Diy shingles for dollhouse

I wanted to share a quicker way to apply shingles to a dollhouse. The directions always say to use glue but I remember years ago when I did...

I started with sheets of black poster board then realized buying a stack of 8 1/2" x 11" black card stock would be less $. I taped th...

Here are the seven steps to follow when it comes time to apply wood shingles to your dollhouse.

I started with sheets of black poster board then realized buying a stack of 8 1/2" x 11" black card stock would be less $. I taped th...

Exterior paint and cedar shake shingle roof for our Maileg Dollhouse. #dollhouse #dollhouseremodel #mailegdollhouse #miniatures #maileg

Gosh! I can't believe a week has gone by already and I haven't updated the tale of the roof re-do on the dollhouse! I've been so busy wo...

The Westville kit comes with shingles in sheets. An advantage is adding the shingles in strips instead of individually. The disadvantage is punching out the strips. Challenging! While the shingles …

I wanted to share a quicker way to apply shingles to a dollhouse. The directions always say to use glue but I remember years ago when I did...

Wondering how to shingle a dollhouse roof? Here's what you need to know (and how you can learn from my many newbie mistakes!).

Once I decided to make my dollhouse Victorian, siding became an important factor. Old houses have that beautiful narrow lap-siding. It’s a lot more time-consuming to install, whether your h…

Some day I hope to create a video on how to shingle a dollhouse, but for the time being, I suggest you take a look at the link (at the end of this post) with a series of photographs explaining the process I generally use. If you are not installing a copper flashing in the valley, you will need to be a little more careful when cutting and installing the shingles as they will have a little lift resulting from the overlap. Just be aware of this and basically butt the shingles ag

Read about how we designed our dollhouse roofing with inexpensive and versatile material readily available in your home improvement stores.

I decided that this Diagon Alley shop would be half and half. The top half exterior is cladded in Art Mache and waiting to be aged. The bottom/ground floor is to be all brick. I had used Richard Stacey's brickslips on the exterior of The Leaky Cauldron so decided to stick with these to provide the link between the shops. I like this product as they are reasonably light, which means the finished shop will not way a ton, plus they are very easy to cut, sand and glue. I started with the side of…

There are many different styles of dollhouses out there, and they are all beautiful. In this tutorial, learn how to make shingles and put the finishing...

Hi, I'm back with photos of the first part roof. Enjoy! Cheers, ;D

Today I'm sharing progress on the exterior of the dollhouse I started working on January 1st. I have to admit, I wish I had more time to therapeutically work on this house because I want it to come together sooner than later. I'm going to appreciate whatever time I do get to work on it because I'm certain I'll be sad once its done and then all I get to do with it is admire it. The roof. Since my last update, this has been the latest change on the dollhouse. I have started to work on some of…

I made the roof of the dollhouse out of cardboard pieces, then I sprayed the whole thing with a textured paint.

The Westville kit comes with shingles in sheets. An advantage is adding the shingles in strips instead of individually. The disadvantage is punching out the strips. Challenging! While the shingles …