Make a Cute Cardboard Dog House

Our doll's dog, Goldie, is looking for her new friend, Max, but he has yet to be adopted
 from the local shelter.

       This cute little dog house is decorated with paw print paper and painted cardboard letters. You can easily make a similar variation using a small box or even a milk carton. If you'd like to craft a dog house like this one, I've included measurements and directions below.

Supply List

• cardboard
• white school glue
• masking tape
• decorative scrapbook papers
• cardboard letters (we used MAX)

Step-by-Step Directions:

1. Cut 6"x12" cardboard piece for the walls and floor of your doll house craft. 
2. Score twice after two measured intervals of four inches. 
3. Fold the walls at the scored places. 
4. Now cut a 6"x 6" cardboard piece for the roof of the dog's house.
5. Score at the midpoint of the roof. Each half of the roof should measure 3" wide by 6" in length.
6. Cut two pieces of cardboard 1"x 6" and glue these at either side of the roof 1" from the overhang. A length of cardboard must span the roof underneath to prevent the walls from collapsing inside the roof. Use masking tape to hold these glued pieces in position white they dry if you need to.
7. Now squeeze a generous bead of glue along the edge of the walls before fitting the roof over these. Let the glue dry over night to ensure a strong contact.
8. Reinforce seams with glue and tape.
9. Tape raw edges with masking tape.
10. Paint the interior of the dog house any color you like.
11. Decoupage the exterior with a cute paw print scrapbook paper. 
12. Glue the initials or an entire name of your dog to the roof using cardboard letters if you like.
13. Paint the remaining surfaces. 

Left, "A length of cardboard must span the roof underneath to prevent the walls from collapsing
 inside the roof. Glue and tape the cardboard pieces in place, then glue the roof to the outside
walls leaving a decorative overhang." Center "Overhang on the dog house roofs" Right, edges
 and corners reinforced with masking tape.