In the process of cleaning out my storage room, I gathered all the shadow boxes and frames that could be used for my miniatures. Right now it seems that people are making book nooks. They are nice, but why not use what we have on hand? This little frame will be a good size for a little scene. I chose a Harry Potter scene.
At Christmas time, you can buy this rubber type brick sheet at Michaels with the Lemax collection. (Christmas and Halloween miniature villages) The scale is not 1:12 but I think it will do fine. I glued it on with some professional grade construction glue. It is good, but takes a long time to cure. While mixing grout for my stone road, it seemed good to help distress the brick walls. I used wood filler (white), white glue and sand. I just smeared on the mixture to make it look aged. After it dried, a couple of layers of antique matte Mod Podge was used as a sealer.
The stone road was nail file sticks that had been used previously to sand items. They were cut and glued down. After being thoroughly dry, I applied the grout in the spaces between, wiping the excess grout off the nail file stones. Then the stones were painted with acrylic paint mixed with fine sand and white glue. A couple layers of Antique Mod Podge will seal it.
The arch itself was not as hard to make as I thought it would be. Foamboard is cut and is used for the interior of the wall, layered until the right width is achieved. Then the brick sheet is cut and glued. Clamps held it until the glue had set.
Adding a home made crate made with scrap wood pieces. Watered down acrylic paint is used to stain the crate. Usually, I use wood stain, but didn't feel like setting up a staining setup outside like I usually do.
Adding a barrel to the scene. It still needs a tap and maybe some nicks and scratches as it is a used barrel that has been set out in the alley.
Another rustic crate is added.
Empty wine bottles help set the scene.
All that is needed now is a print of Diagon Alley to put in the archway. I am also thinking of adding a sign that says
"Welcome to Diagon Alley, Harry".
There were so many good photos of Diagon Alley, it occurred to me that I could put a removeable back on them, and switch the photos from time to time. Here is the first alley:
This project didn't take long, and was a lot of fun!
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