Go to footer

Who doesn't want a parasol?

Patient enough to take us step-by-step through a how-to? Well post it here!

Who doesn't want a parasol?

Postby Hiroku » Fri Aug 15, 2014 8:00 pm

Fond this amazing tutorial on how to make a doll sized umbrella or parasol.

http://www.usefuldiy.com/es/diy-wire-small-umbrella/

I myself haven't tried it yet but I did find a broken pen to use the stem for. If a pen is broken, handle with care for it may be leaking! I learned that the hard way XP
Remember the past, Live in the Present, Look to the Future.
User avatar
Hiroku
Dolliehs? WHERE???
 
Posts: 25
Joined: Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:51 am
Location: The other side of tomorrow


Re: Who doesn't want a parasol?

Postby zirconmermaid » Sat Aug 16, 2014 12:19 am

Thank you for posting this, that is really a neat idea!
It's all about Hazel!
Image

"Space.... the Vinyl Frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Obitsurprise. Her 1/3rd scale mission: To seek out new plotlines, to explore the Whole Apartment - To Ball-Jointedly go where no doll has gone before!" -- Swan

Avatar by Meredith Dillman, http://www.meredithdillman.com
User avatar
zirconmermaid
It's all about Hazel
 
Posts: 3316
Joined: Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:28 pm
Location: Hazel's House, in Minnesota


Re: Who doesn't want a parasol?

Postby OkamiKodomo » Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:47 am

That is wicked cute. I wonder if it would work with lace.
Image
Too many dollies to list. Check my profile if you wanna know who's who!
User avatar
OkamiKodomo
Iz dolliehs Here
 
Posts: 1938
Joined: Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:08 am
Location: Pawtucket RI


Re: Who doesn't want a parasol?

Postby Jobee » Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:25 pm

Ooh, I wanna try this!
User avatar
Jobee
GIVE ME DOLLIEHS
 
Posts: 1393
Joined: Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:17 pm
Location: New Hampshire, USA


Re: Who doesn't want a parasol?

Postby K2! » Fri Sep 26, 2014 5:58 am

I would think you could use a piece of 14-12 gauge wire (solid copper, not stranded) instead of the pen part and skip the whole leaky ink thing. You could get a foot of wire at the hardware store for pennies and it comes with a number of color jackets.
Image
User avatar
K2!
Stoopid Noob
 
Posts: 2648
Joined: Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:31 pm
Location: The Angry Dome


Re: Who doesn't want a parasol?

Postby Greyhaunt » Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:01 pm

K2 has a good recommendation - but if you want to go with a pen part then just use an empty one! I have a whole box full of dead pens I'm trying to figure out how to recycle because I hate throwing them out and I don't think city recycling takes them. I imagine with some experimentation you could use many things other than yarn to create a cute little parasol.
Image
User avatar
Greyhaunt
Snarky Bitch Who Runs this Place
 
Posts: 3680
Joined: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:32 am
Location: the depths of hell - also known as AZ


Re: Who doesn't want a parasol?

Postby ~TurkishDelight~ » Sat Oct 04, 2014 7:38 am

This is so amazing and adorable! :o Thanks so much for sharing Hiroku, I'm definitely going to try this for my Princess Peach once I get her completed. ^^ Everyone has really good ideas and tips to add. Thank you. ^^
currently fighting cancer. please forgive my chemo-brain. ^^
my 1/6 dollieh Wishlist & 4Sale/Trade list~ :P
User avatar
~TurkishDelight~
my dollieh is a goooood dollieh
 
Posts: 155
Joined: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:45 am
Location: in Reno & Rude's arms~ <3 <3 <3


Return to Board index

Return to Tutorials

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest