My kitchen is not based on a miniature scale. All the items in the kitchen are made by recycled items that I found in my own kitchen like plastic bottles, cardboard boxes etc. except few things which were purchased.
Some tips and tutorial about my kitchen.
The AGA cooker is made out of a cardboard box and then I pasted scrap book paper, used the lids of the bottle caps to resemble the cooker so that the lids can be opened.
The kettle is made out of the lid of a creamer and then I painted red with an acrylic paint but the paint did not stick on this plastic that well so I left it as it is since it gave an effect of antique look, it feels as though the kettle is used from many years and its all rusted. The handle is made with a card stock and the bottom of the kettle is made out of cardboard .
The oak dresser is also inspired by Jean Nisbett 's ' The beginners guide for Dolls house hobby ' and Linda Rogers country dough crafts .
I have used two gift boxes to make the dresser . The mugs are made out of card stock and later it is painted white .
Take a card stock
Cut a piece of rectangle and make a tube
then cut a small circle for the base and glue at the bottom of the mug.
For the handle cut a length of small rectangle and glue the handle on the mug.
If preferred the mugs can be painted.
The plates and the serving blows are from this moazaik appetizer set. They are plastic and I bought these from a grocery store called Kroger . Then I painted blue with acrylic paint. Mine doesn't look vintage I just wanted a simple design so I went for checks.
The side table was made with balsa wood and then I painted with acrylic paint.
The groceries in the basket are just from the recycled plastic bottles I cut them into the size that I wanted and then glued the bottom with a piece of cardboard.
The packets are made out of a paper bag from a grocery store and then I filled the packets with the cotton wool and then sealed.
The tall glasses and the containers are made with these tube shot glasses that I found from the dollar market. I cut these glasses using a kitchen knife to the size I wanted and I used a piece of cardboard for the bottom and large buttons for the lids. If you are trying this try at your own risk , the success rate depends on how well you will be able to cut this. Also tiny cracks can appear and sometimes it can even break.
The kitten and the basket of vegetables and the basket are knitted from ' Jeangreenhowe's books.
The tomatoes are made out of salt dough and then painted with water colors.
These below things were purchased from Dollar tree. The bamboo baskets were purchased from a thrift store.
The photograph on the wall was made using the self adhesive tags that I bought from the dollar
market.
I cut a picture of a teapot from a greeting card pasted on a card stock and then placed the self adhesive tag on the card stock .
I had a lot of fun making this scene , I hope this post was helpful.
Until next time
Good bye !
