I’m remodeling this dollhouse and i cannot figure out how to remove the old shingles without damaging the whole roof. I’m not prepared or skilled enough to do any major repairs. Is it crazy for me to just build on top of these? I want scalloped shingles so repainting isn’t an option.
actually made this one before the one i posted last week but it’s one of my favorites i’ve ever built
Am I missing anything? Feels like it’s missing something . . .
Handmade. Wood, plexiglass, mini rivets, acrylic paint, paper, wire, sculpy,
I received a a box of dollhouse materials and tools and this was in it but I have no idea what it is or what it was being used for. It’s a magnetic metal tray with four holes in the sides, and there are a number of metal square pieces with holes, some with magnetic and some without. There are also those rods and that tool that looks like the drill bits can be inserted into. Any help or information would be appreciated!
I’ve just created a miniature kudu taxidermy for my latest project, which is a dollhouse museum, and realized it’s heavier and more awkwardly shaped than anything I’ve tried to hang on a dollhouse wall before. I usually use white tacky putty, but I don’t think it will cut it this time. I have a 1/8” thick wooden plaque, about 1.25 sq in big, on which to mount the taxidermy and which will be attached to the 1/4” thick solid wood wall. It will be seen from the side. Any clever ideas for mounting something like this??
My first try at making a stained glass door. Could be so much better but I kinda love it.
We have a Free Store where I live, and I found this incredible dollhouse which can fold up into a townhouse. It took several hours to clean. I realized the house is approximately 1:12. I’ve put in “flooring”, made curtains (material from the Free Store) and am trying out some odd furniture I already had. And grey bears. This is a work in progress, since the house needs more furniture, artwork, more plants, and lighting. Thanks for looking!
My mom bought this dollhouse kit in the late '70s with the plan to build it with her kids and that never really came to fruition. It's been sitting around in a not fully finished state since then. There are several boxes of dollhouse stuff that go with it and all the construction pieces seem to still exist. There's furniture and wallpaper and carpet and lighting wiring etc.
I'd love for someone to be able to take this vintage piece and bring it to life. Please message me if you're interested.
UPDATE: Thank you all so much for the advice - I finally did it! I used a glue stick (Pritt Stick) and a credit card to smooth it down. So much easier! :D
Finally got my hands on a nice wooden dollhouse - yay! Wanted to do one for years. Was told it is 1/12 and measured to confirm. Prepped and removed the old interior of the first room.
Then I searched around and found a free Victorian style 1/12 wallpaper on a dollhouse site. Printed it, cut it out, then realized it was too short for the walls. Okay, no biggie, can work with that. Decided to paint the upper wall and go for a picture rail effect. Sourced and ordered some wood for the picture rail.
Next I stuck the wallpaper in with modpodge. Took me ages, I was as careful as I could be. In the morning I realized it had horrible dark spots from where any glue had touched the printed side. Not too happy about that, so I ended up removing it all with a sponge and a scraper.
Feeling a bit daunted at this point but I printed and cut more wallpaper, this time on thicker better quality paper. Tried to pretreat it with modpodge to stop the dark stains, but it made the colours bleed. Damn.
Trying not to get annoyed at this point. Researched glues and ordered some spray mod podge. Hoped to use it to pretreat the wallpaper, allowing me to stick it down with regular mod podge, without any of the dark stains. I waited days for that to arrive, then applied it to the wallpaper. Waited a day for that to dry, then pressed the wallpaper as it was curling.
Went back and checked it a day later, it was still wrinkled. Tried heavier weights, left it a day, checked again. It's still bloody wrinkled. Unusable.
Honestly getting upset with it now, just wanted a chill Sunday where I could spend some time on it. I just want to wallpaper this room and I don't know how! Please can someone advise me before I lose my marbles? Any help would be much appreciated.
I have accidentally fallen down the dollhouse rabbit hole,someone send help to my poor husband who thinks I've gone entirely nuts.
My lovely MIL picked up this older KidKraft dollhouse secondhand for my daughter, and now I’m completely obsessed with furnishing it into a cozy tiny little home instead of a plastic Barbie penthouse, but I haven't found anything that fits this doll scale in my area.
I think it might be an older version of the Annabelle Dollhouse, but I can’t quite tell. It has a Kidkraft logo on the roof though. But I can't seem to find pictures or listings of the exact same model anywhere. It's a bit frustrating!
P.S.: Sorry for the photo quality, my phone is a DINOSAUR.
Wood, metal, wire, Cotten, acrylic paint, paper. Made by me. 😊