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FEATUREAn OnlineHousepartyThe first Online Houseparty that was offeredby NAME took place this year starting on April22nd and continuing through April 27th. By Janet Smith Photography by Luci HansonThe theme of this first Online desk and chair, laptop computer Houseparty was “Our Min- iature World.” Modeled after and a plant. An optional “Thurs- NAME’s “real” houseparties,this online event had everything you day Night Project” kit was avail-could imagine, but all available in thecomfort of your own home sitting in able to build a structure to housefront of your own computer. Over 700NAME (the National Association all these souvenirs. Starting toof Miniature Enthusiasts) membersparticipated in this event. arrive around that same time Registration for the event itself, took were the workshop kits that hadplace several months ago and regis-trants were allowed to specify their been ordered as well as the themefavorite scale, which would be usedto decide what size souvenirs they luncheon gifts. The box alsowould receive. Also, several monthsin advance, the workshops and theme contained “tote bag” favors, small top and above: Two of the souvenirs that wentluncheons were announced and partici- items made and contributed by along with the Online Houseparty experience.pants could sign up ahead of time for NAME members and clubs.these events. During the show itself, all was also a lot of miniature eye-candy While the committee had been busyat work on this event for months prior events were online. Some were real time available on our exhibits pages!to the event, the experience startedfor most attendees with the receipt events held in the chat rooms where Attendees were placed in groupsof a small box delivered by their localpost office. Inside were their souvenirs attendees gathered just to talk about of 10 and encouraged to share theirfor the houseparty. The souvenirs atNAME events are made by NAME minis, some were workshops where houseparty experiences with theirmembers, many of whom are miniaturebusiness owners. For this event, the students and instructors gathered in tablemates through email. At thesouvenirs that went along with the on-line experience consisted of a computer chat rooms to talk about the kits they end of the event, the much-coveted were working on. Garage sale items centerpieces (wonderful scenes includ- were posted on the NAME auction site ing hand painted 1:12-scale sofas with with low Buy-it-Now prices that sold a variety of miniature houses around out almost as fast as they were listed them) were given out to one member and auctions ran throughout the week. of each table. Many were “events” available through And, of course, what would a the website whenever the participant NAME show be without an op- could sit in front of their computer and portunity to win things! Door prizes peruse the website. On the website were were given out before and during the the roundtable kits for sale, the sales houseparty and houseparty helpers’ room with some fabulous online specials coupons were available to all attendees offered by a wide variety of dealers. (one was complimentary and others There were presentations on different could be had for additional donations topics like glues and 3D printing. There to NAME). DHM D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 57

FEATUREAn unsurpassedmasterpieceThe third time is the charm for master crafts-man Ferd Sobol’s signature cabinet piece.Introducing The Breakfront Third Edition. By Lynne Sobol Photography by Montes De OcaTo conjure a sensation of warmth in a house one looks to the furnishings and to the details. This holds true regardless ofthe size of the house, and the dollhouseor room box is no exception. Whenthe furniture is beautifully detailed, weare drawn to the warmth it emanates.The Breakfront, a pinnacle piece fromThe Ferd Sobol Editions, is preciselyone of those furnishings that illustratesthe beauty of a well-designed, propor-tioned, and exquisitely built piece offurniture. It would take three decadesto perfect, but for Ferd and his loyalfollowing of collectors, it would beworth it. His vision for The Breakfront startedover 30 years ago and since he has builttwo versions of the intricate cabinetrypiece. Both editions were almost soldout before even being completed. Aftermany years and numerous requests, Ferdwent back into the workshop to create athird edition of The Breakfront.Looking back for inspiration 1840. This time frame includes works top: Ferd holds the disk containing the intri-According to Ferd, no such furniture from the Adam brothers, Thomas cately patterned thread of the radial caning.piece actually existed in a historical Sheraton, George Hepplewhite, and above: The Breakfront is one of the Ferdsense. The Breakfront Third Edition, Thomas Chippendale. The best exam- Sobol Editions most popular pieces. Dueinstead, embodies the best of design ples of their work were reconstructed to numerous requests from collectors whofrom the Federal Period, which infor- in early America and then elaborated missed out on his two previous editions, amally ranges from as long as 1770 to third edition was undertaken.58 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

above: The Breakfront is the perfect place FEATUREto beautifully store a number of differenttypes of contents, from dishes to books. whose styles often included neoclas-right: Dovetailed drawers in miniature add sical elements, columns and pedi-strength and historical accuracy. ments, geometrically-shaped inlays, and intricately-carved flora and faunaupon by colonial cabinetmakers who forms. It was the talent and creative in-were flourishing with artistic freedom. dependence of those colonial furnitureThey were no longer tethered by the builders that ultimately drew Ferd torigid system of rules and regulations Federal Period designs.like they were with the guild system ofthe Old World—and their exuberant ‘When the furniture iscreativity permeated throughout the beautifully detailed,new colonial furniture styles. we are drawn to the ’warmth it emanates. Designers were now choosing toplease their own eyes, and in doing so Creating a pinnacle piececreated pieces that also appealed to To make the third edition of Thethe burgeoning class of nouveau riche Breakfront more extraordinary thanmerchants wanting to fill their large the two previous editions, Ferd addedhomes with furniture. The homeown- several items. His famous radial handers flaunted their status with displays caning, which took hundreds of hoursof magnificent furniture and cabinetry, to complete, decorates the front bot- tom door panels. The delicate pierced fretwork of the bonnet is crowned with a flame finial flanked by deli- cate side finials. The upper section is composed of two doors each with glass panels and topped with Gothic arches. The doors open to reveal shelves. Beneath them is a curved tambour sliding door decorated with D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 59

FEATUREThe Making of a Wizard right: The radial caning woven for the front panelsFerd Sobol, has been known as is measured in thousandths“The Workshop Wizard” since he of an inch. Any errors at thewas featured in a miniature magazine beginning are geometricallydecades ago. His beginnings, multiplied as the caninglike many miniature artists, lie in proceeds, so regular mea-woodworking and his first exposure to surements are required.miniatures came as a result of doinga favor for a client whose full-sizedhouse he was remodeling. She wasso pleased with the precision of hisworkmanship that she asked him tomake some repairs to her dollhouse.He discovered the world in 1:12-scalewhen he walked into a local miniaturestore in search of materials for theprojectAs Ferd analyzed the tiny furniture,he could not help but see that someof the components did not appearrealistic. The joints, he explained to theproprietor, were not tight enough, andthe grain of the wood was far too largeto be in scale. She asked him what heknew about miniatures, and he said,“Absolutely nothing, but I do know abit about building life-sized furniture.”In response, the shop ownerchallenged Ferd to create someminiatures to display at her business.By the end of the month, he arrivedwith two pieces: The PiecrustTable and The Nest of Tables. Theastonished store owner then askedhim to send her some photos of histables, as well as some photos ofhimself in the workshop so that shecould send to a magazine aboutminiatures.When Ferd returned to her store withhis next pieces, it was he who wasflabbergasted after he saw an articleabout his work in a magazine. It wasentitled “The Workshop Wizard”and he has been known as thisever since. Today he shares hissecrets and techniques througha website and blog highlightingtutorials and miniature projects.You can witness his wizardryat www.soboleditions.com andwww.thesoboleditions.blogspot.com.60 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

FEATUREa gold gilded design. That interior above: A tambour is a flexible sliding shut-is fitted with pigeonholes for writ- ter made of slender strips of wood that haveing utensils and paper. The bottom been rounded on the face. They are glued tosection contains three dovetailed fabric and slide within a track. This one is putserpentine drawers, above which a into place using tweezers. below: When thetraditional green surface slides out as tambour door is slid open, one is able to seea writing desk. the petite cubbyholes for writing utensils. The decorative details, along withthe cabinet’s scale, proportion, andsilhouette are the cornerstones of TheBreakfront. Even in 1:12-scale, anypiece of furniture with such a statelysize would have to be designed withdelicacy to not appear too heavy. Ferdaccomplished this by designing themetallic gold-toned inner back, theopen fretwork of the bonnet, and thegraceful tapered legs. The additionof the hand caning on the doors ofthe third edition also adds lightnessto the visual feel of the piece, makingit what Ferd feels is one of his finestworks. Ferd, now in his ninth dec-ade, may or may not have plans fora fourth edition of The Breakfront,but he shows no signs of slowingdown. He is currently working on aHepplewhite-inspired dining tablewith chairs. DHMGETINtouch www.SobolEditions.com www.TheSobolEditions.blogspot.com www.Pinterest.com/SobolEditions D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 61

FEATURETrue love isalways patientFrom cardboard boxes to miniature Tuscanstyle villas, Marc Mead has devoted a lifetimeto creating rooms he would love to live in. By Marc Mead Photography by Marc MeadMy first experience with However, in my early teens, I did speaker box and the mirrored doors miniatures was when I was make a Barbie scale house from an that were originally two automobile about ten years old. I have old pinball machine. Some of my rear view mirrors. Like many other a vivid memory of walk- favorite things about that house were miniaturists, I have always had theing into my bedroom and finding the master closet that was once a ability to look at an ordinary objecttwo mysterious rectangle-shaped boxes sitting there.Not knowing who had leftthem, I began examiningthem and instantly envi-sioned a two-story housewith a gable roof. After going to retrievea serrated butcher knife,I began cutting up thecardboard and built myfirst house. During con-struction, I discovered thata disposable mustard bottlecould be crafted into theperfect elevator by justadding a spool of string. Fortunately, I’ve alwayshad a natural sense of1:12-scale and it is thescale I prefer to work in.above: With stellar focus andprecision, Marc pieces togetherthe stained glass floor for hisvilla. right: This framed roombox shows Marc’s remarkableskill set and attention to detail.62 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

FEATURE above: The photograph of the statue that first inspired Tuscan Love. below: This miniature resin statue, with ivy cascading over it, sets a romantic Tuscan mood.above: After being inspired by two photographs, Marc used an assortment of skill sets and ture frame, I used 1/8” plywood to buildperseverance to make this miniature room box a statement about love and all its strength. the room. The staircase in the pho- tograph was the biggest challenge forand see it for more than what it is. Tuscan Love me. It took some trial and I love all types of miniature scenes I began “Tuscan Love” after meeting error, but with the blood Annie Ross through Facebook. I was of a miniaturistand houses, but I prefer to create immediately impressed by how talent- coursing throughelegant living spaces that could occur ed she was at sculpting figures. There my veins, I wasin my own lifetime. Most of my tools was a beautiful statue of a couple that determined toare pretty basic and are commonly I had always adored, so I showed her not give up.used in the miniature world. a photograph to see if she could sculpt it in miniature. She was also inspired When it over- The sign maker industry has served by the work of art and brought it to whelmed me,my miniature creativity extensively. life with elegance and grace. I stopped andI also have training in architectural broke it downdrafting and AutoCAD, which have The actual room was inspired by to the basics.both provided an invaluable knowl- another photograph I had come across Sometimesedge base for me to incorporate into and liked. After finding the right pic- just keepingmy miniatures. it simple has the greatest result for me. In this case, I finally came to a solution after I cut several rectangle blocks out of MDO wood and just stacked them. After in- corporating some basic D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 63

FEATUREabove and top right: With some trial above: It’s thoseand error and a little bit of basic math, Marc moments when youused stacked pieces of MDO wood to create first start assemblingthe staircase for his Tuscan room box. a room with all of the pieces you havemath and wood glue, I found I had been working on thata wonderful staircase that I was very sends a rush of excite-happy with! ment through you as it comes together! The floor was constructed from cut right: Twisting wires,glass. The pattern was laid out on the drilling tiny holes,computer and then every piece of glass threading beads,was cut to fit. Black grout was used and applying glue forto fill in the spaces between the glass the entire staircase!pieces. Dedication like this is what makes a miniature The staircase spindles were con- project a work of art.structed by twisting two wires togeth- This staircase deserveser. After drilling small holes into the a standing ovation.steps I inserting each spindle and thenbeads were threaded through the wiresand glued. The decorative “S” shaped designsthat are between some of the spindleswere cut from clear acrylic using a la-ser. Gluing them into the spindles wasthe biggest challenge as there wasn’tmuch material for them to adhere to.The beads were about 1/8” in diameterand the laser-cut designs were only1/16” thick. However, I was patientand the results turned out to be veryrewarding. For the railing, I simply used 1/16”square dowels. After soaking them inwater, I braced them in a nail formthat was in the shape of the curves Ineeded. To make the nail form, I drewout the curved lines and then lined thedrawing with nails. After the dowels64 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

‘After incorporating FEATURE some basic math and wood glue, I found Left: Small clamps hold I had a wonderful two pieces of strategically staircase that I was warped wood together’very happy with! on either side of the spindles for the stair rail. below Left: Marc cut out the railing accents from acrylic with a laser and meticulously glued them into place. were dry, I steadied them against both sides of the spindles with glue. The curl at the bottom was made with modeling clay. I covered the treads and risers with wall- paper that matched that in the photograph. The walls were con- structed with painted matte board. I did try to make doors for the upper level, but I wasn’t happy with them and purchased two premade doors to save time. I did, however, succeed in creating the glass door and win- dows downstairs from real glass. I then placed a digital print of a pool behind them. The ceiling molding was created by tracing the wall profiles, cutting out the wood with a jigsaw, and then routing the decorative molding profile to ensure custom fit. For the curved walls, I used foam core and matt board. The door handles and chandelier were made from beads and links from a necklace. The chandelier was hand- made using wire, lace, and the grain of wheat bulbs. The bottom part of the chandelier is wrapped with string from a window blind to hold the wires together and the glass marble was a lucky find in a store parking lot a few days before I started this project. I purchased the resin statue that is upstairs and glued it onto a marble base. The vase downstairs is a former glass perfume bottle, which I mailed Left: The upstairs hall has beautiful curves that also accent the curved staircase. D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 65

FEATUREAbove: A cleverly crafted lounge chair. “Love is patient, love is kind. It doesright: The working chandelier while in the not envy, it does not boast, it is notprocess of being constructed. proud. It is not rude, it is not self- seeking, it is not easily angered,to Christine O’Neill to have her fill it keeps no record of wrongs.with a plant. She did a beautiful job! Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always The lounge seat was made from protects, always trusts, alwaysbasswood. After drawing out the hopes, always perseveres.”shapes from a template, I cut the bass-wood and upholstered it with whiteultra suede fabric. The roll on the backis a nylon tube with wire in it, to keepthe shape. I made the pillows from anecktie and added some cord for trim. The wording on the glass that cov-ers the room box is etched adhesive-backed vinyl. Tuscan Love was a joy to createand it taught me that joy is really inthe journey and not the destination.It also changed the process of how Icreate. Now I don’t try to solve every-thing before the project begins. Instead,I resolve each task as it unfolds. Muchlike life, we should take each day withits joys and challenges as they come. DHM66 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

Seaside coloring bookPHOTOCOPIES OF THIS CUT OUTS PAGE MAY BE MADE FOR PRIVATE USE ONLY Magazines, letters and postcards. Seaside coloring book Covers for book - glue to thin card Seaside coloring bookDOLLHOUSE MINIATURES - cut outs Potion labels, a hanging skeleton, monster photos and signs. Moth Eye of Butterfly Moth Eye of Butterfly To make up the kites Dust Newt Kisses Dust Newt Kisses Glue back and front together. Fold attachment piece and glue in Ear of ETyeoaodf Snake Ear of ETyeoaodf Snake place. Troll Tongues Venom Troll Tongues Venom Attach thread line to attachment piece.



PROJECTa little pumpkincake to bakeLet’s get festive and make a pumpkin cake!Amanda has made it easy to do with these sixsteps. Follow along and get your mini on! By Amanda PhillipsIabsolutely adore Halloween. Ghouls and Step 3: Use the toothpick to create goblins, creepy spiders and of course, PUMPKINS! We have a large pumpkin indented lines all the way around the patch and every autumn I go out of my way to bake anything with pumpkin pumpkin-shaped cake. added to the recipe. That goes for baking miniatures as well. I thought you might enjoy this tutorial on how to make your own miniature pumpkin cake. Step 1: Mix the brown and translucent polymer clay and roll it into an oblong ball, almost shaped like a dome. Make sure the clay ball fits onto the cake stand or plate that you have chosen to use.Step 2: Use a toothpick or needle to You’llneed Step 4: Using the needle, poke tiny holespress down a circular section of the middle. u A miniature cake stand or plate all the way around the cake. This will give it u Orange oil paint a more realistic texture. Don’t forget to pokeThis is where we will be placing the stem of u Brown, green, and translucent holes all the way to the bottom. polymer claythe pumpkin. u Translucent Liquid Sculpey D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 69 u Disposable cup u Toothpick u Needle or pin u Baking tile or tray u White glue - optional

PROJECT I’ve made several cakes this way in the past, and sometimes I use acrylic paint on top of the final product to make the frosting a little bit brighter. Feel free to try white frosting, orange or even pink. They all look fantastic! DHMStep 5: Make a stem using the green clay. Be sure to make “drips” for your frosting, so it looks just like the real thing. Bake theI rolled mine into a snake and then bent it cake according to the directions on theback for a funky fondant stem look. polymer clay packaging. After it has cooled, you can glue it to the cake stand if you’dStep 6: Mix 1 part orange oil paint and 1 prefer for it to stay there permanently.part translucent liquid clay in a dixie cup.Apply it to the pumpkin using a toothpick.Time to “scale down”. Your very own miniature scale conversion chart.by Jan StuartFor some of us, converting measurements your worktable. Make copies for your I had been willing to scale down the chartfrom real-life to 1:12-scale can be a friends and club members too, and one for as far as 1/32 of an inch in miniature, butdaunting task. Often, it’s like running into a the bag you take to miniatures workshops! most of us cannot measure that accurately,brick wall when you’ve just begun to have so I didn’t even try to go there.fun. If you’ve ever mixed the perfect shade Here’s how to use the chart: Lookof modeling compound, then realized that down the left-hand column and find the With a little practical experience, you’llyou didn’t know how large or small your approximate measurement you want to soon be able to estimate conversionbrown eggs or red apples should be, you convert, then look across to the right-hand measurements that you don’t see here.know what I mean. column, to find what measurement it equals Happy mini-making! DHM in 1:12-scale. Or, maybe you’ve tried to choose the 12 inches in real-life equals 1 inch inright thickness of basswood to build a You can combine measurements, too: 1:12-scale. This chart is in inches.miniature market stand, but didn’t know Let’s say you want to scale-down an itemwhat size would represent real-life two- that’s 18 3/4 inches long in real-life. You’ll 10 1/2 .......................7/8by-four lumber. Here’s a chart that should see that 10 1/2 inches and 8 1/4 inches, 9 3/4 .......................13/16help jump-start your next project and all the added together, make up those 18 3/4 9 .......................3/4future ones to come. inches. All you have to do is look across the 8 1/4 .......................11/16 chart to find their 1:12-scale equivalents, 7 1/2 .......................5/8 Don’t wait to make a copy to tape above which are 11/16 and 7/8 inch, respectively. 6 3/4 .......................9/16 6 .......................1/2 Now, add those together, to get a 5 1/4 .......................7/16 total measurement of 1 9/16 inch, 4 1/2 .......................3/8 in miniature. 3 3/4 .......................5/16 3 .......................1/4 Of course, you wont’ find every 2 1/4 .......................3/16 measurement you are looking for, 1 1/2 .......................1/8 but you will find many of them and 1 1/8 .......................3/32 with a little practical experience, 3/4 .......................1/16 learn to estimate others. I could have 3/8 .......................1/32 shown even more measurements if left: 1:12-scale bushel of Red Delicious Apples by Amanda Phillips.70 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

calendarLISTINGSSeptember 6-7 October 11–12 October 26McLean, VA San Jose, CA Greensburg, PAMid-Atlantic Dollhouse Miniatures Festival 39th annual Showcase of Miniatures (Good Sam The 36th Annual Westmoreland Hospital Auxiliary(formerly Tysons Corner Show). Change of date, Show) at Doubletree Hotel. Super workshops Friday Dollhouse and Miniatures Show. The Ramadalocation, and name, but still the show you wait for (Oct. 10). Exhibits, children’s activities, auctions and Hotel, 100 Ramada Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601.and more! Host Hotel McLean Hilton, 7920 Jones drawings. Sunday: Free Tools and Techniques. 2nd Sunday, 10am – 4pm. Admission: Adults $5, childrenBranch Drive, McLean, VA, 22102. Note new annual Good Sam Academy of Miniatures, 9 classes $2. Free parking. Hourly door prizes, drawing forlocation-still in the Tysons Corner area, closer to following the show. For more info, please contact: a beautiful Victorian dollhouse, and free children’sthe Capital Beltway 495. Great Room Rates in Barb Jones. Email: [email protected]. Phone: (408) event: a make and take room box. For more info,our Show Block ~ Call: 703-847-5000 press 0. 257-9385. Website: http://goodsamshowcase. contact: Nora Kemp. Phone: (724) 832-1687.Arrive at Washington Dulles or Reagan National miniature.net. Email: [email protected]. Saturday, 5pm – 8pm Pre-RegisteredPreview. Send check for $18—includes weekend October 17-19 November 15admission. Sunday, 10am – 4pm, general Fenton, MO Columbus, OHadmission. For additional information or dealercontracts, contact: Molly Cromwell. Address: St. Louis Dollhouse and Miniatures Show, Columbus Miniature Society show. Bethel United2455 Crispin Court, Sarasota, FL 34235. Email: previously the Gateway Miniature Show at The Methodist Church, 1220 Bethel Road, Columbus,[email protected]. Phone: (941) 371-3193. Stratford Inn 800 South Hwy Drive, Fenton, MO OH 43220. Saturday, 10am – 4pm. Admission: $5View pre-registered workshops on web: www. 63026. Friday, 4-9 pm, Saturday, 10am-4pm, for adults, $2 for children under 12. No strollers,mollycromwell.com. and Sunday 10am-3pm. Admission is $5.00 please. Free parking. Food provided by TWIG. adult and $2.00 children 5-15. The Gateway Exhibits may or may not be based on the theme.September 13-14 Miniature Museum will be hosting exhibits and All profits donated to charity. For more information,Portland, OR silent auction. There will be free gifts for first 100 contact: Mary Barrett. Email: [email protected]. people each day and special kids giveaways. Phone: (614) 792-2723.Exhibit Hall, DoubleTree Hotel Portland (at Lloyd There is also going to be a free raffle for someCenter), 1000 NE Multnomah St., Portland, OR. items. We will also have a finished dollhouse March 7-8Door Prizes; Workshops for Children and Adults; being auctioned off and the funds go to the MS Seattle, WARed, Blue & Green MAX rail stops at the door. foundation for Multiple Sclerosis. Come enjoy theAdmission: $7; children under 12 Free. For more world of miniatures and be a kid again. You can Seattle Miniature Show. DoubleTree Suites by Hiltoninformation, contact: Pat Bennett. obtain more information by contacting Teresa - Seattle Airport/Southcenter, 16500 SouthcenterEmail: [email protected]. Zwiener. Phone: 314-277-2601. Parkway, Seattle, Washington (located in Tukwila).Phone: 503-362-6012 nights. Doors open both days at 10am. Free parking! October 25-26 Handicap accessible. Food on location. Workshops.September 14 San Diego, CA Childrens’ classes - free. Exhibits.New website:Greenville, SC http://www.SeattleMiniatureShow.com. Contact: 2014 5th Annual F/B Miniature Collector’s Show & Pat Bennett. 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FEATUREI double dogdare youMatt turns a creepy childhood memory intoa work of genius. He never dared to ring thatdoorbell, so he recreated the house instead. By Matt Chappell Photography by Matt ChappellWhen I was about decided to work in half-inch scale. top: The talented Matt Chappell is currently four or five, there Building everything out of wood isn’t working towards his degree in animation at was a building in practical for someone on a student’s CalArts. above: Using his animation skills, my neighborhood budget, so for this project, I tried to Matt placed his miniature Witch House in athat the older kids called “the use things I had around my room— wonderfully eerie setting for this photo.Witch’s House.” It was painteddark green, the driveway wasovergrown with weeds, andmost of the windows wereeither broken or boarded up.It was a pretty scary-lookingplace from a kid’s perspective. Iwas told that an old witch livedin the house along with herreclusive sister. Legend has itthat the sister had an appetitefor small children. The neigh-borhood kids would alwaysdare each other to walk up theporch steps and ring the door-bell without getting caught. Although I was never braveenough to ring the bell, twentyyears later I was brave enoughto build a miniature version ofthe house. I definitely embel-lished and exaggerated a lot ofthe house’s details. I’d estimatethat ten percent of it is based on real-ity while the other ninety percent ispure imagination. Since I was going to build thishouse in my college dorm room, I72 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

FEATURElike cereal boxes. Believe it or not, everything was glued down, I covered roll off. Through all of this, I wasthey’re an amazing building material. the entire house (roof included) with a very persistent and after about twentyTo prevent the walls from being too layer of joint compound. This helped exhausting repetitions, the house hadflimsy, I adhered three layers of the fill in any of the gaps that were left in some decent-looking stonework. I’mcardboard together. Before gluing all between the wood and it also gave the no stonemason, but I’m happy withof the pieces together, I cut out the house a nice texture. the final result.windows and doorways using an X-Acto knife. To provide added support Creating the stonework was a Adding some of the smaller de-to the house, all of the interior walls bit of a train wreck. I had never tails like the porch balusters and thewere given a foam-core frame and worked with pebbles before and creepy skull were fun. At this point,an additional foam-core wall. These didn’t realize just how much of the house was lacking a lot of char-additions provided the house with a a mess they can make. In fact, acter; it was looking pretty bland andsturdy structure and prevented any I’m still finding scattered needed to be spruced up. I grabbedwarping that could’ve occurred during pebbles throughout my some fancy toothpicks, the ones thatthe painting process. dorm. I ended up using look like they’ve been spun on a lathe, a cement grout to se- and used them for the porch spindles.‘I was told that an cure all of the stones to old witch lived in the the chimney and porch. below: All of the siding for this little house along with I did this after as- house was constructed by gluing over her reclusive sister. sembling everything. a thousand toothpicks. Legend has it that the I’m now realizing sister had an appetite that probably for small children. wasn’t the best’Before working on the roof, I idea—I was literally throwingadded Plexiglas to each of the pebbles ontowindow frames. The windows were the house andinspired from Tudor-style homes. watching them(I love architecture that gives off astorybook feel.) In order to createthe appearance of lead-paned glass,I used chicken wire. I cut it to theform of the window and secured itwith superglue. Triple Thick GlossGlaze was poured into each of thewindows to capture the look and feelof authentic antique window glass; oras I usually call it, “wavy” glass. Applying the house’s wood sidingand shingles took me forever. Thesiding is made up of more than onethousand toothpicks. Yes, toothpicks.It was a cheap material that could bebought in bulk. I enlisted the helpof my friend, Meagan Rufo, to applysome of the siding. Actually, I madeher do all of it. That’s what friendsare for, right? As she worked away, Icut up an entire box of craft sticks forthe shingles, which was messy. After D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 73

FEATUREabove and right: When looking at this incrediblelittle house, it is surprising to know that it was made withlow-budget materials. Less can definitely be more!When they were glued down they one of those aha moments. I grabbed ered with dirty paint water and thestarted bending in different direc- some weirdly shaped sticks from out- roof was covered with bits of greentions; rather than fix this, I decided side, threw them on the house, and flocking. The flocking had a naturalto leave them because I felt it suited adorned it with a skull. mossy look to it that I think reallythe house well and gave it that extra helped to make the house feel like itlevel of dilapidated charm. The paint job took a long time, not was lived in. because it was difficult, but because The ornate woodwork on the porch I didn’t really know what I wanted. This project was a wonderful learn-awning was a combination of broken Figuring out the color scheme was ing experience. It was my first half-dollhouse furniture and sculpted tough. I ultimately decided on a inch scale dollhouse and I was thrilledepoxy putty. My favorite part of the spooky, whimsical, slightly macabre with the results. I wired the inside ofhouse, the half-skull, was an after- look for the miniature house. Be- the house with flickering LED lightsthought. When I was finished with cause of my student budget, I used and when they’re turned on, it reallyeverything, the house still felt like it the cheapest acrylic paints that my looks like a witch is living inside.was missing something. In the back craft store carried and came up with Whether or not the legend of theof my mind I remembered the archi- an orange, yellow, and green color witch is true, that house will continuetecture of the Vikings and it inspired palette. The house was then weath- to haunt my five-year-old self. DHM74 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S



PROJECTthe warmth ofhome & hearthThe fall brings a chill in the air, stay warm andbusy constructing your own gothic style fireplacewith these easy steps and basic materials. By Auralea KriegerA fter unsuccessfully searching Step 2: The sides are also foam board, You’llneed online for a fireplace that would suit my living room, I decided to cut to 11/2” wide x 4¾” tall. u Foam board make my own. I came across u Mat boardElizabeth Slinn’s wonderful blog, which had Interior bricks u Pencilsome helpful ideas about how to use foam Step 1: Use mat board for the interior u Rulerboard and jewelry findings to make a Gothic u Craft knifeinspired design. of the fireplace. Cut a 1” wide x 41/2” long u Wood glue and Tacky Glue strip. Lightly score the board with a craft u Scoring tools For those of you that have not been knife 4” up both sides and fold. u Zinc Gray, black, tan andfollowing my tutorials in AM, I am in the red paintprocess of creating a dollhouse for my u Paint brushescharacter, Ophelia, from my book Ophelia u Ribbons with depthUnder the Day Moon. The dollhouse is u Jewelry findings forinspired by my stories and my art pieces that embellishmentsare in the book. It’s a story about Ophelia’s u Wood scrapsadventures and her magical summer. u Black charcoal The house has a Gothic style with a bit Step 2: Next, put the mat board insideof whimsy and I needed a grand fireplaceto set the mood. During the next few weeks piece next to the foam board back pieceI gathered different materials around thehouse to decorate the fireplace and then Istarted to build it. I was very pleased withthe result and wanted to share this with youin hopes that it will inspire you to make yourown custom fireplace.Making the formStep 1: After measuring your room to besure it fits, use foam board and cut the frontand back pieces to 41/2” wide x 4¾” tall.Cut a 2” wide x 31/2” hole out from thebottom center of the front. Round the top ofthe hole if you like.76 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

and mark where the brick lines will be. You PROJECTwant to make sure the bricks line up onceit’s assembled. Score the foam board back Assembling the fireplaceusing a score tool to make the bricks go 4”up the back piece. I used blue tape to adhere the inside to the front and back. I LOVE blue tape! Then IStep 3: Then, once all of your horizontal used wood glue to glue the sides on. Brace the outer sides with blue tape until the gluelines are in place, stagger your vertical lines is dry, then remove.to resemble bricks. Decorating your fireplace I used the metal ball score tool after thesmaller score tool to round out all of the This is where your creativity comes intoscores on the back of the foam board piece. play. I would love to see this project completed in a workshop. There would beStep 4: Using red paint, paint the bricks. so many different finished designs!I mixed a darker brick color for every other I cut the molding for the top and thenbrick and then added the soot effect with added wood trim and embellishments. Theblack. I used the tan paint and a very thin silver edging along the very top and aroundbrush for the mortar. tip I would recommend not gluing down the wood accents and framing until you are happy with the placements of your chosen embellishments. I did, however, glue the top molding and the top fireplace mantle on because I knew those would be part of the final design. D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 77

PROJECTthe fireplace hole was a slinky metal ribbon Step 2: I bent two metal pieces of jewelry Step 3: For the base, I glued black texturedmaterial. I think I got it in the scrapbooksection years ago or the ribbon section at embellishments, painted them black and paper onto mat board and then sandedthe craft store. the edges round. I painted the edges blackI used gold ribbon to run down the sides. then glued them on with white glue. and set the fireplace on it with a bit of waxThen I glued the mat board onto the top to keep it in place. I didn’t glue it becauseusing wood glue. Flip it upside down and I may want to add a fire later. You couldput a weight on it until it is dry. use mosaic tiles for your base as well. I am holding out for the perfect piece of real slate. I will tell you; it took a week to come One day it will fall into my path, I just know it!up with the right decorative pieces to use.Every evening I would take a look at my If you want to add electric for a log firelayout and then start putting pieces on just cut a small hole in the back to run yourand take them off. Then I would remember electric through.materials that I had in my inventory andtry those until I was happy. Glue all of your That’s it, place it in your room and enjoy!embellishments on and let them dry. This really is a simple project and I know our readers are overflowing with creativityFinishing and painting and skill. I would love to see some of yourStep 1: Paint the entire exterior with two finished pieces!coats of a mix of Zinc gray and black. If you would like to see the progress ofOnce dry, go back and hit the top of all the Ophelia’s house take a cyber adventure toembellishments with a lighter gray paint. www.naturessoulminiatures.blogspot.com. DHMLet dry.Step 2: I used a coarse brush and blackcharcoal to enhance all of the deeperedging, anywhere that a shadow would becast. This is the same technique used onmy mixed media art. It creates a wonderfulfeeling of depth and warmth. Brush yourcourse brush on the charcoal stick and rubit into the creases of the fireplaceFront fire guardStep 1: For the front grill guard, cut twopieces of mat board at 21/2” x 3/16”. Shapethem with your fingers so they bend in acurve and then brace them in the hole withwhite glue. Once dry, paint them black.78 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S



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IN A NUTSHELLThrough achild’s eyesJacquelyn Clements rediscovers her love ofminis after her nephew gets a glimpse intothis magical world and starts his first house. By Jacquelyn ClementsIt was the mid-1980s and I was in show and sale. I visited all of the ven- in my world during that time were elementary school. I remember dors in the show as I oohed and aahed miniature furniture kits. I would pass always being mesmerized by the with my mother and sister. I was the hours assembling them and read beautiful dollhouses that were amazed by the dollhouses on display my issues of Nutshell News magazine.lined up along the upper shelves and the small world the artists created. But as I grew older and became busyof the toy store. I scrimped andsaved all of my special occasion In my middle school years, a few below: The lovely little house thatmoney until I had about $160.00. surgeries left me unable to walk dur- Jacquelyn’s nephew has been working on.That was enough to buy the beau- ing recovery. One of the bright lightstiful farmhouse of my dreams.‘My oldest nephew developed a fascination with my, almost thirty-year-old, farmhouse when he discovered it in the’basement. Over the next six years I worked with a child-size budget and worked on painting, shingling, and remodel- ling only when I had enough allow- ance for the needed supplies. I became a master of Popsicle sticks because they were within my budget. I saved money the entire year so I could at- tend the annual miniature enthusiast’s D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S 81

IN A NUTSHELL right: Jacquelyn’s nephew standing proudly next to his very first house. with high school and college my farmhouse was neglected in the corner of my basement. Returning to work on my dollhouse was always in the back of my mind, but was put on hold for many years. Fast-forward to 2014 and I am now the proud Aunt to four creative souls. My old- est nephew developed a fascination with my, almost thirty-year-old, farmhouse when he discovered it in the basement. Each time he visits he hassles me to get to work on it. As his sixth birthday was approaching, I de- cided to purchase him a house of his own. I found a small cot- tage and assembled it for him. For the first time in many years I attended the local miniature show along with my nephew. He proudly told the vendors about the new house his Aunt Jacky built him. Watching him gaze in amazement at the display ABOVE: This dollhouse is fast becoming a houses and all of the beauti- work of art! No telling where he can take it as ful items for sale warmed he continues to add his own personality to it. my heart. It reminded me of the wonder I felt after first iatures has been ignited once again. discovering this hobby. In After having the opportunity the following days we worked together to paint his house. to view the world of miniatures His enthusiasm was conta- through the fresh eyes of a six-year- gious and it made me pay a visit old, I was reminded of the beauti- to my old farmhouse and pick up ful joy this hobby gives me. I am so where I left off years ago. While grateful that this little boy and his working on it, I am filled with enthusiasm for his cottage pro- gratitude that my passion for min- ject have inspired me to invite this magical world back into my life. DHM82 D O L L H O U S E M I N I A T U R E S

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