KateMcClellan

I love the scrapbook paper idea. I did find the perfect prints in my stash. Saves a lot of money too. Now for my next roadblock - the wiring. I applied all the wire tape to the house - test the main piece and it is working. I now have to insert the brads into the junctions. I tried for about a half hour yesterday and walked away very frustrated. What kind of tools do you all use to get those tiny brads pushed into the tape? I tried plyers - too big. The videos make it look so simple....not so much.

That is such an easy solution. LOL. I guess I am in the forest and cannot see the trees. I didn't even think to wrap over the front edge. Thank you, thank you!!!

Hello! I sat down tonight to map out the wiring. I watched the video for the upteenth time - and suddenly I realized that because there is no stairwell between the 2nd and 3rd floors, I have no way to get the wiring tape up there. Can anyone provide some ideas for how to wire that third floor? I have thought of cutting out a stairwell because it does drive me a bit crazy that there is no staircase to the third floor, however I do not have any power tools. LOL. As always, I appreciate any all advice from you seasoned professionals!!!

Thank you so much! They are truly a joy to make. Puts my bead box to great use!

Hi, I have just begun to build my first full dollhouse. I alternate between working on the house and collecting miniature delights to fill it with when at last it is done. I began making miniature perfume bottles and now have amassed a pretty big collection LOL. Decided to put them up for sale - a way of funding my new hobbie Each little lovely is created from sparkling Swarvoski crystal beads, gorgeous glass beads and metal findings - most accented with Swarvoski crystals as well. They look amazing in person - it is hard to catch their sparkle on film. I have them listed at Etsy in sets (currently on sale for 25% off with the coupon code provided at the shop) and if you are interested, you can check them out here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/KatiesPaperie Thanks!! Kate

Thank you!!

Here is a picture of how the stairs will look - the bannister is not on yet. As you can see, just one piece of furniture in the room leaves little room. Because I have not put together a dollhouse before, maybe this is normal. As I begin to acquire the furniture that states is is for 1:12 houses, I think they are too big. Is this how it supposed to look?

I do not think I can cut it narrower. I do not have any power tools. I believe the visual issue is also that the risers are steep - if I would have thought about that in the beginning, I could have trimmed those down and then added to the base of the staircase to make up the difference or added additional steps. I will load a picture of them so you can see visually what I see.

Hi! Well, it has been about 3 weeks and I thought I would share my progress. The next step today is to wire the house and then I am going to shop for a new staircase. I think the one that comes stock is just too wide. Maybe there is not a narrower one - but it takes up so much space in that room. I spent so much time on the stair treads...sanding and staining them - and then when I placed in the house I felt they overtake the space. Anyway - here is where I am now:

Well, I have two stories up. The wood floors are down and now I am struggling with what to do with the walls. I look at wallpaper and it all seems so big for this house. Plus its pricey. I did lose my senses for about 2 weeks and began purchasing furniture kits by the wazoo. Darn that Ebay!! Today I received the baseboards and crown moulding and the little kitchen. My granddaughter is loving this entire project so much. To see her face each time I finish a piece - its priceless and I am so glad that I jumped in and started this. If anyone knows of a good add on for the Tennyson, please let me know. I cannot find any that seem suitable or that are under a $100. I do not want to spend more on an addon than I did for the main house LOL.

The instructions that came with this house did not state to use hot glue. And I have followed them exactly -which is why I have finished window trim. The glue that was recommended to me by someone was Aileens Tacky. It has worked great and held well. I will try the hair dryer on it and see if I can pry off the trim. Thank you for your advice!!

Well, I finally opened the box about a week ago - on the 4th of July - and began the journey. I have spent the whole of my vacation sanding, painting, staining all the little bits and bobs for window trims, the doors and the stairs. I love how beautiful the stair treads finished. I will upload pictures this weekend of my progress. I was feeling very good and then I came across the blog "More Minis" and in this amazing site, they state that the window trims should not be put on before the walls are finished. Yikes. I have been following the instruction paper and I have already mounted all the window trims - inside and out. So, I think now I will have to just paint the window walls and paper the side walls. I am also worried about the siding now - because I already trimmed the bay windows. Do you have any ideas on how I can make it look good? Last night I assembled the first two floors using masking tape - just to see how it looks so far. I can't believe I am doing this and it doesn't look like crap so far LOL. I painted the trim in Wisteria. My granddaughter loves purple - and I love Wisteria - now I just need a name. In trying to imagine my overall theme for the house, I kept picturing it being near the sea. I think I will go with a summer home approach to the decor. Oh..I also had a mini magic moment. I was online looking at furniture and came across an exact replica of a gorgeous four poster bed I once owned. I loved this bed and it was in storage and then was lent to a friend who ended up disappearing and I never got it back. As I looked at the picture I just felt so emotional - I ordered it.

Hi Nan! Nice to meet you. I think that I will end up buying Beacon Hill again in a couple of months. I just saw it on Overstock for about $150. I think that is what I paid for it on Ebay all those years ago. I am impressed that you can take a house and change it up. I wish I had that talent. I saw the Tennyson that Robin Carey did and she moved the staircase - which makes so much sense when you look at her finished house. AND she moved doors, added doors and windows. Yikes. This house (the Tennyson) will be for my granddaughter. When I do the Beacon Hill it will be for me It is in miniature the house I wish I could afford in real life. Perhaps that is why I am so enamoured by it. I plan to fill it with references to the generations of our family lines and make it a home that is deeply personal to our history. I hope it will become a beloved family heirloom. As a child my grandmother took me to see Mott's Miniatures at Knott's Berry Farm in California. I must have been 8 or 9 and I have never forgotten those homes. I think they are what fired up my love of miniatures.