There's a new girl coming...
I've been negligent of my blog... With work and my mom's health, my plate has been pretty full.
Several months ago, I got on a waiting list. Now, my name hasn't come up on the waiting list -- so I still have to wait, but there is some activity and I can't wait to see how this will all transpire.
I re-read an old post of mine. It was about porcelain bjds (Actually entitled something like blogs, forums,etc),...
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Friday, February 22, 2013
When I did the dry fit, I had the clothes pins (clamps) in the way. This made for some bad measuring.... It seems that the 1/2" or so -- on each side -- makes for about a one inch gap... darn it. I could disassemble the bed and reassemble the rails, but that glue is very strong so I would have to break off the pieces and sand it down. Really not practical....
Thursday, February 21, 2013
I almost want to either white wash it or paint it and then distress it so it will look more shabby chic. I've been "pinning" a ton of shabby chic things for inspiration.
I don't know if I should use craft paint or enamel or something else? It is wood, so I could always strip it and start over if I don't like the finished produ...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
At least for the frame part, I've got linens and painting still to happen.
I glued most of the frame and I'm pretty happy with how it has come together. My husband said "You made that? Was it a kit or something?" I said no, I was just thinking about a bed and I got the materials (I've been thinking about this for a while! So the wood, most of it had...
Monday, February 18, 2013
I'm pretty excited. There have been a few "technical" challenges, but for the most part, I've been very happy with the progress. I don't have as much time as I hoped I would to work on the project, but day by day I'm getting there.
Cans holding glued pieces in place.
Still fitting things together
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
And realized I hadn't written down the part number to match the other wood carving. Not only had I bought several, but there were several others (I hadn't chosen-- or had I).
I was so perplexed by the time I chose "the one" that was the match. The guy in the store was so nice, he said, oh it's no problem if you have the wrong one, I'll let you bring it back....
Friday, February 15, 2013
I'm back to finding time for myself... Great...
I'm feeling more creative... Great.....
Got more of the bed competed... Excellent!
There's leg attachment.
Then there's more:
Dry fit with side rails...
So far, so good...
Just need the carving for the footboard, glue it all together, paint it, cut the slats and put the mattress on, make some bedding... (I guess...
Thursday, February 14, 2013
If only it were ready... Almost
Still clamped, propped, and taped, just to see if all the parts are going to fit together....
So far so good.
Coco has plenty of room for a Valentine's day "guest". I'm pleased so far. I see where I want to add some more trim, etc.
The mattress and boxspring will "sit" higher on slats so the headboard trim won't look...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
I gathered my tools:
These included my rulers, a utility knife and a small saw:
The problem is cutting takes a lot of patience... I don't have a lot ;)
The trim was easier to cut than I thought it would be. The flat piece, not so much. I did use a sand block to level off the side and it will be painted, so no big deal.
Tah...
Sunday, February 10, 2013
I came up with yet another combination....
Footboard design that I thought I was going with. (Still sideways... )
It's hard to tell from the photo, but the bottom trim piece is very flat.
So I think I may go with a thicker trim piece.
For the headboard. I can't decide whether to have the medallion up over the piece of wood, which looks good...
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
I think I do want to go with the scroll pattern on the headboard and the footboard; which means another trip to the store... It will have to wait til next week, unless I get down there on the weekend???
So this would be the headboard. (I wish I could figure out how to turn these photos.)
And this would be the footboard. (turned and painted white...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
This is what I have so far:
Imagine painted white... for the headboard.
Sorry it is sideways.... Again white for the headboard.
This would be the footboard... I kind of like this scroll.... wish I had 2. One for the head and one for the foot.
This would be the headboard.
Maybe I need to make another trip and get one more!
More measuring...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
So, I did go a little "crazy".... I liked so many different things. I couldn't decide
The phone is in there for a scale. You can see they are thin. about 1/2 the thickness of an iphone...
I should have chosen more that go "together" so I could use one for the headboard and one for the footboard. I loved this little shop....
Monday, February 4, 2013
I went to the hobby store yesterday. I'm heading to the woodworking center today! I closes at 4:30, so I'm taking a late lunch and hitting it.
Yesterday I got most of the wood (miniature) trim pieces I needed and the glue. I had the paint, but I needed to finish the mattress and box spring.
So viola.
Yes, that's my finger on the right! You get...
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Realized something early on. I have too much of some pieces and not enough of others. I was in the store and just picked out what I liked; not giving too much thought to what was needed (definitely need an engineering mind to complete this task) -- don't have one though.
I had all these pieces; so I laid them out.
I know I need a headboard and a footboard...
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Today, feeling motivated, I took out the wood I had purchased to make the doll bed.... Hmmm. I couldn't remember what I had in mind. It had been so long, I know I wanted to produce a shabby chic type bed, but I had forgotten the pattern. I combed through all my notebooks, but it seems I didn't jot it down.... I did some rough sketching, but...
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