“Painting the box with the most boring brown I own” cracked me up! You do nothing boring! This is such a cute project. So much detail. I love the bread and bread knife. ❤

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I got that paint for $1 discounted from $6. I had never used it so I was surprised it's cardboard box color lol

The bread and stew look insanely good! I love the whole thing, but those were the 2 things that I thought "How the heck did she do that?!?" in the opening moments of the video.

@queencityminis

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I messed up on both of those, but they turned out fine. It's always important to remember making minis is fun.

Not only are you gifted, i love the way you talk and how your voice sounds.❤

@queencityminis

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Good morning all from California

@jojosmumdorothy2829

Жыл бұрын

Morning 🎉 😊

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Good morning! 🌞

@MaryGatdula

Жыл бұрын

My old stomping ground. 🙂

All I can say is, wow!!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

All of it. Just all of it. Beautiful work.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love seeing it hanging on my wall.

I love How every detail help to Tell the story, and there are so many details hahaha I can feel i am inside the miniature!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's why I love doing little things like adding ash and coals to the hearth. It makes it seem like it's actually a space someone uses and not just a display.

Your attention to derail.....magical, inspiring, astounding!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

Morning from the UK 🇬🇧 such fun 🎉

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Hello, Uk! Thank you for making Tom Holland, my favorite Spider-Man!

@jojosmumdorothy2829

Жыл бұрын

@@queencityminis lol x

Like I said….Queen of details. Absolutely beautiful!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

I'll take that title and wear it proudly 👑

❤ I just love your work and your snarky comments!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Hehe, thank you!

Chef's kiss!! 🤍

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Indeed! Thank you

😊THIS WAS GREAT! KNIFE WAS GENIUS! STOVE TOP WITH SEA FOOD STEW Was WONDERFUL!!!❤ I LOVE THIS!!!!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Little Gretchen! The knife is my favorite part. It took a couple mins to make!

I absolutely love this room box! So much to look at and admire! You are so very talented 💜💜💜 and I love your tutorials. Please keep them coming!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate that 😊 I'm really excited for my new upcoming projects (French boutique, Tudor dollhouse tavern & living quarters, & the Gryffindor Common Room)

Really inspirational I think I will treat myself and binge watch it from the start. Love it thank you.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Binge watching miniature videos on a Saturday morning is the best idea ever

You make beautiful and detailed miniatures. You think the bread was not good, but I think it is perfect. It looks like real bread.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Good enough to eat 😁

Oh, I'm SO excited to see this one!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Make sure you check out the Cardboard Room Box playlist. You can catch up before this one launches. kzread.info/head/PLpru-lV_CsKT1-_q0WjqWlgc2Eo0rxCy2&feature=share8

I could listen to you for days.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

This room box is fantastic. It is full of personality and charm. Your eye for detail is amazing!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The details are my favorite part. I could keep going and going. I kept trying to squeeze more items in and had to stop myself.

@vickinoeske1154

Жыл бұрын

@@queencityminis It's all of the tiny things you add that bring your rooms to life. I so enjoy watching you create.❤️🩷

Gorgeous result. A very Norman Rockwell kind of scene that will evoke memories of country living.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

I love Norman Rockwell! I think I subconsciously created this in his style 😉

Making a knife using the serrated part of a foil box is brilliant.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 I think it's my favorite part. It literally took about 2 mins to make, too 🫨

17:26 BEAUTIFUL!! ❤ Ive watched the process of this box since you started it a few months ago! Every tiny detail you add increases the realism value exponentially!! I like what you said about making mistakes during the creative process and I couldn't agree more! I've learned the most from making mistakes, more than i would have doing things "perfectly". Thank you for another wonderful premier!!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I totally agree! It's fun when we have an idea of how something will turn out, and then it meets our expectations, but that doesn't always happen. I have also learned a lot from mistakes and have had happy accidents.

@MimmiesMinis-KellyPenny

Жыл бұрын

@@queencityminis I love my "Bob Ross" moments! LOL 😂

You are so talented. I just wish I had a crumb of your creativity. You are so much fun to watch

@queencityminis

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Now I want bread and stew 😂 This build turned out amazing, as always.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Ugh, now I want bread and stew 😆

I love all of the tiny details!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) Make sure you check out my abandoned lab inside a book. There are SO many details in that project.

I’m excited and inspired! Rustic kitchens are my favorite miniatures and everything about this one is wonderful. I’ve had that same stove kit waiting for me in the workroom for a few weeks. I am feeling the mood to go put it together now! Thank you!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I love Chrysnbon kits. They're so perfectly to scale and realistic. This stove worked perfectly for this project since it's so lightweight. I hung this easily on my wall.

@IrishAnnie

Жыл бұрын

It has personality. Adorable!!

I looked for the baking powder technique video and can't find it in the description 😮. This came out SO GOOD!!!!! Love all the things!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

You're right! I forgot to link it. Thank you for letting me know.

@winstonchaychel

Жыл бұрын

No problem! I found her most recent video but got her name wrong as Simply Stellar at first 😅. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ea2kxbaBgpeZaZc.html

Fascinating to watch your progress. This room box is amazing thank you for sharing.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I'll be making more forced perspective cardboard room boxes in the future.

Absolutely adorable. Love love love it.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It looks absolutely FANTASTIC!!! I love how the bread and the stew came out, in particular. The real shells are a terrific touch!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll be looking for more, slightly larger shells this summer.

I love all the details and little tchotchkes!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I think the bread knife is my new fave.

Fabulous - the bread knife idea is the standout/takeaway for me though 🙂

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Same for me! I love it

I absolutely loved the whole video, but my favorite plant was the last one in the rock bead. I also make 1:12 scale miniatures. I tend to start something, then I change course and end up with someth8ng I really like. You taught me that it's not necessary to be perfect. You fly through projects by the seat of your pants, you throw perfection out the door, and you end up with really effective pieces. I am going to try to have more fun with it. When aging your furniture, etc. is very interesting, unconventional, and I am going to try your methods. THANKS FOR SHARING!

@queencityminis

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I used to get preoccupied trying to make things look more perfect but Little Gretchen's Workshop on KZread helped me chill out. Her miniatures look great and she doesn't obsess over anything.

So excited

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

I'm happy it's complete!

‘The most boring brown I own’… brilliant art!

@queencityminis

7 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Only two words.... " Beyond perfection" ...❤❤❤❤

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Hear hear!

Very nice and inspiring. I will soon be creating food items. Thank you. PS, I'm always left with a desire to watch more of your minies.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

That's great 😃 Thank you!

Wow! I love it 😍😍😍

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Absolutely beautiful!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Bread is wonderful. Hi from Sweden.

@queencityminis

6 ай бұрын

Hello 🇸🇪

Isn't that just the way bread does, crumbling and breaking when you don't want it to!! Love the stew, and the tiny seashells! It's all so quaint! ❤

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Someone said it looks like a Norman Rockwell painting.

Gorgeous!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I absolutely love everything about this room. Every little detail is amazing, but I especially like the cutting board with the bread and knife, I think....it's kind of hard to say because it's all amazing.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really love those two details too. I'm glad I kept going with the bread even though I did the baking powder technique wrong.

That turned out amazing. I am so happy I found your videos. I have learned so many tips and techniques from you. Thank you for taking the time to teach us how you do your work.

@queencityminis

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Sharing with all of you is such a joy for me 🥰

Thanks, this is wonderful! Have a blessed day! 💖✝

@queencityminis

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Just amazing work, you are an inspiration to many

@queencityminis

15 сағат бұрын

Wow, thank you! I appreciate that.

I love watching your videos. They are so calming and I love your creativity. I love the room box!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I love this. I have really enjoyed the process and watching the layering of items that you have done over time. They say the secret to creating great art (and this is art) is knowing when to stop. You have proven, especially with this piece, that you know just that. I could stare at this for hours imagining all manner of scenarios and immersing myself into them. Thank you

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much. You're very well-spoken.

I’m ob!sessed! I want every miniature KZreadr to just make shadowbox rooms like this that you can put on a wall. Idk why but I love it so much more than a house you have to crouch to look into. It’s more like just regular art and less like a toy or something And as always I’m obsessed with the ages grungy-ness. That stew doesn’t look too flat btw it’s perfect.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I agree. It's really fun to hang it on the wall. I have it downstairs in my kitchen. Everyone stops to look.

@moniquesquarciafico5021

11 ай бұрын

J'ai réalisé une maison de poupées que j'ai posée sur une table roulante. Pour m'amuser avec mes personnages, je m'assois sur une chaise sur le devant et je vous assure que c'est très confortable.

El hecho que sea miniatura ya es un excelente trabajo, una verdadera artesanía 😊 felicidades y gracias por video realmente un artista!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@moniquesquarciafico5021

11 ай бұрын

Je vous assure que ce n'est pas un métier de réaliser une maison ou une vitrine miniature car c'est à la portée de tout le monde. Regardez ceux qui ont réalisé ces splendides choses et vous verrez que ce n'est pas si difficile. J'ai moi-même réalisé une maison de poupées et plein de petites vitrines, sans problème. Il suffit de s'y mettre. La seule chose que je n'ai pas osé faire ce sont les murs de ma maison, le toît et la découpe des fenêtres, car je n'ai pas le matériel pour ça, mais un menuisier l'a fait pour moi. Ça en vaut la peine croyez-moi.

this project look more amazing every time you upload the new clip .Thank you I learn new thing .

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

It has come together wonderfully

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

These lives are awesome. The chat is mostly people saying hello. Then we all sit and watch the video, listening carefully so we don't miss anything. Well, that's what I do. 😂

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

That sounds like fun!

@karinberonius8799

Жыл бұрын

@@queencityminis It is!☺️

Now…I thought I did a good job collecting tiny shells, little tiny cockle shells…but those tiny mussel shells are brilliant! So cute! 😮

@queencityminis

7 ай бұрын

They're too tiny! So funny since I tried so hard to find the tiniest ones. They're hard to see.

@bevsartsandcrafts715

7 ай бұрын

@@queencityminis I’ve got visions of you on the sand crawling around with a magnifying glass or binoculars 😂😂😂😂

I’ve really loved watching this project come together. Those mussel shells in the seafood stew are just THE CUTEST!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

They are SO cute! I was on my hands and knees picking them out of dried seafood that washed up on the shore. I was obsessively finding the tiniest shells available. I should've chosen bigger ones, so they could be seen more easily 😆 I only had a couple that were bigger than 1/8".

Wow!! This is beautiful...Thank you for sharing your amazing talent.

@queencityminis

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Love the bread. I wanna eat!

@queencityminis

11 ай бұрын

🍞 Yummy!

I love this room box so much!❤ I can not wait to make knives..I absolutely love how you made that knife. The bread looks great even tho it didn't come out as planned..still an amazing lil miniature. The stove looks soooo good with all that detail..I love everything about this piece, especially that lil bear trap!! I'm gonna have to revisit that vid for the farm. That boring brown paint looked like wood at first ..I thought you actually covered the sides with wood as well, turned out great!🥰 I am almost done with the editing of the sewing machine ..I do go into further detail on how I use the wax and some other possibilities and pieces. It does act like acrylic but feels and dries differently. And washable just like acrylic. I hope after my video it will give you a better understanding and some new techniques to try..😊

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited for that video! The Waverly Antique Wax is my new favorite thing for sure. There's something really special about it. I should've mentioned in the video that it's sort of like acrylic paint, but much, much better.

@tinykeyholeminis

Жыл бұрын

@Queen City Minis it really is..ik the chalk paint are acrylic..but that wax it is! I mentioned that you can add the chalk paints to the clear wax and get similar results so I'm wondering if you can add regular acrylic paint to the clear wax as well..or brown paint and get the antique wax. Not sure what the ratio is but ik more wax than paint. I'll have to experiement🥰

Super job. I love the whole thing! Especially that bread & the knife. Very clever. 🙂

@queencityminis

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

So beautiful ❤

@queencityminis

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

You give such clever honest tips...thank YOU

@queencityminis

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Unbelievably realistic bread! Your attention to detail really paid off. Brilliant move to steal a piece of serrated edge from your foil! 👏👏👏This room really turned out cozy! 😍✨

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗 I'm so happy with how it turned out. I'll definitely make more cardboard room boxes.

I'm speechless. This is so beautiful. You are a true artist. Thank you for sharing🙂

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

I’m blown away by your attention to detail. Thanks also for sharing your mistakes and reminding us it’s part of the process. I think your art is the best on KZread. We’ll done!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Awwww, thank you so much! How kind

That was great to see, I've always wondered about the bread looks amazing. Love your attention to detail. Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed that.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

You are brilliant and creative!!! Thank you for scaring and inspiring. Glad I found your channel yesterday:)

@queencityminis

11 ай бұрын

Welcome!! I'm glad you found it too 😁

Wow 😲 amazing. I make miniatures but mine are made from items from nature and a few tiny bottles and recycled items. But this is amazing!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

That sounds so nice!

I liked your box and everything in it

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ☺️

I've always loved dollhouses but I thought I couldn't do it because I don't have space for a big dollhouse. So knowing I can do individual rooms is so thrilling!! Great video!

@queencityminis

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! This room is hanging in my kitchen on the wall. It's less than 3" deep! It's wild how much you can fit inside.

C'est magnifique... BRAVO ! Et puis les idées ne vous manquent pas.

@queencityminis

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

I love what you said about making mistakes. Working with miniatures I’ve made many. You are nothing less than incredible!!! The room was so realistic! Thank you sharing!!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

This turned out great. I just love your attention to all of the little details… the finger grooves in the knife for example. Plus you crack me up!!!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It's the little things like the finger grooves in the knife and the metal grommets that make a miniature more fun to look at.

5he details you add are fantastic! I would have never thought of putting the ash around the coal bucket. That's what puts your miniatures a step above others,

@queencityminis

10 ай бұрын

Thank you! I like miniature scenes to look like people just walked out of the room not to long ago. It can't be too tidy

Wow, I’m new to the world of miniatures and dolls houses and I’m watching videos to learn as much as I can before I dive in .. and I’m gobsmacked by your attention to detail, which makes everything look so convincing. Thank you for your videos, I’m so glad I found you

@queencityminis

5 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! I hope you have fun making minis!

Wow. Your videos are so good.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊 It's worth the time and effort for me. I love sharing.

Pleased to see it all together now . Fantastic work ! Such talent ! Please do more 😀 ❤

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

The knife was genius and the bread turned out great. Thank you!

@queencityminis

10 ай бұрын

I love when I come up with a simple idea that looks so detailed. The bread knife was so fast and easy!

You are such an inspiration, I love the way you experiment to find different ways to achieve a realistic look, it's fascinating to watch. I'm going to enjoy catching up on all the videos in this series, thank you for sharing your process and all the tips and ideas :)

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a thoughtful comment :) Enjoy catching up on the series!

Your attention to details makes everything so realistic.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

Watching you work is truly inspiring. I love how you transformed that stove with silver, amongst other things. Love how your artistic mind works! Thank you for posting all of these videos!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! I love sharing with everyone.

Wow!!! I'll take a bowl of seafood soup ❤

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

With a side of bread? Thank you 😊

I seriously love this! Your videos teach me new things everything! I just got into miniatures a year ago but I have always been in love! I work mostly in half scale now but I love using what you teach to shrink smaller! Thank you. Also just a thought hardware stores have acrylic sheets small that you can cut down and glue to your box before your frame so you don't have to worry about dust. ❤

Hola 😍 Los ambientes que creas son ideales para mi...son como yo 😅🙏 felicidades y grácias.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching!

Your detail is amazing. Thanks for sharing this with us. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💕💕💕

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Brilliant ideas ! 🎉

@queencityminis

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

I love it so much! All the perfect and clever little details are delightful. The knife, stew and bread were over the top. Sure do appreciate all the tips and inspiration. ❤

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that 😸

The bread looks great, just like sourdough! And the completed project is wonderful, so much detail. Your work is beautiful and inspiring! And the knife was so clever!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! The bread did turn out really well, even though things went wrong along the way.

I love it! It is very inspiring! I think the bread knife is my fave - especially because you couldn't be bothered to wait until all of your foil had been used before "borrowing" the serrated edge from the box! It's the perfect piece. I would absolutely have done the same, even if it required buying a whole new box of foil! I always feel a sense of empowerment from your examples of resourcefulness! Thanks!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) the funny part is I saved a serrated edge from foil from a box that had been used up. But I've saved so many random pieces of trash, I couldn't find it! So I had to borrow a piece from the foil in the drawer.

@lindenjenesse5078

Жыл бұрын

Haha! I think we are of a kind!

All that and you secured string on the back with hot glue. 😮 I hope that beautiful work doesn't fall.

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

It's good. The box and all it's contents weighs less than a pound.

Incredible details. Your ability to turn mundane materials into magic is unsurpassed. 😍

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I appreciate that. I love turning everyday items into miniatures. I have a bunch of hoarded trash and plastic bc of that. Everything could be a mini someday 😄

Oh Shyra I LOVE THIS SO MUCH! I was taking so many notes on the finishing touches and the polymer clay bread technique (never seen that one before, definitely going to give it a try). I learned a lot just watching this, you would be an awesome teacher if you ever wanted to hold miniature classes

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've thought about it. Maybe I will teach a class someday.

Really wonderful!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

The serrated knife trick is brilliant!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Your attention to detail is breath taking. What a beautiful project !

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

This is one of your best creations in my opinion, just magical. Thanku so much xx

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! This was so much fun. It definitely doesn't look like cardboard anymore.

@karenmusa3052

Жыл бұрын

@@queencityminis haha no it doesn't, that's how good u are 🥰

Beautiful!!!

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Good morning from Massachusetts! I was so excited when I saw you got all those kits from Temu! I am currently working on one from Amazon, no one does tutorials for them that talk. They all play annoying music and no one says anything. So I'm eagerly awaiting your video!! 🎉🎉🎉❤🎉🎉 lol Please talk, also I love your hints and tricks. I have one called "Relaxing time" which is kind of a 2 floor studio type thing, a tiny bit ambitious for a first time builder lol. I searched all over youtube to find someone to watch make them. Nope all music no help. 😊 I love your videos I think you are amazing at what you do, now hopefully you'll be doing one of those kits soon. Thank you for all your hard work! Also for speaking, that's a really great thing too. 😅

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

If you're in MA, I really hope you've visited Earth & Tree Miniatures in Amherst, NH. It's the BEST dollhouse store in the country! (IMHO) I will talk in the video, but not nearly as much as I do when I'm showing how to do one of my own projects. I'll mention custom touches and ideas, but I won't explain step-by-step how to assemble the kit. Most people who watch don't actually make miniatures. I want the video to be entertaining and not too technical.

Every time I watch a video you made, I go on a shopping spree. My wife is very concerned that this will continue. What should I tell her? 😂

@queencityminis

Ай бұрын

Uh oh! Don't blame me 😆

Your sense of detail is outstanding and the ability to see how something can be repurposed to become something else is nothing short of genius. Many thanks for sharing your talent. :o)

@queencityminis

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm so happy to be part of the KZread miniature community. I love creating minis and sharing them. The sharing part is SO much fun for me.

This is about the third or fourth time I have watched this and I still love it. Cheers Robyn ❤

@queencityminis

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😊