tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53815412753547860362024-03-18T23:28:43.857-04:00Small PackagesGreat mini things come in small packages!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-35672041509484596132021-03-29T17:34:00.002-04:002021-03-29T17:34:23.738-04:00New Website Launched<p> With closure of Picturetrail I decided to go for it and make my own website again. </p><p><a href="http://www.mini-smallpackages.com">www.mini-smallpackages.com</a></p><p>With this new website I will be blogging on that site as well so this will be the last post here.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have pages for all my projects except a few still in process. This includes both photos and the how-to's (including many previously published here). Please check it out.</p><p>Happy Miniaturing!</p><p>Preble</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-25601735713954453502020-09-06T14:31:00.005-04:002020-09-06T14:31:59.388-04:00Lady Bug Band in a Scrubby<p> My First Scrubby Holder Project</p><p>Browsing ebay I found a lady bug scrubby holder for a reasonable price (less than $10). Most ones I see aren't ones I want for a project, but this one was for some adorable lady bug band. I got the band via a mini friend that passed away. A small group of us from our club were visiting and she offered for us to take some items. She knew it wouldn't be long for her. I will always treasure this band in her memory. They are made with a combo of wood and metal.</p><p>When the scrubby arrived I removed the scrubby from inside. This was either too big or the holder too small. Either way, it didn't matter to me for what I had plans for the holder. I then washed it to remove anything on the surface.</p><p>The band were on wood disks and I knew that is what held them up. I decided to only use paint and landscaping product to blend them together. Another miniaturist used plaster of paris, I have used paper mache in other projects, but for this, I felt I couldn't do that and keep the disks. I didn't want to figure out getting them to stand on their own. Or try to embed the disks into another product.</p><p>I decided roughly where to put the band and took a photo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg85Hcccxop7NIpBDndHWwJAtVRI_iuvv2Mg4lwidqcCjAZpOJZSjQPfQzEOaPEza6wO3DiyHVEUXNBMWW-4G2yJMLJaKhEF1UJEUnooJoD8mJU2359331EUR140FXkhSduSsNzjg9rk/s2048/20200828_182147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBg85Hcccxop7NIpBDndHWwJAtVRI_iuvv2Mg4lwidqcCjAZpOJZSjQPfQzEOaPEza6wO3DiyHVEUXNBMWW-4G2yJMLJaKhEF1UJEUnooJoD8mJU2359331EUR140FXkhSduSsNzjg9rk/w256-h192/20200828_182147.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I painted the bottom green. I matched this green to the painted disks. In hindsight I wish I had painted the bottom brown like dirt and including the disks. Then I painted the sides and top blue. I added a few clouds as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoC5t6nog9dXRUrfhqSqFse_L71P4gplv5kfhVfcHe0h1NsvOA7anpOt0KEfzf5xfztKePERvmPXbh36j3iL2vkePCghDINjOqpeodRrlxkXwrulwgHkEsYj6R4txEVL55XLLrGnLIuw/s2048/20200830_124144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoC5t6nog9dXRUrfhqSqFse_L71P4gplv5kfhVfcHe0h1NsvOA7anpOt0KEfzf5xfztKePERvmPXbh36j3iL2vkePCghDINjOqpeodRrlxkXwrulwgHkEsYj6R4txEVL55XLLrGnLIuw/s320/20200830_124144.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Next was adding some of the green landscaping. I wanted to fill in the back and as far as where the disks would go. I added three colors of green. Two as denser foam for shrubs and then a looser one for grass. I had recently purchased a tweezer set that I didn't read the details very well. In that set was several larger 7 inch pairs. I saved them for just such a project.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa5pKjbnglbpBRGIXuWmSaPs73m2yeMOEnwiKyHfrxnaAWGUxYLSPEZrjsHiHTEk7XunZhEEzPVpLY7asSUqCuV3273Zn0l7EIvlqSEp6mPsxGv3tQMGhxsOTHFw8df5dD6W2u-45css/s1948/20200902_120549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1948" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa5pKjbnglbpBRGIXuWmSaPs73m2yeMOEnwiKyHfrxnaAWGUxYLSPEZrjsHiHTEk7XunZhEEzPVpLY7asSUqCuV3273Zn0l7EIvlqSEp6mPsxGv3tQMGhxsOTHFw8df5dD6W2u-45css/s320/20200902_120549.jpg" /></a></div>The loose foam I would normally add glue, sprinkle on, pat down and let dry. Then shake the excess. Then use scissors to trim away any that stuck up too much. Because I was working with the disks and I wanted to blend the bottom with the disks, I went ahead and applied the loose foam behind, then to the disks one by one, glued them in place. I would sort of pat down the foam. Once I had to push some glue and foam out of the way as I had done too much forward. But it was still wet so easy to move. Then with all three band members in place, I added the rest to the front of them. About then was when I remembered my scissor trimming technique. I went ahead to continue the rest of the process. <div>There was very little excess to shake off later, but I did have some spots to fill in. This is where the brown would be good. However I filled in the spots to make sure no shiny glue. A mix might have worked too. My issue with that is if I mix too much, then I have to throw away. Silly because it probably isn't that much cost wise (50 cents at the most), but I still have that 'don't waste anything' mentality. When I shake off the excess, I always do so over a paper plate so I can then fold the plate to funnel into the bag to save it. Can't do that with the mix unless just make a bag of mix. Now there is an idea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmuyPTiovc1F58yE27JDHlATcwvMRJfJpob2-OxYzmtKQ2HB8dxxX16VK6U8ZvBeR8wyRQmFqhZB3W862vXvcsAs6vlRffcbEoT6wNs7EWPOS8UPKgGToFTAwnSehhPxgoukg7SfFPzg/s2048/20200902_120555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1493" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFmuyPTiovc1F58yE27JDHlATcwvMRJfJpob2-OxYzmtKQ2HB8dxxX16VK6U8ZvBeR8wyRQmFqhZB3W862vXvcsAs6vlRffcbEoT6wNs7EWPOS8UPKgGToFTAwnSehhPxgoukg7SfFPzg/s320/20200902_120555.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Shh, the show is about to start....<br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-86824860631524800532020-08-22T14:53:00.001-04:002020-08-22T14:53:22.153-04:00Egg Basket Scenes<p> Earlier this month, I visited my local thrift stores. I found these two egg baskets. I knew that I wanted to put something miniature in them.</p><p>This week, I started by filling the basket to bring the level up to just below the edge. To do this I used both builder's foam and foam core board. This was just from scraps I had saved.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvLdQDphTK5oUudOD-CxxGeMPDmOxVcUJd-pfLikk8fd1OY_d7HskL1nragfYPr_WQE48EuOZPc4cgP1XE7Zryc_JJ_4XAgiDGM8pyYZQBZm1KXKAL9Pyv8qFBY8ZyLNcP8beictkfqQ/s2048/20200817_205356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvLdQDphTK5oUudOD-CxxGeMPDmOxVcUJd-pfLikk8fd1OY_d7HskL1nragfYPr_WQE48EuOZPc4cgP1XE7Zryc_JJ_4XAgiDGM8pyYZQBZm1KXKAL9Pyv8qFBY8ZyLNcP8beictkfqQ/s640/20200817_205356.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I added glue and remembered to take a photo real quick. Notice the shaped pink foam and then just pieces for filler.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooCjx0_Ar7QE3rt5hAOYjkPlwQY9NG1IKEO0aNUMng1H023XAiMfB1D__P5qAS0kr4dak8JmcosJQWwvKsaKmIFKgjGnBc7IZPTlCRhUYZeenAm3oku9AjVA8JY66BLKQIWi4OJd9N4Q/s2048/20200817_205426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiooCjx0_Ar7QE3rt5hAOYjkPlwQY9NG1IKEO0aNUMng1H023XAiMfB1D__P5qAS0kr4dak8JmcosJQWwvKsaKmIFKgjGnBc7IZPTlCRhUYZeenAm3oku9AjVA8JY66BLKQIWi4OJd9N4Q/s640/20200817_205426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>To cut the shape of the pink foam, I started with just the width that would fit into the basket and rest on top of the basket base.</p><p>Then I used my craft knife to cut the oval shape and carve away so it would fit down into the basket.</p><p>There are some gaps but I believe I can cover those with the landscaping.</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Landscaping Yellow Basket</h4><p>For the landscaping, I used two different types of product. The yellow basket I added a piece of grass paper. It was easy to cut and fit into place. I did however cut too much in spots so I added strips from the same paper to those areas. I was really careful to cut strip that had the 'grass' but wasn't too wide. I didn't need to do much fiddling with the 'grass' but did so to help blend.</p><p>Also for the yellow basket, I cut off some larger flowers and wrapped the stems together with tissue paper. I then painted the tissue paper to cover. </p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Yellow Basket Banner</h4><p>The kitties were ready to go but I wanted to add the banners. I looked online for images of banners. Once I found one I liked, I added it to Word and resized. I printed two so I had a choice. I had measured the distance between arms so I used that as a guide on sizing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH3_5wHE5OZjDPium7J0rsDp2aYYTOUS0UeC257Hj0QETPqd_cT4T0tJV5h70ZyktJgd5uckSY_GYVZ8XXaYgmYTQwBMAnCs2i0fzwoEJd-zWK5L0xnxRUlSEd_xa2sIJ5ancWD2TJXg/s2631/20200822_113957.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="2631" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH3_5wHE5OZjDPium7J0rsDp2aYYTOUS0UeC257Hj0QETPqd_cT4T0tJV5h70ZyktJgd5uckSY_GYVZ8XXaYgmYTQwBMAnCs2i0fzwoEJd-zWK5L0xnxRUlSEd_xa2sIJ5ancWD2TJXg/s640/20200822_113957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here I have started to cut the one I will be using. I was really careful to not cut to the all the way through the banner so it would be easier to handle. I only cut too far in one spot.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtOQwp1rtnqfmu_qMSLxD9jUlIV63bA8zkPvzG7i2tKz0HjOu9QpdDAKtH_p2cxh94WJyfP72aiCLHti1Yj3rtVUvPHap3UAOZQ5y9q29p8Do3UYNQh72CinZysW4Cc0dNoRgom4oSL0/s1267/20200822_120025.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="989" data-original-width="1267" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFtOQwp1rtnqfmu_qMSLxD9jUlIV63bA8zkPvzG7i2tKz0HjOu9QpdDAKtH_p2cxh94WJyfP72aiCLHti1Yj3rtVUvPHap3UAOZQ5y9q29p8Do3UYNQh72CinZysW4Cc0dNoRgom4oSL0/w200-h156/20200822_120025.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>After it both sections were all cut out, I added thread to the back so it would be hanging from their paws.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpdZK5HJJ-d39-GguzJ2ETkTmdUkfD0yiRvNizkns-yEqGb4kX-vxKN_wDdZbl5d6E6X_p-MqHkF8vvosZzJriUzaXmpORlLH7EgiIsm2u4LIezpUMgdRMdrlPcrp6EOQDGD4et98URw/s2048/20200822_122251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpdZK5HJJ-d39-GguzJ2ETkTmdUkfD0yiRvNizkns-yEqGb4kX-vxKN_wDdZbl5d6E6X_p-MqHkF8vvosZzJriUzaXmpORlLH7EgiIsm2u4LIezpUMgdRMdrlPcrp6EOQDGD4et98URw/s640/20200822_122251.jpg" /></a></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Pink Basket Landscaping</h4><p>For the pink basket landscaping, I used brown ballast for the path. The green 'grass' is foam. Then I added different foam for the shrubs. All of these are likely found via a train store or similar resource besides a miniature shop.</p><p>There were a couple of spots that I had to add the landscape product a second time due to gap against the egg. However, this was an easier fix than the fiddling with the grass cloth fix.</p><p>The bunnies were then glued in place. Once dry I glued the umbrella (from a swap) to the smaller girl bunny using super glue. These bunnies were purchased from a former etsy seller in Australia. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinsl7nZJHjOsD0HgAkyD_KfzB_PEneLLWOSB5V0yaU38faDomeJhG7Sr7zSc2eokAIXx0E1D469jT1GxKAh7XfsTMNFHx0y_-uzsFQPYVFZY-B3jBKAHZTaBMA93umPSe2dMXALKpJYM/s2048/20200822_122340.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhinsl7nZJHjOsD0HgAkyD_KfzB_PEneLLWOSB5V0yaU38faDomeJhG7Sr7zSc2eokAIXx0E1D469jT1GxKAh7XfsTMNFHx0y_-uzsFQPYVFZY-B3jBKAHZTaBMA93umPSe2dMXALKpJYM/s640/20200822_122340.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring is always happening at my house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib66DzMSOTeYSA-W2GlLG3mJDlI7ZSfqljd96ojioAMup4iBypa5HkuUTk7tLrau-yBRKSGkkrOgbCchrnoiFYcLvqM8ZQwJaDc_JIaE4n4l8tirgXWwlceAnS3gLX-7tPAR0KMWyNZwM/s2048/20200822_122515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib66DzMSOTeYSA-W2GlLG3mJDlI7ZSfqljd96ojioAMup4iBypa5HkuUTk7tLrau-yBRKSGkkrOgbCchrnoiFYcLvqM8ZQwJaDc_JIaE4n4l8tirgXWwlceAnS3gLX-7tPAR0KMWyNZwM/s640/20200822_122515.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Happy miniaturing!</p><p>Preble</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-66666634465179514482020-06-27T07:00:00.000-04:002020-06-27T15:01:51.057-04:00Hot Air Balloon from OLHP<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Up, Up and Away</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 2019 NAME held their second OLHP- Online House Party. The theme was Around the World in 8 Days. The centerpieces were Hot Air Balloons.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Each registered person had a chance to win a finished centerpiece. They sold them as kits and there were some available in the Auction. I won one of the auctions, so mine was finished by Debbie Colombo. But I wanted to cover it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To start I had a used dome that my mother gave me. She is a thrift store shopper and she has found me several of these. But it didn't have a base. So I made one using pink 1/2 inch thick builders foam.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To cut it out, I drew around the base of the dome with a pencil. <i>Later I realize I should have added an extra 1/8 inch or so. Also could have used my compass at this point.</i> Then I used my craft knife to cut it out. I like to use one of those snapblade knives as they can be extended to cut thicker stuff like this foam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I cut out a round shape, I like to use a up down motion, more than a slicing/drawing motion. For this thickness, I will go around several times before I cut through. I don't want to cut through to start because the foam is more likely to tear/break. I can get a smoother cut by making several repeat cuts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will sometimes cut the area away from the larger piece first. However when I do this, I do not worry about cutting next to my final cut.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next I gently but firmly pressed against the cut base with the dome to give me a line where I would want to cut as an inside. <i>Later I will realize this was unnecessary.</i> Instead I could just cut 1/16th inch inside the outer cut. To help with this cut, I used a compass to measure and mark. I have one that you can put a blade in, but for this task the blade wasn't needed since it won't cut deep enough. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This time when I cut with my craft knife along the circle, I tried to only go about 1/8th inch into the foam. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next I cut from the side of the base about 1/8th down to cut away an inset/edge.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wanted to elevate the balloon to fill the dome. I tested various thicknesses of foam and foamcore board. I settled on one layer of foamcore board added to the pink foam. I had some scrap pieces and so I only needed to cut away at the corners. This will be covered by Celluclay shortly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Battery holder placement</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My next consideration was the battery. This piece already had light and battery pack. I wanted to be able to turn the light on from outside the dome. In prior projects, I haven't always considered this aspect to be important, so I am trying to learn from those decisions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I laid the battery pack on the foam in the position I wanted, then drew around it and the wires. Then I cut along the lines with my craft knife about 1/8th to 1/4th inch down. Then I used a pointed and curved sculpting tool I have to cut away the foam in the channel for the wires. For the battery pack area, I used my break off type craft knife with the blade fully extended and turned flat to cut away the foam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The next thing I want to do is secure the foamcore to the pink foam base.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I do this using toothpicks. I use a sharp pointed (ice pick like) tool to poke a hole in the foam core. I insert the toothpick to mark the pink foam. Then use the tool to make the hole in the pink foam. I do this because to force the toothpick through the pink foam will cause the foam to break and a bigger hole may happen.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I use some cutters to trim the toothpicks, but I could have used my craft knife instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is how the wires and battery are positioned that will be sandwiched between the pink foam and foamcore board.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The channel for my wires may seem big, but I knew that I would need some room for the wires to move. To change the battery, I will need to be able to slide this battery pack out. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This battery pack screws together.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The two layers together look like this</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Hill - shaping</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To further enhance the hill, I added Celluclay. <i>In hindsight, I should have done this separate from the pink foam and before I did the toothpicks.</i> This could be done on plastic wrap or other surface. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Celluclay is a wet application and caused the foam core board to warp. I tried to keep the water down to as little as possible but in order to mix, it must have some water. I like to add the Celluclay to a small cup and add a little water. I stir with my hand over the mouth so the finer particles don't go airborne as much. I keep adding small amounts of water. But if can just squish wet against dry it may be enough without adding more water. Ultimately I want it moist with no dry pockets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I use my finger to smooth it out and push it around. I tried to just add a thin layer or fill in gaps. I like Celluclay for a dirt/ground base because it is uneven but not overly so, unless I make it that way. It is also super lightweight.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It will dry to much lighter grey.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It dried and the foamcore separated from the pink foam, but even the pink foam warped some.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hill - making it green</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I then painted the base all but the sides a medium foliage green.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After the green paint dried, I then glued the pink foam and now green foamcore all together. Since it had come apart, I also had to put the wiring back in place. So again, I wish I had not inserted the toothpicks yet. Or I could have glued it together before applying the </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Celluclay</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">. But even this could have still warped even more.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To attempt to glue and remove the warping, I used clamps on the two pieces of the base. I had to set in a box to keep it from tilting. The balloon was attached by the wire so it just rested on top while clamped.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next step was to add the landscaping which I forgot to take pictures of. I used two types - a loose and fine foam for the 'grass' and a darker medium foam for the 'shrub'. I just glue randomly to my taste for the latter.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once the landscaping was dry, I glued the basket on to the base.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Base Trim - wood veneer</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To cover the pink foam sides and help the glass dome to stay in place, I like to use wood veneer. I have a package from my local hardware store in Red Oak, but I can stain other colors or paint it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I like using this product because it is easy to cut and I can apply it to the pink foam using heat. For a previous project, I have used an iron like for clothes. But it is so much bigger than needed. I have resorted to using a curling iron instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I highly recommend cutting the wood veneer first. I did this wrapping around base with dome not just the base. Because I was going to do a cut out for the battery which has a switch on it, I choose to have the seam an inch or more away from that cut out.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I then marked and cut my cut out for the battery switch. I also sanded the corners although not necessary. <i>I could have just cut two pieces: one for the battery width and other for the rest of the base.</i> The battery piece would then be trimmed to fit below the battery. This style would have two seams. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now I am ready to apply the wood veneer to the pink foam base. I have my curling iron on the highest setting. This one doesn't get that hot so I had to go over and over a small spot until it was sticking. I just continued this process until I was to the end. The battery/wiring should be removed during this to avoid heating the wires. But since the wires are attached, they just need moved to one side or the other.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The heat will activate the glue on the back of the veneer and it sticks nicely to the foam. If the foam dents, then the heat is too hot. Do not apply for as long or change settings on the iron.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>My mistake was getting this wood veneer too tight to the foam. I had forgotten that I had to allow some room for the dome since my base was a tad smaller than I needed.</i> I ended up with an overlap and rather than try and think why that might be, I just trimmed it. When I put my dome on later, I realized what I had done. Facepalm.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My next step should have been cleaning up the excess glue but instead I stained. It was ok that I did, but more logical to do the glue next.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To remove the excess glue on the veneer I used the curling iron again. This time just rotating the base against the iron versus the iron against the base as before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In this pic, I am demonstrating 'how I did it', but not 'when I did it' as couple more steps below have happened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Removing the excess glue required I heat a section then use my craft knife to scrape the inside of the veneer that was above the pink foam. It was a bit awkward since I had glued the balloon in place. In prior scenes I have trimmed the excess above the pink foam away. But for this I wanted that edge for the dome.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The dome did not fit with the glue in place. It was really tight even with the glue gone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I let it sit for a bit and then it occurred to me to check some other domes I had without a base. Thankfully, one of the other domes was slightly smaller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The next steps were to paint the base green between the veneer and the grass. Then to stain the wood veneer my selected color.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I stained, then painted, then removed the glue and so had to paint again. <i>So glue, then paint, then stain would have been better.</i></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Base - Staining the wood veneer</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As mentioned above the wood veneer could be painted or stained, or natural even. I wanted the stain to be close to the color of the basket. I cut a piece of veneer and applied stain/color from all my pens and markers. Then I glued (using the curling iron) the wood to a piece of card and applied the stain/color to the card as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will add more wood for new ones and for that last dark color.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think I should add 'Red Oak' at the top of the wood piece, since not all veneer is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I choose the Walnut marker as it was the closest to the basket.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Here are some finished pictures of this project.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The balloon and basket kit was assembled by Debbie Colombo. I just added dome and made a base to keep it covered.</span></span><br />
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The shop is a basic roombox plus this nice shop front.<br />
I was also a winner of a set of OLHP swaps in all three scales.<br />
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After looking at the swaps and thinking more about the shop, I decided to showcase them as a shop and museum. Thanks Brandi for the idea.<br />
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For <b>wallpaper</b> inside, I used packaging from a white pillow style box (top right of pic below) that some Committee gifts came in. I cut it apart and I had to make those curves fit together. It was the texture that I liked.<br />
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The pastel striped one I will use later. <a href="https://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2019/05/imagination-suites-name-olhp-tnp.html" target="_blank">The gold one was used in my TNP</a>.<br />
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For the <b>floor</b>, I used the green paper bag the swaps came in. I choose to glue that to a piece of card before gluing into the shop.<br />
The front I painted white. I added thin trim to the inside of all the windows. The trim was painted white before gluing in place.<br />
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I did all this fun work last year after the OLHP, but then it was back to real work (I took vacation to enjoy the OLHP) and I decided to go back to working on the <a href="https://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2020/01/petite-chateau-basement-kitchen.html" target="_blank">Petite Chateau</a>.<br />
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More recently, I felt the calling to work on the ATW shop again. It was a zoom meeting of fellow miniaturists. It was a way to make up for the mini events that were cancelled due to Stay At Home orders of 2020.<br />
I started back by cutting the plastic for the windows and began adding same trim to the outside of each window.<br />
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<b>Furniture</b><br />
To display the many items I received as swaps, I needed tables and shelves. I had purchased some kits at the OLHP: Eiffel tower tables from BJ Minis and also a map dresser and map mirror from Debbie Young. The black and wood ones are by ANI. I got them as part of an auction group.<br />
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Since I had decided that my shop might be a museum, so I wanted it to be a little fancy. My vision of this was to paint the kits black with stained pieces.<br />
It was fun to work on these as I was in a zoom meeting as well as on my own.<br />
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<b>Door</b> - the kit came with a door, but I decided to use a fancy door instead. I painted it black. Then to fill in the windows I tried to use DecoArt Triple Thick liquid for the smaller ones. I tried doing this by laying it on a plastic bag, but I didn't glue or tape it down in some fashion so it soon began to slip. Also the Triple thick wants to level, so it wanted to run under rather than try to fill the opening. I let that dry and then used my craft knife to carefully remove it. It does peel away well, but I had to touch up the black paint. The Triple Thick is a good option for when adding 'glass' to a flat surface. It worked fine when I used it in my <a href="https://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2019/05/2019-olhp-souvenir.html" target="_blank">OLHP suitcase souvenir</a>.<br />
Next I went back to my trusty favorite simple white glue - the thin kind. This technique is done by applying with a toothpick to the interior window frame and drawing it together to form a film.<br />
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This worked really well for the smaller ones. However for the larger center window opening it did not. My solution was to cut a piece of plastic bag so I could tape it to the door. Then I used the thin white glue to form a film across the window. I left that to dry, then removed the plastic. This peeled away easily.<br />
There is some cloudiness to the windows due to how thick the glue ended up, but I decided I was satisfied with it. It isn't much on the smaller ones but the larger one it did. I think I could have controlled that better.<br />
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One other issue I had was with the door frame. The bar along the bottom broke and I had to cut a new one.<br />
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<b>Magnets</b><br />
I had read an article about using magnets to connect wiring. I decided for this shop I wanted to try to use magnets to hold the shop front in place. So I ordered some tiny magnets. It was only after they arrived that I realized how tiny they were at 1/16 x 1/32 of inch. These were perfect for this project, at least for what I wanted.<br />
Here's 100 of them<br />
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To use them, I used my dremel to drill a hole to fit the magnet. I drilled down to make them flush. I had to do this on both the edges of the building<br />
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and also on the back of the front.<br />
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Aligning these holes was important.<br />
I did have to fiddle with it because I hadn't drilled some holes as deep as I needed. This resulted in the magnet not being flush with the edge.<br />
Then I drilled too deep. To resolve that I cut a sliver of wood to fit into the hole. The magnets were glued in place with super glue. This glue also helped to deal with the wood I used as a filler for depth. For the hole I made too deep, I had to re-drill so get the desired depth. I know I should have used tape wrapped around the bit to mark how far in to drill, but I did not.<br />
When working with the magnets, I intentionally did not use typical tools like metal tweezers. To separate them, I used a plastic card with a very thin edge to 'slice' them apart. As I moved the card away, I had to make sure that they were kept apart as they have a tendency to fly together. I did use a metal tool to place the magnet and then slide away with my finger helping it to not pop back out and with the metal tool. I did this only because my fingers were too fiddly with holding them.<br />
One other thing I did was to mark a side on each magnet with a permanent marker. As long as I didn't rub them against each other, it didn't remove it. This was needed to assure that I glued them correctly. They will repel each other if 2 + or 2 - are together . When I glued them in place I wanted to be sure they wouldn't get glued together, so I only glued one at a time.<br />
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<b>Awning</b><br />
In the swaps was two llamas and a senorita. I wanted to include them in my shop, but didn't want them inside. I decided that I could use another pillow box that committee gifts came in to make an awning for the side of my shop. I used my scallop decorative scissors and just cut to fit my needs. I cut flaps to give structure. To angle it, I did have to pull apart and re-cut at the non-scalloped side.<br />
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Once all was assembled it was time to put everything together. Everything is glued in place including the llamas.<br />
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I hand painted the lettering.<br />
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Senorita and Llamas from Sue Spangler - included was some neat wallpaper, so I cut one llama out and glued to the wall behind them.</div>
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Sphinx from Sharon Johnson, Egyptian head from Alician Pearce</div>
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Wood map from ??? (I lost the tag)</div>
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Map dresser and mirror kit by Debbie Young, </div>
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Hooka, camera and book (on dresser) from Linda J Clark</div>
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Kokopelli kit by Janet Smith, </div>
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Masks from Alician Pearce</div>
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Items in bookcase from Brandi Bacon</div>
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Globes from Debra Moorehead and Carin Shapiro</div>
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Gold Buddha and red phone box were 3D committee gifts, </div>
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Eiffel tower from Jennifer Crowe</div>
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Hot air balloon, Bobbie, cooper dish from Brandi Bacon, </div>
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Steine from Laura Nelson</div>
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Fish from Lesia Lennex, </div>
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This was a fun project. A simple kit that helped me find a permanent home for the wonderful swaps that I won.<br />
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Happy miniaturing!<br />
PrebleUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-57992580953823726242020-01-12T12:12:00.004-05:002020-01-12T12:12:52.087-05:00Petite Chateau - Basement - KitchenMy vision of the kitchen was very grand but the size of the area changed that vision drastically.<br />
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I had purchased several kits from various vendors.</div>
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Stove</h3>
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I used a Betterley kit - this one was the Valentine style, but there were several versions offered.</div>
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I painted the stove white but used Triple Thick Gloss to coat it and that changed the color slightly. I don't care what the labels say, they all will yellow some. Maybe some less than others.<br />
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For the silver color I used a paint marker. It was good and bad. It didn't seem to want to dry and it looked great at first, but then flattened later. Instead, for future I would use my Outdoor Acrylic by FolkArt. I am normally a Ceramcoat girl, but for the silver their product is really great. The pots and pans were done using it and it is great. But then a smooth finish looks great anyway.<br />
The pots on top and teakettle were from a set by Debbie Young of Young at Heart. The crock with tools was from the Betterley kit. The towel is just paper towel glued around the wood rail.<br />
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Cabinet, chairs, table</h3>
For the rest of the kitchen, I used <b>French Country kit</b>s from <span id="goog_1169816916"></span><a href="http://daydreamminis.com/jd_cat_LC.html" target="_blank">Jean Day</a><span id="goog_1169816917"></span>.</div>
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The chairs and table, I started by just painting using the same color as the tile and other wood in the house. But I didn't like it. </div>
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Rather than try to remove the paint, I ordered replacement kits for both.</div>
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Meanwhile I had used an oak stain on the 'Shop Cabinet'. Then I decided I needed other stain colors. I purchased a set of markers: Rejuvenate Wood Furniture and Floor Repair Markers. </div>
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I used these markers to color all the wood and also the paper kit for the sink cabinet (more later). </div>
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One of the issues I had with the wood laser kits is the blackness and roughness on the edges. After staining and gluing them together, I used my dremel tool to remove. Maybe this was overkill if it wasn't to be seen. But I would know. I would see.</div>
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Another thing that bothered me was the variation of the plywood - lighter in the middle.</div>
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The fabulous laser details are lost in the dark color.<br />
I did choose to not add the wood seats. I plan to add some cushions later.<br />
(Less one be fooled by the organization in this blog, I do work on these as I feel like it, as it just makes more sense to share this way.)<br />
The blue dishes were from kits by Debbie Young as well. I love these and have bought several sets at different times. A number of dealers sell them. I am so happy to see them offered.<br />
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The 'silver' is actually pewter, I believe. But I just filed and shined to the best of my ability and and made it so.<br />
The doilies are from Jean Dean.<br />
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This sewing machine is a metal mini same as those dishes. I sanded using files, my dremel, and then painted. The details added using 20/0 brushes. The wires are thread. The pedal is from cardboard.<br />
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This shows the pedal in proper place under the table.<br />
That shelf over the table hold the teapots the housekeeper collects. The shelf is by Jean Day as well.<br />
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Notice the sewing machine is plugged in to the wall. </div>
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Sink and cabinets</h3>
For the sink and cabinets, I purchased <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/276114758/dollshouse-miniature-quarter-scale-148?ref=yr_purchases" target="_blank">this kit</a> from an etsy vendor.</div>
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I had a lot of problems with this kit. Despite them, I do really love this kit. Some of them were due to using the markers on this paper/card kit. The card didn't like the markers and stain might have been a similar problem. I would definitely recommend paint instead. I will probably order another to try it with the paint instead.</div>
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Another problem I had was that the diagram of the pieces and instructions didn't help with how to assemble certain portions. I had to test fit and even then I made several mistakes in the assembly. I freely admit that it could be my misunderstanding.</div>
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The card had laser burn so that had to be covered if it weren't to show. That is true of any laser kit.<br />
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Further there were a couple of the top cabinet pieces that didn't fit properly.<br />
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The doors and drawer fronts were made from a different type of card, so the markers colored them differently.</div>
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I tried to add the white over the brown marker but it kept bleeding thru. But then I realized I had put these top cabinet backwards so I had to flip it around. So then I decided to not make them white. </div>
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The markers didn't do well layering so I did the best I could.</div>
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I did touch up some of these white spots and add the doors once I have added in the dishes. But still the door cross bars didn't line up. I don't know what the deal was.<br />
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This shows the difference in colors of the different types of card and using the markers.<br />
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This last one is the back - showing both some color tests with the markers and also that I had to cut out a opening for the faucet wire since the hole didn't line up with having anything sticking down. Certainly, I could have cut the wire to the only the depth of the counter top, but that would be too easy. Yet also it would give very little support with glue. Maybe ok.<br />
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The silver colored items are metal minis. The blue items are laser cut bottles from the <a href="https://thequartersource.com/miniatures/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4&zenid=a36626d917487c76cd3be6d84c62eb7f" target="_blank">Quarter Source</a>. The book was a swap. The three appliances on the counter are by <a href="https://www.minietchers.com/store/c20/1%3A48_Scale_Kits.html" target="_blank">Mini Etchers</a>. The blueberries cheesecake was a swap I made for a convention. The Flour etc is a treasured item as it came from a mini friend. She allowed us to pick through her items before she passed away. I will forever remember her generosity and her stories.<br />
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Island</h3>
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I debated on whether I had room for an island, but I finally decided that I did. This is a lovely piece and part of the French Country collection by Jean Day.</div>
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The bread pan is from the bakeware of the Debbie Young kits.<br />
The oval platter is a metal mini.<br />
The cheese is by <a href="https://grapevineminiatures.com/" target="_blank">Charrita Teague</a>. Purchased during an online show.<br />
The cutting board is part of this kit.<br />
The ice bucket with champagne was a swap.<br />
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Here is a top view as the back wall was being clamped and before all was glued in place<br />
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I took this photo to show how the resin has to be cleaned up.<br />
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This shows the wardrobe in the room. I was just seeing how it might look. But also can see the bathroom pieces I may use.<br />
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In this resin bedroom set there are two side tables. I share them to illustrate issues with resin molds. The molds degrade as they are used which caused bits of the mold to tear away. The next time it is used it leaves extra blobs like on the lower right corner on the right one, but also in the grooves of them both. The left looks better because it hasn't degraded at this point.<br />
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Before I use resin pieces like this, I do my best to clean them up using knives and files to scrap or file away the extra bits. Some can be easily cut away like the big blob. But others have to be scraped or filed and still not be smooth.<br />
Another issue is bubbles in the resin. Those tend to show as a hole in the piece. I like to fill with paint if I can, but otherwise I would use a wood filler.<br />
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Next I worked on the bathroom. It was tiny but I felt I wanted to have one.<br />
I had a plastic bathroom set, but decided the bathtub was too large. So I needed to make a shower.<br />
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I printed some wallpaper and then applied a gloss to it. The gloss changed the color but I was not willing to try to remove and reapply.<br />
I cut 4 strips of wood to fit the shower area and glued them together. Before gluing into the house, I filed the edges to create a rounded edge inside the square. I painted it then glued in place. Then painted the floor inside the frame to match.<br />
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Meanwhile I also created a shower head using a plastic clothing tag and punched foil. I poked holes for both the shower head and a drain. I painted this silver using a really nice thick acrylic paint made for outdoor applications.<br />
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The outer wall also had the wallpaper added and the color difference. So I applied gloss to the outer wall as well.<br />
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I used plexi-glass to create a door. The hinges and handle are from the same foil paper. To add the lines of the door, I just scored it rather than have separate pieces.<br />
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I may add some items to this tiny bathroom but for now here it is.<br />
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It was back to the bedroom. The bed was made from a leftover bed from some swaps I made but didn't finish all the extras. The bedspread is using the same wallpaper. I applied glue to it so it would be flexible and then arranged it on the bed. The ruffle is made using corrugated scrapbook paper that I painted.<br />
The pillows are made from ribbon and wrapped around a piece of foam.<br />
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I did several arrangements to see how the furniture would fit.<br />
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The headboard was made from scraps of the kitchen furniture.<br />
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This was from the chairs.<br />
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Because I ended up with two sets, I was able to do this twice. The first time I used my craft knife to cut and destroyed a corner I wanted. So with the second set, I used my dremel tool to cut and shape the piece I wanted.<br />
I added thin card to the back for panels.<br />
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It was base painted blue and then dry brushed with the off white. I just glued it to the wall above the bed.<br />
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The chair was a kit from Suzanne and Andrew's Minis. It is resin and I painted the same brown as the door frames, but added a gloss to make it look more like leather. The painting and lamp were swaps.<br />
The lotion and tissue box were 3D printed by <a href="https://www.minietchers.com/store/c20/1%3A48_Scale_Kits.html" target="_blank">Mini Etchers</a> from the Bath Accessories kit. The mirror is a large sequin.<br />
The doilies were from Jean Day. I bought a set and she also sent a set as a gift. I love when vendors give gifts. I really does make me want to buy from them again.<br />
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The lamp on the bedside table is a metal mini. The radio I made as a free project for a prior online convention/weekend.<br />
The candy box, rug and sheep picture were all swaps.<br />
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I've taken this picture multiple times because I kept adding various accessories.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-80956549721870884632019-12-29T13:35:00.001-05:002019-12-29T13:35:21.867-05:00Petite Chateau - Cover and Basement structure<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My next major decision was about the cover. I felt I couldn't move forward properly until I had the cover so I knew for sure how much space I had for the basement. I prefer to find something already made as it often reduces the cost, but the size of this project was a challenge to find ready made. If I wanted to just cover it, I could get one, but I love the inside already even not finished. I love that this is a fully enclosed house, so I wanted to work with that.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then it was deciding what position the house would be in when under cover. Open or closed? I was leaning towards open and at a right angle. I was even willing to consider cutting into the bottom of a cover so I could have the room I wanted for basement. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What won out was house closed with the ability to open. I have some photos of another person's completion of their kit that also added a basement and lights. They also made the hinges work. I liked that. So I modified the corners of the roof to allow it to be opened and ordered a better hinge. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">While in the cover, the house will be closed, but my custom cover has a door to open and then the house can be opened as well. This decision of being closed also reduces the footprint on the shelf when it is just sitting there. Price-wise for a custom cover that would fit an open house vs one that had a door was very similar. If cost had been my only decision, I would have gone with a cover that had to be removed in order to open.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The above shows the case closed (and the back not on it) - it still has some cling wrap on the cover. This is to protect the cover from scratches as I work on the project. I have to keep the house inside the case when I am not working on it because of cats. The loose wires are very tempting to them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The house shown over the hole that I made to hold the basement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yet, now I have this bright idea that I want to add a car and a garage. I had to wait until it arrived to continue but that wait was short. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After talking this garage addition over with my husband on real world considerations, I go with his suggestions. I had thought about garage access from the front but due to space and other thoughts, I decided to leave the front intact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is a 1:43 scale car which is the best that can be found in the style I was interested in. Until I had the car in hand, I wasn't sure if it would work or how much base to cut away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've cut away 3 inches to allow for the garage. I plan to have the right side garage area open. The bottom of the garage and basement are using foam core board rather than the pink foam. The living area has a second layer of foam core board. The wall shown in the middle of this picture had to be re-cut. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I will also add a wall under the house outer wall, but just at the door area (middle of the pic). More on this later. This will leave room for a tiny laundry area just to the right.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm torn on how to do the living area. I want a bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. The other miniaturist that added a basement has three areas. One of which has a cropped wall so can see what is behind. I decided to that as well since it was bothering me to almost completely hide one area behind a wall that goes crosswise.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also I have to deal with the electrical and battery location.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This mess of wires was bothering me. Plus I needed to be able to place the basement insert inside without the wires catching on the pink foam base. So I worked to combine all the wires together with additional shrink tubing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then I remembered that I would want a light over the car and over the laundry area. Oh wait, I have also decided I wanted a conservatory. More on that later. It will need lights as well. But I didn't wire anything in yet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meanwhile I noticed I had not 'finished' the ceilings for the basement. So that was my next step.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was just a test fit on the back wall. Which is when I noticed how 'unfinished' the sides were. Ceiling is good since I had added lights and a drop ceiling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But the back half had not been 'finished' so here I have done so. I share this to remind to use a spacer on any surface that can be marred when using clamps. The underside was only the wood, so not spacer was used on that side, but on the wood floor side I have the old credit card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also noticed the archways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I decided the brown archway looked better. Maybe unlikely to be seen, but I knew it was still white. I prefer the brown.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've decided on three rooms and I started adding the flooring. I went ahead and glued the wall between bedroom and kitchen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Notice the cut away on both these inner and outer wall. This is for the back of the house. Later I realized this was premature gluing of this wall as I needed to install doors and their frames.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've installed the bathroom wall. Notice how it is also shorter to allow the ability to see into the bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Floors, frames and doors are all installed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I did not plan well for the flooring at the doors. I had to work with those in order to have the thresholds flush and also to have them fit the room the belong to. So there was some cutting of trim and flooring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The doors are glued in place in open position to be able to view across room to room. This view is actually through the small high window from the bedroom.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-52126109295687503732019-05-19T18:54:00.001-04:002019-05-19T18:54:16.112-04:00Imagination Suites - NAME OLHP TNP<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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The Thursday Night Project (TNP) for the NAME Online Houseparty (OLHP) May 2019<br />
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Refer to prior post for more details on the OLHP, but for the TNP, keep reading.<br />
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I was on the committee so I had a sneak peek at this project before it was available. So once it was available, I knew I wanted to buy this kit.<br />
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I was a small amount confused when I opened THE BOX and found the package without instructions, but then I remembered that they would be included on the website. We were supposed to have to wait until Thursday, but somehow we cajoled our way to getting them on Wed. I printed mine out and looked it over.<br />
I'm glad I had reviewed them before I was ready to work on it. We chatted about it in a special chat on Thursday night. <br />
Because the instructions weren't as clear I would prefer, when it said to paint all the basswood pieces black, I didn't. I waited to see where they were going and what was glued. I didn't see the point of painting if I didn't need to. Plus I might want it not painted anyway.<br />
When I do a kit like this I do sand at the connector spots. Try as I might I never trim close enough for my perfectionist nature.<br />
When I paint, I like to do one coat, sand, then a second coat and maybe sand again. I use fine sandpaper or a piece of sanding cloth I was given many years ago. It is very fine.<br />
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Others were having the same questions I did. Like which pieces are what? So once I started I took some pics to help. Let's start with those.<br />
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Pieces</h3>
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This piece contains the <b>Back counter</b> and <b>Cabinet</b> pieces<br />
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The bottom left is the front. Bottom right are three spacers.<br />
Middle long piece is the counter top of basswood (there is a veneer countertop as well.<br />
The top pieces in upper right corner: two horizontal and two vertical are the cabinet.<br />
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This is for the <b>Front Counter</b> and nothing else.<br />
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Two top left are the front and back of this counter. Spacers to the upper right.<br />
Bottom is the basswood counter top. The narrow long piece is a baseboard for the front. It will go on top of the veneer for the front.<br />
To the right middle are some braces.<br />
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Veneer for front of the front counter. I installed mine like is pictured (the deeper portion to the bottom).<br />
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These are the two veneer counter tops - top is for the front, bottom for the back.<br />
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Spacers for the wall<br />
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Spacers for the floor<br />
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I think that covers everything but the cabinet insert and the lights. I will show those later.<br />
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Floor</h3>
On Facebook a fellow miniaturist said they used the pillow box the TNP accessories were in for her floor. I really liked that idea.<br />
I started by cutting it into strips 1/4 inch wide. I used a photo chopper I have. It has 1/4 inch markings so I marked on the left and just moved that mark over each time.<br />
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I have already cut several strips and that mark is at the 2 and 1/4 inch. At this point I was thinking I would cut 1/4 x 1/4 inch squares. Oh boy! I cut up one strip and decided I would try something else. I'm not crazy.<br />
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I started gluing them side by side and alternating them. But there was very little difference just making them go the other way. So I removed some. Then cut more from the box, but cutting them in the opposite direction (vertical instead of horizontal).<br />
Once the strips are all glued down, I flipped it gold and black side down. I used my knife to trim to the shape of the floor.<br />
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There is a bit of a zigzag pattern going on. But I wanted the look of squares. So I lined up the floor with my rulers and with my mat. Then used the long ruler to cut against. I only cut two or three times per line. I wasn't cutting the floor just the gold and black flooring.<br />
It isn't easy to see but I do have holes for the wires.<br />
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So here it is with all the lines scored and I am assembling the base of the floor.<br />
The placement of the spacers wasn't critical, but I did choose to glue my center spacer towards the front leaving a gap in the back.<br />
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I was planning ahead for the push button. I decided that I could add a support to the spacer by just cutting from the extra it came from. More on this later.<br />
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Back Counter</h3>
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This went together very easily. Back view that won't show in my project.</div>
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I painted the basswood countertop black. Later realized the veneer went on top of it.</div>
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For both veneer counter tops, I left the tops plain. I painted the underside black and the edges gold.</div>
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Front Counter</h3>
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<span style="color: red;">I had some confusion on this. I glued the front veneer to the back counter front. But I realized quickly and it was easy to remove.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red;">At the top of this picture above is the front counter assembly. The one at the bottom was the back and what I had to remove the veneer from. (Note how the back counter is taller. That gap of veneer at the bottom made sense to me looking at the pictures in the instructions. But that is not how it is supposed to work.) There is another narrow basswood piece that goes on the veneer on the front.</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;">So here is the glue I had to sand off and repaint the back counter. </span><br />
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In the above pic, front counter's veneer countertop at the top, basswood countertop in the center, then the front counter assembly with the front counter veneer in place. (See no gap at the bottom.)</div>
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To paint the spacers, I glued them to this card.<br />
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When I glue them to the counter, the long side by the 14 will go to the under the counter top. Make sure they all are glued the same way.</div>
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Here is the front counter all assembled. Note the narrow baseboard added to the front bottom. I also painted a logo in my 3 squares. More on that with the lights.</div>
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Cabinet</h3>
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This cabinet is a cubby hole. The instructions said to use the grey tile printie piece, but that confused me so I actually assembled the grid from the black thin card first. It helped me determine whether the horizontal pieces glued inside or outside the the vertical ones. They go inside the vertical pieces.<br />
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Yes, there's my handy gluing jig I got from 'Smaller Than Life'. I love it.</div>
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I found that the grid was slightly larger than the cabinet pieces. So I trimmed every so slightly on both the horizontal and verticals to avoid them bending. I just kept testing until they fit without bending.</div>
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They are not glued in. Just inserted.</div>
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For the backing I decided on a gold paper I had. I also added some gold edging.</div>
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Wall and Lights</h3>
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The wall has three pieces plus the spacers.</div>
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I cut out the clock and glued to the back of the wall veneer.</div>
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I glued the wall veneer to white piece with holes and inserted in between a stack of books to let it dry overnight.</div>
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Meanwhile I glued the spacers to the other white wall piece as pictured in the instructions. I also worked on the lights to be ready to put them all together. </div>
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When I read thru the instructions at the beginning I was confused about how the lights could be assembled with adding wires to walls beforehand. It is because these LED's are so tiny they fit through the hole in the Light backing.</div>
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I should have assembled the wood portions, then painted. Not that this was a bad idea. Just that the ends of the long pieces needed painting. But it needed assembled and also sanded. Then I had to touch up the paint.<br />
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I did not like the idea of the red pieces of paper for the light shades so I cut mine of white paper from the instructions. I am using the metal of this tool to shape the shade rather than fold it. Not the ball end, but the shank. Just rub against your finger to gently shape.<br />
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Here, I have assembled the light base and added the white paper. I wanted the black to show at the top. I tried some lace paper over it but then came up with this logo idea, that I loved.<br />
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I painted the paper gold. Then used a 20/0 liner brush to add my logo. IS for Imagination Suites.<br />
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Clock - Along in here I soaked one of the wiggle eyes. I was told they would come apart. Mine didn't. Maybe I wasn't patience enough. I used my craft knife to carefully cut apart. Then I still had to trim with scissors to get it to fit. <span style="color: red;">At this point I should have also added the black clock trim. When I did add it and glued it down, I thought I should add gold edging. But no, I'm not crazy.</span><br />
<span style="color: red;">Only later I decide I needed to. So I cut the outer portion from the black extra and laid it in place to protect the wood as I added the gold trim. Yes, I am a little crazy.</span><br />
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I inserted the LED's in place as suggested. But on the back, I glued paper to hold the wires in place. Maybe unnecessary but I prefer this.<br />
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Next was gluing the back wall to the front wall - which is just were the wall spacers are. I let that dry for awhile before this next picture. (I do jump from area of a project to the other if I need to wait on paint or glue to dry, but for this blog post, I am not skipping around.)<br />
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Just about to glue the wall to the floor.<br />
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Glued to the floor and I added the clamps just to be sure the floor didn't curl at the ends. Wires were pulled snuggly to go under the floor and the one set of wires was pulled around the front of the center spacers so both my sets of wires were on the same side (right side when facing the back).</div>
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The light covers were added. I had pretested putting the light covers over the pico size LED's and they went on fine. I did mark the back to make sure I was at the same height before gluing them on.<br />
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I soldered my wires and made sure that the battery holder would go in to the left when facing the back.<br />
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Next I added the black around the base. It wasn't long enough to go around the entire base. I was a little disappointed at that, although I understand why. The idea was to leave the opening for the battery. </div>
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I glued it around flush to the bottom edge and then trimmed with scissors against the flooring. </div>
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I added the narrow black piece against the wall edge. But I did not trim against the wall. I liked the 'shelf' like look.<br />
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Then I painted the name on the front. Added the gold along all the black edges. </div>
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Battery door and push button</h3>
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The push button fits against the extra spacer piece I added. I did add another thin piece at the top in the hole to further help hold it in place (this was also from scraps and just to keep the button to the bottom). It isn't tight. The button now slides up against the right side cut out.</div>
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The black strip fit around with extra 1/4 inch on the left and half of the right side. I did trim it to be same height as the base.<br />
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I added the gold and black piece over the black just to have the same look on both sides of the back. I could have used black instead of the gold and black. </div>
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On the left, the gold and black piece is glued to the flap of black, then a foam core piece was cut to fit between the floor and the bottom and a gap for the wire going into the push button.</div>
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I used a regular size hole punch. Cut the gold and black piece in half right at the spot. Although in gluing I was a little off.</div>
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I've since painted the button gold using a paint marker.</div>
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I may yet add something to the back over the white. Probably something about this being the TNP.</div>
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Trolley</h3>
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The trolley instructions were great.<br />
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First, I love these wheels. Laser cutting is great. Just wasn't two sided.<br />
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I only made a few tweaks.</div>
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When I assembled the two B pieces, I cut a slight angle so they would be flush to the A piece at the top.<br />
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When I added the G pieces, I also cut them at an angle so they fit better.<br />
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I painted mine all gold except the base and the top circles.<br />
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I glued the two larger circles to the card down flat. The third smaller piece has a flat side and I glued this to the card for painting. Then painted and added my gold edging. I had learned from my clock mistake to add the gold now. I use the knife to remove and also clean up any extra glue or paint.<br />
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To the smallest piece I added the IS logo but it wasn't the best painting.<br />
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There were several accessories provided in the gold and black box. </div>
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I only used 3 of the keys (I painted the keys gold and the tag black, added the gold edging and IS logo), not the vases, but I did use the bell, book and the telephone.</div>
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I also assembled some of the souvenirs to go here as well.</div>
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I made my own sign and notes. That one box has so many notes for the committee who is plumb tired (haven't even checked their mailbox yet) after this great houseparty. For me, they represent all the sweet notes that MiniB and I have been getting. You are welcome!</div>
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RaggedySue - let me try the bell.</div>
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SarahB - I love the old phone.</div>
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MiniB - this trolley is super neat.</div>
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NAME OLHP 2019 Souvenir</h2>
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What is OLHP? Online Houseparty</div>
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What is NAME? <a href="https://miniatures.org/" target="_blank">National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts</a></div>
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Wait, online? How can you have a houseparty on line? There are many activities that are done via webpages. But some of it is virtual or using your imagination. I love that part. I can interact with other attendees via chat room, but mostly via email.</div>
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This year I was both the Gold Star Volunteer chair and the Newsletter writer with lots of help from my virtual id: Mini Bunny.</div>
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Together we have sent weekly emails and now during the OLHP that started May 15th, 2019, daily since Saturday.</div>
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I took the whole week off this week so I could finish the newsletters and play with the souvenir and the TNP. What's a TNP? Thursday Night Project. Many of the activities we have are from NAME's houseparty concept like Auctions, Salesroom, Roundtables quick workshops, and more including this TNP.</div>
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The souvenir size I choose is 1:48 scale, as it is my preferred scale. But the 1:12 scale version is available for me to purchase. I'm tempted. Being a souvenir that has to be mailed, the NAME Board allow us to send kits instead of finished items. Although we get some of those too.</div>
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The first steps are to assemble the suitcase top and bottom and then add tissue paper to make faux leather. So in the above pic I can see two mistakes. The first one being I glued the bottom together with the label for the piece on the outside. (see the right).<br />
The second issue is the tissue is too wrinkled and raised.<br />
I've done this technique before when I was doing my <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24332708" target="_blank">Raggedy Trunk</a>. I got stuck on it because I didn't like what I did. Finally I sanded it all off and just went with paint that time around. But for this one I was determined to use the tissue.<br />
<span style="color: red;">Don't use too much glue. You want wrinkles but not raised ones.</span><br />
I actually sanded off the layer of tissue for the one on the right (bottom) and then later the ridges on the one on the left. (Perfectionist issues.)<br />
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While waiting for the glue to dry I skipped ahead and started assembling the cabinet. I love this gluing jig that I got from the 'Smaller Than Life'. No issues with the cabinet. Well, I did have to sand extra where the tabs stuck out the slots.<br />
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So here is the final look. I like the less wrinkles the best.<br />
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My next trouble was with the inserts. I came to the conclusion they were too big with the fabric. But really they were just right, tight but just right. They are designed to fit exactly, it just goes in tight.<br />
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Here is where I decided to trim the inserts. <span style="color: red;">Don't do that. It is not needed.</span><br />
It worked out fine as I was able to hide it under the side walls insert.<br />
Also I glued the hinge to the wrong side. But I was able to remove it.<br />
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After all that, I didn't take more photos. Everything went together just fine. Just me and my perfectionist nature getting in my way.<br />
On the door, I glued the image to the back of the door and frame per instructions. (Really smashingly wonderful laser cut design.) I used triple thick for the glass. I suggest doing this on a piece of wax paper instead and then gluing. Plain glue might work. I have two other products I could have tried but didn't. It looks fine in these pics but I know there are lots more bubbles.<br />
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For the small suitcases, I did use thin strips of paper. But for the big suitcase room, I used some brown ribbon I had in my stash rather than paint the ribbon provided.<br />
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That's SarahB on the left and MiniB. They shared on Facebook how much they liked it.<br />
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I printed the logo and added to the bottom to cover my mistake.<br />
The labels on the top (right side) were from a printie sheet provided in the Hospitality room.<br />
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The inside - I couldn't find the beret until the very last. I finally thought to look at this fuzzy stuff that the strap/ribbon was around. There was this 3D printed beret. I used everything in the kit except the plates.<br />
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Inspired by the gold/brass like material I decided to keep this faux credit card because in the bad lighting and no readers/magnifiers, I thought it was gold on the back too. But no - just plain old chipboard. LOL </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm wallpapering as I go and this tiny room in the tower is critical it be done as once the roof goes on, it will be very difficult to get in here. So this room needs it all, wallpaper, trim, flooring and the window. I even considered furnishing it. But I don't know for sure what goes in it yet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This pic just shows one of my clamping methods: exacto clamps. These are fine until I needed something wider than the larger ones go. Then I resorted to things like books, rubber bands and sand bags. All of which work for certain times but not always are best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Back to the tower room, I have a gap at the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Apparently the cut on the outer edge is uneven, but I think I can fix it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Yep, the cut out for the window fixes it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Here's the attic and tower room with all the trim in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Both attic sections with the angled supports added.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The back side is all trimmed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lower two floors of the back all trimmed out. Not sure if I am ok with the off-white edge under the arch. Should I paint that brown to match the wood trim...?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Second floor trim added to the bathroom - same issue with the off-white wall in between. But in this case, the door will cover it....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Just checking my alignment with the front to back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Here it is side by side with the attic level added.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Adding lights and the drop ceiling to the attic. These holes were cut with a craft knife that rotates - meaning it is designed to cut curved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I added the drop ceiling to the back attic section, even with out lights, as well to be consistent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This pic shows my second method for clamping - clothespins. These are some plastic ones I got at my local Dollar Tree. They have a soft rubber like tip. But I use a protector to avoid marking the ceiling. In this case, I am using a piece of an old credit card. If a clamp is really strong, it is very important to have something in between the clamp and the clamped items.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The roof peak was assembled, filler added and sanded. Then painted. The flat roof and roof peak were all added. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The back with roof on. It bothers me when I see that unpainted and excess glue door. But know it will be covered up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The front with the roof and peak. Finally!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Interior with more trim added. The first floor middle doorway will be added later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here can see the wires coming out from the top floor ceiling (attic) and rather than go in the corner, I left them somewhat loose to go under the curved roofing yet to be added against those curved supports.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The bay front for the first floor has the lower portico. It will be open windows and this portion needed the stucco (wood filler). But I wanted to be sure it was flush, so I was very careful with adding it. I applied blue tape to the area I didn't want it to go. Still I had to do some sanding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The house with the lower and upper portico assembly on it but not attached yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The upper portico is wallpapered inside and stuccoed outside. Keeping the stucco off the flooring and roofs was a real challenge. I used blue tape, but had to do some sanding and repainting anyway. I also found the extra pallet knives I purchased per the supply list helpful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have started on the basement. The lights had been just taped in place. I am really glad I didn't try to start here and figure out the lights. Having the drop ceiling method already in tested and working well, made it a breeze to do this one. The biggest issue was the light placement. It was important to have the layout of the rooms in mind for the bracing in the drop ceiling as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Notice the wires are a mess and not all taped under now. Those will all be hidden under the hill. But I am not sure how high or wide the hill needs to be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The project is on hold until I have a cover. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Happy Miniaturing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Preble</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-67851204954516762752018-10-16T23:36:00.002-04:002018-10-16T23:36:06.431-04:00Petite Chateau progress - Part II've been itching to work on this big house (Petite Chateau by <a href="https://www.andrewsmini.com/miniatures/" target="_blank">Suzanne and Andrew's Minis</a>) for awhile and I finally cleared the deck and it is underway.<br />
I considered many things when I started this time:<br />
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<li>Do I want to change the way the house is laid out? Change colors? (No, on the colors as I already had wallpaper. But then... more later.)</li>
<li>What sort of container will house it? (a big one is all I decided)</li>
<li>Where to put lighting? How many? I ordered mine from <a href="https://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/collections/hobby-leds" target="_blank">Evan Designs</a> </li>
<li>Do I add a basement? (Saw where someone else did that and it was an 'ah ha' moment for me - so yes. )</li>
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I really tried initially to follow the steps exactly, but then I didn't have the color paint for the wood floors. But I did have a stain pen. I was not happy with the results so decided to purchase color for the floor after all. I am glad I did. I also had no problem just painting over the stain after I sanded it of course.</div>
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When I went to purchase a few items like paint, I couldn't find the exact colors but I found something I could be happy with. If one wants to use the exact colors, it is best to purchase around the same time as the kit is purchased. Otherwise the color might be discontinued. Or in my case, no longer carried by my local hobby stores. </div>
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I bought spray paint in black and off white. This paint was for the plastic windows and doors, plus other trim. The black was fine but the off white didn't matter as I had to paint over it anyway to match the actual off white I was using elsewhere. Also there were a few of the plastic trim that was to be painted blue and I could have just painted those directly. Oh and the spray paint I bought was the small cans. I don't do much spray painting so felt the small ones were worth the cost. Also they will be easier to store.</div>
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Drop ceiling for lighting</div>
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So I start assembling the house and right away I decided to deviate from the instructions. I am adding lighting so I have to some anyway. In most of the houses I have built before the floors have been two parts. A ceiling and then a floor above it, which allows the lighting wires to be sandwiched between. This house has a solid wood floor/ceiling. And they are wood. Did I mention that already? Meaning cutting isn't easy as say matt board. I decide I will add a drop ceiling for the lighting. I've done drop ceiling in <a href="https://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2013/04/148-scale-how-i-made-my-mushroom.html" target="_blank">other projects</a> using chip lights that are super tiny and thin. Also those were more whimsical so an <a href="https://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/02/egg-house-part-1-development-and-some.html" target="_blank">uneven ceiling</a> is not so obvious. I am using through the whole house <a href="https://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/collections/hobby-leds/products/mega-led" target="_blank">warm white mega led's</a> which are thick in comparison. I will need to add a way to allow for the depth of the lights across the whole ceiling. </div>
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Before the led's were installed I did a test to see how much light they might show across half the floor.</div>
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Warm led vs no light </div>
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Note that bright spot in the center on the wallpaper is due to flash and not seen otherwise.</div>
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Initially I was scared by how yellow they seemed. But in real life I prefer the warm white over bright white, so I decided I was good.</div>
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This test also proved that lighting was needed and that it covered the area well.</div>
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Drop ceiling method 1</div>
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Looking through my wood supply I come across 1/16 inch cove moulding, some angle ( like an L) and some channel ( like a U only flat). The last one I didn't have much of so I decided I would use the angle at the front to allow a paper drop ceiling. The cove moulding for 'faux crown' where the ceiling paper meets the wallpaper. This ceiling paper is like thin card (heavier weight than copy paper). </div>
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All this meant that only one point of the angle wood was glued to the floor so was kind of tricky to keep it from folding towards the inside. It was also tricky gluing the cove moulding in place as I didn't want to press too hard and have the ceiling warped.</div>
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In this picture can see the angle has been glued so the opening is to the house and then all painted to blend with floor. Cove moulding added on the left side so far.</div>
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The light was glued to the paper and I used a 1/8 inch hole punch for the led to shine through. Unfortunately the hole punch was not a 'long reach' version so I needed to cut the paper to get to the proper position. I then glued the slit as neatly as I could to a beam I added - not shown.</div>
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Second floor problems</div>
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When I added the first floor ceiling/second floor I wasn't paying attention and making sure it was level front to back. I only noticed this after the ceiling had been added. </div>
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I decided to deal with the gaps this problem caused, by covering with trim (even though I knew better). So I continued on papering the second floor and adding the bathroom wall. </div>
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Looking at this pic can see the gap at the back. I decided to have the gap below so I could use the baseboard trim to hide. I had to sand the bottom of the wall so I could somewhat fix it.</div>
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Wallpapering note</div>
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Notice that the walls are painted. I find this to be better for wallpapering instead of applying to the wood. I am using regular tacky glue to apply the wall paper. I apply glue to the wood rather than the paper (as suggested by the instructions) and spread thinly using a cut up credit card. I tend to apply too much glue, but the card just wipes it away. Then carefully placing the wallpaper (tacky is not as forgiving on positioning like the yes glue that was recommended in the instructions, but I don't have any). Then I used the credit card to smooth the paper to even out any glue humps. I don't really consider bubbling as don't normally have that issue with such with paper. I also use something called a bone folder for smoothing. It is good, but doesn't always fit inside a miniature, so cut up credit cards are great.</div>
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Drop ceiling method 2</div>
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With the bathroom I decided to change my construction method of the drop ceiling. The ceiling wood piece (per instructions) will fit above the interior wall but inside the house side walls. So my drop ceiling will go below it and I decided to build it using square wood I had on hand instead the prior method. </div>
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This shows the wood frame and how I glued the led to the paper. This looked great both from top and the underneath. The hole punch is slightly smaller than the mega led light.</div>
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Look at that ceiling with the cove moulding. Fabulous.</div>
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But notice the gap below. OK, easy to cover with the baseboard.</div>
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To tear out or not tear out the wallpaper</div>
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I installed the baseboard (quilling paper). But as I thought about it later, I couldn't stand the thought of the crooked floor. Furniture and so on would potentially make it very noticeable. It just wasn't sitting well with me. </div>
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One of the reasons I hadn't tore out the floor before I started with the paper on the second floor, was that I had glued the drop ceiling and cove moulding to the wallpaper. Taking all that out was going to potentially ruin the paper. I just didn't have the patience to try to pull it out and not tear the paper. Which was likely to happen anyway. So I had continued on and there it was, haunting me with nightmares of the floor that was too high in the back. I kept thinking of that movie 'The Money Pit'. </div>
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Changing colors?</div>
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Finally, I ordered more wallpaper. This is when the thoughts of changing colors was again brought to my mind. The wallpaper was made by <a href="https://www.robinbetterley.com/collections/wallpaper-1-4-scale" target="_blank">The Betterley's</a>. As I was looking for the papers I needed I found that the same patterns were available in a rose color. That would match to other things I have already bought. It was a serious dilemma for a while. It would be easy to order a different color but the amount I needed to buy and whether I really wanted a pink interior won out. </div>
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Meanwhile as I was waiting on the order to arrive, I tore out the wallpaper using a craft knife and isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle. This wet the paper and glue which made it much easier to remove. </div>
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I was also correct in that when I took the floor out, it took out the wallpaper below. Although I wasn't really trying to save it anyway.</div>
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Drop ceiling method 3</div>
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After my earlier experiments with the drop ceiling assemblies, I decided the frame was the better way to go. For the first floor ceiling I used 1/16th square wood but the same method on the holes. Only this time I glued the trim to the floor and also some support beam for the places I cut the slits in. The beams gave the light a place to hold against.</div>
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The ceiling here is shown from the inside as it flips over to be glued around on the 1/16th square wood.</div>
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Drop ceiling method 4</div>
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I had been able to repaper the first floor as I had additional paper for the back side of the house (this house is cabinet type with front and back section). However, I didn't have enough for the second floor. So I started dealing with the decision around the second floor ceiling. To insert between walls and use the ceiling that comes with the kit, or make the drop ceiling deeper and have it be the only ceiling. Since the kit will have a floor added above for the tower I choose the latter option. This drop ceiling will basically stand alone and not get glued to a floor above it when installing.</div>
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I did need to find or order more of the square wood. I was able to find it at my local hobby shop. I bought the smallest and two other sizes. Now sold in packs of 5 pieces. Pretty good idea so that no longer have the sticker on the wood.</div>
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Here is the beginning of this frame.</div>
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The frame fits inside the walls and has a brace for the wall. But I later added an additional brace for both the lights as well.</div>
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This is the final result</div>
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Other Wiring Considerations</div>
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Notice the wires are going out beside the Bay side walls. I thought I glued these extra walls too early, but looking back at the instructions, I wasn't ahead. I did it because of wallpaper wings and also they helped me determine where the wires went best for each floor so far.</div>
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It is hard to see exactly how the wires are coming out so here it is another way:</div>
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can see the wires come out and go to the bottom for now(shown as top in pic). </div>
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I used my saw to cut narrow grooves in the wood for the wires. I did this whenever I felt the wire might be pinched. The first floor wires come out along the bay side at each floor. But this won't be seen once the house is assembled as the opening to the bay area is shorter. </div>
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The wires seen at the very top of the pic above are for the basement I will add. All the wires are taped under the bottom (will be the basement) for now to keep them from getting in the way (and avoid attracting cats who might happen by).</div>
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Floor thickness</div>
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Couple of things I noticed when I took this picture - the second floor is only slightly thicker than the other two. Although the first floor will be thicker once I add the drop ceiling for the basement lighting. But I will use the thinner 1/16 inch square wood like I did for the first floor. For the second floor ceiling I used 1/8 inch square.</div>
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The other thing I notice is that the support for the first floor was left off since I am adding that basement.</div>
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Finishing floor by floor - can I do it?</div>
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I was trying to finish an entire floor including furnishings (like my mini friend Paula) but I just can't quite go that far. So I have just added all the trim, including the windows.</div>
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This pic is the upside of the inside. Only showing to note the neat first floor (top) versus the not as neat second floor (bottom). I think I used too much glue. </div>
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Clamping</div>
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I really want to have some of those pistol grip type clamps. But so far I haven't sprung for them as they cost too much. I've used a variety of methods for holding/clamping for different parts. I have a 12 x 12 inch metal tray with magnets that I use. But even it isn't perfect for each step. I have had to re-do a couple of spots. I have some blue plastic hobby clamps that the larger ones barely fit over the house so far. Then I have also used spring type clothespins in several sizes including both wood and plastic. In a pinch I even used a rubber band which turned out to be the perfect size I needed at the time.</div>
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Back issues (not me, the house back)</div>
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I have started assembling the back. To assure alignment between front and back, I laid the front on its side and then marked where the floors were. Then I flipped the front to its other side and rotated the back so I could mark the other side. </div>
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I then use my triangle to mark along the inside and across the back. This was needed for the floor level and then also for where to wallpaper to.</div>
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The second floor line is still visible here. I didn't worry about painting to the exact line as wallpaper and trim cover it.</div>
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I did have one kit piece missing (or probably misplaced) and that is the second wall that would support this first floor stair wall. Since it wasn't going to be seen, I used braces instead.</div>
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Alignment - house front to back</div>
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Here are the front and back side by side. I think I have done a good job of alignment with the floors so far. (My table - an old tv table - isn't totally level but close enough for here.)</div>
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This picture well illustrates to me why I didn't need to change paper colors. I already had to order more to replace the ones I messed up, but was also buying for the basement. If I had decided to change colors, well, that meant I was buying even more paper. </div>
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This stairwell was the single reason I didn't switch the house around - especially the back. The lower stairs (stairs came in two parts) were for this angle and even flipping this wall wouldn't have been enough. Sometimes when assembling a kit it just isn't worth the hassle to change each thing so sticking with the plan is best.</div>
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The back shows the second floor added, but it isn't glued yet. But note how the faux (no lights) drop ceiling is thinner than the one that will be used for the top. This matches to the thickness I used for the first floor ceiling on the front. </div>
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Actually for the top floor on the back, I can use the intended ceiling instead of a faux drop ceiling since I am not adding lights on the back side.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-85576484525972252982018-07-07T11:33:00.003-04:002018-07-07T11:33:30.008-04:00Easy Wicker sofa - How I made it<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For my <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-egg-stremely-egg-stravagant-egg.html" target="_blank">Egg House</a>, I needed a sofa of some kind. But the walls are round and the floor is not level. So a traditional sofa with square back and bottom wasn't going to work.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had been looking at some wicker on etsy, but I wasn't interested in purchasing anything more for this project. So DIY to the rescue.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Materials</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oval woodsie (1 and 9/16 inches by 9/16 inch) or other wood for a seat, 3 carved toothpicks (I get mine at Cracker Barrel), 18 count cross-stitch fabric (mine is white), fabric for the seat, thin foam for the cushion (I used egg carton foam)<br /><b>Tools</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tacky glue, white paint and brush, something to sand with (I use sanding block or sanding fabric, but emery board would work), scissors, tweezers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Process</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided to use the oval woodsie as is, but could consider cutting it at the ends and reshaping with sanding block.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I cut a 2 inch by 1 and half inch piece of the canvas, but later after determining an approximate size to attach the woodsie, I was able to cut it closer to 1 inch tall.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I use my tweezers to pull at the threads of the canvas. I made sure to pull threads that go horizontally. I did this to two rows, but could be more, less or double rows, whatever strikes ones fancy, including removing portions and gluing the remaining threads in place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This photo shows the two rows and after I have glued around the woodsie with 2 or 3 rows left to wrap around the bottom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If I were planning to not add a cushion, I would recommend to paint the woodsie before gluing, then no paint would get on the wicker part.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also the bottom opened row did not show later when I added the cushion, so it should have been glued a row or two offset.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To reduce bulk in gluing, I removed the horizontal threads from the bottom two rows that I overlapped the woodsie and glued to it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I use glue, I have a little glue. Using too much glue will require it to be removed and it may leave smudges, etc. I also use a toothpick or my needle tool to apply glue, not the bottle. That is unless using a tip bottle, which I could never keep the nozzle clean so don't use anymore.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once the bottom was all glued down, I started curling back the sides. I just folded back a little at a time and added little dabs of glue as I went.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then I looked at what to do with the top. Notice the rolls sides but flat top at the left.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To do this I started in the middle pulling the threads up, but not fully away. I tried to do so again, but since I didn't have any or enough glue, I ended up going with the roll towards the seat instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This photo shows before rolling on the left. The horizontal threads that I pulled out were glued in place, then the vertical threads glued over them rolling as gluing and holding with my fingers. I kept doing this until it would hold on it's own.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">All finished with the back. Note threads could still be removed at this point. Just cut them at certain points before pulling on them. Gluing were cut for any that are left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next I cut my legs. I cut them a little too long. I cut them at the second notch from the bottom because it is what I liked. But I should have measured and accounted for adding a cushion. Since I hadn't decided to add the cushion yet I didn't realize they were too long. But later they were. However since this is for bunnies, I determined it was good enough.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Note in the pic I cut away the threads for the back legs and added the front legs at the sides of the threads. This way the leg is glued to both the wood seat and also the threads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My next step was to make the cushion. I used a second woodsie as a pattern to cut the egg carton foam. I trimmed about 1/16th of an inch around the egg carton foam so that it wasn't overhanging the front and also to accommodate space for the fabric against the back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I cut my fabric to give a good pattern on the seat. This meant I was a little tight on my edges to glue around, but I made it work. On the other side, I had more fabric and I just trimmed as needed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I started with the cushion gluing the back of the fabric to the foam, then glued the foam to the woodsie with that to the back. Then I wrapped the fabric over the foam and the wood to the underneath as shown in the photo. To be neat at the edges, I had glued the sides to the foam, and this created a fold, so that is what was glued at the edge of the seat. I cut little flaps with the fabric since this curved, so the front of the seat cushion would be smooth. Gluing as I went.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This shows my decision to add a third front leg. The orignal plan for the back legs was to cut so I had the extra notches of the curved part of the toothpick. Since I wasn't measuring those were too short. So instead I cut off the tips of the toothpick for the back. I didn't worry too much about them standing straight as I wanted the sofa to fit in the egg house in a specific spot, so as they were drying, I did place in the house to position the legs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If my legs in the back and front were too long and I wasn't pleased with their height, I could have removed them, cut them down and then re-glued. The main reason I wasn't measuring is it would be difficult to do so in this house. Also my floor isn't totally even, so they didn't need to be exact.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I painted the legs and realized I needed to do some sanding. This is ok, since it is good to paint and then sand and then add the second coat of paint. However, I should have sanded the legs before I glued them on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is my finished wicker sofa. This photo shows yellow as I didn't use a flash and it self corrected for so much blue. But it really is white, with cream colored fabric.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here it is in the <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-egg-stremely-egg-stravagant-egg.html" target="_blank">Egg House</a> and can see why I might have made the legs shorter but also why the legs needed to be flexible when positioning before the glue dried.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I probably had room for a matching chair, however I wasn't prepared to make one.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-82951741373645782522018-07-06T22:51:00.001-04:002018-07-06T23:23:42.391-04:00The egg-stremely, egg-stravagant Egg House - Part 2 <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Making an egg house may seem eggstreme, but Peg was eggstra determined that it would be done. Egward, the Egghead as he is known to the outside world and is also Peg's husband, wasn't so eggstatic about the idea. However he decided if he could have his very own space to do his research, he might get his theory published. (That's The Big Egg Theory - more on that later.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It all started back in 2013. Egward was the lead scientist for the egg factory at <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2013/04/148-scale-mushroom.html" target="_blank">The Mushroom</a>. After a tour during the factory open house, Peg asked Egward about how The Mushroom was made. She started eggploring how she could get the house of her dreams.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Once she had some good eggsamples of what she wanted, she went looking for a builder or contactor to do the work. She asked all her friends and even interviewed a couple. But no one wanted to go to the eggstreme she wanted. One of them even laughed in her face and said that such would eggceed the laws in the area and it couldn't be built. When she was just about believing her new house would be eggless, her husband noticed how un-eggcited she had become. He asked her what the problem was and when she eggplained, he said I have just the thing. Why not ask the builder of The Mushroom? So she did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Like I said, that was back in 2013 that the builder started. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 2014, the egg was put in place and the deck was added. Peg thought it was really going to be finished, but alas her builder continued to be <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/02/egg-house-part-1-development-and-some.html" target="_blank">eggtraordinarily slow</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In 2015, due to several minor earthquakes, the egg shifted. But some landscaping was done. Her husband was walking on eggshells by this point as Peg was so shell shocked that someone would insist on finishing the landscaping before letting her move in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just when she thought she had egghausted all hope of getting her egg house done, her builder came back in 2018 and started working on it again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was re-started with complete landscape removal and even an eggcavator was brought in to open the side of the hill to give Egward easy eggress to his lab as he was calling it now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A doorway was cut from the inside and a custom door was added.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">The door was made from strips cut from card. The handle is a jump ring, the 'leather' strap is paper. The very faint yellow numbers below on the mat are indicating an inch in between them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Next came some repainting of the roots to make them stand out again.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peg was beside herself when she saw the lines. She thought the builder eggceeded her abilities with getting the stump to regrown roots, but once she saw the results she was eggstatic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">The ladder/staircase was made using white floral wire.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peg went round and round with the builder, but the builder stood firm. She wasn't going to get a spiral staircase. The builder reminded her that when the deck was put in this had been eggplained and she had agreed it wouldn't work in her budget. Egward was worried about all the eggercise that would be required with the ladder, so he was super thankful for his ground floor eggit.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She started feeling a little bit eggcited every day as she saw the landscaping being added.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Finely ground foam (train landscape supply) is used as grass and some faux plants were cut apart for the larger vegetation.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After all the landscaping was done, she was so very pleased with how eggstravagant it looked.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Earlier in the year, the builder had pulled some furniture from storage that Peg could pick from. They agreed upon a basic layout and then the builder whisked them away until they could be moved in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">These pictures were very helpful in figuring out what was to go where and what was left to make or find.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peg wasn't much of an interior decorator, so she was anxious to see the eggtraordinary results of the her builder's imagination. At this point, Peg felt like an eggpectant mother again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Resin rabbits - repainted after base removed, BPF lamp and chest of drawers, skirted table and bed made by Preble, the bottle on the chest was a swap, as was the oval rug by Laurie Parker</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Finally, much to Peg's delight it was coming together and they started to move in. First was the upper room that was the bedroom. That's Peggy Sue, Peg's oldest playing with her youngest cousin Sugar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Resin rabbits and basket of eggs - repainted after bases removed, skirted table and wicker couch made by Preble, the chairs were brass colored pendants that the hoop was cut off and then repainted, rug was a swap from Gina Clark in 2009</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next was the main floor with a place to entertain. She was eggtremely pleased with the custom wicker sofa her designer made. However she was disappointed that she wasn't home when Ms. Violet stopped by. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peg's son, Rowland, told her that Ms. Violet was so taken with the matching chairs going on and on about how eggquisite they were. He said she wanted to know where they came from, which he thought was rude to ask, but told her anyway.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">BPF- painted and antiqued for that perfect aged look, the potted plants and vase on the table were swaps, the paper rug was a printie</span></span> </div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next to come together was the kitchen. Peg was eggcited by how the sink looked so sunny side up, a perfect compliment to the robin's egg blue of the ice box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Scrap plastic from a kit was used for the pipe and the cap is paper. Painted using an exterior use craft paint. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even the little stovepipe for the stove tickled Peg's fancy as it just blended right in with the trunk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Desk and anvil are plastic and from Preble's dad from some train assortment. They painted really well. The books and newsprint were swaps. The typewriter a metal mini that was painted. The barrel is a lip balm cap with assorted wood, metal and plastic bits. The fence is wire mesh bent to shape with bits of plastic, foil, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Meanwhile in Egward's lab, it was starting to fill up with all of his purchases from eggBay over the years. It was Peg's idea to find some way to contain them. Peg had always talked about how eggcentric he was but knew he was an eggpert in his field so she didn't mind the stuff, just hated the mess. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Egward didn't care as he just wanted his own space and the basement was fine with him. Not having to eggsplain his eggperiments to anyone until they were fully hatched, gave him eggtreme relief. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He eggpecially loved his tunnel. He had both a quick eggit and his own private entrance for those eggtra special deliveries. (Nothing illegal, just secret.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Or for those times when his colleagues had a problem and stopped by. Today it was his good friend Jack who said the eggponentialer at The Mushroom wasn't working right. Seemed it was cracked and The Mushroom was going to be eggless if it wasn't fixed right away. He brought an eggample of what was happening. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Egward was semi-retired and using grants to fund his research, but still did consulting work for The Mushroom. Egward told Jack that it must have eggceeded it's eggceleration and would need to be replaced. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Jack, would you mind waiting while I take Eggeltina to her uncle? Then I can get you something for the eggponentialer," Egward said. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Sure," responded Jack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Egward found his twin brother up here on <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/02/egg-house-part-1-development-and-some.html" target="_blank">the balcony</a>. He has daughter, Suzette, with him. "Hegward, would you mind watching Eggeltina for me?" asked Egward.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Of course not, I would be delighted," replied Hegward. "She and Suzette can play up here on the balcony at the table or go find her cousins to play with."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">The pot and watering can of flowers are resin, repainted. The table and stools were from a swap. I did repaint and sand the top.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I hear them under the balcony," said Suzette. "Let's go find them Eggeltina."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">These rabbits were together in a row, but when the base was cut off the grouping was separated as well, which makes them easier to place in a more natural way.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As Eggleltina and Suzette climbed down the rope ladder, their siblings/cousins called out to them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I wondered when you were going to join us for book club," said Evan, Eggletina's brother.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Suzette replied, "I forgot. I guess I have egg on my face now."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Evan responded, "It will be good for your fur if you do. But anyways, I don't mind sharing my book with you."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Suzette blushed as she said, "Thanks, Evan. You are always so sweet to me."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Eggletina made a face and went to sit on the ground under a leaf. "You all need your heads eggamined. Seems everybody's brains have been scrambled. Seriously, y</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ou bunnies crack me up. No, wait, I crack me up,</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">" to which she laughed so hard, she nearly rolled down the hill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Resin rabbit with stump mailbox had base removed and then was repainted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Further down below, Eggeltina's older brother Erwin was putting a letter in the mail. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, that's it for now. No, wait. I see that Peg has returned. She is meeting up with her neighbor.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Bucky, what a nice surprise. I didn't know you had gotten back from your trip yet," said Peg.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Yes, just this week. I'm really glad I did too, as my carrots were growing so fast. I planted them right before I left. It must have been that stuff Egward gave me." replied Bucky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-small;">Both these rabbits were from two other different sets. The rabbit in overalls apparently I had three of as I used one already in my <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/10/148-scale-scaredy-cats-visit-to-rabbits.html" target="_blank">Scaredy Cats visit Rabbit house</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peg responded, "Oh, did Egward share some of his Bunny Magic with you? I'm surprised as I thought he wasn't supposed to yet."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bucky replied, "I think that is what he called it. He asked me to record a bunch of information, something about he had to have documentation or something."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Oh look, there's Egward now. You can ask him," said Peg.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Hi Bucky, come on around to my lab so you can give me your results," Egward said, as he blew a kiss to his wife ,who had already started over to the ladder.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Egward introduced Bucky to Jack and then they all went into Egward's lab.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Wow, nice space you have here," said Bucky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I like it too," said Jack.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Just put the paperwork on the desk, Bucky." Egward instructed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"What exactly are you working on here?" asked Jack.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"I'm doing more research on my Bunny Magic." replied Egward. "I'm really close to publishing."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Publishing what?" asked Bucky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"My Big Egg Theory paper on using Bunny Magic, of course." replied Egward.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Well, if that's what you gave me, then I want more of it. They made my carrorts grow like crazy fast," said Bucky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"But I thought Bunny Magic was just for eggs," said Jack.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Well, that's what I thought too. Hence my research on my Big Egg Theory."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Will you be selling your Bunny Magic after you get your theory published?" asked Bucky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Oh, I bet you could get rich," Jack said eggcitedly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"No, that isn't what I had in mind. But you never know." replied Egward. "You never know."</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To see more photos of any of these projects check out my photos on <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/mini-smallpackages" target="_blank">picturetrail</a></span><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can also explore how I made some of these using the tags on the right of the blog.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-76302604026661121082018-03-10T11:20:00.000-05:002018-03-10T11:24:16.619-05:00I've been published again<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I still get excited when I see my name in print. I submitted an article for NAME Gazette and it was published in their latest edition. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I do get a proof so I knew it would be soon, but wasn't sure when.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">From the back cover that featured my article.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I previously posted similar how to on this blog. <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2016/07/dont-look-back-scene-in-cup.html" target="_blank">You can find it here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">NAME Gazette is the publication for the <a href="https://miniatures.org/" target="_blank">National Association of Miniaturist Enthusiasts</a>. I am a member because they are the only organization that promotes miniatures as I know them. Sharing articles is one way that I can promote miniatures to people who aren't in the areas like the web or groups or facebook that I am on.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-34535713987159786782017-10-16T17:29:00.001-04:002017-10-16T17:29:09.403-04:00Wee ME Bookhouse<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For each of the persons who participated in Pam Junk's ME challenge, she sent a participation prize. This consisted of two printies to make little houses - a gingerbread house and a ME bookhouse. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After my initial assemble of this wee house, I decided it needed to be elevated (nicer) and so I found a plastic box it would fit in and added a base.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here was my thought process:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The plastic box I found was fairly tall relative to the wee house, so I decided it needed a base to raise the house up above the black bottom and fill the clear top without being too high.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Build a base from paper</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I pulled out my green scrapbook paper and cut and assembled a simple base (an inverted box). Then when I fit it into the plastic box I realized I had the same problem with the roof I had with the <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/08/me-book-house-how-i-made-one.html" target="_blank">1:48 scale one</a> - the bottom of house is set to the edge of the base, but my roof wasn't so the house was tilted when in the plastic cover. (This won't do at all.) To solve this problem, I just trimmed the roof.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next I wanted 'grass', so I pulled out my landscape materials and found a green that matched the paper I had used. I spread glue on the base and proceeded to cover with this fine green foam. Only I realized too late that the foam wasn't fine enough. So I scraped off that foam and then ended up cutting around the house to remove from the paper base.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Build a foam core base</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rather than cut out another paper base, I thought about what other way could I achieve my goal. Normally I would be using foam core or builders foam. Foam core I use is roughly quarter inch thick and builders foam is closer to half an inch. I decided the foam core was the better height.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Using foam core meant I would need to hide the foam. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I cut a strip of black paper (also scrapbook paper scraps). I cut it long enough to wrap around, but I measure to one side, then bent the corner neatly, then did for the next one. But I forgot to do for the next side. (I'm sure I was in too much a hurry to use glue which tends to get me in trouble.) So I glued to the first and second side. That's when I realized forgot to do the third bend. But I was able to do it before I glued. The last bend wouldn't have been needed if I hadn't somehow got the first side a tiny bit off. Rather than trimming at the last corner I had to trim a little extra to wrap around at the bend. It worked out ok. (The reason I didn't measure and bend all four was due to my concern that the foam core wasn't exactly square to the one inch I had cut to.)</span><br />
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<i style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscaping the base</i><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the step and the flagstone I used paper. The step from a thicker paper and the flag stone from thin paper. I glued the step in front of the house and painted it, Then I painted a brown path for under the flagstone. Then I cut strips of the thin paper, then cut into random squares and rectangles, gluing</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> them individually. After gluing</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> both, I painted solid grey on the step and several</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> colors on the flagstone, just dabbing here and there to give a stone look.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I decided to donate the green foam I had used previously and decided to not use. The reason is the color seems too bright almost neon for my taste. I had never used it that I can recall for that very reason - the color seemed unnatural. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Instead I used a mix of yellow and mostly green that I had in my stash. I am not sure if the product comes that way, or if someone had mixed it. This is the very fine foam that gives a fairly close layer which is closer to scale for this wee little house, (although probably a foot high in real life scale.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For landscaping, I also use a material that comes in clumps. To get these wee little bushes, I just tore off tiny pieces and glued them around the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The bigger ME book house had wood veneer added to it that I then painted black. I also added a cutout detail around it. Then I had painted white polka dots. I didn't havemuch room to do that on the paper covered foam core base, so I left it as black. (Using colored paper was cool, since I didn't have to paint.) Instead I added the same cutout detail to the black plastic base of the box. Now the wee house and the bigger one coordinate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-20744064793699099282017-10-08T19:00:00.000-04:002017-10-08T19:00:21.638-04:001:48 scale Scaredy Cats visit to Rabbit's house - how I made the stuff inside<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 2010, I made some cute cats. They are known as the <span id="goog_2141629434"></span><a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2010/11/scaredy-cats-cats-how-i-made-them.html" target="_blank">Scaredy Cats</a><span id="goog_2141629435"></span>, but they really are the Fraidy sisters. I have now written three stories about them, but haven't completely finished them. Writing stories isn't the same as making minis.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In 2013, I made some <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24359437" target="_blank">more cats</a> and sold them on my etsy site. It was this second group that inspired my third story.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But none of them really had a home. The stump I made as a test for <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2010/12/electrical-tutorial-for-miniatures.html" target="_blank">another stump project</a> has been stored away for a long time without any furnishings. I did use it as a backdrop for a how to article I wrote for Miniature Collector on my twig furniture. That was in the March 2011 issue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In September, after finishing up my ME book house, I thought about what I would do next. I thought about some kits I had ran across during that time and remembered the carrot furniture ones. I had previously thought I might use the Pam Junk ones, but when I went to my kit box, I also found some by the Betterley's. I briefly considered those and when back to Pam's. I felt they would fit better in this round stump house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I made the bedroom kit up first. I initially thought I would not make the quilt rack. I just felt it wouldn't fit. I didn't realize how small the rooms are using a salt box. My <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2012/09/firecracker-challenge-star-bangers-148.html" target="_blank">last round house</a> was an oatmeal box so it had a little more space.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One difference I did in building this kit was using round toothpicks for the carrot posts instead of the provided dowels that had to be sanded. I snipped off the very tip of them to make them more stable. I was afraid that in handling I might break the tip or bend it at the very least. I also cut them longer than the dowels so I could make the leaves from the same piece. I used my craft knife to score and cut the end; score to mark the start of the leaves; and then to carve away to make the leaves. After that I used it again to cut V's in the leaf area being careful to avoid splitting it off completely. Then I used a file to shape the carrot top at the base of the leaves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I next made up the living room set. I decided to use this fabric because it had the orange but wasn't overpowering. Orange is not my thing, but touches of it especially in this project was acceptable. But I was limited to what I had on hand so I wasn't going out to buy anything.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had to be really careful cutting out the fabric as I didn't have much of this fabric.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I looked to see if I had anything else for the table, but decided on the maroon fabric and doing the skirted table from the kit. I also debated the lamp and choose it as well. I did add a long orange bugle bead. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I found the welcome rug in my swap stash. The round rug fabric was from a supply swap. I cut it out round thinking that I wanted a center rug. (I decided later to not use it because it was so thick it made the furniture tilt back.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In trying to decide what else to add or do, I kept thinking something wasn't right with the colors I had used so far. Then I noticed that the couch/chair fabric was off white and the bedroom I had done in a creamy white. That's when I pulled out my jar of antiquing medium. (I've had this bottle for 20+ years and it still works the same.) I used a small brush to smear it over a portion at a time and then used a piece of paper towel and tweezers to wipe it off.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was extremely pleased with the results of the stain.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My next adventure was to paint these two plastic pieces. I used some black paint that I really liked for other things, but it was not so great for plastic. (Note to self - use regular acrylic for plastic). I had to cover it with 4 coats to get it to an acceptable finish. The books themselves went faster as I used regular acrylic paint. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can see this was before I finish coating the legs and outer part of the bookcase. The table was something my dad had given me along with some other plastic items. It may be HO scale as the other things seem smaller. I used some bronze paint and then some triple thick to get the shine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The next kit I used was also from Pam Junk was the kitchen/dining set.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I assembled this similar to the other in that I used round toothpicks again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I really loved the table and chairs. This is a finished pic but before I antiqued.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I thought I didn't have room for the cart from this kit so didn't build it yet.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was also considering if the roof would be the kitchen. One problem being that the floor wasn't completely level on the roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I even dug out a BPF stove thinking that is what else I needed. But it really didn't fit in my mind's eye. So back to the flagstone patio and the stove was put back in my stash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Since I decided not to use the carrot furniture on the roof, I needed something else. So I explored my stash and came up with these.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was thinking the flowers could be decoration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was really an a-ha moment with these carrots. I have several collections of rabbits that include various extras. Things like flowers, houses, eggs, ducks and these carrots. I decided I could do something with these for my table and chair needs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So out comes my handy dremel tool with a cut off wheel. (Note to self - use a box or something to contain the dust as it was everywhere in my studio afterwards.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the stools I cut off too much green leaves, but I was able to hid it in the back. The floor then became an asset as the height difference isn't noticeable.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The round circle to the left on the table top is a stack of plates. I needed something to go in the hutch. So I looked at dishes/plates images on the web to find some l liked. I printed them on several different types of paper including shiny photo, matte presentation paper and plain copy paper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The shiny paper is what ended up using for the plates I made both for the party and in the hutch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the hutch, I did add paper to the back part of the shelves and used that same type of paper and printed pattern to make the napkins. Napkins were folded in half once. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The plates were cut using two different size hole punches. The cabbage leaf ones I then used the tip of my craft knife to trim their shape and a round stylus to add dimension.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The domed cover on the bottom shelf is made from a flat backed google eye. The white plastic back is cut off and it leaves the clear part. Then I used a orange bead for the handle. Inside it is some donuts I made for a swap in the past. They are seed beads that I dipped in paint.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The teapot is a flat backed decorative item I purchased from Alpha Stamps.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The carrot decoration hanging from the trees is made using cross stitch thread, copy paper I trimmed and then added holes so I could string them. Were I to make such again, I would fold over a portion instead. I felt I should string them because the carrots were on a string in the printie I used so I was covering it up. But it would hardly be noticeable with right color thread.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I also would have used a set of string led's that I have out on the roof patio. But I had already wired this for 12v battery and wasn't willing to add the led's because it was mostly finished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Food</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The carrot cake on the table was a swap, but I changed the plate for a green sequin. The tea pot on the table was from Alpha Stamps.com as well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was around this time I decided I wanted the cart, so I made it as well. The only other change to it besides the toothpicks was to use a different wire for the handle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can also see the side view of the stools in this picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The other food I came up with was:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Carrot sticks - dried up orange paint cut into slices and then trimmed to fit the plate (a 1/4" green sequin).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dip for carrot sticks - I had this nice silver bead cap. I filled it with white dimensional paint and inserted the spoon (from a metal etched set) while the paint was still wet. Then glued the dip bowl to the center of my green sequin for carrots.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Two tier gold dish - I made these for a prior swap using a gold colored sequin pin and two flower sequins. I may have cut the sequins from larger sequins and then shaped using my ball stylus. I don't remember exactly.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Candied carrots - dried up orange paint cut up into little bits. (top of the two tier dish)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chocolate dipped carrots - more dried up orange paint cut into strips and dipped in brown paint (bottom of the two tier dish)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plate of carrot cookies - the plate is same the as ones from the top shelf of the hutch and cookies are tiny round punches with a dot of orange color.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chocolate carrot cake - the cake was a swap I received but on a different plate. I replaced the plate with the green sequin and added the carrots to the top. I added dimension by using glue and more than one coat of paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is also a good pic to see the detail of the toothpick carrots. To get the dimension to the carrots was just from the paint being allowed to create ridges. I realized late in the carrot making another way would be to add some scores with the craft knife because the antique medium would have added to the carrot look. But since I hadn't done it with others, I wouldn't add it now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Worms</b> - these two characters were given to me by my dad. I suspect something found at a yard sale or thrift store. They both needed a tiny bit of paint touch up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In looking at the carrots for the roof table, I found these two that were part of a set but sort of extra. As you can see in this pic, the girl rabbit is missing an ear. I also had another of the boy rabbits that was missing an ear so I just removed the other ear as well. I glued the ear on her after I removed the grassy base from her feet using my dremel tool.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Both them got a full repaint to match and be not pastel. I was really pleased with the ear and the paint job so that the line is nearly undetectable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The last thing I needed to do was cover the base. I choose to use the cut up cardboard to make flagstone the same as I did previously for the patio. After I applied the cardboard and painted it well, I was ready to add the dirt (just like the patio) but then realized I needed grout instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well that required me to add it and I decided to use some white dimensional paint to do so. I picked it because it had a small tip to dispense it. I found it to work very well for what I needed, so I think in the future will buy a few other colors. In this stone process, the grout then needed painted as well as the stones again. In this picture can see the previously painted stones on the far left. In the middle is the paint going on, to the right is still same paint. In this pic is seems to look better, but was actually watery so had to redo that section.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I used a paper towel, old credit card and my finger to wipe the excess. My finger was the better option.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This white paint was shiny so I had to be careful to not go over the layer of brown paint or it would remove it instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the prior post, I talked about getting challenged to make a ME house so that I could participate in a swap. The house I decided that I wanted to do was using a small ME book. I was so confident that I was going to do so, that I looked on ebay and ordered just about the first one I came to. (Note to self :check all listings for the best deal.) When this wee book came in the mail I headed in my studio and started planning the size of it.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">Note this is going to be a long post on how I made this. If you would rather just look at finished project pictures then <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24783105" target="_blank">go to my PictureTrail album</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I had seen several houses made using this book but none that were two story. I figured I was going to need the two floors so I thought about what cover/case I might put this in and how big it could be to fit the book.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Later when I realized how many swaps I had, I started considering whether the two floors would be big enough. Since I hadn't bought a cover yet I started thinking of other containers I did have. This was because I was running behind and the deadline was fast approaching. I really didn't like any of the other options I had, so I decided to go with my first plan with the book cover roof in mini helmet size case. I've ordered the case on Amazon. I had used one for another project so I used it as a guide for measurements.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">After deciding how big a house to make, I got busy really working with the project. First I needed to remove the pages from the book. Rather than just cutting it out or tearing it, I tried gently to separate the inside cover page from the first blank page. This worked fine with only a little bit messing the pages at the separation. In the above pic the separation has been started at the top. I was unsure at this point if I was going to somehow use the excess flap, or would I scan it to make smaller print wallpaper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Here is the pages separate from the book. Note the end papers are folded back in this pic. There is still a connection (brown area) between front and back that helps the spine be square. I'm unsure if I want to keep that or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I've cut the top of the first wall of the house. It will be the front of the house. I am using the pink foam to determine how much space I have. The case is 5x5x7 inches. I want to use as much of the 7 inches as possible and need to know if the base can be this thicker foam or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> Now I have cut the house front to the height I want.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Next was the walls. I prefer that my walls fit to the roof, so this means I have to make an angled edge cut. This pencil line is the cut that will be to the back. When cutting I attempted to not cut into the paper on the other side, just cut away the foam and top layer of paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I've cut my walls and two floors and now I am playing with layout. I want to know if I can fit it all in. Also during this test, I found how low the upper floor could be (top of the fireplace chimney).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">I also check my <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/11/swaps-mall-grand-opening-stacked-boxes.html" target="_blank">Swaps Mall</a> if there was anything I could use. I think I have decided to use this round table and chair instead of the nicer wood one that was part of this swap. The person who gave us that set, also gave us a nice kit for a hutch. I would like the hutch to go with the table and I am not in the mood to make the hutch so I will save them for another project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I went looking in my stash for a door and found both a door and frame. Plus the gable trim pieces. I liked them so decided they would fit my house. I also got to thinking on whether the walls would be enough support for the roof, so I cut this triangle support. The foam core board was used to determine width of this and the top section is sized based on the gable trim (shown to the left).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">My work desk looks almost clean here relative to how it looks later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The shelves in the back was one of the other containers I had considered. It would have required painting and other wallpaper. But it is very useful here on my desk to display the items to go in to the project. I may just keep it there. It sits nicely under the bed tray I have on this table.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">On the white piece is the plastic trim pieces. I am going to use one door frame on the outside and the other on the inside. Then the gable trim will be on front and back. They are adhered to this board using double stick temporary tape.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I started with acrylic paint and a brush. Then I tried the black paint pen that I loved using on the <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/08/me-challenge-swap-how-i-made-some.html" target="_blank">dresser swaps</a>. (Note to self: buy more paint pens in basic colors.) Yes, it worked beautifully on the plastic trim as well. Although it was a touch fiddly getting the corners covered. A tiny paint brush would have helped if I had really needed it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Both floors are same black and white check paper. I found this in my stash and applied to the floor with tacky glue I spread with a brush. Then after applying the paper I smoothed it out with the edge of the book to remove air bubbles. (The book was handy.) Once dry I trimmed away the extra paper.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Since I didn't do a terrific job of aligning the edges of the paper to the floor, I decided to add black to the edge of the floor. I did this with a roller ball pen. I hope it doesn't turn color later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Here's the roof support piece after I had painted all the exterior walls red. (Inside will be yellow.) I choose to paint to avoid having to create wallpaper. (Designing stuff on the computer can be fun, but also can be time-consuming. So instead I went with what was readily available to me now.)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">For this roof support I decided to add this checked trim to the underneath instead of decide which color to paint it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Here's when I realized that I didn't plan for the walls being in between the front wall and the roof support piece. Meaning my side wall was too wide. Fortunately that was an easy fix. I trimmed the walls to the right width and then added the cut out for the roof support to fit flush into the wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Not sure how well it shows in this pic, but the cut isn't square but angled back to the other paper layer. (Later was unsure that this was really necessary.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">At this point, I am planning the lighting. I had thought of it before which is why I haven't glued the walls together yet. I am going to use two LED chip lights in warm white. (Not sure the warm white was the right choice.) I ordered mine from <a href="http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/ledlights1.html" target="_blank">Evan Designs</a>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The top one will go in the book cover roof. I finally cut into the flaps (end papers). I added a strip of foam core so this would be leaving the square spine intact as well. I am not sure how the yellow grommet is going to work, but the plan is to run it through the grommet and behind the foam. Then it will run along the top of the roof support and down the back (exposed foam) edge of the side wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">This is the light hole for the lower floor. I poked a hole in the foam core of top floor here in the middle and also tunnel (see hole in lower right hand corner) so the wires come out the corner and will run down same back (exposed) edge of the side wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">After the LED's arrived, time to add them to the project.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">For the first floor's ceiling light, I had to get it in the tunnel. The LED wires were very flimsy and also there were two of them, so I used another wire to pull them through. (I might could have used a small straw here if it would tunnel into the foam core.) I used the heavier wire going in and used my tweezers to pull up in the hole. Oh and I found that holding the board up to the light (on my desk) helped me to insert in the right direction of my hole. Once the heavier wire was pulled up, I could then twist the two LED wires with the heavier wire so that I could pull the LED wires back thorough. I did have them go through the yellow grommet first. Once through the right direction, I removed the heavier wire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The top ceiling light, I pull through the yellow grommet, then the paper, then the foam core board and then along the spine and the reverse at the end where the roof support will be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"> At this point the right side flap of the book cover has been glued in place under the left side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"> Note the wire is coming out the top of the book which I had decided would be the back of the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Here the roof support glued to the left side of the book where the wire will not go. Not sure how well can see it, but the foam core has an indention for the wire on the side that the wire will run.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Here I am gluing the ceiling/floor in place. I determined the floor location based on the fireplace chimney. Note that to clamp this, I am using extra pieces between the clamp and the walls. This is to protect the walls from indents if I clamp it too hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">My next step was premature. I had waited to glue the floor, the second wall and book in place until the LED's arrived. But I should have waited longer, because I wasn't finished with the interior decoration. It would have been fine with just the ceiling/floor and not the side wall or the book. So I still need to do some planning ahead when wiring and building.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">To make sure that the book glued to the front wall, I used my metal magnetic gluing jig. This is a larger one that my hubby got for me years ago. It came with the magnets and its about 10x10 inches or so. I use it mostly when gluing buildings since I mostly work in 1:48 scale. The house wall has a piece of foam core board under it so the roof is flush against the magnets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">It isn't obvious in this pic, but I added a piece of thin card to the square caused by the spine. Then I painted it red.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Here is some of that interior decoration I did. I cut this from the pages of the book I am using as the roof. I also added the white baseboard. I use quilling paper for baseboard for 1:48. It is really easy to use. I bought a bunch last year, probably enough to last my lifetime.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I also had added the white corner molding, white baseboard, and trimmed decoration to the bottom floor. The side wall edges are still exposed here. But I have added the thin card to the floor edges to cover the foam core.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The other book houses I had seen used the 'Put Your Heart Into It' illustration on the outside. But I decided I would rather have it inside. Because of my rush to glue the 2nd side wall, floor and roof in place, it was difficult to get it in the right spot. I finally elected to accept that it was a off center and just live with it. At first I wasn't sure what to do in the area below the arch. I was looking through the book for ideas and came across the scraps from the inside the cover pages. So I used the piece I had cut away as a template to cut the striped paper to fit in the archway. The door opening then was also cut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I eyeballed a good spot about the right height on the left of the fireplace to start adding the black/white check trim. I then used a cut piece of paper as my guide for the rest of the room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I have added some additional ME illustrations to the sides of the house. Here I am gluing the house to the base. I choose to use the pink builders foam for my base because the foam-core board I had used for the <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/11/raggedy-house-updated-2015.html" target="_blank">raggedy house</a> was warped. That raggedy house being the same size cover I will use for this house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I had decided to use a door and frame, with an extra frame on the inside. The inside was great with the arch but that left the outside too bland. I found some various prints in the pages from the book and used them best I could. For the front I wanted to somehow use the cherries with the checks like I did on the inside but unless I wanted to do something on the computer, it was just too big and too complex. Knowing that I have a tendency to over complicate things, I decided I would just use the black and white check. This was after I had already tried cutting several different pages.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">It was funny to be cutting up a book. I hated to do so, but I kept telling myself I was being silly as that is exactly what I bought the book for.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">If you look real closely, you can see the black/white check I used in the door frame as well. This was to cover the gap I had between the two frames. Fay Zerbolio made that super cute clock. The welcome rug was from Pam Junk. I cut the fringe part to give it depth. (Really can't see all that in the house later, but I like it and know it is there.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">When I use a foam base - pink foam or foamcore, I cover up the edges with something. In this project I used this wood veneer trim. It has glue on the back of it that works using heat (like from an iron). I trim it to the right width first. It is far easier to cut when it can be flat, than on the base. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I said to adhere this wood trim I needed heat. Well my clothes iron works, but it is so big. Plus, the foam can be melted so I have to be super careful with the big iron. I have also tried a straighter, but found this small curling iron works fine. So yes, that is a curling iron in the pic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Wood sure looks nice. I cut the corner using scissors. I could leave it the plain wood, but already knew I was going to paint. This is after all a ME inspired project so it needs more...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I also knew I was going to add something extra detail to the wood trim. I ended up using the book pages again. I cut out the black and white check for several pages. Also the cherry decoration and the bowl of cherries at the bottom of the pages were cut out. Then I realized I couldn't use them together on the same side. The spacing of the bowl versus cherries was different. I choose to not include a design with the checked line in the back because that is where the switch will be.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I am debating on what extra I might do. Again, I convince myself quite easily to not try and make something on the computer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Meanwhile I switch back to decorating mode. I have decided that I would use the fabric provided by Pam Junk to do a table. I pulled out my table cover jig I had made and used when I did a swap of tables. (Jigs are great when doing multiples.) It was using paper not cloth so the jig didn't work quite the same. But I was happy with my results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Rug (paper printie) also from Pam Junk. Plant from Barb Striethorst.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">First thing I needed to do was add length to the top ceiling light wires so that they would be long enough to go under the pink foam. For my last wired project I had purchased a spool each of black and red wires. The wire jumper (I think that is what the extension is called) for the red, can be seen near the pink foam. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The junctions are welded together and I use a shrink tube to cover.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Both red wires to the red on the battery holder side and the black and green get welded to the black on the switch. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Most of that is under the trim that I added to hide the foam core of the side wall. I made sure my groove was deep enough to allow for the wires and shrink tube.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">It is nice to have things on hand. I also found in my stash a push button switch wired up to the battery holder. I am pretty sure I bought it that way. I love using the 3v coin battery holder and switch with the LEDs.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I also love using this pink foam (it used to be blue and I have also seen it in light green). Color doesn't matter, it is that is so easy to cut, lightweight, and sturdy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Next I tested how and where the push button was going to go. Having a few months ago put the</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/12/sleigh-bed-village-how-i-made-it.html" target="_blank">sleigh bed village</a> into a case and cut into the cover so the switch was on the side, I knew it was better that I just plan for the button to be completely on the outside and just cut holes for the wires to go back in. This was just easiest. It wasn't that I couldn't cut a hole for the button to be inset. It was that I wanted easy. The below looks way better than I did on the sleigh bed cover.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">So here is the result of the plastic cover having been cut into just enough to allow the wires to go in and out with the button totally on the outside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">When I realized I should have left off the roof at least in arranging furniture and decorating the walls, I decided I need to go on with the placement of furniture.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Having swaps to play with is a lot of fun, except in this case, it was too hard to get it all in unless I was gluing. I do glue once I decide where to place the items. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">This sewing table and this chair was not part of the ME swap. They were in my Swaps Mall.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The chest (in the back corner) was made by Laurie Parker. The shelf above made by Cathy Wojewoda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I didn't want to cram everything in, but I still had lots of swaps and cozy rooms.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Dresser by me, bed by Betty Turmon, clock over the bed by Michelle Moltzen, hat stand on dresser swap from another time, lamp by Julia Greenhalf and dressing table with matching stool by Kathy Grissom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The fireplace and chimney were by Rose Furlong. The lamp on the green chest was a set by Leann Kirsch. I put the lamp it had on the dressing table (shown above). </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">On the mantel are two of Barb Striethorst's plants. </span></span><br />
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The blue bookcase is by Fern Rouleu. The black parson's chair with the round table is by Kristie Dubord. Shelf above the table is another one by Cathy Wojewoda.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The oval table is by Alicia Ramirez and it is on top of a printie rug from Pam Junk. The flowered chair is made by Pam Junk. The low table beside the chair is by Barbara Kenyeres. The red sofa was made by our swapmeister, Mary E Johnson. The tall floor lamp (yellow shade) is by Michelle Moltzen.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Kimberly gave us a printie with 6 different illustrations. I used these as wall art on the lower floor. These were all together on a small sheet. I glued them to cardboard (like cereal box or a paper pad backing) and then cut them out. I used the wonderful paint pen again to color the edges.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Also included in one of the swaps was this wood rug beater. I painted it black and added it to the dressing table as a brush.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Now that all the interior was done it was time to work on the outside.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Well oops my planning of the house placement relative to where it was on the base was not thought thru. When the cover arrived I tested the house inside it. I had not done this with the other case I had only the top or would the bottom fit. I realized that I needed to allow for the roof overhang in the back.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">So I removed the wood trim from the back due to the wiring. I was thinking that I could just trim the front to allow for the overhang. But then I realized if I cut down the front, it would be misaligned and there would be a gap. I had stopped myself before I had removed the trim in the front.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I realized my best bet was to separate the house from the base. Which I was able to do with a small metal spatula tool that is used with grout. I have a similar one in my cake decorating tools in the kitchen except this has a sharp edge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">So here is when I have glued it in place with the extra room in the back to allow for the roof overhang. I used these sand bags to weigh it down and let it dry overnight. Saved me having to hold it for a long time or making a custom clamp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Inside I had used a illustration from the book to go over the door and then some other detail to go around and on the door. I also wanted this outside, but what do I have left to use. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I looked in my stash for something else and found this spool trim. It was already black so no painting required.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">It starts out the long piece. I made the roof that long, but then when I went to another piece to cut sides, I realized I had cut the right width and that looked better. So I cut down the porch roof to fit the cut width.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The roof is just folded paper that I painted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Then the trim was glued on and I touched up the edges that showed gray.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Here is the porch roof in place and I have added the stoop. Next I was adding the pavers. I painted them both with gray and black paint muddled together. I also added in some of the fine brown ballast around them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Here is the finished right side that I added a full illustration to.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">I also added a little flower bed. I haven't added flowers yet, but may do so later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The front with additional swaps in place: the doll by Susie Newell, doghouse and dog by Kimberly, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">birdbath by Fay Zerbolio, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">red mailbox on black pedestal and the teapot and teacup bird feeder was made by Tammy Witthaus and the wheelbarrow by Merri Allen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Notice that the base has the polka dots added. Those were done one at time with a tiny ball stylus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;">The other doll by Susie Newell is up here about to get some hot chocolate from the cup on the chaise lounge by Bonnie Helterhoff. Also I love how the gable trim stands out against that red roof support.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every time I do a project I learn new things. Sometimes I learn old things too because I forget to apply things I have learned. Sometimes it is that I am too cocky for my own good and others I so excited about how it is going, that I don't want to stop. It was so much fun to accept this challenge and I am so pleased with how it all turned out.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I like to display my finished projects on the bar counter in my kitchen/living room. I can see it as I go about my day and should anyone visit they could see it too. As I walked past it, I kept thinking that the front was too plain. I finally figured out a change that I wanted to do. I still might need more embellishment - maybe some checks along the corners...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Leaving the roof I made in place, I simply added the shingles to it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">To make these shingles I cut strips from thin white card using some zigzag scissors (similar to pinking shears but not those). I then painted some of them black. I glued the strips together alternating colors and unlike in normal shingling process, I did not stagger (offset) the points. Instead, I tried to line them up. This gave a really nice checkerboard like affect but with shingles. I also added a piece of flashing - the flap that sticks up and is glued to the house as this is how it would be on a real house. I am very pleased with the result and have been able to move on to other projects.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-62063910033804717442017-08-15T21:49:00.003-04:002017-08-20T12:44:06.696-04:00ME Challenge Swap - how I made some dressersThere are just some things that I find irresistible. ME things is on that list. So when Pam Junk sent out a challenge to make a ME house and do a swap, I couldn't stop myself. <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/p/totefavorsswaps-what-are-they-and-more.html" target="_blank">Swaps</a> are one of those activities I have done many times in the past, so have quite a collection. I had to make a <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/11/swaps-mall-grand-opening-stacked-boxes.html" target="_blank">mall</a> just to get them out on display. So I really didn't need a new set. But I was going to have to make something to put them in or I could ruin my chance to sign up for future swaps in this group. I did have this one ME idea that I had seen and wanted to do, so decided one more swap and I would make that idea for the house (more later about that)<br />
For the swap I had to make 25 dressers with mirror.<br />
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This pic shows after I had completed some steps.</div>
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It shows all the pieces except the drawer fronts.<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">I cut out of wood all the pieces except the drawer fronts as I wasn't sure it was going to be two, three or four.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Trimmed wood feathers with scissors.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Sanded all the wood pieces except the legs with very fine grit sanding cloth. I've this piece for years and really love it. I think it is the type used on belt sanders. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Glue legs to sides using a metal jig (shown below).</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Glue wood trim to the mirror back. (upper left corner in the pic above)</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Paint sides with black. I used a black paint pen. And oh my gosh, I couldn't believe how well that paint pen worked. Now it was only the black that worked and not the white pen I had. I did not sand between the two coats of the black. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Then I painted the other pieces - top (middle top) and chest front (lower right) white using a brush since the paint pen I had didn't work. I sanded between coats. Then added black squares around the edge. Had to use a tiny paint brush (10/0 or 20/0 liner brush) for the black.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">The mirror back was painted white around the edges and on the trim. Then repeated the black square process around the edges. In the above pic, I had already started adding the flowers to the mirror trim.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">After painting the white one coat, I sanded and did another coat and sanded again. This gave a nice smooth painted finish.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Back to the polka dots on the sides. To do that I used a metal tip dipped in a white paint puddle and then touch the tip. If I messed some of them up, I painted over with the black paint pen and did the white dots over.</li>
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Whenever I could I used an assembly line type process - do one step for everything and then move to next step. The exception was when things needed to dry, I might have two processes going at once. This also helps with boredom of the making multiples.<br />
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The chest assembly needed to dry so I would paint the dots in between.</div>
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Here is all the dressers for my swap finished just need to be packaged to go to the swap coordinator.<br />
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Finally here is the finished product. I couldn't have gotten these out on time if it hadn't been for help from my hubby and also some good meds. He <span style="text-align: center;">was ever so kind to help me by cutting those drawer fronts. </span> I had a car accident in March and so my stamina was not the same as it had been in the past. <span style="text-align: center;">Bending over for very long is painful for me now after the accident. Also for once </span>I did work on the swaps little by little and started on them earlier than I used to do.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-12794846033421093332017-04-05T14:59:00.001-04:002017-09-02T20:05:43.419-04:00Alice in Wonderland - FinishedYes, I am calling it finished even though my husband asked "Where's Alice?" for the tea party scene. I was ready to be done. Certainly if I ever feel like making an Alice doll I have room for her.<br />
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I've blogged about the various parts and you can view them here:<br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-beginning-of-my-alice-in-wonderland.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 1 - Inspiration</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - ideas, containers, sketches</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/07/more-planning-for-my-alice-in.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 2 - Planning</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - more about which container and how I decided what might go where - using foam core</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/07/beginning-to-build-alice-in-wonderland.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 3 - Beginning to Build</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - moving forward with foam core walls and floors, making the rabbit hole</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/08/painting-roses-red-alice-in-wonderland.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 4 - Painting the Roses Red</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - how I made roses</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/08/card-people-alice-in-wonderland-project.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 5 - Card people</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - how I made the card people for my Alice in Wonderland project</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2016/09/landscaping-part-6-of-alice-in.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 6 - Landscaping</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - how I landscaped this project</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2016/09/alice-in-wonderland-part-7-rabbits.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 7 - Rabbit's House</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - how I made part of a simple little house</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2016/11/alice-in-wonderland-part-8-some-figures.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 8 - The figures</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - how I made and painted the various figures</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/02/alice-in-wonderland-part-9-court.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 9 - The court </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Making the throne room and more on the card people and Mr. Rabbit</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Also contains the finishing of the very top with the rabbit hole</span><br />
<a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/04/alice-in-wonderland-tea-party-aiw-part.html" style="background-color: white; color: #7d181e; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Part 10 - Tea Party</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> - how I finished up this section</span><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Small-Packages-168529266539175/videos/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">Or view a mini movie of the project </a> on Facebook page (public viewing)<br />
or <a href="https://youtu.be/IQRQ1Yd4FcU" target="_blank">on youtube</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-60043111486333388382017-04-05T14:47:00.003-04:002017-09-02T20:07:03.431-04:00Alice in Wonderland Tea Party - AIW part 10The last section in my AIW project is the Tea Party<br />
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I started by making a table with a rectangle of wood and toothpicks cut to length. I add laser cut lace around the top for a tablecloth of sorts.<br />
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For more details on my figures check out my <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2016/11/alice-in-wonderland-part-8-some-figures.html" target="_blank">previous post</a> on them.<br />
The chairs I used were an intentional assortment. The three wooden chairs in the back were from several different makers. The two in the front I got from <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a> and silver one to the right were charms that I modified. I think it came from the local hobby chain. The two brass ones - removed the ring and the silver one needed the legs cut down. I used a rotatory tool for the rings and my wire cutters for the legs.<br />
The wing chair is 3d printed by <a href="https://www.shapeways.com/shops/prettysmallthings" target="_blank">Pretty Small Things</a>. I got two. I painted this one plain black. I debated about adding an Alice doll but for now she has just left.<br />
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The food items were a combo of swaps from various makers and some items I made myself for previous swaps (tarts, pastries, and cherry topped cake).<br />
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The teacups, saucers and the white teapot to the left are all plastic that are made by Debbie Young but offered by a number of other dealers.<br />
The silver teapot is a charm I got from <a href="http://www.alphastamps.com/" target="_blank">Alpha Stamps</a>. I painted it silver.<br />
The silver trays are square sequins.<br />
The utensils are from some laser cut sheets that I purchased at a show.<br />
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The completed scene<br />
The dormouse is taking a nap in a chair.<br />
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The last thing I needed to do to finish this completely was the base and the trim.<br />
I painted the base red first, and played with writing. After not being happy with that I painted it black, but left the red on the inside.<br />
I topyed with the idea of adding various icons of tea things, the card suites and hats, etc; but settled on the card suites doing two on the black base and then two on the red trim at the bottom of the project itself.<br />
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The trim here and then also below the tea party area was using wood veneer that is adhesive backed. The upper trim was cut prior to applying. I painted both after applying. That's a lesson - paint before applying as it would be easier. Typically I don't simply because I don't know what colors I want yet.<br />
To adhere the adhesive backing I used my household iron for the base. But that was really too large so I pulled out an old curling iron to do the smaller trim in the middle.<br />
Another lesson for future was that I had cut the foam base and applied the trim to it later. The base wasn't perfectly round so the trim left a gap of the green landscaping. I applied a little glue and was able to fill the gaps nicely.<br />
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Complete finished photos coming up shortly...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-81676300140767891502017-03-01T18:43:00.006-05:002017-09-02T20:08:52.963-04:00Crooked house part 1Anyone reading my blog will know that I have found it best to follow my mini muse. I so wanted to work on something else, but it really is better when I don't force myself. In this case for awhile it meant working on three projects at once. One being...<br />
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On <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/SmallAndSmallerAdventures/conversations/messages" target="_blank">Smaller and Smaller Adventures</a>, I had accepted the <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24327975" target="_blank">Firecracker challenge</a> and for my efforts my name was the lucky one drawn to receive a Crooked house made by Susie Newell. I'll be honest. First I didn't in any way enter the challenge in order to win (drawing was of participants and not who was best or most creative, etc). I was just interested in the project. Second on hearing that I was the lucky drawing winner I was both excited and not so much. It is so cool to win, but I just wasn't enthused about the crooked house. Don't get me wrong, I think it is a really neat project, it just hadn't drawn me in...yet.<br />
The house came and I found it to be very charming but again, not so exciting to me. I knew that it was something that Susie had started but had decided to change gears. Pam Junk Knapp the owner of SASA, had rescued them (or at least I think this to be the case) from the garbage to become drawing prizes. So knowing it was a reject for someone else I was not concerned that it was not finished and ready to move in. It was missing a chimney and also one window without the mesh. All things I could deal with. But the appeal of it wasn't there. <br />
Then Pam posted photos on SASA of her finished crooked house. She had previously shared the interior. Now that did appeal. She had done it with melted BPF and painted in green and purple. It was cool. Then in the finished landscaped photos were the green lush landscape and purple flowers.<br />
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That's when it hit me. <br />
The artist who is going to live there would never leave it yellow. She's like Mr. Pine and his purple house. First, she loves purple. Secondly, others have a yellow house, so this one shouldn't be. <br />
When I get a kit, I don't want it to be like everyone else. I rarely if ever bother trying to find the same color of paint the kit maker used. Maybe I stick to a similar color, but exact color is not an issue for me.<br />
So I painted over the yellow and green with purple. It took a couple of coats - mixing and blending until me and the artist who will live there were happy. <br />
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I forgot to take pics of the house as I got it, but in this photo you can see the color it started as.<br />
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Then in process of painting with purple<br />
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I took the windows it came with out.<br />
And here you can see the results of the purple<br />
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The final result I was happy with.<br />
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Pam had also changed her roof moving away from the green to mixed/aged green. She added shingles. My artist liked the shingles but suggested I go with black and to use some of those decorative cut scissors. I found in my stash some black cardboard. They were a folder for my kid's portraits. They have a slight texture and made it easy-peasy to make into shingles. I loved that I didn't have to measure or be straight. The scissors I used were the pinking shear style. I glued them on without even eyeballing the straightness - after all it is a crooked house. Ok, I admit that sometimes I eyed and then made the row more crooked. LOL<br />
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Keeping with the black and purple theme with accents of white. I let the artist come out and play with the inside as well. The inside has some texture on it and so I dabbed purple inside and swirled it around. Once I was satisfied with the overall color, I decided it might be fun to do some splatter painting. Of course that worked very well.<br />
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Along the same line, the idea of black/white tile was very prominent, but the idea of straight lines was not what came to mind. I played a bit with finding images on line, then got out pen and paper and made up some samples. I hand-painted the floors according to one of the samples. I drew wavy lines going east to west then lines north to south. Then I painted every other section black. It helped me to dot them first, then go back and fill in. <br />
I had also liked what Pam did with her not full floors so that is how I ended up with curved floors.<br />
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Next I knew I needed a base to put the house on. I was working on 3 projects at once so I made three bases - building them from blue or pink builder's foam (a dense foam that cuts easy and is lightweight). Each one was built to fit in a 12" x 8" dome. I usually purchase these at my local chain craft stores. <br />
One base was for the Crooked house, another for the <a href="http://www.picturetrail.com/sfx/album/view/24359419" target="_blank">Mushroom house</a> and the third for an <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2017/02/egg-house-part-1-development-and-some.html" target="_blank">Egg house</a>.<br />
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Not sure why I didn't post it, but since I did all the above more happened, so here that is:</div>
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At some point I decided the base I had made was not working so I built up a new one. This time I didn't use the ridgd wrap on it but used celluclay instead. I wanted a crooked lane so I worked that part until I was happy with it. It is a tad steep but this in mini world.</div>
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Influnced by the project Pam did and also the centerpieces, I considered having a cave under the house, but decided it wasn't needed.</div>
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The flowering trees are some artifical things I bought possibly for another project and then didn't use. I did cut them before using them as they were in bunches and taller. The color differences was part of the bunch.</div>
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After all the fun I had with the Winter Centerpiece base, I knew I wanted something fun here. I liked the crooked lane rhyme so here is where it went and it goes all the way around.</div>
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I painted the base another color at first and didn't like it. Then I believe I did the floor and the idea of using black came to me. The letters are done with a silver paint pen and I added three dots here and there that are same color as the purple flowers.</div>
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For some reason, I decided this should have a crazy tree. I had loved using the powder puff trees in the <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2012/12/playing-with-snow-in-148-scale-and.html" target="_blank">winter centerpiece</a> so I wanted something fun. I know I took pics of this tree at some point and posted it to the web, but couldn't find them. It could have been to a group although still couldn't find where I thought they could be. Should have been on my computer but am thinking those pics got eaten when I had a computer crash after a switch from one to another. I had recovered some others but didn't find these.</div>
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So here is new ones</div>
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I'm not totally happy with the steps, but not sure I want to try to build them up. If I do then the path would be extra step right there.</div>
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In this pic, can also see the new windows. I used paint only for the lines around and the trim. This is how the house was painted before rather than having raised trim. On the inside I did add the wire mesh (art sculpture mesh) and cut window frames. I did those by placing a piece of card on the inside tracing the opening, then cutting that hole and then cutting a quarter inch larger.</div>
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The landscaping and around the outside of the house is done.</div>
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That is unless I find the chimney that has shown up from time to time but didn't get added on it yet. Maybe it is in the box with the interior things. But it would need to be painted probably.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-5791092727433385232017-02-27T21:52:00.001-05:002017-09-02T20:09:26.229-04:00Egg house Part 1 - Development and some stagesI have wanted to do an egg house for a very long time. I have considered several variations of this over the years. Initially I bought a big but short sided rectangular basket for a base as I wanted to make a village with multiple houses. This would work in 1/144th but not 1/4". So the basket was given away.<br />
Later, I think, oh I can use these plastic eggs. Just regular size eggs, but then I get out my ruler and the size is too small. I couldn't put more than a chair in those and how can a 1/4" bunny person stand up in it? So that idea gets tossed as well.<br />
Lately, I have been planning my thoughts on paper. Just a simple sketch, adding notes about details I want to add. I sketched an idea for my latest idea of an egghouse. Based on that sketch, I went through my stash. Sure enough I had several egg shapes available. One was a L'eggs (old pantyhose container) egg. I went so far as to glue the two halves together. But then I decided it was bit small. Next consideration was a plastic egg already had a hole cut in it. It was ok, but looked at my other options. A paper mache egg also was pre cut. Nope, then lastly was a plastic egg that the opening was around the oval or side as opposed to around the middle like the typical plastic egg. This egg was larger than the other 3 and has a clear half and not clear other half.<br />
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This egg house needs something to hold it up. My sketch was to have a tree trunk. This became something that was open and would be in addition to the egg having living space. That solved a problem that the egg was still small so not enough room for more than a stove and chair. <br />
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When I started this I was working on more than one project at the time as I was doing similar things. For example for the <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2013/04/148-scale-mushroom.html" target="_blank">Mushroom house</a> I was using an ice cream container as a starting point for the stem and for the egg house for the trunk.<br />
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Here I have drawn a line to determine where to reshape the opening.<br />
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Notice the extra cardboard to make the shape and to the side is a circle cut from builders foam to go inside.<br />
This picture shows test fitting inside the dome and how it might sit on the base. <br />
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Test-fitting made me realize this wasn't the right trunk yet.<br />
My new trunk was made using a manila folder and I didn't have to add extra pieces to wrap around.<br />
I actually made a shorter one as had decided it would sit on several layers of foam to raise it up.<br />
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notice that the egg has a line on it.<br />
Here's how I got that line - used a mug to draw the line with a sharpie. Later I used isopropyl alcohol to remove the sharpie<br />
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After setting the egg on the short trunk and on the layers of foam - I realized I could still have my tall trunk and the layers. By cutting into the layers I was able to insert the trunk down in them.<br />
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Here can see the back view of all that cutting<br />
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Along about now is when I should have been deciding on where the electrical would go. But no - I can't seem to think that far ahead. I am sure it was because I was thinking I would not include electrical but that is really crazy thinking now that we have these wonderful LED's.<br />
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After more trimming of the foam - I was ready to add the plaster cloth.<br />
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Here is the back after adding the plaster cloth<br />
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At some point between these pictures, I cut the opening in the back of the egg. Then I painted the stump and that's when I realized I wanted to light it.</div>
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I added 4 lights. </div>
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For the top floor the wires ran on the outside of the egg in the groove where the two halves go together.</div>
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The lower floor of the egg has the wire going up the side and I covered it with spackle. The wire along the ceiling is hidden by a thin card with a hole in the middle.</div>
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At the bottom of the egg I drilled another hole for the floor below the egg.</div>
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The lowest floor then also has a thin card for the light.</div>
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The wires for the trunk floors was hidden either with spackle, or I ran behind the plaster cloth I used to make the bark on the trunk. That is where the tricky part was. This is why we should always plan to light and think ahead for the placement of wires.</div>
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Here is the egg with my markings to tell me where to not paint. I painted the inside first. Plastic doesn't take paint well and definitely I had issues with opacity. The paint brand I used has something to do with that, but ultimately I painted the outside as well. Eventually I built up both in and out side enough so wasn't see thru anymore.</div>
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I then cut door and window trim from thin card and glued it to the egg.</div>
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I did paint the egg a matte pink and then later changed to a lighter pink with pearl finish. Same with the trim - painted it lime green and then later painted it a darker green.</div>
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My next phase was to add the deck. I started with the pieces around the trunk. Each piece was measured and cut. The measuring was not precise. I did a lot of holding up and marking with a pencil. EVERY PIECE WAS HAND CUT. Other than having an idea of how deep the deck was going to be, I didn't measure the pieces with a ruler.</div>
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Then I added the lower brace. These I kept in mind where the deck edge was going to be. Then connected together with a horizontal. These pieces I made sure they were in line with the others.</div>
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Next on the deck framing was the outer piece, then the middle pieces for support.</div>
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Here it is all supported.</div>
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Here with the boards all added on top of the frame. I glued a section at a time, trimmed all the ends after the glue was dry.</div>
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The railing was added as a end support and then a top rail the length of the section. The between supports then added in.</div>
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Different view - each board that was cut at an angle on the inside, was done by either eye-balling it or by marking with pencil the angle. Sometimes I had to cut again, but most time it worked. </div>
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Here it is with a white wash to the deck and the new pink and green colors. The base also has been painted with green where I was adding in the grassy areas.</div>
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The landscaping is where I have gotten stuck. Last time I worked on this was in 2016.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5381541275354786036.post-82732247012912878962017-02-22T11:55:00.001-05:002017-11-14T21:39:48.568-05:00Alice in Wonderland - part 9 the court<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">When I decided to make this project there were certain scenes that I wanted to do. But then I also had other space so I can't really say why the courtroom is one I decided on. Maybe it was the card people I made initially that helped me decide.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Back when I did <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2016/09/landscaping-part-6-of-alice-in.html" target="_blank">the tree for the tea party scene</a> I also finished up the wallpapering for the court section. I envisioned this stately court with a dais and paneling on the walls... but then I went to my stash; I didn't find what I was looking for. What did happen was just a nice brown paneled room - wood wallpaper and floor plus a shiny ceiling. I am pleased with this section despite the grandiose ideas I had to start with. That is normal for me to dream and then scale back once I realize I don't have the space, materials or whatever it takes to make the dream happen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This week I have finally gotten back in there and made progress.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">First, I finished up the top. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> I just went with a hedge of sorts. But before I glued it down, I decided to make the rabbit hole smaller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The hole was just too big and it bothered me, so I added paper inside and painted it. Then I added more paper (after the above photo) to make it even smaller and more ragged. Once painted brown under and green on top, while the paper was still wet with glue, I poked the new hole. I added glue and filled the area with greenery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This hole actually goes down into the ground some and I am pleased iwth it now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Also note the light down below - to the right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">Mr. Rabbit looks quite dapper, but almost too small. Yet, I remind myself, that he would be smaller than her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I already had the two guards made so next was to make the queen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I really wanted her to be over the top and I think I did with her. The king on the other hand was more robust instead. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One touch I added for the king was the wig. It was in my notes so I added it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I discussed <a href="http://mini-smallpackages.blogspot.com/2015/08/card-people-alice-in-wonderland-project.html" target="_blank">how I made them previously</a>. The king has a bead to enhance his girth. All the card people are enhanced with bits of ribbon, shiny paper, trim, beads, sequins and glitter. It was fun to pull out different parts of my stash to play with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also got creative to cover the heads on the K and J because they are two headed. Just looked funny to have that head upside down. The Q it was hidden in her skirt, but for the K I used a half of a sequin. For J I used a whole heart sequin and added the sash over it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I was also trying to make him look guilty for stealing those tarts by folded him over a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The table with the tart tray is a gold painted bird bath using a paint pen. It covered the best although getting into a few spots was tricky. I used a heart shape sequin for a tray. The tarts are some things I made years back for a swap and I went crazy making extra for once.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I also added glitter to the rabbit's clothes to enhance him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This one shows the full court and how it is with the rest of the project on that side.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I still need to add edging and then lastly I will be finishing up the tea party.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1