Archives for: "January 2014"
The Brownstone - the entrance and front steps, part 2
You know it's a good project when you keep other people up thinking about solutions. :D Many people had good input on the entryway issues, but I believe April gets the gold star. She made a mockup of the entryway in the The Sims 3. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! :D more »
The Brownstone - the entrance and front steps, part 1
I tend to keep my bashed builds in dry fit a long time, because while I can think of a lot of things that will come up along the way, there are always things I don't think of, problems with materials or a change in direction. The facade has to be the first thing I do overall, but there are a lot of parts to it. I will keep the bay windows and upper window the same as the original kit, but the front entrance needs some consideration. f… more »
The Haunted Heritage at night
I spent the evening putting The Haunted Heritage back together. I never really set it (or the others) back up after the renovation. I was too busy with Walnut Bay Light. The dollhouse room is a new grey blue color which works really well for photogra… more »
The Brownstone - foam core board mockup
The kit instructions have you assemble a grid from vertical and horizontal notched pieces, as you have seen in previous dry fit photos.
Later in the build, you add pre-cut inserts to complete the walls.
Since I need to add some width and height to th… more »
The Brownstone - update
Ok, I let Mt. Sydney Chalet sit on the work table for a week, and I've got nothing. :\ I'm enjoying working on the rugs for it, but I'm stuck in another mode entirely and can't get motivated on it. So, tonight I dragged out the Brownstone. :D
I had… more »
Walnut Bay Light - the spiral staircase
The 16.25" tall spiral staircase is scratch built from textured and smooth plastic sheet, an orchid stake, wood beads and spindles, jewelry findings and brass wire.
Since I planned to have a substantial base, I cut part of the first floor of the ligh… more »
Punchneedle tips and tricks
I'm not an expert on punchneedle, but several people have contacted me about it so I decided to make a blog post with some of the things I've encountered. I haven't finished a punchneedle rug, but when I do I will add those instructions here.
- Read th… more »