How to make beds for Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

In this picture you can see that you need to cut two pieces of wood round on the tops and a flat bottom for the head and footboards. You will also need to cut a piece of wood that attaches the headboard to the footboard.  Make sure you attach the mattress about a quarter inch from the bottom of the head and footboards.  Using a piece of cardboard, measure a size that will fit on top of the bed frame to make a mattress.  Take the piece of cardboard and hotglue a piece of batting material on it.  Then take some material and cover over the batting, glue down the material to the back, then glue the whole mattress down to the frame.

I used the figure to make the beds the proper size.

Then I paint the frame brown. That's the color it is in the movie, next is to write the names on the footboards. I also added designs to the head and foodboards. Use a fine sharpee for this, it's easier.

I used images off the internet for the designs that I drew on the beds. Use your imagination and it will soar!

Making Andy's bed from Toy Story Part II

If you haven't seen the 1st part, it's here. It will show you how I made the frame.

I glued a piece of the balsa wood on both the head and footboard.

Then I painted the whole bed dark brown.

You then can take a piece of cardboard, a little smaller than the inside area of the mattress, box spring area.  Once you cut the cardboard, you hot glue on a piece of stuffing material. Batting is the name of the material used for the cushioning.

Then you cover it with a piece of mattress cover material.

Here it is with the mattress glued down to the frame.

You then take the material that you are going to make a blanket out of and cut the size you need, hot glue the sides together, unless you want to sew it together. I used an old hand towel.

Now to make a pillow! I made it out of some batting material and put a piece of material covering it.

This is what the finished bed looks like.

This is another view. Use your imagination and it will soar!

Making a crib for a dollhouse

Today, I going to be making a crib for a dollhouse. First I made two railings out of cardboard from a play doh box. To make things easier I used a railing from a dollhouse as my template. Stencils and templates can be a lifesaver.

 Then, I made two of the railings and cut four pieces of popsicle sticks to glue onto the tops and bottoms of the railings. When I cut these popsicle sticks, I used my Easy Cutter. It makes cutting things like popsicle sticks much easier. There is also an angle plate on the tool so you can cut angles into materials. 

 This is what they looked like with the popsicle sticks glued on. I had used tacky glue to get everything locked in place. 

 I then cut a headboard and footboard for the crib. As you can see here.

 Once I had all the pieces made and ready to be put together, I painted all the pieces off white and then pink on top.

 Subsequently I glued the pieces together after it had finally dried.

 I then cut two popsicle sticks for on the sides of the railings to hold up the mattress.

 I then made a mattress by cutting a piece of cardboard and gluing on a piece of pillow making material foam and then I covered it with a mattress cover material.

 I added some material to the bottom on both sides. I think it adds to the aesthetic. 

 Here I'm showing you the pictures I found on the internet.  I cut them out and mod podged them to the headboard and footboard.

 In this picture you can see the pictures that were glued on with mod podge and I also hand painted designs on the crib. You can also use stencils if you are so inclined. 

And another view. This baby is ready for night, night.

Materials List:

1. Mod Podge
2. Easy Cutter
3. Tacky Glue
4. Acrylic Paint (Pink and White)
5. Cardboard
6. Scrap Wood
7. Popsicle Sticks
8. Decorative Material
9. Hot Glue Gun
10. Hot Glue Gun Sticks
11. Mini Clamps (Optional)(Helps when assembling)

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Making an old looking bed for a dollhouse from coasters

In this picture you can see the two coasters I cut down to make a headboard and footboard.  I also used wood from a closet door which are the slats of wood that always fall out.  You know which doors I’m talking about they never stay together, if you see them on the garbage take them home those slats of wood are great for making items.  I made the two frame slats for the sides of the bed and also cut two pieces to glue on the side slats that the mattress is going to sit on.

If you have magazines you can find beautiful pictures to mod podge on the wood, I used this magazine for pictures. They have beautiful items.

Here’s the pictures I found for the bed the two angels for the headboard and a sleeping angel for the footboard. I also spotted a powder room sign that I’m going to use to make a plaque for the little bathroom in the dollhouse.  I’ll post that also when I do it.

In this picture you can see I glued on the side rails, I made sure to measure the length using one of the small dolls.

This is the glue I used, I mix flour with wood glue to make a great glue.  Once this dries it’s as hard as a rock, it’s also good for filling cracks and also fixing outdoor statues, who knew right?

In this picture I glued on the little long pieces of slats onto the larger ones to hold up the mattress.  These clamps I buy at a flea market they are cheap and great for small projects.

In this picture you can see I mod podged on the pictures.

Once I mod podged them on I brush the whole area over the picture and the wood with mod podge to seal it.  Then I take watered down brown paint and use my finger to put a little over the area to give it an aged look I also put some watered down black paint on just the wood not over the pictures.  I use my finger to take some off too.

You can see I also use folk art #577 metallic Sahara gold paint to make some detailing on it.  Older furniture always has some gold detailing on it.

Another picture that you can see the detailing.

These are the paints I used.

I love making my own mattresses.  I use a piece of cardboard cut down to the size I need to fit the inside but I cut it a little smaller once you add the stuffing on top and than the material it takes up space.  First the cardboard then on top of that I hot glue down a piece of the material that is used to make square pillows, this material is thick so I pull it apart in the middle to make two pieces of it and use one piece.  Then I use a mattress cover material to wrap around the top around to the underside hot gluing it down as I put it on.  Then it gets glued down onto the two boards on the inside wall of the frame.  Make sure you check the fit of it before gluing it down.  Remember to cut the cardboard smaller in the beginning or you will find it’s to big to fit on the inside once your done.

These are the supplies that I used to create this project.

1. Gorilla Glue
2. Mini Clamps
3. Mod Podge
4. Acrylic Paint
5. Tacky Glue
6. E6000
7. Hot Glue Gun
8. Hot Glue Gun Sticks
9. Easy Cutter
10. Masking Tape

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Making a bed for a Dollhouse

I’m using this piece of plastic type material that came from something that was taken apart.  I cut the piece in half and made a size for a headboard and footboard.  I have material which you see in the picture I am also using some of the hard stuffing type material you use for making a square pillows and a piece of cardboard.

I took the cardboard and cut out pieces to glue onto the backs so you can’t see the inside of the back area.

After taking a piece of cardboard that I cut to fit the front areas of the beds footboard and foot board.  I put some of the pillow stuffing which you use to make a pillow cut to the sizes to cover the pieces of cardboard that I cut and glued them on then I covered both pieces with my material.

This is what the backs looked like.

Then I glued the pieces onto the plastic headboard and footboard. The side pieces are two pieces of wood cut for the side railings to hold the bed together, I also cut two more pieces of wood and glued them on the inside of the railings these boards will hold up the mattress.

I then needed a mattress, so I cut a piece of cardboard smaller than I needed so I could add some of the pillow stuff on it and covered it with a mattress cover material.

Here is what the bed looks like.  The only thing I need next is a pillow and blanket.

Making a bed for a dollhouse using coasters

These are the coasters I’m using I cut one shorter than the other, one for headboard one for foot board.  I cut two pieces of wood for the railings down the sides that connect the coasters together.  Also two pieces that get glued to the railing that hold up the mattress.

This is a picture of the railings glued on and the boards that hold up the mattress.

These are the pieces that I make mattresses out of.  A piece of cardboard and I glue on a piece of the material you make a pillow out of and then on top of that I wrap around a piece of a mattress cover material.

This is what the mattress looks like when all the pieces are glued on the cardboard.

In this picture you can see the bed with the mattress glued down to the boards that are on the bed that hold up the mattress.  I also added the two earrings one on the headboard and one on the inside of the headboard.  I also glued on two small bows.

Here’s a look at the footboard with the earring on it.

All this bed needs now is a bedspread and pillow and some beads for the legs if you want to add them on.