VILLAGE
BARBER SHOP
The Barber Shop is the 2nd structure in a series of tiny
printie, cut & glue, paper buildings. It can be used as stand-alone piece,
showcased under a dome and such, or it would work for toys in a dollhousetoy
store or child’s room, etc. You may
decide to transform it into a glitter building as was done for the Church in my
previous post here.
As seen, the shop has been glued to a matboard base and accessorized
with N scale figures…a man sitting on a bench, a man arriving for his haircut,
a dog and a garbage can. N scale is a
tad bit large for the building but I am pleased with the way it looks.
http://www.amazon.com/Woodland-Scenics-People-Benches Explore Woodland Scenics http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com and http://www.PEOPLESCALE.COM. for a nice
assortment of well-done figures and accessories Or if you have a local model
train shop, do check out their inventory.
There also is a smaller scale, Z,
that can be used, if your eyes and fingers can handle it.
YOU WILL NEED:
printout of patterns on matte presentation paper (acid free) see PDF
file at the end of this article + small sharp scissors (Dr. Slick brand is
recommended) + short straight edge & pointed stylus for
scoring + pointed tweezers + Craft glue such as Crafter’s Pick, The
Ultimate & quality acid free glue Stick
+ gray water color pencil + 2
tiny pearl seed beads + clear nail enamel +
Optional (if you want to make the tiny diorama as scene): N Scale model
train figures & accessories + bits
of greenery snipped from green chenille stems painted with green acrylic
paint for weeds/grass +
scrap of matt board for base
+ Bunka cording to cover edges
of base
Print building and accessories patterns onto Matte Presentation Paper
using best printer settings. Printing
out the pdf file found at the end of this entry should give you a perfect
printie, size, color, etc.)
When ink has set, cut out building; score on side/base lines and on all
tabs. Fold side tabs in at right
angles. Glue front and back to side
tabs. When glue has set, fold top tabs
in at right angles.
Cut out roof; score across roof on both fold lines. Glue the white sides of the roof together
smoothly. Use a gray water color pencil
to color the raw edges. Glue roof evenly
to top tabs of building with folded edge to front.
Glue the uncut door and windows to a scrap of the same paper. When glue has set, cut out the pieces and
glue them evenly over corresponding ones on the building to add dimension.
Glue the uncut Barber Shop sign to double thickness of scraps of the
same paper. When glue has set, cut out
and glue pieces over matching images on building.
Roughly cut out the door step and glue it over a double thickness of
scraps of the same paper. Cut out; color the edges with a gray water color
pencil (or you may choose to use the white side of the paper). Glue the flat edge to the building, centered
under the door.
Cut out the barber pole. Lay it
face down, on a giving surface such, as sheet fun foam, or even the palm of
your hand. Roll over it with a round
toothpick until it starts to curve inwards.
Use your fingertips to roll it tightly back and forth until the roll has
about a 1/16” diameter. If necessary,
glue the seam to hold. Glue the pole to
the front of the building, centered side to side, between the front window and
the side of the building, and in line with the window, its seam to back. Glue a
tiny pearl seed bead.to the top and the bottom of the pole.
If you wish to showcase your barber shop in a tiny diorama or turn it
into a glitter building, use the instruction given in the previous post here,
The Church, as a guideline.
“SHAVE & A
HAIRCUT, 2 BITS”
how cute, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI love these mini buildings! Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteHello Joann,
ReplyDeleteThis is a great little building. thank you for the printout.
Big hug,
Giac
Thank you so much for these wonderful little buildings! These will keep my mini-friends & I busy for quite awhile. I found some really inexpensive people on e-Bay by typing "N gauge people". They are 1/150th, which is closer to 1/144th than true N gauge, which is 1/120th. They are not painted very well, but I have re-painted the same figures in 1/4th (O gauge in model RR), and they look pretty decent now. I bought the ones that are both sitting & standing. You just can't beat 100 figures for under $3.00! Mini hugs, Sallie
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