Fabulously Flawed Miniatures

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Beautiful Chair Event...

Join me at my Etsy shop as I launch my 1:12 Scale Miniature Dollhouse One of a Kind Upholstered Chairs.

Event Date: August 1, 2016
Location: Etsy Shop: fabulouslyflawedmini

August 1, 2016 launching of fabulouslyflawedminiatures
1:12 Scale Upholstered Dollhouse Chairs

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Versatile Chambray Miniature Dollhouse Sofa….

This Miniature Dollhouse Sofa is made with a versatile chambray fabric. It has everything; cushion, piping, tufting, wood feet and buttons. It functions in a shabby, country, and even a contemporary setting. This one measures 6 1/4 wide x 2 1/2 deep by 3 1/4 tall. This sofa works wonderfully with many of the new upholstered chairs coming to fabuloulsyflawedminiatures Etsy shop.

Note: New Toss Pillows (in several sizes), Sofa Throws and Hats coming to the shop also;)

Here's a peek with a few settings:

Versatile Chambray Miniature Dollhouse Sofa

Miniature Dollhouse Chambray 1:12 Scale Sofa
by
Anita Smiley for fabulouslyflawedminiatures

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Neutral with a Little Pop...

I made this chair for the mini home designed in neutral colors. Made with a creme polka dot on a khaki green background, it will add a punch to your mini home decor.

Chairs will be added to my Etsy shop on August 1, 2016

Miniature Dollhouse Upholstered Chair
with a Beautiful Creme Polka Dot on Khaki Background
by Anita Smiley for fabulouslyflawedminiatures

Monday, July 25, 2016

Testing Sofas...

I've been busy! This weekend in addition to making the French Grain Sack Inspired Chair, I also started testing sofa designs. I love tufting and piping, so of course, this one has both. I played around with a few ideas, some not so successful. But this one, I love!

The one thing I will change for future sofas in this design, are the arms. I think it would have been more successful with a square arm. I also would like to add buttons in the tufting area. My intention was to have this one for sale, but I decided to keep this one for Chez Marcelle, the dollhouse I am working on. I think it's going to work perfectly in the artist studio.

Here's a peek at the design:

Miniature Dollhouse Sofa 1:12 Scale
by
Anita Smiley for fabuloulsyflawedminiatures

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Miniature French Grain Sack Inspired Upholstered Chair...

Last night I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning working on a project that I have been thinking (obsessing) about since I started working on the upholstered chairs.

The idea was to create a French Grain Sack Upholstered Chair. I actually have a few French Grain Sacks, but the fabric is much too thick to work in miniature, so I had to improvise. I chose a coarse linen. I was going for a vintage, stained look, so I pulled out a bunch of tea bags. I let the fabric absorb the tea color, then I sat tea bags here and there to get darker spots. While the fabric was drying I built the frame for the chair. (I'm getting really fast at building the frames…yahoo!)

I was very careful upholstering, as I only had a small amount of that tea stained fabric. Turns out I had just the right amount. Any mistakes…I would have been in trouble and in tears.

Here's how it turned out:

Miniature Dollhouse French Grain Sack Inspired Upholstered Chair
by
Anita Smiley for fabulouslyflawedminiatures

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Southern Comfort...

Add some Southern charm to your mini home with this cutie. Made with cotton, lots of cushion, detailed piping and wood feet. The fabric is a beautiful fuchsia flower and light green center on white. It is really pretty.

Coming soon to fabulouslyflawedminiatures!