Here's what I made yesterday...
chef's hat and reversible apron for a little girl who LOVES Minnie Mouse. She is the youngest sister of one of our grandsons; not my granddaughter by blood, but still part of my extended family.
The one I'm working on right now is one of those doll beds made from a plastic 'shoe' box. I made one last year without any problems... of course, I have a problem the second time around - never fails. I've glued the fabric ( sheet) onto the lid getting it as tight as I can... apparently not quite tight enough because there are some wrinkles around the curves, but that's not the problem. The problem is that the lid won't snap onto the box - and it should!!
It snaps on on one end, but not the other.
Of course, I've already burned one finger with my nemesis....
It never fails anymore... if I'm using the glue gun, I'm going to get burned. :( I really need to check into getting one of those Cool Glue guns.
Here's the quilt that will go with the bed once I get it done...
I've tried the top on a couple of other boxes... still only snaps on one end.... guess it's time to start over with a new piece of fabric and a new lid - good thing I bought four boxes with lids.
Will let you know how it goes.... wish me luck ( LOTS OF IT)
TTYL
Well, I'm back.... I figured out what the problem was with the first attempt.... it's kind of hard to see in the pic, but I wanted to include it for future reference ( because I'll probably do more of these in the future). All I needed to do was NOT cover the tabs on the ends of the lid/mattress. Simple once I figured it out.
Ok, here's the completed bed....
and a pic with the doll that's going with the bed, quilt and pillow ( and can be stored inside the box/bed.
Now, I have to go over to Walmart to find some fabric that I can use for the neighbor girl's pillow.
I just might be back later lol.... most probably not until tomorrow, though.
TTYL -- Oh, and MERRY CHRISTMAS
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