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corvarrow · 9 months

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So it took me a while but I finally got some good pictures of this thing! I had some really blah looking plastic mushrooms and decided to modify them into this whole thing, complete with dome. I've made several miniature dioramas before and so far this is my favorite!

Materials used: Polymer clay, apoxie clay, resin, preserved moss and bark, diorama grass, paint, aaand glossy sealant

#my art #sculpture #mushrooms #mycology #cottagecore #mushroom art #shaggy ink cap #mushroom #miniature craft #fungi #fungi art #fungicore

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korolife · 29 days

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Blog No.002　24年5月4日

「Working on My Very First Miniature Kit!」

Hi, this is a behind-the-scenes on my experience in making the Corner of Happiness: Taste of Life DIY miniature kit!

It was from a couple of years ago, we found a stall selling miniature craft kits while strolling around the mall. My sister bought me the very same model I've been eyeing on my online shopping cart as a birthday present.

Me and my sister both love miniatures since we were very young, but making them from scratch require a lot of time, materials, and tools we don't really have (especially if you don't want them to look crudely made). Luckily, now with a Do-it-yourself kit, that wasn't going to be much of an issue! ...or so I'd hoped as a miniature newbie.

These are all the other variants of this series. I really dig the pink bunny aesthetics they're going for, though it's not as apparent on this one.

The kit also included custom wooden parts, wires, beads, and a tool kit necessary for the build. It also comes with an acrylic glass for dust-free casing!

Most of the parts were made from a print-out glossy paper with all the items' photo-real textures; some of which are just to be pasted onto a harder material like wood shaped similarly to the object, but most of them are just the paper itself.

I guess doing it this way cuts costs for manufacturing, but it was very challenging to work with, in my opinion. You'll see what I mean in a bit.

And here's a preview of the instruction booklet's contents.

I thought it was worded weirdly at parts, but still understandable enough with plenty of visuals to go with it.

Starting with the base/foundation of the model before anything else seemed to be the best option... though I was very, very tempted to skip to work on the food items. I don't know why, but miniature food just gets me really giddy.

But, gotta hold backーcan't make food without the oven and all.

I then worked my way through the biggest parts and set them down permanently with the paste provided in the kit.

...but I probably shouldn't have glued the kitchen island in place before placing the handles...aiyah one of them is really crooked-

I'm not familiar with wirings, so setting up the LED lights made me panic a little. But somehow, it all worked out! I'm confident that if an idiot like me can get through this, so can anyone!!

And now I present to you: The Paper Struggles™

+ and a "It's so fakken small" compilation.

The booklet is a lie lol that knife .jpg is 5x bigger than what you've got to work with-

I remember both bread toasts being squished from the tweezers... thankfully tiny enough for anyone to really see, but there's definitely a shtload of dents on there...

The wire handles for the mug was such a struggle lol it kept falling off no matter what, so I just kept adding glue and just... held on to it with pressure against the bead for what felt like eternity until it dried completely.

I also remember struggling with the semi-origami flowers quite a bit, but I think the trauma of it all made my brain forget to take photos-

Next up are the wires. I never really considered it before this kit, but they can actually have a lot of use when it comes to making miniature furnitures and accessories.

This was unfortunately before I got into making earrings, so I didn't have the right tools (pliers) to straighten them out. The very thin tweezers that came with the kit didn't help that much, so I just had to use my fingers.

The results... are as wobbly as the hands that created them lol I've learned my lesson...

that incomplete circle pains me so

And here we have my favorite partーthe food! All the tiniest of detailing, the garnishing, the arrangements... it just makes me so happy, I really don't understand why.

The original instructions only intended the oranges to be on the chopping board, but not in this household!!!

Oh, and the oranges were sliced up polymer clay rolls that I know are popularly used as nail art? Me and my sister used to sell polymer clay accessories back in the day and it felt very nostalgic seeing those tubes again.

And here we have the finished model! ☆

I made a few changes from the original intended 'look' + added a couple of my own beads from my hoard material collection from childhood I planned on using for when we started making miniatures... and the time for use was most certainly now!

Aaand here's a bird's eye view before completing with the dust-free acrylic glass encasing top lid.

～ CONCLUSION ～

Overall, I thought it was really fun, despite the unforeseeable challenges along the way. Even as a newbie with little to no experience working on actual builds + with only the enthusiasm and love for miniatures to desperately cling to when the damn wires wouldn't stick on their corresponding surfaces properly... it seemed to turn out pretty OK!! I expected a whole lot more screaming and dying inside lol If you're interested in getting it, I think simply searching up "Corner of Happiness" or "Taste of Life DIY miniature kit" should get you some results on your preferred online shopping platform! ※NOTE: I do have to stress to make sure to check (either through other user reviews or the listing's description) if the seller is including a tool kit in your purchase. A lot of the items included in this kit you can probably find at home, but not a lot of people are so crafty to just have them lying aroundーespecially if you're a complete newbie with crafts/miniatures! You'll have a hard time trying to wing it without tools. ※also, they might just skimp on you by not including them, but still have you pay for the full price lol it's definitely worth considering when purchasing.

I know a lot of parents may see these kits to buy for their kids, but unless ➀ they're also helping out the kid in the process or ➁ if the kid in question has no interest or patience for these kind of things, I think it's best not to buy them DIY kits like these if you don't want to risk wasting money. But that's just my opinion, as a broke adult who's always wanted one of these haha

The amount of care, effort, and attention to make sure everything is sturdy enough and visually clean can be very drainingー but if you're willingーanyone can do it!

And of course, a final very cool look on LED lights turned on at night.

This project was done around 2022年. I've done one more miniature kit since then that was way more complex, but that's a whole 'nother journal entry for another day...

For now, here's a mini update of how this Taste of Life is hangin' after two years have passed:

please don't mind Mr. Gamma side-eyeing you in the BG-

The batteries for the LED unfortunately need replacing and one of the wire chairs kind of died a bit, but it's still alive + currently displayed and part of my makeshift not-all-Shounen Jump Manga corner! I might make a separate blog about that too...

But until thenーthanks for reading ( ´ ꒳ ` )⸝ see you in the next one!★

#crafts #miniature #miniature model #kitchen #taste of life #corner of happiness #diy #diy kit #review #miniature dollhouse #miniature craft #craft kits #diy dollhouse #diy miniature

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punkfaun · 2 years

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Soon my shelves will be entirely full of mini dioramas I’ve made🗑

#punkfaun #diorama #miniature craft #1:48 #tiny art #punk

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velunamoon · 11 months

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Mein vampire masquerade ✞ inspired Sarg ist fertig. ^ ̳ᴗ ̫ ᴗ ̳^ Meine neue 80s goth Sonnenbrille passt perfekt dazu.

#velunamoon #coffins #vampire #coffin box #vamp #romantic goth #gothic decoration #coffin #sarg #goth aesthetic #gedenken #vampire masquerade #80s goth #goth #miniature coffin #miniature craft

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cornbreadlesbian · 2 years

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Miniatures

#art #crafts #miniatures #recycling #dollhouse miniatures #fairycore

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edwardian-girl-next-door · 4 months

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A fantastic miniature room by bigmansmallworld on instagram!

#miniature #dollhouse #arts and crafts #mini #miniature art #miniature house #e

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retrogamingblog2 · 19 days

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Miniature Nintendo Game Charms made by MisfitToys

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letmeinimafairy · 10 months

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Back to the Arctic on labradorites, aurora borealis and a ship for @star-of-flame-eternal

#painted stones #sailing ship #sea #aurora borealis #labradorite #minerals #painted rocks #miniature #rock painting #tall ship #arctic #seascape #nautical art #naval #craft #miniature painting #my art

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plushlikecreaturesgallery · 10 months

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#polymer clay #crafts #cute charms #cute collections #kawaii #kawaii aesthetic #clay art #small business #art #miniature art #miniatures #clay unicorn #unicorn #my little pony #mlp oc #mlp oc pony

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darqx · 5 months

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Upgrading the 'polaroid magnet' idea of 2019 for 2023's Xmas card trades, these ones are made from wood and use actual magnets! Luxurious! |D All the poses are also referenced from actual party photos i've taken of other people, to add to the candid vibe lol.

The dreamcatcher is kind of a gag gift (yes the craft project i reffed here) for some friends. Since they don't have the ability to fight their nightmares i have offered to [try and] do it for them XD

Made from: Wooden craft polaroid (plus some backing MDF pieces), magnet, misc decorating items (glitter, wooden shapes, gel pens, paint etc). The dreamcatcher is just a storebought one with laminated paper mes wired to it

#art #crafts #polaroid #magnet #craft trade #christmas card trade #dreamcatcher #christmas 2023 #gifts for friends #miniature #FINALLY THE LAST ONE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DELIVERED #ironically all the INT friends got theirs first and the one i have to send in my own damn country took it's time getting there #tho i suppose half of it is underwater at the moment #i have to say strade's 'wish you were here' is probably the funniest magnet of the lot #for those of you who don't get the dreamcatcher thing #i have a lvl 9000 fight response in my nightmares so they tend to end up with me going aggro on anything in them #sz #on an unrelated side note i've been sharing a room with my niece this holidays #and so havent been able to look at anything 18+ whilst she's in here with me lol. i have a lot to go thru in the BTD tag later |D #or any other spicy fanarts ppl have drawn for me whop

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sometiktoksarevalid · 3 months

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#cc #miniatures #crafts

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corvarrow · 10 months

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This post is mostly a note to myself to get a better picture of this soon! I only ever remember to take pictures of physical crafts at night when the light is real bad. 😂 I do not have that many background options available right now so please pretend this is a totally normal environment and not just my monitor lmao

Anyway this is a miniature mushroom diorama I made over vacation last week! It will have a dome over it normally, which I'll try to get a picture of as well. I have made several miniature dioramas using kits before and this is the third one I've made entirely on my own - it is imho also the best one so far. I'm so happy with how it came out! 🥰

#my art #miniature craft #mushrooms #mycology #cottagecore #shaggy ink cap #behold! my art #late-ish post #Self please get better pics later #I MEAN....wallpaper engine Trigun is fine at least the colors work...buuut...

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brenna-ivy · 5 months

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