Do you love miniature things?
There’s something childlike about miniature … or for that matter, most anything on a micro scale.
Dolls’ House of Petronella Oortman, circa 1686-1710, via Wikimedia Commons
And the latest mini marvel I’ve discovered?
Miniature dollhouses … made in mint tins.
They’re every bit as darling as you might imagine, and lovely mini maven Tanja Jensen (aka Sugar Charm Shop) has created a tutorial. Do you think you’ll try this DIY?
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Here’s how:
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My mom loved to make miniature scenes inside of eggs. It takes much patience and dexterity and is harder to make it look right than one would think. I like your idea of a miniature Christmas tree ornament in a sardine can. That would be darling.
I have 10 thumbs or I would be doing this. I adore dollhouses and their miniature furniture,but micro mini? ooh baby that is hard! I have some regular dollhouse sized furniture that are exact reproductions of PA German furniture from the the collections from Winterthur Museum, just exquisite !
Cute little tin doll house! I doubt I have the patience to do that . . . don’t have a tin either!
CJ
My mother used to have miniatures and made little doll houses, but nothing like the one you found. That is a beauty!
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Have a Happy Labor Day!
darlene
Wow! These doll houses are so cute!! I can tell they would definitely take a lot of patience and time. I don’t have enough patience to sit and make one of these, even though I wish I did. She is really talented. What a great find!
That is so adorable. When my children were young I would make some miniatures in sugar eggs as gifts for school teachers. Very time consuming but well worth it.