nuttiwebgal Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 I have updated my blog with some new photos...one is my new light Im so proud of. sure am glad I keep hubby around. nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 I have updated my blog with some new photos...one is my new light Im so proud of. sure am glad I keep hubby around. nutti <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Your hubby sure sounds like a keeper! And the lights look sooo good, well done even if it took some "words" to finally get there <_< Looking forward to see what it wants you to do next... Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 Nutti - looked at your latest photos. Wow, you've sure been busy. The micro and 1/2 scale tree houses are amazing. I love the way the tree wraps itself around Miss Pansey's home. You're an inspiration! Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted December 6, 2005 Share Posted December 6, 2005 Last night we updated the McKinley blog with some pictures of our latest progress. Now we're stuck waiting on parts to arrive. There are a few things we could do but it's been a busy few weeks. Darrell and Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 have made some more progress on my Mckinley. it is harder and harder to phot the build and not show off the house. but it is coming together. the next few days I will be doing the windows and trim. nutti :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 wee smidge of progress! see blog. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 PROBLEM SOLVING??? Our McKinley hasn't had much progress made lately. First we now have to wait on a light fixture because one of them was bad. There's a post about this one in the Electrical forum (general) We're waiting on some parts to put the windows in. We're waiting on some kitchen cabinets from an eBay purchase that we still don't have though we finally DID hear from the seller a month after the sale, saying she'd put the wrong zip code on and the items came back. she's reshipping. Uh-huh. Christmas shipping should really speed that up some for us. And then having worked on a lot of the exterior trim (because that's all she COULD work on) Melissa got bored and decided to paper the attic. While I was at work toady. Problem is, I haven't done any of the wiring in the attic yet. Something I pointed out to her after I got home. And we have a gap on the right side where I didn't get the roof fully seated on the back side of the tower. I didn't notice this of course until after all the glue dried and I was putting on the siding. So now we're going to create some sort of book shelf (or SOMETHING) to fill up that space behind the tower in the attic so that light from the attic. (There will be light one way or another) won't shine out through my hole onto the real house wall and make the error noticeable. Because it's BEHIND the tower AND because of the roof overhang you can't really see it unless you're going out of your way to look for it. BUT, if I have light in the attic and it shines through then the problem would become obviously glaring. So we're just going to BUILD something to help block the light so that won't happen. Now I could go on with many things to say about Microsoft too, but this isn't the proper forum for that particular rant. LOL! Darrell (who is so far KIND OF surviving Christmas in retail) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted December 25, 2005 Author Share Posted December 25, 2005 I am not done with my Mckinley but the girls decided it needed to be dressed and displayed on Christmas eve soo here is a photo of it dressed for Christmas. I still have things left to do but isnt it nice when your vision comes to a reality? its exactly how I pictured in my head... I still have more decorating and the windows and such but it sure looked nice sitting there last night. the tree in the small bedroom came from the dollar store and is fiber optic! runs on 2 AA batteries and is still working today! LOVE IT! nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Very pretty Nutti! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Did you dress the bed? How lovely it is! Very nice job. I like the colors in the rooms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 Nutti it is Gorgeous! I love the bed and I love the shade of blue you used too! The silver tinsel look so cute too!! Thanks for sharing your pretty house with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted December 26, 2005 Author Share Posted December 26, 2005 not only did I dress the bed with my SIL help I made the bed from a HOM kit. glad yall like it! now I just need to finish it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 not only did I dress the bed with my SIL help I made the bed from a HOM kit. The reason I broke down & bought a gluing jig was that tester bed kit! I tried everything else to get the legs to all hit the floor at the same time. Congratulations on a job very well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 I updated our blog with the little progress we have made lately. Things are hectic around here until after the 6th, but will try to update again soon. Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuttiwebgal Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 Melissa blog entry made me feel guilty so I went in and added some more to my blog also. will get back to work and finish the build part next week or so. this was a great house to build. very straight forward directions and I love how it is made to hang on the walls. nutti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Today I will return to working on this house. Still have the porch and tower roof and to put on shingles install a few more lights, and tons of decorating let to do. I will do another update as soon as some progress is evedent. Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missymew Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Melissa - Thank you for your help. I'm going to be building the McKinley as my first build from scratch project. I've really appreciated your blog. Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 31, 2006 Share Posted January 31, 2006 Susanne, I just got started on my McKinley kit, we can commiserate together ! I am so grateful for the blogs! Whilst dry-fitting the center wall & floors I laid in the baseboards to mark where the wires go & notch the back of the center wall to accommodate them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 I put up some pics in the blog section.I have finished the porch, except for the shingles. I also finally did something to the attic space. Every idea I had for it failed, so for now am going with this one. It can be changed later, or not. Let me know what you think of it. So far this house has been a little challinging for me to build,Darrell has not been able to assist me as much as I would like, but an enjoyable process. Hopefully I will be able to dedicate a little more time to it then I have in the past month. Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 B) My house fell off the wall. The thing you glue to the back to hang it, came off on one side. No serios damage as it only fell about a foot before landing on the top of the couch. No structural dammage. 2 broken pieces of furniture and 1 lost item. Everything sure bounced around in there. I do not know How I am going to hang it now. Will have to find an alternative or display it siting somewhere. Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Mini Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 O NO! I'm so sorry to hear this! luckly it landed on the couch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggi Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 So sorry to hear about the fall. I'm not familiar with this house, but could you use picture hanging gear? Let us know how you resolve it. Peggi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Did you use the reinforments that glues around the holes and also use BIG thick nails with those plastic thingy's that goes in the wall (can't remember what they are called). I am so sorry to hear about yours falling! I am going to look in your blog right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrellandmelissa Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Yes, we used the reinforcements. Big nails and all. But that was what came lose. ONE of the reinforcements came loose from the back of the house. It remained up on the nail. LOL! But when one side came loose the house did a violent swing to the right and slammed against the window casing which then put a torque on the house making that side come off as well and it feel another two feet or so to land on the top back of the sofa. The nails held just fine as they're in solid. And there it still sits. Some of the trim was knocked off and some damage to some shingles on the bottom of the tower, (which was found behind/under the couch) and a couple of pieces of furniture inside the house was broken. I think it may have come loose because we made the mistake of priming the entire house (including the back). At this point we didn't have the reinforcing pieces glued on. So, I think these parts should be glued on early while you're still gluing wood to wood and you should get a better bond. And we have another plan too. We're going to put a couple of decorative type brackets DIRECTLY UNDER the house but not attached to it. The house can have a considerable weight, depending on all you add to it while building it so having support under it should decrease the strain on the hanging slots. And then even if it DOES come loose it has nowhere to fall. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 13, 2006 Share Posted March 13, 2006 Thanks for the heads up & I'm so sorry to hear of the damage to your McKinley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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