Alright, I’m absolutely going to have to start posting more tutorials on stuff like this! I’ve got a couple non-AG related projects going on so I’ll try to get something up in the near future.

When I was little, my mom had a tiny nativity set for her miniatures dollhouse, which is unfortunately no longer with us. I’ll have to dig around and see if I have any remnants of the set for reference. It was a little wood stable with tiny plastic figurines. I feel like it would be too small for an 18” doll, maybe more suited for the mini AG dolls if anyone can find those sets still in craft stores. (My mom definitely did not make it herself lol)

I know Pinterest is a messy and confusing site to be on these days but I still like using the app to search for crafty things. It’s hit or miss finding a good blog post link that works, but if you’re crafty enough I’m sure you can break down what’s needed in things (I tend to just reverse engineer things I see from the photos, so I’m not good help when it comes to linking my favorite tutorials... my browser bookmarks are all cookie recipes :P). Again, I’ll see about coming up with something fun to post instructions for!

This is the tiny advent wreath! It was for a bobble head of my grandpa (he thought it would be funny to send the grandkids a miniature version of himself. He sits on our TV stand and I dress him up for holidays, lol). The candles are just little sticks of polymer clay and wreath was that fake mossy stuff people use for miniatures and dioramas. I just got glued it into a wreath shape and stuck the ‘candles’ in.

My absolute favorite things to make are sewing dresses for dolls! I make them for my own dolls and my sister’s and family friends. But lately I’ve made lots of rosaries-and St Therese’s ‘good deed beads’, which, now that I think of it, I’ll try to make a post about very soon!! Maybe in doll size??

If anyone wants to ask more questions-or suggest things for me to post crafty things about-go right ahead!

I haven’t made anything else yet. I love working with small things so I’m considering a nativity scene. Not AG, but I made a tiny Advent wreath out of some fake moss and polymer clay! It was for my grandpa’s lookalike bobble head, which is a weird and long and unrelated story haha. I’m sure things like that would be fun to make, especially since we’re coming up on the new liturgical year.

I’ve seen some companies (or perhaps sewing pattern designers?) that produce 18” doll sized sisters’ habits and such. I’m sure if you were interested in veiling (I personally don’t at mass, but I know it’s a bit of a debate these days), it would be pretty easy to make a doll sized veil. I’m sure there are lots of things in the sewing and textiles category!

I haven’t really seen any tutorials on anything related to this in doll size-but I’m certain if you look around you’ll find something crafty you can scale down! I’d do some searches in the VBS and Sunday School realms as well when you do your looking, as I find there’s a lot of resources for those two events that can be shrunken and polished up to look nice and professional.

For a chalice, I know that you can buy those shot glass sized baby wine glasses in party supply shops/disposable kitchenware aisles/dollar stores. You might even be able to use an egg cup if you’re looking for something nicer! Add some shiny paint and you’re done!

Bibles are easier if you can find a small book to re-cover! Although I’m certain it wouldn’t be too hard to add a decorated hard cover to a notepad or something similar.

And as for a host, I like working with polymer clay but baking it is smelly. Looking up baking soda modeling clay recipes are worth a shot as well. I wouldn’t use things like playdough as it’s prone to cracking as it dries.

Good luck crafting and God bless! Have fun and don’t hesitate to send me any further questions

For the project I posted, I used leftover beads from an old bracelet weaving loom. They’re small-but-not-quite-tiny-seed-beads, but if you search ‘large seed beads’ it’ll come up on Amazon. Your local craft store’s jewelry making department should have different types of beads for sale:

-Packaged beads, aka beads loose in bags, boxes, tins, etc

or

-Strung beads, the kind that look like a ready made bracelet with a tag on it.

Packaged beads are often miscellaneous colors or shapes, but if you look around you can usually find solid colors or one design per package. Strung beads are typically the fancier, more expensive ones-but don’t purposely avoid looking at them! Sometimes you’ll find a set of small, not-precious-stone, beads in the right size. It really depends on what brands your store is carrying. The Michael’s website has a tab of ‘shop by color’ in their beads section, and Joann lets you choose between packaged and strung when you shop online.

If you’re buying from a big name store, always always always look for coupons! Coordinate them with what sales are going on, and you won’t have to pay an arm and a leg for something small. Coupons sometimes come in the mail, but you can download their app or have their website open. I got about 1000 or so 8 and 10 mm plastic beads for full size rosary making at Joann for $1.06. (And Joann has a rewards program too, if you think you’ll shop there often!)

Don’t forget to check the children’s craft department! My beads came from a kid’s loom, so if something catches your eye and it looks about right-go for it!

I’ve attached a picture of the finished doll rosary next to a measuring tape; true ‘seed beads’ are the pink ones, and the bigger unknown name/large seed/bracelet weaving beads are the green and white. Remember to check the gauge of your string too!

I hope that answered your question; if I wasn’t clear enough just let me know! If anyone has more questions/comments on my crafts you’re very welcome to drop me an ask! Have a great weekend