tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post2415682948259814444..comments2024-03-25T21:19:01.129-04:00Comments on About My Doll Houses: January Dreaming.....Daydreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-57394552860884561612018-02-03T05:54:28.439-05:002018-02-03T05:54:28.439-05:00I think you have made a lot of progress during the...I think you have made a lot of progress during the last year with all your wonderful little projects. Added to that is the time you take to photograph and share them all. Any progress is good progress, in my view. Keep going!<br />Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-90804133448590204432018-01-21T11:01:03.261-05:002018-01-21T11:01:03.261-05:00Hi Polly! Thank you for your lovely comment! I do ...Hi Polly! Thank you for your lovely comment! I do tend to get my nose too close to the grindstone... and then I don't see the progress at all! LOL! The tiny scales are so absorbing to work on.... but it ends up very very small! I adore that scale, but I am really looking forward to making bigger things for a while... so you will see lots more progress soon! Thank you so much for commenting!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-37371904978457210472018-01-21T10:57:30.344-05:002018-01-21T10:57:30.344-05:00Dear Mom, you know me... I will Never run out of p...Dear Mom, you know me... I will Never run out of projects!!! LOL! And yes, as to the primitive wiring... I have been keeping that it mind with this house and trying to keep the lighting as realistic as possible... but I do need to have lights in the bath... and probably they "updated" those lights at some point along the way! At least my options are one ceiling light or two wall sconces..... both options need to run down the outside wall! (Which might be why I haven't already put those lights in.... I was stumped by the wiring routes!) Onward i go! We will have progress... and lots of it soon!!! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-46391804797935283542018-01-21T10:50:57.238-05:002018-01-21T10:50:57.238-05:00Dear Birgit, I love to give you new meanings to wo...Dear Birgit, I love to give you new meanings to words.... but I hate to mislead you! LOL! I am definitely trying to "revise" my idea about last year's "Tiny- progress" and think of it as something "bigger" than it is! LOL! (This would be easier if the House was Bigger!) But for now, I am conceding that I made enormous progress in a Teeny way!!! As for this year, I am really enjoying working on the bigger houses for now.... we'll see what happens! As usual... I am overflowing with Ideas, dreams.... wishes.... (Blue can help here!) and plans!!! Never fear, there will be lots and lots of fun things to see over here... just no guarantees What projects will get swept up in my "progress"!!! LOL!<br />And never fear, the Christmas Card will be featured soon!:):):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-67058296018190322602018-01-21T10:42:44.653-05:002018-01-21T10:42:44.653-05:00Hi Sharee! It's great to see you here! I have ...Hi Sharee! It's great to see you here! I have been making such teeny-tiny things lately that it feels like nothing gets done! I am starting this year with a return to some of the bigger projects... with plenty of ideas! I hope you will continue to find time for minis! Thank you for commenting!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-41077712589685796472018-01-21T10:40:00.656-05:002018-01-21T10:40:00.656-05:00Thank you, Contrastes-Rosa! I really appreciate yo...Thank you, Contrastes-Rosa! I really appreciate your comment! I have so many projects... and I am eagerly starting the New Year with making good progress on the bigger projects... you will see! So stay tuned! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-3090945394546913032018-01-21T10:36:31.282-05:002018-01-21T10:36:31.282-05:00Thank you Fabiola!!! I really appreciate your comm...Thank you Fabiola!!! I really appreciate your comments! I am looking forward to all the fun I will have this year... because that is what it is really about! I LOVE making minis!!! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-3449844844221925752018-01-21T10:33:54.742-05:002018-01-21T10:33:54.742-05:00Hi Alexandra! Thank you for your lovely comment! I...Hi Alexandra! Thank you for your lovely comment! I do find it necessary to step back and take a look and assess where I am with the projects. Sometimes I get so caught up in one that I lose track of the bigger picture! And yes, I am eagerly looking forward to all the projects and ideas that are bubbling up! I have plenty to do and there will be many adventures! I am glad you are following this blog! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-8700535471809499532018-01-21T10:30:16.815-05:002018-01-21T10:30:16.815-05:00Dear Marjorie, thank you so much for your supporti...Dear Marjorie, thank you so much for your supportive comments! It is always a pleasure to hear from you! I am not able to stick to just one thing until it is done.... my brain just goes off on tangents... the more I try to "force" myself to stay on track... the more likely it is there will be another new fantastic project started before I even realize it!!! LOL! (This has happened to me all my life!) So I accept my weakness and allow the new projects to take over and run as far as I can before running out of steam.... then they need to rest and "gestate" for a while before I know what it is that is missing! So it goes! I am so glad you enjoy the Tiny Christmas House! I adore this tiny scale... there is just something completely captivating about it... but it does require that I glue things down... which means you can't really "play" with them once you have decided what goes where! So I am enjoying a return to the bigger scale for a while... it really seems Enormous after working on the tiny things! LOL! Yes, I am back at it.... tons of ideas and things to do! So stay tuned! LOl! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-71042781760616619212018-01-21T10:19:15.219-05:002018-01-21T10:19:15.219-05:00Hi Shannon! Thank you for your supportive comments...Hi Shannon! Thank you for your supportive comments! I am really not good at sitting and staring... I tend to wake up in the middle of the night with the ideas that "must" be done! LOL! I am enjoying working on my bigger projects again... and making progress! And I agree about working on the one that is most inspiring at any given moment.... it is why I jump around from project to project so much! LOL! I am having fun at any rate! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-24725786128230823452018-01-21T10:11:50.551-05:002018-01-21T10:11:50.551-05:00Dear Ilona, thank you for your supportive comments...Dear Ilona, thank you for your supportive comments! But I must correct you.... my accomplishments Are TINY.... just lots and lots and lots of very very Tiny accomplishments! LOL! I am amazed myself at how tiny they are!!! But yes, I am eager to work on some of my "bigger" projects again... and I will show the Christmas Card this week! Thank you so much for your blog-friendship! It really means a lot to me! I think Your accomplishments are Amazing!!! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-75560804322530559782018-01-21T10:05:57.318-05:002018-01-21T10:05:57.318-05:00Hi Jodi! Thank you for your supportive comments! I...Hi Jodi! Thank you for your supportive comments! I know I am a very poor "estimator" of how long something will take! It has always been like that.... I am always part way into a project before the really "brilliant" detail ideas show up... and then I have to follow where they lead me! LOL! But I have to confess, I LOVE that part of mini-making! LOL!<br />As for your suggestions about stucco and half-timbering.... I thought long and hard about that possibility back at the beginning of the project because it would impact the kind of "trim" used on the exterior! I opted to go with the detailed "Victorian" painted exterior that the kit assumes you will use. The window trims and the balconies and the gingerbread on the eaves but especially the corner trims are really only used like this with a clapboard or shingle siding. So I am afraid I will just have to knuckle down and figure out the clapboards! But first... the wiring in the bath and the kitchen....! Oh, and the attic fireplace too.... how could I forget that wiring....? LOL! I am off and running.... so much to do! Thank you for your comments, I truly appreciate every one! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-6422572113304792642018-01-21T09:53:11.094-05:002018-01-21T09:53:11.094-05:00Hi Sheila! Being a "Northerner", I am so...Hi Sheila! Being a "Northerner", I am so used to snow on the Christmas decorations, I always think they look "naked" without it! LOL! I am glad to know it looks good to you! But I will have to master my fear of the "artificial" snow! This kit begs for "snow" on the rooftop! Thank you for your comments! I know I am always my own worst critic.... it is wonderful to have friends in blogland who will "set me straight"! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-61019014243459858542018-01-21T09:48:36.909-05:002018-01-21T09:48:36.909-05:00Thank you, Claude! I appreciate your comments! I a...Thank you, Claude! I appreciate your comments! I am glad you enjoy my projects... even not finished!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-44049357994342382272018-01-21T09:41:32.515-05:002018-01-21T09:41:32.515-05:00Ha Ha!!! Dear Elizabeth, you are SO Right! It is t...Ha Ha!!! Dear Elizabeth, you are SO Right! It is that Entire Neighborhood part that is the problem! LOL! Half built.... seedy...run-down... below code... (what, no kitchen sink??? no Bath????....) dwellings that I try to foist off on all my patient little people...! But we will just pretend... until I can get to it....! (I am the worst landlord imaginable!) But yes, thank you for reminding me that I can't see the Forest for the trees! LOL! I do love to build and make things... and I am back at it with the bigger buildings which makes me feel like I am "getting somewhere"! I adore the teeny tiny scale.... but it is so much harder to "play" with... you really have to glue things down.... :( And we know how much trouble I have with that! LOL!!! I really appreciate your supportive and wonderful comments! Never fear... there will be lots of adventures over here.... I just can't help myself! LOL! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-3479746806968255322018-01-21T09:32:05.175-05:002018-01-21T09:32:05.175-05:00Thank you so much Isabelle! I really appreciate yo...Thank you so much Isabelle! I really appreciate your comment! Sometimes it takes other people's viewpoints to remind us that we don't "see" clearly! LOL! I enjoy making things, and that is what it is all about! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-35828293972801668462018-01-21T09:29:33.460-05:002018-01-21T09:29:33.460-05:00Dear Giac, you always have the most supportive thi...Dear Giac, you always have the most supportive things to say and it is appreciated!!! We do need to have other's view-points sometimes to put our own into proper perspective! I think it is just that I do have rather a Lot of not-finished projects... that call to me all the time.... just adding to the Daydreams! I know that "someday" I will get them done, and meanwhile I will enjoy whichever one I am focused on! I guess my process requires long periods of being on the "back- burner" to allow me to really decide what is needed on some of them. For now, I am going to work on my "larger" projects and see where it takes me! Thank you for your constant encouragement and kind words.... I always look forward to your comments! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-16959172055583072222018-01-21T09:22:20.529-05:002018-01-21T09:22:20.529-05:00Dear Jean-Claude, it is exactly that problem! LOL ...Dear Jean-Claude, it is exactly that problem! LOL The real problem is that I can't stop myself from starting a new project before finishing an old one.... But I love them all! And I love working on them more than I like finishing them... so I am happy enough with the little progress... as long as there is some progress! With the New Year I am eager to get things done that have been waiting for a while! Thank you for your comments, it is always a pleasure to see Your progress too! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-60336298440786133382018-01-19T16:56:22.926-05:002018-01-19T16:56:22.926-05:00I agree with Giac, your work is amazing. Congratul...I agree with Giac, your work is amazing. Congratulate yourself on what you have achieved. I wouldn't attempt anything on such a small scale. Well done.Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502031456581056874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-86539094640965465482018-01-19T09:57:07.773-05:002018-01-19T09:57:07.773-05:00Here I am at last! And just in time: re wiring in ...Here I am at last! And just in time: re wiring in Hardwick Hall, keep in mind that houses of that vintage had only rudimentary wiring. Electricity was pretty new. Think about our 38 Seaward Rd house, built in 1902: in the entire house there were only 10 outlets, and one of those was in the brand-new kitchen stove! So having only ceiling fixtures would be quite normal. You sure aren't going to run out of projects in the coming year, are you!<br />Lots of love, stay warm,<br />MomHarriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08607850290415958747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-18116585580726917382018-01-19T06:32:01.019-05:002018-01-19T06:32:01.019-05:00It's always great for me to learn new meanings...It's always great for me to learn new meanings of English words I did not know so far... today I added to my repertoire that "tiny progress" can also mean quite the opposite... something in the range of "enormous achievements"... Really, you have no reason at all to lament about last year's achievements - you've managed to achieve so much. Let's keep in mind that every single step you're doing is detailed, every painting, every building step... always having the good ol' Betsy motto in mind "but I will know it's there". You've added so many miracle work to your projects in 2017 and managed to brighten my days with every single post showing your wonderful work. Well, I think I will ask Giac for a form to join the "Nonsense" choir... *grin* And now I'm looking forward to see what 2018 will bring in Betsy world... looks like there will be lots of news about Hardwick Hall. Well, whatever it is... it will be great! ;O)<br /><br />Hugs<br />Birgit (who is really looking forward to see the Christmas card... I love looking at these masterpieces rediscovering your work of the bygone year)BiWuBärhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624262663621307478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-42768020575869668342018-01-18T21:52:48.936-05:002018-01-18T21:52:48.936-05:00You may be lamenting about what you have not achie...You may be lamenting about what you have not achieved but all I could see were some wonderful dolls house projects and wonderful things made by you. Thank you for a lovely review of your projects. I look forward to following your progress through 2018.12Createhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866346231581607726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-91877628688950401652018-01-18T16:15:34.278-05:002018-01-18T16:15:34.278-05:00Ánimo que tienes un año para avanzar en tu proyect...Ánimo que tienes un año para avanzar en tu proyecto, aunque te parezca que has hecho poco es un buen comienzo.Besos:-)Contrastes-Rosa Mªhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353723185639488150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-24477060069438844562018-01-18T11:41:00.495-05:002018-01-18T11:41:00.495-05:00You did a good job and in this new year you'll...You did a good job and in this new year you'll still do a good job. And I'm curious to see your creations.Fabiolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689788579523220109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-12375472940788406392018-01-18T07:25:06.879-05:002018-01-18T07:25:06.879-05:00Sometimes we have to look back to look forward, I ...Sometimes we have to look back to look forward, I agree, this is the perfect time of the year for such exercise. It seems that you have lots to do, which means that there´s lot of fun ahead of you, yeeaaah. I look forward to following your progress, I´ll stay in tune :)Alexandra Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452451071692343746noreply@blogger.com