Magic House

The Magic House needs a few more skills
than the houses before.
The laserprints are cut in such a way
that you need to use your knife to free them. 

Each item is attached with at least two uncut pieces of material
of about 1 to 2 mm. Even the smallest parts.

On the other hand:
part of the large items are already decorated.

Items are well numbered.

I can't understand chinese,
but the left bottle is contact adhesive...

The kit starts with very small stickers.

...and alas with very thin wood that splinters
very easy.

But the kit is very detailed.
I was surprised to see that different wallparts showed
an ongoing pattern.

I was also delighted to find a good detailed light plan
with perfect instructions.
3 different lampwires.
Pity that the medium size didn't work.

Be aware that you have to attach the lamps
before covering the ceiling.

The small piece of paper between lamp and wire
needs to be cut.

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Magic House
by Cute Room
LV 003

Barcode: 6 958112 304070
Couldn't read the chinese texts.

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And the last photos of this house.
Note the nice outside corner
and the balcony.

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There were plenty of boxes and enough ribbon.

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And a last one, through the roof.

Merry Christmas!!

From my house to yours.

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I got some questions about how I work.
As I started my hobby when the kids were still at home,
I had no desk for myself.
When I saw a small wooden tray at the Action,
I bought a few to put the houses on,
so I could move them around better.

Now I use one as my workspace.
A plastic bag over it, to protect the surface
The front prevents pieces to slide off,
and at the back I do the painting and such.

When I glue small items,
I put a bit of glue on the top of my hand,
dip the item in, and stick it where it needs to be.
Sometimes I need a match to get glue on small places.
If needed, I glue the match on my hand,
so I don't need to search it.
I use HEMA glue,
never the glue provided with a kit.
So I know how the glue behaves and
how much time it needs to dry.
It's easy to pull from my hand when I am ready.
And it doesn't irritate my skin.

I have bought some clasps at the cheap international shop (T...)
That was one of the best buys,
as it makes it so much easier to cut fabric.

I have also learned to test lights
before applying them to the house.
In this kit from Crafts & Co I found this bundle.
Dealing with delicate lights this way
ensure they won't work.

Pity!!

Sometimes I follow the kit,
because things are too cute to change.

But sometimes I don't.
This is the place where the snowman was intended to be.
You will see at later photos that this outside corner of the house
had been changed completely,
and the snowman stands (with a tree) on the balcony.

Sometimes the items in the kit just don't work.
Planned was a chandelier.
Made from wire, glassbeads and beadcaps.
The assembly was completely impossible.
I tried for hours!
This is an image of the first trial for something else.
Photos like these give a good idea what needs to be changed
to get the desired look.

Isn't he cute??

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Table time!!

One of the "legs" broke during removalfrom the laserprint.
You can't see it, as it was close to the top.
I always keep non-used rests of wood aside.
It's easy to cut a small piece
and glue it to the back of a broken piece.
Pieces of icesticks and matches are fine too.

I found in the box: wire to turn candles.
The end result was: nothing.
The wannabee candle was not only too heavy,
it also didn't take to the glue.
So I cut a match in small pieces,
painted them
and this is the final result!

The meat is ready...
I was supposed to make knives from foil.
But: after breaking both ankles
and complex surgery on one,
the pain was bothering me too much.
So: no knives...
Maybe later!

I'm happy with the 1:24 glasses.
Maybe I have to pay more attention to these prefab items,
especially as they can be ordered 

at those cheap international shops.

I have decided not to paint the chairs.
Too much white is not nice to look at.
And I can always make pillows on them.

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This table needs a bit more attention,
as the legs need a bit of added colour.

The lamp couldn't be assembled.
Stability was found by adding beads to the bottom,
so the wire could be attached to the wood.
As the wire was turned when found in the box,
it was impossible to get it as straight as I wanted it to be.
Maybe the manufacturer can put larger straight pieces in the box,
or fold it at the length of the box.
(Good idea for the lights too.)


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Supersmall.
Almost too small.
I wonder why they didn't give us
the cup and saucer as a prefab.

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I found a misprint.
Be aware when you find something like this.
Often the wood/triplex splinters.

My camera is broken,
so I progressed with the house,
without a lot of photos.

I added to my list of equipment:
Pliers. 
One to cut and one to bend.
Came in handy when making the wreaths.

Some items could be made
almost without any effort.

Because there are so many small items,
which will be hardly accessible later,
I glued them in the bookcase.
And glued the bookcase
with a simple small drop
to the wall.

Dealing with the ribbon
was a work of patience, skill and insight,
and it didn't work as shown on the photo in the manual,
because the material was not flexible enough.
So... a pin did the job.
Kept everything together
when I applied the glue
in between the layers.
Done!

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 Christmas House 1

Started the Christmas House.
Quite a large box with lots of items.

When there are several items with the same look,
it's a good idea to keep the numbers on,
so you won't waste time with searching
where the one you are dealing with belongs.

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If you don't understand the manual,
look again and again.
With large kits a mix up is easily made,
and how about gluing things upside down?

Be prepared to deal with very tiny objects.
I use several tweezers.
You'll find one in every good kit.
I use a thick one with a bowed top,
nice for fabric,
a thin one with a bowed top,
nice for paper and individual threads,
straight ones and pointed ones.

Oh...and don't forget
your reading glasses and/or a magnifier.

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The box:

There are more houses with the same layout,
but different content.

This one is:

Crafts & Co
Art. No. 4557/3207811
Batch No.  24636
8 711568 101970

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On the Beach

On the beach is a two story house

with a lot of items
and 4 lights.





The wash basin sets the tone
for a beachfeel.
I never use the glue that goes with the kit,
but I use Hema-glue,
a transparent glue
that doesn't dry too fast.
It makes corrections possible,
on the other hand:
at times I need a few minutes 
of compression to get things attached.

The set-up of the base of the building
was easy as the outlines of the walls
were already printed on the base.

The golden rim on the toilet needed patience,
and tweezers. It was supposed to have a sticky back,
but it didn't work well. Using my own glue provided
and opportunity to slide the rim in place.

I adjusted the mirror...

... and I made a towelrack
from a piece of a match glued to the wall,
jewelry wire, glued on top of the match,
and a piece of fabric. (Thanks D.!)





I skipped the shower.
The bathroom was too small.
But I made a handle on the door.

On the Beach

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