Our daughter got into the White Elephant spirit recently with her homemade cardboard house for her doll. The “smoke” coming out of the chimney was a nice touch as well as her version of her mom’s mountain painting hanging on the wall.
Category Archives: Projects
Wheel of Fortune Prize Wheel
You can always buy a cheap prize wheel online, but it’s much more fun when you make one yourself, especially when some of it is from supplies that you already have. Here’s our Wheel of Fortune themed prize wheel that we made recently.
Wiffle Ball Pen Holder
Here’s a simple project using just wiffle balls and glue.
Make sure you use the wiffle balls that have holes on both sides. You should be able to split them into two halves. Use one half as a base and glue a whole wiffle ball on top. We recommend using a stronger craft glue adhesive like E-600 that works well with plastic.
Dollhouse Furniture from Found Objects Part 1
Lamps are made out of a fishing bobber and cork. Foot stools are made out of game pieces and cloth buttons. Stool is made out of a spring and plastic cap. Table and coffee table are made out of wood and ceramic domino pieces.
Doll House Furniture From Found Objects
Looking to furnish or update your child’s doll house, but don’t want to spend the money on doll house furniture? Why not make your own mini furniture using small objects around your house. We made picture frames out of old belt buckles (original mini artwork was made by our daughter), a table out of dominoes, and an unknown object for a planter. Stay tuned for more photos of some of our other homemade furniture creations.