Alice in Wonderland....errrr.... WALNUTland

Watch the video tutorial here!

I'll be showing you how to create your own miniature Alice in Wonderland scene inside a walnut! With a bit of polymer clay, a mini bottle from the discount store, and a few crafty scraps, you can bring the whimsical world of Lewis Carroll's classic tale to life in the palm of your hand.

This is an easy beginner-friendly mini diorama that you can make for yourself or as a handmade gift for the Alice in Wonderland fan in your life. You can make this cute walnut craft using a DIY wire hinge and a perfectly split walnut (I show you how to do both here!)  

I used some common craft supplies, a mini bottle, and polymer clay to make this project. Air-dry paper clay would also work if you don't have access to polymer clay. You can paint paper clay when it's dry, or tint it with watercolours before you sculpt! 

The steps are summarized in the following photo tutorial, but you'll also find a full breakdown on my YouTube channel with 4 other walnut miniature projects you'll love! Click here for that!

After making the walnut box (linked above), I wallpapered the inside of my walnut. This is a bit of scrapbook paper that I softened by scrunching it.

I used some fine pens to colour a checkerboard pattern on each floor.

I used a bit of sewing thread to tie the label onto this mini glass bottle. You can also make the potion bottle out of clay.

I made Alice's dress with a small cone-shaped bit of clay. I flattened a white ball of clay onto the base of the cone, then stabbed in her legs.

To make her arms, I took a tiny ball of flesh-coloured clay and stuck that on the end of a dress-coloured worm.

I used this tiny dotting tool dipped in black acrylic to give Alice some eyes. A toothpick works too!

I used a paintbrush and watered-down white glue to paste torn scraps to the inside. I didn't worry about matching the edges. Chaos is good!

I used hot glue to hold the floors in place. (One for each half of the nutshell.)

I pre-baked some narrow cone shapes for legs. I rolled two tiny balls of black clay for shoes...

I used this too to give a rough impression of folds in her dress. You could use a toothpick or a sharp pencil to get the same affect.

I made a teeny tiny pea-sized Alice head. It's just a ball. Nothing fancy here. Simple is cute!

I used a bit of re-positionable poster adhesive on the base of the bottle to hold it in place.

I cut a semi-circle of cardboard from a cereal box to make a floor for each nut half. I had to guestimate and use trial-and-error to get it to fit.

I cut a tag for the potion bottle after writing "Drink me" in tiny print.

.. and stabbed the leg spikes into the shoes. If you want, you can pre-bake the leg assemblies at this point.

I used a teeny tiny square and a trapezoid to create Alice's apron. I made a belt from a worm of clay, but I don't think it needs it.

I made her hair from some yellow clay spaghetti. I rolled this with my fingers, but a crafts-only garlic press works too!

The tiny Alice figure has some poster-tac on her feet too. This way, I can take her out if I want to, but she'll stay put!

If you're interested in seeing this tutorial in video format along with 4 more walnut projects you'll love, you can check it out here! There's a mini dragon, a tiny bigfoot forest, a walnut engagement ring box, and a tiny apothecary diorama! If you need to learn how to split a walnut perfectly in half and DIY a mini hinge to get yourself started with a walnut box, I have a video on that too!