tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71989257658853098292024-03-13T03:27:37.953-04:00Tabitha Corsica(Formerly known as The Ice Queen)
Mostly Magical MiniaturesTabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-12421720100302841032013-08-03T16:06:00.000-04:002013-08-03T16:06:48.410-04:00American Paint Company ~ Chalk Painting in Miniature<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flashback...
Summer 2012. My friend Cheryl, a decorative furniture painter as well as
miniaturist, used some left over ASCP on a few pieces of vintage miniature
furniture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">"You
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Sure",
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fast Forward...
Summer 2013. Cheryl now has her own brick and mortar business. One of the things she stocks is American
Paint Company's Clay/Chalk/Mineral base paint (aka "chalk paint").</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">“You
should try this,” she says. “You would really like it for your miniature
furniture re-dos”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Sure",
I reply. "Send me some sample jars." And so began my love
affair with chalk paint.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have
been rehabilitating miniature furniture for several years. Sometimes it’s decent furniture that simply
needs a breath of fresh air: lovely Bespaq but oh so boring...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes
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often, it’s inexpensive (often tacky) stuff that needs a complete re-do: yeah...sad, really sad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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experimenting with different styles and finishes. Frequently, they end up quite
fanciful and would be uniquely stylish pieces in real life homes as well as
miniature ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">However,
I was never really happy with the paint I was using, be it latex from the
hardware store or acrylic craft paint from the hobby store. I didn’t
always like the coverage, or the sheen or the way it sanded/aged or took
varnish, yada, yada. I had heard of chalk paint and milk paint and knew
that furniture painters lauded them both, but I had used milk paint before and
wasn’t a fan. There wasn’t a retail outlet for any kind of chalk paint
near me plus I heard it was quite expensive ($40/quart) and one could only
purchase it by the quart or gallon. My friend's situation afforded
me the opportunity to try it. </span></span></div>
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paint, in one form or another, has been around for centuries. It is made
from water and color pigments and some sort of binding agent, such as natural
clays or the mineral in chalk. Traditional gesso is a type of chalk paint;
so is whitewash. There are no oils or synthetics in it whatsoever.
It is completely organic, extremely easy to use and clean up is soap and water.</span></div>
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there are lots of “recipes” on the Internet for homemade chalk paint, I
wouldn’t waste my time and money. Mixing Plaster of Paris with water and latex
paint usually results in a slowly hardening, gloppy mess that doesn’t begin to
produce the beautiful results of commercially made chalk paint. Also,
don’t confuse this with “chalkboard paint” which produces a surface on which
one can write with chalk… totally different animal. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b>No odor.</b> None. Ever. Solvent free. No acrylic co-polymers. No
ethylene glycol. No fungicides. No VOC. Just water, pigment and minerals.
As a result, it does have a shelf life of 2 years but I expect mine will
be used up by then. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. <b>Texture.</b>
Thick, smooth and creamy. Goes on like silk off a spool and thins easily with
water. I just dip my brush in water and then into the paint.
No gloppiness or stringy-ness that I always see with latex or acrylic.
They don’t recommend stirring or shaking and I’ve not felt any need to do so.
Because I do not want to contaminate the paint in any way, I transfer a small
amount to another container (like a lid) with a clean craft stick. I am then free
to add as much or little water as I feel I need... and it dilutes almost
immediately, similar to watercolor paints.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b>Ease of preparation</b> of the wood or other substrate. The company
says it will stick to any non-oily surface without sanding... and it seems to.
I used it on a resin pedestal that had been coated with what appeared to
be high gloss tinted varnish and the black, used undiluted, covered in one
coat. I usually give everything a light sanding… just because. Most
importantly, you need to degrease the piece. You can use TSP, if you have
it. Even soap and water like Simple Green works. I have used
Greased Lightning Cleaner with success. Obviously, the better the prep, the
better the outcome.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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table was factory-painted that white coating that nothing ever seems to cover,
like the bench in the photo. The top of the trestle table was stripped
and then heavily sanded to the bare wood; the base was not.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with the base was lightly sand and apply two coats of Beach Glass,
which I allowed to dry thoroughly in between. Then I lightly sanded with
super-fine sandpaper and applied another thinned coat. When that was dry, I
buffed with a white pad and the finish was very smooth. I decided to add
a coat of Vintage Wax to the base when I waxed the top and I loved how it
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heavily sanded wood with a single coat and that has been my experience as well.
I needed only one (undiluted) coat of Dollar Bill on a small wooden
plaque I intend to use as a vignette base. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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furniture, I’ve been using several light coats with fine-grit sanding between
coats 2 and 3. On darker stained wood, I have
needed a thicker coat for the second coat. But it all depends on the look
you are going for. The bottom line is that the more coats with sanding, the better the look. This chair will have a “shabby” look so I don’t
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the time, distressing it is achieved by sanding, but that can leave scratch marks
on the painted surface. A better way is "wet distressing" which
is possible due to the nature of the paint. After the little plaque was
completely dry (about 4 hours), I applied an undiluted coat of Lincoln's Hat. I
waited a bit for that to dry up and then went in with a wet cloth and gently
rubbed away the black paint where I might normally sand for wear. Voila!
Beautiful distressed/worn finish... no scratch marks! The results
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mentioned that I waxed the top of the trestle table as well as the base.
I've used paste wax on real life furniture... my "farmhouse"
dining table came with a can. But I never considered using it on miniature
furniture before.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">"Try
it," said Cheryl. "You'll like it". I did. I
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when it does, it produces an absolutely silken finish. Love it!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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And Colors...</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"> No,
they're not Sherman Williams or Folk Art. They don’t have a bazillion
colors. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a
matter of fact, they only have about 30 at the moment and easily 1/3 of those
I’d consider “neutral”. But they are rich, clear, vibrant colors.
Plus I love the names … Beach Glass, Wild Horses, Dawn’s Early Light. I
can mix my own colors because the paint is so pure it is easy to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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American Paint Company Chalk Paint...</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Three
reasons. It's made in the good old US of A and has been for 25 years. By buying
it, I am supporting their business, the business of my friend who sells their
paint, and my business. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">All US
based business. Win-win-win all around! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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links to my friend's business and the American Paint Company websites:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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Vintage</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-70447810771374175612011-09-14T12:24:00.001-04:002011-09-14T14:22:46.514-04:00Lemony Snicket!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some of you may recall that I'm in the process of renovating/redecorating a rather larger dollhouse. The only room which could even come close to being called "finished" is the kitchen. I was somewhat inspirated by the color scheme of Monet's kitchen/dining room in Giverny.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had collected most of the furniture but I wanted a hutch so took some time to make one ( an initial disaster and the subject of an "Ask Tabitha" post, I think...) and I am now pleased to say that all the pieces are completed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I wanted them "dressed", as if someone was actually using the kitchen so I prevailed on my dear friend, Kim Saulter, from Kim's Minis to provide the magic. Real life had been taking over Kim's mini life of late and she needed that extra incentive to entice the Muse to return. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you will see, the results are breathtaking!! Kim is back in her mini kitchen and all is right with the world!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This first piece is the sink. I no longer have any idea where I got it from or who the manufacturer is but it is metal and very substantial. The cut lemons are by Amanda Speakman, Amanspeak Miniatures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRwNBOjWNox4vcF2hYxkK_4L5l3XcDfJTOHjxkCCqJXQBmZoZ3XX1ty8I2uKOUcfjDLF7BQv1d0fERlJpFLwyu6YaJAAc0P5IQl_BzXUvjf36VeLbUe6REvRS830vxYj6kAwUX-UXGgg/s1600/IMG_3083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyRwNBOjWNox4vcF2hYxkK_4L5l3XcDfJTOHjxkCCqJXQBmZoZ3XX1ty8I2uKOUcfjDLF7BQv1d0fERlJpFLwyu6YaJAAc0P5IQl_BzXUvjf36VeLbUe6REvRS830vxYj6kAwUX-UXGgg/s320/IMG_3083.JPG" width="247px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcRJhFcVAGp7CFIisuei7buKZXCu_thY-B5EOaiObSgp6SiTqZ1Qi-6skimp-vqYg5DaH9qYUl8FX7inptRRJxWGuLOofkwI6nQ9mvzjO_c0_WDfGmfX290jrIsLZhU17O4L0lhbuwnw/s1600/IMG_3114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" rba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcRJhFcVAGp7CFIisuei7buKZXCu_thY-B5EOaiObSgp6SiTqZ1Qi-6skimp-vqYg5DaH9qYUl8FX7inptRRJxWGuLOofkwI6nQ9mvzjO_c0_WDfGmfX290jrIsLZhU17O4L0lhbuwnw/s320/IMG_3114.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
The stove is by Bodo Henning ... another substantial metal piece. And just LOOK at the amazing sweets Kim has made!! I think the blueberry cobbler looks good enough to eat....<br />
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This little dining table and chairs (2) is by M&R Miniatures out of Rochester, NY. He doesn't have a website, sells only at shows. There is a work table in the same colors also.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ta Da!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the hutch that drove me crazy. I painted, stripped, re-painted, hated the color, re-painted, sanded.... on and on... But that is a topic for another time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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All the rest was made by Kim. What wonderful confections! I am over the moon with the results!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to all the scrumptious goodies you see here, Kim included some chocolate chip and lemon cookies. She was one busy lady. I cannot thank her enough for all the time and effort put into this.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">But more than that, I am really proud of her and glad she is my friend (though we have never met...). She took all those lemons life was lobbing her way, chopped them up and made the most beautiful things from them. I am very happy for her ... and for me, too!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">She can make any sort of confection you can dream up so if you are in the market for something sweet or just want to see what Kim is up to in the mini kitchen, visit her Etsy shop. You won't be disappointed.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kimsminis">Kim's Minis</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tabitha</div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-90369720118002506922011-05-29T10:26:00.000-04:002011-05-29T10:26:02.172-04:00Reflections....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">...on my best mini ever. Though you can see he is not so mini anymore!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It seems like it's been a crazy ride since way before opening night of Godspell in April.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Matt had a major role as The Baptist in this production.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That's him in the red/black stripes at Dress Rehearsal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He graduated from HS last weekend </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and my 90 y/o mother made a plane trip here for it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are all so proud of him! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The white hood is for National Honor Society </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">and the gold/black braid is for graduating magna cum laude.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He also recieved a special award for achievement in the Arts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He's just returned from a Carnival Cruise with 8 of his good friends </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(and 3 very brave parents!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am hoping that I will now be able to get back to "mini-ing" (and blogging about it!) but the Summer seems like it will be crazy, too. Althought the Fall term at University of Florida doesn't start until the end of August, Matt's enrolled for a Summer B session and that starts the end of June. We all need to be up there for a preview next weekend and there are several other "events" parents are expected to attend before the Fall term.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also have a mini show the end of July to prepare for. I'd better get cracking....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love to you all! Thanks for reading my blog. I promise to get that Conservatory finished and photographed. Hester has been mostly useless of late...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tabs</span></div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-83863641202363616932011-05-25T06:48:00.000-04:002011-05-25T06:48:19.411-04:00testing...testing....<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some friends are finding they cannot sign in and make a post on their own blogs lately so this to see if I can...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tabs</span>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-56071816724300288312011-03-19T21:32:00.000-04:002011-03-19T21:32:56.729-04:00Conservatory Floor - Using DAS Air Dry Clay<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I needed to wait for the spackle on the walls to thoroughly dry before I “washed” them so I decided to go ahead and plan out the floor. The kit came with a 12x12 piece of 3/8 inch thick MDF meant to be used for the floor. I will be making a base for this so I can meld it to the house but for now, I wanted to plan and layout something for the inside of the Conservatory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really dislike MDF…I’d rather use Gator board or even the paper-covered foamcore from the Dollar Store than deal with MDF. But since it was the material included, I bit the bullet and forged on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are two reasons why I hate MDF. First, it is heavy. Second, it warps…badly. It just sucks up any available moisture if not sealed. I used a coat of white glue to seal the little bit of MDF used on the walls but this was a large piece and I was looking for quick and easy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did have some spray sealer by Deft that I’ve used before but I didn’t want to set up the spray booth in the garage. I also happened upon some acrylic matte medium so I decided to see what happened if I brushed that on.</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNvXMgn5VXzfPOuNgeLHyJRu9ttdeesBNAGTG6Es8yWlZuh00TRAZXewgpA7l0gMvKm39gY81xascTIOaZE8ZDViFaa9L-PqJX9-shJHPC_Fwm5aXvVXZ9LFyfIN7vpgLDb8B8KCvOBg/s1600/matte+medium.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNvXMgn5VXzfPOuNgeLHyJRu9ttdeesBNAGTG6Es8yWlZuh00TRAZXewgpA7l0gMvKm39gY81xascTIOaZE8ZDViFaa9L-PqJX9-shJHPC_Fwm5aXvVXZ9LFyfIN7vpgLDb8B8KCvOBg/s1600/matte+medium.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I slathered a light coat of it on both sides and all four edges and let it dry. I dried really quickly and left a slightly rough texture on the board. .. and no warping noted! I thought the “tooth” left from the matte medium might help whatever I used for flooring stick better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I set the dry fitted Conservatory walls on the base and penciled in the interior. I only wanted the inside done; I was planning something else for the exterior. I was looking through my stash of faux marble tiles and brick stenciling kits when I heard a “tsk….”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“The inside of the Titania’s Conservatory is flagstone…like she saw in old castles on her trip to England as a child. I thought you knew…..” </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I turned with a question but Hester had flounced off… I meant to ask about color. I am sure she will advise me in time. Hopefully before I start painting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So flagstone it is. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I didn’t have any Creative Paperclay and though it is readily available in the US, I didn’t want to make the trip into town to get some. I did have some white DAS air drying clay, however, which I bought at Michaels when my UK friends said Creative PaperClay was nearly impossible to get over there. I’d wanted to see if this stuff was comparable. It certainly is cheaper. It is made in Italy, which was all the information I could get off the package as it was all in languages other than English.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It comes in a 1 kilo (2.2 lb) package. I had the “white” , though I would have called it grey...also comes in terra cotta. It is much heavier and denser than Creative PaperClay but it is not as sticky. It has a more leathery feel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I tried rolling it out as I do PaperClay but it took more elbow grease. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think it would have run nicely through the pasta machine which I will do if I use it again. It also doesn’t “seam” as nicely as PaperClay does if you are piecing it…which I had to do for the floor.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I applied it, I brushed Elmer’s Glue All inside the pencil line.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A lot of people don’t glue their air dry clay to the substrate but that is how I was taught to do it. I think it helps with the shrinkage, though I didn’t notice much with this product. I rolled it out to 1/8 inch thick on my rolling board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When it was all in place, I spritzed it lightly with water and covered it with a damp paper towel. As I worked, I folded the towel back, bit by bit. I didn’t notice much premature drying except at the very edges.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used the same tools as I use for PaperClay. The DAS is a little stiffer so I had to press a little harder but otherwise they all worked fine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It took a lot longer to totally dry than PaperClay. I can usually paint PaperClay within 12 hours but this is going to be a good 24 hrs before I can do that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only cracking was where I had to seam it and only slightly. I filled that in with some lightweight spackle. I don’t yet know if will be apparent when painted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like PaperClay, it will shrink away from a cut edge. See where I made the groove a little deeper than I should have…where I didn’t cut through, the edges of the “flagstone” are fine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I used about ½ of the package for the floor and sealed the rest in aluminum foil and put it in a freezer grade ziplock bag. I can usually “freshen up” PaperClay “ that has gotten dry but I don’t know if that will work with this clay. The fact that it didn’t seam that well using water makes me think that it won’t. But sometime, I’ll try an experiment to see.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall, I like this product. Despite it’s odd smell when wet (I can only describe as the smell emitted by working machinery…like ozone..), it is a pretty good substitute for Creative PaperClay. It was much less drying to my hands and required little clean-up as it really didn’t stick to my tools as PaperClay usually does. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But I will still use PaperClay, depending on the project. PaperClay is much lighter when dry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I should be ready to paint both the “stucco” wall and these flagstones by tonight but unless I get word from “herself”, I’m a little nervous about the color of the flagstone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I’m sure I’ll get it wrong and never hear the end of it….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tabitha</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-10261390979706702752011-03-17T16:45:00.001-04:002011-03-17T16:47:31.921-04:00Conservatory Walls<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was quite pleased with the windows so I put them aside to tackle the walls again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to Hester, Titania was an accomplished musician at an early age. She played both the piano and violin. The piano was kept in the ballroom (...really MUST find out where that ballroom is...) but she often practiced violin in the Conservatory amongst the ferns, orchids and other tropical plants, not to mention the odd parrot or two. Her adoring father spent a fortune importing the exotic flora and fauna…. Strangely enough, most of them survived during the time the Conservatory was closed and are still flourishing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Note to self: search Internet for miniature tropical plant kits; employ elves to make up kits. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Better yet, find plants already made…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Since this conservatory will be more “greenhouse” in flavor, I decided the exterior and interior lower walls would best be finished in the same way. The exterior would, of course, be more aged and dirtier than the interior.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After considering stone/brickwork, using either paperclay or egg cartons, I settled on a “stucco” look using light weight spackling compound. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to seal the substrate (MDF) so it wouldn’t warp as the spackle dried. MDF has a tendency to absorb water so I first brushed on a light coat of full strength white glue (PVA) and let it dry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I whipped up the spackle with a rubber kitchen spatula and applied it to the appropriate areas with a palette knife. I tried various means of texturing (small brush, etc.) but the tip of an old dull kitchen knife worked the best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The magazine article I reference way back at the beginning also employed a stucco medium for the outside walls only. A combination of premixed grout and tub/tile caulk was used. I cannot speak to how well the grout/caulk mixture worked or the ease of application but I’d guess it was fine. The pre-painted embellishments used on that project were applied right on top of the stucco.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I had some tub caulk but no premixed grout. However,I did have the light weight spackle. Since I’d used it before, I felt comfortable with it in this application. I vowed to complete this project using only what I had/have on hand.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Later,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Tabitha</span><br />
<div align="center"></div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-57732882612210143612011-03-07T12:43:00.002-05:002011-03-07T12:52:13.228-05:00Conservatory Windows and Roof Glazing<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I discovered a bit more about the mysterious Titania today...</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She was the original owner’s much adored and doted upon youngest child and only daughter.There were two brothers, considerably older and out of the house when she came along. She died at age 22 during a Spanish Flu epidemic, according to the family bible (kindy delivered to my studio by Hester). And her father followed not long after. I didn’t see anything about her two brothers. Or the current DeBellows…. Hester had “things to do” so I got no further information and I returned, even more curious, to my work...</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I took a break from the Conservatory walls, mainly because I couldn’t decide what to do about the lower panels on the inside but also because I was disappointed in the way the walls were resistant stain in many places, due to sloppy gluing at the factory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had removed all the windows… and they were just laying there whining, “Me next! Me next!”… What choice did I have??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to achieve a leaded glass look and initially thought to do away with the grids altogether and use lead or copper tape directly on the Plexi. However, that proved to be a little dicey for a number of reasons. The biggest concern was the loss of the stability of the frame. After several false starts, I chose to use the suggestion in the magazine article I referenced at the beginning and cut out only certain parts of the mullions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The author of that tutorial used a craft knife to do the job but I stumbled upon something I’ve had around for a while. It’s the coolest little saw blade that fits into an Exacto handle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had copper tape left from an old stained glass project, so I tried wrapping the mullions and frames with it, in an effort to get that leaded glass look. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, I quickly realized that the “time cost” required to cover each tiny bit and then age the copper was not equal to the outcome. In other words, it wasn’t going to look any better than if I painted them…as I had done to the roof assemblage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you ever make this kit, I have one word of advice concerning the windows. Before you remove them, mark where each came from. Saves a lot of time refitting because even though they might look the same…they are not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I gave each window (including all four sides of each and every mullion…) a watered down coat of a terra cotta craft paint, except on the sides which will be glued to the inside recess of the window openings in the walls. I think the terra cotta made a good base for the faux finish.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I concentrated on the more time consuming interior portion of the frames.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This surface, though exposed to the warmth and humidity of the Conservatory, was lovingly cared for while Titania was alive so it did not age in the way the exterior “copper” surfaces did.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(As with many victims of the Spanish Flu epidemic, she was alive and healthy one morning and dead by the next day. Her grief stricken father ordered the Conservatory sealed, just as she had left it. And so it stayed until after Aloysius’ death several years later. Livy re-opened it and the copper windows were cleaned. Unfortunately, Hester is stretched too thin to keep up with it these days and Sir Kendrick can’t be bothered.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When copper sheeting ages, it first loses the shine, then it darkens in an uneven pattern and only after much exposure does the green patina begin to form. This also does not occur in an even way and is often quite streaky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Several years ago, I had the opportunity to watch a natural copper roof age on the new Science bldg at the local community college. Because of our high humidity and salt air, it didn’t take long for the roof to darken and the patina to form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The interior of the windows took six layers of finish. First a general terra cotta wash, then a darker burnt sienna “over-wash”, some burnt sienna “low lights” (patches of darker color), a wash of the green patina color and then areas of darker patina. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted a final layer with just a hint of the original luster so I used mica powders in copper and green. These are meant for use on raw polymer clay or stamping but by applying the “perfect medium” first, included with the powders, it will stick to almost any surface. When it was dry, a light buffing with a soft cloth brought out the warm glow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The window on the left is treated with the mica powders. The one on the right is not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The glazing beams for the roof received a coat of metallic copper, a heavy wash of burnt sienna and several heavy washes of the patina. They are totally exposed and would have aged naturally. I am thinking of using some of the green patina mica powder on these beams also. One board was turned over so you can see the first step in the process.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next time you see all these roofing pieces they will be assembled into the roof structure. The instructions in the kit call for leaving this as a cover which can be removed for access. Based on my dry fit, I am not sure how this can be accomplished….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-59621688465343800742011-02-28T09:27:00.002-05:002011-02-28T13:18:48.367-05:00Moving right along....As I mentioned in the previous post, I wanted some aged looking finishes on this Conservatory but I didn’t especially want to paint it. So I tried my own concoction of stain. <br />
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I think the Pickling stain is meant to be wiped off but I left it to soak in. The mixture made more of a bluer gray than I wanted so I think I’ll have to go over it all with a greenish wash of some sort. Also, the pre-fab walls had some glue smoosh that I was not aware of so didn’t go on evenly in some spots. You might be able to see that in the photos…<br />
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I did not stain any of the roof assemblage because I am planning to somehow "copperize" that all. Covering ot with copper foiling, such as is used for satined glass work is an option but I think I will probably go with a faux finish for those.<br />
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For those of you interested in what a finished product might look like, Jo Bevilacque of Spencer’s Nook has a three part article in Dollhouse Miniatures staring in Nov/Dec 09 issue. She shows both a painted one and a stained one in her very unique style. I will use some of her suggestions but I don’t care for a lot of the embellishments. She has some good information on process when building from a kit, though, so it is worth taking a look if you have access to the magazines. <br />
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For example, I like the large base for the Conservatory. She used it to hide the electrical. I will need to raise mine up some to meld it properly with the house so I will also be building a base, though I will not use 2”x4” lumber. I think that will be too heavy for my purposes. I will used some sort of foam covered with … well, I’ve yet to decided what it will be covered with but the sides of the Conservatory base will match the sides of the base of the house. I never did finish that part. We’ll see.<br />
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While I was staining, Hester, the housekeeper, materialized. I swear that woman is like smoke… <br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“You know,” she said. “The conservatory was a special present to Titania…”</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Isn’t that a character from Midsummer Night’s Dream?” I asked, trying not to sound too inquisitive.</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Tis… they loved the theatre”.</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“They?...” This was like getting information from a teen-ager.</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Aloysius and Livy. They often held performances in the ballroom..”</span><br />
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Ballroom??!! Where the heck was the ballroom…?? I’d have to look into that…later. <br />
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“ and Titania?” I asked.</span><br />
<span style="color: #6aa84f;">“Why, their only daughter. I thought you knew….” </span><br />
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When I didn’t hear anything more for a few minutes, I looked up from my work. There was nothing left but a bit of misty haze where she had been standing…<br />
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TabsTabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-39287431479798685122011-02-27T14:33:00.001-05:002011-02-28T09:29:31.515-05:00And so it begins...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #93c47d;">…<span style="font-size: small;">or at least that’s that plan…</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember that rather larger dollhouse I posted a bit ago? The one that I’ve virtually ignored for years? Where the outside is sort of complete but the inside isn’t? The one I’ve decided to “make over” or “move out”? </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yea…that one…</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After careful thought and consideration, I have created a story, and therefore, a new theme for the house. Someone had suggested a more Old European look. I was intrigued by that but no clue how or where to begin except that the outside had to change completely for the inside to work.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First, the back-story...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The owner of if the house is a gentleman…Sir Kendrick Aloysius DeBellows. I don’t yet know a lot about him. His age is uncertain, as is his occupation. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Though there are children in the house, they are not his. He is not married now nor has he ever been. It is unclear how he came to be the owner of the house but it is believed to be inherited. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The children (2) and house are cared by a somewhat batty housekeeper who seems to be “part” of the house. She has much knowledge of its history when she chooses to reveal it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">..That’s all I know at the moment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Back to the house. Before jumping right into a major …hugely major…redo, I thought I might try my ideas out on a bit smaller scale. Years ago, I purchased the Conservatory kit from Houseworks with the plan to add it to the side of the dollhouse. I even cut out the exiting window of the house for French doors to accommodate the addition. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never happened. I almost brought it to the last miniature show to try and sell it off but left home without it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I looked at today and said, “hey, why not?” The plan is to use the Conservatory as a sort of guinea pig, trying out the different ideas I have in mind for the house and see how it might all work out. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I opened the kit, sorted the pieces, read the directions, took some measurements and made some notes. I have seen these kits done up in so many different ways…even saw one example where two kits were attached back to back for a stunning result.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The architectural style of the original house kit is Italianate. I’m thinking stucco, stone and subtle grays, greens and verdigris/ copper.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #93c47d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ll keep you posted as things develop…</span><br />
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</span>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-57258079999825322872011-02-09T13:50:00.001-05:002011-02-09T14:08:01.564-05:00The Scribe<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My newest project based on this painting which appears on the cover of a book called </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Scribes and Illuminators" by Christopher Hamel. </span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Despite surfing the web, I haven't been able to determine who the artist was but I was inspired by the image.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoYqu9Bu5ycPKpJdjQd35uZGNVnsk7XIFengYw3wRTmx7XrxkotkBuFVtvJO3DPQokYW7ww1CGjeqmzb23YVf66HpAAKEC5NObsutDYkmmsM4o7EbykbiV2Qcqp3l7Z03bnmwoPE3t_Y/s1600/scribe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoYqu9Bu5ycPKpJdjQd35uZGNVnsk7XIFengYw3wRTmx7XrxkotkBuFVtvJO3DPQokYW7ww1CGjeqmzb23YVf66HpAAKEC5NObsutDYkmmsM4o7EbykbiV2Qcqp3l7Z03bnmwoPE3t_Y/s320/scribe.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The stack of reference books can be removed from the chair but they are attached to each other.</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The fabric bag filled with completed scrolls can also be removed from the chair back </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and the scrolls can be removed from the bag if desired.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRof_UdaDyuBjSJsSxIlcAJUeMXvzC3zXn2QU5IEGMqybQ6rUZhhFhlQldANBl5Y7VOGOpVqyQVE1f0txZIfTgtSvwU8JnIBQ7Pz89boFJO44DiVRJenoy9LTgkpJYJRjroQkGEta4neg/s1600/IMG_2294.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRof_UdaDyuBjSJsSxIlcAJUeMXvzC3zXn2QU5IEGMqybQ6rUZhhFhlQldANBl5Y7VOGOpVqyQVE1f0txZIfTgtSvwU8JnIBQ7Pz89boFJO44DiVRJenoy9LTgkpJYJRjroQkGEta4neg/s320/IMG_2294.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> The table has also been aged and distressed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The scribe has extra blank scrolls </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and inkpots</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">at hand </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and a piece he is currently working on.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">There are finished manuscripts under the table </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and the key to the scriptorium.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">All the items are permanently attached to the table.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A close up of the left side of the table shows the illuminated candle and the magnifier used to intensify the candlelight. This can be plugged or wired directly into </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">dollhouse or roombox wiring.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMov4pYcRqulYlbg6HKzwTmkL0TZ10d99pICwFRHiYIBuz-Fxd-cEiCEQcQGKgbXK9hwdwnCgbp-pUP35AQ4deKODLzuibC9RBUS-wGRRLMHH77Y1302HjWmd23ZksjabM6sHAfIf4kM/s1600/IMG_2296.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><img border="0" h5="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMov4pYcRqulYlbg6HKzwTmkL0TZ10d99pICwFRHiYIBuz-Fxd-cEiCEQcQGKgbXK9hwdwnCgbp-pUP35AQ4deKODLzuibC9RBUS-wGRRLMHH77Y1302HjWmd23ZksjabM6sHAfIf4kM/s320/IMG_2296.JPG" width="240" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A close-up of the right side of the table </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">shows the multiple colored inks used in the process, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">including a special container for the gilding ink.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I will be offering this for table and chair for sale at the Orlando Miniature show this weekend. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If I still have it on Monday morning, I will be listing it on Etsy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I've been thinking about this project for a while and I had a lot of fun putting it all together. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I hope you all enjoyed seeing it!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Here's a quick (and unedited) photo of the hats I made for next weeks show. The two I made last time were snapped up quickly and people came back asking for them so I thought I put together a few more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">They are all made from leather and do have "hardware" in the back as well. Goggles are not removable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">...and this is one of the many reasons why I haven't finished the dollhouse...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Tabitha</span></div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-57665477612439075722011-02-03T14:32:00.002-05:002011-02-03T14:34:44.579-05:00A new challenge...?<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I realized I haven't put anything on my blog in a while. I've been working on getting ready for the Orlando Miniature show next week and, while I have been trying to keep up with what others are up to, I haven't found time to update.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So today's the day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here's my first (and really, only) dollhouse. and, yes, I do realize it is still decorated for Christmas....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I bought it as a kit when Matt was 8 months old. Some of you may recognize it as the Real Good Toys "Bostonian". For some reason, back then, I wanted a REALLY big dollhouse. I figured, why not? How hard could it be? HA!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has a side entrance and I cut out a window on the opposite for French doors. The plan was for a garden or conservatory. I purchased the Conservatory from Houseworks but it is still in the box. I actually don't think it will fit without a lot of kit-bashing. Plus the cabinet it is currently on just fits so I'd have to look for a longer table. I am displaying it as a "wall" between my living room and the entrance to our bedroom area. We have a pretty open floor plan and this allows the house to be seen easily from both sides.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This was called the Dining Room but because I had other plans, I made this the Kitchen. It is one of only two rooms I consider sort of "done". I do like the blue furniture... it was made by the same man who made the dining room furniture. There is a round topped table behind the work table with two pretty rush-seated chairs and the cute little high chair.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">For some reason, I am missing the close up of the room to the right of this one. No loss...it isn't done... It was designated as the Kitchen but, of course, I already had one so I'd thought it could be the gentleman's office with a private entrance. Maybe he was a doctor... or a lawyer? Or something more exciting...?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">This room was called the Master Bedroom and I did sort of keep it that but....then I decided to cut out the arch which is just visible on the left. It has a pretty grille work in it whic you probably can't see too well. Of course, that created a problem for me regarding a "door". And certainly one would want a door on a bedroom. Still haven't solved the problem. One isn't commercially made to fit the opening so I'd have to make it. While I am sure that I could do so (the wall isn't permanently in yet), I obviously am procrastinating.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I could be considered "done" except for window trim and treatment. I was holding off as I was told that window treatments hang much better if there is no trim. Jury is still out on that but, in the meantime...not done. Except for my Gail Steffey leather wing chair, I don't "love" any of this furniture. I bought the bed already dressed. It was inexpensive and I thought it was pretty at the time. It still is pretty but..... The armoire is nice and would look great all dressed out...if I ever got around to it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">To the right of the above is a room I thought would be a nice Nursery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Way on the right, over the Master bedroom, is a room with an odd shaped ceiling and a window to a balcony. It said Boy's room to me...I could just envision his 10 year old self crawling out the window to look at the stars with his telescope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But the wainscoating was a disappointment and really needs to be removed (somehow) so I never went further with it. Truthfully, it upsets me to even look at it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yea...that door the left leads to yet another BEDROOM!!!. See, there are way too many bedrooms here and I'm thinking it's a little BORRRINGGG>>>></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whew...anyway...here is the FOURTH bedroom. I guess it is nearly done also except for the window and door trim. But I don't think I could stand another bedroom in this house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh yes....this is the "Attic"...a small, windowless room to the left of the one above... A room for junque!</span><br />
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</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So there you have it. A house that has been sadly ignored for almost 17 years while I did "other" miniature stuff. While I keep on doing other miniature stuff. I have to ask myself "why?". I think because I just don't like the style of this house. It is way too Pretty....starting with the outside. I thought I liked the idea of a Painted Lady. I cannot tell you the hours I spent painting the window trim in THREE colors. But now I really don't. It's all too clean, too precise, too....stuffy.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am thinking of a major renovation and transformation, employing all the techniques I've learning over these 17 years. Starting with the outside.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The style of the house is somewhat Italianate..and I'd like to get rid of the clapboard (which was only milled into the plywood anyway) and the color. The roof and shingles are good. They can stay, but the rest is HISTORY!!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stay tuned.... I'm off to do research!</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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I know it has been quite awhile since I last posted anything on this blog but I have been busy, busy, BUSY!<br />
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I made a 1/24 room box for my sister for Christmas (subject of another post) and that took so much time ... it is not my favorite scale to work with, mainy because of the difficulty finding accessories.<br />
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This Sunday is the Sarasota Miniature show and I wanted to show you the Steampunk items I've made to offer for sale. Some of you may recall that I have a rather large, and unfinished, "dungeon" type room box. After much thought, I have decided it would make the perfect workshop for a Steampunk inventor. It all started when I saw Lorraine's Steampunk wand...which I snapped even before the paint was dry. It really was my inspiration for the entire room.<br />
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In line with that, I thought I'd gather a collection of Steampunk items for the show. I have several clocks, some Tesla Electric Current devices, magnifiers and, of course, the zany leather top hats, complete with goggles!<br />
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I'll be quiet now and just let you look at the pictures....<br />
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TabithaTabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-56448663749608231292010-12-11T19:11:00.000-05:002010-12-11T19:11:26.725-05:00Glitter house redeux...<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As charming as the pink glitter house was, I thought the colors just weren't right for the red and green hutch.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I made a little red school house by modifiying the orignal pattern just slightly. (I'm not selling this so please, Martha Stewart, don't sue me...)</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is just barely 1 inch high to the top of the bell tower.</span></div><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The tree is a chenille stem that I attempted to trim into a conical shape. I might try trimming it with some tiny beads if I can find them in my stash and they turn out to be the right colors.....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it looks much better with the rest of the decorations than the pink house which I am sure I will find a suitable place for...eventually. Righ now, it is residing in the Christmas Conservatory, though I already have one there so it cannot stay. It will have to find a place of it's own in time...as must we all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In case I don't have a chance to say it later...</span><br />
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<span style="color: #b6d7a8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Merry Christmas one and all!</span><br />
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But I am happy to show it to you all because it is, in fact, one of the few things I've actually finished lately. <br />
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I am new to this club and still feeling my way around. Instead of a meeting, they have a Christmas Party in December, hosted by one of the long-standing members. And there is a gift swap. <br />
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So this is what I decided to make.<br />
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I filled the shelves with one of the candles I made, some wrapped "pressies", a plate of bonbons from the dozens made for Alice's party, Christmas cards, and the sweetest little glitter house from a reduced Martha Stewart pattern. <br />
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(I have several little houses from Carol at true2scale that I've still to put together but that is for another post).<br />
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I am rather proud of the tree ornaments hanging from the knobs and shelf. They are made from beads.<br />
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I like the free-standing pieces I make to look interesting from all angles. Here is the back of this one...<br />
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It also serves to cover up the wires from the LEDs... This little cabinet lights up!<br />
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I had to add an apron, front and back, to hide the battery pack so I used my coping saw to replicate the decorative work from the top.<br />
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I think it turned out well and I hope whoever gets it at the party likes it.....<br />
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Now....back to work!<br />
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TabsTabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-38917827841832019102010-12-07T21:02:00.001-05:002010-12-07T21:03:51.035-05:00The Christmas Cottage....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltDmqHIfnaP0Dbyq-Dk41jRznlusvivd4bHalkP2XCTpGIORijMG0Kxwu4-LlPbZ1lVKWwjTvI43W8fMN2C-XoXdQqFh5ooQ4iAYWXY1CLdIc-Yk3mvBF_w_MS9C09da9PKnuDCv61O0/s1600/Thomas_Kinkade19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjltDmqHIfnaP0Dbyq-Dk41jRznlusvivd4bHalkP2XCTpGIORijMG0Kxwu4-LlPbZ1lVKWwjTvI43W8fMN2C-XoXdQqFh5ooQ4iAYWXY1CLdIc-Yk3mvBF_w_MS9C09da9PKnuDCv61O0/s320/Thomas_Kinkade19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Today, I sent my mother a Christmas card with this picture on it. If you don't recognize it, it is one of Thomas Kincade's Christmas cottages. I absolutely fell in love with it when I saw this card. <br />
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I want it.....in miniature of course. So I decided that I am going to make one. Or one similar to this. I have, for a long while now, planned on a Toy Shop (or something like that) and I think this would be a lovely Elves Workshop. I just love the big leaded window..the stone work..the timbers. Beautiful.<br />
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Anyway...I am going to do it.<br />
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Right after I finish my sister's Christmas present....and Prof. Pymm's Study....and the crazy inventor's lab (yet to be named)...and the Ruins of Camelot...<br />
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And do a blog post about LEDs....and an "Ask Tabitha" post about several things people have brought up..<br />
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And then there's the 200 followers give-away post....and the one about the lighted cabinet....<br />
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Mmmmm.....I am really going to have to get a girl in here to do all my other work so I can just concentrate on mini's.<br />
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Fat chance....<br />
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But before I do anything else, I really must get the ornaments on my tree. I should have done that yesterday but I spent the day "sanitizing" my hubby's office. He rarely allows anyone in there to tidy up never mind vacuum or dust so I had to strike while I could. Today I was taken up with laundry and God's knows what else...the day just flew by. <br />
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Tomorrow doesn't look too good either...sigh....<br />
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I'll keep you posted.<br />
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Tatty Tabitha<br />
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PS: Just the other day, I was referred to as a "scrappy renegade" so I guess I can add that title to the list....Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-64121041204101522052010-10-25T12:45:00.000-04:002010-10-25T12:45:00.995-04:00Books!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the new Mini Q&A! <a href="http://asktabithaminiaturequestionandanswer.blogspot.com/2010/10/you-cant-tell-book-by-its-cover.html">You Can't Tell a Book by it's Cover...</a></span>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-23950372523515967842010-10-17T12:13:00.002-04:002010-10-17T12:13:57.731-04:00New Q&A.........<a href="http://asktabithaminiaturequestionandanswer.blogspot.com/2010/10/sticky-situation.html">Ask Tabitha</a>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-5974421226225496812010-10-12T07:02:00.000-04:002010-10-12T07:02:10.780-04:00Wives.....<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...as in Merry Wives of Windsor...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For those of you who were interested in the costumes, here's a sampling from last Fall's production of this lesser known Shakespearian farce. </span><br />
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</div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-50724940227303183092010-10-11T09:23:00.000-04:002010-10-11T09:23:54.690-04:00Wow! 200.....I woke up this morning to discover that I have somehow acquired 200 followers.... This actually stuns and amazes me but it is a milestone and I will have a giveaway in the foreseeable future. <br />
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Watch for the announcement!<br />
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At the moment, I am busily constructing costumes for the local HS production of Thorton Wilder's "Our Town". Unlike last Spring, there is a huge cast and I have 30 actors to clothe, including shoes. Because the tech crew will be seen onstage throughout the performance, they must also be dressed for the period. 1901-1910. This has been, and will be for a while, taking up much of my creative time and energy. Performance is the w/e prior to Thanksgiving and I am taking the entire following week "off"..just for me.<br />
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Spring musical is Godspell....I think I am going to just open the doors to the Costume Shop and tell them all to just choose whatever they want to wear.....<br />
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Later....Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-43518498563315057532010-10-10T15:42:00.000-04:002010-10-10T15:42:07.621-04:00New post on the Q&A Blog!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Go have a look!</span><br />
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<a href="http://asktabithaminiaturequestionandanswer.blogspot.com/2010/10/in-search-of-perfect-color.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ask Tabitha</span></a>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-59602280892137618802010-10-05T21:10:00.001-04:002010-10-05T21:12:00.832-04:00Yum!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So this morning I decided (Lord knows why...) to try to make some miniature cherry turnovers. I went to the bakery and purchased a lovely turnover to use as a model. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Things went fairly well until I dropped the box of pastels whilst looking for the ochre. Spent over an hour cleaning up, sorting and re-packing pastels. Apparently AlphaColors' idea of magenta is a far cry from mine...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I would like for them to be puffier so I guess I'll have to spend a little more time "fluffing" the next batch. I also discovered that I can use the red Gallery Glass for the filling before appling and baking the icing. It "cooks" quickly to the shiny red color and then I can tuck the filling under the icing a little easier. Next time I'll do that first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I still have to figure out what to use to make the pastry itself shiny like the real thing. My pastry is a little dull. I could paint on some of the Fimo gloss but then I'd have to be really careful not to get it on the icing. I am going to see if using the gloss first, letting it dry, then icing and baking will have any adverse effects on the gloss. It is such a low temperature that I don't think so but we'll have to see.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was kind of fun but more futzy than I like to work, though perhaps I'd get faster with time. This easily took me the better part of the day.....not counting the pastel problem.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And yes....when I finished with the photograph, Matt and I shared the pastry. Delish!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tabitha</div><div align="left"></div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-48031975491916025672010-10-02T08:20:00.001-04:002010-10-02T09:53:44.768-04:00New Blog on the Block... "Ask Tabitha"Yep....I volunteered to mind the Miniature Q&A blog after Nikki sent out the request.<br />
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<a href="http://asktabithaminiaturequestionandanswer.blogspot.com/">Ask Tabitha</a><br />
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Have a look. All the previous questions and information are there, too! <br />
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Plan to start with new question late Sunday evening (EDT).<br />
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Soooo.....anyone have a question??? I have a few I've garnered from previous comments. No pressure :-)<br />
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Just needed to add that, while I moderate this new blog, it is in no way MINE. It is for everyone to participate in by way of the comment section....which is the only way folks can post, unfortunately.<br />
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TabsTabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-30343117815896036242010-10-01T14:05:00.000-04:002010-10-01T14:05:21.104-04:00Bella!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnVk2CYiE3LMUpvJVtd6PETbZfw-AbZC5Yvj30g7bwszbjuWglMT_oRdKjdNzNKwvc8VWL9fgpFS1fXzeYPXwlL2Dra5wbJy85wor8Hs95auixjt3KaJzC3kHImjV7TO9cWnsJejHDUI/s1600/IMG_2019.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnVk2CYiE3LMUpvJVtd6PETbZfw-AbZC5Yvj30g7bwszbjuWglMT_oRdKjdNzNKwvc8VWL9fgpFS1fXzeYPXwlL2Dra5wbJy85wor8Hs95auixjt3KaJzC3kHImjV7TO9cWnsJejHDUI/s320/IMG_2019.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She just flew in and I love her to death!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few weeks ago, I asked the remarkable Kristy from <a href="http://minimenagerie.blogspot.com/">Mini Menagerie</a> if she would consider making a girl vampire bat. Clearly she was up to the task because Miss Bella arrived today and is absolutely fabulous! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don't you just love her little pink bow? Reminds me of Dolores Umbridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have introduced her to Mud Grumpus, the Forest Troll (anyone remember him??) and they are getting along quite famously. As of fact, they seem quite taken with each other. Mud has invited Bella to go trick or treating with him this Halloween. He already has his "treat" bucket at hand.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...sigh...I think this is the beginning of a beautiful relationship.... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks again, Kristy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tabitha</div>Tabitha Corsicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09204999959878537971noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7198925765885309829.post-51909270268297706912010-10-01T08:14:00.002-04:002010-10-01T17:08:42.679-04:00Patience.........is not a virtue I have a good relationship with...<br />
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Ahem... If a certain fellow miniaturist does not soon post pictures of a certain miniature item recently acquired, then I believe I shall positively explode with the anticipation.....<br />
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OK...go to Kate's blog to see what I'm whining about...<br />
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<a href="http://whittakersminis.blogspot.com/2010/10/wait-is-over-hatters-magnificent-new.html">Whittakers Minis</a><br />
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