How to Make a Doll Theatre - Doll Crafts

i am going to make seating for a

doll-sized movie theater using cardboard

clear plastic from packaging felt an

x-acto knife scrapbook paper a ruler and

a pencil and glue

using a doll as a guide on a large piece

of cardboard i begin to sketch out my

design

i go back over it with a ruler to make

my measurements more precise

since i am making this for a 10 to 12

inch doll i am going one inch by one by

one by one by one by two and then i just

repeat the process over again for the

next level

since this project is made out of

cardboard it can be resized for almost

any size doll like an 18 inch i would

just make it bigger

and for a mini doll i would just make it

smaller after planning my design i cut

it out

i repeat until i have six

using one to trace the others

glue them together in groups of two

for a larger doll like an 18 inch i

would probably use three

measure and cut several thin strips of

cardboard

begin gluing them to the cardboard

stairs

to make it more sturdy i double the

cardboard on the sides facing up glue on

another piece of cardboard to cover the

back

using a glue stick i begin covering it

with scrapbook paper

cut pieces of cardboard for the bottom

and back of the seats

i used them as a guide to cut a piece of

cardstock the same size

cut a piece of felt around the cardboard

leaving a nice border all the way around

make small cuts going around the

cardboard

then carefully fold and glue the edges

down glue the black cardstock on top to

cover the seams

take a small piece of cardboard fold it

in half

use glue to secure it in place

cover it with a small piece of card

stock

cover another small piece of cardboard

with felt

glue them together to make the arm rest

i begin gluing the seats

into place

i glue paper covered cardboard under the

seats to give them more support

i take another piece of cardboard bend

one side

using a doll as a guide i mark

and cut

the top and sides of a window i cut off

a portion of the remaining cardboard

to use as a counter i begin covering it

in scrapbook paper cut a piece of clear

plastic

glue it to the top of the opening

leaving a small space i use small pieces

of paper covered cardboard to support

the counter add a sign

i glue scrapbook paper to a piece of

cardboard glue it to the top of the back

wall glue the box office onto a

cardboard base

then slide the tail end of the cardboard

underneath to help hold it in place

the dolls can enter from the side to

work at the ticket counter

glue white and black card stock together

to make the screen

glue together several pieces of

cardboard cover with scrapbook paper i

glue it to a piece of foam board add the

screen

add some curtains made out of felt

put everything into place

and now it's time to see if the dolls

will fit

the lift all bodies seem to do just fine

with these measurements but i probably

should have made the aisles here a

little bit wider maybe about five inches

instead of four because the monster high

dolls have to sit on the aisle or at the

bottom

and if i was making this for a doll with

even less articulation like a barbie

basic or an american girl i would make

the aisles about the length of their

legs

i add a few finishing touches

and you're done happy

it is your time to shine submit your

original doll photos on facebook or play

gps dad for a chance to be in one of our

videos because you're so fabsome

excuse me coming through

excuse me

excuse me

now where is she

chloe

chloe

chloe

oops sorry

sophie

oh there she is

sophie you're not going to talk during

this whole movie are you

oh no i'm going to be on my best

behavior starting

wait there's something i have to do

first

we want to give a shout out to pink

puppy chocolate what's up

oops

starting my best behavior

now

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