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Star Wars Book Nook

First, I found an English tutorial for this Book Nook at Starwars.com so if you're English speaking you can have a look there. So... book nook... what is that? Second, let's change to Swedish. Jag följde alla stegen i instruktionen, men jag tyckte att det var enklare att använda XPS Foam, eller XPS Cellplast, köpt från Bauhaus . Man kunde köpa dem styckvis, men jag köpte nu ett helt paket eftersom jag har massor av projekt! Eftersom x-wing planet skall fästas i bakgrunden så var cellplast ytterligare en fördel. Sen skar jag ut boxen, mitten nedan är hålen där stjärnorna skall lysa. Olika stora, djupa och breda hål gjorde att stjärnorna kom att lysa från olika avstånd. "Huvudpersonen" är min x-wing, så den märker jag ut först.  Nästa steg var att samla ihop en massa gamla plastmodeller, här igen kom loppisar och återvinningscentraler till god hjälp. Det finns många delvis påbörjade projekt som man kan köpa för en billig penning. Jag visar det här bara för att visa att...
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Dollhouse Chaise Lounge pt. 2

It's been a while since I did an update, but finally here I am with the part 2 of the Dollhouse Chaise Lounge. It has taken almost 2,5 years to finally finish it and of course I have had other projects, but to be honest I have also struggled with how to do it. How to make the mattress and cushions?  Key question: how? The answer was layers. First I had to use a cardboard, then I added a "plastic packaging" (spare parts from purchased technology, packaging) and to fix that to the cardboard I used double-sided tape. Third layer is "plastic lining", this part was not fixed to any of the other layers. Last layer is the fabric. Step 1 I started with the hard section, the armrest as that had to be fixed in a round shape. My first try didn't work of two reasons. First I hadn't prepared the cardboard enough and second, I had tighten the fabric way too much. Step 1a To be able to fix the armrest properly I had to use nails in both sides . Step 2 Next step was t...
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Dollhouse Chaise Lounge pt. 1

Actually to even find plans to make a real Chaise Lounge Divan is a challenge. To find it in scale 1:12 have been impossible! That's why it has taken a lot of time to get started with this part. The middle floor in my steampunk dollhouse will be a relaxing place for the female monster hunter who lives there and a divan should be the main furniture there! Here is one from 2012 and here is the one I have copied ! I made my own plans, but I had to shorten the bed part with 1,5 cm to fit it in my house. You can find my plans here .  The first "bed part" were in teak, but I reminded it's a bit difficult to paint it. Also why use teak on something that you won't see? I changed it.  To the bones I have used old chess pieces. Bed frame of table tablets. When everything was glued I took wood filler before I started to grind. The backrest is very thin so I plan to add another piece in front of it. Unfortunately my first try, last night, d...
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Steampunk Dollhouse Cellar

My house have three floors. In the cellar I will have bricks on the floor, the steam engine and tools. There will also be a clock face as a window frame. Middle floor will have a divan and a fireplace, and the top floor will be a working room with a desk. The cellar. Bricks on the floor. Wife recommended me to glue the bricks to a separate part, she has also done the bricks but as they were not good enough for her she gave them to me! After glued the bricks I have spray lacked them with mat varnish as I aim to get filler between the stones. We also found a matching wallpaper!
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Steampunk Dollhouse Electricity

As it's my first house I have chosen a simple solution to add light into my house: a battery box! And what could be a better way than to hide the cables inside the chimney? But somehow I have to hide that ugly battery box and therefore I will disguise and camouflage it as a steam engine. One of my lamps is red and that will go into a fireplace. The two others are white and will be added to upcoming lights. The chimney itself will be covered with bricks. Here's one of my ideas, of course I will paint the Lego wheels before add them.
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Steampunk Dollhouse Roof

This house is the look I aim for. If I use layers and different colors I hope I can create an illusion that make my tower look like a house. Meanwhile creating the walls I have also prepared the roof. And to create that kind of roof as above I had to come up with a solution of how I could create tiles. Again, my solution turned out to be egg cartons. But before the tiles I glued planks to the roof, planks made from old plate tablets.  Please note : the roof is not ready, I only want to show how I have found solutions to my challenges.
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Steampunk Dollhouse

My wife have a long time project. She's building a classic dollhouse from scratch and she's also crafting most of the items herself, everything from a sink to a divan, from birdcage to candles that can be lit. During the years I have followed her around on flea markets holding her purse. However, last summer after some thinking I started a new hobby; miniatures and dioramas.     During the Christmas holidays I finished our daughters dollhouse (painted the outside, the roof and added windows) and I realized this was also something I could spend more time on. I guess you can say my wife got me hooked on dollhouses.  A male dollhouse? How? ...again a lot of thinking... Steampunk. Steampunk could work! So theme was chosen and now I had to figure out, how do I do this? But why should I worry? At flea markets you can find almost everything and so even this time. I came across an IKEA shelf from late 1990's - a tower, that could fit as my first ...
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