Newspaper Prop Pages and Tutorial

Filling up our dollhouse scenes to look like it's actually lived in takes much more time and items than it seems possible. That's why it is always nice to have a wide variety of printable resources to help fill the room. In this tutorial I'll share how I made six different old time newspapers and share the printable file with you.

For this tutorial you will need:

• Newspaper Tutorial Print Sheet which has six newspaper covers and their fill pages across two printable sheets.
• Printer paper. I used a gray, heavier weight printer paper with a granite texture. Antique linen printer stationery would work nicely, as well, or you can tea stain plain paper if you'd like a more aged look.
• Ruler
• X-Acto knife
• Tacky Glue
• Binder clips or clamps
• Scrap wood

You can get your own printable pdf free from my Google Drive by clicking on the link below. Save it to your own files for use anyplace and as often you like.

Newspaper Tutorial Print Sheet

First cut the paper sections from the sheet. There are six different papers and each front page has three full inside sheets and one half sheet which you'll bundle together to make one complete newspaper.

I chose to use only two full filler pages and one half page for my newspapers. If your mini folks live in a large village, chances are the paper has more pages and is therefore thicker.

Fold each of the full pages in half lengthwise and then layer together. Insert the half page inside the middle of the bundle.

Fold in half at the center as in a real newspaper. If you want the newspaper to appear as though it has already been read, you can be less exact with your folds. If you want a crisp, clean, new newspaper for the queen, you may trim any unruly peekers afterwards with your blade.

If your newspapers are intended only as props, apply Tacky Glue to the center back of the bundle.

In either case place between two pieces of wood scrap and then clamp together until dry/set.

The pages also work great to line birdcages, under craft projects, affixed to attic walls, covering shop windows or crumpled in the trash bin. With a little creative thinking, I'm sure they'll come in handy!