Valentine's Day is going to be here in less than a month, so make sure you keep all of your photo memories safe by placing them inside this miniature floral "I Love You" Valentine's Day mini album.
Red velvet cupcakes are indulgent treats in and of themselves, but make them miniature and they'll become instant hits at your next party. Check out this video to learn how to bake and decorate mini red velvet cupcakes.
This is such an elegant, exquisite Christmas card. Even if you live in California and snow is pretty much nonexistant during the holidays, this wintry, frosty scene will transport you - and whoever you give it to - to your very own miniature White Christmas.
If you like making miniature models for their own sake or for use in playing Warhammer and other table top games, there may come a time when you want a shiny new model to look like an old rusty model. If you're working with plastic, you've come to the right place, because this video will show you how to give plastic models a rusty look that will blend them into your post-apocalyptic or just plain derelict scene.
If your LEGO men are raring to get a rock band going, then who are you to stop them? With a few LEGO blocks, you can easily create some nifty instruments for them to start jamming with. In this video, watch and learn the steps to creating a guitar, bass and cello out of LEGOs. Also, after the credits, check out the cool LEGO microphone!
Love shoes and easy craft projects? Make miniature paper shoes using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own paper shoes from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper shoes yourself, take a look!
Love frogs and easy craft projects? Make a simple, barebones folded-paper frog with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own miniature toy frogs from paper. For more information, and to get started making paper frogs yourself, take a look!
Is your love of music only surpassed by your love of easy craft projects? Boy, are you in luck. This video tutorial demonstrates how to make a miniature paper piano using origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For detailed instructions, and to get started making your own paper pianos, watch this arts-and-crafts guide.
We often complain that people bug us, but when dogs complain (by excessive scratching and general agitation) about bugging, they're talking about the real thing.
Looking to add a rare and ancient specimen to your paper menagerie? Make a paper dinosaur with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own miniature brontosaurs from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper dinos yourself, take a look!
Dress your paper dolls in the finest. With this guide, you'll learn how to make a miniature paper dress from a folded sheet of paper using origami, the traditional art of Japanese paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the folding process, as well as to get started making your own doll-sized paper gowns, watch this free origami lesson.
Here's another quick tutorial on how to use a certain technique in Photoshop. This particluar video will show you how to create tilt-shift technique in the widely popular software program. It's a great way to mke an image you have, look like a miniature world. Its fun to play around with and is so simple to use. Enjoy!
Are you a dollhouse junkie? Do you own the house, the clothes, and all the dollhouse accessories? That might be fine, but do you have a doll-sized lollipop? Didn't think so. In this tutorial, learn how to make a miniature sized lollipop out of polymer clay, a perfect size to fit your favorite dolls!
Flash drives are great handy devices used for so many different reasons, but one being the ability to take your files wherever you want. These miniature versions of computer hard drives are so convenient to use and easy enough to carry. This tutorial will show you exactly how to use one wherever you go. Enjoy!
Get ready for an artichoke recipe that everyone will enjoy made with baby artichokes. In this cooking how to video tutorial Mark Bittman, from the New York Times, demonstrates a recipe he invented to show off miniature artichokes. Grab the small vegetables, thyme, garlic, olives and tomatoes for this provencal recipe.
Learn To Hack a Glue Gun and turn it into a Small Electric Stove to heat up your food. Its cheap to make and very helpful for when you don't have anything to cook you food with. Find out how by watching this video. All you need is a hot glue gun and some paper clips. Watch this video cooking tutorial and learn how to build a mini electric stove.
This video origami tutorial shows how to fold a mini origami book designed by David Brill. Follow along with the instructions provided by the demonstrator and see how this little book is folded out of a single piece of square paper. Watch this instructional video and learn how to origami a tiny book. Start folding and make an entire library!
Margot Potter The Impatient Crafter shows you how to make four fabulous inked backgrounds for miniature collage pendants. Using vintage French images and her trusty crew of crafty helpers Madge whips up a tasty project you'll definitely want to sink your teeth into. Learn how to make these pretty necklace pendants by watching and following along with this video jewelry-making tutorial.
This video tutorial shows how to fold a miniature nun. Learn how to use the traditional Japanese art of origami to make a small paper nun.
Papa Tom teaches viewers the basics for building realistic miniature buildings using Scene-A-Rama Building and Structures Kit. This is great for school or art projects.
Turn something BIG, small! miniaturize it! Using photoshop, make a photo seem as though it is a miniature scale model.
This video shows you how to create a miniature teddy bear using household items for decorating a cake or other baked goods.
Learn to do a Backside Lip Bigspin Out on a Tech Deck miniature toy skateboard.
Learn how to do Frontside NoseBlut, a Frontside Tailslide Kickflip Out into a transition, and a Frontside Bluntslide Kickflip Out on a Tech Deck miniature toy skateboard.
Learn how to do a Nollie and a Noliie Nosegrind on a Tech Deck miniature toy skateboard.
For a quick appetizer that's easy and endlessly versatile (just perfect for those last-minute Super Bowl parties), make miniature bread baskets that can serve as a tasty nest for any filling you desire.
Board game enthusiast Scott Nicholson reviews a new game each week showing you the pieces and rules of play, as well and demonstrating the game with friends. This weeks game, Heroscape, is about buying and fighting with miniatures for kids and adults put out by Milton Bradley.
The Flowergod creates a flower anklet for a wedding or luau. The anklet includes sweetheart roses, pink miniature carnations, plumosa, and a feather ankle bracelet. Use only floral glue which dries very fast.
Garden of Imagination demonstrates how to make a real working miniature chandelier light for a doll house. We need some cord wires, beads, an electric bulb of 12 volt and plugs.
Coleslaw is always a nice sidedish, whether you are having a BBQ or a traditional dinner. In this video, Betty shows us a new variation on the traditional salad. This coleslaw recipe is fruity and sweet, instead of tangy and salty. You and your family will love this interesting new twist!
Watch this instructional model making video to learn some of the pros and cons of making miniature game terrains out of wood. The wood models are certainly more durable, but they take a lot of work to build. The foam models go rather quickly and can take on more naturalistic contours. It's possile to coat wooden miniatures in plaster and texture for similar effects. Wooden miniatures are certainly more durable as outdoor and garden pieces.
Garden of Imagination demonstrates how to make a miniature turkey for a thanks giving feast in our doll house. First thing going to be done is to make the turkey. Premal’s flesh tone clay is used to make the turkey, so that it will give the color of the meat. This is nice and hard. The clay is kneaded well and made into three balls. One is made in the shape and size of an egg, which is to be the body of the turkey. The front end is pushed on both sides and the back side is just slightly pushe...
this miniature catapult really works and can be used as a toy or in a diorama. You'll need the following materials: Matchstick 1/8" stock: 4 pieces 1-1/2 inches (36mm)long - 5 pieces 5/8" (15mm) long - 4 cross brace pieces 1/2" (10mm)long (45 degree cuts) 1 piece at 9/16" rounded (for the winch) - 1 piece at 2" shaped for the swing arm - 3/8" doweling for wheels, white glue, sequin pins, needle and thread. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to build a matchstick catapult.
Here is a quick and easy tutorial on making miniature trees. Watch this instructional model making video to get started with the traditional method using Woodland Scenics and learn some alternatives using found materials like wire and scouring pads. They look great and are perfect for dioramas, doll houses, and model railroads.
This tutorial shows an easy way to make trenches for dioramas. This is very useful for war and battle dioramas. Lay out the diorama on paper first so you know where the trenches are then build the structure out of cardboard.
Looking to add specimens to your paper menagerie? Make a paper pig from a bank note with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. This free origami video lesson presents complete instructions on how to make your own miniature pigs from folded paper. For more information, and to get started making paper pigs from bills yourself, take a look!
In this video hosted by Paper Cat Designs, learn how to make adorable miniature paper roses to add to your spring arts & crafts projects. Apply these little paper roses to your scrapbooks, mini albums, favor boxes, journal pages, or even as wine glass charms to add a small touch of beauty! Get creative this spring with help from this video demonstraton.
In this video, a man answer questions sent in by viewers, about various plants. First he covers how to braid a ficus tree trunk. To do that you must grow the trees close together, then trim off the bottom limbs, and braid the trunks. Next he talks about growing miniature roses indoors. Miniature roses must be carefully watches for mold, insects, and over-exposure to sunlight when grown indoors. Then he answers a question about carnivorous plants. He covers the Venus fly trap, and demonstrates...
Don't be intimidated by the preparation of patty pan squashes. Patty pan squashes (sometimes called summer squash) look like miniature space ships, but are actually related to courgettes. This how to video tutorial will show you how to prepare patty pan squashes.
Learn to do a 180 nosegrind on a Tech Deck miniature toy skateboard.
