tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70912062196086219262024-03-20T02:46:30.530-07:00Architecture of Tiny DistinctionArchitecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-19917706202905119982016-02-04T23:01:00.000-08:002016-03-15T03:28:59.326-07:00New website & new name!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hi there mini friends, check out my new website and new name!</div>
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Having my blog has been fun, but I have upgraded now and created my own website. A bit of an upgrade! From now on I will be posting my tutorials directly to my website under the "Small Tutorials" tab. Please feel free to visit my website and leave your comments and likes!</div>
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Its been fun! Please feel free to browse all of my past posts, as they will remain available. </div>
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I will also continue to use blogspot to view and comment on all of your great posts!</div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-48727429467517412982015-12-19T14:34:00.004-08:002015-12-19T14:37:41.537-08:00How to Decorate a Tiny Victorian Christmas Tree<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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To decorate your tree you will need a little bit of time and patience. </div>
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To decorate the tree you will need:</div>
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<li>beads of several kinds in the shapes and colours you like;</li>
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Using the jewellery wire and pliers bend and cut the hangers for each bauble. These will be glued into the beads. Cut the lengths slightly longer than you need because it is esier to trim excess than to fiddle with a tiny piece. </div>
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I modified some of the beads by painting them purple and red with glass paint. Glass paint is perfect because it has that glossiness that Christmas ornaments usually have. </div>
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Here you can see a selection of baubles I made for my tree.</div>
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To make the star I used two of the same type of beading thingy. This type of thingy is common and easy to find. Many mini makers use them the base for 1:12 candle sticks.</div>
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I cut one up to expose the centre star and glued it onto the top of the other. I then glued strands of the jewellery wire behind it for star shine. </div>
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Once the decorations are finished place them one by one in the tree. When you like their position, dap a drop of super glue on to glue them in place. </div>
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Start by cutting a circle of card the same size as the top of your table. Using the method you like best, pleat a straight strip of the silk (the height of your table) and glue it around the outside of the card. like below. </div>
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Once the pleats are finished, take a square piece of silk in another tone and spray with starch. Then drape it over the top of the card and hold down the sides to make it look realistically draped. Once it has dried, dap small amounts of the glue to hold it in place on to the card. </div>
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I have always loved the famous image of the young Queen Victoria and family around their German Christmas tree. The image was printed in the London Illustrated News the christmas of 1848 and is widely credited as starting the fashion for Christmas trees in England and America.<br />
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Because the half scale house is Victorian, I think it needs a Victorian christmas tree like this one. Determining the style of the tree was fun. Fake trees were popular at the time, and the Germans had feather trees. Since this is the easiest style to replicate, and looks the most authentic, I decided to go with that. </div>
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The next step is to use some <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycopodium">lycopodium</a> to make the branches. Lycopodium is a type of moss which is dried and painted green. You can buy it in bulk packs at florists or miniatures shops. It isn't too hard to find, and I even found some here in Aus at a miniatures fair. Cut the lycopodium in "Y" shape segments. </div>
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Using super glue, slowly work your way around the stem, gluing the Y branches on. This is a little bit time consuming and annoying in the extreme. But stick with it. The good thing about using the wire branches is that you can change their angle to get the look you like. </div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-26655183710415757562015-10-19T22:49:00.002-07:002015-10-19T22:50:32.338-07:00Fine chair making<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'de decided to take my furniture making up a notch and have a go at some luxury furniture. So this week I make a Louis XIV style settee and chair set.<br />
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I chose an image of a sofa that I liked and copied it. I made the chair base and back from basswood and the legs from match sticks which I carved with a blade. </div>
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For the ornament on the top I used a small bit of laser cut card I can left over.<br />
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Rather than upholster with foam I used a clever trick I recently learned which is simply the cut and shape cushions from soft balsa wood. This makes coating them with fabric MUCH easier. I then glued on the yellow silk carefully to avoid staining the fabric. </div>
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Here you can see the upholstered sofa next to the balsa wood cushions of the chairs.<br />
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I then gave the wood a light paint with gold paint and rimmed the edge of the cushions with a fine gold thread which finished them very well. </div>
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The final product, ready for a salon which does not yet exist!</div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-13248610933310940922015-10-19T14:50:00.000-07:002015-10-19T14:50:05.465-07:00Furniture making - first attempts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hi all, its been a little while since my last post. This is because I have been studying full time and working three jobs.<br />
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Ive recently had a bit more time though, and here are my latest creations. I am working on filing my 1:24 half scale house with half scale furniture. After browsing widely on the net for about two years I finally came to the conclusion that if I wanted good furniture in 1:24 I just had to make it myself!<br />
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These are my first wobbly attempts. All made in basswood.<br />
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I started with an octagonal card table:<br />
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I added inlay by using some left over thin flooring wood, cut very tiny. I realised the basswood was thicker than the veneer so I packed out the base with masking tape (you can see the white tape there). </div>
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Next up: the gothic style victorian book case. Also made in balsa.<br />
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This month I have been working hard on the half scale house, trying to finish the bulk of the work before my Architecture studies resume in March. I am trying to finish the complex interiors, so that during the busy semester, all I need do is paint the exterior and furnish the house at my leisure. </div>
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Frankie Mayonnaise, the Scottish Fold puss has taken a particular shine to the house, and tries to scale it whenever she is presented with the chance. </div>
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These are the two finished bedroom fireplaces. I used Phoenix cast inserts, and made the surrounds. I tried to give them both a Gothic flavour with assorted tiny laser cut bits.</div>
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The finished flowery bedroom. </div>
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For the blue bedroom I had a blue paper ceiling, with a plain ceiling rose which I made from left over bits from the fireplaces. The tiny wire is fine, and easily passes under the ceiling paper unseen to be connected to a battery in the attic. </div>
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As another little exercise I made some picture frames from strips of moulding. I painted them gold. It can be tricky with half scale being able to find appropriately scaled frames.</div>
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For an embellishment I edged the frame with some gold fabric edging I found lying around. Turns out later I had used the last scrap of garment edging my mum had saved from the fashion boutique my grandmother operated in the 1930s. I think it is kind of nice that it is now immortalised in my dollhouse forever. </div>
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Choosing a picture for the frame was pretty easy! Here I did an image search on the ipad and picked the one that looked best. </div>
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These are the assorted bits now waiting to go into the parlour. I have also been making some silk curtains, but more on that in another post. What I will say though is that silk is a fantastic fabric to work with in miniature. It sets like a board when sprayed with starch, and gives such a realistic shimmer that your eye is distracted from the fact that the material has a bigger grain than it should. </div>
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A lot of progress has been made on the 1:24 scale house since the last post. I have been very lazy, and so here is the first post in three months! I have wallpapered the four main rooms. Today I went to work on doing the covers of the little Phoenix Miniatures bed that I bought some time ago. </div>
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I made the mattress of two layers of corrugated cardboard. I covered them with white cotton from a shirt I murdered for the purpose.</div>
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I discovered that some wide threaded cross stitch cotton I had looked perfectly like a woollen knitted blanket in 1:24, so I used it for the bed spread. I tasseled the end by pulling out a thread. </div>
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To finish off the room I needed a chandelier. I am fed up with trying to shop for half scale lights, they are either too expensive (around $170 US) or cheap, nasty and really out of scale. I decided to try and make my own. It actually wasn't too hard. I bought an LED kit from<a href="http://www.true2scale.com/shop-led-lighting/">True 2 Scale</a> and some gold wire.<br />
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Now all the architraves are painted and fitted, and wallpaper applied. It looks gaudy, but pretty appropriate for a victorian parlour. I have ordered some tiny palms and ferns for the parlour, as I think they are a must have accessory. </div>
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Next, the dining room!</div>
Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-54277098503947106362014-11-15T22:14:00.000-08:002014-11-15T22:14:25.043-08:00Little Mantel Mirrors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its been a while since I posted, but now that exams are done with, I have got back into it. This week I have been working on the fiddly details of my half scale house, being cornice details, brackets, scroll work and fireplaces. My goal is to create a half scale house which is not discernible in terms of quality and detail, from a 1:12 house.<br />
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I began by finishing off the chimney.<br />
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After the chimney, I spent a considerable amount of time designing details for the interior. I am focusing on the parlour first. </div>
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I designed several details on the computer using Adobe Illustrator, and then had them laser cut. This included gable end brackets, shingles and all interior decoration. This way I am able to design all my own trims and am not limited to spending a lot of money and waiting for the post to arrive!</div>
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I have begun the shingling as you can see, but as you all know this is a tedious task, and has not been finished yet!</div>
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I then began on a mantel piece. The front parlour will have a strong Victorian Gothic character. The mantel piece is one of the most important features of the room and must reflect the theme. I made it with basswood and laser cut pieces of card. </div>
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Next I designed an over mantel mirror for the parlour, in the Gothic style as well. I spend many hours looking over pictures of all parlours so that I could create an authentic design. Because laser cutting is 2D, layers must be carefully created to give a 3D effect.<br />
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Below are the three layers of the mirror I designed.<br />
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I used mirror backed 1mm card for the mirror.<br />
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I have also chosen a deep red wallpaper for the parlour, which I felt was in keeping with a dark Victorian Gothic parlour. </div>
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The finished product has come together quite well.<br />
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If you would like a Gothic Victorian half scale mirror or fireplace for your half scale house, you can purchase one from my Etsy shop, because I made a few extras just for my blog readers!<br />
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Check them out <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/211337192/overmantel-mirror-half-scale-124-scale">here</a>:<br />
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I haven't made a post in a very long time! This is mainly due to how busy I have been. Finally though, I have had some time to continue work on the half scale house. This week I finished off the porch and added some iron lace to cap the tower and the bay windows.<br />
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I added supports to create a gently sloping porch roof.<br />
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I then finished off the porch supports and glued them in place.</div>
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I glued the porch posts to the porch roof separately from the house in one unit, so that when I pain the house it will be easier. </div>
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To finish off the exterior of the house, I wanted some decorative iron work. This is a picture of the roof line of a victorian house, with decorative iron lace. </div>
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I designed a lace pattern myself using Adobe Illustrator, and had the pattern laser cut in 1mm card. </div>
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I then capped the tower and two bay windows with the lace. </div>
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The house is coming along nicely. Next I will be doing the shingling and making a chimney. Then I will be moving on to the interior! Slow and steady wins the race..</div>
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Today I continued with the outer trimmings of the half scale house. I felt like the eaves and gables were too wide, so I cut them. Soon I will give them support brackets.</div>
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As you can see here, the eave is shortened, and will be given a gutter and bracket. This makes it more realistic. </div>
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As you can see from the previous post, I had put shingles on the gable ends. After careful consideration I came to the conclusion that these were wrong. The singles were too big.</div>
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As such, I spent an hour prying them off. I had stuck them on with hot glue gun, and they were very difficult to remove. As a result of prying and jamming them off with a knife I stabbed my palm. While it was 7mm deep it was very clean, so didn't need stitches! </div>
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It puts me in mind of an old farm house. I am now wracking my brain for colour schemes. I have found quite a few little houses which look like the Fairfield, though none so far who's colours I like.</div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-61129681647857275872014-07-04T05:01:00.000-07:002014-07-04T05:05:22.728-07:00Exterior Cladding for the Half Scale House<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I spent most of today finishing the weatherboards of the Fairfield. Since the kit does not come with any, I cut them all by hand. This was quite time consuming.<br />
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I have been working slowly away at the half scale house in the past few weeks. I want my little house to be a classic American style Victorian with some Neo Gothic and Second Empire influences. For example:<br />
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I made some of the brackets to be multi layered. I cut one layer of 3mm MDF and one of 1mm card, and glued them together to create more detailed brackets. </div>
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The house is now starting to look quite good. Next I will begin the weather boards/cladding.</div>
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I have been searching for some light fittings for my half scale dollhouse, however, in this scale I have not been able to find any affordable lights which are not clunky and look out of scale. I did find some that were nice but were about $150 - $200 each, which is too much if you want to light a whole house. </div>
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So, I decided to make my own. The first light fitting I need to make it the entrance hall light because it will be closest to the lighting pack (which will sit under the stairs). </div>
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I decided on a Victorian hall lantern. I love these lanterns so much! </div>
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There are many different styles, but the common elements include leaded stain glass in simple geometric patterns, and quatrefoil patterned edging. </div>
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To make my little lantern, I first found some cheap, thin bangles.</div>
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I also tracked down some fancy jewellery wire with a nice gothic-type pattern. </div>
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I cut the bangle into 8 equal lengths to form the top and bottom frame of the four sided lantern.</div>
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I then cut small sections from the decorative wire and used them to cap the edges of the frame, top and bottom.</div>
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I then bent two lengths of wire for the "handle" on the top.</div>
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I then glued these two lengths on as you can see below.</div>
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Once the top and bottom frames were done I cut four equal rectangles from acetate for the glass. These glued into a cube easily using a plastics glue. </div>
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Then I popped the top and bottom framing sections onto the acetate cube.</div>
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Next I used a length of gold tape to use for the leading (bought from a gold supply shop). This is thin lead strip tape with an adhesive backing which can be cut into very thin strips and simply stuck down to look like leading on glass. I also used it to cap the four side edges of the lantern.</div>
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The use of super glue to glue the metal frame to the acetate oxidises the acetate, thus making it a little cloudy. I personally like this because I think it makes the glass look old. </div>
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I bought glass paints to colour the acetate however (after spending a lot of money on the paint) changed my mind because it did not give a smooth finish. Instead I bought coloured cellophane, cut it into pieces and glued it to the inside of the lantern.</div>
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The outcome is surprisingly real and effective!</div>
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Im still debating whether I have made the lantern the right scale for the hall. I feel it might be a tiny bit big. I guess it will become more clear once the other finishes are in.</div>
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I have been thinking of making some more to sell on Etsy (in both 1:12 and 1:24). Thoughts?</div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-60407596385766417732014-05-09T05:05:00.002-07:002014-05-09T05:05:37.450-07:00A Petite Pattisserie - Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
You may remember that I built a <a href="http://tinydistinction.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/tiny-patisserie-in-big-hurry.html">tiny patisserie</a> for my sister when she opened a patisserie with her partner in Maitland (NSW) called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theickystickypatisserie?fref=ts">Icky Sticky Patisserie</a>. She set it into the counter of the patisserie for her customers to enjoy (the smaller ones in particular).<br />
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Since I was in Sydney for the Sydney Miniatures Show I stayed with my sister and now have an update on how the patisserie has faired. My sister came along to the miniatures fair and picked up a few new accessories for her patisserie. This included some cakes, a bunch of flowers and a little bit of greenery which were arranged in the patisserie with care.<br />
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If you are in the Newcastle/Maitland area, drop by to check out the tiny patisserie...and the cakes and great coffee!<br />
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Behind, a ceiling was created which had an LED light, so the cakes could be seen.</div>
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The patisserie was then lowered back into place after its window display updates.</div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-52594256268379251902014-05-06T04:15:00.002-07:002014-05-06T04:19:26.633-07:002015 Sydney Miniatures Fair<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On the weekend I flew from Melbourne to visit the Sydney Miniatures Fair. The show was great, with many talented craftspeople selling their creations, as well as lots of bargains and miniature treasures to be found.<br />
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I met up with some fellow miniature bloggers, some of whom had stalls for the first time this year. This included Margeret from <a href="http://petit-parterre.blogspot.com.au/">My Petit Parterre</a> (above) with her beautiful faux aged French provincial furniture, also Norma was there from <a href="http://makeminemini.blogspot.com.au/">Make Mine Mini</a> with her lovely range of kitchen settings (below) and Anna-Maria from <a href="http://theshoppingsherpa.blogspot.com.au/">The Shopping Sherpa.</a></div>
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For those who love smaller scales, Vicki Taylor from <a href="http://www.justquarters.co.nz/">Just Quarters</a> had a great range of furniture and accessories (below). I was able to buy an LED lighting system from her to use in my new half scale house.</div>
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<a href="http://www.lilliputminiatures.com.au/index.html">Lilliput Miniatures</a> had a great range of tudor furniture in both 1:12 and 1:24 scale, all hand crafted.</div>
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There were also some wonderful displays of dollhouse projects, including this beautiful French style mansion. French provincial really is in Vogue!<br />
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-15957831800750334372014-04-27T04:21:00.001-07:002014-04-27T04:21:44.723-07:00A Tiny Staircase Tutorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I decided to redo the staircase for the Fairfield. The house comes with stairs, but they are positioned in an awkward spot and do not make the best use of space.<br />
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These are some images from around the web of other Fairfield dollhouses which have been built. You can see that the stairs cat the door way to the lounge in two.<br />
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I decided to alter both the stairs and the course they take in the small front hall. I also increased the size of the hall so that they would fit (it now encroaches more into the kitchen behind).<br />
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I cut up the kit to alter the direction of the stairs (hard to show how I did this in pictures). I also widened the stairs because they were far too narrow and looked out of scale.</div>
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I made new risers and treds out of fine and thin base wood.<br />
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I widened the final step to give a nice look.</div>
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I have decided to give my 1:24 dollhouse a nice red brick base. I decided to do so because I like the brick bases on these little houses and I wanted to imitate them.<br />
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I decided not to use the plastic prick sheets you can buy in the shops because I don't think they look realistic (they are difficult to paint). Also, it is hard to wrap them around corners in a realistic way. As such, I decided to make the bricks one by one instead. </div>
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Below is an example of what can go wrong with plastic brick sheets if the measurements aren't quite right (I found this picture on Pinterest, the owner has done a beautiful job on the house in general).</div>
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I used egg carton to cut out individual bricks. Egg carton has the right texture to be brick of that scale. </div>
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I then glued them on to the base individually, being careful to wrap them around the corners.</div>
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I then mixed up some red/brown paint (you could make the brick any tint you want, and painted two coats onto the bricks.</div>
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Then, in order show the grout in the bricks, I used timber gap filler. I rubbed it in between each brick (this was a little bit time consuming).<br />
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I then gave the bricks a more realistic colour by dusting them with black, brown and green chalk pastels (the green was for moss in the corners). After this I sprayed the bricks with some gloss sealer which you can buy at art shops and is usually used to seal paintings. This gave the bricks a bit of a shine/glaze which looks a bit more realistic and also removed any suspicious a viewer might have that they were made of cardboard. </div>
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Below you can see that the right corner has been coloured with pastel, while the left corner hasn't. Notice how much more realistic the right side looks.</div>
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I then decided it would be important to have grilles/lattice between the brick posts which support the porch (these posts were not included in the kit, I added them using offcuts). These grilles are quite common, and look very nice.</div>
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They sit nicely between the porch brick posts, although now I am feeling doubtful that I have done them the right scale...I have a sneaking suspicion I should re-do them using slightly finer slats. Thankfully this won't take too long, and <u>it is the small details that make a house!</u><br />
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Finally I used some off cut wood flooring to do the porch. All in all, it has made a good effect.</div>
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You can find more info on how to do brick in this way at one of my favourite blogs, <a href="http://www.otterine.com/blog/blog1.php/the-brownstone-the-entrance-and-5">Otterine's Miniatures</a> (some more tutorials are referenced here too). </div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-37449290827295577222014-04-22T18:58:00.001-07:002014-04-22T18:58:32.918-07:00New Project, New Scale - 1:24 Kit Bash<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Because I have so little room, I have decided my next dollhouse project will be in 1:24 scale (half inch scale). This way I can assemble a whole dollhouse on my desk with ease, and store it on top of the bookshelf without issues.<br />
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I decided to start with a kit and do a "kit bash" to customise it. This is mainly because I don't have any power tools in my little apartment, so can't cut any walls in order to start from scratch. I wanted to do a classic victorian, so I chose the <a href="http://www.greenleafdollhouses.com/dollhouse-kits/fairfield-dollhouse-kit.html">Fairfield by Greenleaf</a>. I got one from eBay for a bargain $50 (including shipping to Australia!).<br />
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I have done quite a lot of image searching in researching Victorian houses, because I want to get an authentic look. So far I have found a few little farm houses which I am sure the Fairfield was based on!<br />
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I am not satisfied with the quality of the doors and windows so I also shopped around for some replacements. There are about three main options in the mass market for 1:24 scale windows and doors (including internal and external). In the end I chose <a href="http://www.grandtline.com/products/arch/half/half_architectural_windows.html">Grandt Line</a> for the authenticity and architectural detail. <br />
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This means I only have two project currently on foot, which is a nice change! This includes this new 1:24 house and my Swedish house. The Swedish house has been coming along slowly (owing to it being in my parent's workshop, and me having little time to visit). It has recently acquired the first two of its five planned hinged facard doors, and its two main windows, so that is something!<br />
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-64899396642181255942014-04-20T00:14:00.000-07:002014-04-20T01:38:50.185-07:00The Bungalow is Finally Finished<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have finally finished the Bungalow, a little less than a year after I started it. Im quite glad it is done, it was a big job. I am pleased with the modifications I made to the original Real Good Toys kit, they have made it more "Bungalow-ey". Below is the original Real Good Toys kit.<br />
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<li style="text-align: left;">Creating new external window architraves, and adding new window panes;</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Entirely altering the front door;</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Altering porch posts to two columns, rather than one fat column;</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Removing porch railings and chimneys;</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Removing interior staircase (because it was completely out of scale). </li>
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I stained the shingles a dark wood colour, as it is the most common colour I have seen in California Bungalows. </div>
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I have listed it on eBay, and hopefully someone (who has more space than I do) can furnish it nicely with period Arts & Crafts style furnishings! I will be very sad to see it go.</div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-90907783017104286552014-04-18T16:17:00.002-07:002014-04-18T16:20:06.112-07:00Finishing the Bungalow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It has been some time since I did any work on the Bungalow. This is because I moved house and had no room for it so it had to go and live at my parents workshop for a while. I had some time recently to try and finish it. I have to sell it when I am done however, because it is just too big for my tiny apartment. </div>
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I started the labour intensive job of putting the eve brackets together and painting them. </div>
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Next the front dormer style gable end went on. Inside this gable end I had to create a false ceiling.<br />
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Because the rooms inside were thin and deep, I decided to block them off to get rid of the roof slant and give them more normal proportions. </div>
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Next I cut the wallpaper to shape for the upstairs rooms. I chose a selection of the Arts and Crafts style Brodnax prints. </div>
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For the bathroom I discovered that craft sticky squares make perfect tiles.<br />
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The house is slowly coming together. Hopefully I can finish it before the week is out!</div>
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Next is the shingling... the most time consuming task of all. I have chosen to stain the singles once they are glued, as I found this to be a much faster way of doing it (contrary to the suggestion in the Real Good Toys instruction book to stain them individually). </div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-46038360428087774842014-04-13T22:11:00.001-07:002014-04-14T00:24:29.914-07:00Miniature News from Around the Web<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the past couple of months I have come across several interesting artists and craftspeople creating miniatures. These projects have been doing the rounds on the web, but it is nice to see them in context, rather than in isolation on someones Pinterest board.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First is the UK based children's charity KIDS, who late last year organised a very original fund raising idea. They invited prominent architects to create dollhouses of their own design. <span style="line-height: 24px;">The resulting houses were auctioned t</span>o raise money and awareness for children with a disability. Some big names in architecture took part, including Coffey Architects, FAT Architecture and Zaha Hadid Architects. Below are a small sample. </span></div>
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This dollhouse by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris was one of the more "traditional houses", in that it resembled what one might normally consider to be a dollhouse. </div>
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The house by Lifeschutz Davidson Sandilands (above) was in 1:6 (barbie scale). </div>
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Some were a little bit more meta than others, such as this one by Guy Holloway Architects (above).</div>
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Others played with colour and natural wood grains, such as this house by Coffey Architects (above).<br />
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In other dollhouse news, US artists <a href="http://www.joefig.com/index/home.html">Joe Fig</a> has created a series of room boxes in 1:12 scale depicting a series of influential 20th century artists at work in the studios. These well executed miniatures are very detailed and would have required a great deal of research. Here are a selection of some of these beautiful rooms.<br />
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Finally, some pictures which you may have seen around the web or on Pinterest. These are the work of US photographic artist <a href="http://www.thomasdoyle.net/">Thomas Doyle</a>, whose fascination with snow globes eventually lead to these marvellous creations in 1:144 scale (or there about). </div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-44016107655131895162014-04-08T22:38:00.000-07:002014-04-08T22:38:11.562-07:00The Mysterious Charlotte Hunt: Solved!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A few months ago I wrote a <a href="http://tinydistinction.blogspot.com.au/2012/10/the-mysterious-charlotte-hunt.html">post about a miniaturist named Charlotte Hunt.</a> I had seen many miniature interiors by her, but found no actual information. She created mainly Scandinavian interiors and painted furniture. Then a little while ago I ordered a book called Secrets of the Dollhouse Makers by Jean Nisbet.<br />
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The book contains an article about her and her work. I recommend the book, it is a great resource if you are interested in prominent miniature artists.<br />
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-55338050908322615352014-04-08T21:30:00.001-07:002014-04-08T21:42:52.121-07:00A Tiny Career Change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have not posted in a while because I have been VERY busy. As you know, I love building little houses. However, recently my day job as a corporate environmental lawyer just has not been cutting it or making me happy. Because of this, two months ago I quit my job and enrolled to study architecture at university. Im really poor now, but Im happy! </div>
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Below are some pictures of our first major project. The purpose of the assignment was to teach us about structural framing. It was a bit of a challenge to build a whole house from technical plans (as opposed to dollhouses where walls are solid) but it was fun. </div>
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These are some projects from our first year design subject, so much balsa wood!</div>
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Look forward to some more miniatures which will (hopefully) now be better informed and more interesting thanks to all the new skills I will be picking up!</div>
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Architecture of Tiny Distinctionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01769880808922402936noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7091206219608621926.post-13999660809936005682014-02-01T13:28:00.001-08:002014-04-08T21:44:27.280-07:00Another 1:144 Scale Project - Little Toy Dollhouse<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I haven't made many posts in the past few months, so here is an update of a little project I have had going. I have been doing more 1:144 scale houses lately mainly because my apartment is so small and they are manageable projects!<br />
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I wanted to make this little house look more like a toy dollhouse one would have, rather than an authentic house in miniature.<br />
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I made the house from stiff card and coloured paper.<br />
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I got the small pieces of furniture from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/sdkminiatures">SDK Minitaures</a>. They were more than a bit fiddly to put together!</div>
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