Suzy's Minis

Make your own Dollhouse and Doll Miniatures  at home with your printer! A list of links/sites that have Free Doll printables and Miniature Printies *Update  I've started to add sites with STL Files (3D printer) so send me your faves!! Updated March 2026 Follow me on instagram @suzysminis and on Facebook  Send me your links.  General Sites and Pages  My Froggy Stuff  - Mostly Barbie scale but the tutorials can be applied to any scale. Don't forget to check out her Youtube channel - Awesome content! Barbie Coloring Pages -  Not technically a mini but if you adjust your printer settings you could print these in a small scale :)  Migues Miniatures  -  DIY Minis for all scales Mini Doll Kits  - This page has wonderful wallpaper and a ton of other awesome mini related goodies. Small Stuff Digest  - Tools, Patterns, Tips, Articles, Poems and Printables for Miniature Enthusiasts True to Scales Miniature Blog   - There are som...

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...