Dollhouse Lighting DIY - How to Make a Miniature Lighting Fixture with a Battery Operated Tea Light
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- Опубликовано: 14 май 2021
- In this video, I show you how I turned a battery operated tea light into a lighting feature for my Harry Dresden, Wizard's Lab diorama.
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Tea light Wiring Diagram: i.imgur.com/j3KOPar.jpg
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I've been making dollhouse miniatures for 40 years now and I just learned a new trick from you. I knew all those tea lights had other uses but just never searched. I LOVE how you have all the links organized for the supplies you used! I wish everyone did that. Great job!
I'm so happy you learned something new! Thanks so much for watching! 💖
Just found this video in my recommended listing. Thanks for the link to the switches never knew they could be bought at this size lol. Thanks for sharing yep even 3 years later, as they say, better late than never 😹😹😹
It doesn't matter that you're late, just that you found it. I'm also really happy you found it useful! 💖
I'm 62 and just started building dollhouses in the last year "love it"! Your video is wonderfully instructive and easy to follow! Lighting is so expensive and those little tea lights are so economically friendly. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! I hope to do a few more easy lighting videos as soon as I'm settled into my new house!
Great tuto - thank you for your generosity AND your authenticity.
Blown Away! YES! YES!YES! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!! ALL OF IT!!! TFS!
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
You know Bob? ! Wow, small world. My favourite disembodied wizard!. If you see Harry, give him my love x
I just found you, and... I don't diamond paint, but I HAD to subscribe to channel entitled, "Art and Anxiety" I SO identify! I LOVE miniatures and am on the cusp of becoming a miniaturist, so I hope you make more miniature-type videos. Pretty please?
That's good news, I don't diamond paint anymore either, so I won't disappoint you! 😂 I developed arthritis in my hands a couple of years ago so I had to stop. You can expect a lot more miniature videos as well as some other fun craft projects in the future. 💕
I love the lighted skull (Bob) on the pile of books! WOW! You are so creative! TFS! ~Janet in Canada
Thank You! 💖
🎉hi I'm a newbie I love crafting it's the only thing I enjoy in life it deffo takes you to a safe place 😊🎉
Thank you. Love the miniatures.
Wow! Just happened upon your video… love love loved it! So many useful ideas and supplies I never knew of or thought of. Explanations excellent and video very professional (electrical diagram excellent addition)! Thanks to you and your husband for giving me the courage to try this myself. ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much, I'm so glad you found the video useful! 💖 Please let me know how it goes when you make your own!
Excellent idea about the light - never would’ve thought to do that! You taught me something new today - I’ll definitely use it to light my minis! Thanks 😀
I'm so glad you found the video helpful! Thanks for watching! 💖
Love the concept for your channel. I completely identify. I created miniatures for the same reason.
It's funny how these tiny little things boost the serotonin so much, isn't it? 💖
I enjoyed watching so much! Thank you!
Bob looks great! (HUGE Dresden fan) Can't wait to apply this technique for my wife's dollhouses. Thank you!
I'm so glad you found it useful! Making Harry's lab has been a lot of fun! I'm almost finished with it now, and I'll be sure to do a walk-through video when it's complete. 💖
@@HotMessMiniatures I look forward to it! Seeing the city model on the table is going to force me to revisit the book series and tv series again. The book miniatures inspired me to work on a library, so thank you for that too.😁
Wow, this is a great tutorial on lighting!! Thanks so much!
I'm so happy you enjoyed the video! 💖
Love this! I was wondering how to use the tea lights for lights. Love the explanation of the voltage of the batteries.
I'm glad you found it helpful! 💖
Thank you
I'm planning on building a witches cottage for my daughter's home as a Halloween decor and your little book lamp will be a perfect addition. Thank you for sharing and being an inspiration to us all. Adorable.
I like the name of your channel, resonates with me for some reason :D
Thank you, I like yours too!
OK I want to thank you so much for the nail tech brush idea because there’s so many people that wouldn’t think that you could use one of those brushes for a project like this because a lot of people feel like oh no those are for nails don’t use them for anything else but Just like when it comes to make up, I’ll honestly believe that everything and make up can be used differently for what its purpose is so eyeshadow can be used on your lips if you want to you nothing Hass to be conventional for what it actually is used for and I wanna thank you so much because I love also creating old stuff like old miniatures And I love making old books so you have completely saved my life when it comes to making it look like pages. Thank you because I have been trying my hardest to find a paintbrush that is thin enough and there just aren’t none that I can find for art like artist, paint brushes I never thought about a nail tech paintbrush that they would do the small line work. I never thought of that so thank you so much because you have helped me out I’m going to be in the process of creating some diorama‘s that are eventually going to be diorama is that you can Kind of put together on a shelf and it will make a really old mansion and I’m gonna make a library and there needs to be a lot of books and I want them to look as real as possible and you have just helped me so much with this whole process actually because I’m definitely going to do everything that you did from the plastic to the tissue paper everything so thank you
That's the fun thing about miniatures, they combine so many different techniques and materials that anything can be used to make them. You just have to use your imagination!
Have you seen the book making technique that uses magazine spines to make realistic books? I have a short video on it, while Ara from Bentley House Minis and Heather Tracy from Thicketworks have more in depth videos. It's great for when you need to make a lot of books for a project!
This is brilliant and I love it!! I'm going to try and make this with other stuff cause I don't have a machine like that. I stumbled upon your channel and geesh, its brilliant and ♥ it! I started crafting when my favourite dog passed away from stomach cancer, she was only 5. I have had dogs all my life, but she was my most special one. She understood me without having to say or do much and she was such a sweet and very clever girl. When she died I wanted to die too, wanted to be with her, even tho I still had another dog, but she couldn't take away the immens pain I was in. Call it protection from above, or faith, I don't know but I started to watch creative video's on youtube and started to craft and that changed it all for me. Started to feel better little by little and now i'm on my 6th diorama. Sometimes we need help to cope with what we are going through, so I feel very connected with your channel and your crafting! So thank you so much for sharing!! Lots of love & light, all the way from little Belgium ♥
You can do this technique with anything that you can stick the tealight mechanism into. You can also DIY a vacuformer, and there are some really good videos out there on that if you think it's a tool you'd get some use out of. It's a lot cheaper to make one than it is to buy one! I'm so glad you found me, and are enjoying it here. Welcome!! 💖
@@HotMessMiniatures Seriously? Wauw, I didn't know that, thanks for the advice 🙏!! I'll look for those video's imediatly! Yes, it would help me make so many litle things!! Thank you, ma'am. I'm glad I've found you cause you are very talended and an amazing crafter!! Lots of love and light, all the way from little Belgium ♥
Great video! 🥰 Lots of love from Sweden! 🌲🐈🇸🇪
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 💖
Very excellent work. I look forward to seeing more tutorials.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
This is wonderful! Thank you!
I'm into miniatures and really like the idea of using tea lights. I think that Bob looks good sitting on a stack of books. Nice painting job on the books.
Thank you! It was a lot of fun to make, and the whole diorama turned out really cool. 💖
This is awesome!
Just found this and subscribed. Thank you so much for taking the time to narrate this. A lot of mini making vids are just silent and I like hearing the thought process
Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I also have a Twitch channel, where you can watch my process in real time, if you enjoy that kind of thing: www.twitch.tv/artnanxiety
Thanks for the sub! 💖
You should mention to use a dab of flux when soldering the connections…the flux will hold everything together permanently.
You do amazing work and explain beautifully. Thank you!
A HUGE thumbs up! Although, I do t have a 3D printer..a y ideas where to get those cool skulls?? You rock!! You gave me ideas on how to stack books without making a whole book!
I've tried finding similar skulls that people could just buy, but I haven't been able to. All I can suggest is that a lot of areas now have 3D printers you can use for a small fee at the library, or a local makers space.
The technology is a lot more affordable now, so even if you can't print one now, you may have a family member or friend who owns a printer soon.
Sorry I can't be more helpful 😔 💖
Awesome tutorial!
I found the Matt Mod Podge too shiny too and them discovered the DuraClear Matt varnish and its Matt.
I really like the ultra matte, from Deco Arts, but I'll try the DuraClear! 💖
INCREDIBLE! Absolutely incredible… thank you.
I'm so happy you enjoyed it! 💖
You‘re a magician. Thanks for sharing your great work!
I'm so happy you enjoyed it!! 💖
Just found your video in my feed & was drawn to your sweetly creepy project. I was delighted to see your tealite transformation--had been wanting to not have to figure electrical stuff out on my own, and here you were, a coherent answer to my craft query! Bless you! Btw, several acqaintences have found relief with holy basil (tulsi) tea, and Tension Tamer tea. 💞 [new sub!]
I am a huge fan of tea light upcycling! SO many great tips in this video. I will definitely grab some nail tech brushes soon!
I love my nail art brushes, they do all the work for you, and make it so much easier to pull a straight line. 😊 Thanks for watching!
@@HotMessMiniatures Absolutely! Can't wait to see the final project too!
Thank you😊😊😊
Brilliant❤
It’s cool!
Thank you! 💖
I'm just starting my journey in miniatures and this was so amazing to watch! Liked and Subscribed :)
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! 💖
I love your work and your voice!
Thank you so much! 💖
I dont do diamond painting but i do love miniatures!!!
I don't diamond paint anymore either, so that's perfect! 💖
I just found you and find you so informative AND funny. I do miniatures as well and your content today was spot on for me with the lighting wiring. Thank you and keep the creativity!
Thank you so much! I'm happy you found the video useful! 💖
Whoops. Just came to the soldering part😢
awesome
Thank you! 💖
Nice
🎉cool🎉
awesome! i love tiny things! :D i'm looking to make an apothacary and this will change a lot. great hack. ty for sharing! and the tiny jars! Do you have a video for them?
I'm so glad you found the video helpful! 💖 I'm not sure which jars you're referring to, because there are several different ones in the diorama, but I do have a video on how I made the mason jars here: ruclips.net/video/PxwHQmVLCBo/видео.htmlsi=cF9FuU2EhJuZiWcC
Fun stuff. Where can I get the skull?
The skull is a 3D print, using this file: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3315702/files
So glad you enjoyed it! 💖
Love this! Can you please tell me where the stl file for the skull came from? (That’s the model for print website & artist so I can download it) I have a 3D printer and would love to do this in several sizes. ❤️ I did miniatures for 16 yrs. from 1984 - 2000 back before internet and amazon. I would have died to get my hands on those brushes. 🖌️🎨😂🤣 Excellent work! 👍🏻
My husband printed the skull for me ages ago, and doesn't remember any details except for the fact that he got it on thingaverse. It _may_ have been this model: www.thingiverse.com/thing:3273007
So glad you enjoyed the video!
@@HotMessMiniatures Thank you sooooo much. Knew it was a long shot but took a chance. I’m pretty sure thats it. Going to have fun trying this. Thanks for the wiring how to. I can rewire lamps, change a fan pull switch and other things but I’ve never mastered those dopey tea lights. 🕯️😂🤣
I like the idea, but didn't you want to make switch like a gem lying on those books? I know from far this black button doesn't look bad, but You know :)
Once the diorama was finished, and all the pieces were secured next to it on the shelf, the switch was completely hidden. You could absolutely hide the switch if you're going to place your light in a more open location though! 💖
I just put the tea light inside the thing. 🤷
Couldn't you just use the foam board book shapes the way they are and hollow them out and paint them?
Absolutely! 💖
SO CONFUSED HOW DIDYOU GET A PIECEOF PLASTIC LOOK LIKE BOOKS?
As stated in the video, I used a vacuformer off screen to mold the plastic around the foam-board blanks. There are many videos available on RUclips that can show you how to make a vacuformer
Hon, sanity is overrated! Espacially, if non sanity helps to create beautiful things...
Some days, for sure. Other days I'd like to be able to do things like sleep, leave my house, shower like a normal human... 😂 But yes, you do have a point! 💖
@@HotMessMiniatures Always remember Chesire Cat: "I am not crazy. My reality is just different then yours..." Where you suffer from lack of sleep, I can not seem to wake up. My projects are usually 75% unfinished. ADHD and Depression are a bitch. I do not write this to make you feel bad. Though my english is today... Sorry. I want to tell you it is ok. Your art is beautiful. Anxiety is a part of you. Who knows if you could create if you were without? There are always two sides to each coin. Yes, sleep is important, just remember too much is tiering too. And the worst people are the normal ones that do not understand how hard it is to even get up and make coffee... Let alone clean my Appartement or finish my projects... Just never ever stop creating, please...