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    1. Welcome Guest!

      Welcome to the Greenleaf Miniature Community! In this section you will find information on the benefits of joining our community and a walk though of the registration process.
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    2. Site Information & Feedback

      How are we doing? Please post feedback about Greenleaf and this forum here. Site news and information about Greenleaf events will be posted here too, so be sure to check in often!

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    3. Current Miniature News & Events

      Use this forum to discuss current news related to miniatures and learn about upcoming events.

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    4. New Member Introductions

      Please take a few minutes to Introduce yourself to everyone in our community.

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  2. Miniature Forums

    1. General Mini Talk

      Mini chatter of all sorts takes place here. Have a question about tools or kitbashing? Got a tip for electrifying or interior decorating? Want to share pictures of the new bedroom set you just bought (or made)? It's all fair game in here!

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    2. Question about a Particular House

      Having a specific problem with a house? Someone who has worked on the same house might be able to help. Please mention the name of the house in the title of your post, so others who have built that house are sure to read it.

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    3. My First Dollhouse

      No matter how many houses we go on to build, that first one always holds a special place in our hearts. Do you have pictures to share or a story to tell about your first dollhouse? Here's the place!

      (Please don't use this forum for building/decorating questions, even if you're working on your first dollhouse! Those types of posts should go in General Mini Talk or in Questions About A Particular House in the appropriate subforum. This category is *only* to share pictures and stories about your first dollhouse.)

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    4. The Official Greenleaf Blog

      The official word from the Greenleaf Blog, Dolllhouse-Kits.com! Now you can keep up to date on the latest and greatest without leaving the forum!

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    5. Community Projects

      Come see what our community has been up to... and join in yourself! Follow along from start to finish as other members from the community build your favorite houses or join in on our bi-monthly Mini-Swaps where members strut their mini stuff. Without a doubt, these areas are a great wealth of information for all skill levels!

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  3. Off Topic

    1. Question of the Day

      Got anwers? Good, because we have a bunch of questions! Every day, a member of the forum staff will post a question for the community to ponder. Some will be mini related, and others are just for fun!

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    2. Chit-Chat

      This is a place to discuss topics that really are not related to miniatures.

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    3. Other Creative Endeavors

      Have a few other projects on the back burner you'd like to talk about? Well share them with the rest of us... we're all intrested in keeping up with the latest crafts!

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    4. Community Trading Post

      Sales and promotional posts should be made here. (Miniature-related only, please!) This applies to retailers posting links to their websites, as well as to individuals selling dollhouses or other miniatures, either privately or on eBay. Trades for items or services can also be proposed here.

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  • 242 COVID-19 IMPACT ON MINIS

    1. 1. Are you spending more or less time on miniature collecting since the virus came to town?


      • Yes, I've been in Mini overdrive
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      Making Money Building Dollhouses

      I think people get excited when they see expensive dollhouses on Ebay ("I had no idea a house could sell for that much!"), but what they don't consider is that Asking is Not Getting. Those houses HAVEN'T sold for that much, that's why they're still for sale. Some of those houses have been listed for over a decade. Not an exaggeration, I remember talking about some of those houses with a friend who died in 2010. To be really, truly successful you'd have to do entirely bespoke work, which means not only a scratch-built house but also handmade finishes, and custom doors and windows with no pre-made components that everyone into dollhouses recognizes as store-bought Houseworks or Alessio or whatever. If you have the talent to compete with Mulvany and Rogers, you might be able to pull it off. Even then you'd likely need to get written up in dollhouse and miniatures magazines for name recognition. For that, you'd probably need to attend the larger and more famous shows such as in Chicago (or preferably England) to exhibit your work. You can imagine how expensive that would be. You might be able to find people in the Dallas area who will pay you to build kits they've purchased, but I can almost guarantee you'll largely be dealing with correcting a lot of mistakes after they've mostly finished them but given up. I like rehabbing dollhouses but I don't do it for anyone else. I've helped others with simple tasks like painting and wallpapering, for which I didn't charge anything, but completely fixing a terribly built house from the bottom up? No way! There are so many houses for sale cheap on Ebay or, to avoid high shipping charges, locally on Craigslist. Most sell for a small fraction of what the original kit or materials would have cost. I got a Lawbre Rosedawn for less than just what the six columns retail for, and it came with all the other expensive components (and the useless over-priced additions for both sides!). Many dollhouses for sale are even furnished. I've bought houses for $50-$75 just to get the hundreds if not thousands of dollars worth of light fixtures and collectible furnishings inside, and then the houses themselves got gifted As-Is or simply put out onto the curb with a big FREE sign. I mention all of that because they are the sorts of things you'd be competing against. As Holly pointed out, you can read all the previous posts in this thread. I've probably repeated much of what others have said (sorry, I skimmed, didn't over-analyze it all!). I hate to discourage but if you can figure out how to make a living selling dollhouses, be sure to let us know the secret.
      Kells in General Mini Talk
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      Making Money Building Dollhouses

      Vanessa, it's more a hobby than a job. Maybe if you try to sell for the cost of materials. No one would ever really buy a house if labor was included. Even then, cheaper plastic houses from Fisher price hold up better for little kids' play than the artwork created by someone building, decorating, and furnishing a dollhouse.
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      Medieval in General Mini Talk
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      Christmas Fairfield House build progress

      How is your house Muriel. I was thinking of you a few days ago when sorting out my silks, did you finally manage to get your curtains sorted. My Fairfield is on hold too as I am completely gutting and sorting my craft room, which of course involves the whole house as I have stuff stashed all over.. crazy. I spent a quiet afternoon yesterday sorting my dressmaking pins and sewing needles..ditto t al my knitting needles etc. I envy you Christmas house. I stll have a bultt but bare house here that I may do as one so I am watching yor post very carefully. I forget it;s name but it is a small MDF one. Looking forward to your update,
      Thimble Hall in Greenleaf Dollhouses
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      Ebay, Etsy, and Craigslist posts

      I'll bite, if the furniture's not included,why include it in the photos, especially the obviously Tudor tables?
      havanaholly in General Mini Talk
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