The steps I go through to Make a Miniature Modern Twin Bed from scratch. One of the things I’ve started doing after picking up my dollhouse obsession is browsing through various online shops for furniture or room decor for inspiration. The folder now has over 200 images in it! The picture above is a life sized bed room set. It’s called Milano Chocolate set, which is fitt...
Showcasing miniatures by Mel. Do the scene above look familiar? Well, if you’ve watched Alice in Wonderland lately, it should! The cakes and goodies above was created by Mel, of Mel’s Miniatures. I found her by browsing around Etsy and found her etsy shop and then her blog. After some more browsing, I realized that she was the f...
Showing off a new purchase of a Miniature BMW Motorcycle I was thinking of getting those mini Vespas, but they are kind of pricey. While debating, I happened to do a search for 1/12 on Amazon and found a Beemer for half the price instead! So here’s my newest buy, Maisto’s 1:12 scale, 2007 BMW R 1200GS. Yup, it one inch scale and is a good looking plastic ...
Showcasing amazing miniatures by Karin Corbin. Having bought my very first mini table saw (pictures to follow), I’ve been looking at seasoned miniaturists to learn from. And having not posted a showcase in a long while, I thought I should start it up again. I found Karin Corbin, a miniaturist with 40 years under her belt, and I have been going t...
Another half scale fireplace project for the creatology dollhouse with veranda, but with some accidents along the way. Emboldened by my success from yesterday’s country fireplace, I decided to make another one (since I bought a second Creatology Dollhouse with Veranda). This time, I wanted to create a more modern one, since I’ll be decorating it contemporary-ish. This fireplace is actually based off the slate firepl...
Creating a half scale fireplace out of clay for the Creatology dollhouse with the veranda. Remember that Creatology Dollhouse with Veranda? Well, I’ve decided to make it into a country cottage of some sort. I also had a big chunk of Sculpey III sitting around and wanted to sculp something so why not start with something easy, like a earthy country fireplace! I used various tools to sculp ...
Simple Dollhouse Rug Tutorial for 1 inch scale or 1/2 inch scale dollhouse miniatures. Not that I’m a seasoned miniaturist pro or anything, but I wanted to share this tutorial on making an a simple rug for your dollhouse. The goal was to not have to go out and buy the materials but use the stuff I already have around the house. So here’s the supply list: Yup, just tape and pretty colo...
Creatology Dollhouse Puzzle and Furniture Review, for cheaper halfscale dollhouse furniture and dollhouse from Michael's. Sorry I haven’t been updating this blog as much as I’d like. I have been working on quite a few projects and now have sooooo many pictures on my camera that I need to download and post up soon. But for now, I just want to show off my $16 dollhouse and furniture “kits” I purchased from Michaels creat...
Showing off all the miniature dollhouse furniture I purchased with my tax returns. I made this tweet a few weeks ago... > So I got my tax refunds.. and then blew it all on dollhouse stuff.. \sigh\ I just want to share the goodies that I got! Also, today is my mother’s 50th birthday. Happy birthday Mom!
A New York Times article about modern miniatures and mini furniture. I just stumbled onto this article from the New York Times on how "Modern Design, in Miniature, Is Growing." Ever since I took up miniatures, I never really felt that it was a mainstream hobby (even though theres a lot of us). But to see it show up on the New York Times was pretty thrilling for me! N...