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t that used to be found at local pharmacies but now has to be ordered online it is the very thin bleached cotton that was used as padding around the edges of cast for broken bones it comes in rolls and glitter will stick to it since the cotton has lots of tiny fibers making up the surface the cotton can be layered just pull off the straight edges so they are feathered and you can blend sections together if also forms well for making mountain folds keywords to finding this product cotton roll cast padding sold for veterinary use as well as for people i think it gives a nice billowy look that is good for miniature scale scenes versus the much thicker quilt battings or christmas tree skirting material plus it is an authentic vintage material that was used for creating such christmas ornamental scenes it will also hide the thin metal wires from the little led light strings i don t know if i will ever do a finished scene for myself as i have no safe place to store such things from year to year but i do need to create a few for photography for marketing purposes posted by karin corbin at thursday december 22 2016 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest merry christmas 2016 micro tiny village castle karin corbin 2016 merry christmas to all of you there is a golden castle in my hand this gift from me given to myself was getting this prototype done before christmas arrived it really feels great to get it out of the virtual computer reality and into real life 3 dimensions all sides of the castle including the inner courtyard sides have lots of details and a lot of great depth changes to the surfaces tiny village and castle karin corbin 2016 this is the larger sized version in the standard white color my favorite look shown with some buildings from the tiny village series the castle was designed to be used on it own or with the village buildings karin corbin 2016 how big is it and what scale are they everyone always ask that well castles are much bigger than a village house so it is not going to fit on a shelf in a dollhouse you will have to put it on a table or on the floor of a child s room or next to a christmas tree or use it on the shelf in your real house in a 1 12 scale dollhouse the micro size is going to be the best look unless you are putting it into a 1 12 scale castle what scale is it these items such as toy castles glitter houses putz decorations cardboard castles and such were not created in scale sizes they were made in all kinds of sizes ranging from a few inches tall to a few feet high the size i settled on for micro was determined by experimenting with making them as small as i could make them and still have them be reliable for cutting and assembling if i were to make the castle smaller or the village buildings smaller then i would have to start removing the smallest of the details i like the details that is what makes them rather magical and fun to look at and interesting to put together and the details i put into my micro tiny and standard tiny buildings elevates them above what others are providing to the marketplace i still have a few very minor adjustments to make before i start the process of creating the step by step photographic illustrated directions for the assembly plus i need to order in the materials for packaging and then figure out what it will weigh for shipping posted by karin corbin at thursday december 22 2016 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest october 25 2016 penciling it in the micro size version of the 2016 tiny coastal village now available in my etsy store along with the larger size too posted by karin corbin at tuesday october 25 2016 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels putz miniature buildings february 10 2016 pupply onboard a new crew member signed onto the good ship antelope yesterday evening it s a baby boy standard poodle color red smart as a whip brio his name learned the commands sit and lie down before bedtime and i mean he really has it nailed down for response time to get his bottom stuck down to the deck this morning he added come and spin in a circle to his bag of tricks you might wonder why teach him to spin right away it is a great way to teach them to greet people puppies and even grown dogs need some way to release excitement when they meet people instead of indulging in the natural inclination to jump up on them he will be a very large dog when full grown but at the moment he is still small enough to fit into my 15lb cat s harness and fleece sweater so those will serve as his baby clothes he has not met the two cats yet posted by karin corbin at wednesday february 10 2016 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest november 14 2015 tiny village 2015 now in etsy they re here come and get them https www etsy com shop karincorbin the micro size too now we will look at them one by one posted by karin corbin at saturday november 14 2015 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels glitter house kit miniature buildings putz tiny glitter houses help has arrived this morning i had a volunteer show up to help me get the micro sized buildings assembled but of course as many of us know its often quicker to do the job ourselves rather than trying to train volunteers how to use tools properly posted by karin corbin at saturday november 14 2015 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest november 5 2015 the cutting edge my friend don saw a photo i took where i had my craft knife shown next to a building and liked the visual he then suggest that i do it this way for the drama he was right of course this really does work there is a small pinterest button in the bar at the end of this posting please do share if you enjoy using pinterest it really helps my etsy store sales when you do that and i appreciate your efforts in that sharing i don t actually cut the buildings with a 11 knife but i do use it often in the assembling of them for nudging things into position and pulling off excess wet glue this photo shows the knife that does the actual cutting along with a 11 knife blade that knife tip is so tiny i can barely see how far it is extending out of the holder the holder is not shown in this photos what you are seeing is the shaft that slides into the holder but eventually i got used to knowing when the tip was extended just the right amount for the cardstock i was cutting in other words my brain got calibrated and that will almost always happen if you quit using those training wheels click holders on your machine i certainly did fret about it for a while but then one day the fretting stopped and no more troubles since posted by karin corbin at thursday november 05 2015 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest november 3 2014 fairy tale castles karin corbin 2014 fairy tale castles a glitter house putz kit what s next why a fairytale castle set today as soon as i finish the directions for the new tiny tudor set i will be tweaking the castle pieces that are from the other collections and releasing them as their own grouping i had made up my mind to create a special grouping of the castle style buildings last christmas they will be cut in 4 sizes the two sizes you are used to micro and tiny and also 2 more larger sizes that can be used for christmas ornaments and decorations i can cut thicker cardstock with my new machine so that means i can expand the designs into the full size glitter house market opportunity of course they are still miniatures one of these days i will do a larger castle with more turrents but that won t happen this year posted by karin corbin at monday november 03 2014 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest november 1 2014 holding a ruler down for cutting karin corbin 2014 all reproduction right reserved in a chat today i was reminded that it is easy to have trouble with some of the basic tasks in model making this time it was how to hold a ruler firmly while cutting my best friend happened to be close by so he became my hand model he has that hand tremor condition but despite it can do great fine detail model making so he is perfect for demonstrating its all about how you position your fingers not about how steady your hands are the little finger is on the table adding stability heel of palm can rest on the table for extra stability if needed there is a cork backing on this steel ruler do not use a ruler for cutting against with a knife unless it is made from steel never plastic or aluminum rulers as the knife blade can snag into those materials posted by karin corbin at saturday november 01 2014 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest october 19 2014 the inspector general karin corbin 2014 all reproduction right reserved zak s favorite spot to hang out while i work he sits right in front of the heat exhaust from the laptop i am doing the final check on the prototypes this morning at this stage i work right by the computer so i can make immediately stop and make any needed adjustments to the cutting files as i am assembling the prototype buildings i should be able to start producing the new kits tonight creating the instructions usually takes several days posted by karin corbin at sunday october 19 2014 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest october 16 2014 storybook style karin corbin 2014 all reproduction right reserved when i went to cut prototypes i found i was frustrated with the assembly of one of the buildings in the tiny tudor set so i replaced it i keep getting asked when i will build a castle not yet but i did add a gatehouse to the tiny tudor set there are a number of fun tudor revival storybook buildings in california that have arched gateways in them plus towers and overhanging dormers and bays of course the real thing is around in europe as well anyway this is my own original design of that style of building hope you like it i will cut the prototype for this building this morning i am busy making friends with my new cutting machine so far i am pleased with the results i don t use a laser to cut this series as the pretty white paper would be not so pretty and white they are cut with a miniature sized knife blade hopefully a bit more fine tuning of the settings will get rid of 99 percent of the hanging chads which will make life a lot more pleasant for me posted by karin corbin at thursday october 16 2014 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest may 14 2014 learning new techniques i am getting ready to make trim moldings and cabinetry for my little vintage motorhome the motorhome will become my new work space for making miniatures i have decided to use a cabinetry style for my project that is inspired by the architects greene and greene they are famous for the gamble house which is now a museum in pasedena ca one of the features of the cabinetry are small wooden plugs that get installed over recessed screw heads they are of a contrasting wood a bit like beautiful buttons dressing up a jacket they dress up and accent the wood work but of course i want to be efficient in my methods of work so i sought out a tutorial for them you might want to watch it if only for the method of safely controlling small pieces of wood on a router table while you put a profile on the edge that part of the segment is at the end of the video at 14 30 minutes posted by karin corbin at wednesday may 14 2014 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest february 10 2014 xtra sharp craft knives i am one of those people who sharpen their 11 knife blades in fact i sharpen them before i use them those blade edges feel rough to me when they are new as i am so used to how they feel when beautifully sharpened no i am not one of those crazed people who loves the physical process of honing tools instead i have a quick and easy method that takes less than a minute to get the job done my sharpening tool is very portable as it is the size of a credit card so if you are heading off to a class or club meeting it will tuck right into your traveling tool bag my sharpening system one xtra fine 1200 mesh diamond coated piece of credit card sized steel i bought mine at rockler see photo below but sometimes i see them in hardware and sporting goods stores you must have the xtra fine grit remove the label from the back of the card and on that back side adhere a piece of 3200 micro mesh abrasive paper also purchased from rockler another source for this kind of micro grit is for polishing out scratches in acrylic perspex windshields i use 3m carpet tape for the adhesive for the micro mesh abrasive paper as it is wide enough to cover the steel surface without having a seam but you could also use a spray adhesive no lumps on the surface under the paper allowed this is very important as you must have an absolutely flat surface to hone the knife properly the sharpening card will likely come with a sticker on the backside and you will need to remove that sticker and any adhesive left from the sticker one reason this sharpening system works better than regular sharpening stones or leather strops is because the surfaces of this stainless steel card are very flat and they will stay that way method a drop or so of water on the diamond side holding the knife so the beveled edge of the knife is flat to the surface of the diamond card and give it 10 strokes or so per side of the blade next turn the card over to the micro mesh side drop of water for lubrication and another 10 or so strokes to polish the blade edge i get asked which direction to push or pull the blade after experimentation my conclusion is it does not make a lot of difference i find i am often using and short stroke back and forth motion rather than focusing on going only in one direction that is likely something i began doing because the blade that has such a short length i also get asked what is the angle of degree you hold the blade at only one answer i have no idea what angle they set the blade grind to be i just match the angle the blade was ground at to place it flat against the surface you can become sensitive to feeling it flat against the surface its just a matter of practice rather like learning to eat with a fork when you were a toddler our brains will develop the sense of what is right within a short time and memorize the angle to hold it at then you won t even have to think about it you will just do it because the 11 knife blade is so short i am really only working along the edges of the card but if you are sharpening the flat chisel type craft blades 17 18 etc you can do those in the center of the card as your knife handle won t get in the way you can wash your card ...
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