This
week we are beginning work on the stove for our kitchen project. I am
so excited to get this one finished so we can see the kitchen
complete.
We
are sticking with our same materials that we have been using all
along on this series. The majority of our stove is made of foam core
from the dollar store. I love working this foam core because it is
inexpensive, easy to cut with just a craft knife and it creates a
sturdy project in the end.
I
did use some paperboard for the sides of the stove, I used a box from
Bisquick because these boxes are much heavier weight material than
the normal cracker/cereal box. Use whatever is the heaviest
paperboard that you have.
This
week we also need two colors of cardstock, white (or whatever color
your appliances are going to be) and some gray (for the interior of
the oven)
Here
are the cutting dimensions for the pieces I use this week:
Foam
core:
1
(back) 4” by 2 ¾”
1
(bottom) 1 ¾” by 2 ¾”
1
drawer front 1” by 2 ⅝”
1
(control panel) ⅜” by 2 ¾”
2
(oven sides) 1 ¼” by 1 ¾”
2
(oven top/bottom) 1 ¾” by 2 ⅝”
Paperboard:
2
(stove sides) 2” by 2 ¾”
 |
| the back piece of cardstock |
White
cardstock:
2
(sides) 3” by 4”
1
(drawer) 2” by 4”
1
(back) 4” by 2 ½” - cut corners like photo
Gray
cardstock:
1
strip 2 ¼” by the width of the paper
1
(oven back) 2 ⅝” by 2 ⅝”
Be
sure to dry fit the parts as you go. Especially the oven interior, it
needs to be a tight fit so that light doesn't leak in. At the same
time you do need to be able to get the pieces to fit.
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