Polymer Items Baking In The Oven

Here is my little clay baking oven. I formed some tiles out of clay as well as a lamp and a bottle of water. How long should I cook them for and at what temp? Time will tell if my guess is right!

My First Dollhouse Post And Why I Am Making Another Blog

   For the past three months I have spent untold hours trying to find tutorials and information on how to build dollhouse items, and I have learn a lot, thanks to Pinterest. I am creating this blog page, partly out of frustration because of a couple of different reasons. I want to be part of a dollhouse forum where I can ask questions, but every time I try to join one, something goes wrong and I can't get in. I got into one a couple of weeks ago and asked a question, but the forum won't let me back in. I tried to join another forum, but there was no option to register, only to sign in. Bummer.

   Another problem I see and have encountered a lot is that most of the professional dollhouse or miniature makers I see on the internet are not Americans. That shouldn't be a problem but I don't know how to read Japanese or Taiwanese, so, all I can do is look at their beautiful pictures and try to guess how to make the items. Also, English in the U.K. is different than English in the U.S. For example, people in Australia or in the U.K. will use something called 'Mat board'. What in the world is Mat board anyway? Where can I get it, or can I get it in the U.S.?

   So, with that in mind, I will have this blog, not so I can show off how much I know about making doll house items, but to engage others who have the same interest and to dialogue about making items to fit into our dollhouses, or even how to make the dollhouses.

This floor is the first one I have ever
made. It is made from popsicle sticks
cut to fit with a saw (yes, I figured out
how to use a miter box and saw). It is
sanded and painted with stain and a
polyurethane finish.

Now I am working on the next floor, which also is made with wooden sticks, but they are narrower

and the ends don't have to be cut off because they are straight, not rounded. I want to paint them with a pine or birch colored stain. 

  What was cool about this floor was that instead of spending hours looking for directions on how to make a dollhouse floor, I took it upon myself to figure it out for myself, on how to make this from scratch. I did find directions when I was almost finished and to my amazement, they were very similar to what I was doing in putting this floor together. The floor does buckle up though, so I am keeping some heavy books on it with the hope that the floor will eventually stay straight on its own.

This is the little family I got off
amazon.com. I needed dollhouse
sized people to use to find the
correct scale or size to make the
items with.