How to make a sofa for cardboard dolls

What little girl doesn't dream of furniture for her dolls? However, these toys are not cheap. Meanwhile, upholstered furniture, in particular, a sofa, can be done independently. Moreover, for its production will require only the materials at hand that are in each house, and detailed instructions on how to make a sofa for dolls.

Materials for the manufacture of doll sofas

Making furniture for dolls is not only a significant savings in the family budget, but also an excellent opportunity to spend time with children and plunge into the wonderful world of fantasy. At the same time for the work does not need special materials. Doll sofas can be made from:

• boxes of cardboard (from under shoes, juice, equipment, toys, etc.);
• foam sponges for washing dishes;
• polymer clay;
• old wood caskets, etc.

How to make a sofa for cardboard dolls?

The easiest way to make comfortable furniture for a doll is to use a box that sells shoes.

Materials:

• shoe box;
• a piece of foam rubber or padding;
• fabric (upholstery);
• furniture stapler;
• stationery scissors;
• colored threads for sewing;
• needle.

Instruction:

1. Cut off the narrow part of the shoe box.
2. We cut out the upholstery fabric according to the size of the base of the sofa, making a 1.5 cm allowance for stitching the backrest covers, the base and the side parts.
3. Sew the cover. We put on the sofa.
4. From foam rubber we cut out rectangles corresponding to the sizes of a basis and lateral parts of a sofa.
5. We lay foam rubber under the cover, at the bottom we fasten with a stapler.
6. We make decorative pads on the sofa. The handicraft is ready.

Master doll sofa out of the box

For dolls, a bigger sofa should also be bigger. A box in which, for example, an iron or a microwave was sold, would be suitable for its manufacture.

Materials:

• box;
• wide scotch tape;
• furniture stapler;
• stationery scissors;
• silicone glue;
• matching threads;
• fine needle;
• foam rubber;
• upholstery fabric.

Instruction:

1. Cut the long side of the box.
2. Reduce the left and right sides to the desired size of the side parts of the sofa.
3. With the help of the cut parts form the base box, glue it with tape.
4. We cut out the cover on the sofa. To do this, we throw the fabric on the base, fasten it in the fold, and leave it on the sides nicely hanging in the spirit of boudoir furniture.
5. We enclose a foam rubber gasket, fix it with staples using a stapler.
6. From the upholstery fabric and a piece of foam rubber we cut out a decorative pillow. The handicraft is ready.

Sofa for Monster High of foam sponges

Graceful pupae of Monster High will be able to sit comfortably on a soft couch of foam sponges. This material holds its shape well, and the hard side serves as a convenient basis for the piece of furniture.

Materials:

• foam sponges of different sizes;
• thick and thin sewing needles;
• threads;
• thick fabric (satin or velveteen);
• scissors.

Instruction:

1. Lay out the sponge of the desired shape from the sponges, making rounding of some parts with the help of scissors.
2. With a thick needle and thread in several places we intercept the framework, fasten the threads.
3. Separately we cut out the armrests.
4. Cut a rectangle out of the fabric and put it on the base of the sofa and the back. We stretch the fabric, gently grab it in several places and carefully sew to the bottom of the base.
5. We cut out the upholstery of the side parts, we also grab it with threads.
6. Fine needle sew armrests with a frame.
7. We make decorative pads from fabric and pieces of sponges. The sofa is ready.

Another suitable model for cute monsters - a sofa out of a box of oatmeal.

Materials:

• cereal box;
• 2 viscose napkins (multi-colored);
• PVA glue;
• silicone glue;
• clerical knife;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• rhinestones.

Instruction:

1. Cut the box along, based on the height of the future seat (about 3 cm).
2. From the cut off part we form armrests and a back.
3. Combine parts, glue them.
4. Cut out rectangles from the napkin equal to the width of the seat and back, glue the details.
5. We glue the back part of the back with a napkin of a different color, the same as the armrests.
6. Carefully trim the protruding excess upholstery.
7. To make the sofa look soft, you can add a couple of layers of napkins to the seat and backrest.
8. We decorate the finished furniture with rhinestones, sticking them with silicone glue. The sofa is ready.

Instruction:

1. We mix clay with potaly.
2. Roll out of the material of the seat and back of the future sofa.
3. We fold the parts at right angles.
4. We roll 2 thin sausages from clay, we twist them in the form of a rope.
5. We lay the harness around the perimeter of the sofa seat.
6. We make a monochromatic sausage, we lay it on the upper part of the back, slightly twisting the tips in order to imitate the thread.
7. We make small ovals of 2 colors, fold them together, slightly round out and apply to the side parts - these are armrests of the sofa.
8. At the bottom of the sofa, you can lay out the monogram, decorated with rhinestones.
9. Making the sofa legs. From the pieces of clay 2 colors form the cylinders and a toothpick make vertical and horizontal decorative lines.
10. Attach the legs to the base.
11. We spread the finished sofa on the foil and set to bake in the oven.
12. Finished cooled product varnish. The sofa for the doll is ready.

Wooden sofa for dolls

Another option, how to make a beautiful sofa for a doll, is to use an old wooden box. Even a child can cope with this model, and the sofa canape is very stylish.

Materials:

• wooden box;
• foam rubber;
• glue;
• the cloth;
• thread needle.

Instruction:

1. We drape an open casket with a piece of cloth.
2. To prevent the fabric from sagging on the seat, we place several layers of foam rubber.
3. We fasten the fabric with threads, taping it on the side edges.
4. We make small pads, decorate them with beads. The sofa is ready.

You can diversify the games of girls with minimal costs, if you know how to make a sofa for dolls. This toy will not only perfectly fit into the doll interior, but will also become its pearl. And the manufacturing process and the guaranteed result will be captured so much that you want to make a whole set of elegant furniture for toy babies.