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December/January 2010 FamilyFun Magazine
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The Perfect Dollhouse

A homemade miniature villa from FamilyFun

Cozy is the key word here. French doors (cut from plastic berry baskets) let in kitchenlots of light; checkered, adhesive shelf-paper "linoleum" and "wallpaper" add a country flair; and the bottle cap "glassware" and bottle cap liner "plates" are stored handily above the countertops. Where's the dishwasher? Well, with the double plastic pudding-cup "sink" (with flexible straw "faucet" and pushpin faucet "knobs") in front of a huge window, it's a pleasure doing dishes the old-fashioned way.

stove

Stainless Steel Stove:

Set a tea box on end, then cut off and discard the top half. Cut a door opening with a window in the front panel and wedge plastic berry basket "racks" in the oven. Glue on pieces of cardboard for a stove top and control panel, then cover the entire stove with aluminum foil. Attach paper fastener "controls" glue on bottle cap "burners" and tape on a paper clip "door handle."

chair

Kitchen Chair:

For the chair base, cut a 2-inch section from a paper towel tube. Cut triangles from the bottom edge to form legs. Glue a trimmed egg carton cup onto the chair base for a seat and add a milk cap "seat cushion."

table

Kitchen Table:

Cut and discard one side panel from a tea box. Trim the panels adjacent to the cutout side to create table legs. Then paint the box. Once it dries, cut a tabletop from a foam vegetable tray, glue it in place, and top it with place mats cut from a lightbulb sleeve.

fridge

Frost-free Fridge:

Set a tea box on end. Cut door openings. Wedge a cardboard "shelf" inside the top half for the freezer box. Then stick layered paper hole reinforcements to the inner sides of the fridge and fit the ends of plastic straw lengths into the centers. Set racks cut from plastic berry boxes atop the straw frames. Attach paper clip door handles.

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