Doll Crib

A doll crib was a perfect birthday present for my 3 year old daughter, Diana. She turned 3 on the 05/26/2013. Diana is the best daughter ever. She constantly cracks us up with her humor. She has a cute personality and is loved every where she goes. She is an awesome big sister to Eli and I love to watch them play together. I feel very blessed to have her in my life.

I had all the supplies I needed to make this doll crib. I spent only $6

Diana's favorite thing this past spring was picking up flowers. She picked every dandelion she could find around our home and gave them to me.

So, I came across this doll crib plan from Ana White and I knew that Diana would love a place for her baby to sleep in. Her baby's name is Cabbage. Cabbage was a present from her cousin Luke.

I tweaked the crib plan because I don't have a Kreg jig. I am noticing that almost every project calls for a Kreg Jig and its definitely on my Birthday/Christmas wishlist.
I added a changing table and a place for her to store her baby's blankets and accessories. I will do a post on how I made the crib bedding later.

Here are some pictures of the doll crib I made:

Instead of using the kreg jig, here is what I used:
1/4" Dowel pins
Drill driver with 1/4" speedbor flat bit 
Wood glue

My inspiration crib from Ana White

Using a drill driver with a flat bit, I made 1/4" holes in the rails and the base and top

Then I put together the 2 pieces (the rails and the bottom and top rails).
Then I stuck the dowel pins into the holes and added some glue.

The crib is very steady and am glad I didn't have to use the kreg jig

Below is a cute picture of a doll crib from Pottery Barn. The price is very reasonable, $78 and I would have purchased this particular one if I didn't have the supplies I needed to make one on my own. My doll crib cost $6, not too bad, right?

Pottery Barn doll crib