Monster Crafts

Hello again my dear dolly friends. It's been almost a month since my last post. A bit longer than I expected, but at least I haven't been gone for months. I did mention last time that I was working on a wall and that I would post the tutorial "very soon". Apparently, "very soon" just means a month later, but never mind. I do have a bit more spare time, but I haven't really taken the time to sit in front of my computer and work on this post. But finally, here we are. I've been making background walls for a while on this blog, mostly plain walls in a variety of colors. I have tried making textured walls to make them more interesting, but one of the things that I've wanted to tackle for some time is architectural dimension. I did add a bit of that with the wainscots I made for my larger walls, but nothing that would take up the full height of the wall. To be fair, my other walls are huge, but now that I'm working with smaller walls, I feel it...

After my last post , I felt the bug to create more backgrounds, so I decided to make yet another back wall. Originally, I wanted to make a geometric design using pastel colors, but I thought it might not be very versatile. So I decided to go with a textured wall. I did make one a couple of years ago, using a very light gray color, and I've been wanting to make a warmer-tone version for quite some time. The process for this wall is very similar to the one in my original post , but I'll still share as much information as I can about the process.  First, we cut and prime our walls. I had already done this while I was working on my previous post, so I'm already starting a bit ahead.  O nce the primer has dried, it's time to choose our base color. I want it to have a warm tone but be very light, so I chose Light Buttermilk by Americana Acrylics, which is a creamy color with a yellow tone. Then, I took a white acrylic and, picking up very little paint with my brush, started ...

If you were following my blog back in 2020-2021, you might remember a series called Mix and Match backgrounds  in which I made interchangeable floors, walls, and accent elements to use as backgrounds for my doll photos. To assemble the scene, I would stick the wall to my craft table's peg wall and set up the scene every time I wanted to take photos. The problem? I use the same table for both craft projects and photos, so if I want to take photos, I need to remove whatever I'm working on. I don't always have time for that, specially during the school year when I've been quite busy (and the table was often occupied with school stuff). So, I needed to come up with a solution: a diorama that fits inside a bookcase. I've had this idea to make a permanent or semi-permanent diorama scene for quite some time. First, I wanted to build a room box, but since space is a problem, I thought I could make it so it would fit inside my Billy bookcases. Then I couldn't make up my ...

If you've been following my blog for these past two years, you'll know that I've been quite focused in making backgrounds for my doll photos. I've made some colorful ones, but the last few I've made I've been going for a more realistic look. Overall, I'm quite happy with the results I'm getting, but sometimes I feel like my backgrounds look empty. One doll blogger that I love, Bonequea , always has these beautiful doll photos that often don't have much furniture, but don't feel empty. I started to think it could be the textured wall, that made the scene look fuller. So, I decided to give it a try. A while back, I read on Bonequea' s blog that she used thick paint to create the texture, but she didn't give much detail about it. So, taking the "thick paint" statement as a reference, I decided to experiment a bit and create my own textured wall. Keep in mind that this project is an experiment, so I don't really know how things...