Doll Furniture Tutorial

 So, like many things I do, I just decided to try making some

doll furniture.  This will be furniture to fit a small fashion doll

like Little Miss Revlon or a Barbie sized doll.

SO! Let's go!

I found a cardboard box, just something I have sitting around.

A shoebox or a shipping box would work.

First I cut out a rectangle 4 inches by 9 inches long.

I made a fold at about 1 3/4 inches.

I use a ruler pressed on the cardboard to keep my 

fold straight. 

The back of the sofa is 3 1/2 inches by

9 inches. I used the ribbon roll to draw a nice curve

for the sofa back. 

This is how these two pieces will be assembled.

BUT DON'T DO THAT YET!

 First we want to cover everything with fabric.

Just so you can see how these 

2 pieces will make a sofa shape.

(I had to retake these photos because I forgot!)

Here is my actual sofa and the beginnings of arms.

Before assembling, I covered all the pieces with fabric.

The fabric needs to be large enough to 

fold over and cover both sides. 

 Hot Glue fabric folded over the bottom of the back. 

Then fold in the sides and hotglue.

I added some thin flat batting in the shape of the 

front before folding over and finishing the front.

When the folded seat and the back are all covered

with batting and fabric,

hotglue them together underneath.

On to the arms...

Next is the sofa arms.

This flap looked almost like the shape of a sofa arm,

so I started by cutting this off.

I wanted to round off the arm a little.

I use any round item I can find to draw

a curve and cut it out.

  

Again, cover everything with fabric.

You'll need 4 cardboard pieces for the arms.

This will make a front and a back for both sides.

The inside arm facing the sofa cushion will be 

covered with batting then fabric. 

You can see here the 2 arm pieces were glued together 

then covered with a strip of  folded and pressed fabric.

All my rough ends are underneath or on

the bottom.

 A close-up of the arm after being attached to the 

sofa seat and back.

And another.  You can see this is far from perfect.

But I don't worry about perfection!

I added 2 little pillows in the same fabric

and the sofa is done.

NEXT!

A little slipper chair.

I cut out a little circle using a ribbon spool,

and another piece of cardboard for the back.

The back can be any shape you like,

just be sure it wraps around the seat.

Again, batting and fabric cover

the seat before assembling.

Here are the seat and back covered.

The seat is hotglued to the back and then a row of 

ruffled fabric is added all the way around.

Again I use some folded and pressed fabric to finish.

Here are the two finished pieces.

"What is this all about?"

You may ask.

Well, here's a hint.

OH my, what did I do?

A Savage Pea Easter

Everyone at The Savage Pea woke up and put on their

Easter dresses.  We wanted to celebrate Easter with you.

Effanbee Patsy Ann

Effanbee Patsy Joan

Arranbee Wendy

Effanbee Honey

Ideal Shirley Temple

Miss Revlon, Emily

Madame Alexander Cissy

Pleasant Company Molly

American Girl Doll Grace

HAPPY EASTER!

American Girl House Tour 2020

Welcome, I'm Molly. 

I was told that many of you 

wanted to meet us and see

more of our house, so Mom has 

arranged this tour for you.

Here is our kitchen.

This is my favorite room.

You see, I like to bake and prepare

treats for my sisters and brother.

The tea cups are the Colonial Williamsburg

tea set for Pleasant Co.

Inside the cupboard are some of the Pleasant Co.

Felicity Colonial Tea Set pieces as well 

as some other lovely items.

This is the top of the pantry.

The flower vase is another Pleasant Co. Felicity piece.

I think all kitchens need ceramic chickens.

Don't you?

Here are some fresh apples and the stove of course.

Next is the Living Room.

Oh, hello Martin, Maybe you can

Continue the tour from here?

Sure Molly, no problem!

This is the Living Room.

It's a little girly, but I guess it's OK.

We can see the ocean from the window.

That's the best thing about it.

In this corner is our bookcase.

We like to read in this house.

We also keep our radio here for listening to music.

(This radio really works!)

In this other corner is our grandmother clock.

It has to be wound, but keeps real time.

HEY JULIE! YOUR NEXT!!

Hi, I'm Julie.  Sorry about that. 

Boys can be so loud sometimes.  

This is my room.  It's right above the Living Room.

These are my plushies.

You can see "Totoro" in the back and "Pusheen"

in front.  On the left is Duke from "Pets".

On the right, I'm not sure, I just call her "Kitty"

This is my dresser top.  I love photography.

And that's Sophie, my girl.

These are Lalaloopsy dolls.

Candy on the left  is Grace's doll, and 

Plum on the right is mine.

And, that's my room!

Grace! You're next!

Hi, I'm Grace. Welcome to my room.

This is Pooh bear.  He's been with me

as long as I can remember.

This is my whole room.

This is our Dachshund, Missy. She likes my room best.

Maybe cause I rub her belly?

Here are my other plushies.

On the far left is my unicorn, in the middle

is "Squashy cat" and on the right is

My Pusheen cat "Minty"

You've already met Pooh bear.

This is my dresser top.

That's me and Sophie and Emma

in the photo.

This is Sophie and me when I was

first adopted, Christmas 2011.

I was first, but Molly is the oldest.

OK, I'm next.

Hi, I'm Emma.

This is my whole room.

It's one of the smaller rooms, 

but I don't mind.

This is my Lalaloopsy doll Polly.

I love her long yarn hair.

That's the quilt Mom made for me.

This is my Pomeranian Missy Pooh,

She loves my Pusheen plushie.

This is my reading corner.

I love Jane Austen and Miss

Suzy is my absolute favorite

kids story!

This is my dresser.

The photo is of Mom and Sophie.

Mom made my lamp,

I'm sure she'd share how she did it if you ask.

This is a purse my best friend gave me.

Her name is Savannah Ann, she lives in Georgia.

Here's a photo of me and Savannah Ann shopping.

Well, it's me again, Molly.

This is my room. It's next to the kitchen.

I love to sew and crochet.

So, I have my sewing machine and 

yarn basket here in the corner.

This is my dresser, it's just like Shirley's.

I'm reading the Wizard of Oz right now.

I think it's better than the movie!

These are my Colonial Williamsburg dolls.

That's Sarah on the left and Betsey on the right.

I do love History.

This is my dog Bennet.  He is a Terrier.

And he's NOT supposed to be on my bed!

I think Martin is expecting you next.

(Get down Bennet!)

Hi, Martin again. This is my room.

Molly wanted me to point out my quilt.

This is my guitar. It's a Fender Starry Night.

Listen to this riff.

-Squeee wee weet!-

Pretty cool huh?

I really like Harry Potter.

So does my best bud Kurtis.

That's him dressed as Harry Potter.

This is us taking a walk.

That was a long time ago though.

sigh

This is my Star Wars collection.

Kurtis likes Star Wars too.

We both like the same things really.

This is my skateboard.

So cool.

Next to my room is Betsy's room...

Hey Betsy, just doing a house tour.

Hi Martin.

And this is Shirley's room.

Hi Martin!

And that's the WHOLE HOUSE!

Thanks for coming!

NOTES ON FURNISHINGS:

Things WE made...

Let me just say that my husband is a wood worker

 and he built the room boxes that make up the house.

He also helped me with the wood projects 

by teaching me how to use his tools and other times

he cut out things and built them for me.

 

The kitchen stove and counter as well as 

the sewing machine we made. 

The 2 twin beds are 100% made by me.

The armchair and couch were made by me.

The bookcase was a box I found and remade.

These lamps were made by me.

They hold an electric tea candle so they really light!

Things from Thrift Stores...

All these dressers came from thrift stores.

I made the stove and counter.

Almost everything else in the kitchen except the

Pleasant Co. items ALL thrifted!

Martin's bed and Julie's bed both found in

thrift stores.  All the bedding was made by me.

Betsy's doll case room came from a thrift store

and was restored and remade by me.

I can say at least 70% of ALL my doll items came 

from thrift stores, including a LOT of my dolls!

Bonus Thrifted Pleasant Co. Item!

Recently found this Pleasant Co. bunk-bed.

It had no mattresses or ladder.

I made all new bedding.

(we love dachshunds here)

I'm not sure where to put this yet, it's kinda big.

I have one more question...

Why does everything around here 

have to be so dang girly?