Fancy bookshelf

by brae  

In addition to the banjo clock, I also put together the Jacobean book rest kit from Cynthia Howe Miniatures.  It was so delicate that I ended up breaking a piece of the fretwork while removing the excess wood pieces.  I cut the other side to mimic the design.  ;D

The instructions said to put it together before staining, but I was worried about warping and I wanted to get a good glue hold, often better with bare wood.

I stained the shelf with Minwax English Chestnut, leaving the color light to show off the wood grain.  This is some seriously psychedelic wallpaper!  :O  This is Flower Frenzy by We R Memory Keepers.

That's better.  :D  I'm not sure if either of these papers will find their way into the bathroom upstairs, but I wanted to photograph them with some furniture to see what they looked like.  This is Cute Little Diamonds by The Paper Studio.

The shelf will likely end up in one of the upstairs rooms in the Heritage, probably the bathroom.  The kitchen and parlor are pretty much set for furnishings.  :D

5 comments

Comment from: Heather [Visitor]
That looks lovely... and it took me a second to recognize that it was a penny set beside it :0 I'm going to have to go check them out.
02/23/12 @ 06:47
Comment from: Lucille [Visitor]
Hi Brae! The Jacobean book rest kit is such a beauty with all that fretwork! It's impossible to tell where it broke. Cynthia has such lovely things. As for the wallpaper, I prefer the Cute Little Diamonds one! It's awesome to see how small the book rest is when we look at it next to the penny. Sometimes I forget how small miniatures are because the photos always makes them look so big.
02/23/12 @ 08:44
Comment from: Angie Martin Hall [Visitor]
I like both papers. I'm a scrapbooking paper nut.
02/23/12 @ 11:06
Comment from: Linda [Visitor]
Love this little shelf! So delicate and cute!
02/23/12 @ 18:45
Comment from: Jeannette [Visitor]
The shelf is beautiful! Thanks for the helpful comment you left for me on my blog! I also used the diamond paper in the dollhouse I am working on for my niece :o) It worked well in the kitchen.
02/24/12 @ 18:52


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