Mini-gravel

Jo in Ga wrote:
If you use the Brita water filter pitchers, don't throw away the filter..set it aside to dry thuroughly, hen puncture the menbrane at the bottom and empty the tiny gravel into a cup..makes great mini gravel..For a planter, I used the top of a flip top cigrette box and coated it with glue, then packed this tiny gravel all over..came out great..

Window Screen Mullions

Chris from Canada wrote:
Broken window screens, both metal and nylon, are a free source of mullioned windows for Tudor period windows in smaller scales, or even for use in a 1:12 china cabinet door. I made up seven 6" square window sheets from less than half of the mesh from a torn window screen last fall, and have used pieces of it in several HS and QS projects recently. Simply spray paint the mesh black or dark grey, blowing any paint out from the holes before the paint sets. (I hang it up somewhere with a clothespin so the air circulates to speed up the drying process.) Check for missed areas and respray if needed. When the paint is dry, lay the mesh flat on a piece of waxed paper or plastic wrap and brush it with a thick coat of any water-based craft sealer. Allow to dry completely, then apply a lighter second coat. When the second coat is hard, gently peel the wax paper or wrap off and leave it another 10 minutes to ensure both sides are dry. If just a few holes are not filled with "glass", touch them up using a toothpick, but if there are a lot, give it another coat or two of sealer. Some sealers are thicker than others and require fewer coats to fill the mesh holes. Also, don't worry if the glass has flaws because the original windows were handmade glass, which was never perfectly clear or even anyway. The resulting window panes can be mounted horizontally for a simple square paned look, or cut and mounted on the diagonal for a diamond effect, which was commonly done in the better Tudor Period homes. Store flat between layers of waxed paper and card stock in an envelope or office folder.

Mixing Bowl

Barb Kenyeres wrote:
The new Tropicana orange juice carton has the best orange,
round plastic cap. It will sit on a flat surface and makes a perfect mixing
bowl. Colour even works for Fiestaware.

Boots and feet

Annemarie Kwikkel' s Boot tutorial
http://www.byannemariedolls.com/boot.html

Foot molds


Boot molds

Roombox

There are more photos in her album here.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roomboxes/photos/album/2035828829/pic/list

Bagpipes and Tartans

Megan Sampson dressed her Ryan doll in hat,kilt,and leopard sporan.
She also made some bagpipes.
This is her post.
http://dollshousedolls.blogspot.com/2009/03/theres-been-makeover.html

http://dollshousedolls.blogspot.com







Linda McD's Highland Lassie

I scream, you scream! Ice cream Stools

Posted by: "Dee" dbttrfly@frontiernet.net dbttrfly
http://community.webshots.com/user/DeesMinis
Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:36 pm (PDT)
makingminiatures@yahoogroups.com

I posted a picture of what I used to make the stools. I found the base part
at Ace Hardware. They have these boxes with all kinds of nuts and bolts and
other things. I also got the 1/4 " thin walled hollow aluminum rod there and
the washer. The wood circles I got at Michael's. You just paint the wood
circles the color you want then attach the washer to the underside. I did
have to bore out the whole in the washer because I couldn't find one with a
1/4" hole. I cut the rod to the height I wanted and then glued it into the
base and then into the washer. I don't see why you couldn't use 1/4" dowel
painted silver. I'm not very good at explaining but I hope this gives you an
idea of how to make them.

Dee's Ice Cream Parlour She has done two - she must REALLY like ice cream!
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/563576860tMpbFN
http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/570621940zEPBJT
http://www.picturetrail.com/deesdollhouses