how can I buid a dollhouse?

Question

I have a nice and she likes crafts ALOT. so where gonna build a dollhouse out of several large microwave boxes. and I need some ideas of arouund the house items to make for items in the house. I need anything you can think of, even unique things. this is going to be a huge house so I will need many ideas!

Answer 1

Did you do a search for 'cardboard dollhouse instructions'? You should also do one on 'cardboard dollhouse furniture instructions'.

Answer 2

First things first.
Decide on the Scale of the furnishings first. is it for clothespin dolls or for a Barbie size doll?
Photo Shop your neice's picture and reduce it, put it in the picture frame.
Broken jewelry can be very helpful creating a room decor, I have a huge wooden giraffe pin that if placed on an upside down thimble and painted all gold would make a great sculpture for a corner motif.
You can string glass beads and pendants to make a chandolier.
If you put a piece of wax paper wax side up and lay dried flowers on it and another piece wax side down and iron them till the wax seals the flowers, you can cut the new paper you have made to make lampshades. Also the wax paper ironed together makes a frosted window glass like in the shower or if it is cold outside.
You can cut furniture out of plastic sanvas, sew it at the seams and then pad with polyfibrefil and cover with fabric instead of building sofas from wood. There is a Barbie scale set of plastic canvas room furniture how to books out there.

Decoupage is your new friend, use giftwrap, scrap book paper or tissue to wall paper your house. (glue, stick, glue over,..repeat!!!)

Glue river rock to the outside walls about one third of the way up to add Alpine beauty and weight.

After assembled, drip hot glue along edge of roof and let it run over and dry. paint whit and sprinkle with glitter turning it into icicles on a snowy roof.

find here different aspects of dollhouse miniatures how to projects. ... Dollhouses Miniature How to Projects>> Dollhouse Collectables. 29 Wren st. Litchfield NH ...http://www.dollhousecollectables.com/dollhouse-miniatures-how-to-projects.htm

Miniature Printables. Home : Learn How : Art & Crafts : Miniatures & Dollhouse ... Learn how a variety of cute miniatures are made with Martie's own how-to ...http://www.creativity-portal.com/howto/artscrafts/miniatures.html

Answer 3

Small caps like for toothpaste, sodapop, chapstick, etc make great little cups, flowerpots, tupperware, etc.

White poker chips can be used as dinner plates. Jar lids, especially gold-color ones, make good picture frames; attach to the 'walls' with double-sided tape.

Smaller boxes like for toothpaste, bandaids, etc can be covered in brown or wood-patterned paper to become furniture. Toothpaste box grandfather clock; bandaid box chest of drawers, etc

Answer 4

This should be a lot of fun, for you and for her!

In addition to all the excellent things suggested above, you can make all kinds of miniatures for a dollhouse with polymer clay (Premo, Fimo, Sculpey, etc.), or you can use polymer clay along with other things for making miniatures.
(You can also use various "air-dry" clays like Celluclay or Creative Paperclay or Makin's clay, but polymer clay will get hardened quicker and make stronger items.)

Check out some of the pages at my site for loads of lessons, examples, etc., of miniatures to make with polymer clay (or sometimes using other things):

http://glassattic.com/polymer/miniatures.htm
http://glassattic.com/polymer/houses_structures_gingerbread.htm

http://glassattic.com/polymer/kids_beginners.htm
http://glassattic.com/polymer/Christmas.htm
http://glassattic.com/polymer/Halloween_etc.htm


...also check this Table of Contents page for info on the basics of using and baking polymer clays, as well as loads of other things to make with it and effects you can get, if you're interested:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/contents.htm


HTH,

Diane B.

Answer 5

get Chucky to do it.