* Today is Letter S of the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
A portion of the sitting room on the second floor of the Half Scale Country House.
April 22, 2015
April 21, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - R for Mini Rabbit
* Today is Letter R of the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
Thought this was cute. It's a stuffed printed rabbit I got in a set of second-hand minis I bought a while ago. (In the Half Scale Country House attic.)
I had to include a photo of this cute knit tea pot cozy made by Suzanne Lonsdale. Isn't it cute?
I had to include a photo of this cute knit tea pot cozy made by Suzanne Lonsdale. Isn't it cute?
April 20, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - Q is for Quiet - Dollhouse Bedroom
* Today is Letter Q of the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
Q is for ....
Quiet!
I have nothing in my collection that starts with Q. No kumquats in the fridge. No quinine.
To symbolize quiet, here's a view of the bedroom in the attic of my Half Scale Country House. This is where the grandkids would sleep when they come to visit. (oops! The bear fell over!)
April 18, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - P is for Potting Shed
* Today is Letter P of the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
I have a few small things to do yet. I built a small potting shed on the other side of the Half Scale Country House. Happy how this turned out.
The shed's on the left side.
The shed's on the left side.
I also made another flower bed, this one with petunias in the middle.
Hmm, someone didn't plant that bucket yet...
I love the potting shed! (The potting bench is a kit from SDK Miniatures.
I made the hutch from picture frame mat board.) The seed box is a small bookshelf I got from one of the Half Scale Yahoo group swaps
Those are Polly Pocket boots. Perfect size!
Even have copies of my local newspaper on the bottom shelf of the bench (and for the planting!)
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April 16, 2015
A to Z blog challenge - Not Only Miniatures
* A Double Post for N and O for the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
One of the other important parts of my life - my dog. (No longer miniature but that's okay!) ;)
April 15, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - M for Mini Mixer!
* Today is Letter M of the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
I had to include this - the cutest mini mixer and crock pot. I got these in this year's half scale group swap. (In my Half Scale Country House. See D)
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I had to include this - the cutest mini mixer and crock pot. I got these in this year's half scale group swap. (In my Half Scale Country House. See D)
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April 13, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - K is for Dollhouse Kitchen
* Today is Letter K of the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
K is for....
Kitchen -- From the Half Scale Country House
K is for....
Kitchen -- From the Half Scale Country House
I also added a cherry print border (not shown) around the ceiling. It matches the yellow and green in the room. I was trying for an old-fashioned look to the kitchen.
The stove and sink are kits from Petite Properties in the UK. The stove is handmade and my design. I used pieces of coated colored wire from paperclips for the handles The shelves inside are pieces of plastic fence.
The cool appliances on the side table are from a recent swap in the Half Scale Yahoo group. the teapots and jugs are by my friend, Kitty.
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April 11, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - J for Just Mini!
* Today is Letter J of the daily A to Z Blog Challenge *
Oops! I forgot today's so adding Just Something in Mini!
A great mini tie gift from my friend Gigi. She also made the table scene for my Christmas gift. Worth a re-show!
A great mini tie gift from my friend Gigi. She also made the table scene for my Christmas gift. Worth a re-show!
April 10, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - I is for Illustrations
I is for...
Illustrations
Well... a few of these letters made me put my thinking cap on. ha!
The part "I" like most about building dollhouses is the decorating and setting up house!
A house isn't a home, of course, without art and pictures to cover the walls.
Here's some of the art I used inside the Half Scale Country House (I used most though I had to cut down the size of the hydrangea. I still love the bouquet but couldn't fit it in. I'll use it in another house.) Yes those are real postcards shrunk down.
And the screen is an adaptation of the pattern in my book, In Miniature Style II, - this time a spring style using vintage seed packet illustrations. I used lace between the panels as dividers. This is in the larger, standard 1 inch scale (1" = 1 ft.)
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Illustrations
Well... a few of these letters made me put my thinking cap on. ha!
The part "I" like most about building dollhouses is the decorating and setting up house!
A house isn't a home, of course, without art and pictures to cover the walls.
Here's some of the art I used inside the Half Scale Country House (I used most though I had to cut down the size of the hydrangea. I still love the bouquet but couldn't fit it in. I'll use it in another house.) Yes those are real postcards shrunk down.
And the screen is an adaptation of the pattern in my book, In Miniature Style II, - this time a spring style using vintage seed packet illustrations. I used lace between the panels as dividers. This is in the larger, standard 1 inch scale (1" = 1 ft.)
* See more minis, profiles, photos and how to projects -
In Miniature Style II - print, ebook, PDF
April 09, 2015
A to Z Blog Challenge - H is for Half scale Dollhouse
H is for...
Half Scale Miniature House
I enjoy making dollhouses in half scale (1/2" = 1 ft.) since they take up much less room but are not that small to work on (usually).
The Half Scale Country House, for instance, is only 14 3/4" high, 20" long and 10 1/4" deep at the base. The house itself is just under 7 3/4 " deep.
This is the first full dollhouse I've done in a while, so it's been fun planning and decorating it. I collected many of the accessories from the annual swap in the Half Scale Yahoo group.
Here's a few photos of the third floor attic which includes a craft area and a bedroom/game area for the grandkids when they visit.
Of course the kids left the bear laying on the bed. I've since taken the dress down and put up a picture and added a toy plane on the table by the beds. The two center matching chairs are erasers from Michael's that I covered with fabric.
* See more minis, profiles, photos and how to projects -
In Miniature Style II - print, ebook, PDF
Half Scale Miniature House
I enjoy making dollhouses in half scale (1/2" = 1 ft.) since they take up much less room but are not that small to work on (usually).
The Half Scale Country House, for instance, is only 14 3/4" high, 20" long and 10 1/4" deep at the base. The house itself is just under 7 3/4 " deep.
This is the first full dollhouse I've done in a while, so it's been fun planning and decorating it. I collected many of the accessories from the annual swap in the Half Scale Yahoo group.
Here's a few photos of the third floor attic which includes a craft area and a bedroom/game area for the grandkids when they visit.
Of course the kids left the bear laying on the bed. I've since taken the dress down and put up a picture and added a toy plane on the table by the beds. The two center matching chairs are erasers from Michael's that I covered with fabric.
* See more minis, profiles, photos and how to projects -
In Miniature Style II - print, ebook, PDF
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