Monday, September 08, 2008

Made It Myself Monday: Simple Little Doll House

The peg doll twins needed a little house.

I took a swan gourd that I dried a few years ago, that was too interesting to toss, but had moved from the realm of seasonal decor into the realm of clutter. I washed and sanded and painted it with Mod Podge Gloss. Then, I cut out doors and window with my little dremmel tool. (I used the rotary saw tool; the one that looks like a drill made of sandpaper) I used what I had, and it looks like Dr. Seuss was their architect.



I scraped out all the dried up gourd stuff with a metal spoon, smoothed a bit, with sandpaper, and then painted the inside their favorite color.

After it dried, I hung eyelet curtains made a rug, a bed, and a little spool table.



Easy as pie.



Simple Little House.

30 comments:

Natalie said...

Your dolly house is so sweet. I want to come over and play.

Teena Vallerine said...

Happy lucky peg dolls! t.x

Angelina said...

That is such a cool dollhouse! I would have loved it when I was a girl.

EmBelISH said...

too cute

Anonymous said...

adorable!!!

Anonymous said...

that is so cute! love it!

Anonymous said...

what a great idea! it's so cute!

Lauria said...

This is so sweet! Love it. :)

Amy said...

i love it! so cute!

Anonymous said...

good god woman! you're incredible. that little house is genius.

Lara said...

SOooooooo cute! Can I come over and play?

Melissa said...

Fantastic!!! You are so creative, and I may have to steal your idea :)

futuregirl said...

Just like your wonderful goose egg interiors, this tiny gourd house is somewhere I'd love to live. :)

kristin said...

Dr Suess meets BitterBetty...it's perfectly wonderful!

Blakely said...

How cute!

Moody Girl said...

I love that!

zoe krylova said...

i want to live there.

Mary-Laure said...

As the Baroness asks Maria in the Sound of Music: "My dear, is there ANYTHING you can't do?"

Anonymous said...

What a wonderful idea! I always wonder what to do with those fall gourds! Thank you!
Tricia

Swoon with Deb Hodge said...

OMG!!! How Cute Is That???

Anonymous said...

Amazing, amazing,amazing...I want one!!! Or better yet, I want to live in that adorable gourd house! Vicki at hollyhocks.typepad.com

Unknown said...

incredibly creative. love it!

Christie said...

Do you have suggestions as to how to dry a gourd? Just thinking I can't be the only one who hasn't a clue. :) At least I hope not. The house is fabulous!

You can call me Betty, or Bethany, or Beth ...Just don't call me late for dinner. said...

I just left these in a sunny window on a tray with some other gourds... A couple didn't dry well but these did.

You can also buy the gourds already dry.

It looks like a tutorial might be a good idea for this project. I will try and get one together.

kristena marie said...

It's so cute that it's making me tear up a little!

Super Fun Mama said...

So very cute! You should put these on etsy!

Dim Sum, Bagels, and Crawfish said...

Just saw this on Crafty Crow and I love it...I want to move in! Great gourd use!

Anonymous said...

saw this on "Cuteable" and boy is it ever!

jen v said...

so.very.cute.lady!

Anonymous said...

My mom has been making those for years and selling them online, only she paints them. It was the first time I ever saw them (when she made them)....they are fun for kids...we love them!

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