My Journal
Making a rustic-style miniature piano
The first piece of furniture I've made for the parlour is a rustic-style piano. I made the instrument from balsa wood, dowel rods and polymer clay. In the video below, I share vignettes of my process. If you would like to keep up to date with my latest news,...
Starting work in the parlour
The next room in the dollhouse I started to work on is the parlour. Stage 1 involved laying wall paper and floors with craft sticks, and also building a large fireplace. I made the fireplace from wood and card stock, using Jane's Harrop's Edwardian Era: Miniatures in...
Making furniture for the dollhouse foyer
The dollhouse foyer is now furnished! This small open area was ideal to start with. It can be overwhelming when taking on large projects like a dollhouse renovation and so, it can be helpful to start small. Meanwhile, I've been nervous to work with wood but with...
The Sturt’s desert pea fairy short video
In this blog I share a short I made recently called The Fairy of Sturt's Desert Pea. The video is about a shy fairy who belongs to the Sturt's Desert Pea family. Sturt's Desert Pea is an Australia native plant. It's latin name is Swainsona formosa and is endemic to...
Making a mini rug with burlap and wool
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 video below,...
Creating a mini library Part 1
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 and...
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