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La creme scrapbook paper stack

ScrapBook Paper for Minis! My Recent Acquisitions

I went on a mini-shopping spree for minis last week! I’m quite pleased with some of my purchases. The hardware store had contact paper that had a Faux leather print on it. ZOMG the possibilities! It would work great as flooring, but I think I’ve found my Nyne kitchen floor! But while at the craft […]

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Teak Planters used as Reference for making miniature dollhouse furniture

Custom Miniature Planters

I’ve recently had my first custom order on Etsy. Honestly, I’m still very new to Etsy, so it was pretty exciting to get a custom request. It was for a set of two miniature planters in 1:12 scale, referencing the image above. I gave the buyer a quote based on the time I expected to […]

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franken resin cast

Resin Tinting and Ebay Experiments

I mentioned to a few mini buddies that I am experimenting with tinting my resin casts. As you can see from the images, some of the results are pretty horrible. I bought the generic craft store tints (the set for $30) and not the one that was specifically made for the resin brand, because it was way […]

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nyne wood floors band-it details

Building the Nyne House Part 4: Main Room Flooring

This is going to be a long post with lots of pictures. While it is still work on the Nyne, this is largely an experiment/how-to-guide using Band-It wood veneer strips, wood filler, and wood stain. When conceptualizing the Nyne, my initial idea was to have the floors be removable. To plan for that, I cut […]

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Making "flagstone" tiles out of polymer clay

Making Miniature “Stone” Tiles

I knew I wanted to have my Coventry Cottage’s porch to have “flagstone” flooring and I didn’t want to buy those floor sheets, partially because I’m poor, but mostly because it doesn’t look real enough for me. The next best solution was to make the “stone” tiles and grout them on myself. This is a short […]

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