Karen here and today I am so excited to share with you the doll sized vintage-inspired stove I just made for Let’s Get Cooking week. I have been looking on Pinterest at Vintage Kitchens and their fun colors while imagining how I could make a doll sized vintage looking kitchen for my dolls. I came up with this stove using items I had on hand and wonderful Duck Tape! Here is how you can make your own.
You will need:
- Duck Brand Duck Tape in the color of your choice and silver
- Scissors
- One large cracker box
- One small cracker box
- Black Sharpie Marker
- A Pencil
- Ruler
- Clear Packing tape
Step 1- Assemble all your supplies and use your ruler to measure 1 1/2 inch down from the top of the box and draw a line with your marker as shown in the photo above.
Step 2- Use the ruler to measure 2 1/2 inches from the bottom of the box and make another line
Step 3- Use your marker to make a dotted line along the edge of your box about 1/2 inch in, on both sides and along the edge of the top line you made.
Step 4- Use your scissors to cut open a “flap” which will become your oven door.
Step 5- Bend down the flap and use your finger and thumb to crease the line
Step 6- Open the smaller cardboard box and cut it down one edge fold up the edges and slide it inside your “oven” make a mark and trim the cardboard so that it it fits with your oven.
Step 7- Use the marker to make draw the lines of your oven’s rack
Step 8- Tape the sides together then slide the shelf into the oven and tape it into place
Step 9- Use the remaining cardboard to create another rack and tape it into place at the bottom
Step 10 – Use the left over cardboard trimmings to make the back of the stove. Tape it into place.
Step 11- Cover your stove with your main color of duct tape, even inside the “oven door”
Step 12- Once you have covered your stove with the main color use the silver color to make the door handles and top of the stove trim.
Step 13- Draw the elements on your stove by tracing a smaller roll of duct tape or you can trace an empty toilet tube, use your marker to color the “4 elements” in.
Now your stove is ready to use and play with! The door should fold into place and stay closed when not in use and you can open it for play!
My rescued Madame Alexander Doll Company Varsity Girl doll is wearing the apron and baking mitt from My Doll’s Life. Her cupcakes are from My Doll’s Life, too.
I hope you enjoyed today’s craft and I look forward to sharing more ideas with you again soon. Be sure to send your camp photos to team@dolldiaries.com so we include them in the Camp Memories post – and you may even be a lucky winner of a mystery prize!
So cute!
Super cute! I will need a doll stove some time soon.
Bye!,
Zoë from Glowyzoe.blogspot.com
Very creative!
Love it!
Thanks for this cute tutorial. The other day I saw a gren vintage Easybake oven at a yard sale for 5$. Unfortunately, I could not convince my husband why I HAD to have it, so I guess this one will have to do. Lol
Karen- How did you make the dish the cupcakes are in?
Karen- Would paper work instead of duck tape?
Rebecca, you could use paper and the tray now that is easy! http://daydreamdollboutique.blogspot.ca/2012/09/make-it-monday-cookie-sheets-and-cookies.html I made them in 2012 using an empty soap box and tin foil. I love using items from around the house, Save your soap boxes I have a few more soap box crafts up my sleeve for this summer!
Wow, this is really cute! Thanks for sharing this with us 😀
Emily
emilyandthedolls.blogspot.com
Great idea, Karen! Looks neat. Thank you for sharing.
Cute craft!
What fun!
Cool! 🙂
~Lydia~ <3
I love the colour of the oven and the craft – and our soap is mostly sold in a soft wrapper..but I am sure there are other boxes in the house. Your MA doll is so cute.
Cool!