Hey y’all, hey! Today we are playing with some miniatures, and I am so excited about this project! Barn doors, garden tools, flower pots, what else says “let’s get outside” better than those? This decor piece will surely encourage me to go out and plant something wonderful!
Check out the video below, or follow along for all the steps:
Supplies:
Dollar Tree: Tiny picture frame (for the chicken), moss, twine, greenery, tiny flowers
Hobby Lobby: Scrapbook paper, chicken wire ribbon, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink : Ground Espresso
Milton’s Daughter: Debi’s Design Diary DIY Paint: Dark and Decrepit, Apothecary, White Swan, IOD Letterpress stamps
Target: Barn Doors (A long time ago, but you can make them with craft sticks)
Amazon: Rusty stars, Xacto knife, sanding sponge Click here to check out my crafting essentials (This is an Amazon affiliate link and I may receive a small compensation for items purchased from this link.)
Thrifted: Mini tart pans
Stash: Surface (Red truck Christmas sign), Cut tacks (little nails), shims, mini garden tools (These were sent to us from our friend Deborah, but you can find them on Amazon, Hobby Lobby, Michaels and even Dollar Tree)
Let’s make it!
I wanted to stain the sides, so I added water to some Dark and Decrepit and painted that onto the surface.
Next, I fit the scrapbook paper onto the surface, then removed it and added Mod Podge. Then I put the paper on the surface, dried it with my heat tool and then trimmed the edge with an Xacto knife.
I painted the doors with Apothecary (mint green) to give it a base color. I came back in with some Dark and Decrepit (brown), (watered down) to use as stain.
Next, I brushed some Elmer’s glue on as part of the crackle effect. I put both a thick and thin coat on various areas of the doors, then painted on White Swan and dried it with my heat tool.
TIP: For a think crackel, put a thin coat of Elmer’s. For thick crackle, put on a thick coat.
I used my paint scraper to scrape the door and create a rustic look to it. I did the next door exactly the same.
Using Dark and Decrepit (again, watered down), I added some detail to the lines of our doors. This just helps the details to not get lost in the background.
In the second image, you can see the finished doors. This is after the process mentioned above, then dried with my heat gun.
Now I’m going to work on this little frame that a friend sent to me. It’s from Dollar Tree, but I haven’t seen any in a long time. Any small frame should do.
I’m using chicken wire ribbon from Hobby Lobby.
I painted the frame and then sanded it down a little. Next, I used Tim Holtz Distress Oxide ink pad in Ground Espresso to go around the edges of the frame.
It’s time to put our items on the doors!
I started out by hammering a little tacks onto the doors so I could hang the rake, the hoe and the shovel. I just made twine loops and hot glued them to the shovel and hoe so they could hang also.
I used E-6000 and hot glue to attach the tart pans (planters) to the doors.
I just hot glued everything else on… the flowers in the pots, the pots on the doors, the frame with the bird, etc. I also glued the garden tools on even though they hang on the nails.
I added a little bead under each of the stars to glue them on to the surface.
The “GARDEN” sign is just two shims together, with the letters stamped with Milton’s Daughter IOD stamps.
I absolutely love this project, y’all! I will definitely be making more themed decor like this using miniatures! Think: kitchen, bath, whatever!
Let me know in the comments what miniature items you have made! I hope you are inspired and will follow my blog to join me in making even more of these!
Thanks so much for stopping by,
XOXO-Erin
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