Connor's Mom Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 OK...I am finally getting a chance to spend a decent amount of time on my dh tonight, and all I am doing is waiting for glue or spackle or paint to dry! Then I try to go to the next thing and its too soon and I mess it up and have to re-do it. I am impatient!! LOL I want to put my dh together NOW! Not when the pieces want me too ... sniff sniff :no: Heavy sigh...off to wait some more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I know what you mean, I am always in a hujrry to get it put together. But I am trying to learn patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Waiting for things to dry is when you go online, or throw a load of clothes in to wash or dry, or watch a game show or read a chapter of a good book, or teach yourself to make something in mini that doesn't involve paint,stain, glue or spackle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor's Mom Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Yes, I was thinking it is time to buy some Fimo LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvDylan&Holly Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I've been working on my house for 2 years. The Beacon Hill is losing patience with me. Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantail Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 or paint other trim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christinee Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Waiting for things to dry on one dollhouse is the best time to start another! That's why most of us have more then one dollhouse under construction at the same time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audra Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 patience? HA! I have learned that like with a screaming baby, you need to know when to walk away!! Oh, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Yes, I was thinking it is time to buy some Fimo LOLCheck out thrift shops for a toaster oven you can used exclusively to bake it (I also use a super-cheap oven thermometer to check its temp) and a pasta machine to help contition the clay (I wrap mine in waxed paper to keep the aluminum from leaving black marks on it). There's also mini needlework & furniture making... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uppitycats Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 ...and when all else fails, here's a little prayer that might help: "Dear Lord, give me patience, and GIVE IT TO ME NOW!!!!!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Well... I used to pray for patience (truly) until I had the opportunityto attend a "school of prayer" offered by a Franciscan monk who totally blew my mind when he explained that God answers prayer by giving you opportunities to acquire what you pray for; in the case of patience, opportunities to learn & excercise patience. Up until then I had been praying for patience with my children, without success. Once I got home and looked at the situation, the brother was very right, and now if it takes me three years or more to build a dh, that's what it takes. I wouldn't go through one minute of all that patience-learning again for Bill Gates' & Ted Turner's money combined! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Minis Dollhouses Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 Ahh yes patience. The thing I lack most. Thankfully, it seems that Im never waiting when it comes to my dollhouse builds. I always have something else to do on it. I usually build the shell and while thats drying, I paint trim or punch out other pieces, etc. I dont know what it is about my air quality in my house but things seem to dry so quickly. Paint dries in a matter of minutes. Stain in seconds. The only thing that takes longer is glue but in a few hours my shell is rock hard with all the glue dried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyG Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 I learned a long time ago that it's much easier to let something dry throughly than to mess it up and have to redo it. When you are waiting for something to dry, that's the time to paint spindles and trim, windows, doors, etc. It can be hard, but in the long run it's best to give something ample time to dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor's Mom Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 I have to learn time management - plan ahead and have stuff ready for the next step I guess! This is how I learn!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redneck princess Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 I'm impatient, too. Even with the AC on everything seems to take so much longer to dry because of the humidity. I need to learn to multi-task better . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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