Big adventures in a small world

Category diorama

Building rooms for dolls: A place for my 1/3 scale Dollmore Manuier doll

My 1/6 scale dolls all have sets, although some of them are in pieces currently. Daisy has her room with the pale pink wainscotting, bookcases, and the window seat. Rosie has her blue room with the casement windows that let… Continue Reading →

ABP – Always Be Photoshopping

You know your miniature world building has gone wrong when most of it is done in front of a computer. I don’t know about other miniature world builders, but for me much of the delight is peering into their tiny… Continue Reading →

Creating 1/4 scale flooring for $4

After going round in circles for while figuring out how to make a realistic-looking treehouse floor, I finally stumbled on something that seems to be working. For something to work for me, it needs to be: Easy Cheap Realistic-looking I’d… Continue Reading →

My Doll Adventure 32 – Rosie solves it all

As we catch up to Rosie, after her last episode when she found that Fetch had stored away all of her dream objects in her cupboard, she appears to be . . . well . . . dragging a big… Continue Reading →

Attention to detail – creating a sense of a complete world

Attention to detail has never been my strong suit. It always seems to hinder my mad rush forward. But a world without detail, even a very little world, starts to feel as if it’s floating in space – unanchored to… Continue Reading →

Ironing backdrops, or what I’ve done this week

Here’s what my to do list for this week looks like: * Fix very front of hut for close-ups * Add some items for inside the hut * Iron out backdrop * Rewatch citizen kane * Work through next Photoshop… Continue Reading →

Cornucopia of fantastic doll accessories – things for an 18 inch doll

One of the very best things about having a 43 cm doll is that I can buy them 18-inch doll accessories. I’ve been pining for American Girl-type accessories for ages, but they just loom over my 12 inch dolls. As… Continue Reading →

My Doll Adventure 24: Camellia finds a friend

In our last episode, Camellia received a gift of clothing and food. The next morning, she leaves the camp to gather fruit. The panther doesn’t follow and stays in camp. When Camellia returns to camp, she sees the panther standing… Continue Reading →

Fire in miniature photography, and a hut

On Monday I wrote about getting the right shots for the start of Camellia’s next episode. Today I’ll show you my experiments on bringing fire in miniature photography, and the makings of a hut. By Friday, I should have everything… Continue Reading →

Set up for Camellia’s next episode

I’m flipping the schedule the week (and maybe for the following weeks as well, if it works out well.) So, instead of starting with the finished episode on Monday and talking about it the next couple of days, I’m going… Continue Reading →

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