A.I.M imag Issue 57

AIM Imag Issue 57 Christmas Special 2015

A.I.M iMag Issue 56

AIM IMag Edition 56

House Elf Heads & Cages

 Over the Weekend, I spent some time in the Cabin making a few little bits.

I tried my hand at making a Cage for Eeylops, from the Laser cut wood I brought at KDF, from Templewood Miniatures, some stiff wire already in my stash, two Black Glass headed Pins and a small piece of Leather. 

Firstly, I gave the Wood a wash of Acrylic Paint. I then measured out where the wire was going to go and marked the wood. I then used a needle pointed tool to make holes into the wood, on both the top and bottom of the cage pieces, but made sure the needle didn't go all the way through. I then cut all the wires to the same length and glued them into the bottom piece. While I was waiting for the glue to dry. I cut a small piece of leather to make the handle and folded that and glued. I then cut the tops off two very small Glass headed pins, leaving a short piece of the pin to knock into the wood. These I used to attach the handle to the wood. Once everything was dry, I put the top of the cage onto the wire. It was a nightmare getting the wires to stay in place, but eventually after a lot of swearing, they all fitted in. I finished around the bottom and top edges with very thin cut veneer and touched it up with paint. All in all not bad for a first attempt, though next time, I'm going to hunt out my Dremel and drill the holes.

I've also made some more House Elf Heads to put in Frames. They are all made with Super Sculpey. I brought the Frames from The Works, they are bare wood, so can be stained or painted in any colour you wish. I originally brought them for my Scrapbooks, but they are the perfect size for 1:12th Scale. There are ten in a pack, 2 of each design for £1.00.

Please excuse the pictures as they were taken on my phone and it was dark outside the Cabin.

A.I.M ~ Annual Project Supplement

AIM Project Supplement 2015

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Mouse Mould..

Remember I said I wanted to make a mould from the little plastic Mice.
Well I made it last night. In exactly the same way as I made the truffle one.(See previous posts) Its already baked and ready to use.
I wanted this to make some sugar mice for "Honeydukes". If I have time later will give it a go and see how they turn out..

Truffle Tower...

Remember those little Truffles I made the other day. Well I made them into a Truffle Tower last night.
I made a cone of clay and baked it. Once it was cool, I sat and glued the Truffles on to the cone..
There are a few gaps, as the Truffles are not a uniform size. But I think it passes muster...
Marsha did you notice the Pink... LOL..

Making Truffles..

I made some Truffles yesterday.
Here's an easy way to make them.
First off you need some Sculpy Mold Maker. (I found some in my stash).
Then some Peppercorns, yes I did say Peppercorns.
Roll out some of the mold maker, be careful because it's very sticky. Then pop it in the fridge until it's cold.
Get a small container and put in either Corn Flour or Talc, tip in some Peppercorns and stir, so that the peppercorns are coated.
Get the mold maker out of the fridge, make sure it feels firm to the touch and press in the coated Peppercorns and then pop them out with a pin.
Bake the mold maker for the correct time then remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Before using the Mold, brush with a little water and then press in small balls of clay and release.
Make as many as you want, then bake for the recommend time. You should now have convincing little Truffles. Marsha did you notice I made some Pink ones. Have I told you Marsha Loves Pink.

Have You Seen Their Chests..

I thought that title might grab your attention.. I've been trying to catch up with every one's blogs tonight. Gosh and there was a lot to catch up on. Marsha, Marlies and Kewpie were inspired by my Chest Tutorial to make their own. Well I've been and had a look and they look fantastic.
I'm ashamed to say it, but me the instigator of all this mini making haven't finished mine. LOL..
I hope you don't mind girls, but I've borrowed the photo's from your blogs to show every one.
Go and have a look at their blogs, you won't be disappointed.
Marsha at Sassy Mini Dolls.
Marlies at Marlies and Minies.
Kewpie at Miniatures by Kewpie.