Ikea's stock prognosis (in an alternate universe)
This past weekend I went on a trip down to Seattle with You-Know-Who. One of the main reasons I was in a rush to drive down was to visit the Ikea and get the Prant boxes for my Hogwarts project. My local Ikea had the larger size, 13x15, but I wanted the smaller size, 10x13 (approx.) which weren't available in Canada. Despite being small and flat-packed they aren't for sale online. I regularly checked the website with it's handy stock prognosis and was pretty confident the 20 pieces wouldn't be sold out by the time I made it down there. THE IKEA WEBSITE LIES. The store computer lies as well, since it also said there was stock but the store salesperson couldn't find them and said the website information is often delayed. By days? By weeks? Luckily, there was an amazing BBQ place nearby or the drive down to Auburn would have been a total waste. (I highly recommend the bread pudding at Famous Dave's BBQ.)
Outside Seattle, there is the Dollhouse Cottage. It looks like they hold some interesting workshops there but the store itself didn't really impress me. Three items I did get excited about were quite pricey so I didn't buy them. I'll stick to the stores closer to me with their larger selections. For dollhouse supplies, the mini-holiday wasn't very successful.
Outside Seattle, there is the Dollhouse Cottage. It looks like they hold some interesting workshops there but the store itself didn't really impress me. Three items I did get excited about were quite pricey so I didn't buy them. I'll stick to the stores closer to me with their larger selections. For dollhouse supplies, the mini-holiday wasn't very successful.
I do have some reveals, hence the good news. First up, the gothic windows for Hogwarts. The church windows are from Baccraft Miniatures in the UK and the others are from ebay seller amd5758, who I think has stopped selling:( I'll have to figure out what to do with the small ones and if I need more church windows.
Below, a quarter scale kit Tiny Townhouse from Sue Herber. I was a bit overwhelmed when I opened it up and looked at the instructions but we'll see how it goes. I'm questioning if this is a good kit to test out quarter scale with, or if I should attempt something a bit more simple first. In any case, I'll be focusing more on the birdcage before moving to the smaller scale. Well, that's the current plan. Next time I'll have to put something like a ruler or penny beside the parts so you can see how small they are.
Below, a quarter scale kit Tiny Townhouse from Sue Herber. I was a bit overwhelmed when I opened it up and looked at the instructions but we'll see how it goes. I'm questioning if this is a good kit to test out quarter scale with, or if I should attempt something a bit more simple first. In any case, I'll be focusing more on the birdcage before moving to the smaller scale. Well, that's the current plan. Next time I'll have to put something like a ruler or penny beside the parts so you can see how small they are.