Stump House

I'll publish better pictures of this papier-mâché stump house when I get them.  This project filled every second of my spare time (and even some time I couldn't spare) for about seven weeks.  It was a joy to make, and an even greater joy to give to my darling 6-year-old niece.  The house was completed on May 26, 2015 and delivered to her the following day.

 Front view, fully furnished and inhabited by Calico Critters / Sylvanian Families.

 Another view.

The two upstairs bedrooms share the balcony.

I was delighted to learn that the Critters could hold the ice cream cone I had made.  Believe it or not, they could even hold the chocolate chip cookies in their little paws!

A mouse standing outside her bedroom.

I made these ladybugs from polymer clay and affixed them to the exterior of the house.

Back when the stump house had only reached the priming stage.

 Note the opening in back for accessing the bathroom.

(And this is what the bathroom looked like when it was completed and furnished.)

The balcony side of the stump house, back when it was a heap of newspapers and masking tape.

And even earlier, when it was just a couple of shoeboxes, some cardboard, and a dream. This would eventually become the front.  The spiral staircase is made of cardstock glued to a cardboard tube.

This would eventually become the balcony side.

This project was inspired by the beautiful tree stump dollhouses by Sharon Ojala.