French stone cottage dollhouse to date

 Here are some photos of the cottage!

Inside the stable.

Stonewall made from Paper Clay.

This will be all stone work. A courtyard with a garden to the right.

Inside the stable.

Stone work hand-carved from Paper Clay.

Farmhouse cat by Heart "Felt" Canines.

I love this dresser so much and was able to squeeze it into the bathroom.

Faucet is waiting to be installed.

A look into the bedroom. Windows are next up on this build or maybe the electric, we will see where the wind takes me.

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Dollhouse slate roof

To give the illusion of slate I love using wood filler. DAP Filler Plastic Wood. After I spread it on cereal box card board I sand it down and sand the back of the card board.

Then I cut the shingles, scrape the edges and trim the corners.

You can either use wood glue to attach them to the roof or hot glue.

I need to hunt down some copper sheeting to run along the top and on the back of the shed roof then the roof will be complete.

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French stone cottage dollhouse

Just a few progress photos to share. This is before I attached the roof and attic.

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Dollhouse horse stable

 

I’ve never made a 1:12 horse stable before. I have, however, made one in the Barble scale when I was a kid. It was a cardboard box with straw inside and it had doors and windows. I was very proud of it, but then this new girl that moved into our neighborhood destroyed it when I had it outside. That entire family ended up being trouble and also ended any peace and happiness we had in our neighborhood. But I’m still very grateful for the 10 years we had before them. There were about 4-5 kids and we grew up together. I met them at 4 years old. 

We grew up and I led Bigfoot expeditions through our woods, we played baseball on a steep hill because it was the only open space we had. It was a fast run down the hill to home base!

We played on the ice when the river froze and rode our bikes everywhere! Good times and lots of adventures. Ok back to the cottage stable!

I still need to add a ladder, tools, hay, horse gear and other things. The floor is tile grout that was sprayed with water before and after I sprinkled it in. This makes it harden and stay in place. I aged the wood panels inside to look as if the horse had kicked them here and there. 

Both sections of the doors open. All of the hardware was made with wire and card stock.

The ramp inside the door was made from paper clay.

There still needs to be added support under the rafter. I also want to make an old-fashioned saddle bench, this will be carved from Balsa wood. It’s a tight fit in there for the horse but it’s better than staying outside in a storm!

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