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Yesterday morning Emma came out looking like this:
She had hung all of her doll clothes on hangers, and wanted to know where she could keep them. I pulled a box out of the garage, took it apart, and cut off a couple of flaps so that it looked like this:
I cut a couple of holes in the sides near the top, and stuck a cardboard tube I had been saving for the perfect project. Emma added her clothes:
I like that it has a carry tab in the top so that it can easily be transported from room to room, but my favorite feature is the hours of entertainment it has already provided for my children. Hooray for cardboard!
It does look a bit bare – maybe Emma will glue some of her decoupage pieces to the outside as suggested by Katherine. Also, any ideas for keeping the doors shut?
I’m linking this post to Carnival of Junk Play at NurtureStore.
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What a great idea! Thanks for sharing! We have plenty of doll clothes lying around!
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That picture of Emma with her doll’s clothes on hangers is priceless! What a cute expression! :) And what a clever mama to create the perfect piece of doll-sized furniture. :)
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I am always amazed with your DIY creativity – this is a great armoire. I bet Emma loves it.
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very cute :-)
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Bravo to your quick thinking!
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That’s such a great idea! Love it!
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This is an ingenious idea! As soon as I saw it I thought it would be a great idea to put her cutouts on it.
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wow – what a great idea!!! I absolutely love coming to your blog to see what you create for your kids on a daily basis :) You give me lots of ideas (now if i can only set aside some time and work on some of these projects – lol!)
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very cute….
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Oh, I love this!
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maryanne Reply:
April 3rd, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Thank you! :D
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Velcro is always a crafter’s best friend for closing it!
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MaryAnne Reply:
May 19th, 2013 at 8:22 pm
Brilliant – thank you!!!
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