DIY Cardboard Red Riding Hood Fairy House Diorama | Book Sculpture

Hey! Today I'm building a Red Riding Hood fairytale inspired diorama. This is the first build in a new series. If you love DIY craft tutorial miniature build videos, then check out my channel for more of the same! 😄 If you wanna see more of my work before the videos drop follow me on instagram: @ missminilife
Here is a supply list to all of the things used in this build ( most of them are free but I've put some links to ones that you may wanna pick up from amazon)
Supplies List
Cardboard - Recycled from the trash : D
Egg Carton - Recycled from the kitchen :D
Polymer clay ( Sculpey Firm)
Coffee Stirs - Recycle from the cupboard
Foamular Foam - ( pink foam )
Sculpting Tools
Some Acrylic paint
Exacto knives
“ Moss” Hobby turf -
Tacky glue - Or white Elmers glue
Mod Podge
Colored Pencils
Sharpie Markers
Music : Epidimic Sound
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[@BillMakingStuff]

also... that wolf sculpt is amazing

[@sianscountrylife4925]

Extraordinary piece of work ❤

[@ConjuredCraft]

Cardboard is the best! Awesome work 🥰

[@lunarmagpie619]

Your whole vibe feels like a warm cup of tea with a little bit of honey in it 💛

[@jaredrichardson78]

I love her vibe, too!!!

[@jeanettewatson7614]

@@missminilife Your very good using what you have and there is nothing wrong in using ods & ends @Miss Minilife 😊 Your cardboard house decorated with snow, stars & chear rice lights would make the start of a great Christmas village and you could even dress it up further with the house being made to look like gingerbread with sweets & decorations on then wolf could be having a chomp on the ginger bread tiles or candy canes or swirly lollipops 😉 xXx ❤ xXx

[@jomajess1]

This is the best thing on the Internet! I love it! 🐺

[@SnackPacks10]

Ahhhh that stop motion heart with the pieces of cardboard was so cute stahhhhhp 😍

[@CargodHera]

Your wolf came out SOOOO GOOD!

[@ShannonLSybirski]

I'm a teacher and attempting to teach book sculpture for the first time. Your video is so well done. It is one of the best that I have seen on just about any subject. And the sculpture, wow! Thank you!

[@torschiiimietz7304]

Don't be shocked that people watch your videos, you make beautiful things on a teeny budget. You inspire me to make stuff too. Haven't started for other reasons though. So keep on making those videos!

[@jaredrichardson78]

You should start and share your projects!!

[@hobbyingwithtom63]

WOW!! Ye ou have really shot up since I last checked!!! Congratulations!!!!!

[@lupa4262]

The fur texture on the wolf is absolutely incredible!

[@missminilife]

Thank you 😊!

[@tzxazrael]

hahah Mr Wolf looks like a big cute puppy! he's just fixing owner's chimney... that silly girl just got scared and ran away and forgot her cloak! xD

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I really wish they would rename Baking Soda and Baking Powder to something a little more different! I have definitely mixed them up in my baking before lol!! Absolutely love the little cardboard house and your wolf is perfect!

[@jaredrichardson78]

As a chef, I have to admit, I forget the difference and mix them up often. Baking soda and powder are essentially the same, but baking powder has one or two more things added to it so that it gives a second burst of CO2 in the oven to give a "second lift". Honestly, I hate using either and I've found in some recipes, specifically cookies, that they are not needed and no one notices when you leave it out!

[@piper_lori-williams-tudhope]

Cinderella is my favorite 🥰 !!! I Love your Chanel and your work. Your amazing!

[@kimw8880]

Adorable! I’d love to see hansel & gretel

[@maryjohnson4216]

Charming and well presented. Your talent is obvious.

[@WendyMoule]

Love this especially the 🐺 wolf

[@manjarichatterji9349]

Loved your idea! Books are enchantment!

[@BillMakingStuff]

the egg carton bricks are a great idea!... also I have shares in Blamazon.

[@agneschrismer9946]

I'm still trying to get caught up on all your videos, you are amazing. This wolf is beautiful. I really enjoy watching you, but your kitty always makes me laugh. Keep up with all the before Disney fairy tales, they were so much cooler. I love altering books that are trash bound. I have a library full of books I save to reread and collect, and boxes full of books that were going to recycling or trash that I pretty much got for free or very cheap at a thrift shop. I finally got over feeling guilty, because they are getting a new life. Thanks for sharing your talents.

[@ArrowleafBalsamroot]

The fur texture sculpt on the wolf is incredible! It really conveys the thickness and movement that you'd expect, just gorgeous!

[@jaredrichardson78]

12:52 I love how All Ball just yeets one of your papers off the desk in the background!

[@raoul_ohne_o3170]

My heart literally skipped a beat, when you started ripping the pages out of the book! But it truly elevates the composition. Great job, I love it!

[@barbaraholzmann946]

Very clever -- I especially loved your Wolf!

[@allyp7285]

Love the wolf! I really like his exaggerated whimsical shape! He's still realistic and natural looking while having a lot of character and movement! Would love to see more sculpted character work on the channel! The house was also really fun!

[@Chattycrafter2580]

I love the build, as for the strings from hot glue, just zap your project with a heat gun for a couple of seconds and no longer. 👏👏👍🇦🇺

[@JustCallMeMeghan]

This is fantastic!! Reminds me of a post- apocalyptic red riding hood shoot I did when I was modeling!

[@judethfenton5978]

Use a hot air gun. Waft it over quickly and all the webs melt away like magic. For not being used to sculpting, you are amazing. Cheers from the UK.

[@gerritreinhardt2387]

Great idea and nice model. The fur on the wolf looks pretty good. The cats voice reminds me of brave Links companion Navi.

[@The_WarL0rd_Way]

It is so amazing seeing what you can do with cardboard, then you had to go sculpt your own wolf! The wolf was awesome! Loved it.

[@MsSpillsbury]

Fantastic build! The egg carton tip is great, hadn’t seen that yet.

[@michaelholts1598]

Wolfie looks really good!

[@hyosworld109]

I hope you blow up soon! Wait...that doesn't sound right...great content!!!

[@lesleyh.9321]

Just wonderful 😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@sharonolsen6579]

WOW !! Amazing ! Absolutely love it ! : ]

[@leifnewstrand9880]

I am in awe of your ability to make such amazing pieces using what you consider to be basic tools and supplies. The wolf is incredible! You can do so much with so little. I can't wait to see how far you can go if you ever get all the supplies you want. There is so much crafters can learn from you. You are truly inspiring. Best of luck and keep up the stupendous work!

[@jaredrichardson78]

I agree!! She's pretty awesome!!!

[@jeanettewatson7614]

Well said @Leif Newstrand your spot on and to be honest I have been crafting and making miniatures for years and have bought some of the expensive newest tools or pieces if equipment but always go back to ny tried & trusted tools & tools, so often the so called "All Talking, All Dancing, expensive tools never get used and can the be found for a couple of £/$ in charity shops. I've had some great finds from places like charity shops 😊 xXx

[@moonhawk86]

You are Soo talented! 🎉

[@paintandplayminis328]

I have grown fond of foam board but this is so cool to see what cardboard can do too. We really do have materials all around us! The book base and trees made with the pages was genius. I have problems with hot glue strands too. When I am done with a line of glue, I push into the material first and scrape the nose of the gun before lifting it away. It's an ok solution as it works like 60% of the time.

[@jaredrichardson78]

I like your technique and love how you are honest about how 60% of the time, it works every time.

[@coleenknickelbein8063]

Fantastical build! Love it! As far as the hot glue wisps.... heat gun the project after building, but before painting. They just disappear!!

[@fancifuldevices]

This looks awesome. I love when someone can take simple materials and elevate them into something so clever and detailed!

[@donaldkelly9833]

Really like the tapered walls, gives it a very whimsical shape!

[@srocarg]

awesome coincidentally I want to do something like that for my daughter for her new library it's a great idea and a great job congratulations

[@jodyluna6432]

YOU’RE WORK IS AMAZING AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL IMPECCABLE! I am glad I found your channel! Keep them coming. I loved your witch greenhouse and perhaps more Halloween projects or a Santa workshop ❤️❤️💯

[@craftybitsbycarole5769]

Oh my gosh, I just came across your video's and I am entranced! Love your work and the way you present it. Will definitely be watching more.

[@phyrexianjester1550]

This was entirely inspirational, from the inlaid bricks to using the book as a base I loved it. For the glue gun they do sell a special glue that leaves no strings so check Michael’s or Hobby Lobby.

[@michellehicks6898]

You are so amazing! This is so cool 😎

[@SnackPacks10]

Ooooo egg carton for brick is a good idea. In a project recently I used foam board and poked and scratched at em to get the texture, which worked well but egg carton sounds much faster hahahha

[@mastersadvocate]

WOW! Your diorama with the little house, the wolf, and Red's cloak in the tree is wonderful! My favorite childhood story was Puss in Boots. I have always loved cats. It was so cute seeing your kitty investigating everything that you were making! Such a helpful little cat! I love your videos! ~Janet in Canada

[@Christyj62011]

Completely inspirational. Thanks so much!

[@lunafassett1180]

With hot glue I used to wait to move the glue gun far away til the drop was mostly cooled enough to pull and break the string. Or I'd let it cool and then pull it off... also this is amazing!

[@grampawerewolf9832]

Awesome build! Wolfy is so sweet 😍 RE: glue threads, same here, my gun is 'old & cold' & just gather the threads as u go...or invest in new tech? Childhood fav: Billy Goats Gruff. A bridge, a troll, & a functional family

[@beateklotz7192]

That was wonderful. Your very talented and the wolf is amazing. Can't wait to see what you make next.

[@karenorr547]

Incredible! Really enjoyed this video.

[@danielwhitaker6315]

Really cool idea. Nice work!

[@janineharris3601]

omg awesome made

[@missminilife]

Thank youuu !❤️

[@barbaraness4507]

I’m new to your channel and this is only my second video, and I love it! I think it’s great how much your channel subscribers has grown! I see kitties on many people’s videos. I think they can’t understand why their human is paying so much attention to inanimate objects. Lol

[@michaelsmith4616]

Snow white would look nice

[@liviabusca7385]

This is beautiful

[@silverrwhiskers26]

I love this! It's very good. The wolf looks amazing! Your cat is a cutie. I don't have any tips about hot glue. I am a novice with the glue gun.

[@silverrwhiskers26]

@@missminilife yeah, she wants to sit with me as much as possible. Especially if I am doing my hobby stuff.

[@donnaerickson3059]

This is wonderful!

[@matishtar]

New subscriber here (came here from Bill Making Stuff). You're so incredibly creative, I love it! ❤️

[@saraeleonoramerella6220]

Hi Miss Mini Life, I love very much your wolf, it's amazing! Good job

[@missminilife]

Hi and thank you!

[@SnackPacks10]

Lmao classic baking soda/powder mixup xD I never seen that mistake in a crafting context tho haha

[@drowninginpuddles]

I love this diorama! Ive been watching all your videos😊. This is definitely my favorite.

[@missminilife]

I loved this one! I was so proud of my wolf sculpture. 🥰

[@minisnmore]

I truly enjoyed your video. You make the listener feel like a friend sitting there with you while you are making this adorable project. I absolutley loved your intro. I thought it was the best subscriber request I have ever heard. If you like working at the scale you made this, you should check ou 1/4 inch (1:48 scale) dollhouse miniatures. You are a wonderful sculpter. That wolf is gorgeous. OK, I did actually gasp when you ripped the page out of the book. LOL

[@richardcoleman1018]

I really like how you did the exposed brick in the stucco.

[@kat3910]

You are amazing! Love this build xoxo

[@CrankyPantss]

Very well done!

[@taterbugg4707]

If you lightly hit your project with a little heat like a blow dryer or heat gun it should take those glue strings away... also love love love your videos!!!!

[@mullinaxfamily]

Just discovered your channel! This is wonderful!!

[@missminilife]

Thank you! 🥰

[@cherylandthesquirrels1636]

Great video, you can tell you've really focussed on your editing skills and it's paying off. 👍 As for fairytale inspo, I'd love to see an interpretation of the original fairy tales before Disney got hold of them. Some of them are actually really dark!

[@harrybrass734]

You can use a lighter to make the spiderwebbing from the hot glue go away! Hope that helps :)

[@DonnaMull]

my friend, a florist, uses a hair dryer on hot glue strings, she does a lot with dried and silk flowers.

[@KensanOni]

This is a great project! I love it. So, I offer two fairy tales. The one I'm currently obsessed with is The Swan, found in the Grey Grimm Book, and that is because it is a wild tale that doesn't know what it really wants to be, so it tries to be everything, and you gotta give a gold star for trying. The other one is Momotaro, which is this huge epic rescue the princess type story with a boy who was born in a peach, and it's got a lot of charm to it.

[@KensanOni]

@@missminilife Oh, no! The Swan is like a horrible story. It goes all over the place, and it opens up so promising, and... it goes places. Oh, the places you will go! I am fascinated by it because I want to fix it. :D

[@snarkyandsane]

Love it ❤❤❤

[@ScrappingPosh]

Love it, new subscriber! Hot glue, use a heat gun to melt the stragglers after the project is done :)

[@RM-vw3ov]

Amazing video!!!

[@strongerandwiser2023]

Came accross you on midwinter mini's channel. Love your work! You have a new sub :)

[@rebeccachampagne9801]

LOVE this concept, of the fairy tale growing from the book...and using paper products for the construction ties it all together.

[@jeanettewatson7614]

I have a few children's poems & songs from my childhood that I still love. 2 Christopher Robin quickies I will write are. When I was 1 I was just begun. When I was 2 I was nearly new. When I was 3 I was barely me, And when I was 4 I was not much more. When I was 5 I was just alive, but now I am 6 I'm as clever as clever. I think I'll stay Six, just for ever & ever. 😊 it is from the A. A. Milne poem book. "NOW we are six" The second is Christopher Robin talking about either his little brother or friend. Btw young children back then would have worn shorts not trousers lol If I were John & John were me, then he'd be 6 and I'd be 3. If John were me and were John, I shouldn't have these trousers on!

[@thisbeem2714]

Love the scene coming out of the book! So awesome.

[@ness8193]

This is just breathtaking. The wolf turned out so beautiful, it's amazing to think that's only your second attempt at a sculpture like that, the fur and the face are so spot on. I love this, and it's inspired me to think of all kinds of book-type things I might try in the future. Beautiful work!

[@saltfreegamer]

Wow, another inspiring project, great job! I assumed from the thumbnail that the wolf was a 3d print, that's so awesome that you sculpted it. 👍🐺👍

[@tinynina76]

Love it!

[@jennybethjonescreative5535]

When I get the strands from hot glue I use a hairdryer to get rid of them. It’s just hot enough to get rid of the hairs and not hot enough to melt the glue I want to keep. (Provided the strands are thin).

[@Hoodat_Whatzit]

This is great! I found this video because I was hunting for similar ideas. I want to do a book sculpture with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Nautilus and Giant Squid of course). I love your project. I'm trying to figure out how I could use a old hardback copy of the book and have the book stand upright so you can see the cover and still have polymer clay pieces coming from the partially open book. Keep in mind I've never worked with polymer clay in my life but this a bucket list life goal for me. :) LOL

[@thethrifteddragon8157]

I think that's the best wolf sculpt I've seen. I was actually wondering where you bought it when I saw your thumbnail lol!!! Love this build

[@missminilife]

Thank youuu 😭 I worked so hard on it! ❤️

[@kellymilnerhalls1723]

I just discovered you, so I'm excited to see more! Amazing work!

[@emptyyelvis]

Hello! I also make miniatures and have issues with hot glue as well, I've found that mod podge and tacky work really well. Gives you more time to move your piece into place and adjust it and dries within a reasonable time. Hope this helps! The house is beautiful by the way :)

[@barbaraness4507]

Quality acrylic paint or inks are fine for polymer clay, and I also seal my work with acrylic sealant (either spray or brush on).

[@JasonM69]

I've used that same paint and ya it's a flat finish. I wonder if a satin clearcoat or shellac would help? Liquitex basics paint from micheals has more lustre and is cheap.

[@RecraftedByCarol]

new subscriber ! totally loved this make, watched start to finish :)

[@WillinrowArts]

I just discovered you, so you probably know this tip by now or it’s already been mentioned but use a heat gun or hot hairdryer to melt away the hot glue cobwebs. ❤

[@frozenthunderbolt1]

Go back over hot glue spiderwebs with a lighter and it melts them right back if they are fairly fine.

[@rachealgetscreative]

I love every part of this! The little house, the roof, the bricks, the tree, the WOLF who turned out so well. You are a really talented artist - and also a really good video maker. :) (Nice touch with the animated heart around the cottage.)

[@eluvcp]

Wonderful work! Do you sell these somewhere?

[@jaredrichardson78]

She should!!!!

[@bubbybabies9626]

She really should! I'd buy.

[@tiffanymurphy6328]

You are incredible. Just discovered you. You have a new subscriber. You can use a hot glue gun to get rid of those hot glue swiggalys

[@tarziesgirl]

Not sure if you found a fix for the hot glue strings yet. Florists use a technique where they swirl the glue gun tip around in small fast circles to break the connection. Give it a try if you haven't heard of it already.

[@1970actionroger]

I enjoyed those trees that you cut out with those book pages. Did the back side of the trees have words like the front?

[@depapa701]

I'm a simple person, I see a cat in a crafting video, I hit like 😂

[@depapa701]

@@missminilife understandable 😂