My mom made a dollhouse kit for me when I was little. It took her years to make. She had a miniature cast-iron wood stove that she put in it. It didn't really fit the style or scale of the house, but it was neat. It had a little bucket and shovel with it. The house was destroyed in a fire a few years after my mom passed away when I was still a teenager. The dollhouse had been even more special to me after she died. When I married my husband, he bought me a Real Good Toys Newport dollhouse, and a book to help me put it together. It's always seemed extremely complicated to try to figure out the process of putting it together. It seems like I need to have the lighting locations planned, know how many bulbs I'm going to use, and since it's two rooms deep and I plan to add an inaccessible bathroom to the second floor, I need to assemble it floor by floor, completely finishing one floor before adding the next. My husband gave this house to me about 30 years ago, and all I've done is prime the pieces. It's time for me to give putting it together a go, and after searching YT for several days, I finally found your channel. I cannot tell you what a treasure your videos are. You are doing very important work here, passing on your skill and showing us what is possible and simpler than we thought it would be. You give me hope that one day that house might be out of the box and on display for my grandchildren. If you have any advice for how to plan and assemble and wire a house floor by floor, I'd love to hear it. Thank you very much for your channel and for being so generous with your designs!!
Oh my goodness, it is comments like this that make everything I do worthwhile! Thank you so much for sharing your story. I know how intimidating it can be to start something so big as a dollhouse. I am in the process of building another, much bigger than this little farm house, and the amount of time it takes to figure everything out is almost overwhelming. Even with all the prep, I know I’m going to forget a lot of things and I just have to be okay with that. The little farm house that this build replicates, also was lost to a fire when I was a teenager. We visited the land just before I started the project and when I stood in the empty yard and closed my eyes, the 40+ years disappeared and I could see it all in my mind. It was quite the experience, lol! I do have a video in this series for lighting. In it I did a fair bit of soldering but don’t that that scare you. You don’t need to solder if you don’t want to. For me it was a chance to practice a new skill. If I can give you any advice and encouragement, it is just simply to start. Take your time and if you make a mistake (lord knows I make enough of them), you can always fix it. Have fun, and don’t worry about what others will think. I am always here if you need some guidance!
Thank you! I'm excited that your videos are here to encourage me to try. I am going to start! I thought I might try a little room box first. My husband wants one as a Christmas decoration. Maybe he'll have one for next year.
This is so cool! I went to grad school at Lincoln and loved it! I had a wood stove (not this fancy!) in my rented farmhouse and loved it. It brings back many happy (and a few maybe stressful) memories, so thank you.
Hello Nina from Sweden! I loved making this house. It brought back so many memories of my childhood. It was a very happy part of my childhood! Thank you for watching!💚
I love your channel. Just found it and I am binge watching them all. Please continue making videos I’ve learned so much already. Thank you for sharing!😊
Cut from 3/32’ (2.5mm) wood or chipboard Cut 1 - 3” x 2 5/16” Bottom Cut 1 - 3” x 6” Back Cut 2 - 2 3/16” x 2 ⅝” Sides Cut 1 - 4 ⅛” x 2 5/16” Top of stove Cut 1 - 1” x 1” Support Cut 1 - 3” x ⅞” Front for Warmer A (upper) Cut 2 - ⅚” x ⅝” Vent covers Cut from 1/32” (.8mm) wood or chipboard Cut 1 - 2 3/16” x 2 ⅝” Separator for oven Cut 1 - 4 ⅛” x 2 5/16” Top (Mark the following measurements, starting from the left: 1 ⅛”, 1 ¼”, 2 ⅛”, 3”, 4”. Also measure ⅛” from top and bottom) Cut 1 - 3” x 2 ⅝” Front Cut 3 - 1 ½” x 2 ⅝” Oven Door Cut 1 - 1 ⅜” x 3/16” Brace for Oven Door (optional) Cut 2 - 2” x 1” Side braces (cut to desired shape) Cut 2 - 3” x 1” Top and bottom of Warmer A (upper) Cut 2 - 1” x 13/16” Sides for Warmer A (upper) Cut 2 - 1” x ⅝” Doors for Warmer A (upper) Cut 1 2 5/16” x ½” Front of Warmer B (lower) Other materials 5 handles For warmer drawers and vent covers Polymer Clay For Oven Door 4 beads or pieces Stove legs Black card stock Stove door (optional) 7” of tubing. Aprox ½” diameter - Stove pipe. (could also use a wood dowel here)
I used your plans to make my first diy miniature. Thank you so much for putting the dimensions down and the clear instructions. I didn’t have chipboard so I used mat board and it turned out OK . I also put some white ‘ enamel’ fronts on the doors to like the wood stove we had. I was quite happy with it and will attempt the fridge next.
On my mother's and my grandmother's wood cook stove (the side that you left with the over hang) there was a square tank with a spigot , we called it a water resivior ( sp?) there was always hot water in there. The basics were all the same
Hi Lois, thank you for sharing! I don’t remember there being any kind of hot water reservoir on this one. It sure would have come in handy though given that there was no running water in this house! 😄
Hot water would be great to have, plus any water to add humidity to the room if you're heating with a wood stove. I used to put a kettle on the woodstove in the winter just so the house wouldn't get so dry.
Your videos might get more traction if you put a keyword with various hashtags on it, like #miniatures, #dollhouse, #woodstove, etc. Anything that applies
Hopefully useful feedback. Camera is too far away from the build and the top down view is not actually that helpful except as an occasional view. Otherwise, great build and fantastic story about finding the original stove.
Thank you for the feedback Mary Kay! It is a constant struggle for me to get the angles and distance right. Hopefully some of the newer videos are better for you. 💚
My oldest daughter’s husband bought her a wood stove for their kitchen! She loves it! She cooks very well on it to!
@@user-uv2pk2jx9s That’s awesome! I didn’t think anyone cooked on those stoves anymore!
My mom made a dollhouse kit for me when I was little. It took her years to make. She had a miniature cast-iron wood stove that she put in it. It didn't really fit the style or scale of the house, but it was neat. It had a little bucket and shovel with it.
The house was destroyed in a fire a few years after my mom passed away when I was still a teenager. The dollhouse had been even more special to me after she died.
When I married my husband, he bought me a Real Good Toys Newport dollhouse, and a book to help me put it together.
It's always seemed extremely complicated to try to figure out the process of putting it together. It seems like I need to have the lighting locations planned, know how many bulbs I'm going to use, and since it's two rooms deep and I plan to add an inaccessible bathroom to the second floor, I need to assemble it floor by floor, completely finishing one floor before adding the next.
My husband gave this house to me about 30 years ago, and all I've done is prime the pieces.
It's time for me to give putting it together a go, and after searching YT for several days, I finally found your channel. I cannot tell you what a treasure your videos are. You are doing very important work here, passing on your skill and showing us what is possible and simpler than we thought it would be. You give me hope that one day that house might be out of the box and on display for my grandchildren.
If you have any advice for how to plan and assemble and wire a house floor by floor, I'd love to hear it.
Thank you very much for your channel and for being so generous with your designs!!
Oh my goodness, it is comments like this that make everything I do worthwhile! Thank you so much for sharing your story. I know how intimidating it can be to start something so big as a dollhouse. I am in the process of building another, much bigger than this little farm house, and the amount of time it takes to figure everything out is almost overwhelming. Even with all the prep, I know I’m going to forget a lot of things and I just have to be okay with that.
The little farm house that this build replicates, also was lost to a fire when I was a teenager. We visited the land just before I started the project and when I stood in the empty yard and closed my eyes, the 40+ years disappeared and I could see it all in my mind. It was quite the experience, lol!
I do have a video in this series for lighting. In it I did a fair bit of soldering but don’t that that scare you. You don’t need to solder if you don’t want to. For me it was a chance to practice a new skill.
If I can give you any advice and encouragement, it is just simply to start. Take your time and if you make a mistake (lord knows I make enough of them), you can always fix it. Have fun, and don’t worry about what others will think. I am always here if you need some guidance!
Thank you! I'm excited that your videos are here to encourage me to try. I am going to start! I thought I might try a little room box first. My husband wants one as a Christmas decoration. Maybe he'll have one for next year.
@@jumbalayaismisspeells3363 That sounds like a GREAT idea! Best of luck to you! 💚
This is so cool! I went to grad school at Lincoln and loved it! I had a wood stove (not this fancy!) in my rented farmhouse and loved it. It brings back many happy (and a few maybe stressful) memories, so thank you.
Thank you so much! I’m gad you like it!💚
Oh I wish I could build such a house. Just found you and are watching your old videos. Fantastic! Best greetings from Sweden.
Hello Nina from Sweden! I loved making this house. It brought back so many memories of my childhood. It was a very happy part of my childhood! Thank you for watching!💚
Amazing build! So cool that it was your grandma's stove! Thank you!
Thank you very much!💚
I love your channel. Just found it and I am binge watching them all. Please continue making videos I’ve learned so much already. Thank you for sharing!😊
Hi Robin, welcome to the channel! I am so happy to hear you like the videos!
Enjoyed your video and tutorial. Most informative. my stove is taking shape slowly.
Thank you Joan, and thanks for watching! I love those old stoves!
Cut from 3/32’ (2.5mm) wood or chipboard
Cut 1 - 3” x 2 5/16” Bottom
Cut 1 - 3” x 6” Back
Cut 2 - 2 3/16” x 2 ⅝” Sides
Cut 1 - 4 ⅛” x 2 5/16” Top of stove
Cut 1 - 1” x 1” Support
Cut 1 - 3” x ⅞” Front for Warmer A (upper)
Cut 2 - ⅚” x ⅝” Vent covers
Cut from 1/32” (.8mm) wood or chipboard
Cut 1 - 2 3/16” x 2 ⅝” Separator for oven
Cut 1 - 4 ⅛” x 2 5/16” Top (Mark the following measurements, starting from the left:
1 ⅛”, 1 ¼”, 2 ⅛”, 3”, 4”. Also measure ⅛” from top and bottom)
Cut 1 - 3” x 2 ⅝” Front
Cut 3 - 1 ½” x 2 ⅝” Oven Door
Cut 1 - 1 ⅜” x 3/16” Brace for Oven Door (optional)
Cut 2 - 2” x 1” Side braces (cut to desired shape)
Cut 2 - 3” x 1” Top and bottom of Warmer A (upper)
Cut 2 - 1” x 13/16” Sides for Warmer A (upper)
Cut 2 - 1” x ⅝” Doors for Warmer A (upper)
Cut 1 2 5/16” x ½” Front of Warmer B (lower)
Other materials
5 handles For warmer drawers and vent covers
Polymer Clay For Oven Door
4 beads or pieces Stove legs
Black card stock Stove door (optional)
7” of tubing. Aprox ½” diameter - Stove pipe. (could also use a wood dowel here)
Thank you for these measurements, appreciate them immensely
@@RoslynBennett You’re very welcome!
Love Julie Warren's channel!
Me too! I have a couple of her books and I love them. She is so talented!!
So are you❤
Julie Warren does have a great Etsy Store🎉
Yes she does. It’s perfect really!
I used your plans to make my first diy miniature. Thank you so much for putting the dimensions down and the clear instructions. I didn’t have chipboard so I used mat board and it turned out OK . I also put some white ‘ enamel’ fronts
on the doors to like the wood stove we had. I was quite happy with it and will attempt the fridge next.
That’s wonderful! I’m glad the instructions were helpful and best of luck with the fridge!
On my mother's and my grandmother's wood cook stove (the side that you left with the over hang) there was a square tank with a spigot , we called it a water resivior ( sp?) there was always hot water in there. The basics were all the same
Hi Lois, thank you for sharing! I don’t remember there being any kind of hot water reservoir on this one. It sure would have come in handy though given that there was no running water in this house! 😄
Hot water would be great to have, plus any water to add humidity to the room if you're heating with a wood stove. I used to put a kettle on the woodstove in the winter just so the house wouldn't get so dry.
Very realistic! Wonderful work.
I appreciate your kind words!
You can use a drill bit to make the holes in the wood.
I did eventually invest in a little drill 😁
Nice!
Thank you!
Your videos might get more traction if you put a keyword with various hashtags on it, like #miniatures, #dollhouse, #woodstove, etc. Anything that applies
Hopefully useful feedback. Camera is too far away from the build and the top down view is not actually that helpful except as an occasional view. Otherwise, great build and fantastic story about finding the original stove.
Thank you for the feedback Mary Kay! It is a constant struggle for me to get the angles and distance right. Hopefully some of the newer videos are better for you. 💚
@@pennyssmallspaces I still love your work. That pull out couch was amazing! And the stories about your grand parents. Keep up the great work.
Thank you obviously not your first rodeo
Thank you Gayle!💚