I found a cute wall-hanging shelf that is shaped like a little house at the thrift store and while I think it was intended to hold small collectible figurines and tchotchkes, that's not what I bought it for!
Actually, I intended to just paint it and resell it in my Etsy shop but it sat in my craft room while I procrastinated doing other things for a looooonnnngggg time.
And then I collaborated with a company called xTool and received a desktop laser cutter and a light bulb went off in my head.
I hopped on Etsy to see if there were any patterns for laser-cut dollhouse furniture and there are 😍
And you can guess the rest of the story from here... I decided to keep the house-shaped shelf and create a tiny wall-hanging dollhouse!
Small Wall Hanging Dollhouse Makeover
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I started with the outside of the house and the kitchen.
Here is what it looked like when I found it at the thrift store for just $3.19!
You can see it is very shallow.
It had two hangers on the back so I removed those first.
You can't have a dollhouse without walls to decorate so I cut a back for it with some scraps of 1/8" plywood I had and reattached the hangers to that.
I'm not sure if or what color I might paint the outside yet but I knew I wanted it to have a little shingle roof.
I purchased a bag of Creatology Craft Sticks at Michael's and then cut them with miter shears to create shingles.
Then I used Gorilla Wood Glue to add them to the roof. I used tape to ensure they are in a straight line.
I chose to create the kitchen first so I searched through my hoard of scrapbook paper until I found a combination for the floor and walls that I liked.
I used Mod Podge to add the new kitchen floor and walls.
The walls of this cute little kitchen now have cute pink and red strawberry wallpaper.
And an aqua "linoleum" floor 😊

I used
Skinny Sticks to create baseboard molding. I used the miter shears again to cut them to size and painted them white.
Now I wanted to add a ceiling light. I found a bead with a flat back and a metal ring for making jewelry and created the ONLY acceptable boob light... one for a dollhouse 😄
I found a laser pattern for dollhouse furniture on Etsy from a shop called Angela Craft Studio and sized it down so it would fit in this tiny house. I bought a pattern for a
set of 26 dollhouse furniture pieces and cut them out with the
xTool M1 Laser and Blade Cutting Machine.
Here is a little clip of the stove creation 😄
I made the stove, a sink, a refrigerator, and a counter and painted them pink and white 😊
Then I spent far too long trying to figure out the best configuration. It was surprisingly challenging to make it look cute since I can only use the back wall due to the depth of the shelf.
I made some little Pyrex bowls on top of the fridge out of the blister packs from some meds.
To make these, you cut out one of the little bowl shapes from the blister pack adding some handles when you cut. Paint the inside white and the outside the color of your choice and then add your chosen design. I used the end of a small paintbrush to create the polka dot and heart patterns. I also coated the inside and outside of mine with
DecoArt Triple Thick Gloss Glaze so they are shiny.
The little rug in front of the sink is made with masking tape and baker's twine.
To make this, you need a scrap of paper, some baker's twine in the color of your choice, and some masking tape. You fold under the ends of the masking tape and stick the folded edges down onto the paper so the sticky side of the tape is facing up. Then you start coiling the baker's twine on the tape. To make this a half rug, start placing the twine back and forth in a half-moon shape. I coated mine with Mod Podge so it will be secure.
I made the little broom out of some clothesline and a toothpick.
I had this clothesline leftover from a macrame project I did.
To make a broom, cut off a small piece from the end of the clothesline, and pull out the thick pieces leaving just the small, wispy ones. Stick a toothpick into the end and stitch across it a couple of times. Then brush out the ends and cut off the top of the toothpick.
I made a copper range hood with cardboard and some copper sheeting.
To make this, I taped some cardboard pieces together into the shape of a range hood. Then I cut a little piece of copper sheeting and used a scrapbooking tool I have to make creases (a butter knife would work too) where it needs to fold over the cardboard. I used the end of a paintbrush to make the hammered copper look.
I made the grocery bag with a scrap of paper and the bread and carrots with
oven-bake clay. Do you love the little Kit-Cat clock ? I made it by printing one I found online and then gluing it to a scrap of thin cardboard and coating it with triple thick glaze.
Here it is hanging on my craft room wall.
What do you think? What room should I tackle next, maybe the dining room?
I still have my other dollhouse. You can see those posts here:
Dollhouse Makeover. It's not finished either but I am now side tracked with this one! lol
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I saw this behind you on your last video (well, the shingle roof). This is so darn cute!! I don't know what I like the best, but I love the little appliances and the kitty clock!! There are so many clever, creative things!! I want to see more of the other room soon--please. I remember your larger doll house and hoped you still have it. More of that too please. Gold Stars for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Vikki!
DeleteYou are TOO clever! Everything is adorable & I know time-consuming, but so cute!!
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DeleteTania, you had me at dollhouse! Yipee, I'm so excited to see you have another dollhouse project on the go and this one is so darling. I'm blown away by the adorable kitchen and how you made everything. Come on, the Pyrex bowls are so stink'n ADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteHaha, thank you Marie!
DeleteWow! I'm blown away by all the creative little genius details. The bowls, the broom, that cute little mat. And even the boob light! haha
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tuula! I'm having a good time with it.
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