Doll House for Boys
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This project was originally completed in 2012. Since that time I have completed a larger playhouse project. You can see it here!
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This is the castle that I painted for the kids for Christmas. Shhh, it's a surprise!
It all started with clothes pins. You see, I was at the craft store looking for my next craft project when I saw plain, wooden clothes pins.
I used to love to play with clothes pins as a kid. No I wasn't raised in the 1800's. My mom grew up in the country and so I was exposed to old fashion clothes pins from time to time. I used to love to pretend that the clothes pins where my little dolls. I'd draw little faces on them and we'd have all kinds of adventures.
Well who knew that clothes pins would be my gateway drug?
I wanted to make toys for my sons and didn't think they'd enjoy clothes pin dolls. In searching for clothes pin alternatives when I discovered peg dolls.
Peg dolls are CRACK! Inside of a day I'd discovered all kinds of peg people ideas.
There were peg families, peg super hero's and entire peg villages. (Thank you Etsy and Pinterest).
That's when I decided to do my own peg thing.
Michael's craft store has plain, unpainted wooden castles and so I bought a castle (only $10 with a coupon), paint, brushes and paint pens.
Here is what I created!
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This is the castle that I painted for the kids for Christmas. Shhh, it's a surprise!
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| Superhero Castle for the boys |
It all started with clothes pins. You see, I was at the craft store looking for my next craft project when I saw plain, wooden clothes pins.
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| plain clothes pin |
Well who knew that clothes pins would be my gateway drug?
I wanted to make toys for my sons and didn't think they'd enjoy clothes pin dolls. In searching for clothes pin alternatives when I discovered peg dolls.
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| Plain Peg Dolls - available on Etsy or at your local craft store |
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| Tori Spellings family as peg dolls |
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| Homemade Super Hero's as Peg dolls |
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| Peg Doll Nation! |
That's when I decided to do my own peg thing.
Michael's craft store has plain, unpainted wooden castles and so I bought a castle (only $10 with a coupon), paint, brushes and paint pens.
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| Plain Castle from Michael's Craft Store $19.99 (find a 50% off coupon!) |
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| Inside the castle |
Here is what I created!
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| Inside my castle |
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| The Hulk Room |
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| Robin Room |
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| Superman Room |
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| Storage Bin |
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| Storage bin with peg people inside |
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| Side View |
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| Side View |
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| Front View with door closed |
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| Back View |
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| Roof View |
I have more peg people and a larger house in the works. More pix soon.
I hope someone is inspired to make their own peg family!
(This entire project cost about $30. I paid $1 each for 3.5" peg people on etsy, $10 for the castle and another $10-$12 for paint)
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