Beautiful! I had used coffee grounds before for a farm scene I made. Worked perfectly! A little dab of glue on top of the completed scene keeps loose grounds from spilling. Railroad ballast mixed in also gives nice contrast in more visible soil scenes, like potting tables or garden rows. Matte overspray helps secure it in place.
I'm watching this in 2020, having just discovered mini worlds and embarking on creating something small to start with. Love your plants and the paper punch idea is great! Going to try that myself. Thanks for sharing :)
Thank you!! Your video is amazing and you have great talent for working with miniatures, as well as the gift for instructing. You broke it down into steps which are easy to understand, and I have subscribed so hopefully I can benefit from more of your videos and blogs. I have a custom dollhouse that belonged to my mother from 1975. It has electric lighting and everything in it is hand made. I am now doing the patio and lawn so this is SO helpful!!! Thank you!!!
Valerie, I was using two glues. I used Tacky Glue and Zap-a-Gap (superglue). By using both you get a strong bond with the Tacky. The ZAG gives it a quick hold so you don't have to wait for the Tacky to dry between each leaf. Just speeds up the process.
Thank you so much Janice! I'm so glad you found it helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope to be doing some additional tutorials soon
Thanks a lot Dale, your tutorials are very helpful and for once someone takes the time to show everything for the beginning to the end without leaving out the important parts :-)) thnxs again
Thank you! The palm tree at the end was a kit I purchased at the Bishop Miniature Show in Chicago in 2011. Super kit and really easy. You can find out more about that kit and the process in my blog.
Thanks for the great tutorial, beautiful miniature. Ready to try it. Tip for the glue...turn it upside down in a small juice glass and leave it there while in use...if any leaks out (which s minimal)
You are absolutely amazing, I have never seen anything so perfect, you have an excellent eye for detail. The palm tree at the end is awesome too, can you show how you did that? Thank you for sharing, have a great day. I have subscribed you are amazing.
I'm so glad you found it helpful. I would love to see your mother's dollhouse. It sounds beautiful! If you look on my blog I have a few other plant topics that might be helpful. Thanks for following along with me. Dale
This turned out beautifully. As usual, living in England I have to use my imagination so got me some leaf punches! I havent tried yet but it should be ok???
I am not sure what thickness they are, but the ones I have seen are a bit stiffer than the 20 lb computer copy paper, but thinner/softer than computer card stock.
Aleene's Tacky Glue comes in different thicknesses. The all purpose Tacky Glue I think is the one Dale used --- it's good for glue, paper, and other surfaces, but there are some versions for use with fabrics.
Usually sealers come in matte and in gloss, so that would be Mod Podge Matte and Mod Podge Gloss. You may be on to something, though, Hodge Podge sounds like a better name for the product! :)
