Let's make a Miniature Plain Front Box Phone for the General Store (Vintage Wall Phone) DIY

In this video I am making a wall phone for my 1-16 scale General Store. I'm giving the measurements, but you may have to adjust for your scale.
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Cut from 110 weight cardstock
Front & Back - 1 5/16 x 5/8
Sides - 1 3/16 x 3/8
Top & Bottom - 3/8 x3/8
Hole punch
Cut from copy paper ( also recycled)
Bells & Mouth Piece - (3) 5 1/2 x 1/16
Ear Piece - 11 x 1/8
Trim on Ear Piece - 2 1/2 x 1/16 for trim
Mouth Piece - (2) 5 1/2 x 1/16
Quilling Tool
Elmers Glue All
Wood Glue
Matte Mod Podge
Paints ( I used Anitas Moccasin Brn & Earth Brn)
18 gauge wire
crochet or embroidery floss ( optional)
• Miniature General Store
• Tutorials

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  • @MishSpar
    @MishSpar6 ай бұрын

    One of my favorite things about watching you create is how neat and tidy you are. This type of phone is on my list of nostalgia items I want to add to my house that remind me of things from my childhood along with an old-fashioned handcranked pencil sharpener that was screwed into the wall of the stairs leading to the basement of my grandma’s house. I can still smell it. The pencil sharpener, not the basement haha.

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    I remember the wall pencil sharpeners! They are still the best in my opinion. Remember the smell really well. I can almost smell our old basement too haha!! Thank you for the wonderful compliment. 😊

  • @queencityminis
    @queencityminis6 ай бұрын

    So well-done. Idk if it's just me, but I feel emotionally attached to it because it looks like it has a face!

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, kind of like a character you’d see on a children’s show.

  • @amandajones6481

    @amandajones6481

    5 ай бұрын

    That's exactly what I thought too! Great minds think alike 😉 😅

  • @lucyl6425
    @lucyl64256 ай бұрын

    OMG you are truly amazing with cardboard! I’m in awe of what you do with your quilling skills. So adorable as is everything you have made on your channel. I absolutely LOVE your channel!

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your sweet compliment. That really means a lot to me! ❤️

  • @kayk8123
    @kayk81236 ай бұрын

    How cute!! "Number, please?" Every detail considered,amazing!

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    😂 Yes,”Number please.”

  • @maryruthmonahan5180
    @maryruthmonahan51806 ай бұрын

    Love this one!

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    So glad!

  • @nancy-katharynmcgraw2669
    @nancy-katharynmcgraw26696 ай бұрын

    Fascinating to watch all of your intricate prep work; Great job!"

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @pkwork
    @pkwork6 ай бұрын

    Beautiful detail, wonderful technique!

  • @fancifuldevices
    @fancifuldevices5 ай бұрын

    Idk why but “using a hole punch is fun” cracked me up.

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    5 ай бұрын

    😂 I can get carried away with the hole punch. Glad I made you laugh!

  • @pengle
    @pengle6 ай бұрын

    I am really enjoying your videos! It always amazes me how you take just a few supplies and manipulate a couple or techniques and create so many different items.

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    I’m so glad you enjoy them! I amaze myself sometimes. 😂

  • @cocoscrafts6410
    @cocoscrafts64106 ай бұрын

    Really detailed

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks! 😊

  • @teresahickey4380
    @teresahickey43806 ай бұрын

    Love it ❣️

  • @jindrasturgill1194
    @jindrasturgill11946 ай бұрын

    Amazing. Thank you for sharing!

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    You are so welcome! 🤗

  • @coby9896
    @coby98966 ай бұрын

    You are very talented with paper and card and using them to create the shapes needed. Will definitely have to find a place for this delightful piece in a scene.

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @southerncooker6475
    @southerncooker64755 ай бұрын

    Perfect!

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks!☺️

  • @patriciaheraty7380
    @patriciaheraty73803 ай бұрын

    Oh Laura, this is so wonderful. My great-aunt Helen had one of these phones in her kitchen. I am re-creating some places that I have in fond memory in connection with loved ones now passed and GA-Helen's kitchen with the sugar bowl my Dad loved is one of my projects. Thank you so very much for sharing. Your quilling solutions for miniatures have been such a help!!! I even bought some quilling tools. You are truly inspirational. Thank you! And may your channel grow and thrive.

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    3 ай бұрын

    You are welcome!! I’m so happy that I’m able to help and inspire your memory lane miniatures. Thanks for sharing about your GA-Helens kitchen. I have some things from my grandmothers kitchen. Really brings back fond memories. Thank you for your kind words.

  • @patriciaheraty7380

    @patriciaheraty7380

    3 ай бұрын

    @@Lauras-tinyview Thank you, Laura! I eagerly await the progress on the store and what was it, a hotel, you plan next? Please keep posting, you are an inspiration and part of my "happy place"...

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    3 ай бұрын

    @@patriciaheraty7380 Awww, thank you! Yes, an Old West Hotel. Or I should say my spin on one anyway. I’m very excited for it. It’s a much bigger project. A little sad to finish the General Store but fun to start new challenges. Are you posting pictures of your mini memories anywhere?

  • @MiniatureMadnessofcherylg2696
    @MiniatureMadnessofcherylg26966 ай бұрын

    I love watching your videos. This little phone turned out so cute! Can't wait to see what you make next!

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it very much!

  • @amandajones6481
    @amandajones64815 ай бұрын

    What a gorgeous little vintage telephone. I bought a miniature phone for the Book Nook I'm making, but it's the wrong size, so I'm going to try making this one. Thank you for another awesome video. Love from Amanda Jones ❤️

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    5 ай бұрын

    What scale is your Book Nook? It’s the Victorian library right?

  • @inhale3384
    @inhale33846 ай бұрын

    Talk about perfect timing, Only yesterday, I was looking at a wall box phone, I own. It came inside one of the dollhouses’ I am attempting to improve. 😆 The phone is missing its earpiece. I was wondering what I could use to replace it? Then your video appears! Thank you so much! ☺️📞❤

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    That is Wonderful! Love to hear that!!

  • @TexasSwan
    @TexasSwan4 ай бұрын

    Amazing ( new subscriber 😊) Question …. How do you paint the little pieces on that strip without them falling off ?

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    4 ай бұрын

    Thank you and thanks for subscribing! 🥰 I used two way stick tape and some scrap foam board. I have never tried it, but I have seen others tape masking tape down too.

  • @kathleenherris9397
    @kathleenherris93976 ай бұрын

    I really enjoy your videos. Your work is fascinating. Cardstock is an amazing medium but you take it to a whole new level. Thank you for sharing.

  • @Lauras-tinyview

    @Lauras-tinyview

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks! It’s fun to see what you can make from paper.