How To Build Your Own Doll S House Using Paper And Cardboard Step By Step Instructions On Constructing A Doll S House Indoor And Outdoor Furniture Figurines Utencils And More

Dolls houses are wonderful, traditional toys for young children that also make for charming decorations and family treasures. However, dolls houses can often be expensive and hard to come by. This vintage book contains a complete guide to making your very own dolls house using only paper and cardboard, complete with further directions for making miniature furniture, dolls, clothing, decorations, and much more. Contents include: “Fireplaces”, “Beds”, “Bookshelves and Books”, “Other Articles”, “The Inhabitants”, “Dressing Dolls”, “Dolls Dinner Parties”, “Dolls' Flats”, “Materials”, “Chairs”, “Chestnut Chairs”, “Sofas”, “Tables”, “Materials”, “Beds”, “Dressing Tables”, “Wash-hand Stands”, “Wardrobes”. “Towel-Horse”, “Clothes Basket”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Jean Nisbett’s classic volume gets a welcome update and expansion--making it a practical, accessible introduction to all the basics, with lavish images and easy-to-follow hints that help beginners save time and avoid costly mistakes. Nisbett explains how to choose and build a house from a kit; handle a period building; furnish the interior; create charming shops; and plan a dolls’ house that will enchant a child--and actually stand up to play. Equipment and materials, finishes, decoration, decorative detail, gardens and renovation all receive in-depth coverage, while checklists set out a logical order for work.

With one sheet of 4 x 8 plywood, home tools, and this book, you can build a 6-room, 36 x 13 x 26 dollhouse. No great skill needed. Over 40 diagrams and photographs.

1 PLAN: This durable and lovely Traditional Dollhouse is made of 1/2" plywood. Someone with no background in woodworking is able to create a sturdy and beautiful Traditional Dollhouse that dreams are made of. This Easy To Build plan is designed for use with the Barbie Doll and other 11 1/2" fashion dolls. This Do-It-Yourself plan has step-by-step easy to follow instructions. A helpful and detailed materials list is included and is ideal to take to your local home center when purchasing materials. The only tools required are the simple easy to use hand tools of a jig saw, sander, drill, and hammer. The finished Traditional Dollhouse will reflect your individual decorating taste, provide years of enjoyment, and be passed on for generations. Enjoy! Note: This plan is included as 1 of 4 plans in the Barbie Dollhouse Plans Book

The 1st ed. includes an index to v. 28-36 of St. Nicholas.

1 PLAN: My daughters would place Barbie on her plastic furniture and Barbie would fall over. Not much fun. I made wooden furniture that kept Barbie upright. The Furniture is made of 3/4," 1/2," and 3/8" plywood. Someone with no background in woodworking is able to create sturdy and beautiful Furniture that dreams are made of. This Easy To Build plan is designed for use with the Barbie Doll and other 11 1/2" fashion dolls. This Do-It-Yourself plan has step-by-step easy to follow instructions. A helpful and detailed materials list is included and is ideal to take to your local home center when purchasing materials. The only tools required are the simple easy to use hand tools of a jig saw, sander, drill, and hammer. The finished Furniture will reflect your individual decorating taste, provide years of enjoyment, and be passed on for generations. Enjoy! Note: This plan is included as 1 of 4 plans in the Barbie Dollhouse Plans Boo

This vintage book is a comprehensive and accessible manual for the building of dolls houses and furniture. How to Make Dolls' Houses provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for building a variety of houses, beginning with a simple model schoolhouse that could be made cheaply and by children, and going on to more complicated tasks that eventually lead to the construction of a nineteenth century draper's shop and flat. The contents include: - A School A Confectioner's Shop and Café - A Late Victorian Draper's Shop - A Westmorland Farmhouse - A Tall Villa - A Sweet Shop - A Hunting Lodge - A Miniature Doll's House - A Public House - A Cabinet in the Form of a Doll's House Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dolls.