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Make Miniature Plants and Flowers for Dolls House, Railroad and Model Scenes

Use These Instructions to Make a Range of Plants and Flowers in Several Scales.

Miniature plants and flowers are useful decorations for scenes in all model and dollhouse scales. They can help set a time reference, and add to the background and color theme. The instructions for these plants use simple techniques and mainly feature petals punched with common craft punches.

1. Make Miniature Roses

Miniature glass vase for a dolls house with an arrangement of pink paper roses.

Miniature roses are a staple for floral displays, landscape displays for railroads, villages, and dolls houses, and useful as decorations for special gifts and cakes.

2. Make Miniature Tulips

Tiny reproductions of rare tulips; viridiflora and Silver Standard in dolls house scale.

Make designer or cottage tulips using simple paper punches and these instructions. These are more detailed than the roses, but you can get good results and create a range of tulip colors and shapes.[/p]

3. Make Tiny Crocus for Spring Model Scenes

Dollhouse scale paper crocus in a flower pot.

The tiny crocus are shown here in 1:12 scale but you can make them smaller or larger if you can find an appropriate sized paper punch. As with the other plants on this list, you can mimic your choice of varieties if you carefully observe the characteristics of real crocus.

4. Make Miniature Daffodils

Tiny paper daffodils held by a dolls house doll.

You can make these dollhouse scale daffodils in a range of yellow and white shades as narcissus, or daffodils for bouquets or miniature garden scenes. Set up a photo of your favorite daffodil variety and see how closely you can mimic it in miniature using these instructions.

5. Make Miniature Pussy Willow Branches

1:12 scale realistic dollhouse miniature pussy willow branches set into a bead vase

Most people who see these can't believe their eyes. The tiny pussy willows, made from flocking, are extremely realistic. These branches are wonderful in a range of spring scenes, or combined with the miniature birds nest

6. Make Miniature Lilies

Dolls house scale lilies arranged in a printable miniature jug.

Lilies can be made for miniature gardens, or as flowers for arrangements or bouquets. With an almost endless color range, lilies can be adapted for a range of color schemes and period arrangements. They are simple to make using assorted common paper punches.

The jug shown here as a flower container is available as a printable in several dolls house scales

Printable Floral Containers in Several Scales

7. Make Miniature Easter Lily Plants or Stems

Dollhouse scale Easter lily made from paper and wire.

These Miniature Easter Lilies can be set in pots or used as stems for floral arrangements or garden scenes. Easy to make, the are a slightly different shape than regular lily flowers.

8. Make Miniature Water Lilies

Waterlily flowers are glued to the edges of leaves ready to place in a dollhouse scale fish pond.

Water lilies add color to ponds, fish pools and lakes. They are easy to make with curved scissors or a simple 'daisy' type paper punch.

9. Make Miniature Flag Iris

Dollhouse flag iris planted beside a miniature fish pond made from florist's foam.

You can use a simple daisy punch or teardrop punch to make flag iris from paper, paint and wire. I use a one inch punch for 1:12 scale iris, and have made them as small as 1/48 scale with smaller punches. Daisy punches also work for making lilies and Calla lilies.

10. Make Miniature Calla Lily Plants and Flowers

Dollhouse scale calla lily planted in a miniature pot.

Calla lilies are easily made from paper and wire using a tear drop or daisy shaped punch or hand cut petals. They can be made in a range of colors and are easily made in smaller scales for railroad landscaping alongside house or water features.