Amber Alexis's Daddy Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 So Ive been picking away at the san fran lately...got the main roof all shingled, and started doing some trim work on the outside. the front porch part of the house has been bugging me, its got these intricate designs and points that just didnt look good after being punched out of the sheet, in my opinion. and i didnt really like the second floor balcony railing either, so i came up with a idea to make it a lil better...or at least a lil more to my likeing. It's suppose to look like this..... so instead of putting in the 2nd floor balcony railing, i cut the gingerbread on the front porch, just leaving the front porch railings, and then i took the top peice from the front porch gingerbread and turned it upside down and made it into the second floor balcony railing. a little trim and i think it looks ok..better than it did anyway..let me know what you all think...heres some pics of the aftermath... The front porch railings are crooked because they are just setting there, they arent glued yet...still sanding...lol. Thanks for looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerriMagic Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Supernice job, Jon! I bet Amber's going crazy..she can hardly wait to furnish that house! Jeanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Alexis's Daddy Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 haha yea i bet shes getting a lil plan going in her head.. but she has plenty of time because Amber is 9 months old now. I'm not sure when I'll actually turn her loose with it but it wont be for a few years.. cant wait tho. and thanks for the kind words on my bashing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubbock TX Chick Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I think it looks good. As much as I love the San Fran, I've never been super-crazy about those half-moon crescent column thingies on each side. Gives me some ideas about what to do when I get back to my San Fran efforts... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It looks awesome! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniceG Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Ooo, great changes! I am also going to bash my San Fran porch when I get back to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklepuppies Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Great idea! Probably better to leave off a lot of that delicate trim anyway for little fingers! I also made some changes to the porch trim on my San Fran. Mine already had the shell built when I bought it, and everything wasn't quite square, so I couldn't get all the fancy stuff to fit in quite right, so I cut some apart and made my own thing. It's looking great, and it seems as if you're having a great time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just One More Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I never noticed before but the before pic of the balcony trim looks like overlapped McDonalds Golden arches. Your new trim looks much better. I never liked the half moon thingies either. Your San Fran is looking great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelleA Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 It looks great! I have a Duracraft Heritage and I wasn't crazy about all the gingerbread either. Ended up not using most of it - or replaced it with Houseworks components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Alexis's Daddy Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 Thanks Everyone for the kind words! I like it a lot better! I am having a great time building this for my lil girl. At first I was thinking I was destined to play with dolls instead of cars and trucks, and thats ok but this dollhouse really gives me something really crafty to do, that we both can be really proud of when its done. As I said before I'm not going for perfection, But I do hope she gets years and years of good times with it. She is still young and probly wont remember most of the build, but Ive taken plenty of pics and I intend on putting together a scrapbook of the build to go with the house..I was even thinking of making some offical looking type of deed type thing made out to amber as the owner,but that might be over the top. I'm just really having fun with it and look forward to having many good times with Amber and the San Fran, as well as the other houses we are destined to build..lol..I see a Queen Anne in our future..lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gee Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 I agree, it looks a whole lot better than the original Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minikelli Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Jon, if you go to the Dollhouse Emporium you can actually print out a deed from there for her house. Free to do, and while some may think it over the top -- I think it's that extra touch to show it's really her house! Great bashing so far, and I'm sure she's going to love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber Alexis's Daddy Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Thanks soooo much for the link about the deeds....thats toooo cool. love it! just what i was looking for at just the right price!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubbock TX Chick Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Over the top? Heck this is just a little piece of paper. Over the top won't happen until Amber's wedding day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLyn M. Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I never noticed before but the before pic of the balcony trim looks like overlapped McDonalds Golden arches. Your new trim looks much better. I never liked the half moon thingies either. Your San Fran is looking great. Hahahaha,Pat that's exactly what I thought of too.Golden Arches........Amber's Doll House is looking real good...very nice changes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Bashing's the name of the game, and over the top is even more so with a painted lady like the SF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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