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I really like the wall shelf in the kitchen. What a great idea!! -
Half-scale Van Buren
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From the album: Grandma's Summer House
A simple rug. -
From the album: Grandma's Summer House
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From the album: Grandma's Summer House
Between the warping issues and the odd little curved stairs, these came out a bit rickety. A little spackle and trim will fix that up. -
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From the album: Glencroft
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From the album: Glencroft
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From the album: Glencroft
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From the album: Glencroft
I'm electrifying this dollhouse - my first time. The kitchen has a chicken theme. It's an old-fashioned kitchen. It'll have a cast-iron stove. Although the kit has a door for this room, I won't be using it. -
I just started the same kit - half scale van buren - and my pieces have a lot of warping, too. I think it's from the kit being shrink-wrapped - that's what seems to have caused the warping. I'm wondering why Greenleaf packages it that way. Why not put it in a box? The other thing is, the directions are a bit wonky. Tells me to take different window pieces from the plastic sheet, but all I have are plain sheets of plastic that need to be cut. I don't mind that, but the directions should match the kit, I think. I'm hoping that gluing and clamping will fix most of the warping issue.
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Nice choice! -
Wow! That is so original! Very creative! -
From the album: Grandma's Summer House
Beginning stages of construction on Grandma's Summer House. Half scale Van Buren. -
Yes, the Fairfield is half scale. -
From the album: Fairfield, haunted edition
The tombstones are on the left. I made the tombstones from a piece of packing wrap. I cut the shapes, glued the "stone to the base, painted them gray, painted the inscriptions, and glued them to the yard. Unfortunately, the camera seems to mostly pick up the fence; the tombstones are hard to see. -
Half-scale Greenleaf Fairfield. My mother bought this kit back in the early '90s, but never had the chance to put it together. This will be a sort of haunted house, 1920s version, with subtle references to various fantasy, horror, and sci-fi books and movies.
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From the album: Fairfield, haunted edition
Side yard, view of the tree. The tree was an Ebay find, in a lot of landscaping materials. -
From the album: Fairfield, haunted edition
Close up of the pillars and gate ("gate" is a pretty grandiose term for what is actually a small piece of fencing glued into place between two pillars). Each pillar is topped by a gargoyle. In this photo, the glue on the pillar is not quite dry. In a corner of the yard, a skeletal pirate sits and guards his dubious treasure. -
From the album: Fairfield, haunted edition
The fencing is up. The pillars are made of cardboard, taped into a column shape, and painted gray. I dry-brushed black on them as well, to give more of a concrete/cement look. I was rather sad to discover that the gray textured paint I used for the foundation and chimney had dried up. Maybe if I add some water to it, it will be usable again. I don't know. -
Greenleaf's Seventh Annual Spring Fling Contest
LaurieJW replied to Mini Man's topic in Site Information & Feedback
I do not envy the judges of this contest. What an impossible choice - every last project is amazing, well done, and gorgeous in its own way. What fun! As a first-time Flinger, I'm hooked now! Already thinking about next year! -
What a fantastic idea! It's beautiful, too. -
The whole thing is fantastic! I can't wait to see how it looks when you've finished. -
Love the fireplace!
