Cigar Box Doll Bed

I don’t smoke cigars but I can’t resist a good cigar box. When I find them at flea markets and yard sales I always buy them because I know that there are lots of great things you can make with them. You can easily make a desk organizer, a purse, or even a doll bed, when you use a cigar box. The doll bed is actually quite adorable and doesn’t take long at all to make it.

Start by using a sharp knife to remove the lid from the cigar box. The cut edge will show so make sure to do a nice, clean cut. Set the lid aside for now. It’s up to you if you want to use the box as it is or if you want to paint or otherwise decorate it. The only parts of the cigar box that will show will be the sides of the box. Paint the box or cover the sides in decorative paper or fabric.

Find four things that you can use as legs for the bed. These can be game pieces (pawns from a chess game work well), small dowel pins, or even painted soda lids which are stacked and glued together. Glue the chosen pieces to the bottom of the box – one in each corner – to make the bed legs.

Cut about a third of the box lid off with a sharp knife to make it shorter and, if you want, paint or otherwise decorate the lid. Since the lid will be the headboard you can go all-out when you create a design for it. Or, just use the lid as it is. Apply glue to one short end of the box lid, then position the lid up against one short end of the cigar box. Many different types of adhesive work well on the cigar box, including hot glue.

Measure the width and the length of the cigar box, and cut two pieces of fabric to those measurements, to make the mattress for the bed. Cut a band that is long enough to go all the way around the box with an inch to spare. This band should be as wide as the box is deep. Sew the band around one piece of the fabric, then sew the second piece of fabric to the band, and stuff the mattress with batting.

With the mattress in place, the bed is done, but you can continue with the project by making a pillow, sheets, and a comforter – even a bed skirt. The cigar box bed is great for any number of different dolls. Your little girl will use it for years.
Cigar Box Bed


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