Many of you may recognize this popular doll's desk once sold by Walmart. I believe it is still available online at Amazon. I discovered it at resale for $2.99. All that was left of the doll desk can be seen below on the far left. The desk is was not terribly expensive to begin with, however, I enjoy restoring most of what I can get my hands on, irregardless of monetary value.
The original fourteen pieces that came with this desk set included: one white plastic desk, a battery operated lamp, one fashion magazine, calendar, map, paper journal, lap top computer, wall paper, birthday card, sleepover invitation, two sticker sheets, a fuzzy fur covered desk chair and a small fluffy pink rug.
I covered these panels with decorative scrapbook papers and Mod Podged the outside surfaces to keep them clean. |
- cardboard (medium weight)
- masking tape
- coordinating decorative papers
- white tacky glue
- hot glue and hot glue gun
- faux leather (recycled purse)
- blue spray paint (for the chair)
- one toilet paper tube
- white typing paper
- thin red ribbon (2 yds. at least)
- ruler
- Mod Podge
- Measure to fit a new set of drawers into the interior drawer spaces left open in the desk.
- Construct a cardboard box for each opening. Test these for correct size by moving them in and out before finishing them with white paper and glue.
- I used masking tape during this process so that I could get an accurate fit for each drawer. (see photo above)
- The outside panel of my drawers is a bit larger in it's profile in order to cover the openings for the drawers to match the profile of the desk cabinet.
- After covering the drawers with white glue and white typing paper. I added secondary panels to the front of the drawers with pulls. I made the pulls from cardboard but you could use beads alternatively.
- I covered these panels with decorative scrapbook papers and Mod Podged the outside surfaces to keep them clean.
Doll faux leather desk set. |
- For the ribbon memo board, cut a piece of cardboard 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.
- Cover the front side with a decorative scrapbook paper.
- I chose to lay my ribbons in a square woven pattern across the front of the memo board. Most memo boards have ribbons that weave together in a diamond pattern but, I felt the square pattern better suited my stripped paper. You can choose to weave in squares or diamonds it makes no difference in the end.
- Make sure that there is 1/2inch ribbon to wrap around the edges of your cardboard so that you can glue these down neatly with hot glue as you go.
- When you have finished weaving the ribbon, use masking tape to seal the back side of the cardboard.
- Use a bit of white glue to tack down the ribbons in the front at the places where the ribbons cross over each other.
- Now you can attach your memo board to the back wallpaper in the interior of the desk with glue or sticky tape.
- For the desk caddy, you will need one toilet paper funnel. Cut this in half length wise.
- Now cut the half piece in three sections. Make each section a different length.
- Roll the sections into tiny funnels and tape each one together.
- Now cover each funnel with faux leather and/or decorative paper. Use white glue to stick the papers and fabrics together neatly. Set these aside to dry.
- Print out the template below. And cut the oval base out for the caddy.
- Trace around it onto cardboard and cut out the shape.
- Cover this oval with paper on one side and faux leather on the other using hot glue.
- Hot glue the funnel shapes directly onto the oval base.
- Now cut out the two templates for the covered paper box holder. Below are photographs of how this box is lined on the inside with paper and on it's outside with the faux leather. Use hot glue to assemble the box.
- Cut white typing paper to fill it up.
- Now cut a piece of cardboard 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches.
- Cover this on one side with decorative paper.
- Then cut long narrow 3/4" strips of faux leather to wrap the corner with. Trim the leather off at the back as you go.
- Cut a backing for the blotter from the faux leather and hot glue this to the backside of the blotter to create a finished looking piece.
Step-by-Step photos for how the box for writing papers is assembled. |
The faux leather desk set is finished. There is one large blotter, a box for paper and a caddy for paint brushes, pens, pencils, erasers etc... |
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You did an amazing job restoring this beautiful desk!
ReplyDeleteThanks Maria, I hope that readers here will gain confidence in themselves and begin to think about how they can repair items before tossing them out. However, it's good for me that some of them do decide to toss out stuff!
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