Beenie

I have been looking for the type of stair Sally showed too!!! It seems like the stairs available only have one option for newel posts. I would love to see kits where you could pick your own posts and spindles, sort of mix and match style. Beautiful work.

I just found out the other day that someone I work with, and whose style and ethic I really admire, is also a miniaturist. Now I know why I like her so much!!

I like the idea! I looked around on the internet and saw these two, very different, but similar ideas. http://www.thegreenhead.com/2007/11/christ...se-calendar.php http://gingerbreadsnowflakes.com/node/107

I was wondering how it had gone for you--on the last thread you were just starting. I love his outfit! Thank for posting pics!!

LOL! There is a local candle shop called Wix n' Sticks here!

she was Morgan La Fay

Lawbre has some big ones, and they will also customize for room size. They aren't cheap, and you could just use the site as a diy model. http://www.lawbre.com/1099_gardian_fireplace.html http://www.lawbre.com/ae200_louie_xvi_fireplace.html

I guess that it depends on how historical vs fantastical you want to be. Tradesmen/women back then had to belong to guilds, it was very structured. A chandler or candler would have been a tradesman. Likely the shop would not have had a name, just a guild sign hanging outside. Official herbalists were usually monks. There were people who work trades unregulated, but they would have most likely operated as a cottage industry, out of their home. Depending on the thing it could be illegal. Of course if you don't want to be bound by boring reality, you could go with a name in the format of a pub: doveshead, white dragon, crown and candle. See this for more real pub names: http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~grm/signs-1485-1636.html

Alright, I made a second doll. :groucho: His name is Alistair. There are more pictures in my gallery. I spent almost 5 hours dressing this guy, and I am not happy with the result. I love the figure, but the clothes... Ugh I am not a seamstress, that's for sure! Are there places I could buy decent clothes? The patterns I can find are mostly for "historic era" clothes.

I am not sure, I have, so far, put everything on an armature and baked it at once, but there is a product called liquid sculpey that might work...

This is a good site: http://www.thistothat.com For all your gluing needs!

Thanks for the hint on that Sherri, but her clothes are literally pinned on to her in the back with straight pins, so I have to do some major fixing! When you do doll clothes do you sew them, or use glue? I already started my next, before poor Elsa is even finished. The heads are the most fun!

I know! I really want to see what she has done!

Thanks guys! I will def. look into the patterns. Clothes make the man as they say! The clothes on your dolls, Jo are amazing, so if I could get a little close to that I would be happy. I did make her free hand, she looked pretty manly for a while, so it was interesting trying to figure out what would feminize her! I had a good time sculpting her face, the rest was not as fun.

I made my first ever doll, it was fun, but definitely challenging. She turned out all right, but she is currently dressed in rags, because I have no idea how to make clothes! Anyone know a good tut? I also uploaded the latest improvements to my house in my gallery. My first foray into landscaping, too! Here she is, her name is Elsa. Sorry it is a bit blurry, I will try to get a better photo, the camera was not cooperating! edited--I can't figure out how to edit my mispelling on the subtitle. ;)

Try: http://www.theworkbench.com/squares.php http://www.keimlumber.com http://www.freestatetimbers.com/ They are all listed as having no minimum order, stocking jelutong and selling carving blocks.

I can't wait to see how you do the inside!!