My Journal
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...
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...
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