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Old 02-19-2014, 01:41 PM
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Default A Spectacular Miniature Treehouse!

One of my on-again, off-again hobbies is making scale dollhouse miniatures. I haven't done anything like that in a number of years, but I still read newsletters related to it, and today I happened to see a dollhouse that just blows me away - it's 3rd place in a contest, and I can't imagine what 1st and 2nd are going to be like, but will check those out after I get through gawking at this one. I thought that all you creative people on this board would also enjoy having a look, so here it is (I don't know the person who made it, Betty Taft.):

http://www.miniatures.com/StandAlone...&media=WPC3415

Edited to add that this is 1:12 scale, meaning one inch = a real life foot. The contest required the builders to start with a particular kit house, which in this case is the main body of the tree house. The large part of the tree started with a plastic coffee container wrapped in newspaper and coated with drywall mud. Isn't it just grand!

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Amazing!...
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Well, Wow! That is so awesome.
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solar panels and all, I agree, what in the world could have taken 1st and 2nd place? I'd love to see them. this was just amazing
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How sweet. My youngest daughter and I used to be into miniatures when she was about 8. Thanks for sharing.
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What a wonderful creation the tree house is!! I'm amazed! Thank you for posting!
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Truly amazing and stunning!!
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I used to dabble a bit with that myself years ago. This is truly stunning. If I only had room for all the things I'd like to do...Oh well, I can enjoy looking. Thanks for the link.
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Brilliant! I have never seen anything so clever....
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Wow, that's wonderful. Thanks for sharing, I was into Miniatures before Scrapbooking which was before Quilting. Now Quilting consumes my time.
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