- scrap cardboard
- 2 identical blocks (mine are approx. 3'' x 1 1/2'' x 1 1/2'') or substitute 2 identical boxes for the dolly speakers
- woodgrain scrapbook paper
- masking tape
- white school glue
- hot glue and hot glue gun
- plastic weave (purchased from garden center)
- one package of vinyl coasters (found on ebay or somewhere else)
- black acrylic paint
- Measure the turntable and then cut several pieces of heavy cardboard approximately 1/2'' larger for a platform. The turntable may be glued then directly onto the cardboard platform using hot glue.
- Decoupage the platform using white school glue and woodgrain paper.
- I decoupaged this same woodgrain paper to two identical wooden blocks to make my dolly speakers.
- Then I cut a frame for each speaker from cardboard and attached the plastic weave to the backside of the frames using masking tape.
- Paint these frame black to match the plastic weave and attach them to the front of each ''speaker'' using
Left, see speakers in progress. Center, the vinyl coasters ordered from ebay. Right, the coasters look exactly like real records only much smaller, perfect for an 18'' doll craft. |
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