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I learned this technique about 4 years ago in my first class with Rik Pierce and Sometimes I use it when I am completely out of miniature flooring (like I am now). 1st you take a Vinyl floor tile and cut it to fit the room you wish to install the finished floor in. Then you check to be sure it fits good BEFORE you start the next step. Once you are sure it will fit, take the peice out and take your pencil and start drawing where you would want your grout lines to be at. You can also purchase a copy of Rik's "How too" in Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine 12/05 Issue (Which I can't find now LOL). You would then take a straight edge hobby knief to cut the grout lines. You would cut each side of your pencil line and then lift up that strip to reveal the "grout" color underneath. This is the finished product I did the entry way & the Kitchen with this.
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The House is Completed
Minis On The Edge posted a blog entry in The Coventry Cottage Construction Blog
Well I have completed this house. It is raining so I have not had the chance to take pictures out side but to see the ones I took so far you can look in my Coventry Cottage gallery too. I will add better pictures when I can get outdoors and do that. This house was very fun to build and decorate. I want you all to leave knowing you should NOT feel afraid to alter your houses!! Each kit can turn into a unique item. Just think outside of the picture on the box! So many people miss out on these wonderful houses because they are afraid to think outside of the box. Don't just see a pink house and think that is the way the house has to be. Bring out your own personality. Bash the kit. When you have questions know we are always here to help!! Even building the house as it is on the box can be VERY rewarding. Some people look down on diecut houses but I not only tell you, I have shown you that you can do a LOT with a diecut Greenleaf house! Have fun and Build On!! -
I have done more painting but I am still not finished. I had expected to finish this house last night but this was as far as I got. I still have to add 2 more colors on all bricks and stone and 1 more color to the roof to give it the proper aged look. I know I will finish by next week for sure! Enjoy the pictures! This one is of the side with opening: This is the front view
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Painting has started
Minis On The Edge posted a blog entry in The Coventry Cottage Construction Blog
No matter how many times I have worked with Paper clay, it always amazes me to see the house "Spring to Life" when you add just a little bit of color to it. I dirty washed the entire house and have onely added one color so far to the bricks and the Shingles. Yes there are more colors to add to them to make them look more realistic and I have not started the stones (other than the dirty wash) but I am very pleased with how it is turning out. It is beginning to look like I imagined it to look in my minds eye. Enjoy the pictures!! I am almost finished!! -
Well, I spent the past 2 days playing catch up. I should have been complete with this house and I can happily say, it is all downhill from here ;) . All of the paper clay I have to do is DONE and I am quite happy abouty that ! Now, all I have to do is paint. Because this house is so much bigger than I remember last, I do not think I will add a base to this house because it is so much harder to ship the houses when they are larger because the base makes it larger It's amazing how much the paint adds to the house so don't be afraid it will come to life as soon as the paint is on. I am letting the new clay added dry a bit before I paint. I am so happy to be almost done with this one! I have spent a total of 34 hours on this house so far. The clay is intense ;) I used about 6 1/2 packs of creative paper clay (16 ounces packs ) Here are the pictures: This is what the Coventry looks like on the Box. So now you can see how many changes I have made to it. ;)
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Stone Sculpting Finished
Minis On The Edge posted a blog entry in The Coventry Cottage Construction Blog
Well, I finally finished all of the stone sculpting outside if this house. This house is really a fast & Quick build. So far, I have only spent 5.5 hours on it. I added a fireplace in the Living room so I felt I had to have a Chimney. This is something I noticed that I have started to add to all of my houses and if one is missing, the house just does not look complete to me . This is the picture of what it looks like before the stones and bricks are added. I also decided to add some texture to my windows so I took some clear "Gallery Glass" and added it on the windows. I am pleased with how it turned out though I am not sure it shows up well in the pictures. I have added all of the inside lights and outlets so I will start adding the clay on the inside and then do the roof and then, I will paint Sounds like a lot to do but since we are expecting it to rain this weekend, I don't think I will be tempted by the sunshine ;) -
I have added the shingles to this wonderful house. It is so fun to see this project take shape!! The only thing left for me to do is the inside. I have done the Chimney on the outside but I guess I did not take pictures of it ;). I added a widows walk like thingy on the roof I made. I used the plastic iron fence. I cut it down to the size I needed. Of course, I ruined two fences because I cut them wrong the first time around. I was much more careful the next time around . Enjoy the pictures! More to come soon!!
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The Clay Has Started
Minis On The Edge posted a blog entry in The Coventry Cottage Construction Blog
Ihave started adding the paper clay to the outside of the house. The side wall opens and closes because I decided to add a hinge to it for easy access since I added this extra room. I have not attached the "real" roof that I am going to use and I am still working on it. What worked easy in gator foam is a little more difficult to use in wood (Getting it straight & flush). Here are the pictures so far You can see that I added a bay roof because I thought it would look nice to have a copper roof for the bay window area. This is with the side wall opened -
I added a roof to my front bay window. I decided to make it a copper roof and I wanted it to look "weathered". I weathered it by putting on a base coat color of "Sea Mist" by Deco Art. I let it dry then I "dry Brushed" the second color on which is "Metallic Antique Copper" by Folk Art. This is the way it looks now that it has been painted:
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I have started on the floors because I felt I had to do something to my poor house. I am so tempted to work on my Rik Pierce Lighthouse BUT My Coventry won the battle LOL. I used the wood siding from greenleaf to create my floors and think I will have stone floors in the entry way and in the kitchen area. These are pictures before I fill the gaps and stain them. This is downstairs This is up which is angled and meet in the center
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Not a Tower But a Roof?
Minis On The Edge posted a blog entry in The Coventry Cottage Construction Blog
Over the weekend we were looking at house by the lake. Of course I did not have my camera but I saw a house very similar to the Coventry (Maybe I saw it before which is why the both look so similar now). I have decided to add a roof to the added room that I made where the porch is originally. I am not sure if this is what I will keep which why I only used foam board for now. If I keep this one I will make the roof parts out of wood and cover the enitire house with clay. Please tell me what you think.... -
Bashing The Coventry
Minis On The Edge posted a blog entry in The Coventry Cottage Construction Blog
In the picture below, I was thinking about adding a false wall on the side that opened up so that you could see the hallway. Well, after looking harder and also building it, my mind started thinking something else. I closed the wall up permenantly and opend up the kitchen wall I will be adding paper clay to this house too. -
Today, I started on the Bay Windows. I have also decided to add an extra room to and omit the porch. I created a wall in the front that will have the front door. This house has one BIG tricky part and it is with the bay windows. It is almost imposible to assemble it with out breaking a part. You can glue it back together and it will be almost as good as new. Don't panic if this happens . Everytime I have done this kit and the Storybook Cottage, I break one of the window sills or another part of the bay window structure. A little glue and a lot of sanding afterwards and you'll have a smooth finish that does not show the break. ;)
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This house one Small tricky part and it is locking the second floor in. These instructions are updated because the picture in the instructions is MUCH more clear on what to do and how to do it. Here are a couple of pictures of how this is done. This one shows the right wall:
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Last night was the first day I had to finally get started on my Coventry Cottage. I was still thinking to myself, "Will I have a tower, if so how can I make the adaptions quickly since I have only a limited amount of time to work on this one." I have been reading the instructions trying to come up with ideas and decided last night it was time to start the build. I Love this kit and this will be my third time building it but my first time bashing it. This kit is fun and it sort of lock together. Greenleaf made a couple houses that has this same interlocking system such as the Cantebury and the Story Book Cottages. The tabs on some parts are longer and helps to create the "raised" foundation. Here is the first step showing the front wall. ) See the long tabs? It is so important to slide this as far as you can because it can mess up the entire alignment of the house (roof and all
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Well, I have had this in the box for about 3 weeks and I keep changing my mind on how I want this one to be done. My first thought was to try to tole paint it similar to the one Sally Eckel did for Greenleaf. There used to be a decorating packet by her that shows you how to create your own original like hers pictured below. I then decided that I wanted to create a tower where the porch is at. But, as with all of my projects. It seems they sometimes have a mind of there own. I hope you enjoy following me on this new journey of creating & Bashing a coventry cottage. I hope to inspire everyone and encourage you so that you can see that you can make YOUR Dream House different from the one that appears on your kit box. Enjoy your creations!!
