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Monday, November 26, 2018

Miniature Baby Grand Piano Plans and Instructions

November 26, 2018 0 Comments
       The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. The word piano is a shortened form of pianoforte, the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from gravicembalo col piano e forte and fortepiano. The Italian musical terms piano and forte indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the greater the velocity of a key press, the greater the force of the hammer hitting the strings, and the louder the sound of the note produced and the stronger the attack. The name was created as a contrast to harpsichord, a musical instrument that doesn't allow variation in volume. The first forte pianos in the 1700s had a quieter sound and smaller dynamic range. Read more...
"You cannot play on this baby grand piano,
but dolly even will think it is real." Klenke.
Baby Grand Piano Plans, Instructions Included by Klenke.
Get the plans for the piano bench here.
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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Craft a Car Shaped Ball Pit for Your Dolls

September 30, 2018 0 Comments
A tiny baby doll plays in his car shaped ball pit. Soon it will become a part of his bedroom in our dollhouse.
       Ball pits don't need to be round, standard shaped enclosures. These playful additions may be shaped like almost anything when you use your imagination. Just think about what you would like in your own bedroom and turn it into a ball pit for fun! After all a doll's bedroom can become any kind of a fun space, if you are willing to craft it yourself.
This ball pit, photo by Fredriksson, is
life size and inside of a pretend ship in-
stead of a car! Read more about ball 
pits at Wikipedia.

Supply List:
  • a front end of a toy car
  • Styrofoam balls
  • papier mache pulp
  • paper egg cartoon
  • black tape
  • black, white and orange acrylic paint
  • red glitter glue
  • masking tape
  • cardboard
  • white school glue
  • two identical buttons for tail lights
Step-by-Step Directions:
            First you will need to acquire the front end of a toy car at resale for this project or if you have a small boy living at home, one of these may be easy to find. A project like this one allows for a bit of imagination because the ball pit could be made out of any size or shape of a broken toy vehicle. I purchased my broken car on purpose at resale. As you may well imagine, I got many strange looks from the cashier.
          Next, comes the most difficult part, shaping the wagon attached to the backside of the car from cardboard. This shape is made up of basic elements: a square, three sided wagon, wheel wells, wheel shapes, (cut from an egg carton) and the lip of the wagon that attached with a small hook onto the inside of the broken car.
      You will need just the right broken toy for this project, but your version will look different from mine,
       depending upon the toy car that you find.
             Cover the entire wagon attachment with masking tape before adding the paper mache pulp to it's outside walls. This protects the cardboard surface, strengthens it and makes it mostly water proof. Well you can't dump the toy in a tub, but, you will be able to wipe it down with a damp cloth if need be...
             I left the inside of the wagon and the bottom side of the wagon free of paper mache pulp and opted to cover these with a black duct tape instead.
      Masking the cardboard wagon before applying paper mache pulp.
             Below, you can see that I hot glued a couple of buttons on the back bumper to act as tail lights. Later, I then squeezed some red glitter glue onto the button surfaces to make these even more convincing. 
             I also left a part of the back bumper free from paper pulp so that I could paint a flat, smooth surfaced license plate.
      Covering the cardboard wagon with paper mache pulp.
             Next, I painted the paper mache surface with orange acrylic paint. Then the license plate with the text "BAL-PIT" I used a bit of white black and white paint to make my egg carton wheels look similar to those original wheels of the car itself.
             Spray paint the little paper mach wagon with a acrylic sealer and add the Styrofoam balls for your dolls to romp around in.
      Above is the finished car ball-pit for my playscale fashion doll's children. This looks great in their bedroom!
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      Friday, September 14, 2018

      Collage a Baby Swimming Pool for Your Dolls

      September 14, 2018 0 Comments
      First, apply the stickers to the inside walls of
      the transparent container.
             It's fun to make this simple craft with containers you can recycle from your own kitchen. Cover it with fishy stickers and just a bit of paint and your ready to have a splashing good time with your dolls.

      Supply List:
      • a recycled food dish (plastic)
      • fish stickers
      • blue paint
      • Mod Podge
      • decorative paper (mine had printed tiles)
      Step-by-Step Instructions:
      1. Clean the discarded, transparent food container with warm soap and water. Let it dry.
      2. Adhere stickers on the inside of the container.
      3. Apply Mod Podge to the inside of the container over the stickers. Let the glue dry between several applications.
      4. Paint the outside of the container with blue paint and let this dry.
      5. Decoupage clippings from a decorative sheet of paper on the exterior of the container if you want even more detail on the baby doll pool.
      6. Layer Mod Podge on top of the outside walls as well.
      Both Above and Below, you can see our Mary Kate doll baby sitting and having fun with the baby doll pool.
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      Friday, August 3, 2018

      DIY Pool Floats for Your Doll

      August 03, 2018 0 Comments
      This inflatable, Barbie pool with solid colored pool floats dates from the mid seventies. It is in excellent condition.
      The straw float craft is an easy one, but like most of the crafts included here, children need adult supervision to complete it.
              Now is the time for having some fun in the sun with your dolls! Above is an inflatable pool and blue floats from my childhood collection. The straw floats with alternating colors are easy to make at home. But you will need adult supervision because these are melted together using a hot iron.

      Supply List:
      • drinking straws
      • parchment paper (to protect the iron and other surfaces from melted plastic)
      • iron and ironing board
      • scissors
      • clear plastic bags (this will act as a layer of glue)
      Step-by-Step Instructions:
      1. Choose a pattern you would like for the pool floats. I alternated purple and green straws for one pool float and teal and red straws for the other.
      2. Heat up your iron to it's highest temperature, and ask your parent to watch and help you in your progress.
      3. Lay a sheet of parchment paper on the ironing board. The parchment will separate the straws from the hot iron and keep the appliance clean from melted plastic. The parchment is very necessary for this craft.
      4. Lay the straws side by side and then layer a sheet of plastic bag on top of the straws and fold the parchment paper over the straws before pressing them with the hot iron.
      5. Press down on top of the parchment with the hot iron. It only take a few seconds to melt the straws together.
      6. Now lift the parchment and remove the melted straws carefully.
      7. Turn off the iron.
      8. Trim the excess plastic around the edges of the straws. Turn the straws over; the front side of your melted straws should not appear melted.
      9. You can trim the edges of the straws with scissors if these are uneven.
      10. Now your 12" dolls have new floats for the pool to play with!
      Left, fold the parchment paper over the straws before pressing them with the hot iron. Center, Trim the excess plastic
       around the edges of the straws. Turn the straws over; the front side of your melted straws should not appear melted.
      Right, Now your 12" dolls have new floats for the pool to play with!
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