Sculpt a Rearing Horse

Rearing Horse

Clay Birdcage

birdcage by Sue Heaser

Basic Trunk & Hinges from Scrap Metal

Make a Miniature Tack Box / Basic Chest



Make Simple Scale Hinges From Scraps of Metal

Sculpting dolls

This is a multi-part tutorial.....

Body Proportions and Sizes for Miniature Dolls
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollhouseminiatures/ss/dollproport.htm

Sculpt a Miniature Doll's Head
http://miniatures.about.com/od/miniatureprojects/ss/dollheadsculpt.htm

Sculpt a Miniature Doll House Dolls Torso
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollhouseminiatures/ss/sculptdolltorso.htm

Easy Ways to Pad a Doll's Body
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollshousedolls/qt/dollbody.htm

Sculpt Feet for a Miniature Doll
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollhouseminiatures/ss/dollfootsculpt.htm

Sculpt a Miniature Doll's Hands
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollhouseminiatures/ss/dollhandsculpt.htm

Interesting Clay Facts

In several of the groups that I belong to the conversation has been about storing clay
How To Store Polymer Clay, Its Effect On Clear Polystyrene And Polypropylene Plastic Containers
http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/shop/storing_pc.htm

and while I was looking I found this:
How To Transfer Image Without Using Any Liquid Polymer Gel
http://www.garieinternational.com.sg/clay/shop/image_transfer.htm

How to Make a Waterfall

waterfall

Pinch Pots

Obviously not 1:12 but run with the idea & just make it smaller.
Pinch Pot

Making Mini Perfume Bottles

making mini perfume bottle + labels

While this is something a bit different, I highly recommend it for all doll makers or costumers: costume and trim newsletter. You will have to register on the site.
Take a look through the past newsletters for some great costume patterns, photography techniques, and other how-tos.

Delphiniums

delphinium tutorial
Tallulah Belle said...
They are just delightful Nina. Love the bead idea.

You are doing really great making flowers but here are a couple of tips that might help you with flower making of any kind.

If you want you blossoms to be a tad more crinkly, mist them very lightly with water and push very deep into something with more give than an eraser. Leave them to dry them pop them out. They'll be very crinkly and you can just open them up. I use Japanese rice paper but it should work with regular paper.

To assist with gluing leaves use a combination of white glue and a superglue. I use Sobo and zap a gap. Tacky glue can sometimes be too tacky and hard to get tiny amounts. Put a minute amount of glue on the stem then lightly dip the stem of your leaf in superglue. this might take practice as you barely need any and if you use too much it will blob. Thsi way the superglue holds quick while the white glue provides the strength.

I then paint over the glue with the same color as the wire.

A nice touch is to wait till it is all dry then very lightly dry brush the edges of the blossoms in a slightly different color. you barely need any paint and dont' want to make it too obvious but it will add depth to the flowers.

I tend to paint the inners before I shape the and find that easier.

Tissue paper makes great flowers but is hard to punch as a single sheet so try folding it then separating them after. I've not used tissue for anything I've sold as I don't know how long it will hold up for but I'd use it on something for me.

quill paper pottery

1 inch minis blog

Make a wire whisk

Making a Hollow Dolls Head

This tutorial comes from Garie Sims web and was written by Eberhard Faber

Leather Shoes made from Clay

leather shoes

http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/august2008dollshousemagazine2.jpg for chocolate chip cookies.

For fried eggs: http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/september2008dollshousemagazine2.jpg and http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/september2008dollshousemagazine3.jpg

Crepes and sweets: http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/october2008dollshousemagazine2.jpg and http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/october2008dollshousemagazine4.jpg

Ham and potato soup: http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/february2009dollshousemagazine2.jpg and http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/february2009dollshousemagazine3.jpg

Christmas dinner: http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/december2008dollshousemagazine2.jpg and http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/december2008dollshousemagazine3.jpg and http://www.northernminiatures.com/magazines/december2008dollshousemagazine4.jpg

Making Cookie Cutters

http://sues-news.com/2009/08/29/make-your-own-polymer-clay-cutters/

http://www.instructables.com/id/make-your-own-cookie-cutters/
This tutorial shows the tools that were used in making more hefty cookie cutters, but you'll get an idea of the type of tools you may use. Scale the tools down if you're making mini cookie cutters.

http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/CookieCutters.htm
Here's a good tutorial because Peggy starts out at the tip, in red bold letters, be careful!

http://blog.jugglingfrogs.com/2007/10/make-your-own-cookie-cutter-from-clip.html
Now this tutorial is for those of us who are making things out of the stuff we have in our kitchen: aluminum foil, disposable roasting pan, regular sissors.

YouTube Food Tutorials

Dinner Roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GK9JfvwwKFM&feature=channel

Potato chips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F87ER5GskIs

Jewelry Head Pins

head pins

Baby Bunting

Baby shower souvenir made with cold porcelain by Chikim Art

http://chikimbrasil.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html

Making a bowl using a marble

http://chat-noir.deviantart.com/art/Polymer-Clay-Bowl-Tutorial-50569324

Doll Sculpting

http://hamkaastostie.deviantart.com/art/How-to-sculpt-a-doll-tutorial-55889006

(Note: click the magnifier icon to increase image to a readable size)

1/4 scale Gardening

setting the stage
1/4 scale gardening accessories

spooky tutorials:
http://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/?page_id=3042

furniture, flowers, a tea pot house, and lots more:
le petit monde de la fee Erie

Making Teddy Bears

http://www.creativedreams.de/free.htm

not all links work but on the whole there are more bear patterns then you'll ever need.

Make an alarm clock

http://www.surffi.net/~nukke/kello.html

Pipe cleaner Dogs

http://miniannalee.blogspot.com/

Making Realistic Roof Tiles

Check it out at Minworks.

Making Clay Peaches

Not only peaches but fuzzy peaches

how to transfer inkjet images to wood

ladder, commode & bookshelf

Ernesto has been doing lots of tutorials at CDHM... here are some on his blog.

train tutorial
On the same page there a tute on making a baby's outfit.

http://cerapass.narod.ru/html/IndeUx.html

An I love You Teddy Bear

How to sculpt a clay duck

Flowers

Daisy:
Gerbera:
Daffodil:

Altho the tutorials are for real sized gum paste flowers made to decorate cakes, the techniques can also be used for miniature flowers using either polymer or air-dry clays:
http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/gum-paste-flowers.html

Clay tropical fish

www.kimcreates.com/cane

produce scales

http://random-aspects.blogspot.com/2010/03/112-produce-scale-tutorial.html

Clay Seal

quick before the snow's all gone... http://paperclay.com/seal_delight.htm

Clay Teddy Bear

made from air drying clay but you can make it using polymer clay as well...
http://paperclay.com/teddybear_delight.htm

Printing Fabric

more clay tutorials

Making wood


Making a wooden bowl


Making a bubble bath


Making egg shells


Making a clay Calla Lily


Make a clay flower


Making sunflowers

Garden Clip including flowers etc

http://www.makinsclay.com/US/eng/project_gallery/gift_home/gift_home02.htm

Fairy Wings

The following sites all have tutorials on fairy wings of different descriptions:

http://www.frillsandfancyezine.com/FF2/faerywings.html

http://www.elvenwork.com/wings.html

http://www.debwood.com/p200.htm

http://www.kindredspirits.us.com/fairywingtutorial.htm

http://patriciarosestudio.com/html/tut_14x.html

http://www.cynthiahoweminiatures.com/fairies.htm

How to make a poseable doll with air-dry clay (Paperclay) for head, arms & legs and a cloth body. http://hamkaastostie.deviantart.com/art/How-to-sculpt-a-doll-tutorial-55889006

Basic Embroidery Stitches:
http://www.needlework-tips-and-techniques.com/basic-embroidery-stitches.html

Free Dollhouse Clothes Patterns:
Colonial Nightgown and Mob Cap Pattern
5 Free holiday downloadable fabrics (JPG & PDF)
Basic Ladies Outfit
Pantry Product Boxes

http://www.colvindolls.com/mailing/default.asp

waffle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IY4Ywnf68I

wooden spoon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8YN7FUQWxM

mug:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv4pIGUZc3M

how to distress a mirror:
http://www.hgtv.com/holidays-entertaining/distressing-mirror/index.html

http://air-dry-clay.com/clay-dalmatian.html

in case you want to make your own cold porcelain:
videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0cHT2QsQsI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdv14HFbC2E&feature=related

tutorial:
http://rubina-geminiartandcrafts.blogspot.com/2009/05/cold-porcelain-toturial_15.html

coloring cold porcelain:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5kUVVfxgRI&feature=related

Bib and sandal are made with cold porcelain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIJZ5AxX-vo&feature=channel


how to use a pasta machine with air drying clay:
http://www.thaiflowerart.com/thaiflowerart/DaisyClay___Klei_walsen.html


how to make mini bows:
http://www.jansdollhouses.com/bows.html

How to Make Push Molds for Doll Parts:
http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5879221_make-push-molds-doll-parts.html

Christmas cactus:
http://elrinconminidemary.blogspot.com/2010/01/tutorial-cactus-de-inviernoschlumberger.html

enough tutorials to keep you busy for a month:
http://minipitou.free.fr/


tutorials A to Z:
http://nuestrostutoriales.blogspot.com/2008/01/p.html

from hats to furniture:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/feerie/accueilprojets.htm

24 tutorials:
http://jicolin.free.fr/avnt09/avnt.php

Doll Part Tutorials

sculpting a hand
http://www.mjmedia.de/handvideo

only the head, mouth and nose
http://www.vididoll.de/filme/Aufnahme2.wmv

eyes and ears
http://www.vididoll.de/filme/Aufnahme3.wmv

Footsculpting on youtube
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMxU7dRZin8

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFtkl_4wyI4

Flower Making Tutorials

Long list of things to make
http://www.mini-mansion.de/links.html#projects

Great product to make mini flowers
https://dollsandminis.com/Flower_Soft.html

How to make a Sunflower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1vpGNlYB8Y

How to make a Rose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaKenOMOCE

Make a Lily
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zRCqPvTA0M

Make another Lily
http://polymerclay.craftgossip.com/dollhouse-lilly-flower-tutorial-video/2009/02/24

Make Petunias
http://www.cdhm.org/tutorials/learn-to-make-miniature-flowers.html

Make a miniature flower vase
http://worldofwhimm.blogspot.com/2009/03/miniature-flower-vase-tutorial.html

Flowers from False Eyelash Clumps
http://www.microjivvy.com/eyelashplants.html

many thanks for these to Janet Whittig, (MiniaturesFromClay)

Stringing Your BJD

http://www.aimi-doll.com/howto/13.html

Guys, use your translator. This site is in Japanese.

Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese Tutorial

Yorkshire Wensleydale Cheese with cranberries....mmmmm, highly recommended! Mild with just a hint of sweetness.

Start off with a cheeseboard... mine is made of cernit (granite); 1-3/8" in diameter and 1/16" thick. I added an inner ring for realism. Use whatever cutters you have on hand or make your board rectangular.


Here's my tutorial using fimo:
waxy covering:
4 parts bordeaux red to 1 part navy blue.
cranberry pieces:
4 parts bordeaux red to 1 part navy blue and a hint of carmine red. Bake and grate into slivers.
cheese:
4 parts white to 2 parts champagne to 1 part light yellow. (I used a half inch ball of white to make 1 cheese)
Condition well and include some of your baked slivers. Roll into a ball. Flatten to 1/4 inch thick. My real life cheese is approximately 2-3/8" high and has an 8" diameter.
Roll out the waxy covering and cover your cheese smoothing out all seams. The easiest way is to cut a long piece the height of your cheese sides and 2 circles for the top and bottom of the cheese.
Chill in the fridge for about an hour.
Slice & lightly texture the cheese (not the covering) using a crumpled ball of tin foil.
Bake at the recommended time for your brand of clay.
When cool, paint the waxy outer wrap with a matte varnish.

Bon appetit! ....oh and don't overindulge, we have Camembert/Brie, Edam, Swiss and Danish Blue Cheese coming up.

BJDs...

...or for those of you not texting, BJD = ball jointed dolls

http://www2d.biglobe.ne.jp/~dhnoah/make_00.htm

the next one is in Russian so use your translator:
http://mstrok.ucoz.ru/publ/69-1-0-292

and this is the English translation for that rather expensive Japanese book on BJDs:
http://www.potbellybears.com/YOSHIDA%20translation%20from%20Den%20of%20Angels.doc

~enjoy

Candy wrapper Printies

The Hershey archives contain images, (such as the 1900 wrapper shown above) of their chocolate bars from 1900 to 2005.


Mike's Candy Wrapper site has flattened out modern day candy wrappers.

Biscuit Tin

http://mundominitutoriales.blogspot.com/