How To Shape Plastic Tubing To Make Dollhouse Miniatures
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2019
- As I stated in the video I saw a tutorial online how to use candle flame to shape hard plastic tubes. That idea gave me this idea for using the glue gun to shape soft plastic.
Shape hard plastic rods tutorial by Lesley Shepherd here UPDATE Sept 2020: I'll leave this link here but it no longer goes to the original blog post, the post was moved or removed. Please leave a comment if you know where the post was moved to: www.thesprucecrafts.com/make-...
At 4:33 I say to *unplug* the glue gun. Make sure you do that for 2 reasons.
1st and most important to avoid electrical accidents!
2nd you don't want heat during this step of shaping.
*Unplug the glue gun before turning on the water.*
excellent SAFETY tip! (former E.R. medic here)
Because you’ve been sooooo kind to share this with us, I’m going to tell you what else you can do with this technique. You can make an hourglass. Just insert both ends of the tube into the glue gun to give you the required shape. Seal the bottom, fill with sand and seal the top. Enjoy.
Oh that's so cool
@@recoveringsoul755 - you’re welcome
Excellent
People need to stop apologizing for having "messy" tools.
It's a tool. You use it. It gets dirty. Like it should. Only unused tools stay shiny and new, and it's you using it that allows us to watch your lovely videos. 🖤
Excellent tutorial. A suggestion if I may, since some of us, me lol, can’t do printing, how about cutting pix from newspaper flyers for the labels.
Thank you! I have had to resort to using my plastic eye drops ampules for hanging lanterns, and bottles, which do work really well, but this is the answer to table lamps I have been looking for! This will be my go to now instead of the ampules. For flame I used a tiny piece of cotton swab that I painted with touches of red, yellow & orange, then rolled it in my fingers to a flame shape, which could them be stiffened with tacky glue if you choose. It really worked well, if you want an easy flame.
wow, what a great idea for flame! Thank you so much. I'm really glad the plastic tubing has given you another option. Have fun!
the part where you said you messed up the ketchup bottle, I thought it looked just like a part used one, which made it more realistic if you were making it for a kitchen. loved this video thanks for sharing
for the caps, you could quill them. (for those who don't know, quilling is another paper craft - which I use A LOT in my miniatures!). These are awesome!! My daughter is giving me a bunch of tubing that she has laying around. You have such brilliant ideas! Thank you for sharing them!!
Your videos are so helpful. My nieces and nephews and I all enjoy making our own crafts and watching your informative fun videos. Thank you!! ❤️
(I should add my nieces and nephews are of an age that there’s no danger of them hurting themselves)
Great video :) You can use craft foam for lids too, hole punches work well with it.
How fun!! You just got a new subscriber! When you were making the ketchup bottle I thought "Barbie size salt & pepper shakers" I have seen other people put a little blob of hot glue on waxed paper and then put the end you want sealed on top of the glue. You could then put real salt and pepper in before adding the lid. Love making Barbie and Doll house mini's and can't wait to watch and try all your fabulous idea's!! Thanks so much for sharing!
You are a miniature genius. I love these mini's. Thank you for sharing.
thank you so much!
I Made Some!!!🥰💖 Thanx for sharing this awesome technique! I had some happy lil mistakes and ended up with something that looks like a lil' oil and vinegar bottle with a spout and from that I learned how to manipulate the plastic while it's warm, also different shapes by letting it shrink down a bit before cooling...I just played with the pieces a bit wanting to see what else I can get. ..I also had some struggles with tearing, another happy lil mistake, I got some broken and cracked glasses I will use later in a project. This was really fun, oh and one more thing ..I just filled a small metal bowl with ice water and dipped the nozzle, I was making a few different ideas, for me it was much easier and a time saver, I could still sit and work without having to go to the sink a dozen times ..lol 🥰
Love this video. Didn't know if you knew, rubbing alcohol will take acrylic paint off of most hard surfaces. It may work on your tubing where you don't want paint. Just an idea.
thanks for that!
Awesome video and idea!!! I will have to be on the look out in the fish isle next time ;)
I was trying to figure this out. I was in the right track but this video will save me days and make my finished pieces so much better. Thank you.
Incredible!!
Looking at your work make me understand the world full of inventions that we have .
How resourceful and creative !!!😲
Omg Sharon you definitely come out with great ideas . Just amazing.
thank you so much!
What a wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing.
Such amazing ideas! :D I´ve been struggling with miniature glass FOREVER, so I am very grateful to have found YOU :) (Bentley House Minis told us about your amazing work) and this just made my day! :D 💜
Great idea. I will definitely try this... I've been looking for some tutorial on how I can make a glass and some plates since I'm making miniature food. This tutorial opened so many possibilities. 💙
So smart,indeed! I always learn something from ur tutorials! Thanks 4 sharing ur talents w/ us!
Coolest idea for making tiny bottles, glasses, and chimney glass for tiny lamps!!! I've learnt a new way of using my hot glue gun! Thanks!!! ~ Janet in Canada
I'm so so glad to hear that. I told a friend the other day I never found a good use for the mini glue gun until this. Now it's my official plastic tube shaper, lol
What a great idea Sharon!!! I can't wait to try it! Thank you!!!
Thank you! I was attempting to make a little lamp and ended up totally melting the plastic using flame. This is a much better method. Thanks again!
Seriously, your imagination is incredible!
straight to my heart, thank you!!
This is full on brilliant! My mind is blown, I’m so glad I ran into this tutorial! I would have never in a million years thought to do this. Thank you for sharing! ❤
yay! Thank you, I'm so glad it was helpful. Have fun!
Thank you for sharing your clear and thoughtful instructions of these sweet Littles.
You are so welcome!
Ingenious! Looking forward to trying out your technique.
For the ketchup, maybe add a tiny drop of brown paint to the red paint to darken it...and just like you did the white paint for milk, fill the bottle with the paint & let dry. I'd also use a white cap for a more realistic look♡♡
Your videos are awesome!! Thank you so much for sharing!😁👍
for sure, good ideas.. it's something to play around with. I didn't know I was going to be adding in a bottle until the end so just quickly threw it together. You could do many different things with the bottle idea, not just ketchup. It would be difficult to fill it with paint wile trying to keep the neck clear without a crafting syringe .. unless you put a stopper in the neck to be removed after the paint dries and fill the bigger end.. I didn't think of that while filming. I have some syringes on order so next bottle video I do will include more ideas for them. Endless possibilities! Fun :) Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to comment, I appreciate that!
You are AMAZING!!! I've been watching lots of your vids... An they are so inspiring...I'm in the process of making a house out of old cork bark... So these added lil details are perfect... Thankyou so much for sharing your talent 👌🥰
Thanks for sharing your video I loved it.
My mom has COPD and we have lots of breathing tubes I could use.I am a miniaturist and I love making my own minis.your so smart for thinking of using the hot glue gun to heat up the plastic tubes.I’ll be saving your video for future.happy crafting
What awesome ideas. I am going to make some for my doll house. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day.
Can't wait to try out these techniques! Thank you
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Manicure scissors work really well for trimming around small edges.
While the plastic is hot, you could have your larger glue gun heating up. I think you might be able to get an even bigger stretch on the big hot glue gun, but it's probably not possible to make the plastic stretch to the full circumference of the large one. Very cool! What a brilliant idea!!! Go you!🧡🧡🧡🧡
Great ideas! Thank you for the information about the labels.
Adorable! My daughter has a miniature dollhouse that she is working on. I'm forwarding this to her and also want to watch others that you have made. Very creative. thanks
Amazing technique! You're awesome!
Hi Sharon I didn't think you could amaze me any more but you did you are amazing thank you for sharing with us 👏👏👏
straight to my heart, thank you!!
these are all ingenious!!! Thank you for sharing your ideas and how to's with us!!! I L O V E your bread and breakfast! WHERE do you store all the dioramas you make?! Wow! I'm very impressed. ... and yes, it takes A LOT to impress me!
Great tips and ideas! Thank you.
Great technique! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for the wonderful tutorial and great ideas! I am making miniatures now for my Haunted Dollhouse Renovation and I know those lamps and glasses will come in handy!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic, ❤and you are great to listen to as well.❤❤❤
Such an awesome idea.A great tutorial.❤
Thanks so much 😊
Such a pleasant, informative video. Thank you so much.
Love your videos! You give very clear instructions, and everything is doable, with emphasis on creativity rather than blowing a ton of money on our hobbies. One concern I had about this one is that in the past I've had problems with polymer clay objects reacting with other plastics and making a gooey mess over time. I don't know if that would happen with the tubing.
I have no idea.. I'm pretty new to sculpey clay. I haven't noticed anything yet, maybe the glue inside is helping? I also painted the lid so it'll probably protect it? I did some mushrooms 3 months ago, painted them with acrylics then gave them all a coat of clear nail polish, lol I was told right away that was a mistake so down came that video. I re-uploaded the video with the updated info but so far my mushrooms are just like the day I made them. I don't use nail polish anymore but I wonder if it is the paint keeping them from reacting with the polish? I'll keep an eye on the jar for sure. If I notice anything I'll be sure to do an update. Thanks!
You just earned yourself a new subbie. From Germany, for all its worth...
This is great! Thanks for sharing!
These are adorable and so many possibilities
That is so cool I always wondered how you did that. Great job.
💕this idea. Thank you for sharing.🤗
Super cool ideas! I'm definitely doing this. 🙂
Awesome idea! Too cute too! You do have a great imagination! Very cool ideas! :) tyfs!
thank you, I really appreciate the awesome feedback :)
Really smart and good video. Thank you.
Soo! Precious! Thank You!!❤
Thank you for sharing this.. that was very generous.
You’re welcome and thank you ❤️
So cute and well done !!! 🙂
Great ideas I really loved these
So clever! Amazing,
Love these ideas!❤
Wow! Very creative! I never would have thought of that. I can see so many uses and I bet you can form the plastic into all kinds of shapes. I would like to see how you made the ridges on that face you showed at the end, if you get time for another video. 😁
the tiny vase is a connector that came attached to the tubing. It had the ridges already, I just cut it to the length I wanted. Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to comment :)
So cool!! Thanks for another great idea. :)
Well actually ideas. You're awesome.
Thank-you for all these ideas
You are so welcome!
Thanks so much. Can't wait to try this.
Really loved how you manipulated tubing using hot glue gun and water and using SS ruler to quick set glue. Please share more your tips. Thanks!
thank you so much!
Awesome, going to start making some, Thank you for sharing this
Thanks fr sharing helpfull tips 😍
Such a good idea!
Son una belleza!! 😍😍
Excellent teacher!
Awesome thank you for sharing!
You can use flame to do the "glass" and add natural blackened color because the flame
What a great way to recycle my O2 tubing
Ótimas dicas!👏👏👏
Wow!!how cool!!!!.lthanks so much for another great idea...so glad to see u back on.cant wait to see what all u have been up to...hows your daughter doing??.lwell off to buy fish tank hose hehe..have a blessed week sharon!!❤️
thanks so much! She is okay, they did a follow up xray and found a 2nd fracture but no surgery. And poor thing had her wisdom teeth removed along with another surgery and a bone graph in her jaw. SO painful. We knew about it for years now, the surgery was scheduled a long time ago. It's unfortunate she had to go through it so soon after her accident but she's a trooper! Soon this will all be just memories but August is not our favorite month this year, lol
just had an idea, for the glasses= if they were used, say as jars in a mad scientist lab, or potions or witchy ingredients etc wondering if, you just painted the inside like whatever color liquid inside = you could leave the bottom off- If they were on a shelf or in a cupboard,,don't think anyone would know unless they picked it up or something...but I'm gonna try it. this is cool
izzy did you try this? I’d love to know how they turned out!
i love those scissors!
Thank you so much, how clever
WONDERFUL! THANK YOU
You’re welcome ❤️
I enjoyed your video very much.Thankyou i will give it ago brilliant.
I have used it for drink glasses and lots of other things but this is really geat
Again, YOU are amazing!
thanks so much! That was amazing to hear!
I am so excited to be on your chanel. You are amazing....
Thank you so much!
Very clever!
Excellent ideas
You are a genius. THANK YOU .·:·*·:·.
Brilliant!
The moment of cooling with water… all the opticians smile 😊🤓🙌
such a cool idea!
adorable ideas
I think I’d try a mug of ice water and dip the hot glue gun into it ( after unplugging) instead of putting it under running water.
I said to unplug it, time stamped in the pinned comment
Thanks for sharing 😊
Thank you your so good 🇬🇧
So very cool thanku so much
Thank you for sharing
Thank you!!!!
great idea. i like making miniatures too on my channeI
magnifique thank you for all thing
I love it a new idea ❤🎉