Thursday, November 4, 2010

1st Project: Thanksgiving Dinner

On the left is the box I'll be using to house my Thanksgiving Dinner scene. Note that it's a twin pack of stuffing, of the kind we'll probably use for our RL Thanksgiving, which makes this container free ;)
In the middle is a pile of synthetic leaves I picked up from my local dollar store (originally for scrapbooking embellishments). They are shimmery and a little see-through. I think I will use them to cover the floor of my scene, and maybe the walls too (I haven't quite decided).
To the right is a pair of cupcake boxes. I really like the clear window, so I bought the pack of two to see if my 7-Boy would like to make a Thanksgiving scene along with me. His will be a more simplified version of the same project.
Inside the "house" I was thinking about making a table and chair, and covering the table with some polymer clay food. Then I'd create some kind of centerpiece and some wall decorations, or a window, or both. I'll be reinforcing the flimsy cardboard box with foam board and creating a front cover from transparency plastic (meant for overhead projectors).
Here are a few links to some tutorials that inspired me:
http://www.printmini.com/printables/wpf/borders.shtml is for free printable room borders.
http://www.allthingsmini.com/patterns/textiles/wallpaper_patterns.html is for free printable wallpaper.
http://www.howcast.com/users/y/GardenOfImagination/profile/videos is a whole list of video tutorials on making all kinds of things, but fpr this I'll be using the turkey, platters and dishes, macaroni and cheese side dish, and bread.
http://www.ehow.com/how_6214390_make-dollhouse-thanksgiving-day-dinner.html has some tips on making another turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing.
http://miniatures.about.com/od/seasonalminiatures/tp/fallminiatures.htm has lots of things, including a flower arrangement, papier mache pumpkins, cornstalks, a cross-stitch cushion, and vintage Thanksgiving cards to print.
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollshousefurniture/Dolls_House_Furniture_in_Several_Scales.htm
this is my first choice for a table.
http://miniatures.about.com/od/dollshousefurniture/ss/Make-A-Simple-Wooden-Dolls-House-Chair.htm This is my first choice for a chair.
http://www.cynthiahoweminiatures.com/trickortreattutorial2.htm has a great table idea if I can't get the wood to work for me.
http://blog.jugglingfrogs.com/2007/08/how-to-make-doll-house-dining-room.html this will be easy to enhance if the wood chair doesn't work out.

If you have any other ideas that you would like to share, you can leave them in a comment here or message them to the group! Saturday I will show you all how I reinforce and decorate the box. Have fun gathering materials!

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