Story Books – I really like using books for a base on which to build a scene. Each scene tells a story, thus “Story Books.” This one might just be my favorite because I always wanted to do a miniature outhouse and I like the cleverness of steampunk. This composting outhouse is why the garden grows so well. It gives the term “potting shed” new meaning.
You can barely see it in this photo, but there is a tiny globe light in the ceiling of the outhouse. And, yes, it really works.
These are really small projects done in 1/144 scale. A standard dollhouse is 1/12 scale, i.e. 1″ in the model represents 12″ in ‘real life’. If you wanted to make a dollhouse for a 1/12 scale dollhouse, you would use 1/144 scale.
Crazy? Yes. Fun? Definitely.
This stump is a piece of cork which was very easy to carve, and that’s why it has so many nooks and crannies to explore. It’s home to a tiny creature. Not sure exactly what it is. It’s very shy and has never been seen.
A well tended garden is just outside the back door.
Sandy’s Garden.
Sandy’s Garden, reverse side
This 2′ piece of oak was salvaged from a lot that had been bulldozed. It’s a work in progress, named The Swordfish because of the way it looks from a certain angle.Chicken Dinner. This is 1/12 scale, but small enough as a piece that I decided it qualified for this post.
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