DIY miniature kettle or teapot for dollhouse • NO Clay!

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Miter Shears- this pair is highly rated and has replaceable blades

Heat gun- I use mine to quickly dry paint, soften the glue to dismantle furniture and quickly cure polymer clay without an oven. Gets a lot hotter than a hair dryer.

Craft heat gun that doesn't get as hot as mine

Dimensional Magic from Mod Podge

I'm making a miniature kettle to accessorize my cardboard room box without using any clay. I couldn't find a tutorial on YouTube showing how to make a kettle using everyday objects so here you are! I made this kettle using a bead, paper, and wire but I give other ideas for materials as well.

Playlist of videos for this project in order:

1. Here's where you can learn how to make your own cardboard room box/shadow box in 1:12 scale:

2. Cardboard Room Box floors, cereal box walls and tin ceiling

3. Egg carton stones & grout technique for hearth

4. DIY Fireplace, tiles, faux flowers, painted chair+

5. DIY hearth broom, bear trap, bellows & peg shelf

6. DIY snowshoes from scratch

7. Mini kettle made from a bead

8. DIY potatoes, corner shelf, milk can made from trash, coal bucket

The cardboard room box is only 3 inches deep but it looks deeper due to a forced perspective illusion. There's enough room for a fireplace, antique looking stove, a chair and lots of accessories. I made it using a damaged Home Depot box.

DIY Miniature bottles

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Three options for a Chrysnbon stove:

Here's the stove I used:

The chair kit:

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[nm]

Finally a crafter who is aware of toxicity in some glues. I’m glad you are bringing to our attention. Thank you!

[Tesdinic]

It is so refreshing to see a tutorial that doesn't require clay! I love how your teapot turned out!

[jannhebrank]

I love that I am not the only one who has small drawers full of bits and bobs and beads and wire and stuff. thanks

[littlegretchensworkshop]

THAT is STRAIGHT Genius!!!! Where there is a will there is a WAY!!!!

[cyirvine]

I applaud all you miniaturists! You're so clever and patient. I'd have that poor little teapot mangled and very dirty looking with all the handling. Kudos to all of you!

[jaygee]

I just LOVE that you were at the wedding and you did like I all the pipettes from the tables!

[helengibson]

You're so great at improvising different objects to create whatever you need. The kettle is gorgeous 🌷

[mastersadvocate]

I like to collect small plastic things and 50-50 tickets from parties, as they can come in handy for crafting! I enjoyed watching you make the miniature kettle! You know so many tricks about what to use for painting or ageing things! I think I've learnt a lot from you! TFS! ~Janet in Canada

[oddsock]

Been saving bits for items like this. Lovely video, inspiring, must get back to finishing a small doll house project, this has fired up the enthusiasm again. Thank you.

[destalou]

Great project! You can gently pull thin strips of paper or cardstock between your thumb and the top of a table knife blade to curve it. It breaks down the paper fibers and avoids creases.

[NatashaTinn]

Adorable! Wood glue is great, l would never have thought to use it like this! Thanks for the tip ❤

[girlgranted]

So cute! I made a a teapot out of foil, masking tape and kitchen towel for my daughters mouse house. She was 5/at the time and it held up with all the rough play.

This looks so much cuter - so it time for an upgrade.It's actually so nice that with her getting older and being more gentle and my skills improving I can improve on the house .

[ghoulgoil]

I’m amazed this started out as a bead! It turned out great! A cute little teapot!

[catcrazy]

The kettle looks so darn cute! I would have never guessed how you made it. Very clever use of materials.

[maggiehughes]

Now that is a great tutorial. Many thanks.

[timeenuf]

Personally, as a clay person, I would have just gone that route but darn it! If you didn't continue to wow and amaze me with your ability to see a kettle in all of these little recycled pieces. So impressive. Thank you for sharing.

[comfortableshoesstudio]

for a better acrylic wash experience try mixing it with airbrush medium. You'll get a thin liquid consistency that doesn't run as much as it would with water. You are getting the ridges in the paper because you are cutting against the grain and then rounding with the grain. If you cut in the other direction and round against the grain the paper won't crease. I love your videos!

[lynnjones]

I have spent the greater part of today binge-watching your videos, including this series. I love your work! You are so meticulous with the details, and that is what makes your projects so perfect. New subscriber.

[glchild]

I love watching your videos. You do awesome work and so precise at it.

[tinykeyholeminis]

I love using the wood glue for shaping and added dimension. ..I learned it from a tutorial on the vintage train case set I made..creating the handles. And I agree with the mod podge you have to really smooth those brush marks out as even as you can with super light stokes. I saw those needle files at HF for $3..and I just got that set for xmas...I really needed them!! I love how it came out!! Cute lil tea kettle! Ugh..I'm going stir crazy on foot recovery..I'm almost to my breaking point..lol yesterday I started putting together this vintage miniature paper theatre model..and tried to film with my phone..didn't happen..lol