The Dollhouse Saga: Making Bedding

Making tiny bedding sounds like fun. Yes it is, but it is also painstakingly tedious. Any mistakes are magnified on such a small scale. I followed tutorials from Pinterest to make this sheet and comforter set. Just need to make the pillows and maybe a tiny crocheted blanket for the end of the bed. Here is the link to my Pinterest board full of mini things

https://pin.it/3SCCf4f

The Dollhouse Saga: Making a Fern

The front entry to the dollhouse needed something. A table, a plant? I had a lovely table and a vase. So flowers? Plant? Fern! I had  leaves from some fake flowers I plan to use in the garden. Would they do? Hmmm a bit... big.

So what to do? I took scissors and started snipping. 

Looking more like a fern. I also needed to glue some wire to the back of the leaves. I wanted to be able to position them more naturally. I used floral tape to cover the wire and clamped them in place after gluing.

Finally complete! It looks more really and natural now. The perfect addition to the hall. Now I must get that wallpaper and the floor done!

The Dollhouse Saga: A Matter of Scale

I have touched lightly upon this subject before; items sold that are not the scale they are listed as. When planning and buying items for your dollhouse it is important to make sure the scale is appropriate. My dollhouse is 1:12 so all items need to be that scale to fit. If an item is advertised as 1:12 then one would assume that it would be the right size. This is not always so. Especially with inexpensive items that are imported. I have three items pictured that I purchased because they were stated to be 1:12. The bottle, lamp, and sewing basket are all off. The sewing basket especially as the scissors in it are the equivalent of being almost two feet in height and the bottle nearly three! The lamp is so thick that it does not sit properly on any of the side tables. So what can you do? Ask for actual measurements. Know your scale. If it is a really good price, it is probably cheap and not to scale. Caveat emptor.

The Dollhouse Saga- Repairs

Worked on repairing the electrical today. Also decided I need to run more copper tape in the 2nd floor room on the right. I haven’t started working on that room other than decide it will be a music/common room. I don’t know if I am going to split it like the rooms on the left or if I am adding more windows. I would like to add a set of French doors and put in a balcony. That would be a heck of a lot of work though. I may change my mind. I do that often.

The Dollhouse Saga- Painting Furniture

The past couple days I have been working on getting the bedroom furniture painted and stained. One room will have hickory furniture and the other will have light yellow. I have been painting small flowers on the yellow furniture and also making bedding for the beds. I hope to have the bedding done in a day or two and I will make sure to post pictures then. 

Dollhouse Haul

I don’t usually shop Dollar Tree. I went in to pick up some cheap storage bins. As I wandered around the store I found myself in the craft aisle. I was very surprised to find unfinished dollhouse furniture! I also found craft sticks in different sizes. The craft foam is embossed so I thought it would look good sprayed with metallic paint and turned into kitchen backsplashes or tin ceiling tiles. Then since Walmart was close, I stopped in and found dowels. These items will be made over for the bedrooms in my dollhouse.  So excited to start work on it.

Hello Dolly

My husband cleaned out his workshop and lo and behold, there was the dollhouse one of my friends gave me a few years ago. It has been pretty neglected from being stored out on a porch at her place and then in a dank workshop at mine. 

I have great plans for this house and have ordered items already from Amazon and eBay to start fixing the exterior and one room. The first room to get remade will be the kitchen. I also have plans on setting it on a bigger board and adding a garden. Pinterest has so many ideas!

As things progress I will make sure to post them here. I am excited to be working on a project that is within my means :)

Peldyn