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Mountain Retreat: Walls and Base, First floor Wallpaper and Windows
Once I had the stonework (scribed wood sheets) on the walls I was ready to glue the walls together. Handy slots in the first floor position the exterior walls, starting with the front. I continued...
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Mountain Retreat: Second Floor
The second floor slid into slots in the walls, Interior walls glued in place. The second floor slides through the doors on the second floor to create small balconies. Holes will receive the railings...
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Mountain Retreat: Roof and Finishing
Between this post and the last one I finished the Mountain Retreat (mostly), then got caught in a lot of work, and then went on a cruise! (The last one was the most fun). My least favorite task in...
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For Inspiration: San Francisco and Catalina
I recently took a cruise to SF with a stop at Catalina Island (near Los Angeles). I didn’t get to see the painted ladies of SF, sadly, but Catalina had some interesting architecture. Plus a mini find...
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Chicago Show Treasures
I was so excited that the Chicago Show (https://www.bishopshow.com/blank-chv5) was held at the end of April this year! I’d signed up for a class with June Clinkscales so long ago, and we finally got...
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New Projects: More for Halloween! (Quarter inch scale)
I really enjoy Halloween scenes. They’re so much fun. I bought this 1/4″ scale kit from Jill Castoral at the Chicago show. She has a line of kits where you buy the shell (three walls, roof, floor,...
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Halloween House!
I finished up my Halloween House for this year! This quarter-inch project started as a bare-bones kit from Jill Castoral. She adds suggestions for finishing, some of which I did and some of which I...
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Happy Holidays!
I usually do a Christmas post, but got bogged down this year. Also didn’t do a real Christmas project this year–worked on finishing an older one. This is a tree scene I put together years ago, from...
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Bijou
Sorry so quiet here. I have been doing much since my last post, in all areas of life. In March, I had the good fortune to take an online class with the brilliant June Clinkscales. This is the result:...
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La Chambre Bleu
In my last post I mentioned that doing the online class with June Clinkscales in March gave me the confidence to finish another room box I’d started in a class (again with June) in Chicago last year....
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Lit du Creneau
Finally I have had time to both finish the 2023 June Clinkscales class project and post it to this blog. I actually finished the bed in October, but I’ve been too busy until now to post. Starting at...
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Honeysuckle Cottage Updates
I finally got around to finishing the interior of the Honeysuckle cottage, which I built some years ago now. I’ve updated its page (https://jennsminis.wordpress.com/quarter-inch-houses/honeysuckle/)...
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