Miniature Doll Crafts
Miniature doll crafts are handmade items for dollhouses in 1:12 (or less commonly, 1:24) scale. These dollhouses are generally not toys, but collectibles used to display the collector's miniature items in a realistic setting, like a diorama.
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Food
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Polymer clay can be molded and sculpted into tiny versions of food for dollhouses. Adding glaze or rubbing colored mica powder on the surface of a roast turkey or drumstick sculpture will give it that fresh-from-the-oven golden hue.
Dishes
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Polymer clay can also be used to make dishes such as cups, saucers and plates. Acrylic paint or rub-on transfers can be used to add floral and other colorful designs to the tableware.
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Rugs, Afghan and Bedspreads
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Using a steel crochet hook, size 10 crochet thread and a simple stitch, such as the single crochet stitch, dollhouse fans can create a tiny rectangle for a rug, afghan or bedspread. For those more experienced with crochet, tiny granny squares in size 20 or size 30 thread can be sewn together for a miniature quilt.
Flowers
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Bridal accessory departments in craft stores sell miniature paper flowers that can be used to create flower bouquets for miniature dolls or and placed in window boxes on dollhouses. The flowers can also be placed in miniature vases crafted from polymer clay, or used to decorate doll hats and clothing.
Miniature Books and DVDs
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The advertisements from mail order book and DVD companies like Doubleday and Columbia House are a valuable resource for dollhouse fans. The collector can cut out the thumbnails of book or DVD covers and glue them to craft foam rectangles to create little books or DVDs for the dolls to hold.
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