CatColorado Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 I have the canopy crib, it was the old kit though. Went together fine, it's a homely little thing I cannot seem to find a place for. I guess I'm not a big fan of canopy cribs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I'm not a fan of cribs in general... in fact, this is the first of my houses that will have a nursery (and probably the last!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Well the crib came in the plastic box and the diagrams aren't all to size. I have the headboard & footboard started. Actually they both came in boxes, and the instructions leave a lot to the imagination & prior kit-building experience. I had to sand the business out of one of the drawers to get it to fit, which is interesting, because I used the drawer fronts to place the dividers, as suggested. When you install the divider and then set the cupboard bottom into place, it's much narrower than the other three spaces! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 That sounds pretty similar to my experience with the country bed and dresser. Boo. :thumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 :thumb: Soooo going to have some fun :o and will have to see where to find itty bitty needed DIY items I am sure, unless I can find uses for beads and wire or things like that, not saying anything else LOL Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Anna, 1:24 DIY is SO much more fun! The stove kit I made up for you is the enlargement to 1:12 of a 1:24 DIY stove project in Dollhouse Miniatures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Anna, 1:24 DIY is SO much more fun! The stove kit I made up for you is the enlargement to 1:12 of a 1:24 DIY stove project in Dollhouse Miniatures. :thumb: I bet!!!! And that kit you sent me was awesom!!! Hugs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I'm sure most of you already know about this, but for those of us who are less experienced and still finding their way around, I need to mention what I found today. I already know that there's no better place to go for decorating ideas than Grazhina's New England Miniatures website, www.newenglandminiatures.com. Grazhina carries a wonderful line of 1:24 furniture and her Image Gallery & Victorian interiors photos are indispensible for decorating ideas, but today I found links to TUTORIALS on her website too! I'm for sure going to try out the modern stove, and there's a tut for a bathroom vanity that sounds adorable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Thanks for the tip, Kathleen! I've been thinking about buying a couple of things from her, but I didn't know about the tutorials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fov Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Anna, 1:24 DIY is SO much more fun! It is, for some reason! I like DIY more in 1:24 scale than 1:12. Maybe because the smaller pieces make it easier to "fudge" things... with larger furniture I feel like everything needs to be exact or it's super noticeable, but in 1:24 I'm comfortable just figuring out stuff as I go and not worrying if it's slightly "off"... Here's a corner cabinet I made for my puzzle house. The shelves are made from the punch-outs in the original windows. It's far from perfect, but I'm pretty pleased with it considering it's made from scraps and it only took about an hour! (Those items on the shelves aren't the items I'll display there, I was just playing around. The pitcher and pot will actually go in the bedroom, I want to make a washstand for them.) The couch and chair are the same Quicker Wicker kits that were discussed earlier in this thread. And I think the plant stand looks too big next to this couch, so it's probably going to go. But I didn't think to move it before taking the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 oooooooooooo i like that I cant wait to get started on my 1/2 scale house...its on the plane as we speak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItzKathyP Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Oh, Linda - I envy you waiting for your 1:24 project! You're going to have SUCH FUN!! Emily, I love your corner cabinet, and aren't those Quicker Wicker pieces cute & versatile. I actually like the plant stand too. Check out that bathroom vanity that I mentioned, Kathryn. It uses a shell for the sink, which will be perfectly in keeping with my Fairfield beach house. Where are you in CO, by the way? My 95-year-old Aunt lives in Fairplay @ 10,000', and I was just there visiting her a few months ago. The altitude nearly did me in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I have the crib rails together & drying in the gluing jig and I measured to make paper pattens for a mattress and the canopy top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Check out that bathroom vanity that I mentioned, Kathryn. It uses a shell for the sink, which will be perfectly in keeping with my Fairfield beach house. Where are you in CO, by the way? My 95-year-old Aunt lives in Fairplay @ 10,000', and I was just there visiting her a few months ago. The altitude nearly did me in. Yeah I found all sorts of cool things! Unfortunately my scroll saw is still on backorder, they'll keep it backordered for another thirty days then they will cancel the order. If I want it after that, I'll have to place the order again. Bleah. I'm reluctant to buy anything else from them at this point. I bought a new 1/24th house This could be trouble. I am in Grand Junction, it's on the Western Slope of the Rockies. We're at 4,000' and when I moved here from Maryland I got so sick from the altitude. It was awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 what did you get!!! geeze you teaser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 what did you get!!! geeze you teaser Shhh! Don't anyone tell her! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 you bad bad woman well i...on the other hand...am waiting till 4.30 so i can go and collect my custom 1/24th which has arrived from America and availabe at the local post office after 4.30....arggghh so close yet so far!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatColorado Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Yeah... I'll show you mine if you show me yers! You and your custom dollhouse, sheesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pin1056 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 woot woot woot!!! its here!!!!!!!!!! here is the triumphant arrival pic ....dunno who that is holding it...its a much older me than the me i think i look like...when did that happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 woot woot woot!!! its here!!!!!!!!!! here is the triumphant arrival pic ....dunno who that is holding it...its a much older me than the me i think i look like...when did that happen? Yay you, but inside pics pretty puleeeeze, we are kind of dying in antecipation here!!!! HUGS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin1056 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Ahhhhhhhhhh i'll let you all in on a secret......... http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/b...ranky/index.php? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Ahhhhhhhhhh i'll let you all in on a secret......... http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/forum/b...ranky/index.php? Ahhhhhhh, it is goooorgeous!!!! Can't wait to see what you will do with this lil' gem!!! Hugs and have FUN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 What a grand idea! It will be fun to watch both houses as they evolve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Dave is an artist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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