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
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.
