The Art of Dollhouse Miniatures Blog

Mar 12, Whew...

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:01:28 GMT

I can't believe it's been 2 months since my last post here. Because I have been away so long it seems I have to learn so much of the technology used in creating this website all over again. The computing world moves so fast now-a-days. I heard it said somewhere that as soon as you figure out how to do something it's become obsolete. So I've been doing all the software upgrades and getting back into the swing of things. I am working on the living room chair and sofa instructions. When I first designed this chair and sofa (love seat) set I had originally planned on using a piece of cardstock rolled over two popsticks to form the arms. I decided, after much fussin' and cussin' that this technique was more work then I, or you, wanted to do - and the end results where not strong nor very uniform. I thought back to working with the foam we used for the mattress and realized I could shape the arms and back from thinner foam and just glue the decorative trim onto the ends, after they were covered with fabric. After a couple of test pieces, I came up with the instructions I'm working on now. They should be done in the next few days. I hope you like the process.

Jan 10, Hi Everyone

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:24:24 GMT

I'm sure those of you who follow my site have wondered what happened that there have been no posts for over 22 months or so. Unfortunately these past months have not been good ones for the Latwaitis family.

We have lost five immediate family members - from Grandma at 85 to my nephew's five month old daughter to sids. I had prostate cancer which could not be removed but had to be treated with 45 radiation treatments. And, it looks like dialysis is eminent for my wife Arlene.

But for the Grace of God and His Love we would not be here today.

I almost did not return to creating and sharing this site with you. But, I could not ignore the thousands of you, my friends, who visited my site. You have supported me by your visits and boosted my morale that I realized I was helping others - no better way to recover from our own problems.

That being said, I will be working on The Art of Dollhouse Miniatures with renewed vigor, hopefully providing you with the plans, tips and help, along with a few freebees, so that you can reach your goals of making your own miniatures.

Again, Thanks for your patience, and generous support, Al.

May 27, An apology for the long delay for my Site Updates...

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:45:39 GMT

Its been almost 2 months since I've been here at the site. When you get older one begins to loose close family members more often then you'd care to deal with. We in the Latwaitis family have been unfortunate to have lost three immediate family members in as many months and this has caused many adjustments in our households.

I know you will all understand and I sincerely thank you for visiting The Art of Dollhouse Miniatures and signing up for this feed - and especially those of you who have signed up for my newsletter - which should be out by the first if June.

Thanks for your patience, Al.

Mar 29, How To Make A Miniature Bed Mattress

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:43:59 GMT

How To Make A Miniature Bed Mattress is a fairly easy miniature furniture piece to make. I start with a basic foam blank and cover it with fabric.

Mar 16, I've finally completed the Miniature Bed.

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:41:50 GMT

The Miniature Bedroom Bed is The Centerpiece of Your Miniature Bedroom.

With the completion of the bed, our 1st set of Dollhouse Miniature Bedroom furniture is complete. I'm working on a mirror and a few lamps for some miniature accessories.

Now the goal is to get the living room completed.

Mar 5, Half Inch Miniature Scale

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:21:43 GMT

Converting My One Inch Miniature Patterns to Half Inch Miniature Scale

Mar 1, Miniature Bedroom Nightstand

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:40:50 GMT

A miniature bedroom nightstand can be a small miniature table or little miniature cabinet. The ideal place to put your miniature bedroom lamp and a couple miniature printable books.

Feb 15, Another "Diary" entry...

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:25:08 GMT

After a short delay due to Great Grandma passing on to be with her Lord in Heaven, I'm back to working on the site. I'm finally getting some of the How To Make Miniature Furniture Instructions and drawings up for you.

Here's what I hope to accomplish over the next two weeks. To get all of the assembly drawings for the bedroom and the living room pieces up onto the site. The detailed written instructions will be filled in soon after - but - if you review the miniature chest of drawers instructions you will have a good idea of how to follow the drawings - step by step.

I want to Thank You for taking the time to review my site and signing up for this blog. If all goes well I should be posting new pages on a more consistent schedule now.

Feb 6, Miniature Dollhouse Printables

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:22:26 GMT

Many times when we print a miniature dollhouse printables download we sometimes have to make adjustments to the percentage that the printer is printing the image at.

Feb 6, Making Miniature Furniture Instructions

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:34:56 GMT

Here are some general guidelines on how to interpret and follow my Making Miniature Furniture Instructions

Jan 28, Site Policies

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 20:16:30 GMT

The Art of Dollhouse Miniatures Site Policies

Jan 21, Just a Quick Update about what's happening -

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:56:12 GMT

Many things have been happening behind the scenes here at The Art of Dollhouse Miniatures. So plan to see a few additions including the first set of How To's for making the miniature furniture for the living room and bedroom.

I did, finally, get the miniature's scale calculator done. This is a must bookmark page because, as the image shows, you can enter any known dimension into it's respective cell, press calculate, and all the cells will be filled in with the correct conversion to scale. I've also put up a fraction to decimal conversion chart on the same page.

I also added a few comments on the growing popularity of 1/2" scale in dollhouse miniatures. As time permits I'll be adding more information about this miniatures scale.

Jan 1, Dolls House Living Room

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:08:12 GMT

Dolls House Living Room - My first design of dollhouse furniture for the living room is very simple and basic.