Showing posts with label Doll House. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doll House. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Victorian Doll House {Part One}

Recipe for a a granddaughter's oooo's and ahhhhh's, as well as a grandmother's, wee girl's, and parents' delight begins with a grandmother's love and desire to build a sweet doll house for her granddaughter.


Add a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sharing an online search session exploring Victorian doll houses and discovering the details we both enjoyed.

Mix in oodles and oodles of pieces to be cut, trimmed, sanded, and adhered.


Add walls, floors, and stairs.  Mix with great patience and a joyful heart.


Stir in a coating to seal the wood.


Layer on rooftops, the beginnings of a chimney, a bay window, and begin adding paint.


Add essential spices:  window frames, panes, and trim.


Coat with siding and gingerbread rooftops.


Lots of siding and gingerbread rooftops.


Let rest.

And don't forget to check on its progress! 

Come back soon to see what colors Grandma decided to surprise our Princess with, along with a few details!  My absolute favorite detail is what my MIL came up with to create the leading in the window panes.  Can you guess what she might have used??
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