Vintage

I added disposable diapers and some baby wipes. To make the baby wipes, I used the picture from the front and top of Pampers™ Wipes box. Using Photoshop, I reduced the image down to fix on the box I had cut from basswood. Using the Dremel tool, I rounded the corners and edges. Next I painted the box using paint that matched as closely as I could find. When dry, I added the tiny stickers to the front and top of the box.

Next I made miniature disposable diapers. I used plastic sheeting cut form a Target™ shopping bag, some of the white flannel I had on hand, and stickers I made from a photograph I took of the real disposable diaper. I glued the flannel to pieces of the plastic bag. After they had dried, I placed glue on the flannel and folded in half and allowed to set. When this was dry, I trimmed and added the stickers. Then I stacked them on the changing table shelf along with the baby wipes.

Now to make the actual disposable diaper packages. After all, what nursery would be without them. I actually bought a package of each of the more popular brands. Took them home and carefully cut open the packages. Keep in mind that I do have a baby granddaughter. Therefore, the diapers will not be wasted.

There are miniature packages of Luvs and Pampers on the market. But these are made as if they were packaged in cardboard boxes. The disposable diapers sold today are in plastic bags. Therefore, the miniature version would need to resemble this as well. After I cut apart the package, I taped it to my whiteboard to photograph. (Thanks go to the guys in the photo department at CS for telling me how to take the picture without glare.) 

The first attempt was using soft flannel for the insides and clear labels. The result was terrible. The second attempt made it.

I reduced the image of the "exploded" disposable diaper package to the size close to scale as I could get. After adjusting the brightness and contrast, I then printed out the smaller version on white labels. Next, I used white craft foam and cut two pieces that would fit the inside section of the diaper package. After the two pieces were dry, I glued the label to the craft foam pieces. Even though the stickers would stick to the craft foam pieces, I still used glue to reinforce the package. I plan to make one of each brand and place them on a shelf on the changing table. The first packages of disposable diapers looked too small so I decided to make a bigger set. This second set looks more within scale than the first.

Hanging on the side of the changing table is a "binky" on a string. The picture isn't the greatest. I made the pacifier from Fimo™, a clay that bakes in the oven. I started with the pink clay and placed the white ball on the outside with a string between. After baking, I added a "nipple" piece made from transparent fimo.