Tuesday 3 September 2013

Doll's House Project: Fireplace Tiles


After promising to share more of my miniature projects, working towards the completion of my doll's house pub, here's a quick look at one little piece I finished over the weekend - tiling the back of my fireplace. 

I used polymer clay to make the tiles - rolling white clay out flat, cutting it into squares, then sticking the squares onto a clay backing, before baking and then 'grouting' the tiles with PVA glue, and adding my design with blue acrylic paint. 


Some of the tiles came out a little wonky, but I quite like the character the look lends to this bedroom feature. When finished I sealed the tiles with clear spray varnish.

Apologies for the below-par quality images - I had to take photos through the window of my doll's house pub!

I need to make the actual hearth for the fireplace to sit on next.



21 comments:

  1. Wow!!! Absolutely incredible! :-) x

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    1. Thank you, I really enjoyed working out how to make it. x

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  2. Very impressed Miss B, such a pretty fireplace. X

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    1. It's for the landlady's bedroom so it was fun to make it quite feminine! x

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  3. I'm totally amazed with this. The tiles look so real. How on earth did you manage to paint such good pictures on such tiny tiles. You must have a very steady hand.
    Rosie

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    1. Thank you Rosie, a fine paintbrsh such as I use for button painting, and a magnifying lamp helped! x

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  4. The tiles look so realistic! What a fantastic job you did there!!! :-)
    Carly
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    1. Thank you Carly, grouting in miniature was surprisingly satisfying! x

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  5. So so sweet... can you do me a big one for my house?!
    bestest daisy j x

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    1. Ha ha, I'm not sure I'd be any good at painting in 'real-size' these days! What a fun job that would be ;) x

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  6. This is just gorgeous! I can't believe how intricate this must have been. x

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  7. beautiful!!! xxx

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  8. So beautifully done! I cannot believe the level of detail you put into these dollhouses. It's so impressive. :)

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  9. Miniature perfection! Is that William Morris Strawberry Thief wallpaper I spot in the background? Adore it! Xx

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    1. It is indeed, I spent so long choosing the wallpapers for the upstairs of the house! Downstairs is all plaster and whitewash. x

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  10. The detail in those tiles is amazing! I'd like something like this in my bedroom!! x

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  11. Really those tiles are looking gorgeous. If you want to know about the different types of architectural elements for home decor then you touch on that.

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