This arched top garden arbor can be made as a printable for smaller dollhouse scales of 1:24 or 1:48, or the printable can be used as a plan for a 1:12 scale arbor built from craft wood, illustration or Davey board (bookboard). The arbor is designed to represent either a four foot wide walkway or gate arbor in full scale, or a six foot wide arbor to go above a bench. The arbor can be made with printable sides, or you can use needlepoint canvas for the lattice work as is shown in this 1:48 scale example.
Note: - if you wish you can built this arbor out of craft wood. I set the upright posts to be equivalent to 4 inch square posts in full size, so you will need square stock in that scale. The arch will need to be cut and filed from a section of wood large enough to accomodate the arch. If necessary the arch can be made in two or more sections and glued together.
Materials Needed to Make a Miniature Arched Garden Arbor
- Lightweight Card or Paper - I printed directly on lightweight matte photo paper for the 1:48 scale version of this arbor, but you can also print on paper and glue the paper to lightweight card from boxes or illustration or bookboard.
- PVA (white) Glue
- Sharp Scissors or a Craft Knife
- Needlepoint Canvas - Optional - I used 11 mesh per inch canvas for this 1:48 scale version, you could use plastic canvas for larger scales.
- Paint Brush - for painting the canvas you will need a stiff bristled brush, a softer brush is better for painting the pieces of the arbor.
- Printable Pdf (acrobat reader files) for
