* Go to Day 1
* Today is Y and Z. But not Z End... that's tomorrow.
This gets harder as you get near the end. Y is you, of course, meaning the fun you and I have when sharing a hobby, right? And Z?
Well, like many, I have a stash of small zoo animals tucked away for... something. I did think of using a couple for those trophy wall plaques in the den/library of one of the half-scale dollhouses. All they'd need is to be flocked and glued to a wood plaque. Even in miniature, though, it's kind of hard to think of sawing off the head of that poor animal. ha! But... I still might make a couple as I know they'll look right in the library I had planned. In real life that whole idea is horrid.
I did put a small wooden giraffe in my half scale dollhouse attic as a kind of large decoration or toy. I like the giraffe so I used it. It was probably part of some jewelry or something. See him at left. (See more photos of the house here.)
I also have a necklace with carved wood animals that I'm saving. Eventually those animals will be pulled off and used. The beads are good too as small jars for half scale. The tinier beads can be used on top of them. The whole thing is useful!
One of my more unusual finds? A group of African carved wood napkin rings from Kenya I found at the thrift store. See top of photo. (The antelope (?) without the stand is 2 1/2" high and wide.) I thought if I ever get back to that idea of making my World Museum in Miniature they would fit in as decorative statues. Some might still be used in other houses or scenes, of course. I have a couple more not shown here.
* What's the most unusual thing you've found or used in your miniatures?
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