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For several weeks in the fall of 2015, I'd been busy learning about and iterating 1:12 scale items for 3D printing through Shapeways. I started out designing each piece for my Alki Point project. I thought it would be so much fun to decorate with stuff I actually made. I quickly got carried away! It is amazing that we now have the technology to create a piece on a computer, then actually see that idea come to life!

So far, my print tested inventory includes many lighting and plumbing fixtures, furniture, and decor accents. Before I made my items available to everyone, I wanted to make certain that they were:

1. Printable with no issues.
2. Looked in person the way I envisioned.
3. Were perfect 1:12 scale.
4. Functioned the way I intended.
5. Were used in an actual project where I could take "in Action" photos. I am still working on that!

This took a good deal of time and financial investment, but was well worth it! I feel confident in my designs, and have made them available in my Shapeways store. In the iteration process, I keep certain principals in practice so that my pieces are affordable. This means in the rendering photos you may see items stacked on top of one another. Saving printer space means the item costs less money. For items with many small parts, like my brunch set, Shapeways prints them inside of a material sack (sintershell) so that no pieces are lost. I have many more items in production or just waiting to be print tested, so check back often to see the new designs.

If you see an item that says First To Try, that indicates that it has not been successfully printed yet. Not to worry! There are a series of checks that have to happen even before an item is allowed to be available for sale. Once an item has met that criteria, it can be placed in my store. Once an item is ordered, it goes through another series of printability checks. If it does not pass, you are given a refund. Fortunately, none of my items has failed! Everything I have ordered has come in ready for me to paint, finish or just display!

I'd love to hear your constructive (please) feedback and suggestions for product improvements. If there is a need for an item that I have not filled yet, please tell me about it! I love a challenge! It would be so wonderful to see photos of how you used these pieces in your project. We are such a creative community, and everyone's ideas just tickle me!

Thanks for stopping in!


My Miniature Madness Shapeways Store





8 comments:

  1. I just found the Shapeways store yesterday!

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  2. I love your organization efforts, and I just followed your blog (thought I had before but it has not shown up). I am doing the same in my dining/living rooms which I took over last spring as my work space. The hubs is taking out the carpet for me and putting in laminate so I don't have to shampoo the carpets every week anymore. Between my hobby and the new puppy the ease of cleaning the laminate will be appreciated! I think I am going to paint, too. I never have liked the shade of blue I ended up getting!

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  3. Love your work - so inspiring. I looked at the shapeways store but am not sure how to order from there. Have you ever done a modern range hood vent?

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  4. Hi Sharon and thank you for your kind words! To look more closely at an item just click on it's picture. The product page will open and you'll see a description, measurements, and on the right side of the photo, a drop down menu to choose from the materials and colors the item can be printed in. Make your choice to see a rendering photo of what it will look like in that material, then click the Buy Now button to add it to your cart.
    I did create a wall mounted stove hood, but have not test printed it or made it available in my store for purchase. I have intentions to do that someday, but keep getting distracted by other projects! :O)

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  5. Jodi,
    I hope you are doing well but this time down gives me a little time to work on my miniature house. I saw the modern bathtub and toilet - which I have been searching for. I believe yours are not in the 1/12 scale though. If you do have it in that scale, please let me know. I am doing the Victorian Farmhouse, but I thought I would do a more modern bathroom. Love your work.

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    1. Hi Sharon! I am glad to hear that you are well and that our situation has a silver lining for you! It's so important to see the silver linings in our struggles and the farmhouse sounds like so much fun!

      All of the items in my shop are 1/12th scale. The wall mounted toilet is designed based on the measurements of a real life space saving toilet and then scaled down to 1/12th. You can see a photo of it among the other bathroom models here:

      http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SmC7-Y-MNd0/Vm-3VQ0NIuI/AAAAAAAACo8/TrAZiO_XhIs/s1600/h.jpg

      Thank you for your kind words and good luck with the farmhouse!!!

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  6. Mi más sincera enhorabuena. Eres un artista. Haces obras de arte maravillosas.

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    1. Gracias mercedes ¡Es muy amable de su parte tomarse el tiempo para dejar un comentario tan alentador! ¡Estoy feliz de que te gusten los diseños!

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