nyanXnyan Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hello! I wanted to stop in and introduce myself. I have always wanted to build a dollhouse, especially because I am in love with the Victorian style, and live in a plain ol' ranch style house. I can safely say I don't have the room to take up this hobby, but I have never let that stop me before lol. I JUST picked up the Orchid (of course) and am ready to dive in. I have experience building various miniatures with polymer clay, and have built (so) many plastic model robots. I also have some experience in woodworking. I feel this will be a fun hobby to start, and to use for posing my various figures! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sable Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hi. What part of Florida are you from? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Hello Mandi ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Welcome to the little family, Mandi. I live near Pensacola, FL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriAnn Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Welcome! I'm in Tallahassee, FL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi Mandi. Welcome to the little family. I did the Orchid as my second house. It's so pretty. I kind of did my own thing with it though. Changed out windows and door and left out the dormers. You will enjoy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CassB Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi Mandi, welcome to the group. I live in Satsuma, FL, that's about 70 or so miles south of Jacksonville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakyshaky Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi and welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Welcome Mandi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyanXnyan Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Thank you for the warm welcome! I am on the nature coast, close-ish to Tampa, I would say. I am getting started on my build today. I'll be leaving it pretty close to normal with additional exterior features like some clapboard and window boxes, omitting the stairs, and making my own windows...maybe some "stained glass" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenrodfarm Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Welcome Mandi, I am fairly new here but much further north! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 My MIL lives in Sun City Center, east of Ruskin. In my section of the Team Arthur building blog: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=blog&module=blogs&controller=entry&id=59 and http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/?app=blog&module=blogs&controller=entry&id=60 I describe how I made my first-ever "stained glass" window; I gave up on Liquid Lead and mixed a lead color with acrylic paints from the tubes and painted that on for lead lines. : The colors are actually translucent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaD Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyole Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Welcome to the forum. The Orchid is a wonderful house and an enjoyable build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summersethomes Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Hi and welcome to the family, Im in Ohio and have never been to Florida but I hear it's nice. hope to see your finished project and I love robots you have to post a few too Hugs Marisa :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyanXnyan Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 16 minutes ago, Summersethomes said: Hi and welcome to the family, Im in Ohio and have never been to Florida but I hear it's nice. hope to see your finished project and I love robots you have to post a few too Hugs Marisa :) Its HOT in Florida lol! Here is a pic of one of the robots I have built, along with some scale minis I am WORKING on, they need a lot of work still. Teeny upholstery is hard. Mr. Zaku is 1:48, and the furniture is 1:12, but whatever ;) http://imgur.com/a/G5XgE 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I make almost all of the furniture I put into my dollhouses, both 1:12 and 1:24, and I dearly love old polyester neckties for upholstery 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Summersethomes Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 7/12/2017, 9:37:49, nyanXnyan said: Its HOT in Florida lol! Here is a pic of one of the robots I have built, along with some scale minis I am WORKING on, they need a lot of work still. Teeny upholstery is hard. Mr. Zaku is 1:48, and the furniture is 1:12, but whatever ;) http://imgur.com/a/G5XgE I dont know how you did it but I love that robot, any tips on how to make it if I wanna make one for a diorama? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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