Dollhouse Bathroom Upgrade

 I never liked the way I did the bathroom in my Haunted/Hallowe'en House, so I decided it was time to fix it. The above photo shows it "gutted"

 After a lot of searching for the right wallpaper, I decide to make my own and print it out myself.
I referred to designs other people had done, but I didn't want to do a blatant rip off......so I did what you see here. It's the "bat-room". (groan)

 I filled in the gap left by squaring the interior from the Mansard roof with an exposed lathe and plaster effect. I still have to weather it a bit....it's too clean looking.
Of course I used my favorite Chrysnbon kit for the bathroom fixtures as well.

A New Dollhouse

 I just received a kit from a friend who is too busy working on her other kits to ever get around to building this one....so I have eagerly begun it. It's the Alison Jr. by Real Good Toys.  It's the MDF version...which I would personally never choose again in the future because I hate working with MDF. The only advantage it has is the clapboards are milled directly into the exterior walls.

 Here I was using anything in the house that had some weight to it to clamp the parts down as the glue set. I ended up using Weldbond, which is a wonderful, Canadian product.

 I decided to do quite a few customizations....such as the dormer windows. I didn't like the perfect symmetry of the ones that came with the kit.....so I filled in their holes and cut a new hole for the dormer window I bought.

 This is my progress to date.

Day After The Storm

 A younger Cooper's Hawk was in the neighbourhood this morning....feasting on the abundant Mourning Doves no doubt! Look at the blood on his claw!

Stormy Weather Doesn't Stop The Birds

 Poor Mourning Doves huddle in the tree.

 A very snow-caked squirrel scavenges at the bottom of our feeder.

 The sparrows are year round residents.

Caught in the act! My husband wonders who keeps dropping all the sunflower seed shells around the feeder.

Cooper's Hawk

 Cooper's Hawk in our backyard!

Miniature Collection

I have an old typeface drawer that I use as a shelf to hold some of my miscellaneous miniatures.

I have some Red Rose Tea WADE figurines

I even have a Snow Baby that I purchased from a flea market many years ago

I made this Mudhead Kachina from Sculpey clay

I have some old lead Dungeons and Dragons figures that I bought and painted back in the 1980s.

More WADE Red Rose Tea figures and other doll house specific minis I bought at miniatures shows.

Textile and Costume Exhibit at the ROM