Princess gown made of scraps

This lovely Ariel doll was given to us with only the mermaid fin-style skirt. I always planned to sew something or buy new clothes, but when my daughter pulled her out of the closet in "mommy's work room" and her brothers started making comments about the half naked dolly it was about time to throw a dress together.

I've never made doll clothes in my life before, so I was really thrilled when the bodice turned out so nicely fitted (I had no pattern). The sleeves are a bit scary but when I asked my oldest son what he thought he said "princesses are supposed to have sleeves like that" then I realized he was right, they're big and they stick out! The skirt I made by taking my biggest mixing bowl and drawing a circle on a paper and cutting it up into "scrap size" sections. The dress is finished except for a little strip of Velcro I need to buy for the back.

No more half naked doll hiding in the closet at this house.