Eternal Bookstore Kit- Building and Customizing
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- I have watched many videos where people put together the popular book nook kit called "Eternal Bookstore." It inspired me to buy the kit and to film myself putting it together because most of the ones I have seen are timelapse videos and don't really answer the questions people might have if they are new to making miniatures. Additionally, I decide to veer off into my own world as I become familiar with the kit, and in a series of videos, I will share with you the customizations I made, how I made them, and why, so that you too can customize this or any book nook kit you might buy.
Spoiler alert, I love Jane Austen so I decided that this will be a secret library at Pemberley that Elizabeth discovers after she marries Darcy and is exploring her new home. A library within a library! But I could also see this being some sort of Harry Potter inspired library or bookstore, or just a small dollhouse roombox. In upcoming videos I will convert the book nook itself into a room box so I can add even more fun items, and I will be making use of the scraps left over from punching out all the parts as well, so be sure to check it out.
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Please note: I know the music is too loud. I have fixed this in subsequent videos.
I converted my Magic World booknook to Harry Potter theme. Sorting hat, glasses, flying books, monster book etc. You're doing great!
Thanks! I would love to see it.
So glad I found you on here . Very helpful
@@melllat I am so glad! ❤️
Thanks for sharing a slower build. I'm really enjoying this tutorial!💯❣️
Now that I have spent an entire day watching all of these videos I just wanna say that I love love love the changes that you made! The pictures, the plants, the butterflies, cutting out an actual window. All of these things added so much to the overall look! 👏👏👏
Aw, thanks so much Jen. I am still working away ans hope to post some more videos soon. I ended up making the default staircase area into an entryway and am struggling along with a spiral staircase. Thanks for commenting and I hope you like how it all ends up.
You have great tips and I love your customization. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much.
I’m so glad I found your channel!! I just bought this kit and was already planning on modifying the led lighting and customizing it further as a surprise gift. I think your videos will help improve my project immensely! Thanks so much for the guides and creative ideas!
Aw, yay! I was hoping it would help. Best of luck and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.
Please turn down the music. You are hard to hear at times.
Will do, thanks!
Hi While I was waiting for your 3rd video to come out, I viewed the designers "fast" video. They used the clear stickers to hold the lighting wires on the back of the panel.
Good idea. I didn't get any with my kit.... I filmed the tutorials for the plants and the butterfly collection today and I am going to try and edit it tomorrow.
@@TaraFinlay I'm excited to see this video!!
@@marymoore4412 soon!
Help..I have gotten as far as the fireplace install. My two walls keep coming apart. I did not glue them. I'm in AZ no humidity. Suggestions please. I love this kit. It's a gift if I can get it together and not fall apart.
Sandra, the walls are not meant to stay together without glue. I would try Alene's Tacky Glue and clamp the walls together or use some sort of weight to hold the walls in place while they dry. The lack of humidity should make the glue dry faster. Otherwise, you could opt to wallpaper the exterior and hold it together by wrapping the wallpaper around the outside corners...but that will still require glue.
Thank you so much. I will follow your instructions. This is my first time doing a miniature. I appreciate all your videos.
@SandraPierce-fz5jt You can do it Sandra! Let me know how it goes. 🤗
Hi Tara.
I'm done and love my nook book. However wall I appears to be a bit warped so when I gingerly pressed it in place the other wall actually popped out. I'm thinking about trying to gluing both in place then holding with clamps. Do you think it will hold. Or suggestions please. Thank you once again.
I too wish I watched this before I started my book nooks. I've just done 2. One I like and one that is horribly over cluttered with badly designed lighting...looking forward to your next video with cutting out windows and adding lighting. I may gut the over cluttered nook I made and simple it down and add better custom details. Can I ask what kind of printer you recommend for miniature work? I am shopping for one and would like one that captures all the fine details. Aloha!
I ended up pulling mine apart- see the other videos in the series, which is done now. My printer is a Canon Pixma Pro 200. I use it for printing my illustrations and greeting cards I sell in stores, so it is good quality but may be overkill.
@@TaraFinlay hey thank you for the reply, I do look forward to finishing the series. I have enjoyed watching a few of your others as well. Thanks for sharing your art ☺️
Nice!!! What scale is it? 1:12 or 1:24
I guess it must be 1:24, though it doesn't say so anywhere. I measured the door and it was around 3" high, but furniture items and the 2D accessories like plants are not to scale at all. Which is one of the reasons I am making my own plants and accessories.
@@TaraFinlay That's what I thought....Thank you for your quick response .
thank you for your tip .I have this kit and I do not like 2d flat items . I love that you add green plant (not flat 2d plant in the kit ) I did not hear your voice .
You did not hear my voice? Did you hear music? I will be posting the next video in a day or so. I made more plants and a butterfly collection also.
@@TaraFinlay I hear in low level .low and lower in the 10.00 . looking forward to see the progress .
@@maneeratromtrairat174 I will improve the audio in the next video.
@Maneerat Romtrairat I am interested in whether or not you feel the audio in my most recent video is improved.
@@TaraFinlay Yes the music was a bit overpowering in the video. It was hard to hear your voice at times. :)
Thanks sooo much for all the work you went to to bring us these videos. Could I suggest maybe no music? My ears aren’t the best and I had a very difficult time hearing you.
As many others have commented before you- you are not alone. I have posted that in future videos the music is much reduced and my voice over is done with a better volume so the rest of the videos should be better. Thanks for stopping by!
I wanted to watch this but the music gave me a headache......im off sorry
I understand. I fixed the music issue in future episodes.
I’ve really enjoyed watching this series thank you. Would you say it’s 1/12 scale or smaller? I was thinking of buying to kit bash abs create a study in my dolls house. ❤
I would say more like 1:24 but definitely not precise.
@@TaraFinlay thank you, I thought it looked a bit small but it's adorable! thanks again, I find your videos so enjoyable, you obviously put a lot of work into the editing etc! 🥰
@@wendywalker3598 thanks so much. That means a lot to me. 🥰
you could do a snowy booknook PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAS
Someday! I do have ideas for forest scene book nooks made from everyday materials, but it has to wait until after we move and get settled. Good idea, thanks!
I would have appreciated your narration WITHOUT the music. I have trouble hearing you precisely. I know documentary makers do it too ;-)
Where can I get this kit?
i got it from Amazon. Eternal Bookstore is the title.
Pmese tell me where can I get this kit I live in Danmark
Try amazon
Ich habe ähnliches beim Action bekommen.😉
Nice tutorial except, one, the music, and two, the constant flash of messages are quite distracting. I had to stop 20 minutes in.
I appreciate the feedback and I am taking all of it into consideration moving forward. In fact, I am considering re-releasing this video without music and written messages. thanks for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it 🥰
@@TaraFinlay I find the written messages helpful, they clarify things but agree the music could be a bit lower so we can hear your fabulous tips better! thank you 🥰
@wendy walker thanks Wendy. I have since moved to a quieter music, voice-over model in subsequent videos. Let me know what you think.
@@TaraFinlay I think the changes that you made as far as the music and the voice over worked really well! One thing that I started doing as soon as a message would pop up on the screen would be to hit the pause button. Then I could read it at my leisure and press play when I finished.
@jenpink4298 thanks! I do that too, with other youtubers and I guess I figured everyone else would as well. Thank you for sharing!
Oh dear please turn off the music it’s really not needed as way to loud and spoils what would be a fantastic video.