Shabby Blythe Custom Dollhouse

I've completed my first Blythe dollhouse.  It's shabby chic style of course! This house is 1/6 scale or play scale.  And it will accommodate any 12" (30.48 cm)doll including the Blythe doll.

I built this house from wood I got at the hardware store. I just looked for the thinnest wood they had which was 1/4" is still pretty heavy. But at least this is a sturdy house.  I ordered the door and window from miniatures.com since I had never built this scale before. It was a great help to figure out the size this house needed to be.

My Blythe is still not done.  Her face is still shiny.  I had thought Brigitte(my first Blythe made over) would show this house. But she was adopted by her new family. So this girl will show us around!  I am starting to learn to make clothes. Such a hard task!  I don't know how you girls out there do it!  I need to practice.  You should see the top of these pants! LOL!! :D

This house is 23 1/4"(59cm) tall x 24 3/4"(62.87cm) deep x 19 3/4"(50.17 cm) across. It weighs about
 15 1/2 lbs.

There's a working chandelier on the porch.

This is an idea that I have been wanting to try out.  The pink hose and crystal drop are both ideas I saw from real life gardens on Pinterest. A dollhouse must have a pink hose! And the crystal drop coming out of the faucet was pure genius by whoever's garden that came from. LOVE! Had to miniaturize that too! 

The hose is electrical wire. You know the one with those metal wires in the middle. That way you can shape it into the perfect hanging hose. And the exterior is so easy to paint in whatever color you like.

There's some topiary planting going on here!

The dirt is coffee I glued on top of red clay with white glue.  I also glued some on the mat and spoon.

It's quite the mess!

Luckily there's a broom to clean that up.   :)

I painted a welcome mat. And the little package comes from my ex post office. Very useful to have already made packages to add to all my dollhouses!

The sides have vines from Hobby Lobby.  These are Ivy sold as a bunch(bush). Hobby Lobby is the only place I've ever found that sells small leaf fake plants. I hope they never decide to stop selling them.  :/

 I included all my favorite shabby chic things in here.

A teddy bear!  And a Louis bed is a must! I made it out of veneer wood and screen.

The fireplace has working lights in it to look like fire. It was very hard to catch them on. Everytime I took a shot they would be between flashes!  I love the brick wall! I thought I had made a mistake when I applied the brown ink to age the bricks. So I repainted them right away with out waiting for the brown to dry. And the effect is just perfect.

I painted this little pastry after having seen Pascal Cessou's La Religieuse.

I put the scissors under a glass dome. A nod to Restoration Hardware!  Everything they put under a cloche looks so good.

You've seen this chair before.  I sold my bendable Blythe body! So now I can't sit my doll. But a Blythe can sit in there.  Don't worry I ordered more bodies and Blythes to continue my new obsession. One Blythe has already arrived - "Nicky Lad".  She'll get a new everything including name. I'll share that make over with you.

I made a real chalkboard.  Seems you can buy chalkboard paper in the scrapbook section!  :)

I made paper pom pom balls! Don't ask how these things get into my head!

The interior chandelier has a 3 way switch - on, off, motion detector. It's battery operated. The batteries are hidden in the piece that attaches to the ceiling.

 

 

Well, that's my first Blythe dollhouse!  It's available in my Etsy shop: Cinderellamoments.etsy.com
Thanks so much for coming by and looking at it.  I hope you are all working on fun projects too!
 hugs♥,

The Kotton Kandy Kit Dollhouse: New Orleans Shabby Chic

I did a lot of details today.

I attached one of the roof parts and made some flower boxes.

These are mulberry paper roses I got on sale at the store. I just love the pale purple and white roses together. I put moss at the bottom of the box. The box is 4 pieces of scrap wood(no back needed).

The bottom window box is slightly tilted forward so you can easily see the contents.

And guess how I made the design on the boxes. Hot glue! Then paint the boxes cream and highlight with a burnt golden brown. So easy!

I put some moss here and there on the front porch.

I made the curtains. The downstairs ones are striped silk taffeta. These are perfect for dollhouses because they hold their shape. These are tan, gold and a burnt deep pink.

This is the upstairs attic window. I used a tea stained lace with cream bows.

I glued the topiary in place and made a pink polka dot welcome mat.

These topiary are place card holders for weddings from the craft store. They are only a couple of dollars. I painted some cream on the brown pots and added a ballet pink bow to each.

The door mat is a piece of pink felt with white painted polka dots.

The last thing I did today is this porch roof. I used a piece of cardboard, wrapped it with foil and glued it in place.

This is the side that I glued down.You can see how simple this is to wrap.

I bent the corners down.

I wasn't sure how the paint would work. But it turned out great. I used the burnt golden brown and smeared it on with my fingers.

It looks a lot like rust. I might add another layer of a different color tomorrow for more depth. I think a little bit of brown would look good.
Tomorrow I will try to get the shingles on. I have already dyed them a light gray color and they are drying. I also have to get going on the crystal chandeliers.