Baby Landon and his bed

I apologize for the quality of the photos. I'm still having to use my cellphone camera. Last Christmas I decorated a dollhouse for a friend's two young daughters. They were recently joined by a baby brother, Landon. I found a little rubber doll to use. I just had to dress him. The bassinet is made from a small plastic basket glued to pizza saver legs. I will deliver the doll and bed on Sunday (if I am well enough).

Progress on the twin's dollhouse

These photos are all before the door and window holes are cut out and there's a wall cabinet to hang over the sink/stove combination. The Dora border will also act as a backsplash for the kitchen.

There's also still a lot of accessorizing to do but much progress was made today.

I forgot to take a pic of the exterior. Theresa has chosen a bright pink, a dark rose and white. It's going to be a very pretty little house. I promise there will be photos when everything is finished.

Bathroom fixtures

I already had a tub for the dollhouse so I've been looking for an inexpensive toilet. I knew it wouldn't be difficult to make some sort of sink/vanity combo. I looked at Dollar Tree where I've found bathroom sets before to no avail. So, in desperation, I designed my own. The part that had me stumped was making a seat with a lid that opened.Yesterday I finished a bottle of liquid dish detergent and there was my mini toilet seat, lol. The bowl is a small wooden egg cup style communion cup. The tank is made with miscellaneous wood bits. The sink and vanity are in a bookcase. I removed the top shelves, glued in a mirror and cut small rounded shelves from craft sticks. The faucet is a screw hook, the sink is a lid. It is all very sturdy and "playable."

More for the little girls' dollhouse

This furniture was kind of an experiment but I think it turned out fairly well. It's pretty sturdy so should stand up to the girls' play. The table is just a pizza saver with a wood disc glued to the top. The couch and chair frames are made from square dowel and miscellaneous wood scraps.

I also got the downstairs cleaned today. I think I could have stuffed several real sized pillows with the fur I cleaned from the floor and furniture. They are starting to shed less now that the weather has cooled down but the floors still get pretty disgusting, lol.

Hope you all had a great start to your week!

I figured it out

How to do the ice and water dispenser, that is. It isn't as crooked as it looks in the picture, though. It's set into the door so you could actually put a mini glass in it. I also added shelves to the inside of the doors. My friend is happy.

The next room is the living room. I need to make a couch and chair.

Fit for a princess

I am helping a friend with a dollhouse for her twin nieces for a Christmas gift. Theresa likes to do the exterior and I prefer the interior so we make a good team. :-) Her nieces love Disney princesses, Dora the Explorer and Tinkerbell.

The bedroom will have the princess theme. I still have to dress the bed but I think it turned out well.

I also made a baby bassinet from a cake decoration.

The kitchen will have the Dora theme. Here's the table with stools and a corner hutch.