Making a dollhouse door from scrap frozen castle

I got a frozen castle from someone that was broken and they knew I could use it for something. I cut a piece of the wood to the size I needed, which you can see on the left in the picture.  On the right I went to google images, looked up red doors and this is the door I chose.  I also had to resize the picture to the same size of the wood.  I hold the door up to the screen and make the picture down to the same size of the wood. You have to copy the image and put it in a program that lets you change the size of the picture. I just used notepad.

I then glued the picture of the door down to the wood.

I then took markers and added some details to the door.  I also went on the internet and printed out a picture of an envelope which I glued to the front of the mail opening on the door.  I glued on a door knob into place to give it a 3d effect.  There are many doors in images on the internet, make a door why buy one when they are expensive.  You get more choices this way.  Use your imagination and it will soar!

Making a curtain rod for a dollhouse

This is what you are going to need, a small round dowel and two beads that have holes in them.

You need to cut two pieces of dowel the size you need for the window.  What I did then was use a razor knife and make the ends to fit into the bead holes.  First you put some hot glue in the bead hole and put one end of the dowel in the bead.  The hot glue holds it into place.  Next put on the curtain you are going to be using.  I used a very wide piece of trim that I cut a piece off of.  You put it zig zag through the holes of the curtain then on the other side glue on the other bead.

This is what I used for my curtains, it had holes in it that I could put the rod through.

In this picture you can see where I cut the material, I wanted to get curtains and toppers out of it.

Here is my curtain.  Now to put it up, I’m going to show you how to make the piece that holds up your curtain rods in my next blog post.  You can use and type of material to make your curtains. Use you imagination and it will soar!

How to make a "stone wall" for a dollhouse

You will need these types of egg cartons or any type of cardboard that resembles this cardboard.  I cut out the cardboard to make easier pieces to work with.  You need to cut out stone looking pieces out of this cardboard.  I cut out circles of different sizes and off shapes.

Using the tacky glue to glue the circles onto the areas that you want to texture like stone. On the left you can see what it looks like with them glued on and on the right after they are glued on and painted. The background color is a lighter gray than what the "stones" are painted.

In this picture you can see it all painted with the gray. Now for the detailing on the stones.

I use a piece of aluminum foil so I can mix the colors together, it also makes for an easy cleanup.

The first color I use is I mix the gray with a little dark brown.  Using a hard bristle paint brush, the kind you use for stenciling. I dab this color on the stones,  make sure you don’t put a lot on the brush use the amount that you would use if you were stenciling.  I smear the color on the aluminum foil to get it thin layer to dab.  Once that color is on the stones I add a little black to that color and do the same thing all over.  However dab the colors in different areas, not a lot small amount; you want it thin not thick.  Once you added this color in take your paint brush and wash it out.  I use the same paint brush for the next part.  Take the color white dabbing a small amount each time when your running out and using a small amount on your paint brush and in a circular motion blend the white over top of the colors on the stone to get that blended in stone look.  You can use different colors for different color stones use your imagination and it will soar!

Making a beautiful display for your dollhouse

You will need a candlestick holder, you can see the one I used.

You also need one of these plastic containers from a bubblegum machine.

I used two small elephants for this project.

You also need felt.

I also used pieces of fake greenery.

Also a cap from your laundry detergent.

I use tacky glue for some things in this project.

I also use E6000.

I first took the laundry detergent cap and glued down a piece of green felt on it with tacky glue.

Then I used hot glue to glue down the piece of greenery.

Then I glued down the statue I wanted to use. I’m using an elephant charm.

Then using e6000 I glue the cap into the top bubblegum cap.

Then I glue the bubble gum holder back together again.

Then it gets glued down onto the candlestick holder.  You can use any item you want to, use your imagination and it will soar!

Making perfume bottles for your dollhouse

I went to a flea market today and bought necklaces that also came with earrings, for a very good price and from a beautiful woman.  I love necklaces; you can get a lot of perfume bottles from a necklace. Here are the necklaces I used for this craft.

I had to print out some perfume labels off the internet so I have them for the perfume bottles.  You can look up labels on yahoo or google under images.

If you look at this picture you can see the beads I glued together to make the perfume bottles with E6000.  you can also see the labels I glued onto them with mod podge.

 I used poker chips for under the perfume bottles. I painted around the edges of them with gold.

Here is another close up.

And another..

And another...

Here is another closeup.  Use your imagination and different necklaces, and your imagination will soar!

How to make a refrigerator for a dollhouse

I used a wooden box for the refrigerator. You can usually find these at craft stores, or online.

This box I got in the craft store it opens a closes great for a refrigerator.

The first thing I did was paint the box the color I wanted the refrigerator to be, which was red.  I then downloaded pictures of the inside of a refrigerator and the outside of a red refrigerator.  I then mod podged the pictures on the areas that they were needed.

This is what the inside looks like. I painted the inside white.  I also added some shelves which were white wooden blinds that I cut up and glued to the inside.  I then added a couple grocery items.  Use your imagination and it will soar!

How to make floating shelves for a dollhouse

I cut a piece of wood for the size I wanted the shelf to be. You could use one of the paint stirring sticks for this part.

I then glued a piece of felt to the top.

I cut a piece of cuboid shaped wood for under the shelf that I glued towards the back for security and stability to help when gluing it all onto the wall.

This is what it looks like when it’s glued on.

I then took this piece of trim work and glued it around the front and sides of the shelf for decorative reasons.

This is what the shelf looks like above the sink, stove and dishwasher.  My other blog post shows you how to make this one piece. Use your imagination, and it will soar!

Making a couch for a dollhouse

The first thing I did was cut this box in half.

This is one of the pieces I will be making the couch out of.

I paint the couch with my fingers with dark brown paint.

I then take cardboard and cut the pieces that I need for the couch, you can see them in the photo.

I then cut pieces of quilt batting and hot glue the pieces onto the cardboard.

I then cover all the pieces with felt or you can use any type of material you want to.

I hot glued the back piece on, then the cushions and then the side pieces.

I then hot glue a piece of lace around the bottom as a skirt.

I also glue on another piece of lace over the back of the couch. I then added legs to the couch, I had used four dice and painted them gold.  Just use your imagination and it will soar!