Dear parents! In this article we will talk about very in a simple way making soft toy furniture for your child’s dolls and baby dolls. It is no secret that the modern children's market is characterized by high prices, which not every family likes. And the cost very often does not correspond to the quality of the purchased toys. In order not to spend money on expensive Chinese sets of plastic furniture that break on the very first day of purchase, we offer very cheap option making furniture from kitchen sponges.

The implementation of a great idea will cost you a maximum of 50 rubles, and the workflow will take only 30 minutes! Do you think this is unrealistic? We will prove the opposite. So, let's get to work! In just half an hour, your daughters and sons will be enthusiastically furnishing the toy living room with real upholstered furniture: cute sofas and armchairs. This method is also attractive because from the new multi-colored washcloths that we are used to using for washing dishes, you can make not only the furniture attributes we have proposed, but also toy houses, cars, boats, pincushions, pastries, cakes, etc.

What do we need?

Making kit original furniture, which will serve as a wonderful relaxation area for Barbie, small dolls, small soft toys for your children, very modest and budget-friendly. It includes the following materials and tools:

• set of 10 pcs. multi-colored kitchen sponges;
• quick-drying superglue;
• scissors.

Have you prepared all the materials and tools? Let's get straight to the point!

Step-by-step instructions for making a sofa

To make a sofa, we will need 2 kitchen sponges for each part of it. You need to distribute the washcloths by color: think about what color the sofa will have on the back, seat and armrests. In our version, harmony will be maintained. But it is not at all necessary to arrange all pairs of washcloths by color, like ours. Ready? Now just follow the instructions.

1. Let's start with the sofa seat. Connect two washcloths together using superglue. Apply just a little glue to the smaller end of one of the jaws. Attach a second washcloth to it with the same side.

Ready. Set this part of the sofa aside for now.

2. Now, by analogy, we make the back.

4. Let's start gluing the armrests. To do this, you first need to lubricate one side of the sofa with glue and apply a sponge (armrest) to them with the abrasive surface facing outward. Then do the same on the opposite side.

The toy sofa is assembled. How long did it take you? We think no more than 15 minutes. And what a wonderful result!

Making a soft chair from washcloths

The working principle of making a toy chair is almost the same as that of a sofa. But you only need 3 washcloths. It is worth noting that the armrests will not be made from a whole sponge, but from a pair of bars cut from it.

1. Position the seat horizontally and the backrest vertically.

2. Lubricate the rear end of the seat with glue and press the backrest against it.

3. We prepare parts for the armrests. Cut 2 bars from the washcloth along the transverse line. The width of one bar should be 2 times the size of the part of the seat that protrudes beyond the backrest.

4. We will place the armrests with the abrasive facing up, so we apply glue to the soft surface on the reverse side. We attach each armrest.

Parents who have already been able to make a dollhouse on their own or bought it in a store, having spent a significant amount, are thinking about how to make furniture for dolls with their own hands. Toy furniture isn't cheap, so why not save money? family budget. You can easily make it with your own hands from available materials.

Types of materials often used

For arrangement dollhouse For your daughter, you may need these materials that we most often throw away:

• cutting plywood sheets;
• matchboxes:
• plastic jars and boxes for cosmetics;
• shoe boxes;
• colored dish sponges;
• viscose napkins;
• plastic bottles;
• egg tablets;
• textile;
• foil
• wire and many more various little things, the place of which we often determine in the trash can.

When choosing materials, everything will depend only on your imagination.

Plywood

Plywood and wood are the most popular and durable materials for making doll furniture. However, the process of creating interior items from them is labor-intensive; skills in working with them will be required. But if you still make such furniture, it will serve the dolls for a very long time and will delight your daughter for just as long.

In order to make miniature plywood furniture you will need:

• plywood sheets;
• jigsaw;
• sandpaper;
• small nails or screws;
• glue;
• sheets of cardboard;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• varnish or acrylic paint;
• scissors;
• attributes that you will use to decorate each type of furniture: fabric, beads, pieces of leather, and much more...

Common stages of work for all types of furniture:

1. Think through or find printable furniture design diagrams on the Internet.
2. Draw on cardboard or use ready-made prints of furniture parts and cut them out.
3. Attach the resulting templates to sheets of plywood and trace.
4. Use a jigsaw to cut out parts from plywood.
5. Sand all parts with sandpaper until the surfaces become smooth.
6. We assemble the structure. We glue the parts or fasten them with self-tapping screws.
7. We coat the finished item with paint or varnish and let it dry.
8. If necessary, we cover it with textile elements and decorate it.

So one piece of doll furniture has been made.

Cardboard

Cardboard furniture for a dollhouse is very easy to make. You can also involve a child in the manufacturing process. Cardboard is the most accessible material for work. You can use either sheets of cardboard or take small cardboard boxes as a base.

Necessary:

• cardboard or cardboard boxes;
• white sheets of paper;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• scissors;
• glue (if necessary);
• details for decorations.

Stages of work:

1. We think through the details of the future piece of furniture and make templates on paper.
2. Transfer the templates to cardboard.
3. Cut out the details.
4. We make the necessary cuts at the joints of the parts.
5. We assemble a piece of furniture. Glue where necessary.
6. We give a finished look by decorating the structure.

You can decorate the dollhouse with a new piece of furniture.

Matchboxes

You can construct almost any interior item from matchboxes. The advantage of such furniture will be drawers. It is enough to show your imagination and think through in detail the image of future furniture.

We will need:

• matchboxes, the quantity depends on what piece of furniture you will make;
• glue;
• decorations for future furniture.

Stages of work:

1. We prepare the required number of matchboxes.
2. We glue them together in the sequence required for the interior detail.
3. We decorate the resulting piece of furniture. Acrylic paint and varnish are suitable for painting.

Your daughter's dolls will be happy with the new thing.

You can make a rack for dolls from matchboxes yourself by watching the following video.

Plastic jars

Plastic jars can perfectly serve as furniture in your dollhouse. Sometimes you don’t even need to do anything with them. When finished, they can be used, for example, as a bath. The child will be able to truly bathe his dolls; water will not spill out of them anywhere. You can construct more complex interior items from plastic jars, caps from toothpaste tubes, and other small items. They can simply be glued together in the required sequence.

Watch the following video for a master class on making a toilet for dolls from a shampoo container.

Wire

Using wire that bends easily, you can decorate your interior in Provence style. Beds whose frame will resemble a forged product will look very elegant. You can add a forged candlestick or an unusual forged chandelier. Almost any interior detail can be made using a wire frame. Your imagination will tell you the right direction.

Egg tablets

Using egg tablets you can perfectly decorate the rooms of a dollhouse. Both plastic and cardboard tablets are useful in your work. All that will be necessary is to carefully think through the composition and cut out the necessary parts of the tablets.

The work may require:

• egg tablets;
• scissors;
• glue;
• acrylic paint;
• double sided tape;
• gel pen refills

and much more. Everything will depend on how your imagination plays out.

Master classes

This section offers you some ideas for creating furniture for dolls with your own hands.

Bed with drawers for matchbox dolls

We will need:

• matchboxes;
• glue;
• pencil;
• scissors;
• a sheet of white cardboard;
• sheets of white paper;
• paints;
• beads;
• thin wire;
• decorative elements to suit your taste.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Measure the height of the doll for which the bed is intended. The number of matchboxes that will be required depends on this.
2. Glue the required number of boxes with the side walls facing each other. This will be the base of our bed.
3. If you want to make the bed higher, you can glue peculiar legs in the form of additional boxes to the outer boxes at the bottom.
4. We cover the base of the bed with white paper so that the pull-out elements remain open.
5. Draw the desired shape of the headboards on cardboard and cut them out.
6. Glue the backs to the sides of the base.
7. Paint the bed in the desired color.
8. We attach beads to the sliding elements of the boxes at the base using wire. These are the arms of our bed.
9. We decorate, cover with bedding and you can put the doll to sleep.

In the next video you will see a master class on making a bed for a doll from cardboard.

You can decorate your bedside table in the same style.

We will need:

• 2-3 matchboxes;
• glue;
• White list;
• the same paint and decorative elements that decorated the bed;

Step-by-step instruction:

1. We glue the boxes together, placing them on top of each other with their bases.
2. We cover it with white paper, leaving the retractable elements open.
3. We paint in the style of the already made bed.
4. We attach the beads to the boxes.
5. We decorate.

Watch the following video for a master class on making a bedside table from matchboxes.

Sofa for dolls made of plywood

We will need:

• plywood;
• jigsaw;
• glue or small nails;
• sandpaper;
• cardboard;
• pencil;
• ruler;
• varnish or acrylic paint;
• pieces of fabric;
• cotton wool

Step-by-step instruction:

1. We decide on the design and dimensions of the future sofa. We make drawings for the back, seat, side backs on cardboard. We take into account that with the help of the back and side backs the sofa will gain stability.
2. Cut it out.
3. We apply the resulting templates to a sheet of plywood and trace them.
4. Using a jigsaw, we cut out the parts of the sofa.
5. If you want to make upholstered furniture, then at this stage we wrap each part of the sofa with a thin layer of cotton wool and cover it with fabric. If the sofa is not covered, it is necessary to sand the parts.
6. We attach the sofa parts to each other using glue. If you have a soft sofa, then you need to fasten it with small nails.
7. We cover the parts not covered with fabric with varnish or paint.
8. We sew small pillows for the sofa.
9. We decorate it to your liking and give it to the doll for use.

Chairs can be made in the same way.

You can see how to make a sofa for a doll with your own hands in the following video - master class.

Floor lamp

To make it you will need:

• thick cardboard;
• glue;
• pencil;
• strips of lace;
• empty helium pen refill;
• thin wire;
• a small diameter cap (lids from jars of medicine or ketchup are suitable)

Draw a cone blank on cardboard. Cut it out and glue it together. Cut off the top of the cone. The result is the base of a floor lamp lampshade. We cover it with lace. We bend the wire in half and pass it through the rod. We attach the lampshade to the wire from above, and to the lid from below to give stability to the floor lamp. The lid can be decorated with a lace skirt. Instead of a rod, you can use beads as a stand by passing wire through them. In this case, we also decorate the lampshade with beads.

Watch the master class on making a floor lamp in the following video.

Chandelier

To make a chandelier we need a small container. You can use medicine measuring cups, disposable plastic shot glasses, or the simplest candles in a metal case.

Having purchased several packages of sponges, after some time I became convinced that they were absolutely useless for their intended purpose.

: transparent plastic, contains 4 different colored sponges with a soft abrasive layer.

When buying sponges in a store, I don’t stand in front of the counter for hours in thought, I don’t read reviews on the Internet, when choosing such nonsense as sponges, I’m only interested in their size, the strength of the hard layer and the price. I don’t expect any special cleaning qualities or uniqueness from ordinary foam sponges, but for the sake of order, since I’m reviewing sponges, I’ll describe my impressions of use.

Price: They cost me almost nothing, since they bought it at the warehouse, paid 20 rubles for a pack of 4 pieces. Almost for nothing. However, I know that stores sell them at a price of 100-130 rubles for such packaging.

Manufacturer's promises:

The soft abrasive layer guarantees quick and easy cleaning of any surfaces, including glass, plastic, and non-stick cookware.

The soft abrasive layer doesn’t really clean anything, it’s too soft, really delicate. But in the case of washing dishes, this is more a minus than a plus, since it is impossible to clean even a banal, small stain from tea without the help of an additional abrasive. Liquid detergents are not effective without an abrasive base, therefore, to wash a mug after tea or berry compote/jelly, I pour soda on the sponge; without this, it does not wash anything. There's no mention of cleaning pots or pans.

High-quality foam will provide excellent foaming and significantly reduce detergent consumption.

Well, this is completely out of the realm of fantasy. Foam rubber, of course, is softer than all other sponges that I have come across, but this did not affect the improvement in the quality of washing, rather the opposite. The sponge is loose, porous, dirt gets clogged into the holes instantly and forever, which is why the sponge takes on a terrible appearance, and hygiene is in question.

The sponge is very flexible, easily takes the required shape, which allows you to extra effort clean hard-to-reach surfaces.

These promises are the very case when you need to write at least something on the packaging. I doubt that anyone studies the properties of sponges for a long time before purchasing, tests them for flexibility and sticks them in hard-to-reach places to check whether it will fit there or not. If this is not some kind of development by talented scientists specializing in sponges, the cost of which reaches a figure with several zeros, then there are no super qualities from regular sponges no one waits, almost no one reads the packaging.

I didn’t like the sponges, they don’t wash well, and you can’t do without powdered cleaning products. A soft abrasive layer is generally nonsense, an absolutely useless thing. No savings detergents there is no question, rather, on the contrary, if the abrasive layer were harder, there would be no need to use additional means. I definitely won't buy these again.

And now about using sponges for other purposes.

Where to put several packages of unnecessary goods? If we had some imagination, we’ll figure out what to do with it. One of the comments to a recently written review about feathers inspired me to create something out of these sponges. doll furniture, especially since I already had an experience, albeit not a very successful one.

After scouring the Internet, looking at pictures of real furniture, as well as toy analogues, it was decided to turn an extremely unsuccessful experience into a more or less successful one, especially since my daughter, the owner of two impressively sized doll houses and countless Barbie-sized dolls, was inspired by the bright pictures, and the dolls always have nothing to sit on... or lie down.... well, mothers of daughters will understand me, “dolls” are constantly in need of something.

To begin with, we decided not to further ado and make a sofa. Armed with sponges, scissors, threads, braid, fabric, we got to work.

We cover the sponges with fabric, for convenience, first we pin them with cutting needles, I don’t know what they are called correctly, it made the work a lot easier.

Two sponges covered with fabric separately are armrests and two sponges in pairs are the back and seat; paired sponges can be fastened with a stapler. To make the backrest higher, we cut one sponge in half and place both halves under the backrest and cover them with fabric. The sponges are easy to cut, soft, porous.

We trim the seat and back with lace, and the armrests with braid. Then all that remains is to fasten all the parts together. It's possible to do this different ways- hot glue, stapler with large staples, attach Velcro or sew. I stapled and stitched.

We got this simple sofa that can easily accommodate three dolls of the required size.

The quality of the seams, of course, leaves much to be desired, but since we sew by hand, in hard-to-reach places, and not for sale, and one can say for the first time, we will forgive ourselves for this small manual sin and are almost proud of ourselves.

My daughter appreciated my efforts and the sofa was instantly captured. One of the empty doll houses has been replenished with new clothes.

Further more. The sponges were not completely dry yet, I didn’t want to wash anything with them, the creative itch wouldn’t subside, and the restless child again came up with an idea - the country dolls don’t have a single bed for the entire two-storey house. Well, what a horror! We urgently need to save the next Broomhilda or Hildegard from sleeping on the floor, on a fragile rug.

What to make a bed from, sponges alone are clearly not enough. Since I am a noble hamster who will not part with a bright ribbon from a bouquet, a cute bead from torn beads and other junk, I have accumulated an impressive amount of all sorts of goodness. After rummaging through the bins, I brought out this.

Sponges for the mattress, ice cream sticks for the headboard, sticks bought at Fix Price for the sides, and unnecessary spare parts from wooden children's construction toys served as legs. Also useful were some unwanted white nail polish and acrylic paint, as well as fabric.

I fastened the jaws with a stapler and covered the top with fabric as in the case of a chair. I painted the wooden parts and coated them with nail polish (nothing else used them).

And then, it seemed that the crib needed to be slightly decorated, so we used a napkin with our favorite motifs, PVA glue and acrylic varnish. So, roses appeared on the back and foot of the crib.

The crib looked lonely without a pillow and a blanket, so I had to do a little more magic. A piece of fabric, a scrap of ruffle bought a hundred years ago for something else, and a bedspread and pillow are ready. I also sewed by hand, so the crookedness and crookedness have not gone away, well, I don’t know how to sew, but the machine is generally a miracle beast for me ((((

This is the result. Not chic, of course, but quite okay. I didn’t fuss over the pillow for a long time, I sewed an ordinary white cotton piece of fabric into a square, stuffed it with cotton wool and trimmed it with lace, maybe there are no allergy sufferers among the dolls, and no one will be picky because of the lumpyness)))

The range of toys for children is so large that even special furniture is produced for dolls. The products are expensive, the quality does not always correspond to the price. It’s easier and more economical, and in some cases even safer, to make furniture yourself. Instructions on how to make a sofa for dolls with your own hands will become a clear example for any parent to be able to start producing furniture on a large scale.

In order for a child to enjoy using this piece of furniture in playing with dolls, the baby needs to be involved in the manufacturing process itself. The child will be able to show his creative talents and will be interested in the result by making a sofa for a doll with his own hands.

The work proceeds according to a given algorithm, but first you should decide on several nuances. They are preparatory in nature:

• Select the material for the base of the future product. The body of this furniture can be made from many things: sponges for washing dishes, boards, fabric rollers, cardboard boxes from under the shoes.

• Prepare the material that will serve as upholstery for the body. You should also consider decorative finishing to decorate the product. The intricate shape of the sofa and elements will do just fine.

• Select the parameters of the sofa in accordance with the size of the doll. Think over the form itself upholstered furniture, design features.

• Select the assembly method and materials with which production will be carried out. Most often it is glue, a needle and thread, a construction or stationery stapler.

• Auxiliary tools for technical operations.

A doll sofa must be strong and safe. The baby should enjoy playing with such a toy. We need to think through as much as possible bright design for finishing children's furniture: use sequins, beads, ruffles, lace. Using permanent markers, you can create a design directly on the fabric.

Step-by-step making of a sofa

For the first time, it is better to make a sofa from cardboard. A minimum of skills is required, the product will be the most reliable. To make a sofa for Barbie with your own hands, you need to follow the instructions:

1. Take a shoebox and cut it in half lengthwise. One of the halves will serve as a seat, that is, the upper body, and the second will serve as the lower part, which forms the height of the sofa.

2. One of the parts should be cut so that half of the bottom of the box fits into the other, and the side part will form the height of the sofa. This part needs to be cut to the required size.

3. From the scraps you need to make additional supports for the bottom of the sofa. They should be attached around the entire perimeter of the bottom using glue or a stapler. When the workpiece is fixed, you can cut out the shape of the back and side handles.

4. When the cardboard is dry from the glue, the next step is finishing with fabric. Each part is covered with fabric separately, so you need to take measurements. The fabric is glued to the cardboard and fastened with a stapler. Sometimes it is sewn on with thread, but this process is complex and long. All seams must be closed inward so that a child cannot tear the upholstery.

5. The next stage is decoration. You can sew mini pillows for the sofa or decorate the bottom of the sofa with tassels and pom-poms.

This product is manufactured within 1-2 hours. Decorative finishing will take about the same time. It is possible to make a realistic model using Additional materials, for example, cotton wool or foam rubber. It is initially placed under the fabric, which is secured using a stapler. Using this sample, you can make a doll sofa of any size and for any doll.

On video: sofa for a doll from a cardboard box.

More complex products

A more complex model to manufacture is transformable furniture, namely a sofa bed for dolls. The instructions for the work are more complex, and the material used is completely different. This is necessary so that during the transformation process the product simply does not break.

It is better to make a folding sofa for dolls from plywood. Additionally, you will need a furniture stapler, furniture nails, small canopies, and a jigsaw. Only a dad can do this kind of work:

1. The details for the future product are cut out with a jigsaw: the back, side arms and three bases, one of them for the seat, and the rest will be movable. It is better if the mechanism is an “accordion” or a book. The main thing is to think about the method of transformation. It can be seen in models of real sofas.

You can also make other furniture elements to go with the sofa: poufs, armchairs. The principle of assembly and operation is the same as the main product. You can decorate an entire room for your baby doll.

Corner sofa for dolls (2 videos)

Good day, dear guests and residents of the site)

The problem with furniture for dolls is well known. If it is possible to get it for small dolls, then for taller dolls, namely 50 centimeters, it is almost impossible.

I invite you to a master class (I dare to speak in this way about my “furniture” handicraft), let’s see together what I “made up”)

My burning desire to arrange the life of dolls pushed me to create another sofa for dolls (and I already had sofas in my practice)). The dolls are not small, namely, with a height of 50 cm, the calculation was for them, furniture was required for such height)

Before it dawned on me what I would actually “sculpt” a sofa from, I was thinking about where to go to have such a sofa made, and I imagined (with some horror) how much such a sofa could cost?..

The clink of coins and the crunch of bills from the wallet could not be heard, everything there was quiet and frozen, otherwise the money would go into hibernation))), so it was necessary to look for other ways, since the desire and thoughts of a sofa for dolls excited me even in my sleep))

I pestered my husband to build me a frame from some kind of boards or plywood, but my husband has no time... I understand this, of course, but I also understood that I would have to wait three years for what was promised)) I myself with a saw, a jigsaw and other tools I haven’t learned how to handle it yet... Ehhh, apparently I’ll have to learn this too)))

And so - I came up with an idea)) No need for pieces of wood, no need for saws, nails, screws! Hooray! Moreover, I once did something similar, but all I had to do was change the size of the furniture, make it bigger)))

Let’s start the master class!)) Of course, I didn’t discover America, but everything is in order, how and what I did) I hope that my experience and ideas will be useful to you)

What did I use to create my sofa? And everything that is at hand, that is in every home) What is not available, you can buy - the costs will be small)

I took a shoe box: a box from men's shoes, NOT SHOES!), this is a good box format)) And the box is very strong, which we really need) Shoe size 45!)) Dishwashing sponges and cardboard tubes, like like paper towels. You can also see a laptop on the table, but we only need it to go to Beybiki and show what we got)))

We will also need padding polyester, thin foam rubber, cardboard (I used unnecessary boxes), glue (I took Moment Crystal glue), tape, cord (thick thread) for fastening the parts of the sofa, a large needle and also rags for cleaning the floor. New!))) Such rags are sold in any household department))) We won’t wash the floors, although you can if you need it urgently)) But I was planning to use the rags to sew bags for pillows and sofas) I simply didn’t have any other fabric that it wouldn’t be a shame to use them, the pillows will be covered and we don’t need any particularly good fabric), but I had these household rags, so I used them) Of course, you’ll also need fabric to cover the sofa) Oh, and the fabrics I wasn’t there, but I came up with something, since I won’t be able to get to the store soon, I know for sure))

So, where did I start assembling the sofa? From the armrests) I tried on what height and length they should be (depth?.. I don’t know which is correct)), and made these armrests from dishwashing sponges, gluing them onto cardboard of the size I needed.

These are the blanks we got.

Please immediately take into account that on the box (on the seat of the future sofa) there will be a padding polyester pillow. Dolls can’t sit on a hard sofa, it should be soft and cozy, like on a real sofa)

In the armrests, also take into account the height (diameter) of the cardboard tubes we have, we will also attach them to the blanks for the armrests of the sofa.

The tubes were glued) Why did I also use tubes? In order to give a figure to the armrests, it seemed to me much nicer and more interesting) It doesn’t matter if you don’t have such tubes: the armrests can be straight) In principle, the sofa can be without them at all)

Once again we try on what happened) I initially made a mistake, I made it a little low, I just didn’t take into account the fact that the seat with a pillow would be higher, so I had to build up the armrests from below again with the same dish sponges.

We will attach the armrests to the sofa with the cardboard side, let it be soft on the outside)

Then I took the lid from the box, sewed a fabric cover for it (I have a household rag)), pulled it over the lid, and stuffed it with padding polyester. Fill with padding polyester as much as you see fit, depending on how voluminous you want the back of the sofa to be.

Then I sewed a stretched and padded cover with the box lid itself.

I have such a bobbin with cord (thread), I used a tapestry needle for embroidery with ribbons. A needle with a blunt end, they also come with a sharp end, but using a needle with a blunt end you have practically no chance of hurting yourself))

You can make small holes in the lid in advance using an awl or something else to make the needle pass through more easily. That's what I did)

Next, you need to attach the back (lid of the box) of the future sofa to the base of the sofa, to the box itself) Again I marked holes for the passage of the needle, used a ruler to mark so that everything matches on both the lid and the box)

Sew it on.

Sew it however you like, the main thing is securely) I ended up sewing it with a cross stitch. When you start sewing, leave the long end of the cord on the side where you started, we will need it in order to then tightly tie both ends of the cord when your cord comes back at the seams)) First I made stitches in one direction, then in the other)) I tied the ends of the cord (rope) together. I don’t know if you understood my point))

In order for the back (lid) to hold even more firmly, I took tape and attached the cover (back) to the base of the sofa with it, glued it with tape behind the back of the sofa)) Well, why not the solution?)) By the way, when did I start sewing on the lid from the box to the base, I also attached it to the back with tape so that it wouldn’t move or move, it would be easier to stitch)

We attached the lid and sewed another pillow, filling it with padding polyester. We put it on the seat of the sofa. I didn't attach it to anything. When covering a sofa with fabric, the pillow will not go anywhere, it will be in place) If this still bothers you, then you can attach it. For glue?.. In general, you can figure it out)

Now let's return to the blanks for the armrests. Let's soften them)) I took the foam rubber from the pads on the chairs (stools), it turned out to be not thick and was perfect for my idea) I'm in no hurry to throw away the pillow case) Maybe it will come in handy in the future?))

This is how I wrapped the blank for the armrest. The outside will be soft, the tube will also become softened))), but we don’t need the side (the side with the cardboard), which will be attached to the very base of the sofa, soft.

The view of the sofa emerges)

The tubes on our armrests are hollow, we need to somehow strengthen them just in case) Therefore, I successfully used scraps from household rags from which I sewed bags) I twisted them tightly and inserted them into the tube. It fit tight, which means it’s good) This is what we need)

You also see in the photo two strange blanks made of cardboard) What are they and what are they for?) We will attach such parts to the armrests - in front, on the “face”, so to speak, and in the back)) We will need 4 such blanks.
To make them, we first outline the figured “face” of the armrests on cardboard) We cut out the parts and work with them further)

I made two such blanks soft, only on one side, using the same foam rubber as for the armrests. You can soften all four pieces if you wish, but I didn't need to.

Glue the part to the foam rubber. Cut it out.

We need to cover all four blanks with fabric. That's what we do. We trace them over the fabric and attach the fabric to the pieces. I first sat it on glue, and after it dried, I stitched it with thread. Don’t try too hard to do it carefully, everything will hide where it needs to be)) The foam on the part should be on the front side, don’t get it mixed up) We have cardboard on the inside) We will use this cardboard part to attach the part to the armrests of the sofa.

My pieces are covered with different fabrics, but this is only because I was sorely lacking this very fabric and had to combine them. In principle, combinations can be desired from the very beginning)

Details on one side and on the other. What happened) The “top” of the part is gathered on a thread, pay attention)

Now let's start covering the sofa with fabric. We apply our fabric, outline the width and length. For the back of the sofa, we immediately mark on the fabric how much we need to sew to make it look like a bag on the back. We sew such a bag-cover up to the level where the base of the sofa is, then the fabric goes down to the floor freely, it also lies on the seat of the sofa. I hope I'm telling you clearly))

This photo shows a little bit to what level the cover bag will be sewn and how the fabric diverges - down and to the side.

I had to sharpen the fabric at the back to the required length, as there was tension with the fabric) It’s good that I found a fabric fabric that perfectly matched the main upholstery in color) And the sofa upholstery itself is nothing more than kitchen towels) New, of course) I liked their texture and thought that the towels were perfect for upholstering a sofa) One thing was bad - the towels did not meet the required sizes)) I had to tinker) So stock up on fabric))

Rear view of the sofa. The bag-cover is turned inside out, that’s why the color of the fabric used to extend the cover is faded))

At the same time, I immediately marked the places where I would sew the corners on the bag-cover.

Another fabric was placed in front of the sofa. Firstly, it looks nicer and more natural, and secondly, I needed a strip of the main fabric. This is exactly what an exchange took place - a strip of companion fabric (companion towel))) for the upholstery of the sofa, a strip cut off - for me)) A piece of the main “upholstery” fabric was used to cover two of the four parts for the armrests) There was only enough for two details) When there is enough fabric - such “wisdom” is only optional)

When the bag-cover was already ready and I put it on the sofa, the sides of the sofa remained “naked”. Upholstery fabric I fitted it, smoothed it gently)) and glued it with Crystal Moment glue. Then I sealed the sides with tape, sort of like I additionally fixed the edges of the fabric))

This is the view)) don’t let it scare you) This is where the armrests will be attached)

Naturally, we measure and try on the fabric for upholstery of the armrests. Here too I had to combine and stitch due to the lack of main fabric.

I sewed something like a “sleeve” and pulled it over the armrest.

The sofa is almost ready) I sewed up the “sleeves” on the armrests and tightened them as much as possible) This is how everything looks now) The armrests themselves are already attached. I attached them to the sides of the sofa using a tapestry needle (or any large needle with a large eye) and a cord (rope, thick thread). I carefully pulled the cord inside the box (the base of the sofa) and tied it. I didn’t photograph this stage, but I think everything is clear with this part of the work)

I folded the edge of the fabric that goes along the bottom, tucked it inside the box, taped it with Moment and then secured it with tape. I did this both in front of the sofa and in the back.

View of the box (base) from the inside.

All that's left to do is attach the shaped parts to the armrests of the sofa. I glued them with Moment Crystal glue.

Front view of the sofa.

Rear view of the sofa.

Side view of the sofa.

Everything is neat with us, the upholstery is in order)

That's it, the sofa is ready) Let's create an ambience)))

And as a bonus, photos of the sofa with dolls) They happily tried it out new furniture)

We apologize for the photos, we took them late in the evening and there was not enough light)) There was no other free time, and impatience is a great force))

In the photo - Llorens dolls with a height of 35 cm) By the way, the girl in pink is new to us))

A couple of Huangchiks fit in too))

Well, and a photo with your beloved Gottziks, for whom this sofa was started)

The sofa is ready and my dolls can make full use of it) But I have some ideas for decorating the sofa) If they come true, we will definitely show you the improvements)

I would also like to note that our sofa remained hollow, i.e. The “box hole” is not closed by anything.

Here is the sofa inside)) That same “black hole”))

I didn’t do anything intentionally, I didn’t glue cardboard on the bottom or anything else, the sofa suits me just the way it is) And besides, under the sofa you can put some doll things, their toys, clothes, and so on)

Thank you all for your attention) I will be glad if you yourself apply this method of creating a sofa for dolls in life) And of course I will be glad to see your sofas) Interesting!)))

Bye everyone) See you later)