NaNoWriMo!!!

Hi!! I wanted to share about National Novel Writing Month today!!! Otherwise known as NaNoWriMo, this helps average people become an author in a month. The goal is to write 50,000 words into a novel in the month of November. I know that my language arts teachers are offering extra credit, and if you are still in school, yours may too!! If you reach the goal there are some cool things that you receive along with bragging rights! It is a free program and you can register at nanowrimo.org. Good luck!!!

~Hanna (the doll)

Hanna and Julie's Sleepover!!!

Hello everyone!!! My amazing friend Nicole was over and we decided to make a photo-story of Julie and Hanna having a sleepover. Enjoy!!

 

Hanna was thinking up ideas for blog posts when Julie walked in!!!!

"Hi Julie," Hanna exclaimed, "You're here!!!!!!"

Julie plopped on the bed and the girls started chatting!!!

 

Soon the girls were checking out their favorite blogs and discussing crafts they wanted to try out soon!!

 

The girls ate dinner and changed into their pajamas. They brought up their drinks and started a game of war!!! 

 

Looks like Hanna won this round!!!

 

" OOooh,  Julie, " Hanna commented.

 

"Next time," Julie smirked!!

 

The girls got tired and worked together to pull out the trundle...

 

Hanna rolled over.

"Night, Julie," Hanna said.

"See ya in the morning," said Julie.

 

The girls went to sleep...

Sweet dreams!!! 

Thanks for reading!!

~Hannah (the human) and Nicole

Crafty Monday: Doll Trundle Bed!!

Hi everyone!! As promised, today's post is all about my trundle bed. It is soo comfy and big!! I love it! I do want to mention that the main frame and idea of the bed was inspired by My Froggy Stuff's How to Make a Doll Daybed with Pull-Out Trundle. Now for pictures. I don't have pictures of Hannah making it, but I do have the final result pictures.

 

I will apologize in advance for the lighting issues. Silly Hannah was in a rush to finish before she had to finish packing. Here is the bed, though I ended up switching my pillows to the other end.

 

Here is the main frame. Hannah wrapped the bed with white computer paper instead of fabric. The only issues with it is it gets dusty and can rip, but it has a nice clean finish.

 

Here is the underside of the bed. I reinforced it with cardboard strips and lots and lots of tape.

 

Because the paper didn't cover all of the bed and to give it a nicer finish, I wrapped two sheets of sturdy cardboard and laid it over the unfinished area. It helps to reinforce it as well. Here I am for size comparison. Hannah made the bed bigger so that two to three people can lounge on the bed comfortably.

 A side and back view of the bed.

 

If you haven't noticed already, the bed is a bit slanted, so Hannah grabbed some bottle caps that she has been saving from this amazing lemonade she loves, taped two together twice, and put one on the back corner and the front end on the lower side. She also added a tape roll to the top to help it stay in place.

 Hannah had been saving this sheet of styrofoam for a while and was able to use it to make a super cushy mattress. (If you can't tell already Hannah is a corner cutter when it comes to big projects) She took some stuffing from an old Halloween costume and arranged it on the top, took a piece of fabric, put it over the stuffing, flipped it over and taped it to the styrofoam. She used scotch tape and it does come off occasionally, but it sticks right back on.

 
 

Hannah got this cool butterfly fleece and cut twice the amount she needed. Then she flipped it inside out and stitched until she almost had a bag. Then she flipped it right side out, finished sewing it closed, and made a lightweight but warm comforter/blanket.

 

The trundle part was a box trimmed down to flat cardboard, then we cut tabs in it and made a box. Two pieces of leftover styrofoam were wrapped to look like drawers and taped to the front. Drawer pulls were contemplated but decided against.

 

Hannah might make matching bedding (if she ever gets around to it) but the bedding I had on my old bed works perfectly. The fake drawers slide right in and completes the look!!

 

I added my body pillow and my stuffed animals. Supposedly some coordinating pillows are in the works, but you never know.

 

The best thing about this bed is having friends over!! This is Jerry and he is a very good friend of mine.

 

Jerry and I both enjoyed our beds. We thought they were very comfy. 

Thanks for reading!! Iman has a great series-of-sorts that she will be doing this week and next, so be sure to keep stopping by!! And reader submissions are always welcome at hannahandiman@gmail.com!! :) Bye!!!

~Hanna (the doll) 

P.S. Two cats and two places to sleep equals double relaxation. 

P.P.S. It was brought to light by my brother that our email address appears to be Hanna-handi-man. Please understand that it is Hannah and Iman.

My Doll Diaries Photo Contest Prize!!!

Hi everyone!! I hope you all enjoyed our first ever randomness post!!!! I really liked it!! Good job Iman! :) Today a long awaited package arrived in the mail...

 

My Doll Diaries Photo Contest Prize!! I was one of the lucky random winners of their Camp Doll Diaries Week 2 Photo Challenge. I opened it up to find...

 

A really cute tote bag with some stuff inside!!

 

The bag that it was all wrapped up in was sealed with a super cute pink H sticker!!!

 

I took all the stuff out of the bag, but isn't the bag adorable???

 

There were some really cute stickers...

 

A Doll Diaries business card...

 

And a Sophia's bag with two mini business cards!!!

Thank you so much Doll Diaries!! 

Thanks for reading!!! 

~Hanna (the doll)

 

 

 

My Swimsuit!!

Hi everyone! I wanted to show you my swimsuit today!! I made it with the help of My Froggy Stuff's  How To Make a No Sew Doll Swimsuit video. Last year I picked up a two pairs of socks on clearance at Target. It cost me less than 5 dollars. One pair had a pink/orange/purple zebra print. The other pair had the same print but was green and blue. I made a swimsuit out of a pink sock and a shirt out of a blue sock by cutting off the bottom. I am tempted to make a bikini by cutting a section out of the middle. The edges roll so if you do do this be sure to leave enough extra space for the roll. Anyways, the pictures of my swimsuit and shirt!!

 

 

The shirt !!!

 

 

I hope you enjoyed looking at my swimsuit and shirt!! Don't forget that American Girl still has a sale going on. I'm pretty sure what they call a star flower dress-

 

 is really a swimsuit cover-up. And $12 is a good deal from American Girl. Just wanted to let you know seeing as this whole post involved swimsuits. :)

Thanks for reading!!!

~Hanna (the doll)