Miniature DIY Projects & Kits


Project Tutorials

  • Mary's Menus Projects
  • ~ This site is one of my favorites, put together by Mary Eccher. Projects include the easter egg scene, a variety of pies, puddings, drinks and stews. Also instructions for pizza, canning veggies, and a witch's brew!

  • MSAT Project Pages
  • ~ A wealth of project instructions for making and dressing dolls, from painting shoes to making Elizabethan neck ruffs.

  • Mini Pearls
  • ~ Very nice projects include an adorable fishing creel, decorated Christmas wreath, pheasant-feather hat, carpetbags, and an oak tree.

  • Storybook Miniatures Projects
  • ~ Instructions for a garden topiary, a jack-in-the-box, a framed painting, and dressing a doll, as well as a number of printies.

  • Tips & Tricks Index Page
  • ~ From Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture, over 60 tips & tricks for building & landscaping. Intended for 25-30mm (1"+) figures, but ideas can be adapted to many scales. Learn how to make doors and stained glass windows, rocky landscapes, dungeon diorams and gothic fountains, and so much more!

  • MIghty Minis Tips
  • ~ 32 projects and ideas, from bird baths to welcome mats.

  • DIY Projects
  • ~ 25 projects including clothing, crafts, holiday items, toys, bathroom accessories, and more.

  • Butterfly Dreams DIY Projects
  • ~ Projects include clothing, mirrors, furniture, toys, and more.

  • On-the-Scene DIY Projects
  • ~ Another great site for projects & printies: instructions for food, holiday items, topiary, rustic fireplace, jewelry, pet items, and lots more.

  • Victoria Miniland Projects
  • ~ Learn to make stained glass, egg carton stone walls, bonsai plants, a variety of foods including candy apples, and other items. Great resource.

  • Pamela Scott Miniatures
  • ~ Learn to make ¼" (1:48) scale gardening accessories, holiday items, and more.

  • Frances Armstrong Toys in Miniature
  • ~ 1:144 scale projects - dollhouse for a dollhouse size! Toothpick toys including boats, drums, and dolls; tiny houses; and shops in matchboxes.

  • About.com Miniatures
  • ~ A variety of changing projects & articles, as well as info about building & electrifying a dollhouse.

  • Abigail's Fantasy Dolls
  • ~ Patterns & instructions for a ball mask, rocking horse & hobby horse, and a tiny teddy bear. Doll kits for sale as well.

  • Open Directory: Dollhouse Miniature Projects
  • ~ Extensive annotated list of project & printie sites. Enough to keep you busy for years!

  • MiniWizz
  • ~ Projects include flagstone & laminate tile floor, copper stove hood, casting bricks, mitering wood, and making miniature bows.

  • More needlework projects & patterns...
  • ~ Don't miss even more projects, kits & patterns in the TreeFeathers DIY Needlework section!

  • Keith Walker's Projects
  • ~ Chain mail, rustic wood fire surround, hinged modesty screen, and a grandfather clock . Great tips for creating realistic distress and tool marks on your miniatures. Don't miss the photos of Keith's amazing miniature period furniture and roomboxes!

  • Making Stone from Foam
  • ~ Nancy teaches you how to create a variety of stone types from styrofoam and builders foam. Make your own birdbaths, garden benches, and fabulous brick and slate floorings.

  • Making a Wood Planter
  • ~ This tutorial from Grazhina shows you how to make a lovely plant box stand.

  • Making a Stone Floor
  • ~ Another tutorial from Grazhina, this one teaches a stone floor technique using drywall compound.

  • Printies-Projects-Tips
  • ~ A huge list of annotated links to printies and projects on the web.

  • Mini Minute Projects
  • ~ Tutorials for a Mexican hacienda, accessories for bedroom, office and garden, furniture, and Egyptian items.




Sources for Kits

  • KITZ! Miniatures
  • ~ Tons of cool kitz for just about anything you might want to make! Also a great source for hard-to-find mini craft supplies & tools.

  • sdk miniatures
  • ~ Nice kits for plants, furniture, and structures in several scales. Items may also be purchased completed.

  • Buttercup Miniatures
  • ~ Great kits & patterns for period clothing, accessories & toys. Unique items, many miniature knitting and crochet patterns and supplies. Also many 1:24 (½") scale items.

  • Miniature Luxuries & Papers
  • ~ Decals to design your own "handpainted" miniature furniture, rooms and accessories. Available in 1" and ½" scales. Also wallpaper, fabric and rugs.

  • Victoria Miniland
  • ~ Very nice furniture kits.

  • Lavish Miniatures
  • ~ Home of the "Bloomin' Easy" flower and plant kits, as well as kits for a variety of furniture, toys, and other accessories.
  • Laser Bits n' Kits from Cynthia Howe Miniatures
  • ~ A brand new collection of precision laser cut accessories and kits. Beautiful elaborate picture frames, customizable shop signs, buttons & sewing supplies, wonderful clocks and furniture kits... and all for great prices!


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