Sorry to have been absent recently, but real life has taken over briefly.  In the meantime, I've written another tutorial that will run in this month's Greenleaf Gazette...here's a sneak preview.  :D Working café shutters in the master bathroom...… more »

I find it amazing how the addition of baseboard, windows and trim can turn a dollhouse room into something so seemingly life-sized.  The print is Today by Edward Raymes.  In post, I showed you how I made the mock outlet and plug for the table lamp.… more »

I bought four beautiful vases from Bertie's Miniatures.  They are exquisite pieces.  There are such a wide array of colors, materials and shapes to choose from, and the prices are fantastic!  I don't know where these will end up just yet, but I love them… more »

In between painting, sanding and sealing the windows, trim and various other uninteresting but necessary parts of dollhouse building, I cut the wood floor sheet for the master bedroom.  I think it needs a rug or something, but I'm not sure what to do.  I… more »

For the usual light fixtures -- wall lights and ceiling lights -- the wires are usually easy to hide.  Holes are drilled through walls and channels are made in the wood to hide the wires.   The same thing can be done with table lamps, but what about… more »

In keeping with my mission to create my own lamps from scratch, I made a couple of table lamps for the guest room.  These are made with NovaLyte LEDs, metal jewelry findings, wood beads and a paper shade trimmed with delicate lace. I used a metal ro… more »

No, I'm not bored or abandoning the Newport.  I am continuing to work on it, solve issues, etc.  However, I have been itching to start a project that I've had in mind for a number of months: an Alpine Chalet.  Now, this will be a luxury chalet the likes… more »