Maybe this won't be so hard after all...

Here's the little 1:24 sofa I made today sitting on top of a 1:12 sofa made from the original pattern. I scanned and shrunk the original pattern by 50%. Next up will be a wing chair.
After that first photo I added a sofa cushion. That makes the little couch look more complete. Looking at it in this picture, you can't tell how small it is. I think that's a good thing.

Next up is a matching wing chair.

Look what I found!

Most of my readers know by now that I like to make as much as possible for my dollhouses. While I have made bathroom fixtures from scratch (successfully!) they are not my favorite thing to make. The thought of making them 1/2 as big as I'm used to was rather scary, lol. Yesterday, while looking through the HBS catalog, I suddenly remembered this 1:24 scale set. It was with my mom's dollhouse when I got it although her house is 1:16 scale (and had the appropriately sized bathroom fixtures, too.) These little things were packed away in a box in my craft room - and I knew just where to find them (amazing all in itself!) I want to make a toilet lid and I need to make a mini vanity with sink. Those things are much easier than making the whole set of fixtures from scratch, though. The cream color will work well with the blues I'm considering for the house. I'm getting excited about this project. I hope my fingers don't suddenly become all thumbs once I start working in the smaller scale, lol.

More progress on the round thing

The "round thing" is coming along quite nicely. The exterior is grouted, shutters hung, door knobs attached. The interior trim is installed and the curtains are hung. I'm still contemplating how to do the roof but I've started gathering or making items for the interior. The "bits and bobs" in the interior photo are all in an unfinished state. I will paint or otherwise refinish to make them look like real furnishings instead of cardboard and plastic.

The penny leaning against the stone wall gives an idea of size. The container is a large mixed nuts can. The background I used for these photos is a large hinged painting my mom made for me. It makes a beautiful 1:12 scale (or, in this case, 1:24) outdoor background.

Here are the first photos!

I promised some pictures of my new "round thing" project and here they are. This is still very much in progress. The exterior stone work needs grout, the interior needs trim, and I have no idea how I'm doing the roof.