tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29424658848414210152024-03-05T10:47:11.553-03:30So Mini ProjectsMy mini projects under construction!Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.comBlogger194125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-36973142244351492562023-06-11T09:19:00.000-02:302023-06-11T09:19:04.710-02:3013 Years Ago Today<p> I know I've been a very dilinquent blogger, but something lead me to my own blog today. I discovered that my first post was 13 years ago today. At the time I thought I was alone in my miniature world here in Newfoundland, but the blog opened me up to many more miniaturist across the world. I've only found a couple of miniaturist here in Newfoundland, but I've been fortunate to meet and connect with many across the world since then. If you want to look at my first post, you can find it <a href="https://sominiprojects.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-first-post.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>At that time the garden shed looked like this..</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7FzpcQ1xHbzwv_9olmWy7wlEaF9L-SqVxU_Ud_99XaJajP9O-Dl6NZzTushK3b5gVToexHmEdjmIldGrfQFfN9hLlbKrxL1QA2CWcaE7oTCSxmBfs1QJg-RPDoWb7Vs-hEqSnYZb8COCdyrv1nFiVOUZUiVwZOiRbwMjD5WqMVihyg08h-nTnV2CMQ/s1024/SDC11157.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7FzpcQ1xHbzwv_9olmWy7wlEaF9L-SqVxU_Ud_99XaJajP9O-Dl6NZzTushK3b5gVToexHmEdjmIldGrfQFfN9hLlbKrxL1QA2CWcaE7oTCSxmBfs1QJg-RPDoWb7Vs-hEqSnYZb8COCdyrv1nFiVOUZUiVwZOiRbwMjD5WqMVihyg08h-nTnV2CMQ/s320/SDC11157.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Eventually it got completed to look like this...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJr_uU4wpvw74I0dra9SPfqmwdy2Meiz8TWnTBnignfFI1h2tyag4k5nBXdcbOrs18LyJM5WxxSmjSOQIJaEPmujyUYkA-MH8ZtKS_Tyik4kJqgmDIyT5dLkXxh2mlUAuNCOTWeKyZxni1f6chh-VGWzZ2_FcZArIF0dO96bJq1d0C8cR9QKCsITYkw/s2048/IMG_8288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJr_uU4wpvw74I0dra9SPfqmwdy2Meiz8TWnTBnignfFI1h2tyag4k5nBXdcbOrs18LyJM5WxxSmjSOQIJaEPmujyUYkA-MH8ZtKS_Tyik4kJqgmDIyT5dLkXxh2mlUAuNCOTWeKyZxni1f6chh-VGWzZ2_FcZArIF0dO96bJq1d0C8cR9QKCsITYkw/s320/IMG_8288.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There have been many projects since that day. I'm still making miniatures everyday and posting on Instagram every day, but unfortunately time has not allowed me to write a post regularly, which I am sorry.</div><p>Here are a few images of what I'm been working on over the past few months in my Create Year Long Challenge. I'm renovating my first miniature house, the one that started it all.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hrhg8WYzBp0Kf1fOZj7elIJVWHrH0ovttA6idBlNRpNRM4emXaceJV-bYS7f2Yq_erCYV0ZibK-s__n8mxpJ7CMehVnpTnYKzbev5ujo1ChqW_-ubDyAXMLNB4TAC-dhzD4iXlnuN9ht4hR1QioOIzMei8U6TOXxt_XrdzU_UdGJWdYjpQLcDYxeOQ/s4032/IMG_2792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9hrhg8WYzBp0Kf1fOZj7elIJVWHrH0ovttA6idBlNRpNRM4emXaceJV-bYS7f2Yq_erCYV0ZibK-s__n8mxpJ7CMehVnpTnYKzbev5ujo1ChqW_-ubDyAXMLNB4TAC-dhzD4iXlnuN9ht4hR1QioOIzMei8U6TOXxt_XrdzU_UdGJWdYjpQLcDYxeOQ/s320/IMG_2792.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicwIX3eKS8Rm22DgCRbHpAxWC9pLI7viLpWJWnhK8i1_4qOSyS92rVm19wUjH34wXIipMnFiaiWin8TIU5DCpInKNgschfn9CxBcDUZk7xAADp1lLP1PYbJkTFDUQr1JUhaw00b_iU6S8gQSmwuOpiNyX7QnuxkkDE4DkYZ5P0rrqiZ85OubF6orjATw/s4032/IMG_2757.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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For the 1/12th scale house my schedule was to do the following</p><p><b><u>Week 1: Repair the siding</u></b></p><p><b><u>Week 2: Paint the siding where required.</u></b></p><p>So was I able to accomplish those first two week goals? Will I put my head project manager, Linfield on the task and he did oversee the replacement of the siding.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfxiW_RW13TCnV-pS17tC7SD5I-NnqRuxrZkTEzoT6IuQqLlE3vXd08IT6RfTgapzJRy2W-AglgCjbEwl7mBKC5h4spq0zL--bx_Zdf-BCuGDnBHNBzq8Ax1-LOKaRbk0iFhegRFcMA5PgYOM4JZMZ4QEyktNMRUHQfFVu4bkXywbGmhe82tdbM7woQ/s4032/IMG_2382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSfxiW_RW13TCnV-pS17tC7SD5I-NnqRuxrZkTEzoT6IuQqLlE3vXd08IT6RfTgapzJRy2W-AglgCjbEwl7mBKC5h4spq0zL--bx_Zdf-BCuGDnBHNBzq8Ax1-LOKaRbk0iFhegRFcMA5PgYOM4JZMZ4QEyktNMRUHQfFVu4bkXywbGmhe82tdbM7woQ/s320/IMG_2382.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K91GiW7DcYJrWYJBbjdW5nL-_4k7dUjp4Cre8JPh45YjMIeqA0AZWe8ICzxg5jdQbWV6_0eKLAhfQl5TcTiMIqYy7LmeWhqW-L8V3Yi1-v1EM9CTNaFH5rc7QjaYtSCkjRh_uUmtv-jTbJ-pAMZkOcerWSlz5mj64lE666Y8ggUNUVml-sCyYt1rvQ/s4032/IMG_2391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The paint used on the house is Old Sturbridge Village's Townhouse Ivory. It was an oil based paint that is now a 30 year old plus can of paint. Believe it or not I was able to shake and stir the can of paint. But I have yet to apply the paint. Being oil based, I'm hoping to be able to do it on a day when I can open a window and ventilate the room, which I haven't had in January so far!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Over the years the siding has shifted so you can see every panel. I don't plan to remove it now, it was applied with contact cement. I think I will add vines and ivys to conceal some of these panel joins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I was not able to accomplish week two's paint project, I looked at future weeks to get ahead of the game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><u>Week 3:- Add foam base, walkway, flower beds & grass.</u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well I have added the foam base on the front, added the walkway (yet to be painted), some of the grass on the front and painted the flower bed, just so you didn't see white through the bushes and flowers when I add them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My steps are a preformed piece I purchased from miniatures.com, I cut the grass panel and put in place, leaving space for the flower bed and fence and street ahead. Then I laid the cobblestone walkway using egg carton pieces. When I placed the steps back in place, of course I had mismeasured and the walkway was over to far by about 1/4". I made the decision to move the house, which only took a slight cut in the foam base to accommodate this move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrlepHE1jeH4_MpRi395cR9ehYY46yOK7mU6Hbf_CJ1JNekQzfI_fMgvN7hcV_0pBfpU8_qk4EsZugMnzQvFv3JAw4CuA9WJR37Ma29X1zrg6nIZneqApVPjbocPqqcxUHwefW0WjysIIV-4GsjLZgTFUeoVaX6fncytBhqBB_BgS0lP3ZnrHwDVnqA/s4032/IMG_2423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrlepHE1jeH4_MpRi395cR9ehYY46yOK7mU6Hbf_CJ1JNekQzfI_fMgvN7hcV_0pBfpU8_qk4EsZugMnzQvFv3JAw4CuA9WJR37Ma29X1zrg6nIZneqApVPjbocPqqcxUHwefW0WjysIIV-4GsjLZgTFUeoVaX6fncytBhqBB_BgS0lP3ZnrHwDVnqA/s320/IMG_2423.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now everything looks much better. Linfield is inspecting the work again. I'm waiting for the glue to dry so I can paint and add ground cover between the cobblestones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUNViWjWFLJnuKwRLLLJyQK3YITkmCkmVy5xIcJvlETrQIZx9DNVkkZYYieOccChmRRZpBUpxkaD1Hjc6jDVFA9TWhm_hwgcn93o_XKH6PxVwFYGWSmn8-OxBSR-ETyOHmZ6gLQmW4GpHsLQmRosqeWL9bBI5nP9jSq1txNBxX1JCyQDKEcXH2HQxIA/s4032/IMG_2424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUNViWjWFLJnuKwRLLLJyQK3YITkmCkmVy5xIcJvlETrQIZx9DNVkkZYYieOccChmRRZpBUpxkaD1Hjc6jDVFA9TWhm_hwgcn93o_XKH6PxVwFYGWSmn8-OxBSR-ETyOHmZ6gLQmW4GpHsLQmRosqeWL9bBI5nP9jSq1txNBxX1JCyQDKEcXH2HQxIA/s320/IMG_2424.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsMkUIW0APLDeHDr7-vm5i7w1iCJL9nQl7x_jnK1gaeBH2BJAsJtTyxW90JsNKZv4Xvv2bQsmuysZ-uIiAJ1T0iRco4sCxcJLIHbRNOB5ozwSwKmS55meXVncBLCe9-hBLq1QxCBUdjWf2y4jKuafXoEbNL4nr31ana5Nvnr5kKQjb0aQcOjD3cuguQ/s4032/IMG_2425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsMkUIW0APLDeHDr7-vm5i7w1iCJL9nQl7x_jnK1gaeBH2BJAsJtTyxW90JsNKZv4Xvv2bQsmuysZ-uIiAJ1T0iRco4sCxcJLIHbRNOB5ozwSwKmS55meXVncBLCe9-hBLq1QxCBUdjWf2y4jKuafXoEbNL4nr31ana5Nvnr5kKQjb0aQcOjD3cuguQ/s320/IMG_2425.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The foam panels had to be joined and although I butted two factory cut edges, there is still a gap. So I filled it with drywall patch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZ75ApQZF1ISD7vaN_vDFtQWaUdfcNPh0EXOLyZePyZarVwIaiD0B44By-B3bA8NuPIj_ADjTikTVGXQOT2a6kW1dgdXo5afW3uo1gZUZ6LcfCDvO7ItPuQcOTkpHXC9YV0Esg1Jkpqn7aKc_Ix69bYvg2qk4N_k2CBXoxhLjmYRVVNC1d0WUCKXbBA/s4032/IMG_2426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSZ75ApQZF1ISD7vaN_vDFtQWaUdfcNPh0EXOLyZePyZarVwIaiD0B44By-B3bA8NuPIj_ADjTikTVGXQOT2a6kW1dgdXo5afW3uo1gZUZ6LcfCDvO7ItPuQcOTkpHXC9YV0Esg1Jkpqn7aKc_Ix69bYvg2qk4N_k2CBXoxhLjmYRVVNC1d0WUCKXbBA/s320/IMG_2426.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a lightweight quick dry patch. Linfield again is inspecting the work. I may need to add a second coat once this dries. Then I'll be able to add the next grass panel. I plan to spray an adhesive on the grass and sprinkle some loose grass ground cover to give the lawn some inconsistency and hide any joins.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5a8ck0019tcwC7dEttQ5Wl4iZ_-tZXYnjvGnBULEZd89_w2WJH1PLpHN5tomueXHNuQYKBz5epk4sJ1b4aqn9fAUxLnSFCdqkwX6TKyL2CQv6KbSkFFMQZuLLb-Nu81npqXgZBlo16yOBVxOcaBVvo52ALgLMjysP5mlR_Drq6bnueZLpFQA1F1o2g/s4032/IMG_2427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd5a8ck0019tcwC7dEttQ5Wl4iZ_-tZXYnjvGnBULEZd89_w2WJH1PLpHN5tomueXHNuQYKBz5epk4sJ1b4aqn9fAUxLnSFCdqkwX6TKyL2CQv6KbSkFFMQZuLLb-Nu81npqXgZBlo16yOBVxOcaBVvo52ALgLMjysP5mlR_Drq6bnueZLpFQA1F1o2g/s320/IMG_2427.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So right now I feel I'm a little ahead my 12th scale house schedule so I'm very pleased with the progress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also worked on Red Hook Wharf the past two weeks. But more about that in the next post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-54776494193669707152023-01-01T23:50:00.001-03:302023-01-01T23:50:51.030-03:30Happy New Year and Plans for 2023<p> Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone had a great holiday season.</p><p>I'm actively involved with NAME, the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts, and their online version, Create Miniatures. I help them with their social media and participate in their online meetings. For those who don't have a miniature club close to you, I'd highly recommend their online group MCC, Miniature Cyber Club. You can check out more on both organizations at</p><p><a href="https://miniatures.org/">Home | National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts (miniatures.org)</a></p><p><a href="https://create.miniatures.org/">Home | Create.Miniatures.org</a></p><p>Also their Instagram page is </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nameminis/">NAME (@nameminis) • Instagram photos and videos</a></p><p>They also have a private Facebook group, which miniaturist can join.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/291500559776">(1) National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts (NAME) | Facebook</a></p><p>What I enjoy most about the group is their projects and challenges that members can participate in, hence my plans for 2023 and this post!</p><p>This year's challenge is a year long challenge. You have to pick one large project that you've bought and even started, <u><b>but never finished.</b></u> If the project isn't large enough for an entire year you can pick a couple of projects.</p><p>Me being the ever ambitious person have decided to do one large yearly project and four quarterly projects!! To ensure I'll meet the challenge I've mapped out my weekly schedule! Okay yes I'm a little OCD as well. Well I finish it, one never knows, but I'm going to try and I hope you follow along with me.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3NAzZqBnLnxrZKnsyj6ssm_-QuMmcmJIxOGkk3KCD-H06h1KABFR_AkyUyJyF_qWe_thWpeKNWfCa4mYPQDQhEUdzmHXP8yhgi7OkV_mIN-DBdh75bDd7IBvs-Pn_lUgdCX5nNTGJhi0NWcBdt9EQntGvtufMG6Bp5iQGUdfEdIv6CKN22qqpGVOxQ/s4032/IMG_2315.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3NAzZqBnLnxrZKnsyj6ssm_-QuMmcmJIxOGkk3KCD-H06h1KABFR_AkyUyJyF_qWe_thWpeKNWfCa4mYPQDQhEUdzmHXP8yhgi7OkV_mIN-DBdh75bDd7IBvs-Pn_lUgdCX5nNTGJhi0NWcBdt9EQntGvtufMG6Bp5iQGUdfEdIv6CKN22qqpGVOxQ/s320/IMG_2315.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The year long project is my 1/12th scale house. It's a 35 year old house that I completely finished back when I first got it. I worked alone, but not knowing that there were like minded people who shared the same hobby and not having a good idea about good workmanship, I built it the best that I could.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZYzIMhEai9wTORLuV9lLh6qnBs6El77kBF4G_u9Ch3VTRrqrF18GELzKhl7iqjkJoQBRONwhj6PsEovYjpZwr2xepIins1NNyA_g-bu9rIED_4Me2ViYUrbEub6Bna7ureU7Deop-LG6_N9GxfkMONnkcu6lirrw7BVg-msTzQNeH88ZZcKFikPsnQ/s4032/95D4A184-7AC8-477B-8F50-52CA4BC760A8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZYzIMhEai9wTORLuV9lLh6qnBs6El77kBF4G_u9Ch3VTRrqrF18GELzKhl7iqjkJoQBRONwhj6PsEovYjpZwr2xepIins1NNyA_g-bu9rIED_4Me2ViYUrbEub6Bna7ureU7Deop-LG6_N9GxfkMONnkcu6lirrw7BVg-msTzQNeH88ZZcKFikPsnQ/s320/95D4A184-7AC8-477B-8F50-52CA4BC760A8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>About 25 years ago I met Peter Dawson, a former architectural model builder, who was living in my city, but retiring and moving to BC. He was unloading years of miniature magazines and books and had been given my name by a local shop. I got lots of magazines and books from him, but more importantly I got a first hand picture of good quality built miniatures. I came home ready to tear apart my house and start again. I did tear it apart, but the retrofit never did get completely done.</p><p>So my year long challenge is to complete the retrofit that started 25 years ago!!</p><p>My quarterly challenge is to finish Red Hook Wharf. A marine scene I started this past April in HO scale. It's almost finished. Just need to complete the landscaping on shore and add accessories and the water feature with boats.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5zyHFyrxY_8ZsNJlbCzeEIhfnhAT5QNqPRZXyx9Ua_FNZ9pWuSNJn-5sI8rChaW7snCPxFjEVNvCSG5YyBZcpqaXOdicTk_a1pFlu2F97eZtr7mflbVTkRhgQ5u2aC0JrU84456jPS3ns0pN3thWS2EXBcmncdFRaioGIxq-im0GuWhIc9DrK0tqxQ/s4032/632FE1F6-E2F2-49A2-B552-C68F4D9FB9FA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5zyHFyrxY_8ZsNJlbCzeEIhfnhAT5QNqPRZXyx9Ua_FNZ9pWuSNJn-5sI8rChaW7snCPxFjEVNvCSG5YyBZcpqaXOdicTk_a1pFlu2F97eZtr7mflbVTkRhgQ5u2aC0JrU84456jPS3ns0pN3thWS2EXBcmncdFRaioGIxq-im0GuWhIc9DrK0tqxQ/s320/632FE1F6-E2F2-49A2-B552-C68F4D9FB9FA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">So I hope you follow along with me over the coming year and force me to meet my goals.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Happy New Year to all of you!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Until the next time...</p><p style="text-align: left;">Wanda</p><p style="text-align: right;"><br /></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-28857528408580049592022-12-30T15:56:00.000-03:302022-12-30T15:56:43.839-03:30The End of a Year and the Beginning of a New One<p>It's been an interesting year with my minis. I got a lot completed but as usual I have a lot of unfinished projects. I started my first HO Scale project which I've been sharing on Instagram, but have yet to share here in the blog. It's 95% completed. Living on an island where the fishery is such a big part of the culture, I've always wanted to do a marine miniature scene. Here's a peak at what I worked on this year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0A1FZdBbsreHVSKj-HCFQ5lhGmJFEeNYk7IVwc-EJxkf2CsQHKPZbx2W116LdBXEvlV0L5Qp_LZCYNwNntpCgGj5g0Nzls8UblYO41e5_bJJHWW3eT82E75WRwluu7uXtNnKfz8k-scsWrSv-o9F3_7Hjn7KpAQ_ubMe4tXPG_wZD_Ae0UMrQtX8Wg/s1800/6258F390-763B-4A50-AB99-462BDCED628D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg0A1FZdBbsreHVSKj-HCFQ5lhGmJFEeNYk7IVwc-EJxkf2CsQHKPZbx2W116LdBXEvlV0L5Qp_LZCYNwNntpCgGj5g0Nzls8UblYO41e5_bJJHWW3eT82E75WRwluu7uXtNnKfz8k-scsWrSv-o9F3_7Hjn7KpAQ_ubMe4tXPG_wZD_Ae0UMrQtX8Wg/s320/6258F390-763B-4A50-AB99-462BDCED628D.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><p>I've also completed a Debbie Young Book Nook called Splintered Fairy Tales and I've started Whitledge-Burgess' French Country Kitchen, but didn't complete it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But do you really ever complete a miniature project. Do you see things down the road that you should add this accessory or this piece of furniture to an already completed project?</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhCmK0VVxqWa7wUF3nhlz3Wq8LUXHG6cIXDjT7ZJ8XxxP_7smru7rUEWuRCoa1f6_l8kh4doS4AxjGF9AtVB3CiELLw9W1b-nGdbT83YCov4IrGflSFj0ZiM4e9z18WCrEwounkdRaAfYD0o7Y5GGncavL6w-Z71KT4KlRO5igNZKViKNeAOydAFLIw/s4032/IMG_1561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJhCmK0VVxqWa7wUF3nhlz3Wq8LUXHG6cIXDjT7ZJ8XxxP_7smru7rUEWuRCoa1f6_l8kh4doS4AxjGF9AtVB3CiELLw9W1b-nGdbT83YCov4IrGflSFj0ZiM4e9z18WCrEwounkdRaAfYD0o7Y5GGncavL6w-Z71KT4KlRO5igNZKViKNeAOydAFLIw/s320/IMG_1561.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kVYyy82rMkQDPnZKwRQclFXN8qZCnjekgrL1czZBg7X0uNbxOyIQALkpde4Q9-OKAvtGGrt0q9hH0dolyp7cb4mtqsdZtz2j2K9vzkU7r54g0LLekAjhssF5HYclXxA8e4um4UmI0iaReYQJZsch-ggY5EKGiVdU5kPpRB_lHx5PgTPfRRixlV7wRQ/s4032/IMG_1569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY77Pax9GrxZd7vYePOW46AS_o3NluhPC6G16T-g7fk6gqhix3FSc2dY3MaTKtFcmmcrcRNhdfbTijAaqSBWJVR_Q0L9MX4Hg4Bzi_gSvBYuPerAvcNzfb6ZhDR_O2y7CmtSTIYVsWM59ujK8twUdACTLhh5BZi4RzJPXFT3vEm7c2dCJ85aQBViK-wA/s320/IMG_0499.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p><p>So to remain organized in 2023 I'm following along with NAME's Create 2023 Challenge, which is to pick a large unfinished project and complete it. You're required to send a picture of how it looks today and then send in quarterly pictures of your progress. I'm taking it a step further and picking four additional unfinished projects and having four quarterly challenges, that are smaller projects.</p><p>My organized self has mapped out each week's tasks to ensure I complete the entire five projects. I may completely miss out on this one, but if I don't set goals, I don't get it done. Follow along with me both here and on Instagram and see if I meet my goals!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5hj43RceVnUFn8dW0cqsq2mOecUzrt6Tvaa9_CMUOMMmXG7Gat4IR8VujHLQc-Pj0lN0QSS9GHGB2NAYvNLdzoSzoGiao_HDpPc1uur2LVhQsew0nylsqrAbF7044l7lIRImg8m_KajwUvN0kVyTXmXb9iw5rCceiItcCiGcIpwfn5-_OKmtSaiSFw/s640/image0%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5hj43RceVnUFn8dW0cqsq2mOecUzrt6Tvaa9_CMUOMMmXG7Gat4IR8VujHLQc-Pj0lN0QSS9GHGB2NAYvNLdzoSzoGiao_HDpPc1uur2LVhQsew0nylsqrAbF7044l7lIRImg8m_KajwUvN0kVyTXmXb9iw5rCceiItcCiGcIpwfn5-_OKmtSaiSFw/s320/image0%20(1).jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy New Year to all of you as well. Hope your 2023 is the best year ever.</p><p>Wanda</p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-88615602410347972142022-11-20T11:38:00.007-03:302022-11-20T11:42:01.367-03:30The things we hold on to.....<p>One of the first miniature furniture pieces I built from scratch (using ready-made newel posts) was this Tudor inspired table. It was for a swap exchange at Camp Mini Ha Ha when we built a Tudor inspired castle roombox. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-52yhVOqzpSL0oI3ZQSjwtn-o1tlRij-nInoLDZ4CxKNu899FnwrarAZKqDxwLuQu5sTkqiSV8sxGg5i3m_Gcs8HCKA2Qg59Uyv0Qd4PoXZQbfl-9ScRmCZ0_AEgTqm738An0A-kOyMfSEkofSDlEHBX_6JjhZR3dFDE5ac_dJRQcEjwPWH2lhqgyeg/s1024/Photo%20Sep%2019,%205%2017%2041%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-52yhVOqzpSL0oI3ZQSjwtn-o1tlRij-nInoLDZ4CxKNu899FnwrarAZKqDxwLuQu5sTkqiSV8sxGg5i3m_Gcs8HCKA2Qg59Uyv0Qd4PoXZQbfl-9ScRmCZ0_AEgTqm738An0A-kOyMfSEkofSDlEHBX_6JjhZR3dFDE5ac_dJRQcEjwPWH2lhqgyeg/s320/Photo%20Sep%2019,%205%2017%2041%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I cut a section from each newel posts for the legs and using basswood strips I built the bracing and table top. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNqzGHK_p-20YNoCmwuQJ9BKIa4KCAP6fEGqMEvLYE8Ml7vBRVpU46C1JB3OGryJN9yQWiMYH0exujOjKPA89HpSUiWGwmBDsRdYH0VqQC0XM323qmsUxuLzJR_dVKwg7wBvfQVWSOvJbKp-AF_HXIdQs18WZjBgO9YzNjM7wvHw3kZeU9LJ56K75Ow/s1024/ODIH1160.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNqzGHK_p-20YNoCmwuQJ9BKIa4KCAP6fEGqMEvLYE8Ml7vBRVpU46C1JB3OGryJN9yQWiMYH0exujOjKPA89HpSUiWGwmBDsRdYH0VqQC0XM323qmsUxuLzJR_dVKwg7wBvfQVWSOvJbKp-AF_HXIdQs18WZjBgO9YzNjM7wvHw3kZeU9LJ56K75Ow/s320/ODIH1160.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0sYKRDzzRNQlsT89H9fMUxpJcM27g-Wnqo8jIbtmsYgeNCiKSosn64bOxlI5mRaJ6ELWscUzRnk7BThQlKF6do4OLbT-6irpdWJrl_eVivEmXNUes0HsXdWt029f2rYaZMoxPxEetleGj0pOfCiJ3m5mK2hQJXsp2mPduSv8p2eiagG5HsZUx2Gx_Q/s1024/Photo%20Aug%2029,%2011%2022%2042%20AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM0sYKRDzzRNQlsT89H9fMUxpJcM27g-Wnqo8jIbtmsYgeNCiKSosn64bOxlI5mRaJ6ELWscUzRnk7BThQlKF6do4OLbT-6irpdWJrl_eVivEmXNUes0HsXdWt029f2rYaZMoxPxEetleGj0pOfCiJ3m5mK2hQJXsp2mPduSv8p2eiagG5HsZUx2Gx_Q/s320/Photo%20Aug%2029,%2011%2022%2042%20AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps5iH5pq8HoCFS6AL5U-PTd2PdOTyRxfZzWgM4iYP8TTUDwnn8Re6LW8VoCWn9hwNWDQSW-j8p4oSBUzhOJfI-qgW62m-9xOrrrrPPY3k1BIsYQlRl7tF0RUuQIt7VkPNs_bNTnoWWEFlOff8udTBjrR_9Q0JW7pEqVYpubB9_3gTuS1Ze4ews5pUJQ/s1024/Photo%20Aug%2029,%205%2006%2005%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjps5iH5pq8HoCFS6AL5U-PTd2PdOTyRxfZzWgM4iYP8TTUDwnn8Re6LW8VoCWn9hwNWDQSW-j8p4oSBUzhOJfI-qgW62m-9xOrrrrPPY3k1BIsYQlRl7tF0RUuQIt7VkPNs_bNTnoWWEFlOff8udTBjrR_9Q0JW7pEqVYpubB9_3gTuS1Ze4ews5pUJQ/s320/Photo%20Aug%2029,%205%2006%2005%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KSBlgSlFB4LPzSMAgBFdlN6EZHf8CQmdLTLUpOW13PYc35eO6VFcVxRHs5BTCygxJzWilJsSKf2xEQ8ywS7n1HAWnWxO7E74K4wRwK9Ax-LCWMhiVRrbIK_ErcBozm9fqZKtMIkV4BakfMMGeq5AFrcycJgWpS5Ttjy2HWLrmGh603XCBAA6zYX2mA/s1024/Photo%20Sep%2004,%2011%2014%2059%20AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KSBlgSlFB4LPzSMAgBFdlN6EZHf8CQmdLTLUpOW13PYc35eO6VFcVxRHs5BTCygxJzWilJsSKf2xEQ8ywS7n1HAWnWxO7E74K4wRwK9Ax-LCWMhiVRrbIK_ErcBozm9fqZKtMIkV4BakfMMGeq5AFrcycJgWpS5Ttjy2HWLrmGh603XCBAA6zYX2mA/s320/Photo%20Sep%2004,%2011%2014%2059%20AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I had to make five swap gifts. Funny thing is I never made a 6th one for myself! Hope the folks who got them found uses for them. </span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO8ukqJJNqS7uX9EhPZG53vcHd3VbRAVuBoejM_y7FFfrUtpXOuD1ionlIV6YmmtBxhw_0mcV3wHVmLZetIEkaqWUTRPTILhKC49u1velpBR-iqzeOIif7-WhINE3f1fZpv-my3J9dAX0Cz1IA4nFx19dYxR634qATEcOyAirWiGNR7L8rbO6-OaL-w/s1024/Photo%20Sep%2019,%205%2017%2053%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRO8ukqJJNqS7uX9EhPZG53vcHd3VbRAVuBoejM_y7FFfrUtpXOuD1ionlIV6YmmtBxhw_0mcV3wHVmLZetIEkaqWUTRPTILhKC49u1velpBR-iqzeOIif7-WhINE3f1fZpv-my3J9dAX0Cz1IA4nFx19dYxR634qATEcOyAirWiGNR7L8rbO6-OaL-w/s320/Photo%20Sep%2019,%205%2017%2053%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I love how I used my old History of Interior Design text box from college to weigh down the bases while the tabletops were drying. It's good to have a use for the old textbooks as well.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rF9MhIabcfksaQgWmo2I3XdbNDgZ2Vx_xigrdmRSLz9fDGzVbgNsfI1zA6vjIi70NZUuz6ew_k_P79WAVqtcjl3Z1-qSNwf4O3I11atWdlsNjMq2sVKReR99WPaIitg_fteIfxTxG-TLVBEy7BdA1libFUOlc0xd4d7ryib-rPOJ4-vgDn5tEhj12A/s1024/Photo%20Sep%2006,%209%2034%2004%20AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-rF9MhIabcfksaQgWmo2I3XdbNDgZ2Vx_xigrdmRSLz9fDGzVbgNsfI1zA6vjIi70NZUuz6ew_k_P79WAVqtcjl3Z1-qSNwf4O3I11atWdlsNjMq2sVKReR99WPaIitg_fteIfxTxG-TLVBEy7BdA1libFUOlc0xd4d7ryib-rPOJ4-vgDn5tEhj12A/s320/Photo%20Sep%2006,%209%2034%2004%20AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>Like every miniature model maker, I kept the leftover portions of the newel posts in a Ziplok bag, because you never know when you can use these leftover pieces in another project. Ten years later, I found the leftover pieces yesterday which inspired this post today. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczD0wK351K15WZj3c8sqqOEvqf4kStzs6i_0-ZaUNpMgSTagVTBRlaNMWvDE-tl5A0X6FXl9Kng29e09zFpYX4Mvi-QZSSl0hNeBfV-nn3wrSzXuga4USiSd_gZ34Q4_BJGX1_7k2-wMXi_0JV7Heti0JlfPrOwF1FdRhoE1EkZExlNQd-JDGrTb0-w/s1024/Photo%20Aug%2029,%2011%2023%2004%20AM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiczD0wK351K15WZj3c8sqqOEvqf4kStzs6i_0-ZaUNpMgSTagVTBRlaNMWvDE-tl5A0X6FXl9Kng29e09zFpYX4Mvi-QZSSl0hNeBfV-nn3wrSzXuga4USiSd_gZ34Q4_BJGX1_7k2-wMXi_0JV7Heti0JlfPrOwF1FdRhoE1EkZExlNQd-JDGrTb0-w/s320/Photo%20Aug%2029,%2011%2023%2004%20AM.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm sure we all have stories of things we kept because you never know when you'll use them. 😂😮😂 What's your story?</p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm sure if you scroll back through 10 years of my posts, you'll find the post where I originally made the table for the swap!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Until the next time....</p><p style="text-align: left;">Wanda</p><p style="text-align: left;">P.S. I never threw them out, you never know, I still might use them!</p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-11466015307755557612022-11-14T21:54:00.000-03:302022-11-14T21:54:06.136-03:30Pickett Hill - Craft Room<p>I thought I would share with you a little more of Pickett Hill. This time it's the craft room that is located on a mezzanine floor overlooking the living area. It has a lovely whimsical railing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCreQNLn-UXDeHqBkg9M97-b97gsLdja_iJldf6-thPPpivWHfKuzSgFHwXIr4mF49-gvaqr_P9NmqrMtirn9QHV873IojCQmfvcwn5umb_6B2DtJUkJCwYaxnUc4jNH6zJs4_enOZENEnh9ouZRRuUkoMqu2Rp7LSJsBqX64WaTRJyzBPXUAyvdtbA/s4032/IMG_1143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCreQNLn-UXDeHqBkg9M97-b97gsLdja_iJldf6-thPPpivWHfKuzSgFHwXIr4mF49-gvaqr_P9NmqrMtirn9QHV873IojCQmfvcwn5umb_6B2DtJUkJCwYaxnUc4jNH6zJs4_enOZENEnh9ouZRRuUkoMqu2Rp7LSJsBqX64WaTRJyzBPXUAyvdtbA/s320/IMG_1143.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUoN4HWojO0R3yyKl7c2Y2NPWis_xN2juAsI2M9DhbmfGtXhgxSUKYlSHjg9IRzeNyHfS5q29FuAcu-FedSLe88NNMYbchC6TFYd08HjBfXa8cwWTbCyIWR1Ml7j1x2FinWKY8N1mjqeCeQ7L950_SSwNgqJecNC5c71-cLM4Z7sQ6PJmdvWDvMNTaw/s4032/IMG_1170.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYUoN4HWojO0R3yyKl7c2Y2NPWis_xN2juAsI2M9DhbmfGtXhgxSUKYlSHjg9IRzeNyHfS5q29FuAcu-FedSLe88NNMYbchC6TFYd08HjBfXa8cwWTbCyIWR1Ml7j1x2FinWKY8N1mjqeCeQ7L950_SSwNgqJecNC5c71-cLM4Z7sQ6PJmdvWDvMNTaw/s320/IMG_1170.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It also has a lot of detail which in 1/48th scale can be challenging. You can see most of the accessories are smaller than the handle of the paint brush!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_U1xLw45KlYmDR7vR6szKQtQWCGGHCIGFBiwrPUHfxfmnVLsmb5LTziIYBOuYcMBjuPtkRs8AA6IGajP4oCfXyq3GcSJ-Y2NGqUFHOUSm9bskFE_NMrV79yF8bSr729zWoayu5-dMzfqui_d4NxDEDQTonlYNZ5UxZMCOI39YLjUXcS5pxfYrREHFg/s3264/IMG_0314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_U1xLw45KlYmDR7vR6szKQtQWCGGHCIGFBiwrPUHfxfmnVLsmb5LTziIYBOuYcMBjuPtkRs8AA6IGajP4oCfXyq3GcSJ-Y2NGqUFHOUSm9bskFE_NMrV79yF8bSr729zWoayu5-dMzfqui_d4NxDEDQTonlYNZ5UxZMCOI39YLjUXcS5pxfYrREHFg/s320/IMG_0314.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It has a lovely window seat between two storage hutches. The cat has taken ownership of the window seat.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6ZHih2ncUX3UiYFKDj2jv7WSfB32lPlG9G2VV2Mn8x75oWHAVYxEdufP6sLEdLP0xvGqFdAOtGXmPzq8l4QPXzMMcGkU3bc_TZYgfU3VsQHQVBiUBdwx29fvyjUBXMDIY3vAle9mJY8oYy8HILGIH1UFO4jU_SA6wu4Lh-vO3qyQXDlPsXOX9iq1ug/s3264/IMG_0312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6ZHih2ncUX3UiYFKDj2jv7WSfB32lPlG9G2VV2Mn8x75oWHAVYxEdufP6sLEdLP0xvGqFdAOtGXmPzq8l4QPXzMMcGkU3bc_TZYgfU3VsQHQVBiUBdwx29fvyjUBXMDIY3vAle9mJY8oYy8HILGIH1UFO4jU_SA6wu4Lh-vO3qyQXDlPsXOX9iq1ug/s320/IMG_0312.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_R4AAV8IemCdxRzAz5r7H0jlow2Ofz8GC6zRIMpmdMSanp-dyF6xGsUXmNgv3IWweDYnVZZBnmNfbuJ-lG45RyEgQuvTN1jfghq5nAaAdoGkzFABSjvga9KrcvOMTkpasu8YJgDi6ljreKseMqjNCVvpBE5jaNFrsW-8gxlVn5QhD1-e0FL4sEE_kQ/s3264/IMG_0311.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_R4AAV8IemCdxRzAz5r7H0jlow2Ofz8GC6zRIMpmdMSanp-dyF6xGsUXmNgv3IWweDYnVZZBnmNfbuJ-lG45RyEgQuvTN1jfghq5nAaAdoGkzFABSjvga9KrcvOMTkpasu8YJgDi6ljreKseMqjNCVvpBE5jaNFrsW-8gxlVn5QhD1-e0FL4sEE_kQ/s320/IMG_0311.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The two hutches contain six of my dreaded storage boxes, that are no larger than your small fingernail and have a tendency to go flying across the floor!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMs48VP1yaVzl_vino-Y1Sti7A_i8FB14tFyHX1KWZOjNBM9FFjxBIq3htyWXFWlzZ1HZeLi7OPuVCtVm7JYruJS9REuuCzcJdrFq0BJikpJ2fl8uSSK9CAvh_68LF6f8g0DfOuMqkG5wTUlUeoFbxZKehdZcwxy1x3wfF1trwpwBbnmUs3-mxRWYtw/s3264/IMG_0277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKMs48VP1yaVzl_vino-Y1Sti7A_i8FB14tFyHX1KWZOjNBM9FFjxBIq3htyWXFWlzZ1HZeLi7OPuVCtVm7JYruJS9REuuCzcJdrFq0BJikpJ2fl8uSSK9CAvh_68LF6f8g0DfOuMqkG5wTUlUeoFbxZKehdZcwxy1x3wfF1trwpwBbnmUs3-mxRWYtw/s320/IMG_0277.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Miss Lydia Pickett, the owner of Pickett Hill is also a painter as well as a seamstress. Here's a close up of her painting desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_PGexbW3LJnGEs-PA7mOLkbEPDk2nSSyG20FQEtXnNA3Z01ZiQ6dyKv0Y9FOyKnxB90we8ALnQCRnVx5z6r-CUm_QiXeNRgIHbdZOirDsZRD_Nm04gxBxV8Vi6P2DKk9pT_dVkHlJLSlwBod8ezi_6qHjcMw2JR2wrpb8O73XZFgB0IoTXoXcwf4pQ/s4032/IMG_1171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3_PGexbW3LJnGEs-PA7mOLkbEPDk2nSSyG20FQEtXnNA3Z01ZiQ6dyKv0Y9FOyKnxB90we8ALnQCRnVx5z6r-CUm_QiXeNRgIHbdZOirDsZRD_Nm04gxBxV8Vi6P2DKk9pT_dVkHlJLSlwBod8ezi_6qHjcMw2JR2wrpb8O73XZFgB0IoTXoXcwf4pQ/s320/IMG_1171.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a closer up of her sewing area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xYzqSFUvODRtyPqcpEiRJ7MpIJIHrXeUIbpef0JAuReWpzo6NLAk9-43g_n7X1e8zgPLlLSnA_AL813bO9HGf4U-5khTKq3di5B0q6Uw_odwSaLIX6uUiPkemrjV0Pro7X3oYfmd22UBh_rb7xmm4BTsof0S6FMG-qqNZOTCQvOU8Fjr5D9UNPhtFA/s4032/IMG_1172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2xYzqSFUvODRtyPqcpEiRJ7MpIJIHrXeUIbpef0JAuReWpzo6NLAk9-43g_n7X1e8zgPLlLSnA_AL813bO9HGf4U-5khTKq3di5B0q6Uw_odwSaLIX6uUiPkemrjV0Pro7X3oYfmd22UBh_rb7xmm4BTsof0S6FMG-qqNZOTCQvOU8Fjr5D9UNPhtFA/s320/IMG_1172.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She has lots of storage for her books and sewing supplies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0FL3_lRnAzj_wp2HrYbIijsAHGCxbjGNvJ4mb61UOp68wCCNfLPdDgGGR9WBEG4dYLubJYMITdqYyhSHE6PMN0OyefpSi-fVBvGIdfZZXO2Bvml3FPogX3MLKZit5vxYN6pMzLA5U5tZR0zXG4hmESLTUoHdHT4s8OSpbCvvGYHT9dzQDFwSQvOOTA/s4032/IMG_1174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA0FL3_lRnAzj_wp2HrYbIijsAHGCxbjGNvJ4mb61UOp68wCCNfLPdDgGGR9WBEG4dYLubJYMITdqYyhSHE6PMN0OyefpSi-fVBvGIdfZZXO2Bvml3FPogX3MLKZit5vxYN6pMzLA5U5tZR0zXG4hmESLTUoHdHT4s8OSpbCvvGYHT9dzQDFwSQvOOTA/s320/IMG_1174.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you liked the quick peak inside Pickett Hill's craft room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-66458276836249530232022-11-05T08:29:00.003-02:302022-11-05T08:32:09.542-02:30My Forgotten Stash of Kits<p>I<span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">’ve spent the past few evenings reviewing my extremely large stash of unmade kits and I got inspired to assemble some of them. </span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Are you like me and purchase lots of kits and find them years later in your craft room drawers and boxes? It's like Christmas morning all over again. Will that was me this week, going through lots of drawers in my craft room and finding lots of kits I had long since forgotten that I had bought. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOzh77vS82oEFjaSs_WAJBstEY7D4B_k0xrWh2mxuoO9GUhc05A5WS7HByVAwas4kCDPEx9H8tOz-RsDWFc6JwSHz84kqzGpdtuOmSkVgGz11jd9lZ5iIl2acylmYZyaXw0348kVK2k14uwiZmIT4TAVJtZ_e79Nrppqhm1zbIbMANCLOpCi7oR6nqw/s1080/Crate-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqOzh77vS82oEFjaSs_WAJBstEY7D4B_k0xrWh2mxuoO9GUhc05A5WS7HByVAwas4kCDPEx9H8tOz-RsDWFc6JwSHz84kqzGpdtuOmSkVgGz11jd9lZ5iIl2acylmYZyaXw0348kVK2k14uwiZmIT4TAVJtZ_e79Nrppqhm1zbIbMANCLOpCi7oR6nqw/s320/Crate-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">These 1/12th crates were bought many years ago from some unknown vendor. I love them and will use them in a future wine cellar. They are made from walnut and really don't need a stain even, maybe a nice waxing.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AGgyOGkP0pxfJzj0wMI-11LbIbjvjVXWSC3cCmwRA2StJLE-F4UMOr_xAi4FrfYlsh8PUZxQXE4mo7daNmwRZDo-c5LyT-lnXJ-UkN7s7z-_UpH9XwM84KAlTWfBDQZUcXmZbf3xKreukQh5MXy7iazxctCDeVwh3LgqsGBuP_eSeg-5S-BZQT0NOw/s1080/Crate-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AGgyOGkP0pxfJzj0wMI-11LbIbjvjVXWSC3cCmwRA2StJLE-F4UMOr_xAi4FrfYlsh8PUZxQXE4mo7daNmwRZDo-c5LyT-lnXJ-UkN7s7z-_UpH9XwM84KAlTWfBDQZUcXmZbf3xKreukQh5MXy7iazxctCDeVwh3LgqsGBuP_eSeg-5S-BZQT0NOw/s320/Crate-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7yShPY_v5_3WyGUqImZhMoz6Z_l5bW4WFM8u4dixRTqBIwR_5U2oZ7Gv5hVXb_TMrJBLnYMLkvgG55z8O23Pyfn1eQSc5IVQkTvCsvvj78hNVYrrUj-Ghh0uUc_15AsOl0tJ75BIB7ryw4ns6u1peIR1RdbTvK4aetZ_MhyPiLrzAj9IVWD-RjlOkg/s1080/Crate-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf7yShPY_v5_3WyGUqImZhMoz6Z_l5bW4WFM8u4dixRTqBIwR_5U2oZ7Gv5hVXb_TMrJBLnYMLkvgG55z8O23Pyfn1eQSc5IVQkTvCsvvj78hNVYrrUj-Ghh0uUc_15AsOl0tJ75BIB7ryw4ns6u1peIR1RdbTvK4aetZ_MhyPiLrzAj9IVWD-RjlOkg/s320/Crate-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">It completely distracted me from my current projects and lead me down another of road of assembling some of these beautiful kits.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNICkZMdwUg-qb8cWa55-QVAONWC4jdFqE-gNTRR4gBApiCYNv2EJ-BIUoprHfWT61NnxEKtFGdXHZjEqeVl5OW4i0_N5sz4Q0e29hpYvN5uLGtY0ycaAo9C3ZpWRfQJXts3UEYbGR33H7fTnZ1iA4IjZRdC2dcK5uPg3pzZWE9gPVI4qdp0si_lyLQ/s1080/Crate-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNICkZMdwUg-qb8cWa55-QVAONWC4jdFqE-gNTRR4gBApiCYNv2EJ-BIUoprHfWT61NnxEKtFGdXHZjEqeVl5OW4i0_N5sz4Q0e29hpYvN5uLGtY0ycaAo9C3ZpWRfQJXts3UEYbGR33H7fTnZ1iA4IjZRdC2dcK5uPg3pzZWE9gPVI4qdp0si_lyLQ/s320/Crate-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">Unfortunately, the divider piece was missing from each kit. I see it now says “optional” on the instructions, so I’m wondering if they were meant to be sold separately and I failed to buy them. Would love to know who the kits are from. Anyone recognize the kits? </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kF_z4B2OUTDOxVEMe9Bd89_46CBdAe73nYT8lBvV1ss3usFj3VPH1tQcN-NI0fAf6d5sTZBF0_B55nrVOPKqNlrEu2JnI2isUnMO2qH_5j2irqEQaXFFjq_1HYmdxh3jRbnpU-7TrLJRmfz0xMBeUJ1OciGt3gaddT2NfyxEjlUwa9j7eYnYt-wR_w/s1080/Crate-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kF_z4B2OUTDOxVEMe9Bd89_46CBdAe73nYT8lBvV1ss3usFj3VPH1tQcN-NI0fAf6d5sTZBF0_B55nrVOPKqNlrEu2JnI2isUnMO2qH_5j2irqEQaXFFjq_1HYmdxh3jRbnpU-7TrLJRmfz0xMBeUJ1OciGt3gaddT2NfyxEjlUwa9j7eYnYt-wR_w/s320/Crate-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Now back to my stash, have a few more kits to assemble!</p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-size: 14px;">I know I've been a diliquent blogger. I have been actively posting every day on Instagram though. If you miss my work you can find me there. Drop on over.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/so_mini_projects/">Wanda Waterfield | Miniature Scale Model Maker (@so_mini_projects) • Instagram photos and videos</a></p><p>Until the next time (whenever that may be)......</p><p>Wanda</p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-58816805223182445532022-08-21T14:51:00.002-02:302022-11-20T11:39:34.893-03:30Over at Instagram<p> I've been diliquent with keeping up with the blog again. It's writing the text to go along with the images that give me the biggest challenge. But on a positive note, I have been posting DAILY on Instagram and I've been working on new and existing projects daily. So there's lots to see. Jump over to Instagram and follow me at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/so_mini_projects/">Wanda Waterfield (@so_mini_projects) • Instagram photos and videos</a></p><p>I've now started working on my smallest scale of all, HO Scale, 1/48th scale.</p><p>Here's a sneak peak at my progress so far. It's a marine project on a wharf.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHtbPaHLvF8ANuoQLDkFcPmg_WnotUVQd30GUKwD0zwV7_HXyPFQFHSpS8sRVC4tyzjyJLiwbJ9WFofoWtezXT8WnxEKCwufhAZalmYrh4pSYJZ7Drowq2FGva-REQEvEBuOTY08ZKTq9nodzmF6tyRqzjWnb5jdRwF5QFvyunXDl--kdtMF_zJlY3w/s4032/IMG_1181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHtbPaHLvF8ANuoQLDkFcPmg_WnotUVQd30GUKwD0zwV7_HXyPFQFHSpS8sRVC4tyzjyJLiwbJ9WFofoWtezXT8WnxEKCwufhAZalmYrh4pSYJZ7Drowq2FGva-REQEvEBuOTY08ZKTq9nodzmF6tyRqzjWnb5jdRwF5QFvyunXDl--kdtMF_zJlY3w/s320/IMG_1181.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j_QlO_xLzida_M4-IcwQ6OXagc_vMeQO-dgbCAGfx8GEtcmOmEkyiM8FEHkoLhz-c9ylhQl9Bhl05F0WpGA6p_wLEzK89LnfKvwiuRRpMlUa-qCWDA5L2FH9zu1N1YnFW-UvWQ6gw8xhtDQBc5Pay3ahMllBEKrHypxdvRHKDB7HMr9Lo5x-5_juDg/s4032/IMG_1183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_j_QlO_xLzida_M4-IcwQ6OXagc_vMeQO-dgbCAGfx8GEtcmOmEkyiM8FEHkoLhz-c9ylhQl9Bhl05F0WpGA6p_wLEzK89LnfKvwiuRRpMlUa-qCWDA5L2FH9zu1N1YnFW-UvWQ6gw8xhtDQBc5Pay3ahMllBEKrHypxdvRHKDB7HMr9Lo5x-5_juDg/s320/IMG_1183.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lZC_1n_EEr81JQaSOcK12yahsadjUYyTk2jMW7jeedkhzkgVqtZI18VQFiXJNyJrTOcd7Bs-I0R2sziX8obpAb1pj0MD6Nc8juFPdFUE86ZpjwRPlfZZCTD1zfaUI5-e-ESnLNEU3QZvSzXHwmMgsjKOVc09u9HaaBT1JRI5CKmbBoH7JLsEhuE9xQ/s4032/IMG_1213.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6lZC_1n_EEr81JQaSOcK12yahsadjUYyTk2jMW7jeedkhzkgVqtZI18VQFiXJNyJrTOcd7Bs-I0R2sziX8obpAb1pj0MD6Nc8juFPdFUE86ZpjwRPlfZZCTD1zfaUI5-e-ESnLNEU3QZvSzXHwmMgsjKOVc09u9HaaBT1JRI5CKmbBoH7JLsEhuE9xQ/s320/IMG_1213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'd love to have your feedback. I've shared lots of video reels of my projects as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you're on Instagram. Hope to see you there. Please like and follow if you use Instagram.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda Waterfield</div><br /><p><br /></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-3046214728238892792022-06-18T23:47:00.001-02:302022-11-20T11:40:42.251-03:30Pickett Hill - Living Room<p>The next room in Pickett Hill is the Living Room. </p><p>It's filled with interesting furniture kits from Robin Betterley, including the resin chair and the wooden framed settee. The sofa again was to be filled with cushions, but you know by challenge with the 1/48th scale cushions, some day....lol.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibc3H7AWnPM9tn-mQBxRrj2QXmKzskzh6iiUqQMI4md1_R8RE8ju2IX17ThPqc03gxVjLctgxz9DerXtkceZqEw3R-Cq4jdkEIh0lLNKoxsVaX6a3dmpS3UlkfnBOhwN3zV8vlegynbN36zy1AIovcqVOMAdZ4fblZCK5CBoIaGfpBShcV_Wll_cGZ4A/s4032/IMG_1148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibc3H7AWnPM9tn-mQBxRrj2QXmKzskzh6iiUqQMI4md1_R8RE8ju2IX17ThPqc03gxVjLctgxz9DerXtkceZqEw3R-Cq4jdkEIh0lLNKoxsVaX6a3dmpS3UlkfnBOhwN3zV8vlegynbN36zy1AIovcqVOMAdZ4fblZCK5CBoIaGfpBShcV_Wll_cGZ4A/s320/IMG_1148.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What I love about the living room kits is all the small accessory kits that came with the furniture kits, including this little lamp and books.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyRZXK8Z-w3G7ySDmoc5O4vnZI0A67Rv_xnrLgNm_-uS2oHsmxbEVJzQkADtK-zp9WComMfUPwiHigSDmqKRLztYQ6RKIFAb6La9Cm4YqbCcMyqnXMnsle2SpsLYbSX-YH5yqvJhPpeGoeRjf1soYO-A8wuY88GzKg5rXl3eI6q3Yi3_c0ncrXONk7g/s4032/IMG_1149.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyRZXK8Z-w3G7ySDmoc5O4vnZI0A67Rv_xnrLgNm_-uS2oHsmxbEVJzQkADtK-zp9WComMfUPwiHigSDmqKRLztYQ6RKIFAb6La9Cm4YqbCcMyqnXMnsle2SpsLYbSX-YH5yqvJhPpeGoeRjf1soYO-A8wuY88GzKg5rXl3eI6q3Yi3_c0ncrXONk7g/s320/IMG_1149.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The beautiful writing desk has lots of details including books and letters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXm7Xh1XZVJ53k_25DuRBiZRB9n_6xCrJgCGM1u-AsrqS8vaHQcZt5ARieoaI2EvoZB-tKFwlEfABzBEaQz-HCJbEZporWz6sjj8c-bORaFgXRuJlNW23WQShtM491_8nUNvxGg8vsT2-g9QOn1Elp12TgBP0Gjznqg1bHYAg80-KHx50QDY_f7jiNg/s4032/IMG_1150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXm7Xh1XZVJ53k_25DuRBiZRB9n_6xCrJgCGM1u-AsrqS8vaHQcZt5ARieoaI2EvoZB-tKFwlEfABzBEaQz-HCJbEZporWz6sjj8c-bORaFgXRuJlNW23WQShtM491_8nUNvxGg8vsT2-g9QOn1Elp12TgBP0Gjznqg1bHYAg80-KHx50QDY_f7jiNg/s320/IMG_1150.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second end table is also filled with small books and letters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPmX5q_JhrT4llb76_n0QQXOux_TUqMAoroByZZ5c0bFwOxYtpxEwC7xzV17t8EUIm4EHDPpU9kANCBp_Se90MeGPxycF7H_4YIJrABHNLOi5nWgFXVhIJyPF74kdAjeNidsTojSMgWxMZLFxwFxeDxmZDb_Pod-1c-XUuCnUTNPTggkDQNXpWfpUlQ/s4032/IMG_1151.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinPmX5q_JhrT4llb76_n0QQXOux_TUqMAoroByZZ5c0bFwOxYtpxEwC7xzV17t8EUIm4EHDPpU9kANCBp_Se90MeGPxycF7H_4YIJrABHNLOi5nWgFXVhIJyPF74kdAjeNidsTojSMgWxMZLFxwFxeDxmZDb_Pod-1c-XUuCnUTNPTggkDQNXpWfpUlQ/s320/IMG_1151.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the dreaded wooden baskets is in the living room filled with throws for a frosty night.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPqviJWPOJbBbpLLiAtTDF-NILnP_3X8kozOIDePgNGpgOev-hPcvp8oLCyIICndXHJ65X7YxB-o54mWulm5ZKm5DBzTtwE5CSPYrMY2XfzQgeqI3YnTwWu5I3qY5ANCh_OTEdHiR9DdZ3ubSQzPPMxgn-HDRk7KWzCSz-GE2FOMaWMvHiDbO2O7k1Q/s4032/IMG_1152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPqviJWPOJbBbpLLiAtTDF-NILnP_3X8kozOIDePgNGpgOev-hPcvp8oLCyIICndXHJ65X7YxB-o54mWulm5ZKm5DBzTtwE5CSPYrMY2XfzQgeqI3YnTwWu5I3qY5ANCh_OTEdHiR9DdZ3ubSQzPPMxgn-HDRk7KWzCSz-GE2FOMaWMvHiDbO2O7k1Q/s320/IMG_1152.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Again the rug was available for the living room area.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-MUQ4zeSY-1hbvRPAGzZB_BZaJl5tU8jIgh-0waXhG-t2-BBUDh9L5MBaZynmfRiVyWPLtZJcuIGOSuQ_A8HGyS46aJzScLLbEMTi4x1PPwHgWepw17M-Jz2Ecl4lo6EWxSdv2mwv6v05iEQKkiAwz3GJ6poqSuOq8EAPJnTI24zFQjbKlie56xSfQ/s4032/IMG_1147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt-MUQ4zeSY-1hbvRPAGzZB_BZaJl5tU8jIgh-0waXhG-t2-BBUDh9L5MBaZynmfRiVyWPLtZJcuIGOSuQ_A8HGyS46aJzScLLbEMTi4x1PPwHgWepw17M-Jz2Ecl4lo6EWxSdv2mwv6v05iEQKkiAwz3GJ6poqSuOq8EAPJnTI24zFQjbKlie56xSfQ/s320/IMG_1147.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Loved the small grandfather clock for this room.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvyz1LpUbn_T6KsqNktnoF8QyDr0qBCKNZyFVMojGrslsy46z-I14rqtFvMsmvsox9LGfTksPQns6HbccO4ua1hJV9DHby554hCBAEhcHM9VwL0FHFfnmnekx2-5edIVSjy5fqYtzdWtmz6GXKlTQtiq_fKiuOTS1Yotdvw_5SAt95beWuuxd12dhrQ/s4032/IMG_1146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvyz1LpUbn_T6KsqNktnoF8QyDr0qBCKNZyFVMojGrslsy46z-I14rqtFvMsmvsox9LGfTksPQns6HbccO4ua1hJV9DHby554hCBAEhcHM9VwL0FHFfnmnekx2-5edIVSjy5fqYtzdWtmz6GXKlTQtiq_fKiuOTS1Yotdvw_5SAt95beWuuxd12dhrQ/s320/IMG_1146.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tucked in the corner is the great reading nook made from a paneled door and wallpapered with book paper.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DMBfCQrwcXAL-IbLnoP4Z1ULgdF1eCnu9-geo3lLAQqBzw2eeuauiRSZZWWh1vtwykmxCmLsDL8fvxqc2nrTYIQBOJP_iIyGwNwrBMG5eUsWRod4cUE_q309VlJs46Q8cPovVVQ7GFIa-steV2VWvmPk5parm2203A5wXNQUS-mAOJhEC5VSRvo0vA/s4032/IMG_1145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DMBfCQrwcXAL-IbLnoP4Z1ULgdF1eCnu9-geo3lLAQqBzw2eeuauiRSZZWWh1vtwykmxCmLsDL8fvxqc2nrTYIQBOJP_iIyGwNwrBMG5eUsWRod4cUE_q309VlJs46Q8cPovVVQ7GFIa-steV2VWvmPk5parm2203A5wXNQUS-mAOJhEC5VSRvo0vA/s320/IMG_1145.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The entire room is papered in this outdoor mural paper, which stretches from the first to the second floor. You can just see a peep of the railing from the top floor which is a uniquely designed railing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_Pi_U6kQOG9LUihzhIi2rECDx8ainfmdqCr7vxm_r3tsOgWVkO7LiMejiDBKxJD18MFxX4N-vNZJ4jDbr8eYZyg8MXW7Z4ULdkXGMdc7dzYQbsNmMZMMIv-UM8yHt7_uuqrs3fEjU9Vy4WSsqlD7AbcO3qsQnn0ive6GcdPHfPpN8hyrZ7Hfeb9pNQ/s4032/IMG_1143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_Pi_U6kQOG9LUihzhIi2rECDx8ainfmdqCr7vxm_r3tsOgWVkO7LiMejiDBKxJD18MFxX4N-vNZJ4jDbr8eYZyg8MXW7Z4ULdkXGMdc7dzYQbsNmMZMMIv-UM8yHt7_uuqrs3fEjU9Vy4WSsqlD7AbcO3qsQnn0ive6GcdPHfPpN8hyrZ7Hfeb9pNQ/s320/IMG_1143.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A coffee table was also available and unfortunately it had such tiny feet that went flying into never never land while I was trying to assemble it, so hopefully I can find a replacement coffee table sometime in the future.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd15rcHT24j0ImQ6FZx2pnBvtvrGMW6qn3MARUABKwDkIoH4e4yyLQhMIH6DWPypvlJrdZxtJkB4hXPOLxQcQRBb1948zdvvpIWpZ8yOEtwa5DZabpF_prytScnjuoVaHEA690dqMQeAexWbfPkLgBzprHU6Q-QJXY01xMFsIsuwBAv-CHHcRAwowxw/s3264/IMG_0317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKd15rcHT24j0ImQ6FZx2pnBvtvrGMW6qn3MARUABKwDkIoH4e4yyLQhMIH6DWPypvlJrdZxtJkB4hXPOLxQcQRBb1948zdvvpIWpZ8yOEtwa5DZabpF_prytScnjuoVaHEA690dqMQeAexWbfPkLgBzprHU6Q-QJXY01xMFsIsuwBAv-CHHcRAwowxw/s320/IMG_0317.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I took some pictures out doors of the Pickett Hill project as well. Here's a little more to show you the living area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WeiDS-ijsWZ7bM21th5toUj-vQoj9YgC09A6_-QBWojMu9gPFXIMHWya_ioPL-OtfmAIVlaNdi6_MCCcnnFcUNsXe6VPGbAtAG_mM6YTR0XOiCFcN-J3TqJOI3pzUuZaAFj5_KtiMcKgyKhQgy6XCJIw3vLcBrgwgsYYiH4zmNdAkqOzDO3ZhRWtgA/s4032/IMG_1308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WeiDS-ijsWZ7bM21th5toUj-vQoj9YgC09A6_-QBWojMu9gPFXIMHWya_ioPL-OtfmAIVlaNdi6_MCCcnnFcUNsXe6VPGbAtAG_mM6YTR0XOiCFcN-J3TqJOI3pzUuZaAFj5_KtiMcKgyKhQgy6XCJIw3vLcBrgwgsYYiH4zmNdAkqOzDO3ZhRWtgA/s320/IMG_1308.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsCliv9H1j-w7PBC0W0o8OY_pHtSfAXjfK_t84aUHJ_4hMWhaOUJtqOedxF7wvgroVfSSuTWuuaK05mUSAhhggc-3t3d3ZohThzmH5AOtO2VaVBitWsZNnFjFramHcVXO3XMyOYFn1dGw1Wm07uj9YOTQaX6yToqiGYzzml1l93_G7_cHXa8uAkmyDg/s4032/IMG_1309.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWsCliv9H1j-w7PBC0W0o8OY_pHtSfAXjfK_t84aUHJ_4hMWhaOUJtqOedxF7wvgroVfSSuTWuuaK05mUSAhhggc-3t3d3ZohThzmH5AOtO2VaVBitWsZNnFjFramHcVXO3XMyOYFn1dGw1Wm07uj9YOTQaX6yToqiGYzzml1l93_G7_cHXa8uAkmyDg/s320/IMG_1309.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i_yWfEKFh46g48PHAEY-UTl6FiXas3QIVmnsXItSRHO6PqKs3UysxuqACR8zJugWKdqtoH9ly0v7BV7KMaF5ALU1lB0uyjm_TvOb2TAAqW-GrSYi6tx7kMMpV7MPU5moe6AIMxzU15cJfTQIMg3-s2BpBHy5bN6nQ3ZfkMextQOaTejg1ZmXRHCEnw/s4032/IMG_1327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i_yWfEKFh46g48PHAEY-UTl6FiXas3QIVmnsXItSRHO6PqKs3UysxuqACR8zJugWKdqtoH9ly0v7BV7KMaF5ALU1lB0uyjm_TvOb2TAAqW-GrSYi6tx7kMMpV7MPU5moe6AIMxzU15cJfTQIMg3-s2BpBHy5bN6nQ3ZfkMextQOaTejg1ZmXRHCEnw/s320/IMG_1327.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkiECWm50PZoRZ4YHapTxnYWbQ11Ok3ORuBqEwxYbDJk-jcW736Nw-Wtk6TbP_5oN1hhzHBhYFlOnZLxFdxB0GLN4uTNDM8aZqLqYjPMh58ChP5L05yJw25e7zwdNXzgRDIebWjNE0KlQDII8YqyBe53TX0vt4HP5F_QenDexa3kj0zRjOUhlup8gRg/s4032/IMG_1328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkiECWm50PZoRZ4YHapTxnYWbQ11Ok3ORuBqEwxYbDJk-jcW736Nw-Wtk6TbP_5oN1hhzHBhYFlOnZLxFdxB0GLN4uTNDM8aZqLqYjPMh58ChP5L05yJw25e7zwdNXzgRDIebWjNE0KlQDII8YqyBe53TX0vt4HP5F_QenDexa3kj0zRjOUhlup8gRg/s320/IMG_1328.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hope you enjoyed seeing the Living Room of Picket Hill. Next time we'll take a peep at the craft room in the loft area.<div><br /></div><div>Until the next time.....</div><div>Wanda</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-66870844024637625892022-06-08T18:51:00.000-02:302022-11-20T11:40:35.512-03:30Pickett Hill - Dining Room<p>One of the things I loved most about the furniture and accessory kits that came from Robin Betterley is the wonderful stories that were written in each kit. You get to know the "occupants" of the "house" and it helps you to build a home. In every project I've built I've tried to write a profile of the person who lived there. If you recall my "Architect" from the recent Loft project, with Pickett Hill, Robin Betterley built the family for Pickett Hill.</p><p>Tucked in next to the Pickett Hill Kitchen, is the dining room. It has a great little 7pc dining set with upholstered chairs. I would still like to add a centerpiece.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPhA2lnWzj7VKdEy2kiPjawJn9jVQfAiHpb0ZGHDg7RTBXqlXEmYW9DAgqEtdKWv6WHfY7wmHYACe2yljQsJCvIYRVA0rkKvHdndQRRqTUb-9AhlpsjdMhfK5vG7xksI3_SL1FVHowxSvUDn3ogyxFHte5cEcbWTn2qvjiMyDCGsq8o6J3b027apQMg/s4032/IMG_1105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAPhA2lnWzj7VKdEy2kiPjawJn9jVQfAiHpb0ZGHDg7RTBXqlXEmYW9DAgqEtdKWv6WHfY7wmHYACe2yljQsJCvIYRVA0rkKvHdndQRRqTUb-9AhlpsjdMhfK5vG7xksI3_SL1FVHowxSvUDn3ogyxFHte5cEcbWTn2qvjiMyDCGsq8o6J3b027apQMg/s320/IMG_1105.JPG" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb2Ffe407DeDaFq-RWv7mYQdamQB0zTR0xTH9gxoJ9s5Yihopn72rET-zm9Oe8_IH-UfifSruz-LK0CbUh0HsQg5JaSul6PLX_LVqZQF6ybeDztROKJ_A9Dl-31hEl2DtXrk_gR7DliX5O2tizxYP2_m4viuGt4o_g8XLiS8l7HXlZUmLWtmCEOQiuQ/s4032/IMG_1112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb2Ffe407DeDaFq-RWv7mYQdamQB0zTR0xTH9gxoJ9s5Yihopn72rET-zm9Oe8_IH-UfifSruz-LK0CbUh0HsQg5JaSul6PLX_LVqZQF6ybeDztROKJ_A9Dl-31hEl2DtXrk_gR7DliX5O2tizxYP2_m4viuGt4o_g8XLiS8l7HXlZUmLWtmCEOQiuQ/s320/IMG_1112.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tucked away in the across from the dining room is a wall shelf, that with time I'll add some accessories as well. Not shown is a "glass" front curio. But until I get some accessories to add to it, I can't complete it's construction because the front is glued in place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIV1gyXgO803N-FPt4IeQQZkCg74IPZr8LG9AxvGoTtv3FoZd8BXJqQKyLi0YoA9dQvxvNTAs78J6wyNAwMIB8vqebUHagZ_tjDdaugyqzhOEUDHBifJxwQ6HaobsimFm4Px2jsxNGK8h0N6msmFtjUfKuO2Ext7VhyvdqCpRZE2qLoEx_ftKVO8mM8Q/s4032/IMG_1111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIV1gyXgO803N-FPt4IeQQZkCg74IPZr8LG9AxvGoTtv3FoZd8BXJqQKyLi0YoA9dQvxvNTAs78J6wyNAwMIB8vqebUHagZ_tjDdaugyqzhOEUDHBifJxwQ6HaobsimFm4Px2jsxNGK8h0N6msmFtjUfKuO2Ext7VhyvdqCpRZE2qLoEx_ftKVO8mM8Q/s320/IMG_1111.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The window has a lovely window seat and the kit did come with toss cushions, but you've already heard my struggle with quarter scale toss cushions, so they are on my "some day" list. <span style="text-align: left;">The main character in this home is Miss Lydia Pickett. In Robin's story, Lydia's mom is completely undecided on what fabrics to use to upholster the chairs. In the end she decided on the fabric shown here, but my version of the story is, she's still looking for fabric for the cushions in the window seat!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG4USFo6IgbJtxNXdvPgJiKfwh2Z9zGdYb-O1yQ8-ufodqLoJp-dP0YiP35a4szyKPCC63eafs4TXbnt1rWUYYiQSRrDprp83MPUZqObmWG_8DkBPwSBOc322JLUmD-4MDKwny09WDHQGyxknZofUEULe99FWqZunSx4keZfYRSaxAqHZraJQiDbIEg/s4032/IMG_1110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXG4USFo6IgbJtxNXdvPgJiKfwh2Z9zGdYb-O1yQ8-ufodqLoJp-dP0YiP35a4szyKPCC63eafs4TXbnt1rWUYYiQSRrDprp83MPUZqObmWG_8DkBPwSBOc322JLUmD-4MDKwny09WDHQGyxknZofUEULe99FWqZunSx4keZfYRSaxAqHZraJQiDbIEg/s320/IMG_1110.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnnr23nk0RFy-bFiC8ub2Sz7dCWzKMtIL0Ll30pwbycEzIZfcaZqkNFK-VrWoxnO4SC5WSp1pu5q6HU0PcawWwaMjd7-dnIsy7CRH2ReAXCS9VaIMH-PaP0OApei_qWfUlBrQgA6VZy1VRPJ9Sf-XbX2I2QRncx2Bc4beQX8c2LEd14znNbPZlBdqsg/s4032/IMG_1109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnnr23nk0RFy-bFiC8ub2Sz7dCWzKMtIL0Ll30pwbycEzIZfcaZqkNFK-VrWoxnO4SC5WSp1pu5q6HU0PcawWwaMjd7-dnIsy7CRH2ReAXCS9VaIMH-PaP0OApei_qWfUlBrQgA6VZy1VRPJ9Sf-XbX2I2QRncx2Bc4beQX8c2LEd14znNbPZlBdqsg/s320/IMG_1109.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a detail shot of the chair front and back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx3fG3F6EIqyw8uRb2Nilq8TJ3mfjOdDxuLljzK-GudIu0FfIV3WG4ykB0qIhL0DIHg9UMkFUEAPwXSK5RzFjxLzIEQfXm5hqLC_kNyV1kyK2emks8N97boHv2gh3lrrzTki-yZLTriIbyKrWDN8IM2Cc6_q_6T-KdGAl6xZOEuHpM8GQD5xJSPg3ig/s4032/IMG_1106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSx3fG3F6EIqyw8uRb2Nilq8TJ3mfjOdDxuLljzK-GudIu0FfIV3WG4ykB0qIhL0DIHg9UMkFUEAPwXSK5RzFjxLzIEQfXm5hqLC_kNyV1kyK2emks8N97boHv2gh3lrrzTki-yZLTriIbyKrWDN8IM2Cc6_q_6T-KdGAl6xZOEuHpM8GQD5xJSPg3ig/s320/IMG_1106.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83SvrSzwwpXHh9LRndUFhScW5e1XjSrz7P6dj69bXSUchI45kwXEKuh57QGh7ulAzcGIONXwwLvxMemYi5M6EIaVPGMK76Dnq2ZxQKrk4p9Vu26laWjI24sh-fOsNWyNe318uMt4wPQt37EyM-q8_rBQD2iO9J3T1M9S__KThzOffEWm9GOVLF4AEfg/s4032/IMG_1107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83SvrSzwwpXHh9LRndUFhScW5e1XjSrz7P6dj69bXSUchI45kwXEKuh57QGh7ulAzcGIONXwwLvxMemYi5M6EIaVPGMK76Dnq2ZxQKrk4p9Vu26laWjI24sh-fOsNWyNe318uMt4wPQt37EyM-q8_rBQD2iO9J3T1M9S__KThzOffEWm9GOVLF4AEfg/s320/IMG_1107.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think Lydia's mom did a wonderful job on the chair fabric selection! Overall it was a great little set to work on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm still learning to take pictures when the furniture and rooms are so small. Hopefully has I work my way through these blog posts on this project, my photography will improve. Sometimes getting close ups are challenging and when I finally manage to get them, I see glaring flaws in my construction. The camera's eye is truthful. Any tips anyone has on photographing 1/48th scale is appreciated!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-35857945008212535332022-06-03T18:25:00.005-02:302022-06-03T18:25:46.086-02:30Pickett Hill - The Kitchen<p>Although I had built the bedroom furniture for my test set to see if I would enjoy making a quarter scale project, it actually was the kitchen that I started working on first, after I started to build the house. It was easier to work on the furniture sets as glue was drying on portions of the house. </p><p>Out of the overall project the two most challenging things in this project was the small quarter scale baskets and pillows. Words that can't be spelled out in this blog were spoken as I tried to make the baskets and pillows. Following at a close third was putting the hardware on the cupboards and furniture. For the most part, the hardware was small 1/2" pins, that were cut short. I started cutting them inside a plastic bag so the little pieces wouldn't fly off into my craft room.</p><p>As shown in the original post for this project, I added a 9mm knife to show you the project scale.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipb7QarS2NRlrG-RBYw0d09igxDJn1WolOnacBQAEASZzpL_XRI_cwInrEHbLRTOiOd6sVCc_HbmTAn5tAdV0zQulZHSfYWORQTVW-ifziGnLDGx0np9MxpmxJNXnoBzxJ8Wked75yKy3y2jKgE2IwH2eogDTJa9W1lGjN_0OrLvcifF6uK6F6CkHAPw/s960/51440677_10156005789588314_6075812400806756352_n%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipb7QarS2NRlrG-RBYw0d09igxDJn1WolOnacBQAEASZzpL_XRI_cwInrEHbLRTOiOd6sVCc_HbmTAn5tAdV0zQulZHSfYWORQTVW-ifziGnLDGx0np9MxpmxJNXnoBzxJ8Wked75yKy3y2jKgE2IwH2eogDTJa9W1lGjN_0OrLvcifF6uK6F6CkHAPw/s320/51440677_10156005789588314_6075812400806756352_n%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The exterior doors were layered pieces of laser cut wood with wire for hinges and plastic for the window glaze. It had tendered to warp and being my first small scale project had I know that if I used weights such as 1-2-3 blocks, I could have reduced the warping. Also I know now that had I coated the pieces with an alcohol wash first, I may have reduced the warping. The water based Ceramcoat quickly made these pieces warp. But I learned from it for future smaller scale projects.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM0Y5om4SSougj8KH07DegAmwdtuNXZGCk3GPqP_Jn5IXxTsVheZRyDw6n5zS1u7wr8A0MBzN9uDtV_bSmwirBjs5BbzFTDiqc8xc8gTw0txgisC2jxr_DuoXh2GAHQkg1L95ukRj22o1VdXJLFsF5i2Cup_P-yRZCi-CgGNepJVktpWCs8FvxRa2pA/s2048/158285106_482844736181327_3621873479494587179_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGM0Y5om4SSougj8KH07DegAmwdtuNXZGCk3GPqP_Jn5IXxTsVheZRyDw6n5zS1u7wr8A0MBzN9uDtV_bSmwirBjs5BbzFTDiqc8xc8gTw0txgisC2jxr_DuoXh2GAHQkg1L95ukRj22o1VdXJLFsF5i2Cup_P-yRZCi-CgGNepJVktpWCs8FvxRa2pA/s320/158285106_482844736181327_3621873479494587179_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaAcCUqBCvh5Dnd90z2TR0vlNDzcj3WO1lzLPGxXnSefv6RFWvnbfBtmGrTFp23qyfJOReCwzW6X3wEq5eC6Y817TFOyJEhOpoLeTIboaTNef5Wp4f0ho3o0JzPxtKmT8kxndDzowXdS8kcqb0eyOmhQYbijQNInjINPndOUGzsx62StWzJ4E069mZQ/s2048/158350757_476976823325889_5426193689263688976_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaAcCUqBCvh5Dnd90z2TR0vlNDzcj3WO1lzLPGxXnSefv6RFWvnbfBtmGrTFp23qyfJOReCwzW6X3wEq5eC6Y817TFOyJEhOpoLeTIboaTNef5Wp4f0ho3o0JzPxtKmT8kxndDzowXdS8kcqb0eyOmhQYbijQNInjINPndOUGzsx62StWzJ4E069mZQ/s320/158350757_476976823325889_5426193689263688976_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although a lot of accessories come with each furniture kit is great, Betterley's also sold a kitchen accessory kit separately at the time. But I also did purchase additional accessories for the kitchen from <a href="https://www.true2scale.com/" target="_blank">True 2 Scale Miniatures</a>. They have a great selection of 1/48th scale accessories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh576nrkj84d1-73uvgwD-FV1lnzHin161qM_3ZiUTZPjEY8USpRdYbfyDw5FLkVQGZU4AFpAv3jSONCPGU9-NvkKmnzjMozsMMESf6nZw29K24BG0f_YEjM4xnExjM6791piN1kkyX6asgtp09QxbnQq2d6rxBnM-l1bRvprNKPhLTGxvhUYQY5JEj9A/s4032/IMG_1086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh576nrkj84d1-73uvgwD-FV1lnzHin161qM_3ZiUTZPjEY8USpRdYbfyDw5FLkVQGZU4AFpAv3jSONCPGU9-NvkKmnzjMozsMMESf6nZw29K24BG0f_YEjM4xnExjM6791piN1kkyX6asgtp09QxbnQq2d6rxBnM-l1bRvprNKPhLTGxvhUYQY5JEj9A/s320/IMG_1086.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Robin Betterley also sold the area rugs for each room. Shown here are the three for the kitchen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteEb-lJRnUr-PnsFLsmXByCXZTyLdxrqFynknNGo5JCpWzjwO1BqUdQ8wx2UDaMVbMu_lJEU7k_yk8WkowCB5dn9We1v_IEqZHeV0s_mIKI5x7CElGYQ_azu7IO81XZr758iPkD8u4aXU56jwLBM3JOep9EB_LWWFDRL4VLcVbNidU7d0rVeVNeqmzA/s4032/IMG_1087.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteEb-lJRnUr-PnsFLsmXByCXZTyLdxrqFynknNGo5JCpWzjwO1BqUdQ8wx2UDaMVbMu_lJEU7k_yk8WkowCB5dn9We1v_IEqZHeV0s_mIKI5x7CElGYQ_azu7IO81XZr758iPkD8u4aXU56jwLBM3JOep9EB_LWWFDRL4VLcVbNidU7d0rVeVNeqmzA/s320/IMG_1087.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwV6o_Z6mD5Djl6U_IehoXJcSFaX5kOeZz6nc7CSrOAHD5qw_xWnnjzWe9tsybYiCO_1fIv1592teifjlTNZ2Ms5w76iH8TYjv1JnQlUVSfSf6OLoE5ddPv6gPWu1dKQXgL-8JTx3oRnod99qr-L5f8UEe1pHQxZ1E6hUnbnF6piZkhJH5OPxEwFd6Ew/s4032/IMG_1088.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwV6o_Z6mD5Djl6U_IehoXJcSFaX5kOeZz6nc7CSrOAHD5qw_xWnnjzWe9tsybYiCO_1fIv1592teifjlTNZ2Ms5w76iH8TYjv1JnQlUVSfSf6OLoE5ddPv6gPWu1dKQXgL-8JTx3oRnod99qr-L5f8UEe1pHQxZ1E6hUnbnF6piZkhJH5OPxEwFd6Ew/s320/IMG_1088.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many of the kitchen accessories shown below came with the Betterley Kitchen accessory kit. The frying pans were from True 2 Scale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAVOZkeIzF6LNSJCToXPmSic5U3RgIKxrRO8OHOr5FpHpZ0umd_7_l2q_pzvFq5ZNn38h1rK2zni5HrKyjk2QMxxoafnwvd0oQNPUSelG70vNQzeySIQ-f8Xz2d_n9gUHAH94VWRsiycJXQNB45JITzj30cld3tPFeoJ2iaxSnZqlXhvxn9V6s4I5kA/s4032/IMG_1090.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAVOZkeIzF6LNSJCToXPmSic5U3RgIKxrRO8OHOr5FpHpZ0umd_7_l2q_pzvFq5ZNn38h1rK2zni5HrKyjk2QMxxoafnwvd0oQNPUSelG70vNQzeySIQ-f8Xz2d_n9gUHAH94VWRsiycJXQNB45JITzj30cld3tPFeoJ2iaxSnZqlXhvxn9V6s4I5kA/s320/IMG_1090.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeRDHmlFkHA9gD0qDH4oevXXYHsPBeSV5x24Vr6ULEn1IrEuVhLKbNPiQWOZtjA8oWYkdO9Usx72MS8BBoU0qPLa56L9GeLkxHsdMXJezQkGUkaojW2wzHCJDTmidqIJb1dfIocAujouGUKQWLcoHi_oK-ZU4RPT6XnQR5sP5gUdhbx7YGU26lXY3OQ/s4032/IMG_1091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQeRDHmlFkHA9gD0qDH4oevXXYHsPBeSV5x24Vr6ULEn1IrEuVhLKbNPiQWOZtjA8oWYkdO9Usx72MS8BBoU0qPLa56L9GeLkxHsdMXJezQkGUkaojW2wzHCJDTmidqIJb1dfIocAujouGUKQWLcoHi_oK-ZU4RPT6XnQR5sP5gUdhbx7YGU26lXY3OQ/s320/IMG_1091.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cupboards come with a paper for the backing that has accessories printed on the paper. But I still invested in some 1/48th scale dishes from True 2 Scale to fill the cabinets as well. I still had to add the crown top in this picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K9ERjskhl0mrpgOla2fVrVZXIcn_r5l_drgR2Y5axci2gIJwds3m5Ic4W3o32iDKtZtn8_RJ3V6lQk_Sly0CEVYrtI3vaZx26JsYI-JeuJpsTEQRRbR2fa239Bdpk877ipAuhZkIAP92OIwvQ-B_Bm6qb1JKqzYVH0voovjCtfotyc2wFRezJAHVgQ/s4032/IMG_1092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7K9ERjskhl0mrpgOla2fVrVZXIcn_r5l_drgR2Y5axci2gIJwds3m5Ic4W3o32iDKtZtn8_RJ3V6lQk_Sly0CEVYrtI3vaZx26JsYI-JeuJpsTEQRRbR2fa239Bdpk877ipAuhZkIAP92OIwvQ-B_Bm6qb1JKqzYVH0voovjCtfotyc2wFRezJAHVgQ/s320/IMG_1092.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi-l4pYUR8h2RNdUFXsVcoZ14Pt1DNOCMNRATikJyakW8wvkTB_RpWkexfc-vaXQw4tVipy2pkEy-ywJOghslXXrgt_eB6AaV3tiBX2XE5kUMnUwLF1wvGkylleW8OX_ETLxKJSR1YgiGyFHQWJ3hdsL16fUjXJVih6053lVHNF-vwVHGh6YRWAkL5g/s4032/IMG_1094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAi-l4pYUR8h2RNdUFXsVcoZ14Pt1DNOCMNRATikJyakW8wvkTB_RpWkexfc-vaXQw4tVipy2pkEy-ywJOghslXXrgt_eB6AaV3tiBX2XE5kUMnUwLF1wvGkylleW8OX_ETLxKJSR1YgiGyFHQWJ3hdsL16fUjXJVih6053lVHNF-vwVHGh6YRWAkL5g/s320/IMG_1094.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKrebGo0UDuKgLt0vrVcdLf2ulZdYWnMaiJujp1ShHbofUQCo288JCBlBM_JGtDEp2vJnRAjJpagRLdbi2iU8LeyHwNwJTlYGOEFZJE0s_ljS5J-ASoizjW7ZddVRHdM63DZ6RcHxRGZ50e1BeU4pOK3q0oWr4Kh_hs-pMoYN_vE15I-Drxo4LUV5nQ/s4032/IMG_1095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUKrebGo0UDuKgLt0vrVcdLf2ulZdYWnMaiJujp1ShHbofUQCo288JCBlBM_JGtDEp2vJnRAjJpagRLdbi2iU8LeyHwNwJTlYGOEFZJE0s_ljS5J-ASoizjW7ZddVRHdM63DZ6RcHxRGZ50e1BeU4pOK3q0oWr4Kh_hs-pMoYN_vE15I-Drxo4LUV5nQ/s320/IMG_1095.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymZKVQXQQp7e4pX6QidsoYocqKu_AzzQWUf7bqem3zkuFjaSZm0HHSi55Jxyr1KoYQwW9LGZ2dDleScZ5h66WJwb0Uevs5oBfKbRgV2_35QjoRKstqHCDodnIXg9g4W-k4bJFDR2Eg6SlC_DM7jE90pycE5pu3k37YkQ4k8gowyhjK_tApL_SsqJNNg/s4032/IMG_1096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymZKVQXQQp7e4pX6QidsoYocqKu_AzzQWUf7bqem3zkuFjaSZm0HHSi55Jxyr1KoYQwW9LGZ2dDleScZ5h66WJwb0Uevs5oBfKbRgV2_35QjoRKstqHCDodnIXg9g4W-k4bJFDR2Eg6SlC_DM7jE90pycE5pu3k37YkQ4k8gowyhjK_tApL_SsqJNNg/s320/IMG_1096.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB0qBNCjZq4m-mLdi-Ru18vC_VSXRDfCeh2ThErj7D_OFULnSiSaf5bE44x-kjKE0QDht8N8hidUIQ1yBMVnVjzqhLM6mYCjCqLw8KDSx6KyZskJEwUzxzgq88bcCg2ZC9Dd5QNuV3C1ykLHk1e6tK_NruAbnyzInLN-vKkRjdIrz1o0boPSddPuPZQ/s4032/IMG_1097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYB0qBNCjZq4m-mLdi-Ru18vC_VSXRDfCeh2ThErj7D_OFULnSiSaf5bE44x-kjKE0QDht8N8hidUIQ1yBMVnVjzqhLM6mYCjCqLw8KDSx6KyZskJEwUzxzgq88bcCg2ZC9Dd5QNuV3C1ykLHk1e6tK_NruAbnyzInLN-vKkRjdIrz1o0boPSddPuPZQ/s320/IMG_1097.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The island came with three of the baskets and although I built them as per the instructions, I could not fit three into the opening. I'm going to try and buy some 1/48th scale vegetables to put in the basket and lay to one side of the island. I still have to add the faucet and door knobs to the front of the island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoovQ1655Xqy2rzyC7-lH6tD-88ItdEcBVaRrZv85hyOrXSQ7QRmdzhrFozqF9qS4EykY0QCd0Sjes8tOlcKIhxbCNPyxTiEzZlcJLUxELbDVypChvwmkVQ9OUM9VZxyB1CYxpX_IrKSkq3NMZ9HaTpjN5yUzp1obqKAUj4-2bnKweNhZk1Ie51Rj-w/s4032/IMG_1098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitoovQ1655Xqy2rzyC7-lH6tD-88ItdEcBVaRrZv85hyOrXSQ7QRmdzhrFozqF9qS4EykY0QCd0Sjes8tOlcKIhxbCNPyxTiEzZlcJLUxELbDVypChvwmkVQ9OUM9VZxyB1CYxpX_IrKSkq3NMZ9HaTpjN5yUzp1obqKAUj4-2bnKweNhZk1Ie51Rj-w/s320/IMG_1098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6O_4_UcWrnfYZjk0j3DSEJpQeuXR9wRunhTb7xhKHS5PO9w7BFRiYFfkofy-90qatx4GOdjWrv9_2FEbAxsDIdA_limxRGXXNwZVAe-DnDocu2snwaP766Qxa-vnShF7w7Tf4YQvFfUiacWlz6_56I7MN11DyfUgJ_mqGPxcOLRtGaMUDDG21Nq91NQ/s4032/IMG_1099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6O_4_UcWrnfYZjk0j3DSEJpQeuXR9wRunhTb7xhKHS5PO9w7BFRiYFfkofy-90qatx4GOdjWrv9_2FEbAxsDIdA_limxRGXXNwZVAe-DnDocu2snwaP766Qxa-vnShF7w7Tf4YQvFfUiacWlz6_56I7MN11DyfUgJ_mqGPxcOLRtGaMUDDG21Nq91NQ/s320/IMG_1099.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a great picture of <a href="https://www.true2scale.com/1-48-pastries-56-pcs/" target="_blank">True 2 Scales pastry kit.</a> They come unfinished and you have to paint them, but it wasn't too challenging.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczgj4HeQjMxsVthhx16phOmF48_wJ9XOt_uuxmhm2hDwYT0-6Og0ylNc4YMQ2ngrh5hPu8lNHw9fLCxZfe33lbIcbZ-Q9zauQEMMUsVpihMTuctY8QEFVLthNqCgQV-LvDHbgqYpJRBJUZf22553tbM3_n7TVsCFFoJ1IHPdjRKou7RYM1va_dxPRGA/s4032/IMG_1100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczgj4HeQjMxsVthhx16phOmF48_wJ9XOt_uuxmhm2hDwYT0-6Og0ylNc4YMQ2ngrh5hPu8lNHw9fLCxZfe33lbIcbZ-Q9zauQEMMUsVpihMTuctY8QEFVLthNqCgQV-LvDHbgqYpJRBJUZf22553tbM3_n7TVsCFFoJ1IHPdjRKou7RYM1va_dxPRGA/s320/IMG_1100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The dish sideboard strainer is made from paper and came with the kitchen accessory kit, but it was a challenging piece to assemble.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU5OCNN_zO9ZyoQhn9E-PtlMFGbJSEIRjwi0fzw7CcHtJzbRLf4qEyK-pNOvYZfetzTMEwwaiQf5rEyq-hmPNTzDK6XRsSjCPXn3alJwDc_6NmNE9erOD0N14KRW6pGX4YBjQ1OzL1Uniuf0AIVuM286weGGbYsUzMRU1NA2b5CiLM48eatSFFDhrkg/s4032/IMG_1101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUU5OCNN_zO9ZyoQhn9E-PtlMFGbJSEIRjwi0fzw7CcHtJzbRLf4qEyK-pNOvYZfetzTMEwwaiQf5rEyq-hmPNTzDK6XRsSjCPXn3alJwDc_6NmNE9erOD0N14KRW6pGX4YBjQ1OzL1Uniuf0AIVuM286weGGbYsUzMRU1NA2b5CiLM48eatSFFDhrkg/s320/IMG_1101.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5dWIJF5wFGCfOe2Xl-afbAM5YXgmb6ByJgIwragbSMwGDh715HworGIRfbUbyhCAQ-kfttk7Rkp0cgMVGxgM9yGiFdCp_GbeUWsfviFC15ZmsOvixdWI0bZdITlnaVP-P8T5ijkNOMbTyzCOJJRkMwWgFMYXHN85qttOQOg8NT6Qa_9ttrStqulzPw/s4032/IMG_1103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5dWIJF5wFGCfOe2Xl-afbAM5YXgmb6ByJgIwragbSMwGDh715HworGIRfbUbyhCAQ-kfttk7Rkp0cgMVGxgM9yGiFdCp_GbeUWsfviFC15ZmsOvixdWI0bZdITlnaVP-P8T5ijkNOMbTyzCOJJRkMwWgFMYXHN85qttOQOg8NT6Qa_9ttrStqulzPw/s320/IMG_1103.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This side cabinet, that is around the corner from the kitchen was a big learning lesson for me. I accidentally reversed the sides (one side has a decorative bracket). It was well glued and dried when I noticed my mistake. It wasn't painted and I had read somewhere that you could put an unpainted glued model in the microwave for a few seconds to warm up the glue making it possible to disassemble. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">DO NOT DO THIS. Not with laser cut pieces anyway, within seconds the inside of my microwave was in flames and the piece came out scorched badly. It took a little bit of sanding but I was able to remove the worst of the scorching fortunately. A co-worker loaned me their heat gun and 10 second later it was disassembled and reassembled correctly. It's still a little ragged looking on the corner, although I tried to use wood patch to fill in the burned area. I now own my own heat gun and it's a cherished and well used tool in my craft room. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlEoa2NnS2dmo1L8oeylCSxHcXFufys0-ZUyqOHPbAaaxlRWgszYL49u-XWmlyRMEzrnkqlAYdmb5fngh2i5ha86VKw1yofiK3q8MqTwqRL8MNYXX6CdTR6bj85cKvU4TDMwIjdyKDd9NklQO0YxDAeaFvit26axu6aypiXGxXea1p55WGFAA7P6LzQ/s4032/IMG_1144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlEoa2NnS2dmo1L8oeylCSxHcXFufys0-ZUyqOHPbAaaxlRWgszYL49u-XWmlyRMEzrnkqlAYdmb5fngh2i5ha86VKw1yofiK3q8MqTwqRL8MNYXX6CdTR6bj85cKvU4TDMwIjdyKDd9NklQO0YxDAeaFvit26axu6aypiXGxXea1p55WGFAA7P6LzQ/s320/IMG_1144.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another cabinet was installed on the left side next to the dining room. Also filled with more accessories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXxI7bh5JjEbpwkz1_5mERQRbPd3rR6qDNAOuuLC2Sj_p9VM3yXaP9jTgi7G8qiv_LDpzIBav_1lotAgIl8cRNv3Qba4C0rYTHkM3tkmIze_JQUAkig3_H68Ui9KKKu1OFXyhelFXyl08vNFvyHorM-q_1OMZMtRrMAsu8r0jKP9jp0E_HrtbW_3zNA/s4032/IMG_1108.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRXxI7bh5JjEbpwkz1_5mERQRbPd3rR6qDNAOuuLC2Sj_p9VM3yXaP9jTgi7G8qiv_LDpzIBav_1lotAgIl8cRNv3Qba4C0rYTHkM3tkmIze_JQUAkig3_H68Ui9KKKu1OFXyhelFXyl08vNFvyHorM-q_1OMZMtRrMAsu8r0jKP9jp0E_HrtbW_3zNA/s320/IMG_1108.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;">Overall I'm very pleased with my first completed room (okay almost completed, still no hardware on the island and side cabinet....lol.)</span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilexiCmqO3svFKml_CaLmU8NUf5sC8pe2-yHSSTtvP3c-KW0o6JxRSswZ40QlLTQTCacQuWldukmR5jUlXiLDOhyGYlAGi4zIAcs7PW70hr-9HwyiM-s23TDC_mn05MsgllwPYCbTmGF3lxlK3PkQ_iZDqbKGGZlJB1uEYR1gmP-Y06ScnPSnarl0Rjw/s4032/IMG_1104.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilexiCmqO3svFKml_CaLmU8NUf5sC8pe2-yHSSTtvP3c-KW0o6JxRSswZ40QlLTQTCacQuWldukmR5jUlXiLDOhyGYlAGi4zIAcs7PW70hr-9HwyiM-s23TDC_mn05MsgllwPYCbTmGF3lxlK3PkQ_iZDqbKGGZlJB1uEYR1gmP-Y06ScnPSnarl0Rjw/s320/IMG_1104.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now I'm learning how to photograph such a small scale. It's amazing how large the glue blobs look once you photograph it. Your eye doesn't see it, but the camera definitely does.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-57326382712279874322022-05-31T19:46:00.003-02:302022-05-31T19:46:45.578-02:30Pickett Hill - The House<p>The Pickett Hill kit is unfortunately a discontinued kit, but you may be fortunate to find one on Ebay or Etsy. The kit comes with all the wallcoverings and paper baseboards and crowns. The shingles, which are also included are also made from paper. That was a little bit of adjustment for me.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2patWl8PCCrTRKFUmiKx3YXYiyllKUQREHJF7Qr2OvSCJ39vBIs47o5w1evWrKPkefZU9eAGMQ-3gqFfYeXB5GFT4kznDHTIEpWSHnWU4qfB7A5Mrd165JKNJ5-rzygVa6Yj9bvUa7JmAv8ubdMvrj7qLruQ4CjYI_6QhO0nZZVDhTY1PD-ISOo4d9w/s4032/IMG_0505.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2patWl8PCCrTRKFUmiKx3YXYiyllKUQREHJF7Qr2OvSCJ39vBIs47o5w1evWrKPkefZU9eAGMQ-3gqFfYeXB5GFT4kznDHTIEpWSHnWU4qfB7A5Mrd165JKNJ5-rzygVa6Yj9bvUa7JmAv8ubdMvrj7qLruQ4CjYI_6QhO0nZZVDhTY1PD-ISOo4d9w/s320/IMG_0505.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">All the furniture kits and the landscaping kits are sold separately as well. The landscaping kit was also made by Suzanne and Andrew's Miniatures but the furniture kits were available from Robin Betterley. You can still find some of the furniture kits on Robin's web site.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I made the furniture kits and the house both at the same time. It gives you something to do while glue and paint dries.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbqKIl83i-V5GZHtow-vvaEFd1CwRTG-v8gD3KmvblnHp0WPrItXzUTBK2e_wmmTqOV7N3QfzRwTIIMIeuA-JG2jp5tAo-AZhVP7j4Eiy3yvF_lQBKlKpVW96d8QCB-Sa79Bf-Kklt-LOODXo-g8JwA4PJuUdDCFLCiYysB6_Cd8bzwuTI9gGFkm0eA/s2448/IMG_8468.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXbqKIl83i-V5GZHtow-vvaEFd1CwRTG-v8gD3KmvblnHp0WPrItXzUTBK2e_wmmTqOV7N3QfzRwTIIMIeuA-JG2jp5tAo-AZhVP7j4Eiy3yvF_lQBKlKpVW96d8QCB-Sa79Bf-Kklt-LOODXo-g8JwA4PJuUdDCFLCiYysB6_Cd8bzwuTI9gGFkm0eA/s320/IMG_8468.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-YnIYoCI9ey-GBtS6l2Ja_mSlPFbik95Eh3A_g0AvnTDHUMoLc6EjDpj5S2pkgEnaUHZGtQ4I1_dKcXw_m53xiAU6oC0NmoyZL1RExb_vsXBdrHSKHQSrvKGqc_23QiMWs98G0CTRweBF1diUti0SrdIUUJrn7qw0zqt2P_fLGipGOP0MO5sQpUW1g/s2448/IMG_8467.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-YnIYoCI9ey-GBtS6l2Ja_mSlPFbik95Eh3A_g0AvnTDHUMoLc6EjDpj5S2pkgEnaUHZGtQ4I1_dKcXw_m53xiAU6oC0NmoyZL1RExb_vsXBdrHSKHQSrvKGqc_23QiMWs98G0CTRweBF1diUti0SrdIUUJrn7qw0zqt2P_fLGipGOP0MO5sQpUW1g/s320/IMG_8467.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">The portico and front entrance are very delicate layered pieces of laser cut pieces.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1Z1bg7x2O-VbY1ti1P0d6c7yS8NOEf1FM74eno1lJ-Dg5fUtRGOYdvJ2JLGVljzoh48_nhTHDmDocv7hnwRYG8ICTuS2uOA99AMrNE-my6ILepKFQwsQbueyLzSdaZjtS8sDDatz3NWExFS5RctFoH9LqOtVzxYwjkHa1YZ_GrSNVzujDtGHMx0sPw/s4032/IMG_0506.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU1Z1bg7x2O-VbY1ti1P0d6c7yS8NOEf1FM74eno1lJ-Dg5fUtRGOYdvJ2JLGVljzoh48_nhTHDmDocv7hnwRYG8ICTuS2uOA99AMrNE-my6ILepKFQwsQbueyLzSdaZjtS8sDDatz3NWExFS5RctFoH9LqOtVzxYwjkHa1YZ_GrSNVzujDtGHMx0sPw/s320/IMG_0506.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Same with all the windows and shutters. The windows were 2-3 layers of laser cut pieces.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXAy_IOfidznau-GoZ-54srywgrG2dDhhLCdKKR4Oy3H2tfD3Md0EgY2v9d5VLH31D8nGvyCgFYUZcBw_KikmLF_Ah-M7sfS2Ay03hfqzXiGlX3VTznAheVVRfzw6HT_HEVJ7lp-Ig6zJP0x013_8lKFmZoc5CT3U8PzE2xVRGbK060qUzvCNRboJXQ/s4032/IMG_0504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwXAy_IOfidznau-GoZ-54srywgrG2dDhhLCdKKR4Oy3H2tfD3Md0EgY2v9d5VLH31D8nGvyCgFYUZcBw_KikmLF_Ah-M7sfS2Ay03hfqzXiGlX3VTznAheVVRfzw6HT_HEVJ7lp-Ig6zJP0x013_8lKFmZoc5CT3U8PzE2xVRGbK060qUzvCNRboJXQ/s320/IMG_0504.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I went with the exact same color palette as the instructions which is white siding with ivory trim and green shutters. Suzanne specifies Ceramcoat paint.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAdAqkhHUZTtltWp8ZLgXNz66KrrBgbU9mgzHgTrAzmhVrjHWOjC8PMbxaqwclnSl0giST-7NbFift_M3gU7HpT_vZY8vHBF-vlW6BPhcYAKZni2wJNZ72c2tqJmiCB9HAce5rMf3onZrILRm9WbprcwJcOQdoNEDFCMYzAWXvFjGRaETAxuhjE8eQg/s960/177275648_10157951309848314_8620908314210336844_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAdAqkhHUZTtltWp8ZLgXNz66KrrBgbU9mgzHgTrAzmhVrjHWOjC8PMbxaqwclnSl0giST-7NbFift_M3gU7HpT_vZY8vHBF-vlW6BPhcYAKZni2wJNZ72c2tqJmiCB9HAce5rMf3onZrILRm9WbprcwJcOQdoNEDFCMYzAWXvFjGRaETAxuhjE8eQg/s320/177275648_10157951309848314_8620908314210336844_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYLgVrpDmUqo6oN_DlOTt9Ts5pl1mGjgkY9HdMEKEfds4dNEx_VxakF79Bf-BvImp3RFuF-8pmSYcbobXopPcRRJR9hEtjdpAm2eXVFtl6zcwOcoDKSNkqH717G1BDWT0MFHm8Mq8ITrdhE6U2fOAA1dl1hlJaLQJFvF5teHz9wev6G4G0jM4tdPluw/s960/177476273_10157951309973314_8868155240489520856_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The entire house sits on the 12" square turn table.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall I feel the house kit went together very quickly, I had some challenges with the layered doors swelling with the glue. I had used Weldbond glue for this construction. I think if I had clamped or weighted the doors better, I may have eliminated this problem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I was pleased with my first attempt at a 1/4 scale dollhouse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now on to the individually furnished rooms in the coming posts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-6352725444819643312022-05-27T18:49:00.002-02:302022-05-27T18:49:56.222-02:30Pickett Hill<p>So now that I've put the Architect's Loft aside for a little while to decide on the tree in the alley, I thought I would share with you another project I built, this time it was my first step into a new scale, 1/48th scale.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-eYYF1TWYWA_P8GiwI2T8gj9nzVxwhfU5XqqXewbKYOgZ1FaYumEQQmxylzrbbRd4QVmpFOLIP6F8GFgv7ZXEtbj76dCkP5aX5NY9EtZ4KTtSIKuzhaw4H3_9tKFwOLLOpQgPTJEfZBQmIrw9Y5D8bUVEOlQNT5a7uISxAcst5QVZTH518kpMhic1A/s2448/image1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="2448" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq-eYYF1TWYWA_P8GiwI2T8gj9nzVxwhfU5XqqXewbKYOgZ1FaYumEQQmxylzrbbRd4QVmpFOLIP6F8GFgv7ZXEtbj76dCkP5aX5NY9EtZ4KTtSIKuzhaw4H3_9tKFwOLLOpQgPTJEfZBQmIrw9Y5D8bUVEOlQNT5a7uISxAcst5QVZTH518kpMhic1A/s320/image1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>In 2018 I was fortunate enough to go to Chicago for the three big miniature shows in April with my friend Cathy. I had been to other shows before in both Arizona and Barcelona, but three at one time and one of the largest shows around made for a great weekend of shopping and spending time with friends.</p><p>We attended the Bishop Show, Three Blind Mice and The Miniature Show. In the past my main miniature scale was 1/12th, I was very happy with this scale and until Camp Mini Ha Ha offered the Half Scale Fairy House in 2017 (which is now my English Cottage) I had never even looked at other scales.</p><p>But my friend Cathy also enjoyed making 1/48th scale miniatures, a scale I had no interest in at that time. But when arriving at one of the shows, Cathy made a beeline for one table that she had to get to first and foremost. It was <a href="https://www.robinbetterley.com/" target="_blank">Robin Betterley</a>'s table. It really was my first experience in really seeing 1/48th scale that was designed with lots of style. There was so much to see including their Pickett Hill furniture made for the Pickett Hill house, which was a team project made in conjunction with another show participant, <a href="http://www.andrewsmini.com/" target="_blank">Suzanne and Andrew' Miniatures</a>, Pickett Pond, a lakeside cottage, and Petalstone, a gorgeous home with a solarium and turret. </p><p>Here were some of the pictures that Robin allowed me to take at that time while I thought about taking the plunge into another scale.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfRdUkl3rylmD3gu2y9XzLORCjC1cmQ0OQr-WQ2B3KMPqFd7p9HbvEP3u21HmTsvP4pqOpGupP2klwsq-l1wZCqFyVl9ANN6Qgmk_KeMXqL-_OAQ6C6dqGsRYkoAtpDJVCO_IlD28TnehLFD_mXXu3XRKkJzbMxP_0vPBWgKgOACZMQGFhk38TK8MXg/s3264/IMG_0598.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfRdUkl3rylmD3gu2y9XzLORCjC1cmQ0OQr-WQ2B3KMPqFd7p9HbvEP3u21HmTsvP4pqOpGupP2klwsq-l1wZCqFyVl9ANN6Qgmk_KeMXqL-_OAQ6C6dqGsRYkoAtpDJVCO_IlD28TnehLFD_mXXu3XRKkJzbMxP_0vPBWgKgOACZMQGFhk38TK8MXg/s320/IMG_0598.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28IFmpY5b_R4578LsLHMK4SSSLGWlJ92B7byBREH1nSkYd15hzhdf00HyXwWIChoRGeatUdx463tyDpr_9KnKf0e3FiDZJUXeTw_rzIq9rAT-98Xjy49ljJ61BpX_Esh-y4N15R6AuOer3FGh3maMg4Z6bMYxsuDD8mF9gB5XS0BwftwENKNbHQ6QcQ/s3264/IMG_0599.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28IFmpY5b_R4578LsLHMK4SSSLGWlJ92B7byBREH1nSkYd15hzhdf00HyXwWIChoRGeatUdx463tyDpr_9KnKf0e3FiDZJUXeTw_rzIq9rAT-98Xjy49ljJ61BpX_Esh-y4N15R6AuOer3FGh3maMg4Z6bMYxsuDD8mF9gB5XS0BwftwENKNbHQ6QcQ/s320/IMG_0599.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEJhSebVcguh_JEu5VHr2ZtcMwqsEO6cqtsn3VJfrwDNAtI8MkKTabnpJ8szvohNdeUHTjMEvT3BRFvx7_qlCL_diOcq4_n_D2wiLiEbWkNR7OuqEtT1bZVY_dTrqhGLS-Z83lw8uJ-YExkYrAtVAJ0xLQy6tpyjklDNqFvVYnjgqFqInKRwCCe3-Fw/s3264/IMG_0600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMEJhSebVcguh_JEu5VHr2ZtcMwqsEO6cqtsn3VJfrwDNAtI8MkKTabnpJ8szvohNdeUHTjMEvT3BRFvx7_qlCL_diOcq4_n_D2wiLiEbWkNR7OuqEtT1bZVY_dTrqhGLS-Z83lw8uJ-YExkYrAtVAJ0xLQy6tpyjklDNqFvVYnjgqFqInKRwCCe3-Fw/s320/IMG_0600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DG5zBbFjBwRvD_FttwN7DKdXxy_85eAl-J80xxG_KnJHrW3b3APSNMfgmCPHMQMoHSnvXLuAfnd5psjoiqMx7tJ1quwzNTkhPRfq4U8_wpUTrcbXoccSWkMwmQSze0xrg5faP3cxkvk6FHlyk68UHMhoJHCQWUu9qkzsqa5TrOEqV0S55jPoiZC2Hg/s3264/IMG_0601.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DG5zBbFjBwRvD_FttwN7DKdXxy_85eAl-J80xxG_KnJHrW3b3APSNMfgmCPHMQMoHSnvXLuAfnd5psjoiqMx7tJ1quwzNTkhPRfq4U8_wpUTrcbXoccSWkMwmQSze0xrg5faP3cxkvk6FHlyk68UHMhoJHCQWUu9qkzsqa5TrOEqV0S55jPoiZC2Hg/s320/IMG_0601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I was so impressed with their kits and designs. But I have to say I was hesitant in buying a house afraid that I would find the scale overwhelming. But my friend convinced me to buy the furniture from one room and try this and see. So my first 1/48th scale kit was Pickett Hill's Bedroom Set. My preference was actually for Petalstone, but this kit was electrified and including a new scale and wiring together was scary, so Pickett Hill was my second choice. Also my friend Cathy actually purchased the house kit at the show and we agreed to work on it together if I moved forward and purchased it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">So as you can see from the first image in the blog, I did manage to assemble the kit and other than the baskets in the armoire, it was relatively easy to put together. So now I had to take the plunge and decide to get the rest of the project. With a little help from my husband who purchased the house kit for me for Christmas that same year (from Suzanne and Andrew's Miniatures) and Robin's kind offer to set up our furniture purchases as "Kit of the Month" projects, over the course of the next two years, myself and Cathy got all the furniture, accessory and rug kits from Robin Betterley. I also purchased the complete landscaping kit from Suzanne and Andrew as well, so at this point I was all in. This project had to be done!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Stay tuned over the course of the next few blog posts where I take you through my highs and lows of assembling the house and all it's furniture, plus landscaping the entire project. Inside I didn't change much of the interior, since 1/48th scale was so new to me I stuck to the instructions for the most part, and even outside I only made some minor changes. Here's a sneak peak of what I did. I added the 9mm knife to put things into perspective!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicB82Z0wCswE8E1ZFaqAyZisaFqdWJoSnhayPzo6ppxAE0o4jEGEIKPrieL_e0WgfIF0BG-7TJxFt-QKS4z0ycdnA_-XTl3hz9lBbbPd8Js4kxgukzLWDGpK34Iez82gvrjgHdr5wQtejdtUZAPjd-9NofGKpPZAi2j0A0q4h328R-49jPgqSuhNPhSQ/s960/51440677_10156005789588314_6075812400806756352_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicB82Z0wCswE8E1ZFaqAyZisaFqdWJoSnhayPzo6ppxAE0o4jEGEIKPrieL_e0WgfIF0BG-7TJxFt-QKS4z0ycdnA_-XTl3hz9lBbbPd8Js4kxgukzLWDGpK34Iez82gvrjgHdr5wQtejdtUZAPjd-9NofGKpPZAi2j0A0q4h328R-49jPgqSuhNPhSQ/s320/51440677_10156005789588314_6075812400806756352_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda (who is presently throwing 1/48th miniature baskets across the room!)</div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-7801431798515027802022-05-20T18:05:00.001-02:302022-05-20T18:05:28.385-02:30The Trash in the Alley<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm continuing my work in the Loft's alley. More trash is added and the surface is "aged" with lots of grimy pastels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdcpuqnL_i1xSwDW7K_BhVGQ-59D0UNXqXjwAD_yr4tZAt4bcpxYOB8CRHF0djlQFeewhKB4GrhXJrzpsHISvHsFMrFNJp92GPjF7OBGy6SNXhTJKPzHlNxB6lMoq2FwTrSfiqcvE36_j2l8ouEtms4QWL0JCK3SafUwjaVSB-sSBgZX4wyKty2IUKg/s960/181086969_10157970328898314_1120208660422578945_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdcpuqnL_i1xSwDW7K_BhVGQ-59D0UNXqXjwAD_yr4tZAt4bcpxYOB8CRHF0djlQFeewhKB4GrhXJrzpsHISvHsFMrFNJp92GPjF7OBGy6SNXhTJKPzHlNxB6lMoq2FwTrSfiqcvE36_j2l8ouEtms4QWL0JCK3SafUwjaVSB-sSBgZX4wyKty2IUKg/s320/181086969_10157970328898314_1120208660422578945_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJZl-GBuvKM0n979VwoVbeaZRMiwNbDrM4AC5Ld474iKKgZvHk2KWsmeei-zNcv07a0X1Ad2T5lDozC6Qfoa53A_R50Ziw8KNPGmcJDcUtw2r3QMCnM-CmTWg9o42xlHXp5lqxCFnY1jOimSlALCrdPlVUkMx0V3dfkXkKDm-EgrdZcS5EcxGOZoKpA/s960/181320732_10157970329393314_761680828189127893_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJZl-GBuvKM0n979VwoVbeaZRMiwNbDrM4AC5Ld474iKKgZvHk2KWsmeei-zNcv07a0X1Ad2T5lDozC6Qfoa53A_R50Ziw8KNPGmcJDcUtw2r3QMCnM-CmTWg9o42xlHXp5lqxCFnY1jOimSlALCrdPlVUkMx0V3dfkXkKDm-EgrdZcS5EcxGOZoKpA/s320/181320732_10157970329393314_761680828189127893_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lots of foliage and more dandelions, concrete blocks and used crates all add to the debris in the alley.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggW6ak1uVsFQgy-ojDChSFiOr5LGcOFvEBfyZZ7qmt6JUqZIXxBkmPgs8jCLmD7lT5hq0QXT8Vrmd4XYyrXaiXLLg9YOreF6VXlJBJuSPi-1oV78CL_kZPUm7VIGXzc__vK_5h0J2zmeNiAVvJPQZYPZfutWP_tGWQfZUMGvMwasqMLO2wJW8SMaiXBQ/s960/181323480_10157970329028314_8318928806864575767_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggW6ak1uVsFQgy-ojDChSFiOr5LGcOFvEBfyZZ7qmt6JUqZIXxBkmPgs8jCLmD7lT5hq0QXT8Vrmd4XYyrXaiXLLg9YOreF6VXlJBJuSPi-1oV78CL_kZPUm7VIGXzc__vK_5h0J2zmeNiAVvJPQZYPZfutWP_tGWQfZUMGvMwasqMLO2wJW8SMaiXBQ/s320/181323480_10157970329028314_8318928806864575767_n%20(1).jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoxKEDnb79dw54kkIyo4P7oKJPNvxOO8jQtKgM3xc0_W6BkJ3HAV6FO6hmuvXBc9PmNupLUmEaaqB6fOgSmPxUsVfRucBUTppFSuyrI6DdyzlQzeyKy_m5Jv5TyuDIQpU81-y-R3XojHBXDDFTDdeVkpWDOEhpasw6MCDX2EOhjZPE8XgMlOh0F3U1g/s960/181425585_10157970328788314_3706112495428535080_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFoxKEDnb79dw54kkIyo4P7oKJPNvxOO8jQtKgM3xc0_W6BkJ3HAV6FO6hmuvXBc9PmNupLUmEaaqB6fOgSmPxUsVfRucBUTppFSuyrI6DdyzlQzeyKy_m5Jv5TyuDIQpU81-y-R3XojHBXDDFTDdeVkpWDOEhpasw6MCDX2EOhjZPE8XgMlOh0F3U1g/s320/181425585_10157970328788314_3706112495428535080_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I added another drain down the side of the building flowing down to the rain barrel below. I felt the ivy should grow over to the drain pipe. So I added more leaves and filled in more ivy on the lower section to hide my bad corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8dkFaMHbxsukKoOPfaRpXXmF6viDN5ToAys_3CzVjpQHgpFSnE0PUe6BZmxUW7IJ3H2cDf3oe8Yll4evPF7zwHOS0zrDxXwso7bTsWzYhPVJb2dqMJdTXfrFbUMzPj2FNgq_Px5YmR9x_Y_LxbHQXHs0euRRwfC2kajIdopic7b6RHmthjyDJNlhCw/s4032/IMG_1011.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg8dkFaMHbxsukKoOPfaRpXXmF6viDN5ToAys_3CzVjpQHgpFSnE0PUe6BZmxUW7IJ3H2cDf3oe8Yll4evPF7zwHOS0zrDxXwso7bTsWzYhPVJb2dqMJdTXfrFbUMzPj2FNgq_Px5YmR9x_Y_LxbHQXHs0euRRwfC2kajIdopic7b6RHmthjyDJNlhCw/s320/IMG_1011.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA3gnN87m8Z1kzJaR8YJBlPjn9TvyDfTK7JL8Gus5p1ZX6NqtU1yYxZQaKpA0Srypcep0cYrxZKz8NfNhXoxffJ_7Up_wRGKsXnHl7jXpK7Z8-LVkn_0tErmQ_B0ztFWU7vblo9UA9cEGo1xnsJXc0XNhJNtje8f8kvHKHuBR1XagNFW8HAjH8HYPVw/s4032/IMG_1013.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpA3gnN87m8Z1kzJaR8YJBlPjn9TvyDfTK7JL8Gus5p1ZX6NqtU1yYxZQaKpA0Srypcep0cYrxZKz8NfNhXoxffJ_7Up_wRGKsXnHl7jXpK7Z8-LVkn_0tErmQ_B0ztFWU7vblo9UA9cEGo1xnsJXc0XNhJNtje8f8kvHKHuBR1XagNFW8HAjH8HYPVw/s320/IMG_1013.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoQozK_VdpzwWbPo1E9f18f_4l-wOUKhdGoLtNB4YgzDtMMRVfsUElx1WaKzLVWqGy3twHcnLJ2iHlngZwol5VaiaR423zwBKBHg4uwFisvKjzq9LJAbbW3YBlYmiGPIYzU18f1rXF3lXx1wxm1ZvH0LRsk8Iir2qLIWUOzyU3C2WyjwrDoR3glfl8g/s4032/IMG_1014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoQozK_VdpzwWbPo1E9f18f_4l-wOUKhdGoLtNB4YgzDtMMRVfsUElx1WaKzLVWqGy3twHcnLJ2iHlngZwol5VaiaR423zwBKBHg4uwFisvKjzq9LJAbbW3YBlYmiGPIYzU18f1rXF3lXx1wxm1ZvH0LRsk8Iir2qLIWUOzyU3C2WyjwrDoR3glfl8g/s320/IMG_1014.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpZ-2SFqEzz9_cYMfvylnKfUu2Y2XnyvpvYDU5zxeNw4j14fyzZt9y5O7KO39FdNOcnratRmK9_Y8UDpQuOs-b_zbs8sQN4fMx6cIeOfiHV_JSPGDGOb5MUArwC8Usm0MLXXRhLw6h9XX-bgV_hyDe8wa4rMQOHq_eOSbRMcS1wbJ7bgV6Ookd5uWwg/s4032/IMG_1015.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpZ-2SFqEzz9_cYMfvylnKfUu2Y2XnyvpvYDU5zxeNw4j14fyzZt9y5O7KO39FdNOcnratRmK9_Y8UDpQuOs-b_zbs8sQN4fMx6cIeOfiHV_JSPGDGOb5MUArwC8Usm0MLXXRhLw6h9XX-bgV_hyDe8wa4rMQOHq_eOSbRMcS1wbJ7bgV6Ookd5uWwg/s320/IMG_1015.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also didn't show you the completed roof with the grill work and "aggregate" on the roof. This was all cut on a Cricut, layered, glued added and painted in black and several metallic paints.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEUvZzZFINjO6IgjKJqG-o-tvOI9rZIzV9K2fg3EK6j_-nLcBY92AzTM07jn_Ork6ESFWvRxPnYaZ0oIBek0QqOlX5u2wJv-1Fl5oAeNuiQmA8XZNHeoLDKjOVk1H4UpMxMxtfFJAXNfAxUye1dLHB5lOUoQUXW6BscPT10SOZK5uatEnvg-gZzXlaA/s4032/IMG_1012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmEUvZzZFINjO6IgjKJqG-o-tvOI9rZIzV9K2fg3EK6j_-nLcBY92AzTM07jn_Ork6ESFWvRxPnYaZ0oIBek0QqOlX5u2wJv-1Fl5oAeNuiQmA8XZNHeoLDKjOVk1H4UpMxMxtfFJAXNfAxUye1dLHB5lOUoQUXW6BscPT10SOZK5uatEnvg-gZzXlaA/s320/IMG_1012.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I mentioned in a previous post, I also wanted to add more foliage back at the fence. I found a branch from a garden tree, cut maple leaves using my Cricut and after a lot of shaping, colouring and gluing, I have added the beginnings of the tree in the back section, but I'm not totally in love with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dh2r8YGxI_-gVnM0xJynNXn5nJsoTlRAKPibCWIkyo3ZVbmpx7mDLKeHcELB7tPLPTBmOqnTIO-4Eng0SDDnKTDrJFYC7fsAKX_wzAmb0eoy71s_-4TnSiWEzOC1I_DUXVdFxsa_d04IJ1xdjJ7lo-ByWUQlvubcs0M3AYV4KOX6CzpURljsPXbZTQ/s4032/IMG_1049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dh2r8YGxI_-gVnM0xJynNXn5nJsoTlRAKPibCWIkyo3ZVbmpx7mDLKeHcELB7tPLPTBmOqnTIO-4Eng0SDDnKTDrJFYC7fsAKX_wzAmb0eoy71s_-4TnSiWEzOC1I_DUXVdFxsa_d04IJ1xdjJ7lo-ByWUQlvubcs0M3AYV4KOX6CzpURljsPXbZTQ/s320/IMG_1049.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFCUqwzIPwSPj7kNbonPWLgx4aGFhfadgquIMsTy_18u8yBSsSs2oTniId01RHx2YMWVN4iSBRXU_1c-tW1TWVqcUwsQAeLYkkuc6QbLfx3Ha7ZwH-qRQxp2bSuR__oOARjzWXQOB43rxGZM0sW_3c28NrCagdfWbbI9cVNJbY0qCUnfKk2adgkDMQg/s4032/IMG_1050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFCUqwzIPwSPj7kNbonPWLgx4aGFhfadgquIMsTy_18u8yBSsSs2oTniId01RHx2YMWVN4iSBRXU_1c-tW1TWVqcUwsQAeLYkkuc6QbLfx3Ha7ZwH-qRQxp2bSuR__oOARjzWXQOB43rxGZM0sW_3c28NrCagdfWbbI9cVNJbY0qCUnfKk2adgkDMQg/s320/IMG_1050.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRZb7Jia3osVC_srtbAO2FV7_Vta8PC5WzchKdQP_iPGze4VQQGr48y0-EbsWgHUWKwip4NtyIWCntdGnOzjMh9NzZZ8FOu1Wm-3HlM5Ju-D_Ezu63yHi6VfR6LHqN1ZgagbSzTgJvXtgRpufXA9V-nNeiCnF3XFZUUqxahXykXxDlRQQOduzItpVwg/s4032/IMG_1051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJRZb7Jia3osVC_srtbAO2FV7_Vta8PC5WzchKdQP_iPGze4VQQGr48y0-EbsWgHUWKwip4NtyIWCntdGnOzjMh9NzZZ8FOu1Wm-3HlM5Ju-D_Ezu63yHi6VfR6LHqN1ZgagbSzTgJvXtgRpufXA9V-nNeiCnF3XFZUUqxahXykXxDlRQQOduzItpVwg/s320/IMG_1051.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know if I keep it there I have to add a lot more branches and leaves, but before I proceed further, I'm going to put it aside and think about it a little more. Sometimes it's good to walk away from a project and live with it for a bit and see what it really needs. So I'm going to leave it for a bit and see if I want to continue adding leaves or if I want to scrap it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-24096070378383243872022-05-16T18:01:00.000-02:302022-05-16T18:01:46.701-02:30The Completed Seamstress’s Sewing Cabinet<p> I've still not completed the outside of the Architect's loft but as promised in my last post I would show you completed Sewing Cabinet</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6GO82Gxm-3XxRF7rro4L2VxerOvXtVC_YcvRYx1PIJd8HAk66Kq1_eLfMBqnyzjXei0x36LNcyqjjx6AzN7FN9KJAgydo_hGHL49MP6SdK29i_S1VGi2NKOfJARLNB5U8tHkvjSOhswGHL9X02WWHvk32e6tV2mFF1SLljMEXVuTG4v3a71KyLeQnw/s4032/IMG_0762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6GO82Gxm-3XxRF7rro4L2VxerOvXtVC_YcvRYx1PIJd8HAk66Kq1_eLfMBqnyzjXei0x36LNcyqjjx6AzN7FN9KJAgydo_hGHL49MP6SdK29i_S1VGi2NKOfJARLNB5U8tHkvjSOhswGHL9X02WWHvk32e6tV2mFF1SLljMEXVuTG4v3a71KyLeQnw/s320/IMG_0762.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To put things into perspective, here is a full size spool of thread against a drawer full of spools in 1/12th scale. The miniature threads were made by rolling thread around tiny turnings and then cutting them and adding a label on the cut ends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpZ1V5oAxUQ3zOiEXliHmuNA65s4UPXQdzIrUYj_ZiEuzAOVWSqyK1EyT0tFnCC75bjKZp5xMbUhkxzAX7YJde_ds2LtGsZJvW4f6wkjA6Ta1voyJaF32o32GJ27zDm6BkmANCcnK0f9eBjKqivyX6e1sJzlIjaCI2_CeudlK66T6g1IqKJlcrpQjYg/s4032/IMG_0771.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpZ1V5oAxUQ3zOiEXliHmuNA65s4UPXQdzIrUYj_ZiEuzAOVWSqyK1EyT0tFnCC75bjKZp5xMbUhkxzAX7YJde_ds2LtGsZJvW4f6wkjA6Ta1voyJaF32o32GJ27zDm6BkmANCcnK0f9eBjKqivyX6e1sJzlIjaCI2_CeudlK66T6g1IqKJlcrpQjYg/s320/IMG_0771.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbPOuI8BgkrfcX-Y5gvfKH_YOCAwcSXJK_DsTJDFAGZKNs8KFblMSpnnDN9NNo66MAFbrpJ9QW7sPm03MqrneOdN8vst4zGp_dB-cLkfP3ZhZuFThRq3hr9zwiUdH6mRYW4PHG2ZL1ziyHPxmEjKtwyyx-g0wRxilVvhUqbmYHu4g90ymxNb4Vwpcyg/s4032/IMG_0769.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbPOuI8BgkrfcX-Y5gvfKH_YOCAwcSXJK_DsTJDFAGZKNs8KFblMSpnnDN9NNo66MAFbrpJ9QW7sPm03MqrneOdN8vst4zGp_dB-cLkfP3ZhZuFThRq3hr9zwiUdH6mRYW4PHG2ZL1ziyHPxmEjKtwyyx-g0wRxilVvhUqbmYHu4g90ymxNb4Vwpcyg/s320/IMG_0769.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSmX9eyg3DalX9Mbfmiv1ZifOklKIRHB2lYRN1ZP6XM0DuTRC3bmWrPTeaue_8nKABvKtSmXu628Ez4TYnkv42L0DLzLldPOs0bWSxtKA4DsQM6EQnJohCdw6oLvAFR2QjYkjxEJOgwDmmnEdErZmhkr2020Dy8T5ueq5vr78W89ovxLX449rP72Y6g/s4032/IMG_0761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSmX9eyg3DalX9Mbfmiv1ZifOklKIRHB2lYRN1ZP6XM0DuTRC3bmWrPTeaue_8nKABvKtSmXu628Ez4TYnkv42L0DLzLldPOs0bWSxtKA4DsQM6EQnJohCdw6oLvAFR2QjYkjxEJOgwDmmnEdErZmhkr2020Dy8T5ueq5vr78W89ovxLX449rP72Y6g/s320/IMG_0761.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyiX9fDYRyHvrh8Bl0AI9oAJRD0QbR-nNoGJLB1Bx0hfwQfmBGh6TSwkkQQgfnVrUCc8mfUSiuZvxYcwkq1vsS87xQmUAKXKivTsZ7CQyCbD1zLqO6MB9ELyHul7tg_xBBZhQXEQWBEvLE2XVwH4xhQF4HDBNbyUyx-AbJzysAzg-_VbfQxtZR_-llg/s4032/IMG_0756.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyiX9fDYRyHvrh8Bl0AI9oAJRD0QbR-nNoGJLB1Bx0hfwQfmBGh6TSwkkQQgfnVrUCc8mfUSiuZvxYcwkq1vsS87xQmUAKXKivTsZ7CQyCbD1zLqO6MB9ELyHul7tg_xBBZhQXEQWBEvLE2XVwH4xhQF4HDBNbyUyx-AbJzysAzg-_VbfQxtZR_-llg/s320/IMG_0756.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bolts of fabric were made by rolling cut pieces of fabric around a small coffee plastic stirrer (looks almost like a small diameter straw. The tags were a freebie when I made a purchase with another retailer many years ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5pQhWQTSH5Wsf99UWIbukQioCdz6SV6MqJ0N-9zD4QL6_3m3hF_jjDQZm3GuGuzUs40Jzwa4CO5o5LHxPA4-D07ct5J-L2WEpCP9AOERq-vkRaf3FN50s2sizFglg57SYe0thQge4DUcq7HLE3I-jnWoy_ywFGRWJTeg9vbE8FBELo6ixikXCl5LzQ/s4032/IMG_0724.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5pQhWQTSH5Wsf99UWIbukQioCdz6SV6MqJ0N-9zD4QL6_3m3hF_jjDQZm3GuGuzUs40Jzwa4CO5o5LHxPA4-D07ct5J-L2WEpCP9AOERq-vkRaf3FN50s2sizFglg57SYe0thQge4DUcq7HLE3I-jnWoy_ywFGRWJTeg9vbE8FBELo6ixikXCl5LzQ/s320/IMG_0724.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8f46PcPz_diYPN51dHEWkl1hlYaXXhOAmwAVCF9cRYftmhDEJe4soezeSuELCEcq-1xVPg6ufV5p8gqEUz2MBgiIa6uSC1tTaQzlgJCwxvTR7-Xn96bpmwL01wv3MBe7qfacBHWrWlU1Vct48RIT3VntRMkDUqpAkFIFMP-q-uGiT-E_9kd4UhPnpQ/s4032/IMG_0723.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsLX9LC1wGQ5ABR2AY8piN85z5dKEunAOWlgcbYdCxqSisr1v4gFcI-tnpMeHtuc1l_Jj4xCmAr-YcmwU36QksJS1snLVjcy0bl_tzTNbd9JZB1WaBzc_dklI1d0E_NqWvgfK0vLV8q12CcGl1DoWrHCfO5EXPfWwDEO1lNRm_b79TtnfD3M9QVTZhA/s4032/IMG_0719.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsLX9LC1wGQ5ABR2AY8piN85z5dKEunAOWlgcbYdCxqSisr1v4gFcI-tnpMeHtuc1l_Jj4xCmAr-YcmwU36QksJS1snLVjcy0bl_tzTNbd9JZB1WaBzc_dklI1d0E_NqWvgfK0vLV8q12CcGl1DoWrHCfO5EXPfWwDEO1lNRm_b79TtnfD3M9QVTZhA/s320/IMG_0719.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the cabinet I made from a <span style="text-align: left;">Lisa Engler kit. She is no longer selling kits.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKetO20-q6MlSS6EPEnh7Z7HJQh9nS9zmmeXDL7fWEXMureUQGbC_YvU4_C-HpivzpauBW-heViU-gsU6RL1hudB-jRtLgjCV8-xg2p_VKEIY8HCteOpv9QHWg6Wt9f5qCAc02Y0reVzzKHil0JO5-NZ1DFLMoaWlULabQu1FaXtrFoSL3qvfAsBDFg/s4032/IMG_0718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKetO20-q6MlSS6EPEnh7Z7HJQh9nS9zmmeXDL7fWEXMureUQGbC_YvU4_C-HpivzpauBW-heViU-gsU6RL1hudB-jRtLgjCV8-xg2p_VKEIY8HCteOpv9QHWg6Wt9f5qCAc02Y0reVzzKHil0JO5-NZ1DFLMoaWlULabQu1FaXtrFoSL3qvfAsBDFg/s320/IMG_0718.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA3Enpn9jTZTY6APybTFqdc5cD_6X4-kYQq2as4L7gs9A5AwlJ-dM8-pzDFP5JDx3uoR9aOt7H2gPLauLbj6SizxeezpSZdoCl6x9PX844tnrdkeqGhH0QiefmQg0rc8XqfCqpqR90kyBH62I3rXWiblBJRVOhfBPCsHVOtU8GbvyRCp4j_60IurPTyA/s4032/IMG_0717.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Now it needs to go to it's final home, the home of my friend. Now the big question is, what do I with all the left over sewing items I've made and collected, it's still a drawer full!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpamqXpaSN7kmHALOrHNbd53f-OzzchGxZZd256bGzCezrxEfAHDwCdd4vktD3Tw_P5xhpTNgaUy82IqCAnmF6K1vNF5OHWq58_Ib7Cpe24F1JybZHBqe2yeGUKd9-xbCzXheOG1azwPDC3kbaDNWFGvFxh2zBSYPZ78E8zAA4wp7WMo8jL3Ie3URsA/s4032/IMG_0800.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpamqXpaSN7kmHALOrHNbd53f-OzzchGxZZd256bGzCezrxEfAHDwCdd4vktD3Tw_P5xhpTNgaUy82IqCAnmF6K1vNF5OHWq58_Ib7Cpe24F1JybZHBqe2yeGUKd9-xbCzXheOG1azwPDC3kbaDNWFGvFxh2zBSYPZ78E8zAA4wp7WMo8jL3Ie3URsA/s320/IMG_0800.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But the most important part of this project, it was being made for a dear friend who is a very talented seamstress. So recently I got to present this gift to my very special friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGItkuKlQijG7_PSLkXp0Ujhmi89sUs71MBmdNg1qBfu9yo9wVM9N8NhSG71YITzWz4NkmIyk4oSjYiIPUr8mdEwPp940VLyqndXbiTSQN5rzrXzpXf31twZ4K-STdBfBjsPlIgxMnVqNwgNRrPJRWOaS5Z4YbAaVMP9OQ49LjSK9loOGtH5sONFKqTg/s960/279519981_10159889337422744_6019091168733163221_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGItkuKlQijG7_PSLkXp0Ujhmi89sUs71MBmdNg1qBfu9yo9wVM9N8NhSG71YITzWz4NkmIyk4oSjYiIPUr8mdEwPp940VLyqndXbiTSQN5rzrXzpXf31twZ4K-STdBfBjsPlIgxMnVqNwgNRrPJRWOaS5Z4YbAaVMP9OQ49LjSK9loOGtH5sONFKqTg/s320/279519981_10159889337422744_6019091168733163221_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hopefully by next week I'll have the outside of the Architect's Loft to share with all of you.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-53792485937668508912022-05-12T16:18:00.001-02:302022-05-12T22:20:18.201-02:30The Seamstress’s Sewing Cabinet<p>The exterior of Architect's loft is not ready to be shown yet, still have a little more work to complete on the tree. But until then I thought I'd share a few posts on another project I've worked on over the past few years as a gift for a very talented friend. She's one of the strongest women I know and she's always joked that she wanted me to will her one of my projects. But I'd rather see the look on her face when she gets one, so this project is for her. Follow alone on the project I completed for her, the Seamstress' Sewing Cabinet</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLRrKl5bMFDPH7TwK3QKUoseSYPGgSSYHcOKtkliGjg8bb4uB07hIqzOh_twjW86zb451Z8Ty3K6xImuXJw2XeUfPfUV_lD2sfSkUWVDFnQCgDYl2bwiDP9d1o8dhQBkQguAvW65huTruIQ4egWQNVD0kQNa5jZI69-EdhP-g1WWGroHklJDBpgbOoQ/s960/279519981_10159889337422744_6019091168733163221_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLRrKl5bMFDPH7TwK3QKUoseSYPGgSSYHcOKtkliGjg8bb4uB07hIqzOh_twjW86zb451Z8Ty3K6xImuXJw2XeUfPfUV_lD2sfSkUWVDFnQCgDYl2bwiDP9d1o8dhQBkQguAvW65huTruIQ4egWQNVD0kQNa5jZI69-EdhP-g1WWGroHklJDBpgbOoQ/s320/279519981_10159889337422744_6019091168733163221_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This was another past project at </span><a href="http://www.campminihaha.com/" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Camp Mini Ha Ha</a><span style="text-align: left;"> meant to be a Kitchen Cupboard display. Of course again I kit bashed the project and turned it into something else. Since I already had the kit for Whitledge-Burgess French Country Kitchen, I didn't want to do another kitchen project. So I decided to turn it into a Seamstress Sewing Cabinet.</span></p><p>The basic shell looked like this:-</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTToGR4YM_ToF9_VSAu38JN5skVLm66lrVBbC4qU5MidevOAXZbuTjENWSrLEFAriRZI16ACOrGYV_p_Ov2imHGomjnUQYsFKWWXG8ZdPL6BO7JZGM851V8_bzu1uNH6Pb9psj6noA62xzZMphvOiM37G3-rIbXmGGzueLAF682MP9alUfiTLa1VSAiQ/s993/67651688_2487985731265286_2889321776733487104_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="993" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTToGR4YM_ToF9_VSAu38JN5skVLm66lrVBbC4qU5MidevOAXZbuTjENWSrLEFAriRZI16ACOrGYV_p_Ov2imHGomjnUQYsFKWWXG8ZdPL6BO7JZGM851V8_bzu1uNH6Pb9psj6noA62xzZMphvOiM37G3-rIbXmGGzueLAF682MP9alUfiTLa1VSAiQ/s320/67651688_2487985731265286_2889321776733487104_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqpm2R-9Ia43MLjfUEE2fU60NvVyR5rXslq9yknM-d4Ionekrn5sqjgnHsDNsevpIJDmGAXDiGP6gLCvALzf6kepRdU9Cre4jbSfldac-esk3IaF_H40JAvbnYF01-eYdMhB9J2MRWRT8N9i8CWvAVMc2ZUsPm6TqnLIfLSPg0JYVIOn9Pq8H3QGDlQ/s1920/71022714_2514881228755261_1393141653992112128_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">When researching it in advance and deciding what I was going to do I found a lot of interesting adaptations of the project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhd60jCeKHpckuYJJpf9aypozklyvgcqRrA9yC5QnihNC_iQjjt9EQG7AjmeTyCdJwy0oeJNOrIwYfTxa5ITusVEo19f4XkWwMzQlb1JMgMVXq5DYMNym5qUtPCyDOt2dFZyZLZyzxcO2i7Lf0Jtl6LR6Ex-7EYfDv5vfbn00Md263cAxZVMh54AWmw/s2048/67897755_741034206354403_3815567216833724416_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1713" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhd60jCeKHpckuYJJpf9aypozklyvgcqRrA9yC5QnihNC_iQjjt9EQG7AjmeTyCdJwy0oeJNOrIwYfTxa5ITusVEo19f4XkWwMzQlb1JMgMVXq5DYMNym5qUtPCyDOt2dFZyZLZyzxcO2i7Lf0Jtl6LR6Ex-7EYfDv5vfbn00Md263cAxZVMh54AWmw/s320/67897755_741034206354403_3815567216833724416_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="210" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs1n5FdGFUL2ugD_ArCxCss3X-QaKsayVoN1WHpUoaLVjOPg5KQ8Fhi05ocgk3zxnorOKXaK370N-_JpzTdpwgyRaXDTbS0ZhKCf0LBwObnH8aZvWNE7f2Zkq9LCZkmJpWFjLJq3LBtoCvHATmyvX61c0BM23Hd1kS-nI7FJVkpft3kKF2DKy6zfeqMw/s1600/IMG_1772.JPG" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So in preparation of the upcoming project I started to make bolts of fabric, spools of lace, threads, tassels and collect lots of "sewing" boxes from many Artisans such as <a href="https://www.artofmini.com/en-uk/index.html" target="_blank">Art of Mini</a>, <a href="https://heirloomsbysusan.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Heirlooms by Susan</a>, <a href="http://www.lookingglassminiature.com/" target="_blank">Looking Glass Miniatures</a>, <a href="https://dragonflyintl.com/" target="_blank">Dragon Fly International</a>, Lisa Engler and many more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not knowing how much I would need, I ensured I made plenty to fill the finish cabinet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9KupKb3Ha8R4vlEwLZmQ6VkRciRvPHVn5r2kq2Db0h_2MTqVqgGw69KisdZAMwdfSeek1EPcmD6KtxO4A2lMG_NBg07wZ_v1cDdM8L-nkF_mM-hF16tfDrtXXKvKjnfuwiEXP0Me0yTT3mmseseB061PR73wWqHhc6e0BLs0XqMg6q3rPSuZn9copg/s3264/image2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9KupKb3Ha8R4vlEwLZmQ6VkRciRvPHVn5r2kq2Db0h_2MTqVqgGw69KisdZAMwdfSeek1EPcmD6KtxO4A2lMG_NBg07wZ_v1cDdM8L-nkF_mM-hF16tfDrtXXKvKjnfuwiEXP0Me0yTT3mmseseB061PR73wWqHhc6e0BLs0XqMg6q3rPSuZn9copg/s320/image2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With my stash in hand it was off to Digby, Nova Scotia for that year's Camp Mini Ha Ha.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Each inner section was built separately and then the basic box display was assembled and the inner sections were added. I whitewashed the entire project with <a href="https://cottagepaint.com/" target="_blank">Cottage Paint's</a> Cottage White Chalk Paint and no top coat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVbIebU-QMqCrYw5BEnq8WQ_lLZNxJ3sganh1v6Szl46ByjzbFaHSBvLZ6mHqcbZbLJlcvRo_wbOdrnElby134b09wpI8HCWIDdfHqS3WjDJbjwKJvCBPl3P7Si-P16VeK70cKN6i9Hz4LL1Alx-36Y3sTUHkz5LgMWKKpUdikNDbdBYFbiyIJ_6FHg/s4032/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2036%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyVbIebU-QMqCrYw5BEnq8WQ_lLZNxJ3sganh1v6Szl46ByjzbFaHSBvLZ6mHqcbZbLJlcvRo_wbOdrnElby134b09wpI8HCWIDdfHqS3WjDJbjwKJvCBPl3P7Si-P16VeK70cKN6i9Hz4LL1Alx-36Y3sTUHkz5LgMWKKpUdikNDbdBYFbiyIJ_6FHg/s320/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2036%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgkMvh9B8sQ961gsJex03AZaKfXTFiyyQtIgOyfHpcewfgKUU52YJkUv8R0GCGGDZREcmQjOsl3T13cjB7sFH7bKNRr-D9RptIHN2w6_WIu7uSn-U2GvI1Qr6Y1fDCT4N_9xXMmfLMZpNo3gDhHNLS5ndpKO2LdJ6mIntcyGsGv_DJEPvNoe5s20BVQ/s4032/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2005%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgkMvh9B8sQ961gsJex03AZaKfXTFiyyQtIgOyfHpcewfgKUU52YJkUv8R0GCGGDZREcmQjOsl3T13cjB7sFH7bKNRr-D9RptIHN2w6_WIu7uSn-U2GvI1Qr6Y1fDCT4N_9xXMmfLMZpNo3gDhHNLS5ndpKO2LdJ6mIntcyGsGv_DJEPvNoe5s20BVQ/s320/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2005%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ09dJK-KRoUMPWhuMK__qEQZ_Db3gASvB1MPmbopQlNsLMvh3n8Rziuu84evrFHyHVCGZy2wLPx0r-_GEGCOvcWtYugvVB79YcNkNChJjjJinOhlrMzpd6JBJxM702vjex4MdX5PzEp86EteN17lVEfsLv4QOiblCHuEXG4l9gXdG5xtgtqeMVaRVvA/s4032/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2013%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ09dJK-KRoUMPWhuMK__qEQZ_Db3gASvB1MPmbopQlNsLMvh3n8Rziuu84evrFHyHVCGZy2wLPx0r-_GEGCOvcWtYugvVB79YcNkNChJjjJinOhlrMzpd6JBJxM702vjex4MdX5PzEp86EteN17lVEfsLv4QOiblCHuEXG4l9gXdG5xtgtqeMVaRVvA/s320/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2013%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8m3n4G6DDjvgQMI_kkd0QFDQkE2EOZO7MVkugZeChjRm5g1snMAUYyQ5mKXlp_ZmVjBiUr3ZBIr9m3-wrLjaquETT8FOQFa9r7Dn_fJvovVVlnffKHD5sbfSzjmJ95DxAU-UXI5Kgvz2bj9koxWuoyHiaYFlHSNc9wFL-OCob5reQTaLH8qYyL0hDQ/s4032/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2023%20PM%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE8m3n4G6DDjvgQMI_kkd0QFDQkE2EOZO7MVkugZeChjRm5g1snMAUYyQ5mKXlp_ZmVjBiUr3ZBIr9m3-wrLjaquETT8FOQFa9r7Dn_fJvovVVlnffKHD5sbfSzjmJ95DxAU-UXI5Kgvz2bj9koxWuoyHiaYFlHSNc9wFL-OCob5reQTaLH8qYyL0hDQ/s320/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2023%2023%20PM%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to rearrange the cabinets slightly different than the prototype.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUhuPGsT3qznH0mRFHMvmcZyoAo7JpYIBHHvEuM6kCaVl_TUmhX5TakmApeKgJLPaYfy12q-uP9NnsLZqRdpk2WnLKRTMMwScyYqNJ-PmHIdkuXufOcR9YpU5yy4vtFdUFEj_A7lNBqbnUK0SsTRDwDAYChAtuB3XC2vfR3lVh-Ux3Nrzyzwk94Ue3Q/s4032/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2022%2055%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUhuPGsT3qznH0mRFHMvmcZyoAo7JpYIBHHvEuM6kCaVl_TUmhX5TakmApeKgJLPaYfy12q-uP9NnsLZqRdpk2WnLKRTMMwScyYqNJ-PmHIdkuXufOcR9YpU5yy4vtFdUFEj_A7lNBqbnUK0SsTRDwDAYChAtuB3XC2vfR3lVh-Ux3Nrzyzwk94Ue3Q/s320/Photo%202019-09-28,%204%2022%2055%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One the basic cabinet was completed I test fitted the few sample bolts of fabric and spools of lace I had brought with me. I still had to make the drawers. I didn't want solid front drawers as shown in the prototype. I wanted "Glass" front drawers so that all the goodies inside were visible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo4GM_ok6PCKxxvmr8bFOl64wp3dcaNZoPupikdNy4gVweXV6HTG24JMyLEwtJKANTusVCLgiZlf2aPN7kCw6NWaTwJd8LJiKqnOQ3GlKLiyW3nfcyb2q6wHqvidcmMNCYjPQDN3X8YKin7-Hvbvw77cXEgGZTS1TDiEwXJmGlmPYLH0zmS9jlElSXg/s4032/Photo%202019-09-29,%204%2042%2022%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjo4GM_ok6PCKxxvmr8bFOl64wp3dcaNZoPupikdNy4gVweXV6HTG24JMyLEwtJKANTusVCLgiZlf2aPN7kCw6NWaTwJd8LJiKqnOQ3GlKLiyW3nfcyb2q6wHqvidcmMNCYjPQDN3X8YKin7-Hvbvw77cXEgGZTS1TDiEwXJmGlmPYLH0zmS9jlElSXg/s320/Photo%202019-09-29,%204%2042%2022%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The hinges were a bit fiddly for me, but once I was able to get the table hinged properly I test fitted some of my "sewing items" again. At Camp they also sold a base kit that included a back wall, floor base and trim. Here the mock up shows the base assembled and in place. I will later add flooring and wallpaper to this base kit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipR4as8wc_BgHgzqdgm7nwYCiOjToh315C_mX97JKpb7JSyRQmR5Jy1d6YGafL9eT1vv5Gb3RAzSm089MBk7nU9o4TeVRVAo7CgzEh0jHESRrw7h1KwHLZ97gSUzImyrmeNTlEG6Xe1x7evNy1kLXRywYWxmKyKJi8H1p4Bwu4t7pLEijgMN_h4UbqcA/s4032/Photo%202020-03-29,%206%2056%2020%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipR4as8wc_BgHgzqdgm7nwYCiOjToh315C_mX97JKpb7JSyRQmR5Jy1d6YGafL9eT1vv5Gb3RAzSm089MBk7nU9o4TeVRVAo7CgzEh0jHESRrw7h1KwHLZ97gSUzImyrmeNTlEG6Xe1x7evNy1kLXRywYWxmKyKJi8H1p4Bwu4t7pLEijgMN_h4UbqcA/s320/Photo%202020-03-29,%206%2056%2020%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dressed mannequin, sewing table and ironing board had been purchased at a miniature show in Phoenix, AZ. It was over 15 years ago and unfortunately I don't recall the maker's name and there is no signature on the piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Instead of a towel bar and extra storage on the inside left door, I decided to do a padded memo board made from fabric and 2mm ribbon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TojkLyWxtXWBIQocHlCcvmMehyL99Kos3hBok-V7zgHDcH7Dz0tzSq923x0TvaBatgUswA85wJBnfivOS03ndsE8oPXGlhF4E7DuNeQkvcN-GlCcIcX0YEEzJYPfNqnl09s70bayJgDrXw4mPf_yJJ5KDoYA-hrvv5xRaUMCiZmD5J3NmIS6cTgdWg/s1920/92354609_2286152771688433_3737684702249615360_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TojkLyWxtXWBIQocHlCcvmMehyL99Kos3hBok-V7zgHDcH7Dz0tzSq923x0TvaBatgUswA85wJBnfivOS03ndsE8oPXGlhF4E7DuNeQkvcN-GlCcIcX0YEEzJYPfNqnl09s70bayJgDrXw4mPf_yJJ5KDoYA-hrvv5xRaUMCiZmD5J3NmIS6cTgdWg/s320/92354609_2286152771688433_3737684702249615360_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the pull-out "wine rack" in the cabinet, I had to put my brain to use and decide what I could turn this section into. I decided to make it into a pull out ribbon storage unit. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtnM-tiXLS1fNAoliI5LFdq-LxdVp9M76CfLz17Y6saQFOt0ljP0MXbFIZTRb9Uc1PCszV04AvZbtzyk0x_0nhvcT_Ch2kaoFDPuAfRgAoAagekCuYr98NSUzM1S_HAnYn0vlIQZrhyTMvH0S2IAk2Sw_bApOMPf0cvMwzNMNRPm6NrK1Akshvh0d3w/s1920/92356098_211846806744070_7457937768627306496_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUtnM-tiXLS1fNAoliI5LFdq-LxdVp9M76CfLz17Y6saQFOt0ljP0MXbFIZTRb9Uc1PCszV04AvZbtzyk0x_0nhvcT_Ch2kaoFDPuAfRgAoAagekCuYr98NSUzM1S_HAnYn0vlIQZrhyTMvH0S2IAk2Sw_bApOMPf0cvMwzNMNRPm6NrK1Akshvh0d3w/s320/92356098_211846806744070_7457937768627306496_n.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using ribbon covers from Heirlooms by Susan, toothpicks and tiny ribbon, I painstakingly rolled one ribbon after another, separated by the reel covers, until I had filled 6 toothpick full of ribbon. I drilled small holes into the sides of the "Wine Rack" and inserted the filled toothpicks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1GfWfYWRacoEMuprNwM4__2fZXOpg-m6kDZFA1ASLLn5xpr7Vn5jfYOZaaK2d5R0K6fuq54b2CTkN-3oVHC3T4rvJzrOl_GqjKuW4gvl3BvDQ4njHedzfsKzHoOUS6YHO5zJAV2gDbqeshKrku3noLRaRGz7Dm0Oimahpgn6OF-FXKOgbdhDxMEM2A/s1920/92101825_2285375245099902_6437027821939326976_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1GfWfYWRacoEMuprNwM4__2fZXOpg-m6kDZFA1ASLLn5xpr7Vn5jfYOZaaK2d5R0K6fuq54b2CTkN-3oVHC3T4rvJzrOl_GqjKuW4gvl3BvDQ4njHedzfsKzHoOUS6YHO5zJAV2gDbqeshKrku3noLRaRGz7Dm0Oimahpgn6OF-FXKOgbdhDxMEM2A/s320/92101825_2285375245099902_6437027821939326976_n.jpg" width="180" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iwuhH1BrJZZsW2mgb5-cA6aaR_bss-HsWUHm-3dEA9BSFfSJWwv3K3G3vjZwWdPJNtj3tyJCeT38ofZASZkqse-ybT8NPMgYy5ucRxoFGPbPRVvPXNsrzrWltA_bfLv2FBK32G8RxuLgqhB4FUiktZ66IzemFV3lihCRJdkOFQ3shbvSdDam4aOwRA/s4032/IMG_0774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9iwuhH1BrJZZsW2mgb5-cA6aaR_bss-HsWUHm-3dEA9BSFfSJWwv3K3G3vjZwWdPJNtj3tyJCeT38ofZASZkqse-ybT8NPMgYy5ucRxoFGPbPRVvPXNsrzrWltA_bfLv2FBK32G8RxuLgqhB4FUiktZ66IzemFV3lihCRJdkOFQ3shbvSdDam4aOwRA/s320/IMG_0774.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also built the small cabinet by Lisa Engler and filled it with ribbons, threads and more lace bolts. Lisa is no longer making kits, which is unfortunate. This is the stock picture:-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxJtr2DiDL3ERPgQQ0yhfCqVt09VyDeO7ZLi6Vql0IcGqp3TMfxLiWeEyXycd_xp6oAHLdaK2E5dYcqieojz32Z23oZ9qh2F2-8t2Jdpskb9CeNvOSXitQt2wa3FczAdXTL76JRECWQC7C8M_9o3Y9fWr7BRi15USsFsFCvSton47HxbsJwXjOZKirQ/s800/IMG_7202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="800" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxJtr2DiDL3ERPgQQ0yhfCqVt09VyDeO7ZLi6Vql0IcGqp3TMfxLiWeEyXycd_xp6oAHLdaK2E5dYcqieojz32Z23oZ9qh2F2-8t2Jdpskb9CeNvOSXitQt2wa3FczAdXTL76JRECWQC7C8M_9o3Y9fWr7BRi15USsFsFCvSton47HxbsJwXjOZKirQ/s320/IMG_7202.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my version of the kit:-</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxV2FUnFi3HcJMmkGCKSRG0os41q6D5DUYURkG3MbSiE5N_N7gyslxpDZGyEkrjonHXAZFzaVzsIv6Vq3YOP15uTs5FZL1DM3cDleKWyHMw6x1HMl1YizZ1OGb4uu8Ro7P1A0kxVkxdQRX7Kj99tJSul_SnkMo9K5b5e2Pt3VQPeBXcAWyp2VkHqKdg/s4032/IMG_0718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxV2FUnFi3HcJMmkGCKSRG0os41q6D5DUYURkG3MbSiE5N_N7gyslxpDZGyEkrjonHXAZFzaVzsIv6Vq3YOP15uTs5FZL1DM3cDleKWyHMw6x1HMl1YizZ1OGb4uu8Ro7P1A0kxVkxdQRX7Kj99tJSul_SnkMo9K5b5e2Pt3VQPeBXcAWyp2VkHqKdg/s320/IMG_0718.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall this was a relatively quick project to assemble. It just took me a while because I kept moving on to other projects as usual. But now that it's completed, I'm very pleased with the finished project. Check back in my next post to see the entire completed project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time.......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-22007083009104015792022-05-08T19:30:00.001-02:302022-05-08T19:30:27.902-02:30Maple Tree for the Architect's Alley<p>After looking at the back alley and especially the space above the newly constructed Cricut fence, I felt the back alley was missing something. So I decided I would attempt to make a maple tree for the alley. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LXJqaB9-uLzXegwFqp8pm2ah1yZeCtii6YsJRmHe4YtJGQSavlDEg03VHdh6mC99VRKG8LYIu6gvHmxTHXl4om0kMLqRWdv1cEefwXBtllJ2PlNuk1o98HHlRIoXsLOrPf9zLdqv3BHdvBUGdPy9OiXpGUv7t9sQMxPrviCqTRnLA-Q6ncOfEc17OA/s4032/IMG_0931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LXJqaB9-uLzXegwFqp8pm2ah1yZeCtii6YsJRmHe4YtJGQSavlDEg03VHdh6mC99VRKG8LYIu6gvHmxTHXl4om0kMLqRWdv1cEefwXBtllJ2PlNuk1o98HHlRIoXsLOrPf9zLdqv3BHdvBUGdPy9OiXpGUv7t9sQMxPrviCqTRnLA-Q6ncOfEc17OA/s320/IMG_0931.JPG" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBlNWXJREnkRAWnVxkvdb6kUC0P6PS9LAvh7dy1-IJIuqBjD7B0X8wSyZ_C7FKysm3_gC5AOWX2GzGGRFU3Oz39Af2z92WPbkaq8OLnb3P0AZ1uAen2jHojhF5VYyCa2-n2225xzoqd03z9WTLhv1H5sUQSp-R2F7FAfn9GFN1vqegR2xVlhj8WnqDw/s4032/IMG_0940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBlNWXJREnkRAWnVxkvdb6kUC0P6PS9LAvh7dy1-IJIuqBjD7B0X8wSyZ_C7FKysm3_gC5AOWX2GzGGRFU3Oz39Af2z92WPbkaq8OLnb3P0AZ1uAen2jHojhF5VYyCa2-n2225xzoqd03z9WTLhv1H5sUQSp-R2F7FAfn9GFN1vqegR2xVlhj8WnqDw/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I knew it would mean making a lot of maple leaves, and with only two button punches for maple leaves, I thought my fingers would be very sore doing it that way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So on to the Cricut. I found a maple leaf in Design Space and reduced it to three sizes and duplicated enough until I filled in an entire page. Each page had about 530 leaves on it, so I cut three pages of leaves giving me about 1600 leaves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uOgbvSrKUxjobZlcyLG6usvpczKyLxwmcLtZArvhzFCdKs4snKhb3NhINIA6-6MywI2-fb28RaXr1ANielKA0GKZmy_cIaZqV_bGM5uZ_-VGZ-dndlWqcfk4uDF10i280wSwPcVz4519Znw-8IOr4BHQkLweH_06J1H7_Is7MKX20YSgn_O4-2C3LQ/s4032/IMG_1025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uOgbvSrKUxjobZlcyLG6usvpczKyLxwmcLtZArvhzFCdKs4snKhb3NhINIA6-6MywI2-fb28RaXr1ANielKA0GKZmy_cIaZqV_bGM5uZ_-VGZ-dndlWqcfk4uDF10i280wSwPcVz4519Znw-8IOr4BHQkLweH_06J1H7_Is7MKX20YSgn_O4-2C3LQ/s320/IMG_1025.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tried adding some dry brushing, but I found the paper not accepting of the technique, but I'm hoping once they are popped off the sheet, it will be fine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mdU-TW7Zs1SL8hgIh5uQVtAn88CWwqMrilUhWyHuv3vqfQAnL4hUyTFaQQpoGCYAIErDCNdDBsLMApaXBjlovnW62uhfv2msxfWyKsU1kyfDlYKxnU431UQfbBJjnxAEZcoxRLKWatsCgjhRU2HYF_WbyZXlaNi-pqG9LF6SK0l2ksRMy10v93CH9g/s4032/IMG_1026.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8mdU-TW7Zs1SL8hgIh5uQVtAn88CWwqMrilUhWyHuv3vqfQAnL4hUyTFaQQpoGCYAIErDCNdDBsLMApaXBjlovnW62uhfv2msxfWyKsU1kyfDlYKxnU431UQfbBJjnxAEZcoxRLKWatsCgjhRU2HYF_WbyZXlaNi-pqG9LF6SK0l2ksRMy10v93CH9g/s320/IMG_1026.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The scrap paper left from the printed sheets had lots of blank spaces, so I decided to brave it and use my punches to punch additional leaves in those blank areas. I also liked that it gave me another size and slightly different shape to the leaves. I figure I can get about another 800 leaves from the scraps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXa9K9NDAzMboEdceOelGrnMx2zuFWXSajVmv5RTyctzeiGytaTqSjdp-YXTynTVUpsbla18hTUMoGHIRV0zDaloky6kcrrbGR82m7f2BAi2lU4EYSERteFKanS_zKegpQ4zcRMNyakj5r606rRpyvvARXHm0HuDYJYgkSsLsrhux_5UJn1dWltZbH-A/s4032/IMG_1037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXa9K9NDAzMboEdceOelGrnMx2zuFWXSajVmv5RTyctzeiGytaTqSjdp-YXTynTVUpsbla18hTUMoGHIRV0zDaloky6kcrrbGR82m7f2BAi2lU4EYSERteFKanS_zKegpQ4zcRMNyakj5r606rRpyvvARXHm0HuDYJYgkSsLsrhux_5UJn1dWltZbH-A/s320/IMG_1037.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I had to put veins in the leaves using a stylus, this took a little bit of time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI22KmEJjge2FyfXOPwpdAXvBVU_9QsMRJObwMuRHIRtlMXU9q6gYPaZAGyIvCkYKrWMlIyezQ1q1h8fhlowtTw-cmZ5fQ9UPXtGKPMZ_74-2P4o0U6KI-nWRiq7AgdTYcxNCAoiLoA66ZiWaTrgJs6TWwYnVnTLLNCSMfZ2WKaj9iU7X1vmNHFB0RQ/s4032/IMG_1034.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiI22KmEJjge2FyfXOPwpdAXvBVU_9QsMRJObwMuRHIRtlMXU9q6gYPaZAGyIvCkYKrWMlIyezQ1q1h8fhlowtTw-cmZ5fQ9UPXtGKPMZ_74-2P4o0U6KI-nWRiq7AgdTYcxNCAoiLoA66ZiWaTrgJs6TWwYnVnTLLNCSMfZ2WKaj9iU7X1vmNHFB0RQ/s320/IMG_1034.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cut a bunch of 2-3" wires in both green and brown wires in a varying degree of wire sizes. Then I built small branches by adding the smaller leaves at the top of these branches and the larger leaves at the bottom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqvqM5SIvSiXRh4BKqaH5P1IEWWK5D52W4eLxiChpETeiJT1R6b6E7DKsmC0pFBgGq0wnSgzzO3v5Hg-Ehd1y7dJulDN8QmJAZ497SaYhyncPdI_Vo0-rkvjo_PpbhM25kQ9ALZhtk4sqMqiJ0hc_p_-dH_cF2BEqUjUPpUbf3-q6eWwfaH7N1Qzsbw/s4032/IMG_1035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqvqM5SIvSiXRh4BKqaH5P1IEWWK5D52W4eLxiChpETeiJT1R6b6E7DKsmC0pFBgGq0wnSgzzO3v5Hg-Ehd1y7dJulDN8QmJAZ497SaYhyncPdI_Vo0-rkvjo_PpbhM25kQ9ALZhtk4sqMqiJ0hc_p_-dH_cF2BEqUjUPpUbf3-q6eWwfaH7N1Qzsbw/s320/IMG_1035.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So the first 30 branches are done, with each branch taking about 10-12 leaves, which means I have enough leaves punched to make about 200 branches. I don't know if I'll need that many, but I'm prepared.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLSXwIctWBsKDmP7FrgyyG9J7we8TRb907L170gPUZN3znl4hIT46aa_qiTiFyPzqHAYIXl0Ktv-mT4dU9lrUZNZj_mbHlSCzz6ZVgAzaZDLth-sAYeUHRvyg0b1DKf2JDFORQBnRKZvDEv4wDB1PUp3P6-vKie8TcSIE3TSyIP4MhPW_5USIdmIQ3g/s4032/IMG_1036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLSXwIctWBsKDmP7FrgyyG9J7we8TRb907L170gPUZN3znl4hIT46aa_qiTiFyPzqHAYIXl0Ktv-mT4dU9lrUZNZj_mbHlSCzz6ZVgAzaZDLth-sAYeUHRvyg0b1DKf2JDFORQBnRKZvDEv4wDB1PUp3P6-vKie8TcSIE3TSyIP4MhPW_5USIdmIQ3g/s320/IMG_1036.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For a tree trunk I'm utilizing something that I've used quite a bit in the past year in a number of my miniature projects. Last fall Hurricane Bruce came through my province leaving a lot of damage, including taking my favourite tree in my garden, my Black Willow Tree. Here's a shot of it when it was smaller, but it grew to be twice this height.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWS8JgeaOSOOdBMa1r3p4fmpfRVaTggLHg-gBoohS7J8uhFGjkq9L4zmBM0YWuF9Id5r60yao2kOqCa1zVEgMCmM13pQd6FaMWRk4Vv0JS70HtG5ebNEUpKTpIvRWrQHEBauJ_y0s7zbrAn0tYDZSx3aZnu3N_vLau_06tF0rYhOOATSuveKuqajTrQ/s960/IMG_7905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWS8JgeaOSOOdBMa1r3p4fmpfRVaTggLHg-gBoohS7J8uhFGjkq9L4zmBM0YWuF9Id5r60yao2kOqCa1zVEgMCmM13pQd6FaMWRk4Vv0JS70HtG5ebNEUpKTpIvRWrQHEBauJ_y0s7zbrAn0tYDZSx3aZnu3N_vLau_06tF0rYhOOATSuveKuqajTrQ/s320/IMG_7905.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It survived winters like this.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjXTj9-7EffgwMwjpfyr1OHsJLNL7ByfwCWjScUZAWF60J_4KT0mZgexkdqiRDculGkVWsUCKDQw4_HACZVjmlTmxRuttwPVvUEXsalTe2Ola62DApvaW3SKKFwS46bswDCYPsFiN_SrsJ4uEEY9caZUMP0vMYxYmass_IUkJTI_MBnRpqHrhn-ydvw/s4032/Photo%202020-01-17,%202%2047%2045%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjXTj9-7EffgwMwjpfyr1OHsJLNL7ByfwCWjScUZAWF60J_4KT0mZgexkdqiRDculGkVWsUCKDQw4_HACZVjmlTmxRuttwPVvUEXsalTe2Ola62DApvaW3SKKFwS46bswDCYPsFiN_SrsJ4uEEY9caZUMP0vMYxYmass_IUkJTI_MBnRpqHrhn-ydvw/s320/Photo%202020-01-17,%202%2047%2045%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But Hurricane Bruce reduced the tree to this. So over the past year since I lost my tree, I've been recycling the branches and wood into my miniature projects. The loft will also use a branch from this tree for the trunk and main branches of my maple tree outside the Architect's Loft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACiD45VnZy82rFXgmB-haQBeYDcDR1JZNfdyNXx2FSFGVig4UCSk4S0X6zPr0n7AzewCja27pqRWYNrbwwzh9F68T0NkHBCZpK-urxqGdchb1_AZkOZ9ifE8Bzyp8RJmee_rWSqiJFg4SIUuPs1Z8I9uNKrVB8gZEAe2ESRm3eddfH_Fzi5hyOZugwg/s4032/IMG_0532.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjACiD45VnZy82rFXgmB-haQBeYDcDR1JZNfdyNXx2FSFGVig4UCSk4S0X6zPr0n7AzewCja27pqRWYNrbwwzh9F68T0NkHBCZpK-urxqGdchb1_AZkOZ9ifE8Bzyp8RJmee_rWSqiJFg4SIUuPs1Z8I9uNKrVB8gZEAe2ESRm3eddfH_Fzi5hyOZugwg/s320/IMG_0532.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wish me luck as I continue to shape the leaves, make the wired branches and attach them to this special tree trunk. <p></p><p>More on my progress in my next post.</p><p>Until the next time.....</p><p>Wanda</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-10761068856835735002022-05-04T18:28:00.003-02:302022-05-08T19:25:16.014-02:30The Architect's Loft - The Interior is FinishedFor a third time in the past two years, Lisa and I are again allowed to be back to meeting in person and working on our projects. Now I get the opportunity to place all the items I built at home. First it's the large floor model design board. I’ve placed it on the first floor for now, but I’m debating moving it to the second floor later when I complete this floor.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Architect approves of the design choices!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1-Otz-6O1Ya_CdJCoJy72M5BdrJgFfl38wsEJWEFWbMyOHJw92oMiZLhOFBFc0Hd0KxUfAFz-5pIlBeA5q6ksBslbI4zzGTZsndPaOk-kZJgRGVf0AmjQH1VKjLT-m9hstlXU1bIm-vZCpe6VP9IFFobtC55QvAA4nWZ7-XdTSupN5EWZyNM82cXKA/s4032/IMG_0926.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1-Otz-6O1Ya_CdJCoJy72M5BdrJgFfl38wsEJWEFWbMyOHJw92oMiZLhOFBFc0Hd0KxUfAFz-5pIlBeA5q6ksBslbI4zzGTZsndPaOk-kZJgRGVf0AmjQH1VKjLT-m9hstlXU1bIm-vZCpe6VP9IFFobtC55QvAA4nWZ7-XdTSupN5EWZyNM82cXKA/s320/IMG_0926.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XkikS6v57kaLtMD7rcPffSd_Hgrw-Lbjq1bQyw2DFhcFH2u17fr5YjeH3fXlARtD4qmWfJkfWlXXZvYhtdHBBG1fk-xZGsWSwQbIp8lfObJo_xbUhEqbH2reWmardaNmgycsbwf3rgzT-9TpRn1kg9ouejxQwPWn_jUk_sK0URUimTIxvWu1zQRMNw/s4032/IMG_0938.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0XkikS6v57kaLtMD7rcPffSd_Hgrw-Lbjq1bQyw2DFhcFH2u17fr5YjeH3fXlARtD4qmWfJkfWlXXZvYhtdHBBG1fk-xZGsWSwQbIp8lfObJo_xbUhEqbH2reWmardaNmgycsbwf3rgzT-9TpRn1kg9ouejxQwPWn_jUk_sK0URUimTIxvWu1zQRMNw/s320/IMG_0938.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The filing cabinet was filled with files, books and drafting supplies and strategically place next to the drafting board. A few extra supplies were added to the drafting board as well. I'm still waiting to find a better stool, maybe I'll have to attempt to make one. I also want a desk lamp. Whether I buy or make is to be decided.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1Le1TyUReaGZOqPFmng-0EXMOfMCWRQwcVFKjG5O-aF3aVoeU6ekd-ReG6YSJXVmq5AssCcO-Z0q5nZX8GxutBKws8A2nYbB8p-bVH87ZUrP9ynoYJnwIUVp7AepYO0Jn7Kl1qFWH9uoDkb3KdMBBJjfMcTf7v3PpmdUQsypnPCp_LO8wqQeEk3muQ/s4032/IMG_0922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie1Le1TyUReaGZOqPFmng-0EXMOfMCWRQwcVFKjG5O-aF3aVoeU6ekd-ReG6YSJXVmq5AssCcO-Z0q5nZX8GxutBKws8A2nYbB8p-bVH87ZUrP9ynoYJnwIUVp7AepYO0Jn7Kl1qFWH9uoDkb3KdMBBJjfMcTf7v3PpmdUQsypnPCp_LO8wqQeEk3muQ/s320/IMG_0922.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzjXFnw_zh6XSFsC0IeDVQM3zMcb2IziJkrdhdC9adPtXoyLKrriJR_afYf53P5QMHFZ71Lo357iBfEawBnnUxOcpR0h6BvVBbYK414-wUjJV43Upr4U4ZiDSfoWTpDH5yEzmo5hp6sN7q4r80O0JDmJBZFAXJxkdbEhPZWwHfxqG_ywQq1-djUlK9w/s4032/IMG_0921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBzjXFnw_zh6XSFsC0IeDVQM3zMcb2IziJkrdhdC9adPtXoyLKrriJR_afYf53P5QMHFZ71Lo357iBfEawBnnUxOcpR0h6BvVBbYK414-wUjJV43Upr4U4ZiDSfoWTpDH5yEzmo5hp6sN7q4r80O0JDmJBZFAXJxkdbEhPZWwHfxqG_ywQq1-djUlK9w/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_cx7IeX57XNCXv0fF91RjS1mzi_HBXwlav5XfPBuZquNyTava-SwvROvU-0LENI3OLFXgfpiizrm5DtLUiNaLSEJxyjpHoEOy6HOJHaWGtenrzHuneiPYRjaOBG3cb5UE9Sit02rJekIgMvhXtz4DBTAkT0Yfey86HIwDB9funMpvlX_MHGBPL2P5Q/s4032/IMG_0929.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_cx7IeX57XNCXv0fF91RjS1mzi_HBXwlav5XfPBuZquNyTava-SwvROvU-0LENI3OLFXgfpiizrm5DtLUiNaLSEJxyjpHoEOy6HOJHaWGtenrzHuneiPYRjaOBG3cb5UE9Sit02rJekIgMvhXtz4DBTAkT0Yfey86HIwDB9funMpvlX_MHGBPL2P5Q/s320/IMG_0929.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KRbxGfc9E62f_6whUZq_F7rSlR6yM6hbHMWSo5rm2LKpmXCHpKEXaukQWBWiXW35MFLNKKiwbQNul6I_3DJsibU9zJlaBp1tkV2ej_jq-RtmkMpiwMS4LB1xYZZATW3noUYLYu2-sUMqkMn1nDuYx4yoZXJK5xlU9jUCbCbDtANfnEDXdVoX0RQswQ/s4032/IMG_0923.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KRbxGfc9E62f_6whUZq_F7rSlR6yM6hbHMWSo5rm2LKpmXCHpKEXaukQWBWiXW35MFLNKKiwbQNul6I_3DJsibU9zJlaBp1tkV2ej_jq-RtmkMpiwMS4LB1xYZZATW3noUYLYu2-sUMqkMn1nDuYx4yoZXJK5xlU9jUCbCbDtANfnEDXdVoX0RQswQ/s320/IMG_0923.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rs7ZO8PE_zt_KPAaQvhLJa02-iRXoF2gQeE64EpRcZG5zCAPeCZMjSrB46ulAq783rWmwy5ttUNc55U5lA8Ea9kRP-89HD3xIZyg8J9CCGqtkt2Eztr6P1WZ7YVF6GKlb9NdfpLTETWk8Ap_lh_oFCLOcEY_mM58E4LR45CnJHs9ttPECcLX0fJo0Q/s4032/IMG_0935.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rs7ZO8PE_zt_KPAaQvhLJa02-iRXoF2gQeE64EpRcZG5zCAPeCZMjSrB46ulAq783rWmwy5ttUNc55U5lA8Ea9kRP-89HD3xIZyg8J9CCGqtkt2Eztr6P1WZ7YVF6GKlb9NdfpLTETWk8Ap_lh_oFCLOcEY_mM58E4LR45CnJHs9ttPECcLX0fJo0Q/s320/IMG_0935.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObuRpBJ9NzgQz7woneOpKwG_VlwGicKu3g7F0FvXuiKW9yDGLC0JT_vcdwvz9XW1oLljbEoh9xxXe2qKP6a1iNUIY2AphjwXdcR9DIXjBQvej95oXMoOaN4rmS2QHYkJw12Viu8PnklFnFi8oo76QgedaiapY4JiOUx5CE_zF7M1-x_1PStXF31nFXg/s4032/IMG_0928.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObuRpBJ9NzgQz7woneOpKwG_VlwGicKu3g7F0FvXuiKW9yDGLC0JT_vcdwvz9XW1oLljbEoh9xxXe2qKP6a1iNUIY2AphjwXdcR9DIXjBQvej95oXMoOaN4rmS2QHYkJw12Viu8PnklFnFi8oo76QgedaiapY4JiOUx5CE_zF7M1-x_1PStXF31nFXg/s320/IMG_0928.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few more drafting supplies were hung on the wall with a calendar. The Architect is checking everything out as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1C6LefjWf_Xm5UgjZH2kbaBW0uAb6U_58mziZ60cQK4J4nn4hevwrleaaVbmI8ll3TffZGoSfrpTiTWX1IP1PVDjIGcaR9PsTYqoqthYcTuTC6LggkYBO7abJEcCL6osPFXcFfUq3ycJhiXNlJ_V1E_hNNOH7PEeQc9d5QcJ6IFxbzfbnYNRdHk7Rw/s4032/IMG_0933.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1C6LefjWf_Xm5UgjZH2kbaBW0uAb6U_58mziZ60cQK4J4nn4hevwrleaaVbmI8ll3TffZGoSfrpTiTWX1IP1PVDjIGcaR9PsTYqoqthYcTuTC6LggkYBO7abJEcCL6osPFXcFfUq3ycJhiXNlJ_V1E_hNNOH7PEeQc9d5QcJ6IFxbzfbnYNRdHk7Rw/s320/IMG_0933.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrt8FE4BgTC1anvycqIfwddJqqrK727ZBz1qi4-5a998Y3CB4OmQQ_Agla9m0RHd3eBwHCWx0qiToSBFOhKswLmdueDqA_4x_7KdrnDyaSMM-gkd1UbroU-SJkScP6GLQH1cMNviTMSBuQAOJTsWDrgMMuHm26wnguHGY-uDTyXnJ8wCl1JhgCt-r0MQ/s4032/IMG_0934.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So the interior is finished, just a few more details for the outside and the project is complete. But we'll save the outside for the next post. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time....</div>Wanda</div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-62274416905132943532022-05-01T17:16:00.003-02:302022-05-01T17:16:22.239-02:30Furnishings for the Architect's Loft<p style="text-align: left;">So next it's more supplies and furnishings for the Architect. During the previous lockdown I decided the Architect needed some help from an interior designer. So I built a large floor model bulletin board with an interior design storyboard. The images were all sourced from the internet and reduced and printed in 1/12th scale. I found everything from story boards, design proposals, drawings and paint chips. Adding some of my own fabric samples, brought it all together. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_mrlkkpzX5CSLw_hI7-XPBreYHPAS2uldH8WleDpUS2c1MJRl52dd6puVjpAlkmMF4w5ppnuK7Z2o0Jt0KmKyXTwZKrKo4tFfmTNS9RnLhhh_2Rm_tDFVqbeBGBocvOfk_aughdMf9TJCTpM-oyh0K561PQFUiHxTTuhstrK9aUNQpL0EZWoXvMZcg/s4032/IMG_0930.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_mrlkkpzX5CSLw_hI7-XPBreYHPAS2uldH8WleDpUS2c1MJRl52dd6puVjpAlkmMF4w5ppnuK7Z2o0Jt0KmKyXTwZKrKo4tFfmTNS9RnLhhh_2Rm_tDFVqbeBGBocvOfk_aughdMf9TJCTpM-oyh0K561PQFUiHxTTuhstrK9aUNQpL0EZWoXvMZcg/s320/IMG_0930.JPG" width="240" /></a></p><p>For the second floor of the loft I intended it to be the "storage area" for old sampling, drawings and other supplies.</p><p>The first thing the Architect needed was storage for the old drawings. I decided to build this unit from scratch using a combination of basswood and walnut stripwood.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwBxv2BHDQ0gcJ0ojs1u93Lg_-p23P_iRVK7X6RM1Hl6K5tTpVhbC6eRDYv8SXKlgaXi1Ybbbh46VB-qH-C0sdAVGp_zyb0HHQ7lZvDMVI_apzhVFeASsEBJOKIEekdxdtFPOK4dX-DeMm-EQLHGibg-t0WH_Uv1QtMVjdu3USat1VYTQ0cLpS1GL1Q/s934/155434251_720549701989197_8460225805602840529_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="934" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwBxv2BHDQ0gcJ0ojs1u93Lg_-p23P_iRVK7X6RM1Hl6K5tTpVhbC6eRDYv8SXKlgaXi1Ybbbh46VB-qH-C0sdAVGp_zyb0HHQ7lZvDMVI_apzhVFeASsEBJOKIEekdxdtFPOK4dX-DeMm-EQLHGibg-t0WH_Uv1QtMVjdu3USat1VYTQ0cLpS1GL1Q/s320/155434251_720549701989197_8460225805602840529_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>The box was made from basswood and the drawers from walnut. The outside of the box will be finished in walnut as well. Once the box was built the drawer fronts were added and lined up to ensure they fit perfectly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFbF5meIHhTU30UTXZ6_SWpPPhfXs9zw1TmVej6WZp30JD8LztOmwLfPJkCBzpBWqssQBtPJ02hnsXnLaugKBVrtKXzkyE3-7XDRZe5XwiQ1nE3BTRHOn1u5Z9Xb84V1bSWx6HQ_Er379PuCm_K579yjYtPfrcjgn5dj7XvLxigwT0cjEzbsng9wIkQ/s4032/IMG_0958.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFbF5meIHhTU30UTXZ6_SWpPPhfXs9zw1TmVej6WZp30JD8LztOmwLfPJkCBzpBWqssQBtPJ02hnsXnLaugKBVrtKXzkyE3-7XDRZe5XwiQ1nE3BTRHOn1u5Z9Xb84V1bSWx6HQ_Er379PuCm_K579yjYtPfrcjgn5dj7XvLxigwT0cjEzbsng9wIkQ/s320/IMG_0958.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I put a second layer of walnut wood over the basswood case and then I coated the drawer unit with Beeswax to bring out the colour in the wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKJJ2Ah1EsTo99YXe2DMEZ_Li32VgFRarI1nbuvs1bZ0iJTT4iGJuWKtBZ4IUg-R3RmBedAiiUpyNF28QTriOd6h5rYLWYJDv5vCgyjaoy8yCyGJCiu-RwDjvx5yW2qe_i9lGuGjOBEIinAKccNIkRwMxWlIOsa9WTYdwmlx0wIdTZRKqvRDpqXEz5w/s4032/IMG_0993.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKJJ2Ah1EsTo99YXe2DMEZ_Li32VgFRarI1nbuvs1bZ0iJTT4iGJuWKtBZ4IUg-R3RmBedAiiUpyNF28QTriOd6h5rYLWYJDv5vCgyjaoy8yCyGJCiu-RwDjvx5yW2qe_i9lGuGjOBEIinAKccNIkRwMxWlIOsa9WTYdwmlx0wIdTZRKqvRDpqXEz5w/s320/IMG_0993.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F2zqgKcPFbTToMTRFU8EPtKpf8ndtcBCc-Aizjq4ibpVWW9esGPV9nnDxi9pHBfZUlGua22fn-yAhw-CE7eRzHZJDEBA6MRS7e4ZtdXqDbEaWau7CNJV_JFfrvsjwJQ3caqpfRn5X0SUciETsTxGK5MzL4SyO08--RWFx_RTcHMtqQfuA6H6jufg9g/s4032/IMG_0994.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2F2zqgKcPFbTToMTRFU8EPtKpf8ndtcBCc-Aizjq4ibpVWW9esGPV9nnDxi9pHBfZUlGua22fn-yAhw-CE7eRzHZJDEBA6MRS7e4ZtdXqDbEaWau7CNJV_JFfrvsjwJQ3caqpfRn5X0SUciETsTxGK5MzL4SyO08--RWFx_RTcHMtqQfuA6H6jufg9g/s320/IMG_0994.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had found lots of architectural drawings online which I downloaded and printed to scale. Using these scaled drawings I built the cabinet to fit the drawings. If you're looking for drawings and design layouts, I saved a Pinterest board <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/wandawaterfield/mini-design-showroom-plans/" target="_blank">here.</a> Likewise for all the design books I made, I found the covers on the internet and saved the images on this <a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/wandawaterfield/mini-design-studio-book-covers/" target="_blank">Pinterest board</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMYcBkwGiEAxPOE1Uy2HhbAVfyCFSSaVofc-Ky_ymm3MhZFMl2WGYg3ZoejRXLD3AsOIj7xSeIXQaGG_odqG6GzMg1qbsvJoGlRKzV4HU9j0V8wjO8Jh8B3ecTo-R-cDYs_BvbRarUqNSmfiqiTj9gCGwSuS9yJWX1OatgF4GGAXXhjWS458me5JDLA/s1242/architectural-drawing_57632e3055804.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1242" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMYcBkwGiEAxPOE1Uy2HhbAVfyCFSSaVofc-Ky_ymm3MhZFMl2WGYg3ZoejRXLD3AsOIj7xSeIXQaGG_odqG6GzMg1qbsvJoGlRKzV4HU9j0V8wjO8Jh8B3ecTo-R-cDYs_BvbRarUqNSmfiqiTj9gCGwSuS9yJWX1OatgF4GGAXXhjWS458me5JDLA/s320/architectural-drawing_57632e3055804.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then the Architect needed a portfolio to carry around his drawings. I found a Louis Vuitton print online and reduced it and printed it on fabric. I then ironed it to a "faux leather" paper and trimmed it with the same paper to make this storage portfolio.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWhfi3m98rdn-R2mrHqlMzcEvgTdsfZWdGC2ujv0EeDYNZQhsFvn_nIkumw0U6bSMHjmHNNRSCK1gztJxN3mwKRKvZFUuRtjBmjkjB1D5YCXhW1AwQ7jwFIqkXD8lKtjB-oPm0OGhwsgheGECl1kANF9LftDrwet_KM-RWBrKSBd3yNaIYDXWS3vrFA/s4032/IMG_0968.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWhfi3m98rdn-R2mrHqlMzcEvgTdsfZWdGC2ujv0EeDYNZQhsFvn_nIkumw0U6bSMHjmHNNRSCK1gztJxN3mwKRKvZFUuRtjBmjkjB1D5YCXhW1AwQ7jwFIqkXD8lKtjB-oPm0OGhwsgheGECl1kANF9LftDrwet_KM-RWBrKSBd3yNaIYDXWS3vrFA/s320/IMG_0968.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSI7hKRIt0zdI6qpqVECKAeVl29UqN-KGy7hO9pl0q0AL8Z2Batsf_NsmRWzoDNEoYtCmzR6jVV7f2F6G8xx4lESHxmSZTFtIgJZOpQDGSeEgwwosH1cWWrQyAec3Fi-rf7u0v6RvQAHySf2FdPQ7zELpx0DTshQxG6DAtKWBnGIXHIZxltWmGHL5ag/s4032/IMG_0969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSI7hKRIt0zdI6qpqVECKAeVl29UqN-KGy7hO9pl0q0AL8Z2Batsf_NsmRWzoDNEoYtCmzR6jVV7f2F6G8xx4lESHxmSZTFtIgJZOpQDGSeEgwwosH1cWWrQyAec3Fi-rf7u0v6RvQAHySf2FdPQ7zELpx0DTshQxG6DAtKWBnGIXHIZxltWmGHL5ag/s320/IMG_0969.JPG" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next item is some drawing mailing tubes. Using a paper straw, painted to look like craft paper. I used wood discs for the end closures. I added a rolled drawing to one of the tubes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next I have to fill the loft, but that will be in the next post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-67720549154049436662022-04-26T17:43:00.010-02:302022-04-26T20:18:11.941-02:30Inspiration from others<p>Over the past two years through this pandemic, I've been fortunate to get inspiration from many groups and people. When I first started making miniatures, it was a hobby that I did by myself with no like-minded people to share it with. After over 15 years of making miniatures I had decided to sell my miniatures, including completed products and unopened kits.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKbPWZgA_IAyTArpVUPcXcgLB18XlCFRfHEx29--STbZKu-yxB8Y08QguJFi5TQo9ZQ2cSUnVvgoNgGbOd9HvWjtZga-j-3LQ6x-9Tm4xEtg6tdA361IeKDTiuL73C1CESvHK-mMsb7w-P27WQlfpxLqpMFfV_qHHtoG6oVZBCCNldcP7X6lcJ5XGRQ/s2166/Photo%20Jun%2030,%206%2048%2029%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="2166" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKbPWZgA_IAyTArpVUPcXcgLB18XlCFRfHEx29--STbZKu-yxB8Y08QguJFi5TQo9ZQ2cSUnVvgoNgGbOd9HvWjtZga-j-3LQ6x-9Tm4xEtg6tdA361IeKDTiuL73C1CESvHK-mMsb7w-P27WQlfpxLqpMFfV_qHHtoG6oVZBCCNldcP7X6lcJ5XGRQ/s320/Photo%20Jun%2030,%206%2048%2029%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While working on another blog post recently I found the many pictures I had taken the day I decided to sell my miniatures. The picture above is one of those pictures. Fortunately for me, my then boyfriend and now husband talked me into reconsidering my decision and I'm so glad I did.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just a few months later while driving down a street in Bedford, Nova Scotia I saw a sign on the street saying "Manorhouse Miniature Show" and after a quick turnaround, okay it was almost a U-turn in the middle of Bedford Highway, but I discovered "My People" when I arrived! I got to see the miniatures of a group of talented miniaturist in Nova Scotia who met at <a href="http://www.campminihaha.com/" target="_blank">Camp Mini Ha Ha</a> in Digby each year. I didn't get to go that first year, but the next year I was there, completing my first project with the group, my bakery shown here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XLZwcnBPbVlNxjwlugAbTNCTnIePYgcmyviPGqvNdvQFpupGbK8utIcw4VxybjAWV16s7YvZgwTXaxeysa-N8FoN3OMaMSXPd6Lc9fyNyt97eqPF4Oe6bQR3WmuVVJmAVaiRLeGbTLuT9qUew6pOoUmvVtucUQ97ByN4VojiAgAS8d3USbVNWdz0zA/s1024/SDC11746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XLZwcnBPbVlNxjwlugAbTNCTnIePYgcmyviPGqvNdvQFpupGbK8utIcw4VxybjAWV16s7YvZgwTXaxeysa-N8FoN3OMaMSXPd6Lc9fyNyt97eqPF4Oe6bQR3WmuVVJmAVaiRLeGbTLuT9qUew6pOoUmvVtucUQ97ByN4VojiAgAS8d3USbVNWdz0zA/s320/SDC11746.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The side corner of the bakery has the corner stone from Camp Mini Ha Ha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38_DC519MpttWbWgUudVJ4A6dTwfvOumJH1WPL-vWJTIViowLe4KGdXUtVBvs-aq3wZPwcNSfjldKeBaflzR-ZRlU7XAP1Wuo3rrFm12WfxWbgvmVZdDUFRfmdsrWeB-wZjnx7g2p5D83D2qjeWr6enKaLP2eIi3l1C4ACZXm2LOj-McZVVOpwuioFA/s1024/image1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38_DC519MpttWbWgUudVJ4A6dTwfvOumJH1WPL-vWJTIViowLe4KGdXUtVBvs-aq3wZPwcNSfjldKeBaflzR-ZRlU7XAP1Wuo3rrFm12WfxWbgvmVZdDUFRfmdsrWeB-wZjnx7g2p5D83D2qjeWr6enKaLP2eIi3l1C4ACZXm2LOj-McZVVOpwuioFA/s320/image1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The group of miniaturist at Camp Mini Ha Ha have travelled from as far away as England and Hawaii. They're a very talented group of people.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The following year I started my blog and got to interact with a whole new group of miniaturist, many of them from Europe, who followed my blog. Two years later I got to travel to Barcelona and visit many miniature stores and attend a <a href="https://sominiprojects.blogspot.com/2012/09/my-trip-to-miniature-fair.html" target="_blank">miniature show in Barcelona</a> and met some of the people I had interacted with through my blog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOd7OQ2mW_1dFTNXF1Yog1i7k8M1fto1QFw8T73ZmLO0QKSMhsqLuzTqJSRvAF84YWUPW9WyKS53XtrFF-7GovZF1PzgpMg0yRc6qJ43qO0109xbsHV7KHkH5pkEDXL53cwjFlQA3MIsqNvBrBUKJISpUbbt7yspSCRcxTc-Rai-Wsw-f_Rw4ignk5ww/s1024/2012_%209_15_18_32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOd7OQ2mW_1dFTNXF1Yog1i7k8M1fto1QFw8T73ZmLO0QKSMhsqLuzTqJSRvAF84YWUPW9WyKS53XtrFF-7GovZF1PzgpMg0yRc6qJ43qO0109xbsHV7KHkH5pkEDXL53cwjFlQA3MIsqNvBrBUKJISpUbbt7yspSCRcxTc-Rai-Wsw-f_Rw4ignk5ww/s320/2012_%209_15_18_32.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAoahhgJur36M3ww5WO5ZoqZH09B0L8vrcbsqMjTsMfzCDbHIaGCoy6Py9CcgmXDQ7cF1kHvbCjXqe7OtwbTJV9s2ruKc0YSiT-IxwZrBnTWBO7XeJ0Kq76Xknma6sDU9NHp-Ea6ilOdpAiWfWoqvnscWUcjilpA8SIbk83HEmFVtFjVvuvbOpff0Sg/s1024/2012_%209_15_18_33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAoahhgJur36M3ww5WO5ZoqZH09B0L8vrcbsqMjTsMfzCDbHIaGCoy6Py9CcgmXDQ7cF1kHvbCjXqe7OtwbTJV9s2ruKc0YSiT-IxwZrBnTWBO7XeJ0Kq76Xknma6sDU9NHp-Ea6ilOdpAiWfWoqvnscWUcjilpA8SIbk83HEmFVtFjVvuvbOpff0Sg/s320/2012_%209_15_18_33.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKZWGTuziVPgiA9x7iv38QEi_gGZinw5agbGoTMnxsnEXVpjuvnxvW9HbTDDMeDhrSLlhRiFPPnKuEXUlydGVLdJucKoof8M4RmZyfnxVUxYzC7QX9SfGNQObaegB0eQ34rcsGvrbGZl9WwMGDmK34_DGVGvvcSfcewRMKeEbEPuNCQtVDKrcRIRGDw/s1024/2012_%209_15_18_33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKZWGTuziVPgiA9x7iv38QEi_gGZinw5agbGoTMnxsnEXVpjuvnxvW9HbTDDMeDhrSLlhRiFPPnKuEXUlydGVLdJucKoof8M4RmZyfnxVUxYzC7QX9SfGNQObaegB0eQ34rcsGvrbGZl9WwMGDmK34_DGVGvvcSfcewRMKeEbEPuNCQtVDKrcRIRGDw/s320/2012_%209_15_18_33.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to Liz at <a href="https://grandpasdollhouse.com/" target="_blank">Grandpa's Dollhouse</a> I got to meet <a href="https://lisasminiatures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lisa</a>, who now lives in my hometown and we get to meet regularly, both in person and virtually, when the pandemic has locked things down. It's been great to share the hobby with her.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCKtqkI1jq7YTq1jiVHq2KHbVrXeKthJ95C1d41M8o0Gvcc3gF_d9KSyxgqbbp7oSNUPlyj0C9Sl9nwU3WHvQ61Cqg4LJWY_3IpX1Qrie6R5p87q-zADMnIGmDIAUXuEfhl3VHZyey627UN4idDPC-obt1nToxbkBEUT6jei1-0JuSwcJ_vNqreDXEA/s1600/SDC18213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCKtqkI1jq7YTq1jiVHq2KHbVrXeKthJ95C1d41M8o0Gvcc3gF_d9KSyxgqbbp7oSNUPlyj0C9Sl9nwU3WHvQ61Cqg4LJWY_3IpX1Qrie6R5p87q-zADMnIGmDIAUXuEfhl3VHZyey627UN4idDPC-obt1nToxbkBEUT6jei1-0JuSwcJ_vNqreDXEA/s320/SDC18213.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the many talented miniaturist I've also got to meet through my blog and Camp Mini Ha Ha is Cathy. We've been friends now for several years, spending many hours FaceTiming and four years ago we got to attend the three shows in Chicago that are held there in April. Although I understand that only one of those shows is still being offered, if you ever get the chance to attend the <a href="https://www.bishopshow.com/blank-chv5" target="_blank">Tom Bishop Show</a>, it will be worth it. It's filled with workshops and dealers selling their minis. The next show is this weekend.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two years ago, Lisa found another wonderful group of people, this time online again. Due to the pandemic, <a href="https://www.miniatures.org/" target="_blank">NAME</a>, the National Association of Miniature Enthusiasts, had to take their meetings and house parties online. We can now meet several times per week online and share our projects and help each other through their <a href="https://create.miniatures.org/" target="_blank">Create Miniatures</a> site. They also hold online workshops and house parties. For me this group has kept me the most motivated and I've completed so many miniatures over the past two years. It's like having your own local miniature club. Please take the time to check out their web sites. Here are two of the NAME workshops I've completed through this group.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquXSWJEZ-Jp6qfQ_PIZ0tdC2mPZcd-e0uKiXquSwULUdhSbErcSAV51-TIASnQzlzTX6flYLN1VBqdMQGcRAvL5KiOv-j3bhiGVvFAvu7gv_s62KIdsB82tt2-18UIwdg9CKicMEVzQWcdE28pi9VBAh10ll4TYEyGx3Dwf_weYs0J32DKq9zo4KD3A/s3264/IMG_7940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquXSWJEZ-Jp6qfQ_PIZ0tdC2mPZcd-e0uKiXquSwULUdhSbErcSAV51-TIASnQzlzTX6flYLN1VBqdMQGcRAvL5KiOv-j3bhiGVvFAvu7gv_s62KIdsB82tt2-18UIwdg9CKicMEVzQWcdE28pi9VBAh10ll4TYEyGx3Dwf_weYs0J32DKq9zo4KD3A/s320/IMG_7940.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInc_ZFg0FDYku1f5fO81AVq2HOyPRO_pMVzyE0IImLF_2ClhruYCmZSkxg-6KcHvCEDjkv1iew1FKyq9H131ehFledijxyHpV_0is4jUI-VI431URt8YWM49zfa800jKjtsYZeBMuurySGJ7ukK1AYb4ziQ8okJ1n-B0tp7j0uS8-i6QP5A9Kmq-65g/s4032/IMG_0661.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInc_ZFg0FDYku1f5fO81AVq2HOyPRO_pMVzyE0IImLF_2ClhruYCmZSkxg-6KcHvCEDjkv1iew1FKyq9H131ehFledijxyHpV_0is4jUI-VI431URt8YWM49zfa800jKjtsYZeBMuurySGJ7ukK1AYb4ziQ8okJ1n-B0tp7j0uS8-i6QP5A9Kmq-65g/s320/IMG_0661.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been actively posting to social media as well, including my own <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wandawaterfield/" target="_blank">Instagram page</a> and the many miniature Facebook groups out there including <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/291500559776" target="_blank">NAME's Facebook group </a>, the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/373373634463120/" target="_blank">Canadian Miniature Scrap Box</a> and more. Recently I shared a picture of my Architect's Loft on a public miniature Facebook group and it's been shared many times since and the comments and likes I have received have been overwhelming. As it reaches over 1000 likes over those groups now, I've extremely grateful. Thank you to all of you who have expressed an interest in what I do. Here's a sneak peak of more to come on the Architect's Loft in future posts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMFY9wDRUSR07I4UySnkWVwlEyxUMVZbHpU4c7-83vdwj5mQ1JUUW7n6DpRBFfvWrIEKJD4crWrOUFDQ5fKNIOc0yUz5SeinFH8RlSS-5ZrszhbdBo1TX3hyUE_LBL7dYhYhuVwxkaV7d8RZYFcgfRHwm9mORBvbRtPNyq6TvSu37n-kRueF6bg0uKA/s4032/IMG_0921.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMFY9wDRUSR07I4UySnkWVwlEyxUMVZbHpU4c7-83vdwj5mQ1JUUW7n6DpRBFfvWrIEKJD4crWrOUFDQ5fKNIOc0yUz5SeinFH8RlSS-5ZrszhbdBo1TX3hyUE_LBL7dYhYhuVwxkaV7d8RZYFcgfRHwm9mORBvbRtPNyq6TvSu37n-kRueF6bg0uKA/s320/IMG_0921.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today I got to meet another miniaturist in my own city as well, I gifted Sandra with some of my leftovers from the garden shed to work on her greenhouse project. Hopefully Lisa and I can add Sandra to our in person get togethers in the near future. Hint, hint Sandra!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sandra also gifted me with a couple of her minis, two pizzas to go and some Hershey Kisses!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdIIGCX8iV1LCfwi2Nsir-fVjnydqscjSH6RNHfXUgeSbOz9oEq7622NffNNMeW7k_9q98tJvoJ94KtTUOaM2Q6nzVrAi3yeiPRcQpfLbBCyBAcD4T_D6Auo3BMZgWeF1OpMW-Wp6dUENB9LFNkvlztBqJ0Guzk7WLzJfYaqlg_FW_-wELhb0bn4ekQ/s4032/IMG_0962.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdIIGCX8iV1LCfwi2Nsir-fVjnydqscjSH6RNHfXUgeSbOz9oEq7622NffNNMeW7k_9q98tJvoJ94KtTUOaM2Q6nzVrAi3yeiPRcQpfLbBCyBAcD4T_D6Auo3BMZgWeF1OpMW-Wp6dUENB9LFNkvlztBqJ0Guzk7WLzJfYaqlg_FW_-wELhb0bn4ekQ/s320/IMG_0962.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">For those who are also interested in making and collecting miniatures, please take the time to check out the many links I've provided above. The encouragement you'll receive will be worth it. From beginners to more experienced miniaturists there's a lot to be shared with all these groups.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the people who was the biggest inspiration for me, long before I wanted to sell my miniatures was Peter Dawson, who has since past away unfortunately, but before he left our province, he invited me to his house to give me a lot of his old miniature magazines and I got to see some of the phenomenal work that this man created over the course of his career. You can see his legacy of miniature models in this <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/139746658@N06/25587574890/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Flickr album</a>. He showed me that miniatures could be an art form, no just a hobby.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I've been very fortunate that I didn't sell my collection those many years ago and have continued to get to share this hobby with a wonderful group of people and organizations.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I digressed a little for this post, but I felt the shout out to all these groups and people was important!</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div><br /><p><br /></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-57889961014717441592022-04-24T07:48:00.002-02:302022-04-24T07:48:34.789-02:30Outside the Architect's Loft with my Cricut<p>So it's now outside the loft again! As mentioned, I had built a base to mimic a sidewalk and street. I had just gotten a Cricut Maker and my first attempt at using it was to cut the curb drain from 2mm chipboard. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRC_3MKu67QAlJlTHvJxQARdVFq6yjtUJ7t46GQ9OmTd85TGGwEC8ItQQNTmKXRrzYg6fnsVxfKPIKMtGctAr_gvODYg5GIWDv7teFmcfzkvRIRubo-VH2E1BXH_14glEgXzWy09_AlYetURP8qb4qp0ptEapVf_cpB3AecrdVS2Y-oYv3MOvwsYLCA/s2048/118465687_339507037096809_6414559202835416351_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRC_3MKu67QAlJlTHvJxQARdVFq6yjtUJ7t46GQ9OmTd85TGGwEC8ItQQNTmKXRrzYg6fnsVxfKPIKMtGctAr_gvODYg5GIWDv7teFmcfzkvRIRubo-VH2E1BXH_14glEgXzWy09_AlYetURP8qb4qp0ptEapVf_cpB3AecrdVS2Y-oYv3MOvwsYLCA/s320/118465687_339507037096809_6414559202835416351_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I think it turned out great for my first attempt at using the machine. Adding a few ivy leaves and dirt made it seem realistic.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2JmKtyKjdiFuibAcYKsWXbKi3IwaUslzB8cocra5_l3OYbogMD4pzqXifkh7_n488De7Q_A7K20vO4QeoAPg7CKKgLa-XmhW0lsGOcpRp2h08mm3ojvODBZDxz3eDTpWOhQu-uXxHOyfviqVjRVQQWo4DmWWMhAZu46WvuXsXlnoBtC_mH5VyOsRng/s960/181458548_10157970329633314_4854499018061042103_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju2JmKtyKjdiFuibAcYKsWXbKi3IwaUslzB8cocra5_l3OYbogMD4pzqXifkh7_n488De7Q_A7K20vO4QeoAPg7CKKgLa-XmhW0lsGOcpRp2h08mm3ojvODBZDxz3eDTpWOhQu-uXxHOyfviqVjRVQQWo4DmWWMhAZu46WvuXsXlnoBtC_mH5VyOsRng/s320/181458548_10157970329633314_4854499018061042103_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhB3tXbdEFTvlNRtK_wvR-Q6K7sii834Ij3cpIy7a7N9WFc2SG7AF7ZPS8oLaDag8NXQBQ-mYdsKEXNdvccG1kcQVV6Nn6UCI_2A8Wy4aMTMk3NUp0OH7QdcuP_rJDXDj5Pau8Hc9EVyx9v88t0xo5ozSpIv9r1p0KdDf7egvirEk5behaOIS3kgM4w/s1875/Drain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="1875" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvhB3tXbdEFTvlNRtK_wvR-Q6K7sii834Ij3cpIy7a7N9WFc2SG7AF7ZPS8oLaDag8NXQBQ-mYdsKEXNdvccG1kcQVV6Nn6UCI_2A8Wy4aMTMk3NUp0OH7QdcuP_rJDXDj5Pau8Hc9EVyx9v88t0xo5ozSpIv9r1p0KdDf7egvirEk5behaOIS3kgM4w/s320/Drain.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The base itself is built up layers of Foam Core, that I added grooves to mimic a sidewalk and curb. Then I layered many shades of grey and beige to try and get a "Concrete" color. I'm still not completely happy with the finish of the concrete and pavement, but I'm loving the drain and the aging I've done on it, complete with a few ivy leaves that have fallen from the building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I added wood trim around the entire base and painted in black. </div><div><br /></div>The next thing I used the Cricut for was a broken fence in the back of the alley. I purchased a SVG file download from Bentley House Miniatures, it was a joint project with Thicketworks. It was meant for fencing for a graveyard, but I gave it a whole different spin. You can find the SVG file for purchase <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/745285809/the-bentley-collection-svg-bundle?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=thicketworks&ref=sr_gallery-1-8&sts=1&organic_search_click=1" target="_blank">here</a>.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp34wwE1-DwbFF_lzP_uRKlfh6U41P_I0GI4C_PGplOQ5HoUYBsIcFqB9kgtxgB8uZlHxN-9D05UKvLyEz4PLvcU4Mmwk5mEci7pIC5bMoVVHZOu5JZ-_jNpDiNAaDn6-HEIPHrxMUwaS95A4TBWfN6KvKolZxsI_hMuM2xQqe1LGlGN43h0GFIKbfyg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="445" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp34wwE1-DwbFF_lzP_uRKlfh6U41P_I0GI4C_PGplOQ5HoUYBsIcFqB9kgtxgB8uZlHxN-9D05UKvLyEz4PLvcU4Mmwk5mEci7pIC5bMoVVHZOu5JZ-_jNpDiNAaDn6-HEIPHrxMUwaS95A4TBWfN6KvKolZxsI_hMuM2xQqe1LGlGN43h0GFIKbfyg=w280-h318" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I didn't use the center pieces, but the pieces on the left were cut on cardstock and glued back to back. After the glued together pieces dried, then I added a thick layer of glue on the fencing. This made the fencing more dimension to mimic metal fencing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTjSq6Rrah2tS9dkVKxOSgXLzL9tjwHjrjNHn9BzBEqjqBLphEHSCmdBFiPRca-3LPD23asEk1eJKKj8_iElEch9XzypxoA4sxd6AkmyUiuE_5GadXrBg3NuGIY3HQROF4BTTs6FYfukzxKfp1hPE519KCLltqtqjoKe0V8ObwA6wCC8AY2RaeoNAJg/s3264/Photo%202021-05-02,%201%2013%2025%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTjSq6Rrah2tS9dkVKxOSgXLzL9tjwHjrjNHn9BzBEqjqBLphEHSCmdBFiPRca-3LPD23asEk1eJKKj8_iElEch9XzypxoA4sxd6AkmyUiuE_5GadXrBg3NuGIY3HQROF4BTTs6FYfukzxKfp1hPE519KCLltqtqjoKe0V8ObwA6wCC8AY2RaeoNAJg/s320/Photo%202021-05-02,%201%2013%2025%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once this layer of glue was dried, I repeated the process on the back of the cardstock. When this was dry I painted the entire fence with black acrylic paint.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs55ZvzG5Qfjn0DQ_3gdXZ7JwyBimm4s0ybxNRbqpDl8eEBz3Xfth1sabjHlJqz3wNcBMeRejBjlWaTrV1Ahpdxo92-TLpOjfFWzq8OmQw-_gsdepEMkfBxN6Ld5CLCroxO7G1KYVRvFbq18CVjp34h0JlwE_PZTZVYsmS_y5dBJRk2DsmVi4E04h5wA/s4032/IMG_0916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs55ZvzG5Qfjn0DQ_3gdXZ7JwyBimm4s0ybxNRbqpDl8eEBz3Xfth1sabjHlJqz3wNcBMeRejBjlWaTrV1Ahpdxo92-TLpOjfFWzq8OmQw-_gsdepEMkfBxN6Ld5CLCroxO7G1KYVRvFbq18CVjp34h0JlwE_PZTZVYsmS_y5dBJRk2DsmVi4E04h5wA/s320/IMG_0916.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then a layer of metallic gold acrylic paint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMTNElTGvpTlhjrHHp5EEAqyuRkB3tpZ-3FnFXkOaOu6I1GuBW6qAPZWTXEg-Zbs4epJUslTR3wy_n5TK7jHndVy5MVxQTU-zyBfr2q09tkham3kzW9oAOGOfDitDYiojJ2NX64EeZorMO_EgUIwTo34z-Zmrnlz0qx5g9oRaVB5O61X6thrssFYe5Q/s4032/IMG_0918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMTNElTGvpTlhjrHHp5EEAqyuRkB3tpZ-3FnFXkOaOu6I1GuBW6qAPZWTXEg-Zbs4epJUslTR3wy_n5TK7jHndVy5MVxQTU-zyBfr2q09tkham3kzW9oAOGOfDitDYiojJ2NX64EeZorMO_EgUIwTo34z-Zmrnlz0qx5g9oRaVB5O61X6thrssFYe5Q/s320/IMG_0918.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then a layer of metallic copper acrylic paint.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hh8575jDoITBrTnF_rUI_Ko04u0_gfzf06-laH6rL2-wh-2mEkLHcXYkoLxyC86CV4aifYHg6ZBw6JXVJx-7askh9pR9sL9smt5POIjSyLLDGzv-EOghAZZXJbYolW7ogkqW2REn-ogwICMX-v-q2UrxbuPaD228onFIyv-xdV6cQ92rAx-fYiHGQ/s4032/IMG_0919.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7hh8575jDoITBrTnF_rUI_Ko04u0_gfzf06-laH6rL2-wh-2mEkLHcXYkoLxyC86CV4aifYHg6ZBw6JXVJx-7askh9pR9sL9smt5POIjSyLLDGzv-EOghAZZXJbYolW7ogkqW2REn-ogwICMX-v-q2UrxbuPaD228onFIyv-xdV6cQ92rAx-fYiHGQ/s320/IMG_0919.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once it was dried it's fairly rigid, but with a enough flexibility to force it to bend a little. I "mangled" one end of the fence to look like a broken fence and mounted it to the back of the alley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahpz_nIuu7e8fZ2GwnU4UXqy14eWAlosEUcPMhckxcStEdP2z2rrJ08qCo0SeL3CG_p0VBjSkrDbE5H-vHhtMQw_gE-q7JDM5S0Rs9LyKSTXSkOwryA9dscfimJ5bHq2Nve0MGagG351a2oUEwUpfnVFkKq9IsKDHH308LsVVybC6qUfeARNeXjgQrQ/s4032/IMG_0931.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgahpz_nIuu7e8fZ2GwnU4UXqy14eWAlosEUcPMhckxcStEdP2z2rrJ08qCo0SeL3CG_p0VBjSkrDbE5H-vHhtMQw_gE-q7JDM5S0Rs9LyKSTXSkOwryA9dscfimJ5bHq2Nve0MGagG351a2oUEwUpfnVFkKq9IsKDHH308LsVVybC6qUfeARNeXjgQrQ/s320/IMG_0931.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnuTabzBcvW9ZUgL53U77kYzbI1XMpT3K58w47Kj7Rr4WTyCxYUzveY3M28Bx6vDxmWON04mxorv1CRw3_O53XU5luHwpfkUJiU3dbMQalWQZ6NtC8f6k1rOZhVjE_TCV_36TRW-LnI3Si6FECGEGMp1o3uAJmjCaUTgRPpf4agfIDfEGNqzmtMqSwg/s4032/IMG_0932.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnuTabzBcvW9ZUgL53U77kYzbI1XMpT3K58w47Kj7Rr4WTyCxYUzveY3M28Bx6vDxmWON04mxorv1CRw3_O53XU5luHwpfkUJiU3dbMQalWQZ6NtC8f6k1rOZhVjE_TCV_36TRW-LnI3Si6FECGEGMp1o3uAJmjCaUTgRPpf4agfIDfEGNqzmtMqSwg/s320/IMG_0932.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKNyvsUEghyVPLcVFjaqypxA8chrUKrRY8pl7qJwzVemaQbNAe5bIUcSpVE3IiHILtH9tCM0YwOOIok4xOyxvts5gumMwmyjmT-hUs8Xp5zeFveuhb1lTn3-EJ7bgaIsQO_Sk91K63e9d4-XPhYw4_R7Gc5l3g1rVwMMfBkEaN3qwtEygYxDLFSlBNA/s4032/IMG_0940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKNyvsUEghyVPLcVFjaqypxA8chrUKrRY8pl7qJwzVemaQbNAe5bIUcSpVE3IiHILtH9tCM0YwOOIok4xOyxvts5gumMwmyjmT-hUs8Xp5zeFveuhb1lTn3-EJ7bgaIsQO_Sk91K63e9d4-XPhYw4_R7Gc5l3g1rVwMMfBkEaN3qwtEygYxDLFSlBNA/s320/IMG_0940.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the roof, the two layers of Gatorboard where trimmed in a 1" high strip of wood painted in a rust color. Four posts were mounted in the corners and the other grillwork pieces were painted using the same paint technique and mounted around the roof. This grillwork was about half the height of the fence grillwork.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsCFRjeRECWUk4KmSwtYaviw0mM3Iq26dPMITnPPYRyNrJgZfYlRnHUC2KIj7VI76uacuiyaUiSaV0xhg7sygvARXoI40a7a6wxgGXCHW98sW6Gp7rTcehjSi3RVspLQL-LzpjJFH_Ts96u7y_8XMoT86MnSa1hJj3Jl-y2ruEdffbBoVfewRs0OcRA/s4032/IMG_0917.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsCFRjeRECWUk4KmSwtYaviw0mM3Iq26dPMITnPPYRyNrJgZfYlRnHUC2KIj7VI76uacuiyaUiSaV0xhg7sygvARXoI40a7a6wxgGXCHW98sW6Gp7rTcehjSi3RVspLQL-LzpjJFH_Ts96u7y_8XMoT86MnSa1hJj3Jl-y2ruEdffbBoVfewRs0OcRA/s320/IMG_0917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was mounted behind the wood strip, gluing and clamping in place until dried. Thing I'll cap the wooden corner posts with some beads to make it more decorative and add some "aggregate" to the roof.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAAoRAHpbd7YGfNFP4D4QfsYkLWq_6Qb6sjA_6Xgy8oWPQTrOmQtvxHPLLdjPKLEGPTtN7KCYumTHtEz_T-jlE-aGgsoMqTmuZMNsTO57jVjSrL2FFh3Z3fDtc2bTeB6Ebx28gdDGGqPJvFGJkFPPBYliMhMVYO7FBdjYjULFcGb5jFQEe0U81H8Pbg/s4032/IMG_0920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAAoRAHpbd7YGfNFP4D4QfsYkLWq_6Qb6sjA_6Xgy8oWPQTrOmQtvxHPLLdjPKLEGPTtN7KCYumTHtEz_T-jlE-aGgsoMqTmuZMNsTO57jVjSrL2FFh3Z3fDtc2bTeB6Ebx28gdDGGqPJvFGJkFPPBYliMhMVYO7FBdjYjULFcGb5jFQEe0U81H8Pbg/s320/IMG_0920.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next post I’ll be back inside the Architect’s Loft furnishing the first floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time…….</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda</div></div></div></div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-58868120395132999902022-04-21T18:51:00.002-02:302022-04-21T18:52:11.756-02:30Lighting the Architect's Loft<p>So it's back to the inside of the Architect's Loft for this post and more importantly, it's on to lighting the loft! As mentioned in a previous post, the lowly suction cup became the basis for our light fixture.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-xcGVPBQll6uOu_uaUk5d-ODkPUKdYgSxY0mbMiqMjq8J-M0LbCb87mclY0ve6XLSUyKm0AZQaK6N3bQRThcbPHAoeyOkscPVEl8xUX3gHPLvldt2MUIGy-tPHySyiLnWUtogCAn2jstbMF6jGj5ugoSemSm-j1b1gRWA0HlOvtIJlz5Um5Cku2KXQ/s4032/Photo%202020-04-25,%204%2035%2054%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-xcGVPBQll6uOu_uaUk5d-ODkPUKdYgSxY0mbMiqMjq8J-M0LbCb87mclY0ve6XLSUyKm0AZQaK6N3bQRThcbPHAoeyOkscPVEl8xUX3gHPLvldt2MUIGy-tPHySyiLnWUtogCAn2jstbMF6jGj5ugoSemSm-j1b1gRWA0HlOvtIJlz5Um5Cku2KXQ/s320/Photo%202020-04-25,%204%2035%2054%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDRJesoKZZFR4ogfoJ8CjpuGswf6Yo5fT-OHSjcm57B3OykOF5ZUQutjzK7Z5SSkCcIHjReUexgJlJ8M3OvEZ2OQV6r9xRAmuCWw7ZWkKsH-GO4UfeGYEd37AeMmLz4GPIX_468BIXcnvJ1dbo1b4oiBnTYncMA3sOtjTNqcF78bf1Is-_5DKeF4HAw/s897/Suction%20Cups.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="897" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDRJesoKZZFR4ogfoJ8CjpuGswf6Yo5fT-OHSjcm57B3OykOF5ZUQutjzK7Z5SSkCcIHjReUexgJlJ8M3OvEZ2OQV6r9xRAmuCWw7ZWkKsH-GO4UfeGYEd37AeMmLz4GPIX_468BIXcnvJ1dbo1b4oiBnTYncMA3sOtjTNqcF78bf1Is-_5DKeF4HAw/s320/Suction%20Cups.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">This was some of the ideas we found online that we liked.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvyH6Tzz-C8AwndgiUQB6CHfwraKhTey4mk1D4DBmtoI7wfDYs-0kGvkJRFstycDEAj-mvlG_yOdVxrHlzublg46CQ7doWibYq5mnoqmNNtCxAmQiQdLYlvGwRo6XOlGjMvwrlJQ00deH5J4KZDv3eCeH_DwTXninK_lxjc2YHaACMNNQrRLdBG_u7w/s600/IMG_3591.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZvyH6Tzz-C8AwndgiUQB6CHfwraKhTey4mk1D4DBmtoI7wfDYs-0kGvkJRFstycDEAj-mvlG_yOdVxrHlzublg46CQ7doWibYq5mnoqmNNtCxAmQiQdLYlvGwRo6XOlGjMvwrlJQ00deH5J4KZDv3eCeH_DwTXninK_lxjc2YHaACMNNQrRLdBG_u7w/s320/IMG_3591.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ndxf2SPRxXUYZDPRuGJO1l7hiOJnatpe6sIWl3UHx83GdxOVG4y9m-hA67Pc59_I_tUNpmhvkwxDdMLIJysoRhvUMF54ypQvRXmU1oSAByB0Z4MZr9_U1OpW5UNCT05LH__nb0j-EUJzA0bHiBPMKzphNP_zVy-wKUZlraiAv4wMoUJdeuRI8yuQzA/s750/IMG_3592.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ndxf2SPRxXUYZDPRuGJO1l7hiOJnatpe6sIWl3UHx83GdxOVG4y9m-hA67Pc59_I_tUNpmhvkwxDdMLIJysoRhvUMF54ypQvRXmU1oSAByB0Z4MZr9_U1OpW5UNCT05LH__nb0j-EUJzA0bHiBPMKzphNP_zVy-wKUZlraiAv4wMoUJdeuRI8yuQzA/s320/IMG_3592.JPG" width="213" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I wasn't sure that the lights should hang on chains or just the wire, I didn't think it would hang straight on either though, so I decided to use copper tubing (hence my visit to the hardware store to get the pipe cutter that ended up in me buying waterline tubing for the handrail!!). </p><p style="text-align: left;">We painted the suction cups with Gesso and then I painted mine in a copper finish. The lengths of the pipes varied depending on the location of the light. In total I added 6 lights. The pipes are still brass colored here, but I painted them to match the copper lamps. Sorry the Architect had an accident on the steps, we're hoping that he'll be okay in the morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkp4v4OUtsBdTiQ83fYHpFNXmGOCofk2Q8-yF_WnsA9a-FFqYUsIt0AXeukCYyDgqtXD5ghByPrEIQ6G-vt9Z0EneL9LkGo03YNJAdinTGoGF9sMo583u3zvMg0B_oiKAECiLZBVxmoSn9hV1kokud9cCRzz5Pi6oQn0qbb-jVDZ-TUxJ4y5095edy9A/s2048/121287889_343533223373566_6064455926956380135_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkp4v4OUtsBdTiQ83fYHpFNXmGOCofk2Q8-yF_WnsA9a-FFqYUsIt0AXeukCYyDgqtXD5ghByPrEIQ6G-vt9Z0EneL9LkGo03YNJAdinTGoGF9sMo583u3zvMg0B_oiKAECiLZBVxmoSn9hV1kokud9cCRzz5Pi6oQn0qbb-jVDZ-TUxJ4y5095edy9A/s320/121287889_343533223373566_6064455926956380135_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeZyqs2zSMNyOVPBSHz5ncF1lJBvb_opANPZeYyGihZYCFzDiwKmed2l1xPE8Dml25sQkRaRYzoRuqZVMXQs5cK-FdJd1-EMQNR2NSSpyWRf5pNXiwsf8yiN9Fo3ssbDkV3ZKL0l1OgwdumtTElAKIq5_IIf8PTPAYSKOc5b62rrMsXE-kWLwP-FRHw/s2016/121530562_1451540028382586_1138377013640204926_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBeZyqs2zSMNyOVPBSHz5ncF1lJBvb_opANPZeYyGihZYCFzDiwKmed2l1xPE8Dml25sQkRaRYzoRuqZVMXQs5cK-FdJd1-EMQNR2NSSpyWRf5pNXiwsf8yiN9Fo3ssbDkV3ZKL0l1OgwdumtTElAKIq5_IIf8PTPAYSKOc5b62rrMsXE-kWLwP-FRHw/s320/121530562_1451540028382586_1138377013640204926_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">As mentioned in the last post the wires from the lamps run from the ceiling down the outside to the base. Here's a great shot of the wires from Lisa's Pottery Studio. We channeled grooves in the Gatorboard to accept the wires and covered them in painter's tape before we bricked over the wall. Since Gatorboard has a hard plastic coating, it was challenging to get these grooves added.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWDmzAVsPjxPJnEhtbbdatNJw5AX6CAhrfJLT0pjW9zPIN2KhZ9e4sMKDcdA6VDQun018Ssljf7BPJAmkH0bflqAkYKO-JSmLcY6ug5qWRxb14zbJlVpvXeshPpU92swdYCfyub6x_rWUgBhRMg38fPfIAf_0-9cv1FEbMKCVAMOIYXSAzKUJQojNNQ/s2048/125288777_396441041502302_8528175905001934380_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWDmzAVsPjxPJnEhtbbdatNJw5AX6CAhrfJLT0pjW9zPIN2KhZ9e4sMKDcdA6VDQun018Ssljf7BPJAmkH0bflqAkYKO-JSmLcY6ug5qWRxb14zbJlVpvXeshPpU92swdYCfyub6x_rWUgBhRMg38fPfIAf_0-9cv1FEbMKCVAMOIYXSAzKUJQojNNQ/s320/125288777_396441041502302_8528175905001934380_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the wires get down to the base, they are plugged into a Houseworks Power Strip</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XlrmrjYWIlXKkoIZKTllI8CaMDrklHtLj4Kwi9Z5IAd7_ayWlucpB7ezZSSigZ2huQ9MgieyqgU5j2gyDNl23htcXjBAayhuiXGcPMmhNjWZYj5ENVIqkVIelMIFsWT__PihvH94yhTqoyUT3FOybhd5pktX3pfX5a_UDYqgNqr1F6N-t_sCHhWR4g/s800/12_volt_dollhouse_12_socket_power_strip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XlrmrjYWIlXKkoIZKTllI8CaMDrklHtLj4Kwi9Z5IAd7_ayWlucpB7ezZSSigZ2huQ9MgieyqgU5j2gyDNl23htcXjBAayhuiXGcPMmhNjWZYj5ENVIqkVIelMIFsWT__PihvH94yhTqoyUT3FOybhd5pktX3pfX5a_UDYqgNqr1F6N-t_sCHhWR4g/s320/12_volt_dollhouse_12_socket_power_strip.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This Power Strip takes 12 plugs, which is more than I needed. But I only had a 12 plug or three plug. I may try and replace it with two 3 plug. But I'm also thinking I'd like to add a drafting board lamp and a lamp on the furniture I'll be building for upstairs, so for now I'll leave the 12 plug strip there. It's buried in the base, behind the trash in the "alley"</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxi5Xg-o0N37vZT-Rb9M_Jaukxl5wwRmha0mNPybzWfmRDkgfwknoP8clqStdzM8ucPC1KPkGfozKWZ5CpvkaaqG9V24cvmfAkltjzucaXitOagulUY87eSgy3WmiAfhCD-RCC7woMxXmY0eDAFMla9ocC1jqkVFQj7PCcgwNLOyrgsPyaCPFMsuhOw/s1100/Power%20Strip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1100" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxi5Xg-o0N37vZT-Rb9M_Jaukxl5wwRmha0mNPybzWfmRDkgfwknoP8clqStdzM8ucPC1KPkGfozKWZ5CpvkaaqG9V24cvmfAkltjzucaXitOagulUY87eSgy3WmiAfhCD-RCC7woMxXmY0eDAFMla9ocC1jqkVFQj7PCcgwNLOyrgsPyaCPFMsuhOw/s320/Power%20Strip.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lisa painted her suction cups metallic white shown here. You can see here that we drilled a hole in the middle of the suction cup and threaded the wire of the light through this hole. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RjG-3TbZ61GlsihTCnQHaZUGZRqRHUNPhplEVWLdV5efADcxR-F40OeRr0GsTjq7dWhfQ61Dn6uxc6Jyq4oBhKUsmGsGDUWwunwd8kxTtJ099RHPAN67pshIKzbD32_jtGrkXfH1gW7HzPU4WCmBWT_pmur_R9jNdTbPJCD0f4vQszxmDpZAhT__gQ/s2048/125308742_1243239469382173_8971187913801545217_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7RjG-3TbZ61GlsihTCnQHaZUGZRqRHUNPhplEVWLdV5efADcxR-F40OeRr0GsTjq7dWhfQ61Dn6uxc6Jyq4oBhKUsmGsGDUWwunwd8kxTtJ099RHPAN67pshIKzbD32_jtGrkXfH1gW7HzPU4WCmBWT_pmur_R9jNdTbPJCD0f4vQszxmDpZAhT__gQ/s320/125308742_1243239469382173_8971187913801545217_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used the Houseworks screw-base bulb and socket for my light fixtures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC65SopEAt7hn40jYWa73bJt1DdOXb6v-OtXtg45QmBFxCb-9DK0mmh3skp6t_YsQPoGpgtco93QOjw5s3cUotz_MWmNLydNja0UrVPk7fZQLUVXfMZe4ce8qoc41Va2esiPMFMOWxzmnNi0KE6FqbYKsPlpC2chzLkIinLrDhVri3ZNFdMJaRWjGgCQ/s1000/Houseworks%202215%20socket%20and%20bulb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="679" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC65SopEAt7hn40jYWa73bJt1DdOXb6v-OtXtg45QmBFxCb-9DK0mmh3skp6t_YsQPoGpgtco93QOjw5s3cUotz_MWmNLydNja0UrVPk7fZQLUVXfMZe4ce8qoc41Va2esiPMFMOWxzmnNi0KE6FqbYKsPlpC2chzLkIinLrDhVri3ZNFdMJaRWjGgCQ/s320/Houseworks%202215%20socket%20and%20bulb.jpg" width="217" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniVF4KawVpFQjzp2QfCoYvU1ct9UoU_SrvAPohooB4J1VuIkM_ViL0sxGpTWNwlCgBjcGAVjM9UIYaP8x3_ZYrXjN8JCVRV7-D_cNptBELOMUUA10BC55MaXKeJoEtEB-ezgiqZRjizK3sxcLog-VcwSFpcJ22sc0nKYk4Zp-09j-U5pKpJhpuNZJUg/s1000/Socket%20and%20Bulb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiniVF4KawVpFQjzp2QfCoYvU1ct9UoU_SrvAPohooB4J1VuIkM_ViL0sxGpTWNwlCgBjcGAVjM9UIYaP8x3_ZYrXjN8JCVRV7-D_cNptBELOMUUA10BC55MaXKeJoEtEB-ezgiqZRjizK3sxcLog-VcwSFpcJ22sc0nKYk4Zp-09j-U5pKpJhpuNZJUg/s320/Socket%20and%20Bulb.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">All the lights are completed here, the staircase and newel posts are in place as well.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_MmUW2GUc2gaMt07Vrm3EsFL1j3K8ybDLQSI0vEiKOKj1gGaADRkf6UH4nGflpSnf57nnDwWOktFH7KkQOn3YGPbvBlH1XLgGbkroOKyeqt_fdSqSmKDDETWA36aKpBKEc7kf-3D60BvQpSr4jnuP05j63cTWmFWqjA5UYjQ9QVBJqmivNpySlWZmQ/s2048/143012354_685850698750413_1451049452416868752_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKJENoOWBd4HJHz-OIdpXNaFnxpKDPjy-KtwgT1LGYz9dUVZ-0A_hcWhR7-_h2uK9R23fwSAmiWNkCLKtlMk7djQ_Rk9Ll578F1Hmab3znRY8ktUK-RuDhD2Zs49k1BQerbT_seRJHkYOP5_QZVlBBlGxV84btG9dOEfW6Z65lv2kJHanBNB6QHkrHA/s320/121230280_10157530308973314_6041716247276420044_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">You can also see the ductwork I added. It's made from the large bendable straws sold at dollar stores, with a cord wrapped around it to mimic the look of the duct pipes. Then the straws were painted with Gesso and the the same metallic copper used on the lights.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIA9DonXMhCT_cQh8ZLMOACVUhTtRLkSQr3yq1Us0Ac7kpzAn69IzYGgVFG5ixqBSg42Leo9NKVHasLoNoDooUqvT5CqsbMITKv-IjOGj2LqXRmKqs4G1QlEj9fvCJnpffqiGuUZrIwmyLbXwplitmixs861MbZtSM5NVYj_JzYsR0l6LVvHlCxhg9A/s473/Pipework.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="357" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIIA9DonXMhCT_cQh8ZLMOACVUhTtRLkSQr3yq1Us0Ac7kpzAn69IzYGgVFG5ixqBSg42Leo9NKVHasLoNoDooUqvT5CqsbMITKv-IjOGj2LqXRmKqs4G1QlEj9fvCJnpffqiGuUZrIwmyLbXwplitmixs861MbZtSM5NVYj_JzYsR0l6LVvHlCxhg9A/s320/Pipework.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The ductwork continues down to the first floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLaQL4mdf1r8evB30nF8_0ZVVf9oaPr54bt3KCa7YwGlPX3Z-iWw5ZzAa7GLM4zsh2fHcak9y5f_7HhmGaKG2lpxqN-Qy5lJsZPFl3YEgfwx_rl1ljHtQseaS01KVs1SRD8PA-riMUnz9x7Ubu8BFNxHlepVHPgjmBFSZgD-6MoLSZQzuRB-KUw-ldw/s1703/Ductwork%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLaQL4mdf1r8evB30nF8_0ZVVf9oaPr54bt3KCa7YwGlPX3Z-iWw5ZzAa7GLM4zsh2fHcak9y5f_7HhmGaKG2lpxqN-Qy5lJsZPFl3YEgfwx_rl1ljHtQseaS01KVs1SRD8PA-riMUnz9x7Ubu8BFNxHlepVHPgjmBFSZgD-6MoLSZQzuRB-KUw-ldw/s320/Ductwork%202.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">So the staircase and the lighting is now completed on the inside. To see close up pictures click on the images to see larger versions. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I still have to build more furnishings and accessories for the inside, but for now, I'm moving back outside the loft again. I need to finish the "trash" and I need to finish the base. Check back for the next post to see what's happening outside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Until the next time......<div>Wanda</div>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-86537557247301238342022-04-18T18:09:00.002-02:302022-04-18T18:09:42.579-02:30Another Brick and Another Brick <p>Hope you're enjoying the progress on my Architect's Loft, I'm enjoying sharing it with everyone. Thanks for all the kind comments here and on social media on the loft. It's very motivating. At any time you can click on the pictures and see larger versions of the images to get a better view.</p><p>Next it's on to the exterior brickwork! I added a detail line of bricks in another color at the base of the first set of windows.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bmf5m1oDJjrIzxCZrWP1Mn1E3EhGogDs6PHBP2jlPqu02fEStAn5ETqzIM6Y2rv1PBtVD50P6cpQqgr7CVJeQzmn8wH6Tt54JxoTVmMlJkCqPv-vWA0nW-9IPpYVs_CX32wPBRIG6sg0J4FpXYPevQw57LKWTUZokhkiHbMAGizX58aYKsuUAa4MBQ/s960/95146518_10157101816668314_5856349162643128320_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bmf5m1oDJjrIzxCZrWP1Mn1E3EhGogDs6PHBP2jlPqu02fEStAn5ETqzIM6Y2rv1PBtVD50P6cpQqgr7CVJeQzmn8wH6Tt54JxoTVmMlJkCqPv-vWA0nW-9IPpYVs_CX32wPBRIG6sg0J4FpXYPevQw57LKWTUZokhkiHbMAGizX58aYKsuUAa4MBQ/s320/95146518_10157101816668314_5856349162643128320_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">When I turned the corner on the bricks, I didn't like the neatness of my work, I should have started in the corner and worked out to the edges. Lesson learned I guess, so a creeping ivy has been added to hide this detail. I made the ivy from a <a href="http://www.hankypankycrafts.com/punches.html" target="_blank">Hanky Panky</a> punch I own. I coloured the leaves in multiple shades of green and a little rust to mimic more of a fall leaf.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbV5uYkZv-G2gSr5zTuA-fbZruLyEzsitYWMPeQAjhOE0eoLQuvE4C8OQS_VIGshQNWXiOs9wSaUZBhewLRn6DdTqU05OJ4bv362J_QQvrEB87OUR55GBPWElBrVULh9_hvjdYpkNlnmHW4pL806mGl_LIeZ4e7PpGqmzbSX-lpPC5_a6fT0lQtL_hA/s960/144809194_10157775753318314_9156051544407035777_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCbV5uYkZv-G2gSr5zTuA-fbZruLyEzsitYWMPeQAjhOE0eoLQuvE4C8OQS_VIGshQNWXiOs9wSaUZBhewLRn6DdTqU05OJ4bv362J_QQvrEB87OUR55GBPWElBrVULh9_hvjdYpkNlnmHW4pL806mGl_LIeZ4e7PpGqmzbSX-lpPC5_a6fT0lQtL_hA/s320/144809194_10157775753318314_9156051544407035777_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've also started working on the base, which was constructed from 1/2" foam core and painted to mimic concrete and I added some trash in an alley. The trash is hiding the electrical supply, more on the "trash" in a future post. I also added a great dandelion from a Bonnie Lavish kit. I love her flower kits, wish she was still making them. I know the avid gardeners are now saying, nooooo.... I know you wouldn’t have fall ivy leaves with dandelions in the same scene normally, but I'm taking a little creative licenses here I guess.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1DAwXW6K0vbcOuLus9wnEQxImiZmD7uxYvYV5kBq56p8uphwXVTr7vqnp4pc42qvIMR5rI4RgerF9vMK8nzc612-JhkkAvl_60yhGP6BGo5R63QuYdxQnt0j4Qx75AwEHH1JIS-GqwbeqbWkJxsy_QEFSBfH7HJn69DxSQ6civjpBo5FNDwCpIQXOA/s858/IMG_0228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh1DAwXW6K0vbcOuLus9wnEQxImiZmD7uxYvYV5kBq56p8uphwXVTr7vqnp4pc42qvIMR5rI4RgerF9vMK8nzc612-JhkkAvl_60yhGP6BGo5R63QuYdxQnt0j4Qx75AwEHH1JIS-GqwbeqbWkJxsy_QEFSBfH7HJn69DxSQ6civjpBo5FNDwCpIQXOA/s320/IMG_0228.JPG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lisa got to learn from my mistakes, so when she started her exterior brick, she started hers correctly in the corner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDfuv3w_vH7e5u_vGBNjDaE5ry24ZO5EtxzvZc83LjjuWU8LX15E83MRk4Uynf_R6V3NreIFChr6a8pGUBrL_1RYa4J7PV6dqZmvOTuivfc4jTcNbUtJJucNqmG6kF0KGkpplLf3WTw3i5b5JoPai5Mbz5Og_GogZzqa05R1cVtxiJqzxZNWLqKVYIQ/s2048/120317807_404197827236659_3632097318843692077_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLDfuv3w_vH7e5u_vGBNjDaE5ry24ZO5EtxzvZc83LjjuWU8LX15E83MRk4Uynf_R6V3NreIFChr6a8pGUBrL_1RYa4J7PV6dqZmvOTuivfc4jTcNbUtJJucNqmG6kF0KGkpplLf3WTw3i5b5JoPai5Mbz5Og_GogZzqa05R1cVtxiJqzxZNWLqKVYIQ/s320/120317807_404197827236659_3632097318843692077_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BOY-9t3ypDoxZKPlUS6rn_yD0T2JjkuowXM4H-J693P7WTfTcRmv-Bwrj64oKoSg9Ipe5WDmEZQOzLN5qNxJLCqAVjEWRGWTgF4dwFIlMOd9J-qnMqS7WHAJ_0vOQ11uZPknNDeZ2g2tdheKJvX190MFq4YJb-cVf_TR_qSUU_442jZk5j0MPrIobA/s2048/157296986_1931187747056879_2853584793928675344_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BOY-9t3ypDoxZKPlUS6rn_yD0T2JjkuowXM4H-J693P7WTfTcRmv-Bwrj64oKoSg9Ipe5WDmEZQOzLN5qNxJLCqAVjEWRGWTgF4dwFIlMOd9J-qnMqS7WHAJ_0vOQ11uZPknNDeZ2g2tdheKJvX190MFq4YJb-cVf_TR_qSUU_442jZk5j0MPrIobA/s320/157296986_1931187747056879_2853584793928675344_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxUi-meVzvGBRAk6iWXAEUDDgxxDDXY4LR9jiNFDRlkSgLQYjY0gmEXndy7K5b07rpZYs12UY04CKj7exOyP_xCcy4qYb_MFTI4XNZEBKsLRD0PmI5cbjkJ0kw2gFRXGjEBHB8x9JGcE1zODO4HlQBy_N7kDLmzEmgzNo4fofMOX4GUN-n6fBzsJX3w/s2016/149932383_465595464613986_2918947940876072006_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXxUi-meVzvGBRAk6iWXAEUDDgxxDDXY4LR9jiNFDRlkSgLQYjY0gmEXndy7K5b07rpZYs12UY04CKj7exOyP_xCcy4qYb_MFTI4XNZEBKsLRD0PmI5cbjkJ0kw2gFRXGjEBHB8x9JGcE1zODO4HlQBy_N7kDLmzEmgzNo4fofMOX4GUN-n6fBzsJX3w/s320/149932383_465595464613986_2918947940876072006_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the sloped portion of the roof I added wood strips and using Modern Master's Faux Finish Patina Copper Kit, I made the sloped roof look like copper with a patina finish. After a few failed attempts I was pleased with the finish look. Since this kit does have a spray layer, it's something that I recommend doing outside, it was a bit messy. I also added a rain trough at the bottom of the sloped section finishing it with some of the ivy leaves and mouldy surfaces it would have built up with time.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZJU6raVBLnAr8QzzImVlK4JP8tH399AbNrbZXU6pXpyi1nTSmmEFsRclprQB-93rl9XGjFHTkdisMziwp2YUv0nN2g_BmXHEGUv5PSfz9gDtPuS-F1iEuHh_j2mvHujOJvLjHdqH7hfOMYRVWIOSiVfigMOUolkhZnsNss2GMGmNrU-WjUer08__Eg/s1138/Modern%20Masters.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="1138" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZJU6raVBLnAr8QzzImVlK4JP8tH399AbNrbZXU6pXpyi1nTSmmEFsRclprQB-93rl9XGjFHTkdisMziwp2YUv0nN2g_BmXHEGUv5PSfz9gDtPuS-F1iEuHh_j2mvHujOJvLjHdqH7hfOMYRVWIOSiVfigMOUolkhZnsNss2GMGmNrU-WjUer08__Eg/w481-h203/Modern%20Masters.png" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAR0mUDnvSnNUz8sJ5wbsr36nh75m7_OQTG3TVyW-NINXDUPUjqLF6tpt9sV0gc8YTZWA9h4F5YyJvTljDSCHKgXbqTDzXODr5__HUOx62HA5KawAgaXR418TpLf2jp5lIlNjO5F8suFZNkLazJcjGQ4gipJLMGtXFQVPbNc_Iw8LoLZgQkh1ohyRD0Q/s853/IMG_0229.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_iHo-XWB2yY2AUT0QXYVaXBNyVeHu0DGPwKT-bF__SLDLSamk49C5NKyaxjeZ7_5aWMc8yKHfFlgs_iN5hficDG6NjsFT3qYjxr5UAmRMWPRep0W_pwGgGwNjJqChO20ZPgAN4wXhsNELNa9rdVouz5SYq5oXV6k7YmEn4HKo0piRG9T9FymoxkseXw/s320/144809194_10157775753318314_9156051544407035777_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As I mentioned, once I turned the corner and started the brick work on the side, it didn't work out quite as I planned. The gaps in the brick work were too large. I had taken some liberties with the brick spacing on the front to accommodate the windows, but this spacing didn’t work well once I turned the corner. You can also see where the wires from the second floor ceiling are channeled down from the top into the base below. The painter's tape is protecting the wires from the brick work. My first attempt at the brick work was removed and I had to make a second attempt. This was only so so.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOz02_VBRfv_1heKepBD5UfQ2TR8kZRtZA7Wt-eUTRfdatk5t7lQk1n6dkjRULQj485uBzaodyOxFnvggxqFhm1G42kexDB-A40S7RC-LeFEcO9WwE8iwEn_wq1sH_z_O-oUSDJBCGvnqSEzACJumH5xyz4JgnUMFzZTIlJwHmYL1APH6rtUR0hcqshg/s2048/121501579_1013343309184735_5815613664971793194_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOz02_VBRfv_1heKepBD5UfQ2TR8kZRtZA7Wt-eUTRfdatk5t7lQk1n6dkjRULQj485uBzaodyOxFnvggxqFhm1G42kexDB-A40S7RC-LeFEcO9WwE8iwEn_wq1sH_z_O-oUSDJBCGvnqSEzACJumH5xyz4JgnUMFzZTIlJwHmYL1APH6rtUR0hcqshg/s320/121501579_1013343309184735_5815613664971793194_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo1b03aN63o5y15O8xoBF9OwHswbNVORFhyz2eSeb9Q0NRc_J5mPfTYNs_kjnt8FLhMJURhkTIvEEux3CBTwd4xPQsjz_-m6k-_c6xKn-owXd14DxdqhQ5sfvflYAQ9bqxZ3TSz7gELyLxtqrDbONok5whai8eL7IW4nL0f6Hxc1i8eB_Azsrx4a54A/s2048/121424028_382825162875979_4400025555129244323_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo1b03aN63o5y15O8xoBF9OwHswbNVORFhyz2eSeb9Q0NRc_J5mPfTYNs_kjnt8FLhMJURhkTIvEEux3CBTwd4xPQsjz_-m6k-_c6xKn-owXd14DxdqhQ5sfvflYAQ9bqxZ3TSz7gELyLxtqrDbONok5whai8eL7IW4nL0f6Hxc1i8eB_Azsrx4a54A/s320/121424028_382825162875979_4400025555129244323_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I found an old Benjamin Moore billboard and used it to again hide my bad brickwork. (There is some significance to using a Benjamin Moore billboard for me). I added an electrical meter box for added detail and to cover up more flaws. Think I need some pipes running to this as well. You can see the electrical supply for the loft stored in the base as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFolX_KlU-wQ0zSl7qhZ-Ytww9SmPPcgocUSW7mvyfsSK1yN_2wtNmc7e0_gHN5zSvmPRuDwastxHtrLa3w3OJsVrQjg2T8BBl9sxJnmgP26ehMDbShzwnQk8YiQTsS9t_TIjoXM-QlHKUUvwAk3vzopr6o8VvJoTqU0-Ks6pmJilit-32sQxxhbm7g/s960/125783343_10157603108578314_7508183331004055726_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFolX_KlU-wQ0zSl7qhZ-Ytww9SmPPcgocUSW7mvyfsSK1yN_2wtNmc7e0_gHN5zSvmPRuDwastxHtrLa3w3OJsVrQjg2T8BBl9sxJnmgP26ehMDbShzwnQk8YiQTsS9t_TIjoXM-QlHKUUvwAk3vzopr6o8VvJoTqU0-Ks6pmJilit-32sQxxhbm7g/s320/125783343_10157603108578314_7508183331004055726_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeux1BYA2Hxy0Zu5LS96ksoXD9fzHfvQg2XKDB8vizOH8LYBqxoFkum0lQdoDsyVnssHiH5FdcKEmm9qRGU0isGEQ9bBQCSc_3NP6fBPy-WiWgBSsicYe9aZwIVivXddKHgwM8VZkO4MZtqUkUWUMqKvJOKwgbfQ6vEuBVjJumtvKlxZbsMSOptyDngg/s3264/Photo%202020-11-15,%2012%2027%2020%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeux1BYA2Hxy0Zu5LS96ksoXD9fzHfvQg2XKDB8vizOH8LYBqxoFkum0lQdoDsyVnssHiH5FdcKEmm9qRGU0isGEQ9bBQCSc_3NP6fBPy-WiWgBSsicYe9aZwIVivXddKHgwM8VZkO4MZtqUkUWUMqKvJOKwgbfQ6vEuBVjJumtvKlxZbsMSOptyDngg/s320/Photo%202020-11-15,%2012%2027%2020%20PM.jpg" width="240" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQutCKfwhwMKi61NXDb6Er94gImvLpxOnJBYbnowVwVqXdci22WBfB1kLdkX1tPxVLpADIY3_eqOrqFIeiGYSHcRVwdqCjEm-8KE2vK4Vpery1I-tLmYAdjx0GEO7AL-Z-6EuQF-6qqroiucf1kP-TnPq293QTq4jvfL_nFG28uODroPraCzytJOHQg/s960/125563107_10157603108743314_6072492529513552927_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQutCKfwhwMKi61NXDb6Er94gImvLpxOnJBYbnowVwVqXdci22WBfB1kLdkX1tPxVLpADIY3_eqOrqFIeiGYSHcRVwdqCjEm-8KE2vK4Vpery1I-tLmYAdjx0GEO7AL-Z-6EuQF-6qqroiucf1kP-TnPq293QTq4jvfL_nFG28uODroPraCzytJOHQg/s320/125563107_10157603108743314_6072492529513552927_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcTmbW0wixEgR389UcUUk01Po4DMTiE2bG-kdfrVoWzfF0DUSTxXCD2wc1TMe8pn6o03JqB5DWNgfuyTia424Jw6FXxmnUBnrqlPfrB6T7o-p08buPjGW4LjuZZmR9RuGiw0rn8cKd78qX2MHw3Lhz-G-FDaQdceUoCnybVRvuqnP8PmtNG6IdC0lZw/s960/181420914_10157970329208314_2542933242311291570_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcTmbW0wixEgR389UcUUk01Po4DMTiE2bG-kdfrVoWzfF0DUSTxXCD2wc1TMe8pn6o03JqB5DWNgfuyTia424Jw6FXxmnUBnrqlPfrB6T7o-p08buPjGW4LjuZZmR9RuGiw0rn8cKd78qX2MHw3Lhz-G-FDaQdceUoCnybVRvuqnP8PmtNG6IdC0lZw/s320/181420914_10157970329208314_2542933242311291570_n.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">It's all starting to come together outside, now to get back at the lighting and furnishings inside plus I have to finish the roof of the structure. But that's for another day!</span></div></div><p>Until the next time......</p><p>Wanda</p><br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-51729206864958000942022-04-15T09:21:00.002-02:302022-04-15T14:31:42.315-02:30The Staircase is Completed!<p>At this point, I now have the Architect's Loft at my home and I was able to work on the loft again, I set about ensuring all the furniture and accessories I had made would fit into place</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZsP4fV9MOkr_Weejp-GwAjE92L16F8f4k15YrBpX8mXlyu4wIZLsfzrf4i5h3YSJCiyz772WxDDu7YqITS9EHVTplqcHzherrkFiwmn-3gnmhBOR4q0lsHHT4p47KPefmvTAHFeOYYTL7HP9Rka3pXnAtrKFIqJGjKT5_1TzV8WhdQWgxewj8KqYCg/s960/93627133_10157078339298314_2307547900776808448_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZsP4fV9MOkr_Weejp-GwAjE92L16F8f4k15YrBpX8mXlyu4wIZLsfzrf4i5h3YSJCiyz772WxDDu7YqITS9EHVTplqcHzherrkFiwmn-3gnmhBOR4q0lsHHT4p47KPefmvTAHFeOYYTL7HP9Rka3pXnAtrKFIqJGjKT5_1TzV8WhdQWgxewj8KqYCg/s320/93627133_10157078339298314_2307547900776808448_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DecCgi7piiAxyO-IXGjR-ipwfItwmG0NHmQ7E9McHD7vyum9cNqZcsx-ZhrZ5sQ94oQH9_GEcR0ZDTxBsWhpLj0yhPHGwDnD7TAMs9swfWz9QrpNbkPQ259zxqBlIImh39JdOwfExeZrePyhoeNscM4pCITbF270L9SmQpGieU9jR7-93afjpPhF4g/s960/93711503_10157078339393314_1845384985658261504_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DecCgi7piiAxyO-IXGjR-ipwfItwmG0NHmQ7E9McHD7vyum9cNqZcsx-ZhrZ5sQ94oQH9_GEcR0ZDTxBsWhpLj0yhPHGwDnD7TAMs9swfWz9QrpNbkPQ259zxqBlIImh39JdOwfExeZrePyhoeNscM4pCITbF270L9SmQpGieU9jR7-93afjpPhF4g/s320/93711503_10157078339393314_1845384985658261504_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I wanted the table I made from the House of Miniature kit to display a small model for the Architect.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXu9kXLTdCW5LCjYdhjsZ4R2OY2nmaRcSSroI2-YkGzjmFjNUmWl8JZW1GtK3523oP3x1lNYHtqTincvKtN63g9Twu0_MF-8Bs8zfN85yUH_BR6NLPyBF5mUWaE75Dl8NkE5bNlKZEHZvpF89WxKQZXxvzkZ2HBxLzmQV5siNTnepr-SH5kSx4FXyLQ/s960/93949308_10157078339313314_8062340001905508352_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmXu9kXLTdCW5LCjYdhjsZ4R2OY2nmaRcSSroI2-YkGzjmFjNUmWl8JZW1GtK3523oP3x1lNYHtqTincvKtN63g9Twu0_MF-8Bs8zfN85yUH_BR6NLPyBF5mUWaE75Dl8NkE5bNlKZEHZvpF89WxKQZXxvzkZ2HBxLzmQV5siNTnepr-SH5kSx4FXyLQ/s320/93949308_10157078339313314_8062340001905508352_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I built a 1/144th scale house kit. I understand the manufacturer of the kit no longer makes them. It was a challenging kit to assemble with very little clear instructions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k94SfV7lrGXeBD3ASCvGl641kTaKvuPNKt4Lf6-Ztvb_0fsFoY9z381bd8TtezcwfkhVqXaJEEe_renpQ_EW80HY_fW1rcl7TCJ2PB3vjOyUMw5dbnI03Skef6THl9gO32MhQyZ2uUhtOqK2KD1PIiz7aOjArdJGjlyE4-X9UbLrx4R3mnzVLywgoA/s3264/Photo%202020-10-19,%207%2031%2023%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k94SfV7lrGXeBD3ASCvGl641kTaKvuPNKt4Lf6-Ztvb_0fsFoY9z381bd8TtezcwfkhVqXaJEEe_renpQ_EW80HY_fW1rcl7TCJ2PB3vjOyUMw5dbnI03Skef6THl9gO32MhQyZ2uUhtOqK2KD1PIiz7aOjArdJGjlyE4-X9UbLrx4R3mnzVLywgoA/s320/Photo%202020-10-19,%207%2031%2023%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7akDUmAjwbrAz7qU4_3LTOazwKxm6yOrSLxt0bro81edf1oswth5ftm_xiUuCrVSCs5qYg7hkANseoTAIx3zt_CThJXCwIDEHZUwg-BkT-Lp0wcZ7hJAVVuKycXzdBltrA640NcXlbIVpj1J0l8hpBJRScM2sdqv39w_GTAz2B7fq6McoBHvmYB7WwQ/s3264/Photo%202020-10-19,%207%2031%2048%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7akDUmAjwbrAz7qU4_3LTOazwKxm6yOrSLxt0bro81edf1oswth5ftm_xiUuCrVSCs5qYg7hkANseoTAIx3zt_CThJXCwIDEHZUwg-BkT-Lp0wcZ7hJAVVuKycXzdBltrA640NcXlbIVpj1J0l8hpBJRScM2sdqv39w_GTAz2B7fq6McoBHvmYB7WwQ/s320/Photo%202020-10-19,%207%2031%2048%20PM.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I managed to get most of the kit completed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7tdcFeIyRNEeCWL9UU4Op_rURa-4TgqGKzxkeWxK_eWHfvYBeB2nhJXm2-t3gXwwHpSCQvE4nldvg9tU9mtowVN2dcweNqonauQj8Ixto3LW8CxofZhwmySjnPfFyvPT5Hm485Kf7mFkoR1McWvJNi0IT3tfG6Q5jX-afMxjYR_dk5DU7IkUFftyfw/s3264/IMG_0191.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7tdcFeIyRNEeCWL9UU4Op_rURa-4TgqGKzxkeWxK_eWHfvYBeB2nhJXm2-t3gXwwHpSCQvE4nldvg9tU9mtowVN2dcweNqonauQj8Ixto3LW8CxofZhwmySjnPfFyvPT5Hm485Kf7mFkoR1McWvJNi0IT3tfG6Q5jX-afMxjYR_dk5DU7IkUFftyfw/s320/IMG_0191.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And just a light coat of paint, to keep it neutral. I wished I had left it as shown above, but once I had it painted, I couldn't undo what I had done unfortunately. Maybe I'll add some highlights or dry brushing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDlXzG4dm82I0zZ54HnMOES0PrTDdCpNcaU7pQss3OPyl8HDy7VVU8wY4dVirynL3eoNSgQz5tcAja5fBEkj2TZtU3Wm_wl8gEtDhQaFGE7ZdluEVnq8HLWXytbpx1VPmlU2v7qXwbsxGfQo-G_r7rb-nLEevG-exbIXwyakWrbEpYkQha4q2Go183w/s3264/IMG_0218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDlXzG4dm82I0zZ54HnMOES0PrTDdCpNcaU7pQss3OPyl8HDy7VVU8wY4dVirynL3eoNSgQz5tcAja5fBEkj2TZtU3Wm_wl8gEtDhQaFGE7ZdluEVnq8HLWXytbpx1VPmlU2v7qXwbsxGfQo-G_r7rb-nLEevG-exbIXwyakWrbEpYkQha4q2Go183w/s320/IMG_0218.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also assembled a filing cabinet for the Architect. Then I filled it with lots of architectural supplies and books. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFpFFUrqtQNNgDxG3T1QFhipziDlOFDvnZ0zZ2KwIUhN7CCHBFHAvy4TLNDnP1uuI7Sp8xcu0FWhCOsaOIuNndJ7ofyTwI6BIbdQGpPgks2wVjY-5JNA4EbNcv_ctz7biJm9OWCfe7XVtnIiYMPe-zKIrlT-6_dW4pnmLrfBWfL8VSo3ga8bHzzDtjg/s960/IMG_4164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="772" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFpFFUrqtQNNgDxG3T1QFhipziDlOFDvnZ0zZ2KwIUhN7CCHBFHAvy4TLNDnP1uuI7Sp8xcu0FWhCOsaOIuNndJ7ofyTwI6BIbdQGpPgks2wVjY-5JNA4EbNcv_ctz7biJm9OWCfe7XVtnIiYMPe-zKIrlT-6_dW4pnmLrfBWfL8VSo3ga8bHzzDtjg/s320/IMG_4164.JPG" width="257" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkmdxLosrXD6W0BxFAvg_bbt_A_T0VOJAprY9xxikptiAASttn8IHZ5ZPBiHTnkjZ_Ag6nCKwBwukNhrrkTKIWTsCJS3UdqYlzD_TzhiAThyLtDnbTBg58n9sSozgst3BEDQtjcae5F8gCSshyQgU-eWkgwZPdqjFxf5_fjml6qotIJN-NG061dzYSQ/s960/245911915_10158267864508314_8650849022350790683_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="960" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkmdxLosrXD6W0BxFAvg_bbt_A_T0VOJAprY9xxikptiAASttn8IHZ5ZPBiHTnkjZ_Ag6nCKwBwukNhrrkTKIWTsCJS3UdqYlzD_TzhiAThyLtDnbTBg58n9sSozgst3BEDQtjcae5F8gCSshyQgU-eWkgwZPdqjFxf5_fjml6qotIJN-NG061dzYSQ/s320/245911915_10158267864508314_8650849022350790683_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lisa started making some of the items she needed for her pottery studio as well. Shelving to store the pottery was a first task.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-14sBFa7J2e-5xfZQl7ultZpnLqYqc2IHbS1JGAuAdhClg7h2Sedgl9P1FeKhelg1L0V0SOoVGrsgzk-BYgSiRID9T87m8ExDxAJ2G3A7D3AKtCzoBNLQyHkpnnH9F-j93lgDY9580zjOkGUZRnP4envIj3rj8dVFJ6MKWqeWGVmA1uVquJGE33spWQ/s2048/150384499_1302843620094206_7646972310178579435_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-14sBFa7J2e-5xfZQl7ultZpnLqYqc2IHbS1JGAuAdhClg7h2Sedgl9P1FeKhelg1L0V0SOoVGrsgzk-BYgSiRID9T87m8ExDxAJ2G3A7D3AKtCzoBNLQyHkpnnH9F-j93lgDY9580zjOkGUZRnP4envIj3rj8dVFJ6MKWqeWGVmA1uVquJGE33spWQ/s320/150384499_1302843620094206_7646972310178579435_n.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MiNDt6bzm5WCaWxQUuzUO_EZzYn0PhRkrDqccGkY24UVEIHgZP4AToXRZr2TtQf_K-f8o3d1NmBcA_B4unl8nt-NcbiNiRYzH83_OGPw2sIKgHznNqnjqe6PeLHTUsuTjw-T_kyoJ4bEMpB2z2D5NyOdARIIaiBWfyRRfHh9SNs85SoQ0QQAWSmAnQ/s2048/151256363_489168405582591_8052896938539758002_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MiNDt6bzm5WCaWxQUuzUO_EZzYn0PhRkrDqccGkY24UVEIHgZP4AToXRZr2TtQf_K-f8o3d1NmBcA_B4unl8nt-NcbiNiRYzH83_OGPw2sIKgHznNqnjqe6PeLHTUsuTjw-T_kyoJ4bEMpB2z2D5NyOdARIIaiBWfyRRfHh9SNs85SoQ0QQAWSmAnQ/s320/151256363_489168405582591_8052896938539758002_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Had to get Lisa her own figure as well. Since neither of us are into dolls, she's got the Potterer, a close relative of the Architect, can't you see the same family features? The Potterer has approved all the shelving.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoulNLgbKwsCGy6OgMHioT6ijKWLtbmVsAh6TNcLp7rtsil8efJDTN27MXCHXXTmCh2SW3GYaaLvjlYfXPTSRl7LoUjm1VLGTiTFbbqwGZifdNbBzUSo0SyqocqpxedeaCBZgGQEMUInh7tSz6YjLbWBl8vuH4iFJtMNWplFhqjpDtGmv66UCkpEs8YQ/s2048/151623422_953531005180304_6532313810966590679_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoulNLgbKwsCGy6OgMHioT6ijKWLtbmVsAh6TNcLp7rtsil8efJDTN27MXCHXXTmCh2SW3GYaaLvjlYfXPTSRl7LoUjm1VLGTiTFbbqwGZifdNbBzUSo0SyqocqpxedeaCBZgGQEMUInh7tSz6YjLbWBl8vuH4iFJtMNWplFhqjpDtGmv66UCkpEs8YQ/s320/151623422_953531005180304_6532313810966590679_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANO4Mk_IV-7VcmLHUAal9m1M6m2AOU6NEk9n2SxOXyzgWwCnP6LagwGlgBFcB_hsRxFzTjQgh-4QPnYCGiB9yT-16WrQH11gas3oPe-X3VaJxS8MAdRRd5yfyvl5tfgbfOIuHxn5_SCm9OHXNoDSWF-IlDl14n_u7Hy9d6D-FaGWTuXwhHzJqfzFdDQ/s2048/151971768_173365994340893_565236109965205546_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANO4Mk_IV-7VcmLHUAal9m1M6m2AOU6NEk9n2SxOXyzgWwCnP6LagwGlgBFcB_hsRxFzTjQgh-4QPnYCGiB9yT-16WrQH11gas3oPe-X3VaJxS8MAdRRd5yfyvl5tfgbfOIuHxn5_SCm9OHXNoDSWF-IlDl14n_u7Hy9d6D-FaGWTuXwhHzJqfzFdDQ/s320/151971768_173365994340893_565236109965205546_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1_dWI7kAafJRlElZBqHmGui2-mDci09rHSy2CA9LkG4m_8_hqrU-KBX1BtTEg5DLlcErhHKQv3wtXkG9PoM8Tosu16qcd0n-YVRBjXb64pdxG3woQ865cvxSoB7mfIqfXE7JW5YnpgbJMr_X-ynKfB8B3cWv1k1LDj0jMHK8QdNbErLge0_mKaXPJQ/s1920/152695099_430124901535031_5175609881213632860_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1_dWI7kAafJRlElZBqHmGui2-mDci09rHSy2CA9LkG4m_8_hqrU-KBX1BtTEg5DLlcErhHKQv3wtXkG9PoM8Tosu16qcd0n-YVRBjXb64pdxG3woQ865cvxSoB7mfIqfXE7JW5YnpgbJMr_X-ynKfB8B3cWv1k1LDj0jMHK8QdNbErLge0_mKaXPJQ/s320/152695099_430124901535031_5175609881213632860_n.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then it was back to our staircases. I had these lengths of spindles I had purchased many years ago.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h4ySG7MxXiWsTMSjOJr6ao-c0ha_ScXUndCKssfNepGIAGHB1nFO0ItvAEFUnkn5ARBy94GLXA2ZcZWKf5G1-QICpK4y7XmriFoA5qU7rQvvqrbZS1hYMCdWzH7XoLfxszIBKBQdGhg7N8Uca5IroTbghqHB8apESucySD6Cci3qMBBHfE5W0R4cMQ/s1345/railing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1345" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4h4ySG7MxXiWsTMSjOJr6ao-c0ha_ScXUndCKssfNepGIAGHB1nFO0ItvAEFUnkn5ARBy94GLXA2ZcZWKf5G1-QICpK4y7XmriFoA5qU7rQvvqrbZS1hYMCdWzH7XoLfxszIBKBQdGhg7N8Uca5IroTbghqHB8apESucySD6Cci3qMBBHfE5W0R4cMQ/s320/railing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using a heat gun, I removed the top and bottom rails and split all the spindles into individual pieces.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnqdAD7iPNqJeZwyrTRmcYHKscqJ2ymWwo2e_G4Cxsb1BqsNPwtqURyLJYP2MM7DTZXxNxXUK9ccWirgP4XPRMcZfNV1raYpp7eH8aIT2xSAN8ul9FCVfxmzl4ISBy8s_ghT8tsQ0iJsyjsP4xTlPAO6a7nLj5uEerwFfvvc5oVTk8VCjYN7s1ckU2Q/s1441/IMG_1873.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1441" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnqdAD7iPNqJeZwyrTRmcYHKscqJ2ymWwo2e_G4Cxsb1BqsNPwtqURyLJYP2MM7DTZXxNxXUK9ccWirgP4XPRMcZfNV1raYpp7eH8aIT2xSAN8ul9FCVfxmzl4ISBy8s_ghT8tsQ0iJsyjsP4xTlPAO6a7nLj5uEerwFfvvc5oVTk8VCjYN7s1ckU2Q/s320/IMG_1873.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOoGDqF33EPWfDr6tt4BjWeuT1LZ366v7_jrURYHA--AxO_Kuu6rLO2OmkpVR-2w6JIVhz7lgdJSpM4HyREDoCdb3T5xS3UnFTEPfGkryOdvo6A1eCNjjONSGIjXa-8pkT8gcYCQUJKK8c0blN-T3Jz2nEajvf1unxP9Uqx_ZEIkz2B4RblCeDJnvlg/s470/Spindles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="470" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMOoGDqF33EPWfDr6tt4BjWeuT1LZ366v7_jrURYHA--AxO_Kuu6rLO2OmkpVR-2w6JIVhz7lgdJSpM4HyREDoCdb3T5xS3UnFTEPfGkryOdvo6A1eCNjjONSGIjXa-8pkT8gcYCQUJKK8c0blN-T3Jz2nEajvf1unxP9Uqx_ZEIkz2B4RblCeDJnvlg/s320/Spindles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I sloped the top cut of the spindles to accommodate the railing. I didn't get a picture of my stairs with the spindles attached, but here is Lisa's staircase.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpdw1LAEg2tL_IxOBkfabOI0LLdY9AWJOyW4QlALuaVzIN3DHDm6BKDfO1K4hLDMgpu4GX0WJ_AqyI7nB-vjGvEkFYcsmhm4MPDvBT__7CXP5C-WdMUC71PTbw2fQqeTqVVNXHCgUr18D32mHQfUW9irqtyPldNMDB9MN7VYHVmuV4wSFVuTePJbwqg/s2048/119769811_460191694938578_1780837768687536264_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpdw1LAEg2tL_IxOBkfabOI0LLdY9AWJOyW4QlALuaVzIN3DHDm6BKDfO1K4hLDMgpu4GX0WJ_AqyI7nB-vjGvEkFYcsmhm4MPDvBT__7CXP5C-WdMUC71PTbw2fQqeTqVVNXHCgUr18D32mHQfUW9irqtyPldNMDB9MN7VYHVmuV4wSFVuTePJbwqg/s320/119769811_460191694938578_1780837768687536264_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We then painted our staircases with layers of glue, black paint, more glue and then metallic copper, gold and bronze and a coat of satin clear coat to give the wooden pieces the look of black wrought iron. We use Gorilla Glue because it does have an expanding property in it which helps remove the look of wood/plastic from the staircases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkeubA4VFf1mexMyS9d5nspYgB-OG4DnmuM-g-KZXyPpp89dqBgFKvjnnb__8iDY-wCAL-BiMJv3a5BfDBwoXdiGxWhuc2xwjiRgHJIYW52IDKG6fg5hjB_5WMDqhr6Jyo1d20j7faI8ZItwx9T1o18XEGSLr4cx5FkAq30NvLZ1fVX8uYVq1ZEZ_7A/s579/Stair%20finish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="579" data-original-width="299" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIkeubA4VFf1mexMyS9d5nspYgB-OG4DnmuM-g-KZXyPpp89dqBgFKvjnnb__8iDY-wCAL-BiMJv3a5BfDBwoXdiGxWhuc2xwjiRgHJIYW52IDKG6fg5hjB_5WMDqhr6Jyo1d20j7faI8ZItwx9T1o18XEGSLr4cx5FkAq30NvLZ1fVX8uYVq1ZEZ_7A/s320/Stair%20finish.jpg" width="165" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The staircase railing came from an unusual item. While working on the lighting (more on that later), I had to drop by a hardware store to get a small pipe cutter. While browsing through the plumbing section I discovered the plastic tubing used to run a waterline to an ice maker in a refrigerator. It's about 3/16ths of an inch, perfect size. Eureka! I had found my railing for my staircase.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXOjWE-JBm1hlEPCXBj1r7NpRasPXOccLPrZUUlV9ubcinxXpERC0QrZ4l3SUrFkuCkYfsKzGOg47Gp7cyMWaux4AaJJthBY6YdArDfEe2XtWZmsPYUAo7jfpqYUmq7F65UHRDEelzMX1MBi1rqFPRXuqfeV7hjU8cB1cTh9EUdDWv21r3EvACSlTeQ/s889/water%20line.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="889" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXOjWE-JBm1hlEPCXBj1r7NpRasPXOccLPrZUUlV9ubcinxXpERC0QrZ4l3SUrFkuCkYfsKzGOg47Gp7cyMWaux4AaJJthBY6YdArDfEe2XtWZmsPYUAo7jfpqYUmq7F65UHRDEelzMX1MBi1rqFPRXuqfeV7hjU8cB1cTh9EUdDWv21r3EvACSlTeQ/s320/water%20line.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Slitting an opening down the entire length of a piece of tubing I inserted the individual spindles into the slit, gluing and clamping each one. The roll of tubing was enough for me, Lisa and seven other staircases....lol. Or some other use when I figure it out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXV4zGrQaRsOWgZabaZb13dfOmx2SvlPF1VEePR0wewlOFwvFImnXoK6PtzeW_kpO0oAsFjGTpBS3ORVX0xsWKhnZgMGKHcHU53HE6Ojn9ERKobqe9BCruyYC4Q_h49E3DLJTAEEH-URCEZlSzFScYch8Kyy-kLyXT71OkNo-G5xkxLtawheBkc_vbw/s960/200301957_274549341023463_5114257019195097097_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="467" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXV4zGrQaRsOWgZabaZb13dfOmx2SvlPF1VEePR0wewlOFwvFImnXoK6PtzeW_kpO0oAsFjGTpBS3ORVX0xsWKhnZgMGKHcHU53HE6Ojn9ERKobqe9BCruyYC4Q_h49E3DLJTAEEH-URCEZlSzFScYch8Kyy-kLyXT71OkNo-G5xkxLtawheBkc_vbw/s320/200301957_274549341023463_5114257019195097097_n.jpg" width="156" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYn1CsCM6kW9MMqQm-hXNccnasC-Di2Tzg_Stqhr4dGEv-orGSF_YkYlQQp0_MGWd3oI0WQxPbxqMKOEkkAa19Vhgs-g9aFxCAZnGF6StQJaRBYKhfO6xe-HR9Z_1ezY8Y2ZqIzc1uyjpiDm1o0pd2VngHHOzs6dGUg2dSkayHjlcDcQhaUE4KIYigA/s960/120260655_10157495793498314_6753117630239925097_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizYn1CsCM6kW9MMqQm-hXNccnasC-Di2Tzg_Stqhr4dGEv-orGSF_YkYlQQp0_MGWd3oI0WQxPbxqMKOEkkAa19Vhgs-g9aFxCAZnGF6StQJaRBYKhfO6xe-HR9Z_1ezY8Y2ZqIzc1uyjpiDm1o0pd2VngHHOzs6dGUg2dSkayHjlcDcQhaUE4KIYigA/s320/120260655_10157495793498314_6753117630239925097_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can also see the unpainted spindles in place on the top floor now as well. I recycled the upper and lower rails that I had removed at the beginning, but spaced the spindles further apart. Originally when they were already embedded in the railings, they were touching each other if you notice here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitadsmj5vIn51dBfcBsGsfpE79q6ULYe6abrC1nLrs-UBLRlpKqS94aBbQ7aWwfNwZ4Yj9T2XP-qcBFfD-h5qPikmiUet8-RBAdrb9-aVAILPqXZq-qxK-DAZvfgQ0RGRR57nWPsS9F-KXwmx7P2Swv_6Yyl1dGzBCss5J0oYhavuBnLtm9HDUSb2IhQ/s1345/railing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="1345" height="98" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitadsmj5vIn51dBfcBsGsfpE79q6ULYe6abrC1nLrs-UBLRlpKqS94aBbQ7aWwfNwZ4Yj9T2XP-qcBFfD-h5qPikmiUet8-RBAdrb9-aVAILPqXZq-qxK-DAZvfgQ0RGRR57nWPsS9F-KXwmx7P2Swv_6Yyl1dGzBCss5J0oYhavuBnLtm9HDUSb2IhQ/s320/railing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_3NcvRRorh6M82R-0ZEqm6jYtXZgM-g9zCIzJ_-DYF-FSfeGHRYth41-2XcBEbsmAiJyHLa4soBJJ2Z8qwAmz6KPVrmGqIwzbsu2eCfC0oHpJS2GiUeMmwqerZklTYooYC994Ft3vXMFBS5yfbb6iRhbqxtQY6rJ3URhWEcixhtKCLKLh3TiSvTUMA/s960/120195627_10157495793743314_4484105145095331272_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_3NcvRRorh6M82R-0ZEqm6jYtXZgM-g9zCIzJ_-DYF-FSfeGHRYth41-2XcBEbsmAiJyHLa4soBJJ2Z8qwAmz6KPVrmGqIwzbsu2eCfC0oHpJS2GiUeMmwqerZklTYooYC994Ft3vXMFBS5yfbb6iRhbqxtQY6rJ3URhWEcixhtKCLKLh3TiSvTUMA/s320/120195627_10157495793743314_4484105145095331272_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once the glue was dry, I removed the clamps and repeated the same paint technique on the hand rail. I didn't cut the end of the tubing until I fitted it in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcgU-Ik7-7hzt2hL1AptYhk1tSOioJ18vt1r2Wwu5xUa8_vDYs_Wn5HV-djfErggd9fFUdCUR55Ef0bNI3J97BFnUVQK95bXBfRpjOYYY29yqcPMnJKt9nT-SK8Yk5o6yR6ctsWZV502KuvA7bYCsmUgWjPhbDMpph5__AmxMMAXmofRdeGcjpSjqow/s960/120035499_10157495793788314_445688609628498061_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcgU-Ik7-7hzt2hL1AptYhk1tSOioJ18vt1r2Wwu5xUa8_vDYs_Wn5HV-djfErggd9fFUdCUR55Ef0bNI3J97BFnUVQK95bXBfRpjOYYY29yqcPMnJKt9nT-SK8Yk5o6yR6ctsWZV502KuvA7bYCsmUgWjPhbDMpph5__AmxMMAXmofRdeGcjpSjqow/s320/120035499_10157495793788314_445688609628498061_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see on the railing below the first layer of painted glue on the handrail. This removes the look of wood or in this case plastic and leaving a finish that mimics metal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YBZqjlB96PI7SCVrkvxgEFYElFzY5tZ40a5ZEuJoheGXnb3yD0M-VRQdjghAIsxzYPo-Pqe-5qfAZlV8BmD5TEorOE0OQXq-Rvg_Ds8nv6l1KJDP_M6GRq3091rV5jytT0LJLGZQhIswUwS0HBM54x5Za8JlA6P2dKRWCt2L8ycp1B4hLlwHd08CMw/s960/120122594_10157495793583314_8162066549803354075_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YBZqjlB96PI7SCVrkvxgEFYElFzY5tZ40a5ZEuJoheGXnb3yD0M-VRQdjghAIsxzYPo-Pqe-5qfAZlV8BmD5TEorOE0OQXq-Rvg_Ds8nv6l1KJDP_M6GRq3091rV5jytT0LJLGZQhIswUwS0HBM54x5Za8JlA6P2dKRWCt2L8ycp1B4hLlwHd08CMw/s320/120122594_10157495793583314_8162066549803354075_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a closeup of the painted finish on the staircase and handrail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjSvN4dWY54drkb4Zxr9mWD-2D2B3ci7xV5tTfKBhEFY0PztBe1_XSKBjZBoFG70dJrHTFhJPMf9tIIG94Q3MGq2Zl5UoKWc1HAh9IjDxUc9WBQ-FcmqU4OmX_--iUppEgHDoC99IRpcGbLzcmIFamlnaT_s_IjBTrqDDuAPpAT9bXstfTFP7jPhh_Q/s960/120131584_10157497499478314_2220182741892590468_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjSvN4dWY54drkb4Zxr9mWD-2D2B3ci7xV5tTfKBhEFY0PztBe1_XSKBjZBoFG70dJrHTFhJPMf9tIIG94Q3MGq2Zl5UoKWc1HAh9IjDxUc9WBQ-FcmqU4OmX_--iUppEgHDoC99IRpcGbLzcmIFamlnaT_s_IjBTrqDDuAPpAT9bXstfTFP7jPhh_Q/s320/120131584_10157497499478314_2220182741892590468_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here's the railing and staircase in place, but I still need to add a few newel posts, which will be finished in the same paint technique.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEbMkBpWALSUmsPjB4juysLJ2b-P9gQsgLoVijtpTrssL8yDP43pjdPzOd9krWAw6yInW9RK3f8vt4CKTlZgnBQYxqjkIymLQCls-fIhq6RMDvrCF6UhbW7B_AZYXsVLhpFNGlcZ_feTgg0a9N6B4VkCWLTVUckraDTd2STFSDZxubewtJwr3oPkSJA/s960/120181463_10157495793568314_3278088552321191430_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAEbMkBpWALSUmsPjB4juysLJ2b-P9gQsgLoVijtpTrssL8yDP43pjdPzOd9krWAw6yInW9RK3f8vt4CKTlZgnBQYxqjkIymLQCls-fIhq6RMDvrCF6UhbW7B_AZYXsVLhpFNGlcZ_feTgg0a9N6B4VkCWLTVUckraDTd2STFSDZxubewtJwr3oPkSJA/s320/120181463_10157495793568314_3278088552321191430_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Na4N2qopXMURvlAQEbfzFjofsAUaSo12cdZ8OuXpgDsbNK9dcqH8NeeAp-yklyO14MnlBGEKt5Sbldt5uGFz2JojzvFo4CIC2S4ePtpNsaM5cDeLwldzfYNjFuiGK9f0ECMu1qEehDggvWwMBjVi0jsQQKPiqIDnBQ-sDMzF8dSz1FlW_DLxPMTRSw/s320/120257099_10157497494723314_8291323268613560880_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More of the finished look with the lighting in the next post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until the next time......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda (and Lisa, the Architect and the Potterer)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br />Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2942465884841421015.post-30814329057948735132022-04-12T18:07:00.000-02:302022-04-12T18:07:05.682-02:30The Architect's Furniture and Accessories<p>While waiting at home at the beginning of the pandemic, my loft project was still at Lisa's, so I couldn't work on the project, so I concentrated on making all the accessories for the project. </p><p>I felt I still needed an helper for this project so I found this guy at a local dollar store. He'll play a big part in ensuring everything is kept to scale. I'll call him the Architect.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5NiwKkmchuNB-P4o4HfJQzFDJsRWcvuKmBYxF3QyGo83hGK1CBTHNiopDw-BZb36_Jk9RPGt4ek5K3mSnuCluv4V6HS-fK2zIMmxDS6ZMwNvD-YIfhJmBvoJEUyQX5UP6WRggQM7J9ypk8cW7QoKXOIi_GJaNAMbAuXC1bENCCQgbydO856Kgrp-zg/s1821/Photo%202020-10-06,%209%2021%2048%20PM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1821" data-original-width="1449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5NiwKkmchuNB-P4o4HfJQzFDJsRWcvuKmBYxF3QyGo83hGK1CBTHNiopDw-BZb36_Jk9RPGt4ek5K3mSnuCluv4V6HS-fK2zIMmxDS6ZMwNvD-YIfhJmBvoJEUyQX5UP6WRggQM7J9ypk8cW7QoKXOIi_GJaNAMbAuXC1bENCCQgbydO856Kgrp-zg/s320/Photo%202020-10-06,%209%2021%2048%20PM.jpg" width="255" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">So just before we got sent home to our respective craft rooms, the Architect's first job was to ensure the drafting board I had purchased many years ago from The Little Dollhouse Company in Toronto was at the right height. I had to disassemble this table because the table top was almost vertical and I altered it to lie a little flatter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvzrIPLW9P2-L-QdeInSKBNtT0z-Hz-xSbq5o5_fyxXU3OC9FGOx3796LI47r7VrtvQaxVsGA0HzGCUPq7lz5JvSZL2nIa7yNQkL0oNMNekTw1o9FqhlkZYGDCQRr8OzeAUf9mkPVD3xQEyQlI9RAMxhsuLHxaqOOrtfCaMfBDNbq6QoZSJzZliwlRA/s1024/KNJF4852.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvzrIPLW9P2-L-QdeInSKBNtT0z-Hz-xSbq5o5_fyxXU3OC9FGOx3796LI47r7VrtvQaxVsGA0HzGCUPq7lz5JvSZL2nIa7yNQkL0oNMNekTw1o9FqhlkZYGDCQRr8OzeAUf9mkPVD3xQEyQlI9RAMxhsuLHxaqOOrtfCaMfBDNbq6QoZSJzZliwlRA/s320/KNJF4852.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Yes he's approved the height, it's working great for the Architect. So I could now safely go home and work on everything the Architect was going to need in his office.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5G_oKdsRDG2_lE7_5HUHy1VDW1b-nshxDSD7cc2--ynXkMiTwhRs5MYchk3cvscld3THWlonS6_3TKpdSTo8Rd0DjXIglPq7DTvak9vR-98o7E3PlaakDQ72RIw2PPLjqUIXghJEdsam3tBigRbTBcwFV6Rkra8JFVk3huNW1cUJquQ-o2r7nGXXrw/s960/121619948_10157542467683314_4760727978359188627_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5G_oKdsRDG2_lE7_5HUHy1VDW1b-nshxDSD7cc2--ynXkMiTwhRs5MYchk3cvscld3THWlonS6_3TKpdSTo8Rd0DjXIglPq7DTvak9vR-98o7E3PlaakDQ72RIw2PPLjqUIXghJEdsam3tBigRbTBcwFV6Rkra8JFVk3huNW1cUJquQ-o2r7nGXXrw/s320/121619948_10157542467683314_4760727978359188627_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I assembled a bookcase kit from Grandpa's Dollhouse for the project and made lots of storage boxes and drawings for the loft. The internet was a great source here, I found a lot of architectural sketches online and mounted them to cardstock for wall art.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZMHIXzVi2fZP9ZJ3y_dNJ4p2HLZemTGuLH3EtZcbXJfE4w9prqFBf69SiVohu5wHuKQWaQxXCCkwzLa_ekKMCMljjJUDXJOjtaGkB_62MDGRIy-n0Kjq2JXDBaaOxYB2eugb5rGSVBXNWDkOMBHeJwi0HvYTRNIMaqllXwdV6MIbdUjOa82kixtGxg/s3264/IMG_0284.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZMHIXzVi2fZP9ZJ3y_dNJ4p2HLZemTGuLH3EtZcbXJfE4w9prqFBf69SiVohu5wHuKQWaQxXCCkwzLa_ekKMCMljjJUDXJOjtaGkB_62MDGRIy-n0Kjq2JXDBaaOxYB2eugb5rGSVBXNWDkOMBHeJwi0HvYTRNIMaqllXwdV6MIbdUjOa82kixtGxg/s320/IMG_0284.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I filled the shelving and glued everything in place. I guess the architect is not the most organized person based on the neatest of the items on the shelf. I found a lot of printies for office supplies in only miniatures magazines. Some of the storage boxes also came from <a href="http://www.lookingglassminiature.com/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Looking Glass Miniatures</a> in Ontario.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrJ95XmfvdUjmzfjIyDy72vjUgFfd6FUw81i2fChKs2izLyWyf1Y3H_oEy297J1p2abN7LFCxR_5LiozkbGrYwqlW4PoxgSUh1YyLymc5QPJieU6rIgKwtXNtKl3m4fuAfmbVkSbLQNPMJo-BBo1mXh8XvsA-s15FH8NkRP-DspKKknw-x-eHCGsq0A/s1440/160629167_10157863139648314_1485039694893744312_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrJ95XmfvdUjmzfjIyDy72vjUgFfd6FUw81i2fChKs2izLyWyf1Y3H_oEy297J1p2abN7LFCxR_5LiozkbGrYwqlW4PoxgSUh1YyLymc5QPJieU6rIgKwtXNtKl3m4fuAfmbVkSbLQNPMJo-BBo1mXh8XvsA-s15FH8NkRP-DspKKknw-x-eHCGsq0A/s320/160629167_10157863139648314_1485039694893744312_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0raJ8d5undADJHcIpKvdZaSE2-91pTlG6-Zg46bae3D1dnh3-6mpTVwJl_nri5LILOl3q7bvJf12y30V_obwm8BN-CCcXpvb-eL6fa5Yr_qx3m9gONfUzE1Mr_Ejol0G3uBAyiVJQ_sodwWBBKOcZyjKhZ_qGLjDiccLsb0mwiwfO66BqPs9ZvPJtmA/s1440/160276040_10157863139643314_2009033912079239515_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0raJ8d5undADJHcIpKvdZaSE2-91pTlG6-Zg46bae3D1dnh3-6mpTVwJl_nri5LILOl3q7bvJf12y30V_obwm8BN-CCcXpvb-eL6fa5Yr_qx3m9gONfUzE1Mr_Ejol0G3uBAyiVJQ_sodwWBBKOcZyjKhZ_qGLjDiccLsb0mwiwfO66BqPs9ZvPJtmA/s320/160276040_10157863139643314_2009033912079239515_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It goes to show that there are a lot of free options on the internet that you can find, download and print to scale to make a lot of the paper products you need for your miniature displays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also online I found the covers of most of my architectural and interior design books, and reduced them and made miniature books for the room by printing a solid coloured square of colour next to each book cover. Folding the covers over a few layouts of thin glued layers of cardboard, colouring the edges and I had lots of books. Here's everything grouped together in my photo box. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1OPEWNQSIt1zICUsiSjes1YRB_gsiVPL0_KmQvKI2mFQ0UVYX-MSEkwT4kPJvaKc4gIsBCGoF_4kR4kb-lBmh_seGWpJLRz8WPqKnii1iEbMXzbNDM1ynunIqdyihNZSN7TIgORz6rJz7ZZsEgMwYXxbnfEYsLwQ6xqCfPt-Qx0XRwMsxwlZvcYf6Q/s1440/160186486_10157863493753314_609917364263633651_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1OPEWNQSIt1zICUsiSjes1YRB_gsiVPL0_KmQvKI2mFQ0UVYX-MSEkwT4kPJvaKc4gIsBCGoF_4kR4kb-lBmh_seGWpJLRz8WPqKnii1iEbMXzbNDM1ynunIqdyihNZSN7TIgORz6rJz7ZZsEgMwYXxbnfEYsLwQ6xqCfPt-Qx0XRwMsxwlZvcYf6Q/s320/160186486_10157863493753314_609917364263633651_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I even found calendar pages, online and downloaded them and glued them at the top to make the Architect a wall calendar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have one small stool, shown here, but I think I need something more elaborate for the Architect. I'll have to go searching for one, don't think I'll try making that one, or maybe....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyWklMiEJJyXgolpBfAT5z6LcIVzugz_fF2Ql6HWlfs2A2YVSxYFxHEVz7P-Mm0hdKef49v0vNOYrlUGdaYO3Q_eDWX7yse8ClxDnPWLHF1jD5naflcDiEiAuIURRzrbaAqXg_zzjipeDlGHUgut-tQJrJ_T5oEwKZGfMFgIZF6o-e_olwcK7VXIjdA/s1440/159974878_10157863139633314_3689824546070050543_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyWklMiEJJyXgolpBfAT5z6LcIVzugz_fF2Ql6HWlfs2A2YVSxYFxHEVz7P-Mm0hdKef49v0vNOYrlUGdaYO3Q_eDWX7yse8ClxDnPWLHF1jD5naflcDiEiAuIURRzrbaAqXg_zzjipeDlGHUgut-tQJrJ_T5oEwKZGfMFgIZF6o-e_olwcK7VXIjdA/s320/159974878_10157863139633314_3689824546070050543_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to also make a small table to display an architectural table for the Architect. I used an old House of Miniatures kit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdMvBYts13EHEOLjPMZK1Nq1ovss7FxgwSFy0CbEqpCh-e1PIYyGpLQL8PzQOjNOlUgkHcMX2-QbgOO4YkwuqbFamFSBgE9Mc_O3a7dwvmsD2tW7fSgG0bsynr3YGlXFnXlu8frSpUNR0ra0K2QnX_j2qIA_G05O-jU2_2oNtduVn9WmoJjb1NeRwBw/s2048/91307686_225261362030719_2457102853911609344_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdMvBYts13EHEOLjPMZK1Nq1ovss7FxgwSFy0CbEqpCh-e1PIYyGpLQL8PzQOjNOlUgkHcMX2-QbgOO4YkwuqbFamFSBgE9Mc_O3a7dwvmsD2tW7fSgG0bsynr3YGlXFnXlu8frSpUNR0ra0K2QnX_j2qIA_G05O-jU2_2oNtduVn9WmoJjb1NeRwBw/s320/91307686_225261362030719_2457102853911609344_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'll still need some furniture for the second floor, I'm thinking a drawer unit to store the Architect's drawings and a filing cabinet or table next to the drafting board would be great to store some extra supplies for the Architect.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">So now I just need to get my project back from Lisa's house so I can start on the bricks and lighting, which have now arrived!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So until the next time.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanda (oh yes and the Architect)</div><p></p>Wandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00801101385201843196noreply@blogger.com0