Working on the interior trim for the coventry cottage dollhouse project. Painting it white to make a summery feel. Its been a while since I posted any updates on my Coventry Cottage project… over a whole month in fact! So here’s a pretty long post on what went on. Starting off, I made a junky paint box to aid in the painting. Its a horrible excuse for a paint box since its too small and there is too much overspi...
How to make Miniature "Stone" Tiles using clay. I knew I wanted to have my Coventry Cottage’s porch to have “flagstone” flooring and I didn’t want to buy those floor sheets, partially because I’m poor, but mostly because it doesn’t look real enough for me. The next best solution was to make the “stone” tiles and grout them on myself. This is a sh...
Showcasing amazing miniatures by Karin Corbin. Having bought my very first mini table saw (pictures to follow), I’ve been looking at seasoned miniaturists to learn from. And having not posted a showcase in a long while, I thought I should start it up again. I found Karin Corbin, a miniaturist with 40 years under her belt, and I have been going t...
Showing off some origami paper imported from Japan for use in dollhouses and miniatures. My sister just gave me some Japanese paper that her boyfriend has been holding on to since he was gifted with it as a little kid. It is perfect dollhouse sized wall print, especially for an asian inspired room. Free paper, woooooo!
Another half scale fireplace project for the creatology dollhouse with veranda, but with some accidents along the way. Emboldened by my success from yesterday’s country fireplace, I decided to make another one (since I bought a second Creatology Dollhouse with Veranda). This time, I wanted to create a more modern one, since I’ll be decorating it contemporary-ish. This fireplace is actually based off the slate firepl...
Possibly starting a new project with the Greenleaf/Corona Concepts Willow. Some pictures and a quick review. I bought the Willow about a month ago and hid it from my family because I still haven’t finished the Coventry cottage yet and I don’t want them to think that this is getting out of hand, yanno? >\> I still haven’t finished the Coventry Cottage, and I have other projects lining up, but I really, real...
Showcasing hand crafted miniature dolls for your dollhouse by artists Marsha Mees and Mike Barbour. I want to share with you two great doll makers I found as I was searching for little people to live in my dollhouse. The first is Mike Barbour who is a member of the International Guild of Miniature Artisans or IGMA (no surprise there!) who specializes in unique, hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind dolls, a...