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.
Wow!!! Absolutely incredible! :-) x
ReplyDeleteThank you, I really enjoyed working out how to make it. x
DeleteVery impressed Miss B, such a pretty fireplace. X
ReplyDeleteIt's for the landlady's bedroom so it was fun to make it quite feminine! x
DeleteI'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.
ReplyDeleteRosie
Thank you Rosie, a fine paintbrsh such as I use for button painting, and a magnifying lamp helped! x
DeleteThe tiles look so realistic! What a fantastic job you did there!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteCarly
x
Thank you Carly, grouting in miniature was surprisingly satisfying! x
DeleteSo so sweet... can you do me a big one for my house?!
ReplyDeletebestest daisy j x
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
DeleteThis is just gorgeous! I can't believe how intricate this must have been. x
ReplyDeleteThank you Emma x
Deletebeautiful!!! xxx
ReplyDeleteThank you! x
DeleteGosh you are very clever! :) x
ReplyDeleteThe things that can be made with clay, eh? x
DeleteSo beautifully done! I cannot believe the level of detail you put into these dollhouses. It's so impressive. :)
ReplyDeleteMiniature perfection! Is that William Morris Strawberry Thief wallpaper I spot in the background? Adore it! Xx
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed, I spent so long choosing the wallpapers for the upstairs of the house! Downstairs is all plaster and whitewash. x
DeleteThe detail in those tiles is amazing! I'd like something like this in my bedroom!! x
ReplyDeleteReally 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.
ReplyDelete