1.12 Rabbit hutch

After scaling a rabbit hutch down to 1.12 scale I set about making one from balsa wood. It worked out at 6 inches wide 2 inches deep and 4.5 inches high.
I made two boxes cutting a square hole in the bottom of the top box and adding a ladder leading into the bottom. On both floors I sprinkled sawdust. 
Using a piece of oven mesh I cut out a small piece to add to the door as the bars. The caged bottom will be oven mesh too.

Hanging fairy witches and princess

I gave my new hanging witches and  fairy a glittery belt each and I think it finishes there dresses off just nicely. Also I have finished off the neck lines and sleeve edges with ribbon.
Then I wanted to do a different kind of skirt rather than feathers. Using a very fine net I folded and glued it so it would hang how I wanted and added pieces of fine ribbon just a little longer than the net. I made tiny bows and added them to the ribbon gluing it into place.

Candles

Well im an over thinker at the best of times so when I was planning to take a piece of cotton and dip it into wax to create candles for a dolls house I decided that there must be a far quicker fix. Yep there was, after a lot of wondering it struck me that tapers would cut down nicely, and they did. Ive made a few little stands using ribbon and a gem and a wrap for a selection of candles the same way. They turned out well.

Back at it

Well its been a while but its time to jump back on that horse and start again with my miniatures. As I loved the hanging witches, fairys and mermaids so much and they sold so well I decided to do some more. 
Im considering making them into kits too so those of us that like to create can make there own.
Heres a quick peek as they start to take shape. 

The 1.12 scale chair

Well that was not at all easy. My first living room chair. 
Other than wishing id done it all so differently as I made many mistakes its come out quite well and overall I am really pleased. Sewing really isn't my forte so it took some time, patience and redoing. Just a couple of scatter cushions to do.

1.12 scale living room chair

I am lucky enough to work next door to a wonderful haberdashery so I nipped in for some fat quarters. I chose a couple to use for covering my 1.12 scale couch and chair. The darker one will cover the backs and arms and the pale one for the cushions. 

I also grabbed some padding too.

For a start I made  paper cut outs of the arms and back of the chair, pinning them to a double piece of wadding, cutting them out leaving a small edge. Then I sewed them together leaving a gap to slot the wood into, turned them the right side out then inserted the wood.

Next I made a start with the material doing the same thing as with the padding. 

Ive only done the back of the chair so far so ill crack on tomorrow. 

More living room furniture

Continuing on with my living room furniture I decided a 3 seater couch and chair were in order. 

I have used balsa wood again, cut out the shapes I wanted then spent ages folding and gluing a piece of ribbon for the bottom of the seats.

Next I need to pad out and cover the arms, backs and make the seating cushions. Once all of that is done ill make some scatter cushions too.