Something To Hold Onto




Here's the time I make a confession: I don't measure.  Okay, I sometimes measure, but mostly I "eyeball" everything.  Making miniatures has much to do with patience.  Unfortunately, I have none.  I work with pieces before the glue has dried; my final fit is my dry fit; and if it looks to scale, it's to scale.  So there you go: confessions of a manic miniaturist (good blog title for someone).

I made and installed a railing for the loft portion of my loft.  Of course, I eyeballed the entire thing versus measuring anything, so it might look a little odd.  But it's nothing a ton of accessories can't fix, or hide.  I also continued working on the windows.  Similarly, I've been asking my dad to bring me some spare plexiglass for about 2 weeks now because I'm too cheap to buy my own.  Needless to say, my windows are glass-free.  Apparently my family doesn't care about the overall health of my dollhouse dolls.

Speaking of, my ferret Patrick, whom I frequently write about, decided to steal and hide my look-a-like doll pictured here in her former glory:


So Patrick, if you're reading this (which I'm sure you are because you probably stole someone's laptop) please give her back.

Comments

  1. Hi Maria, i think your railing looks perfect! i regularly just ''eyeball'' something I'm making and if i really don't like the way it turns out then i just make another lol, the beauty of using reclaimed materials is that you tend never to run out! and its a lot cheaper if you do make a mistake.
    Hope the Doll turns up in one piece!! ;)

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  2. Hehe, I think I am quite the same. I can't wait for the glue or the paint to dry! I like your railing very much.
    I saw you liked my cat on my blog. She is very beautiful, like a dark Siamese cat, she "talks" a lot in her own language. This one is quite lucky because there are...thousands of stray cats (dogs) in Thailand who don't really have a happy life.
    Happy New Year to you and all the people around you.

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  3. I am with you - I eyeball 98% of the time. If I do measure - it tends to be wrong - so why bother?

    I have some acrylic from half scale windows that I wont be using - they are sitting in my craft trash can right now. If you want them, you can have them. email me at alpangle at comcast dot net

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  5. You have done a wonderful job on those walls, love them!!

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  6. Bwahaha! Sorry, Patrick has been so bad. Love that railing. New follower, but nice to read there's some else who doesn't measure. I'm an eyeballer as well. I hope you get some windows soon. :D

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  7. What do ya mean? Eyeballing is measuring....for the gifted, right? ; )

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  8. That was supposed to be ; ) Also, I'm still so loving those walls, Hope your mini Me shows up again soon.

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