DIY cardboard furniture, patterns and diagrams, stages of creation

Do-it-yourself toy furniture made from cardboard will not only delight children, but will also help parents get closer to their child during joint creativity and better understand each other. On the one hand, such an activity helps to save the family budget, because, as a rule, prices in specialized stores are not loyal. On the other hand, doing crafts instills in children perseverance, accuracy, patience, and helps the development of spatial thinking.

Cardboard furniture for Barbie's house

White cardboard dollhouse

So, it’s decided, we’ll make cardboard furniture with our own hands: then we’ll tell you what materials and techniques will be appropriate.

Paper dollhouse furniture

Furniture for a dollhouse made of colored cardboard

Manufacturing process

Creating beds for dolls is an interesting process that opens up wide scope for the implementation of original creative ideas. There are many step-by-step instructions on online resources to help you do the job correctly. The choice of a suitable model and design must be made together with the child. Novice craftsmen will be able to make their own structures from cardboard, shoe boxes, ice cream sticks, and plywood.

From cardboard

A simple but elegant sleeping place for a Barbie doll can be made from ordinary corrugated cardboard. In addition to the main material, you will need: album sheets, wire, tape, pieces of fabric, scissors, glue. The entire process is carried out in accordance with the instructions:

The desired bed model is schematically depicted on a piece of paper. Design parameters depend on the size of the doll.
Based on the finished template, the necessary elements are cut out of cardboard and their side edges are glued together.
Two pieces of wire 50 cm long are laid on top of the cardboard parts, fixed with tape, and the surface is filled with glue. The workpiece is placed under a press until completely dry.
The elements of the body and headboard are pierced with an awl, and wire is threaded into the resulting holes. The fastening points are coated with glue.
The pieces of wire are tied on the reverse side and the long ends are cut off.

The best beds for two children, features of their design and design

At the final stage, the bed for dolls made of cardboard is covered with viscose napkins, paper or fabric. The sleeping place will become even more attractive with decor in the form of floral appliqués. Miniature bedding will add realism to the product: mattress, pillows, blanket.

From a shoe box

The basis for this project will be an ordinary shoe box. Tools you will need: scissors, glue, stationery knife, ruler, pencil. The work includes several stages:

Half of the box is applied to the end, this will be one of the legs of the future bed.
Legs are drawn on both sides of the box lid, the optimal height of which is 3–4.5 cm. Excess cardboard is cut off. If desired, you can make additional support.
One or both side parts of the box are cut off after preliminary marking.
The legs are glued to the crib body.

From ice cream sticks

To make a cute little crib, you need to prepare 18 wooden popsicle sticks and 1 skewer. To connect the parts you will need glue. Additional tools you need are a ruler, a pencil, cotton swabs, and a knife. The process is carried out according to the instructions:

One of the sticks is cut strictly in the middle. Two sides of the bed are glued together from half and five whole products.
The skewer is cut in the center, each half should match the length of the side. The elements are glued to the body.
For the frame, 2 sticks are glued together and then dried.
The remaining sticks are placed on the bottom.

This original doll bed looks very cute. The product is complemented by bed linen, which can be pieces of textiles. The model can be decorated using gouache or wood varnish.

Popular models of children's beds for boys of different ages

Two-tier plywood

A crib made from this strong material is strong, durable, and safe. For work you will need: bamboo sticks, glue, screws, a piece of plywood, decorative elements. The process is carried out in accordance with the master class:

Bamboo sticks are cut into 12 pieces. 4 of them should be the longest, since they are used to support the structure. The remaining 8 are divided into 4 segments.
The sticks that serve as support posts are wrapped with braid.
Self-tapping screws are screwed into the places where the tiers are fixed, and glue is used for reinforcement.
The bottom of the plywood bed is secured with self-tapping screws. After complete drying, the base elements are covered with fabric.

All supporting parts are made in accordance with the selected scheme. The result is a reliable bunk bed for dolls. An excellent addition to the model will be bright bed linen that you can sew yourself.

Origami bed

The bed is the main piece of home interior, we will try to make this thing from paper. The assembly process is simple, so both children and adults can master folding skills. To work, you will need a square sheet of medium density (20*20 cm). If desired, take other sizes.

Template diagram:

Step by step description:

Fold the sheet in half, in different directions (crosswise) and mark the center.
We bend the side edges towards the center, 1/3.
Then fold it again to form a rectangle.
We lower the side parts to the fold line and open the pockets, turning the corners along the contours.
We bend the corners away from ourselves - we make legs.
We get a wonderful bed.

Video: MK for creating an origami bed

If difficulties arise during the folding process or some points are unclear to you, then look at the hint from an experienced craftsman.

Papier mache

Among the many ways to make furniture out of paper, the papier-mâché method (using paper mass and glue for modeling) stands out.

Most often, this method is used to make masks or some kind of figures, but it is also quite suitable for doll furniture. Like weaving from paper tubes, the papier-mâché technique is very economical, but at the same time it is simpler.

Furniture made in this way must have a frame and dry well before it is coated with paint or varnish. By the way, if you add a little gypsum to the paper mixture, the product will become much stronger.

Each of the above methods for making paper furniture is unique in its own way. Some are complex, others are simpler to implement. But no matter which one is chosen, the main thing is to put your soul into your work. Then the result will definitely please you, and your favorite children's doll will have the best home in the world.

Dollhouses made of plasterboard

Many household parents, after renovations, leave the remaining building materials to gather dust on the balcony in the hope that they will come in handy someday. Their time has come! Drywall can make an excellent dollhouse.

The good thing about a house made from this material is that it is very light and easy to assemble. But, at the same time, it will need to be handled more carefully - it will be quite fragile.

The layout of such a house is no different from a product made of plywood or laminate. But assembling such a house is much easier, and there are many more layout options - with the help of partitions you can divide the rooms between each other.

DIY upholstered furniture for dolls, step by step with photos

We present to your attention a tutorial on how to create a very realistic doll sofa.

For work you will need: micro-corrugated cardboard, scissors/stationery knife, foam rubber, a simple pencil, padding polyester, a ruler, thick fabric of two colors, thread and needle, tape (paper), PVA and Moment glue, cotton lace, buttons.

Make markings on the cardboard as indicated in the drawing. Red lines for ease of construction, solid black lines for cutting, dotted lines for folding. The dotted lines need to be creased - pre-pressed so that the fold is even. The rounded end of a ruler or knife is suitable for this.

We cut out the details of the future sofa from foam rubber and synthetic padding.

From padding polyester:

Armrests - 2 pcs. 12×10.5 cm;
Sofa back (back) - 1 pc. 18×11 cm;
Sofa back (front) - 1 pc. 7.5×15 cm;
Seat - 1 pc. 9.5×15 cm;
Side from seat to floor - 1 pc. 3x15 cm.

From foam rubber:

Seat - 1 pc. 7.5×13 cm;
Front part of the back - 1 pc. 5.5×15 cm;
Back part - 1 pc. 16×9 cm;
Armrest tops - 2 pcs. 2×8.5 cm;
Outer sides of the armrest - 2 pcs. 4.5x8.5 cm;
Inner sides of the armrest - 2 pcs. 1.5x8.5 cm.

We cut out the cardboard blank along the lines, crease and bend it.

We fold the workpiece along the fold lines and apply it to the fabric, as shown in the photo. We trace the outline, not forgetting to leave allowances for the hem. Cut out the part.

We glue the armrests to the bottom of the sofa with PVA glue.

We coat the bottom of the sofa with PVA glue, wait 1-2 minutes, and then apply it to the fabric according to the markings and fix it.

We assemble the armrests: we glue the outer foam sides to “Moment”, after which we glue the tops of the armrests. It should look like this:

From the back side, we cut the fabric and glue the allowance.

We glue the corresponding padding polyester parts onto the armrests. Let's use the moment. To give the glue time to harden, we secure the parts with pins.

Then we pin the fabric to the armrests in the same way and begin gluing the back side allowances to the base.

After this, we flavor the base of the armrest with PVA glue and attach the “wings” of the backrest to it. Fold and glue the front side seams.

Additionally, we cut out two strips of cardboard twice as long as our armrest and 2 cm wide. We bend and glue them, as shown in the photo.

We insert the internal parts of the foam armrest. We bend the fabric allowances and secure them with glue, cover the armrests with fabric to the end, secure them with pins, and glue the fabric to the base at the bottom. We fasten the joints of the armrests and backrest with a thin layer of Moment glue.

Then generously coat the additional strip with Moment and glue it to the armrest.

Now let's start assembling the seat. To do this, we place a padding pad between the cardboard and the fabric, and then glue the allowances.

We straighten the corners of the armrests with a toothpick with a drop of PVA. We lubricate the back of the seat with the same glue.

Glue the seam allowance to the seat. On the cardboard part of the front of the back, mark and cut off the corners.

Under the cardboard blanks, we cut the corresponding parts from foam rubber and padding polyester.

We cut out the parts from the fabric, not forgetting about the allowances (2-3 cm). And we assemble the parts of the back and seat, gluing the allowances inside.

We make a relief: we fasten the thread with paper tape on the reverse side and sew on buttons.

Make sure that the buttons are at the same distance from each other and the edges of the back.

Generously cover the parts with PVA glue, let them soak in a little and glue them to the bases.

For reliability, we recommend stitching the upper joint of the backrests and the joint of the backrest and base.

Finishing touches: measure the lace taking into account the allowances (+3 cm). Apply a thin line of PVA glue to the joint of the backs and glue the lace. We grease the allowances with glue and hide them between the armrest and the back, tucking them in with a toothpick. We also attach the lace under the seat.

We stitch the joints of the armrests and the facade. Cut out two circles (1.5 cm in diameter) from cardboard, a padding polyester ball and fabric (1 cm allowance). We sew these details.

We sew the parts to the armrests.

All that remains is to glue the legs to the “Moment”. For this, 4 identical lids, caps, etc. are suitable. To prevent the sofa from scratching the surface, you can cut fabric pads for the legs. The sofa is ready.

Paper and cardboard for miniature furniture

It is easy to make a variety of furniture from thick paper or simple cardboard.

You can often see paper construction kits on sale that offer prefabricated furniture. The parts of such a construction set must be cut out, bent along the marked folds and glued together. This is the easiest option to make paper furniture. however, these are rather fragile products, and they are also produced for small dolls.

A more complex option is to make the craft yourself, using cardboard or corrugated cardboard, as well as beautiful paper.

Cardboard can be used to make not only doll furniture, but also household appliances.

Let's try to make a small newspaper table with a mosaic tabletop.

Required:

white and colored cardboard;
toothpicks;
thick thread.

Tools that will be useful are a ruler, a knife or scissors, an awl, and glue.

Step-by-step progress:

Cut the tabletop based on the desired dimensions. Holes for the legs are made in the corners of the tabletop. To make the table elegant, it will be decorated with wickerwork. For it, holes are also made at the bottom under the tabletop at intervals of 0.2 cm.
Prepare the mosaic by cutting identical squares from colored cardboard. Glue the mosaic onto the surface.
Toothpicks are inserted into the holes in the lower part of the tabletop, which will become the basis of the weaving. Strengthen the toothpicks with glue.
Insert the legs, strengthen them with glue, wrap them with thick thread and also fix them with glue.
The end of the thread is attached to the tabletop, then the thread is passed through toothpick stands using the alternating principle. You need to weave tightly, without tightening the structure.
The top and bottom of the weaving can be decorated with a braid, also woven from thread and set with glue.
You can make a shelf between the legs of the table. To do this, 2 dense threads are tied crosswise, a cardboard rectangle is placed on top of them, and secured with glue. You can decorate the shelf with a thread braid.

Such a table can be large or small, the tabletop can be decorated at your discretion and varnished.

How to make a variety of paper furniture:

Dinner table. For the tabletop you need durable cardboard, for the legs - tubes. They can be wrapped in paper and glued. The legs are attached at the corners. The table can be decorated as you wish.
Simple sofa. The back and 2 sides are cut out. For the base seat, you either need to make a box, or take matchboxes and glue them together. The base is wrapped with tape. The back and sides are glued. To make the sofa beautiful and look like a real one, you can cover it with thick fabric or felt.

You can make a doll bed from simple cardboard blanks

The child will arrange such furniture while playing with pleasure.

Painted furniture

When choosing how to make paper furniture, do not underestimate the simplest ways. One of them is to simply draw furniture on paper or cardboard and place it in the dollhouse.

Of course, the painted home decoration cannot be compared with voluminous furniture made using one of the above methods, but as an option it is quite suitable for novice dollhouse designers.

By the way, in addition to paper, you can also draw on corrugated cardboard. It is noteworthy that some modern designers are beginning to use the method of partially hand-drawn furniture to decorate real houses.

DIY wicker furniture for dolls, step by step with photos

Step-by-step lesson on weaving a table from paper tubes.

Tools and materials:

Thick cardboard for the base;
Ruler, scissors, pencil;
Awl;
Wooden toothpicks or skewers;
Paper tubes or thick white threads;
Colored cardboard for mosaics.

Cut out a tabletop of the required size from cardboard. Using an awl, we make holes for the legs in the corners, and holes for the stands around the perimeter. We cut out small mosaic squares from colored cardboard. We glue them onto the base, as shown in the photo.

Insert skewers with a drop of glue into the holes for the legs, and toothpicks around the perimeter. Near one of the legs, glue the end of the tube to the base and begin weaving, passing the tube “snake” between the posts. We make sure that the weaves do not merge and alternate in rows. We continue weaving to the desired level and fasten the end of the tube to the leg. We braid 2 braids from the tubes and glue them along the edge of the table and the braid. We braid the skewers in a spiral with tubes, and also fix the edges with glue.

If desired, you can make a shelf. To do this, we twist two tubes together and attach them to the legs with glue. Then we cut out a shelf from thick cardboard and glue it onto the tubes. We braid it and also glue it to the edge of the shelf. The wicker table with mosaic is ready.

Paper doll cabinet for cutting

There are many options for paper doll cabinets. These are beautiful sliding wardrobes or ordinary wardrobes.

Instructions for making a three-dimensional cardboard cabinet:

Take a sheet of cardboard and cut out a shape according to the diagram. Glue the seams together and you will have a box.
Now you can attach doors to this box. They can be hinged or hinged.
Glue foil to the door, this is a kind of imitation of a mirror.
Now attach the transverse partitions, these will be the shelves. If desired, paint or cover the cabinet with self-adhesive tape.

Paper doll cabinet for cutting

Main Dimensions

When making furniture for a dollhouse, you should take into account the size of the dolls and the parameters of the room. Based on these data, a diagram of future interior items is developed. Due to the fact that toys do not have standards and are large or small, the interior for the home cannot be made universal.

In order to determine exactly what dimensions need to be adhered to, you should divide the height of an average person by the height of the doll for which the toy furniture will be made. After this, the dimensions of the actual furniture must be divided by this value. For example, if during the first comparison of a person and a doll the number 11 was obtained, then a table with a height of 55 cm for a toy house should have an indicator of 5 cm. Most dolls have a height of 13-15 cm; the interior for Barbie is created in a ratio of 1:12.

Paper doll bits for cutting out

Of course, without such little things as perfume, shelves, vases, flowers, the room looks uncomfortable. These little things make the doll's home cozy and lived-in.

Paper doll bits for cutting out

As you can see, in order to captivate a child, it is not necessary to buy him expensive toys. A paper house with a doll would be an excellent alternative.

Kitchen accessories

The kitchen needs to be filled with accessories. Consider this interesting example of creating a teapot for a children's dollhouse.

Making a teapot

The teapot should be a beautiful white color; it can be easily made from white paper. Materials for production:

White sheet of paper.
PVA glue.
Toothpicks.
Scissors.
Ruler.
Pencil.

Step-by-step instruction:

We draw identical strips on a sheet of paper; their height should correspond to the height of the teapot.
We cut out the strips and saturate them with glue.
We wind the glue-treated strips onto a toothpick until the required diameter of the teapot is obtained.
Leave until completely dry, after removing the toothpick.
Circle the workpiece around the circumference to make two circles equal to the base. They must be cut using scissors. They will serve as the teapot's bottom and top lid.
We make a handle from strips of paper glued together; it needs to be bent into a loop and glued to the top cover.
According to the diagram, we cut out the neck of the teapot, glue it together, giving it a three-dimensional shape, and glue it to the side in the middle.
We also decorate the bottom with a previously cut circle.

We leave the entire structure until completely dry, and on its sides you can draw beautiful designs or decorate our accessory with rhinestones and stickers.

Pan and tray

For example, if you take wide toothpaste caps, on which the tubes stand and do not fall, you can make charming saucepans. To do this, take the caps, cut off the tops of the cotton swabs and glue them on both sides as handles. Or cotton swabs can be replaced with ordinary beads. The pan should be covered with a lid, for this you don’t need to invent anything, just take a button with a stem of the required diameter so that it does not fall inside the pan, but is on top. That's all, you can make a whole set of pots of different sizes by following these instructions.
To make a beautiful tray, you need to take a metal baby food lid and a piece of fabric with a colored pattern. We cut a piece of fabric of the required diameter along the diameter of the lid inside and glue it. We wait until it dries well, and you can use it. It makes a beautiful tray so easily. On the outside, if there are any inscriptions that confuse you, you can also glue a piece of material, then the tray will be decorated on both sides.

Food for dolls

The dolls need to make not only the objects in which they will cook, but also the food. To do this, knead puff pastry for modeling and slowly make a lot of different products - from bread with sausage to baked goods. Leave them to dry and then paint them. To fix the color, we suggest treating the products with clear nail polish. But there is a little trick for making sausages: they can be made very easily if you take small red oblong beads and thread them on a thread. Then you won't have to paint anything.

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Matchbox furniture

Among the most used materials for making doll furniture are matchboxes. In fact, they act as bricks for creating tables, chests of drawers, beds, etc. Moreover, if some craftsmen simply paste over the finished product with colored paper or fabric, others decorate matchbox furniture using decoupage, giving the product realism.

To make sure that you can make very beautiful furniture for a doll from a matchbox, below is a master class on making a toy chest of drawers from two boxes of matches. To complete this you will also need stationery cardboard, black and white paint, double-sided tape, sandpaper and two beads.

This method can also be used to successfully make wardrobes, desks and kitchen furniture. The main thing is to have a lot of matchboxes in stock.

Schemes on how to make a chair, table and sofa using the origami technique

As an example of how to make paper furniture with your own hands (step by step), below are three diagrams for origami. The size of the finished product folded along each of them depends on the size of the sheet. After practicing several times, it will not be difficult to calculate it relative to the doll’s height.

The first diagram shows the method of making a table from paper.

It would be nice to add a chair to the made paper table. How to do this is shown in this diagram.

Instead of a paper chair, in addition to the table, it’s a good idea to use a sofa assembled according to the diagram shown below.

Narcissus

You can assemble any flower from modular blanks. Let's look at how to make a simple craft from modules for beginners in the form of a daffodil flower.

The ease of manufacturing is largely determined by the fact that a small number of blanks are used in the work:

white triangular modules – 16 pieces;
yellow floral element - one piece;
scissors and glue;
cocktail straw;
green paper.

Step by step assembly

Stage No. 1. Two elements are placed in the pocket of the third.

Stage No. 2. A couple more modules are connected in a similar way.

Stage No. 3. We make a chain of two rows of eight blanks each.

Stage No. 4. We form a circle from the chains.

Stage No. 5. A ball is formed from several yellow blanks, which is then placed in the center of the flower.

Stage No. 6. Apply glue to the cocktail tube and wrap it with green paper.

Stage No. 7. Give the straw the appearance of a stem.

Stage No. 8. Cut out several leaves from green paper and attach them to the stem of the narcissus.

Stage No. 9. “Prick” the flower head onto the stem.

It is quite possible to make several daffodils in this way, arrange a bouquet and place it in a vase.

How to make a paper swan

To create it you will need 459 triangular blanks. You need to collect the triangles into a ring. Attach two more into one module, one in each pocket. Then make another such blank of three triangles and attach it to the first one.

Continue this way until the ring closes; this should take thirty modules in total.

In the next row, the modules are attached in a checkerboard pattern to the previous row. In total, it is necessary to make five such rings, each of which should take thirty modules. The resulting ring now needs to be turned inside out. The shape of this figure should resemble the Roman Colosseum or bowl.

Continue attaching the modules in a staggered pattern. In the seventh row, attach twenty-four blanks. From 24 triangles, make a swan neck by connecting triangles in a row. Now make the wings. Attach the modules in a mirror manner, reducing their number in each row by one.

It turned out to be a wonderful craft made from modules. The swan will fit perfectly into any interior, and can also be given as a gift. Friends and family will definitely appreciate it.

Required tools and materials

Origami furniture is an interesting trend that requires special attention. Making such figures does not take much time, and the resulting result pleases adults and children with its appearance. The main feature of the products is their maximum similarity to real furniture items: sofas, tables, cabinets, armchairs and chests of drawers.

It is unlikely that you will be able to use such furniture in real life, but the items will be a good option for creating a model of a future room or designing a dollhouse. To achieve similarity with real furniture, textured paper is used during construction to imitate various surfaces: stone, leather, fabric, wood and metal. When creating objects, it is better to use paint that does not completely saturate the material, but only gives it color.

The following materials are used for production:

Material for the base – matchboxes, some corrugated cardboard, colored thick paper;
Pieces of fabric, decorative film and textured paper for finishing finished items;
Scissors;
Black pencil or pen;
PVA glue or any other for working with paper.

Decoration methods

Decorating finished products is a separate stage in the production of paper furniture.

For finishing you can use:

self-adhesive paper for furniture (it is easy to cut, and the adhesive layer will help you decorate the surface without any problems);
acrylic, water-based or gouache paints mixed in a 1:1 ratio with PVA glue;
fabric imitating the structure of furniture;
glitter and stickers;
colored tape;
templates;
ribbons, lace.

You shouldn’t limit yourself to just the options listed; to create truly original furniture you need to give free rein to your imagination.

Project #2: chest of drawers

It is very convenient to make cabinets, chests of drawers and kitchen furniture from matchboxes. In total you will need the following details:

Materials

Photo	Name
	Matchboxes - 4 pcs.
	Beads: For legs - 4 pcs.; For handles - 4 pcs.
	Colored paper or thin fabric, PVA glue
	Paints

Work progress

Assembly diagram of the main elements of a toy chest of drawers

The instructions for assembling the chest of drawers look like this:

Image	Description
	We paint all the matchboxes outside and inside the same color
	Apply glue to the bottom and top sides of the boxes
	Stacking cardboard containers together
	We wrap the resulting structure with colored paper, which we also attach to glue.
	Glue the beads: One box for each sliding part, thereby imitating the handles of the drawers of a real chest of drawers; One in each corner of the bottom of the toy furniture to create legs
	Installing the finished chest of drawers in the right place

Such toy furniture will already give your daughter’s doll house uniqueness, but this is far from the limit of what you can do with your own hands. Go ahead.

Photo gallery

To show more ideas, the editors of the Fun Learning collected photographs of interesting interior solutions made from cardboard with their own hands. Perhaps this is where you or your child will find the decorations of their dreams and make the doll house endlessly stunning.

Making furniture for a doll with your own hands from cardboard is not at all difficult. Often, templates are not needed for this: just imagination, time and a little glue. We hope that the article was useful and you will come back to us again.
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Design and decor

Considering the variety of materials and their unlimited possibilities, doll furniture can be made in any style. The main thing is that the products look harmonious in the toy house. It will be easier for beginners to create an interior with a minimum number of objects of simple shapes. To decorate the facades of doll cabinets, chests of drawers, bed sides, and other items, the following are often used:

Solid or stencil painting, covering all or only part of the product.
Decoupage, in which pictures of various themes are glued to the surface of furniture and secured with a special varnish.
Colored or imitating natural materials self-adhesive film.
Fabrics, leather for upholstery and decoration.
Mirrors, glass, ribbons.

When making collectible miniatures, craftsmen, as a rule, fully duplicate original interior items. The same materials and types of decor are used. Compositions consisting of several elements are always performed in the same style.

Weaving paper tubes as one of the ways to make doll furniture

Weaving is a fairly ancient and popular type of needlework. Today it is experiencing a new revival. However, modern craftsmen increasingly use paper tubes or ribbons for weaving rather than wicker. The finished product is painted and then varnished and in this form can serve for many years.

When choosing a way to make paper furniture for Barbie with your own hands, it would be nice to take advantage of this: today the tendency to use wicker paper furniture in your homes is becoming more and more fashionable.

Among the advantages of this technique are the elegance and strength of the finished furniture, as well as its realism. In addition, the materials will cost nothing, because these are unnecessary old newspaper or magazine sheets.

But among the disadvantages - in order to make doll furniture using this method, you must first master the weaving technique, and also have a certain pattern.

But, having learned how to create toy tables, cabinets or chairs for Barbie, it would be nice to try your hand at making human-sized furniture.

DIY table for dolls: table and benches for a picnic in miniature

This project is a miniature replica of a real picnic table and benches. You can make your doll table as durable as you need it to be. Seriously, the author just stood on the table to get to the top shelf of the cabinet... and everything is fine, the table remained intact and unharmed. I have to say, this cute super durable doll picnic table has very durable legs. The author considered using smaller boards for the legs, but they are difficult to cut and even more difficult to attach. The author also used the remaining pink paint from the roof of the children's house, nails and glue.

All the necessary materials that will be needed for this project, and even cutting the parts with dimensions - all this can be read on the website. Assemble the doll table in this order. Glue and nail the supports to the underside of the tabletop boards. Now attach the long legs to the inside of the supports as shown in the diagram. Then attach the remaining short legs as shown in the diagram

Don't forget the glue - it's very important

Photo source: www.ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/doll-x-picnic-table-and-bench-set

Children's table for dolls

If you have a piece of chipboard or MDF on hand, you can make this oval table for dolls with your own hands. To make the most of the MDF, after marking the central axes, leave 3 cm on either side of the long axis, with the outer sides being the legs and the inner side being the top of the table. Take half the length of the axis, move it to the intersection of the minor axis and the top side. This point is one focus. Do the same steps on the other side and you'll get a different focus.

Clamp with a pin, then connect the top point and the focus with a thread, this constant length will allow us to draw an ellipse as shown in the photo. Using a jigsaw, cut out an ellipse, and you get a table top and table legs at the same time. Make grooves on both legs so that they fit together. Mark the place where the legs will go, use a 5 mm drill to make a groove 5 mm deep, and use a chisel to complete the groove. Take 4 pins, use a file or grinder to reduce the head so that you can fit it into the groove, then secure the legs.

Photo source: www.instructables.com/id/Very-Easy-to-Do-Table-Dolls/

Original DIY toys made from socks

Delight your children by making these dolls for them. To do this you will need a little, namely:

socks;
threads with a needle;
scraps of light plain yarn;
filler;
narrow braid;
dark colored beads;
scissors.

Even those who do not know how to use a sewing machine can make such original toys. Only possession of a needle will be useful.

Cut the sock in half. One part is the foot. The second is the heel with an elastic band. You only need the first one. Fill it with filler, but not very tightly. Sew with a needle on the right and left to mark the sides. You also need to make legs by stitching at the bottom in the middle. Sew up the top hole through which the body for the baby doll was stuffed.
Cut a small circle out of light fabric, gather it on a thread, tighten it a little, and stuff it with filler. Then you need to tighten the thread and fix it. Do not cut yet, but sew the resulting head to the body using the same thread.
Sew beads instead of eyes. You can apply blush on your cheeks to make them brighter. Tie the junction of the head with the body with braid.
Take the second part of the sock, cut off the heel, it will not be needed. All you need is the top part - with an elastic band. Fold it in at the cut and sew along the edge on the arms. Put the cap on the doll’s head, sew it at the top so that you get a “tail” at the end.

Look at how original the toy turned out, which is very easy to sew with your own hands. You can make several of these and delight your kids with new dolls. There are other examples of using socks if one of the pair is lost, or these things have become too small for the child.

To make such an adorable cat, you will need:

2 socks;
threads;
needle;
scissors;
padding polyester;
Marker is better water soluble.

One sock should be filled halfway with filler. To make the base of the muzzle, roll a ball out of padding polyester and place it in the upper part of the sock.

Sew the hole in a straight line to create two ears.

Using a marker, draw the facial features of the original toy. If the marker is too bright or not water-soluble, then it is better to use a simple pencil.

Now you need to embroider according to these marks, taking a thread of the appropriate color.

In order for such original cat toys to acquire front paws, you need to make them from a second sock. To do this, first cut it in half crosswise, and then as in the photo.

Now these paws need to be sewn up, stuffed with padding polyester, and sewn to the body of the toy.

This is such a wonderful animal. If you like him, make him a friend.