How to make molding around a window for dollhouse

First you need large popsicle type sticks. Here’s what they look like.  Now we are going to make some strips of wood out of it.

The window on the right is the window that we are making the trim for.  If you look on the sides of the window I made some lines with a marker to show you the length that you need for the sides of the siding to be from top to bottom.

You will also need some regular size popsicle sticks, on the left is what they look like.  You need to cut the top and bottom curve areas off the large stick so both top and bottom are flat.  Next you need to use a regular popsicle stick to make some wood pieces that are the same width that you will need.  Use the stick for a template. Once you make the lines cut out the strips of wood using a razor knife.

These are the pieces cut out.

You need to take these two pieces you just cut and measure from the bottom of the window to the top area that I showed you in a prior picture, both pieces need to be cut the same length. Now you can glue these pieces on both sides of the window.

Next take another regular popsicle stick and cut the length to fit under the window it will be glued down as a window sill put the glue on the outer area of the stick.

Next take another regular popsicle stick and cut it the same width as the window side by side.  If you look at the picture it explains better.  This popsicle stick gets glued down under the sill.

Next is the top piece which you use another popsicle stick cut to size and glued down.

Here it is painted white.  It's much cheaper to make your own this way than to buy them.  Use your imagination and it will soar.

Making a beautiful scene using a wooden clock shell with solar lite

This is the clock shell I will be using.  You could use any clock shell for this project.

To cover the hole in the back wall of the case you need a piece of hard cardboard, this piece I’m using I got off a cardboard placemat.

This is a picture of the circle I cut out to fit the hole in the back of the shell.

I needed to bring the inside bottom up so I used a Styrofoam material to bring it up.

The last piece of Styrofoam I cut, I glued on a piece of indoor/outdoor grass looking carpeting.

This is what it looks like on top of the Styrofoam.

For two of the items that I will be gluing down on the inside, I used a disco looking Christmas ball and the base of this cheap candle stick.

I glued the ball on top of the candlestick base.  I need to make two of these.

I will also be using this angel figurine.

Here I'm showing you the two pictures I got off the internet that I will be using.  The background picture which is a stairway to heaven and a saying I typed out, "Angels here on earth". I glued them down with tacky glue.

I painted the inside of the clock shell the same blue I painted one side of the cardboard circle I cut out from the cardboard earlier. Now I am gluing this piece into the back hole opening.

In this picture I glued in the two disco ornaments that I made earlier and the angel figurine.  I also glued in some small fake flowers.  You will also see some lace trim I glued around the opening.  The crown on the top was a piece I cut out of a playing card.

I had this very small piece of decorative trim lying around and I thought this is the perfect time to use it.

In this picture I did some detail painting using metallic gold paint from folk art collection.  I also glued on the trim and added some jewels to the bottom.

This is what the back of the clock shell looks like.  You can see the picture part of the cardboard I made so you can see it in the back, the other side has the picture of the stairway to heaven glued down onto it.  I drilled a hole in this circle for a solar light cap.  You will see what it looks like on the inside. As you can see on the clock case box it used to be a clock.  When I bought this at a garage sale it was just the case no clock was in it so I got it cheap.

Here is the solar light I’m using.  I bought it from Walmart, they sell single solar lights and it costed me 97 cents.

This is what it looked like lit up.

I used a piece I got from something I took apart, I put it around the solar light on the inside of the clock case.

Now this is what it looks like.

This is what the back looks like with the solar light.  Use your imagination and it will soar!

Making a beautiful table for a dollhouse using Melissa and Doug wood container

My daughter bought something for her son, it came in this wooden crate.  She didn’t want to throw it out, she knew I could use it.  Well I needed a table for a dollhouse so here it goes.

The first thing you do is take out two rows of the wooden sticks on the sides, don’t take out the last row that is left for your table.

Here’s what it looks like after you take out the two rows of sticks.

You can put a border around the edge of the table, I used this. The next picture you see will be with this border on it.

In this picture you can see the border, which I glued into place around the table.

Here’s what the side looks like.

I wanted some decorative pieces on the legs so I used these ornaments which I got from Michael's craft store during Christmas time.  You can also find them sometimes at thrift stores and garage sales. I’m going to cut pieces off them.

You can see on the legs of the table the pieces that I used.

Another view.

After looking at the table, I decided to add some trim around the top where I glued on the other wood trim.  You can leave the trim on only or add some other trim to it.

At some dollar stores they sell plastic in rolls that have pictures on them, I bought 2 feet worth off the big roll.  Then I cut the pictures separately, this is one of the pieces I will be using this for the top of the table.

I then took some metallic gold paint and with my finger rubbed it all over the table top. Next is to glue on the plastic picture using mod podge.

Here it is with the plastic piece glued on with mod podge.  I know you can see the white glue under it but the best thing is, it dries clear.

I thought I would show you how beautiful it looks set up with items.

Here is the table inside the dining room in the dollhouse. The rug under the table is made from a placemat. You too can make a beautiful table with your imagination, and it will soar!

Making bottom trim for a dollhouse

This is the room that I need trim for on the bottom of the walls.

All you need are scrabble pieces and popsicle sticks. You can find old Scrabble games at garage sales or flea markets for cheap (usually missing a few pieces). 

 The first thing you're going to do is glue the scrabble pieces down around the bottom of the walls. When you get to an area that the whole scrabble piece won't fit you are going to need to cut it down. In the next photo I will show you the tool that I use.

This will be your favorite tool, it cuts fantastic, the best part is you can buy it online.  I cut the scrabble pieces down with this if I need to. It'll cut through quite a few materials and items that are otherwise difficult to cut.

In this picture I also added popsicle sticks over the scrabble pieces on the bottom touching the floor. It makes for pretty good bottom trim.  I then painted over the whole thing with paint that I mixed with crafting sand that children use at carnivals.  This way, it fills in small openings and gives texture to the bottom trim.  So if you don't have money for trim, make your own its cheaper. Use your imagination and it will soar!

How to make curtain rod holder for dollhouse

All you need is two paper fasteners for one rod to hang up.  Best yet when you use these types of curtain rod holders you can change the curtains.

The first thing I did was take pliers and bend the paper clips into a shape that the curtain rod can be held into it.  You will be hot gluing these two paper clips to both sides of the window spaced to hold both ends of the rod.  You will be hot gluing the gold circle to the window.

In this picture you can see where I hot glued the paper clips on the window trim. The curtain rod will fit right into the u areas.  Then I bend the paper clip upward to make sure the rod stays in place.  This is easy to do and you can change the curtains easily.

In this picture you can see my curtains hanging up.  The valance part above the window, I just glued a piece of the material to a coffee stirrer stick and hot glued it on top.

Here is the link to the blog post where I make the curtains for the windows!