Frog's Cottage Custom Dollhouse

This is Frog's cottage all done. I love how cozy it turned out. The colors are very fall like.

That's glitter in front of the fairy door.

I put some concrete under the shingles to make the roof look old and settled. It makes like a wave effect. Impossible to show on my pictures! But I assure you it's crooked and uneven!
The thatched is the coconut pot liners again.

I did not make this chandelier. It was an ornament I bought at a Christmas sale last January. The color is champagne and it matched the walls perfectly. I thought it would be too big. But I love how dramatic it looks.

I left the floors without any varnish. I think it looks more rustic.                                                                                                           

Frog's Cottage is sold and going home to Cheryl. But stay tuned for more new creations.

Frog's Cottage Custom Dollhouse

Frog's Cottage is moving along! I have done all the little trims inside the windows. And the aged finish is on the bricks and plaster.

I also added those little white mildew spots on the bricks. And I "oxidized" the timber between the bricks. It's just a white wash.

I added columns to the house and fairy door

I'm also doing an exposed beam ceiling inside.

Frog's Cottage Custom Dollhouse

It took a bit of time but the bricks are finally painted!

I will be aging the outside next.

And I added a tiny surprise by the front door!

Can you see it? Come closer...

It's a Fairy Door! I don't know where I come up with these things. I guess painting each little brick one at a time makes the brain wander into total nuttiness! LOL!

Frog's Cottage Custom Dollhouse

Today I started to carve on all those little bricks.

I tried to get some crooked ones going.  I do these with the ready mix concrete. The key to carving out the concrete is waiting a little bit for the concrete to get set up before you try to put your shapes in. If the concrete is too wet it will move around too much. If it's too dry it will make cracks.

I still have plenty of bricks to put on. Then I have to paint each little brick. I love using this concrete. It makes the houses very strong for shipping, yet it's not heavy.

Frog's Cottage Custom Dollhouse

I put the fireplace wall in place and painted the exposed bricks. I also painted the floors dark brown. I haven't put a finish on the floor.

The little green door is also in place. I made it all beat up. The bottom is a little eaten by moisture or mice??

I added some green mold here and there.

Tomorrow I'm moving on to the outside!

My sister made me a cupcake to keep me going on this build. YUMMY!!! Thanks Pinkie!

Frog's Cottage Custom Dollhouse

Today,  it was still interior work.

The fireplace interior got painted and all dirtied up!

Then I plastered the wall. Like frosting a cake!

I painted the walls a butter color.

Here you can see the difference in color with the yet to be painted fireplace wall.

I started aging Frog's cottage interior walls. I had to imagine what this little house looked like inside and I picture moldy walls! So after collecting and pinning moldy walls to Pinterest(I'm sure a few people were thinking"what in the world?) I started adding a brown and black thin mixture to the walls spreading it with my finger(seems to work the best).

It is really hard to capture the aging with my camera! I will add green mold tomorrow.

I painted the window trim. All the wood work will be dark in this house.

The exposed bricks still need to be painted.

I did add the huge mantle shelf.

I'm almost ready to set that fireplace wall in place.                                                                                         

   

The New Dollhouse: Frog's Cottage

Time for a new dollhouse. I'm naming this one Frog's Cottage. And it will be another fairytale style house.No frog's involved though!

This is my inspiration. I found this on the web I think it's on Frog Island or something like that. Hence my chosen name. I love the atmosphere here. My dollhouse will not be a replica. But I do want to capture the essence of this place. The bricks are amazing. I love the roof  too. But I might mix it with a thatched roof.

Here's the start of this house. I used the Buttercup kit. I took the front entry wall and moved it back to get a front porch. I'm also taking out windows and changing the round windows to squares.

This is the fireplace. It is a walk-in fireplace. I thought that would be fitting for an old storybook cottage!

Here you can see just how big this fireplace will be in the house.

I already plastered the 3 walls and placed the window sashes.

Now that I made the stones around the fireplace I can paint it and glue the wall in place.