Dollhouse Miniature Fall Doormat

 

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Since I had so much fun making the Halloween doormat last month and you guys seemed to like it too I have a fall theme on for you today.

I am still using the same brown felt to make this mat that I used for the last one. Realistically I probably have enough of this felt to make hundreds of doormats so you are going to be seeing it a lot. This felt is the kind that you purchase in the fabric store by the yard not the stuff you purchase by the square in the craft store. The type I have usually comes 72” wide so even if you purchase just a small piece you are going to have a lot to work with. I think the kind by square will work okay although it is definitely thinner that this type.

I cut my doormats to be 1 ½” by 2 ½” to make them the correct scale for the dollhouse.

I have been playing around with my doormat technique and have found that sealing the felt with a coat of mat Mod Podge goes a long way in making these not only easier and faster to make but they also look a lot nicer when finished. 

Before I go any further I want to let you know that the Mod Podge, the white paint and most of the brushes I used today were sent to me free of charge by Plaid to use in making videos for all of you.

Once the sealer coat was dry I mixes some White (Apple Barrel) craft paint with just a drop of some Brown craft paint (Woodsy Smoke by Anita's) to produce a very pale tan. I just wanted to give the white a tiny touch of a tint so it wouldn't be so bright white.Here's a picture of the mixed paint to give you an idea of what I was going for.

Once this was dry I painted a very simple pumpkin shape in the lower left corner of the mat using Pumpkin craft paint (Anita's) this is supposed to be a touch rustic so you don't need to be perfect.

Once this dried a bit I got the same brown out that I had used to tint the white earlier and used that to outline my pumpkin shape and add some lines to give it a “pumpkin shape”.

Once the brown was dry I added some leaves and vines with Leaf Green craft paint (Ceramacoat) again this is rustic so don't stress over perfection.

I finished off by adding a stem and the lettering with a fine tip black paint pen. 

 

 

Allow to dry completely before placing on your dollhouse front porch.

I am loving these doormats so much that I have sketched out ideas for the next several months so the front porch on all our dollhouses can be decorated for all the seasons. I hope you will enjoy all of them as they come up.

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