My Journal
Making mini classic books & a herbarium inspired by Emily Dickinson
This week didn't quite go to happen. Work on the dollhouse has come to a stop, due to a supply issue. Instead, I started making books for the library. including a herbarium, using flowers I have dried. You can watch me create mini books in the video below. I was...
Painting and planning the dollhouse’s interior
This past week I've been thinking about what I would like the interior to look like and have been playing with ideas in my journal, drawing inspiration from L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables and Jane Harrop's Edwardian Miniatures. Jane's book includes Edwardian...
Fitting windows and doing up the door of the dollhouse
Little by little, the dollhouse is transforming. This past fortnight I have been focusing on the dollhouse's exterior door and windows. I've fitted windows with craft sticks and acetate sheets and I've done up the front door. After reading Unearthing the Secret Garden...
Revealing the exterior of the dollhouse
Little by little, I have been working on the exterior of the dollhouse. In my vlog. I reveal the exterior. I transformed the exterior with the help of everyday materials, including egg cartons and craft sticks. I still have work to do on the windows and the door, but...
June Solstice Blessings and Update
I just wanted to say a quick hello and extend my solstice blessings to you, Wonder Weavers. I'm still working away at the dollhouse and hope to reveal the makeover of its exterior walls next week. In my latest vlog, I recite an Inkan prayer. Cristóbal Molina, el...
Choosing swatches for the dollhouse and pottering
This week I have been pottering in my little potted garden. Inspired by Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life by Marta McDowell, I have started a gardening planner and journal. Reading this book has also helped me reflect on my own journey in science. Like Beatrix, I have...
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