American Girl Hot Air Balloon

I was browsing around on Pinterest the other day and stumbled across a pin of a homemade hot air balloon for American Girl dolls. I clicked on the picture in hopes of finding more cool crafts from the link, but got a "page can't be found." Ugh! Don't you hate it when that happens!?!? So, to the person who came up with this brilliant idea, I thank you! 

We all know how expensive American Girl accessories are, and when I did a search for hot air balloon for my daughter's doll, I see I can get the real AG balloon set for *only* $199 dollars. Pft!

I went to the craft store and bought a wicker basket, a paper lantern, a few wooden dowels and some ribbon, and for less than $10, my daughter has her own hot air balloon for her American Girl doll. Sure, it's not as fancy as their version, but it suits my kid just fine :)

The only thing I would have done differently is found a more square basket instead of a rectangular one so the doll fits inside better.

What doll crafts have you been working on lately?