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Our Annual T2T Creating Extravaganza

24 of our members will convert the following items to a quarter scale miniature scene.

 

 

1 acrylic box 4 x 4 x 2" H

1 piece of foam core

2 carved toothpicks

1 new plastic fork
 

 A container of small odds and ends

gold cord

clear plastic tubing

acrylic mirror

2 sm blocks of wood

1 bead

1 grommet

1 finding

1 film canister

1 clear plastic cup
 

 1 sm grass paper

1 piece of white corrugated plastic

1 piece of milk colored plastic

1 pc of corrugated board

1 pc brown fuzzy peel and stick

1 pc plastic brick

1 pc plastic canvas

1 pc maple veneer

2 strips of black construction paper

 The General rules:
  • At least a part of every item in the kit must be used in the finished project.  Parts can be cut, sawn, melted, shaped, sanded or any other alteration needed for use.
 
  • The finished project must be accompanied by the "Use of the parts list" that is provided describing the use of each part of the kit. The sample kit will be used to identify each part.
 
  • The only additional items allowed to be used in the making of the finished project are: Paint, (all types including spray) Glue, (any and all kinds) and up to one 6" square of a cotton fabric of your choice. NOTHING ELSE CAN BE USED.
 
  • The finished project must be contained in the 4 x 4 x 2 acrylic case with the lid firmly in place. There will be an address label provided with the kit. Please find a place on the bottom of the finished project to affix it so we know who to return it to in October.
 
  • The finished project is to be returned to QC in the same box the kit was shipped in using the enclosed label provided.
 
  • Should it be necessary to withdraw please return the kit so someone else can have a chance to do the project.
 
  • The finished project must be received by QC no later than July 31, 2008
 
  • The finished project will be displayed first, on this website, then at the NAME Greenville Housparty and pictures of the display will be submitted to The Gazette for publication at their earliest convenience.
Above all, this is meant to stimulate creative thinking and not a contest. We recognize that many of our members have a lot of experience and are very talented. On the otherhand many of our members are only starting out in quarter scale. No one is to feel pressured to do anything but use their own creativity at their own level. The secondary reason for this project is to share with our members the creative ideas for making miniatures from simple items found in our everyday lives.

 

 

 

 
Parsons Chairs
by
Betty Turmon
 

 

Simple Parsons Chair for White Christmas dining room

Or wherever you wish to display them. Great for a bedroom, dining room, parlor, guest room......wherever.

By Betty Turmon

Supplies:

3/8” wood cube from Michaels or Hobby Lobby (or email Luci for them)
fabric - 100% cotton or silk
Card stock
Tacky glue
Optional -gold trim (I used Kreinik metallic Balger-very fine braid.)

Base of Chair:

The small wood cube is the base of the chair. Cut a strip of fabric 1-1/2” X ½” to cover the wood cube base. Starting in the center of one side of cube, glue one long edge of fabric flush with the bottom, wrapping around the entire cube, gluing as you go. On the seat end you will have some fabric extending over cube. This end is the chair seat. Clip a ‘V’ at each corner of the extending fabric and glue down on the seat. You want this as flat as possible so that the height of the chair is not increased. The covered end is the seat and the other end (the uncovered end) is the bottom of the chair.

Back of Chair

Cut a piece of cardstock 2” X 3/8“. Fold this in the center making sure this is a sharp fold. I use small pliers for this. Cut a strip of fabric 2” X 5/8”to cover this cardstock. Unfold the back and glue the fabric to it so that there is fabric seam allowance on both long sides. Glue the seam allowance around the cardstock. Refold the back and glue together. Let this dry. Then using small pliers roll the folded end under. This will make the rolled back. Now glue the back to the base on the side where the seam is. After this has dried, bend the back section back just slightly. This will give the back a slanted and more comfortable look. This step makes the chair look more natural.

Seat of Chair

Cut out a 3/8” X 3/8” square of cardstock for seat cushion. Lay this in a square of fabric slightly larger than card. There should be a little fabric extending all around the card (about 1/8” is more than plenty). Cut Vs in the corner of the overhanging fabric and glue this tightly to the underside of the card. Be sure this is a neat, flat cushion because you do not want to increase the height of the chair. Glue this cushion to the top of the chair base.

Optional

Trim seams with very fine gold braid or gold Bunka pulled thin.

Hope you all like doing these chairs.
Hugs,
Betty T.