Have you been creating a DIY miniature house lately and did you have any frustrations when assembling it, because you weren't sure about the DIY miniature house materials? You are not alone!
Let's be honest here: the craft materials included in these DIY miniature kits, like glue, tweezer, or even the paint, are either:
- not sufficient (not enough glue, not enough or bad paint, not enough electric wires..)
- are not éven included
- or just not working as well as they should
Today, I will guide you through a mix of my own experiences with these craft materials needed to build the kits.
Updated 19/05/26
1. How to choose that darn dollhouse glue?
We have all been there: even íf glue is included in these DIY dollhouse kits, somehow it is either not sufficient at all for the whóle project, or it is handing out "threads" like candy being distributed on Halloween.
So when you have fínally finished this paper-miniature flower from that special DIY greenhouse kit, it is covered in glue and looks awful! Grrrrrr!
Dive deeper into how to start assembling a DIY dollhouse kit here.
So I have made a list based on my own experiences and others ( on several other occasions as well, not just the miniature kits):
1. Aleene's (fast grab) Tacky glue
It took me a while to read about the fast grab version of Aleene's Tacky glue, but I am glad I did!
I used to only use Aleene's regular Tacky glue for my other 1:12 scale projects.
And that was fine as long as I could hold parts together for at least 30 minutes until they dried.
But doing this on such a small scale, as most of the dollhouse kits are on a scale of 1:24, well, I got frustrated.. Again, lol!
So I looked for tips on Facebook groups and this is where I found the fast-grab version of the Tacky glue, and most of all, it doesn't have any "threads"!
A few pros and cons, though:
- yes, fast-grab tacky glue does stick together faster than the original version, you just need to make a little distinction between the used materials: paper and wood dry more quickly, and plastic parts take longer to dry.
- dries clear
- doesn't stick to my fingers as much
- doesn't smell as "chemical" as superglue, for example
- Does not adhere well to Styrofoam.
- is slightly messier than expected