Makeover Your Dollhouse with Miniature Halloween Decorations

Give your dollhouse a spooktacular makeover this Halloween with cute miniature Halloween decorations. You will be amazed by all the miniature Halloween decorations you can get for your dollhouse; including tombstones, wreaths, and cakes.

I know I was surprised to see all the miniature Halloween decorations that people have produced to decorate dollhouses. Some of the detail on these seasonal decorations are amazing. People even make miniature sized wallpaper to redecorate rooms. You could even let your children decorate their dollhouse to get in the spirit of Halloween. It's a smaller sized project that they can help with unlike some of the bigger Halloween props you hang in your home.

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Oh no! is it Halloween already? by Suedehead, reproduced under CC BY-SA 2.0 license

I never thought about decorating a dollhouse with Halloween decorations until I came across some Halloween dollhouse furniture. It seemed like a brilliant idea; especially for those of us who have run out of room to hang bats and witches in our own homes. Best of all the decorations can be stored in a much smaller box and take up a lot let room.

So where do you find these Halloween decorations? Well you can make your own or your can find them at hobby stores online or locally. For those wanting to try there hand at making their own dollhouse decorations it is important to be aware that creating miniatures can be challenging. You have less space available to communicate all the details that you may find in a larger decoration. The details is what will make your decorations standout. Take your time when making your miniatures and remember to practice, practice, practice!

You can decorate your dollhouse yourself by making your own tiny Halloween decorations. You can cut out little bats and skeletons to hang on walls or even make your own signs announcing the season. To make the signs you would only need some cardstock or chipboard, a small sized stamp or sticker to announce the greeting, and some floral wire to make a hook to attach the sign to the wall.

For those of you worried getting the scale right for your dollhouse decorations, or those wanting to decorate but not make your how decorations, about,com offers Printable Dollhouse Miniature Halloween Decorations. Here you can download printable Halloween bats, plates and cups and trick or treat bags. They even have a coffin printable that can double as treat boxes. Before you print these make sure you have color ink in the printer. They will not look as good printed in grey color.

For those who want to create more elaborate miniatures for Halloween you could check out Custom Dolls, Houses & Miniatures where they share illustrate tutorials on how create more miniatures. Those these are more general projects you could always alter the projects to give them a more haunting look.

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When thinking about the decorations you will need to decorate your dollhouse consider what Halloween decorations you have in your home. Do you hang garlands, carve pumpkins or hoard a mess of skeletons? Take the same ideas you use in your home and make it work for a small scaled area.

You cannot have a Halloween party without yummy treats for your dolls to snack on. The above tutorial will give you some ideas of food that can be made with polymer clay and paint.