by Lisa Dunbar | Dec 14, 2023 | Craft, Dollhouse renovation, Handcraft Ideas
As work in the dollhouse foyer continues, I’ve been thinking about rugs. Rugs and carpets were an important feature of Victorian houses. After researching different ways to make them, I did a creative experiment and I’m pleased with the result. In the...
by Lisa Dunbar | Dec 14, 2023 | Craft, Dollhouse renovation, Handcraft Ideas
The work on the dollhouse has resumed. I’ve starting renovating the foyer on the second floor that I will turn into a little library. In the video below, I share how I laid wooden floors in the foyer, and made a Victorian-inspired staircase using common craft...
by Lisa Dunbar | May 31, 2022 | Book Review, Handcraft Ideas, Uncategorized
As I shared in a recent vblog, I washed alpaca fleece for the first time and now, thanks to Anne Einsel Vickery’s book, The Art of Feltmaking, I am exploring different felt making techniques. In this blog, I review the book and share the key ideas I have gained...
by Lisa Dunbar | May 6, 2021 | Fairy Illustration, Fairy Journal, Handcraft Ideas, Magical Living, Miniature Gardens
Last week, a magical idea for winter popped into my mind, thanks to a beautiful book I found at a local bookstore. The book is called A Flower Fairies Journal: Return of Old Friends. It features Cicley Mary Barker’s letters, sketches and illustrations. They are...
