Free printable! Pinapple can pack of three

Remember those tiny tuna cans from which I made some paper wrappers?  Well, here I am again making wrappers, this time for pinapple cans:

 

I also took a real wrapper, scanned it, cleaned it, reduced it and print it to fit my round cans. 

The tiny cans

Love it!

If you want to make this project, here you can find the tiny cans, and here you can get the free printable to download and print.  Bear in mind you need 3 cans for each wrapper.  And if you don't want to buy them, you can make the cans with polymer clay or foamboard.  Or you can use small empty button batteries.

 

As always, please feel free to print as many times as you like, gift them to friends and pass the file along to anyone (links back are nice too!).  Just please do not sell the file or your creations.  Thank you and enjoy! ♥

Ladureé cart update #2

After the fiasco of the too-tall legs, I had to pry them off the cart, sand them, and attach them again.  That did not take long.  Then I started crafting a cover for the roof, and more covers for the edges.  It was very easy to print some cardboard and paint the pieces mint green:

Edges...

... and roof cover

 I attached everything with regular white glue, and the results were very good:

Edges before...

... and after

Roof covered successfully!

Now,  I could probably do some more details to the cart to make it look even more pefect, but I was happy with what I have achieved here.  I think this is the most time I have dedicated to set up a scene ever.  I am very proud of the results, and with all the modifications I made.  I really did not expect for it to look this good:

I have two shelves left, that were supposed to go in both sides of the cart, so people could use them to support stuff, but I am not glueing them just because the real Ladureé carts do not have them - in a way, I agree, they break the lines of the cart.  So I will just keep them, in case I can use them for some other thing, or if I change my mind.

Now, since the construction of the cart took many days, and since I simply hate painting and glueing, I dedicated the time between sessions to print and assemble loads of boxes to decorate it.  All the boxes come from Zena's Miniatures - she has plenty of macaron boxes.  However, I changed the logos to feature the Ladureé logo.  I had bought these printables almost a year ago, and I was dying to make them!

Aren't they adorable?

The green set to the right was bought a long time ago, and it is no longer available, but I wanted to include it as well.  I also could bring out the fabulous clear display, the trays and the tongs:

The trays fit perfectly!

Waiting to be filled up with delicious macarons

The shelf unit and the contents all come from Beautifully Handmade.  Of course, I still have to craft all the tiny macarons that will be on the trays, but I will do that when the heat of Summer decreases, so I can work the polymer clay easier.  

While searching for inspo, I found this picture:

 

Detail that was very inspirational...

 

This tote bag really got my attention.  Specially because one of my providers sells a bag that is practically the same design!  So I bought it, and tried to recreate it to the best of my ability.  This is what I made:

 

The boxes are part of Zena's kits, and the bag and the bottle come from Tienda de Casitas.  The bottle was originally like this:

A camping thermos (stock photo)

I designed a label with the corporate green color and Ladureé logo.  I printed it on latex adhesive paper, and it looks so nice you cannot see where the edges meet.  So happy with it, and so proud of myself!  I removed the cup, and used it in another scene.  I used this bottle in the display counter as inspiration:

And here are some pics of the whole cart, already filled:

Poster taken from a Ladureé real menu

 

The poster with the macarons was made by scanning a real menu that I was given with my order in July 2025.  

Now, except for the mararons, it is practically finished.  I am thinking of trying to find a glass counter like the one in the real picture and fill it up with stuff.  We'll see if that is doable.  In the meantime, I am so happy with my cart!  

Ladureé cart update

The work in the cart continues.  

Picking up where I left, I painted the cart legs, and while they were drying, I also painted the posts of the cart in gold, and added a fine line of gold to the trim.  I cheated and did this with a gold Edding pen:

Now glueing the wheels:

Then I attached the legs:

After this, I finally set up the "table" for the counter:

As the counter table is made of foamboard, I did not like the look of the edges, so in an attempt to cover them, I cut a paper trim of 6 mm, painted it green, and applied it to the edges:

It's starting to look good!

Next step was preparing the roof.  I took the covers I made the previous day and added more layers of green paint.  After that, it was very easy to attach them to the structure:

I love them, but I will cover all the edges with papers, just as I did with the "table".  

I was ready to call it a day after this, but then I noticed that one side of the cart looked higher than the other, so I used a lever to check, and OMG, what a disaster!

Oh noes!!

The bubble is supposed to be centered, so I have no other recourse than to remove the legs, sand them to measure and glue them again.  But that will come the next day.

More soon! 

Free printable! Vinyl jackets for your vinyl records

Long time no see!

It's been a while without posting.  I have been very busy studying for an state exam since last September; the test happened on April,  but I was so mentally and physically exhausted that I was not in the mood for crafting.  Now that I am on vacation I am more inclined to spend time on minis. 

I started a couple of days ago, retaking the construction of the Ladureé cart.  Since I still have some pieces to paint, I am spending the drying periods doing other stuff. 

Yesterday I made a vinyl jacket of the soundtrack of K-Pop Demon Hunters film - hubby and I became big fans:

 

I chose the regular edition.  It even has a record inside!

When I was updating the vinyl jacket file, I realized I never shared it, so HERE are some vinyl jackets for your record collection.  I realize that they are my personal favorites, but maybe you want to use some of them in your scene.  I have also included 3 empty ones, in case you want to design your own.

 

My collection.  Dua Lipa's record is painted pink, like the real one!

I got the records a long time ago, but I found a bunch here in case you are interested.  Be mindful, the records are very bulky, so maybe you may want to use printables as well.  In that case, here is a video where you can get some 1:6 scale records, courtesy of Little Maggie Shop.  To make them 1:12 scale select "Print at 50%" in your printer's menu.

 

The collection, in the ballet studio

As always, please feel free to print as many as you like, make gifts for friends and family, and pass the file along to anyone; links back are nice too.  Just please do not sell the file or your creations.  Thank you very much, and enjoy! ♥ 

Free printable! 2026 calendar

December is here!  Nutcracker season is starting.  I cannot wait!

Now that I have enroled on adult ballet classes, I am so over the Moon with ballet things, I am spending a lot of time reading and watching ballet content.

And since I am on vacation, here is the freebie that every year I release around this date: a printable ballet calendar!

This image is my favorite one, but it is not available in this year's calendar.  If you want it, you can get it HERE

 

Made with the Print a Calendar website, and featuring beautiful ballet pictures found on Google.   

As always, please feel free to print as many as you like, make gifts for friends and family, and pass the file along to anyone; links back are nice too.  Just please do not sell the file or your creations.  Thank you very much, and enjoy! ♥

Free printable! Miniature dollhouses kits

I have just finished making a lovely dollhouse kit from Grandma Kitty's Dollhouse, and I am so excited about it!  Specially because Halloween is coming, and I have never seen before something so enchanting!

Even though I have even crafted my own, this was the first time that I saw a building kit like the real thing, even with material inside!

A wonderful "Haunted Dollhouse" kit!

It is a big box!

It includes an exterior box and an interior box that opens

So full of details!

I love it! ♥

 

This is such a clever idea to fill up a craft room without having to build a real 1:144 scale dollhouse.  It is fantastically detailed: wallpapers and floors, instructions manual, building materials, a box with shingles... You can even make your own glue and paint bottles, and it includes a fun "Crafting, do not disturb" sign in case you have a door in your crafting room.

 

Take a look at both the Standard Dollhouse kit and the Haunted dollhouse kit, they are both amazing! 

 

Also, if you don't feel like investing money in this cool DIY, HERE is a printable I made long time ago for my craft room.  It includes 3 boxes with dollhouse kits, a glue label, 3 kits of dollhouse furniture and 2 dollhouse carpeting headers.  

 

As always, please feel free to print as many times as you like, make gifts for friends and family, and pass the file along to anyone (links back are nice too!).  Just please do not sell the file or your creations.  Thank you and enjoy! ♥    

Free printable! Summer coloring books

Summer is almost gone!  This makes me sad, although Fall is my second favorite season of the year.

In a futile attempt to make Summer last a little bit longer, HERE you have some free printable Summer coloring books (both for kids and adults).  For the adult one, you have the option of 2 different covers; you can pick one, or you can make the two!

 

I made them three years ago, but today I discover by accident that I never offered the link for download.  Well, better late than never! 

As always, please feel free to print as many times as you like, make gifts for friends and family, and pass the file along to anyone (links back are nice too!).  Just please do not sell the file or your creations.  Thank you and enjoy! ♥   

 

Movie prop: The cryptex from The Da Vinci Code

I am an avid collector of movie memorabilia.  The strangest the gadget, the more I covet it, and if the movie happens to be one of my favorites, it is even better.  

I have talked here of Beetlejuice's Handbook for the Recently Deceased, the Jurassic Park cryocan, Lucian's necklace from the Underworld movies, the H2O Just add water locket, The Illusionist locket, Lana Lang's kryptonite necklace... Most of the time there is no official product, and I have to find an artist to make it, or buy it knowing it is a knock-off made by someone else.  I really don't care, as long as I have it in my hands.

This time the coveting came after we came back from Paris.  After visiting the Louvre, the church of the Saint-Sulpice and seeing the Arago medallion markers, I rewatched The Da Vinci Code.  And I found myself wanting to own my own cryptex.

Naturally, I knew the official replica made by the Noble Collection was out of question.  I cannot justify spending that much in a movie prop. It is true that it is absolutely gorgeous.  But no.  There is a smaller version that is more affordable, and may be something you may like to consider.  I myself was interested in this one, until I saw some reviews that said it was not very sturdy, and the rings and the opening mechanism did not work very well.

Instead, I went looking for a non-official version.  And I found it!  And for the price that I paid, I think it is a very worthy investment.  I chose the white ring version, as it is the one most similar to the movie prop.

 

This is a knock-off, but it is very well made, EXCEPT for the fact that it has 6 rings of letters, instead of 5 like the original cryptex.  Can you believe I had not realized this until I tried to change the password combination?  But, you can bypass this problem if you use A-P-P-L-E-S, with an extra S that the movie riddle does not have.  

My cryptex is absolutely made of metal except for the letter rings, that are some kind of plastic, although you would not guess it by looking at them.  It is heavy, and big!  It measures about 14 cm long, and it opens!

It comes in a gift box, with a card (in case it is for a gift), with a screwdriver, 2 screws, 2 black cord necklaces and a pair of The One ring from The Lord of the Rings, one smaller in silver and one larger in yellow gold.  Naturally, they are not real pieces of jewelry.  And instructions for how to change the opening combination.

 

See how bit it is!

You can open it, of course

 

 

I will not use the rings (neither will my husband).  The important thing was that I wanted to have inside the cryptex the final clue, but obviously it did not come with it.  A pity, truly, that even the official one lacks that detail. But!  I can make my own.

 

I searched the web for pictures of the clue prop, and I found several that were good.  Here is a still of the movie in which you can see it:

 

I took the biggest one, cleaned it and enhanced the lettering in Photoshop.  Then I removed the background color and printed it on parchment paper.   Then I added a red edge made with printable cotton paper, and glued it with double-sided tape to the clue.  Here is the result:

 

LOL, you can see my mermaid leggings!

I curved it with the help of a brush

I love how well it looks!  I am so happy with my cryptex, it will go to the shelf with the rest of the movie props I have.

 

 

If you would like to have your own cryptex clue, HERE is a free printable for you to make it.  As always, please feel free to print as many times as you like, and pass the file along to anyone (links back are nice too!).  Just please do not sell the file or your creations.  Thank you and enjoy! ♥