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Haunted Seashore Lighthouse

Inspired by Seashore Lighthouse from Craft Knife Chronicles When I first ran across this project I fell in love with it and envisioned a very run down haunted Lighthouse. If it grabs you as well, click the link below the title above and watch her construction videos. There is also a FREE PDF file with a cutting guide on her blog. The original project was created with chipboard and ... View Post

Dead End Series 01

The Reaper's Nest A Petite Properties build by Teri Hanson Hello and welcome to my newest miniature build project! I think it was last year that PP released a haunted house series called Dead End which I LOVE! I'm not sure if I'll be doing every building in the series but I do have two on hand to get me started. I'll also be grouping these with my Raven's Perch haunted house I did ... View Post

Robin’s Nest

A Petite Properties build by Teri Hanson A while back I built the Woodcutter's Cottage from Petite Properties. I also purchased the Robin's Nest at the same time because they are the same size and I thought they would be cute on a base together. So today I'm going to start on the Robin's Nest and then figure out a base of some sort. I use a lot of printable paper for bricks and other ... View Post

Havisham Hall 05

A Petite Properties Build by Teri Hanson Now that I've finished the inside of the build it's time to start on the outside front section. This involves lots of window painting and building before I can go further. One thing I decided to try this time was to use a white paint pen for the windows in place of white acrylic paint. It turned out great and went much faster than paint! One note ... View Post

Havisham Hall 04

A Petite Properties Project by Teri Hanson I tried something new today for flooring by using scored thin chipboard. It's been painted then sanded and finished with a matte sealer. I only need to touch up around the center partition to finish. The flooring turned out great and it's a very quick and inexpensive alternative to using wood! Now it's time to add wallpaper for the two ... View Post

Tiny Village Finishing Ideas

by Teri Hanson for The Covered Chipboard As promised I will be adding some finishing how-to's for each of my Tiny Village projects. Bookmark this post as it will update for each additional building. I will also be adding some free downloadable SVG files for various items. Creating Dirt or Flower Beds . . . Materials . . . Quick dry glueOld tea grounds or coffee groundsHeat gunPlastic ... View Post

Miniature Schoolhouse

by Teri Hanson for The Covered Chipboard PURCHASE HERE Every tiny village needs a Schoolhouse just like this one. With your Cricut or Silhouette cutting machines you will find construction easy and fairly quick depending on the options you choose. The Schoolhouse was created to compliment the tiny Church with a finished size of 4.5" by 6" by 7" and the option of using mini LED lighting ... View Post

Tiny Church Finishing

by Teri Hanson for The Covered Chipboard At your request I've taken the full size Church and sized it to a Tiny Church! I've also added a single Church window to the existing download files that you can use as a print and cut in Cricut Design Space. If you have previously purchased the Church, please log back into your account and look for the added folder: "TinyChurchFiles" . Download that ... View Post

Miniature Church

by Teri Hanson So who doesn't love a pretty country style church? The best part of this one is it's versatility and size. You can build it with or without lights, change the size, and even make it as a gift or album box. If you have purchased the SVG file from our shop, THANK YOU for your purchase! I do hope you enjoy the build and please don't hesitate to get in touch with me should you ... View Post

Make a Snowpkin

Earlier I created a large pumpkin for a centerpiece using the "Harvest Sunsrise" kit from SVGCuts. During the process I had an idea to use the same file but create a snowman using three pumpkins. After three days and a bit of trial and error, here's the finished project. I simply love how it turned out! Materials list .. . . . Cricut white cardstock (lots lol) Anna Griffin ... View Post

Haunted House Part 6

Welcome back! With this final post we should wrap up the Haunted House so that you can display it through the month of October. When we last left off the siding, windows and door had been added. Today we will work on the shingles, shutters and railings. We will also do some more finishing on the roof and base. Let's begin with the base .. . You can choose to leave the base painted if you like ... View Post

Haunted House Part 5

Welcome back! When we last left off we had attached the siding to the main structure. Here's what your house should look like now. Next we will begin painting the siding to make it look weathered. You will need a stiffer bristle brush and acrylic paint in the following colors: dk grey, med grey, white, black and a mossy green. You will also need some paper towels to wipe your brush off ... View Post