Someday My Prince Will Come Cottage Dollhouse

I now have all the major elements on this house.

I haven't put the roofs on the turrets yet because I don't want them to get stuck on there while the concrete dries.

This window will get shutters.

Now I'm painting the whole exterior.

Someday My Prince Will Come Cottage Dollhouse

Today, I worked on the little topiary that will go on either sides of the front door.

The first one, all white , is how these came. They are actually place card holders for weddings. They have a slot at the to that I filled with a bit of plaster.
The second one, I painted the roses pink and pot terra cotta.
The third one is almost done. I added little leaves. I found this greenery at the craft store with  little leaves that are dollhouse size.

Here they are all done. Super cute right?

Inside, the walls downstairs are painted a faint pink. Hard to see here. It's dark and rainy so no good shots. I did the "tin" ceiling with my hot glue method. I draw a pattern on poster board. I follow the pattern with the hot glue. It gets a thick coat of white, then silver and finally rust color.  The chandelier is in place so the floors can now go in.

Someday My Prince Will Come Cottage Dollhouse

I cut out the windows in the turrets. I put the stones around the edges.

This is the attic. I did another exposed slat wall with cut up Popsicle sticks and plaster oozing through.

Downstairs is also plastered. I smooth the plaster with a little water on my artist spatula.

I'm still getting the base done for this house. Today, I put in the chimney on the side of the house.

I used cardboard. This is just to give me a shape. It will all be concrete.

On the other side, I already framed the window inside and outside and painted it gray.

You can still see the glue not yet dry on there.

I also worked on the front door. It's also gray with a Melissa Frances embellishment.

I put a little rust running down from the door knob.

This is the window box that will go under the attic window in the front. I used a flower embelishment that I painted white. Then I used a brown ink pad to highlight the whole thing.

I'm going to try putting lights in the turrets with some stained glass windows. We'll see how that comes out.

This is inside so far. Nothing exciting yet.

Someday My Prince Will Come Cottage Dollhouse

I started my next project. This one is called "Someday My Prince Will Come". It's another fairytale cottage a princess doll can call home until she meets her prince.

It is a double turret house. I cut out a curved top door with two sidelights on either sides.

The turrets are two big cardboard rolls. They will be rock hard when I put the concrete on. They are just for show. If  I cut out windows, I'm afraid the structure wouldn't be strong. So they'll just have to look pretty!

Here I've cut out one more window in the roof. The roof will be thatched and the turrets and tiny window will probably be shingles.

The French Cafe Dollhouse

I have completed the French Cafe.

This had to look like an old building in the Paris area. I love that the awning came out with a dip in the middle. It has a total antique effect!

I loaded the roof shingles with rust and white stuff. I don't know what the white stuff is. Mold? Age? Bird droppings? LOL! It just looks right.

Guess what's in the box.

It's the chandeliers battery and switch.

This is number 27. I don't know why 27. Just looked cute. I had these wood ovals left over from a kit. I don't remember what from. But they are perfect as street numbers.

I antiqued the entire outside and inside with a rosewood stain. It's a water based wood stain with a lot of red in it. I smear it on with my fingers and I get a nice warm aged look.

It measures:
19 3/4" tall x 19" across x 13" deep
The inside is 17" tall x 17 3/4" across x 9 3/4" deep
Camille gets his one. Thanks Camille! : )

The French Cafe Dollhouse

The striped awning is on. The gray shingles are almost done.

Inside, I hinged the door in place and the window trims are painted.

I'm starting to paint all the stucco and stones.

I'm going for a very old look just like the cafes in Paris. So I used a moss green and a lighter green to make those moldy drip marks under the windows.

French Cafe Dollhouse

Here is the other dollhouse I have been working on: a French Cafe. This was an idea sent to me from Camille. 

I used the Greenleaf Orchid kit to start off. I cut the top of the roof off to get a flat top. Cut out two big windows in the front, added a transom above the door and changed the three upstairs windows.

I also added a patio with cobble stone sculpted out of concrete.

This whole house has a gray and cream color scheme. Inside, the walls are cream and aged. The paneling(sculpted plaster) is gray based, aged with mahogany.

Then I dry brushed it white and with another layer of light gray. I'll have to show you that picture tomorrow when the light is brighter. The wood floor is a watered down gray to let the wood grain show through.

The outside is all concrete. The embellishment is from Niki at Artistic Supplies.  
I think the outside will be cream stone??

 

Here is a shot of the concrete I use on all my houses.