celling help ?

[pinkhare]

So I just got my very first dollhouse, The Orchid . I'd love to give it the look of pressed tin cellings. Any idea how I would go about this?

[Corwin]

Hi and welcome you can either print them off here or use them as a guideand emboss card with a stylus.

[uppitycats]

You can get plastic sheeting that looks like ceiling (after you paint it) from www.miniatures.com It's Houseworks sheeting, in case you find it in a dollhouse store or somewhere else on line.

[havanaholly]

You can also use heavyduty aluminum foil to emboss a raised design you like (old brooches & jewelry findings are good for this, too) or a heavy bond paper (linen or silk rag). I've used full-sized anaglypta wallpapers for this, too, and paper lace doilies. Once you paint over them (spray enamels in aerosol cans work well) they look good.

[4miniloves]

I just did an Orchid with tin ceilings for my BFF... we used the plastic sheets, Hobby Lobby has them.

[kathi17]

I've used the plastic ones too, and they look great!

[pinkhare]

Thank you guys so much !

[aggiemae]

Other things to try are lace pieces painted over with a couple of coats of paint or plastic lace, they sometimes have this in facric stores by the yard. I like to cut up old plastic placemats when I find them, usually at estate sales and sometimes in thrift shops.

[Tess11]

Other things to try are lace pieces painted over with a couple of coats of paint or plastic lace, they sometimes have this in facric stores by the yard. I like to cut up old plastic placemats when I find them, usually at estate sales and sometimes in thrift shops.

What a great idea! I love the look of tin ceilings- I'll keep an eye out at the dollar store for things like this! I often see cheesy plastic lace but pass it by. Now I know what to do with it.