sage minis Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Hi Greenleaf Community - Several months ago Debra From Olde Cape Cod invited me to join this forum. I found and immensely enjoyed her work on Pinterest. I have only built one dollhouse completely from scratch (kit). It is a Greenleaf Arthur, that a friend gave me after she'd had it for many years unmade. She found she wasn't a dollhouse enthusiast, can you believe it?! This house has been through 2 incarnations in the last year, a regular house and now Santa's house. Most of my houses have been "rescues". I buy rundown "properties" and fix them up. I guess you could call me the dollhouse rehab addict. My best haunts are second hand stores and garage sales. My favorite project so far, has been turning The San Franciscan (by Duracraft) into a steampunk house. In the past I've bought and sold (or donated for good causes) 4 houses. This past year I started working on dollhouses again and my house is filling up with minis. To say they bring me joy is an understatement. I've been a crafter my whole life and this is the best!!! sage minis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellifera Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Welcome! I'm from Washington, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 :welcome: Karen ... from another Washingtonian. I'm working on a rehab right now. It's a homemade little house about 100 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalesq Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 You've come to the right place! Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 I realize I posted the wrong name on my Edwardian Steampunk house - it is the Allison Jr. by Real Good Toys. The San Franciscan is my seaside home with a contemporary family living there! Oops. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Welcome to the little family, Karen. Since so many Greenleaf kits continue to be built using hot glue and then fall apart, I have begun taking these poor, unwanted babies into my workshop and rehabbing them into something I'm willing to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thriftymini Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Welcome to the forum from another Washington State resident. I started working on miniatures after discovering a miniature store kit at a thrift store. This hobby started with the fun of the hunt and the joy of a good bargain, but now it really is becoming more about the build and the creative process. Love the sharing that takes place on this forum. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Welcome, Karen - I am another Washington resident from Kitsap County. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thank you for all the welcomes. It looks like the love of the hunt and thrift store finds got several of us addicted to miniatures. Sure is a fun addiction. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa_F Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Another welcome from Washington (Kitsap County) here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 It's fun to keep hearing from enthusiastic miniature people. I have one friend that is into all this but mostly everyone thinks I'm a little bonkers. Thanks again for all the welcomes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Besides nobody here thinking you're bonkers, this is the only place where you can tell everyone that you look in the mirror only to see what whiskers to pull out that day - and people understand. OK, well, hopefully you're not that old yet...LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueirishmoon Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Hello and welcome! It's so nice that we get new members all the time! Looking forward to seeing pictures of your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debra from Olde Cape Cod Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Glad you made it over here Karen! Looking forward to seeing your version of Steampunk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Thanks again for all the welcomes. And thanks to Debra especially for prompting me to find out about this community and join. I can tell it is going to be a fun! ride. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapz Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis On The Edge Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Welcome to the forum Karen it sounds like you've been bitten by the dollhouse bug ;) I cannot wait to see pictures of your houses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 I'm not sure if in this last year I've been just bitten or possble or bombarded by a swarm of bugs! I started posting pics yesterday , will be gradual process. Thanks for the welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 Nice work, Karen. I see you liked checked floors. My houses, with very few exceptions, all get blue front doors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 You're right - was in a checked floor phase with those first houses. I've also opted hree times( now that I think of it) - to red front doors. Ironically my real! home has neither of these traits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniLindsay Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Hello from another Washingtonian make sure to visit Connie up at CJN Miniatures in Edmonds, I think she's the only one in WA that has a storefront and she's been open for 6 months. Such a helpful gal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Lindsay, there's someone else in Renton who also has a store for miniatures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 I've been to the Renton store - a bit unusual as part of a locksmith store - but has very interesting bits, mostly vintage. . The Edmonds store has consignment as well as new items. Both stores are a visual delight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodentraiser Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 have to go over to Issaquah at the end of December. I'm hoping to finally be able to fit going to see both those stores at that time. Of course, I won't have any money, but them's the breaks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage minis Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Great - just to be on the safe side - call first at both stores. - occasionally hours are irregular. Also the store in Renton - I think it is A-1 Miniatures - is cash or check only. And yes - money is always the issue -otherwise I could go nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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