Hello all! One of the most satisfying things about the way I make my miniatures is turning everyday trash into something that you would never guess is made from trash. Today I made a miniature haunted house from a printer cartridge box. Luckily it already had the roof slant which is what inspired me. The house isn't an exact scale. It could possibly be used as a large dollhouse inside a 1:12 scale dollhouse. What I envisioned was a Halloween playroom inside a carveable pumpkin with the tiny haunted dollhouse being the focal point on the center of the playroom floor... with possibly a light-up ghost next to it. It's a thought in progress at this point. It's been a while since I have made a Halloween pumpkin. Maybe it's about time! I hope you enjoy this demonstration in pictures :)
Here is the small box I used. It was slanted on both sides so I just cut one slant off and glued it to another piece of cardboard from the same box.
I drew my windows and door and cut out the windows with an exacto knife and cuticle scissors. They aren't perfectly cut out and I'm Ok with that. I think it adds to the look.
I used almost the entire box in this project. I glued pieces together for the steps and used toothpicks for the porch columns.
I added another piece of cardboard for the roof and thin string for the details.
When the glue dried... enough... I am so impatient, I painted the whole outside black.
Actually, I fibbed, I used a piece of cardboard from something else for the floor divider.
I decided to furnish the inside a little bit and give it an abandoned look. For the bed I used a piece of an earring and two small nails for the headboard, stacked and glued pieces of the box and beads for the bed feet. I also dug out a tiny piece of black crushed velvet for the bedspread.
I made a fireplace and broken chair for the downstairs and glued bits of paper on the floor to create a mess. I also used tinted sawdust for the moss. I wound up putting some on the outside of the house too.
That's it! I hope you enjoyed my teeny haunted house! If you did please share to Pinterest for me!!
