BWMurphy Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Just wanted to show my progress with this project. I'm going to keep the front of the store removable for ease of access. Tape wire is installed for lighting the pot belly stove at some point soon. I want to also replace the paper sign with stenciled lettering, and perhaps some stenciled signage on the sides of the building. Any suggestions? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I love it! All it needs is a cat curled up in front of the stove. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWMurphy Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks Holly! Looks like my Irish Setter's mini-me has chased the cat outside for a while... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormwoodz Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Love it! What did you use for the windows, looks like real glass! I would maybe fill the shelves a bit more and add some sacks (wool, charcoal, sugar, flour, etc...), maybe some opened sort of like this. But I tend to go a bit overboard with clutter sometimes.... xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Love the coffee mill! This is a great project. You'll definitely need some dry goods. Maybe some bolts of fabric, some shoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 I love your general store. I'm also working on an old fashion country store I constructed from a 2-opening picture frame (store front) and a wooden, rectangular box (store interior) that I joined together with hinges. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 The dog is also perfect. Now where's the penny candy jar on the counter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWMurphy Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 18 hours ago, wormwoodz said: Love it! What did you use for the windows, looks like real glass! I would maybe fill the shelves a bit more and add some sacks (wool, charcoal, sugar, flour, etc...), maybe some opened sort of like this. But I tend to go a bit overboard with clutter sometimes.... xD I'm thinking that this is one of those projects that will always be a work in progress. There are so many more accessories to build...somehow I ended up with two whole kits of country store items, so there are lots more crates and flour sacks, etc. to be added. BTW, the windows are the plexi or acrylic panels that came with the store kit. I know, I need to clean 'em off! The only component I chose to replace was the door. I really disliked the big brass hinges on the door included with the kit. Now I'm on a quest for some printable vintage boxes and can labels in scale to fill those shelves! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWMurphy Posted February 5, 2017 Author Share Posted February 5, 2017 15 hours ago, tilliejam62 said: I love your general store. I'm also working on an old fashion country store I constructed from a 2-opening picture frame (store front) and a wooden, rectangular box (store interior) that I joined together with hinges. Nicely done! I really like the vintage gas pump out front too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 34 minutes ago, BWMurphy said: ...Now I'm on a quest for some printable vintage boxes and can labels in scale to fill those shelves! Here you go: http://printmini.com/printables/p1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormwoodz Posted February 5, 2017 Share Posted February 5, 2017 4 hours ago, BWMurphy said: I'm thinking that this is one of those projects that will always be a work in progress. There are so many more accessories to build...somehow I ended up with two whole kits of country store items, so there are lots more crates and flour sacks, etc. to be added. BTW, the windows are the plexi or acrylic panels that came with the store kit. I know, I need to clean 'em off! The only component I chose to replace was the door. I really disliked the big brass hinges on the door included with the kit. Now I'm on a quest for some printable vintage boxes and can labels in scale to fill those shelves! I thought it would be either acrylic or micro glass, they look better than the average plastic and really nice it was included in the kit too! Don't worry about the dust, I find it near impossible to keep a work in progress clean most of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I've not posted to this forum in quite a while and so sorry for the neglected questions. I've had quite a whirlwind life the past 6 or 7 months with the loss of several friends and family members, one right behind another, including one of my 2 sons, my youngest. I am doing okay right now and my beloved hobby, miniatures has both kept me busy and kept my mind off the sorrow and pain somewhat. I was going strong with my old fashion, turn-of-the-century general store and recently completed it. Photos to come of the completed project. There was a question about the glass in the storefront - the front of the store is made from a rectangular, 2-opening picture frame, so the windows are actually the glass (real) of the 2 openings where the photos are placed. The interior of the store is a wooden, rectangular box I had built. I attached the wooden box to the picture frame using small brass hinges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) A question for BWM - Where can I get a potbelly stove just like the one in your store? I want to do another store as a gift for a friend but this time using a 20 gallon fish tank like the room in the attached photo. (Sorry, not a very good photo). Edited July 27, 2017 by tilliejam62 misspellings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Chrysbin (sp) kits have 2 types if pot belly stoves. Also, I have found that older salt/pepper shakers make great pot belly stoves. Some are cast iron, some are plastic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Thanks Lawanda - do you have pics or can you direct me to pictures of the salt n pepper shaker pot belly stoves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Tillie, I made this potbelly stove out of a plastic Easter egg, some bottle/ small jar lids, a jewelry finding,, a Sonic straw and wooden beads: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thimble Hall Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 That old country store with the pot bellied stove looks like something one would see in an old Western movie, so I am thinking for the shelves, some home canned goods, peaches etc, some gal local would have supplied him. They would look good in their jars with the old fashioned sealers on.Great store..well done The newer one is also very special, well done to you too. I It blows the mind just how two artists can create two things so dufferent but both so wonderful I never tire of seeing such creative pictures Thank you for sharing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 5 hours ago, tilliejam62 said: Thanks Lawanda - do you have pics or can you direct me to pictures of the salt n pepper shaker pot belly stoves? Sorry. They are getting packed up. Let me go through my pinterest photos and direct you to some. General store got packed today, as did my log cabin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L Swearengin Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 On 7/27/2017, 11:51:52, tilliejam62 said: Thanks Lawanda - do you have pics or can you direct me to pictures of the salt n pepper shaker pot belly stoves? Look in the began hill ba bathroom. There's one there 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Almost done with my general store; just need to do some small adjustments to the left side of the interior I did not include photos of that side yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Tillie, where did you find that weensy pay phone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Hey Holly: The telephone I purchased from Miniatures.com also known as Hobby Builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsrand56 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 That is adorable! I love all the detail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tilliejam62 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Thank you Deborah. It was a lot of fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 It's perfect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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