I am totally IN-LOVE with the miniature-making courses from Domestika classes, and I can't help but be addicted. No, there is no cure! 🙂
Especially when the miniature courses have English audio, have the topic of miniature furnishing, ànd this time include a teacher that I admire: Chelsea Andersson.
What else can I say? I can't wait to tell you all about it, so let's go!
Updated 07/12/23
But First: Who Is Chelsea Andersonn with her miniature making class?
You don't know Chelsea Andersson, from "Chelseamakes"? Shame on you! (kidding).
But seriously though, unless you have been hiding from anything in miniature size (I can't imagine that), surely you must have heard about "Making it"?
Shhht, it's on TV. In the USA. On NBC. (why am I so cheeky today, Lizzy?)
Well, I'm sorry, I get a little bit like this when I am overly excited about something, ha! #sorrynotsorry.
Anyway, where were we..
So, you might know Chelsea Andersson from this crafting show called "Making it", and she has been creating some fantastic miniatures in that show!
And I hope that you can watch it again if you missed it.
A little list of where you can find her channels:
- Chelsea's Etsy store
- Her Instagram!
- Chelsea's Website.
- And her Youtube channel!
I hope I didn't miss anything?
Oh yes, I did, of course, and a quite important one:
Not only are these miniatures pretty (mostly modern), but Chelsea creates handmade and sustainable miniature furnishings and dollhouses while using modern techniques.
Chelsea Andersson was a full-time landscape architect until recently.
And while she was studying this, she also wanted to learn how to create furniture (also while using laser-cutting machinery), and actually fell in love with furniture design.
Because she didn't have enough room in her apartment, she picked up making miniature furniture again, as she did in her youth.
During time, she created a line of miniature furniture, made from maple plywood, called "Simple Kids", and they are formaldehyde-free.
The part where she explained in her introduction video how her hamster became a muse for her miniature scenes was so cute!
Chelsea is now a full-time miniaturist and left her job as a landscape architect.
In these Domestika classes, Chelsea will teach you how to build charming furniture and home accessories from scratch!
Check out the 6 best DIY miniature courses here.
Which Materials Do You Need For This Domestika miniature making course?
You don't need fancy equipment for these classes and you can just go around your house to find recyclable trash and scraps.
But furthermore, you need lots more things, which are not even all on this list, so I would suggest following these classes step by step for the furniture and then go on gathering other materials for the rug, miniature plants, etc..:
So what you need, but not limited to:
- a craft knife (and spare blades)
- a hacksaw or jewelry saw
- different kinds of scissors (miniature scissors, fabric scissors, etc.)
- glue (fabric glue for the fabrics or fast grab tacky glue, wood glue, super glue)
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