The Dollhouse Saga: Making Bedding

Making tiny bedding sounds like fun. Yes it is, but it is also painstakingly tedious. Any mistakes are magnified on such a small scale. I followed tutorials from Pinterest to make this sheet and comforter set. Just need to make the pillows and maybe a tiny crocheted blanket for the end of the bed. Here is the link to my Pinterest board full of mini things

https://pin.it/3SCCf4f

The Dollhouse Saga: Making a Fern

The front entry to the dollhouse needed something. A table, a plant? I had a lovely table and a vase. So flowers? Plant? Fern! I had  leaves from some fake flowers I plan to use in the garden. Would they do? Hmmm a bit... big.

So what to do? I took scissors and started snipping. 

Looking more like a fern. I also needed to glue some wire to the back of the leaves. I wanted to be able to position them more naturally. I used floral tape to cover the wire and clamped them in place after gluing.

Finally complete! It looks more really and natural now. The perfect addition to the hall. Now I must get that wallpaper and the floor done!

The Dollhouse Saga: A Matter of Scale

I have touched lightly upon this subject before; items sold that are not the scale they are listed as. When planning and buying items for your dollhouse it is important to make sure the scale is appropriate. My dollhouse is 1:12 so all items need to be that scale to fit. If an item is advertised as 1:12 then one would assume that it would be the right size. This is not always so. Especially with inexpensive items that are imported. I have three items pictured that I purchased because they were stated to be 1:12. The bottle, lamp, and sewing basket are all off. The sewing basket especially as the scissors in it are the equivalent of being almost two feet in height and the bottle nearly three! The lamp is so thick that it does not sit properly on any of the side tables. So what can you do? Ask for actual measurements. Know your scale. If it is a really good price, it is probably cheap and not to scale. Caveat emptor.

The Dollhouse Saga- Repairs

Worked on repairing the electrical today. Also decided I need to run more copper tape in the 2nd floor room on the right. I haven’t started working on that room other than decide it will be a music/common room. I don’t know if I am going to split it like the rooms on the left or if I am adding more windows. I would like to add a set of French doors and put in a balcony. That would be a heck of a lot of work though. I may change my mind. I do that often.

The Dollhouse Saga: A Tale Of Two Bedrooms

It has been a while since I worked on the dollhouse. Storing it in the garage was not the best idea. It was either too hot or too cold to work in there and the cats kept getting into it. So I feel like I am starting over again. So today I decided to work on the one bedroom. After thinking it through, I decided to make it two bedrooms. The house is going to be a B&B so it doesn’t make sense to have just one room. That means I will have to make the bathroom area work as a double bathroom. That could be fun, or it could be a nightmare.

So I cut the vinyl tile for the two bedrooms and decided on the wallpaper. I hope to finish the floor and walls in the next couple days. Then will be the fun of building furniture and decorating. 

I hope to also have the floor done in the cafe/library. So much to do, but it will be so cute!

Peldyn

Dollhouse Haul

I don’t usually shop Dollar Tree. I went in to pick up some cheap storage bins. As I wandered around the store I found myself in the craft aisle. I was very surprised to find unfinished dollhouse furniture! I also found craft sticks in different sizes. The craft foam is embossed so I thought it would look good sprayed with metallic paint and turned into kitchen backsplashes or tin ceiling tiles. Then since Walmart was close, I stopped in and found dowels. These items will be made over for the bedrooms in my dollhouse.  So excited to start work on it.

Fall Pumpkins - The Dollhouse Saga

I had bought a bag of tiny glass pumpkins. Moiren is painting them to look like the real thing. They will go on the dollhouse porch and in the Haunted Garden we are making. Her little dollhouse family likes to decorate for the holidays.

Moiren is having so much fun and doing a splendid job. 

Peldyn

Can An Old Dog Learn New Tricks?

I have been veering in the direction of metalsmithing for a while now. It takes a lot of hard work, commitment and some expensive equipment. I am worried about adding "something else" to the long list of crafts I presently do. Will it go the way of the 8 quilt tops I have that need to be finished and are stuck somewhere in a box? I don't know. I just know I am fascinated by the image of molten metal. It sparks a creative urge that I hope will take my jewelry making to a whole new level. If not, does anyone want to buy a used torch?