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Wow....staining is kinda fun by
Cathy Weeks
I finished the first of the several floors I'm doing with coffee
stirrers, and after sanding it, I applied a cherry stain. It looks
really pretty, and the inevitable gaps have nearly disappeared... the
reddish brown stain matches the background paint I used, so the gaps
are much less noticible now...
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Dry Rub off decals by
Charlotte Gaisford
Dear All
We have a new product called dry rub off decals which are completly
new to the UK market, They are like water-slip decals but you don't
need water to use them. You can decorate any surface and are great if
you use your computer to reproduce graphics or decorations for...
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3.5 volt lighting - no transformer by
Bernie
I have some 3.5v lights that I want to put in a dolls house. I want to use
a battery and not a transformer as a power source as it will be played with
by some small children. The answer to this question might be obvious but I
am not sure what voltage of battery should I use - is it 3.5 volts...
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by Bernie
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Warped floor - how to flatten? by
Cathy Weeks
The first coffee stirrer floor is done. Stained, polyurethaned, etc.
Looks great. Only problem...it's fairly warped in places, despite
being flattened by books at various points, and the pushpins that held
it flat while being polyurethaned.
I thought about just weighing it down for a week or so,...
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What glue to stick a floor down? by
Cathy Weeks
In the dollhouse, I plan to glue the floors down that have no
electrical under them, and use something like double-stick tape under
the ones that do have electrical.
What glue would I use for this? The flooring is a polyurethaned
coffee stirrer floor with a posterboard backing. So what's the...
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Wallpaper questions - which order for the walls? by
Cathy Weeks
I hung wallpaper in one of the rooms... looks great. I ended up
wallpapering to acid-free cardstock first, but a relatively thin
cardstock. I let it dry overnight, then wallpapered that to the walls.
The cardstock disguised my wiring sins beautifully, and added a bit
of stiffness to the paper so...
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Easter Contest - FREE by
Derdriu
Feel free to join our FREE Easter contest and make a chance to win a
little victorian girl! Check it out he
http://homepage.mac.com/derdriu
Thank You,
Deirdre.
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Best way to fill in a stairwell? by
Cathy Weeks
I officially decided to leave out the stairs in the cottage.
I bought newell posts, stair rail, and spindles to put a railing
around 3 sides of the stairwell opening, only to discover that because
of the slanted roof, the newell posts are too tall! The top of one of
the newell post rests against...
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Photos of the cottage by
Cathy Weeks
Ok...the cottage has a web page with work in progress photos.
http://www.weeksfamily.net/dollhouse/
Cathy Weeks
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Help! "Plug" shows in stairwell by
Cathy Weeks
Well, I got the plug for the stairwell cut down to size, and glued it
place. It was nearly flush with the bottom of the hole so I thought it
was good enough, but when I put the white paper up on the ceiling to
disguise it, it shows. Now what? How do I get it down without
ruining the wallpaper on...
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Update - Which glue for glass tiles? by
Cathy Weeks
Ok, I emailed the place where I bought the tiles and they recommended
their own adhesive ("Mosaic Mercantile") but if I can't find it (they
recently began selling to Michaels, so I might actually be able to
find it easily), but if I can't get that, then Liquid Nails or
Weldbond would work. They...
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April 10th 04 02:57 PM
by Herb
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liquid clay by
Marianne
Hi,
Who can and will help me?
I know that there is one liquid clay for minis (molds) that doesn't require
a kiln, I
can't remember the name!
Marianne
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April 10th 04 03:54 PM
by betsyb
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anybody heard of "Green Door Studio" dollhouse plans? by
LorettoQ
I bought a third-hand (at least!) dollhouse a couple years ago to fix
up and have become curious to find out more about it and how old it
might be. It seems to have been made from plans, rather than a kit.
In the book "Inside the World of Miniatures and Dollhouses" by Rosner
and Beckerman (1980...
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Which glue for glass tiles? by
Cathy Weeks
Hi all,
My mini-mosaic (3/8" square) tiles arrived by UPS this morning, and
now I can start on the bathroom floor. They are beautiful.
So, what glue do I use to stick the tiles to a posterboard backing?
Elmer's Glue all or Tacky Glue?
Cathy Weeks
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April 11th 04 06:30 PM
by betsyb
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Dolls House Shops by
DaVal
Is anyone out there building models from the book
"The Dolls' House Shopkeeper" by Lionel & Ann Barnard?
Dave
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April 12th 04 07:27 AM
by DaVal
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Photos of the mosaic tile floor, plus a write-up. by
Cathy Weeks
http://www.weeksfamily.net/dollhouse/mosaic.html
So...do you think I should grout the floor or leave it alone? I think
it's pretty as it is, but grouting would be more realistic, and would
give it a more finished look. I can't decide.
Cathy Weeks
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April 14th 04 01:27 AM
by betsyb
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Tracking down a loose electrical connection? by
Cathy Weeks
Ok,
I've got the coach lights installed, and about half the time, they
turn on when I plug the house in, and half the time, they don't.
So, I got out my tester, and starting checking each splice. Where it
comes out from under the house - that's fine. Where it attaches to
the wall, that's fine. I...
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Dollhouse-FAQ by
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Rec.Crafts.Dollhouses FAQ Monthly Pointer
=======================================
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There is _much more_ at the web site than is posted here.
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