Making Dolls' House Miniatures in 1/12th Scale


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~Over 50 easy to follow step by step projects~Includes a list of all tools and materials needed to complete all of the projects in the book~Over 900 colour photographs~There's tips and advice on working with wood~Includes a suppliers' web directory~Includes projects for the laundry room, the kitchen, the attic, the garden and more!




Young House Love


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This New York Times bestselling book is filled with hundreds of fun, deceptively simple, budget-friendly ideas for sprucing up your home. With two home renovations under their (tool) belts and millions of hits per month on their blog YoungHouseLove.com, Sherry and John Petersik are home-improvement enthusiasts primed to pass on a slew of projects, tricks, and techniques to do-it-yourselfers of all levels. Packed with 243 tips and ideas—both classic and unexpected—and more than 400 photographs and illustrations, this is a book that readers will return to again and again for the creative projects and easy-to-follow instructions in the relatable voice the Petersiks are known for. Learn to trick out a thrift-store mirror, spice up plain old roller shades, "hack" your Ikea table to create three distinct looks, and so much more.










Making Doll's House Miniatures with Polymer Clay


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Over 50 delightful projects for realistic miniatures to furnish every room in your doll's house. Colour and b/w illustrations.




Making Dolls' House Furniture in 1/12th Scale


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Julie Warren's beautifully illustrated fourth book includes 30 easy to follow, step by step projects showing you how to create realistic furniture for your 12th scale dolls' house.Also included is a list of the tools and materials you'll need to complete each of the projects, along with tips and advice on cutting and shaping wood and the best types of craft wood to use.There are projects for the bedroom and the nursery and a selection of elegant shabby-chic French style furniture. For the busy miniaturist, there is also a selection of quick and easy projects.With lots of inspiring photographs, tips and advice, this book is a must for any dolls' house enthusiast.




Make Your Own Dolls' House Furniture


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Discusses the construction of doll house furniture and features detailed plans for such furnishings as a gate-leg table, Aga cooker, tapestry fire screen, and Windsor writing chair.




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.




Step by Step Dolls' House Furniture Projects in 1/12th Scale


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A beautifully illustrated book including 27 easy to follow step by step projects showing you how to create realistic furniture for your 1/12th scale dolls' house. A list of all tools and materials needed to complete all of the projects is included. There is information on types of wood and advice is given for cutting and shaping wood and creating decorative mouldings. There are techniques for drilling wood and creating grooves, for making your own door and drawer knobs and finishing your pieces, along with lots of handy tips. With lots of inspiring photographs and style ideas for each room, this book is a must for any dolls' house enthusiast.




How to Make Dolls' Houses


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This vintage book is a comprehensive and accessible manual for the building of dolls houses and furniture. How to Make Dolls' Houses provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for building a variety of houses, beginning with a simple model schoolhouse that could be made cheaply and by children, and going on to more complicated tasks that eventually lead to the construction of a nineteenth century draper's shop and flat. The contents include: - A School A Confectioner's Shop and Café - A Late Victorian Draper's Shop - A Westmorland Farmhouse - A Tall Villa - A Sweet Shop - A Hunting Lodge - A Miniature Doll's House - A Public House - A Cabinet in the Form of a Doll's House Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dolls.