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Miniatures for Thanksgiving or Fall Displays

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Fall displays mostly center on the theme of harvests, or changes in nature. These projects can add the idea of fall to all kinds of displays, or be used for stand alone displays for Thanksgiving.

1. Make Miniature Papier Mache Pumpkins

A roll of brown kraft paper makes a stem on the top of a dolls house scale paper mache pumpkin.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
There are lots of uses for these mini pumpkins. Make them in a range of sizes for a table display, or use them for your scale railroad or dolls house scene.

2. Make Printable Miniature Pumpkin Boxes For Treats

Miniature pumpkin boxes have been assembled and filled with candy treats as party favors.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
These little pumpkin boxes can be made without Halloween faces for Thanksgiving dinner favors or to hold a special fall treat. They can be made in the two sizes shown, or made with lower sides for fashion doll or 1:12 dolls house scene pumpkin chocolate boxes.

3. Make Scale Miniature Corn Stalks

Dried corn stalks and miniature pumpkins ready for a dolls house display.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Great for Thanksgiving and Halloween Miniatures

4. Make Miniature Chrysanthemums

A 1:12 scale pot of yellow chrysanthemumsPhoto ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
Chrysanthemums are a true sign of fall. These miniature paper flowers can be made for a dolls house display, used for a miniature thanksgiving scene, or set in a model railroad flower shop or garden.

5. Make Miniature Cattails or Bullrushes

Four dolls house scale cattails made from a variety of materials.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
Miniature cattails can be used for dolls house floral arrangements, placed in a scale water garden, or used to imply boggy areas in a scale railroad scene.

6. Stitch a Miniature Pumpkin in Cross Stitch or Petitpoint

Two pumpkins on a vine needlework chart for miniatures.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
These stitching charts let you create a pumpkin design for a hand towel, or a miniature cushion for a dolls house.

7. Make a Rag Basket in Miniature

A 1:12 scale tartan coiled rag basket holds miniature knitting, needles and yarn.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
Instructions for making coiled rag baskets in full size or miniature scales.

8. Vintage Thanksgiving Cards

One of a series of comic Thanksgiving cards by Raphael Tuck and SonsPhoto ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
Vintage Thanksgiving cards are an interesting collectible and also have uses for crafts, artwork and miniature scale scenes.

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