truly brilliant. & btw, nobody would have given the head's millimetre-imperfect position a 2nd thought if you hadn't mentioned it, you're an artist, heads move, it's a design feature!
Joanne Carroll thank you! Lol I figured no one would care but it really irks me personally ;) I also like to share my own frustrations occasionally too haha
What I love about the Addams mansion is how your artistic style matches so perfectly Charles Addams' original whimsically macabre artwork and color palette. It's so fun and perfectly done. Excellent. Love seeing the mansion's history and progress!
I don’t think I will ever make an Iron Maiden but I can see how this technique could be used making many things like maybe water fountains or lamp base or metal vase and I’m sure more. Thank you for the video!
OH WOW ! Tu imagines pas à quel point tu me fais plaisir en me dévoilant tes trucs pour faire ce genre de pièces ... Merci un million de fois ! Ça va grandement me servir pour ma troisième maquette ! 🎉🎉🎉🎉😍
This is exactly the type of miniaturist I would love to "grow-up" and become. I got the miniature bite a few months ago, ran into your blog, went to my library, borrowed a mountain of books started a chair out of very stiff paper and not even a 1/4 of the way through got very discouraged, threw the project out, never restarted, returned all the books and have stayed away from anything miniature in store or EBay/Etsy since. I'm beyond impressed how incredible your entire project came out. Makes me dream that one day, boy I hope, that I too have this exquisite dollhouse filled with exquisite things and everything or nearly everything made by me.
Charlie thank you for this amazingly sweet comment. Please don't give up! You have inspired me to make a "Tips for beginning Miniaturists" video for anyone struggling to get started! I am really here to help and want to share my ups and downs of getting started with you guys. I threw away many projects when I first started out! I still do occasionally! There is definitely a learning curve but if you can find the part of miniatures you enjoy the most the learning curve can be fun. Stay tuned for a video inspired by this comment (in the next couple months I hope!) Thank you again! -Ara
Charlie Dale, don't give up. It's such a wonderful, fun, creative hobby. And yes, it is addictive. The more miniatures you make the better you get. Their are so many talented people that share their experience with us on youtube. Good luck.
Charlie Dale Charlie, your comment made me sad. Don’t give up. I never worry about mistakes and starting projects over because it is all a journey and opportunity to learn and improve. Find your inner perfectionist. Try and try again.
Don't give up yet Charlie, I know you can improve. I make miniature food out of polymer clay. My first attempt was a disaster! It looked like a small child made it. I'm glad that I persevered as the food I make now is very realistic and satisfying to make. I'll bet that if you tried to make that chair again it will be better than the first one and the one after that will be even better. The old adage that practice makes perfect really applies here. Keep at it and you'll be happily making minis that you are proud of in no time :)
I know it has been a while since you posted this comment, but I just saw this video and I, too, just started doing miniatures as well. I make furniture for my wife's dollhouse. I hope that you didn't give up completely, and are still doing them. They are fun and addictive.
Fabulous, as always. I love your work the most. Might I suggest replacing the flour in your mixture with plaster of paris? It's awesome, I recently did a "tree-stump" project with it, and I love it. Mix it thin for the paper-towel technique, then mix a thicker batch to replace the wood-filler, or make it thick enough to model with! It dries hard as a rock, and has a nice texture to take paint. I find it more convenient than pre-made filler, which always ends up drying up in the container on me. I only make as much as I'm going to use, and it's easy to clean up.
I love that you used a Barbie doll as the initial model for your iron maiden 😜👍 It appeals to my twisted sense of humor. Brilliant design and its looks marvelous.
As your little sister, I am glad you had this crazy ideas after we were grown and out of the house... fantastic job! I miss watching you in person putting your miniatures together. Also can’t wait to see who you put inside of the Iron Maiden!!
Emmalee Hudgins lol hopefully no one will go in the iron maiden. Thanks for tuning in. Mom might have been worried about me if I was making iron maiden out of her paper towels when I was young!
Ara, this is incredible! It really does look like metal, and when you opened it, it really made it even more convincing! LOVE this video as much as I always love your videos! Thakns so much for sharing and inspiring me!!!
I've watched this tutorial probably six times now. It just fascinates me how much like metal it resembles! If there were a scale of one to ten slide button on youtube instead of the simple like button......you'd be getting that ten!! :-)
Do you think you will try it out? It was quite a process but worth it in the end! So glad you enjoyed the video either way and feel free to watch it as much as you like ;) I appreciate the kind words!!
Wow! Thank you for being such a good teacher, Ara . . . and so much fun! As a trained medieval British historian, I can say that your Iron Maiden is quite good. Impressive! Love it!
That is an amazing compliment! And wow what a cool job! Please feel free to share any historical knowledge with us if I make any future medieval items :) I love to learn!
How delightfully morbid! I love it. You are so inventive, I would never have thought to use paper to make an iron maiden. Thank you for sharing yet another wonderful video :)
OUTSTANDING! Can't wait to see how you replicate Gomez' electric model train layout! If I may, may I suggest using either a "Z" scale train or a "TT" scale model train. If they're within your budget on your ADDAMS FAMILY project.
The intro was very clever! I love the outcome of this. Great job, girl! It always amazes me how strong papier mache really is! It's an amazing technique, and you can do most anything with it!
Clever technique! I always love the way you come up with these ideas, and obscure media to produce your miniatures. Incidentally, not to take away from your design by any means, but did you know that the Iron Maiden, as you have created, was never really used at any time in history? It is purely myth and fantasy. Such a device would not have tortured someone, it would have killed them. The only thing that comes close was a device created back in the 500's (I think) that had small spikes that lined the maiden, so that someone placed inside would have to stand upright. Any movement from side to side, or front to back would have caused pain. The idea was to cause sleep deprivation to "lull" them into confessing, or die from sleep deprivation. Just thought I would mention that as a sort of History lesson. As always ... Have a better day!
Thank you so much Sean... it find it fun trying to figure these things out... like a big puzzle. I had heard that the Iron Maiden was a myth but thank you for the further information on its actual origins! The whole torture device era is so interesting to study... and a bit disturbing! lol
This was ridiculously creative and really simple - who'd of thought? In case you couldn't tell, I'm new to your channel and I've got some catching up to do! Love the creative share :) Q: I sculpt using polymer clay - not just charms and jewelry but also actual sculptures (up to 7"). I've never used paper clay before, it looked wet (there was a sheen to it). Is it? What was the dry time? I have an idea of something I want to make but baking it would be a hassle based on the dimensions.
This looks great! If I make a lifesize version.. Let’s say I need it for....... *something* ! Will the hinges tear from being opened and closed excessive amounts of time???
Thank you. Well... if you were to make a full size one for .... reasons... them I would suggest using real life hinges. The should stand up over the test of time.
I googled this and found your video... Because I'm trying to figure out how I could make a full sized one for my library. Any ideas? I'd like it to be lightweight like a paper mache... But I definitely want to use actual metal spikes
Hmmm... you could maybe make the outside shape with cardboard and then paper mache over it until its smooth? The wood glue should do the same thing in real life size BUT you would just need a lot more of it! Best of luck!
It took me 5 days of working on it during all of my free time. Waiting for layers to dry is what took the longest. The rest went rather quickly. Thank you!
Bentley House Minis I know mini crafting some times take for ever! And as you said drying time can make it take even longer, but 5 days was actually a little less than I thought
I had to come back again & comment when I saw that YT in its infinite wisdom, has used its algorithms to conclude that fans of Iron Maiden, the iconic UK metal band of the 20th century, are the same people who like to craft miniature replicas of life-sized items for their dollshouses - just because you made this one 21stC replica of a 17thC concoction of a never-existed 14thC mediaeval torture device out of paper. Honestly, do they not do any research there at YT? PMSL!
Joanne Carroll hahahaha! Yes I had to be very specific in my search criteria when I was looking for references. Apparently rock bands are more popular than ancient torture devices.... who knew?
In that case, perhaps your views would increase dramatically if you were to add a soundtrack to this one - maybe including a mediaeval torture montage? I narrowed it down to 2 possible Iron Maiden tracks; 'Run to the Hills (Run for Your Life)' and '666 The Number of The Beast'. I really think though, it's gonna depend on whether Bruce Dickinson has a dollshouse or not. I DO know he holds a pilot's licence. (I haven't laughed so hard in ages)
I think I become disheartened because I'm one of those crafters/artists that when I try something the very first time that it comes out in perfection, sellable perfection. That didn't happen at all. It threw me, as it was the first and so far only time it's ever happened. I see, embroider, cross stitch, paint, draw, knit, a 15 year home business of repairing old dolls, quilt, make clothes, jewelry, handbags and just now started junk-journaling. But miniatures I've loved since I was a little boy. Heck, I've always wanted a dollhouse, like forever.
I can see how that would be disheartening. I do hope that you will keep trying and keep an eye out for the beginners video I am thinking of making soon. I may have some ideas to help you out.
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truly brilliant. & btw, nobody would have given the head's millimetre-imperfect position a 2nd thought if you hadn't mentioned it, you're an artist, heads move, it's a design feature!
Joanne Carroll thank you! Lol I figured no one would care but it really irks me personally ;) I also like to share my own frustrations occasionally too haha
What I love about the Addams mansion is how your artistic style matches so perfectly Charles Addams' original whimsically macabre artwork and color palette. It's so fun and perfectly done. Excellent. Love seeing the mansion's history and progress!
That is a compliment that means a lot to me Warren! Thank you! I love Charles Addams original work so much!!
That is so terrific. I never would have guessed paper towels
Aggie Chrismer so glad you liked it!
I don’t think I will ever make an Iron Maiden but I can see how this technique could be used making many things like maybe water fountains or lamp base or metal vase and I’m sure more. Thank you for the video!
Those are all great ideas. I love paper mache!! -Ara
Your ingenuity and creativity are mind blowing to me!! 🧠💥
Thank you so much 😀😊
OH WOW ! Tu imagines pas à quel point tu me fais plaisir en me dévoilant tes trucs pour faire ce genre de pièces ... Merci un million de fois ! Ça va grandement me servir pour ma troisième maquette ! 🎉🎉🎉🎉😍
This is exactly the type of miniaturist I would love to "grow-up" and become. I got the miniature bite a few months ago, ran into your blog, went to my library, borrowed a mountain of books started a chair out of very stiff paper and not even a 1/4 of the way through got very discouraged, threw the project out, never restarted, returned all the books and have stayed away from anything miniature in store or EBay/Etsy since. I'm beyond impressed how incredible your entire project came out. Makes me dream that one day, boy I hope, that I too have this exquisite dollhouse filled with exquisite things and everything or nearly everything made by me.
Charlie thank you for this amazingly sweet comment. Please don't give up! You have inspired me to make a "Tips for beginning Miniaturists" video for anyone struggling to get started! I am really here to help and want to share my ups and downs of getting started with you guys. I threw away many projects when I first started out! I still do occasionally! There is definitely a learning curve but if you can find the part of miniatures you enjoy the most the learning curve can be fun. Stay tuned for a video inspired by this comment (in the next couple months I hope!) Thank you again! -Ara
Charlie Dale, don't give up. It's such a wonderful, fun, creative hobby. And yes, it is addictive. The more miniatures you make the better you get. Their are so many talented people that share their experience with us on youtube. Good luck.
Charlie Dale Charlie, your comment made me sad. Don’t give up. I never worry about mistakes and starting projects over because it is all a journey and opportunity to learn and improve. Find your inner perfectionist. Try and try again.
Don't give up yet Charlie, I know you can improve. I make miniature food out of polymer clay. My first attempt was a disaster! It looked like a small child made it. I'm glad that I persevered as the food I make now is very realistic and satisfying to make. I'll bet that if you tried to make that chair again it will be better than the first one and the one after that will be even better. The old adage that practice makes perfect really applies here. Keep at it and you'll be happily making minis that you are proud of in no time :)
I know it has been a while since you posted this comment, but I just saw this video and I, too, just started doing miniatures as well. I make furniture for my wife's dollhouse. I hope that you didn't give up completely, and are still doing them. They are fun and addictive.
Fabulous, as always. I love your work the most. Might I suggest replacing the flour in your mixture with plaster of paris? It's awesome, I recently did a "tree-stump" project with it, and I love it. Mix it thin for the paper-towel technique, then mix a thicker batch to replace the wood-filler, or make it thick enough to model with! It dries hard as a rock, and has a nice texture to take paint. I find it more convenient than pre-made filler, which always ends up drying up in the container on me. I only make as much as I'm going to use, and it's easy to clean up.
This is so amazing! I never would have thought to use wood filler and wood glue to create a "metal" surface.
Thanks! I kind of stumbled upon that idea and I was glad it worked!!
I love that you used a Barbie doll as the initial model for your iron maiden 😜👍 It appeals to my twisted sense of humor. Brilliant design and its looks marvelous.
As your little sister, I am glad you had this crazy ideas after we were grown and out of the house... fantastic job! I miss watching you in person putting your miniatures together. Also can’t wait to see who you put inside of the Iron Maiden!!
Emmalee Hudgins lol hopefully no one will go in the iron maiden. Thanks for tuning in. Mom might have been worried about me if I was making iron maiden out of her paper towels when I was young!
This is fabulous! You are a genius!
Aww thanks! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Ara, this is incredible! It really does look like metal, and when you opened it, it really made it even more convincing! LOVE this video as much as I always love your videos! Thakns so much for sharing and inspiring me!!!
Leslie Clare Jones Creative Pzazz thank you so much! ;)
Wow, that's impressive! I think your videos deserve more attention then they get, honestly. Who else can make so much out of cardboard and paper?
😊 Thank you so much!
Simply brilliant!
I've watched this tutorial probably six times now. It just fascinates me how much like metal it resembles! If there were a scale of one to ten slide button on youtube instead of the simple like button......you'd be getting that ten!! :-)
Do you think you will try it out? It was quite a process but worth it in the end! So glad you enjoyed the video either way and feel free to watch it as much as you like ;) I appreciate the kind words!!
Bentley House Minis Definitely this is my next project! I've already tried your pencil tutorial. Made an bakers dozen and they turned out really well.
Fantastic!! Keep me updated on how it goes for you! ;)
Wow! Thank you for being such a good teacher, Ara . . . and so much fun! As a trained medieval British historian, I can say that your Iron Maiden is quite good. Impressive! Love it!
That is an amazing compliment! And wow what a cool job! Please feel free to share any historical knowledge with us if I make any future medieval items :) I love to learn!
Genius hinges Ara !
How cool is this! Great job on it!
Thank you!!
What an awesome job!!! That's a great addition to the house. Looks like metal!!!
Thanks Sarah!!
How delightfully morbid! I love it. You are so inventive, I would never have thought to use paper to make an iron maiden. Thank you for sharing yet another wonderful video :)
Thank you Annejuli! :)
OUTSTANDING! Can't wait to see how you replicate Gomez' electric model train layout! If I may, may I suggest using either a "Z" scale train or a "TT" scale model train. If they're within your budget on your ADDAMS FAMILY project.
Great suggestions! Thank you! I have made a non-working train table but it would be really fun to make a working one in the future!💖
Awesome as always. You are so clever !
Thank you Staci :)
You are such a genius, I just love watching your work.
Aww thank you Zena ;)
What a cool way to make this.
You are a genius! I love these tutorials, and your voice is so soothing. I’ve learned a ton just by watching your videos. Thank you
Thanks so much 😊 I am so glad you are enjoying the videos!
The intro was very clever! I love the outcome of this. Great job, girl! It always amazes me how strong papier mache really is! It's an amazing technique, and you can do most anything with it!
I agree! As long as you can seal it well the sky is the limit! Thank you :)
It's fantastic.
How awesome is that!
Fantastic project! I wonder if a bit of copper and bronze in particular places would have made it look like ancient, dried blood. Great job.
I actually bought some bronze but forgot I had it :? lol I may play around with it later :) Thanks Ebba!
SO much glue AND magic marker! My two favorite things! LOL
Lol they are some of my favorite too ;)
It’s incredible!
Thank you Karen!
Love your ideas and techniques ❤️
Thanks! This was a fun one to figure out ;)
You astound me! It’s amazing!
Your so clever amazing work.
Clever technique! I always love the way you come up with these ideas, and obscure media to produce your miniatures.
Incidentally, not to take away from your design by any means, but did you know that the Iron Maiden, as you have created, was never really used at any time in history? It is purely myth and fantasy. Such a device would not have tortured someone, it would have killed them. The only thing that comes close was a device created back in the 500's (I think) that had small spikes that lined the maiden, so that someone placed inside would have to stand upright. Any movement from side to side, or front to back would have caused pain. The idea was to cause sleep deprivation to "lull" them into confessing, or die from sleep deprivation. Just thought I would mention that as a sort of History lesson.
As always ... Have a better day!
Thank you so much Sean... it find it fun trying to figure these things out... like a big puzzle. I had heard that the Iron Maiden was a myth but thank you for the further information on its actual origins! The whole torture device era is so interesting to study... and a bit disturbing! lol
Absolutely brilliant! I love this project. It looks soo realistic too. 😍
Thank you so much Missy D!
Brilliant!
Woww that was incredible, really enjoy watching you create aged pieces 😊
Thank you Angela!!!
This is amazing!! Love your work Ara !😍
Thank you Esha!
That was pretty darned Awesome!!
Thank you :)
Terrific!
Connie B thank you!
Wow.. so cool 😍
Thank you!!
Wow very creative.
Thank you so much 😊
I just realized your background music isn't from Nancy Drew games, but it's from the Miss Clue games (same concept/voice actors). Looove it!
This was ridiculously creative and really simple - who'd of thought? In case you couldn't tell, I'm new to your channel and I've got some catching up to do! Love the creative share :)
Q: I sculpt using polymer clay - not just charms and jewelry but also actual sculptures (up to 7"). I've never used paper clay before, it looked wet (there was a sheen to it). Is it? What was the dry time? I have an idea of something I want to make but baking it would be a hassle based on the dimensions.
amazing!
Amazing!
Thank you :)
Wonderful! I'm making an old greenhouse and this technique will work for the walls, I believe. Thank you so Much! Great project
Thanks!! Be sure to tag me on instagram if you post any pictures of your project! I would love to see :) -Ara
Freaking awesome, and cool
Thanks Chrissy!
I swear by the end of this week I'll probably have watched like all your videos!!
Thank you for watching! I am so glad you've enjoyed them that much!
6:09 😱😱😱
You are so Clever!!!
Aww thanks Melissa😊
Awesome. I am making a 1:6 Barbi one for our hobby shop halloween 👻 window display.
That's great! Sounds like a fun project!
This makes a brilliant Halloween decoration. Love it!
Yes it would!
This turned out soo amazing!!
Thank you💖
@@BentleyHouseMinis you're welcome! I am definitely going to try this out!
I expected an Iron Maiden's Eddie in paper.🤣🤣🤣
Iron Maiden Forever!!! UP THE IRONS!🤘🎸
I loved her face being off centered. It looks like she could care less what's happening inside her. Just looking off in the distance. Dreaming.
I hadn't thought if it that way but I love that! I truly cold-hearted torture device lol!
If you look at real Iron Maiden’s, their faces are off center and not perfect in the slightest. I think you made a very authentic piece.
This looks great!
If I make a lifesize version..
Let’s say I need it for....... *something* ! Will the hinges tear from being opened and closed excessive amounts of time???
Thank you. Well... if you were to make a full size one for .... reasons... them I would suggest using real life hinges. The should stand up over the test of time.
It’s perfect!
Eric Newman thank you!
That's awesome, except Iron maidens didn't actually exist
Such a fantastic Tutorial!!! This definitely goes on my to try list!!! ♡
Thank you! Let me know if you do try it out!
I googled this and found your video... Because I'm trying to figure out how I could make a full sized one for my library. Any ideas? I'd like it to be lightweight like a paper mache... But I definitely want to use actual metal spikes
Hmmm... you could maybe make the outside shape with cardboard and then paper mache over it until its smooth? The wood glue should do the same thing in real life size BUT you would just need a lot more of it! Best of luck!
AWESOME!!
Floored once again.
Only me thinking an iron maiden with a big and happy smile on it's face would be super creepy in real life... ha ha
Haha that would look creepy! Fantastically creepy ;)
@@BentleyHouseMinis You did a realy awsome job with it!
This is really cool! How many days did you use on it?
It took me 5 days of working on it during all of my free time. Waiting for layers to dry is what took the longest. The rest went rather quickly. Thank you!
Bentley House Minis I know mini crafting some times take for ever! And as you said drying time can make it take even longer, but 5 days was actually a little less than I thought
I sped it up a bit by using a pretty powerful fan ;)
Escape the night colleens death
😃 found it
Now I can make a "mini torture device" playlist lol 😄
You were playing super Mario odyssey!!,
Yes!
Bentley House Minis good job on the Iron Maiden by the way!
Mario oddisey
Mmmmmeeeeeeeee
I had to come back again & comment when I saw that YT in its infinite wisdom, has used its algorithms to conclude that fans of Iron Maiden, the iconic UK metal band of the 20th century, are the same people who like to craft miniature replicas of life-sized items for their dollshouses - just because you made this one 21stC replica of a 17thC concoction of a never-existed 14thC mediaeval torture device out of paper. Honestly, do they not do any research there at YT? PMSL!
Joanne Carroll hahahaha! Yes I had to be very specific in my search criteria when I was looking for references. Apparently rock bands are more popular than ancient torture devices.... who knew?
In that case, perhaps your views would increase dramatically if you were to add a soundtrack to this one - maybe including a mediaeval torture montage? I narrowed it down to 2 possible Iron Maiden tracks; 'Run to the Hills (Run for Your Life)' and '666 The Number of The Beast'. I really think though, it's gonna depend on whether Bruce Dickinson has a dollshouse or not. I DO know he holds a pilot's licence. (I haven't laughed so hard in ages)
I think I become disheartened because I'm one of those crafters/artists that when I try something the very first time that it comes out in perfection, sellable perfection. That didn't happen at all. It threw me, as it was the first and so far only time it's ever happened. I see, embroider, cross stitch, paint, draw, knit, a 15 year home business of repairing old dolls, quilt, make clothes, jewelry, handbags and just now started junk-journaling. But miniatures I've loved since I was a little boy. Heck, I've always wanted a dollhouse, like forever.
I can see how that would be disheartening. I do hope that you will keep trying and keep an eye out for the beginners video I am thinking of making soon. I may have some ideas to help you out.
I am sure if he did have a dollhouse I would be less likely to be sued for copy right infringement ;)
bad*ss!
lol!! thanks :)
you should add some blood inside. y'know for the realism. I think the Addams' would have used theirs
I thought about that but didn't want to make anything too gory for youtube lol
Do u have an address people can send stuff plz ???x
Yes it is in the 'About me' section on my TH-cam home page!😊
You can tell I’m a messed up kid when I’m gonna make this so I can recreate colleens death from escape the night
Anyone from escape the night
I had to look up your reference to escape the night... poor Colleen! :)
Bentley House Minis she was the saddest death