A Mannequin out of Duct Tape? Yes You Can!

Jul 29

Summer’s a great time to bond with your kids, right? Well, Libby and I did some serious bonding the other day. :) Libby’s been developing quite a passion for sewing lately. She’s made outfits for her American Girl Dolls, Pullip Doll, Karito Kids Dolls, even her AG mini dolls. With the release of our first girl sized pattern she’s now wanting to make some clothes for herself. We saw this fun idea in the book Sewing Clothes Kids Love to make a mannequin out of duct tape and just knew we had to try it out! It was fun easy to do, all you need is a few rolls of duck tape (we used Totally Tie Dye and a mix of other colors), some old clothes, and a little bit of patience! Watch the video below to follow along as we attempted this fun project for the first time.
We also mention in the video that we have a PO Box set up for Liberty Jane Clothing fan mail, since you can’t see the YouTube description in this post, the address is below. We’d love to hear from you! Send us a note, question, or even a sewing tip on a postcard and we’ll try to incorporate them in our posts or videos. You don’t need to provide any personal info, just sign it with your online blogger or wordpress ID or YouTube user name.
Thanks!
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P.S. Can you name all 8 dolls standing behind Libby? Hint: 3 of them are JLY, 3 are GOTY, 1 is MYAG and 1 is Historical. First one to comment below with the correct answer will get a coupon code for 3 free patterns from Liberty Jane Patterns


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46 comments

  1. Mackenzie Rae /

    That was soooooo cool! I want to do that! It was amazing!

    I really want to start sewing!

    And also I loved all ur dolls in the background!
    It was such a cool display!

    I want to do that with my Dolls!

    Thx so much for this amazing post! I loved it!

    You are very inspiring!

    ~Mackenzie~

  2. Mackenzie Rae /

    I think I was the first to comment? Not sure?

  3. Aurora /

    Using the numbers that are shown on http://www.agplaythings.com/MegsGuideAGoT/GT-ID/JLY_ID.html I'm going to say:
    From left to right are:
    #1 is either #35 or #39,
    #2 is Kanani,
    #3 is #30,
    #4 is Ruthie,
    #5 is Mia,
    #6 is #28,
    #7 is Chrissa, and
    #8 is Lanie

  4. ~Quinlyn~ /

    1-I would say rewigged Molly but you said only one historical. So I'm going to say…#21 rewigged
    2-Kanani
    3-JLY #30
    4-Ruthie
    5-Mia
    6-JLY #28
    7-Chrissa
    8-Lanie

  5. madaboutdolls /

    Am excited for Libby! Sew girl!

  6. Emmie's Edition /

    Doll #1 is JLY #21, rewigged; Doll #2 is Kanani; Doll #3 is JLY #40; Doll #4 is MYAG #55; Doll #5 is Mia; Doll #6 is JLY #28; Doll #7 is Chrissa; Doll #8 is Molly/Rosalie rewigged. Mia, Chrissa, and Kanani are the GOTYs, #40, #28, and rewigged #21 are the JLYs, #55 is the MYAG, and rewigged Molly/Rosalie is the Historical! I hope I got all of my guesses correct based on excessively watching all the LJC videos!(LOL) I could really use those 3 free patterns with all the new patterns you guys have been releasing lately! ;D

  7. Emmie's Edition /

    P.S. We will totally be sending you guys a postcard or two! Be on the look out for one from the OKC "Pops"!(It's a really awesome restaurant near where I live, google it if you haven't heard of it!) ;D

  8. Jonna /

    1)JLY#27 or #22
    2)kanani
    3)JLY #30
    4)Ruthie
    5)Mia
    6)JLY#28
    7)Josephina
    8)Lanie

    I will send a post card soon!

  9. Jonna /

    my blogger ID name is adorabledollfashions/Jonna

  10. You Know Who! /

    One of you is really close! Keep guessing :)

  11. Jonna /

    1)JLY#27 or #22
    2)Kanani
    3)JLY#30
    4)Bailey Sophia
    5)Mia
    6)JLY#28
    7)Josefina
    8)Molly with a short blonde wig

    I hope this time my guesses are closer to being right.
    my user id name is adorabledollfashions

  12. Aurora /

    a second guess:
    #1 is either #35 or #39,
    #2 is Kanani,
    #3 is #30
    #4 is Ruthie
    #5 is #35
    #6 is #28
    #7 is Chrissa
    #8 is Lanie

  13. Aurora /

    #1 is either #35 or #39,
    #2 is Kanani,
    #3 is #30
    #4 is Rebecca
    #5 is #35
    #6 is #28
    #7 is Chrissa
    #8 is Lanie

  14. Aurora /

    #1 is either #35 or #39
    #2 is Kanani
    #3 is #30
    #4 is Rebecca
    #5 is Mia
    #6 is #28
    #7 is Chrissa
    #8 is either #12 or #52

  15. Aurora /

    1 39
    2 Kanani
    3 Jess
    4 Rebecca
    5 35
    6 28
    7 Chrissa
    8 12 0r 52

  16. Aurora /

    1 27
    2 Kanani
    3 #30
    4 Rebecca
    5 Mia
    6 28
    7 Chrissa
    8 12 or 52

  17. Jonna /

    1)Kimberly (Cinnamon's Doll)
    2)Kanani 1 GOTY Doll
    3)#30 1 JLY Doll
    4) ? need 2 look at JLY website is suspended right now (will enter later)
    5) Mia 2nd GOTY Doll
    6) #28 3rd JLY Doll
    7) Josefina 3 Historical doll
    8) Molly doll with blond wig 3rd GOTY doll

  18. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #2!! LOL, Okay I think Doll #1 is JLY #52 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  19. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #3! I think Doll #1 is JLY #41 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  20. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #4! I think Doll #1 is JLY #48 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  21. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #5! I think Doll #1 is JLY #36 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  22. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #6! I think Doll #1 is JLY #5 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  23. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #7! I think Doll #1 is JLY #12 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  24. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #8! I think Doll #1 is JLY #13 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  25. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #9! I think Doll #1 is JLY #16 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  26. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #10! I think Doll #1 is JLY #25 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  27. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #11! I think Doll #1 is JLY #34 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  28. Emmie Johonna /

    Yeah-hoo!! That was all the guesses we have up our sleeve! Hope one of them is a winner! ;D

  29. You Know Who! /

    OOOh… so close on one of those! look closely and keep guessing :)
    -LJC

  30. Emmie Johonna /

    Okay!!!! OMG!!

  31. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #12! I think Doll #1 is JLY #24 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  32. Emmie Johonna /

    Guess #13! I think Doll #1 is JLY #35 rewigged, Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!

  33. Emily4leafclover609 /

    Guess 1!!
    1.a rewigged Jly 37?
    2.Kanani!
    3.JLy…40?
    4.MYAG55
    5.Mia!
    6.JLY 28, the brown hair brown eyes girly :D
    7.Chrissa!
    8.Rosali!

  34. Emily4leafclover609! /

    Guess 2!!
    1.a rewigged Jly 35!
    2.Kanani!
    3.JLy…40?
    4.MYAG55
    5.Mia!
    6.JLY 28, the brown hair brown eyes girly :D
    7.Chrissa!
    8.Rosali!

  35. ilovesabie /

    1.JLY 35
    2. Kanani
    3. JLY 40
    4. MAG 55
    5. Mia
    6. JLY 28
    7. Chrissa
    8. Molly

  36. ilovesabie /

    Guess 2

    1.JLY 35 (re-wigged)
    2. Kanani
    3. JLY 40
    4. MAG 55
    5. Mia
    6. JLY 28
    7. Chrissa
    8. Molly (re-wigged)

  37. Ashley /

    1. JLY #27
    2. Kanani
    3. JLY #40
    4. MYAG #55
    5. Mia
    6. JLY #28
    7. Chrissa
    8. Molly (historical)

    My guess.

  38. Emmie Johonna /

    Okay, you have a close-up of Doll #1 in your pattern guidebook, and she HAS to be JLY #5, #12, #13, #16, or #34! She has Light Skin, Skinny Eyebrows and Brown Eyes! And of course my other guesses!(Doll #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #40, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!)
    Please tell me if I am correct!

  39. Aurora /

    It's almost impossibly difficult to do this if they've been rewigged, but I'll try again:
    #1 is a rewigged 21 or 27
    #2 is Kanani
    #3 is #40
    #4 is Rebecca or rewigged Julie
    #5 is Mia
    #6 is JLY #28
    #7 is Chrissa
    #8 is a rewigged grey-eyed JLY

  40. You Know Who! /

    Emmie, You're close… you're right about Doll1, she is one of those, but you have doll3 listed incorrectly :)

  41. Emmie Johonna /

    Fudge! Thank You Cinnamon!! Just a second!

  42. Emmie Johonna /

    My final guess is this!(I can't believe I was so silly before!!)
    Doll #1 is JLY #12, #13, or #16(Sorry i'm not sure;) #2 is GOTY Kanani, Doll #3 is JLY #30, Doll #4 is MYAG #55, Doll #5 is GOTY Mia, Doll #6 is JLY #28, Doll #7 is Chrissa, and Doll #8 is Historical Molly rewigged!
    Sorry, and I hope I can still *possibly* win fairly :P I spent a lot of time looking things up in video and even patterns! LOL

  43. You Know Who! /

    Yeah! Emmie Johonna – you got it :) DOll 1 is JLY13 …. email me @ cinnamon@libertyjaneclothing.com and I'll give you the coupon code.

    Thanks everyone for participating! We'll do another give away soon!

  44. Emmie Johonna /

    OMG! Yay!! We're e-mailing you now! We'll be looking forward to your next contest!
    Sincerely,
    Rachel Noel and Emmie Johonna

  45. I have the skirt that she changes into. :)

  46. That is a great idea! I love to sew and I was looking for a mannequin and after watching your video I think I’m going to make my own mannequin.
    Thank you for sharing your idea.
    I’m Emme and I live in Uruguay.

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