tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43974442448710509612024-03-05T18:45:46.604-08:00The Garfield BlogThis blog chronicles the construction of my Garfield dollhouse. If you are working on a Garfield also, I would love to hear your experiences! Drop me a line at smehreen@gmail.com ...Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-90833010495445074912016-07-19T14:19:00.002-07:002016-07-19T14:19:16.947-07:00Garfield Manor - photoshoot for American Miniaturist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Inspired by the photo below, I have added a Bespaq mirror above the bathtub.<br />
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Mirror was priced at $8 (+$2.95 S&H) on eBay.<br />
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Bought a beautiful aquarium by Patricia Hamilton from eBay last year. <br />
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Below: photos of the old aquarium from 2013</div>
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Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-14287682856459357932015-12-31T22:34:00.004-08:002015-12-31T22:34:44.673-08:00Sundial & Birdbath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few months ago, I bought a matching pair of pedestal sundial and birdbath by Mark Evans of <i>Island Crafts and Miniatures. </i>They are cast in heavy gun metal and finished to look like aged bronze. <br />
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They were listed at $15 (+$2.79 s&h).<!--They cost $15 (+$2.79 s&h). -->Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-53342153352106105302015-12-29T19:40:00.001-08:002015-12-29T19:45:36.495-08:00Painting the BricksI have finally painted the bricks after four years; I had finished sculpting the brickwork right before I had my son. The walls are parchment -- warmer than the natural color of paper clay. The brick borders around the windows are now rusty red. I am not sure how I feel about the color scheme yet. I was so used to the white.<br />
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This is a house in our neighborhood that inspired the colors.<br />
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Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-13934872977245971912015-09-09T13:22:00.000-07:002015-09-16T13:56:45.981-07:00Working Grandfather ClockI have been away from mini-making for a long time. I was sick since last November, and had to undergo surgery which kept me home for six weeks this summer. I ended up buying way too many miniatures on eBay -- will share photos when I can.<br />
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One of my most favorite finds was the working grandfather clock kit by Arrow Handicraft Corp. The kit was from circa 1975, and the clockwork is still working after 40 years.<br />
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The glue and the stain was obviously dry, but the rest of the kit was intact. I had so much fun building the kit!<br />
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I had to cut the base of the dollhouse on one side. It felt horrible because I spent so much time creating the perfectly even lawn only months ago. But leaving the dollhouse out in the family living room was not an option either. I had too many close calls from toddler nieces and nephews who have not mastered the concept of playing "gently."<br />
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Even after cutting the base, we had to take the door off the hinges so that the dollhouse would pass through into one of the smaller bedrooms which we are using as our office/workroom. <br />
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<br />Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-79388064653593913162015-04-09T10:09:00.000-07:002015-04-09T10:24:15.438-07:00Dancing in the CourtyardWe moved houses recently. The Garfield arrived safely at the new house, but with its base, it is too wide to pass through the smaller work-room door. Right now it is in the living room, which makes me nervous due to the small nieces and nephews I have visiting sometimes. My three-year old has left it alone so far, and I hope, will continue to do so until I find a safer place for it.<br />
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No new photos of the dollhouse to share for now, but I did take photos of my dolls in the courtyard of the Garfield a few months ago, so I thought I'd share them here too. I do love the how the tiles look.<br />
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I settled on a herringbone brick pattern for the pathway that leads to the front stairs. At first I thought I would use sand to create a cemented pathway, but I like this so much better!<br />
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Right now the brick is white, but I need to decide on a color eventually. I am leaning more towards gray tones than red. Maybe I should create test strips of paper clay brick and experiment with colors.<br />
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Pretty sparse right now. You can see the what-not stand in front of the staircase. Wanted to share the photo.Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-11102814010091788702015-01-26T12:48:00.000-08:002015-01-26T14:55:29.143-08:00Beef Stew & Potatoes ~ Naomi O'Farrell<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I bought these prep boards by Naomi O'Farrell in 2008. They are very dear to me. I am not sure if Naomi makes these anymore, but I wish I had more of her work in my collection.<br />
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I bought a set of old copper pots for $5.99 on eBay. They came glued to a display shelf which was too big for the dollhouse. <br />
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I love the aged patina on them. They look like they are regularly used in the kitchen! My favorites are the two <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karahi">karahis</a> on the top; they are traditional south Asian cooking pots, and fit in with the Asian theme of the dollhouse.<br />
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Months ago, I bought some Chrysnbon furniture from eBay. I bought the prebuilt tea-cart and china shelf for $3.74 and got the kit for the what-not stand, phone and spice chest for <span class="small">$8.50. </span><br />
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The what-not kit was old, and the paint that came with it had dried up. Also, the preassembled tea-cart and shelf came unpainted.<br />
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So I used chocolate acrylic paint, and when the paint dried, I used a thin coat of wood varnish to bring out the wood-grain texture of the furniture. I used a darker brown on the tea-cart.<br />
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Then I remembered that my aunt had given me a plastic dollhouse shelf a long time ago. It probably belonged to my baby cousin at some point, but now she is a beautiful young lady, and has no use for plastic dollhouse furniture I assume.<br />
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It was a pasty tan color, and had plastic tabs that extended out from the back of it.<br />
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I decided to cut off the extra plastic bits so that the shelf could be glued flat onto the wall. I used the same chocolate paint, so that the color would match the Chrysnbon furniture. With the carved details, this random shelf blends right in with the rest of the furniture.<br />
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<br />Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-13815647274827797482014-08-18T13:52:00.000-07:002016-02-15T10:42:12.164-08:00Courtyard: Moroccan Tiles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Instead of the black and white marble tiles that I had planned originally, I now have contrasting Moroccan tiles on the courtyard! The muted colors of the tiles go nicely with the river-rock foundation around the courtyard.
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I used Photoshop to resize some images of tiles that I liked. Although the tiles look gray, they have a slight sepia tone. I then decoupaged the tiles over the existing paperclay layer. Instead of adding a glossy varnish, I liberally smeared wood-glue on the tiles, giving a matte aged finish which photographs nicely.<br />
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The tile surface is uneven to the touch, since the paperclay layer below was textured. But I think the slight sheen and imperfections add to the old tile feel.<br />
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If you click on the image below to magnify it, right click and "View Image" you should be able to download and print the high resolution version of the tiles for your own projects.
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Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-61170623797788125362014-08-05T13:20:00.002-07:002014-08-05T14:46:40.778-07:00CourtyardI thought I would create a simple checkered courtyard with paper clay. It would mirror the checkered wooden floor inside the manor. My plan was to paint the individual tiles in contrasting colors as you see in the inspiration photo below.<br />
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Because of time constraint, I had to work in sections, and in the beginning it was looking OK. Not perfect, but I was fine with it.<br />
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However, cracks began to appear once the sections dried, and although I tried to patch the cracks, I am really not happy with the end result!<br />
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I think it's time to move on to "Plan B."<br />
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<br />Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-6899289017436884482014-07-23T13:56:00.000-07:002014-07-23T15:57:06.553-07:00For the Kitchen<span style="font-size: small;">It was my birthday and I bought a few things for the dollhouse kitchen as a pat on the back for staying alive for 32 years! These are tiny and so cute!</span><br />
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I have started keeping track of how much I paid for the
miniatures in my collection. Years from now, I might wonder how much I
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The measuring spoon cost $4.31 (no shipping); the measuring cup cost $1.56 (+ $2.50 shipping); and the rest of the accessories cost $2 on eBay.Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-16418517370194402412014-06-24T06:52:00.001-07:002015-01-06T07:31:13.126-08:00Music on the Moonlit Terrace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Instead of closing off the third floor for the attic, I have kept it open as a roof-top terrace. The master of the manor loves to invite renowned musicians for concerts on the moonlit terrace. </div>
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When I was little, one of my great-aunts had a similar set of miniature instruments that I adored. I never imagined I would find anything like it on eBay, but I did a search on a whim, and when I clapped my eyes on the set, I had to get it! </div>
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I bought this vintage set of miniature Indian musical instruments last month from eBay for $24.99 (+$13.33 shipping). They are not 1:12 scale instruments. They are closer to 1:9 scale. But I love them! </div>
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From the left: esraj, tanpura, sitar, bina, tabla-baya and mridangam. </div>
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To read about Indian music, visit: <a href="http://www.payer.de/karnatischemusik/karnatisch07.htm">http://www.payer.de/karnatischemusik/karnatisch07.htm</a>
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Finally got my hands on the cherry blossom bath accessories and the bathtub caddy by Reutter Porzellan. I have been wanting these for a long time, since they share the same Lisa pattern as the rest of <a href="http://thegarfieldblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-garfield-china-cherry-blossom.html">the Garfield chinaware</a>. At $20.45, it was still a splurge for me, but I usually see them being sold for around $32. Sumaiya Mehreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276310107993867740noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4397444244871050961.post-2060500571923145112014-06-17T13:23:00.000-07:002015-01-06T07:56:56.640-08:00Water Pump<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the back of the house, by the kitchen bay window, we now have a copper/brass water pump by the Durham company. I mixed watered down glue with sand, and leveled it out within a border of paperclay bricks to create the cement effect.<br />
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Many many years ago, I had bought two <i>Woodland Scenics </i>landscaping kits from Hobby Lobby. I finally dusted off the boxes and was surprised that the Scenic Cement (watered down glue) was still OK to use!<br />
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I found one medium pouch of "Green Blended Turf" and smaller pouches of "Burnt Grass Fine Turf," "Green Grass Fine Turf" and "Medium Green Coarse Turf," all of which I mixed together in a zip-lock bag to get enough material to flock the lawn.<br />
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At this time, I am adding a lawn around the house, but leaving the courtyard empty. I am still not sure what I want to do for the courtyard. <br />
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I painted the wooden base with a coat of sap green acrylic paint.
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VoilĂ : grass!</div>
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You can use Scenic Cement to glue the grass on, or you can simply use watered down white glue. I have used both during my project, and got the same result.<br />
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If you are watering down glue, make sure it is not so watery that it will not hold down the grass after it dries. It will be the consistency of full-cream milk, and slightly slimy from the glue. <br />
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I poured the flocking material into a disposable bowl, and mixed it with the glue so it looked like avocado dip.<br />
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I took clumps of the mixture, and patted them down to create a thin layer of grass on the base.<br />
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I mixed small batches so that the mixture would not dry out while I worked, but the process went quite fast for me.<br />
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This is the first time that I ever flocked dollhouse lawn, and I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was. <br />
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In January, I bought the Chrysnbon Bathroom Accessories kit from eBay at $5.85 (+ $1.69 shipping). I finally got the chance to paint some of them and add them to the bathroom.<br />
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You can see the soap holder and white soap in the bathtub, and the back scrub brush on the stool.<br />
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Beside the toilet, you can see the toilet paper holder and plunger. I also painted the hot water bottle a dull red, but since I don't have bathroom shelves yet, I didn't know where to put it.<br />
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I am still pondering if I should add the toothbrush holder and glass holder beside the sink. Since I need storage, I may have to add a shelf with a towel rack above the bath tub, instead of adding the simple towel rack that comes with the kit.<br />
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The telescope has been set up in the tower room. Now we have to wait for nightfall ...<br />
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Bought the telescope to star-gaze from the tower room. The unfinished pewter telescope cost $5.99 (+$2.50 shipping) on eBay. I had fun painting it in coats of black, copper and gold acrylic paint.<br />
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I have finished adding brick borders to the 30 windows! phew!<br />
I especially like the borders around the tower windows and the oval windows.
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