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       A bassinet, bassinette, or cradle is a bed specifically for babies from birth to about four months. Bassinets are generally designed to work with fixed legs or casters, while cradles are generally designed to provide a rocking or gliding motion. Bassinets and cradles are distinguished from Moses baskets and carry cots, which are designed to be carried and sit directly on the floor or furniture. After four months, babies are often transferred to a crib (North American usage) or cot (UK usage). In the United States, however, the bedside sleeper is the prevalent option, since they are generally bigger, recommended up to 6 months, and often used up to a year. Read more... "Baby can be rocked in a real cradle, as Mother sits in her rocker. Yes, the dresser has a real mirror and drawers that open." Klenke Cradle, Sewing Cabinet and Piano Bench Plans, Instructions included by Klenke. See the Priscilla Sewing Cabinet in a photo by Klenke. More for Mini...

Our dolls need a toy chest to help keep the nursery free of clutter! But a toy trunk doesn't need to be just an  ordinary box shape; you can use your imagination to come up with something different. Our family dolls fill  this truck chest with all kinds of plastic toys that have been collected over the past twenty years.        Barbie's little boy loves cars and trucks, so I decided to replace a missing trailer from a small replica of a John Deere big rig with a toy chest. Now our doll can pretend to haul the toys away after an exhausting fun filled day! Supply List: front end of a toy truck (big rig) foam sheet (any color) recycled plastic container  stiff wire masking tape hot glue gun and hot glue white school glue scrap fabric for lining interior snaps, button, small parts (for wheels) toothpick or wooden skewer (wheel axle) black tape (optional) light weight cardboard (to hold the wheel axle) Step-by-Step Instructions:   ...

       I discovered a doll sized bookcase at resale. It was a bit too wide and heavy for a fashion doll bookcase and too small for an American Girl Doll's bookcase. So, I decided to convert it into a changing table for our Barbie's nursery. A bookcase for a doll may be transformed into a very nice diaper changing table. Supply List: corrugated cardboard toothpicks acrylic paints clear acrylic varnish Mod Podge tacky white glue felt square  printed fabric sandpaper (light weight) typing paper hot glue gun and hot glue masking tape Step-by-Step Directions: Clean your resale item with soap and water and set it in the sunshine to dry thoroughly. Lightly sand the surfaces so that the paint will adhere to the item.  I choose to paint my changing table with four colors: black, yellow, blue and green. These colors match flowers in the fabric print I selected for decoupage portion of the project. I first painted the top shelf yellow, then the middle shelf...

A tiny baby doll plays in his car shaped ball pit. Soon it will become a part of his bedroom in our dollhouse.        Ball pits don't need to be round, standard shaped enclosures. These playful additions may be shaped like almost anything when you use your imagination. Just think about what you would like in your own bedroom and turn it into a ball pit for fun! After all a doll's bedroom can become any kind of a fun space, if you are willing to craft it yourself. This ball pit, photo by Fredriksson, is life size and inside of a pretend ship in- stead of a car! Read more about ball  pits at Wikipedia. Supply List: a front end of a toy car Styrofoam balls papier mache pulp paper egg cartoon black tape black, white and orange acrylic paint red glitter glue masking tape cardboard white school glue two identical buttons for tail lights Step-by-Step Directions:         First you will need to acquire the front end of a toy car at resale f...

Left, Ashley doll is baby sitting. Center, someone small peeks through the sides of our playpen. Right, peek-a-boo is easy to play from inside a playpen.        You don't have to create a doll play pen with an ordinary round shaped bottle. Try something unique by recycling an eight sided hydrogen peroxide bottle. Below are the following supplies you will need for this baby doll furniture. Supply List: recycled hydrogen peroxide bottle sharp cutting tool like an X-ACTO knife masking tape hot glue gun and hot glue a recycled soft mesh liner or bag (potato bag) felt  or fleece and scrap fabric (your choice of color combinations) waxed dental floss white cotton long, large sewing needle cardboard  metal or quilter's thimble made from leather Step-by-Step Directions:        First, cut out the doll playpen from your choice of recycled plastic bottle using an X-ACTO knife. If you are younger than 13 or 14 years of age, you ...

First, apply the stickers to the inside walls of the transparent container.        It's fun to make this simple craft with containers you can recycle from your own kitchen. Cover it with fishy stickers and just a bit of paint and your ready to have a splashing good time with your dolls. Supply List: a recycled food dish (plastic) fish stickers blue paint Mod Podge decorative paper (mine had printed tiles) Step-by-Step Instructions: Clean the discarded, transparent food container with warm soap and water. Let it dry. Adhere stickers on the inside of the container. Apply Mod Podge to the inside of the container over the stickers. Let the glue dry between several applications. Paint the outside of the container with blue paint and let this dry. Decoupage clippings from a decorative sheet of paper on the exterior of the container if you want even more detail on the baby doll pool. Layer Mod Podge on top of the outside walls as well. Both Above and Below, you can see o...

The tiny doll inside our homemade doll pit seen from three angles. One cherry tomato container clean and ready to use.         You can make a sunny little ball pit from a cherry tomato container for your doll's nursery.                 I chose to use this recycled container because of it's transparent walls and dome shape. Doll mamas can keep a close watch on their little ones through it's walls while they play! Supply List: cherry tomato container Styrofoam balls one yellow felt square  hot glue gun and hot glue masking tape  light weight cardboard Step-by-Step Directions: Clean the container with warm soap and water after the tomatoes have been eaten. Remove the top part of the container to work on the bottom first. With a small pair of sharp scissors, cut out the large bulbous dome from the bottom half of the container. This is very easy to remove and has a tacky li...

Left, this fashion doll mamma rocks her small baby to sleep in a coordinating cradle. ( see how it was upcycled here )  Right, the finished rocking chair with an upholstered cushion neatly glued to it's seat is ready for play.        I found a very strange, decorative faux planter at resale. However strange it's parts, it will be charming in our family's doll house! The rocker fits the Barbie dolls perfectly. I gave it a modern paint application, two-toned, and glued together a tiny upholstered cushion to replace the potted plant. Now it looks like something our dolls need in their nursery! The finished, painted rocker is ready for a new upholstered cushion. Supply List: a rocking chair, playscale size acrylic paints, multiple colors sandpaper cotton batting or similar materials fabric for the seat cushion hot glue and hot glue gun  clear acrylic varnish light weight cardboard pencil and paper for tracing Step-by-Step Directions: Thoroughly sand t...

       I picked this small wooden cradle for our fashion doll's house not only because I thought it charming but also because it rocks well without tipping. It is an excellent size, 8"x4"x4", for a Barbie doll's baby. All this piece needed was a bit of updating! Above, I painted this little cradle using two colors, green and teal, and left a few of it's surfaces stained. This style of furniture is comely referred to as "two-toned." Although, technically my cradle has three  colors on it. The word combination "two-toned" refers to the leaving of some surfaces stained and others painted. Detail of bumper pad tacked in place. See the coordinating changing table I crafted to match this doll cradle for Barbie here. Supply List: acrylic paints cardboard felt for lining, any color scraps of fabric for the bumper pad fleece for mattress cover, coordinating color needle and thread clear acrylic sealer  sand paper  small paint brush Step-by-Step ...