Suzy's Minis

  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. 

I love finding Miniatures "In the Wild" especially when its at a thrift store!  

 

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...

On my current to do list is to learn how to make some decent miniatures on my cutting machines. I've made plenty of books and boxes with my Cricut Explore but I love the idea of designing some fancy chairs and tables.   I have a maker but I have yet to try it for anything other than paper.  If you search Miniatures in Design Space there are a ton of projects for making minis.  Here are the links and blogs that I have felt to be helpful in this ongoing learning process. If you have links that should be here please let me know. Everything Small has some very helpful tips on making furniture with a Cricut including a tutorial on making a miniature machine out of paper. Spellbound Miniatures has a wonderful video series on making furniture and how to size stuff on the cricut to scale. . Checkout the playlist on youtube  Life in Mini has some adorable little projects on her page. I love the industrial coffee table. One Inch Minis by Kris is a great blog with lots of ...

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   

Hello Mini Makers!! Here are some Miniature and Doll Halloween Tutorials, Photos and printables to quickly get you into the spirit :) Here are a few cool printables to make your Dollhouse Halloweeny My Small Obsession   has a fantastic page of fall and Halloween tutorials and printables Miniature Witch Hat Tutorial  Halloween Party printies  - from Nwabisas littlethings blog Halloween Paper Doll Polymer clay Dried Corn  Beautiful Halloween Lampshades  and more - from Glenda's World Make a Miniature Book for a Halloween House - From Paper Glitter Glue Trick or Treat Halloween Bags  - From Small Stuff's Print Mini page More Halloween Printies! Small Stuff's Print Mini  - Printable Trick or Treat Bags. Be sure to visit this site for a ton of mini printies including Halloween decor Wallpaper Safari  - This page has printable dollhouse wallpaper but also has cool book, decor and holiday printies. Quirky Artist Loft   - This blog has some...

Make your own Dollhouse and Barbie 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 July 2025 Follow me on instagram @suzysminis @redwoodretro Send me your links. 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 some great links to tutorials on this site as ...