NEEDLEWORK YOUR BARBIE CAREER CONTEST!

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Ever since I was little, I really loved making clothes for my doll using mom's extra sewing fabrics. Mom also taught me to sew using only a needle and thread. I was also pricked by a needle several times when I wanted to sew clothes but I never thought of stopping just because of that. I was enjoying every process and the satisfaction I felt when I finished them was amazing. I would show it to my mom right away with a smiling face and feel proud of myself when she approved it.

And even when I got married and had my 1st son, I still managed to create dresses for my doll. Yes, I had a doll with me that I asked for my sister after months I gave birth to my eldest. Funny, but I can't help it. But at that time, I already knew how to crochet and wanted to test my crocheting skills in terms of making cute and tiny dresses. So instead of using fabrics and needles, I used yarns and a crochet hook.

Now that the Needleworkmonday Community had again organized my favorite contest, the "Needlework Your Barbie Contest" which is officially announced to run every year, I then felt the excitement.

The first and second years of joining this kind of contest made me realize the level of passion and happiness I had when it comes to dressing my doll.

_{My Entry - 1st Contest (November 2020)}

_{My Entry - 2nd Contest (November 2021)}

Notice that in the 1st and 2nd contests, the outfit color of my Barbie was white? And that this year, I unintentionally choose again the white color yarn as the base for my doll's dress. But this time, I incorporate the pink and green colors for a specific design.

This year's contest is still the same as the past contest but with a little spice. Every crafter will needlework their Barbie's career outfit. Check this post to know more about it.

At first, I thought about my Dahlia would be a fashion designer that designs different kinds of outfits. And the summer outfit that Dahlia's wearing (the one I shared with you in my previous post) will be her latest design.

I even made this hanging hanger for the doll's outfits.

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This was made from floral wires covered with a corrugated box that I had cut and finally wrapped with pink yarn.

But I changed my mind. I then thought that Dahlia would be better if she would be a florist. Since I consider myself a florist who can make flowers instead of growing them and arranging them in a bouquet, I guess Dahlia could be that also. So I started making her an outfit. I get the necessary materials that I'll be needing.

Materials

A florist doesn't have a specific costume but I was thinking that I will make her a skirt with flowers on it. So I choose the color pink to form the flowers and the color green for the leaves. I was thinking of a tulip design on her skirt.

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3-ply mercerized cotton
2.0 mm crochet hook
trimmer

Procedures

I started on the bottom part of the skirt (going upward) with 2 layers of double crochet and on the 3rd layer, I changed the yarn color to green one and made some 'V-shaped' double crochet with 2 chains and skip 2 stitches in between. These will be the leaves of our tulips.

On the 4th layer, I choose this pink variegated color yarn to form the tulips by making puff stitches with 2 chain intervals.

I just made 2 layers of tulip flowers with 3 layers of double crochet in between and then on the 11th layer, I made some decreasing double crochet. The 12th layer consists of a DC-chain pattern so I could insert the ribbon later and another DC layer on the very top of the skirt.

I just made a mesh crop top with a wide sleeve using the pink color yarn on the right side and the green color on the other side. I also add a little flower in the center of the top.

The bandana was made of diamond mesh stitch in a triangular shape with ties on 2 sides.

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I was having a great time making her a costume. I also made her a pair of boots, a bikini top, and a panty.

Now we're done making her an outfit.

It's time to put on her clothes.🥰😍

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First, I let her try her undies. They were all cute, isn't it?

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Next was her crop top. I love how the color combination and the wide-sleeve top suited her. Hoping I could make this design for myself.

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I'm loving her skirt too. 😍

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Now, it's perfect. 🥰

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But I guess no one could identify her as a florist without flowers.

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So I made a tiny flower bouquet.

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Wait, there's still MORE...

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I made a table for her also where she can work. There were flower wrappers, floral wires, ribbons, and yarns too. I also cut a small piece of bamboo wood and curve it to look like a crochet hook.

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I just included here in the picture the hanging hangers together with the summer outfit of Dahlia.

And when my son saw it, he told me that Dahlia was a mini-me of myself. I was hoping that he was referring to the beauty of Dahlia. 😅 But I know right away what he meant. And I realized right from that moment that he was right. Dahlia, sitting in there making crochet flowers, the same way as I was working on my working table. And I didn't just make flower bouquets, but I did some designing of crochet wearables too.