How to Make the Jessie ITH doll
The Video tutorial for making the Jessie ITH doll in-the-hoop of your embroidery machine is on this page. Jessie makes a great Mrs. Klaus for holiday decor!
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Franky Dolls in-the-hoop
Now Available at the Ballyhoo Design Shop! Am I too late for Halloween? I don’t care. It can be Halloween every day and I’d be…
Ghost Feltie or Applique Designs
Looking for a quick and easy project to make on your embroidery machine? This trio of ghosts can be made into Felties or Applique for…
Ghost Stuffie in-the-hoop Designs
How about a cute trio of ghosts that stitch up quick with minimal materials? This is an easy in-the-hoop project for embroidery machines that have…
How to make hair for your cloth character
different ways to make hair styles for cloth dolls including mohair, faux fur, yarn, and brushable yarn hair styles
Making wired & poseable cloth characters
How to make wire armatures to make any doll poseable or turn a cloth doll into a stop-motion puppet.
Template Placement Tips
Each machine embroidery design from Ballyhoo Creations comes with a .pdf file of templates and terms of use. In that document you will find templates…
Pretty Paper Pots
Turning my scrapbook paper stash into pretty paper pots for gardening, or candy cups.
4th of July wrapped candies
Last week I finished a firecracker shaped doll and put some candy with him to give as a gift. So I figured I may as…
Making Twin Acrobat Dolls
It’s been a long time since I swapped on Swap-bot but this month I joined an art doll swap for twins and made these brother…