I
debated about this project, on one hand it could almost be a Trash to
Treasure Thursday project but on the other hand it was just a bit
more complicated than most of the projects I do on that series. Also
I was short on time this week and didn't have time for a longer
project for today. So by that process you get to learn how to make a
log holder to go next to the fireplace or wood stove in your
dollhouse. Later on when I finally get around to doing the
landscaping on the Harrison I will show you an outdoor log storage
and wood splitting area.
For
today's project the thought process behind how I came up with it was
kind of funny. The last couple of weeks my son has been doing a lot
of work outside getting his firewood supply ready for the winter
ahead (he has borrowed my truck more than a few times for this
process) This got me thinking about how cozy the house is with a fire
in the wood stove or fireplace. That got me thinking about how cute
the fireplaces in the dollhouse are when they are set up with
firewood, and all the tools you would find around their real life
counterparts. About the same time as this was bouncing around in my
brain I remembered that I had gotten this package of large paperclips
a while back and they were still in my desk drawer. I took one out to
look at and the rest came to me pretty quickly. The only real trial
and error was getting the right size for the circle of card stock and
for the dowel to bend everything around. After I made the first one
I realized that those doilies that I keep forgetting to pick up when
I am in town would also work really nicely for a more ornate version
of the log holder. That one would definitely want to be painted with
the elusive Brass colored spray paint.
I
was sure when I started this project that I knew exactly where my
Brass colored spray paint was at. I was wrong, I have no idea where
it went or if I actually used it up. I use it a lot so I have already
put it on my shopping list for my next trip to town. I will paint the
log holder I made in the video with the new paint and post a photo of
it on the Facebook page in the next few days.
To
recap the materials and tools I used:
2”
long paperclip
1
½” diameter circle of card stock
¾”
dowel
jewelery
pliers
527
multipurpose glue
black
spray paint
Small
twigs from the yard
pruning
shears
Now
I do highly recommend that you either put those sticks in a low oven
for a couple of hours or wrap them up and put them in the freezer for
a couple of days. Either of these techniques will kill off any little
bugs that may be living in them.
The
same glue will hold the wood in the log holder if you desire to glue
it in place.
There is no link for the video :-(
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