Dollhouse Kit tips, tricks and tools

Halo mo charaidean! Hello my friends! :)

It has been a while since I uploaded anything, so figured I would start back with some dollhouse kits to get back into the swing of things. Happy to finally have the energy to come back for a while. :)

In this video, I will be giving you some tips and tricks for completing the dollhouse kits you see all over YouTube, as well as sharing some of my favorite tools. These kinds of kits are available on Amazon mostly, and are a relatively inexpensive way to try your hand at making miniatures.

In the video, I mention the YouTuber who has videos for the Billy dollhouse kits from Japan. Keep in mind, he also does tons of other awesome miniatures of his own design, so those kits are pretty far back in his video uploads (as of 2022, they are 5+ years back in some cases). Here is a link to his channel:

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[Annie_Annie__]

I’m so glad the algorithm sent me this video and your channel.
I’ve been sick (cancer. Good prognosis, though) and got a kit to get me back in to doing art.

This video came up while I was looking for something to watch while building it.
I already like it so much that I got another one and I have my eye on a third.

It’s really helped get me back in to doing art/crafting.

[BentleyHouseMinis]

I totally agree with you on kits being a good way to get out of a creative hard spot or even starting in miniatures. You get to take a lot of the planning and design head work out of the equation and just have fun seeing things come together. I am so glad to see a new video from you! You have been missed! I look forward to seeing more on either of these projects!💖

[lindapelton]

Oh my gosh!!! You have hit the nail on the head. I hope you will be able to follow through on this topic because these doll house kits are not easy. They do not show show the behind the scene details like how to glue correctly. Step by step very slowly how to hook up the wiring. They put them together and makes it look like a snap. They are not. But videos of details would be so so so helpful. No loud music. You are awesome at doing these. I am from Seattle and desperately need tips.

[DragonFly-n]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO!!!!
Omg. I am 64 years old and after 50+ years of doing a lot of needle work of all types I was on Amazon looking for a new craft to do and came across this adorable miniature houses and I just had to try it. So I bought the Building Block Town collection and a couple other ones, but once I got them I looked here in YouTube and like you said, NO ONE shows step by step how to, I know I could just follow the instructions but they too just show pictures of what to no names for specific glues to use and other helpful things. to make a LONG story short, they have been sitting in my closet for 8 month now.... I just stopped looking for help and went back to thread art, crochet mostly. So AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH for taking the time to make this video. 🥰😘

[robertine.atelier]

Thank you for the tips, especialy the glues one 😊. The kits are indeed a good starter to experment, have fun and meditate 😃 see you in a next one !

[lolasworldofminis]

I’m new here and kits were absolutely my gateway drug. I am head-over-heels in love.

[annettetiedens]

I got addicted to those kits and got shelfs to display them.

[janealace]

Thank you. I am just getting in to this hobby. Your help is appreciated.

[AmeliasMiMi]

I’m late to the game but just deciding to get my feet wet in the land of miniatures. I’ve had a wooden doll house for the past 20 years that needs to be restored and I think this video has been the most helpful to get me started. Thanks so much. I’m so glad I discovered your channel today. ❤️

[normanshadow]

That was SO helpful. All the kit videos I've seen just have music. Thanks!!!

[danarae]

So glad you're alive and back! Thanks for sharing!

[lindapelton]

I really appreciate you much. Especially when talking about the different companies.

[teresavanearden]

Totally the gateway drug ! I started with a 1/12 dollhouse that my mom got me for Christmas… now I am obsessed!

[janelee]

I have been doing miniature’s for years, and I love the kits..thank you so much for this video..in particular the different glue that you use. I have always struggled with the dust covers but can’t wait to try the liquid cement. Thank u again.

[albertlecuyer]

I am delighted to have found this channel. Your explanation of adhesives alone makes this video worth subscribing to your channel. If information was liquid my computer desk would be dripping wet right now.

[jodidonovan]

We all missed you! So happy you are back in the game! Love watching you xoxox

[francesco]

Awesome important lesson and material choice. For example I've been using rulers to bend thousand things right angle, very annoying. But yours TAMIYA America, Inc Bending Pliers are a game changer. Plus more things.Thank you much lady Ske.

[Ninjakittymeow]

Newer to miniatures so i really appreciate this video! Now i just need to work on glue precision and not making a globby mess..

Fyi - just read about Loctite Ultra Control glue to remove the plastic bottle after you can't get anymore out of it and you'll have access to about 1/3 left of the bottle. The plastic applicator seem to keep a lot of the glue from coming out. Hope this helps👍

[TiYvM]

Yes my Children and I loved Borders, just broke our hearts when it went away. Very nicely done.😂

[ashleyp]

Wow, this video was fantastic. I learned so much. Thanks!