Thrifted Miniatures

I found some cool finds thrifting recently.  I use napkin rings often as table bases in my minis so I was happy to find these beautiful wooden ones.  The doll was a neat find.  I don't really have "dolls" in my miniatures often.  At some point I will make a post about what "dolls" I do have and you'll understand why I keep using the quotations.  My favorite find were these little pictures.  I immediately used them in the miniature scene pictured below.

The playroom.

 

A Boy's Room

Not long ago I got a new room box that I made out of an old speaker box.  I painted it white and added in a popsicle stick floor.

Most of the artwork in this scene came from the back of old calendars. The lamp is made from a chess piece, a makeup lid and a bead.

The Kool-aid picture is from a magazine.

Hope you like it!

 

Miniature Pull Toy

miniature pull toy

This is my first attempt at a miniature pull toy.  I'm going to owe my children some new toy animals by the time I'm done with the ones they already have.

I glued an elephant onto a cut piece of popsicle stick and added some wooden "wheels".  I cut and glued on a piece of string for the front. 

ribbon

I thought the elephant looked a little bland so I found a piece of ribbon and cut out a piece to glue on his back.

mini pull toy

I'm not certain what else to add to make him more festive looking.  Or should I just leave him as is?

Miniature Playroom

miniature play room

I've been playing around with ideas for a toy shop or another kid's bedroom so I'm calling this scene the play room.

I stole a few of my kids toys for this one.  Including the mushroom and alligator erasers.

miniature stool

I thought the hacky sack looked a bit like a stool.  

miniature shelf of toys

I got the little animals from the Dollar Tree and if you remember the cabinet liner from my Dollar Tree mini haul last week, flooring.  The little dinosaurs were from a Dollar General toy egg last Easter.  The globe was a keychain.  There is a hot wheels car and the other two cars are from those quarter toy machines.

Do you sometimes play with your minis for inspiration?

Trash to Treasure: Miniature Diy Lamps

diy miniature lamps using lids and game pieces

I keep a collection of toothpaste caps and cosmetic lids for making my mini lamps.  Also, a while back I purchased a bag full of random game pieces for $2 at a 2nd hand shop that are great for mini lamps as well.

diy miniature lamps

I added little beads on top of the lids.

diy miniature modern lamp

diy miniature lamp

I'm pretty happy with the results.

I've also considered, but haven't tried yet, putting washi tape on the lids?  Or maybe modge podge some napkins or small print material on the lids for patterned lamp shades?  What do you think?

Miniature Well Traveled Room Scene

miniature room

Playing with the minis again.  This time I created what I'm calling the "Well Traveled Room".

miniature bird cage

I'm calling it that because I have a lot of items that display different parts of the world, like this little Eiffel Tower statue and my oriental vase.

miniature figurines

I got to use a few of my tiny figurines.

charms for miniatures

My favorites are the tiny charms I have on the desk.  They include a canoe, the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Roman Amphitheater. They are so tiny that they can sit on my finger nail.

miniature office

Miniature Oriental Screen Scene

This is a short but sweet post.

Oriental screen scene

I've been playing with the minis again.

miniature scene

I have had this beautiful oriental screen for some time.  I just love it.  So for this scene, I tried to pair it with similar art and colors.

Miniature Living Room Scene

miniature living room

Been playing with the minis again.  When I do a serious project I'll be sure to let you know haha.  This time, in my temporary display room, I made a living room space.  The T.V. stand was an incense container.

miniature decor

I have mini landmark toys that I used to homeschool my girls that I decided to try out with my dollhouse minis.  I think the Eiffel Tower suits this room fine.

diy miniature couch

I made the couch but am not very happy with it.  I think it's too big and the quick cushion I made for it doesn't fit very well.

dollhouse living room

All and all, I'm still happy with the results.  I do however, need to replace the picture on my magnet television. 

Miniature Kitchen Scene

miniature kitchen display

I don't currently have a mini kitchen set but I have been playing with some ideas for a DIY set.  Above is me playing around with some of those ideas.

above view miniature kitchen

I made the little cabinet and plates inside the cabinet using the pull tops from my creamer bottles.

diy dollhouse miniatures

I don't have many of the proper tools for miniature making but I make do.

mini kitchen display

Now I just need to figure out a stove, sink and fridge.

Shelf In A Box

I've had this little box for some time now and finally decided to do something with it.  Its very small and no furniture would fit in it so I made a shelf display out of some scrap wood.  I made the books out of jumbo popsicle sticks.  The lamp was from my collection of game pieces (a chess piece to be specific).  It was a fun and quick little project.

Miniature shelf

miniature shelf

Shabby Chic Miniature Bedroom Finished!

shabby chic miniature roombox

I fixed the dangling strings after the picture was taken....

shabby chic miniature roombox

Sorry the pictures aren't the best quality.  They were taken with my phone.

I made the bed and bedding.  The box, rug, and paperdoll picture were gifts from my mother.  The lamp is made from an old chess piece and some scrapbook paper.  The trash can is a toothpick holder from the Dollar Tree.  The cat was from one of those toy machines outside the grocery store.  It was a quick but fun project.

Playing with Minis

 So I was digging around some of my craft stuff, looking for some mini ideas and came up with these.
Items include a ring box, wood block, round scrap wood piece painted black, a tiny candle holder (have a bag full of them from a thrift store) golf tees, party favor cups from the Dollar Tree and a diy Christmas ornament I got a couple years back on sale for 50 cents.

I made a side table, a butcher block, some modern chairs and a foot stool.  I plan on fixing them up with a little more detail later.  What do you think?

Old fashioned Lantern

My first attempt at making one of these.

I think it came out pretty good.  I used some beads, wire and a straw.