Friday 28 January 2011

First steps into miniature world

Hello everyone!

I haven't been here for a while, because I was getting into new hobby's, strongly related to making deco sweets. I really got into miniatures and dollhouses, just like I mentioned in my previous post. I bought lots of 1/12 scale furnitures but now I've decided to try to make my own. I know, I won't make any complicated book shelves but I think I would manage making a simple table or a chair :)

So far I've learned how to make mini baskets :) Here is a picture of one I've made. The only problem I had was a wrong type of glue. I needed a quick drying glue and I only had a superglue, which left "wet" stains on it so I had to paint it white :) Next time I will use  a tacky, quick drying glue.
The roses I used are the cake decorating ones, I've mentioned long time ago in my post about useful things :)

I've also been baking a bit and I made these little Victorian heart cookies.

Like I said I'm totally new to miniatures and dollhouses, so first I bought already painted white table and wall cupboard. Next I found really nice website with cheaper wooden furnitures. Painting them can't be that hard and I would like to make them look "shabby", because I just love this style :)

Here you can see one of these kitchen units. The only things I made by myself here are the wooden spoon and cookie cutters. I made them to be only decorative items, but I might use them as a cutters for my next cookies :)
I don't really know how to take proper photos of miniatures. I only have  a digital camera so after I have to play around with Photoshop to make these photos look like taken with professional equipment :P So any help with how to improve the look of them will be much appreciated! ^_^'

I also plan to make my own dollhouse. It's just a plan in my head for now, although I already have wood, nails and glue for it. I even bought some wallpaper and fabrics for carpet and curtains to force myself to actually start building it :) Yep, I sometimes need a big slap to get myself to work! :D I will try to keep you updated with all the progress :)

As for my life, I've noticed that my eyes have been going bad lately, especially when looking at the computer screen, so I was forced to get my eyes checked. I've never had to wear any glasses and now I do. I kind of like this idea because I love geeky style! I might decorate them with mini sweets on the side! :D Oh, so many ideas in my head a being born! ^__^ I might post a picture of me with new glasses, when I buy them ( out of money again!... ) and if I will be brave enough for that! :D 

UPDATE:
Here's the link with the tutorial on how to make miniature basket. Enjoy! :)
Next basket tutorial, which I haven't tried out yet

I hope you enjoyed this post and thank you for visiting my blog! :)

8 comments:

  1. your miniature pics look great

    miniatures for my dolls is how I ended up picking up deco.

    They take so much time to make since everything has to be in a certain scale.

    your wooden spoons look great. How did you make them? is woodworking another one of your talents? I've never tried to make anything wooden so thats really cool.

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  2. oh and if you are into making them look shabby you could pick up some crackle paint thats what one of my friend does for her cabinets

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  3. Oh wow seeing your miniatures makes me want to start a dollhouse! I always wondered how people made the furniture and such. Did you cut out a piece of wood for the spoon and how about the cookie cutters? :D

    Sorry for the questions but do you have any website or book recommendations?

    Looking forward to more dollhouse miniatures!

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  4. Im back again lol

    and you know what I realized while I read this post. I totally forgot I have 6 miniature cabinets I bought like a year ago.

    I cant believe I forgot all about them. They are still in the bag with the receipt. I'll make a post and show you some of the techniques I learned at my miniature doll club

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  5. That's really cute!! Could you perhaps show how you made that basket? or did you use a tutorial online somewhere? Love to see more of your things soon!

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  6. @ Ammorin:

    I don't think that I will make really complicated furnitures. I will def make some tables, chairs or simple shelves. I know that you can buy ready carved table legs in various sizes (I bought some) and then just cut piece for top and glue it together :)
    And I don't have any websites for now, but if i find any i will def add them here :)
    And mamybe I will make a short tut how to make mini cookie cutters.I just need to think how to explain it, because I usually create things spontaniouslyand! :D

    @Riechan:
    I've updated the post and you can visit the link which is at the bottom. Enjoy! :D

    @Mixi:
    I made this spoon using just a pieco of wood from diy store and simple kitchen knife :D It was meant to be a spatula but then my boyfriend grabbed it and carved the round inside of the spoon. I forgot the name of this electric tool now... It's used for engraving etc. I want to learn how to use it :)

    And i've neverheard about crackle paint, i will do some research :)
    I will be really gratefull if you make some posts about different techniques! :D Thank you so much!

    I wil try to keep you all updated on my progress with this house :)
    Thank you for all your comments! ^__^

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  7. heyy, where u get air dry clay?? =]

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  8. Hi Ling!

    I buy it on Internet. I use Fimo Air Light clay.
    Here's my post with review about this clay:
    http://www.sweetandtiny.net/2010/10/my-first-time-with-fimo-air-dry-clay.html

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