I completed DIY project number 30 over the weekend! Despite taking a week off from it because I was busy playing golf, it was good-paced enjoyment and a pleasant experience compared to all my previous sets.
A super fun buildDIY project number 30
I did not encounter any frustrating moments and did not have glue stuck on my fingers. My biggest challenge now is to find a place to display it, as the set did not come with a dust cover. Looking at my Ikea display cabinet, there is hardly any space left, unfortunately. So I may have to swap things around to make room for it. We shall see.
I will take a break from building miniatures before deciding on project number 31.
DIY project number 30 is such a joy to build. Firstly, everything is so big compared to the past few that I have completed. Those were tiny miniatures, and project number 30 is hardly one!
Although there were occasions I stopped working on the project, the pace has been quite good. The main structure is up, and all the furniture pieces are complete. I believe I can wrap it up within a week or so! Whee.
I wanted to build something special for DIY project number 30, a significant milestone. Several weeks ago, my favorite online shopping website had its 6/6 sales, and something caught my eye!
DIY project number 30
As it is, I have eight boxes of miniature piling up in my stash, yet I wanted to purchase another. Hoarder. And so, with a click on the mouse, I bought my latest miniature set to be my DIY project number 30. It didn’t take long to arrive; I’m a happy camper.
I started DIY project number 30 last week. Thirty! That’s how many I have done since the pandemic broke three years ago. The first year, I crafted so many; the second year, lesser; and this third year, I have slowed down so much. Oh well, there is a valid reason for this decline.
During the first year, when we had all those lockdowns and MCO (Movement Control Order), I was speed-building miniatures to pass the time at home. In the second year, when the restrictions were lesser, I was back to playing golf, going out, and traveling, and my hobbies – carving and building miniatures, took a backseat. Hence, not that much craft work to show.
With everything opened and the economy in full swing again this year, I find myself busier than ever and going out more. Staying home is only to avoid the heatwave outside. So spending time on my hobbies is much less this year. Nonetheless, however less it has been, I have arrived at number 30 for my miniatures. What a milestone!
I finally completed DIY project number 29 three days ago. It was the finishing touches to wrap it up. Working with fabric – cloth, felt, or PU leather is not my favorite. It is so hard to get these materials to stick to each other. I always end up with more glue on my fingers than the piece in hand!
Flimsy looking stand lamp
The other thing I don’t fancy is using thin wires to make tiny pieces of furniture legs or lights, such as a table or standing lamp. Wires are flimsy, and it’s tough to shape and glue them together. Add in the lighting wires, and the assembly, most times, is a disaster waiting to happen if I am not patient with the challenge. Then I have to modify or start all over again.
The standing lamp construction did not look stable, in my opinion. The task called for sticking the light cables to the skinny wire stand. I had doubts the structure could hold and carry the weight of the lampshade too. I tried and failed.
So I had to improvise. Otherwise, DIY project number 29 would be incomplete. I used a straw to make the stand of the lamp. And it held the wire and light cables inside effortlessly and neatly. The blue straw, unfortunately, does not quite blend with the overall color scheme, but I’m okay with it. The stand lamp looks more solid than what was in the manual.
With the switch and the battery added, DIY project number 29 now sits nicely on the open shelves with a dust cover. Whee!
It slipped my mind of another significant celebration because of the recent wedding. As of yesterday, my blog reached its tenth anniversary! Gosh, where did the time go?
It never crossed my mind that when I started this a decade ago, I would go on for so long. It seems that there is so much to write and share. Ten years is a long time. Honestly, it was simply to write and keep memoirs of significant moments in my life covering my travels, hobbies, and adventures. Who would have thought this prevailed all these years and still going strong?
Well, happy anniversary to my blog, and a big thank you to all my readers and supporters for keeping my blog going! A toast to many more years ahead.
DIY project number 29 is coming along slowly. I’m okay with the pace because I’m simply taking my time. There have been distractions, but good ones, like going away for the weekend to hubby’s hometown. And then, of course, there were the golf games. But all in all, I’m pleased with how the project is progressing.
All the itty bitty pieces
The biggest challenge is working on the sofa chair, as fabric materials are hard to handle. Now, I cannot don’t do the sofa chair because it is the main piece of furniture in this little layout. Just have to be positive to get it done.
After procrastinating for days, I finally mustered enough energy to start DIY project number 29. The unbearable heat is taking its toll on me to be a sloth and do nothing. It is not healthy.
Project number 29
So project number 29 is from the same series as project number 27. It is a slightly bigger set than number 28, which was minuscule. Although there are even larger sets to work on, I’m avoiding them now. My Ikea display cabinet, sadly, has no more space to display the big units. Oh well, time to buy another display cabinet!
Luckily, number 29 came with dust covers, just like number 28, so I can display it anywhere upon completion. I only hope my pace will not stutter due to the heat. Onwards with crafting my miniatures!
I am feeling like a sloth lately because of the hot weather. Two weeks ago, I completed DIY project number 28, and since then, the mood is not there to start the next one. Although number 28 is a done deal, the wiring mess is eating at me. So I have decided to fix it before I begin project number 29.
The switch is so tiny, and the wires so delicate that the connections fell apart! I was aghast; my fingers were more clumsy than deft! How do I fix the mess when all parts involved are so minuscule?
Tiny and skinny maketh a mess
I had to borrow a soldering iron hand tool to do the job. Let’s hope this works. Otherwise, all the effort to put the lights in place for this beautiful tiny house will come to naught without a switch. Keep the sloth away, and get the job done!
It has been unbearably hot lately. The heatwave is just too much to handle. But it rains also, and when it rains, it floods. We are going through a spell of crazy weather now.
I try to do less, play less golf, and move less. The thought of sitting down and starting the next miniature does not even appeal, likewise using my brain to think, read, or write. Ugh.
The heat does crazy things to the mind, and my sloth lifestyle is returning! I hope this will not last because it is not productive.
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