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How to tile the roof on a Tudor House
Maggs Hesketh
When working you have the choice to make your roof look either very neat or in my case a bit irregular. When the clay dries it will shrink back a bit leaving the gaps between each tile and for me it adds character to have a few worn, cracked or broken tiles. For the ridge tiles at the top again you have the . . . continue reading
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Daffodils
Roz Walters
Now that spring is here, in the northern hemisphere at least, I have designed a very simple project for a bunch of daffodils using quilling paper and a paper punch. Six pieces of 3 mm quilling paper in orange approximately 4 cm long for the daffodil centres. Six pieces of 3 mm quilling paper in green . . . continue reading
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From The Gatehouse to A Wizards Tower - Part 1
This is the first in a series of articles chronicling the transformation of the limited edition Dollshouse Emporium kit, The Gatehouse, into a modest tower residence for a medieval wizard. This section covers the dry run stage - putting together the kit with the aid of masking tape. This is a necessary and important stage, as it will help . . . continue reading
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Faberge Style Egg
Try this simple project to make a decorative ornamental egg, then try using different colours, stands, transfers and sizes and colours of gemstones to create a gallery of eggs which would look great in a mirror backed display cabinet. . . . continue reading
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Quarter Scale (1:48) Bedroom Furniture Set
Quarter scale does have a lot of advantages: I find that a finished project in quarter scale is a nice size, with a two storey house being about 8 inches wide and 7 or 8 inches tall, and a room box about 4 inches wide x 3 inches high. For those of you who have only . . . continue reading
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Make a little hedgehog for your garden.
I love to watch the hedgehogs visiting my garden in the spring and summer months. I like to put some hedgehog food and water (never milk!) on the patio to encourage them to visit and eat my slugs, and sometimes they even . . . continue reading
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Victorian Jelly Dessert
The Victorians loved fancy desserts, and were especially fond of jellies. This elegant dessert will grace any period table. If you have any problems obtaining any of the materials used, I have seen them all for sale on ebay!
You will need . . . continue reading
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Dolls House Miniature Building: Rose Cottage Part 1
It is intended that this series of articles will take the complete beginner through everything involved in making a house or to be more precise, a cottage, from scratch. At the end you will hopefully have learnt new skills and have gained the confidence to go onto bigger and more ambitious . . . continue reading
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Introduction To Miniature Crochet
Crochet can be learnt in a matter of minutes; once the basic chain and double crochet have been mastered, all the other stitches are a variant of double crochet. The best way to learn is to have someone show you, as nothing can beat one to one tuition. If this is not possible then . . . continue reading
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Carolyn's Story
In my mind dolls houses and falling in love will be forever linked. When I met my husband we had a whirlwind romance and he moved in within days. He brought with him very few possessions; a suitcase of cloths, a workbench, a set of chisels and a dolls house . . . continue reading
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