Michelle Ningard

My challenge project consists of the oatmeal container, a Buttercup kit, cardboard, Creative Paperclay, sliced wood circles for the floor and more. 

I sliced the oatmeal container down the center, cut out the bottom, trimmed the top and cut a window in the side. I stretched it to make a curved wall.

I bashed the Buttercup dollhouse kit to open up a wall for adding the oatmeal container. I glued them together and covered them with paperclay.

I added on to the kit floor to extend into the curved wall. The floor is made of wood slices, paperclay and jewel colored stones. 

I covered the kit with paperclay.  In order to curve the peak of the roof I cut cardboard in a curve, glued it to the roof and shingled it.  

The trees on the exterior are paperclay textured and painted.  I add the trio of baby raccoons peeking out a hole in the trunk.  I also added my Robin’s nest and 3 eggs like I always do to all my houses and room boxes. 

I made most of the landscaping from dried flowers, printies, vellum, paper punches and floral wire.

The climbing rose vine covering the outer fireplace were bought at Dawn's Dolls and Minis. as was the  Buttercup kit.  

The things hanging from the rafters were more dried flowers baskets and bought hams.

The wood slice table is actually my husband Dan's, which he bought because he liked it. 

Dr. Marie Albano

 Sometimes it takes a while to find the inspiration for any challenge, this year's came from the little chair and table my daughter bought me for Mother's Day. That gift along with the project of the herb drying rack lead me to the herb drying scene with gardening tools. I always wanted to own a big rack and do it for real, but instead with miniatures I can have it without the sneezing.