BIG DADDY Mouse and Tutorial is Next....PROMISE!

Sorry I've been such a flake lately you guys!!!  I've been reminded about the walnut shell tutorial I promised, and I'm going to work on that next to post here for those who wanted it.
I've finished the daddy mouse for the half scale house (I know, I know...it's about time).  He's busy designing plans for a "cat beller".

Here's the happy couple together...

BIG MAMA Mouse and Puzzle Crap Furniture

Hubby put some kind of parental control code on my PlayStation which I hate, BUT because of this I was able to work on the mother mouse for a half scale "mouse house".  She's huge compared to what I'm used to, measuring nearly two whole inches to the tip of her ears.  I thought since she was larger, an apron would be simple to make.  HA!  NOPE!  I was so grouchy and irritated while trying to make the apron that I literally scared my husband out of the apartment, LOL!

Puzzle Crap Furniture:
It makes it kind of difficult to make critters to a certain scale if you don't really have anything to use as reference.  I can find miscellaneous objects around the house that may be close to the right height or width, but it's a pain in the butt.  So when I found this "34 piece half scale furniture set" online for really cheap, and saw "Assembly required: NO", I was so excited I bought it right away.  Well, I should have read the description a little more closely because it's actually just wooden puzzle pieces that fit together (or are supposed to fit together).  I suppose they have potential.  With a little glue, sanding, staining, upholstery, metal fixtures, ...... they may not be so bad.  But I don't mind because I mainly just wanted them as a guide, and they are all in the proper half scale size.  They were kind of fun to put together, but I have no idea where I'm going to keep all this crappy furniture.

So here's mama in the kitchen....

and in the dining room.....

and in the living room....

and in the master bedroom.....

and in the kid's bedroom.....

and the best of all, the bathroom with it's wooden toilet, LOL!

Her real home will be super cool.  The house will be custom built as well as most of the furniture and accessories.  Here's a link to Elly's blog which I am sure she'll update with photos of her mouse house in progress once it gets started. :D



 

DOLLAR STORE DOLL FURNITURE

Seems like ages since I posted something new. This is my husband's fault - he bought me a PlayStation for Christmas, and I'm completely addicted to this Red Dead Redemption game. It's getting to be ridiculous!! I told Craig he needs to put some kind of "parental control" on it so I'm limited to how much time I waste on it per day.
Anyway, I am starting to get back into the miniature frame of mind again, and thought I'd post pictures of these dollhouse furniture pieces I found yesterday at the dollar store (only $1.00 a piece). It seems the scale is all wacky though. The bed could be half scale, the table may be a bit too tall for half scale, and that chair is closer to 1:12 scale. The vanity and hutch seem to be somewhere in-between, LOL. But since they were so inexpensive, I thought if nothing else I could always use parts from them (like the trim work or the chair legs, etc.), and since they are wood they can be re-painted.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!!

Wishing all of you the happiest of Holidays and the best New Year!!

Splish Splash, a Walnut Shell Bath

Another walnut shell and mouse - didn't I tell you there were endless possibilities for a walnut shell, LOL. Well, it's not a real walnut of course, but they're pretty simple to make in clay.
I decided to make a little mushroom stand for this one since I know that the owner won't be displaying it inside a dollhouse. :-)

And here's the last of 'em! Now I HAVE to get some Christmas shopping done!

And I'm really dreading it. But only 10 days left, so got to get my butt in gear!

Little hopper's done! One little mouse left to go!

It pretty much takes me a full day to fur, and that's for the tiny ones. Now I remember why I really like doing one animal at a time - it's not as tedious. Tomorrow is the little mouse's turn. You thought he looked skinny before? Check out how skinny he looks next to his two furred pals. And his eyes look huge too, LOL.

Tiny Raccoon Furred and My New Ugly Glasses

One down, two to go! I think this guy is the smallest of the three (3/4 inch to the tip of his ears). For the photos, I included my ugly reading glasses I bought at the drugstore recently. I could tell my eyes seemed to be getting worse since I've been making these little guys, and I finally broke down and bought a pair of cheapo glasses. WOW though! What a difference! Crap, I'm getting old! LOL

More Nudes (3 new pre-furred teeny tinies)

I normally make just one at a time because I'm impatient to see the final outcome. But I've got three in the works to try to save a little time so I can get some Christmas shopping done (and gifts made). The raccoon and mouse are 3/4 inch tall and the bunny is about 3/16 inch tall. This will be the smallest raccoon I've tried to fur, so he might end up in the trash, lol. By the way, is anybody else starting to feel the stress of Christmas? :-(

Little Girl Bunny

And yes again, I had to resort to making her dress from clay! :(
I TRIED to use real fabrics, and despite my frustration and rising blood pressure, I thought it was going to look okay until after a while the ends that I had treated with "Fray Check" began to fray (Arrrrrgh!!!). That's when I gave up, LOL!

Weeeeeee Mouse

Wow, it feels like forever since I visited blogland but it hasn't even been two weeks (eeek, I think I may be a blog addict). Well one big Holiday down and one to go, and I don't know about you guys but I am sooooo not ready for Christmas this year! I can't believe another year has already passed.
I just finished this little squeaker. I made several walnut shells in different sizes because there really is an unlimited use for them when it comes to mice. They can be used for a bed, a sled, a boat, a motorcycle side car, lol...to name just a few.

Happy Thanksgiving - see you next week!

I'm outta here until next week - going South to the warm sunshine for the Thanksgiving Holiday to be with family. I'm going to go bonkers not being able to play with my clay for so long, and I'm going to miss our two little fur babies. :(
For those of you in the states, I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving Holiday. And don't forget to be thankful for your furry loved ones (and maybe even save them a little Turkey too).

Just a Sad Little Poem :((

I wish someone would tell me
What it is that I've done wrong.
Why do I have to stay chained up
And left alone so long?

They seemed so glad to have me
When I came here as a pup.
There were so many things we'd do
While I was growing up.
But now the Master "hasn't time"
The Mistress says I shed.
She doesn't want me in the house,
Not even to be fed.
The children never walk me.
They always say, "Not now".
I wish that I could please them.
Won't someone tell me how?

All I had, you see, was love-
I wish they would explain
Why they said they wanted mine,
And then left it on a chain.

Poem by Edith Lassen Johnson
Photo and Poem found at www.UnchainYourDog.org

This poem made me pull out a bunch of cat toys and play with my poor neglected kitties, LOL. I hope it will make others want to hug their furry little babies or play with them or take them for a walk or just pay a little extra attention to them.

Little picnic mouse is now furred - Now Rated G

Ok, the little fella is decent now with his nice new fur, and let me tell you something....I LOVE this bamboo viscose yarn! The alpaca I usually use is nice, but this is so silky and soft and not only that, it is so much easier to handle. It seems to lay nicer without all the fly-aways that I normally spend forever trimming away on the alpaca. It also seems to work nicer for the flocking. I'm just really bummed that I can't find any other colors of it besides bright pink, blue, green, etc.

Naked Picnic Mouse

LOL, yes another naked critter for your viewing pleasure. He should be fully furred sometime this weekend if all goes well.
This time when I took the photos, I took Robin's advice about a "scenic background", and though I didn't have a picture of anything, I have this reptile terrarium decoration that you can kind of see in the background. But I also realized another thing. The colors don't quite get all crazy when I use the normal macro mode instead of the macro zoom mode - weird.
I'm kind of looking forward to furring this mouse because I'm trying a different material that I haven't used before. It looks like it might lay really nicely, but I never know for sure until I try it.





LOL, yes another naked critter for your viewing pleasure. He should be fully furred sometime this weekend if all goes well.
This time when I took the photos, I took Robin's advice about a "scenic background", and though I didn't have a picture of anything, I have this reptile terrarium decoration that you can kind of see in the background. But I also realized another thing. The colors don't quite get all crazy when I use the normal macro mode instead of the macro zoom mode - weird.
I'm kind of looking forward to furring this mouse because I'm trying a different material that I haven't used before. It looks like it might lay really nicely, but I never know for sure until I try it.

3/4 Inch Squirrel with Acorn

AAAAAARRRRGGG!!! He is sooooo hard to photograph!! I'm not sure why, but I give UP!! :(
It's been one of those days where nothing seems to go right, LOL.