MissMac Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I'm Miss Mac. I live in the beautiful city of York in England, with my husband, 3 children, polydactyl cats, a spaniel and 4 chickens Life, as you can imagine, gets pretty busy. I fell into dolls house and miniature things last summer when my lovely hubby bought me a kit to use as a set for a novel I was working on. That building is about 60% done now, but I've enjoyed it so much that house number 2 is arriving today and I'm wildly excited about it. Nice to be here and to meet you all. I can see some familiar faces 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Welcome to the forum! Isn't building miniatures a great craft to get into? I'm not a kit builder, so I wouldn't have any advice or information to share, but there are too many skilled artisans on here to name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hello Miss Mac We had a beautiful polydactyl cat. She's been gone a year and we miss her. She was quite the character. This forum is a great place and you will no doubt enjoy everyone here. We would love to hear more about your houses and see pictures. Welcome! Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hello Miss Mac - welcome to the Greenleaf Family. So glad you found us. Isn't the Internet wonderful to bring us all together from so far away? I'm looking forward to seeing pictures of your dollhouse, and I'd like to know more about your book - one that would require a dollhouse has got be very interesting! :bookread: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Thank you all for the very warm welcome (although you're probably going to regret asking for pictures today when I'm so excited :lol: ) Do I post pics in my gallery? Trying to see what goes where here - don't want to get it wrong! The book will make more sense with the pics. The house is like a theatre set for the setting of the novel, if that makes sense. Lots left to do on it (the book and the house) but both are huge fun, and that's what it's all about anyway, isn't it? Polydactyl cats are amazing. I'm sorry to hear you lost yours, Morgan. It's always such a blow - my wedding present cat died a couple of years ago (she was 17) and I don't think the gap has ever been filled. Clawdia, our kitten, loves exploring inside the dolls houses whenever she gets a chance! They do make me laugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Our kitty, nicknamed 'thumbs' loved living in cupboards. We called her our cupboard dweller. When I first met my husband and visited his house I was in the bathroom and a drawer began to slowly open. Then, this GIANT cat paw appears from the cupboard below. Good thing I was already sitting down Once you've made 5 posts you can start posting pictures to your gallery. I'm pretty sure. You should receive a welcome email that tells you a bunch of that kind of stuff. I think Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 That makes the world of sense. I'll see if I can upload a few bits later today Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Med Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hi there, lovely to see you over here. I'm sure you'll enjoy this forum and find loads of new and fresh inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hello, lovely lady! Thought I'd branch out a bit - new ideas are always good! Speaking of which, I need to pick your brains at some point about how you do your lovely stonework. I love the way it looks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GirlPiper Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Welcome! It's such an engrossing hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 Welcome! It's such an engrossing hobby. Thank you very much I'm squeaking at the moment as my new house has just been dropped off. I'm in love :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrchob Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hi and welcome!! What houses have you done/doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armymom166 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Welcome! I love your cat's name - Clawdia! All I could think of for mine was Miss Kitty. :0P I look forward to seeing your pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Welcome to the neighborhood! So is this your first book, or have you written others? What kit or plan is your first house, and what did you just get?! You'll discover many of us here are voracious about reading as well as anything dollhouse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Welcome to the group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Day Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Welcome MissMac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hi & welcome to the forum MissMac! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris P. Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hi, great to have you join the group! :welcome: I have a siamese kitty, a parrotlet, and a poodle. The raccoons killed my chickens last year; I hatching some chicks this spring. I'm looking forward to seeing your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Thank you all for such a warm welcome Debora - I write a lot, but most of it ends up gathering dust under the bed. I'm coming to the end of the novel I got a distinction for in my MA and that one will head off to agents and publishers - if I can keep my nerve. I'm building a Dolls House Emporium Mountfield for the set for that one and that was the thing that got me hooked on mini-ing. I'll see if I can get some pics uploaded to my gallery later today. My new one is a unique build and is a Tudor bookshop, although it has some beautiful Georgian bow windows in the main shop and some Victorian bits too. It's perfect for the story it belongs to - the story is fully drafted, but needs some work before it leaves my hands. It's been 'resting' for a couple of years and I'm ready to do some serious hacking to make it better. I've not yet tried to get a novel published, but some of my short stories have been. We'll see. I'm enjoying the whole thing anyway All of this fitting round my day job and family, of course :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Pics are up. Hopefully I've done it right. 2 albums - one is the outside of my Tudor bookshop, Gullivers; the other is of interior shots of Linton Lane. Had a bit of a problem with duplications, but I think I've deleted them now - or I hope so anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamma Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hi MissMac, I am glad to see you here, welcome from me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Your work is amazing. I certainly hope you intend to do alot more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Hi MissMac, I am glad to see you here, welcome from me too It's a small world xx Lovely to see you too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissMac Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Your work is amazing. I certainly hope you intend to do alot more. I'm still learning. The bookshop was made by an incredible craftsman - it was so perfect, I HAD to buy it. The interiors are all my fault though :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Then you can claim a very good eye I can't think of a better start. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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