Clothes – Make Girl Scout Uniforms
Hey, hey, hey! I haven’t made any American Girl Doll Clothes in a long time. Had you noticed? Today, the drought is over! I made new Girl Scout Uniforms for my girls dolls. I’ve got all the cute...
View ArticleThe Best of The Real Thing with the Coake Family 2014
Hi everybody! Welcome to 2015! I wanted to start the year off by taking a look back at 2014. I had a fantastic year with the blog. The blog grew and grew and grew some more. In fact it more than...
View Article30 Creative Valentine’s Day Ideas for the Whole Family
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, I wanted to give you a post with tons of creative ideas for your celebrating. Of course, I’m going to assume that since you read my blog, you are at least a...
View ArticleDIY American Girl Doll Bunk Beds
It has been what feels like forever since I’ve done an American Girl Doll post and it feels like even longer since I’ve actually made anything for our dolls. Today, I’ve got a diy that only took me...
View ArticleOver 20 Great Easter Crafts and Easter Desserts
With Easter quickly approaching, I wanted a little inspiration of cute Easter crafts and yummy Easter desserts. I mean, who can’t use some fun Easter crafts followed by delicious Easter desserts?...
View ArticleHow to Make a Mattress for Any Doll Bed
Do you remember a few months ago when I made the new bunk beds for our American Girl dolls? Well, our poor dolls have had nothing but a hard board to sleep on since then. I was just kind of dreading...
View ArticleSewing Reversible Sheets for Doll Bedding
I’m back with the next part of the bedding for our American Girl doll bunk beds. This time I took on sewing sheets for the beds. Only I didn’t do the sewing, my girls did! When I made bedding for our...
View ArticleSewing a Doll Bean Bag Chair ~ Free Pattern
I’ve had a lot of fun making things for our American Girl Dolls this summer. Hope you have enjoyed seeing the sewing and other things I’ve done. Today, I’ve got a free pattern for you to make doll...
View ArticleSimple to Sew Small Pillows ~ Activities for Kids
How is your summer going thus far? Have you found some great activities for kids? I have managed to find activities for the kids and I to do together. It has been nice to have time with them and have...
View ArticleSimple DIY Doll Furniture
I’ve got a super simple DIY to make doll furniture for you today. In fact, it is a DIY I did with my 8-year-old. She was in charge of the project, but just needed a little help from me to learn how to...
View ArticleSewing a Pom Pomrific American Girl Doll Comforter
Hey, guys! I made these doll comforters for my girls back at the beginning of the summer, but as often happens, other things came up and it takes me a while to get to share things with you. Today, I...
View ArticleCute Christmas Twirl American Girl Doll Clothes
I have another post for you today that has taken me years to actually get completed. Yay! I love posts like this. It makes me happy to finish a project that I have wanted to finish and especially when...
View ArticleThe Best of The Real Thing with the Coake Family ~ 2015 Edition
This year has been a great year for me with the growth of my blog. I wanted to start the year by sharing with you the top 15 posts as voted by the number of pageviews. Last year, Imy blog grew by 154%...
View ArticleMy Favorite Posts from 2015
On Monday, I shared with you the top posts on my site for 2015. Those were based solely on Google Analytics. Today, I wanted to share my favorite posts from 2015. They are just things I really loved...
View ArticleOver 10 Fun Olympics Ideas for the Whole Family
The Olympics are coming! The Olympics are coming! Yep, you guessed it. We are total Olympic nuts at our house. 🙂 I’ve written a few posts about the Olympics over the years and I know that many of you...
View ArticleBack to School American Girl Doll Crafts
With back to school season upon us, I wanted to have some fun with my girls and to make some cute back to school items for our dolls. Today, I’m sharing the fun American Girl Doll crafts with you....
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