JuniperJenny Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 When I was growing up, my grandmother kept a dollhouse in a walk-in closet in her home. I don't know what model it was or who manufactured it, but to a small girl it seemed massively detailed and fascinating. I don't know now what happened to the dollhouse, although it's been hinted it might be in her attic. Meanwhile, I've grown up, gone back to school and graduated with an English degree, and gotten a job working in scholarly publishing on the campus of my alma mater. There's not a lot of extra money floating around, but there was enough for me to purchase a 1:12 die cut Willow on sale and start making plans for its construction. I'm punching out and labeling the pieces now, and saving up for some upgrades on the stairs. I've got a long way to go, but I'm really excited for the journey! This box of parts is really intimidating, guys. I'm a little lost on where to start, and some of the parts are trying to destroy themselves coming out of the sheets (although I'm quickly getting better about getting them out). My plan is to sand them carefully and then prime everything. This part isn't nearly as much fun as planning what it will eventually look like... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Welcome to the little family, Jennifer. I used to punch out and label parts with the Dura-Craft kits I built, but after a few Buttercups and Sugarplum Cottages I met some of the larger GL kits and that cured me! Now I arrange the plywood sheets into numerical order so I can find them quickly, and then I read over the instructions several times, going along with the schematics sheets the first couple to locate parts on the sheets, and then I listen to the kit tell me its story about what it wants to become (learned the hard way on the Glencroft build, that it didn't want to be a charming little Miss Marple cottage, it wanted to become a pub, and a pub it is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniperJenny Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 I'm an editor professionally, and have aspirations of writing. Everything I touch has or soon acquires a story, and this house already has one in my head. I just have to get it out! I may yet regret not keeping everything in the sheets, but my workspace is small and is supposed to be multi-purpose, and I have great hopes for baggies. I am keeping the scrap just in case, but it all has to go into the garage, which is too messy for a regular workspace (it's the husband's cave). I am doing everything on my desk right now, and all the small parts have found their way into the desk drawers. I think I'll organize for now by what the pieces are for, i.e. a baggie for windows, and one for the door, and the stairs, which I still don't think I'm going to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrchob Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hi and welcome Jennifer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Day Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Welcome Jennifer! I look forward to seeing your progress on the WIllow. It's a great house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesp2k Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hello & welcome Jennifer ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Welcome Jennifer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniperJenny Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Thanks for the welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Welcome to the forum! You're not too far from my parent's hometown- Kokomo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniperJenny Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 My dad worked in Kokomo while I was growing up...it's a great little industrial town. Sort of a dying breed in Indiana anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Yeah, my uncle retired from the Chrysler plant a couple of years ago. You're not too far from the Chicago Show coming up in April. Are you going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniperJenny Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 I don't know...we don't tend to plan out that far ahead (Sometimes I feel lucky to know what's going on this weekend...). We are pretty close, however. Do they have a website or something with all the information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Here is the link to the show (Chicago International) : http://bishopshow.com/chiinfo.htm I remembered that Lafayette is along the route I take to drive up to Chicago, so you have a relatively short drive to get to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniperJenny Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Oh, yes. Chicago is not a hard trip at all; we go up for various stuff two or three times a year. About three hours. Also my husband says we can go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdlnpeabody Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 While you're at the show, do stop by my tables and say "hello"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniperJenny Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 I definitely will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Welcome Jennifer and greetings from the Greenwood area! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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