tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71336764690242636892024-02-07T14:48:36.065-08:00Life in the DollhouseJill's dollhouse projectsJill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-4359172726829898132012-12-13T07:33:00.001-08:002012-12-13T07:33:21.266-08:00FREE Dollhouse!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I got this dollhouse from Freecycle for, you got it, FREE! I can't believe my luck in getting such a gorgeous thing right before Christmas! It's got great bones. It was solid as a rock and in very good shape albeit, very dusty and smelly. I cannot abide contact paper as wallpaper. That will never do. Nothing 3 coats of primer won't cure! I repainted everything, added new wallpaper, replaced the window box flowers and glued on the fireplace and front steps. I worked on it for about a week.<div>
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So my total expenditure on this project:<div>
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Dollhouse-FREE from Freecycle</div>
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Primer-FREE from neighbor</div>
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Wallpaper-FREE from a client from another dollhouse project</div>
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Craft paint-FREE from another client's dollhouse project</div>
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Silk flowers-50 cents from a junk shop</div>
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Glue-FREE bought for 87 cents for my daughter's school project </div>
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So a whopping 50 cents for this dollhouse: PRICELESS!</div>
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Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-89894984593303600312012-11-02T19:06:00.000-07:002012-11-02T19:06:29.708-07:00Inside the Log Cabin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you follow dollhouse blogs and websites, you will see many things in this cabin that have been copied from various sources. I will try to give credit where credit is due if I can remember where I found everything! <br />
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The fireplace, as I said in my previous post, was made with cardboard and covered with caulk and egg carton "stones" then painted and topped with a stained piece of balsa wood. It has some logs in it that are just branches from my yard hot glued together and the Playmobile kettle which is hanging by a toothpick perched between the stones on the front. (Lucky accident.) The fireplace is not attached in case I decide to put the chimney on the other side of the house. Over the mantle is a deer head made from one of my daughter's plastic animals. ( I got permission to use it, I promise!) I think the idea came from this tutorial from <a href="http://dolls-house-minis.blogspot.com/">Dollhouse Minis</a>. I also made a primitive fireplace like theirs in another dollhouse.<br />
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The washtub is a condiment cup painted silver with a pre-made wooden washboard and some cotton batting for bubbles and some fabric scraps.<br />
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The blanket chest upstairs is the bottom of a Michael's hutch painted in the style of <a href="http://grazhina-gnomecottage.blogspot.com/">Grazhina</a> as is the bench and a flower pot on the mantle. The bench is pieces of balsa wood that are precariously glued together ; )<br />
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The table is made of wood scraps and dowels cleverly disguised with a scrap of fabric. The log seats are pieces of a hickory branch from my yard. My husband makes his own hickory chips for the barbecue grill. I borrowed a couple of them : )<br />
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The Michael's hutch in the background is dressed with a piece of lace and some paper plates and a canister from <a href="http://miniatures.about.com/od/miniatureprojects/ig/Beginners-Miniature-Projects/Miniature-Kitchen-Cannisters.htm">About.com</a><br />
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Complete details of how I made the antique pie safe is in another blog entry <a href="http://dollhouseprojects.blogspot.com/2011/11/hutch-makeover.html">hutch makeover</a>.<br />
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I already had the loaf of bread that came with another dollhouse. I made the bread board from a piece of balsa and a jewelry finding that looks just like a knife. The rolling pin is made from two different sizes of wooden dowels. <br />
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The hurricane lamp on the upstairs side table (another piece of hickory and some dowels) is made from a bead and a piece of plastic tubing that came from a drinking straw or a pen or something.<br />
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The yarn rugs are one of the first things I ever made. It's just a piece of card stock cut into a circle or oval with some yarn glued around it.<br />
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The beds were made with foam and cardboard and dressed with quilts that were printed from <a href="http://www.printmini.com/printables/p1.shtml">Jim's Printable Minis</a>--a source I use again and again. The pillows are just batting and cloth with the seams hot glued together.<br />
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Some fabric scraps hang at the windows and there's a sweet little needlepoint (printie) picture that says Home Sweet Home.<br />
<br />Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-47515280375936103022012-11-02T18:47:00.000-07:002012-11-02T18:47:19.687-07:00Log Cabin Dollhouse<br />
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I have always wanted to live in a log cabin! I made this log cabin dollhouse from scratch a few years ago. I got the tutorial from the <a href="http://blog.treefeathers.com/2008/06/build-your-own-log-cabin.html">Tree Feathers Blog</a>. <span id="goog_753088079"></span><span id="goog_753088080"></span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a> It has full instructions and drawings on how to build a cabin from half round molding. I wanted to have a great room and a sleeping loft (like Little House on the Prairie) so I did change the measurements a little. (Can't leave well enough alone, you know.) As I recall, I wanted something very small and light because I was tired of dealing with the giant 3 story Cherrydale. (Must've been before my husband built the lazy susan table.) The logs were glued together flat side down then when dry, the walls went together Lincoln Log style. Then they were attached upright to a smooth very thin plywood bottom. I used caulk to fill in between for chinking. Everything got stained with cherry Minwax. The roof and the upstairs floor had to be reinforced with balsa wood molding and all the roof seams were hidden by the shingles which also got a coat of stain. For someone with poor spacial skills, I think it came out pretty nice!<br />
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It cost about $50 dollars to build. Here is the supply list:<br />
Half round molding<br />
Carpenter's wood glue<br />
Minwax stain<br />
2 tubes of white caulk ( I am messy with caulk!)<br />
Pack of Skinny sticks<br />
Pack of balsa wood dowels<br />
Luan Plywood veneer<br />
Dollhouse wood shingles ( probably had some of these leftover, and did not figure into the price. I usually wait until I have a 50% off coupon before I buy them--the price is ridiculous!)<br />
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After the construction was finished, I set to work on the chimney, fireplace and wishing well which were all made from cardboard, caulk and egg carton stones. The chimney and fireplace still aren't attached. I wanted to be able to change them around if I wanted.<br />
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I also wanted to have a moving door which was a bit of a challenge because I'd never done anything like it before! The door is made of wood (Lord knows how I got it to fit!) with skinny sticks glued on top to make the wood pattern. I used short pieces of a paper clip to make the pins that the door turns on. They were just jammed into a small hole in the top and bottom of the door that I made by hand. A drill bit would have been way too big!<br />
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More next time on the inside of the log cabin!Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-37941583758840646092012-10-31T17:21:00.000-07:002012-10-31T17:21:44.848-07:00Trick or Treat!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-33394791435618507922012-10-28T19:19:00.001-07:002012-10-28T19:19:10.844-07:00Making Trees<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few years ago I wanted to change my landscape for the fall so I came up with this very cheap idea for making them. I just so happened to find miniature wire leaf garland at Dollar Tree and it came in green, red, and orange in an oak, maple, and a regular oblong leaf pattern. (Of course, I bought them all.) I got some sticks from my yard to use for the tree trunks and hot glued them to some plywood squares I had in my scrap wood drawer. Added a little moss, then twisted the wire around the branches. Voila! A green tree for summer and a red tree for fall. For winter, I put a little batting on the base and leave the tree bare. <br />
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<br />Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-80898547900894243762012-10-18T09:52:00.002-07:002012-10-18T10:18:00.778-07:00Rapunzel, Rapunzel...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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All I need now is a prince! I am considering hair extensions!Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-55113517608084944602012-10-14T16:40:00.001-07:002012-10-14T16:40:17.376-07:00Rapunzel's Bedroom<br />
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The fireplace is made entirely of scrap wood and caulk. The fireplace surround came from some wooden valances that I tore out of the Williamsburg dollhouse during that remodel. I just shoved it against the round wall and glued it in, covered it with caulk and topped with a piece of stained balsa wood for the mantle. I had to cut it rounded on one side, of course. The kettle came from my daughter's Playmobile Nativity set.<br />
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The Michael's hutch was a lot of fun to decorate. It was rubbed with some midnight blue paint and sanded to look old and yucky. There are various dried herbs, bottles of potions made from beads, a scroll, a book of magic spells, a crystal ball made from a button and a clear marble, the infamous skull, a basket of poison apples, a mortar and pestle made with a suction cup and a bone from the skelton, and a specimen jar that is marked "Abnormal Brain-Do not use!" (A little nod to "Young Frankenstein"--thanks for the giggle, Mel Brooks.) Inside is a brain I made from pink Sculpey clay.<br />
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The chair was a leftover from the furniture kit that came with the Williamsburg house. #1 Rule in dollhouses: NEVER THROW ANYTHING AWAY! The broom (for flying or just cleaning up the kitchen) was easily made from some raffia, thread, and a wooden dowel. Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-13060843286405973162012-01-05T11:48:00.000-08:002012-10-26T18:48:41.472-07:00Christmas 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These darn lights! Every year they're a tangled mess!</td></tr>
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On a whim, I found a tutorial on how to make a Thanksgiving dinner. Check it out at www.mysmallobsession.com. It was super easy and fast! It sure looked funny in the oven.<br />
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Ha ha, just kidding! I made it for the dollhouse.</td></tr>
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Mmmm. Looks good!</td></tr>
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Now the dollies have their very own turkey dinner!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Time to carve! They also have a delicious looking pumpkin pie for dessert.</td></tr>
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Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-39779310971289651312011-11-07T09:35:00.000-08:002011-11-07T09:35:07.779-08:00Just built!This is a professional dollhouse building project I did for a client. It's the Apple Blossom by Walmer which is very similar to the Cherrydale that I own. The first floor was partially built so I completed the building and completely finished the inside to the owners specifications. Here it is! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Michael's hutch BEFORE</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pie safe AFTER</td></tr>
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Here are pictures of a Michael's Hutch that I made into an antique pie safe. I entered it in a Trash to Treasure Hutch contest on my Yahoo group. Everything is made from stuff laying around. I staged it to look like a picture of a real pie safe I saw online. I hope I win!Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-12049322652771368062011-10-08T18:33:00.000-07:002011-10-08T18:33:25.391-07:00Just Sold!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A true 70's dollhouse by Skil-craft, no longer in business<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needs some freshening up on the outside and the door needs to be built</td></tr>
</tbody></table>I just sold this Williamsburg Dollhouse today. Hope the new owners enjoy it! This was a Freecycle item I got this spring that was already built. Here are the before pictures.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yfpmup5t-cPlsWttpavb-w2VuaTuWk9f1pMVfySl9G1IX4EdY8Mc7cSDWXWP-V5BxgVqdopxPTsGyUFKuejwfmcjDIrrB8JtJWwfroQcWjUsYClOdCPTvhb1EVw4SoJ-ATlwtllpbM0/s1600/DSC_0064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yfpmup5t-cPlsWttpavb-w2VuaTuWk9f1pMVfySl9G1IX4EdY8Mc7cSDWXWP-V5BxgVqdopxPTsGyUFKuejwfmcjDIrrB8JtJWwfroQcWjUsYClOdCPTvhb1EVw4SoJ-ATlwtllpbM0/s320/DSC_0064.JPG" width="320" /></a> All of the furniture was included in this kit, so everything had to be built. There is real tile in the kitchen. As you can see, there was a lot of old contact paper that needed to be removed.<br />
Here are the after pictures of the house with fresh paint, new wallpaper, curtains, all handmade furniture, and carpeting and floors installed.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen with "stainless steel" appliances, hanging cabinet and eat in dining space, living room with the couch I made from Jennifer's tutorial, bathroom has a condiment cup in the vanity sink (all the molded plastic pieces that originally came with the kit were missing...bummer), a shell for the toilet bowl, and a Victorian style tub made from a detergent scoop, added a plant to the planter in the hall, added fabric, foam and pillows for the beds, kids play room upstairs has a play table, toy box and rocking horse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah, much better!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-86280206846077624652011-07-06T16:51:00.000-07:002011-07-06T16:58:26.645-07:00Happy 4th!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQsvSEPX48hjXQwrOZkVHdTvhC0ofituqT8y3xen6z5q90MpN6TXE4EJjnlUx_iBnjcbE7whhVGPqab-aPnpUUKfZSO3RemmODHg884Z9hpMhYAol8UFh_Rsy77YJLNmrwRJ9R-kHAK8/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOQsvSEPX48hjXQwrOZkVHdTvhC0ofituqT8y3xen6z5q90MpN6TXE4EJjnlUx_iBnjcbE7whhVGPqab-aPnpUUKfZSO3RemmODHg884Z9hpMhYAol8UFh_Rsy77YJLNmrwRJ9R-kHAK8/s640/DSC_0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPDzSXHDlD9NYQohj9ZFfMWv452wIdGFtnpq9Kq1znHGI9e3sqg5rv2v2s2W7wHdCISTcfpVdrxRJuOZQJR6sPue7yECv6cw9FFyr83AgFlolPtLhjzEomh9wUKi9ib5mWT1FpmiX9fo/s1600/dollswsparklers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPDzSXHDlD9NYQohj9ZFfMWv452wIdGFtnpq9Kq1znHGI9e3sqg5rv2v2s2W7wHdCISTcfpVdrxRJuOZQJR6sPue7yECv6cw9FFyr83AgFlolPtLhjzEomh9wUKi9ib5mWT1FpmiX9fo/s640/dollswsparklers.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>Happy 4th of July from Gretel and Vivien! As you can see, they had a fine barbecue on their new grill and even had sparklers on the sidewalk! (Thanks to a little Photoshop magic...) Life is good in the dollhouse!Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-49057220346823656242011-05-06T13:27:00.000-07:002011-05-06T13:27:59.997-07:00Summer GardenI have been wanting to make a summer vegetable garden for the dollhouse for some time. I don't know why I get inspired and crank out several projects at once after weeks of doing nothing. Tutorial as follows:<br />
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Get a scrap piece of wood or cardboard. I used a 4 inch by 4 inch square that was unused from a previous dollhouse assembly. It had a tab on it that I cut off and sanded. Cardboard would probably be just as good.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought a couple of these packs of small aquarium plants to use for the foliage. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This plant looks perfect for a stalk of corn. I glued a little raffia to the top.</td></tr>
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Here is the progress on Rapunzel's tower. I finished the interior. Added shutters and a vinyl "wood" floor for the bedroom and also made a sweet little bed for her. Finished the "stone" floor in the downstairs, but I am at a loss as to what to put in there. A huge door? A mammoth fireplace? A cabinet with herbs? A table? Everything I've tried looks wrong. I've never been stuck on a project like this before!Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-45496522594185530472010-08-27T12:33:00.000-07:002012-10-18T10:11:42.468-07:00Things are coming along<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You need to paint a lighter color first for the grout lines then the darker color for the individual bricks. I used a marbleizing technique with black, white, and dark gray to get the<br /> look of stone.</td></tr>
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I decided to go with what I know and forgo the fancy spray paints. I am covering the castle with egg carton bricks and grouting with caulk. Caulk is messy, but it adds nice texture for the stone blocks. I used the same technique (I don't know if you can call it that) on a fireplace, chimney, and wishing well for my from scratch log cabin I built. Can't wait to paint. That's when the magic begins.Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-88784914126081582432010-08-10T14:36:00.000-07:002011-05-01T15:24:11.067-07:00Day 2 of construction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudHN8N95jYHN8mSNQLLpQfDDhuehc916b4gOL-FA_UEnklwtRngN4o532I-_h7BUBJdl4XAL50Iakya3-JgoTvJp7BwJO6uvGK4YksKLQWoqw1m4L2wxusUIIIDCoAh0UVDDnVu-zn5Y/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhudHN8N95jYHN8mSNQLLpQfDDhuehc916b4gOL-FA_UEnklwtRngN4o532I-_h7BUBJdl4XAL50Iakya3-JgoTvJp7BwJO6uvGK4YksKLQWoqw1m4L2wxusUIIIDCoAh0UVDDnVu-zn5Y/s320/DSC_0006.JPG" width="212" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Added the 2nd floor today. Started cutting out "blocks" from egg cartons. Went to Wal-Mart to get more foam board and (impulse buy) Fleck Stone Rustoleum spray paint. I'm still not sure if I'll use it or just paint the blocks with craft paint. Now that the floor is in, I can measure and cut out the window. Must check to see if I have any wood scraps for shutters.Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7133676469024263689.post-26747776199544599902010-08-09T19:48:00.000-07:002012-10-18T10:02:20.844-07:00Rapunzel's Tower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If I was a normal person (which perhaps by now you have figured out that I'm a bit cracked), I would have probably put this doll in the Goodwill or garage sale pile. But something about her sad and forlorn little face made me want to build her a tower. She is very close to 1:12 inch scale, so I thought maybe I could do it. I have been researching on the internet for a long time and finally came up with the plan. Lucky for me, according to the story it is a tower with no door and no stairs. I will make her a lovely bedroom with the infamous window, a cushy bed, some reading materials, maybe a mirror and a brush, and I'm thinking a cat for company. (I will probably just buy one not make one!) Downstairs will be the kitchen with a table and hutch complete with herbs just like the one that gave her her name. She will have to teleport herself down there since there will be no stairs, but this is fantasy, right? Anyway, construction has begun! The Quik-Tube has been purchased and I overcame my fear of the jig saw today by cutting out the back and the merlons on the top. It has been primed inside and out and floor and ceiling installed. The 2nd story floor is being a real pain, though. Back to the drawing board for that. I am still deciding how to finish the outside: either with egg carton blocks or with colored grout like the tutorial I just saw. I guess I will decide when I decide.Jill Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09551543661011499509noreply@blogger.com1