Trash To Mini Treasures
Updated 5/24/07

This is one of my favorite aspects of miniatures, I love to come across websites that have this kind of information on them. One of my favorite places on the net is Wanna In El Paso's "Cheap Thrills".


  • Mini Plants
  • Window Shade
  • Pizza tables
  • Straws
  • Mini Relish Tray
  • Button Mirror
  • Buttons
  • Button Drawer Pulls
  • Suction cup bowls
  • Plastic Tumblers
  • Hat Stand
  • Mini Ice
  • Suitcase
  • Candy Dish
  • Doily
  • Wastepaper Basket
  • Shower Curtain
  • Mini Containers
  • Plates
  • Covered Dish
  • Baking Pans
  • Coffee Filter Table Cloth
  • Mini Plants

    The greenery came from a Christmas decoration that was being thrown out, a small pot, mini hold and coffee grounds for dirt.

    Window Shade

    Simple shade made from folded Vellum, skinny sticks and a link from a small chain.

    Pizza tables

    There are many uses for these little tables. A member of a group I belong to made chairs out of them for a wedding scene and here's a link to a tutorial for a great office chair made from these little gems.

    Straws

    I save all the straws I can, it's easy to turn them into glasses or containers by cutting them to different lengths, stove pipes
    and plumbing pipes (the bendy straws work good) and the little straws from juice boxes for the top of "oil lamps".

    Mini Relish Tray

    Make a mini relish tray from the lid to a "to go" container of Ranch dressing.

    Button Mirror

    A button and a small round mirror.

    Buttons

    Buttons make great mini plates, bases, picture frames, and mirrors to name a few.

    Button Drawer Pulls

    I think these will make nice drawer pulls. I just popped the silver piece right out of the center of the button.

    Suction cup bowls

    Suctions cups can be used as bowls, serving dishes, and tops to torche' lamps. You can leave the bottom on or gently cut it off with a razor knife.

    Plastic Tumblers

    Tops to Aileens glue and other small tops make great plastic tumblers.

    Hat Stand

    A golf tee, button and bead make a great hat stand.

    Mini Ice

    I cut up the left over suction cup bottoms into cubes of ice.

    Suitcase

    A plastic gum container, a piece of leather and some small cording.

    Candy Dish

    An old eraser and a suction cup make a great dish of candy.

    Doily

    Just cut the center from a small plastic dollar store doily and you have a mini doily for your table.

    Wastepaper Basket

    A coffee creamer container and the rest of the dollar store doily for trim and you have a cute wastebasket. You can also use it for a lamp shade.

    Shower Curtain

    An old piece of plastic table cloth, a wood dowel and a couple of beads. You can also make small holes and use the chain links from an old necklace for shower curtain hooks.

    Mini Containers

    I save the bottle tops to everything. Use for trash cans, vases, lamp shades, the list goes on and on.

    Plates

    The plastic piece from the inside of soda bottles make nice plates.

    Covered Dish

    Part of a container from a gumball machine, a button and a small bead glued to the top.

    Baking Pans

    Save the metal tins from eyeshadow containers for baking tins.

    Coffee Filter Table Cloth

    Use a coffe filter for a table cloth. It can be dcorated with trim and things.

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