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Old 12-15-2014, 12:14 PM
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madamekelly
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Years ago I made a four room Barbie house for my DDs. I took two pieces of wood 15"x 36" with a 'width of wood' slit cut in the center of both to just the center. I also bought a precut 36" circle of plywood and a turntable to mount it on. I used small corner molding to secure the X walls to the circle and to each other. I did cut two holes in one of the wall boards for windows. We spent weeks making furniture and furnishings. We used wire to hang curtains, I even whitled a stereo and speakers one night to surprise them. I used a straight pin pounded in and bent sideways and a little piece of black plastic for the 'record player'. Have fun with it. I gifted the plain house to them at Christmas, then we spent all of Christmas break to accessorize it. As far as I k ow it is still making the rounds among my family as each child is old enough to be safe with it. Would it pass the stringent child safety rules of today? Probably not, but no injuries so far....
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