Dollhouse & Crafts
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Courtney’s Game Room
I’ve made Courtney a game room in the dollhouse to display her electronics, books and 80’s trinkets. The dollhouse that I started with is from ana-white.com and the instructions are free. Here is the link to the dollhouse instructions: https://ana-white.com/woodworking-projects/american-girl-dollhouse-fits-18-dolls. What you will need: dollhouse room paint (teal for walls and white for trim) fabric…
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No-sew Dollhouse Curtains
No-sew Doll Curtains DIY for American Girl and 18″ Dolls. If you do not know how to sew, you can still create cute little curtains for your dollhouse. I have been wanting to learn to sew for quite a while; however, I just have not taken the time to learn a new craft yet. I’ve…
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Flower Crown & Bouquet
Flower Crown and Bouquet DIY for American Girl and 18″ Dolls. What you will need: Floral stems (I used 4 different floral stems with smaller blooms that measure about an 1″ to 1 1/4″ tall and wide) 24 gauge floral wire Floral stem wrapping tape Wire cutters or scissors Jute twine or ribbon (optional) To…
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Easy DIY Table for 18″ Dolls
Custom built doll furniture can be a little expensive. While the craftsmanship is definitely worth it, sometime it just isn’t in the budget. You can create your own doll furniture without any wood crafting skills! This TV console table can be modified to be a coffee table, nightstand or even a dining table. If you…
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Easy DIY Wall Shelf for 18″ Dolls
I don’t have a lot of know-how in building doll furniture so I put together this simple wall shelf for Courtney’s bedroom with a few pieces of craft wood, stain and Loctite to hold it all together. I wouldn’t recommend putting anything heavy on it but for delicate doll decor, it has worked out really…
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Courtney’s 80’s Bedroom
Create a Totally Rad 80’s Bedroom for Your Doll. As an 80’s girl myself, I was very excited to put together this bedroom. I grew up more in the 90’s but cassette tapes, boomboxes, walkmen, matching lunchbox and thermos sets, posters all over your walls, was definitely the trend. I had Care Bears, a see-through…
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Introduction
It was around the year 1997 and I remember my Mom letting me and my sister pick out one doll each from the American Girl catalog. My sister picked out Samantha. I thought it would be really fun to be able to choose your own doll’s hair and eye color so I ended up picking…