I am planning out an art history… shrine? on a book shelf with plans to make miniature scenes and items that have to do with artists and art history stories that appeal to me. I remember stories better when I make something that has to do with them. So, looking up ideas for miniatures to set the scene, I found a tutorial for miniature colored pencils and very loosely followed it.
For the cup, I cut the end off of a plastic bead tube, sanded it, glued a nut (used E6000 adhesive) to the bottom for weight to keep it from falling over, then covered in brown packing paper and glossy mod podge, then trimmed in suede cord glued on with mod podge. Voila!
Thank you! I forgot to mention the step where the paint would go further than intended and I had to sand it off the tips… But the used pencil effect from that looked good!
