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Miniature snow projects for dollhouses, room boxes, and dioramas

Snow is fun! See also winter, ice, and Christmas.

Miniature snow projects for dollhouses, room boxes, and dioramas

Links to miniature projects



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photo albums, blog posts, web pages

Winter Wonderland - by Ann Parker

Blogs

Blogs concentrating on snow or categories/labels about it in blogs

Groups

Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to snow.

Supplies for sale

Supplies needed for making snow projects.

DecoArt Snowtex - available at Michaels

Icicles - from Woodland Scenics, click on instructions

Miniatures for sale

Do you have a section for snow in your shop? Add a direct link here.

Books

Books about miniature snow projects (also books with chapters about it)

Instructions for miniatures

Miniature printables

Wallpapers

Wallpapers that go well with snow projects

Other Printies

Book/magazine covers related to snow

Miniature Snow Links

links to sites showing how to make items related to snow

Add Snow - to your projects, from Artfully Musing

DIY snow paint - from Tot School Tumblr

How to Make Snow - from Savvy Sassy Moms

Make Snow for a Diorama - from Storm the Castle

Maura the Ice Skater- by MSAT Minidolls

Playing with Snow in 1:48 scale - from Small Packages

Ski Slope Diorama

Snow Globe - by Martha Stewart (1:1 scale)

Snow and Ice - from Michelle's Mad World

Snow Scene - by Ruth Flewelling Lesbirel

Snow Paint - from Mom Endeavors

Snow Skis - by Miracle Chicken Urns

Snowman - from Ben Franklin

Winter Chores - by Joanne Swanson

Videos

YouTube videos about miniature snow projects

Paperclay Snowman - from the New Clay News (5 Videos with written instructions too.)

(1:1 scale)

Research/ Inspiration

Tips/Hints

Now here are few little points you should know before starting: Make sure the detergent you use is "WHITE"..."Gain" detergent for the trial version turned green when the drop of blue coloring, was added. Try to work fast because the mix will harden quickly. If it hardens while you're working, add some more water to the mix. If you can not find white grained grain detergent, try a WHITE of natural soap. Use a cheese grinder (Parmesan type), so it will make very small flakes. RECIPE: 2½ cup of WHITE grain detergent, one teaspoon of cornstarch mixed in 2 teaspoons of cold water, 1/3 cup hot water (close to boiling), blue food coloring and white glitter (optional). Some cold water set aside. Put the hot water in the microwave for about 1 minute (to get it close to or boiling water). Meanwhile, keep stirring the cornstarch in the cold water. Mix the hot water with the liquid starch and stir to mix well. Then add some cold water to make 1/2 cup of liquid starch and let the mixture cool off (about half an hour) with stirring it once in a while. Put the detergent in a mixing bowl and with a hand beater, pour the liquid cornstarch and mix until it is the consistency of toothpaste. If you wish, add a drop or two of blue coloring and glitter. Always keep some cold water next to you as the mixture dries up pretty quickly!
Spray surface with watered down glue, then sprinkle with baking soda, using a sieve.
Use a drywall rasp to grate white floral foam.
Use a white dryish fluffy spackling such as Sherwin-Williams Shrink-Free Spackling and Dap's Fast 'N Final Lightweight Spackling. If smoothing is needed, just wet a palette knife a bit and smooth. To create interesting designs in the snow such as a snow angel scene, lightly push the shapes into the spackle as it starts to set up it. For the angel, use a dry Q-tip. These spacklings are easy to work with, dry fairly quickly while still allowing enough time to work with and don't shrink. Because they are not a wet spackling, if they get where they shouldn't, they're easy to remove and leave no damp mark or residue. It's great stuff!
Use lightweight or quick dry spackle on windowsills, patches on the lawn, etc. While the spackle is still wet, shake on some ultra fine glitter (scrapbooking section of Michaels) and let it sit. When the spackle is dry, shake off the excess glitter (preferably outside) onto waxed paper and return the excess to the bottle.
This mixture works for stucco so it might have enough body for snow - Mix together clear drying glue, white acrylic paint, and baby powder to a consistency that appears light and airy but holds its shape. Apply it with a palette knife or some similar form. While the mixture is wet, sprinkle with glitter.
Icicles - try drawing shapes using glue and a toothpick on a plastic sheet, and apply to project once dry. Or try hot glue. Or Gallery Glass. Or place a sizable amount of clear caulk on a toothpick, apply where you want and pull down into a pointy shape.
Snowballs - save the little balls from bubble type Styrofoam. Coat them in glue, then roll them in some powdered snow. Sprinkle them with a little bit of crystal glitter to make them sparkle like snow in the sunlight.
Skating rink - for ice skate marks, use a piece of glass and place silver embroidery thread under it.