Making a faucet, dish sprayer and handles for a sink for your dollhouse

 In this picture you can see the fasteners that I used to make the handles for the sink.

 This is the top of the sink that I’m going to put the faucet on, sprayer and handles.  This piece is made of black foam board. Easily found at an office supply store or craft store.

 I cut off most of the stems off the paper fasteners (Otherwise the flat bit would be too long and would punch through the other side of the foam board).  Then I took my razor knife and put two slits in the top and put a drop of hot glue in the slit and pushed in the fasteners.

 This is what you are going to need for the faucet, a small screw and a piece of wood square shaped.

 In this picture you can see that the little screw has been put into the piece of wood towards one end.

 You need to cut down the two corners of the front of the wood to round off the front of the faucet.  Also, cut a piece off the wood and glue it to the other end underneath to give the faucet height.

 In this picture you can see the faucet piece glued onto the foam board.

 Now for a dish sprayer I used headphone earpieces, which you can purchase at the dollar store.  I cut the wire off and leave just a little piece of the wire so I can glue this into a hole that I make in the foam board with a push pin.

 In this picture you can see the hole I made in the foam board and the push pin I used I wiggled it around to make the right sized hole.

 In this picture you can see the dish sprayer glued on the foam board.

I then used nail polish and painted the handles, faucet and sprayer all the same color. I also painted a ring around the sink.  The next blog I will be showing you the kitchen cabinet that this is on.  Then I will show the finishing things for the whole piece.  Check out the other entries blogs to see how to make a stove, sink base and dishwasher one piece unit.














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Making an Aladdin themed room for a dollhouse

 This is the Aladdin themed room, as you can see you can take a small area in an attic space in your dollhouse and turn your imagination into something unique for a child to love.

 For the inside area of the triangle on the wall where the window is, I used a paper napkin that had a design on it.  If you have decorative paper napkins you can use mod podge to put them on the walls.  I chose this design, it’s easier to match up and make everything look the way it does.  The area is a strange shape to work with. The wallpaper I chose is the pink one you see on the left in the picture, which I use tacky glue to glue it onto the walls.

 You can download all types of designs from the internet, I thought I'd use this one...

 I wanted to put in a long bench under the window area, so I measured the space and cut two different pieces of wood, one for the base and one for the top of the bench.  I glued them both together and added a piece of gold paper trim that you see in the picture to the front of the bench. I then added some half round glass jewels to the front.

 This is the wood with the gold trim on it.  >>-------->

 In this picture I am showing you pieces off a plastic dollhouse that I took apart. The mirror, the poles, the little jewel jar looking thing, the two blue cloud looking items. I put Aladdin in one and Jasmin in the other.  I also put red velvet material on the seat area under the window.

In this picture you can see spherical styrofoam purple balls at the bases of the columns. I also added a little flower arrangement. Just use your imagination, and it will soar!





















Materials List:

1. Tacky Glue
2. Mod Podge
3. Scrap Wood (For the Window Seat)
4. Gold Paper Trim
5. Half Round Glass Jewels
6. Velvet (Like) Material
7. Printer w/paper
8. Scissors
9. Decorative Paper Napkins

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Making a horse shutter for a dollhouse

Today, I'm going to be showing you how to make horse shutters for a dollhouse. In this picture you can see the white piece of scrap wood I'll be using.  I’m going to tell you where you can get them.  The white piece of wood is from a white wooden window shutter.  I like using wooden shutters they make great pieces for dollhouses.  Once I cut them down to the length that I needed for the shutters I went online and printed out pictures from google images. Here you can see the horse head shadow. Then I applied mod podge to the photo on the shutter as you can see in the picture. Don't forget to let the mod podge dry before decorating!

 In this picture you can see how I took black paint and started painting some designs on the shutter.  In the next picture you can see I also added some dark red, gold and more black to the shutters.

 Here you can see the other painting on did on the shutters.  I also thought the horse needed some type of necklace. In the next picture you will see how they look when they are installed on a dollhouse.

You can add any picture to a shutter and make it different and one of a kind.  Use your imagination and it will soar!

 Materials List:

1. Scrap wood (Can use slats from old wooden shutters)
2. Acrylic Paint (Black, Gold, Dark Red used in project)
3. Printer and Paper (To print out photo for decoration)
4. Mod Podge
5. Gorilla Wood Glue(To mount shutters to dollhouse)
6. Paint Brushes

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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 "Brick Steps" for a dollhouse

Today, I'm going to show you how to make "Brick Steps" for a dollhouse. In this picture you can see the Jenga blocks that I glued together to make the steps. You can usually find the game at yard sales, flea markets, ect.. I used wood glue mixed with flour to glue the blocks together. It makes for a quick dry and turns rock hard.

This is Jenga, I’m sure you know the game. I had gotten this one at a garage sale before the winter months arrived (it was missing pieces).

This is the wood glue I used and mixed with flour. Gorilla Wood Glue is very good for projects like this. Given you add flour, it'll make drying times much quicker.

 In this photo you can see the front of the steps. I had scribbled out some profanity that was on the jenga block I used.

 In this picture you can see one of the sides of the steps.  I cut pieces of wood to cover both sides of the steps and fit another piece between the steps and the trellis. Glued them on like you see in the picture.

 This is the other side of the steps.

 I then painted the steps with red acrylic paint mixed with crafting sand you see at craft shows that the kids put into plastic containers. This gives it a texture almost similar to brick when it dries.

 Here is the side of the steps after being painted.

 Here I draw lines with a pencil long ways to have lines for the bricks. I then take white paint and follow the lines and then paint the lines to make bricks as you can see in the photos. However, if you can't freehand; you can buy miniature brick stencils. They can be helpful getting just the right look without the hassle of freehanding it. 

 Another view.

Here is the other side.

























Materials List:

1. Jenga Blocks
2. Gorilla Wood Glue
3. Flour
4. Red Acrylic Paint (Apple Barrel Recommended)
5. Crafting Sand
6. (Optional) Miniature Brick Stencil

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