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 | Dec 6, 2023 | Craft, Creative Play, Dollhouse renovation
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...
by Lisa Dunbar | Dec 5, 2023 | Craft, Dollhouse renovation, garden
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...
by Lisa Dunbar | Dec 5, 2023 | Craft, Creative Play, Dollhouse renovation, Illustration Process
This week I started planning the renovation of the dollhouse I found on an artist date. This planning involved drawing an elevation of dollhouse’s front exterior wall. For the elevation, I was inspired by Australian colonial architecture, in particular, the...
