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Miniature artist Hannah Lemon's houseplants were a big hit, earning her a spot on season 2 of Best in Miniature. Learn more in the full interview!

These cute little side tables were so easy to make and I really liked the end result. I put mine in the dressing room and Music room of La Maison Tordue. I started by drawing out a template for the base and finding some circular rug photos online that I liked. You can print mine out here if you would like. I also cut c

I was born in Athens, Greece in 1974. I have a degree in graphic design and I love art. I started as a scale modeler 20 years ago and for the last 8 years, I have been working as a diorama and miniature artist. My dream is one day to see this artwork in museums introducing the art of miniatures all over the world. Maybe in this way, the world will seem more beautiful…

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Happy pre-Thanksgiving Y'all! I promise I will eventually report on something other than miniatures... buuut it's just what I feel like sharing mmmk? I recently posted pictures on my Instagram page of a cabin scene I made. And in this precious scene were two lanterns that I made in a sort of jiffy. The next day or two I thought... maybe this mini cabin person has a collection of lanterns... so I started digging for more beads and more buttons and along the way thought I'd show you! I started by going through my old button stashes for bases, middles and tops of the lanterns. For the bottoms I wanted more decorative and flat bottom buttons. For the middle, ones that could support the round globe beads. For the tops, something either domed or that had a hook resembling a handle. Here are the ones that I found. For more of my miniature tutorials click HERE. Decorative bottom buttons. Tops. These are the beads I used for the globes or the lanterns.... I guess there are not pictures of the middles. They are pretty plain. Next I glued the middle buttons to the bottom base buttons, then the globe, then more middle buttons, and then the tops. I used Elmer's Wood Glue. It's my favorite go-to glue. I didn't take pictures of the process of gluing. I simply dip my favorite paint brush into the glue and dab it on a button the stack. The important thing is to give the glue time to dry. I'm bad about the patience part of this. :) After the glue has dried and set it's time to paint. I just use normal craft paint. Some of them need handles. So I cut a piece of wire about one inch in length, bend it around a paint brush handle and bend the ends. I then put glue on each bend and place where it belongs on the tops of the lantern. Here are my results! They aren't perfect and some of them aren't straight but that's how I like them. This one sort of looks more like a hummingbird feeder to me. So I guess that can happen too. When I look through old buttons like this I always pick out the shell buttons and put them in a special jar. I can always spot them. They have a different kind of opal-ness to them in color and shine. Most of the time the backs of them are darker like sea shells, a lot of times they aren't level in their cut and they most always have a cooler temperature. I like to touch them to my chin to make sure of the temp. They are so pretty and I for sure don't want to use them in this project and paint over their natural beauty! Check these pictures out of them. This picture show the back sides. They aren't always white in color. I love these darker ones. The back of these is the picture above. It looks like I've never gone through this tin of buttons and pulled out the sea shells. I'm certain there's more! My morning sorting. For more of my miniature tutorials click HERE.

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This month's tutorial is a bushel basket to put all of your garden goodies in. This is a full bushel, life-size would measure: top diameter 18" (1 1/2"), bottom diameter 14 1/2" (1 3/16") and depth outside 12" (1"). The measurements in parenthesis are the 1 inch scale measurements. At the end of this tutorial I will give the measurements of a half bushel basket. Measure 1/8" on a strip of card stock. Cut a few 1/8" wide strips for the vertical slats of the basket. You are going to need 50, one inch tall vertical slats for the basket. On scrap mat board trace two 1 1/8" circles. Cut the mat board circles out. I'll be using yellow carpenter's wood glue through out this tutorial. Smear some glue onto one circle and glue the two circles together. Keep the edges even. Lowe's, Home Depot, Menards, and Wal-Mart carry touch-up markers filled with stain. These will be in the paint department. Any brand will do. Michael's also carries these. I believe their brand is MinWax. I chose a golden oak shade. You could also use colored markers. Color both sides of the card stock strips. A few finished. Now, measure for 3/32" strips. These will be glued around the outside and inside of the basket. You will need enough for two tops, two middle and one strip for the bottom outside of the basket. That's around 20" all together. I went ahead and stained the strips with my touch-up marker. I did not want my red and green horizontal rings to be too bright. I thought if I stained them first and then colored them they would look old and worn. There is my red and green colored over the stain. Measure and cut at least 50 vertical slats 1 inch long from the 1/8" wide card stock. My vertical slats for my basket. Use the yellow wood glue to glue the slats to the edge of the mat board circle. My circle took 25 slats. A word about this; we all cut things out a little differently than the next person. You might have to do some rearranging of the slats to fit 25 or 24. The slats should be close together or touching one another. The next thing we do is to glue slats over the seam of the first layer of slats. You have a double layer of slats around the circle. Let this dry a bit. I'm going to play a little Mahjong. Gently bend the slats out. The top should fit into the 1 1/2" circle of your template. Glue the first 3/32" strip around the bottom edge of the basket. Glue another 3/32" strip together so it fits into the 1 1/2" template hole. This is your top outside ring. I've got the basket on the bottom of the acrylic craft paint bottle (Apple Barrel, Delta, Folk Art. . . .). Dry fit the ring around the top of the basket. Push the slats out until the ring fits. You want the basket to sit evenly on the paint bottle. I took the ring off and applied wood glue to the ends of the slats. Press the top ring into the glue. Apply wood glue to the inside of the basket, at the top. Glue the inside ring onto the top of the basket. Apply wood glue to the middle of the basket and glue the green ring onto the basket. Apply wood glue inside the basket, along the middle and glue another green ring inside the basket. The rings are glued on. After you have left the basket to dry a bit you can pierce two holes into each side for handles. The holes can be 1/4" apart and right under the top ring. Be sure to hold and brace the basket when you pierce the holes. Put your finger inside the basket. Be careful not the pierce your finger, though. I used 28 gauge paddle wire for the handles. I bought this at Michael's. Use pliers to shape the handles. They should also be 1/4" wide. Place the ends of the handles through the holes. Cut off the extra wire. Use the pliers to bend the ends up to secure the handles. Done, all ready for produce. The measurements for a half bushel basket are: top diameter 14" (1 1/8"), bottom diameter 10 1/2" (7/8") and outside depth 9" (3/4"). The measurements in parenthesis are your 1 inch scale measurements. The size of the circle to trace is 13/16". You will use fewer vertical strips. This was quick and easy to do, I hope you will try it. Maybe you could use this for a club project. Thank you for all of the well wishes on the birth of my first grandchild, Luke. Will be going back up to visit soon. Remember, if the e-mail notification isn't working I try to get the tutorial up by the 20th of every month. Stop by to check things out if you haven't been sent an e-mail by the end of the month. Also, I am making kits of my furniture now and will announce that on the blog. With this tutorial done I will begin to build, photograph and write the next kit, the small wing chair that coordinates with the Lisa sofa. Pictures of finished tutorials and questions send to [email protected]. Have fun, Expand on it, Make it Better. . . . . Just Keep Making Minis! Nancy sent us a pattern to print onto card stock to cut the verticals. At the bottom is a red line, that's the "cut to" line. This leaves 3/32 inch on the bottom to glue to the edge of the mat board circle. The green line is the middle. By my count she has 64 verticals here,more than twice what we need, so you will cut the length that fits your circle. The "Things to do, Things to see" list has the instructions to print this out in 1 inch scale. You won't have to fiddle with gluing on each individual piece, so cool. Thank you, Nancy!! TTUL Kris

I recently participated in an exchange where I made 30 scrolls. Making multiples of anything feels crazy, but I had fun making them. I th...

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a miniature pepper plant using polymer clay. Step by step, you will learn to shape the stem, leaves, fruits, and other details of the plant. After completing the project, you will have a unique miniature plant that can be used for home decor or a miniature garden. Please note that creating a ceramic pot is not included in this tutorial.💛 1 PDF file with description of materials and text in English💛 3 JPG files duplicating information from PDF in case this format doesn’t work for you.💛 A link to a video tutorial with a duration of 18:15 minutes (ENG sub).

In this tutorial I will teach you how to create amazing realistic cotton sprigs from air dry clay. The branches turn out to be quite strong and naturalistic. A miniature cotton bouquet will be a great decoration for your dollhouse.   - 1 PDF file with description of materials and text in English - 2 JPG files duplicating information from PDF in case this format doesn’t work for you. - A link to a video tutorial with a duration of 10:30 minutes (ENG sub).

In this tutorial, I will teach you how to create delicate miniature daffodils, daffodil buds using air dry clay, and a basket in the shape of a nest. This step-by-step guide will show you the techniques and tools needed to craft these charming springtime flowers and a rustic basket, perfect for adding a touch of nature to your miniature scenes or crafts. Please note that this tutorial does not include the creation of the other items shown in the photo.   - 1 PDF file with description of materials and text in English - 2 JPG files duplicating information from PDF in case this format doesn’t work for you. - A link to a video tutorial with a duration of 13:49 minutes (ENG sub).

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Ten years ago I run this workshop at Tom Bishop’s Chicago International together with Silvia Cucchi. I wish to celebrate this anniversary publishing the watering can tutorial after the basket one, hope you enjoy it!P.S. sorry for the low pics’ quality , they have 10 years as well. Once you have learned the process you […]

As always, READ THESE FIRST: 1) items obtained from Daiso. it's a chain of $2 stores, meaning everything they sell there is $2 per item. you...

Happy pre-Thanksgiving Y'all! I promise I will eventually report on something other than miniatures... buuut it's just what I feel like sharing mmmk? I recently posted pictures on my Instagram page of a cabin scene I made. And in this precious scene were two lanterns that I made in a sort of jiffy. The next day or two I thought... maybe this mini cabin person has a collection of lanterns... so I started digging for more beads and more buttons and along the way thought I'd show you! I started by going through my old button stashes for bases, middles and tops of the lanterns. For the bottoms I wanted more decorative and flat bottom buttons. For the middle, ones that could support the round globe beads. For the tops, something either domed or that had a hook resembling a handle. Here are the ones that I found. For more of my miniature tutorials click HERE. Decorative bottom buttons. Tops. These are the beads I used for the globes or the lanterns.... I guess there are not pictures of the middles. They are pretty plain. Next I glued the middle buttons to the bottom base buttons, then the globe, then more middle buttons, and then the tops. I used Elmer's Wood Glue. It's my favorite go-to glue. I didn't take pictures of the process of gluing. I simply dip my favorite paint brush into the glue and dab it on a button the stack. The important thing is to give the glue time to dry. I'm bad about the patience part of this. :) After the glue has dried and set it's time to paint. I just use normal craft paint. Some of them need handles. So I cut a piece of wire about one inch in length, bend it around a paint brush handle and bend the ends. I then put glue on each bend and place where it belongs on the tops of the lantern. Here are my results! They aren't perfect and some of them aren't straight but that's how I like them. This one sort of looks more like a hummingbird feeder to me. So I guess that can happen too. When I look through old buttons like this I always pick out the shell buttons and put them in a special jar. I can always spot them. They have a different kind of opal-ness to them in color and shine. Most of the time the backs of them are darker like sea shells, a lot of times they aren't level in their cut and they most always have a cooler temperature. I like to touch them to my chin to make sure of the temp. They are so pretty and I for sure don't want to use them in this project and paint over their natural beauty! Check these pictures out of them. This picture show the back sides. They aren't always white in color. I love these darker ones. The back of these is the picture above. It looks like I've never gone through this tin of buttons and pulled out the sea shells. I'm certain there's more! My morning sorting. For more of my miniature tutorials click HERE.

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share my latest little house I'm calling the White Cottage which I completed in about 5 days and over 30 hours of work. Its made out of heavy duty cardboard and I was inspired again when I should be taking a break from creating, but once again I thought I cant sit still I have to create something. Plus a couple weeks before I tried my hand at making some wing back chairs. I was inspired by a white wing back chair that is pictured below. So I made a rough pattern from it and did my best to teach myself how to create my own chairs, plus attended 1 couch, which was my first attempt. I think I enjoyed making them even though I think I can build a house quicker than I can build a chair lol.... but I am always in a hurry, and was able to create a chair in about 1 1/2 hours. Not to bad, if I would dedicate more time I think I could get better. But I'm not sure if I'm a furniture builder, it wasn't as fun as creating a house. I hope you all enjoy the pictures.. Have a Wondeful Month. Stan. The white chair was the inspiration chair I thought I would attempt to create. The floral chair is the first attempt, which I had a hard time on the arms and it turned out more of a fantasy looking cottage chair. The checkered chair was my second attempt. This floral chair was my third attempt which I really liked the line. and I simplified the arms. The chair on the far left which is below which was the hardest since I used an old curtain for material and the material was 3 times as thick, which was way to hard to glue and shape. This was the hardest attempt since I used to heavy of material. I had no legs around so I found some beads and glued together. My first attempt at making a couch that matched the lines of the wing back chair. Its far from perfect, but I have adjusted the pattern I made, but now out of energy and inspiration to create another one. At least I know I can always build my own furniture to furnish my houses I build if I ever need to.

Tutorial on making a modern dollhouse ceiling light. It can be adapted to take a light bulb, or simply add a hanging cord for a non-working light.

Crave the look of ancient, moss-grown brick pathways for your diorama or dollhouse? Join me as we explore how to weather Miniature Bricks.

We have talked about making miniatures from trash to treasure projects before, but it got a bit to long. So today we are starting part 2.

Here are a few handy printable's that I have found around the internet. Just right click on the one you want and save as. More will be added as I find them. You may need to alter the size of some pics it depends on what you want. Victorian newspapers Comics Magazines Clocks Ouija board Bottled fairy's Chandeliers Palmistry hand Boarder Apothecary labels Owls Apothecary labels 2 Maps Spell book page Spell book page 2 Spell book page 3 Spell book page 4 Spell book page 5 Boarder 2 Boarder 3 Brick 1 Brick 2 Brick 3 Books 1 Books 2 Stereoscopes Old photographs Treasure map 1 Treasure map 2 Box Box 2 Box 3 Box 4 Cds and Laptop Bird house Box 5 Box 6 Wall paper or tile Apothecary labels 3 Apothecary labels 4 Alice in wonderland trim Alice in wonderland bottle labels Globe Apothecary labels 5 Apothecary labels 6

Happy pre-Thanksgiving Y'all! I promise I will eventually report on something other than miniatures... buuut it's just what I feel like sharing mmmk? I recently posted pictures on my Instagram page of a cabin scene I made. And in this precious scene were two lanterns that I made in a sort of jiffy. The next day or two I thought... maybe this mini cabin person has a collection of lanterns... so I started digging for more beads and more buttons and along the way thought I'd show you! I started by going through my old button stashes for bases, middles and tops of the lanterns. For the bottoms I wanted more decorative and flat bottom buttons. For the middle, ones that could support the round globe beads. For the tops, something either domed or that had a hook resembling a handle. Here are the ones that I found. For more of my miniature tutorials click HERE. Decorative bottom buttons. Tops. These are the beads I used for the globes or the lanterns.... I guess there are not pictures of the middles. They are pretty plain. Next I glued the middle buttons to the bottom base buttons, then the globe, then more middle buttons, and then the tops. I used Elmer's Wood Glue. It's my favorite go-to glue. I didn't take pictures of the process of gluing. I simply dip my favorite paint brush into the glue and dab it on a button the stack. The important thing is to give the glue time to dry. I'm bad about the patience part of this. :) After the glue has dried and set it's time to paint. I just use normal craft paint. Some of them need handles. So I cut a piece of wire about one inch in length, bend it around a paint brush handle and bend the ends. I then put glue on each bend and place where it belongs on the tops of the lantern. Here are my results! They aren't perfect and some of them aren't straight but that's how I like them. This one sort of looks more like a hummingbird feeder to me. So I guess that can happen too. When I look through old buttons like this I always pick out the shell buttons and put them in a special jar. I can always spot them. They have a different kind of opal-ness to them in color and shine. Most of the time the backs of them are darker like sea shells, a lot of times they aren't level in their cut and they most always have a cooler temperature. I like to touch them to my chin to make sure of the temp. They are so pretty and I for sure don't want to use them in this project and paint over their natural beauty! Check these pictures out of them. This picture show the back sides. They aren't always white in color. I love these darker ones. The back of these is the picture above. It looks like I've never gone through this tin of buttons and pulled out the sea shells. I'm certain there's more! My morning sorting. For more of my miniature tutorials click HERE.

How to Make Miniature Garden Tools - perfect easy DIY for a fairy garden, with supplies from around the house! Requires adult supervision.

The world of toys is only meant to be enjoyed by kids and not for adults – right? Wrong! While it is true that most toys are meant for kids, there is no rule that says that adults cannot or should not enjoy toys. In fact, we will go so far as to say that certain toys are too precious and delicate for a child to truly enjoy them. While there are many cool kids toys that you can make yourself, these miniature toys may be a different ballgame altogether. Just like you cannot expect most kids to understand the fascination that adults will have for some remarkable examples of stained glass over the ages, they may not be handle the world of miniature toys in a safe and correct manner.

DIY Miniature 1:12 Scale BED & MATTRESS! | How to Make a Mini Wooden Bed Frame: I love miniatures and am slowly edging my way towards the big dollhouse project of my dreams, but for now I'm making miniature furniture and accessories to fill it when the time comes :D This tutorial is all about making my own mini bed and mattress…

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Do you like to make miniatures that are replicas of items that you collect in real life? I sure do! If I decorate my life size home with something I will make it in miniature form in a heartbeat! I go to yard sales and estate sales and can't help but look for and buy old paint brushes. They have so much charm. I decided to make tome tiny ones and they turned out so cool! Gather together some old or cheap paint brushes that you don't mind cutting the bristles from. Cut out hole punches from cardstock. This picture shows aluminum foil but it didn't work for me. For the silver "metal" part of the paint brush I wound up using some silver plastic from a pill casing. You could just cardstock and paint it. Take the hole punches and glue six or seven together with just a dab of wood glue between each one. I used my ice pick and made an indention in the middle of the hole punch stack and glued in the end of a toothpick. The purple on is the tip of one of the paint brushes I used. Take your metallic piece and cut a strip about a quarter inch tall. Glue it to your hole punch stack leaving a sort of well for the bristles to sit in. I hope that makes sense. Choose which bristles you want and, holding the bristles tight between two fingers, cut a wad for your brush. Place glue in the well of your metallic piece and place the bristles inside. It's ok if the bristles are longer and shaggy. You're going to trim the to the length and shape you want after the glue dries. Then paint up however you want! The other paint brushes here are made from stacked up cardstock. So much fun to make! Don't you love that?? When you make one of something and wind up making several because they are so easy and fun to make! Hope you like them! XOXO

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If you crochet washcloths then you know exactly what these tiny items are. I was so surprised to see that you make them using a plastic pony bead. I can’t wait the start making these as I wan…

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In this article , from trash to treasure ideas, I will show you lots and lots of pictures on how to make miniature treasures from trash or everyday items.

Make your own 1:12 dollhouse bed from scrap fabric and paper. These two headboard tutorials are beginner friendly!

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Mythical creatures will love this teeny, tiny Pixie den in a lantern. It's filled with magical craft ideas for you to make and tips on how to work in small spaces.

We have talked about making miniatures from trash to treasure projects before, but it got a bit to long. So today we are starting part 2.