🏠 Bringing Memories to Life: The Miniature Living Room🏠 Making the dolls
![Miniature Dolls](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/Miniature_Dolls.jpg?v=1716769702)
The diorama of the Miniature Living room has several dolls that need to be recreated. Three of the dolls sit in the corner on top of a fridge and others are placed inside the book shelf. They are truly very small and are a challenge to sculpt.
After some serious thought, I chose Arteza clay for crafting my doll heads. Working on such a tiny scale can be tricky—one wrong move and the heads get disfigured. So, I placed each head on pins and delicately sculpted their faces. Next came the baking phase. I set the toaster oven to 260°F. My new oven finally stopped smoking (new appliances need breaking in), but I kept a close eye to ensure the heads didn't burn.
![clay in toaster oven](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/clay_in_oven.jpg?v=1716770131)
After the heads cooled down I made a cone to drape the garment over. A circle template comes in vary handy to make the shape of the cone.
![Circle cutting](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/circle_cutting.jpg?v=1716770276)
![cone making](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/cone_shape_480x480.jpg?v=1716770447)
![head on cone](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/insert_neck_into_cone.jpg?v=1716770735)
![Fabric gathering](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/sewing_the_outfit.jpg?v=1716770895)
![doll sleeves](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/doll_gardement.jpg?v=1716771149)
![Miniature doll](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1365/9447/files/1_3a513296-4ef9-4c91-aa0c-d23f22bf8353.jpg?v=1716771333)
Here is the finished room box
🌟🏠 Bringing Memories to Life: The Miniature Living Room Diorama 🏠 by PortraitsbyNC