Miniature Outdoor Bistro Patio Set Tutorial (actually works!) | Dollhouse | How to

This adorably small miniature bistro patio set has an actual working umbrella - crank and all! The tiny dime-sized pillows are my favorite part~
Oooohhh, gracious me.
WHAT. A. TIME. I'm just horrible to y'all. I need to post way more than I do.
My internet is still whack from the hurricane so everything here has been inputted manually (links and such). Hopefully, it all works.
HERE'S THE LIST OF CHARITIES, YOU GOOD SOUL
JJ Watt's Relief Fund
www.youcaring.c...
Houston Food Bank
www.houstonfood...
Greater Houston Community Foundation
ghcf.org/
CAP (Citizens for Animal Protection)
donatenow.netw...
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Texas Art Supply!
www.texasart.com/
Micro-Mark!
www.micromark.com/
Most miniature artists create their products in 1:12 scale. I create mine in 1:24 scale; twice as small! My main goal is to keep the detail in such tiny objects that if you were to look at it in a scene, you can’t tell it’s a miniature.
I upload a new video every Thursday (sometimes Friday), so please be on the lookout for new content! Subscribe if you haven’t, or if you were thinking about doing it~
Here’s the link to subscribe: / @krakenmakeruckus
Please like, comment, and share if it suits you!
I would LOVE to hear any requests you might have! I may not do it anytime soon, but I ALWAYS write down anything I haven’t heard or thought of yet.
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Here are a few of my favorite videos I’ve made:
1. Miniature Coffin Tutorial (opens and closes!)
• Miniature Coffin Hallo...
2. Miniature Porch Swing Tutorial (actually swings!)
• Miniature Porch Swing ...
3. Miniature Bird House Tutorial (actually hollow and realistic!)
• Miniature Birdhouse Tu...
4. Miniature Working Easel & Canvas Tutorial (adjustable!)
• Miniature Easel & Canv...
5. Miniature Creepy Clown Jack-in-the-Box Halloween Tutorial (actually works!)
• Miniature Jack-in-the-...
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ドールハウスのミニチユアづくりどうがのチャンネルです。わたしのしゅみとして、つくりかたのしょうかいもします。
２４分の１（１：２４）スケール
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Music:
1. First Day by Huma-Huma
KZbin Audio Library
2. Dana by Vibe Tracks
KZbin Audio Library
3. Believer by Silent Partner
KZbin Audio Library
4. Go Not Gently by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommon...)
Artist: audionautix.com/
5. I Wear Headphones by Silent Partner
KZbin Audio Library

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

If you're interested in purchasing plans, custom miniatures, or other custom crafts, please head over to my Etsy shop! www.etsy.com/shop/KrakenMakeRuckus

[@joannaharrison9997]

The stop gap was cool. Made the chairs look like a group of puppies running in for treats. And you're left handed :)

[@schokovondu549]

It's unbelievable, which parts of miniatures you're making work in different projects!😂😘

[@jennycorey8968]

What are you? Some kind of rocket scientist or something? How on earth could anyone figure out how to make that umbrella? Even if one could figure it out, having a hand steady enough to do it is almost supernatural. I'm glad you made it through that horrible hurricane unscathed and my heart goes out to those who didn't.

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Hahaha, I laughed while reading this. I'm sorrrryyyy. I probably won't be doing an intricate video like this for awhile. Give y'all a break from long tutorials and such. I appreciate the sentiments as well. Thank you! :D

[@rosiellagrace]

Jenny Corey a magician! There's no doubt now, she's a witch - no other explanation needed! ✨✨

[@beautoxxbeautoxx]

Jenny Corey u are hilarious!💗

[@Wolfkins1972]

After with you lol while it's an amazing how she made this it's a lot of mathematics lol but she did awesome :0)

[@releasingendorphins232]

You are a genius. Those are amazing. That umbrella is really crazy. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

[@Clutching.My.Pearls]

Holy Mathematica!!! You are way to talented for me. I am looking for those paper umbrellas you get with a tropical drink.

[@joannecarroll5504]

Good grief! I was already impressed by the butt marks in the chairs & the use-worn table, but when you got to the umbrella mechanics, I was gob-smacked .. and the teeny-tiny little acorn finial on the top was just darling!

[@paulinesclayground8844]

I didn't realize you lived in Houston! I'm so relieved to know you faired OK in the wake of all the terrible damage in the area! As always, your work is amazing and I'm happy to see you back with this video. You're genius with making interactive pieces is a marvel to me and I really enjoy watching your creations come to life even if I couldn't manage the interactive parts of them myself if I try to recreate your work..lol! I hope you are able to continue your videos for a long time to come. Blessings from Saskatchewan Canada to all the people struggling in the aftermath of Harvey!

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you so much! This hurricane season is just so intense. Boo! If you have any suggestions for working minis, my note pad is always ready to go. ;3

[@meghanandersen3668]

I remember Harvey! Our friends live in Houston and their area was flooded but their house was up higher so they were safe but were out of power for awhile and were trapped for a few days. Now they just survived SNOVID. They had to evacuate to stay warm and now have power but still no plumbing so bathroom bucket ends up outside in the snow :)

[@kiuakakirstine8257]

Omg - you are back 😃 I really feel for all of you living in the middle of hurricane season. As always your miniatures amazes me. You are so clever and gifted. 👍🌸🌺

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you! I'm so horrible, haha. I'm really, really gonna try to get myself together to post more often. This is just unacceptable. :/

[@kiuakakirstine8257]

KrakenMakeRuckus no it's fine - you deside when to post 👍😊

[@jamesryan4491]

Much love to you all in houston. Light love and warmth from Calgary. We flooded a few years ago and it was amazing to see us all band together to help.

[@jamesryan4491]

P. S. This is Kim...i stole my hubbies phone😜😜😜

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Hey, haha! Thank you so much! I'm starting to think you don't have a phone, Kim. ;3

[@imretired6955]

Love your videos. You enjoy having fun crafting, designing etc.....

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

I really do, haha. I'm so glad my love of blueprints and drafting came in handy, finally!

[@mezmarionybarra]

I can't follow the math at all , I love what you made! This is perfection the detail the scale, thank you for sharing your artistic abilities!

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you! Yeah, math is very much involved in my drawings, hahaha. It feels awesome when it works as well!

[@claygirl6133]

Excellent job on the umbrella, wish it was a little more detailed in the mechanics part would love to try it. Thank you for sharing, first time viewing your channel, the umbrella caught my attention, amazing!!!

[@susanpizzio9320]

I love your videos! I look forward to them I have tried making some of them without success myself my math sucks lol I'm glad you made it through the hurricane unscathed and how you could make something with those kind of calculations with that kind of weather going on outside your door just amazes me! Keep making your miniatures they're truly amazing and I for one appreciate every single one!!

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you very much! I needed a lot of charged batteries, haha. Part of that was without electricity. Working on the miniature helped me be less anxious about the growing flood waters up my driveway. :O

[@kevinbrister8801]

Man that was awesome. A little confused now but awesome! The string routing is something that would take me a while trying to follow but you did an awesome job! I will be making this purchase soon! Thanks again for another awesome tutorial!

[@maplesminis3623]

I love it! Working minis are the best.

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you! I definitely agree, haha.

[@peterbowden7506]

You are light in my day you made me laugh with your bloopers at the end of you video

[@jobethjohnson8480]

You are an amazing inspiration for patience and detail.😊

[@azteclady]

I am so glad you are safe and okay; I'm in Orlando myself, and right now, we are waiting for Irma to hit.

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Oh, no! That one looks so intense! If it comes to Orlando, I hope it is swift and not long-lasting. I think it's supposed to hook north before that though.. Stay safe. D:

[@shayleysl5276]

Your miniatures are well worth waiting for. Thank you.

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

That's the best compliment I've ever received, haha! Thank you! :33333

[@Rockin23]

Amazing! Binging all your videos 👍

[@amandahill7540]

This is adorable! So cool the umbrella works! So cool!

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

This was pretty crazy to figure out! Thank you so much!

[@RealLifeDollhouseMiniatures]

THIS IS AWESOME!!! Absolutely ingenious. I'm really impressed that you did it.

[@CAngel57ful]

I am totally amazed, I'll admit I didn't understand much of it, but I love it anyway!

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Haha, thank you! I'll try harder to explain better on future projects. It's so hard sometimes when you're the one who did it! :p

[@rosiellagrace]

This is freakin' insane!! I do LOVE the cute, little pillows, but that umbrella! Also, had no idea you were in Houston, my thoughts are with you! 🌹🌹

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you!! Those pillows are soooo cute and I keep squishing them in between my fingers, haha. I'm really glad the umbrella is gettin' some praise though! :p

[@rosiellagrace]

KrakenMakeRuckus gotta give praise where praise is due!! I don't think I have ever seen a miniature so detailed and thought out, and completely functional - I do love those little pillows, though!

[@tamarab.7151]

beautiful

[@katvonnova403]

The ending bloopers were hilarious 😂 ♥

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thanks! They were the realest form of me you can get, haha.

[@NA-wc1uh]

Whhhhattt??? This is the most amazing video I’ve ever seen!!!!!! I WILL be making this! I just gotta change the measurements though because I want to make it 1/6 scale

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you, hahaha! I hope it turns out great! I would LOVE to see the finished piece!

[@nicolepower7615]

Wow! These are simply amazing! The chairs and table I think I could make, but the umbrella is just some kind of genius I can only watch you make haha!! Is there somewhere I can find/purchase the plans for the table and chairs please? Cheers! 😊

[@nm9412]

How in the world did you make the umbrella? It’s simply brilliant idea! You made it look so easy, but I don’t think it is. Thank you for sharing!

[@vic6394]

I love this! Could you make another video going a little slower with a thicker darker thread when doing the umbrella. I had difficulty following how to wrap the thread in and out of the tubes so the umbrella will open and close.

[@analisasanchez1747]

Amazing! So clever.

[@vwthga1]

You are very talented. I just love the concept. I would like to know what kind of tool did you use when you twisted the wire into rings and where could I purchase one?

[@TodaysSpecialMinis]

Girl - you are ALL THE WAY over the top! Definitely in a category all your own. You blew me away again with this one. How do you figure these things out??! Do you look up real manuals or do you do trial and error? I would love to make a working umbrella - not just a patio furniture one so would this tut work for just a regular umbrella?? I don't know if I could ever make it - you lost me during the part where you were sewing in the metal pieces - I wouldn't mind if your videos were actually longer and slower on those types of intricate details. God bless you and your family and I pray you are all able to fully recover from the devastation in the week to come!!

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Hahaha, thank you! It always nice to hear from you! I looked at a patio umbrella online and thought about how the parts that I saw should move and work. I changed a lot of things about my design while making this. The only thing this umbrella actually needs to be truly better is a groove that the hooks can slide up and down on, without twisting. It was too late once I noticed, haha. I almost put this video into 2 videos because of the amount I had to explain. :/

[@TodaysSpecialMinis]

By all means - if you need to make a video that is 60+ minutes - you do it! Craftmanship like this - no one minds how long the video is. And truly, the people who would mind are probably people who just like watching other people make things - people who make things, too, never complain about length unless the person spends a lot of time babbling (and some do). Girl, you need to teach classes! Uhm...in 1:12 though because you can't expect mere humans to try to attempt doing this any smaller... I felt like I needed 3D glasses watching this! LOL - the piece actually look huge here, but I can only imagine how tiny they are in real life. And YASSS!!! I know what you mean about the hooks, but I actually like the little twist - it was satisfying to watch it made it even more interactive. You are a master - do you do this just for yourself or do you also submit these things for classwork???

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

I definitely like teaching people things a lot. I'm hoping that these tutorials kinda count for that, but I know I leave some of the more boring sanding and filing bits out, hahaha. My first miniature was my first video on this channel a whole year ago - the wooden crate. I watched KZbin miniature artists all the time and just knew that I could/wanted to do the same, but smaller and more defined/real. I guess after making videos this past year, I developed my own style niche. So, that's pretty cool, hahaha.

[@mstiacortezify]

Brilliant Work

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thank you! I love your name, by the way!

[@AbiNomac]

Brilliant

[@diecast1157]

Wow can I use this on my on my garage shop diorama?

[@rstrajt9220]

Brilliant!

[@MossyMozart]

Not only does the umbrella work, but the chairs stack!

[@nicolegamelin6314]

Wow! perfection !!!

[@SweetPea1970]

I wish youtube had a LOVE button to hit!!

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Apparently, only I get the love button! So I "loved" your comment! Hahaha

[@lydiasoares5495]

Parabéns. ..lindo... lindo...

[@litahsr.8226]

now that is awesome if i try i would get a headache to small for me

[@deanna5990]

OMG! This is amazing and really different from your other pieces! Karen is my daughter and she is so talented! Loved the audio bloopers in the end! Where is Kracken?

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

I won't show him until the next video, hahaha.

[@TodaysSpecialMinis]

Hey there, Moms!!! How cool it is to see you on here. Yeah, your daughter is like - beyond. I totally wish I could create this masterpieces - and it's even more amazing because her scale is way smaller than the one I work in. I can't even imagine having the patience to deal with such tiny pieces all the time. I am working on a replica/redesign of my sister's classroom and couldn't be bothered t do it in 1:12 (too big) so decided to do it in 1:24 ...... might regret that! I admire you daughter for taking on the challenge! (of such a small scale)

[@manicdevvil5090]

Your going to need a stronger umbrella for Harvey..... lol, but seriously. Good build / DIY

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Oh, my gooooddd, this comment killed me, hahaha. TOO SOON. :p

[@jonjohn3756]

Your GOOOOOOOOOOD

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

THANK YOOOUUU

[@frenchy6684]

What u give dimensions for a 1:18 scale??

[@kattriella1331]

I think it should be about a third larger, if that helps. It's been a long time since I multiplied by fractions, though.

[@BB.halo_heir]

❤

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Thanks. ;p

[@beautoxxbeautoxx]

Omg you're fucking talented!!!💖

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

I'm just now getting to this, but thank you so much! A new video will be coming shortly!

[@SiKNaSTy31]

It look gewd

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

I'm glad you're watching them at least. ;p

[@deniseb-4545]

👍🏻❤️

[@kerry1963qld]

💖👌

[@toniorr9735]

How about a miniature kitchen aid 😁

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

A kitchen aid meaning what exactly? Is it a specific thing? Sorry for the late reply!

[@user-kl1zr1tz6m]

KrakenMakeRuckus I think she means a kitchen aid mixer😁

[@YakeemaTaleem]

Love her work.. but most won't be able to do it.. it's like she doesn't know she's and alien...yup I said it. Your not a human at all. Lol... Pure genius

[@KrakenMakeRuckus]

Hahaha, I'm sorry! It's what makes me happiest! I'm glad you enjoy it, nonetheless! ;p

[@burrumgirl1]

Love your work, hate the chat. Thank you, but can't subscribe.

[@wonderwend]

This is witchcraft I tell you!!!!!