Posted in Friday Find, Miniatures, tagged finds, miniatures on March 3, 2017| 12 Comments »
I’ve found that there are a lot of miniature artists on YouTube who regularly post DIY videos on their channels. Here’s a list of some of my favorites! I’ve probably mentioned a few on my blog before, but I’ve included them anyway. đ
If you have any interest in mini-making, do check them out!
Posted in Friday Find, Props, tagged finds, props, recycled, stable on September 12, 2014| 4 Comments »
Here’s another tutorial I came across online – mini bales! Of course you can buy pre-made bales but what’s the fun in that? Besides, most of the ones I’ve seen for sale have been either too big or too small. I wanted something in between.
Instead of a milk carton, I used pieces from that Breyer box I still haven’t thrown out. (there’s not much left to throw out now, ha!) These were folded up, taped together and stuffed with pieces of scrap paper to give them a little more weight.
Then they were covered with a few layers of tissue paper.
For the straw, I cut some raffia that I’ve had on hand for ages. I ended up splitting the long strands individually before cutting them in tiny pieces. Not one of my better ideas but it looks ok. My fingers do not agree.
It was a huge mess to make though.
Even with extra gluing and trimming these things still shed like crazy. Also, I would have used colored tissue paper or painted the paper before covering, to disguise the white box a little better.
But overall I’m pleased. They’ll be fun props to use in photos. đ
