I like tiny things, I always have. I
still have Barbie accessories from when I was a kid. So I guess I
also hoard tiny things. I've had a stash of tiny favorites I've been
staring at for years thinking 'some day' I would find the very best
use for them which is how they ended up in one of these gorgeous GSL Millinery Cabinets.
For instance, I bought this little
ceramic beaver at Disney World the first year it was open. The skull
was an expensive impulse buy at a mineral show and glued onto a flat
bead. The zombie specimen is a HO scale train person with some red
paint added just because. The mineral is a chunk of glow in the dark
vase filler. The duck is a glass charm and the Enterprise is a
miniature Hallmark Christmas ornament.
The main section of the cabinet is
papered with Graphic 45 Artisan Style Craftsmanship paper which is
perfect for this project. The specimen art posters are found in a
cabinet of curiosities collage sheet from Alpha Stamps. The shark's
teeth are some I picked up at the beach when I was a kid. They are
showcased on a painted scrap of wood. I somehow have collected a lot
of lapel pins over the years and chose one I got at a Prince concert
in the 80's. The glass eye is a gift from a friend (don't I have
awesome friends?). I found the mini display domes at Michaels.
This shelf holds jars of shells and
pearls, a charm I got at Hershey as a child and a Dungeons and
Dragons miniature figure. I love that the charm has come out of the
bottom of my jewelry box into something I look at every day.
More shells, charms and specimen art.
The skeleton foot is from one of those dollar store Halloween
garlands. I found a ouija board digital download at Etsy. The
coffee inside the miniature cup is made from mixing a small amount of
Glossy Accents and some brown food color.
These jars contain black coarse salt
and some ladybug polymer clay cane slices. I included an HO scale
sheep, miniature tombstone and a Tim Holtz skull.
The scrolls are made from paper aged
with an ink pad. The feathers are from our chickens and a friend's
guinea fowl.
A miniature brass diving helmet I've
had forever. The crystal ball is made from a marble and bead. The animal skull was a gift.
A jaw bone, a scarab and metal pitcher
I picked up on my travels and a mineral specimen I studied in
college.
The millinery cabinet works perfectly
as a curiosity cabinet. Surely, you have some tiny treasures, too! Supplement them with feathers, shells,
shark's teeth, polymer clay canes, scrolls and specimen art and you
will have a place to display them. Dig out that charm bracelet and
have some fun!
Gypsy Soul Items Used
Other Items Used
Acrylic paint
Tacky glue
Alpha Stamps Cabinet of Curiosities
collage sheet
Miniature jars
Shells
Feathers
Treasures
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