Introducing Wayne, the Resident Craftsman

Before we get to the fairytale treehouse progress this week, I'd like to introduce you to our new resident, Wayne! Wayne has accepted the position of Chief Craftsman, where he'll be working 'on call' to help the girls and I make our creative building ideas come to life. Wayne will inhabit the third floor attic space, where he'll enjoy a cozy living space with all the comforts of home, as well as a craftsman's workshop. This adorable felted raccoon comes to us from MarysFairiesBoutique in New York State and he is so excited about exploring his new surroundings.

Wayne sees his new door for the first time.

He's also very excited to make the acquaintance of all the other folks in the mini neighborhood! Alice and Goldie are so thrilled that he is here, and wasted no time showing him around the treehouse and filling him in on their plans!

And speaking of plans, there is very little planning going on in this project. In fact, I seem to have spent the last week getting partially done on tasks for the first wall, then getting completely sidetracked with an idea for the interior kitchen wall! Let me share the happenings...

Wayne's front door interior. Watch your step Wayne!

I managed to finish Wayne's interior door which required creating a "stained glass" window and a ribbon hinge. That's where I had to stop once it was installed because I'll need to install the third floor before I can do more. That's still a ways down the task list. I used the Gelly Roll Glaze pens to create the polka dot look with clear as the filler and green for the polka dots. Wayne really loved it because he is a real artsy creative type!

Interior Kitchen Wall

With timbers, paint and Paperclay applied.

Next, I made up a couple wall panels in Design Space and then cut them from chipboard on the Maker. To give them an interesting Tudor timber look, I layered 3/8" wide and then 1/4" wide timbers on top for a stepped look. I filled the space between them, under the window opening with timbers, too. I filled in the wall area with more Paperclay stucco. I chose a way more neutral paint for the timbers this time, and want to experiment with making knots and texture - soon. But first...

I wanted to attach the kitchen's pop out window to be sure all the wood trim and structure fit together. That lead to attaching the bedroom's pop out bed cubby, too. I also applied the glaze pens to some of the window features - it came out pretty well for this fantasy genre, though if I was doing a "serious" dollhouse project I'd need more practice.

And before I could take the next steps, I had an idea for the kitchen's interior wall. It is the wall that separates the kitchen from the living or Great Room as I am calling it. You'll see why later in the build.

But this idea was a very complicated one, and it is one that is still going to take me several days to finish. So I'll show a little peek for now and share the bulk of the work in my next post.

Kitchen divider wall.

Creating the oven door.

Happy March, everyone! Spring will be here before we know it! Unless you happen to live in the lower half of the planet. In that case, I bet you are looking forward to some cooler fall temperatures!

xo xo,

Jodi