Spirit Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Hiya! I bought the Orchid kit from Hobby Lobby and it has no instructions in it. I tried the download link on mini man's post but it doesn't work. Is there another link I can try? Thanks! -Spirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurMama Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Welcome to the forum! Sorry no help on instructions but I am sure someone else will come along shortly. In the meantime this is a link to an awesome blog that has step by step pics for many houses including Orchid.https://moreminis.blogspot.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Thank you, FurMama, much appreciated! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Jean, there are also two Orchid building blogs from when two teams built the Orchid kit; click on the "Blogs" button at the top of th page and find the two Team Orchid blogs. We had a gas with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Thanks, greatly appreciated, havanaholly! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I found the Orchid instructions online, which is great, but after looking at the list of what should be included I found my kit is also missing the plastic window sheet. What type/thickness/size of plastic sheeting do I need? Would Greenleaf send me a sheet? Sorry for all the questions, this is my first dollhouse build. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framebb Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I would contact the manufacturer first. Dig around on the web site and see if you can come up with a phone number. If that doesn't work try putting what you are looking for in a search engine and see what kind of leads you come up with there. I built 2 orchids, the wooden one and the white one. When I built the wooden one I was fortunate enough to have an actual doll house store 5 miles from where we lived (since gone out of business) where I purchased "stained glass" inserts. There's always other options, if you can't get the original inserts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Spirit said: What type/thickness/size of plastic sheeting do I need? Any thin, clear plastic can be cut to size. Think overhead projector sheets, clear plastic bakery boxes, any clear plastic packaging material with sufficiently large flat areas, report covers, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Pepper Skins long underwear used to come in wonderful clear plastic boxes that are perfect for replacement window & door inserts. I like the transparency sheets for the printer for "stained glass". Here is the contact information page: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/about-us/greenleaf_dollhouse.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, KathieB said: Any thin, clear plastic can be cut to size. Think overhead projector sheets, clear plastic bakery boxes, any clear plastic packaging material with sufficiently large flat areas, report covers, etc. Great, I do have some overhead sheets. Thanks for all the help and ideas, everyone! I'm very excited to start this build. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Welp, I have inadvertently made this dollhouse a puzzle project as well. Since I have never built one before, and didn't have the instructions to warn me against it, I just jumped right in and took ALL the pieces apart and bagged them up in no particular order... LOL *facepalm* I suspect this is going to add a bit to the timeline of my build, but most of the pieces seem pretty easy to identify so I'm sure I'll figure it out. Despite this realization I am undaunted in my quest to accomplish my lifelong goal to build and decorate my own dollhouse! xD Let the game begin :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurMama Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 You'll figure it out, the house will tell you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 The bay could be a bit of a bear; the wider frames go on the outside & the narrower ones on the inside. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framebb Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 If you still have the box, just use that as a picture guide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spirit Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Thanks for the tips :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeveFresca Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 The link to the pdf instructions for the Orchid dollhouse doesn't work. Could you check this out? Maybe it's just me. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Celeste, if you need instructions or schematics sheets you can contact Greenleaf: http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/about-us/greenleaf_dollhouse.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel G Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) I just bought a kit from an estate sale that someone else had already started. I was looking through the box to see if it has everything, but there are no instructions to tell me what all the parts are. I'm having trouble finding where to download these instructions, as the only links will take me to adobe acrobat or the blog. I can seem to figure out where to download the instructions from. Never mind, It took me to the end of the list and now I see the contact information, Thank you! Edited October 22, 2020 by Rachel G New information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Rachel, there are TWO Team Orchid building blogs available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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