Does anyone know of a simple way to make a crib for a small 9.5 inch doll? Where I don't have to use a saw or crochet? Something easy. Thanks.|||Hi there! :)
Try these suggestions if it's for a dollhouse:
*matchbox- paint it and put a little bit of cotton and some material to tuck around it. I would glue some of the matches (painted, too) as legs and use some carton to make runners to rock it
*Here's a cradle:
http://members.tripod.com/~cwoolse/minip鈥?/a>
I'll add more if I find them...
Hope this helps!
UPDATE:
Sorry, I just realized you wrote 10 inches long, not for a doll house. I'll try and see what I can find.|||hobby lobby should have kits that you assemble . or any hobby shop !|||I don't know if they'd be *wide* enough but you could cut an oatmeal box in half lengthwise... leaving the *end* piece of each half attached, but removing the opposite end piece of each half. Then overlap the halves, and tape or glue them together.
You can then paint the box ,or apply thinned white glue to it and cover with fabric.
You could also use papier mache... find a form that's about the right size and shape, cover it with plastic wrap or aluminum foil so it won't be damaged, then lay strips of papier mache over it in a few layers. When dry lift it off of the form, and paint.
For a very simple form, roll a small towel to the approximate width and height you want, press it down to a work surface to flatten the bottom a bit, then cover with foil-plastic wrap and begin the papier mache-ing.
To make round-bottomed cribs stand on their own, glue 4 feet (wood beads, etc.) onto the bottom so they won't wobble, or use two long strips of something on each long side of the bottom.
If you want to make it square-bottom instead of rounded, use a box --either as the crib itself, or as a form for putting the papier-mache on.
You could use a washcloth, or bit of batting, or various other things to make a "mattress".
HTH,
Diane B.
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