Sunday, May 21, 2023

How to assemble a 'Sunburst' Twin Rocker...

Close-up of the sunburst, twin rocker's paint example. Right, dolls posed with the rocker to show
size is appropriate to Barbie dolls or Fashionistas.

        Again, this clothespin rocker, built for two, will require those of you who wish to make one like mine, to remove the springs from the clothespins before hot gluing it together. 
       I also used thin cardboard to mount both the seat and sunburst back together before gluing  the arms and rocker feet to them. I did not remove this cardboard but covered it with decorative paper. This added support and strength to the rocker. See it clearly in the photos below.
       Glue additional wooden skewers between the arms for design detail and to also strengthen the entire construction if you wish. 
       I painted the twin rocker seat and back using acrylic sunburst colors: red, orange and yellow.

Examine the Photographs:

Left, front of twin clothespin rocker. Right, side view.

Left the backside of the sunburst design is backed with cereal cardboard in an arched shape.
Right, the underside of the seat is also glued to a strong, but light weight cardboard to give
the twin bench strength for dollplay.

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