DIY Miniature Desk Lamp

diy desk lamp

Had an idea for making a desk lamp.  So I gathered the parts, an old paint lid, a paper clip and a game piece.

diy desk lamp

I glued them together but had to add a button and washer to balance the weight of the lid.

diy desk lamp

Then I painted it gold.  Its a bit larger than I wanted.  I may give it to my girls for their Barbie toys because I think its size suits 1:6th scale better, we'll see.

Miniature Antique Shop

miniature antique shop 

I put recently put together a little antique shop display.

miniature antique shop

And to be truthful, I think I only did it to show off some off all my pretties.

miniature shop sign

I haven't done anything permanent to the sign only because I might want to use it for a different kind of shop display later on.

miniature antique shop

As you can see, I got my oil lamp put back together but I'm not sure how long it will last.

diy miniature table

The little white table in the corner is a metal candle holder that I picked up at a flea market with a circle piece of wood on top.

miniature antique shop

The little cherub plant stand in front of the register is actually an antique.

DIY Miniatures: Oil Lamp, Candle and Jewelry Tray

diy miniature oil lamp

After scouring Pinterest for ideas for a do it yourself oil lamp, I finally settled on a plan.  One, because it was the easiest and two, because I had all the parts.

diy miniature oil lamp

The result.  I'm happy with it.

miniature desk

However, shortly after taking this picture, it fell apart.  I need to figure out a better glue.  What kind of glue do you use for tiny parts?

diy miniature jewelry tray

So I have an empty makeup tin, the kind you have left over after you've finished off the last of the blush or eye shadow.  I asked for suggestions and a cookie sheet was the most popular one.  But I wanted something different, so I tried for a jewelry tray.  However, I don't like it, so it might still end up as a cookie sheet.  What do you think?

And last but not least, a candle.

diy miniature candle

I used a couple of beads and cut the top off a birthday candle which I painted a more desirable color and glued them all together.

miniature desk

I like it and am considering making some more.

So there you have it, a day of miniature making with a couple of fails.

On another note, I've been on the search for some new miniature blogs.  If you have one, and I haven't found it on my own yet, post a link in the comments.  Thank you.

Trash to Treasure: DIY Miniature House Plant

We had our air conditioner replaced a while back before the cold set in.  After the installer left, I found this on the floor.  I have no idea what it was, but with my mini eye, I saw what it was gonna be.

making miniature plants

First, I painted it, then I dug through my bag of fake plants that I pick up at yardsales for change.

diy miniature house plant

After finding the right greenery, I glued them in.

miniature house plant

What do you think of the results?

Another Miniature Lady's Bedroom

I really need to come up with better names for these miniature scenes.

miniature bedroom

I brought my mini screen back out and used the colors in it to create this bedroom scene.

Both of the dressers were from the Dollar Tree.  I made the lamps, the bottles and the tissue box.

miniature nightstand

The nightstand is a napkin ring with a mirror from a broken makeup compact.  I also made the bottle and book.

I should also mention that this is the same temporary room from previous posts, but I've added some paint to the walls and the carpet is some scrap carpeting from my husband's workplace.  And the carpet is removable if I ever want to change it out.

miniature bedroom scene

I made the bed using broken pieces and cardboard.  The bedding is a handkerchief and the orange blanket on the bench is a eye glass cleaning cloth also from the Dollar Tree.

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: Diy Miniature Art

magazine pictures for miniatures

I ordered my kids a free local Conservation magazine that we use for our homeschool activities (if you are interested in such things click here to check out my mammahood blog One Clever Mom).

The pictures above are ones that I cut out of those magazines.  I then added card stock to the back of them.

Diy miniature art

I may add frames later.

diy miniature pictures

I love free/affordable minis and I love sharing them with all of you which is why I do these Trash to Treasure posts.  I hope that you find these ideas helpful.