My little apple jars

Thank you to Angel from http://untallerdeminiaturas.blogspot.com/ who had a great tutorial to make these little jars

I need to cut off the pin yet, or maybe not Won't be seen under the paint I guess

Roof

I actually had a little time to fix the roof

I wasn't sure what to use in the end I decided to use egg carton and I'm quite pleased with how it turned out

I cut strips 1inch wide then just cut them freehand with the scissors

I just roughly painted the roof blue grey so I wouldn't have any white undercoat showing through, it prolly didn't matter

Sign

I found this on the net isnt it cute?

Im going to put this on Coras House

Cora's Bed

I made this sunflower quilt with paper, the way Doreen made one on ,http://doreensprojects.blogspot.com/

I found a piece of fabric, online, made it into a full page and crunched it up

I really like the look, the cost is minimal and I could change it quite often if I wished

The sheets and pillow are fabric

I need to add perhaps some ribbon to the pillow and the bed just had to be lemon

I carved the bed posts tops from Balsa which I do not particually like but that was all I had on hand

so over all I think it looks fine!

Getting there

Well! I finally finished pulling off the wallpaper bricks and painting with the red Suede paint, I am much happier with the finish now

I don't think I have a roof cut out yet, But would be a good idea to see if it is in the cutout pile out in the back shed

I may get to that tomorrow with any luck!

I have also finished the floor of the attic

and painted the first grey wash on the slate tiles

Little cupboard

I decided top pull apart a Michaels Hutch today and make it into a little shelf unit for Cora's house ( I saw the one Grahinza made and thought I could do that so here it is)

It does look unfinished so I will try to paint some flowers on it near the heart tommorow

I also pulled off the brick paper from the house I wasn't happy with it, as it was joined in the middle and it just wasn't sitting right !

As a dollhouse shop is miles away from me, I need to work out what to do instead and I thought maybe paint with Suede paint it , Cora has said it has to be red..... so I guess that is what it will be......

Here is a pcture of the other half house I painted with suede paint this one I gave as a prize at our BMEA Open day last year

Canisters

I thought I m ight make some Canisters today so I found some labels that I resized in paint and printed out


I found the dowel and made a cut around the top to look like a lid should have not bothered as one cannot see it!
And proceeded to make them up after I painted the top and the bottom of the canister

I couldn't find anywhere to put the Canisters in the house!
so I microwaved the hutch and pulled it apart repainted it and set them on the top, mmm I need another one of these cupboard bottoms I think
I will use to top half of the Hutch on the back wall later, OH I used a pin head for the lid cut off the pin piece and glued on

OO Now I see I must finish the skirtings


BTW: if anyone would like the labels I could email them to you! just let me know, they are quite cute

Curtains

I made these curtains from paper

I found this site http://www.letsbuildadollhouse.com/lbdhbuildcurtains.htm

so I thought I would try, Im not too sure about those yet

This morning this is what I found, Cora trying to put them up in her room and I see the bed that Fergus took to, I need to make another bed now as the bigger one won't fit as you can see here no room for Coras bedside or bits and bobs, so back to the drawing board!

Fergus and James

I turn my back for 1 minute, I heard some scrapping noises
I came back to check and look what I found
I asked what they were doing

"Im teaching Fergus how to read" James said, "he needs to learn to do the books at the Mill"
I almost burst out laughing, when Fergus turned to me with a smug look! lol
"Your are not supposed to be in Coras house and her chairs and all!" I told them
"We won't be long we just had to try these chairs out" Fergus informed me!
I don't know what Cora will say when she finds out!

Front path

I used the spakle for this, you buy it in a tub!I think this will be fine.

I was going to do them with egg carton but when i thought about it

Why take all that time, this will be much easier

A closer look!

The Half House

I seem to get the way to build a dollhouse all messed up!

The floor was in before I finished painting BAD mistake!!!

I should know the way to do it now!

The New Stove

When you live 100s of miles from a doll house shop, one has to figure out how to make up things from scraps so here we have some timber,Mount board,bunker,buttons and beads
Now you may know that this stove is very old and Gran has cooked on it for years it had to be moved from her other old home to this new one!

The Stove

This stove was made with a block of wood and some findings

cut out the shape and glue to back and a dowel for the flue

I need to make another one of these for Gran so she can get on with her jam makings

I had to make some wall paper and flooring today for Cora she had her mind made up that the bedroom has to have yellow walls with Sunflowers

I have some of her work there as well to go on the walls

Wallpaper

I made some wall paper today at least I got one thing done,gran wanted lemon with Sunflowers on it for her bedroom so here it is and her lovely stitcheries I need to frame them now!

I have these 2 small quilts too, Gran said she was just too busy making jelly to finish them!

"You finish them you have more time than I do right now"...mmmmm right!!! I don't think so!!!

I couldn't seem to get the photos looking right, they seem much brighter than that!

I printed these out on my printer using the freezer paper method not too sure how to set the colour I must check out my 40 dollhouse books!!

The Begining

Oh what colour will I paint the bedroom?

I am thinking Gran will want yellow as she has made a lot of stitcheries with Sunflowers!

Some cushions too I noticed in her trunk. I had a peek when she wasn't looking! I was trying to get some inspiration!

Im not sure about that "Apple spice" set of drawers I think it should be white ! It clashes with her maroon carpet

Ok I have a Grandma, her name is Cora, who thinks she owns this house, so I have to paint it the way she says

One must obey the grandmas don't you think?

Already she has come with her packages of groceries to start her baking! Goodness me!!!!

Her grandaughter Tillie has some apples she has picked from Grans apple tree ready for Gran to start making Apple Jelly!

Here they are in the Kitchen! Gran is telling me how to paint her cupboards, I'm not too sure about the "Apple Spice" colour of the cupboard but she says it is fine I will paint over that yellow though!

That table is way too small too I need to cut those legs off and make some longer ones!

haven't finished painting that chair either

Cora's Half House

Here is the Half house that I have begun to build!
I have previously made one of these

i found the plan from a mini magazine not sure now which one.

I also bought a book called "Making Miniatures by Christine Berrridge and in it has many ideas of how to finish this house