La pileta y el mueble bajo-mesada fueron realizados en fibro fácil con una fina cubierta de una capa de porcelana fría, pintada en color plata, al igual que las canillas y pico.
viernes, 5 de febrero de 2010
Furnishing 3 / Equipamiento 3
The sink and cupboard was built in MDF and it was covered with a thin coating of cold porcelain, silver painted, the same as the taps and faucet.
La pileta y el mueble bajo-mesada fueron realizados en fibro fácil con una fina cubierta de una capa de porcelana fría, pintada en color plata, al igual que las canillas y pico.
La pileta y el mueble bajo-mesada fueron realizados en fibro fácil con una fina cubierta de una capa de porcelana fría, pintada en color plata, al igual que las canillas y pico.
Furnishing 2 / Equipamiento 2
The kitchen involved my own woodwork because the commercial products did not come up to my expectations. They gave me ideas though but, how could you have a stove whose oven does not open or a fridge without a freezer that you can open to store food?
lunes, 11 de enero de 2010
Furnishing 1 / Equipamiento 1
The furnishing had to be adapted to child use - neither too fragile nor too simple. Luckily, manufacturers in Argentina have come to provide a good number of pieces of furniture following scale 1:12, in mdf. This simplified matters because I purchased all those pieces I considered indispensable and made those that were not available.
The latter involved the bathroom suite. Here I used the expertise provided by Laura and Ale, two expert miniaturists, who gave me directions to model the bathtub, sink, lavatory and bidet. The pieces were modelled in thick density styrofoam and then they were covered with a thin sheet of white cold porcelain. Once dry, I painted them pink and later varnished them.
I decided that the taps would be safer in cold porcelain as well so they were modelled in the paste and later painted gold.
The latter involved the bathroom suite. Here I used the expertise provided by Laura and Ale, two expert miniaturists, who gave me directions to model the bathtub, sink, lavatory and bidet. The pieces were modelled in thick density styrofoam and then they were covered with a thin sheet of white cold porcelain. Once dry, I painted them pink and later varnished them.
I decided that the taps would be safer in cold porcelain as well so they were modelled in the paste and later painted gold.
lunes, 4 de enero de 2010
2010 Great Project / Gran Proyecto 2010
I promise to cover up this long silence since July with what has been going on. In fact, it has been a training period, learning techniques mainly about modelling cold porcelain with Ernesto and brewing over what this great project involves.
Prometo cubrir este largo silencio desde julio contando qué es lo que ha sucedido desde entonces. Este ha sido un período de aprendizaje de técnicas de modelado en porcelana fría, con Ernesto y luego empezar a elaborar el proyecto.
The challenge was to build a doll house for my granddaughters, because during this period Juana was born. The house had to meet two requirements.
- it should allow to be taken apart and
- it should be child safe
Se trataba del desafío de construir una casa de muñecas para mis nietas, porque en este lapso nació Juana. Debía cumplir dos requisitos.
- debía ser armable y desarmable y
- debía ser segura para las niñas
I did some research and consulted my mini soul Proppy and she came up with this suggestion: Melissa and Doug's house.
Realicé búsquedas y consulté a mi alma gemela de las minis, Proppy,, que me sugirió algo así como la casa de Melissa y Doug.
Obviously, the problem was solved for the manufacturers who can build such houses for commercial transaction, with sophisticated tools, that reduce manufacturing time, as expert carpenter Eduardo told me. Analysing the detailed plans that my husband, Robert, drew for me, Eduardo came up with a simplification that would allow me to construct the house.
Como es obvio, para los fabricantes de este tipo de casa puede hacerse en forma comercial con herramientas sofisticadas, que abrevian el tiempo de fabricación, tal como me dijo Eduardo, carpintero experto.
However, I still needed the opinion of Gustavo, who sold me the wood, who gave me orientation and even gaveme some odd pieces of mdf, to complete the construction.
Sin embargo, aún necesitaba la opinión de Gustavo, mi proveedor de madera que me orientó sobre el tema y también me obsequió piezas de fibro fácil para completar la construcción.
Finally, everything was set to start the job. 9 m of strips of pine wood with a central 3mm indentation for the scaffolding, two pieces of mdf 51cm x 46cm for the floors and odd pieces for side walls and roof. But most important, the vices and drill bits XXX that would allow to fasten the pieces only by using an Allen wrench.
Finalmente, todo estuvo listo para comenzar la tarea. 9 m de varilla de 2cm con un surco central de 3mm para la estructura, dos piezas de fibrofácil de 51cm x 46cm para los pisos y algunas piezas para las paredes laterales y el techo. Pero, más importante aún, los tornillos y mechas que permitirían asegurar la estructura empleando solamente una llave Allen.
To simplify I would avoid hinges although I entertained the idea of solving the problem with some strong tape. But then it occurred to me that a pair of sliding doors with some faux vitraux could both be doors and window panes!
Prometo cubrir este largo silencio desde julio contando qué es lo que ha sucedido desde entonces. Este ha sido un período de aprendizaje de técnicas de modelado en porcelana fría, con Ernesto y luego empezar a elaborar el proyecto.
The challenge was to build a doll house for my granddaughters, because during this period Juana was born. The house had to meet two requirements.
- it should allow to be taken apart and
- it should be child safe
Se trataba del desafío de construir una casa de muñecas para mis nietas, porque en este lapso nació Juana. Debía cumplir dos requisitos.
- debía ser armable y desarmable y
- debía ser segura para las niñas
I did some research and consulted my mini soul Proppy and she came up with this suggestion: Melissa and Doug's house.
Realicé búsquedas y consulté a mi alma gemela de las minis, Proppy,, que me sugirió algo así como la casa de Melissa y Doug.
Obviously, the problem was solved for the manufacturers who can build such houses for commercial transaction, with sophisticated tools, that reduce manufacturing time, as expert carpenter Eduardo told me. Analysing the detailed plans that my husband, Robert, drew for me, Eduardo came up with a simplification that would allow me to construct the house.
Como es obvio, para los fabricantes de este tipo de casa puede hacerse en forma comercial con herramientas sofisticadas, que abrevian el tiempo de fabricación, tal como me dijo Eduardo, carpintero experto.
However, I still needed the opinion of Gustavo, who sold me the wood, who gave me orientation and even gaveme some odd pieces of mdf, to complete the construction.
Sin embargo, aún necesitaba la opinión de Gustavo, mi proveedor de madera que me orientó sobre el tema y también me obsequió piezas de fibro fácil para completar la construcción.
Finally, everything was set to start the job. 9 m of strips of pine wood with a central 3mm indentation for the scaffolding, two pieces of mdf 51cm x 46cm for the floors and odd pieces for side walls and roof. But most important, the vices and drill bits XXX that would allow to fasten the pieces only by using an Allen wrench.
Finalmente, todo estuvo listo para comenzar la tarea. 9 m de varilla de 2cm con un surco central de 3mm para la estructura, dos piezas de fibrofácil de 51cm x 46cm para los pisos y algunas piezas para las paredes laterales y el techo. Pero, más importante aún, los tornillos y mechas que permitirían asegurar la estructura empleando solamente una llave Allen.
It began to take shape so that further details could be provided.
Then came the challenge of starting to think of the decoration of floors and walls. Selecting paper is quite a task and I did this by downloading some choices from Lemog (an Internet site with a good assortment of catalogues for the real world) and by using wallpaper samples that I got from a catalogue I obtained from a decorator's shop (Flor's suggestion).
Then came the challenge of starting to think of the decoration of floors and walls. Selecting paper is quite a task and I did this by downloading some choices from Lemog (an Internet site with a good assortment of catalogues for the real world) and by using wallpaper samples that I got from a catalogue I obtained from a decorator's shop (Flor's suggestion).
To simplify I would avoid hinges although I entertained the idea of solving the problem with some strong tape. But then it occurred to me that a pair of sliding doors with some faux vitraux could both be doors and window panes!
martes, 14 de julio de 2009
Acolchado / Quilt
Este arte de combinar telas en motivos diversos es un desafío interesante que pone a prueba varias capacidades, desde la precisión hasta la más variada imaginación.
El primer acolchado de una plaza fue realizado combinando restos de tela y apliques bordados.
El siguiente acolchado fue el que hice para mi nieta Mia. En este caso compré las telas que luego que combiné en distintos dibujos geométricos.
Este acolchado combina cuadros bordados en hilo de varias hebras en colores degradé y luego armoniza con otras telas en un dibujo geométrico.
El primer acolchado de una plaza fue realizado combinando restos de tela y apliques bordados.
El siguiente acolchado fue el que hice para mi nieta Mia. En este caso compré las telas que luego que combiné en distintos dibujos geométricos.
Este acolchado combina cuadros bordados en hilo de varias hebras en colores degradé y luego armoniza con otras telas en un dibujo geométrico.
Novedades de julio / July news
Finalizadas las actividades académicas, en parte porque así lo establece el calendario y por fuerza por la amenaza de la gripe A, he podido recuperar mis espacios de recreación y dedicar más tiempo a minis y costura.
Para las primeras, más producción de flores con la ayuda del CD de Ernesto, que me permitieron hacer sus tutoriales en casa. También algunos experimentos de vajilla y pintura Delf o similar.
En cuanto a los quilts, este es el tercero y me dejó muy satisfecha combinar paneles bordados con telas que combinaran en los tonos. Pero lo verán separadamente.
Once my school tasks were over, partly because that is what the calendar established but forfully because of influenza virus H1 N1, I have been able to catch up with my playful time so that I could devote more time to minis and needlework.
As to minis, there was more flower production thanks to the tutorial Ernesto left us on a CD. I also experimented with some teaware and some painting Delf style or the like.
This is the third quilt I have made and it really pleased. It combined embroidered squares and found matching materials to combine. You'll see it on another page.
jueves, 4 de junio de 2009
De vuelta / I'm back
Ha transcurrido un mes y muchas nuevas actividades relacionadas con las minis. Ahora que estoy en el foro de CDHM me he dispuesto a realizar más metódicamente sus talleres. También estoy tomando clases de porcelana en frío con Ernesto Baldini y poco a poco voy perdiendo el miedo a modelar esta pasta.
A month has gone by and nice new activities involving minis have ensued. Now that I participate of CDHM's forum I have undertaken participation in their workshops quite methodically. I am also taking classes on cold porcelain with Ernesto Baldini and little by little I am gaining confidence in modelling.
A month has gone by and nice new activities involving minis have ensued. Now that I participate of CDHM's forum I have undertaken participation in their workshops quite methodically. I am also taking classes on cold porcelain with Ernesto Baldini and little by little I am gaining confidence in modelling.
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