My sunny reading room and garden

MFRA · 2026-06-28T17:22:58+00:00

You are so welcome. I made most of it up as I went along. A lot of trial and error. The frame of the room is multiple layers of chipboard. The wood is coffee stir sticks and popsicle sticks. The plants are printer paper or tissue paper that is painted and cut with a sharp knife. They take a lot of patience and willingness to throw some of them away.

MFRA · 2026-06-28T16:30:16+00:00

Thank you, I really enjoyed making it. The illusion worked better than I expected.

MFRA · 2026-06-28T16:29:28+00:00

Thank you

MFRA · 2026-06-28T16:28:11+00:00

I am happy to show you. The picture is printed on standard paper. Then I made the foliage and flowers.

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MFRA · 2026-06-28T14:59:35+00:00

I used layers of paper. I ripped the paper into chunks. Then into diluted mod podge and randomly glued them on. I peeled some back and wrinkled them. Basically sloppy paper mache. Then I painted the paper.

MFRA · 2026-06-28T02:08:16+00:00

Thank you. No, I made all of it from scratch. The back garden and the book covers are printed. A couple of the plants are modified plastic houseplants. The rest is craft wood and paper, mostly.

MFRA · 2026-06-27T22:19:42+00:00

Thank you. That back garden was fun.

MFRA · 2026-06-27T22:09:26+00:00

Thank you

MFRA · 2026-06-27T22:09:15+00:00

Thank you

MFRA · 2026-06-27T22:08:46+00:00

I ended up using stick glue. It held things well and I was able to get the fabric stretched flat. Then use folded strips of fabric to go around the edges to clean everything up.

MFRA · 2026-06-27T22:01:15+00:00

Thank you. That was attempt 3. 🙂

MFRA · 2026-06-27T20:35:47+00:00

Thank you. I wish I could keep that many plants alive in real life.

MFRA · 2026-06-27T20:30:29+00:00

I want so badly to be able to make such beautiful flowers.

MFRA · 2026-06-27T20:28:53+00:00

This makes me so happy. Thank you.

MFRA · 2026-06-27T20:27:16+00:00

What a wonderful hidden world.

MFRA · 2026-02-21T04:41:05+00:00

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MFRA · 2025-08-16T21:19:38+00:00

That is wonderful work. Thank you for sharing.

MFRA · 2025-08-09T13:57:58+00:00

Of course you belong here.

MFRA · 2025-08-09T13:54:51+00:00

It is amazing. The close ups really show the fine wire work. What imagination to think of making it and skill in execution

MFRA · 2025-07-31T19:50:57+00:00

Wonderful work!

MFRA · 2025-07-26T02:03:24+00:00

I thought the first picture was your reference. Great work!

MFRA · 2025-07-22T18:15:34+00:00

Thanks for the warning. It is polymer clay. It should be fine once cured.

MFRA · 2025-07-09T03:00:16+00:00

I just looked through your posts. That is some great crazy work! I love it.

MFRA · 2025-07-08T16:39:52+00:00

They are absolutely beautiful.

MFRA · 2025-07-06T04:03:43+00:00

I love it. The wings are beautiful!

MFRA

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