Every girl dreams that her favorite Barbie doll has a beautiful and cozy home. Of course, you can buy it in the store, but the price is often not happy. We suggest you make a house with your own hands. You can easily cope with this, and the daughter will be only happy to help. In addition, for its construction, you can use almost everything that is at hand!
Materials and tools
Whichever model of the house you choose, during construction and decoration you may need the following tools:
- glue "Moment" or PVA, depending on the material;
- Scotch;
- scissors;
- paints and brushes;
- colored paper or anything that can replace it (stickers, wallpapers, pictures);
- ruler or tape measure.
Scraps of fabric, fur or leather, beads and beads, bamboo sticks and whatever your imagination tells you will come in handy for interior decoration. But the main question is what to make the walls of the house from. It turns out that there are also a huge number of options here. You can use cardboard boxes, scraps of plywood, fiberboard or drywall, boards and even old furniture!
You can even make such a house for a doll yourself from scrap materials.
The house can even be two- or three-story, horizontal (without a roof and with a top view) or vertical (with a removable front wall), simple or difficult to manufacture, requiring certain skills in carpentry. But in any case, building and arranging it with your own hands will be an exciting activity for the whole family. In addition, you can make furniture and interior items for the dollhouse yourself using the same tools at hand.
House made of fiberboard
You can easily make such a model of a house from fiberboard or drywall by gluing the parts with PVA glue. Most likely, you will not even have to buy anything: many have surplus building materials after repairs. You will also need:
- cardboard;
- wallpaper;
- colored paper;
- bamboo slats (you can get them out of the hot plate).
A house for Barbie can be made of fiberboard or drywall by gluing the parts with PVA glue
The peculiarity of this house is that, in addition to three floors, it has an attic. We proceeded from the following dimensions: height - 65 cm, floor area - 16 X 28 cm. You can calculate the parameters suitable for you and draw a diagram according to which you will make the house.
Calculate the parameters of the future house and sketch it on paper
Note! Before proceeding with the calculations, decide where the house will be located. Often these items are in one place. The structure should not take up a lot of usable space, "litter" the room and get in the way.
Cut out the walls, roof and partitions between the floors according to the sketch.
Cut walls, roof and partitions between floors
Connect all parts with PVA glue.
If the PVA glue is not thick enough, you can add a little sawdust for extra strength.
Cover the roof of the house with corrugated cardboard.
Cover the roof of the house with corrugated cardboard
Trim the walls of the house from the outside with colored paper. Glue the bamboo strips.
Finish the exterior of the house with colored paper and bamboo strips
You can decorate the basement to make the house look more elegant. For example, glue on "bricks" previously cut out of colored cardboard.
The plinth can be decorated with cardboard 'bricks'
Glue the entire building to a frame made of fiberboard or plywood. It should be larger than the ground floor. Firstly, it will give the house stability, and secondly, it will be possible to organize a "flower garden" on the bed.
Glue the house to a fiberboard or plywood frame
Cut out window frames from thick cardboard.
Cut out thick cardboard window frames
They need to be glued on both sides.
Glue frames to windows on both sides
Make a balcony. Use thick cardboard for the floor and railings, simple toothpicks will serve as balusters.
Cut out the balcony door from thick cardboard
Wire hooks can be attached to the railing. Hang a cardboard box with toy flowers on them.
The balcony can be decorated with a toy flower garden
Insert the attic window.
Decorate the attic window
The front door is also very simple to make. It is enough to paste over the cardboard base with a picture cut from the advertising brochure. The handle can be made from plasticine.
In order to create the effect of a grassy lawn around the house, cover the frame with hard parts of ordinary kitchen scouring pads. Make flower beds out of cardboard boxes and "plant" them with plastic or paper flowers.
Interior decoration
From the inside, the house also needs to be beautifully decorated to match its owner - the most beautiful and fashionable Barbie doll.
Cover the walls with wallpaper, colored or brown paper, it depends on the purpose of the room. Suitable for the floor are colored cardboard, cellulose kitchen napkin (it imitates carpet), fabric with a soft texture.
Finish the interior of the house with wallpaper, brown and colored paper, cellulose kitchen napkin
Ceilings can be pasted over with white paper.
Be sure to make the curtains by hanging them over the bamboo strip curtain rods.
From cardboard boxes
For such a house you will need:
- cardboard boxes - by the number of rooms;
- glue - you can use a stapler or double-sided tape;
- wallpaper, colored paper, magazine clippings, organza, fabrics - for decoration.
If this model is too big for your living space, you can make a foldable house that is easy to make and very compact. To do this, it is enough to connect two cardboard sheets crosswise into the grooves. Cut doors in the walls, cover the "rooms" with wallpaper and pictures and celebrate housewarming with your favorite doll and her friends.
Make a compact cardboard house by joining two cardboard sheets crosswise into the grooves
Plywood
This option is more difficult than the previous ones, you will need patience and the ability to work with tools.
A plywood dollhouse is more difficult to make, but the result is worth the effort
For a plywood house you will need:
- hammer;
- jigsaw;
- nails;
- sandpaper;
- primer;
- dye;
- wallpaper or adhesive film.
Think over the layout of the house. Saw parts out of plywood. Use the drawings below or come up with your own project. You can change the dimensions as you wish. Just remember to keep the proportions.
Be sure to sand all surfaces so that the child does not get hurt by burrs while playing. Collect all the parts as planned.
Collect all parts as planned
Attach the back, front and side walls to the top of the base. Cut out the windows. Their dimensions are 9 X 6.25. The triangular window is the same width as the others, and its shape and height must be calculated according to the angle of the roof.
Cut out the windows
A house made of plywood needs to be hammered together with nails.
Glue will not work here: PVA is unlikely to hold the parts together firmly enough, and "Moment" will look sloppy at the joints.
Cover the gaps between the parts with a primer.
Paint the outside of the house a suitable color.
Paint the house outside
Paint the inner surfaces, wallpaper or self-adhesive film - if desired.
Paint, wallpaper or adhesive tape around the dollhouse room
Felt, fleece or carpet can be laid on the floor. Furnish your home and invite Barbie for a housewarming party!
You can make the front wall of the house look like opening doors.
The front wall of the house opens like cabinet doors
A regular Christmas tree garland will provide lighting in the rooms.
With the help of a Christmas tree garland, you can make lighting in the house
From old furniture
Consider the option of creating a home for a Barbie from an old chest of drawers. Please note that such a massive thing will require a lot of space in the room; its mobility or compactness is out of the question. But such a house is strong and durable.
An old dresser is a great base for a doll house
First of all, compare the height of the doll and the boxes. Our chest of drawers will turn out to be a two-story house, in which each floor is equal to the height of two drawers. Barbie will be able to stand up to its full height, without reaching the ceiling with its head.
Calculate the height of the future rooms according to the size of the doll
Remove excess partitions. Do this carefully, do not damage the inner surfaces of the dresser.
Remove any excess inside the dresser
The recesses that formed in the places of the former partitions must be processed. To do this, you can glue wooden slats of the desired size in them. Press them down and wait for the glue to dry completely. You can put something heavy on top or use clamps.
Cover the formed grooves with strips.
When the glue is dry, flatten the surfaces. Fill all cracks, damages on the outer and inner surfaces of the chest of drawers with a thin layer of putty. When it's dry, sand the dresser until smooth. The doll house is almost ready, now you need to paint it inside and outside in two layers. It is best to use white paint for this.
Smooth the surfaces, sand and paint the dresser white
It remains only to arrange toy furniture, hang mirrors and paintings on the walls. On the first floor of our house there is a living room and a kitchen, and on the second there is a bedroom.
Arrange furniture, hang pictures and mirrors on the walls
How to make a house for a Barbie doll with your own hands - video
There are several ways to make clothes for Barbie. For example, you can sew it or use options where a sewing machine is not needed. In this article, you will find a variety of instructions and ideas for DIY outfits. Skirts, dresses, shoes and other accessories, there is everything to dress up your dolls.
Ballet costume for Barbie doll master class
A simple and quick way to make a ballroom swimsuit using a balloon.
In addition to a swimsuit, shoes are also needed. In order to make shoes for Barbie, you need a hot glue gun. We will use Barbie legs as a model. They need to be wrapped with plastic wrap, then hot glue is applied. When the glue hardens, remove the finished shoes. With the help of scissors, we remove everything unnecessary.
We decorate shoes in any color with the help of nail polish. By following the steps below, you can craft a simple skirt for your Barbie.
Top and skirt for Barbie made of socks without sewing
Another option for clothes for a doll using a sock. To decorate the top and skirt, you can use lace ribbons, beads or rhinestones.
Miniature shoes for a doll photo tutorial
Draw around the doll's legs on thin cardboard. We make shoe soles, so measuring the exact size is very important.
The boots have a slightly pointed part, so draw a shape slightly larger than the doll's leg.
Now we cut out the sole and bend it in two places as shown in the picture. For the heels, you need two pieces of cardboard glued together.
Cut out the heels and polish with sandpaper until the layers of cardboard are visible.
Measure the front of the doll's leg (length and width). Draw your measurements on paper. Additional space needs to be added to the resulting drawing. This extra fabric will be folded and glued to the outsole.
In this extra space, you need to cut out small triangles. This will give the shoe a smooth outline.
Add some glue to the forefoot and back of the foot. Glue it carefully.
We measure the back of the foot. We draw the picture in the same way as we drew the front part. Cut out small triangles.
We glue the back as shown in the figure.
The sole needs to be painted. After the paint has dried, it must be glued to the bottom of the foot.
In order to give the shoes a finished look, you need to glue a golden braid to the shoes. You can use another suitable material.
For a more interesting design, you can add small straps around the ankle.
You can decorate shoes with lace and small rhinestones.
Created in 1959, the Barbie doll is still very popular today. And not only in children. For example, for collectors, she is also a coveted object. Barbie is every girl's cherished dream. And parents, whenever possible, try to purchase this doll for their children. But what if in your capricious collection there is already a Barbie horsewoman, a ballerina, an athlete, a nurse or a mermaid? The conclusion suggests itself - to make a doll with your own hands!
"DIY Barbie doll" master class
Making a new, original version of the Barbie is not difficult. You don't have to be a talented designer or artist to do this. Of course, if you set yourself the task of making the most accurate copy of the Barbie, you will have to spend a lot of time and money, and make a lot of effort. But there are much simpler ideas. It can be a variant or a rag doll. Basically, children don't care what it is made of. The main thing is that your child will like the result. Self-made dolls are practical (if they are made conscientiously!), Cozy and, unlike people, do not age, so more than one generation will play with them. In stores there are also special materials for making dolls, and even some auxiliary parts (wigs, eyes, shoes, clothes). Not, if you don't bother especially, you can do everything yourself!
In order to do-it-yourself barbie doll lasted longer and you could play with it, you should choose a material that is simpler and stronger for it. Of plastic or cold porcelain, products are usually made for decorative purposes, which collect dust on the shelves and are not practical in children's games due to the fact that they can break if handled improperly. For a doll, for example, salty dough is perfect. It is made from water, flour and salt in proportions of 0.25: 1: 1 (measured in glasses). The dough is a simple and cheap option; and even if the toy breaks, you can always quickly rub off the replacement. Or clay is an alternative. If you really want to work with a material similar to porcelain, then it can be replaced with a mixture of glycerin, PVA glue, starch, cream and water.
The doll is molded and formed from the selected material in the form in which the author sees it. It can be high or low, plump or thin ... For a doll, you can sculpt all the parts separately, and then combine into one; or immediately sculpt as a single whole. Then the finished product is dried in a warm room or in the oven. And then the workpiece can be painted with acrylics, gouache, artistic varnish and other types of paints. You can mix all kinds of dyes into the dough in advance and immediately get details of the desired shape and color, so that after that you do not cover the doll first with paint to match the color of the skin, and then add detailing. In such a case, it is convenient to make a mulatto Barbie or a Barbie in a diving suit. The base will be ready, it remains to apply the face and makeup.
Sewing Barbie dolls are also a great option. To sew a doll, you will need fabric, cotton wool or synthetic winterizer for stuffing and yarn for hair. Patterns are made on paper: a large circle is drawn for the head, the body is made in the form of a rectangle with rounded corners; the arms and legs are drawn immediately along with the hands and feet. According to the patterns, cutting is done on flesh-colored fabric. The part of the head is "baited" along the edge with a thread, a ball of cotton is placed in the middle and the thread is pulled together, securing the part with several stitches. It turns out a ball of the desired size. Beady eyes are sewn to it, hair is made of yarn, mouth and nose are drawn with felt-tip pens. The Barbie head is ready.
Details for arms and legs are cut out in pairs, folded inward with the front sides and sewn together. Then the blanks are turned inside out and stuffed with padding polyester. The torso is also stuffed; but a frame should be inserted into it so that it can support the weight of the head, and in general the doll has a stable appearance. The head is connected to the torso; legs and arms are sewn in. Beautiful clothes are made from colorful patches. The ragdoll is complete.
One more question: ? After all, each material needs its own approach. The easiest way is to buy a ready-made wig or material from which it is easy to make neat strands. Or you can take ordinary knitting threads and make a fancy hairstyle from them. If, say, is done DIY Barbie Doll cake, then it is better to tie the hair in a ponytail or secure it with a net, or to blind the hair from the same material as the doll itself (in this case, an imitation of a short haircut or under a bob is most suitable).
All of these options are good. But they are pretty primitive. And children love it when the doll's legs and arms are bent, the head bent and turned. At home, the process of making such a copy is quite complicated and will require certain skills and great patience from the author. But how to make a ball-jointed doll, but at the same time simplified. Here, whatever one may say or think, you will need a ready-made hollow doll made of plastic and plastic glue, special hooks, thin elastic bands and a lot for crafts. The doll is disassembled into "spare parts" and a mark is put on each of them, so as not to get confused. The parts are carefully cut into pieces and each is filled with hot plastic glue and prepared special hooks are inserted on each side. It is necessary to wait until the glue hardens completely.
Hinges are made from the ornamental mass, pierced with a thin knitting needle and "baked" in the oven at a temperature of 100-120 0 С until they completely solidify. And now you can connect the resulting parts of the doll using thin elastic bands, securing them to the hooks and passing them through the hinges. Barbie is ready. You can start playing with it! It only remains to pick it up, and it is ready! Although, having learned how to sew a barbie doll tilde, all clothes for her can also be made with a thread and a needle. And those who like to knit can knit jewelry and accessories for Barbie.
If you thought about the question: how to make a Barbie doll with your own hands? Then any of the proposed options "" is perfect for this. And only your skills and efforts will determine how beautiful the final result will be! Be sure to involve children in the process, turning work into an interesting game. And discuss with the child in advance what he wants to get in the end. Together, choose a material, draw a sketch, prepare rags for an outfit ... Perhaps making dolls will become your hobby, and you will delight your relatives and friends with beautiful models presented as a gift.
Almost all girls love to play with dolls, especially barbies. For children, such games become the first experience of family life, passions boil in doll houses, toy people communicate, everyday situations are played out. Games won't be realistic without a proper interior. The decor of a barbie's home should be as similar as possible to a real house. If adult women want to have unique things in their wardrobe, then their daughters just need original and beautiful furniture for a barbie to be happy. If parents decide to make furniture for a barbie with their own hands, involve their child, then the baby will get an interesting pastime for the evening and new elements for the game.
It is interesting to come up with and make different elements of furnishings in a toy house from scrap materials. It is impossible to clearly define the list of required tools, it will depend on the imagination of the masters. Useful in any case:
- Scissors;
- Glue;
- Ruler;
- Napkins;
- Oilcloth;
- Threads with needles;
- Pencils.
These things will help create very beautiful details. In fact, you can create furniture using a much larger list of items. For example, for the manufacture of a lamp with a switch, you may need a blowtorch, LEDs, wires.
Ordinary cardboard will help in the manufacture. Real masterpieces are created from the material. Making furniture out of cardboard is an affordable way for everyone to furnish a toy house with quality furniture.
Step by step guide
You can, of course, independently come up with ways to make furniture, but it will be much easier and more reliable to use drawings, assembly diagrams, instructions that help in the manufacture of toy furniture. All this has been repeatedly checked, and your imagination can roam at the stage of decoration.
Table
Barbies, like people, have different tables. Manufacturing methods differ slightly depending on the purpose, functionality and design features:
- Dinner table;
- Coffee table;
- Desktop.
The tables are made of cardboard. To give strength to the products, the legs of the tables must be made in the form of cylinders. This shape creates additional stiffeners that prevent breakage or deformation. You can secure them with glue or tape. These substances cannot be spared. The more tape, the stronger the product.
The legs can be attached to the table in two main ways:
- Through holes. For this, circles are cut out in the tabletop, equal in diameter to the table legs. Cylinders are inserted into them, they are leveled in height with each other, the tabletop is lowered so that the cylinders rise about a centimeter above its level. The protruding parts of the cylinders are divided into 3-4 parts, all of them must be tightly glued to the table surface. The upper part of the countertop will not look very aesthetically pleasing, but this can be corrected with decor;
- Gluing the legs to the "seamy" part of the table. The process remains exactly the same, only the legs are divided into strips and glued to the bottom of the table. This allows you to leave the front side intact.
Tables with one leg will not stand steadily, therefore, another circle of thick cardboard is fixed from the bottom of the only support, which gives the structure stability. For reliability, it is better to use 3-4 legs per product.
Cut out the details
We glue the details
Armchair
In the photo, such products seem almost real and allow children to create compositions for pictures. This is a rather complex piece of furniture, therefore it is necessary to approach its manufacture with all responsibility. The most convenient way would be to make a chair made of thick cardboard. Packaging from household appliances is perfect. The corrugated center of these sheets will add strength, and the smooth sides make them easy to hold together. A chair without legs and without a lot of small elements will be simple and durable.
- First, you need to come up with the shape of the back of the future chair. It must be drawn schematically on cardboard;
- Such forms must be glued to each other until a thickness of 0.5-1 cm is reached;
- The seat is cut out in the same way. It should follow the shape of the back. The seat height is also gained by gluing several layers of cardboard. Ideally, if it is 4-5 cm;
- Chair arms can be made from cardboard in the same way;
- The chair turns out to be angular, flaky and unsightly. You can cope with this with a clerical knife or when covering furniture with a layer of soft fabric.
The armchair needs to be made a little more than required, this will allow you to choose any decorative elements and use a soft filler for the textile part.
Preparing the boxes
Seat upholstery fabric
We fix the fabric with staples
We upholstery coverings with padding polyester
Bed
This element will not be difficult, especially if legs are not required. The easiest way is to use a shoebox bed. The dolls have a comfortable height, so they fit perfectly into many boxes. In this case, you will not have to do practically anything, except to prepare bed linen, pillows and a mattress.
The legs can be attached to the bed, only they should not be made of fragile material. Bottle corks covered with elastic fabric or painted with acrylic paint in the desired color are perfect. The most convenient way is to attach them to a cardboard bed on a wire. It, like threads, is threaded in two places in cardboard and connected with a twist. To prevent the metal from tearing the cardboard, the wire is attached to several toothpicks placed between the puncture sites.
The sides of the bed should be hidden with a cloth, adhesive paper or a soft strip made of padding polyester glued to the surface and covered with a cloth. You can create a four-poster bed. Usually it is mounted on top, on thin legs. It is impossible to create thin and durable legs out of cardboard, so parents will have to make them from a different material. You can use old handles, pasted over with beautiful elements. Thin tulle is hung on these racks. For strength, 4 vertical supports are connected with strong and thin sticks. They are connected together with tape.
The duvet should be about 1.5 times the size of the bed in all directions. Thus, wrapping up the doll is not difficult. A large blanket can be used as a rug if desired.
Cutting out the parts from the box
We connect the elements with masking tape
We paint the workpiece
We make and fasten ruffles
Sofa
The sofa is very similar in design to the armchair. It is made in the same way, by connecting layers. However, there is an easier way:
- First, you need to determine the dimensions of the future sofa and choose the most suitable shoe box in size;
- One of the long sides should be cut right away. You can leave a strip 1 cm high at the bottom;
- Cut out a curly back and armrests, you can leave them square;
- A rectangle the size of the bottom of the box is cut out of polystyrene with a thickness of 1 - 2 cm;
- A piece of synthetic winterizer or any other soft material of exactly the same size;
- These parts are overlaid and covered with fabric. This will be the seat. It is placed on the bottom, and the left centimeter of cardboard does not allow the soft part to fall;
- Other parts of the sofa are covered with the same fabric. A soft synthetic winterizer must be glued to the surfaces and only then covered with a cloth;
- The legs are made from corks. It is a durable and readily available material that allows cardboard furniture to serve for a long time. They are attached to the sofa with wire and toothpicks, as mentioned in the section on making the bed.
We attach the fabric to cardboard
We fix the sidewalls and seats of the sofa
Making pillows
We glue the pillows
Dresser
Parents are thinking about how to make furniture for a barbie functional, not just beautiful. The chest of drawers should open and can be used to store small toy items such as combs, bows and shoes for dolls. Several matchboxes are useful for making a toy chest of drawers. They easily create storage space:
- The boxes should be painted first. To do this, remove the grater for lighting matches and apply paint;
- Each next box is attached to the previous one with glue;
- They can be wrapped around the perimeter with tape, this will prevent peeling and help to further strengthen the structure;
- For ease of opening, you need to make handles. Buttons on the leg are suitable for this. You can simply sew them on.
You can create a dressing table, then two such dressers are needed, a tabletop between them and a mirror. It is made of cardboard, covered with a mirror film or silver tape. The mirror is attached to the back wall, it can also be its continuation. For durability, this part must be glued to the dresser.
We prepare matchboxes
Cut out the side walls and back
Painting coatings
Making pens
Decorating
To decorate furniture for a house, you will need a variety of props: scraps of fabric, unnecessary boxes of cream, pieces of cardboard, broken pencils, empty paste from pens, jewelry torn from rubber bands, unpaired socks, torn off buttons, and many more seemingly unnecessary trifles.
- Soft parts of beds, sofas and armchairs are made of padding polyester. It is cheap and readily available material. It can be found even at home, if you open an unnecessary jacket;
- The pillows are stuffed with the same padding polyester. They can be sewn on a typewriter, but the remaining hole for stuffing will have to be sewn up manually, this makes the product much neater;
- Accessories and furniture are made from paper. A set of colored paper can come in handy here. It is better to use the double-sided version, this will help to make the elements completely painted in one color;
- Buttons are needed to create handles on nightstands and dressers. Small buttons are used to create beautiful pillows, blankets, tablecloths;
- All elements must be in the same style. This is ensured by using the same materials. Usually people do not store very small scraps of fabric at home, which means this item will not cause difficulties;
- Adhesive film will help imitate a wooden surface, it will make it easy to make almost wooden furniture out of cardboard furniture. Beautiful scotch tape with a pattern or lace saves time on decor and helps not only to fasten elements, but also to decorate them. Using these tools at the same time, you can effortlessly create a beautiful element, especially if the lace tape is of a contrasting color for the film.
For the manufacture ofDIY barbie furnitureIt will be convenient to purchase several meters of beautiful tape in advance. It will close ugly joints, divert attention from glue drips, and mask the tape. All materials for decoration are prepared in advance, matched and stocked for future use.
Do-it-yourself instructions for making a motanka, Tilda, Barbie doll.
The doll is the favorite toy of all girls. But in many religions and cultures, dolls are amulets, amulets. In black magic, dolls are used to harm the enemy.
How to make a clay doll with your own hands?
Previously, such toys were made of red clay, but now modern materials have appeared that make it possible to make a doll very similar to a living girl. The most popular material is polymer clay.
Instructions for creating a doll from polymer clay:
- Initially, draw the details of the doll on paper and indicate its dimensions.
- Cut out every detail
- Take a piece of thermoplastic and hold it in your hands to soften
- Blind the head, torso, arms and legs of the toy. Focus on the dimensions in the drawings
- Grooves, indentations can be made with sharp objects or special tools. These can be purchased at any art store.
- Place the parts on a plate and place in the oven at low temperature for 10 minutes. Do not use strong heat as you risk discoloration of parts
- Pull out the parts and glue them together
- Color the toy using acrylic or stained glass paints
- Hair can be made from fur, or the fur of a domestic cat
- Sew an outfit for the doll
How to make a simple paper doll with your own hands?
There are a lot of options for paper dolls. Girls 3-9 years old use such products for fun, since there are many options for changing them, which you can make yourself.
There are also a lot of paper dolls on sale, however, now they bear little resemblance to the old version, when the outfits were attached with the help of vertical stripes bent on the shoulders of the toy.
Instructions for making a paper doll:
- Choose a suitable model on the Internet or draw a doll yourself
- She is best portrayed in underwear.
- Cut out the doll and don't forget to draw some festive and casual outfits for her
- This is a very addicting and interesting game that helps to develop artistic and imaginative thinking
How to make a doll with your own hands from threads?
- For most of us, such dolls are associated with memories from childhood.
- Now many such products are made as a talisman or souvenir.
- It is not at all difficult to make, just choose the right materials
- The activity can become a favorite for the child, in addition, it develops fine motor skills of the hands.
Instructions for making a doll from threads:
- Take the base, it can be a piece of cardboard equal in length to the height of the doll
- Wind tight harness
- Pass the thread from above and tie, slightly stepping back from the tying point, pull the bundle of fibers again
- Now make hands from a small skein, tie them around the edges, these will be palms
- Then bandage under your arms
- Shape your legs if needed
- You can sew an outfit and hair for the doll.
How to make a doll with your own hands from tights?
Now such dolls can be purchased at any souvenir shop, but if you wish, you can make it yourself. It is enough to have nylon tights on hand and a little imagination.
Instructions for making a doll from tights:
- Take a plastic bottle and cut off the bottom
- Add a synthetic winterizer to the top of the bottle and pull on the stocking, tying it at the top of the bottle
- In place of the padding polyester, use threads and a needle to form a nose
- If you want to make the cheeks and chin, slip in a little more padding polyester
- Glue the eyes, add a thin layer of padding polyester over the entire area of the doll's body
- Sew on your hair and glue your eyes
- Make your hands from wire, nylon and padding polyester
- Make an outfit for a toy
How to make a motanka doll with your own hands?
This is not just a doll - it is a symbol of longevity. Having made such a toy, you can also acquire a talisman.
Motanka doll making instructions:
- Take a white piece of fabric and place a piece of padding polyester in the middle. Tie with threads to make a head
- Wrap with threads 2-4 cm, this will be the distance from head to waist
- Tie a colored patch, this will be a skirt
- To make hands, simply wrap a piece of fabric with threads, forming a "sausage"
- Tie your hands to the base and sew hair from the thread
How to make a tilde doll with your own hands?
The Tilda doll is from Norway, where its creator lives. She developed the design of the toy and made it very popular. To make a doll, you need a pattern.
Tilda making instructions:
- Print the parts for the doll on paper, transfer to fabric
- Sew the details and fill with padding polyester
- Connect all parts of the doll's body
- Sew your hair and attach it to your head
- Make an outfit
- You can make beads and jewelry for the doll
How to make a doll box with your own hands?
It is a great gift for girlfriend and jewelry storage container. To make the box, an old doll (or rather half of it) and a bucket of mayonnaise are used.
Video: master class on making a doll-box
How to make a barbie doll with your own hands?
In 1959, a toy factory worker invented an unusual doll for her daughter and named it after the child.
Instructions for making a Barbie doll from polymer clay:
- Make a drawing and mark the size of the doll
- Blind the doll's head, body and arms. Make long legs
- Dry the clay in the oven, connect the parts and paint them with acrylic paints
- Sew a modern outfit for barbie, customize hair
How to make a folk doll with your own hands?
This doll is slightly different from the motanka, although the materials used are exactly the same. Folk dolls were made without a face, it was believed that an evil spirit could not enter them.
They made a toy from natural materials, and the technique of creating a product in each village was different.
Such symbols were made for a wedding, as a talisman and ordinary fun for children.
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How to make a doll for the theater with your own hands?
The head of such a doll is made using the papier-mâché technique, and the hand glove is sewn from ordinary fabric. This is great fun for toddlers that will help develop their creative personalities with imaginative thinking. Role play is believed to make toddlers social.
Instructions for making a doll for the theater:
- Make a model of the head from plasticine, tear the newspaper into pieces and use starch glue to glue it to the base in several layers
- When the paper is dry, cut it in half across
- Glue at the cut and let dry. Color as desired
- Sew the glove and attach to the head
Making dolls is a fun and creative activity that will allow you to bond with your kids.
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