Easy To Craft Dollhouse Windows

Above you can see the collaged windows in comparison to a 18" doll. The garden view was clipped
 from a magazine and the horses in a field were cut from a book. The larger you make your windows
inside of a dollhouse, the harder it will be to find nicely printed resources to cut for the scenes. 

       

       This particular window design may be moved from room to room in your doll's house. You can also switch out windows like these for paintings or doors. They are backed with foam board so that they are super light weight and then attached with poster tack. (gum rubber) Our sample windows measure 10"x10" and we use them in multiple displays for different sized dolls. Typically, the larger a window is in comparison to the doll, the lower it should be hung nearer to the floor of a dollhouse. The windowpanes cut into our cardboard examples measure 3"x3".

       For this super simple craft you will need: magazines, thin cardboard (for the windowpanes), glue stick, paint or decorative paper, an Xacto knife, foam board, a ruler and poster tack for hanging the windows temporarily to the walls of your dollhouse.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

A Fashionista looks outside her window to see
horses in the field. Our child loved horses

when she was young so this is the view she

chose for our window.

1. You may choose to collect photos clipped from a magazine or recycled book prior to cutting a window template from cardboard. A dollhouse window may be any size you like. But the view out the window should be of something your doll loves to look at. 
2. Clip out the picture you want and mount it onto foam core using a glue stick.
3. Cut a thin piece of cardboard 10"x10" or any size you desire as long as it is the same size of your magazine clipping. 
4. Using a ruler and pencil measure across and down the cardboard, evenly drawing a grid in order to cut out the window panes. 
5. If you cut the panes out using an Xacto knife, you most definitely need the supervision of an adult. These kinds of craft tools are sharp and can easily hurt a child who is underage. So adults or older teens will need to help out. Otherwise, a small sharp scissor may be used to cut out the panes.
6. Paint or decoupage colored paper onto the window template prior to attaching it directly on top of the magazine or book photograph.
7. You can use any glue stick or white school glue to attach the window template after altering it to the color you desire.
8. Apply more white glue or Mod Podge to the window afterwards to give the craft durability.
9. Use a poster tack to hang the window anywhere inside your doll's room!
   

More Window Crafts:

• How to make an American Girl Doll Bedroom Window
• How to cut a window model from foam board
• Cut Miniature Dollhouse Windows from Cardboard
• How to make windows for cardboard doll homes

The same collaged window views displayed next to a 12" doll. Both 12" and 18" dolls
 may use the same windows in different doll house displays.