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 I am away visiting a very special lady today in St. Stephen.  I’ll be back next week.

FARMHOUSE

I have not had much of a chance to work on minis this week.  Let me explain.  My hubby is a constant snacker.  Last week he was diagnosed with diverticulitis.  He had to go on clear liquids, then soft food and gradually incorporate more foods into his diet until he finishes his medications.  It's not going well, he is STARVING by his account.  I'm hoping to get things back to somewhat normal this week.

I did make two screen doors for the farmhouse.  Actually my hubby did cut out all the outside walls of the farmhouse for me.  Now I just have to cut out the 19 windows and 3 doors.  Very exciting.

  

I used 1/4" wide by 1/16" thick wood.  Once I made the frame I put a piece of screen in between the two frames.  The doors were not the same, one door had full corner pieces while the other one and small pieces of wood.  These door were probably the easiest doors I have ever made.  I love making doors.

I just have to rough up these doors now.  They were well worn and showed a lot of wear.  I like things to look really nice and neat so it pains me to make them look shabby.  Alas, I must make it as authentic as I can.

The other item I managed to get made was a little D-table (that's what I call it).  My Mom had one in the den.  Of course, I didn't think to take pictures while I was making it.  I made the top and bottom shelf by using my dremel to shape the edges.  I didn't have any fancy legs for it so I had set it aside to finish at some later date.  Remember the blue chair I turned into a rocking chair?  I put my thinking cap on and used the spindles I had removed from the arm chair.  They made perfect table legs.  I am very happy with the outcome.

Captain's Desk

No farmhouse update this week.  This week I wanted to show you a Captain's desk that I just love. 

While trolling the internet I came across an antique auction site.  I scrolled down through the sight and saw this unique Captain's desk.  I fell in love with it and decided I needed to try and make it in miniature. 

The description gave the height, width and the depth of the desk.  That is what I had to go on.    Everything beyond that was guess work.  I decided to use cherry wood for the desk.  I started by making the back panel of the desk.  Then I added the desk bottom since I knew the depth of the desk and the width.  The front panel was easier to do because I already knew the size based on the back and the bottom of the desk.  I was already loving this built.  On the inside of the desk I made the cubby holes the same as what the picture showed.  One side of the desk had four drawers.  Again I just guessed at the sizes based on the picture.

The other side of the desk had a place for maps, drawings or books.  

     

In the four drawers of the desk I put some letters from home, some seashells he is saving for his daughter, and a treasure map he keeps handy (just in case).   

I added some detail to the top and feet of the desk.  Thank goodness for tiny turnings.  I finished it off by filling the desk with everything he would need, including a good stiff drink.  

       

On the inside of the desk I added the two little drawers and put some paper, pencils, ruler, etc. to make it looked like the Captain used the desk often.

    

 

Farmhouse

Before I go any further I should warn you that sometimes my grammar and sentence structure is a little awkward.  I think it’s because when I grew I learned to speak both English and French at the same time. I went to English school but somewhere along the way learned how to read and write in French.  Needless to say I am sometimes unsure where to put the commas, etc.  Sorry.

I sometimes think the farmhouse is coming along to slow.  I love making things for the inside of the house while waiting for the wood to arrive.  The wood has arrived and I haven't done anything to the house this week.  I made my two brothers beds.  I do not have a lot of before pictures (well you know why).

One bed was a little easier to make because I could make it out of wood even though it was metal.  The other was a metal bed.  I made that one from styrene tubes.  I used the toaster to heat the styrene tubes.  It actually worked quite well except that I did set the smoke detector off.  I am pleased with the final product.

Next I decided to work on some of the chairs for the kitchen.  We had a lot of chairs because we were a total of nine people in my family.  Some of the chairs were blue.  I remember those vividly.  I found some chairs that were the right style.  I did take a few pictures as I worked.  I made one of the chairs into a rocking chair.  Doesn’t every farmhouse kitchen have a rocking chair?

I am very pleased with these chairs, they are exactly like the ones we had growing up.