Video tutorial: Blue Harbor board and batten wall

Hello again doll friends! I can't believe I've managed to find time to post twice in a month, even if this is a short post. 



As I mentioned on my Board and Batten tutorial, I wanted to make at least two more walls with that same design. Since I had already done this for the blog, I thought it would be a good idea to make a video for my YouTube channel, which hasn't been updated in over a year. 

The footage isn't great, but I hope it's helpful. It is quite hard to film while working on a larger project like this. Smaller projects like the miniature paintings were so much easier! Mr. Monster did help me a bit this time around, so I could get a better angle. 

I painted this wall in the color Blue Harbor by Americana Acrylics. I personally love the color blue, even though it's not super trendy right now. I don't know about you, but I feel like the combination of the board and batten + the color gives the wall a coastal vibe. Let me know what you think. 


I would like to give more love to my YouTube channel and make some tutorials there. It won't take away from the blog, if anything add more to it, because I'll have two ways to show how I built something. I don't have a great equipment, but I've been looking at a rather inexpensive tripod that allows you to film from above, so I would like to give that a go. 

In the meantime, you can subscribe to my YouTube channel, like the video and leave a comment. If you could share it it would be very helpful too.

I don't have anything planned for my next post, but I'm thinking of starting a sewing project. It's been a while since I last sewed anything and my dolls need to expand their wardrobes.

I hope you're all doing well, and I'll see you very soon.


Monster Crafts


Comments

  1. Barb the Evil GeniusSeptember 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM

    Blue is my favorite color, so I love the wall color too. I wouldn't worry about what's trendy. For all we know, blue walls could suddenly become trendy next year! I admit that I do enjoy keeping an eye on interior design trends since I decided to make some detailed doll interiors, but I mainly look at them to get ideas.

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    1. monstercraftsSeptember 30, 2024 at 10:50 PM

      Hi Barb! Like you, I too like to look at trends and interior design posts, as they serve as inspiration. Actually, that's how I found out about board and batten walls. But, at the end of the day, I want to do what I like for both my house and my doll dioramas. However, when it comes to doll dioramas, I don't mind dabbling into the ocdasional trend, as it's much cheaper than following the trends IRL.

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  2. Inesa DollsOctober 6, 2024 at 2:16 PM

    This wall is beautiful. Great photos. I love the color blue, too🥰

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