Diy cardboard miniatures

Finally, my first post of 2018! Are you ready for an awesome year? My first freestyle project this year(not commissioned) will be Maison Francaise. This will be my signature type of French style town house. With a plaster exterior, whites and greys throughout. Just like my previous house Under Paris Roofs. I had a lot of requests to make this one again. So here goes. I start off by using 2 sheets of hardboard. I use hardboard because it's nice and straight, no warping! I bought a ready made…

I needed some cardboard boxes for a project I'm working on. I wanted REAL cardboard boxes, like the ones you can get at UHaul. Unfortunately, they don't sell miniature boxes. They do post the sizes of their boxes on their website. I looked around for a pattern and found one at Ehow.com for making real size boxes. It looked a bit complicated, at least for me, until I tried it. Here's what I came up with. There is an error in my pattern. Do you see it? The height of the box should be 2 inches…

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It's easy to replicate anything with cardboard, and I love making these realistic Cardboard Sculptures! If you live in a city, it's an economical material.

Materials As much as possible I try to use recyclable materials for construction art lessons. I source these from Recreate or ask the children to bring things in from home. Recyclable materials Bottles Caps Cardboard boxes (cereal/shoeboxes etc.) Wrapping paper Scrap paper Containers (yoghurt pots/egg cartons) Other materials Tin foil Scissors Foam sheets Stickers Crepe paper Pipe

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Two-seat sofa model made out of paper. Perfect for dollhouses and dioramas. The video tutorial provides the dimension for each component.

How to make a “Bento Box”! Since I’ve been asked by more than one person to make a tutorial for a bento box, I decided to oblige. But, knowing I would n... How to make a Mini Bento Box