Last night I started cutting out the custom pieces I designed for the stove alcove. The birch ply from Michael's is tough to cut through with a utility knife, but with some patience I made it through. My knuckles were a bit stiff afterwards, but it's totally worth it to have nice rigid walls.
I used a combination of the utility knife (for most cuts), a small saw (for cutting down the sides of tabs), and a hand drill (for the corners of the bottom holes which are back fr
Well imagine my surprise! Michael's had sheets of 1/8th inch birch plywood (very similar to the workshop kit quality). I picked up two pieces just to be sure I wouldn't run short, along with a balsa wood square dowel for reinforcing the untabbed front walls beneath the first floor.
I started making marks to cut, but put it away and will probably only work on it again this week if I get tired of tripping over the ever-growing box of dollhouse supplies.
Thursday a box arrived, full to bursting with furniture and accessories kits. She's had them in her garage since the 90s, and most haven't even been started! I was gritting my teeth after Christmas, trying to resist the urge to buy furniture for the unbuilt Buttercup, and was proud that I managed. Here is my reward for such strength of character!
So back to the build...
Saturday was spent re-gluing and puttying the boards I'd cu
With my confidence up, I decided to measure for the cuts on the Buttercup build last night.
Then I grabbed my utility knife and just kept going!
Unfortunately the camera batteries gave up on me and I don't have photos of the measurements. ;) The photos below are from my trusty iPhone.
It looks quite a mess but I promise there is a method! The roof was the base measurement, as I wanted to be sure that the 'shingle' line along the bottom wa
So I've firmly set my mind upon bashing the Buttercup.
Modification #1 will be to move the front entrance to one side, which will make the front face of the Buttercup look more like a Storybook Cottage. I'm hoping this will give me the kind of clear space inside to set up Tilly's bakery shop with room for counters and a small sitting area.
This move will require cutting and regluing several pieces:
First Floor
Second Floor
Front Roof
I removed, labeled and sanded all the pieces to the Buttercup and the Winner's Workshop this past weekend. I didn't think I'd get to do more than that for a while, but I found myself with a spare hour last night, so I decided to do a dry run so I could see the construction and let it speak to me!
No glue, just lots of blue tape. ;) I'm planning out the best way to modify the house (I want to move the door to one side of the front for better flow inside, a la Storybook
