GSL Cuts: A Perilous Pet

Saturday, June 2, 2018

A Perilous Pet

Happy Saturday, everyone! My project for today revolves around one of my favorite crafting themes... putting tiny train people in peril. I have done so many things to these little HO scale (1:87) figures over the years. They have been both zombified and chased by zombies. I even staged a crime scene on a mousetrap complete with a tiny forensic investigation team. When I saw this lifelike bearded dragon figure at Tractor Supply nestled in with their assorted farm animal toys, I knew it had to come home with me to play.

I originally thought I would stage it in a Godzilla-type rampage scene but changed my mind when I saw the GSL Miniature Greenhouse With Stand.

A nice feature of this piece is the greenhouse can actually be used separately from it's stand if you like. I love the look of a wrought iron greenhouse so decided to paint the piece with black acrylic paint. The stand consists of a platform, four legs and four decorative skirt sections.

Here's the stand glued together with tacky glue. I sat it upside down while the glue dried.

The shelf that fits in the bottom of the stand can be placed at any height you like. I thought the height of a spool of thread was perfect and used one to hold the shelf in place while the glue dried.

The awesome bearded dragon is sitting on a bed of newspapers that I shrunk down and printed then glued into place on the greenhouse floor. I selected the train figure from my stash that fit best in it's mouth and glued it in place.

The greenhouse has four walls that fit into the base. I just had to add the lizard, a small ceramic water dish and a piece of fern garland before gluing it to the stand.

The only thing left was to add a bit of Dresden trim around the greenhouse base and glue the two roof pieces into place. For the shelf, I made a tiny bearded dragon care manual from a miniature book and a printed cover image. The Bearded Dragon Treats consists of a glow in the dark worm stuffed inside a small corked bottle and a printed label. Lastly, there are a few more tiny people in a glass bottle. I included one with a rifle for self defense. I think she was originally part of a carnival shooting gallery set.