The Building of... THE PRIORS ... a doll room

While working on sorting out all my doll clothes (almost finished) I felt that hanging suits like this was just not working for me So I decided on some experimentation. I found a female body form (Mattel) and traced around it on 3mm foam-core board. You could use cardboard. I used a craft knife to cut the shape. It only needs to be a vague shape nothing fancy and you can trim if needed. Next I glued hangers to the top. I'm sure you could make hooks easy enough or use picture/ curtain hooks.  But these hangers work fine and are very inexpensive. I found mine on E Bay  http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hot-Sale-Plastic-Pink-Hangers-for-Barbie-Doll-Dress-Clothes-ACCESSORIES-Mixed-/181635912967?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&var=&hash=item2a4a581507 Works well for trouser suits, skirt suits, and strapless tops/dresses.  (not sure why the colours do not match in the photo but they do in real life?) I wanted to show all my different wardrobe ideas but I need to photo

Accessories The finishing touches for every diorama. Now I've been collecting bits and bobs for years and you can find things EVERYWHERE. Always think dolls when looking through magazines and catalogues. Even the leaflets that are posted through the letter box.   For small cutting I use scissors but on larger items my trusty knife.  A metal ruler is best for this.  I will post at the end some links for finding some of these paper cut-outs This sponge stuff makes a great backing for pictures etc and comes in a variety of colours.   This will help make your pictures more 'life like' Almost all of the items below I got from Paper Minis Printable Mini (free) http://printmini.com/printables/pp.html Paper miniatures for 12 inch fashion dolls this is a Facebook group (free) https://www.facebook.com/groups/408348549253484/ Paper Minis http://www.paperminis.com/   I've posted a few links above but pl

I have a TON of doll clothing and after years of rummaging through bags and never finding what I'm looking for or even remembering what I have so I thought it was time I made some quick, simple and cheap storage.  The cheapest is to use a doll box and just fit a bar for hanging but I wanted something just a little more so this is what I came up with.... You will need Foamcore board I used 5mm thick board 60cm x 84cm Foam 2 Foam glue You can use any glue but this works best I think Ruler Tape measure Pencil Something sharp to cut with (craft knife Cutting board I have a big board but a smaller one would work Metal ruler if possible (Helps with cutting a straight line)  The rods are the metal rods from the Integrity Doll stands. They are great as they are adjustable.  All of the above can be found on E.Bay or craft stores I'm giving you the sizes I use but you can make your units any size you wish. Measure 40cm longways mark and cut put other piece of board t