Toy Stroller Tutorial

Hello my dear readers

Thank you for your sincere interest and good wishes about my family health crisis. It helps a

lot to know that  you care.

My dear husband, who is also my best friend, suffered sudden, severe left side chest pains accompanied by inability to use his left leg.  This was a most frightening experience for both of us.  I called emergency and we went right away, by ambulance,  to the nearest hospital.  Fortunately, all

the tests, ECG, blood tests and X rays were negative.  The doctors wanted him to stay under observation for 48 hours, but my daughters and I decided to bring him back home since the wards were completely full with the only beds available  in the corridors.  Fortunately, he feels a little better now. He still finds it difficult to walk and uses a walking cane but now his right leg hurts too and both legs are weak.

I decided it's time to give something back in return for all the lovely tutorials by

generous friends on the blogs.  Here is a tutorial for making a cute little doll stroller which

uses very simple craft materials that can be easily found .  In fact, I had them all at

home.  It helps keeping you occupied when the weather is bad.

Meet Yanna, a precious little doll created by Tatiana . The dress too is made by Tatian.  Yanna is
delighted with her new toy.

To make this toy stroller you will need:

For the chair

2 cm wide craft stick

1.5 cm wide tongue depress or

0.5 cm wide coffee stirrer.
1x1.5  cm piece of wood.

For the wheels

4 beads or buttons

2 babies cotton ear buds

2 long sewing pins or metal wire (For moving wheels)

  (you can just glue on 4 buttons if you don't intend the wheels to move.)

2 short sewing pins (or wire) for the handle.

1.  Cut 1.5 cm from each end of the large craft stick
2.  Cut 4.5 cm from the tongue depressor.

3.  From this 4.5 cm piece, make a cut ( not all the way through) from the flat end of 2.3 cm.

     This will enable the piece to be bent at an angle.
4.  Cut two 4 cm long pieces from both ends of the coffee stirrer.  Drill a tiny hole at the
     rounded tops and make a cross cut at the bottom.

You will also need  small piece of fabric for lining the seat.

Glue he chair pieces together.

Assembling the wheels

Cut two 2 cm long pieces from one of the ear buds.

Thread a long pin, or a piece of wire through the ear bud tube,fixing a round bead at each end.
secure ends with a drop of glue.  When dry, cut  away protruding wire.

I painted the wheels black before assembly and than glued them on with the 1.5 cm piece of
wood between them.

Stick each short pin inside the hole the two halves of the handle and thread both pins
through  1.5 cm piece of ear bud tube. Put a drop of glue to fix them firmly.

Paint and glue handle to the chair as in the photo.
You can now glue a piece of fabric of your choice to the seat.

When finished, you can decorate with decals, decoupage or whatever you have at hand. Use
your imagination.

This is what the stroller looks before decoration,

I'll be happy to answer any questions if there are.

The weather here turned normal.  The few last days are sunny and bright.

Hugs and blessings to all my readers.