tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post7087762753631503559..comments2024-03-25T21:19:01.129-04:00Comments on About My Doll Houses: Branching Out....Daydreamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-14009303330710375612018-10-28T08:23:43.137-04:002018-10-28T08:23:43.137-04:00Can't wait to check out what solution you foun...Can't wait to check out what solution you found!Véronique https://www.blogger.com/profile/04720638085856405622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-14501376873223206782018-10-17T20:37:57.050-04:002018-10-17T20:37:57.050-04:00Hi Brae! I have watched you build your trees (and ...Hi Brae! I have watched you build your trees (and even bought some Durham's Water Putty a long while ago! LOL!) But so far I have not cracked the can open... and with this shrub I really want the twisted paper stem shape to still be a part of the shrub shape... I am going to have to experiment and might crack that can open yet! I really appreciate your suggestion and really value all your creative tutorials! I have learned Tons from following your builds!!! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-37209054297993339822018-10-17T20:31:53.863-04:002018-10-17T20:31:53.863-04:00Thank you Lisa! I love Detail! :)Thank you Lisa! I love Detail! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-88640769253671161942018-10-17T20:31:11.006-04:002018-10-17T20:31:11.006-04:00Thank you Marjorie! I am trying to get the texture...Thank you Marjorie! I am trying to get the texture right.... it is harder than I thought it would be! I have four shrubs to practice on... so eventually I should get it right! LOL! And I usually paint with artists acrylics because it is easy to mix colors... but I want the bark to be flat with no "sheen" so I am using latex house paint and it is much more challenging to get the color right..... So we will see...! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-23500408453214827162018-10-17T20:27:06.386-04:002018-10-17T20:27:06.386-04:00Thank you Alexandra! I always am looking very clos...Thank you Alexandra! I always am looking very closely because I paint the plants in RL... and I love details! It is a challenge to figure out just how to do it! I am excited that the lilacs are starting to look like the RL ones! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-40680294314361078852018-10-17T20:24:59.510-04:002018-10-17T20:24:59.510-04:00Thank you Birgit! I am still working on the textur...Thank you Birgit! I am still working on the texture problems... and it is tied in with the color problems too! There is a lot of experimenting going on here! But I am hopeful that I will succeed... and meanwhile I am keeping to my one blossom a week program... and the leaves now too... that makes it a little more of a race to the finish! LOL! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-26311448437831720682018-10-17T20:21:30.960-04:002018-10-17T20:21:30.960-04:00Thank you Fabiola! I am hoping they will look very...Thank you Fabiola! I am hoping they will look very real! It is fun to try to figure out how to do it! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-30405940999065276202018-10-17T20:20:33.838-04:002018-10-17T20:20:33.838-04:00Thank you Dear Elizabeth! I am sure it will be a G...Thank you Dear Elizabeth! I am sure it will be a Glorious reveal when I get there! LOL! (The only question is Which spring will host the reveal!) I am still aiming for the coming spring... and am making my blossom a week... and hoping it will prove to be enough blossoms when we get there! LOL! Meanwhile, adding the leaves and the stems to the work-load has been more of a challenge... but so far it is still on schedule! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-31562119515738325342018-10-17T20:16:47.615-04:002018-10-17T20:16:47.615-04:00Hi Jodi! The lilac is coming along at last.... and...Hi Jodi! The lilac is coming along at last.... and this is the season that will require the most time to create... but there are four shrubs in all! I am also planning quite a bit of vinca as ground cover... and so many other details... it will be YEARS before I am done... (especially given my tendency to change projects!) I am being very diligent about this one shrub... but the Tree House is still only half done!!! (It is on the other side of The Folly Garden) But I tell myself I am learning how to make tree bark so I will know what to d when I get that far with the Tree House! LOL! My projects are just so very ambitious... and I don't want to cut corners... and besides, it is more fun to be "doing" than to be "Done"! :):)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-91903194859723281662018-10-17T20:09:09.279-04:002018-10-17T20:09:09.279-04:00Yes, Drora, Our minds are working on similar lines...Yes, Drora, Our minds are working on similar lines... I have been pondering thread... or string... but neither one is "shaggy" enough...! I am trying sand..... I will just keep experimenting! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-4091199784099305472018-10-17T20:05:51.394-04:002018-10-17T20:05:51.394-04:00Hi Mom! I LOVE your suggestion! I might have to tr...Hi Mom! I LOVE your suggestion! I might have to try that! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-47408959676551683062018-10-17T20:04:42.771-04:002018-10-17T20:04:42.771-04:00Thank you Sheila! It does help a lot to have helpf...Thank you Sheila! It does help a lot to have helpful suggestions and examples from other miniaturists... I have learned so much from watching others create minis! I am going to keep experimenting.... gosh, I have four separate bushes to learn on! LOL!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-37831906965797315092018-10-17T20:02:09.667-04:002018-10-17T20:02:09.667-04:00Thank you Maria! I have plenty of time left to &qu...Thank you Maria! I have plenty of time left to "get it right"... Spring is still a long way away! I am making my blossoms and experimenting with the stems....! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-78117910767893389962018-10-17T19:59:38.680-04:002018-10-17T19:59:38.680-04:00Hi Ilona! Yes, I am trying sand and different text...Hi Ilona! Yes, I am trying sand and different textures.... it is going to take a lot of experimenting! At least I have plenty of time left 'til Spring.... and plenty of blossoms still to make! I appreciate all your suggestions, because I know you make such perfect plants!!! It is exciting to see it starting to look like a lilac! :)Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-53307200046687009492018-10-12T09:51:38.116-04:002018-10-12T09:51:38.116-04:00This is going to be a true work of art. It alread...This is going to be a true work of art. It already looks spectacular! :D<br /><br />When I create my tree trunks, I use Durham's Water Putty. If you make it like thick pancake batter, you can get a good bark consistency. http://www.otterine.com/blog/blog1.php/under-the-maple-tree-part3otterinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006448737136764504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-11728589375404693472018-10-12T09:47:34.074-04:002018-10-12T09:47:34.074-04:00I love your work. What attention to detail!I love your work. What attention to detail!treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747215976254771034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-32859367210938229372018-10-11T15:10:03.210-04:002018-10-11T15:10:03.210-04:00Hi, Betsy - You do have a magic touch when you'...Hi, Betsy - You do have a magic touch when you're mixing paints; the branches, blossoms, and leaves of your mini lilacs are incredibly life-like in color. I'm sure that as you work on achieving the texture that you want on the stems, you'll produce the same magic and conjure up the perfect texture. I can't wait to see the magical results!<br />MarjorieMarjorie Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104669798186181705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-87482214222244757282018-10-11T08:54:43.882-04:002018-10-11T08:54:43.882-04:00I always want my plants to look more realistic, bu...I always want my plants to look more realistic, but watching you I think and not a thorough as I should be. I admire your commitment, you have it in abundance and it pays off!! Your lilacs are turning out as beautiful as the RL ones. Alexandra Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04452451071692343746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-74198513097438795262018-10-10T13:08:02.866-04:002018-10-10T13:08:02.866-04:00I'm not surprised that Will is admiring your l...I'm not surprised that Will is admiring your lilacs… I'm joining him in fullest admiration. Although I know you for a little while by now you never stop to amaze me with your struggle for perfection never forgetting the tiniest detail. Your lilacs already look terrific, but I'm looking forward to see them after you've found the solution for adding the needed structure... then they'll look even more terrific. ;O) Oh, I almost forgot - welcome to No. 27!<br /><br />Hugs<br />BirgitBiWuBärhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624262663621307478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-42737947292196805952018-10-10T05:22:42.698-04:002018-10-10T05:22:42.698-04:00Your lilac bushes are beautiful and so real.Your lilac bushes are beautiful and so real.Fabiolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689788579523220109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-34344987683529413542018-10-09T15:11:07.831-04:002018-10-09T15:11:07.831-04:00Your ongoing pursuit of Perfection is something I ...Your ongoing pursuit of Perfection is something I contintinue to admire and applaud you for Betsy and for such a shrub as this; it's Definitely Worth It! <br />If one didn't know better, your mini Lilac looks EXACTLY like the Real Thing. One can only Marvel at what you'd already accomplished and get mentally prepared for the eventual REVEAL, once the entire shrub is fully completed. :Delizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-76943685053685050152018-10-09T11:02:26.399-04:002018-10-09T11:02:26.399-04:00It's such a good feeling when, after working s...It's such a good feeling when, after working so hard to get something right, it is! And this lilac is soooooo right Betsy! I know your excitement, and I think it will propel you even faster to see all four seasons ready for the Folly! I am so eager to see the lilac trees in the garden, but also to see what you make of the delightful planters and intriguing landscape you've got brilliantly started here! Godspeed filling up the box and branches, and I hope you thoroughly enjoy every moment watching this long awaited dream come true!Jodi Hipplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-60391416526275032932018-10-09T10:26:07.433-04:002018-10-09T10:26:07.433-04:00Maybe pieces of very fine thread... I'm sure y...Maybe pieces of very fine thread... I'm sure you will find a solution. This is what keeps our minds working. Your bushes already look great.<br />Hugs, DroraDrora's minimundohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121137317566476061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-78410906058949311022018-10-09T09:36:53.031-04:002018-10-09T09:36:53.031-04:00I think adding sawdust (or sand, or coffee grounds...I think adding sawdust (or sand, or coffee grounds) to the paint would be a good idea. Coffee grounds! Yes! Or tea leaves? Those old stems are very ragged. What a tour de force!<br />xoxoxox<br />MomHarriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08607850290415958747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249478764637750851.post-56318513985970974102018-10-09T08:29:37.850-04:002018-10-09T08:29:37.850-04:00I know you'll get it Betsy! You're halfwa...I know you'll get it Betsy! You're halfway there. And I'm paying strict attention since someday I want to make a tree and you've got great texture to your branches!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074992134112478195noreply@blogger.com