Day 23 -Mini Cuckoo Clock

It is day 23, our series of tiny Christmas crafts has nearly reached the end.  You can start at the very beginning with Day 1- Shrink your favorite books.

I absolutely love cuckoo clocks, and have been dying to get one for our house for years! 

I love all the hand-carved details in the house, the little woodland animals, the kitschy German landscapes

and of course, that fact that a birds comes out of a little door to say "cuckoo!".

So like many things I have yet to get, I will make a very tiny version for a dollhouse 

and wait patiently for the day, I get a real one in my own house!

Day 22 - Matchbox Diorama

For day 22 of our tiny Christmas crafts, we have a wintery diorama you can use as a very special Christmas card. You can start at the beginning of our 25 days, here, and see everything we have made so far!

 Using an old matchbox, and decorating it with decorative paper, you can make it look really special.

Add a note to make it personal.

 But the real fun is inside!

Day 21-Baby in a walnut shell

Day 21- We have a baby in a walnut shell, you can start at the beginning of our
25 days of tiny Christmas crafts, here!

We certainly are fans of using walnuts in our tiny crafts, here at small world land! So of course, we 

realized the walnut shell makes an awesome tiny baby bed, for your dollhouse.

We even used one for our nativity of clothespin people. 

Day 20 -Miniature Glitter Houses

Day 20's tiny craft is mini glitter houses. You can start from the beginning of our 25 days of 

tiny Christmas crafts, right here!

I have a collection of vintage Christmas decorations, and one of my favorite items are the 

tiny houses, usually made from paper and often covered in glitter.

I thought it would be fun to make some myself, and even cuter to make them very tiny.

These are a little different process, using wood blocks to start (much easier!) and a plastic tree,

instead of  those bottle brush trees. 

But you can do whatever you like! They are easy enough to customize to your taste.

Just google image "vintage christmas glitter houses" and you will find tons of inspiration.

Day 19-Tiny little elf

Here we are at Day 19- we have a Tiny Little Elf. To start from the beginning, go here, for Day 1 of our

25 Days of tiny Christmas crafts.

My kids are nuts for the little watcher elf, who sits around our house watching 

them, to report back to Santa. They named our's Buddy, after the movie Elf (a favorite this time of year!)

Our Elf has is an older version, we got him before the whole Elf on the Shelf craze took off!

This year, they had more questions about Buddy, esp. about his family, and background! They wanted

details!  So one day, this tiny little elf showed up, in Buddy's arms, and he has been hanging on our 

tree ever since! Turns out, this is Buddy's little brother, Skippy!

Day 18 Little Angel Treetopper

This is day 18 of our Christmas Miniature Marathon. You can click on Day 1 to get started with "Shrink Your Favorite Book."

I made this angel by adapting a larger angel template.

Day 17 - Three Clothespin Kings

Day 16 - Embroidery-redwork snowflake

Day 16's tiny Christmas Craft is a redwork snowflake.  You can start from the beginning of our
tiny crafts with Day 1, Shrink your favorite books.

I have always loved the look of  redwork embroidery, the simple red lines against a white background.

You can learn more about redwork here, if you are interested.

Day 15 -Little Holiday Garland

 
This is Day 15 of our Christmas Miniature Marathon. If you'd like, you can start with Day 1 and "Shrink Your favorite Books."
It only takes a few fabric or felt scraps and some yarn and triangles to make a very cute tree garland. You could use Christmas colors or switch to pastels or rainbows for other occasions.

You can also make your own stone fireplace, by reading our post here!http://smallworldland.blogspot.com/2012/07/miniature-stone-fireplace.html

Check back tomorrow, for Day 16, Tiny redwork snowflake.

Day 13- Tiny Tinsel Christmas Tree

We are on Day 13 already! Time for a tree! You can see our 12 other days and projects starting here, with Day 1.

You can make your own tiny Tinsel Christmas tree, with some pipe-cleaners, beads and an old wooden bobbin!

So cute to add to your dollhouse, or just to add to your Christmas decor!

Day 11 - Tiny Gingerbread House

This is Day 11 of our Christmas Miniature Marathon. If you want, you may start at the beginning with little book ornaments.
I love making gingerbread houses with my kids for Christmas. So naturally when I found some little tiny wooden cubes at the Dollar Store I decided that I should make a little tiny gingerbread house for the dollhouse people.

There are many ways to do this. I used a wooden cube and some cardboard for the roof and a triangle to fill in the gap. I forgot to photograph the small chimney piece that I also cut out.