| Making Doll Furniture in Wood: 24 Projects and Plans Perfectly Sized for American Girl and Other 18 Dolls | User Reviews Send this to a friend | | Making Doll Furniture in Wood: 24 Projects and Plans Perfectly Sized for American Girl and Other 18 | | |  | | | | Product Description | | The patterns included in this woodworking project guide are sized for 18-inch dolls such as the popular American Girl dolls and can be scaled for larger or smaller dolls. Each project includes a list of all materials needed and details the start-to-finish procedure, from preparing wood to staining and painting the piece. Patterns for 30 pieces of doll furniture are included, and five step-by-step projects for a bed, dresser, rocking chair, table, and standing mirror are featured. | Product Details |  No details are available for this product | Video Reviews |  No video reviews found for this product. | Customer Reviews |  Judy's dolls | | Review Date: December 16, 2008 | | Reviewer: J. Melby, Thief River Falls, MN USA | | Between the decor book and this one we will be busy making furniture for granddaughters American Girl Dolls. Patters are nice and instructions good. |
Making Doll Furniture in Wood | | Review Date: June 10, 2007 | | Reviewer: Jo B. Brooke, Jacksonville, FL | | Great book! I bought it for my son-in-law--he loved it. |
good book but---- | | Review Date: February 7, 2006 | | Reviewer: grandma, Georgia | This is not a book for beginning wood workers.
Need a lot of different tools. |
Great Book | | Review Date: February 24, 2006 | | Reviewer: Martha, Cape Cod, MA | I really loved this book. My girls wanted furniture for their dolls, but Pleasant Company Products were out of my budget. Using this book, my daughters and I were able to create the simple pieces.
My older daughter designed a bedroom suite. We painted it blue with a cascade of morning glories. Flower painting is not one of my talents, so we used rub ons from the craft store. The bed was easy to build, the armoire was challenging. We turned the chest over to Grandpa to finish. I was beyond my skills.
My younger daughter wanted a dining room suite for her tea parties. The table and chairs were fine, but once again we requested Grandpa's assistance to turn an armoire into a china hutch. We painted the furniture a lovely yellow with sunflower transfers. Both of my girls love it.
In closing, the beds, tables, and chairs were fine for a beginner. If you are attempting any of the case-goods, you might need a grandpa too.
I don't have a lot of tools. My local store (the orange one) cut the wood to size for me, so we just needed to assemble it, sand it, etc. The first cut was free, and there was a nominal charge for the other cuts. The sweet gentleman who helped us liked the book. He is a grandpa, and is going to buy the book too.
I wish the case-good projects were a little easier. I also wish there were simple patterns for bed coverings and chair pillows. I am an experienced seamstress, but others may benefit from this in the next edition. |
Doll furniture | | Review Date: January 3, 2007 | | Reviewer: Neil E. Freitag, | | An excellent book with good projects. So far I've only built the armoire, but have others in mind. I did discover minor discrepancies in the directions. Cuts did not agree with what pictures showed in the construction. Trying to find all the different thicknesses of woods specified was difficult if you do not have access to a thickness planer or sander. There is no problem that can't be overcome with a little ingenuity. |
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