Although my day was busy today I found some time in the afternoon to work on my Disney Haunted Mansion dollhouse. I was able to add all the wallpaper and printed wood paneling. This project idea came to me a long time ago and it’s really cool to see it finally start coming together. IRead More
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Being Creative
The Quest to Make a Haunted Mansion Dollhouse
Earlier this year I started work on a Disney Haunted Mansion inspired dollhouse and this weekend I finally made a lot of progress on this which made me happy not only because I had a lot of fun working on it but because it’s coming out a lot better than I originally imagined it would.Read More
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The Quest to Prepare for Our Galactic Trip is Almost Done
I had such a productive day and that made me really happy. My goal for today was to make alterations to the clothing pieces my hubby will be wearing to the Galactic Starcruiser. Some of the pieces needed to be taken in and at least one of them needed to be let out a bit.Read More
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The Quest to Continue Preparing for the Galactic Starcruiser
After such a busy day yesterday, I imagined I would spend today resting and relaxing and that is what I intended but I felt motivated to do one task which led to another and then another until I ended up having a more productive day than I thought I would have. There is a to-doRead More
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The Quest to Prioritize My Craft Projects
I’m putting my Stargate build on hold for a week or so, although that may change depending on the availability of a friend who will be showing me how to program it. The reason for this is there are other projects that do have a deadline while the Stargate does not, I still expect itRead More
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The Quest to Build a Stargate…Painting is Almost Done
I didn’t think I was going to have time this week to work on the Stargate but I found some time earlier this afternoon after I was able to score the metallic paint I needed. Supply and demand issues are not just in the grocery stores but in hardware stores as well. I think IRead More
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The Quest to Organize My Crafting Space
Today I decided to take a break from the Stargate build after a very productive weekend. Instead, I spent the day cleaning up the messes I have been leaving behind as I tried getting as much done with the Stargate as possible. It actually made me happy to get my crafting places organized and inRead More
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The Quest to Build a Stargate…Chevron 6 Encoded
And the current stage of the build is complete, thanks to the molds and my epoxy resin I was able to complete the pieces the needed, and today I finished attaching the rest of the pieces and also the EVA foam that helped me to finish encasing the sections. I laid everything out in theRead More
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The Quest to Build a Stargate…Back On Track
Today I poured resin into the molds I made on Monday, I’ll be able to pour another set tomorrow and I’m hoping I will have time on Friday as well. By Saturday morning I should have finished casting all the 3D elements that I needed to complete. Today I also started building the frame thatRead More
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The Quest to Build a Stargate…Chevron 6 Will Not Engage…
Chevron 6 would have encoded today on my Stargate build but as I began working on the last section I quickly realized that I would not have enough of the small elements left to finish off that section, so I’m now trying to decide what will be my best option to finish off those pieces.Read More