Miniature Baking Trays for Dollhouse: Upcycled Project

Itty Bitty baking trays with donuts and cakes (which are actually erasers) for a dollhouse.

I saw this GREAT post on Pinterest recently and thought it was such an easy but clever idea! They are tiny baking trays for a dollhouse, and you want to know what they were originally? Compact powder trays! You know when your makeup is all used up and you (generally) throw it away? Next time, hold on to the casing because not only are they refillable (and therefore minimise waste, plus save you a few dollars), you can pry out the tiny metal trays which have been emptied out an reuse them for this uber cute DIY project :D

Yes, I am aware that I am somewhat of a hoarder!

I personally have A LOT of empty compact powder cases which I squirrel away in my vanity cupboard because I do buy the refills and I just hate throwing things away. Boy am I glad I did that because I have LOTS to choose from now.

My favourite case is the one in the front with the silver roses, which is from Anna Sui. SO pretty!!!!

So you see the little metal trays inside which once contained the compact powder? You can carefully pry them out with a pair of tweezers, because they are usually glued on. Or some of them which are not glued can just easily be lifted out.

The washed and cleaned metal trays

Wash out any remaining makeup with water and soap. The glue can easily be rubbed off with a little baby oil or cooking oil and then rinsed thoroughly.

And you're done! You have adorable miniature baking trays for your dollhouse, which didn't even cost me a thing. There are different shapes of trays depending on which brand you use. Some are circular as well. You can also use eye shadow trays. Next time I might try to paint them and add other decorations, or use them as something else. Leave your comments to tell me what other ways you can use them! :)

Handmade Dollhouse Sofa/ Daybed & Cushions: DIY Tutorial for Miniature Furniture (All Upcycled Materials!)

My DIY Doll Daybed/ Sofa made from upcycled materials.

While doing the laundry (my most dreaded chore of the week!!!!), one of the plastic clothes pegs I was using broke and just before I tossed it into the bin, I stopped to inspect it a little closer. The metal ring that kept the two plastic clippy parts together was brittle, so I removed it and realised that the two clippy parts (ok, so those are clearly not the technical terms, but you know what I mean!), sort of looked like super slim chairs if you sat them upright on a flat surface. I had them side by side on the kitchen counter top and then it hit me that I could turn it into a DIY project and create a miniature sofa or daybed for Gemini Grrl's dollhouse!


SOFA/ DAYBED

For the miniature daybed/ sofa, you will need:

1 plastic clothes peg
3 popsicle sticks
Superglue
Felt/ Piece of fabric

Ribbon/ Lace

Step 1: Building the frame

STEP 1: Take apart your plastic clothes peg and place them side by side on a flat surface.

Step 2: Glue on popsicle sticks

STEP 2: Glue a popsicle stick across the "seating" part at the bottom, front and top.

Step 3: Add felt and ribbon

STEP 3: Glue on a piece of felt or fabric, as well as bits of ribbon or lace for decorative purposes and to hide any parts of the popsicle sticks or clothes pegs showing underneath.

CUSHIONS

Adding the stuffing to the cushion.

For the teeny weeny cushions, I used some leftover scrap material from another dollhouse project I did previously, as well as an old baby washcloth with a cute little bird embroided on it.

For the cutesy cushions, you will need:

Cotton
Pieces of fabric
Superglue

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny cushions :)

STEP 1: Cut out the piece of fabric to the shape and size you desire.

STEP 2: Fold up a piece of facial cotton or use a round cotton ball for the stuffing.

STEP 3: Glue the sides together.

Baby School Bag (Vintage My Little Pony - 1984 ) & her new handmade Daybed ^_^

And there you go! It was so easy to make and is an adorable addition to my daughter's new wooden dollhouse I am currently working on. I will keep you updated about that project in a new post once it's completed! Do leave your comments and tell me what you think about this little DIY project of mine, I'd love to hear your feedback :)