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It's a Doll's World Doll-sized treats for a special playmate From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-407

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Even the prettiest doll needs her beauty sleep, and by flipping over and decorating a breakfast tray, you can make a doll bed that’s fit for a queen.

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Doll's Bed and Quilt

Doll's Bed and Quilt

Materials:

breakfast tray with collapsible legs
wood glue
wood screws
4 wood balls or blocks (bed legs)
2" thick foam
1/2 yd. flannel sheeting
1/2 yd. polar fleece
2 empty 6-oz. gelatin boxes
Fabric-Tac glue
measuring tape
pinking/scalloping shears
craft paint (optional)

1. To make the head and footboard of the bed, flip the tray over and, using wood glue and screws, secure the legs in a locked open position (figure A). Let glue dry.

2. Using wood glue, add legs to the bed at the four corners and let dry (figure B). The bed legs are an opportunity to use your creativity: wooden blocks, drawer pulls, wood balls, etc., can be used -- just look for objects that match in size (figure C).

Figure A

Figure B

Figure C

3. Optional: If you don’t like the color of the tray, it can be sanded and painted with acrylic paint.

4. Using a kitchen knife, cut foam/mattress to fit base of tray (figure D).

5. Cut flannel 10" larger, length and width, than foam mattress measurements. Wrap foam, gift style, with flannel sheet and secure on the bottom with Fabri-Tac glue (figure E).

6. Cut fleece, adding 6" to width and 4" to length of mattress measurements. Trim edges with scallop shears (figure F).

Figure D

Figure E

Figure F

7. For pillows, wrap two large, empty gelatin boxes with fun fur, leaving 1" on each end. Using Fabri-Tac glue, glue fur to boxes, tuck ends into box sides and secure with drops of glue (figure G) (figure H). Fill boxes with crumpled scrap paper for additional strength.

Figure G

Figure H

Mod Fashion Doll Sofa

Doll furniture has never been so easy to make or so cool to play with. A tissue box and a paper towel roll are all it takes to make a mod sofa perfect for fashion dolls.

Mod Fashion Doll Sofa

Materials:

1 empty tissue box (9"x4"x5")
paper towel tube
scissors
marking pen
fun fur fabric
Fabric-Tac glue

1. Cut paper towel tube to length of tissue box. Fill both tube and tissue box with crumpled scrap paper for strength (figure I).

2. Wrap tube with fun fur, leaving an additional 1" of fur on each end (figure J). Trim length of fur to fit tube, glue in place along the centerline and let dry. Tuck fur ends into tube and secure with a drop of glue.

Figure I

Figure J

3. Cut two pieces of fun fur to fit the sides of the tissue box; glue to box using Fabric-Tac glue. Wrap front, top and back of box with fun fur, cut to fit and glue in place (figure K).

4. Glue fur wrapped tube to the back of the sofa to create back cushions (figure L).

Figure K

Figure L

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RESOURCES :

Aleen's Original Tacky Glue (Duncan Enterprises)
Website: www.duncancrafts.com

Quick Hold Craft Glue
Eclectic Products, Inc. Website: www.eclecticproducts.com

Beacon's Fabri-Tac Glue
Website: www.beaconcreates.com