My latest mini make

Hi all,

I thought I would share with you my latest mini make.  It is a 1/12 scale toy horse on wheels.  

I hope you like it.  

Please let me know if you would like to know how to make it and I will post a tutorial.

Happy mini making

Natalie xx

eBay

Hi all,

Just thought I'd share win you some bits and pieces I have listed on eBay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/cherryv33/m.html?item=111733104743&hash=item1a03cfe067&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

Hope you like them

Natalie x

Stained glass project tutorial

Hi all,

I thought I would share with you a simple tutorial for making fake stained glass windows for your dolls house projects.  

As you can see they can be made in a variety of designs and can be framed easily. 

You will need: 

Graph paper

Scissors

Craft knife

Glue

Black card

Permanent markers 

laminating punch

Ruler

Masking tape

Pencil

Laminating machine

Step 1: 

Sketch your stained glass designs.  It's helpful to do this onto graph paper so you can be sure your lines are straight.  

Step 2:

Use your craft knife and ruler to cut some 1mm strips from black card.  They may curl up when you cut them but they straighten out easily when stretched.  

Step 3:

Open up your laminating punch and stick it over your chosen design.  You need to have the inside surface of the pouch uppermost as you will be creating your stained glass design inside the pouch. 

Step 4:

Start sticking the black card strips over the lines of your design.  Use your ruler to make sure your card lines are straight. 

Your design will take shape quickly.  It's better to work from right to left and top to bottom.  

Keep going until the lines of your design are completely covered.  

Step 5:

Use permanent marker to colour in sections of your design.  You can add as much or as little colour as you like.  

Step 6:

Close your laminating pouch and put it through your laminating machine.  Make sure it is at the correct temperature or setting for the pouch you are using.  

Finally enjoy your finished fake stained glass....

You can trim your laminating pouch and put it into an existing window frame or make your own frame by sandwiching the edges of the window in wood pieces.  

I hope you enjoy this little project.  Please let me know if you try it out.

Take care

Natalie x

Ebay listing

Hi all,

It seems like ages since my last post but I have been working on a project to share with you all.  Hopefully I will get it completed and photographed this week during half term.


In other news my sister encouraged my to list something to sell on eBay today.  It has been a long time since I listed anything so I only put on one item to see how it goes.  I thought I would share it with you too.

I turned the miniature wand by hand and also made the wand box myself.  The potion jars you can see in the background were also made by me.  

I hope you like them all.

Take care

Natalie x

1/12 basket and thermos

Hi all,

I thought I would share with you a project I ran at my dolls house club this week. We made a 1/12 basket using a project from Jane Harrop.

http://www.collectors-club-of-great-britain.co.uk/Dolls-Houses-and-Miniatures/Features/Miniature-Basket-Making--Make-a-dolls-house-shopping-basket/_ch27_ft1569

I adapted mine to include a lid and wire handles and designed the thermos flask to go with it.

Natalie x