Dollhouse attic fireplace

I wanted an old fireplace in the attic that looks as if they refurbished it while updating the old home.

 I used mat board, card stock, and wood glue. I sanded the mat board to get my curved edging.

I cut off a piece of jewelry finding for the accent.

I used a little wood filler for the paper edges and then sanded.

I mixed light-grey and black acrylic craft paint and painted the inside black.

Layering card stock makes a nice thick rail edge. The bars are painted wire. I placed them in with Tacky Glue on each end with tweezers and pushed them behind the rails.

 I printed my tiles and glued onto mat board with Mod Podge.

I created the grout area with a ball stylus.

Coated with satin varnish. Just a little at a time so the ink wouldn't run.

I'm diggin' it!

Give it a try! With each one you make they will get better and better. This one was my first...

1st Victorian fireplace

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Dollhouse fireplace

I built the fireplace solving one problem at a time. I had no idea how I would do it so I found a photo of a Victorian fireplace and used elements from it. I didn't think ahead so that I wouldn't get overwhelmed. I used matboard, card stock, spakling paste, wood glue, jewelry elements, packing tape, blue tape, gold gel pen, craft paint and spray paint.

I got the flickering battery operated fire logs from Mainly Minis on eBay. They are great! They have a small on and off button on the wire that I can slip under the outdoor side porch.

I had to cut 1/4" off the resin logs using my bandsaw. Thank goodness it was a smooth and easy cut!

Despite the fact that I had to bypass a lot of wonderful details that were in the original fireplace that inspired me, I still dig it! After all, I like to look at creating miniatures as creating an illusion. Once all the furniture and accessories go into the room I won't see all the small things that could have went better in the build.

I will be making a fireplace for every floor and they will get more elaborate and antique as I go up.

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