How to Make Miniature Willow Furniture
Creating and collecting dollhouses and dollhouse furniture is a popular hobby. Miniature twig furniture for your dollhouse will give it a special rustic look that many people like.
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Things You'll Need
- Small-blade craft knife, such as an X-Acto knife
- Small-blade hobby saw
- Glues, such as strong gel glues or craft glues
- Paint
- Paint brushes
- Polyurethane
Instructions
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Collect several twigs of different sizes and widths. Use your knife in a rocking motion front to back when you start to cut your twigs; this technique makes a groove for you to follow and makes cutting with the saw easier. Cut the twigs into different lengths with your saw.
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Dry the twigs in the oven at 200-230 degrees for about 30 minutes, or put them outside on a hot day and let them dry naturally. You can apply a wood hardener product, available at hardware stores, to strengthen the twigs.
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Measure you own furniture and divide your figures by 12 to get your miniature furniture to scale. You also can use other dollhouse furniture as a model for your twig furniture, or draw patterns on paper.
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Position your pieces and secure them with a strong gel glue or craft glue. A gel glue is good for small wood projects because it gives you enough time to get the pieces into position, is less runny than liquid glues and gives a strong bond.
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Sand any rough spots. Paint your furniture with shellac or spray with a polyurethane coating if you want it to last a long time; thinning the paint will prevent buildup. You can also leave it as is for that appealing rustic look.
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Tips & Warnings
Make a furniture pattern out of paper to use when cutting your twigs.
Be careful not to sand your furniture so much that it affects the scale of the piece.
