Our dolls love to grab a cozy blanket and sink into a big comfortable chair after a hard day’s work with a book or warm drink. This tweed upholstered chair craft is simpler to make than it looks! It is made in much the same way as the leather club chair posted here. Remember to start by making the arms and bottom in the shape of a “U” with 4 inch by 4inch sized pieces of cardboard to size for a 10 -12 inch doll, layering on multiple cardboard cut-outs the bulk up the chair as you […]
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The Rhyme of The House
The Rhyme of The House by Grace L. Klock This is the house all painted whiteThat the carpenterbuilded snug and tightTo shelter the little children. These are the boards that were planed just rightTo use for the houseall painted whiteThat the carpenter builded snug and tightTo shelter the little children. These are the logs of sturdy mightThat were sawed into boards that were planed just rightTo use for the houseall painted white,That the carpenter builded snug and tightTo shelter the little children.
The Good Night | The Doll Coloring Book
The Good Night by John Martin The night has soft and gentle wingsThat spread sweet magic everywhereNight whispers many cozy thingsTo fairies hiding here and thereIn woodland, field, and air. Night tells the Fairy of the WindTo blow a happy dream to me,Or move the shade, or hide behindThe window curtains, just to seeHow good my dream can be. Night asks the Fairy of the RainTo patter on the window-sill;Or splash against the dripping paneTo take good care of me untilI’m sleeping, still as still. Night’s fairies make a cozy noiseBehind the wall, then take a peepAt all their little […]
How to make a faux leather club chair…
Left, finished faux leather club chair for a Barbie or any other 10 to 12 inch doll.Right, the blocks and underside of the chair have been painted black and sealed with Mod Podge. This side club chair is a classic addition to our growing collection of Barbie dollhouse furnishings. I covered it with faux looking leather paper instead of real leather. The paper was purchased on sale at a hobby store for a dollar a sheet (I needed two sheets). I chose to give it a coat of Mod Podge in […]
Make A Miniature Rose Trellis
Here’s how to craft miniature trellis for your dollhouse or fairy garden. Gather wooden skewers, paper covered wire and some tiny little flowers together with a bottle of white school glue to make the versions depicted in my daughter’s doll house below. Left, the taller of the two rose trellis to be displayed on her pink dollhouse flip.Center, the shorter trellis is propped against the cottage behind the wire wheelbarrow.Right, my daughter wrapped rose vines about her dollhouse bannisters on the front porch. Step-by-Step Instructions: Cut two equal lengths of wooden skewers to the hight you desire […]
How the Plantaganet’s found a new home . . .
“The Doll’s House” illustratedby Tasha Tudor. Rumer Godden in her book “The Doll’s House” explains that dolls may live for a very long time when cared for. The doll Tottie, although a little girl doll, has lived longer than any other doll in her doll family. She has lived for more than 100 years! Her parent dolls, Mr. Plantagenet and Birdie, have lived for fewer real years even though they are doll parents to Tottie; this can only happen in the make-believe world of children. The Plantaganet’s in this book also have a baby boy, approximately 3 […]
Beautiful six-pointed star tile printable for dollhouses!
This printable six pointed star in full color would look stunning on the floors of any dollhouse! It could also be printed on fabric as a transfer and used as a dollhouse quilt. In either case, it is free for crafters and students to use but not sale or give away on alternative websites. Enjoy, from kathy grimm. Cleaned and restored 6 pointed star pattern tiles in: gold, red, navy, white and baby blue colors.
DIY a basketball fan’s dream Valentine mailbox!
The slot for the Valentines is located on the floor of this basket-ball mailbox. Students may also access their delivered mail from the end of the box opposite the hoop. Sporty girl or boy 18” dolls will love this example of a Valentine mailbox for their February 14th classroom contest! Supply List: small rectangular box (for the basketball court) back, white solid color paper, one sheet each faux ‘wood grain’ decorative paper black permanent ink marker scrap cardboard recycled plastic netting bag for garlic cloves small Styrofoam ball orange and black acrylic paints chenille stem(1) or wire […]
The 5WH of Dollhouse Building
A dollhouse made for children to play with. It isboth durable and simply built. It is made withwooden parts and the furnishings may be re-arranged inside of any of the four rooms. Who, what, where, when, why, and how to plan a thousand small details that go into the making of a dollhouse. Just to begin this process requires much more study than many people anticipate. Think about who you are. What are your tastes and interests? Dolls may live in any kind of a built environment; the doll’s home does not need […]
How to make a “boombox” for your 18″ dolls
Finished 18″ doll sized boom box from the 1980s.A crafted toy like this would be so fun for a CourtneyMoore historical doll to play with. The boomboxes of the 80s were portable, played cassette tapes and the radio through loudspeakers. Later models also included CD players as well. Where I grew up a boombox was considered very necessary at school social events, sporting events and dances wherever these occurred . . . Supply List: recycled soap box two milk carton lids extra light weight cardboard black construction paper (One sheet should do it.) 1 […]