Cardboard door

Cardboard door where there was no door.

This week I have been at my workbench, beavering away at three different creative projects at the same time........below I can show you a hint of each! Robin Britton, my Nostalgia In Miniature Workshops partner and I have been asked to write a "show how to make" project for a UK dolls house magazine. It is still in the very early stages but lets just say that it will be in the same style that our vintage garden workshop projects are based on ie. vintage, weathered and realistic! We finally…

Cardboard door where there was no door.

MATERIALS: Cardboard Box Packing Tape Pipe Cleaner Extra cardboard to make shelves I’ve wanted my kids to have a play fridge for a while, and I knew as soon as I saw this box that it would work perfectly. I turned the box wrong side out, cut out a door, and added a pipe cleaner for a door handle. The shelves are made out of a second sheet of cardboard that was being used as packing material. If I were a detail-oriented mom, I would line the inside so that the original contents of the box…

I thought I would show you how to make a simple interior door and jamb from mat board. I took the opening measurement from the Hobby Builder's catalog so this door is standard for today's dollhouses. Once you have learned the method you can make doors of different dimensions. I have bought lots of books from Dover Publishers.com. This book is very good for doors and windows. It doesn't give measurements but the ideas are great. Some examples of the pages. I will begin with the jamb or the…

6 Easy Tinkering Hinges: Sometimes you want to use a metal hinge to make a door. Sometimes it's either too heavy, or just overkill. Take a look at the video, or read on to see some alternatives. These are particularly useful if you're making a temporary cardboard constructi…

I had real problem to find out how to implement cardboard door into the carton furniture. There are several solution on this subject yo...