New Plants for Doll Restaurant

Hey everyone, I hope you'are all doing well.

I realized that all the projects I do, are not ever really going to be 'finished'...not until I actually hand them over to my niece but for now they are all in my possession, because of the MH show we do on our YouTube channel... whenever I look at them I think, how can I make it better... well for the restaurant below it was adding more plants... so I made these for the restaurant and now I'm sharing it with you.

I used small clay pots I found at a gargage sale last year, 

some Christmas garland and play doh. First I painted the clay pots.

Then I grabbed a chunk of play doh and shaped into a ball...

Then I put the play doh inside the pot and that will hold the green plant.

I cut some of the leaves off the bottom so I can push it through the play doh easier.

After you have all your stems in, trim it a bit so it won't look so messy.

Looks so much better. 

Please send us scans of your paintings for our dollhouse and restaurant walls. We are not looking for anything doll related just art...could be self portraits, abstract, scenery etc...anything you like.

I am also thinking of changing the wallpaper but not sure if I should. I would actually love to remove the back bench and just add tables on that side of the wall, I love how it looks now, but after shooting a couple of episodes for the Skull Academy show on our YouTube channel :) I think it would be a lot easier to shoot the scenes if the dolls were sitting sideways. I don't know, maybe I'll just leave it. I have been trying to find some new wallpaper (aka giftwrap paper) I bought the gift bag below, because I liked how it matchs the fabric but I don't know if it will look better on video and I'm not really sold on it, tell me what you think, do you like it or should I keep looking.

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How to Make a Doll Classroom

Hey everyone, I did it, I finally spoke in one of my how to videos, eek, do I sound weird :)
I think I sound weird... :)

I can't believe I didn't do this sooner, show you how to have the classroom without having to build the whole school house. Here is the video plus more pictures below...the student desk part could be confusing, I didn't take that many pictures when I made this a year ago, please let me know if you have any questions.

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School House Makeover DORM ROOM 1

Hey everyone, it's Skull Academy's school house one year anniversary this month. Last year at this time I was still working on it...painting and decorating, but I knew it was always going to be a 'work in progress' during this past year there have been many changes. New dorm rooms, new furniture etc...so here is some old and new pictures of the school house. Since it is our 'school house' one year anniversary, I mean Lola's 'school house' :) we are putting a few videos together on the school house. I will also post one room at a time on this blog during the next week...did I say it was Skull Academy's one year anniversary? I guess we're milking it...:)

This dormroom is Clawdeen and the Vamp sisters Draculaura and Draculily.

These pictures are older, I have learned a lot this past year about taking photographs and I know there is still so much to know. Plus I really should invest in a better camera. 

 BEFORE  -  FEBRUARY 2012

AFTER  -  FEBRUARY 2013

I love how it looks now... but I do wish I glued some paper on the walls on the right, I didn't realize I missed it until I was taking the pictures - oh well, now it'll have to wait for our 2nd anniversary. 

This wallpaper is from a dollar store gift bag. That's where I get my room inspiration. I go to the gift bag wall at the dollar store and search around until something hits me...if nothing inspires me, I go to the giftwrap rolls and hope I find something there. 

Almost everything here is made by me...except the art, I found these pictures at the thrift store, I bought them for the frames, I painted the frames silver. I will be changing the art, we want to encourage you to send us pictures of your artwork and we will  remove whats in the frame and add  yours. We have already received some art, I should have changed it out already but we were hoping to get more. So if you want to see your artwork hanging in our school or restaurant during a scene of Skull Academy...start painting...:)

The chandeliers were made using wire and beads. The curtains are chiffon from an old scarf.

The lamp is also wire and beads. The dresser was a find from the thrift store, I painted it silver, then painted black stripes and a black giraffe print on the drawers. The coffins were made with cardboard and paper mache, then adorned with chains and gems stones. All my materials are found either through thrift stores, dollar stores or garage sales, so anyone can make them because it is inexpensive...cheap.

Hey, did you know that Draculaura collects Barbie dolls? Do you see it in the picture, top right corner.

They are the mini Polly Pockets....:)

The blankets, pillow and little rug are made by my mom, Lola's grandma. 

You can find tutorials on the furniture you see in this room on our YouTube channel or click on the tab 'tutorials' just below the header to find the videos there. 

I have't done one on the bed yet but will get to it soon.

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More Jewellery Box Transformations.

Here is a couple more dollar store jewellery boxes transformations.

I keep forgetting to take pictures. The jewellery box below was natural and yes I covered up the carving on the top of the lid...I didn't want to but you can't even tell there is a carving there so why not. I covered a piece of sponge that I sized and glued it on top. Then I glued a chain around the box.

So these two jewellery boxes become seating and storage for the dorm rooms.

before

after

For this jewellery box, I added some wooden legs, added a seat, chain and some gems.

before

after

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Boys Dorm Room Furniture

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What do you think of the new dorm room? I have posted about the coffin bed and popsicle stick bunk bed, here is the before and after pics for the other furniture in the room.

the night table...

I got this little jewellery box from the dollar store, it's great as a night table for the dorm room.

I glued on some wooden feet...you can use beads as well, then stained it.

I love how it looks in the room and its perfect for storing little items.

the ottoman...

This is an old watch case, I had this and was very close to throwing it away, I was actually going to strip the material from it to use on something else like a chair seat, then I thought this would be perfect as an ottoman for the boys room. All I did was add some feet to it and voila, an ottoman...I might bling it up or add a chain later, but for now it looks good.

the dresser...

I got this jewellery box from Value Village.

Great to use as a dresser for the dolls.

 I painted the front silver and glued some zebra print paper on top and the sides.

I forgot to take pictures before I glued on the little alien...:)

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How to Make a Boy Doll Dorm Room

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I finished the new dorm room, here is the video tutorial just below.

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