A Barbie Bathroom

I am pretty sure this will be the last Barbie room/addition to our Barbie house here at the day care.  If not, I will have to gut the rest of the room and deem the entire room one big Barbie house.  I reckon I have to draw the line somewhere.  This room stumped me a bit.  How does one make a toilet for a Barbie house?  I came up with one that is self-contained and tank-less.  It is also water-less... thank goodness.  It is made from a tea box and has a Dixie cup for the bowl.  You can even raise the lid.  I cut a sink into an existing counter that I had made and used ribbon to hide the card stock basin.  The shower curtain was found in a bag of scarves.  I don't recall seeing it before but it made things a lot easier on me as I was rushing to work one morning and found it.  I quickly ironed a seam, sewed it and hurried out the door.  The accessories, perfume bottles, and pictures are made from beads, shells that I glittered and magazine cut outs.  It came together nicely.  At the last minute, glue gun in hand, I glued everything down.  I felt kind of mean in doing this but I wanted to take pictures and honestly speaking I have been known to go in the Barbie house after everyone leaves and straighten everything back up.  This way, it stays and the Barbies have use of the facilities.  Is that wrong? :)

 

 

Not bad huh?!?!

I used a picture of purple hydrangeas for my sisters Marty and Mary Evelyn.

Marty who loves the color purple and Mary Evelyn who loves hydrangeas.

That faucet is an earring piece.

Recognize that plant cup anyone? 

 

 

I need to make towels yet and maybe a bathrobe.  I think it turned out nice.

 



Boho Barbie Shop

Help!  It seems my blog is turning into everything Barbie!  Which realistically probably appeals to no one but myself.  But hey...  I'm having fun.  Yesterday I had the chance to really work on the next Barbie retail space.  I wanted to do a clothing store because it would force me to learn how to make clothing for Barbies which scares me.  I can sew but this seems way different.  I actually tried to use elastic last night and wound up making a dress, skirt and top.  I got so frustrated.  I need to find a good youtube tutorial.  Anyway, I put my box together last Friday, painted it Tuesday, rummaged through my fabrics Tuesday night and really worked on it Wednesday.  I am loving it!.  One of these days I am going to make a space that I don't want anyone to touch.  I may be there now.

 

I got real bummed after I painted the walls.  They looked more like a dance studio to me.  I didn't get inspired until I found the fabric in my stash for the dressing room curtains.  I've had the fabric for more than twelve years.  It's floppy, hard to sew and doesn't fray.  I glued it to make the curtain pockets.  Perfecto!

I used the wood grain contact paper for the floor and cut squares alternating the grain.



The dressing room before the curtain.  I made the mirror out of some packing from Shaun's new Bluetooth ear phones.

 

WaaLaa!

I made these other mirrors from a tissue box.  I accidentally bought the Puffs kind with Vicks in it and when they were gone on Tuesday I saw that the inside of the box was lined with reflective cardboard.  Score!  I used the tissue oval opening as my template.

The artwork thus far is from the back of an old calendar where they show you what's inside the calendar before you buy it.

I made these sloppy crates from pre-colored popsicle sticks and the baskets from empty applesauce cups and hot glued yarn on one and twine on the other.

I am very happy with the counter.  I used clear plastic from packaging and the mirror top from the tissue box.  There's the other basket.

The paper towel tube is a display for necklaces and bracelets that I have yet to make.  I like the dressing room sitting right there.  It is portable.

 

Top View.  I made the rugs too.  Some of them are just cut fabric.  Bohos like their rugs.

I glued another piece of mirror on top of this shelf to hide the plants.  It also has a hanging bar underneath the shelf for clothing.

Hopefully soon there will be some dresses hanging on the stobs there.

 

I made pillows last night too to put up for sale in the shop.  Soon it will be full of merchandise and ready for the grand opening!

 

 

Barbie pet shop

As of Tuesday, 2/23/2016, the pet shop in our Barbie house/retail area is now open for business! 

In reality... it's just finished and ready to be played in. 

I am pretty happy with the results though and have had a lot of fun making everything for it.

We did get the little animals in the mail Monday afternoon.

 

Cat toys and dog chew toys.

I found this picture in a Mary Jane's Farm magazine.  It looks like Katie Bug (but much cleaner).

 I adore the fish tank I made.  Even though there's no fish.

Cat Toy.

Little leashes.

I printed these boxes and folded them from Myfroggystuff.blogspot.com.

I made the little pet bowls out of clay and painted them.

Some of our animals have already been adopted out!

These two girls have too much fun with Barbies!

 

 

I am already thinking of what the next business will be.  Probably a clothing store.

That could be fun... with handmade purses and clothes and jewelry. 

We'll see how that one plays out. 

What's your opinion? 

What kind of Barbie retail outlet would you like to see us make?