After a slow start I was up until midnight last night merrily wallpapering.......well maybe not so merrily! I started with the bathroom tiles as I only had half walls to do not whole ones. The tile paper is very strong and I thought I would have to sit on it to make it stick on the edges. Having spent what seemed like forever trimming the edges of the tiles I didn't want to damage them as I stuck them onto the wall. I had to show patience as I gently pressed them down and applied light pressure with my hands. I used PVA glue with a touch of water to make it spread. It didn't help that the brush I used kept shedding hair and I had to fish it off the paper. The end result was two.....yes only two half walls papered, matching beautifully and me wearing pyjamas with glue and the brush bristles stuck to them!
Matching the top of the tiles was fun and I am so grateful that the walls slide out. The tops just had to be right or they would have looked terrible......wish I wasn't a perfectionist......dolls houses are all about learning to fudge it. It is all an illusion. I'm getting there, I have conceded that there are imperfections in the work but if someone gets close enough to see them they are too close!!!
7am saw me up and at it again. Peter Rabbit paper for the nursery but, oh joy, The walls I have are smaller than the paper so unless I did something the beautiful border would be cut in half. Just a clarification on the Peter Rabbit wallpaper......There is a small border at the top and a large one at the bottom. I wanted to use both so that is why I had to cut the lower border off and glue it on after the wall was papered. Mutter, mutter......Ok....I cut the border off and guaged the size using the rest of the sheet, trimmed it to fit and glued it on. The border will be glued on later. This paper was different to use and it had a lot of air bubbles even though I had smoothed it on carefully. I was a bit frazzled by now and hoped I hadn't ruined the sheet of paper. Thinking on the run I grabbed my trusty old tupperware rolling pin and proceeded to roll the paper smooth. It is 10.00am now and the paper is drying nicely with few blemishes. Whew......
In between the drama with Peter Rabbit I papered the back of the entrance hall and the walls in the stairwell. This was reasonably easy as I had taken the back off the house and decided to do the whole back first. I kept putting it on again to make sure the wallpaper matched well and to make sure the inside wall I had also papered fitted neatly. So far so good. One point to remember is that the wallpaper needs to be cut a teeny weeny bit smaller (top and bottom) so that the wall can still slide in without sticking and possibly tearing the paper.
I have come to the conclusion as a novice that you have to think logically and have a flow chart in your brain. You cannot rush and you have to wait for each piece to dry before you do the next. No I didn't try to do it all at once but it was tempting!
More later...........time for a break and I had better wash my pyjamas. :)
Welcome to the website of the South Australian Miniature Enthusiasts (S.A.M.E.)
S.A.M.E. helps promote miniatures through the club meetings, workshops and our annual festival. In doing so we not only help others learn about our hobby but we also raise money for children's charities through our annual festival.
Our club was founded in 1983 and meetings were originally held in one of the members homes. Over the years our membership has grown so much so that we now meet in a hall big enough to accommodate all our members and visitors, who we always welcome. We have now become a little 'web-wise' (as of 2010) and looking forward to being more available to the general public via this site.
Meetings
The meetings include a brief introduction, followed by workshops, demonstrations, occasionally member's trade tables and of course a cuppa! Our meetings help members gain information about, and an understanding of, the hobby of miniatures and collectibles. We share the love of miniatures and also friendship as well.
Meet: 2nd Wednesday of the month (except January - no meeting)
Time: 7.30pm
Where: The Payneham Community Centre, cnr Arthur Street and Payneham Road (the old school building opposite the Marden Shopping Centre)
Festival
Each year we hold a weekend festival of miniatures and dollhouses, the first being held in 1986. The festival includes miniature displays, local and interstate traders, demonstrations of many different techniques for making miniature products (including miniature wood turning), raffles, lucky dips and food to delight the taste buds!!
Next festival: 11th and 12th August 2012 - there is a mixed theme this year -
'SHEDS' and 'MEDIEVIL' along with many miniature houses and scenes of varying scale.
So please come and join us for another wonderful display.
Time: 10.00 am to 4.30pm both days.
Where: Payneham Library Complex, cnr O G Road & Turner Street, Felixstow
Admission fees: Adults $6.00, Concessions $5.00, Children under 16 $3.00, Family of 2 adults & 2 children $15.00
All welcome. Proceeds from the festival benefit children's charities in South Australia.
Any member of S.A.M.E. is encouraged to access the members only page, ask questions, give hints and share photos of your miniatures with the whole group. To become a web page member you will need to forward your email to the address below. You will receive authorisation back to your email - then follow the prompts.
S.A.M.E. helps promote miniatures through the club meetings, workshops and our annual festival. In doing so we not only help others learn about our hobby but we also raise money for children's charities through our annual festival.
Our club was founded in 1983 and meetings were originally held in one of the members homes. Over the years our membership has grown so much so that we now meet in a hall big enough to accommodate all our members and visitors, who we always welcome. We have now become a little 'web-wise' (as of 2010) and looking forward to being more available to the general public via this site.
Meetings
The meetings include a brief introduction, followed by workshops, demonstrations, occasionally member's trade tables and of course a cuppa! Our meetings help members gain information about, and an understanding of, the hobby of miniatures and collectibles. We share the love of miniatures and also friendship as well.
Meet: 2nd Wednesday of the month (except January - no meeting)
Time: 7.30pm
Where: The Payneham Community Centre, cnr Arthur Street and Payneham Road (the old school building opposite the Marden Shopping Centre)
Festival
Each year we hold a weekend festival of miniatures and dollhouses, the first being held in 1986. The festival includes miniature displays, local and interstate traders, demonstrations of many different techniques for making miniature products (including miniature wood turning), raffles, lucky dips and food to delight the taste buds!!
Next festival: 11th and 12th August 2012 - there is a mixed theme this year -
'SHEDS' and 'MEDIEVIL' along with many miniature houses and scenes of varying scale.
So please come and join us for another wonderful display.
Time: 10.00 am to 4.30pm both days.
Where: Payneham Library Complex, cnr O G Road & Turner Street, Felixstow
Admission fees: Adults $6.00, Concessions $5.00, Children under 16 $3.00, Family of 2 adults & 2 children $15.00
All welcome. Proceeds from the festival benefit children's charities in South Australia.
Any member of S.A.M.E. is encouraged to access the members only page, ask questions, give hints and share photos of your miniatures with the whole group. To become a web page member you will need to forward your email to the address below. You will receive authorisation back to your email - then follow the prompts.
Workshops
Keep your eyes on this spot for future workshops to be held in the group.
Contact
For further information you can ring
Judy 0408 896 465
Keep your eyes on this spot for future workshops to be held in the group.
Contact
For further information you can ring
Judy 0408 896 465
What we did with our money from the 2009 Festival
Every year at out Annual General Meeting, with funds raised from our Festival, we make a donation to a children's charity or charities. This year we were pleased to present a donation to a representative of The Australian Lions Children's Mobility Foundation. This enabled the purchase of a "Hart Walker" (an orthotic device which allows children with moderate to severe physical disabilities, especially those with cerebral palsy, to stand and to experience hands free walking.) We felt as a group that this is a very worth while cause.
2011 - We were fortunate enough to have raised enough money to once again offer a donation to another childs mobility unit.
2011 - We were fortunate enough to have raised enough money to once again offer a donation to another childs mobility unit.
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