Building a Dollhouse: Preparation Work

To start, the instructions recommended that I use a knife to square off the slightly rounded corners of the windows and doors, and that went remarkably fast, because the wood, while being quite thick and sturdy, wasn’t nearly as hard to cut into as I thought. Next up, I painted all of the exterior walls, […]

December 20, 2011 dollhouse miniatures

How to Stain Dollhouse Shingles

Today has been a messy day in the studio, and I’ve finished staining the shingles for my dollhouse using one packet of dark grey shingle dye purchased at Hobby Lobby. I also picked up a bottle of Aleene’s Tacky Glue, which is what the dollhouse kit instructions recommended for gluing all but the shingles. So far, […]

December 19, 2011 dollhouse miniatures
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