DIY a Mosaic Doll Sofa Table

Somebody has been eating cake at our sofa table!

       To make this 18" doll craft you will need to acquire a candle stand similar to the one you see pictured here. It is made of wood and looks something like a picture frame with two inch legs attached. It was stained when I purchased it from a resale shop for about a dollar.

Left, choose a really tough grout for this project! This black grout was tough enough to hold
 the tiny tile pieces in place without extra glue. Right, you can see how I pushed a random 
pattern into the grout.

       I happened to have black grout in the garage so I decided to paint the candle stand a flat black to go with this supply. I pressed a random pattern into the grout, as the directions on the grout bag suggested, using some pearlescent mosaic shells pieces once acquired from Michaels hobby store.

       Then I sealed the mosaic surface with Mod Podge and waited to see if my efforts would turn out. I think the colors will blend in nicely with a couch idea I have yet to craft for our 18" dolls.

Left, the sofa table top is finished. Right, I added a generous layer of Mod Podge
 to the top to prevent damage during play. It dried clear.

More Mosaic Crafts from The Web:

• Glue together a shell mosaic box
• Creative Garden Mosaic Projects - some of these would look cool in a doll's garden!

How to Assemble a No-Sew Couch for Barbie

A Barbie and a Fashionista relax around their sectional sofa/couch with their pet Dalmatian mix.

       I took a sectional design one step further and created a faux wooden structure to wrap around the cushions from cardboard. This will give the doll couch extra durability as little ones move it in and around the dollhouse. 

       The project was made entirely from recycled materials that I had on hand. The couch is very light weight because of the foam seating and it is versatile because of the neutral color palette.

       Make a variety of simple stuffed pillows in order to change it's appearance inside a dollhouse. I cut my pillows from a grey wool tweed and a bright fire engine red velvet. Sew a straight seam around the edges with right sides together, leaving a one inch opening to turn the pillow inside out. Stuff it with cotton batting and sew the opening shut with an invisible stitch and matching thread. My larger pillows measure 4" x 3 3/4" across and the small pillows measure 2 1/4" x 2 1/4".

A Fashionista props up her feet on
 the matching ottoman.

 Supply List:

• foam squares
• faux wood finish shelf paper
• grey felt or any color of felt 
• wool felt or any fabric scraps for the couch pillows
• hot glue and hot glue gun
• cotton batting
• contrasting fabric for smaller pillows
• cardboard
• tacky white glue
• brown paper bag
• needle and thread to clean up the corners (optional)
• masking tape

Step-by-Step Instructions: Assemble A No-Sew Sectional Couch for Barbie:

1. My foam squares measure 4"x4" and are exactly 1" tall. I recycled these from packing I found in a box.
2. Wrap the foam edges and sides where hot glue will be used. Hot glue may melt the foam so you need to create a point of contact where the foam is protected from the heat while the glue cools.
3. I decided to stack two squares together for the seat cushions and use only one square per back cushion on my doll's couch.
4. Cut the felt to wrap around the foam squares neatly. Cut out the bulk of felt at the corners; this is unnecessary fabric. see photo below.
5. Fold the felt around the foam square neatly, tacking down the material with hot glue as you proceed. The neater your corners are wrapped, the nicer the sectional sofa will be in the end.
6. After wrapping all of the pieces, hot glue the wrapped, felt cushions together. Hide the glue by applying it only to the sides where each cushion butts up against another.
7. I then cut cardboard sides 5 1/2" by 4" and hot glued these to each end of the couch. I left the sides unwrapped so that I could cut and smooth faux wood grain shelf paper to the couch later.
8. Then I cut four pieces of cardboard 12 1/2" long, and 5 1/2" wide. After wrapping these in much the same way as the foam cushions with grey felt, I hot glued the entire couch on top of this piece.
9. I also cut a long piece of cardboard measuring 12 1/2" x 1" to brace the backside of the sectional couch. I attached it with hot glue.
10. Wrap both the inside and outside cardboard trim of the couch with self paper. Use extra tacky white glue to do this with. The adhesive that comes with the shelf paper is not strong enough to attach it to the cardboard alone. Do not wrap the corners of the cardboard with shelf paper; it will not adhere well enough.
11. The edges of the cardboard must be wrapped separately using thin clippings of brown paper bag and white tacky glue. This is the final step before finishing the couch.
12. I also cut two identical arm rests for my couch. This step is optional for a sectional design. I covered the arm rests with shelf paper as well and gave them a bit of extra support by gluing wooden coffee stirrers to the underside corners where the arm rests and sides of the couch meet.
13. I made a ottoman using the same techniques. Most sectional couches come with an ottoman to rest the feet upon.

Left, My foam squares measure 4"x4" and are exactly 1" tall. I recycled these from packing I found
in a box. Center, I experimented with the arrangement of these foam squares to see what kind of
 furniture I could arrange the squares into. Right, the foam shapes would make a nice loveseat
 arrangement as well.

Left, wrap the foam with masking tape to create a temporary place where hot glue will not melt
the foam. Center, cut the felt to wrap the foam squares neatly. Cut out the bulk of felt at the corners;
 this is unnecessary fabric. Right, above you can see that I wrapped my corners very snug.

Left, I decided to stack two squares together for the seat cushions and use only one square per
 back cushion on my doll's couch. Center, I cut a long piece of cardboard measuring 12 1/2" x 1"
to brace the backside of the sectional couch. Right, I  cut cardboard sides 5 1/2" by 4" and hot
 glued these to each end of the couch.

I wrapped both the inside and outside cardboard trim of the couch
with shelf paper and finished the edges of the cardboard with brown paper
 bag strips and tacky white glue.

The finished Barbie sized couch from three angles.

Arranging squarish pillows to change the appearance of the sectional couch.

More Sectional Sofas For Barbie From The Web:

• DIY an Upholstered Tweed Armchair
• How to make a faux leather club chair...
• MyFroggyStuff makes a sectional sofa from recycled doll boxes
• The Square to Spare makes a Mid-Century Modern sectional using poster board and fabric

Make a Soft Sock Sofa for Dolls

Craft a doll sofa and hassock using two pairs of matching, adult size, knee socks. The footstool of this design is sometimes
referred to as a pouf. Pouf is an English word derived from the French pouffe meaning "puffed out" or bouffer which
 means ottoman. The word "pouffe" refers to something smaller than an ordinary sized ottoman.

       It's easy to make a doll's sofa from a pair of socks. I double these up however, to give our sofa durability. I even had enough stocking material to stuff a hassock (foot rest).

       I cut a large base for the sock sofa using the foot portion of the socks. Sew this up leaving an inch or two open so that you can turn the cushion inside out and stuff it with beans, rice, or plastic pellets. You will need the lower cushion to be much heavier than the upper portion in order to keep the sofa upright, in position.

       Then sew the remainder of the sock into a long narrow tube, turning it inside-out and stuffing it with cotton batting in the same way that you did the lower cushion. Make sure that your seams are tight so that the socks will not unravel with play.

       Now shape the upper cushion to fit the top of the sofa's curve. I also wrapped a chenille stem with the leftover knit pieces and wrapped these around the upper cushion to emphasize the left and right arms of the sofa. 

       I attached the upper and lower cushions with a curved needle and thread but you could choose to use hot glue to do this instead. 

       To make the hassock just roll the cut cuffs from the socks inside of each other. Then take a needle and thread and draw together the end pieces of sock. Pull and tighten the threads to close both the top and bottom openings of the hassock.

Supply List:

• cotton batting
• a sack of beans, rice or plastic pellets 
• two pairs of identical knee socks
• needle and thread
• curved needle (optional)
• two pipe cleaners or chenille stems

Left, a doll sized hassock for Barbie and her Bratz friends. The hassock measures 3 1/2" across.
Right, a soft sock sofa made from grey wool knee socks that I found at a Goodwill. The length is 10 1/2",
the width is 4 1/2" and the height is 3 1/2".

More Doll Sized Ottoman Crafts:

• How to make dollhouse ottomans or poufs
• How to make easy doll ottoman by SEYM DNA
• Ottoman Pouf Easy by MyFroggyStuff

The Bratz New Sofa Story.

"Try out my new soft sock sofa," she says.

"It's so comfy."

"I just had it delivered."

"There's only one foot rest, though"

"Ouch!" she says.

"I said it is a sofa; not a loveseat."

"What! an Eskimo kiss!"

"Well, that's one way to get the sofa all to myself!"

Craft Mid-Century Modern Sofa Tables

Left, two versions of mid-century modern sofa tables. One for Julie or Melody American Girl Dolls and
the other for Barbie. Right, the 18" table comes with a template below. The version for Barbie is made
from a upcycled brass candle holder that I purchased for a dollar at Goodwill.

       I made two Mid-Century Modern sofa tables this week for our family's dolls. I've included a free template for the larger version.
       Now those of you who collect period furnishings or craft these for your Julie Albright and/or Melody Ellison dolls can make one of your own! If you don't wish to paint the wood grain, like I did, you can always purchase faux woodgrain shelf paper from the dollar store to attach to your table top instead.
       Crafters will need the following supplies to make the 18" doll version of the kidney bean sofa table: three brown colors and one white of acrylic paints, tacky craft glue, Mod Podge, masking tape, medium wt. cardboard, a soft black pencil, decorative scrapbook paper, and free template below.
       Cut out two layers of cardboard for the table top and glue these together using tacky craft glue. Let the table top dry using a stack of books on top to keep the bean shaped table top from warping.
       You will need to cut eight pieces of the leg shape and tape them together to create strong, durable table top supports. There is a picture below showing what these legs look like when you attach them in a cross pattern.
       After attaching the legs to the bottom of the table top, let the whole construction dry, then cover the underside with masking tape.
       Leave the top of the sofa table bare. Paint the top with a faux wooden surface. I used three or four browns mixed with a little white for this process. Brush on long abstract stripes down the table 's surface alternating these with different values and tiny black lines.
       Use the decorative scrapbooking paper to cover the legs alternately with Mod Podge.
       Brush all the surfaces with a clear acrylic sealer or Mod Podge. You won't need to use the sealer on top of the faux wooden shelf paper if you use this instead of paint.

Left, you can see how I taped the legs together. Center, See how I positioned the legs beneath the table top.
 Right, I used a thick, pasty glue to attach the table legs.

Left, my painted kidney bean table top from above. Center, the underside of the paper mache doll's table.
 Right, a cup of coffee and a few good books on top of Julie Albright's sofa table.

Left, see the size difference between the 11-12inch doll size sofa table and the 18inch size.
Right, the groovy 70s sofa table is perfect for low tea.

This repurposed candle stand made from unpolished brass will provide a nice contrast against the wood table top.

Different angles of my Barbie mid-century modern sofa table after I added a faux wood veneer to the top.
The veneer is shelf paper purchased from the dollar store.

      Furniture of the 1970s refers to the style of furniture popular in the 1970s. Often, the furniture would be laid with bold fabric patterns and colors. Bold designs and prints were also used profusely in other decor. Other design elements found in 1970s furniture and interior decorating included the use of the colors brown, purple, orange, and yellow (sometimes all in the same piece of fabric), shag-pile carpet, textured walls, lacquered furniture, gaudy lampshades, lava lamps, and molded plastic furniture.
       Another major aspect of 1970s furniture is the use of teak wood. The use of teak in fashionable furniture and panelling regained popularity in the 1960s and items became chunkier as it progressed into the 1970s. Because of the popularity of wood in homes, dark color palettes also became more widely used as the 1970s progressed. In the mid-to-late 1970s, pine wood began to replace teak wood, and color palettes became even darker.

Noguchi table example.

       The Noguchi table is a piece of modernist furniture first produced in the mid-20th century. Introduced by Herman Miller in 1947, it was designed in the United States by Japanese American artist and industrial designer Isamu Noguchi. The Noguchi table comprises a wooden base composed of two identical curved wood pieces, and a heavy plate glass top. Read more . . . 

View more mid-century modern furniture:

• The obsession with mid-century furniture design, explained...
• Documenting the Appeal of Mid-Century Modern
• Understanding Mid-Century Modern and How to Use It

Kidney Bean Template for the 18" doll table version by kathy grimm. Remember to pull
this into a Word Doc in order to enlarge it as much as possible on one sheet of white typing
paper or you can print it as is and make a smaller version for Barbie. (Groovy doll sized
sofa table)

Craft an Inglenook Fireplace for Your 18inch Dollhouse

Our version of a doll inglenook has a faux 
cast iron wood burner.

       An inglenook (Modern Scots ingleneuk), or chimney corner, is a recess that adjoins a fireplace. The word comes from ingle, meaning "fireplace" in Old English (from Old Scots or Irish aingeal, "angel" or euphemistically "fire"), and nook. 

       The inglenook originated as a partially enclosed hearth area, appended to a larger room. The hearth was used for cooking, and its enclosing alcove became a natural place for people seeking warmth to gather. With changes in building design, kitchens became separate rooms, while inglenooks were retained in the living space as intimate warming places, subsidiary spaces within larger rooms.

Supply List:

• masking tape
• sturdy cardboard box and cardboard scraps
• paper mache pulp
• novelty printed brick on cotton fabric 
• Styrofoam (thick cut) for mantel
• black, brown, yellow, and white acrylic paints
• acrylic sealer or Mod Podge
• hollow paper tube
• recycled plastic lid and clear plastic sheet (for wood burner door)
• small cut tree branches for logs and supports for the mantle (These are sold at the dollar store or search your own backyard.)
• sandpaper 
• paper toilet tube
• faux wooden paper

Step-by-Step Instructions for the Inglenook Fireplace:

1. Tape together a strong, thick cardboard box for the fireplace/ inglenook. I found a box with the opening already cut away at a local Sam's Club.
2. Then I resized my doll's inglenook to the shape and proportions of approx. 12"x14"x3".
3. Mask (with tape) the areas that you will be covering with fabric and Mod Podge in advance.
4. Use a large soft brush to apply the craft glue/ Mod Podge to the cardboard surface. Then layer on your novelty printed, brick fabric onto the box surface. Reapply the Mod Podge onto the surface of the fabric and let the cardboard fireplace dry in the sunshine.
5. After this surface has dried, you may then mix and layer on the paper mache pulp to the inside of the inglenook. I elected to paint my surface white after the pulp was fully dry. I had to wait a few days before I could complete each of the above steps.
6. It is important to give your surfaces plenty of drying time between applications so that the cardboard does not warp while you work. 
7. It is also important to remember to construct a paper mache project like this one, in a hot dry environment in order to achieve the best results.
8. I cut a mantle to fit on top of my inglenook from foam insulation. 
9. I masked the bottom of the mantle with tape before hot gluing it down on top of the fireplace. Then I used a heavy tin (or book) to apply pressure to the top of the mantle while it dried.
10. After the Styrofoam mantel was successfully mounted, I dry brushed the side surfaces with three different brown colors of paint, alternating the layers to acheive a wood-like surface.
11. Next, I layered a wooden looking paper onto the mantel top with Mod Podge.
12. You may need to use a bit of sandpaper between gluing the surfaces to give your project a professional looking surfaces.
13. Hot glue two cut pieces of wood (shaped from tree limbs) to the underside, edges of the mantel, to look as though these were supporting the mantel.
14. After finishing the inglenook, I sealed all of it's surfaces with an acrylic varnish.

Directions for the Woodburner:

1. In order to construct the woodburner, I removed the lid of a baby wipes container from it's original container and then reattached it to a smaller box constructed with thick cardboard. I had to cut a corresponding hole, mask off the surfaces where I would be gluing the pieces together and also cut a round hole at the top of the box for a cardboard chimney pipe.
2. The chimney pipe was cut from a toilet paper tube and sized to fit into the hole.
3. I used glue to attach a wooden block the the bottom of my wood burner to act as a foot.
4. Then I painted the entire woodburner with black acrylic paint.
5. After the paint dried, I then cut a small piece of plastic to line the inside of the woodburner's door.
6. I stacked wooden faux logs inside the woodburner for appearances. 
7. With a bit of hot glue and manipulation, I mounted my faux woodburner inside the inglenook. Now the dolls will have a very romantic looking fireplace for their future winter parties!

Left, First you will need to tape together a strong, thick cardboard box for the fireplace or inglenook.
Right, use a heavy tin (or book) to apply pressure to the top of the mantle while it dries.

Left, I had to cut a corresponding hole, mask off the surfaces where I would be gluing the pieces together
 and also cut a round hole at the top of the box for a cardboard chimney pipe. Right, hot glue two cut
 pieces of wood (shaped from tree limbs) to the underside, edges of the mantel, to look as though 
these were supporting the mantel.

Craft a Knitting Basket for A Doll

       This easy doll craft is perfect for displaying in your doll's home, especially if that doll is a character doll from earlier times such as the Pioneer Era. For hundreds of years all sorts of people have knit or woven their own clothing instead of purchasing it from a store. 

       Today many modern people keep knitting baskets in their homes because they enjoy crafting their own sweaters. A basket of homespun knitting looks cozy and is comforting for those of us who love this traditional occupation.

       This knitting basket is just the right size for our 18inch dolls. You will need the following materials to make one similar to the one shown in the photos above: white cotton balls, toothpicks, wooden beads, multiple colors of yarn, white school glue, matching threads, a needle, grey paint, and a small basket, suitable for a doll to carry or display in her doll house.
       To make the miniature balls of yarn, start by wrapping any length of yarn around a ball of cotton. Wrap the yarn in all directions until you have covered the white cotton ball completely. Now clip of the yarn and tuck the end of it inside the ball. Thread a needle with a color of thread similar to the yarn and neatly sew through the ball of yarn over and over with tiny stitches. This will prevent your yarn from unraveling.
       To make the knitting needles, simply paint a pair of toothpicks grey and glue on a pair of beads to the flat end of each toothpick.

Gwen Handler creates a scarf from her flock of

Leicester Longwool sheep.

More About Knitting:

• Jolena and Mandy knit on the front porch and talk about "Reading Things"
• How to teach your 4 and 5 year old to knit
• Finger knitting with children by Sunday with Sarah
• DIY knitting doll

Printable Fireplaces and Mantels for Doll Houses

       Little ones can color their own fireplace bricks for their doll's house. I've included fireplaces with thin and thick bricks, arched and square openings and one is even an inglenook. Print them out on colored papers to help a bit with the bricks if you'd prefer.

Miniature Davenport, Console and End Table Plans With Instructions

       Davenport was the name of a series of sofas made by the Massachusetts furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company, now defunct. Due to the popularity of the furniture at the time, the name davenport became a genericized trademark. Read more...

• Back to Klenke Index

"The overstuffed sofa, davenport and end tables compose nicely
 in a group with the Priscilla sewing cabinet (plans here) near the fire-place." Klenke

Davenport, Console and End Table Plans, Instructions included by Klenke.

For the hall - The Console Table.
Chippendale Mirror and Two Side Chairs.

  How to make more side tables for doll sofas:

• how to make a dollhouse living room + study (barbie scale)

Craft a Grandfather Clock, Standing Book Shelves and a Chippendale Mirror

       Thomas Chippendale was the first designer to so impress his personality on his work that the particular style that he helped develop has borne his name ever since. He was a carver by trade, but later started in business in St. Martins Lane, London. His book, the "Gentleman's and Cabinetmakers' Directory," was published in 1754 and a later edition in 1762. Read more...

• Back to Klenke Index

"Isn't this cozy for dolly? The comfortable overstuffed chair, end table
 with books to read, the footstool, Chippendale mirror and
Grandfather's clock make is most inviting." Klenke

Grandfather Clock, Standing Book Shelves and a Chippendale
 Mirror Plans, Instructions included by Klenke.

More About Chippendale Miniature Furnishings:

• 1/12th scale Chippendale table and chairs
• More Chippendale Furniture by Dollhouse Escapes
• William R. Robertson - produces historically accurate Chippendale miniatures

Make a Foam Flat Screen T. V.

        The television depicted on the left below, has a picture pasted directly to the monitor and is much easier to craft. The television shown on the right includes an additional cardboard covered frame so that you can replace the picture by sliding it between the layers of cardboard. 

       Both flat screen T. V.s are weighted down with washers, carefully glued into each television's base.

Two versions of a foam covered flat screen T.V. One includes an optional
dowel rod attached to the base, the other is attached with a small foam
covered rectangle. 

Supply List:

• thin cardboard (from cereal boxes)
• corrugated cardboard
• hot glue gun and hot glue
• washers
• masking tape
• sheets of craft foam (black)
• pictures cut from magazines 
• black acrylic paint
• ruler
• white school glue
• dowel rod for larger flat screen

Step-by-Step Directions:

       Cut three rectangles from cardboard, two from the corrugated cardboard and one flatter piece from the cereal box. All rectangles should be identical in size.

       Glue the two corrugated pieces together and paint one side with black acrylic paint. Let this side dry before continuing.

       Take the third rectangle cut from a cereal box, and measure approx. 1/4" from the outside of each edge. Use a ruler to draw the lines marking the measurement. Now cut out the inside of the flat screen T.V. monitor.

Left, washers are for the television's base. Center, cut rectangles any size you like for your doll's screen.
Right, I've measured 1/4 inch from outside edge of my third layer of cardboard in order to cut a narrow frame.
This third layer is glued on top of the bottom two after these are painted, creating a kind of pocket.

       Only glue three edges of the third rectangle to the other corrugated rectangular pieces, leaving the top edge of the flat screen T. V. open (see photo below). Leaving a gap at the top of your doll's television will allow you to slip pictures in and out of the screen to change what the doll's are watching. All of these should be neatly stacked on top of each other when you are finished. (see photo)

Left the painted cardboard and the top cardboard frame. Center, now the three are stacked and glued,
 however, the top edge is left without glue. Right, here you can see, I've left the opening at the top
 part of my screen, so that I can slip in an alternative picture when I want to change out the screen for the dolls.

       Cut a long narrow base for your T. V. from the corrugated cardboard. This base rectangle should be slightly shorter in length than the actual screen. 

       Trace around a washer at each end of the stand and then carefully poke around the tracing with the tip of your scissors or get an adult to cut away this top circular layer with an Exacto knife. 

       Crush down the center cardboard filler with the washers and glue so that these metal pieces are level with the top layer of cardboard. Layer masking tape across the washers to keep them firmly in place. (see photo below.) Set aside the stand to continue with later, while it dries.

When you glue washers into the base of your television stand, you give the stand a heavier weight.
This allows the little toy to stand upright without any support.

      Now trace around the flat screen television screen on top of the black craft foam twice. Cut out the tracing and hot glue these foam pieces to the front and backs of the toy T. V.s. If you have the kind of flat screen television where you can change out the pictures. You will need to repeat measuring and cutting out the frame 1/4" from the edges before gluing this piece of craft foam on top of the screen. If you have a simpler flat screen without the frame, like the one shown just below, you will only need to cover the front and back of the screen before pasting on the television's picture.

Left, Cover the screen with a picture. You can find something nice in a magazine that your parents intend
to recycle. When you get tired of this picture, glue another on top if you have the simpler version of the
 flat screen T. V. Center, Cover the stand's base the same way that you covered the screen by layering the
top and bottom between craft foam. Far right, Cut an additional strip of cardboard to glue between the
 screen and base.

       Now you are ready to attach the stand to the flat screen monitor. Cover the stand's base the same way that you covered the screen by layering the top and bottom between craft foam. Cut an additional strip of cardboard to glue between the screen and base. 

       Carefully attach this small piece with hot glue at each end. For a larger flat screen, you may wish to attach these two elements together with a cut dowel rod.

       Now cover any remaining cardboard with the same black craft foam.

More Doll T. V. Crafts:

• Barbie TV & Remote - DIY Barbie Doll Miniature Electronics 
• Easy Miniature Doll T.V. made with black clay
• Television Evolution 1920-2020 

Sew Bean Bag Chairs for Your Doll

Rachel and her twin sister, Rosie, are lounging
on their bedroom bean bag chairs.

       These bean bag chairs are sewn using fleece so that the material will not unravel while a young crafter is working with it. I used solid, bright colors that will blend into the colors of the twin's bedroom. However, these chairs can look very different depending upon the material you select for them. 

       In the past, I have seen people stuff them with perishable products like beans and rice. I would not recommend that you do this because these food stuffings will attract pets, mice or insects to your doll collections. If you do not have the pocket change to purchase plastic pellets, the best alternative is cotton batting.

• Read about the history behind the bean bag chair

Cut pieces for the bean bag chair are marquise shapes.

Supply List:

• matching threads and needle
• plastic pellets to stuff the bean bag chairs with
• felt or fleece scraps
• pattern (below)

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Download and print the free pattern below.
2. Cut out the marquise shape and pin it directly to the fabric of your choice. Repeat this step 6 times.
3. If you are using a no-fray fabric like felt or fleece, you don't need to include a seam allowance.
4. Sew two sides together from tip top tip until you have sewn all of six marquise shapes together leaving an opening of inch so that the bean bag may be turned right-side-out.
5. Stuff the bean bag chair with plastic pellets and then sew shut the small opening with a invisible stitch.
6. Sew on the flower shapes using either a whip stitch or a blanket stitch on each end of the soft chairs.

Left, the twins are enjoying their new bean bag chairs. Center, the cat likes them too. Right, time for hide and seek!

Free pattern for a flower bean bag chair.