Gepetto's Cottage |
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© 2008 Sue Farmer - Butterfly Minds |
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Ever fallen hopelessly in love? I did when I saw this house... The American magazine Dollhouse Miniatures featured a picture of a cottage on its front cover - "Goldilocks Cottage" by the American miniaturist Rik Pierce and "dressed" by Bluette Meloney. I loved the angled walls and steep roof so, using the photos as a starting point, I tried to make my own version of it... |
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Doesn't have quite the artistry of the original but I was thrilled with
it. The windows of my version have fake diamond pane windows Diamond Pane Windows (.pdf file, right click, "save target as...")
At some later stage I will smother the walls with ivy but until I have a punch
to do it, it will have to wait! |
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Gepetto's Cottage with
access Staircase and Wishing Well |
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Gepetto at work on his little Pinocchio - the marionette's strings need
re-doing as they are more like rope! I am adding to this cottage all
the time. A big Thank You to Mr. Pierce for his inspiration! |
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The garden has crazy-paving front and back... |
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Crazy Paving (.pdf file, right click, "save target as...") |
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Butterfly Minds |