If you're not a professional, then you are testimony to all of us that being a professional isn't necessary to create beautiful, unique miniatures out of humble and often unexpected materials, meaning that we none of us need be wealthy to afford to own wonderful mini works of art...
Thank you so much for your kind words. It really means a lot to me. No I’m definitely not a professional. Just somebody who wants miniatures without breaking the bank. 🥰
I watched all seven of your videos with my morning coffee and really enjoyed everything you've done thus far. Your work is great, and the videos are the perfect length. I hope you have a lot of success with your channel.
A beautiful piece of miniature furniture! Your store reminds me of the grocers' shops of my childhood, before everything was pre-packaged. Sugar, flour and dried pulses scooped into strong brown paper bags, bread wrapped in tissue paper, cheese cut with a wire and cured meat and bacon cut in a slicing machine! Memories in miniature! ❤
I thought the same. My grandma had one of these stores, and a cabinet like that, but in chipped ivory color. And in a bin beside it was the salt in a block and you had to chisel it off, in little triangle shaped paper bags. I think, I am really old. But I absolutely love this.
Thanks you so much. Love this comment! That’s my husband playing a little medley he made up. I’ll pass the comment on to him too. He will love to hear it. ❤️
This is beautiful. I love you attention to detail. I was wondering how you press the cardstock to stay so flat. I am glad you showed using the roller. Thanks so much for your video. 👏🏼👏🏼
What a wonderful compliment! Thank you!! That means a lot to me. Just like you mentioned to me before, I worry that I over complicate things while trying to explain them.
@@Lauras-tinyview don't worry, your explanations and processes are very clear and easy to understand. You're doing a great job of communicating your ideas.
@@Lauras-tinyview Well, if you can find such small bottles, I think it would be better. But loose would also work. That way it would smell more intensely. And I just had another idea: perhaps small pieces of scented candles......mmmmm.......think of the aroma!
Instead of having to glue layers of card stock together you can use chipboard which comes in many different thicknesses. Sometime you can also get off cuts from a frame shop of the matte board they use.
Thank you so much for the tip I appreciate it. Absolutely great advice. The chipboard is really the best option. Unfortunately I have arthritis in my neck and shoulders and cutting through thick chipboard would really flare things up for me. Plus I’m trying to keep my cost down.
For furniture building, you asked about tips? You might find it handy to watch Julie Warren's youtube furniture tutorials. She works in wood, but the basic construction - shelf placement, doors, etc, might be helpful. I love how this unit came out.
Have you thought of using mat board? you can put initial cut with a paper trimmer and finish cuts with your craft knife. I like using 1/16th mat board.
This wall unit turned out amazing. It looks like a real one made out of wood. Even your knobs look real. How long did it take you to make, if you don’t mind me asking? It turned out so well, I can’t believe it was made out of paper, it just amazes me. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Thank you so much! 😊 I don’t mind at all. I really wanted to get this video out there so I had something besides weathered wood videos lol. I worked for about 2 1/2 days solid. But probably about a week if I worked slowly on it. I also precut my pieces on my silhouette cutting machine to speed it up. But the cutting machine is not necessary. It’s just basic shapes that can be cut by hand. Cutting by hand it would take maybe a week and a half. I used to do that all the time making 1/6 scale furniture but my arthritis doesn’t allow it anymore lol.
Wow 🤩 I am blown away that you made this from paper! It’s beautiful! How did you come up with the measurements? And those little drawers are amazing! Subscribed!
Thank you very much!! 😊 I usually look at real pictures of furniture for inspiration. So I might like something on one piece and something else from another. That way I customize it the way I like it. Then let’s says it’s a bookcase I will look at the height width etc of real furniture and do the math to get the scale I’m working in. Which I try to stay 1/16 scale. I wish I could work in 1/12 scale but I live in an apartment and have to keep it small. I would work smaller scale but then I would have issues seeing it 😂. I sure hope I explained that where it wasn’t to confusing.
Thank you! I thought about that but figured it would get confusing. I work in 1/16 scale and 1/12 is the most common. I am not math strong to convert it to everyone’s scale lol. So I thought it could be good inspiration to inspire others to draw up their own measurements.
@@Lauras-tinyview That scale is different. I have an antique dollhouse. About 120 years old and I think it must be close to that scale. It’s too big for 1/24 and too small for 1/12. So it’s sitting and waiting for inspiration. I’m not math strong either. 😉 If I was I think I’d work in centimeters. I will use yours for inspiration. I’m already thinking. Have a Merry Christmas.
@@candacemackey7545 Don’t know if you have tried Etsy? You may find something that will help you get your house furnished. You have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too.
This turned out amazing! I am discovering how much more I like building from cardboard than from wood. Can't wait to see more of what you create! Thank you for sharing!
@@Lauras-tinyview ای کاش زیر نویس رو فعال کنید که هر کشوری بتونه متوجه بشه چه وسایلی به کار میبرید نظرات ترجمه میشه اما کامنت اولی که لطف میکنید میذارید برای کن که ایرانی هستم هیچ ترجمه ایی نداره واقعا از این بابت ناراحت هستم
@@mari-qn8nl I looked into it and if the channel has “cc” turned on you can auto translate. I have “cc” turned on so it will work for you. Here is how to translate. In the viewing window look at the top right corner for “cc” click it to turn on captions. Once you have done that go to the gear shaped icon that is to the right side of the “cc”. It is in the top right corner. Click on it and click on auto translate. You will see a small window pop up with your language on it. Click on your language and now you can read the closed caption in your language. I hope that is helpful for you.
Thank you! you are great.
Thank you too!
💖 Awesome ❣
Thanks!! 🥰
I can watch you make this stuff all day. Your music isn’t overpowering, your voice is good and you keep the videos short. Thank you
Aww thank you so much! 😊 I’m so glad to hear that!!
Hi Laura, Another beautiful piece of furniture. You really do underestimate your talent. You are so good and such a delight to watch. Cheers Robyn ❤😊
Thank you Robyn! 🥰 You’re so kind!!
I love your attention to details
😊🥰
Amazing!
Thanks! 🥰
If you're not a professional, then you are testimony to all of us that being a professional isn't necessary to create beautiful, unique miniatures out of humble and often unexpected materials, meaning that we none of us need be wealthy to afford to own wonderful mini works of art...
Thank you so much for your kind words. It really means a lot to me. No I’m definitely not a professional. Just somebody who wants miniatures without breaking the bank. 🥰
I watched all seven of your videos with my morning coffee and really enjoyed everything you've done thus far. Your work is great, and the videos are the perfect length. I hope you have a lot of success with your channel.
Awesome thank you so much!! Glad you enjoyed them.
A beautiful piece of miniature furniture! Your store reminds me of the grocers' shops of my childhood, before everything was pre-packaged. Sugar, flour and dried pulses scooped into strong brown paper bags, bread wrapped in tissue paper, cheese cut with a wire and cured meat and bacon cut in a slicing machine! Memories in miniature! ❤
Oh how cool!! Great memories! Thank you for sharing.❤
I thought the same. My grandma had one of these stores, and a cabinet like that, but in chipped ivory color. And in a bin beside it was the salt in a block and you had to chisel it off, in little triangle shaped paper bags. I think, I am really old. But I absolutely love this.
Great childhood memories! 🥰
I'm drinks in bottles in a big cooler full of ice, always so cold on a hot day
So beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing your gifts with us ❤ love your channel!!
Thank you for your kind words! Means so much! 🥰
What a talent! Very nice. And the very gentle and quiet background music was very peaceful. Well done!
Thanks you so much. Love this comment! That’s my husband playing a little medley he made up. I’ll pass the comment on to him too. He will love to hear it. ❤️
I have been watching your videos and your work is amazing! Thank you for sharing your talent!
Thank you! I love sharing how I make my miniatures.
What a nice job!👍🏻
Thanks so much!!😊
This is beautiful. I love you attention to detail.
I was wondering how you press the cardstock
to stay so flat. I am glad you showed using the
roller. Thanks so much for your video. 👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks! I used to press them with heavy books but that took to long lol. 😂
Oh my gosh, you are super talented & amazing. Your creations are gorgeous. I very much enjoy watching your videos, thank you.
Thanks for such a sweet compliment! 🥰
Great job, thanks for sharing your talents with us.
Thanks! My pleasure. 😊
This is beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing your talents!
Thank you very much! ❤️
That is so cool. Love the color.
Thanks! Glad to hear you like the color. I was unsure if I liked it. Almost repainted it lol.
Looks amazing!
Thank you very much!! ❤
wow it is a very nice project and very exciting to watch how you make it😊 Looking forward to your videos, lovely channel :)
Thanks I appreciate that!!🥰
You are amazing at making furniture ❤ I love this!
Thank you so much! That really means a lot to me. 🥰🥰🥰
This is a beautiful piece of furniture, thank you for sharing your technique 🤩
Thanks so much!! 😊
I do really enjoy the way you work and create, you have a natural talent and I am so glad you are sharing it! The wall unit is just fantastic
What a wonderful compliment! Thank you!! That means a lot to me. Just like you mentioned to me before, I worry that I over complicate things while trying to explain them.
@@Lauras-tinyview don't worry, your explanations and processes are very clear and easy to understand. You're doing a great job of communicating your ideas.
This is very beautiful. Well done. One idea is to put spices in those drawers.
Thank you! Great idea! Do you mean in bottles or loose?
@@Lauras-tinyview Well, if you can find such small bottles, I think it would be better. But loose would also work. That way it would smell more intensely. And I just had another idea: perhaps small pieces of scented candles......mmmmm.......think of the aroma!
@@craftingexperiments-StellaT Great ideas!! Thanks for the feedback!
This is beautiful, just like my cupboard in my kitchen here :)
Oh how cool! ❤️
This is amazing! Thank you!
Thank you!
I love this 😊
Thanks so much!
Instead of having to glue layers of card stock together you can use chipboard which comes in many different thicknesses. Sometime you can also get off cuts from a frame shop of the matte board they use.
Thank you so much for the tip I appreciate it. Absolutely great advice. The chipboard is really the best option. Unfortunately I have arthritis in my neck and shoulders and cutting through thick chipboard would really flare things up for me. Plus I’m trying to keep my cost down.
I love your channel! 🥰 So useful, thank you so much for your help and sharing 🙇♀️🙏
Thank you very much! You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful to you. 🤗
For furniture building, you asked about tips? You might find it handy to watch Julie Warren's youtube furniture tutorials. She works in wood, but the basic construction - shelf placement, doors, etc, might be helpful. I love how this unit came out.
Thanks! Yes , I love her channel and have been a subscriber for a long, long time. I could listen to her speak all day. Thanks for the tip! 😊
Have you thought of using mat board? you can put initial cut with a paper trimmer and finish cuts with your craft knife. I like using 1/16th mat board.
Thanks for the tip! ❤️
Wonderfully made! You must be VERY good with measuring…lol..mine is never never perfect.
LOL, I don’t about perfect! I’ve gotten better over the years though, still working on it.🤪
Love your videos 😊. Can you advise what weight cardstock you use and how you get it to layer do flat please. Many thanks.
Thanks!! 😊 At the moment I’m using a pack of Paper Studios extra heavy cardstock purchased from Hobby Lobby. SKU # is 1862499. It says 110# weight.
Excellent video thank you. ~ In the UK, this piece of furniture is called a Welsh Dresser and the kick plate is called the Plinth. KR AndyT(UK)
Thanks for sharing! I love to learn about things like this from around the world.
This wall unit turned out amazing. It looks like a real one made out of wood. Even your knobs look real. How long did it take you to make, if you don’t mind me asking? It turned out so well, I can’t believe it was made out of paper, it just amazes me. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Thank you so much! 😊 I don’t mind at all. I really wanted to get this video out there so I had something besides weathered wood videos lol. I worked for about 2 1/2 days solid. But probably about a week if I worked slowly on it. I also precut my pieces on my silhouette cutting machine to speed it up. But the cutting machine is not necessary. It’s just basic shapes that can be cut by hand. Cutting by hand it would take maybe a week and a half. I used to do that all the time making 1/6 scale furniture but my arthritis doesn’t allow it anymore lol.
Wow 🤩 I am blown away that you made this from paper! It’s beautiful! How did you come up with the measurements? And those little drawers are amazing! Subscribed!
Thank you very much!! 😊 I usually look at real pictures of furniture for inspiration. So I might like something on one piece and something else from another. That way I customize it the way I like it. Then let’s says it’s a bookcase I will look at the height width etc of real furniture and do the math to get the scale I’m working in. Which I try to stay 1/16 scale. I wish I could work in 1/12 scale but I live in an apartment and have to keep it small. I would work smaller scale but then I would have issues seeing it 😂. I sure hope I explained that where it wasn’t to confusing.
Perhaps you could share your measurements so we can build one also.
A lovely piece of furniture.
Thank you! I thought about that but figured it would get confusing. I work in 1/16 scale and 1/12 is the most common. I am not math strong to convert it to everyone’s scale lol. So I thought it could be good inspiration to inspire others to draw up their own measurements.
@@Lauras-tinyview That scale is different. I have an antique dollhouse. About 120 years old and I think it must be close to that scale. It’s too big for 1/24 and too small for 1/12. So it’s sitting and waiting for inspiration. I’m not math strong either. 😉 If I was I think I’d work in centimeters. I will use yours for inspiration. I’m already thinking.
Have a Merry Christmas.
@@candacemackey7545 Don’t know if you have tried Etsy? You may find something that will help you get your house furnished. You have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year too.
This turned out amazing! I am discovering how much more I like building from cardboard than from wood. Can't wait to see more of what you create! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you. Yes I’m partial to cardboard myself. Although now I use more foam board and cardstock.
@@Lauras-tinyview ای کاش زیر نویس رو فعال کنید که هر کشوری بتونه متوجه بشه چه وسایلی به کار میبرید نظرات ترجمه میشه اما کامنت اولی که لطف میکنید میذارید برای کن که ایرانی هستم هیچ ترجمه ایی نداره واقعا از این بابت ناراحت هستم
@@mari-qn8nl I looked into it and if the channel has “cc” turned on you can auto translate. I have “cc” turned on so it will work for you. Here is how to translate. In the viewing window look at the top right corner for “cc” click it to turn on captions. Once you have done that go to the gear shaped icon that is to the right side of the “cc”. It is in the top right corner. Click on it and click on auto translate. You will see a small window pop up with your language on it. Click on your language and now you can read the closed caption in your language. I hope that is helpful for you.
Hi. I absolutely love this unit. Do you ever provide measurements??
@@kimsimpson1274 Thank you! Occasionally I do. Check out my blue kitchen hutch video.
@@Lauras-tinyview I will, thanks!!
👍👍👏👏🇦🇷😘
Thanks!!😊🥰
Beautiful Work. May I ask what weight and or brand of card stock you are using? Thanks
Thanks!! 😊 At the moment I’m using a pack of Paper Studios extra heavy cardstock purchased from Hobby Lobby. SKU # is 1862499. It says 110# weight.
Can I ask what glue you use it glue your cardstock
I use Elmers Glue All.