How to Make Pretty Miniature Plates for Free 

Aha! Great tips, thank you, I'll definitely try those out :)

Thank you Gaby - I'm going to do some miniature goodies to go in my Moroccan Bazaar book nook very soon, so watch out for more teeny things :)

Wonderful, I'm so happy you enjoyed it - I will be doing some more miniatures soon, as I've found a better way to film close-up. Next project is to make various items to fill my Moroccan Bazaar book nook, so watch out for those coming up soon :)

Thank you Helen, are you going to make some? I must make time to do some more miniatures, I do really enjoy them :)

@@artyfartyannie Yes I will definitely try these. I'm new to the miniature world and don't quite know where to start but these are so pretty that I can't wait to do some 🌷

Thankyou, you're so welcome, thanks for watching and taking the time to comment :)

You are so welcome Karen, thanks for watching :)

@@artyfartyannie Thanku, I love your tutorials 🥰

You are so welcome Jen, thank you for watching, I'll be doing more miniature tutorials this year, now I think I have a better way of filming them worked out, so watch this space :)

Have fun! Please do share some pics of the plates you create. Planning some more miniature tutorials very soon, now I have a bit better filming set-up sorted :)

Aha! Thanks Maureen, that's really helpful. Yes it's fabulous stuff isn't it? I even love the smell of it :) Glad you enjoyed the tutorial, have fun making lots of plates - it does get a bit addictive! :)

Ah that's one of my faves too! :)

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching :)

Thank you so much and you're very welcome - I meant every word, love your channel :D xo

Ah thank you so much, that's really kind of you to say, I'm so happy you enjoyed it :)

Thank you!

Ah lovely, that's just what I was hoping for!Thank you :)

Good question Dana - I did put a coat of modpodge on to protect them, because I was worried that otherwise they might be susceptible to damp over time. You won't see the backs the way I intend to use them, so it doesn't matter for the look, but I think it's worth a quick protective coat, especially as it only takes a second to do :)

Obrigado! Espero que você se divirta fazendo seus próprios pratos minúsculos. Mais projetos em miniatura em breve. Obrigado por assistir, fico feliz que tenha gostado do vídeo.

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching :)

Hi Amanda, thank you, I'm glad you like them and I hope you'll have lots of fun making them, I found it soooo satisfying! This was a while back, but I think I just did a couple quick sprays of hairspray to fix the inkjet ink - you might want to experiment on a couple as it will vary with type of paper or card, which hairspray and so on. I've never used a spray varnish, but I've had good results on these with gloss medium such as mod podge, brush on varnish, glossy accents and even clear nail polish. Hope that helps :)

Love these little plates, thank you for the tutorial. Would you mind saying what make of printer you use please!

​​@@artyfartyannie Thanks Annie, I did get a can of hairspray and you're right, it works so well as a sealer over ink jet prints, and it's much cheaper than "real" sealants from craft shops. It's funny how so many things become a lot more expensive when they're sold as craft products!! Speaking of which, I bought the Ranger Crackle Accents and it's great on miniature artworks as well as plates. I bought a set of miniature paintings from Temu for about $3.00 and they looked awful when I first got them. The paintings were really fake looking and the plastic frames were even worse. So I pulled off the paper images (actually they almost fell off) and substituted some prints of lovely Victorian style miniature paintings, that I cut out and glued onto the back of the frames, which I aged with vintage gold Rub'n'Buff, and some brown antiquing glaze by Fusion Mineral Paints. The final touch was applying a layer of the Crackle Accents to the paintings and I finally had some decent paintings to hang on the wall of my Book Nook. Thanks again for all your great advice and help. Love from Amanda in Melbourne, Australia

​​@@junewoods1815Hi, you just need an ink jet printer to print off the images of the plates. And after you print them off, you can use hairspray to seal the ink. I don't know where you live, but I bought my first ink jet printer for only about $25.00 (that's Australian dollars) so they're not expensive. It's definitely worth getting a printer because there are so many free templates you can find on the internet, and they're not expensive to buy either. I hope this helps. From Amanda

@@amandajones6481 Wonderful, never thought of using the crackle accents on paintings, thanks for the tip. I'm so happy you enjoyed the video and found it useful, I will be getting around to making some more miniature makes on here very soon, as I've worked out a slightly better way of filming them and I have lots of ideas - I have a Moroccan bazaar book nook to fill! :)

Bonjour Anne! I mentioned in the video that I used card to print on, this was a long time ago so I can't remember exactly, but it was probably about 160gsm at most, as my printer won't take heavier card. it needs to be sturdy enough to hold its shape, but not too heavy or it won't shape nicely. I remember I also tried it on photo paper, but that didn't work at all. Hope that helps :)

Merci Merci!! For taking time for your answer !😊

Wonderful! Beautiful! Thank you! Kathleen

Hi Bonnie, sorry I feel like it would be a bit cheeky for me to share their file, but if you do a google search for "free printable miniature plates", quite a lot of options come up which would be just as nice. Here's a blog post with a free tutorial and free printable to go with it, they look really pretty, I think I'll do them myself! :) anisamlondon.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/printable-china-plates/ Hope that helps.

I think that was a Stampin' Up one Sarah. They are nice quality, but there are loads of different makes available and I do use other brands as well :)

I don't have a specific link, but if you google something like "free printable dolls house plates" you'll find loads come up, and if you're happy to pay for printables, you'll have even more to choose from, and at least you can use them again and again :)

@@artyfartyannie thanks!

Ah that's a shame, they seem to have gone out of business don't they? I looked them up on Instagram where they have a profile and Facebook where they have a page, but both seem to be inactive and although they show the plate-making jig, there's no active website where you can buy it and nowhere to download the printables any more. Such a shame.Hopefully you'll find other downloadable printable plates like this, there were loads about when I was doing this project :)

@@artyfartyannie thank you. A pity!

@@Lulis56 here's a blog post with a tutorial and free printable miniature plates - anisamlondon.wordpress.com/2016/03/05/printable-china-plates/

@@artyfartyannie thank you for the link!

Ooh yes that would be interesting to try! :)