How Do You Make Miniature Furniture For A Dollhouse?
Miniature furniture for a dollhouse is an essential part of dollhouse play. Commercial dollhouse furniture is available, ranging from molded plastic items to high-end, hand created replica pieces that are quite expensive to purchase. Making your own miniature clay furniture is very easy, and completely customizable in both size and design. Children can also participate in the creation of their own dollhouse furniture when it’s made at home using easy to work with modeling clay. Cut a 1/8 inch slice of clay 1 ½ inch squared. This will be the seat of a chair. Roll a sausage of clay, around ¼ inch thick, cutting it into four equal portions of 1 ½ inch lengths. Attach to the bottom of the seat, on the four corners. Cut another slice of 1/8 thick clay in a 1 ½ by 2 ½ inch rectangle and attach for the back of the chair. Cut a solid rectangle of clay, 4 inches long, 1 inch high and 2 inches wide. This will be the base of a lounge. Attach a backing, 4 inches long out of a ½ inch thick slab of
