KathieB Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Now that I'm somewhat settled in my new digs (and loving it), I've begun a new project. Click on my blog link below to see it. I'm putting in some basics, as some of my new friends here have expressed interest in the process. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 I'll look forward to seeing what all you do with this one; all my Sugarplums somehow or other became apple cottages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgePaws Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Monarch butterflies are magical. I can't wait to see Monarch Butterfly Cottage emerge from its cocoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 My favorite monarch story is about their caterpillars. On the way home from visiting our married son outside DC we stopped and camped in Elkin, WV, and took the train ride to the top of a nearby mountain where several of the passengers were to take another train down the other side to another town. While waiting for the other train we all disembarked to walk and stretch our legs on the mountain top, where there was a field of wildflowers. Of course I couldn't resist and the hubs and I went to check it out; it was a mountaintop full of milkweed in bloom, and nearly every plant had a fat, glorious monarch caterpillar chewing away. Being me, I whooped, "Look at all these gorgeous monarch caterpillars!" and everyone from the train came over to join us in looking and admiring. Knowing their other stages of metamorphosis are just as beautiful is just as awe-inspiring. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Blog link? Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 4 hours ago, LPCullen said: Blog link? Where? At the bottom of my posts there is a link in blue that says: My Miniatures Blog. Can you not see it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCullen Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, KathieB said: At the bottom of my posts there is a link in blue that says: My Miniatures Blog. Can you not see it? Nope. It doesn’t show that for me for some reason. Maybe because I’m using my phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, LPCullen said: Nope. It doesn’t show that for me for some reason. Maybe because I’m using my phone? Maybe. Try this link ... KathieB's Minis (kathiebminis.blogspot.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 The 2nd blog post for the Monarch Cottage has been published. KathieB's Minis: Sugarplum Cottage to Monarch Cottage 02 (kathiebminis.blogspot.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 The 3rd blog post for the Monarch Cottage has been published KathieB's Minis: Sugarplum Cottage to Monarch Cottage 03 (kathiebminis.blogspot.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I like how the contact paper turned out! Looking forward to the next steps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Miniature Madness Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I love the contact paper idea, Kathy! It looks great! I'm not sure if you know, but your blog comments are set to be approved before they publish. I've left comments, but they don't ever seem to show up. Are you being notified on an old email address? You're in my blog roll, and I bet I am not the only one seeing your progress and wanting to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, My Miniature Madness said: I love the contact paper idea, Kathy! It looks great! I'm not sure if you know, but your blog comments are set to be approved before they publish. I've left comments, but they don't ever seem to show up. Are you being notified on an old email address? You're in my blog roll, and I bet I am not the only one seeing your progress and wanting to comment. Thanks for the heads-up ... I'll check this out. Yikes! There were a couple hundred comments awaiting confirmation. Most of them were spam, but they're all cleaned up now. I've added my email address for notification of new comments, so hopefully I can keep up. Thanks again, Jodi. Edited March 21, 2023 by KathieB Added further comment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 Thanks to Jodi, the blogspot is operating smoothly again. Thank you, Jodi! The most recent entry has been posted KathieB's Minis: Sugarplum Cottage to Monarch Cottage 04 (kathiebminis.blogspot.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 The blog entries are a lot like watching the monarch caterpillar eat its way through a field of mildwee, with the dry fit a lot like watching for the chrysalis to form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Building the stone chimney is the topic of this new post. KathieB's Minis: Sugarplum Cottage to Monarch Cottage 05 (kathiebminis.blogspot.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Your "fieldstones" look awesome! I did brick infill on my pub because it was a pub and The spaces between the timbers were so tall; yours are clofer together, so I think the plastered fill looks just fine for a little cottage. Has it told you yet whether its roof wants slates or thatch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 5 hours ago, havanaholly said: Your "fieldstones" look awesome! I did brick infill on my pub because it was a pub and The spaces between the timbers were so tall; yours are clofer together, so I think the plastered fill looks just fine for a little cottage. Has it told you yet whether its roof wants slates or thatch? The roof says it wants a generous amount of moss but is so far remaining silent as to what material it would like as a base. The kit comes with shingles, which may be the most practical option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 You can always paint the shingles to look like slates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-life madness Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 13 hours ago, KathieB said: The roof says it wants a generous amount of moss but is so far remaining silent as to what material it would like as a base. The kit comes with shingles, which may be the most practical option. Yes! This is going to be so charming......the chimney will need some too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 The last Buttercup I built I also bashed a chimney onto and the house decided it wanted moss on the roof and chimney. It also wanted a corrugated tin roof. As soon as one of my coworkers saw it she snapped it up for her grandchild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 The exterior is coming along nicely. KathieB's Minis: Sugarplum Cottage to Monarch Cottage 06 (kathiebminis.blogspot.com) Am wavering over the color for the porch and benches. Paint the benches and base the same color, or should the base be a different color -- or should it be stone? Where did that stone thing come from? I sure didn't set myself up for extra work! I didn't think it, but my fingers typed it. This house has me in its spell! 😧 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Since it's a monarch cottage, perhaps paint the benches a milkweed green with pale pinkish edges; or in stripes of white, gold and black, like the caterpillar. If not stone, what about sprinkling builder's sand over another primer coat on the base? Maybe some of your moss and a few wee flowers here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, havanaholly said: Since it's a monarch cottage, perhaps paint the benches a milkweed green with pale pinkish edges; or in stripes of white, gold and black, like the caterpillar. If not stone, what about sprinkling builder's sand over another primer coat on the base? Maybe some of your moss and a few wee flowers here and there. I'm leaning toward medium green benches with maybe darker green paint for the base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathieB Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 The "medium green" got a bit neon-ish, but once it is aged, I think I will like it. KathieB's Minis: Sugarplum Cottage to Monarch Cottage 07 (kathiebminis.blogspot.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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