I have a draft blog post somewhere... I really should make 2016 a year to organize things, including an inventory of my miniatures and projects. (Marie Kondo's decluttering book is sitting on my beside table.) At least I did find the "lost" 1:12 tiles in my closet, now it's just figuring out where I put the printer fabric sheets that my sister was hoping to experiment with around Christmas.
I have a bad habit of getting to about 80% completion for projects then setting them aside. The almost finished list includes the 1:12 Hogwarts roombox, 1:48 Jolley's bakery/tearoom, and the 1:48 Petit Palais hotel. There could be more, I haven't even included the forgotten birdcage which requires a second floor and interior decoration and the half-finished storefront.
For some good news, I did finish my part in building a dollhouse for my young cousin. It was supposed to be a joint project with cousin G and my sister, but somehow I ended up doing the bulk of the work. G requested a 2 room house with shingles and sis wanted to get her the Primrose. However, it was sold out so we went with a Sugarplum instead. The three of us went shopping at Ross' Treasure House and she bought a 5 piece living room and 5 piece bedroom furniture kit. Those were assembled and painted a basecoat of white. G also picked out some scrapbook paper at Michaels to use for wallpaper.
I have a bad habit of getting to about 80% completion for projects then setting them aside. The almost finished list includes the 1:12 Hogwarts roombox, 1:48 Jolley's bakery/tearoom, and the 1:48 Petit Palais hotel. There could be more, I haven't even included the forgotten birdcage which requires a second floor and interior decoration and the half-finished storefront.
For some good news, I did finish my part in building a dollhouse for my young cousin. It was supposed to be a joint project with cousin G and my sister, but somehow I ended up doing the bulk of the work. G requested a 2 room house with shingles and sis wanted to get her the Primrose. However, it was sold out so we went with a Sugarplum instead. The three of us went shopping at Ross' Treasure House and she bought a 5 piece living room and 5 piece bedroom furniture kit. Those were assembled and painted a basecoat of white. G also picked out some scrapbook paper at Michaels to use for wallpaper.
You can see from the photos some of the changes that were done: removing the top floor fireplace (for better furniture placement) and front door settees, using brick paper and therefore cutting off a bunch of the front trim. Trouble I ran into:
Plain strips of wood were added for baseboard and a watered-down wash of grey and silver paint was put on the floors. I tried to lineup the heart wallpaper but wasn't completely successful. All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with it. G's Dad has been left the task of shingling and the option of the front window box.
Now I'm attempting to finalize plans for the Orchid. I've started painting and have most of the furniture. Issues that are stumping me: wallpapering before or after gluing the shell, and what to do about the windows (I really dislike the flower pattern)? To date, I've already changed the trim color 3 times and am up to option C for the bathroom.
- a few tabs needed trimming and at least one had to be cutoff altogether
- wallpaper was applied before construction and so the front gable and window bay had sides that needed covering
Plain strips of wood were added for baseboard and a watered-down wash of grey and silver paint was put on the floors. I tried to lineup the heart wallpaper but wasn't completely successful. All in all, I'm pretty satisfied with it. G's Dad has been left the task of shingling and the option of the front window box.
Now I'm attempting to finalize plans for the Orchid. I've started painting and have most of the furniture. Issues that are stumping me: wallpapering before or after gluing the shell, and what to do about the windows (I really dislike the flower pattern)? To date, I've already changed the trim color 3 times and am up to option C for the bathroom.