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and the flat faces and straight edges also with 400 grit sandpaper before staining painting shaped end panels instructions for pegs pick a few toothpicks that are the best looking without splinters rough spots flat sides also make sure they are consistent diameter so they will all fit in the drilled holes pick enough so that when tapered ends are removed you have enough for 6 or 8 pegs before cutting them sand with 400 grit just to smooth them if you use 220 you might make them too small or inconsistent after sanding cut off the tapered ends so that the remaining center sections are consistent thickness all along the length from these cut 6 or 8 pegs as desired mine were about 1 2 inch long to make several pegs the same length using your miter box clamp a stop scrap piece of wood at least 1 8th inch thick to the front edge of the miter box at the desired distance from the blade groove see photo before cutting pegs make sure the toothpick end is flat and square use 220 sandpaper then butt the square end up against the stop i marked the length with my x acto knife while in the miter box then took it out of the miter box and rolled it while cutting on the mark with the x acto if you can roll it straight this works but if that doesn t work well you can use the fine tooth razor saw instead before cutting the next peg again square off the cut end if you don t then there will be a tiny point that sticks out and will affect the length of the next one i shaped my pegs by putting grooves near each end using first an x acto knife then enlarging the groove with a small file with sharp edge i used a small triangle shaped file lastly i used a folded piece of 400 grit sandpaper to sand the grooves obsessive i know that s it for now next time i will describe how to make the base table piece with the holes for the pegs and paint and assemble thanks to all my readers for putting up with my long break painting and decorating next blog posted by mininut at 9 51 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels toy pounding bench friday july 1 2022 metal miniatures for the dollhouse and almost every mini project if you are a long time miniaturist you may have used metal miniatures in some of your projects this is an actual business name very non descript the company from illinois and has been around with the same address since the 1970s i have been ordering from them at least since 1976 i use their tiny metal figurines and dishes in almost every project in some way if you have never used them i think you would be interested to know they have thousands of tiny items you can paint that are very nicely scaled they say on their website the material is old pewter or casting metal i am not sure whether it has lead in it but would think you would want to paint anything you buy just to keep it sealed metal miniatures is very old school they have only recently put photos of their items on their website but they mostly sell wholesale to miniature shops and websites you can sometimes find their items on ebay if you search unfinished metal in the dollhouse and miniatures category but they also sell directly to the consumer they are extremely fast in filling orders even to the individual consumer if you order from their website they only take checks no credit cards the catalog when i first started ordering from them in the 1970s they had a small pamphlet showing about 100 items things such as plates knives cups goblets over the years they published catalogues with even more items and better photos they now have a few thousand items in their catalogue there seems to be no categorization to the items so it is very hard to find what you want they have some photos on the website and picture sheets that you can download but not all of their items are in those photos or picture sheets t ip 1 download the order form excel file click on the second tab called total list and you can search by keyword control f the descriptions are not all in the same column but its better than no list i have made my own attempt at combining the item numbers into a more searchable excel file and would suggest if you have a little experience with excel that you do the same t ip 2 they don t give any measurements so to compare similar items use the photos on their website the picture sheets say actual size though not all items are shown on those either something else i found interesting is that some of their items look like exact copies of eugene kupjack silver pieces when i see kupjack pieces sold on ebay i recognize them as metal miniatures i have purchased such as a filigree cake knife or silver pitcher or gravy boat i don t know the connection its probably an interesting story but both kupjack and metal miniatures were based in illinois so maybe kupjack sold his original molds to them or maybe metal miniatures made molds for kupjack if you know the answer i would be very interested to know in this blog post i will share some ways i have finished embellished and combined metal miniatures with other things like microbeads to make accessories metal miniatures are sort of a dull silver color its hard sometimes to even see the detail in the raw metal but when you paint them they come alive i will give the metal miniatures item number that correlates to their website photos and order form in case you want to try to find these specific items photo 1 metal minis be sure to right click photos and open in new tab depending on your browser so you can see them enlarged photo 1 above shows miscellaneous metal minis items i have painted you can see the dull silver item next to the finished painted one in this photo some have been primed in flat white spray paint so you can see the detail without all the silver reflection one of my favorite items is the set of staffordshire dogs 725 top row far right you can even see the 3d chain detail i paint these dogs in several colors including pink and white for use on a shelf in a nursery see my pink ones in this post window shopping post note that some items in the photo are combined two or more metal minis glued together here are the item numbers photo 1 top row item numbers urn clock vase with handles also in photo 5 item 100 round scalloped plate item f 93 frog on leaf glued to above plate i tem c 36h candlesticks item 684 embellished with bead caps and crystal bead drops bunny box made from these 3 items stacked and glued bunny item 859 door knob clip off knob and file flat item 111 oval beaded frame item 767 oval box is a coiled piece of index card that has been painted staffordshire dogs item 725 frame behind blue staffordshire dogs item 849 photo 1 bottom row item numbers santa mug item 835 santa cookie jar item 941 mantle clock tall finial top item 934b tiny bee glued to clock item c 36e mantle clock short arched top item 319 tiny turtle glued to top of short clock item c 36d chicken basket item 24 photo 2 majolica plates and platters photo 2 shows some plates and platters to simulate majolica a type of antique pottery i paint with washes of colors using photos from real pieces on the internet as a guide i first prime them with flat white spray paint before painting with acrylics i try to use a dilute wash of color so it sinks down into the cracks highlighting the design see the item numbers in the list below photo 2 item numbers lg oval platter with ornate rim item 47 round scalloped plate item f 93 frog on leaf glued to above plate item c 36h pink yellow plates item 62 round plate with berry design item 235 rectangular platter item 513 pear pomegranate drawer pulls rectangular platter handles item 521 photo 3 tiny figurines photo 4 tiny figurines photos 3 4 cute little figurines these are very tiny items to place on shelves bookcases etc i especially love the peacock and the bunny with momma sort of looks like a beatrix potter figurine the smaller dollhouse is actually supposed to be a bookend you can see it on a shelf in another photo below the peacock has a lot of detail that comes out with a dilute wash of darker paint on top of ligher you can even see individual feathers the bigger dollhouse back view is in photo 3 and front view in photo 4 actually has some molded furniture inside though very hard to see that detail when i painted the elephant i was trying to attempt the highly collectible herend china figurines could be better photos 3 4 item numbers peacock item 827 dollhouse with interior item 400 b open version dollhouse bookend item m 58d mother bunny baby item c 47 elephant item 368 owl item j 10 photo 5 embellished clocks photo 5 embellished clocks large is item 100 small is item 934x i think the clock face is just paper coated with some kind of gloss paper coating i glued a large gold jump ring to frame the big clock face the large one is similar to an item sold by brooke tucker in the 90s on both i glued some punched paper flowers and leaves i used tiny gold microbeads in the centers of the flowers entire piece including the punched flowers and leaves were painted with metallic acrylic paints and finished with gloss coat like glossy accents type product for paper here are a couple more photos using some metal miniatures peacock a tiny chair dollhouse bookend tiny peacock and tiny chair in x acto grandfather clock owl dollhouse bookend in x acto upcycled desk really love these metal miniatures i think they add some needed detail and sometimes clutter to dollhouse rooms and displays sort of gives it a lived in look thanks for stopping by posted by mininut at 12 46 am 13 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday may 26 2022 you can print a velvet rug for the dollhouse with spoonflower yes first let me apologize for my lateness and not keeping up with posting since february and to thank my readers for their patience clap clap onto the rugs i have been trying to find rugs printed on velvet that look nicely scaled most are just printed on a woven cotton and don t have a nap i like the velvet as a base for a rug because i think it is more like a real rug so i thought why not try spoonflower i love it for custom fabrics you can find any design you want and if you want to design your own fabrics you can do that too if you have the graphic gene it takes a little bit of effort to learn how to use the website but worth the effort what is spoonflower it s a website where people who design fabric sell their designs sort of like etsy for textile products you pick a design then pick what type of fabric you want the design to be printed on like cotton or linen or velvet then decide how much you want to order full yardage fat quarter or sample you can even buy textile items printed from the design instead of yardage things like curtains pillows and duvets if you want to create your own design you make an account upload your design use a little gadget to arrange the design like mirror image tiled images etc then you can order your own design and have it printed on whatever type of fabric you want this is how i made the rugs though i don t sell them you also have to be aware of copyrighted designs if you plan to sell them of course you could select any type of fabric to print your rugs i chose velvet there are two kinds of velvet available from spoonflower see the photos below for comparison of the two types both velvets cost about 39 per yard but you don t need to pay that much i ordered just a fat quarter yes you can get a fat quarter of velvet for 20 but then there was a 50 off sale so i got it for 10 i was able to print 5 rugs on one fat quarter for 10 plus shipping they run sales occasionally so watch their website for the sales or get on their mailing list this sale was close to thanksgiving 2021 i think here are some hints find photos of rugs you like birds eye view so it will be perfectly square on the corners start with the best quality photo you can find highest pixels if you don t want them all the same design create a collage i used microsoft paint tool so they are all in one photo you can see what mine looked like in the next photo below upload the photo or collage to spoonflower select the fabric velvet and size yardage from the drop downs select fat quarter it takes a little trial and error working with the uploading arranging on the website depending on the arrangement parts of some rugs may get cut off but just try to optimize to get them to print as many full rugs as you can in the correct size try these hints to get the rugs sized while displaying on the grid play with the repeat and smaller and bigger buttons and change dpi setting check the displayed design to see if rugs will be correct size it has a grid marked in inches do this while you have the final size selected fat quarter so you can see exactly how many rugs you will get from that size of fabric if that doesn t work and you can t get the rug to be small or large enough you might have to resize your original photo change pixels width and height and re upload save under a new name generally if you can t get it small enough your photo is too big reduce the pixel size and vice versa note that your fat quarter will have a different number of full rugs if you select a 45 inch wide fabric than if you select a 54 inch wide fabric photo of the spoonflower editing screen above you can see my rug collage as it would look if printed on a fat quarter the celosia velvet is slightly more transparent than performance velvet you can see the cutting mat through the celosia velvet below are two fat quarters showing both types of velvet the celosia on top has more of a nap like plush velvets it is woven has a slight sheen and a little thinner than the performance the performance velvet bottom seems to be non woven sort of like soft suede cloth very white slightly thicker and more opaque than the celosia the photo below shows both fat quarters overlapped i think the design is a little brighter and crisper on the performance velvet but my preference for miniature rugs would be the celosia due to having a plush nap or pile and warp and weft threads you can see to finish the rug after cutting it and trimming i glued 6 strand embroidery floss around the edge using a fine tip glue applicator fabric or white glue so i could apply the glue to the very thin edge of the velvet it was hard to get it to stay on i only did about half the side of a rug at a time and let it sit a while to make sure it got stuck on for fringe i had some linen upholstery fabric where i had trimmed off the selvage it had a perfect fringed edge glad i don t throw anything away so i trimmed off a little and glued it on as fringe resources pink rug from www esmailirugs com other rug photos from various rug manufacturer websites the finished rug in the photos was made from the performance velvet on the spoonflower website i hope this inspires my readers to check out spoonflower leave a comment and tell me how you 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