Hi everyone,
Today is DAY 5!
For our 5th Day Of Christmas giveaway, we're back at it with a $25 Pixie Faire gift card giveaway! There are so many ways to spend $25 and so many new patterns coming out in 2020, you'll be thrilled with this chance to pick up a few, on us!
Giveaway Update: Congratulations to Deb P. - she won the $25 gift card and has been notified by email!
To enter the giveaway, scroll down to the bottom of the post to read the details...
DAY 1 Bonus For Sewing With Cinnamon! Just 8 Days left to take advantage of the promotional offer of $96.00 for an annual Sewing With Cinnamon membership. That's almost half-off the current rate of $14.99/month! This offer will be good for twelve days only - December 25th - January 5th, so don't miss out!
If you're not interested in the annual subscription, you can also join at the monthly rate of $14.99 and cancel at any time. You will receive all of the bonuses and content for the current month, and subsequent months while you are a member.
Learn more about all the amazing benefits of the Sewing With Cinnamon membership community here: Sewing With Cinnamon and stay tuned as we announce all the surprises that will be offered to new and existing subscribers during the 12 days of Christmas celebration!
Day 2 Bonus - But wait, there's more!
To sweeten the deal even more, we've added a new bonus for all Sewing With Cinnamon members - the Liberty Jane Ginza Girl pattern and the full sew-along video is now a permanently free SWC bonus! Make this darling coat dress and capelet for your 18-inch American Girl doll with complete confidence! (This is a limited time giveaway)
Day 3 Bonus - Exciting news and a free pattern!
Begining in 2020 you'll notice that the monthly coupon code for a free pattern is expanding to include a few more select brands! Yay! We're excited to announce the first one, 123 Mulberry Street! As an added bonus, we are now going to include the 123 Mulberry Street Gotchies pattern for 18-inch dolls as a permanently free bonus for Sewing With Cinnamon members!
Day 4 Bonus: Receive early bird access to free patterns throughout the year, before they go up for sale on Pixie Faire!
In December (the current SWC month), we featured the Thimbles and Acorns Silk Road Dress pattern as the focus of our monthly topic. The pattern is available exclusively to SWC members for free, before it is released to the general public in 2020. This is an additional bonus, on top of the monthly coupon code for one free pattern! We've seen such a great response to this, we plan to do this several times in 2020 as well! Join today and get access to this bonus while it's still available for members to download!
Day 5 Bonus: We are excited to announce that Sewing With Cinnamon members will receive FREE SHIPPING on any physical product sold & shipped on Pixie Faire! Check out the SWC Member Access page for details (In the Sewing With Cinnamon drop-down menu).
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Simply comment on this blog post finishing the following sentence…
Do you have a favorite place you find mini notions, props, fabrics, or supplies? Or do you have a hard time finding specific things? We'd love to know and possibly help each other out as we read through the comments here!
“I shop for [insert doll supply] at [insert where]" OR
"I have the hardest time finding [insert doll sewing supply here]"
Comments must be left (on this blog post) by midnight (pacific) on Sunday, 12/29/2019.
One entry per person.
No purchase necessary, void where prohibited. Must be 18 or older to enter. While we wish we could run this contest everywhere, for legal reasons it is only open to eligible residents of the U.S. and Canada, not including Rhode Island. This contest is exclusively endorsed by Liberty Jane Clothing and Pixie Faire.
The winner will be chosen randomly from the comments received and contacted through the email provided in the comment. We will update the post with the chosen winner as well on the following day.
Additionally, by commenting, you agree to allow us to use your comments for future promotional activities. In other words – we might quote you when we are putting together new testimonial pages. If you’re not okay with that – don’t leave a comment
We will choose a winner and modify this post tomorrow to let everyone know who won.
Okay, good luck, and if we’ve forgotten anything we will modify and/or update this post as needed.
We hope you enjoy our 12 Days Of Christmas Celebration. We are incredibly grateful for your ongoing support and wish you a happy holiday season, and a terrific new year!
Merry Christmas!
Cinnamon & Jason
& the whole Liberty Jane & Pixie Faire Team
PS. The daily gift card giveaway winners have been added to the corresponding posts the day after the giveaway's end. Here's a summary to date:
Day 1- Congrats to Donna C. She is the winner of the $25 gift card and has been contacted by email!
Day 2 - Congrats to RuthAnn D. she is the winner of the $25 gift card and has been contacted by email!
Day 3 - Congrats to Ann C. she is the winner of the $25 gift card and has been contacted by email!
Day 4 - Congratulations to Angelica V. She won the $25 gift card and has been contacted by email!
I have the hardest time finding Velcro that is narrow enough for doll sized patterns.
As someone who doesn’t drive it can make it difficult to find sewing items locally. We do have a fabric land on the outskirts of town though. I liked buying second hand clothing or clearance items to repurpose into doll clothing. Our local Goodwill has been good for finding fabric and patterns.
I shop at Jo-Ann’s and also cutting up old clothes-prom dress to make doll clothes. I get small zippers on line.
I have the hardest time finding appropriately scaled trims for my AG dolls.
I mostly use recycled baby clothes for doll trims and buttons, they already match and coordinate! But for smaller dolls Newark dressmaking supplies and Nancy’s Notions have been my go to places. When desperate have been known to make my own with crochet or fimo clay (not for play with dolls ).
I was having a hard time finding small buttons and finally found them at Walmart notions. I have a hard time finding Velcro in different colors besides black, white, and beige. I thought I had seen some in red and blue but can’t remember where. I’m out of practice to sew in zippers and my fingers aren’t as limber as they were in my younger age.
I have the hardest time finding SPACE TO STORE ALL MY DOLL FIXINGS. But seriously, I have a hard time finding the right accessories to complement my doll clothes. More and more, I shop for doll fixings on Etsy.
I have the hardest time finding appropriate fabrics other than cotton or fleece—especially when thinking about shoes and accessories.
I have a hard time finding a variety of patterns for Build A Bear, and then accesorirs. I make American Girl clothes, but need to make similar for Build A Bear and offerings are limited
I have the hardest time finding thin clear Velcro and doll size buckles for shoes.
I have the hardest time finding doll-scale notions and trim.
I have the hardest time finding tiny buttons and trims.
I shop for fabrics, trims, and doll props mainly at thrift stores & yard sales. But I am always looking, doll props can be found everywhere!! Tiny notions are the hardest things to find, especially for the 11" sizes & smaller.
I have gotten zippers and some trims from Home Sew (online) and small button assortment on Amazon.
I have had success finding small print cotton fabrics at a store that specializes in quilting fabrics and quilting machines. She even has a section of beach prints. A little pricey but worth it to me.
Zipper that Doll has doll zippers and their shipping time has improved! Good Luck Everyone!
I shop at Farmhouse Fabrics (farmhousefabrics.com) for small-scale print and batiste fabrics, tiny laces and other trims.
I have the hardest time finding small buttons, buckles and separating zippers to use on doll clothing.
I buy remnants of fabric from JoAnn’s and most of my doll size buttons, zippers and trims from Home Sew. I now have a great supply because I can’t resist a bargain!
I buy most all of my material at JoAnn Fabrics because I can always get good deals there.
I have the hardest time finding the perfect trim to go around my shoes. Just when I have found a great supply with an awesome price they get discontinued and disappear. I tend to be real fussy about the width, color, texture, design and price as well, that may be part of my problem. he he he.
I have the hardest time finding anything geared towards dolls because I live in Canada and most of the items for dolls are located in the USA. Shipping to Canada is extremely expensive.
I have the hardest time finding small prints on fabrics and cute buttons or buckles, etc to match that I really like for dolls. I shop JoAnn’s and online.
Like many I have a hard time finding doll size notions.
I have the hardest time finding small trim for my doll clothes. I have been lucky in finding some vintage trims on old pillowcases and handkerchiefs, but I have to go to a lot of thrift stores to find them!
“I have the hardest time finding 14.5” doll sized notions. What little is available is geared towards the 18" dolls. Sometimes I find things on Aliexpress that I can’t find locally.
I have the hardest time finding Barbie Doll and American Girl Doll sized buckles. Joann’s and Hobby Lobby do not carry anything that small even in a button that looks like a belt buckle.
I have a.hard time finding cute full-sized embellishments. I haven’t even tried zippers yet. Lol!
I go to Joanne’s clothing for fabric mostly.i have shopped at Etsy’s online for small zippers, fold over elastic with so many pretty colors, I buy shoe and boot patterns from Pixie Faire.
I have a hard time finding doll size trims.
As many others, I have the most difficult time finding small separating zippers.
I have the hardest time finding small trims for my doll dresses.
I have the hardest time finding doll size gripper snaps, and thin hook and loop tape, doll size buckles
I shop for usable doll clothes fabric at thrift stores, Salvation Army and Savers locally, and on-line auctions like Shop Goodwill. Charity thrift stores are especially great – contributing to good works, and finding treasures to reuse at the same time, and at very low prices. I have found used gowns to take apart for wonderful lengths of silk and velvet, beautiful lace and notions. Old gloves are sources of fine leather for doll shoes, and used baby clothing provide tiny prints and buttons. All of these finds, plus treasure hunting and charitable giving equal good times for shopaholic, doll clothes makers.
I have a hard time finding small notions for dolls. Most of what I buy comes from JoAnn’s or Hobby Lobby.
I shop for zippers at wawak and just cut them off and use new zipper heads for remaining zipper tape
“I shop for 6" separating zippers at zipperthatdoll.com. They also carry 4" regular zippers, smooth VELCRO, doll sized buttons, buckles and snaps. I discovered this website at the same time I discovered Pixiefaire, as I needed a separating zipper for that project.
I shop fo fabrics at Joann’s or Hobby Lobby
I have shopped for doll sewing supplies over 42 years at HomeSew.com through their catalog and online. They are in Bethehem, Pa. USA. They carry mountains of tiny supplies in all quantities at reasonable prices. I can get tiny snaps and buttons in bulk, like a Gross Gross at excellent cost. They carry Pixie’s shoe soles now, how great is that! They carry the small zippers we love, thousands of trims, and much more.
I have the hardest time finding 5” zippers especially the separating ones.
I have the hardest time finding eyeglasses for my Feel Better Friends dolls – the bodies use 18" doll clothes made from patterns that I get from Pixie Fair, but the heads are bigger in proportion to the bodies, so typical 18" doll glasses are too small!
I shop for fabrics at Joanns as well as several custom fabric groups on FB. I tend to stay clear of clothes (at least for now) that require tiny notions as I am new to making doll clothes and not up to that skillset just yet.
I have the hardest time finding fold over elastic with ruffles.
I have the hardest time finding small zippers and buttons
I shop for buttons, trims and even fabric at antique stores. These are often the mall types not high end furniture stores but occasionally they also have goodies discovered in old furniture!
I shop for fabric at Joanne or the dollar tree.
I shop for Fabric at Joanns but try not to go…I walk in for 1 thing and leave with BAGS of fabric I don’t need!!! :-0
I am slightly safer ordering online. My go to is Spandex World in NY. I choose exactly what I need and no more because shipping is expensive. Of course when I am in NY, that is another story!!!
I have the hardest time finding 5” separating zippers. I generally buy all other notions at Hobby Lobby and Joann’s Fabric. I have had reasonable luck with Amazon as well. Thanks Pixie Faire team for the fun these truly 12 Days of Christmas.
I usually shop around on Ebay or Etsy first. But I have gotten many things (especially tiny buttons) at yard sales. I go to these places first, then look elsewhere.
I have the hardest time finding stretch lace in a small scale that would work for 18 inch dolls. I don’t know why I can never latch on to any, but it never seems to happen. Second, with a puppy in the household, I have a hard time finding time to sew!
I shop for tiny buttons and buckles at Home Sew and Hobby Lobby.
I have the hardest time finding . . . Off the top of my head my perpetual search for certain items goes like this: doll sized buckles for belts and shoes, thin “leather and suede” for shoes and accessories, fine cotton lace, a variety of shank buttons, small sized tartan wool plaids, thin hook & loop tape . . .
My favorite place to find fabrics is looking for vintage clothing to upcycle.
I love to go to old estate sales! You’d be surprised at the old vintage sewing accessories you can find for next to nothing!
I have the hardest time finding… sheer fabric in the right weights for whatever I’m working on.
I have the hardest time finding fabrics and doll-sized notions that are reasonably priced. I did pick up a good hint recently that old watch bands are a good source for small belt buckles.
I shop for most of my fabrics and supplies at Joanne stores… I haven’t really had any trouble finding something i needed.
I shop for my doll clothing material at charity shops. I use kids/baby clothes as the pattern is the perfect size for the scale of doll I see for!
I shop for all doll supply’s at either Hobby Lobby or Walmart. I have the hardest time finding small zippers at either place. This is due to the small town I live in. Thank you Cinnamon for the awesome giveaways.
I have an extremely hard time finding doll notions. Living in small town expecially. I have ordered some basics online like zippers and Velcro but also being in Canada there is an extra expense of ordering from the States. Really frustrating . A lot of things I see I want to make I cannot find the supplies I need.
I have the hardest time to find all attributes to make doll clothes, such as buckles, small buttons,
overall closures, leather etc.
But I am a very happy person that already found a good site with patterns for doll clothes !
I have the hardest time finding patterns for cowboy boots and hats for my 18" dolls that I can make at home.
I have the hardest time finding patterns for barbie doll’s. I can only find plastic ill fitting clothing.
I have the hardest time finding to scale laces and trims for doll clothes.
I shop for doll shoe soles at Pixie Faire.
I have the hardest time finding notions for the dolls.
I find buckles and other doll sized things at Homesew.com. This site has quite a few things for dolls.
I have the hardest time finding small appliqués for doll clothes and accessories.
I have the hardest time finding Doll socks and accessories. Locally, Pat Catan’s went out of business and I don’t like the Michaels stores.
I always have a hard time finding doll size notions and grab them up where ever I find them.
I have the hardest time finding notions related to the 14.5" dolls.
I have the hardest time finding buckles for doll size belts and shoes. I’m sure that there is a place to find them, but I am not in the know. 🤨
I tend to avoid projects that involve special notions to avoid the hassle of finding these items. A reasonably priced source for them would be great.
I always have a hard time finding ALL doll size notions
I have the hardest time finding mini coverall buckles to fit 18 inch dolls.
I have the hardest time finding mini coverall buckles to fit 18 inch dolls.
I have the hardest time finding doll sized notions.
Laura
December 29, 2019
Never underestimate the paint store. My husband bought a roll of carpet protector shat works well to copy patterns. It has a non slip backing,, resist tears, fabric like feel and drapes better than paper when creating patterns.