Dollhouse Links & Resources

Tools

• X-Acto Knife & replacement blades

• Miter Cut Shears

• Metal Ruler with cork backing

• Metal or plastic square (quilting rulers work great as well)

• Circle tracing template

• Coping Saw

• Small Miter Box & Saw

• Dremel Scroll Saw

• Scissors

• Paper trimmer

• Tweezers

• Pliers/wire cutters

• Self Healing Cutting Mat

• Wool Iron Mat or ironing board

• Iron

• Sewing tools - needle, thread, pins, etc

• Tiny clamps or binder clips

• Lego Blocks for holding and bracing while glue dries (also makes a perfect right angle guide when needed!)

• Paint brushes and foam brushes in various sizes

Supplies

• Glues:

  • Tacky Glue

  • Super Glue

  • Wood Glue

  • Mod Podge Glue

  • Hot Glue (used sparingly but sometimes necessary)

• Sandpaper

• Cardstock

• Posterboard

• Foam Core Board

• Mat Board or Chip Board

• Velour Paper (for rugs)

• Basswood - flat sheets and various dowels or rods (I purchase locally at Hobby Lobby)

• Wood Veneer Strips (Lowe’s or Home Depot)

• Wood Coffee Stirrers or Popsicle Sticks

• Paint (regular and spray paint)

• Rub’n’Buff gold finish paint (my favorite!)

• Wood stain

• Fabric scraps and/or samples

• Poly fill or pillow stuffing

• Quilt batting

Household Objects, Upcycled Finds, and other ideas

Keep an eye out around your home for things that can be used for a dollhouse! A bead or spare piece or wire, a leftover sample of wall paint, a ribbon from a gift, various caps and tops from cosmetics or food packaging — the ideas are endless!