Garden Shed Finished!!

Shed Desk Cubby Unit Bathroom sink and mirror

Cozy chair for reading Front of shed in bloom

(more photos of my shed on my Flickr site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindyg/)

Finally, after almost 2 years, my garden shed is finished. Well, almost finished! I have a little touch up painting to do and I need to put hinges on the windows and the bathroom door. But all and all, I feel done! Who knew it would take 2 years to do this project. I have to thank my husband for stepping in when I threw in the towel with dry walling. Plus his installation of electrical and plumbing was outstanding! Thank you, Rick!!

Now I have been having a little fun furnishing the little house. I built a cubby organizer after being inspired by one I saw in the Pottery Barn catalog. I used odd bits and pieces of wood we had laying around. After staining the whole thing a dark walnut stain, I am satisfied with the result. Certainly not professional but suitable for my shed!

The desk is a piece of plywood we inherited that was cut to fit and painted. It sits on 2 Ikea metal sawhorses. I bought the phone and lamp from Goodwill and the wire basket came from Walmart. The jars in the basket were found in the lot across the street from us.

I learned a lot during this process, mostly, that I do not intend to build another one! At least, not right away!

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Another caravan…

Another caravan... Another caravan

I started me last caravan while here in New Zealand…I am almost out of the things I brought to work with. This one doesn’t have a theme, just using what I have left over of my bits and pieces. I gave my last 2 caravans to my good friend and a friend of hers who has become a friend of mine as well! I hope they will enjoy having them.

We leave this fair city in less then 2 weeks. I will miss the lovely weather (but it is turning to fall anyway here) and our time in the city by the harbor. On the other hand, spring is approaching Seattle and our home town should be quieter!

Posted in 1/48th scale miniautres, Quarter Inch Scale Trailer

Furnishings for my steampunk caravan

Steampunk desk Steampunk Caravan Living room

I have added a few furnishings to my steampunk caravan. There is a little radio on the fireplace mantle, another radio on the tv, and a desk with a computer and some books. All are made by printing out images and gluing them to wood. That is probably cheating in that I am not actually trying to make a tiny radio but I love the look!

I have added a link to a .pdf document with some of the images I used to make my caravan. To get to it click on “Steampunk Images’ link under the header above.

Posted in 1/48th scale miniautres, Dollhouse, Miniatures, Quarter Inch Scale Trailer

My Steampunk Style Caravan

Living room of mini caravan Kitchen of mini caravan

I have been working on my steampunk style caravan the last few days. I knew I wanted to make one while here in Auckland, so I printed out some images at home that I am using now to make my furnishings. The caravan itself is made with a balsa wood base and silver paper on the outside. I want to add some features to make it look more steampunk but my resources are limited here. But maybe I will find some stuff!

The kitchen has some cupboards also made with printed images…and a stove. The living room has a fireplace and television so far. For the rug, I printed out an image of a cut tree trunk cross section onto velour paper (from the scrapbook store).

Today I am working on a computer, a radio, a table and some books. I will post those photos up in a day or so! Also check out photos on my Flicr site here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindyg/

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Back in New Zealand…again

We are currently in Auckland, New Zealand where it is warm! We are escaping our cold northwest winter. Rick is working full time from his computer and I am working on some miniature projects I brought along with me. So far all is going nicely!

We are living in a building right downtown close to the waterfront. They put us on the top floor, 18 stories up. The view is amazing and includes the Sky Tower. The upside is that we are close to everything…the downside is the constant noise level, the port during the day and the bar scene at night. But overall we are having a good stay.

My first project is a 1/48th scale caravan. Below are some pictures of it. Before we left, I printed out a sheet of some furniture pictures that I downsized. I cut those out and glued them to wood to make the furniture for the caravan. Next I will start a steampunk caravan. I was inspired by AetherCon, a steampunk event held last weekend in Auckland. I have posted some pictures here and more are on my Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindyg/

View from apartment 1/48th scale French Caravan

1/48th scale caravan living room 1/48th Scale French Caravan

Cool steampunk cups Steampunk Clothes

Posted in 1/48th scale miniautres, Miniatures, Quarter Inch Scale Trailer

On Vacation……

Summer at the beach!

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Lights on in my Gothic House

Thru the window.... All lit up!

I finally got all the lights hooked up in my 1/24th scale Gothic House. Even the Christmas tree and some outdoor lights! I decided to make new living room furniture but I don’t know what the design will be so I am browsing my catalogs for inspiration.

Posted in 1/24th Gothic House, 1/24th Scale Miniatures, Miniatures

My Garden Eiffel Tower

My garden Eiffel Tower at Christmas!

My Eiffel Tower is now decorated for the holiday season! We love spotting the star as we arrive home from our errands after dark.

Posted in Garden Shed

Half Inch Halloween Tree

1/24th scale Halloween Tree Skeleton in bedroom Skeleton Earring from Walmart

I found some on-line inspiration for my half scale Halloween tree from 19th Day Miniatures. Mine doesn’t look as nice and full as hers but I am happy with it.

Walmart had some Halloween earrings that are skeletons…I bought a pair to use in my Witch’s house. I removed the jump rings which were too big and tied the limbs to the body instead. Plus, it glows in the dark!

true 2 scale miniatures blog has a tutorial on using tiny led lights to light up little houses or villages you might make for your miniature scene. Her examples are in 1/12th inch scale I believe, but I am thinking I could put 2 or 3 houses together in 1/24th inch scale and make a city to put on a fireplace mantle for Christmas. I have always wanted to make something like that but wasn’t sure how…using her system might work!

Posted in 1/24th Scale Miniatures, Dollhouse, Miniatures

Hutch for Witch’s House

1/24th scale Witche's Hutch

The bought hutch is now filled with books, plates, and other things…

Posted in 1/24th Scale Miniatures, Halloween