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Making Your Own 3D Printed Tools and Organizers
Although we love using our BambuLabs P1S to print miniatures themselves, we also find it handy to create 3D printed tools and organizers for miniature making. Below is a list of some of our favorite free files. The 3D printing community is SO generous in sharing so many different types of files. Our favorite feature…
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Vacation Cross-stitching AKA Miniature Rugapalooza
My houses have been ignored, our shop was closed for most of July, but the rugs…the rugs are coming along. Cross-stitch is my favorite portable miniature activity these days, and I’ve made lots of progress because I can bring them anywhere. The below designs are all from LittleFishCreations’s shop on etsy (link). Monochromatic dollhouse rug…
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Cross-stitched Rug for Luna’s House
After six long weeks, I am excited to have finally finished the cross-stitching on the rug for Luna’s house. I knew it would take a while, but I was still surprised at the number of hours that went into this one. Very happy with how it turned out. This project came with me everywhere in…
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2024 Showcase of Miniatures — Good Sam Show
We had such a fun time visiting the 2024 Showcase of Miniatures in San Jose, CA (link) this weekend. If you can depend on anything, it’s that we will clear our your stock of Saint Bernard miniatures. Thanks Valerie @ Modern Miniature Magic! This incredible pizza was from MKminiature (link). It absolutely looks good enough…
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Adventures in Polymer Clay: Lattice Strawberry Pie
For my first foray into polymer clay, I made a strawberry pie, one of my favorite desserts. I had the most trouble with the lattice, but I am happy with how it turned out overall since it was my first clay project for A’s house. I made the silver pie tin on the 3D printer…
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Miniature Read of the Week: Wirecutter Miniature Review
As I have mentioned before, I love the NY Times’s Wirecutter product reviews (link) and always consult them when trying to decide which product to buy in any given category. (Especially tech!) This review popped up in my feed today and I loved it. I have tried to explain the joy of miniatures on this…
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Rehabbing a Fixer Upper Dollhouse, Part 3
Please see here for Part 1 of this series and here for Part 2. After testing a few stains on the coffee stirrers, I went with pine (link) for the floors of Luna’s house. They now have a classic and traditional look. After letting the stain dry overnight, I finished with a coat of krylon…
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Giving Older Items New Life In Miniature Making
As a lifelong pack rat, it gives me great joy when something I haven’t used in ages comes in handy for our miniatures projects. Here are a few examples of the new life I have found for old purchases that were otherwise collecting dust. Food scale: When we started shipping on Etsy, we needed to…
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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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“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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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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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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DIY 1:12 Dollhouse Fireplace Tutorial Using a Cricut Maker
I had so much fun designing this fireplace for A’s house. I wanted it to be modern with clean lines but interesting details. This was my first foray into designing a piece with an arch in Cricut Design Space, and I learned a lot in the process that has come in so handy in designing…
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Dressing the Midcentury Modern Dollhouse Bed in 1:12 scale
For the tutorial to make the bed, visit this link. For the mattress, I cut a rectangle out of padding from cold food shipments. Quilt batting (link) or foam works well too. I cut two rectangles of white poplin to be the top and bottom sheets. The bottom sheet I folded and tacked with embroidery…
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