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Miniature Ivy? by Cathy Weeks
Has anyone ever put a bunch of ivy on the outside of a house? My searches of most sites turned up wallpaper with ivy patterns or potted plants, not long vines. I thought about using dark green wire, but getting tiny leaves to stick to it seemed like a pain. Cathy Weeks
March 18th 04 09:20 PM
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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...
April 9th 04 06:18 PM
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Loose electrical connection AFTER wallpaper is up by Cathy Weeks
Ok, I got the wallpaper up yesterday morning (finishing the lower floor), and I discovered hours later that there's no power to the upper story. The coach lights still turn on just fine, so that means the loose connection is AFTER them. But there are two splices between the coach lights and where...
April 18th 04 03:23 PM
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Update - loose connection found and fixed, and question by Cathy Weeks
Hi all, In talking through the problem of the two possible problem splices I figured out how to isolate which splice was the problem. There was a bit of exposed tapwire between the splices where the tape went through a doorway. The tester didn't light up in that spot so that meant the first...
April 20th 04 04:20 AM
by Cathy Weeks Go to last post
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Using brads in an MDF house - drilling VERY small pilot holes? by Cathy Weeks
Hi all, I've been using eyelets for my electrical since the wood is so hard, I've used a crappy mini hand-drill with a #55 bit to drill the pilot holes for the eyelets. Now, since then, my husband gave me a dremel for my birthday, and it's like a miracle, it works so well for so many things. I...
April 19th 04 03:46 PM
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Installing a Fireplace? by Cathy Weeks
Ok, the fireplace is nearly done. It just needs a coat or two of polyurathane. But how do I install it? When I set it in the dollhouse against the appropriate wall, it leans outward slightly, and doesn't sit tightly against the wall. I can with my hand pull it against the wall, but then there's a...
April 25th 04 06:12 PM
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Outlet and mini plug not working!!! Help! by Cathy Weeks
Ok, I installed the mini plug on the lamp as per instructions - I cut off the big plug, stripped the wires, inserted them in the sides, slid the pins and and used pliers to get them all the way in. Then I plugged it into an outlet (uninstalled) and touched the outlet pins to two live eyelets on an...
May 3rd 04 03:22 AM
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Outlet loose connection? by Cathy Weeks
Ok, I got the light fixture working, the mini plug is successfully installed, and then I install the outlet into the tape run. I drilled very shallow pilot holes with a #70 bit. The bit was slightly smaller than the pins in the outlet. I pushed the outlet in just far enough to hold in place, and...
May 3rd 04 04:08 AM
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Bubbles in wallpaper ... fixable? by Cathy Weeks
In the process of working with the electrical, I used some pretty bright flashlights to see what I was doing, and discovered that the room with the dark wallpaper has some pretty significant bubbles in the paper. I don't have bubbles in the room with the light-colored paper, so I'm guessing the...
May 12th 04 02:48 AM
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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
April 11th 04 06:30 PM
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Where to buy Tacky glue? by Cathy Weeks
Is Tacky glue available locally? Where would I buy it? Cathy Weeks
June 12th 04 10:56 PM
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r.c.d netiquette question by Cathy Weeks
I ended up ordering some building supplies, but had to buy large quantities. Would it be a breach of ettiquette to offer them for sale here AT COST plus real shipping (no handling)? Cathy Weeks
April 21st 04 03:49 PM
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painting a paneled door neatly? by Cathy Weeks
The cottage has a pre-assembled door, which in my opinion, is no favor. It's got four panels on each side, that have already been glued down (and tightly, so I can't pop them off). I painted around the panels, but I have no idea how to get the edges of the panels painted without ruining the...
March 20th 04 09:29 AM
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Embossed Trim? by Cathy Weeks
Has anyone ever used this? http://209.240.4.82/acb/showprod.cfm?&DID=42&CATID=3&ObjectGroup_ID=128&OBS=16&Move=Next&Pcount=25&CurrentPage=1 How deep are the carvings... will it be ruined if it's painted? Cathy Weeks
March 19th 04 03:35 PM
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More copper flashing questions by Cathy Weeks
Would Victorians have used copper flashing around the base of a stone chimney? Or would someone in the current times - if they had a victorian cottage they were restoring - would they use copper flashing around a stone chimney? In my web research I've seen lots of photos of flashing around...
March 20th 04 12:43 AM
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Nail holes in hardwood floors? by Cathy Weeks
Ok... I started on one of the floors with the coffee stirrers. I read somewhere that you should put two tiny indents at the end of each board, so that the stain would darken them, and simulate nail holes. However, I looked at my real hardwood floor, and it doesn't have them. And the sheets of...
March 22nd 04 07:58 AM
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Wallpapering directly to walls or to posterboard first? by Cathy Weeks
I had an idea about wallpapering - it's going to be difficult working in such enclosed spaces, (though the gable is done already - I did that portion prior to assembly - I KNEW I'd never be able to get inside there) and I was wondering how I was going to hide some of my (ahem) messy electrical tape...
March 24th 04 03:54 PM
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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...
March 27th 04 02:14 PM
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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,...
March 31st 04 02:45 AM
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Goodbye for awhile by Cathy Weeks
Well... I'm moving to Minnesota from New Jersey, so my dollhouse is quite on hold - I've got too many rennovations on my full-sized house to oversee - I just don't have time for the hobby. I'll see you guys in a few months when I get settled! Cathy Weeks
May 28th 04 12:51 AM
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