Eight self-contained miniature worlds, each set within a complementary container and replicated in accurate detail. Styles vary from the period charm of the Victorian milliner and haberdasher, contained in a hat box, to a fairy house conjured up in a hollow log. Each miniature has step by step instructions and uses recycled materials.
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At last a how-to crafts book that doesn't try to cram all types of instructions into too few pages. Instead, editorial consultants Susan and Martin Penny prefer to leisurely space--and pace--their information, concentrating on seven quality projects. They start with an in-depth look at different materials; each "ingredient" section includes a list of necessities and also features how to fashion individual miniature accessories--a chocolate box of wood, tiled floor of plastic, wallhanging of paper, tomato of FIMO (a polymer clay), and more from other found or household items. The main draw here? Seven unusual containers, all inexpensive, whether an old enamel teakettle or unused octagonal hat box. Each vignette is well documented and explained and, more important, thoroughly original. What child wouldn't delight in a closer examination of the Wizard's Spell Book? Barbara Jacobs
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Miniature Worlds in 1/12 scale,
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This review is from: Miniature Worlds in 1/12 Scale (Hardcover)
I have made doll houses and miniature furniture and have used unusal things to create the furniture and furnishings. I borrowed this book from the library and couldn't put it down. Couldn't wait to get started and wasn't happy about having to return it to the library. I found so many inexpensive easy ways to create so many things to add to the doll houses. I couldn't wait until Mother's Day to get it as a gift. Went right to Amazon.com to get it NOW. Didn't even want to search in the stores. Thank you Amazon.com for having this available!
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Miniature Worlds Delivers In A Big Way!,
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This review is from: Miniature Worlds in 1/12 Scale (Hardcover)
Susan & Martin Penny have written a fun book that is chuck full of projects for do-it-yourselfers. They show how to create miniature items from inexpensive materials (craft sticks, aida cloth, beads, pins, paper, clay, etc.), and/or things you might normally throw away (bottle caps, coffee stirrers, aluminum foil pie plates, etc). There is a wide range of projects, including a tea room inside an old teapot, a ladies hat & accessories store inside a hatbox, a whimsical fairy dwelling (made with twigs, dried cones, and other interesting things you may find in your backyard or the woods). There is also a wizard's room depicting an open book, which serves as the walls of the castle where the wizard lives. This is a book that will pay for itself in no time at all with the money you save by making your own accessories. It's a must for the DIY-er and I highly recommend it!
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one of great miniature book I have ever own,
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This review is from: Miniature Worlds in 1/12 Scale (Hardcover)
This book has great picture demonstrated thru out the book. I just love every project in it. There are so many detail how to make everything that show in every projuct and it is so easy to follow the instruction. I'm very recommand for everyone in every skill.
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Preparing the surface is the most important part of painting and will enhance the finished look of the project. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Wizard, Victorian Milliner, Harden the Fimo New!
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Preparing the surface is the most important part of painting and will enhance the finished look of the project. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Wizard, Victorian Milliner, Harden the Fimo New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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