Dollhouse Display ~ The Garden Courtyard Scene ~2013

Dear followers of my blog. It seems that yet another year has gone by without me blogging as I used to. Its mainly because I haven't been able to work as much on my dollhouse miniatures like I used to. I don't finish one big project per month as I used to but the mini bug is still inside of me :)

last year, I was able to complete two small projects and one large project. This blog is about one small one I finished last year in February.

I was going stir crazy and needed to work on a mini project. My real life bathroom was being revamped and my home was a mess. I also deal with pain in my upper back arms and right hand. So I started with a small corner yard scene because those of you who follow me know the story of how I LOVE doing yards scenes and why. I used Creative paperclay to create the stucco and stones. I created some of the flowers by hand.

I had such a fun time doing it!! It's 1" scale and it has grooves in so that a plexiglass covering could be added to it. Before I had a chance to put it up for sale, it sold after posting pictures of it on Facebook. Here is pictures of that scene.

Thank you for taking the time to read and view my blog! I am still surprise and flattered by amount of "hits" this blog still get and the emails regarding this blog. Thank you all for that! ~ Tracy Topps

CDHM The Miniature Way Online Magazine Dollhouse Lighting

Have you ever completed your dollhouse and lighting and had the wonderful rush of excitement because you know in your heart that you have finally completed your task?  As you stand back and look at your project, have you ever noticed one of your light fixtures has a light that is not working? Was it one of the light fixtures that does not have replaceable light bulbs?

Well, you might want to click the following link to read this months New CDHM Miniature Way Magazine. It's a FREE online iMagazine and this month, I wrote an article about the issue mentioned above. See how I fixed the problem by checking out this months Issue! To go directly to the link of my Article, click Dollhouse Lighting . There are a couple of really inspiring free projects in this online magazine such as how to create "cracked eggs" by Christine Wex.

Also, our Famous Betsy Niederer is doing an online tutorial on French Pastries. Yes, this is the Betsy who was featured on Martha Stewart's show back in 2008. Yes, that is the show that I did a Dollhouse Prop for, that also showed on air on Martha. Haven't seen it still? You can check out that free tutorial by clicking Martha Stewart Featuring Betsy Niederer, CDHM, Greenleaf Dollhouses, Tracy Topps

OK, I'm off to start writing descriptions for the new items I will be listing in my CDHM store. Thank You so much for stopping by to read my blog today!

Thought of the Day ~ Good for the body is the work of the body, and good for the soul is the work of the soul, and good for either is the work of the other.  ~Henry David Thoreau

Hope you are having a FUNtastic day! I know, it's a work in progress! :D

Tracy

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