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How I made this display of

 Tim Holtz Paper Dolls

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The photos are more orange than the finished piece.

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I selected the figures I wanted to place in the boxes, 

these are the smallest from the set, so gorgeous.

I added some figures sitting down 

and leaning for extra effect.

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Then because I had to paint the box

 I placed them aside in the order I had chosen.

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The box is painted with strong coffee, just the right shade. 

Lol.

I chose papers with a steam punk feel

 to line the back of the box.

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I used metal steampunk embellishments inside the boxes.

 I placed the figures in

 to see where the embellishments 

need to be 

so they would show behind the dolls.

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I used tooth picks 

and epoxy putty 

to make sure they did not tip over

Then set the toothpicks in the stand of epoxy putty.

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I chose some wood cogs 

to add a touch of steam punk to the assembly

They were a little plain

 so I used Finnebair rust pastes 

to grunge them up.

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I also used the rust pastes on the floor of each compartment

 and covered the doll stands with it. 

It looked too orange so I added some coffee on top,

 matched in perfectly with the rest of the box.

The finished product.

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