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- Painting Furniture

The past couple days I have been working on getting the bedroom furniture painted and stained. One room will have hickory furniture and the other will have light yellow. I have been painting small flowers on the yellow furniture and also making bedding for the beds. I hope to have the bedding done in a day or two and I will make sure to post pictures then. 

Seeing Green - The Dollhouse Saga

Painting furniture for a dollhouse I haven't even started to build yet *LOL*

Be prepared, right?

Peldyn

Tea Room Floor - The Dollhouse Saga

I had not been feeling well so work paused for a bit on the dollhouse. This past weekend  I felt better so I went to work cutting up wood-look vinyl tile for the tea room floor.

I used a guillotine style cutter. I just had to be careful that the tile did not shift as it was cut.

I then started laying the tile down.

Partway through doing this I injured my thumb pretty badly. Cracked the nail in half, damaged the nail bed. After a couple days of ice and anti-inflammitories I can use my hand a little bit. So today I decided to test out a technique I saw on Pinterest of using shoe polish to finish wood vinyl floors. 

It fills in any light colored spots and gaps. I really like the look versus the untreated areas. Getting all the way up to the edge by the walls will be a pain, but so worth it for the finished look. Hopefully when my thumb is all better I can get the floor completed. I did get the ceiling covered with embossed paper.

It will look excellent once the crown molding goes up. So, still need floor to be finished, wainscoting, crown molding,  and trim around doorways and windows. Other than that it is coming along!

Peldyn

White Washed Floors - The Dollhouse Saga

After a bit of time off, spent making tiny polymer food  I finally buckled down and finished the kitchen floor. I decided I wanted to white wash it so I took flat latex paint and mixed it with a bit of water. I brushed it on and then wiped off any excess with a washcloth. I think I am going to put a coat of sealing wax on. 

I still have some of the wainscoting to finish. I plan on doing that tomorrow.

I couldn't resist putting some of the furniture in. Mrs. Buckley Deer is making heart shaped cookies.

What a lovely day to do some baking.

Until next time!

Peldyn

A Birthday Party- The Dollhouse Saga

Today we had my granddaughter's birthday party. Since the dollhouse I am remaking is for her, she got some new items such as her little doll family.

The Calico Critters Buckley Deer Family..

She also got a table and chair set for what will be the tea room and little cups, pitchers, etc.

She placed them in the unfinished room.

She put some of the kitchen furniture in the kitchen to play with for the day. I still need to finish the little stove. So much to do in that room *sigh* at least she is having fun anyways.

Still working on that floor!

Today has been fun but tiring. I am very happy that even at this stage the dollhouse is bringing my granddaughter so much joy.

Peldyn

Painting, Wallpaper, and Stuff - The Dollhouse Saga

We have been busy the past few days getting new stuffs in the mail and doing a bit of papering and painting. A lot of progress has been made.

Moiren painting shingles

The kitchen with wallpaper. I used scrapbook tape to adhere in place. I will probably add some tacky glue around the edges. Still needs wainscotting, floor, etc.

Some of the new goodies that came in the mail today.

The old roof tiles have been stripped off as I decided they were not really salvageable. The new posts for the balcony have been installed, yay! I hope to put a coat of green paint on the exterior this evening if I have the energy. I still need to gather more cardboard egg cartons to cut tiny faux bricks out of. I will take more pictures once the painting is done.

Peldyn

Putting In Doors - The Dollhouse Saga

The poor hubby was waylaid by a nasty cold so it took a few days to get the new doors put in.

We will have to redo some of the wiring in the upstairs bedroom as the new single French door is were the wiring was previously laid. I still haven't decided if I want to add more windows to the second floor, there are none on the one wall as you can see. 

Today I worked some more on the kitchen cabinets I am making. 

These are all from the $1.00-$1.99 boxes I bought at Michael's. I did a bit of cutting and used some Popsicle sticks. The bottom base cabinet and pantry cabinet are getting kick bases then they will be painted too. I am considering going over it all with a wash of light green.

Next installment maybe those will be done.

Peldyn