How To Build Your Own Doll's House, Using Paper and Cardboard. Step-By-Step Instructions on Constructing a Doll's House, Indoor and Outdoor Furniture, Figurines, Utencils and More


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Dolls houses are wonderful, traditional toys for young children that also make for charming decorations and family treasures. However, dolls houses can often be expensive and hard to come by. This vintage book contains a complete guide to making your very own dolls house using only paper and cardboard, complete with further directions for making miniature furniture, dolls, clothing, decorations, and much more. Contents include: “Fireplaces”, “Beds”, “Bookshelves and Books”, “Other Articles”, “The Inhabitants”, “Dressing Dolls”, “Dolls Dinner Parties”, “Dolls' Flats”, “Materials”, “Chairs”, “Chestnut Chairs”, “Sofas”, “Tables”, “Materials”, “Beds”, “Dressing Tables”, “Wash-hand Stands”, “Wardrobes”. “Towel-Horse”, “Clothes Basket”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.







A Beginners' Guide to the Dolls' House Hobby


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Jean Nisbett’s classic volume gets a welcome update and expansion--making it a practical, accessible introduction to all the basics, with lavish images and easy-to-follow hints that help beginners save time and avoid costly mistakes. Nisbett explains how to choose and build a house from a kit; handle a period building; furnish the interior; create charming shops; and plan a dolls’ house that will enchant a child--and actually stand up to play. Equipment and materials, finishes, decoration, decorative detail, gardens and renovation all receive in-depth coverage, while checklists set out a logical order for work.




Build Your Own Inexpensive Dollhouse


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With one sheet of 4 x 8 plywood, home tools, and this book, you can build a 6-room, 36 x 13 x 26 dollhouse. No great skill needed. Over 40 diagrams and photographs.




The Delineator


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The Father's Almanac


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A perennial bestseller, now revised and updated for a new generation of fathers, this readable, inspiring guide to the world of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers is an indispensable treasury of advice, ideas, and suggestions.




Children's Catalog


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The 1st ed. includes an index to v. 28-36 of St. Nicholas.




David Gets in Trouble


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Caldecott Honor artist and bestseller David Shannon make readers laugh aloud in this next story about the troublemaking David! "When David gets in trouble, he always says . . . 'NO! It's not my fault! I didn't mean to! It was an accident!'" Whatever the situation, David's got a good excuse. And no matter what he's done "wrong," it's never really his fault. Soon, though, David realizes that making excuses makes him feel bad, and saying he's sorry makes him feel better. Once again, David Shannon entertains us with young David's mischievous antics and a lighthearted story that's sure to leave kids (and parents) laughing.







We Have Always Lived in the Castle


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We Have Always Lived in the Castle is a deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family and the struggle that ensues when a cousin arrives at their estate.