Easy Dollhouse Miniature Door Knob / Lever Tutorial

Here is a super easy and fast dollhouse door knob or door handles (actually lever) tutorial. I made some doors from scratch for my upcoming french mansard roof house - "La Maison de Campagne."  

And they needed some classic hardware. So here's what I came up with!

These door knobs are super easy and quick to make with very simple materials.

You'll need glue, wire (I used 26 gauge), acrylic paint in a golden brown color for aging, black enamel paint(you could also gloss regular acrylic), cardboard, 2 size of beads ( a teeny bead about 1mm and a  2 or 3mm bead).

Cut the wire into 4 inch pieces. You need 4 of them. Bend the wire in half and twist.  Cut the cardboard into long rectangles and cut off the four corners. Mine are 1/4" x 1 1/4" long(6.35 mm x 31.75mm). And cut a smaller rectangle for the insert 3/8" x 1" (9.52mm x 25.4mm). Glue insert on larger rectangle.

Roll the twisted wire into an "s" shape.

Glue the bigger bead onto the cardboard.

I glue the wire handles onto the bead. I used a piece of wood to hold each handle in place while it dries.  I also dropped the tiny bead in the middle to finish off the handle. Let dry completely.

Paint.

And use brown or golden brown to have a little. That's it!  So simple and easy!
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Customized Blythe Doll Elizabeth Blaire

This is a new custom Blythe doll available in my shop, Elizabeth Blaire.

Her face was carved by my sister Sophie(SugarMoon). I was carving Blythe faces when Sophie came in and wanted to try her hand at it. She's now hooked on giving these dolls a new look. I painted the eyelids, gave a styled haircut and made the clothes. It's our new collaboration! :)

 This doll had some pretty cute eyechips. One set was a gorgeous shade of pink.

 I painted a nest on her apron.

 She has purple eyechips too.

 This is the set of eyes Sophie made for this doll.

 I made her some overalls and a t-shirt.  I hope to start stocking these overalls in my shop. They take so long to make though. I made real pockets on the top front, in the side of the pants, and in the back.

 This is another stock set of eyes she came with. They are aqua.

These dolls are so fun to make. You can just see a personality coming out. Too cute.  She's in my Etsy shop!

My next post is on the french style mansard dollhouse.  I'm almost done with the furniture.  The exterior is all done. :)
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Customized Blythe Doll Abigail

This is Abigail my newest customized Blythe doll. She was commissioned by Marie. She stands 12" tall.

 Abigail started out life as  Blythe doll greatest circus performer Zinochika.

I kept her beautiful hair that she came with. I just gave her a little hair cut. 

Her eyelids were painted and she has new eyelashes. Her eyes were boggled/gaze corrected and she now has sleepy eyes. Sleepy eyes means her eyes stay closed. You have to pull the second string to open them again.

Abigail's nose, philtrum and lips were carved. Her face has new makeup and freckles.

I made her overalls, a t-shirt, new pull and boots. Her cardigan came from another Blythe that I made over. I also made her a scarf and hat.

Abigail has 4 different eye colors.

 green

 blue

 blue with roses

and green

Thanks for coming over to meet Abigail!
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La Maison de Campagne Dollhouse

I have named the french mansard doll's house "La Maison de Campagne" (the country house). And it's really starting to look cozy!

First, I added beams downstairs. 

The ceiling is a cream plaster that's been aged with a yellowish/brown paint. I'm also getting my accessories together. I painted a rug and painted the chairs a grey color.

I made one of my stove ranges.  You can find the tutorial here: http://www.cinderellamoments.com/2014/04/vintage-style-dollhouse-miniature-stove.html

This one I made really old. I painted it a light teal/ robin egg blue. I sanded it. Then I used my brown ink pad to age it.

The  upstairs has wallpaper. These 2 rooms both have scrapbook paper. It comes already aged. How cool is that!!

The floor is darker than downstairs.

The room at the top of the stairs will have some sort of little desk.

And this will be the bedroom.  Till next time!
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A French Mansard Style Dollhouse

I'm working on a new 1/12 scale dollhouse. This one is a french mansard roof style.

So far the interior is getting done.  First, the wood floor went in. They are Popsicle sticks. They got a coat of a mix of brown and a tiny bit of black which was watered down so you can still see the wood grain.  Then the plaster and wallpaper were applied. Next, the wainscoting and trim were glued in place. The Wainscoting is a cardboard that's ridged. It can be found in the scrapbook section of your craft store.

The mantel is scraps of wood.  The windows are trimmed with Popsicle sticks. The window panes are also Popsicle sticks cut horizontally into thin strips.

I'm putting stairs in this one.  Under the stairs I'll put a stove/range.  There will be a table and some chairs too. 

The upstairs will have a bedroom and a studio I think. 

This is the front. I want to make sure I show you these houses in their beginnings sometimes. They do all start out looking like not much at all. So when you get to this stage don't get scared off. It will look great in the end.
This house is made of MDF. So it is pretty heavy. I cut out my doors and windows with my Dremel Trio saw.  It does the job. But I wish I could find a more precise saw.  Until next time!
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