Tallying the expenses so far we have:
The house $2
The tea lights (ceiling lighting) $2
The trivets (rugs) $2
Wooden tacks (furniture feet) $1
TOTAL: $7
Spying some sturdy looking Styrofoam near my complex dumpster, I snagged it as the basis for the furniture structures. That along with cardboard, wooden tacks, fabric, straight pins, textured foam, scrapbook paper, mosaic tiles, colored tin foil paper, beads, some wood veneer siding from my personal entertainment center, a whole lot of hot glue, match boxes, a cloth diaper for stuffing, and other household odds and ends made for my mini wonderland.
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| styrofoam, mosaic tiles, wooden beads, blue aluminum foil, metal puzzle fragment |
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| oven: metal tape, buttons, sharpie |
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| styrofoam, sharpie |
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| part of a child-size ladel, battery operated tea light I attached a magnet to the ceiling and one the the tea light so she can turn the light off and on |
THE LIVING ROOM
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| Wood veneer, Styrofoam, and wood tacks |
 battery operated tea light attached with magnet to the ceiling surrounded with some metalic ribbon  couch: styrofoam, scrap fabric, straight pins, stuffed with cloth diaper  |
| Hand sewn pillows out of scrap fabric (same as couch) and stuffed with diaper |
Some kids may not do well with straight pins, but knowing my daughter she will be fine.
Use your best judgement.
THE BATHROOM
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| Toilet made from Styrofoam and a piece of metal puzzle from one of those holiday poppers |
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| Tub made from the tin package of some headphones Beads for claw feet Blue tin foil for water and more of that metal puzzle |
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| Vanity=matchbox, veneer, beads, some blue packaging from the battery tea lights, a bottle cap, cardboard, and some left over mosaic mirror squares and circle. The flooring is some more textured foam. |
THE BEDROOM
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| wooden ornament frame soon to be headboard |
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| textured foam for floorin looks a lot like tile and carpet |
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| scrapbook paper as wall paper |
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| cloth diaper for padding and not be gross but this one was plenty stained (reduce reuse!) |
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| scrapbook paper...still not decided if I will keep this up but I thought she'd enjoy a little playfulness in her play house |
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| Bed-making: Styrofoam, cardboard, scrap fabric, cloth diaper for padding, straight pins and a whole lot of hot glue |
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| Lamp shade made of a drain strainer thingy and an old knob The night stand is made from veneer matchboxes and wooden beads Headboards are made from a craft store ornament frame I had on hand The rug is a dollar store trivet (3 for a dollar!) The carpet is textured foam I got on sale |
The project is nearly finished! Now to get a bit of artwork on the walls, a roof, perhaps a chandelier, some curtains, and most important some sweet little peg people to finish this off. I'm so excited with the way it has turned out so far. It's stylish and fancy and just rustic enough to be perfect for my little Doo.
The finishing details to come!
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