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dollhouse Building Supplies

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Veronica Scott

Building a dollhouse is fun, but it can also be hard work, especially if you don't have all of the required supplies for putting the dollhouse together. With careful planning and a detailed list, however, you can put those concerns aside and get on with building the dollhouse of your dreams. There are a few critical supplies when it comes to building this type of house that can make the process of construction a lot smoother and a lot less complex.

Doors

Any good dollhouse has stylish and elegant doors. There are a number of doors available, of course, and the builder can pick from a variety of exciting designs. Interior, exterior, elaborate, and double doors are available from most major dollhouse suppliers. The interior doors lead from room to room within it and come in a broad variety of materials and colors, making the inside of your dollhouse come to life with individual design ideas. Exterior doors are important, too, as they welcome the "guests" to it with fashion and flare.

Door accessories are important for the proper installation of the doors, too. Hinges and box locks are available from most major retailers to allow the door additional functionality. Door handles, door knobs, and door knockers help give the doll house that additional personal touch and make it seem a little more like "home."

Windows

Most windows are available as a part of a set for purchasing and installing in your dollhouse design. There are, of course, a number of different types of windows to choose from. Sash, arched, panel, dormer, and bay windows are all available in luxurious versions to help give a hint of realism to the design. Imagine opening the home design with a big bay window in the front room to allow for lots of visitors to see in at the fantasy world within the home.

Flooring

Yes, you can have a hardwood floor for your dollhouse! There are infinite options when it comes to flooring designs. Hardwood flooring, tiles, carpet, wood borders, runners, and scale flooring are all options to consider when forming the basis for the dollhouse. Pick one floor type to run through as a pattern through the home or go with a different floor type in every room. The choice is yours!

Wallpaper

The walls can be decorated with personal flavor, too. There are a number of wallpaper designs available for the dollhouse, many of which have unique and tasteful designs. Choose from generic single color patterns, designer wallpaper kits, world map wallpaper, mini graphics wallpaper, or any other wallpaper design that can add the comforts of home. Each wallpaper design can be applied through tiling for extra convenience.

Lighting and Electrical Items

Bringing it to life takes just a bit of light. You can add special fixtures, lighting options, sconces and wall fixtures, lamps for the table or the floor, fireplaces, and a wide variety of electrical items for the home. You might even be able to find a miniature plasma TV for the inside of the dollhouse! The sky is really the limit when it comes to decorating and caring for it.

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  • A Meme

    I don't usually do these but this one caught my eye! I stole it from Twitchy Knitter who stole it from someone else, lol.
    The Rules:

    a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search. (Use the advanced search and scroll down and click on Creative Commons License so you use shareable photos!)
    b. Using only the results on the first page, pick an image.
    c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd?s mosaic maker.

    The Questions:
    1. What is your first name?
    2. What is your favorite food?
    3. What high school did you go to?
    4. What is your favorite color?
    5. Who is your celebrity crush?
    6. Favorite drink?
    7. Dream vacation?
    8. Favorite dessert?
    9. What you want to be when you grow up?
    10. What do you love most in life?
    11. One Word to describe you.
    12. Your flickr name.

    My results:


    My answers (with link/photo credit)
    1. Judith Portrait of a Lady of the Saxon Court as Judith with the Head of Holofernes, circa 1537 - 1540, 2. Cheese Cheese Plate with Sriracha, 3. William Howard TaftWilliam Howard Taft in Los Angeles from Bain Collection, no date (LOC), 4. Purple! Purple Chihuly Chandelier, 5. Johnny Depp Piratas, 6. Pom MartiniPomegranate martini, 7. Oz Coff's Harbour, 8.Crème brûlé, 9. Eccentric, 10. Freedom, 11. FluffyFluffy plants, 12. AK Ice Cube


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    Another UFO finished! Made the basic pincushion a couple of months ago and finally got around to finishing them off with the cotton thread and buttons. My friend Karen took an article from a McCall's magazine and tweaked it to make these. They have an inner core of wound acrylic yarn instead of felting a big ball of roving. You just felted a layer around the ball and then added a bit of color/design. Mine aren't exactly round. Ah well. I have absolutely no idea what I will do with these. Maybe stick them up at my Etsy store (which, by the way, is empty, null and void!).


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  • Imaginary childhood friends ???

    A long time ago I cut out a comic from the newspaper wherein a character made a statement that resounded with me. I changed the statement up a bit and made myself a little plaque. My imaginary childhood friend, according to my mother, was a cat named Patches. I'm pretty sure Patches didn't grow up to be my Muse, lol. I just really liked the idea behind the comic. My friend Judy L. said her imaginary friend's name was Gooeygoff; he wore a pink shirt, purple pants, and green shoes. Did you have an imaginary friend? Tell us about it by leaving a comment! For those interested: The plaque is really small - about 4"x5" - it was a xmas scene I gessoed over and then painted. I printed the saying on tissue paper and then glued it to the painted background. I love this particular model and I use her image a lot - she's my grown up muse! I added the moon and star earring piece because they have been a personal symbol for me for umpteen years. I even actually used ..shhhh .. glitter!


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    The American Girl Doll : A Must-have for Doll Collectors and Children

    Christopher Luck

    The American Girl Doll collection provides fun imaginative play for children with clever educational twists using furniture, clothes and accessories from different periods of history, all combined in a cute, playable child’s doll. This is a collection of 18-inch dolls, all depicting the American Girl throughout various historical periods from 1764 to 1944.

    The American Girl Doll has enjoyed tremendous popularity amongst kids and collectors alike. Collectors appreciate the American Girl Doll for the exquisite attention to historical detail and fine craftsmanship, and relish the opportunity to collect different girl dolls from different decades and even different centuries of American history.

    Kids love the dolls for their warm expressions, beautifully rendered, historically accurate doll clothes, accessories and furniture, all of which provide hours of companionship and entertainment, with some good ol’ fashioned child’s play. After all, no little girl is complete without her favorite little girl doll!

    The American Girl Doll Company allows doll owners to flip through the pages of time by giving each doll fictional personal histories in their respective time periods providing kids will a learning tool as well as a beloved toy. The characters themselves also represent the multitude of different races and creeds that make up the people of America.

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    Christopher M. Luck has have many years experience with the collector side of american girl dolls and is now offering his priceless advice free to you.

         

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