Guest Happy Heart Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I'm making a Christmas facade house, meaning it's a very shallow 2 inches deep. I'm wondering how to simulate icicles forming and meling on the exterior roof eves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labrown Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Found this from MsMiniLover on youtube. She used hot glue in little icecle shaped blobs and popped them in cold water to set them fast and glued them on then. Decided to look for it: Hope I did that right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy Heart Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Found this from MsMiniLover on youtube. She used hot glue in little icecle shaped blobs and popped them in cold water to set them fast and glued them on then. Decided to look for it: Hope I did that right Can't see the picture, so something didn't work properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Hope I did that right The video ran fine for me. Interesting method! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy Heart Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Unfortunately, is isn't of any help if it doesn't work for me, and it doesn't. thanks, anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary11 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 That was interesting, who would have thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I have a tutorial in the Dec. issue of American Miniaturist for icicles and snowy windows, pick up a copy if you can its a great Christmas issue, but if not...in short...I just used faux water from Walmart (cheap, microwavable) melted it and ran it off the tip of a toothpick down the eave. It sticks to the house and u can build up a larger icicle by doing to more layers of drips over the same icicle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alamom Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 If you go to youtube.com, enter a search for ms mini lover, you will get a list of all of her videos. This one is at the top of the list. She has alot of great ideas in her videos. This is in reference to the video in the above posts, for some reason when I'm using my android tablet it won't allow me to use the quote feature in my posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy Heart Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Going to try Karin's suggestion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Unfortunately, is isn't of any help if it doesn't work for me, and it doesn't. thanks, anyway Jean go here as Paula said > I set the video up for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy Heart Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Jean go here as Paula said > I set the video up for you And I politely declined, for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 And I politely declined, for a reason. ...guess I missed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari Lynn Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Wow, these look really great!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Thank you Kari, there are more pictures in my album titled Tiffani:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I will put a howto on my blog tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mininecessities Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Jean go here as Paula said > I set the video up for you thanks for sharing the link with us! I saved it in my favorites. I think I have msminilover as a friend on youtube, and have watched her videos I just hadn't seen that one. Yeah great videos ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterine Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Here's another tutorial I found some time ago: http://artfullymusing.blogspot.com/2011/11/tutorial-adding-snow-and-icicles-to.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Another method for icicles (and I don't remember where I read this) is to cut a piece of sewing thread and tie short lengths of thread at intervals along it, then tie one end and hold the other over a pieced of waxed paper (or newspaper, I think would work as well) and drip white tacky glue along the thread, letting it run down the short thread lengths and when it's dry you can glue it to the edges of your eaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 For anyone interested I was just window shopping on ebay and noticed Kerbey Lane Miniatures has ready made icicles in 1:12, very reasonably priced. Sorry I didn't copy the link. Looks like u could glue them to the eave and cover the glued area with powdered snow maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Minis Dollhouses Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I was at my local Dollar Tree today and saw some small icicle ornaments that could possibly be used in a miniature scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy Heart Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 For anyone interested I was just window shopping on ebay and noticed Kerbey Lane Miniatures has ready made icicles in 1:12, very reasonably priced. Sorry I didn't copy the link. Looks like u could glue them to the eave and cover the glued area with powdered snow maybe. Now does that mean you were just perusing windows or were you literally shopping for window? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Hahaha :-) it was just the figure of speech kind of window shopping;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Happy Heart Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Poked holes in styrofoam with a tapered wooden skewer and poured liquid water into them. Worked quite well. Will post a photo once the Christmas house is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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