Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Custom Gingerbread Dollhouse

It's 108 degrees outside. It's the perfect time for a Christmas project. And Deb, one of my Etsy customers and new owner of the 1920s dollhouse, contacted me about doing a gingerbread dollhouse.
First, I went shopping for fake candy, glitter that looks like sugar and snow(SnowTex). Then I doodled a little plan.
Very technical!!! 
This house is going to be a custom. I used the Primrose kit by Greenleaf. I use these kits to start with because they help me stay square and I have yet to find this type of thin wood in a store. The one I have found is thicker and hard to cut.
I  flipped the house around. So the side is now the front. I cut out a new door and windows.

This used to be the front. I had to close up the front door.

I made a new back section to support the roof.

I'm going to leave this wall off so I can work inside the house. This wall will eventually have a fireplace on it.

I plastered the inside. The walls will all have a different finish to look whimsical and very, very cozy.

9 comments:

  1. Estou desejosa de ver o que vai sair dai!

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  2. another masterpiece in the making!! :D Linda x

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  3. Now THIS one is going to be interesting! Love watching you wave your magic wand over the assorted bits and bobs, to create your masterpieces.
    x

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  4. oh man, i can't w8 to see this one!!

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  5. Gingerbread house!!!! Wow, can't wait to see the finished project! ♥

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  6. I love gingerbread houses. They always put me in a nostalgic frame of mind. Hansel and Gretel was my favourite fairytale as a child. My father was the one who introduced my brother and I to fairy tales. He enjoyed recounting the bedtime stories as much as we enjoyed listening to him. woulLooking forward to the process and all the yummy looking candies and cookies.

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  7. How exciting! I love watching you work, Caroline! Your projects are always so much fun!
    Jennifer

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  8. Me encantan tus ideas para tu nuevo proyecto.
    Estoy deseando ver los avances.
    Feliz fin de semana
    besitos ascension

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  9. I love this! It's so interesting to see how you start a project!
    Best,
    Gloria

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