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Three different views of the same tiny plant stand.        Our doll house needs some faux plants to brighten up the corners! I will show you how to cut your own plants from paper in the future, but for now, you can make a few select things with artificial plant picks. Plant picks are sold in hobby stores, flower shops and craft outlets in the United States. You can also find them at dollar stores. Try to select the smallest plants so that the arrangements you craft are to scale. Supply List: fern pick votive candle holder small decorative rocks white school glue paper mache pulp brown acrylic paint Step-by-Step Instructions: Clean the votive candle holder with warm water and soap. Be sure to remove all wax residue before continuing. Fill the bottom of the glass votive holder with small decorative rocks and then pour a layer of white school glue on top of these. Let this layer dry for several days. Mix a small amount of paper mache pulp according to the directions o...

The finished result after a couple hours of spray painting.        In the 1970s and 1980s, it was popular to furnish doll houses with small wicker furniture; the alternative to plastic inflatables. Because wicker is not very strong, much of it did not survive the playtime I suppose.        I picked the stool, side table and one chair on the first day and then I returned the following day to retrieve the second chair. When visiting resale in the city, I always return the day after I have purchased something in order to see if it is a part of a larger set. Doll furniture in specific, was and still is sold in sets from high end toy stores. By the time these little furnishings are donated by former owners, many pieces may be lost or shifted into multiple bags or boxes.        I have also discovered that employees in my local resale shops, do not always put sets of doll furniture out on display all at o...