I have started down the path of miniature insanity. I am aiming for 1:24 scale, though the brushes are a bit oversized for that. But I've started my first pieces for my booknook: a broom, two paint brushes with bristles, and a dip pen. I did paint tiny little ferrules on the brushes, but I need to sand slightly and add a black handle on the pen - though I might turn that into a third brush and make a quill pen instead? We'll see.
Here are the best pictures I could get. I left the mouse in the frame for scale, but also a used standard sized matchstick. I carved the brushes and pen out of spent matches, and the broom was made from a skewer stick, a bit of frayed rope, and a bit of embroidery thread.
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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
Welp, since I had the paint brushes... I thought I might as well make some paintings.
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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
lol you caught me! I realized I hadn't resized it so it was way too big. It's closer to scale now.
They're 1/2" x 3/4"
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
I'm thinking that may also be just about my limit at the moment. I need a finer brush to go smaller... but that would be fun to go for a letter sized scale which would be half of what I have there... oy! Maybe I *am* crazy?
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
When I was doing extremely fine work in needle felting, I eventually had my optometrist give me a prescription for as high a power magnification glasses as he would allow. (I think it was about 4X) That let me see what I was doing much better. I'd tried magnifying goggles over my glasses before that, but it was just really uncomfortable and awkward. I had the prescription filled at an online glasses store (Zenni) and soon had my magnifying glasses for about $9.00.
Frelga wrote:Those are amazing! And so tiny! Love the winterscape.
Bear in mind, these are just the ones that turned out well. lol I tossed a bunch in the pursuit.
Maria, thankfully I don't need magnification yet - I can *see* everything just fine, it's my never-before-considered big-fat-fingers that get in the way LOL That and I need a finer brush. But my sight is still good enough for this.
Rose, I have a tendency to go smaller because I always think it'll be easier than having to do the detail necessary on bigger. LOL I don't know that it's ever been true, but it's still my instinct.
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
My camera isn't good enough (or more likely I'm piss-poor camera operator) to actually photograph this!! it's approx. 1/2" tall, 3/4" x 1" base. I used that bendy plastic grid that sort of looks like aida cloth as the structure base and just wove on the crochet cotton, then sewed in a light blue lining and covered the top edge with a braid. Learned a lot for next time!
mostly what not to do!
But what I am most proud of is not one drop of glue!!
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The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
I think I'm gonna have to rope my dad into taking some actual quality pictures because I wish you guys could actually hold this because those pictures really do not do this teensy little basket justice at all. LOL
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
You're too sweet! 
it's approx. 1/2" tall, 3/4" x 1" base. I used that bendy plastic grid that sort of looks like aida cloth as the structure base and just wove on the crochet cotton, then sewed in a light blue lining and covered the top edge with a braid. Learned a lot for next time!