tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18134218272554072522024-03-13T20:24:08.288+01:00Japanese Dolls' House (Ryokan in Stile Giapponese)Step by step construction of a Dolls' House Kit (Ryokan - Japanese Inn with a Spa)Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-78717907024616816812021-07-30T18:02:00.004+02:002021-07-30T18:02:43.419+02:00For those still looking for this kit....<p>30th July 2021</p><p><br /></p><p>For anyone still searching for this kit and has the money to purchase it, it's up for sale on <a href="https://www.ebay.it/itm/274267265675" target="_blank">Ebay Japan</a>!</p><p>Yes, it's probably in Japanese but with this blog you could decipher it no problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers<br /></p>Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-37277449803845492132021-03-11T12:32:00.001+01:002021-03-11T12:32:52.066+01:00After Shocks<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-luw48-OBdtA/YEkxgWMuIoI/AAAAAAAAELw/NGWDZPomUYAxKJe3BI43wyTTdT8WvVqdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2281.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-luw48-OBdtA/YEkxgWMuIoI/AAAAAAAAELw/NGWDZPomUYAxKJe3BI43wyTTdT8WvVqdgCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h240/IMG_2281.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new bookcase installed during lockdown.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>1st March - 10th March 2021<br /><br />Yowser, yes, been a while or what. The ryokan was technically finished quite a while ago but things happen I guess and a project like this, being stored in a room being used as a gaming and hobby area, is exposed to “dangers”. Apart from the time the bookcase fell and nearly destroyed the house, we have had workmen in the attic area where our hot water heater is installed. And the workmen, inevitably, bumped into the house causing little after shocks if you will. Ho hum. Stuff happens. Luckily no real damage but things fell off shelves and being a miniature, it’s not easy to just stick your hand in there and put things back in place. So, after a rather crappy 2020 (for all of us I’m sure) and many months looking at things that needed to be put back in place, I finally got round to taking care of it.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCsoQIl8uj4/YEn2fnAFFbI/AAAAAAAAEMA/FlYM0f3eOMUskQ6toNkWLZ9la3SuxnuyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2283.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCsoQIl8uj4/YEn2fnAFFbI/AAAAAAAAEMA/FlYM0f3eOMUskQ6toNkWLZ9la3SuxnuyACLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h240/IMG_2283.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The outside kitchen area after putting things back in place.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The grass rooftop over the outside portico area was never really thought through. I just needed something to cover over the area so I stuck some grass and such over a wooden frame and used wax adhesive to fit it into place thinking I could just pop it off when I needed to see or set up objects inside the portico. But every time I picked up the frame, it came apart and the grass fronds would start coming away. So, given that all the stuff inside the portico had fallen and needed to be put back in place, I decided to make the roof a little more stable.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flhhpio64tE/YEn2_yM0g-I/AAAAAAAAEMI/pdtSiAlLUUkUMj92TS98Zb8xP9zd0ZzeACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2284.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flhhpio64tE/YEn2_yM0g-I/AAAAAAAAEMI/pdtSiAlLUUkUMj92TS98Zb8xP9zd0ZzeACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2284.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the portico without the roof.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br />I managed to carefully repack the storage area with the food stuff urns and even made them a little more bump resistant with the sticky wax. I then started to pull apart the portico roof. I did some quick research on Japanese garden area roofing (staying away from tile type roofing) and found that many had just simple wooden slats that held roofing material - either fabric or tatami type mats. So I went with that. <br /></p><p> <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zAGimKXLPG8/YEn4eL7udHI/AAAAAAAAEMc/2WL3azv2dkAZaFlVR_AkQaN94Nb0tsPIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_6325.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zAGimKXLPG8/YEn4eL7udHI/AAAAAAAAEMc/2WL3azv2dkAZaFlVR_AkQaN94Nb0tsPIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h150/IMG_6325.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reinforcing the grass and placing the slats<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0AqAqVxnqlo/YEn6LwLMD2I/AAAAAAAAENA/_Dnl1rC3J5MGqn9GOhVNhjVqppI6Y8bEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2276.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0AqAqVxnqlo/YEn6LwLMD2I/AAAAAAAAENA/_Dnl1rC3J5MGqn9GOhVNhjVqppI6Y8bEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h150/IMG_2276.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing gluing everything in.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>I managed to find some long pieces from a bamboo calendar (which I had used in the past) and those were easy to cut to size and fairly strong. Since it is the underside, I decided to use hot glue to reinforce the back side area where the grass fronds are attached to the old frame. I then hot glued in place the calendar slats cut to size. Worked out fine. Yes, hot glue is yucky looking but I did find a type that dries almost transparent. Once that was done, I stained the slats with dark brown stain to match the house trim somewhat. Done.<br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y54SrIKSqnI/YEn6ho3kU6I/AAAAAAAAENM/U7EMwKJWWscEjgjwcY3Jlgqw0ayC4yTTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y54SrIKSqnI/YEn6ho3kU6I/AAAAAAAAENM/U7EMwKJWWscEjgjwcY3Jlgqw0ayC4yTTgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2287.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Next I wanted to cover over some of the roof with sprouting moss like grass material - like roofing I have seen where over time and humidity, fallen tree leaves and pine needles would make a sort of soil base of their own. And even wild flowers and grass would grow there. So I took some of the flower material I had used previously in the back and side garden and made a new little “garden” on the grass roof. <br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I had found last fall (really!) a leaf from a tree on my street and finally got around to sealing it with some varnish. Once dried, I used my little leaf cutter (also bought by chance over the years) to cut out little oak leaf type shapes. I managed to find some green paper I had used on the bamboo plant (I don’t throw anything away!!) and cut out some green leaves as well. I glued them over the rooftop to simulate the idea of dead leaves accumulating on the roof. The leaves needed a little color, so I added a bit here and then to give them a more colorful “autumn” air.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KOIhX7-o4w/YEn8-0pbZGI/AAAAAAAAENs/QR5V2KplxAALRA397yzpfVwEjOzUSAHAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2278.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5KOIhX7-o4w/YEn8-0pbZGI/AAAAAAAAENs/QR5V2KplxAALRA397yzpfVwEjOzUSAHAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2278.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaf varnished.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKllzYXN0_A/YEn8-VFWfcI/AAAAAAAAENk/758idSeY-7w-5f-g0A-zgrwjcdOGxf_lgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2280.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wKllzYXN0_A/YEn8-VFWfcI/AAAAAAAAENk/758idSeY-7w-5f-g0A-zgrwjcdOGxf_lgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2280.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little cut out maple leaves.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9iQs6WM42Q/YEn8-u4SsmI/AAAAAAAAENo/L3WVUtnAxN8y0r6QiQvIA9MK9VFNCV3BgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2282.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9iQs6WM42Q/YEn8-u4SsmI/AAAAAAAAENo/L3WVUtnAxN8y0r6QiQvIA9MK9VFNCV3BgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2282.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding flowers and leaf bunches.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TlKSyo2fngY/YEn8_JQRFuI/AAAAAAAAENw/-wm7MXMZ6Lc18y5Z5tgH9KfT1fmWqn11wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2286.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TlKSyo2fngY/YEn8_JQRFuI/AAAAAAAAENw/-wm7MXMZ6Lc18y5Z5tgH9KfT1fmWqn11wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2286.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing up the roof area.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I then reattached the roof with the sticky wax knowing that if I needed to take it off again in future due to some other calamity, there would be no problem. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-89zSCttJCUs/YEn9t0CB8SI/AAAAAAAAEOA/-dIWp3wP7_gIFo_IViIgSRRTzbP3Fmv_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2289.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-89zSCttJCUs/YEn9t0CB8SI/AAAAAAAAEOA/-dIWp3wP7_gIFo_IViIgSRRTzbP3Fmv_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2289.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roof back in place.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NN2hKsTTI9E/YEn9thlU_7I/AAAAAAAAEN8/2Ai_JSuZniosIEgdddj-_5i5AwM8-P6jACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_2288.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NN2hKsTTI9E/YEn9thlU_7I/AAAAAAAAEN8/2Ai_JSuZniosIEgdddj-_5i5AwM8-P6jACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_2288.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>Glad I got that done at least. Something accomplished after a 2020 to forget about. Wishing that 2021 will make up for a decidedly forgetful year. Hope you are all well and healthy - knowing that some are not, I prefer not to complain about my own experiences as they are without a doubt minimal compared to some. Keep safe.<br /><br /></p><p></p><br /><br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-83389747724761904252019-08-05T19:50:00.001+02:002019-08-05T19:51:41.030+02:00Just a quick note.......to invite any followers who might like to check out my new project. Course it is a big departure from the Japanese Ryokan but I hope it will be fun and a nice learning experience. It is a normal scale 1:12 Tea Room Orangery set up. Anyway, here is the link for the lastest installment. I may not have much time to work on it but for anyone who loves lemons I invite you to check it out !!<br />
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Enjoy and thanks for following.<br />
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<a href="https://tearoomorangery.blogspot.com/">https://tearoomorangery.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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PeggyPavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-43360705882450835452019-05-29T18:13:00.001+02:002020-05-05T13:32:11.259+02:00Mini Earthquake at the Ryokan InnMay 29th 2019<br />
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Well, anyone who has been following this blog knows or can surmise that the ryokan is installed in my attic room. The attic room is where I do crafty things and where my son games on the PS - especially since the end of 2017 more or less since we haven't had any visitors to use the upstairs room. I should put it up on Air BnB. Anyway, my sister became a grandmother and since my Mom died back in 2015, I use my August vacations to visit stateside and see my Dad - now 81 - who lives alone. He is happy that way but cannot come visit us here anymore due to his age. Anyhow, me traveling down to visit family means no one really comes here to Italy to visit us. So the attic room has become a mess. And today I took a day off from work to neaten up the room and do my taxes and - fix the ryokan.<br />
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During the winter months, Florence can get quite windy. Upstairs we have two eaves that allow access (and storage space) to our hot water heater. So instead of installing a door, we just have an insulated panel and a very tall heavy bookcase that blocks it from opening - usually....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now empty bookcase(you can see the panel behind it) on left, dollhouse on right on its table.</td></tr>
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One very blustery weekend, we had a massive wind storm. The constant vibration on the panel caused the hook on the bookcase to unhook and - WHAM--- CRASH BANG!!!!<br />
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My son was upstairs gaming and I was downstairs and as soon as I heard the crash and bang I knew what had happened. "Did it hit the dollhouse!???"<br />
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"Yup."<br />
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I sat there stunned for a few minutes really too scared to find out the damage. So my husband ran upstairs - also to check on the door panel and the heater etc., - and shouted down that damage was minimal and it could be worse.<br />
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When I checked it out, the dynamics of the hit were strange. The bookcase slammed into the front edge of the board and table the dollhouse is screwed to and caused the whole house to rock backwards and then forwards. The house happened to be closed at the time so all the contents did not come spilling out. But inside each room was a massive mess - not to mention the outside back garden and pergola storage area - completely scrambled.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the indent into the wood where the book case slammed into it. The fact the house was closed saved damaging the porches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also here, you can see the indent where the book case hit the left side. Amazing really it didn't wreck the whole thing.</td></tr>
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The fire pit room was minimal as I had used quite a bit of the sticky wax to keep my ceramic vases attached to the shelving. The kitchen was a total mess !!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, this was a magnitude 7.5</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Actually the right side kitchen wing was open but not all the way, hence the wok on the pavement.</td></tr>
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I realized the toughest thing after all this time (truly years since I have played with the dollhouse - positioning or moving things about) was trying to get everything back into place. Pulled out my tweezers and sticky wax and just put everything back as best as I could remember. Thing is, I only finished doing it today. After months since it happened. Not sure why. Just couldn't face the clean up I guess. Could also be that now that I am working so much and have no creative energy, the idea of fixing up the house made me sad knowing that I haven't done squat for my hobby in so long.<br />
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But, I do feel the bug. I think I just may finish cleaning the room this weekend so I can actually start mini-ing again. I have so much material and so many ideas for the Orangery. Maybe finally I can motivate myself.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen back in business !!!!</td></tr>
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<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-75442206670385247682017-06-04T11:55:00.000+02:002018-08-11T19:25:51.773+02:00Dust Pans and....April 6 2017 <br />
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Wow! Been a while or what?<br />
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I went back to work full time in June of 2015 and life has been very hectic and tiring. My MS hasn't acted up much but I am constantly fatigued. I leave at 8:30 am and get back home around 7pm. The good news is that I have a stable contract now and a raise (which is paying for gas really as it's pretty far traffic-wise) but with a 90 minute lunch break (so Italian) I have been finishing tons of old cross stitch projects after eating my lunch. Pretty satisfying! I kind of wish I could bring my minis to work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dog Sammy when he was a puppy.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now he is going on 14! But I finished the cross stitch of him.</td></tr>
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So, I don't know what bit me the other day to try and start my new project (<a href="http://tearoomorangery.blogspot.it/" target="_blank">the Orangery Tea Room</a>) and I got to looking at my ryokan and remembered there were a few little things to add. So, with some extra energy today (instead of cleaning bathrooms and mopping) here I am!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration Pic of the little dust bins in cheap wood.</td></tr>
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I had the original pages from the ryokan instructions with lots of ideas of little things to add and I wanted to make these little dust pans to put one in the kitchen with the broom I repurposed from a 1/12 dustpan brush so I found leftovers and did just that. Cute and nice to do something after such a long break. Feels good!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the broom in place. I suppose they do as much sweeping as I do in my real house!</td></tr>
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I really would like to add still a 1/20 bicycle out back (vintage with old baskets to go grocery shopping) but I think I will just have to wait to discover a suitable bike. Been searching on the net for a while but will have to try a model shop when I get back stateside.<br />
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Well, that's all for now. Hope you may check out my new project as this ones seems pretty much complete..... yet....nothing is ever complete.<br />
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UPDATE: 10 JULY 2018<br />
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Well, my Sammy finally succumbed to cancer. He did very well considering he was doing chemo beginning last year after he had surgery to remove tumors. They gave him only a few months and if it weren't for the size of the last abdominal tumor that developed end June, he would have gone on a bit longer. He was still very lucid and hungry :-). The tumor was just so quick growning (from a golf ball to a soft ball in 10 days) and creating difficulty for him in daily life. I was so glad he chose to stick with us for so long. What a good boy! <br />
<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-29123193742810260262015-10-04T17:39:00.001+02:002017-03-10T21:10:37.631+01:00Additional Stuff : Fishing Baskets, Dried Kipper-like Fish, Eels, a Demon Banner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17 Baskets.</td></tr>
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June - October 4th 2015<br />
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Sorry for the lack of updates. Things have changed recently as I have gone back to work full time. I leave the house at 8:30am and am not home usually until around 7pm. I really didn’t want to go back to work for such long hours but sometimes we really don’t get to choose what we want out of life. So, my hobby has pretty much suffered and has been somewhat neglected.<br />
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I say somewhat because as usual, I always have my eyes open for certain additions or embellishments for the ryokan. I managed to find around the beginning of June a bunch of baskets (17 in all) that came from an <a href="http://stores.ebay.com.sg/plenjai/" target="_blank">Ebay seller</a> from Thailand. I had been searching for months for fishing baskets (even looking on Etsy for basket makers) with no luck. I searched the internet for instructions and where to buy materials to make them myself but couldn’t find the materials. I was about to make a $25 purchase for 7 little hand made baskets when I happened upon the Ebay offer. Seventeen for around a few dollars more for shipping. I am so glad I made the purchase and even if it took around a month to arrive, I was pleasantly surprised! The quality was very high. The pieces were more than I had hoped for and I think they add a nice touch to the back house area where the fishing equipment is. I understood from the listing and the person who sells them that they are typical little souvenir basket type objects sold in gift shops in Thailand. I just hope no little children were involved in their manufacture.<br />
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I used one of the baskets to place on top of the cabinet in the buddha room along with another little daruma doll that I picked up at Ajisai shop in Florence. The rest of the baskets will probably be spread over the house somehow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing the fish in place.</td></tr>
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Not long after, I happened across a FaceBook posting in the miniatures page I follow. The posting was super interesting. It had to do with food stuffs from the Tudor period. I actually enjoy reading a lot of historical information about the Tudor family and medieval English royalty so when I happened across a posting about lamprey (gross sucker fish) I ended up linking over the the poster’s <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/medievalmorsels?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a> . Mary Thornton has the most amazing little objects in her shop but what’s more, she has an amazing blog that gets into the details of the food stuffs she reproduces in miniature. Not long after she had made the lamprey, she made some eels!! Yes eels!! I know that the Japanese use quite a bit of fresh water eel in their kitchen so i decided to order a bucket of eels. I ended up messaging her and we got to chatting about smoked fish and kippers. I sent her a pic of the smoked fish I had been trying to find for months (most fish are way too big for the ryokan house’s scale) so she said she’d give the smoked kippers a go. I’m glad she did! In between the time I ordered and when she actually shipped everything some time had passed (first because it was summer holiday for lots of people including Mary and then we needed a little time for the fish to arrive in Italy....say no more) but when they did I was blown away. The were perfect! Now I could make my Japanese hanging fish holder (as seen in my favorite wrapping book “How to Wrap Five Eggs” which is a misnomer because they never actually explain how to wrap five eggs or anything else). I ended up having a momentary lapse on working out the knotting (which ended up being resolved again by posting on the FaceBook miniature page and a having a helpful soul assist me in remembering my crochet!) and finally got around to making the hanger. I had to chain crochet the fish onto the raffia. I then put some liquid glue on the back to hold them in place. And finally I have my smoked kippers and eels ready to serve the guests. The leftover fish went straight into the <a href="http://japanesedollshouse.blogspot.it/2014/06/intermediate-work-salted-fish-container.html" target="_blank">salted fish container</a> I had made ages ago (from left over tatami mat) and back in the outside kitchen hutch. Very cool.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salted fish container now full.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hanging fish and eels waiting to be grabbed and skinned!</td></tr>
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Around the end of August, my sister came for a visit. She had been to a show at the MFA in Boston which I would have loved to see. Since I was a teen, I have been attracted to Japanese woodblock prints. Mostly the technique is what intrigued me. In fact, when I finally went to university to study, I majored in printmaking. Anyway, the show was about the ukiyo-e prints and in particular the works of Hokusai. Who has been following my blog knows that I used his “Under the Wave off Kanagawa” or more commonly known as the Great Wave print inside the spa. I’ve always loved this print. The wave reminds me of a great hand ready to scoop up the long boats in the water. Well, my sister gave me the MFA’s accompanying book for the show. Apart from the comprehensive collection info it provided the book showed so many prints in detail that it was amazing. I think I would have been lost at the show. It would have taken me ages just to study each print. In the book, there was a banner of a demon queller known as Shōki. Like often happens, he was originally a Chinese legend who then became popular in Japan. Here is an excerpt from the book:<br />
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“He was said to be the ghost of an unsuccessful candidate for an official position in the Chinese bureaucracy who committed suicide after he was unfairly disqualified in the imperial examinations, but in his afterlife became a benevolent guardian. Supposedly, he appeared in a dream to the Chinese emperor and vowed to fight all demons, especially those that cause disease. A picture of this supernatural warrior was considered an auspicious object that would promote the health and well-being of everyone in the home in which it was displayed, particularly that of children...”</blockquote>
I thought it was pretty funny how in the afterlife a politician agrees to do good and even come back to protect people. But what I liked most was that the banner designed by Hokusai was created for a festival (then only for boys but today for all children) which is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month and is the same one that uses the koi kites which are already on display on the outside porch of the ryokan. So Shōki fit right in.<br />
I printed a reduced version of him on some rice paper, then attached some thin wooden strips with glue to simulate the banner staffs. I then glued a small straw onto the wooden railing and inserted the banner there. It’s not glued in. That so I can change banners if I want in future.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimming Shōki for fitting on his banner staffs.</td></tr>
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Right now I am working on some more geta shoes that my friend gave me. She has the same kit but since we are no longer working together, she isn’t really working on the mini’s anymore, which is sad. She was bashing her kit into something different so she didn’t mind giving me a few pairs of geta to make for the house. Course, they are still a total pain in the ass to make so I suppose I’ll finish them at some point.<br />
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Well, that’s about it for now. I am still looking for a nice 1/20 scale bicycle to add to the outside but no luck so far. But I’m patient. I figure like everything up till now, I’ll come across it when I least expect it. Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-68022560677155976622015-06-13T17:50:00.001+02:002015-06-13T17:51:06.711+02:00Additional Stuff: Ikebana Using Various Plants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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May 29th - June 13th 2015<br />
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikebana" target="_blank">Ikebana</a> is the Japanese art of flower arranging. Of course it is quite old and has traditional compositions and content but for simplicity’s sake, I will create a free style or Jiyūka design. I figured I’d use some of the “flowers” I had bought at the beginning of this project and just dye them pinkish since I wanted to try and make sakura branches. The flowers already had a slight purple hue so bringing them to pink was no big deal. I then laid them out to dry so I could work with them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dying and drying the petals.</td></tr>
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I wanted to have two kinds of cherry blossoms in the ikebana vase. One from Georgie Steeds <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMiniatureGarden" target="_blank">Miniature Garden Centre</a> kit and one using the tutorial by <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/marianne26" target="_blank">Marianne Cook</a> from the March 2015 issue of The Dolls’ House Magazine (the one with my ryokan feature). I thought the tutorial was really very nice and wanted to give it a try. The first part was easy dipping the florist’s wire into some red paint but the next part was a bit more exasperating. You have to cut some small threads and glue them to each stamen. But there was
no way I was going to be able to be super precise and get the bottom
part of the threads to match up with the underside of the red painted
bulb. So I just glued them on as best I could, let them dry and then
cleaned them up a bit. Once dried, I trimmed them down, then dabbed
more red paint on each pink thread as well as the stem and let them
dry. Next was to punch a hole in the center of each flower and thread
them onto the stem. Sometimes I punched the hole (with a needle) too
close to an edge and the petal blossom split while I slid it up the
stem. So I’m glad I made a bunch of flowers. Once that was done, more
drying time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dipping the tips in red acrylic.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting the stamens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing the stamens</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished stamens before trimming.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After adding the flower and trimming the stamens.</td></tr>
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Next was making the sepal (underside petal) for each flower. Since I didn’t have a puncher, I had to take the flowers I had and just trim them into star shapes. I then painted them deep red. I did check and this part of the flower on a pink cherry blossom is quite red. So I did the same. After letting them dry I shaped them pressing a toothpick in the center and then piercing them to make the hole so I could insert them onto the stem. A dab of glue and the sepals were in place. I liked the final effect.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Y-5wKoOo8g/VXxMnLeZv0I/AAAAAAAADxg/2Nmw8LpmjAo/s1600/IMG_2199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7Y-5wKoOo8g/VXxMnLeZv0I/AAAAAAAADxg/2Nmw8LpmjAo/s200/IMG_2199.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimming the stars to size.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished blossome with the sepals</td></tr>
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Next up was fashioning some branches. It was a bit difficult as my hands are not very steady but I managed two branches by wrapping different gauge wires around a thicker one. I added some dots of glue at the joints and let them dry. Next was just to paint them brown and let that dry too. Then I added the blossoms around the branches. I had only made 16 blossoms so I decided to use this branch as the full pink blossom and then make another with just white ones. I then added some green leaves leftover from the plastic plants I used in the back of the house. I painted them a little red and varnished them with a little shine since that’s the kind of leaf I found pictured on the net (at least with pinkish blossoms). I can’t really complain about the final result.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aj7JUSKtv8M/VXxMyBwkiKI/AAAAAAAADxs/N4Tt3hoUAgs/s1600/IMG_2205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aj7JUSKtv8M/VXxMyBwkiKI/AAAAAAAADxs/N4Tt3hoUAgs/s320/IMG_2205.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final result pink cherry blossoms on a branch.</td></tr>
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Next up was the cherry blossom kit I got from Miniature Garden Centre. These blossoms were really quite small but still, given the small scale of the house, they would give a perfect overall look. First I painted the “branches”. I painted two black as I had seen a really nice arrangement with pink petals on a black painted branch. So I wanted to try that. Then I just formed each petal (using a mousepad and pressing a toothpick into the center) and glued each one onto a branch. After drying, I put a dot of glue on the inside of each blossom and sprinkled them with the yellow “pollen” dust. They’re perfect!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tu-7KHm7IA0/VXxOB8em7SI/AAAAAAAADyE/GjCDVQg18z8/s1600/IMG_2207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tu-7KHm7IA0/VXxOB8em7SI/AAAAAAAADyE/GjCDVQg18z8/s320/IMG_2207.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing the blossoms on the branch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YPPnIM9m_tc/VXxN_RryelI/AAAAAAAADx8/LiLuxYJjwBw/s1600/IMG_2209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YPPnIM9m_tc/VXxN_RryelI/AAAAAAAADx8/LiLuxYJjwBw/s320/IMG_2209.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the finished cherry blossoms on the right and beginning the centers for the white flowers.</td></tr>
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While those were drying etc., I started work on the last set of blossoms. These ones are white so I painted some petals white and let them dry. I then dipped the tips of some #30 gauge wire into glue a few times to form a round top, then into yellow acrylic, and finally into a more liquid glue solution and the yellow pollen. These will be the centers of my flowers. Once dry, I pressed the petals into shape (two per blossom) and slid them up the stem gluing them into place. Next up was to make the sepal. From what I could see, they are green for white blossoms. I managed to locate a star punch (!) even if it was too big for mini flowers it proved useful. All I had to do was to trim each of the stars more or less to size. I realized tho that the flowers looked less and less like cherry blossoms. But really that was ok with me. They still looked convincing as far as flowers go.<br />
Once the sepals were glued in, I attached the flowers to its branch. Then I made some twisted bamboo pieces and placed all the elements into the tall vases on the top floor hallway (plus a few cherry blossom branches in the squat vase on the first floor). I made a few long leaves using the green sushi grass and the ikebana vases were done. I think it adds to the final effect in the hallways and fills out those oversized vases pretty well.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X39OBvkxfY8/VXxO9lDZEQI/AAAAAAAADyM/gTb0DtIX0w8/s1600/IMG_2211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X39OBvkxfY8/VXxO9lDZEQI/AAAAAAAADyM/gTb0DtIX0w8/s320/IMG_2211.jpg" width="307" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting out and trimming the star shapes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--M9xPGVcGbI/VXxPBVMp6lI/AAAAAAAADyU/3PJaGtSAWi8/s1600/IMG_2212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--M9xPGVcGbI/VXxPBVMp6lI/AAAAAAAADyU/3PJaGtSAWi8/s320/IMG_2212.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing the flowers onto their branch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LOBrHhDHL8Q/VXxPHTTbIpI/AAAAAAAADyc/JMCeQ6_uctg/s1600/IMG_2213.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LOBrHhDHL8Q/VXxPHTTbIpI/AAAAAAAADyc/JMCeQ6_uctg/s320/IMG_2213.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finishing the branch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ikebana vases. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two larger vases with the blossoms in place.</td></tr>
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And another element is finished.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side Ikebana arrangement.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished right side vase.</td></tr>
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Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-14779883423417194762015-05-22T14:53:00.000+02:002015-05-22T15:04:46.520+02:00Additional Stuff : Water Lily May 15th - May 22nd 2015<br />
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I purchased recently from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMiniatureGarden?ref=l2-shopheader-name" target="_blank">The Miniature Garden Centre </a>a few kits that I wanted to use for the Japanese Inn and my next project. The kits are super easy and quite nice. I wanted to add a small tub with water lilies in it out in the back so I had been searching for the right kind of container for a while. I ended up finding it while cleaning out some old perfume bottles and such. It’s some kind of stone carved pot which contained a solid perfume. The top and bottom never really fit well and sure enough, looking at the top, I thought it would make a nice container. So I took it apart, cleaned it up and made the transformation. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before cooking the liquid Fimo</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hzX6P6N2lkA/VV8jhJQ1iSI/AAAAAAAADuc/3AwuQoDel6Q/s1600/IMG_2160.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hzX6P6N2lkA/VV8jhJQ1iSI/AAAAAAAADuc/3AwuQoDel6Q/s200/IMG_2160.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After cooking the Fimo</td></tr>
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I added some stones in the bottom and then made my “water” by using liquid Fimo. I added some moss and grass round the edges (this is going out in the back where no one really stays on top of the gardening or caring for the lilies) where I figured the garden would be trying to reclaim the tub. I then got cracking on the lilies.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kit pieces</td></tr>
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The pieces are pre-cut and quite small. But with a little patience and perseverance I managed the three flowers. Next were the leaves. I did some net surfing to find some interesting leaves and sure enough there were a ton of photos. I was undecided whether I should make them a bit yellow or not, considering the neglect. But I really liked the overall look of the healthy leaves so I decided to leave them green with a little brown on the edges. I used the bottom of a paint brush to round the edges of the leaves up a bit. I then put a little clear gloss on them and positioned everything in the tub leaving the last largest leaf a bit above the surface of the water. I added more gloss varnish again
over the bottom leaves and the surface of the water and let that dry.
Then, I just added the little flowers on top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the flower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished leaves vs. the orignal kit piece.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Leaves placed in the tub.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished tub with lilies</td></tr>
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The final step was installing the tub out back. I really like it! <br />
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Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-69504143221462210882015-05-15T16:58:00.003+02:002015-05-15T16:58:44.368+02:00Additional Work: The Back of the House, Shrubbery and Such....Nee.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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10th April - May 15th 2015<br />
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I had started thinking about the back of the house and how I wanted the area behind to be finished off. First I thought just grass and overgrown areas with a fence to hold out the wild growth but then, I decided to try and enhance the environment behind the house as much as I did in the front. So, I opted for overgrown wild grass and shrubbery and without a fence.<br />
I bought some florist’s green blocks and started to cut them a bit to size.<br />
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I had bought some plastic grass elements and leaves in the USA on my last trip there (more or less to scale) and using the green and brown filler from my son’s train decorating kits I covered the florist blocks somewhat. I also had some leftover greenish stuff (I don’t know the actual name for it) that are like dried out mosslike growth and used those as bushes to fill out some areas. I pulled out the iris blossoms I had bought ages ago and used some green “grass” that is normally used in Japanese food presentation. They are plastic sheets which when cut to size and folded fit in and around the stem of the iris quite nicely. So I made a small garden of irises by slitting a bunch of these plastic sheets, rolling them and then inserting them into the grass base. When I checked out the irises at the end of my street, I noticed that they usually grow in a large bush-like cluster. Then they flowers die. But the greenery remains for a while. So I made some clusters of greenery too. The back of the garden will be the least visible so I had to be sure to make the areas as if you were viewing them when you step outside the back storage area gate. Plus I didn’t want the grass to block the back of the house too much otherwise you really can’t see the woodshed or the garbage bin. So with that in mind, I made the next section flat. Just glue and covering with more green and brown material and some static grass.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slitting the sections into leaves and adding the tape for binding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating bushes with the plastic rolls.</td></tr>
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The next few sections I decided to incorporate the foam and the aquarium plastic flowers I had bought years ago. I just continued to adopt the leftover materials from my son’s train table and the extra pieces of plastic flowers and bushes to cover the surfaces. I made a small tree from one of the plastic branches (covering it in some florist’s tape and painting it brown) and then for the final section I just cut some of the foliage sheet and inserted plastic grass sections underneath. The grass is all the same height but irregular enough to be acceptable. <br />
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Afterwards, I made a few more bunches of wild flowers for the back of the house and to be used as filler around the edges. I made them the same way I did before by pooling some glue on an acetate sheet and spreading the flowers on the glue and letting it harden. Then the flowers just peel off the sheet ready to be glued in place.<br />
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In the meantime, a friend of mine had posted a picture of a bottle for saké named “Demon Slayer” and I knew I had to have some in the inn. So I searched out some images, pulled out the remaining bottles (out of scale but usable) and labeled them accordingly. At this point, you can drink beer, saké and Coke but no water at my inn. <br />
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And finally, the last section was finishing off some of the area around the trash bin. I wanted some papers coming out of the bin and some trash bags carelessly discarded next to it (too lazy to put the bags in the bin...) so I followed a <a href="https://youtu.be/3fpd_JGs3os" target="_blank">neat and easy little tutorial</a> for making mini trash bags and made a few. I also had some leftover printed newspapers which I bound up and deposited there as well. The inn’s cleaning personnel are not so diligent in reality I guess. If I get hold of some empty Coke bottles I may add them in. <br />
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And so, the house is around 99% done. Only because I don’t think I’ll ever finish it. I have a few more silly objects to add to it but now I can be selective in what I want to add or change. Just embellishing at this point.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking into the kitchen from the back garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out the spa windows. You can see the tree.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Through the storage area and out the back gate....</td></tr>
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Thanks again for your continued feedback and for following me. Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-2779202846326946382015-04-03T16:00:00.003+02:002015-04-03T16:00:59.132+02:00Additional Work: The Fire Wood and Tool Shed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 3rd - 5th, March 31st - April 3rd 2015</div>
<br />Around the time I was making the cabinet for the Buddha room, I was also beginning to build the wood shed. I was doing it more or less to keep my mind (and hands) occupied as I was facing the imminent departure date at the end of the week to return to the states to visit my Mom. Her health had worsened since my last visit and, in fact, this upcoming trip turned out to be the last. She passed on the 11th March. I am content to say that I was with her during her passing and I will sorely miss her voice. As odd as it sounds, having lived far from her for so long, her voice is the one aspect that I remember most. Gravelly yet always happy to receive my phone calls. I miss her dearly.<br /><br />So, upon my return home, I was happy that I had begun the little shed. I was more focused and found finishing it and creating the woodpile that needed to be housed in it very therapeutic. And so, here is what I did.<br /><br />I managed to find a nice picture of a shed I liked.<br />
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I also liked the roof structure the kit used to make the little sign stand. So, again using lots of leftover pieces, I put the shed together. I used some pieces of black card stock and the left over shingle sheets to make overlapping shingles on the roof piece. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making the roof supports.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Building the front.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shingling the roof.</td></tr>
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I then used my vinegar and rust stain to age the wood. It’s pretty cool stuff as it ages the wood overnight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wood ageing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next day and with the roof on.</td></tr>
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Once dry, I got to work on cutting some branches into small logs. I glued them onto a piece of wood so I can remove them as a whole if I want to change them one day. I then added a little divider so that I could put a few buckets and garden utensils inside the shed. I used a piece of sandpaper on that bottom of that side so I wouldn’t have to deal with the artificial grass or dirt under the shed. I then pencilled in some nails and pierced each nail head with a needle to make them look more dimensional. I also made a quick kindling basket (cutting up some coffee sticks to fill it).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing the logs onto a base.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting the logs inside the shed (divider in place).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of "nails".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished shed with buckets, rake and basket of kindling.</td></tr>
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The shed in place and the rake dirtied and aged. <br />
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Of course I’m still not done with the back of the house. More ideas and details to add to complete the backside of the house. But I do love the little shed. Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-24266443418351755322015-03-01T15:54:00.001+01:002015-03-01T15:54:29.161+01:00Additional Work: The Cabinet for the Buddha Room<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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February 7th - March 1st 2015<br /><br />I still have a few more things I had planned to add to the house so I tackled the the space in the buddha room that I wanted to fill. I had looked at so many cabinets (some quite beautiful had they been the right scale) and I just couldn’t find anything adaptable. But while navigating some photos, I came across this one. <br />
Realistically it is a very small cabinet but I liked the idea of the decoupaged calligraphy and the aging. So, I gathered all kinds of left over wood<br />
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and stock paper and went to work.<br />I measured out the size and found some of the printed off materials I had from the very beginning of the project. The front drawers would be covered with scenes from an onsen and I liked the black and red motif. So I used double sided tape and 1/4” masking tape to put the panels together to create the cabinet and drawers. I just used the wooden cleats as handles and aged the entire cabinet using my usual old eye shadow colors.<br />
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The final effect is quite nice. Now I just want to find a few small objects to put on top of the cabinet! I am thinking still of the buddha theme. But again, it needs to be very small. I have a few ideas tho.....<br />
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<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-43146374787091820742015-02-06T16:39:00.000+01:002015-02-07T01:18:57.419+01:00The Dolls' House Magazine March 2015 Issue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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February 6th 2015<br />
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Hello all!<br />
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Apologies for not having blogged in a while. Full sized life took over for the past few months and I've been unable to partake in my mini hobby. Not to say that the ryokan house is complete (I wonder if it ever will be) but it's without a doubt nearing the final phases.<br />
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As per the previous blog posts, I added the roof and made the ryokan sign which was the final chapter of the kit. I still have a few things I want to build and add to the back of the house but I have only just returned from the States having spent some time with my Mom. She was recently diagnosed with a terminal illness and has gone through all manner of hell just trying to maintain some semblance of normalcy. I am very happy that I was able to spend time with her and my Dad and help them transition a little into their new reality. The roller coaster isn't over yet. And there will be many more painful moments. I am sad I cannot be physically closer to them and my siblings. It's not easy being so distant. Wishing that someone had invented a Star Trek transporter. Then I could split my time between my family in the States and my husband and son here. <br />
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In any case, I was contacted last November by <i>The Dolls' House Magazine</i> as they wanted to do a little photo op and write up on the ryokan house. I have yet to see the magazine (perhaps it will arrive soon) but given that the Buddha Room actually made the cover I am hopeful that the write up and the photos did the ryokan justice. I was actually really surprised that it made the cover. I still see so many errors on the construction but I have to remind myself....it is the first time I've actually built a project of this kind. I've learned so much! And it has been a fantastic journey.<br />
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I think I will be sad when it's finished...sitting up here in my cold attic room. I can't move it anywhere else right now. So the next project just won't be so big!! Of course I already have another project in mind. I've been holding off so I wouldn't neglect the completion of the ryokan. But I can see the day coming when I will tackle something new. Hopefully it will be as challenging as this project has been.<br />
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Thanks all for following the construction and hope you will check out <a href="https://www.thegmcgroup.com/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=947" target="_blank">the magazine </a>too!<br />
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As usual, onwards and upwards (because you can't go backwards).<br />
<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-1600704008383253752014-11-26T17:35:00.001+01:002014-11-30T22:44:01.685+01:00Additional Work : Miso Barrels, Whisky Barrels, Soy Barrel, Water Barrels and Spa Barrels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November 21st - 26th 2014<br />
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When I purchased the walnut cleats from the Italian mini shop, I also purchased some small barrels that I wanted to use in the storage area of the kitchen. I wanted the barrels to contain some things that were common use but also unique. I found some pictures of some pretty cool barrels for miso (a kind of soy paste used in cooking) and a <a href="http://www.nikka.com/eng/" target="_blank">Japanese whisky </a>(altho not the one that has <a href="http://time.com/3555773/worlds-best-whisky-yamazaki-single-malt-sherry-cask-2013-suntory-jim-murrays-whisky-bible-2015/" target="_blank">been in the news</a> recently). It seems odd but this whisky brand has been around quite a while and perhaps the inn would have a barrel or two for their VIP guests.<br />
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First I found some labels that could be transferred to the barrels. Next was finding the best medium for transferring them. I printed the labels out on paper and a transparency both on the laser printer and the inkjet and set about making some tests. All the tutorials I read required certain solvents (Citra Solv which I have no idea what that is and it’s not available in Italy, acetone, etc) or products like Modge Podge which are not available here either. So in reading the tutorials on how to transfer, the only thing that stuck with me is what can dissolve the printer ink onto a porous surface. I tried printing off my laser printer onto paper then placing the image on the wood and wetting the paper with acetone, then rubbing. Wrong. Not even one small bit of toner ink came off. So that failed. I then tried using the acetone on the surface and trying to transfer the toner ink from a transparency - nothing. So my toner ink is pretty non soluble. <br />
Next was testing the inkjet on the transparency.<br />
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Clearly the ink is wet so you have to be super careful not to smear it (hence why I printed off many little images) but the size of my barrels are so small you really can’t see details once some of the ink transferred over. I did discover it was best not to moisten the barrels as the ink just ran and clouded the image. So, on the miso barrel, I finally got a few transfers to show up. The soy sauce barrel was a total loss. So I printed the page out again on calligraphy rice paper and attached the labels to the barrels with water and glue. As the paper dries, you can see the printing through the paper a little. Since I couldn’t see enough for the soy, I reprinted it on the other side (still with the toner ink) and then decoupaged it onto the barrel. So, overall it was not a total loss. In any case, all the tutorials about transferring images to wood are a bust for small pieces. There just isn’t enough possibility to get good detail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can barely make out the label...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The miso label was a little better on a dry surface</td></tr>
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Next was decorating the miso barrels. One barrel has stones on top (found photos on the internet that showed how they press the fermenting paste by setting stones on the lid) and one of the barrels is open for use in the kitchen. I used some acrylic paint to color a mix of glue and sand to create a paste-like mixture that I then spread onto the top of the barrel. I made a small spatula and inserted it into the paste. The final effect is quite cute.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8XSTSD_ufNI/VHX7XDSQXUI/AAAAAAAADi4/lkLa44fZyH8/s1600/60-rocks-in-miso-barrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8XSTSD_ufNI/VHX7XDSQXUI/AAAAAAAADi4/lkLa44fZyH8/s1600/60-rocks-in-miso-barrel.jpg" height="215" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration - miso barrell with stones on top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration - Miso paste</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-53hPiMpgz0k/VHX7AMxQ60I/AAAAAAAADik/GQNkyIO1jvA/s1600/IMG_2122.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-53hPiMpgz0k/VHX7AMxQ60I/AAAAAAAADik/GQNkyIO1jvA/s1600/IMG_2122.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mini version of both.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EJFwDqbTxOI/VHX8DCxDA9I/AAAAAAAADjM/pGo3bzVdLJ4/s1600/13341969115355777019_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EJFwDqbTxOI/VHX8DCxDA9I/AAAAAAAADjM/pGo3bzVdLJ4/s1600/13341969115355777019_1.jpg" height="169" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration from Nikka Whisky</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ASKiB9CqvnE/VHX71irfYUI/AAAAAAAADjE/0PlRGehLu6c/s1600/IMG_2118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ASKiB9CqvnE/VHX71irfYUI/AAAAAAAADjE/0PlRGehLu6c/s1600/IMG_2118.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished barrels.</td></tr>
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I then pulled out the changing room’s wardrobe so I could add some obijimi - obi belts - to the kimonos nestled there. I just cut and glued some small colored ribbons. Just a small detail that I wanted to add for a while and finally got round to it.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jnzFuR55fLg/VHX8lGvYizI/AAAAAAAADjU/cDWRi0mICTM/s1600/IMG_2126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jnzFuR55fLg/VHX8lGvYizI/AAAAAAAADjU/cDWRi0mICTM/s1600/IMG_2126.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the obijime.</td></tr>
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Next I made a few buckets for the spa and water buckets for the irori fire pit room. I also painted one bucket red to put into the Buddha room as a decoration. Red sake buckets are given during wedding ceremonies so I thought maybe a bucket would be used up and then placed as a decoration in one of the rooms. It’s cute and small. So I was sold. I painted “water” in kanji on two buckets which I filled with “water” (liquid Fimo) and baked for half an hour in a low oven. I let them cool then finished aging them. I then placed one in the irori room and one in the kitchen near the stove. I then also placed the miso barrel in the kitchen and the whiskey and soy barrel in the storage area. I think they look pretty good.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Water filled buckets for the spa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The shower drain with a small bench.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buckets filled and non filled for the spa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two fire fighting water buckets and the red used sake bucket.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whisky, soy and miso barrels in the storage space.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buckets placed in the spa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miso paste barrel in place and water bucket at the far right.</td></tr>
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It’s now Christmas time as I write this (well, really the day before Thanksgiving) so all the manger accessories are out in the stores. Often you can find a few little objects that work well in scale but you have to go within a day or two of the displays being put out because the cool objects disappear quickly. Anyway, I found a set of tubs (buckets for a manger scale but for me they will be tubs) and cleaned them up a bit, painted them and varnished them. I used a gold paint pen to trace a small band of “metal” round the outside. I’m not quite sure what I will do with them yet but they are definitely going in the house. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manger buckets will become tubs in my house.</td></tr>
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Anyway, real life is crashing down on me of late. My next idea is for the back of the house but I have to plan it out and I’m not really concentrated right now. So, perhaps after Thanksgiving (which I am going to celebrate on Sunday).<br />
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Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends and remember to appreciate your loved ones at least one day out of the year. Eat turkey. Be Happy!!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xByPkAK_Rd0/VHX_s528irI/AAAAAAAADkk/YsZQGWiBz3g/s1600/2014%2Bthanksgiving%2Bminiature%2Bmaking%2Bpumpkin%2Bspice%2Bmuffins%2B-%2B2014%2Bthanksgiving%2Bdolls%2Band%2Bminiatures%2Bsc-f12309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xByPkAK_Rd0/VHX_s528irI/AAAAAAAADkk/YsZQGWiBz3g/s1600/2014%2Bthanksgiving%2Bminiature%2Bmaking%2Bpumpkin%2Bspice%2Bmuffins%2B-%2B2014%2Bthanksgiving%2Bdolls%2Band%2Bminiatures%2Bsc-f12309.jpg" height="237" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Super cute<a href="http://shaym006p.loveitsomuch.com/stores/2014-thanksgiving-miniature-making-pumpkin-spice-muffins-1414824030,1260164.html" target="_blank"> pie miniature</a> you can find on Etsy.</td></tr>
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<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-79495679778360252782014-11-19T14:42:00.000+01:002014-11-19T14:42:43.205+01:00Chapter 120 - Installing the Roof, Installing the Lanterns, The Ryokan Sign<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November 18th - 19th 2014<br />Well, the final big step was installing the roof onto the house. I checked before and noticed that the roof doesn’t lie perfectly flat on the top of the last floor so I applied large globs of glue in the four corners and positioned the roof on top. I figured that the weight will hold it in place and the glue will stop it from sliding. It would be very easy to remove if needed (perhaps for moving the house to a different location?) and then reattach. I think it looks very super <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Globs of glue....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roof is on. Looks crooked to me but that's me overcompensating....</td></tr>
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I then attached the lanterns using the little hooks I had purchased. I am glad I had already drilled the holes when I did as it would have been impossible to install these according to the kit instructions (with little nails). I put a drop of glue on the end of each one and inserted them into their respective holes. They also are super!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiny clips that would fit into the tiny drilled holes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lantern in place.</td></tr>
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The last thing to put together from the kit (not counting also the last little armrests which I will eventually make) is the signage. Lots of tiny pieces here and it took me a bit to put it together. I aged it a bit with some black wash and left it to dry. I’m going to leave it this way without varnishing it. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny bits and pieces.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Assembled signage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dirtied and in position.</td></tr>
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And the build is complete. What’s left are the little details and things I want to add to the kit that were not part of it. I want to finish the back with some landscaping and more storage area stuff. So, from now on, it’s Intermediate Work - which is really Additional Work. Still, it’s pretty sad having completed the house from a building point of view. It has been a challenge but also has kept my mind busy and occupied. Here are some more pics:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Open house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left side porches and spa changing room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side porches and kitchen.</td></tr>
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<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-61079363794648444312014-11-18T11:41:00.000+01:002014-11-18T11:41:17.789+01:00Chapter 115, 116, 117, 118 & 119 - Tiling and Peak Finishing Decoration, Painting the Roof<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remaining areas left to be tiled.</td></tr>
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November 12th - 17th 2014<br />
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I went back to tiling today. Cutting, sanding and glueing. Hardly exciting but needs to be done. I am working on the back roof of the house now. Lots of tiny pieces to insert into areas that I hope will be covered effectively later (well, not much later). Anyway, I had to finish the back roof areas and then also finish off the last three corners of the peaks. So since I had used some of the tiles previously for the front, I had to open chapter 117 to get more tiles to finish the back and corners. I finished the last two left corners and while the glue was drying, I pulled out Chapter 116 and 118 which were the pieces to finish the top of the peaks of the left and right side roofs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearly finished tiling. Just one tiny corner spot left to be done.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u8yMk2JdOW8/VGsam3c9NNI/AAAAAAAADbs/570R1GkG46Q/s1600/c116-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u8yMk2JdOW8/VGsam3c9NNI/AAAAAAAADbs/570R1GkG46Q/s1600/c116-01.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chapters 116 and 118 had these pieces for decorating the roof tops.</td></tr>
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First off, I noticed in fact that I had to add a last row of tiles. This was ok since I still had quite a few tiles to use. I didn’t add the last row previously since I wasn’t sure if there were large or small filler pieces that would go between the last row of tiles and the top of the peak. In fact, the space was much too large for the filler. So I am now adding as I move along pieces to complete the top row of the tiling. <br />
Once the last row dried in place, I started adding the pieces that would support the upper peak decorative tiling. It was necessary to use some pieces as filler and glue in place using fairly big globs. Not only that, for the side peaks I made the mistake of thinking I could glue all the layers together and then place them on the roof. Wrong. The pieces are thin and notched to permit you to bend them into place and glue. But since I had absolutely no way to hold the pieces in place (my little clamps had no where to “hold on” to) I was forced to hold them in place for a while or use big globs of glue and my weights and just hope that gaps are not so visible from the front of the house. So again, I lost time waiting for glue to dry. But at least now I know how to proceed for the rest of the roof.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two side pieces and the top added.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oz0jYRcJzi8/VGsayFsGvdI/AAAAAAAADb8/YHH-DE5LV14/s1600/c116-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oz0jYRcJzi8/VGsayFsGvdI/AAAAAAAADb8/YHH-DE5LV14/s1600/c116-03.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creative weighing down to adhere to the curve of the roof.</td></tr>
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The next day I finished tiling the last rows and filling gaps where the tiles needed cutting (thereby completing chapters 115 and 117). I attached the last onigawara (not without difficulty - but I extended a tile in the last row of the right side to accommodate the underside of the onigawara better for attaching) and again waited for glue to dry. In the meantime, I tested out an area using my black acrylic paint somewhat watered down. The entire roof will have to be painted black to even out the surface somewhat so I tried an area. Honestly the layer of black makes a big difference especially considering the amount of dust that accumulated on the tiles while working. I have dusted them repeatedly but still there is a layer that I can’t remove (unless I wash them - which I am NOT going to do!!!) <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vHSIvZ7hu9Q/VGsdavuMfGI/AAAAAAAADcI/XDW0ClgFlGE/s1600/c116-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vHSIvZ7hu9Q/VGsdavuMfGI/AAAAAAAADcI/XDW0ClgFlGE/s1600/c116-04.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the structure of the pieces to allow some bending. Not much tho. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8B-WqdFkZE/VGsdjpVF1JI/AAAAAAAADcQ/OZUbq1njfPA/s1600/c116-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8B-WqdFkZE/VGsdjpVF1JI/AAAAAAAADcQ/OZUbq1njfPA/s1600/c116-05.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the corner support. The front of this part of the roof has been painted.</td></tr>
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I then attached more gable decorations at the back of the house (using one that came out lousy from the front) and attached some of the angled peak end decorations as well (from chapter 119). Things are overlapping a bit since I am working while waiting for areas to dry. Waiting for the front to dry, I finished the last corner to the right front roof, added the corner decoration and painted black under that gable. Working this way, I moved ahead by rotating jobs. Some of the things I screwed up on but for some reason the kit came with an abundance of pieces so I just ripped them off and started over. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7XfVLjBiwDY/VGseVzbSNqI/AAAAAAAADcY/lVepPRBkh0o/s1600/c119-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7XfVLjBiwDY/VGseVzbSNqI/AAAAAAAADcY/lVepPRBkh0o/s1600/c119-02.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the difference betwwen the painted tiles (right) and non.</td></tr>
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Anyway, by Monday the 17th I was getting ready to add the last of the edging to cover where the tiles meet in the front. I finished painting the whole roof and must say now the surface does look nice and even. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9WGDA-E1fro/VGseXuBTh0I/AAAAAAAADcg/ecNC2Qth6aM/s1600/c119-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9WGDA-E1fro/VGseXuBTh0I/AAAAAAAADcg/ecNC2Qth6aM/s1600/c119-01.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting the roof.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nHBLdwzrC9s/VGsfFsjJ1aI/AAAAAAAADco/_WE2MhdHZGI/s1600/c119-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nHBLdwzrC9s/VGsfFsjJ1aI/AAAAAAAADco/_WE2MhdHZGI/s1600/c119-03.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting complete and adding the final covering pieces.</td></tr>
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The final part was just adding the two decorative pieces to the back of the roof to hide the tile junctures, then the back left corner piece. I had some extra decorative “gable pipes” so I cut them to size and glued them to the front tile cover pieces. No need to waste extras. And the roof is fu@king done!!! I cannot believe it!! And it weighs a ton!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rfyPEILnrI4/VGsgxFl61hI/AAAAAAAADc0/bDgg0311Cq8/s1600/c119-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rfyPEILnrI4/VGsgxFl61hI/AAAAAAAADc0/bDgg0311Cq8/s1600/c119-04.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail of the corner, gable and juncture areas of the roof.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qaQhCoI1qDE/VGsgzdDQR5I/AAAAAAAADc8/buFexx9GPOE/s1600/c119-05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qaQhCoI1qDE/VGsgzdDQR5I/AAAAAAAADc8/buFexx9GPOE/s1600/c119-05.jpg" height="181" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished roof.</td></tr>
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Next chapter....attaching the damn thing!!! Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-54065022889539908142014-11-11T23:19:00.002+01:002014-11-12T11:53:14.391+01:00Intermediate Work: The Back of the House, Lighting Part II<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November 9th - 11th 2014<br />
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So here’s the deal. When I started the inn, I had an idea that it would be for young people, a bit bohemian. Not five star class if you get my drift. I even had an original idea to make it a Japanese bordello...course, as I got into it I could see that it really could be something nicer instead of cheap. Still, the ryokan, from the start, is a little old and not very well kept. I chose not to varnish most of the embellishments on the walls and to keep areas unfinished a bit. My choice was two fold: first I knew I was going to run into problems in the construction (both for my inexpertise and the fact that many of the pieces were badly warped to start with) so I knew the rooms and whole house would have gaps or fit together imprecisely and second, it was my first dollhouse. There was no way I was going to do justice to a beautiful five star ryokan. So, my inn is for everyone. The young the old the hippie....all are welcome! Which brings me to the back of the house.<br />
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The kit never was really set up to actually show the back of the house but I didn’t like that idea. I wanted to do something there too. Like a behind the scenes stuff going on in the alleyway kind of area. So, I purchased some stone work printed paper to use to attach or glue on the external walls around the house - exposed brick as it were. Knowing also that I had no real way to effectively hide the electrical wires, I figured I’d use this paper to create where the ryokan is pretty much falling apart - at least in the back. From the front, it looks fine. But we know that the ryokan is in dire need of repair. I used the double sided tape and attached paper over the wiring. All of this can be easily ripped out when the LEDs finally give out and need replacing (of which I have NO idea how I may mange that!) and I also cut some of the wooden beam decorations to show they had also split and fallen away. I will add broken bits of beam all along the bottom of the back sidewalk. Like they are holding them till they get a chance to renovate the exterior. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Preprinted stone wall paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting to size to hide the wiring.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting more pieces to size.</td></tr>
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Once I cut to size and shape, the back walls of the house were done. I added the last two mini awnings that went over the second and first floor center windows. And I added a few more random exposed bricks on the back. Fun. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished back with broken beams and exposed brick.</td></tr>
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I also added a few more posters and welcome signs to the inn. One that’s most important was the “no tattoo’s allowed” sign outside the onsen spa. I guess in Japan tattoos are frowned upon (due to them often being a mark of mafia affiliation) so I added that - plus a how to behave in the onsen sign on the inside wall of the changing room. Now we all know how to behave!!! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No tattoos allowed!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Changing room now carries the "how to's" of the onsen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside welcome (blessing) sign.</td></tr>
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Next was making the garbage receptacle to hide the batteries. I had seen a really nice version in one of the pages that came with the kit (same place I got the inspiration for the rackets and the umbrella stand and even the kimono stand!) and I just liked the overall look of it. So again I used scraps to construct it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inspiration for the trash bin and place to hide the batteries.</td></tr>
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The outside of the scale one is made of some kind of concrete. So, I cut some wood to size and glued it together. I then added a few decorative pieces to the sides and front to simulate a heavier concrete container. Next up was covering it in a simulated concrete surface. I watered down some glue, spread it lightly over the surfaces I wanted and then sprinkled some very fine sand onto it. That made the surface rough. I know that they actually sell paints which have sand particles premixed but right now I really can’t afford to be spending money on stuff I’m only going to use this once now. Then I had to let it dry before applying the grey paint. I mixed up some dark grey and white and painted the sandy surface with some of it. I must say, it does simulate concrete fairly well. I then painted the top and the embellishment pieces a terra cotta brown (I used some leftover shingle sheets from the kit to construct the top and the front) and the trash bin was done!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The design and cut scrap pieces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Testing the fit.</td></tr>
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I added some grass the the edges where the wires run while I was waiting for paint to dry so that it looked acceptable in the back. Eventually I will add some rubbish bags around the trash bin. <br />
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And as a final touch, Bansksy struck!! While I was waiting for paint to dry overnight, the next morning I awoke to find that Bansky had visited behind the ryokan leaving his mark in the homicidal panda. Little bastard! Now someone will want to cut away a piece of the back wall and sell it at Sotheby’s! <br />
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Anyway... wiring and back of the house - DONE! Back to tiling!Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-78888957799146717622014-11-08T23:02:00.000+01:002014-11-08T23:02:00.452+01:00Intermediate Work: Lighting the Dollshouse Part 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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November 7th - 8th 2014<br />
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Ok, again, taking a little break from tiling.... I decided to light my dollshouse. <br />
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I was adding so many nice little things in the rooms but since the lighting hadn’t been completely installed yet, I decided to do something about it. I purchased some LEDs from <a href="http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/ledlights1.html" target="_blank">Evan Designs</a> a long time ago as well as shrink tube and hook up wiring so I was pretty well stocked with materials. I pulled out my soldering gun and even watched the LED <a href="http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/connecting-leds-to-power.html" target="_blank">installation video</a> the Evan Design site for the best way to hook up groups of lights. So...on with it!!<br />
The first thing I had to do was to shorten some wires and strip them (using the soldering iron) then connect them. I tried to connect the wires in groups as close as possible. The left back middle and top room, the left back first floor room with the spa and entrance way. I also found a hole in the Music room wall - I mast have planned to add another LED there but didn’t in the end. Anyway, the back of the house is pretty messy with wires but I have a few ideas how to hide them (altho I am not sure they will work just yet...). Anyway, having connected the wires into two groups, I then connected some lead wires to each group and brought both down to the bottom floor. All the while double checking to be sure everything lit. It did. Once I got to the bottom, I connected the switch again and checked.....WOW!! With a fresh battery the house looks freaking great!!! I was so astonished how cool it looked! Now...on to the other side. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wires cut, connected and held in place with a bit of tape, for now.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WOW! Hard to get a good picture but the effect was surpising!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The lamp that needed replacing...</td></tr>
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I attached the top and bottom in the same manner I had already done to the left back. I double checked the lights worked and then had to tackle the outside light in the external kitchen area. My virtual friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Antonio/1505172753057120" target="_blank">Antonio</a>(who by the way is doing a bird cage giveaway on his FaceBook page - all you have to do is like his page to be included!) who had given me an extra lamp but since it was set up for a different voltage, I had to replace that bulb with one of my LEDs (last one actually). Thing was I had already glued it into place so I had to kind of rip it out. That went fairly quickly and I replaced the bulb with one of my own LEDs, then attached a longer wire to connect with the other lights for the right side of the house. <br />
I painted this wire black as there would be no where to really hide it (although I can carry it along the bottom of the house and hide the longest part with grass etc. later) but the wire that travels down the side of the pergola will remain exposed. Whatever. It is a kind of messy back of the house (of which the decoration of the back will be explained in a later chapter :-)). I also added lots of tacky wax to the pergola top to reattach the roof. I had been glueing it in place but now I decided to just wax it into place. The wax holds up pretty well - almost as well as glue! Next I connected the two wires from the right back side and the one hook up wire from the pergola lamp to the switch and voila! Let there be light!! I did the same to the left back and gathered all the wires and batteries together to the back. The tape is provisory till I get cracking on a way to hide all the damn wires.... But that will be coming later....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top of the pergola - you can see where I tacky waxed the wire in place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of the house somewhat cleaned up.</td></tr>
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And here are a few preliminary pics of the house with its glorious lighting! I’m so pleased! It’s all just missing the damn roof.....sigh.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fire Pit room second floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buddha Room second floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Floor landing with phone booth.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Bamboo Room first floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside of the house with lighting installed.</td></tr>
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Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-34411910594508328812014-11-06T18:14:00.001+01:002014-11-06T18:14:12.367+01:00Chapter 113 - 114 - 115(partial) - Decoration and Finishing of Right Front and Back Peak, Tiling, Kimono Stand and Accessories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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October 30th - November 6th 2014<br />
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I had a few days off since I was busy constructing some Halloween decorations for a small party I have every year. Since it’s really not celebrated in Italy (or celebrating incorrectly - as an excuse for young teens to vandalize and be destructive) I actually enjoy teaching my friend’s kids how to have fun on Halloween without hurting anyone or anything. So I put some effort into making fun food and decorations. But I really want to get back to the build of the house otherwise I feel it will just take forever to complete!<br />
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Having had a few days off gave me a little more energy and the correct mind set to attack the next few chapters. First up was some more tiling and the prep work for the peak decorations. I repeated the same procedure from the last chapter cleaning and recarving the bubble pieces and painting everything. I then put those pieces aside as I had to tackle the tiling of the right front and back roof areas in front of the peaks.<br />
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I started cutting tiles and glueing them in place. Sanding them was still a messy dusty problem until a friend’s husband suggested I use a vacuum cleaner to suck away the dust while I was sanding. So, after Halloween, I tried it with my little hand vacuum “The Shark” and it worked pretty well! It reduced the amount of fly away dust even if there was still some depositing on my hands. I am still wearing a mask obviously but it does cut down on the dust that was covering my work area, computer, printers....<br />
I managed to finish tiling the front roof area under the gable and insert the gable as well. I also got the top onigawara in place. So that was good. So the kit has me moving round to the back peak area and roof but....as usual...I deviated from the procedure. First because I had a ton of little pieces that could be used in filling the gaps in the center front roof so it just seemed logical to get it out of the way. So I decided I would. But first....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished right front roof and peak decor.</td></tr>
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I had been mulling over making a kimono stand. I had already made a small obi stand so I knew I could figure out a way with the extra scraps of my kit to make one so, I measured the space in the fire pit room and got to making the pieces. I cut, glued, sanded then painted the stand black. I then added the little copper embellishments that my friend had traded with me for some oak cleats. The top and bottom external pieces had to be filled with a little black Fimo and glued in place. Which I did. You can see the inspiration in the pic next to the finished stand. My next step would be to add folded obis or a full kimono to the stand....while tiling, I will consider which.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on the kimono stand from scraps.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shaping the copper decoration for the top and bottom edges.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished kimono stand and the inspiration.</td></tr>
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I then turned back to tiling the center front of the roof. I measured out four full pieces and then cut back scrap pieces and was able to finish the front central roof area. I also cut some small pieces to fit into the areas right under where the peak’s tiles meet the roof. I did have to open Chapter 115 to get some tiles but since that was upcoming anyway I didn’t mind. Once that section was tiled, I turned the entire roof around and started on the final back roofing and gable.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front of the roof with completed tiling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remaining tiling to be done to the back of the roof.</td></tr>
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While the last tiles were drying, I came back to the kimono stand. I really wanted to try and make a paper kimono. I did (by cutting panels and constructing using double sided tape) but overall I really didn’t like it on the stand. So, I may use it elsewhere in the house as a wall decoration. But I still needed something for the kimono stand. So I made some folded paper kimonos. You really can’t tell what they are but I used kimono pattern origami paper do simulate folded kimonos, an obi and an obijime (a chord used to tie around the obi) and placed them on the stand. I even decorated the end of one obijime with some metal tips and cut the edges to form tassels. I then placed the stand in the fire pit room and I must say, it fills the wall perfectly. I really wanted something that was unique but that wouldn’t block the area where people would be eating etc. I think it’s a good fit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making patterns to cut paper and fabric.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting out some fabric for backing the paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the sleeves to the back panel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished paper kimono. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished kimono stand with "folded" kimonos and obi draped over it.</td></tr>
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So, back to the tiling... I attached the tiles on the back right side under the peak and off to the right so that when I installed the gable’s tiling it wouldn’t be blocking that area (which happened with the back left installation). I also had some extra little pieces that I managed to size up and glue to the right side corner of the roof. So even that bit of roof is done. Next I installed the decorative sections to the peak - sanding down the pieces and glueing the bubble piece and paper piece #3 etc. Then I could install the two tiles on top of the gable. As usual, I had to sand the tops down to match the length then glue them in place - still pretty tricky since the little plastic clamps aren’t well suited to the job. But while I waited for the glue to dry, I made some little hagoita.<br />
These little rackets were used in a badminton type game back in the 15th-16th century. They are usually decorated with New Year’s images at court. Today, the rackets are used during New Year’s and are now covered with kimono fabrics and the figures are rendered 3D. The antique ones often had images of famous actors so I printed out some images and attached them to some pieces of thin wood. I decorated the handles with red and black and added all three to the buddha room. They do look cute.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cutting out the racket and image to glue onto it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrapping a little black thread round the handle.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished hagoita.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hagoita decorating the wall.</td></tr>
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Final phase of tiling was done in the afternoon adding the last tile to the right side of the gable and letting it dry. I still cannot add the onigawara because I still have to tile the inside of the back roof. But more of that later.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished and final gable. Now just to push on with tiling...</td></tr>
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Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-16614446522658162552014-10-25T15:50:00.001+02:002014-10-25T15:50:50.379+02:00Chapter 111 & 112 - Finishing Edges and Decorations Left Front Roof, The Onigawara<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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October 21st - 25th 2014<br /><br />No tiles in this chapter. So short reprieve...yet this chapter was challenging and perhaps overly explanatory...sorry. The purpose of the blog was actually to help anyone mounting this kit and trust me, these chapters needed some tweeking.<br />
<br />There were lots of pieces here for decorating the peaks of the front and back left side of the roof. First was to sand out any impurities and then paint them. Before I did that, there was a decorative piece which will fit in the very top of the peak. It had some weird holes and markings on them. Checking the instructions, the carved lines were supposed to be curved - like elaborate little bubbles or something. Anyway, I really hated the way the bubbles were made so I recarved them using a dremel bit and flipping the pieces over and redrawing some of the lines. I also deepened the external curves. One was cut quite well whereas the other didn’t really have matching holes. So I’ll use that one for the back peak. I then painted the pieces and glued together the first sections for the decorations for the inside of the peaks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the lousy carving on the right. Mine isn't much better but at least it's rounded.</td></tr>
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Next I pulled out the pieces for Chapter 112 because I had to test fit them as I was building. The instructions called for the bottom piece to line up perfectly but of course it didn’t so a small lip does show underneath. Still, I needed to make a piece that would fit flush to the peak wall and it did. I had to just trim it somewhat to the shape of the roof’s slant and glued it into place. The piece didn’t match up perfectly with the tile edging but close enough. I believe the mistake was again my installation of the eaves. Since I had to overhang the first row of tiles by half a millimeter at the start, when I got to the top row it was more space than anticipated. Still maybe it was better that there was more space between the tiles and the wooden peak since I’m not sure how much sanding would have been effective on the horizontal piece for this part of the installation.<br />
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I started on the peak’s decoration and right off the first piece’s installment instruction was not very clear. It says “fit piece #3 to the front of the peak”. This piece is heavy black cardboard with a precreased fold in the middle. I couldn’t figure out if, in the Italian, they meant fit it to the front peak or fit it to the front of the front peak. I tried dry fitting pieces a few steps ahead and it didn’t really clarify much. And the illustrations were not zoomed in enough to understand. But since the piece #3 will eventually support some tiles, I figured it’d be best to glue it to the very top edge of the front peak. Which I did.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horizontal beam fitted and test fitting the paper piece #3.</td></tr>
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Next up was fitting the decorative beams from the Chapter 111. I had to saw off about 2mm of excess on the bottom and once I fitted that, I realized that the horizontal beam had been too far cut at the corners. Even if I was sure to have done it correctly, I think it needed to extend out past the sloping edge of the roof. Since I really didn’t want to ruin the front by ripping off piece 3 and the horizontal beam, I’m just going to see if I can use some other way of hiding the gaping holes. (Maybe with more bird’s nests?) One thing I did realize was that the decorative beams are to be installed lining up to the paper piece three and not flush with the peak’s wall surface. So that it gives a 3D spacial look inside the roof. Actually very nice if it works out that way.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing the beam decoration on the table - easier for installation afterwards.</td></tr>
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Once I had cut the decorative beams, I glued them together and fit the bubble piece. The kit had me installing each piece and fitting the peak perfectly in place on the house which would be pretty impossible given the nature of piece #3 which is heavy card stock. I figured I could best fit the piece whole beforehand on my table. Which I did....but...<br />I still had to take it all apart. When it came time to attach the tiles across the top, it was pretty clear that the famous paper piece #3 needed to be attached closer to the tiles already installed across the tops of the roof. Luckily, the the decorative beams were attached to the paper piece so I just cut it away from the roof with the beams still attached, trimmed it to fit closer to the installed tiles and reglued it into place. Now the beams and the bubble piece were closer to the peak’s surface (no longer 3D) but still looked fine. I then attached the two tiles across the top. All of this because I looked ahead (many many pages ahead) and found that the space between these tiles and the roof tiles running along the sides would be filled with some kind of black filler beam (in wood maybe...) so the open space would be diminished by repositioning as I did and then filling later...hopefully.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fitting the peak decoration and discovering it was too far forward of the roof tiles so...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...reinstalled it. Then I added the two side tiles.</td></tr>
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Next up was the installation of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onigawara" target="_blank">onigawara</a> (roof ornamentation) used on houses and temples. Sort of like gargoyles. Wish mine were gargoyles. Maybe I’ll have to keep that in the back of my mind and see if I can stumble upon some small gargoyles to stick up there eventually. Anyway, one side of the roof tile was the valley part of the wave tile so I needed to glue a small piece to level out that side and make an even placement for the onigawara. I had to also glue a cylindrical piece between the top of the two tiles on the sides of the peak. I then could install the ornament. And this side was complete. Now, I just had to do the peak on the left back of the house following the same procedure! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the onigawara.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding a tile to the row that butts up against the back roof peak tile.</td></tr>
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I should have installed the back peak first since it was a first time trying it but hey, I have three more to do. I noticed while installing the back part that since the back roof has yet to be tiled, the left side of the peak tiling was not really matching up. So, I installed a tile there, then I installed my two peak tiles. I could not install the onigawara here tho because the tiles for it to rest upon on the left are not there yet! How could they miss that. So, I put it aside and will proceed with the rest leaving that for when I have actually finished tiling the sides of the back roof. Odd tho...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back roof peak installed except for the onigawara. Later....</td></tr>
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Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-39409046555345132272014-10-20T22:51:00.001+02:002014-10-20T22:51:50.243+02:00Chapter 110 - More Tiling...<br />
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October 17 - 20th 2014<br /><br />First thing again was to set up the tiles in the jig to straighten them out. So I did that and left them in a few days. Still, it helps but isn’t really a solution.<br /><br />This chapter has me cutting and mounting tiles on the curved edges of the front left and back left eaves. So it was pretty slow going. I had lots of left over little bits and bobs from previous tiling so it was just a matter of matching up, trimming and sanding the pieces down, heating them, bending them and gluing in place. Things went well for the front two areas to tile and I finished that fairly quickly without much pain or frustration (breakage or badly matching waves on the tiles).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clamping tiles in place....waiting for glue to dry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished front roof. You can just see the split tile on the second row far right.</td></tr>
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When I got to the back, it was a different story. The left side first two rows went in fine. I then had to put in two full tiles to arrive all the way over to the curved edge. The first one went in fine but the second piece, no matter which tile I chose to try, the wavy shapes would not match up. The only solution was to break a tile, sand down the valley of the wave, then continue on with more tiles matching up the waves as much as possible. I can see where the valley section is shorter but I prefer this small defect than the waves not matching up all the way across the last four inches of roof. I dug through the wastage pieces and found other tile waves that matched up for the last two small pieces on the far left and the back tile section was done as well. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top right is where I cut the tile to match the wave detail better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another split at the top right edge. I'll live with it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished back roof tiling.</td></tr>
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I also discovered, during clean up, that the mask I am using is not working very well. It’s just a regular work mask but even with the metal strip to snug it up around your nose it’s just not doing its job. I found all kinds of grey dust around my nose and nostrils tonite (I had some particularly heavy sanding to do for the wave matchup sections) and this dust is really nasty. I’ve even begun to wear a head scarf and tie my hair up or into my sweatshirt. So, I’m going to go back to my original “ebola” mask. I know ebola is not a funny subject but we have these medical masks in the house for when my husband gets a cold or some kind of cough. I have a lousy immune system (years of anti-immune drugs for the MS) and as I had written a few months ago a cold for me can end up as pneumonia. Anyway, I’m going to try the medical mask and see how much grey dust shows up during my cleaning routine. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ebola mask on the left, crappy mask on the right.</td></tr>
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Oh....and summer is finally ending in Italy. We have had very balmy weather until today. I guess even though many complained of a crappy summer, I actually enjoyed not suffering in 38°C temps for a change. Just hope that the winter will be less severe than normal too.<br />
And last but not least....the next chapter WILL NOT HAVE TILING! Oh joy and rapture!!!<br />
<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-45363518499625925352014-10-17T17:14:00.002+02:002014-10-17T17:14:15.969+02:00Chapter 109 - Still Tiling<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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October 15th - 17th 2014<br />
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I skipped chapter 108 simply because it was just another set of armrests which I can do a little later. Now that I’ve gotten into a rhythm for the tiling, I didn’t want to interrupt it.<br />
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First thing I did was to put a bunch of really bowed pieces into the jig for straightening. The next day, I started installing the first rows of the the right side roof’s tiling. Even after heating up the tile a bit, this one broke in three pieces. It didn’t really matter since the breaks are always very clean and so I glued them in place after taking all the necessary measurements. But the next tile, which would have to be bowed a bit in the opposite direction, I heated it and stuck it in the jig for a bit. It did help. Most helpful was just heating them and holding them in shape while I applied a layer of glue. Then positioning and clamping or weighting them down. And waiting.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...all the way up. Good thing I found these weights!</td></tr>
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I did see pretty quick progress once I found my system. So the front right was caught up to the same stage as the front left (less one tile which was defective). I'm noticing spaces at the top which seem excessive but I can't know till I start attaching those sections of the roof. So, I'll just trust the kit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed chapter 109</td></tr>
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And more tiling to come...Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-49285154990528033722014-10-15T16:30:00.001+02:002014-10-15T16:30:03.316+02:00Chapter 107 - Laying Tile<br />
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October 10th - 15th 2014<br /><br />Chapter 106 was the last of the lamp shades <a href="http://japanesedollshouse.blogspot.it/2014/08/chapters-101-104-106-hanging-lamps-for.html" target="_blank">which I had already done a while ago</a>. So I am at chapter 107 which is just more tiling.<br /><br />This chapter is pretty challenging. I had to find a way to cut the tiles. It was not a good thing. These tiles put up a sh!tload of dust during the cutting and since my dremel type tool couldn’t even do the job, I had to find another solution. What I came up with is carefully using a pair of cutters and fracturing the tiles at the right point, then sanding them down. It was a total pain to have to work out measuring for the cutting since the tiles are bowed in the other direction and fitting them to the corner upturned angles meant that I had to first heat them with the drier, then bend them somewhat, take the measurements, cut with the cutters, sand and then rebend them again with the drier before gluing them in place. My goal of finishing by the end of the year has pretty much gone out the window. I lost a few days work on the house too because I caught a cold (already) and was miserable from Thursday till Sunday afternoon when finally I felt well enough to tackle the tiles. In any case, I sanded one with the dremel sander and clearly I will need a mask to do this work. The tediousness is not very conducive to me wanting to work on the tiles. But as I pushed on, I found a few helpful methods. <br />
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I also found my jewelry jig. Using the little pegs and heating up the pieces with the drier, I locked them into place and let them cool in that position. I was hoping that it would save time instead of heating up one at a time and forcing the bow out of them. As it turned out, it did help somewhat as the pieces didn’t need as much force to hold them in place during gluing. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using the jig to flatten out the bowed tiles</td></tr>
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I got on a roll Tuesday afternoon and then Wednesday morning and managed to finish cutting and gluing in the tiles that were available. (I found my first truly defective tile - the waves go in the wrong direction and the thicker edge is on the top instead of the bottom. I can still probably use the tile for filling.) I was covered in dust (but the mask works well-but I'm going to wear goggles too from now on) and used my little weights to hold some tiles in place. I also had to sand down the height of one of the tiles as I noticed that the width was a bit imperfect. But with the power sander I made quick work of it. Albeit dusty work.<br />
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October 7th - October 10th 2014<br /><br />Chapter 104 was for making one of the hanging lamps which I already did so now onto 105 which is all tiling. Since I had a nice break from tiling in my last week’s work, I need to buckle down and get some more tiles on this roof. <br /><br />Since each one needs to be matched up somewhat and then clamped into place, the first row is always slow going. Plus the tiles are so bowed, I have to wait for the glue to set up. The other difficulty was when I clamped the pieces into place, they were breaking the fragile thin eave wood underneath. So I then I had to come up with a new way to clamp them without fracturing the wood. I used some extra bits of wood to distribute the pressure over numerous under eave decoration pieces. It seemed to work but the damage was already done on one side at least. But perhaps since we can’t really see the underside of that part of the roof, I can repair it somehow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to distribute the clamp force and avoid more damage on the eaves</td></tr>
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The next day, I knew I had to figure out a way to flatten out these tiles. I couldn’t keep using clamps and waiting days for stuff to dry. So I used my hair dryer to heat up some pieces then weight them or clamp them to a straight edge till they cooled back down. It seemed to work but after a short time, the tiles just rebowed again. So I had to try and glue them in place before the bowing returned. Which I did manage in the end. I finished adding this chapter’s tiling and flipped the roof over - again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flattening the tiles after heating them with a hair dryer.</td></tr>
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I fixed somewhat the damaged underside (in any case I wasn’t going to be clamping those edges anymore) with some making tape, then reattached the pieces of underside eave that had come unglued (because of flipping the roof and also because each time I move the roof on my work table, these are the points that are getting stressed). And lastly, since the roof was upside down, I drilled small holes in the six corner beams where the lanterns would eventually be attached. I figured out a way to get the tiny drill bit into my drill tool (using masking tape to thicken the actual diameter at the bottom where it goes into the bit holder) and drilled angled holes. I had purchased some “hooks” thru the mini model boat place and with a spot of glue I think they will fit perfectly for hanging the lamps. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny holes drilled for eventual lantern hanging.</td></tr>
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But that’s a bit more ahead.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This chapter's tiles in place.</td></tr>
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<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-2119247901681993412014-10-05T15:47:00.002+02:002014-10-10T12:06:06.345+02:00Intermediate Work: Japanese Kites, Shelf, An Umbrella Stand, Floor Lamp<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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October 1st 2014 - October 5th 2014<br />
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Well, I need a little break from tiling. There will be a lot more to do but while I was waiting for tiles to set, I would get these ideas and start navigating. These are just ideas of how to complete the decoration of the house with objects that would make it even more unique. While surfing, I came across a lot of miniature Japanese diorama and nearly all of them had scrolls and such decorating the walls. But one artisan had kites! I had forgotten about Japanese kites! They are great for filling in wall areas. So I found some images and printed them out.<br />
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Kite paper is very light and at first I thought I would use tissue wrapping paper. But then I remembered I had some calligraphy paper which is also very light, transparent and beige in color. I don’t want my kites to look new. So I had to tape the paper to another sheet so it would pass thru the inkjet printer without getting “eaten”. Once that was done, I could start cutting and making the kites.</div>
I used some left over pieces from the kit to make the supports for the back of the kites. The <a href="http://origami-n-stuff4kids.blogspot.it/2009/04/crafts-boys-day-kite-koi-nobori.html" target="_blank">koi fish kites </a>(koinoburi) were made wrapping around a paint brush to maintain the wind sock kind of shape. Basically these koi kites are used during the children’s festival in May and each koi represents a member of a family. Black is the Dad, red the Mom and so on. So I just made a family adding one blue and one green for a boy and a girl. They are usually hung from a roof but I imagined mine hanging from a kite wand (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Premier-Kites-18015-12-Pack-Windsock/sim/B004S6W456/2" target="_blank">seen on the internet</a> if you want to buy one) from one of the porches. Since the bamboo room is a more permanent type bedroom, I figured that could be the owner of the ryokan’s room. Or someone with numerous family members. Anyway, I chose the first floor porch for the koi kites. It took a little time to cut them out, glue them and tie string to each one but I think the final effect is very cute. They even look like they are hanging from a fishing rod.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed on calligraphy paper and gluing small supports.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Working on the koi fish kite.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished kites ready for some string and mounting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stringing the koi kites onto the rod support.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kites hanging limp (no wind) outside the bamboo room.</td></tr>
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Next up I wanted to make a shelf for the fire pit room. I had more objects from Elisabeth Causeret that I wanted to put on display so I decided to make a shelf for them. I had recently found another <a href="http://www.mantuamodelshop.com/index.php" target="_blank">miniature site</a> (mostly ship building materials in smaller scale) but since there were a lot of materials that could easily go with my 1/20 scale I ordered some things. One was a walnut panel 3mm thick so this would be perfect for the shelf. I used some of the walnut cleats I had purchased too (see below regarding the cleats) and shaped them as a false support under the shelf. More decoration than anything. Then I varnished it lightly to bring out the dark color. I love walnut. I then glued it in place (using some of the sticky wax to hold till the glue set). I then had some other things I wanted to do in this room so I waited before loading up the shelf with its precious items.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the left a sanded walnut cleat that I used as a shelf support.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shelf in place and drying before adding objects to it.</td></tr>
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Regarding the cleats, I bought them because I wanted to use them to hold the rope from the bamboo shades on the outside of the porches. This way, the string is wrapped around those instead of just tied to the bannister. I think they look cute and it cleans up the messy look on the front of the porches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gluing the cleat in place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrapping the blind's rope round it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Much cleaner look.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old style umbrella stand.</td></tr>
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My next project was an umbrella stand. I found it in the pages that the kit provided for information about Japanese culture (lots of good pics and ideas here) and when I went online, I couldn’t easily find a pic of this old fashioned stand. The umbrella stands now are not really stands at all but the usual cylindrical ceramic decorated ones that most businesses just leave at the door. (Like the one I already installed in the front portico area.) But I really liked this one and was going to give it a try. At first I was convinced that I wouldn’t be able to use the walnut I just bought but then I figured “why not”<br />
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Basically I have problems with available tools. The walnut is pretty hard to hand drill so I broke out my cordless drill. There were some small bits so I measured out some circles and started drilling from small to large. Obviously the last bit was still too small for the overall hole opening so I found some bits in my Dremel type hand tool that would plain out some of the wood and sand it down into a circular hole. Still, the final sanding of the holes would have to be done by hand. So I wrapped a paint brush with some sand paper and just sanded the holes. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaining down the inside of the holes.</td></tr>
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I then had to cut the side support pieces which was slow and also a bit imprecise. One day I will invest in a mini table top vice. Anyway, I cut the pieces then sanded the edges and did my best to match up the sizing. I then glued the hole panel onto the side panels. Next up was making the slots for the handles. That was a chore. I had to first use a saw then I had to chisel out a bit more as the umbrella’s toothpick size was a bit bigger than the slots. After I could finally measure out and position the support piece onto the stand. The bottom of the umbrellas (cocktail umbrellas by the way) would be resting on the support shelf. So I had to trim back my handles a bit. Then I painted them after matching them all up. I had seen in the pics that in some inns they actually have rain gear that you can use so I chose my four umbrellas (orange) and tipped them with bright orange as well. I managed to find in my files the kanji lettering for “First House” and traced it onto the umbrellas. I then had to varnish the handles of the umbrellas and the stand obviously. And that was that!! The umbrellas are now available for guests!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staining and painting then varnishing the umbrellas.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marking them for the ryokan.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Umbrellas in their stand.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the stand set up in the foyer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree branch by Dame NiSuru</td></tr>
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And as the final intermediate project, I wanted to make another lamp but I wanted a floor lamp instead of a hanging lamp. I had seen some nice shades on the internet and I liked the idea of a branch. <br />
The firepit room has the giant tree beam running across the ceiling and the firepit itself lends itself to an outdoor kind of feeling. So the tree branch decoration would look very nice in there. First I had to drill a hole in the back wall to accommodate another LED light which was done with some little difficulty. I was eyeballing the hole and missed of course. So that can be covered up in the back later. I finally got the hole drilled in the right place and inserted the LED adding a little sticky wax to make it stay put in the position I wanted. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three stacked block for support from the inside.</td></tr>
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The lamp construction was exactly the same method that I had <a href="http://japanesedollshouse.blogspot.it/2014/08/chapters-101-104-106-hanging-lamps-for.html" target="_blank">used before </a>only this time it had to be taller. So I put three of the little blocks together to make the inside support for working on the lamp. <br />
I then found a nice black and white branch design (see above) and made a flipped version of it too. I measured the blocks and how tall I wanted the design to be and printed it out on some of my shōji paper. I touched up the design with some random branch extensions so the design didn’t seem too similar overall. I then wrapped it round the blocks and found more leftover pieces to make the supports and side pieces as well as some little decorative pieces. It wasn’t easy since my hands can’t handle such small pieces all the time but after a lot of patience and gluing, I got it done. I then touched up the black areas and varnished it and placed it in its position.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Printed out on the shōji paper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wrapping around the blocks for support.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished lamp.</td></tr>
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I think it came out really well. I then put the ceramic objects onto the shelf and once lit, it lights up these as well. You can see the cracklé in the ceramic! Gorgeous.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the cracklé on the ceramics. Really lovely! And the kites are on the wall!</td></tr>
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I have one more object I want to place in this room but it will have to wait. I must get back to tiling if I want to stay on schedule! And sorry for the long blog post. I was feeling very creative this week!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peeking thru the front doors to the foyer and my new umbrella stand.</td></tr>
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<br />Pavluv Panehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16044627560123374615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813421827255407252.post-17913040712773023072014-09-30T16:19:00.001+02:002014-10-01T15:30:30.628+02:00Chapter 102 & 103 - Arm rests, Tiling <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A kyōsoku for inspiration.</td></tr>
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September 19th - 30th 2014<br />
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Chapter 101 was done previously when I needed to construct and install lamps. So now I am at chapters 102 and 103. These both had parts to the little arm rests - the kyōsoku - that accompany the chairs without legs. At first I thought they were overkill but checking some materials that came with the kit and looking on line, I guess these little arm rests were used even during the the 20th century. Some even had little drawers in them so you could have a place to store things - like a bedside table. Today they make them still but obviously with a more modern tilt. <br />
The kit had the armrest pieces split between the base and the “cushion” which is basically a piece of wood that would be sanded down and rounded. I didn’t like the fabric that was included so I pulled out some fabric from my scrap box. It says that the armrest is usually decorated to not take away from the design of the flat pillows of the seats. But I couldn’t really find any fabric that I liked. I had lots of different cushions. So in the end, I opted for the kimono “fabric” I had made for my doll. This is actually paper and I hoped that it would be easier to fold and attach to the “cushion”. In fact, it was. I then attached the bottom piece to the cushion and clamped it together for a bit. Once that was dried, I attached the cushion to the base and painted a bit of varnish overall. I think the final effect is more than sufficient. I placed some in the music room and the other two in the firepit room.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arm "cushion" before on left, after sanding on right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using double sided tape on top and bottom to add the "fabric"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attaching the "cushion" to its base.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished arm rests.</td></tr>
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Back to the tiling. I finished adding tiles to the side of the roof and now started on the center front section. I used the same method as before, measuring from the bottom and using a 1cm piece to find the straight edge. Once I finished that, I started on the back center. Just like before, some of the tiles were either very bowed or a little “off” in not matching up. I put aside the ones that were really off and left them to be used on the lateral sections. I had to reglue areas where the bowing caused the tiles to lift up even after holding them for a while. Those little weights came into use again to set some of the tiles since they were being so stubborn. While those set, I started looking at the installation of the back left lateral tiling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right side tiling completed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First row of middle section tiling.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Center section completed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back tiling section completed. Using the weights to fix the bowed tiles in place.</td></tr>
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Even if I had measured the straight edge at the bottom, the tiles, being straight, really didn’t match up with the eave’s edges or with the tile I had installed previously. So I had to come up with a solution to make them fit a little better. And that was pretty much lining things up with the eave edge and dealing with the fact that the tiles will not be perfect. But, that was ok. I don’t suppose any roof tiles anywhere are prefect.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding the right side back tiles. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thrid row of tiles. Very bowed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final tiling to complete the chapter.</td></tr>
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