The wagon is now listed for sale in my etsy shop.  You can find the listing here. I painted the exterior of the wagon with a mixture of black and green paint, though it ended up being very dark grey with just a hint of green.  I used 1/8" wide Instant… more »

I did mostly housework today, but I did make time to work on the farm wagon project.  It's almost ready!  :D more »

The next order of business for the parlor involved turning the cardboard hearth into marble.  :D  Don't you just love alchemy? This technique is shown in the DVD by Master Miniaturists called Faux Finishes.  I used it once before to make the Newpor… more »

Before I could truly get to work on the parlor floor, I needed to finish up the parlor fireplace.  The first order of business was gluing the final side wall into place.  Before I could apply the parlor wallpaper, though, I needed to make channels fo… more »

The next step in the floor finishing was staining the guitar marquetry.  I wasn't sure if the stain would take to it the same way as the flooring sheets, so I started with a small sample at the end using Minwax English Chestnut.  It was too dark and los… more »

Using the same Minwax English Chestnut as I did for the herringbone portion of the parlor floor, I stained the walnut flooring sheet to coordinate.  Even though I will be cutting strips out, I made a full sheet to have consistent coloration.  I can alwa… more »

I finally have all the supplies I need to make the parlor floor a reality.  The marquetry border I am using is from eBay seller great-instruments and was advertized as being for guitar making.  It is thicker than the flooring sheets, so I will need to b… more »

The Allwood covered wagon kit I am transforming into a 1:12 scale farm wagon has an ingenious method for constructing the wagon wheels.  They supply dowels you cut into spokes and the shaped inner hubs. The wheels are made from two layers of diecut p… more »

Today I went to the craft store for glue and wood but came out with a bunch of other goodies.  Isn't that always the case?  Well, it turned out to be a productive trip since I was able to create these beautiful birdfeeders which I've listed on esty. Fi… more »

The wonderful thing about the world of miniatures is being able to make stuff up that wouldn't likely happen in real life.  :D I love the Arts & Crafts style when it comes to interior design, but the exterior elements of that style don't appeal to… more »

I'm now starting to see how the colors will work together as a whole, and I love the greenish cast of the middle background color.  It's exactly what I had hoped it would look like. This is 70 hours of stitching time.  :] more »

Today I spent some time tending to small tasks.  First, I glued the front door sconces in place and wired them permanently.  I started by taping the wires down just behind where they enter the wall.  I had made the wiring channels prior to gluing the wa… more »

I love the 1920s porcelain Kohler kitchen sink by Jacqueline Kerr Deiber that I bought for the Heritage.  But, the legs are shorter than the drain pipe, making for a rather wobbly sink that likes to tip forward...and fall down.  Bad.  :[ To fix this pr… more »

I have a new Robo hamster friend.  :D  His name is Sydney. more »

The lever I built to open and close the pocket door is great and all for my omnipotent hands, but the mini residents need to be able to operate the door as well.  ;]  Putting a doorknob on it doesn't really work since it would keep hitting the door fram… more »

For the cooking area, I treated myself to a lovely Ray Storey pendant gas light.  If I had had a larger budget, I would have bought the matching 3-arm down light for the dining table.  :D  But, the white chandelier is still a beautiful piece. The gas… more »

I have the chassis and hound built as well as the basic structure of the wagon.  I added the first wash of black and brown acrylic paint.  I like making a mess.  ;] I scored the pieces to make the structure look as though it was made from boards inst… more »

I am still enjoying working on the Heritage, but it is such a long, involved process that I've been feeling the itch to work on something else.  To that end, I am working on a small side project...a farm wagon similar to this one from Baslow Ranch. I… more »

After all the fuss about the color of the dining table and chairs, choosing a light was relatively easy.  :D  I picked up this white chandelier from Green Gables Dollhouse.  I love this fixture.  I used one in black for the Newport dining area.  The whi… more »

I am lucky to live in an area that has a mini show of some sort every few months as well as the larger Bishop International Show in April every year.  This weekend, I attended the 3 Blind Mice show.  :] I met Carol of True 2 Scale.  It was fun putting… more »

I don't usually write about non-miniature related things here on my blog, but this is so beautiful I just had to share. This beautiful absinthe fountain set with glasses, spoons and sugar cubes was a Christmas gift that I have just had the time to se… more »

I've been stalling on the parlor floor since I wasn't sure about what type of marquetry border to add between the plain wood border and the herringbone center.  I sent Lyssa some of my ideas for her opinion, and she suggested I take the one I liked best… more »

The area under the stairs in the parlor is very dark, and I don't want to lose the detail of the bookcase after spending all that time on making books. I needed a light here, but I didn't want to clutter the space with another table or even a floor l… more »

One of the best ways to achieve realism in a miniature setting is to add baseboards.  But, nothing ruins that illusion more than big gaps at the joins.  With a little patience, there's a relatively quick fix to achieve perfect mitre joins, even if your… more »

I've completed 56.5 hours of work on the Navajo rug.  :D more »

Today, I worked on the Houseworks working windows for the kitchen.  I had already given them their first coat of paint and applied the crackle medium to the exterior some time ago.  I can fiddle with windows and painting tiny parts only so long, then I… more »

Thank you to everyone who took the time to offer some advice on the kitchen table and chairs.  I opted for Sunflower by Folk Art to cover the Italian Sage used originally.  Forgive the lighting, but I am moving my house around to accommodate a real life… more »

Now that Rosanna has received her gift, I can share the items I made for her: a red and white faux afghan, three wrapped presents, two rolls of wrapping paper, a fuzzy doormat with a polar bear and since we all need a little color in the winter, I also… more »