It's been a while since I posted

Today is January 13, 2012. It seems like there just aren't enough hours in the day lately.
I've had no time to work on the wash house, I just finally got my Christmas tree down and my living room straightened up yesterday!
Since I feel guilty that I don't have new pictures of the wash house to show, I've dug out a couple of links I found recently.
Here's one to a model railroading site. DIY Layered Rock. Keep in mind that the author is working in smaller that 1" scale, but the technique will work in 1" or 1/2" depending on how thick you make your plaster. He goes on to make a cast of the resulting stone wall which could be helpful to small scale builders.
Also, check the Scenery and Weathering sections for more tips and ideas.

I found a bottle of Liquid Sculpey when I was clearing out a drawer. Obviously I wanted to try it for some project or effect, but I've forgotten what it was. Here's a link to Translucent Liquid Sculpey Techniques. I just skimmed through it. I didn't want to get too excited and want to try something new when I haven't even managed to finish my current project, for pity's sake.

OK- here comes the commercial....
A few of the new items I've added to New England Miniatures:
Here's Bespaq's retired lace Front Curio shown in walnut. I also have mahogany, but both are in extremely limited amounts. Once they're gone - they're gone forever.

Next comes a window air conditioner. That's something you don't see everyday, a dollhouse air conditioner.

Here's Lee's Line Ashley desk. We carry many Lee's Line items at New England Miniatures.

Besides this new runner, a few other rugs are back in stock.

We show new additions on our new items page for about 3-4 weeks. I'm always looking for something new to add. The other day I wondered how many pieces of furniture were in our Living Room section. I counted 226 sofas, chairs, rockers, end tables, coffee tables and assorted cabinets! That's a lot of mini furniture.