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Mini Art Studio
Evi
Hi my name is Evi; I am a Scottish artist doing my masters in miniature art and the piece I'm going to show you how to create will be part of a large exhibition in September. Over the next few tutorials I'll be taking you through it step by step. . . . continue reading
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Dolls House Miniature Building: Rose Cottage Part 8
Martin Pearce
The cottage is now almost finished. We have the stack to glue in place, some locating pieces to add to the front roof and the last bit of wiring to complete. In order to complete the wiring, we will have to make use of a soldering iron. It is at this stage that many people get worried and imagine . . . continue reading
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Fairfield House - part 1
Sally Grice
I will be building a ½ scale Fairfield house kit, from the Greenleaf company, please follow in my progress with this project. It may even be of some help if you have purchased one of these kits and have been storing it wondering when to tackle it . . . continue reading
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Dolls House Miniature Building: Rose Cottage Part 7
Martin Pearce
We should by now have the end and back walls put together along with the internal walls and doors. The basic chimneystack has been prepared ready for shaping and the staircase fitted. It is a detail related to the staircase where we are now going to pick up. . . . continue reading
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Dolls House Miniature Building: Rose Cottage Part 5
Martin Pearce
In the last part we got down to marking out all of the pieces and then cutting them from our sheet of material. Although there is still a little work to be done on our pieces such as cutting out window openings, we are now ready to put the cottage together. In order to explain things . . . continue reading
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Printing Your Own Windows
Jackie Boyce
Printing your own "diamond paned windows" for your dolls house couldn't be more simple. First save the diamond windows template to a program of your choice. Next measure the exact size of the window you wish to " glaze ". . . . continue reading
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Make A Break-Away Box
This simply designed break-away box makes a great personalised gift, and can be decorated to a variety of themes - Halloween, birthdays, christenings, new baby - or is the ideal "blank canvas" to create a Christmas scene for entry into our creative contest (scroll to the bottom of the page for a link). . . . continue reading
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From The Gatehouse to a Wizard's Tower - Part 7
Mandy Wright
This is the final part of my wizard's tower saga, and we will be putting the furniture, which was customised in the last chapter, into the prepared rooms and adding all the little bits and pieces that help to make a place look lived in. . . . continue reading
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From The Gatehouse to a Wizard's Tower - Part 6
Mandy Wright
In this section, I will be looking at suitable furniture to go in our wizard's humble abode. I will also be showing you how to change the appearance of ready made furniture to suite this type of setting. In the picture you can see a selection of shop bought furniture. Although perfect in style, the finish is not quite right for the scene I am trying to set. . . . continue reading
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From The Gatehouse to a Wizard's Tower - Part 5
Mandy Wright
In this chapter, I will be making the fireplace for the ground floor room and finishing off the roof. For the big fireplace on the ground floor, I have purchased an unfinished Tudor/Arts and Crafts fireplace from the Dollshouse Emporium. . . . continue reading
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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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From The Gatehouse to A Wizards Tower - Part 4
Mandy Wright
In this section, I will be adding some period detail, putting in stairs and adding windows and a door. The kit comes with two ready made windows, one dormer and the other with wooden shutters. I simply have to paint, paper and stain the appropriate parts to transform these windows. The addition of "leaded" glass, made to measure by my good friend Jackie, completes the transformation . . . continue reading
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