Info re all miniatures(Flowers & le

Info re all miniatures
(Flowers & leaves)
Foods
....Fruits
... Veggies
....Proteins ...eggs, cheese, meat/fish/poultry
....Pizza, hamburgers, tacos, etc.
....Breads
....Sweets
.......frostings, icings, whipped cream, meringue... also jellies, etc.
.......donuts, cupcakes, etc
.......cakes
.......pies, tarts
.......more sweets + tips
.......(candies, chocolates, cookies)
....Drinks, ice cubes, etc.
....Mixed foods
....Dishware, bakeware
Figures ...+ General hints for all minis
(scenes, dioramas, cards)
Furnishings (soft --rugs, upholstery, drapes, etc)
Furniture (mostly-hard things, but could be upholstered)
....couches, chairs, dressers, tables, lamps, cabinets, ovens, appliances, etc.
Other miniature items (shoes, purses, other)
....more suggested items for dollhouses
Things to sell (esp.on E-bay)
Videos-DVD's... Books ... Groups for miniaturists
Supplies
More Websites

MINIATURES

INFO re ALL Miniatures

"Miniatures" on this page will mean small items --suitable for a diorama or doll house, or other use.
....and also to very small miniatures --for jewelry (charms, etc.) or very small scenes

When you're working really small, it's almost like learning a whole new medium
....many things will need to be baked in stages ..curing only once results in a lot of frustration and major fingerprints. Eliz.w

Using molds (or making your own molds from polymer clay or from 2--part silicone putties, e.g.) can be a great way to duplicate many of the same item
...here's one place that shows finished silicone molds for making pie crusts of various types, etc.
http://www.candlesandwoodcrafts.com/molds.html
...or make your own mold: http://www.norajean.com/New_Projects/PieCrust/Index.htm
Elizabeth's little cave below was created with molds because she had to make a number of them for a swap.
......(see much more on making or buying molds on the Molds page)

Miniatures can be made with any of the clays, but Premo, for example, allows some flexibility and strength for thin things such as petals, leaves, etc., (and projecting things) that might break easily (esp. if using Sculpey III). Patty B.
...I did some strength tests with mini teapots (Fimo, Sculpey, Cernit, & Premo) ... I made one teapot from each clay, then put'em in my young sons' toychest with all the Tonka trucks and stuff.....several weeks later I fished them out
......Fimo & Premo ones were fine... Cernit pot had a broken handle... Sculpey ones were in powdery piles and pieces. Sarajane

Polymer clays come in a range of colors, but they can also be mixed together to create any color (or tint, shade or tone of it) you might want
...adding translucent clay, and mica-containing metallic clays, to the other clays also yields many special effect colors

If I ever paint small baked pieces, to do them more easily I attach a small object to the top of the golf tee with Fun Tack
...... the tees can then be stuck into floral foam or something similar for drying. Cynthia

things to think about for scrounging whole minis and parts to make into minis from everywhere
http://wannainelpaso.com/cheapthrills/index.shtml (click on all !)

The most common scale for dollhouses, etc. is 1:12 ...or 1/12th ... (1 inch = 1 foot in real size)... it's to figure out and to work with because of that (..so if a room is 8x10 feet in real life, it'd be 8x10 inches). Most pre-made dollhouse furniture and accessories are in this scale. The only disadvantage to this scale is that it has the potential to be huge, especially when you're modeling actual modern house plans with their enormous great rooms and not the quaint country cottages that so often come in dollhouse kits.
....Another scale that is smaller and perhaps more manageable is 1:24 (1 inch equals 2 feet) or "half scale" in dollhouse enthusiast terms This is much more manageable size-wise. You can still find pre-made dollhouse goodies in this scale, though not nearly as many as you can for 1:12, and a lot of the stuff is fancier made specialty items.
...The other option is 1:48 (1 inch equals 4 feet)...often called "quarter scale" by dollhouse people, but it is also the same size as "O scale" in model trains. That means that you can find a great amount of outdoorsy miniatures since that's what train people use most. You're more limited on indoor furniture items, but there are some places online that sell that size furniture, usually unfinished. Of course, you can always make your own as long as you remember the sizes, but that gets a bit hard for quarter scale (or O scale), since everything is so tiny. But if you're good with something like polymer clay, you could probably pull it off. cabritoesneato

FLOWERS & LEAVES

There are directions for small flowers in various of the Hot Off the Press-type books and even in the Klutz Press clay books for kids—(see above). ....Sue Heaser has mini flowers and plants in several of her books. ...Donna Kato has lots of flowers in her book too.

Sue Heaser's lesson on round ornamental tree with lemons ...also making the pot or vase it sits in
http://www.polymerclaycentral.com/orntrees1.html
Elizabeth's lesson on miniature roses, and ways to use them (in mini-scenes, on faux gingerbread cookie, on jewelry, etc.)
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=646448&uid=488109
Connie's many flowers and leafy house plants in pots .... also outdoor plants/flowers & cactus
http://conniestitt.miniature.net/galleryhouse1.html (gone) http://conniestitt.miniature.net/galleryoutdoor1.html
.....see more on cactuses in Kids > Jewelry
B.B.O.'s various flowers, plants, gardens (water & reg.)
http://www.bbobx.homestead.com/index.html
thick slices of flower canes can be attached to the end of individual wires (for flowers on stems), then arranged in a small vase or pot
http://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/photog70/BOH%202/?action=view¤t=22.jpg
(where are others?... in Sculpting > Flowers?)
Bev's lesson on making daffodils
http://www.yeoldouthouse.com/minihints.html (gone)
orchids and other tiny flowers and leaves in pots
http://www.polymerclayminiatures.com (gone)
Mary V's miniature "forever flowers" and leaves in tiny vases & on tree trunk
http://hobbystage.net/art/airliefairy/ (inaccessible?)

many flowers, in tiny pots http://thaiartdecor.hypermart.net/flower/index.html (gone)
Tamila's flower and leaf cane slices on telephone wire stalks in pot (with bunny) (website gone)
Julie's many flowers and bridal bouquets (organized by color)... for sale
http://www.dollhouse-creations.com/miniature_flowers.htm (gone)
http://www.dollhouse-creations.com/miniature_bridal_flowers.htm

Nicki's tips on flowers and leaves (and other landscaping using a variety of materials)
http://miniatures.about.com/cs/seasonal/a/landscaping.htm
*Kathy's wonderful all-polymer bonsai trees, other trees, logs, bushes, fences, rocks, ground effects, stone pagoda, etc., on flat-base scenes
http://www.bonsaikathy.com/bonsai.html
(.....see more landscaping items in Houses-Structures > Background scenery & Bases)

Elizabeth's tiny bonsai containers... various colors and shapes
...also plant in pot (made on a ceramic tile with clay threads and toothpick ...individual fronds scraped off , and planted in a terra cotta colored pot)
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=640954&uid=488109

for most of the flowers here at GlassAttic, see Sculpting > Flowers&Leaves ... just make them smaller if want "miniatures")
...(for caned flowers and leaves, see Canes-Instr. > Flowers and Leaves)



FOODS

Most. foods need at least some translucent clay (solid or liquid) in them along with the base color, since most food has some transparency. Laura
....translucent clays and translucent liquid clays can be used to lessen the saturation of a color, and make icings for cakes/cookies. Patty B.

(Translucent) liquid clays can be colored with oil paints, metallic powders like PearlEx, and alcohol-based inks like Pinata to create colored liquids which can be dribbled onto things such as melting ice cream, melted butter, etc. Patty B.
...also gravies, etc.

To get yourself a library of great food photos to use as guidelines for making mini foods, NoraJean recommends buying cheap cookbooks often on sale at larger bookstores, often in a special section
... books like these are also good for ethnic or specialty foods if you want to make them (Japanese/sushi, Chinese or other Asian foods, breads/rolls, cookies/sweet rolls/pies/cakes, Mexican foods and/or Dia de los Muertos shrines and their foods, barbeque, chicken/gravy/meats/fish, veggies, fruits, soups/stews, etc.)
....she also recommends making your own scrapbook of food photos taken from magazines, etc., and watching the Food Network on TV
book: ...If you want to add candies to your list of fruits and veggies :-), try Fimo Sweets by Esther Olson
......(for lots of candies, pies, cakes, cookies, etc....see also Houses > Candies & Sweets)

There is a very good 18-page book by Barbara Meyer called Meyer's Homemade Meals you may want to find. I bought it at D & J Hobby in Campbell (Bay Area), California--they have a large dollhouse section in their store. Its table of contents lists beverages, garnishes (fruit and veg.), breakfast foods, breads, family favorites, cold cuts, salads and shrimp, vegetables, and meats. Her results are very realistic looking! Diane B:
(........see more books and videos, etc., at top of page... esp. from Angie Scarr)

mostly FRUITS

A lot of the color mixtures are listed in my book on making polyclay miniatures . . .here are just a few suggestions (these are Fimo colours and you may have to adjust a little if you use another clay)
..Be sure to paint the cut edges of all fruits with gloss finish to get a wet look

CITRUS fruits (lemons, limes, oranges)... some whole fruit, some just canes, and some both
...Candy's lesson on a caned orange (uses all opaque clays tho so not as realistic, and more segments)
........ she uses one white-wrapped log, cut into lengths and made p

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Xem thông tin tái tất cả thu nhỏ(Hoa và lá)Thực phẩm .... Trái cây... Rau.... Protein... trứng, pho mát, cá/thịt gia cầm.... Bánh pizza, bánh mì kẹp thịt, tacos, vv..... Bánh mì.... Đồ ngọt... frostings, icings, kem, meringue... cũng thạch, vv. ... bánh rán, cupcakes, vv.. .cakes... bánh nướng, bánh.. .nhiều kẹo + Mẹo....... (kẹo, sôcôla, cookies).... Đồ uống, đá, vv..... Hỗn hợp thực phẩm.... Đồ đựng bằng, nấu nướngCon số... + các gợi ý chung cho tất cả minis(cảnh, dioramas, thẻ) Đồ nội thất (mềm--thảm, bọc, màn cửa, vv)Đồ nội thất (chủ yếu là khó khăn những thứ, nhưng có thể được bọc)... ghế-giường couche, ghế, dressers, bảng, đèn, tủ, lò nướng, gia dụng, vv.Các mặt hàng khác thu nhỏ (giày dép, ví, khác).. .nhiều đề nghị cho dollhousesNhững điều cần bán (esp.on E-bay)Video-DVD... Sách... Nhóm cho miniaturistsNguồn cung cấpThêm trang webTHU NHỎXem thông tin tái tất cả thu nhỏ"Thu nhỏ" trên Trang này sẽ có nghĩa là mục nhỏ - thích hợp cho một ngôi nhà diorama hoặc búp bê, hoặc sử dụng khác. .. .và cũng để thu nhỏ rất nhỏ - cho đồ trang sức (sự quyến rũ, vv) hoặc cảnh rất nhỏKhi bạn đang làm việc thực sự nhỏ, nó là gần như giống như học một phương tiện hoàn toàn mới... những điều ta sẽ cần phải được nướng trong giai đoạn... chữa chỉ một lần dẫn đến rất nhiều thất vọng và dấu vân tay lớn. Eliz.wBằng cách sử dụng khuôn mẫu (hoặc làm khuôn mẫu của riêng bạn từ polymer đất sét hoặc từ phần 2 - silicone Mác tít gắn, ví dụ) có thể là một cách tuyệt vời để lặp lại nhiều mục cùng một...here's one place that shows finished silicone molds for making pie crusts of various types, etc.http://www.candlesandwoodcrafts.com/molds.html...or make your own mold: http://www.norajean.com/New_Projects/PieCrust/Index.htmElizabeth's little cave below was created with molds because she had to make a number of them for a swap.......(see much more on making or buying molds on the Molds page)Miniatures can be made with any of the clays, but Premo, for example, allows some flexibility and strength for thin things such as petals, leaves, etc., (and projecting things) that might break easily (esp. if using Sculpey III). Patty B....I did some strength tests with mini teapots (Fimo, Sculpey, Cernit, & Premo) ... I made one teapot from each clay, then put'em in my young sons' toychest with all the Tonka trucks and stuff.....several weeks later I fished them out......Fimo & Premo ones were fine... Cernit pot had a broken handle... Sculpey ones were in powdery piles and pieces. SarajanePolymer clays come in a range of colors, but they can also be mixed together to create any color (or tint, shade or tone of it) you might want...adding translucent clay, and mica-containing metallic clays, to the other clays also yields many special effect colorsIf I ever paint small baked pieces, to do them more easily I attach a small object to the top of the golf tee with Fun Tack...... the tees can then be stuck into floral foam or something similar for drying. Cynthiathings to think about for scrounging whole minis and parts to make into minis from everywherehttp://wannainelpaso.com/cheapthrills/index.shtml (click on all !) The most common scale for dollhouses, etc. is 1:12 ...or 1/12th ... (1 inch = 1 foot in real size)... it's to figure out and to work with because of that (..so if a room is 8x10 feet in real life, it'd be 8x10 inches). Most pre-made dollhouse furniture and accessories are in this scale. The only disadvantage to this scale is that it has the potential to be huge, especially when you're modeling actual modern house plans with their enormous great rooms and not the quaint country cottages that so often come in dollhouse kits. ....Another scale that is smaller and perhaps more manageable is 1:24 (1 inch equals 2 feet) or "half scale" in dollhouse enthusiast terms This is much more manageable size-wise. You can still find pre-made dollhouse goodies in this scale, though not nearly as many as you can for 1:12, and a lot of the stuff is fancier made specialty items. ...The other option is 1:48 (1 inch equals 4 feet)...often called "quarter scale" by dollhouse people, but it is also the same size as "O scale" in model trains. That means that you can find a great amount of outdoorsy miniatures since that's what train people use most. You're more limited on indoor furniture items, but there are some places online that sell that size furniture, usually unfinished. Of course, you can always make your own as long as you remember the sizes, but that gets a bit hard for quarter scale (or O scale), since everything is so tiny. But if you're good with something like polymer clay, you could probably pull it off. cabritoesneatoFLOWERS & LEAVESThere are directions for small flowers in various of the Hot Off the Press-type books and even in the Klutz Press clay books for kids—(see above). ....Sue Heaser has mini flowers and plants in several of her books. ...Donna Kato has lots of flowers in her book too.Sue Heaser's lesson on round ornamental tree with lemons ...also making the pot or vase it sits inhttp://www.polymerclaycentral.com/orntrees1.htmlElizabeth's lesson on miniature roses, and ways to use them (in mini-scenes, on faux gingerbread cookie, on jewelry, etc.)http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=646448&uid=488109Connie's many flowers and leafy house plants in pots .... also outdoor plants/flowers & cactushttp://conniestitt.miniature.net/galleryhouse1.html (gone) http://conniestitt.miniature.net/galleryoutdoor1.html.....see more on cactuses in Kids > JewelryB.B.O.'s various flowers, plants, gardens (water & reg.)http://www.bbobx.homestead.com/index.html thick slices of flower canes can be attached to the end of individual wires (for flowers on stems), then arranged in a small vase or pothttp://s142.photobucket.com/albums/r90/photog70/BOH%202/?action=view¤t=22.jpg(where are others?... in Sculpting > Flowers?) Bev's lesson on making daffodilshttp://www.yeoldouthouse.com/minihints.html (gone)orchids and other tiny flowers and leaves in potshttp://www.polymerclayminiatures.com (gone)Mary V's miniature "forever flowers" and leaves in tiny vases & on tree trunkhttp://hobbystage.net/art/airliefairy/ (inaccessible?) many flowers, in tiny pots http://thaiartdecor.hypermart.net/flower/index.html (gone)Tamila's flower and leaf cane slices on telephone wire stalks in pot (with bunny) (website gone)Julie's many flowers and bridal bouquets (organized by color)... for salehttp://www.dollhouse-creations.com/miniature_flowers.htm (gone)http://www.dollhouse-creations.com/miniature_bridal_flowers.htmNicki's tips on flowers and leaves (and other landscaping using a variety of materials) http://miniatures.about.com/cs/seasonal/a/landscaping.htm*Kathy's wonderful all-polymer bonsai trees, other trees, logs, bushes, fences, rocks, ground effects, stone pagoda, etc., on flat-base sceneshttp://www.bonsaikathy.com/bonsai.html(.....see more landscaping items in Houses-Structures > Background scenery & Bases)

Elizabeth's tiny bonsai containers... various colors and shapes
...also plant in pot (made on a ceramic tile with clay threads and toothpick ...individual fronds scraped off , and planted in a terra cotta colored pot)
http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=640954&uid=488109

for most of the flowers here at GlassAttic, see Sculpting > Flowers&Leaves ... just make them smaller if want "miniatures")
...(for caned flowers and leaves, see Canes-Instr. > Flowers and Leaves)



FOODS

Most. foods need at least some translucent clay (solid or liquid) in them along with the base color, since most food has some transparency. Laura
....translucent clays and translucent liquid clays can be used to lessen the saturation of a color, and make icings for cakes/cookies. Patty B.

(Translucent) liquid clays can be colored with oil paints, metallic powders like PearlEx, and alcohol-based inks like Pinata to create colored liquids which can be dribbled onto things such as melting ice cream, melted butter, etc. Patty B.
...also gravies, etc.

To get yourself a library of great food photos to use as guidelines for making mini foods, NoraJean recommends buying cheap cookbooks often on sale at larger bookstores, often in a special section
... books like these are also good for ethnic or specialty foods if you want to make them (Japanese/sushi, Chinese or other Asian foods, breads/rolls, cookies/sweet rolls/pies/cakes, Mexican foods and/or Dia de los Muertos shrines and their foods, barbeque, chicken/gravy/meats/fish, veggies, fruits, soups/stews, etc.)
....she also recommends making your own scrapbook of food photos taken from magazines, etc., and watching the Food Network on TV
book: ...If you want to add candies to your list of fruits and veggies :-), try Fimo Sweets by Esther Olson
......(for lots of candies, pies, cakes, cookies, etc....see also Houses > Candies & Sweets)

There is a very good 18-page book by Barbara Meyer called Meyer's Homemade Meals you may want to find. I bought it at D & J Hobby in Campbell (Bay Area), California--they have a large dollhouse section in their store. Its table of contents lists beverages, garnishes (fruit and veg.), breakfast foods, breads, family favorites, cold cuts, salads and shrimp, vegetables, and meats. Her results are very realistic looking! Diane B:
(........see more books and videos, etc., at top of page... esp. from Angie Scarr)

mostly FRUITS

A lot of the color mixtures are listed in my book on making polyclay miniatures . . .here are just a few suggestions (these are Fimo colours and you may have to adjust a little if you use another clay)
..Be sure to paint the cut edges of all fruits with gloss finish to get a wet look

CITRUS fruits (lemons, limes, oranges)... some whole fruit, some just canes, and some both
...Candy's lesson on a caned orange (uses all opaque clays tho so not as realistic, and more segments)
........ she uses one white-wrapped log, cut into lengths and made p