Miniature Curiosities

 Hello Mini Friends!  Thanks for stopping by today!  

Lately, I've been having some fun in my mini making craft room but sadly I have not been taking many pictures for tutorials.  At any rate I thought I would miniature show and tell!

I've been digging through tiny seashells I found in Florida a few years ago, dissecting an owl pellet for the tiny bones inside, and even framed my kitten Spooky's baby tooth that he lost.

I made the two cabinets below from chip board, balsa wood, Etsy bought wooden spindles, along with clear plastic from packaging

The tiny frame with Sppoky's tooth in it measures 3/4 inch by 3/4 inch square.  

The feathers are from my hen Aunt Bea.  

These shells are very small but the ones I picked to use are even smaller.

Here are some of the ones I used for my curio shelf.

I guess I did make a few pictures of making the curio shelves using balsa wood.

They both measure 2 1/4 inch long by 1 1/2 inch tall.  

This sort of gives you an idea on how small the shells are in this miniature glass jar.

I also made a gothic looking curio cabinet for my mermaid skull.  I added some hair and tiny shells for a headdress to a Halloween skeleton garland skull.  The cabinet measures one inch wide on all sides and six inches tall.  I added lace and a beaded finial on top.  The skull was just about too big to fit inside the case, but I made it work. 

Here is the owl pellet and all of the bones that came out of it.  I found the owl pellets in my father-in-law's barn where an owl roosts often.  I actually have had these for several years but now want to go find more. 

Here is another miniature glass jar that I filled with some of the tiny bones.

I think it looks spectacular!

This is the display cabinet I made for two of the tiny mouse skulls from the owl pellet.  

It measures two inches tall by 2 inches wide and one inch in depth.  The top doesn't open but appears like it does.  

Well folks, that is what I have been working on lately!  After I made the Apothecary Cabinet my mind went in more of a curiosities direction.  So much fun!

What tiny things have you been making lately??

Thanks for stopping by friends!

Happy mini making!

XOXO ~Laurie