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Making Doll House Miniatures from Recycled Materials

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Date: 10/05/2009 Topics: Craft Tips > Toys | Readers Request > Crafts  
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I make doll house minis and wonder where to get scraps of material that are no longer wanted? I will recycle in a new way. Any ideas where to find some? I am looking for them by the inches instead of by the yard. I sell the minis for a dog rescue charity where I got my 2 fabulous dogs; this one is Toby and he thinks he can sit on my knee.

By Susielou from Doncaster, UK

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By BredinTX (7) Profile Contact
Most of the posts have been for FABRIC material. For wood materials (for the making of mini-furniture, go to your local cabinet maker. My boyfriend is a cabinet maker specializing in custom work, and has to throw out scraps of wood all the time. These "leftovers" are great for making all sorts of things from window boxes, planters, scroll-saw cutouts, etc. We give the sawdust from solid wood, NOT plywood (plywood has glue which is toxic to animals), to friends who have pets which they use for pet bedding. Another friend uses solid wood shavings for his compost pile. Recycle, recycle, recycle!

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By Poor But Proud (529) Contact
Some of my best fabrics have come from clothes that I got from thrift shops and yard sales. The benifit is that you often get buttons and zippers, too. If you love a blouse then keep the body, making it into a vest, and use the sleeves.

You can often find remnents at Walmart and other craft shops as well.

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By tennesue (307) Profile Contact
Contact a ladies' tailor or someone who does alterations. They will have scraps and probably throw them away. The quilter's idea sounds good, too.

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By Omanana (56) Profile Contact
Try asking for material scraps on Freecycle.net. If you have friends or relatives who sew, ask them.

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By Lorelei (463) Profile Contact
Yard and garage sales and a good will store is where you can get a lot of material items reasonably and can be cut up to smaller scale and make lots of doll house minis.

Find out where quilters or sewing bees are held to hopefully get mini pieces of fabric from them.

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