tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89559626474676084322024-02-18T21:21:06.119-08:00Miniature Fairy TreehouseJayleem38@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828600028300191051noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955962647467608432.post-21516736395278102032013-07-16T15:56:00.001-07:002013-07-16T15:56:20.022-07:00COMPLETED PHOTOS AS PROMISED<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">As promised yesterday I took some better photos today of the mostly finished treehouse. I have a couple of slight tweaks but they can't be done for a while so this is it. The hiding of the light wires and adding plates to the table are all that is left so in essence this is it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It has been some time since I posted thinking I was almost done. Little did I know. I was delayed getting ready to visit my family on the mainland, then of course being there, and just last week I got home and after settling back down I finally made a big push the past couple of days to finish this up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I again lost the bed I had made and found so it was faster to just make another one. It was</span></div>
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I also did a lot of work on the "landscaping" with a stream and a lot more mosses. The water was done with foil and I have a full tutorial on my web site: http://hilocreations.breezi.com</div>
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Here are some samples of the dried mosses I have been using. When they fade I can color them with inks (not to be spilled all over as I did yesterday!)</div>
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Below are a couple of the steps making the stream. I use foil bits, Sharpie pens to color, sprinkle sand, tiny rocks and bits of detritus. The moss bits were teased apart and placed bit by bit along the edge.</div>
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I needed another piece of furniture and friends suggested a dresser and mirror so I created that today as well. And I also inserted an LED at the top which is hidden but which gives a cool bluish light. I will be making some vines to cover the wiring and switch which go down the back of the tree.<br />
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There are one or two things that will be added - some dishes on the table, the above mentioned vines, and with some dry weather I will do a final photo outside and with a tripod.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">I have been a bit busy and had also misplaced a container where I put the bits and bobs for this scene - just to keep them safe! I finally found it and today I decided to do some gluing and try to finish it up. There are some tweaks and I have to find the bed I made for the "house" or make another one. But other than that and putting wings on the littlest fairy (and stand her up for my next photo) and also adjust the light that is under the cauldron which doesn't seem to show up right now.</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This is the full tree and base. I have a few bits of moss I am thinking of adding on the sides, and am also thinking of adding a stream in the depression on the base. It just says "stream" to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The little squirrel is sitting on a mushroom </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This shows the skunk in the grass and a little rabbit on a fallen branch. The kettle is on and when I get the light adjusted you will see the heat.</span><br />
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Jayleem38@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828600028300191051noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955962647467608432.post-37438927042839098252013-03-27T19:16:00.002-07:002013-03-27T19:16:33.526-07:00MOMENTUM<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am moving forward again today. Someone said I needed more critters for this scene <span style="font-size: large;">(I was only going to have the bunny) so the challenge was issued. I started a couple of things but settled on a skunk. I will <span style="font-size: large;">explain and show the details here.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu39AlFP8xbqHUDDnMORpMGAQeM6MGgOOD3tE7zHA5wV6SlHGnYKH2X5eBq2KOSzl39igQMnCAaiyaf1bFLKKkBRFH69ETP-4FfIZbG9JCDxTVKTzeIlN8byJ3mPdGOGGhQpdowmJBmMk/s1600/IMG_0637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbu39AlFP8xbqHUDDnMORpMGAQeM6MGgOOD3tE7zHA5wV6SlHGnYKH2X5eBq2KOSzl39igQMnCAaiyaf1bFLKKkBRFH69ETP-4FfIZbG9JCDxTVKTzeIlN8byJ3mPdGOGGhQpdowmJBmMk/s320/IMG_0637.jpg" width="285" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I started with a piece of chenille stem and bent one end double for the head. The other end was just bent up for the tail. I used very fine wire for the legs.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used my <span style="font-size: large;">Super Glue Gel appl<span style="font-size: large;">ied with a toothpick to the areas I n<span style="font-size: large;">eeded to fill, then used tweezers to drop the clippings where I wanted them. It is now starting to look a bit more skunk-like. The white isn't showing up white an<span style="font-size: large;">d the black is showing up as blue, but other than that it does look like a skunk. More so in real life than in the photo.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Jayleem38@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828600028300191051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955962647467608432.post-32106217707974991462013-03-26T18:02:00.004-07:002013-03-26T18:02:50.532-07:00MORE WORK DONE TODAY!<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am on a roll!</span></span> I got most of the moss/leaves that I had available onto the tree but now I need to find more and dry it. Trying to decide if it looks alright as is, or if it needs to be fuller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But after a lot of painstaking placement of "leaves" I decided to work on other elements. I made a bed with moss base a<span style="font-size: large;">nd a bit of <span style="font-size: large;">coconut sheath for the headboard. I'm afraid some of my p<span style="font-size: large;">hotos are not totally sharp but I promise once I finish everything I will do my best to get clear photos.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span>Jayleem38@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828600028300191051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955962647467608432.post-8332838343002355342013-03-25T16:32:00.000-07:002013-03-25T16:32:00.841-07:00MAKING A FAIRY TREEHOUSE<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Some time ago I received some miniature gourds so I decided to make a fairy abode. I started it, but then put it away as I had other projects to finish. Having completed Sweeney Todd, I came back to this little project and decided to try to finish it up. I didn't think to do a progress blog until a couple of days ago so the starting elements are not photographed. I will talk a little bit here about what I had done.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oqkQN4kYurw9w_ncQZ2BCHCIttl88VFZa8SxfQ356tgBPnN_sXSgM38-Ipkaxa6mrkLuhZURPwopq_9QRawj-5Tg-Cqf341lUxjnZJcWFzQqruygJl_9fBwcM023_zAfdzCn3Tpba_yM/s1600/IMG_0607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oqkQN4kYurw9w_ncQZ2BCHCIttl88VFZa8SxfQ356tgBPnN_sXSgM38-Ipkaxa6mrkLuhZURPwopq_9QRawj-5Tg-Cqf341lUxjnZJcWFzQqruygJl_9fBwcM023_zAfdzCn3Tpba_yM/s320/IMG_0607.jpg" width="292" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Meanwhile when I was working in my yard on a dry day I collected some various mosses and let them dry. Today I began adding bits of moss to the little branches, again using the Future Glue. I tease out little sections and glue them to the branches bit by bit. It is time consuming but I think I like the effect so far. If I change my mind later I could pull it all apart and try something else. If the moss loses color it is easy to add it back with thinned acrylic paints but I do like the variety of natural colors that give it a more realistic look.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Jayleem38@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09828600028300191051noreply@blogger.com0