How Do You Make Miniature Fruit For Dollhouses?
Miniature fruits are one of the detailed areas that really sets off a dollhouse or small-scale model. Although many craftsmen sell miniature fruits online and in craft stores, they are also an approachable project for adults and children to make. After purchasing materials, the cost will usually equal the price of purchasing commercial miniatures, but making your own miniature fruits give you creative control over your small-scale project. Pinch and roll small balls of yellow polymer clay. Keep each ball about the same size. There can be some variation, as with real fruit, but keep them all about the same scale. The size of the balls depends on the size of the dollhouse scale you need. Use a dollhouse doll as a model. The ball, or peach, should be in scale to the doll as a real peach would be to a child. Use a toothpick, or sculpting tools, to make a seam along one side of the peach. It should start at the top of the peach and go almost all the way down one side. Use a real peach as mo
