I found this couch ( with a bunch of other things I didn't care about) for 2$ at a second hand store
Finding dollhouse miniatures is kind of rare around here so I grabbed it, I thought at worst it would be a cheap MDF off of AliExpress or something and I could repaint it, but once I scraped a bit of the paint off I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice wood finish!
There was at least 3 to 4 layers of paint through (‘◉⌓◉’) (white, gray, maybe white again and finally pink)
Out of curiosity I pried up the fabric which was obviously not the original, to find another unoriginal fabric and pried that up too and that was still not the original 🤣 matroshka doll of upholstery
After huffing 99% alcohol and paint brush cleaner for probably 5 or so hours I ended up with this
I left the back and seat of the couch rough as it would be covered in fabric anyway, it looks like that maybe at some point this got sanded in a few spots? I fixed it up by finally using my furniture repair markers as intended (mostly I don't think they had mini furniture in mind)
You can see on the left half where I tried different colours to see what would match best
Now new upholstery! I only had the original couch cushion seat so I decided to just redo the whole thing in silk of corse (。•̀ᴗ-)✧
I wanted it to look a little worn so I picked this really textured blueish green/cream dupini silk
From barbie would be embarrassed to have this in her house to Victorian centerpiece! Or well I would like to think so ;;;
Here is a miniature Orrery I made. I had so much fun with this project. All the "planets" are beads and the Earth is an earring I found at a thrift store. Find me on Instagram @Joslittletown
My first time working on 28 count (stitches per inch) linen. The blue ground is petitpoint but the horse and top band are cross stitch so they pop out a bit. I backed it with a piece of purple faux suede that looks like velvet at this scale. I'm planning on making one every year until I have a stocking for every member of the doll family
Today's beast has a lovely wooly coat to keep him warm. Meet the Jacob's Sheep, or as my partner called them, Metal Sheep! They have commonly have 4 horns.
If you'd like a beast, please check out Bittythings and Beasts. We got farm animals, birbs, frogs, wildlife, give em a peak. Not this guy though, he's found his home. :)
My final art piece for 2023 is done!!! I don’t think I’ve posted that I do miniature scenes have I? This is mostly based on one of my ocs that I should probably draw here at some point.
This was mostly made by me just going with the flow after gathering a bunch of items that matched the theme (a fairy’s potion room) in a cigar box! I hope y’all like it!