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Twin Bed for Attic Kids’ Bedroom at A’s House
I finished up this cozy bed this weekend for the attic kids’ bedroom at A’s House. I cut the wood pieces on my Cricut Maker. The balloon legs for the bed are 3D printed. The sheets are a striped flannel that I picked up in person at Joann’s. The pink blanket is felt from the…
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Tools of the Trade: A Cricut Maker
A Cricut Maker is a wonderful addition to any craft room. I bought mine for $179 from the refurbished section of the Cricut website (link). Recently I saw one on Joann’s website for $199, completely new (link). I have used the Maker to cut 1/16″ basswood, veneer, paper, cardstock, mat board, 2 mm chip board,…
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Gift for a Librarian’s Promotion
A librarian reached out to our Etsy shop as she planned a celebration for the promotion of a colleague. She wanted 50 books that the staff could write a small note in to congratulate the colleague and wish them well in their new position. As lifelong bookworms, it was a delight for us to get…
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Our Shop’s New 3D Printer: The Bambu Lab P1S with AMS
Our first 3D printer was one I purchased for my kids a few years ago. It was a great, user-friendly introduction to the technique. But once we started co-opting it for miniature making, we were pretty limited in what we could accomplish. The build area was not quite big enough for a mini bathtub, and…
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Andirons for the Fireplace at A’s House
Final finishing touch for the fireplace at A’s House: 3D-printed andirons. I used a free file from Thingiverse (link). I printed in black and glued the two pieces of each side together with super glue.
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“Why is dollhouse furniture so expensive?”
We like to feature money-saving tips for aspiring miniaturists, and we consider this to be a hobby where the costs of entry can be as low as you like. But on the flip side, we often hear this question: “why is dollhouse furniture so expensive?” Here’s our view: These are the main factors that I…
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Fall Sale at the Etsy Shop
We have been remiss in posting this week as we stock up inventory for our Etsy shop’s Fall sale! Head over to the shop (link) to get 40% off on our two most popular items: the 1:12 scale stacking bins and the 1:12 scale assorted books. No code needed. And please stay tuned for all…
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Dollhouse Cross-stitched Rugs in 1:12 Miniature Scale
After watching the Domestika course from Wei of Honey Thistle, I was excited to try some cross-stitching for the dollhouses. Below is the first rug I made based on a free design (link): I miscounted a few times but I was happy with how it turned out since I had not cross-stitched in probably 25…
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Tools of the Trade: Scale Fabrics from Spoonflower
We can always find so many fabrics that work in miniature at local fabric shops, particularly solids or small calico prints. But what about when you want a pattern that isn’t available in 1:12 scale? My recommendation is Spoonflower (link)! You can support independent artists or upload your own patterns. You have a TON of…
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Rehabbing a Fixer Upper Dollhouse (Part 2)
Luna’s house continues to come along nicely. My kids picked out a light blue-gray for the exterior paint. I’m using this classic, tile-look flooring from Hobby Lobby in the kitchen (link). I decided to cover the other floors in wood. I used coffee stirrers (link) and cut them with miter sheers (link). I got guidance…
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Why Miniatures?
Listening to the My Miniature Obsession podcast this weekend (link), I heard a really good question: why miniatures? Here is my shortlist. Why did you pick miniatures as a hobby?
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Flowers at A’s House
I finally put the finishing touches on one of A’s window boxes. These hydrangeas were cut from an SVG file by BellaBewitchedMinis, available here: link. They were not easy but I am really happy with how they turned out and all that I learned in the process. I took the photo before the glue finished…
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New Product in the Etsy Shop: Arched Wall Cabinet
The newest addition to our etsy shop is the arched cabinet in a smaller version to mount on the wall of your dollhouse. Check it out here: link. It is currently available in black or white. What would you store inside?
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Tools of the Trade: Custom Color Palettes from Coolors.co
Picking fun color combinations for houses and rooms is a great aspect of miniature design. The website coolors.co (link) is a free tool that lets you pick complementary colors based on any number of fixed colors. I learned about it from Wei’s Domestika course, “DIY Miniature House & Furnishing for Beginners” (link), which I am…
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DIY Transfer Stickers Artwork for 1:12 Miniature Dollhouse
I love the way these flower “paintings” turned out for A’s house! I got the idea to use transfer stickers from a tutorial by lifeinmini (link). I bought the flower stickers from Amazon (link) and pressed them onto some nice paper with a bit of weave to it. To make the frames, I used 1/8″…
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Review of Chelsea Anderson’s Domestika Course
I am always looking for ways to improve my miniature-building techniques, so when I found miniature courses on Domestika, I was eager to try them out. I have Chelsea Anderson’s book, 50 Makes for Modern Miniatures (link), so I already knew how much I like her style and approach to miniature builds. In fact, the…
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Behind the Scenes of Our First Premium Etsy Product: Arched Storage Cabinet in 1:12 Miniature
For our first premium product in the etsy shop (link), we were inspired by the Anthropologie fern cabinet to create an arched storage cabinet in 1:12 miniature size for A’s dollhouse: Anthropologie’s Fern Storage Cabinet It’s a tricky build: that signature arched top, small cuts in the basswood, tiny hinges, one “marble” shelf, tiny drawer…
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Rehabbing a Fixer Upper Dollhouse (Part 1)
We love Luna’s house, which we found on Facebook Marketplace and shared the before pictures of here. For the initial rehab, I needed to remove the carpets, wallpaper, and shingles. I will share what I learned in each of those steps below. This post contains affiliate links, which means that we earn a commission if…
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New Product in the Etsy Shop (and Free DIY SVG file!)
This beautiful starburst table was inspired by one from anthropologie (link) and we are so pleased to now have it available in our etsy shop (link)! But if you are the DIY type and want to make this on your very own Cricut Maker, send us a message on our instagram (link) and we will…
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The New-to-us Dollhouse “Before” Pictures
As soon as we transitioned from working on the outside of A’s dollhouse to making furniture for the inside, I knew we were going to need another house. (My youngest asked for a whole city, but I don’t know where we would find the room!) So, I’ve been scanning Facebook Marketplace for another kit or…
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Top Five Items on Our Amazon Wishlist for DIY Miniatures Crafting
Here are the five items on Amazon that we are coveting most for our miniatures-making projects. (This post includes affiliate links; if you make a purchase through these links, we earn a small commission #affiliate)
Saint B Miniatures 