Suzy's Minis

 

This is the fourth Super Creator Kit from Rolife that I have completed and so far it has been the easiest. This would be a great set for the beginner.  The SC Kits require no glue and most pieces just snap together. They are mostly plastic and paper and many of the pieces are held together with the included little sticky tape dots.  You can connect the finished boxes with other sets and make a highrise or connect them in a row or a cube. You can also buy roof kits if you just want to display them on their own. The details in this line of DIY kits are very well done. The little wine bottles are smooth with a great colour (you just have to put on the labels) and I love the ice bucket. The green "leather" chair is very stylish and I almost want to steal it for my Lundby living room as they are very close in size.  The details in the bar counter are great. My only complaint is that the adorable and highly detailed drawers are placed in an area that wont be seen. I have notic...

I finished my first Rolife Kit this weekend. It was the Super Creator Cozy Lounge and it took only a few hours to complete for me while catching up on my shows. It was fuss free and no glue was needed.  I did have a little trouble with the wiring having putting it through the wrong holes but it was an easy fix.  I really like all the details the minis have, especially the little record player.  

I accidentally ordered this cabinet on Temu last month but it was a happy accident. It was a wrong click but I like this much better than the one I had intended to get. I was surprised at how nice the quality is for the price.  It sits well and is a good scale for my 1:12 house.  I wish there was an additional shelf but I might add one myself.  One of the doors swings open but i added a touch of museum wax and that seems to hold it so far.  I would order a second as an entertainment unit or to display items at a craft show  

 This tiny dollhouse for a dollhouse is available at Michael's Craft Stores  in their Miniature section

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Its chore day in the dollhouse!!  

My current work in progress is a backyard scene for my cigar box house.  I'm also in the process of adding to the house, making it a little wider and making a roof thats a little more to scale. I was not happy with the current roof. 

Have you ever been to a Daiso store? It is one of my favourite shops. We don't have many left in Canada but there is one near my family in Costa Mesa, CA. They have a cute assortment of a whole bunch of different products but I love visiting for their selection of miniatures.  I have found some really neat mini office furniture and this fold out table has so many possibilities.   

I recently did a few genealogy look-ups and saved a few of the scans to print in miniature.   Not the best job but you should be able to adjust them on the printer.  Right click to save on a computer.  I'm posting these on my facebook page too in a printables album  which may be an easier way to save on a mobile.  Here are some Bingo sheets I did awhile back   

 

You do not need a dollhouse to create a miniature diorama. There are so many possibilities if you think outside the box, although a box is a perfect thing to use.   I love using this antique crate box because it has beautiful natural wood, its sturdy and it has a nice high ceiling for 1:6 scale. I've used it for decades but I am really in love with this weeks diorama. I would love to curl up in that armchair and listen to the turntable while I leaf through magazines.  I love plants and have started growing succulents and cacti in small containers to use in my mini spaces. The Barbie and the Eye painting were done by Alora's Gallery   

Happy New Year!  Yes I realize this month is more than halfway over but I'm a little behind. Slow and steady is my motto for the year :)  I'm currently working on creating a cozy scene in an antique wood crate that will be about 1:6 scale. I am almost finished and hope to have a video and photos up later today.  Have you made any miniature goals for the year?  I am going to try to resist the mass produced minis and buy more "One of a Kind" handmade miniatures but some of those Zuru balls are so tempting.  Thankfully I am finding more "mini brand" items in the thrift stores which is even more exciting.  

I love finding miniatures "In the Wild" at thrift stores, yards sales and craft shows.     

  We finally got a little blanket of snow here in Sarnia, Ontario. Enough to put me in the mood to start on my winter Cigar box diorama. Here is the start of it. I still have more to add but its a start :) with Christmas lights added  This is my Christmas diorama that I made inside an old wooden crate. 

 

 

Autumn is my favourite season to decorate my dollhouse.  This is actually my house made from a couple of old cigar boxes and I think I "play" with this one more than any of my real dollhouses.  I love my dollhouses but sometime I find the walls too restrictive and dioramas have more a little freedom to expand.   These Ghost picks are from Dollarama. They had pumpkins and one other style I can't remember.    The doormat below is made from a sandpaper pad that had a sponge backing. I used a rubber stamp and markers to decorate it.  The jack-o-lantern is made of polymer clay. This one I used a mix of sculpeys but I prefer fimo for these as they do hold the shape a little better. I made a tinfoil ball slightly smaller than the size of pumpkin I wanted. I first wrapped it in a thin layer of cream with a slight bit of orange and translucent and then I covered that with orange mixed with translucent.  I always add translucent to colours I'm using to make...