Dollhouse furniture-making can be a very engaging hobby. It dates back to centuries past when rich housewives (and everyone else) didn't have thrilling TV series to consume their time with. It can also be a great bonding activity for mother-daughter tandems~ so it would be wise to save some tricks up your sleeves from time to time.
Two major things this project needs is a trio of champagne cork cages and a rope. But if you have an old, outdated and worn braided rope belt you are ready to discard away with any minute- well hold on a second...always think recycling, it is kind to our environment.
You'll Need:
- 3 or more cork cages
- rope or an old braided rope belt
- a bottle cap
- some wires
- strong undiluted white glue
- a piece of cardboard
- a pair of scissors
- some wire tools
- a glue gun/ glue stick
- a black marker
Procedure:
~for the chair
- First take out the cap and the separate bottom wire off the champagne cork cage.
- Cut 2 pieces of extra wire with lengths of about 6" each.
- Bend to form 2 mirror image of the pieces that would resemble the back support of an ice cream parlor chair.
- Attach the two wires together by twisting, now they are one piece.
- Attach this to the cork cage.
- This is optional: replace a new wire at the bottom part of the cork cage; most ice cream parlor chairs have this part.
- For a slick finish, cover the completed chair frame with a 'coat' of black marker.
~for the table
- Take out the cap and the separate bottom wire off another champagne cork cage.
- To elevate the table, hot glue a bottle cap on top of the cork cage.
- Cut 2 small and 1 large proportionate circles on a piece of cardboard.
- Coil the end of rope by itself in a small circle then start glue-ing at the center of a cardboard piece winding round and round till it's fully covered.
- Secure the other end of the rope at the back of the cardboard.
This is how the set would look after the 'seats' and the table board have been attached:
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