Archive for Dean
Another Magazine Cover for Tracy Topps
Tracys Topps, miniature artist and owner of Minis on the Edge Custom Dollhouses, has another magazine cover to add to her collection! Miniaturas Magazine will have a cover article and multi-page spread featuring her amazing work with paper clay in their November 2007 issue. Though the article is in Spanish, it translates into one great story with some fantastic pictures!
The larger picture on the first page is a custom built Pierce Doll House Kit and the smaller is a custom built Buttercup Doll House Kit. You will also notice pictures of the Orchid Dollhouse and the Coventry Cottage Doll house are included in the article. All of these projects bring Greenleaf Dollhouses to the next level and we are proud that Tracy has choosen our kits to work with!
Besides selling miniatures, Tracy provides a custom kit building service where she will customizes your dollhouse kit to order. If you are looking for a unique, one of a kind heirloom, I would suggest contacting Tracy with your specifications for a quote.Tracy is also the Host and Community Administrator of the Greenleaf Dollhouse Forum, so she has some great pictures of her work posted in her Custom Dollhouse Gallery!
What is Dollhouse Kit Bashing?
In a recent post, I used the term “bashed” which is short for kit bashing. Kit bashing is a practice in which a new design is created from a dollhouse kit by either removing, adding or combine features. There is a great article on dollhouse kit bashing written by Deb Roberts in the April 2007 edition of the Greenleaf Gazette. Deb is the editor in chief of the Gazette and owner of Deb’s Minis.
Decorating for the holidays at the Greenleaf Dollhouse Forum
As always at the Greenleaf Dollhouse Forum, we rolled out the Holiday decorations on Black Friday. There are three different themes to choose from to get you in the holiday spirit, and of course, our regular themes are available as well. The Greenleaf forum is the go to resource on the Internet for miniature enthusiast. With almost 200,000 post and over 14,000 pictures, you are bound to find that doll house tip you’ve been looking for!
The Santa Clause Movie Dollhouse
After the predominate appearance of Greenleaf Dollhouses in the first two Santa Clause movies, we were very excited when Walt Disney Pictures contacted us again to participate in the latest installment, Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, which was released to DVD this week. In this scene, a bashed version of the Beacon Hill Doll House Kit sits partially assembled. Admittedly, we had a tiny presence compared to the prior two movies, but Greenleaf is proud to have been considered by the prop master for all three movies. Visit the Greenleaf Dollhouse forum for more pictures of our dollhouses in the Santa Clause movie.
Dollhouse on The Young and the Restless
Did you catch Mondays episode of the Young and the Restless? If so, maybe you caught Phyllis and Jana working on a Greenleaf Shadybrook Doll House. Even in prison, Phyllis knows the value of a good dollhouse kit! This is a project that she is working on for her daughter Summer, so we might see that cute little house in upcoming episodes! If you want more info on the Shadybrook Dollhouse Kit, visit the the Greenleaf Dollhouses Company Store.
Are Dollhouse Kits on your Holiday list?
As the holidays approach, many people have taken notice of our November ads in Miniature Collector, Dollhouse Miniatures and American Miniaturist magazines. Every month we take out a full page ad featured on the inside cover of these three dollhouse publications. For those of you who may have missed the it, I’ve posted a copy of our November ad below.
Starting this spring, we placed a lot more emphasis on our advertising designs. As usual, we do everything ourselves around Greenleaf Dollhouses, so we put on our thinking caps to come up with our holiday campaign. November’s ad was a “subtle” reminder that everyone should have a dollhouse kit somewhere on their shopping list.
Since we are our own home grown advertising firm, we are always looking for feed back on our ads and welcome constructive criticism. Please feel free to comment on this on our latest dollhouse ad!
The October addition of the Greenleaf Gazette
Did you miss last months copy of the Greenleaf Gazette? No worries, you can view our past newsletters online! Don’t miss out on the great articles and cutting edge tutorials that keeps miniaturists informed and up to date every month! Special thanks to our Editor in Chief, Deb Roberts of Debs Minis. If you’re interested in submitting an article for use in our Gazette, please contact Deb with your ideas.
For those of you who are having trouble receive our newsletter, please check your spam filter and add newsletter@greenleafdollhouses.com to your safe list. I would also suggest that you check your info registered with the newsletter by going to the Greenleaf Dollhouse Kits home page and putting your email address in the newsletter sign-up box. If you are already subscribed, a screen will open stating that your are already a member of the Greenleaf Dollhouses mailing list and will provide info for updating your profile.
Unfortunately, some members have had problems receiving the newsletter because their ISP blocks the IP addresses of our newsletter mail server in which case you can still access all the great information by clicking on the newsletters below.
The Greenleaf Gazette Archive - The Greenleaf Miniature Community
Keeping you up to date about our latest dollhouse kits!
News from Greenleaf Dollhouse Kits, events at our Dollhouse Forum, sales at our dollhouse store and articles from from the Dollhouse Universe can now all be found right here at the official Greenleaf Dollhouses Blog!
To celebrate our new communications effort, we’re giving away a new Stroybook Cottage Dollhouse Kit at the end of the month. It’s easy to win… no purchase necessary. Just stop by the Greenleaf Prize machine and register today!
Limited Edition Arthur Dollhouse Kit - Instructions and Assembly Guides
The instructions for the Limited Edition Arthur Doll House are now available online! This allows for larger pictures and a discussion area in case you have any questions. The only thing missing is the schematics! If you need a closer look, just click the image!
Congratulations! You’re the owner of a special limited edition Arthur doll house kit! With only 200 kits made, your Arthur will be the pride of your collection. Whether you’re an experienced builder or you’re building a dollhouse for the first time, you’ll find the Limited Edition Arthur easy to assemble. Just follow along with our step by step instructions and you’ll have the dollhouse of your dreams!
Aww, thats very kind of you Dean! I will save my pennies and see how soon they'll be enough to ...
We been kicking around the idea of doing just that Caroline. I mentioned this in an interview I did ...
Absolutely amazing!! Beautiful, thoughtful work, Dean! Have you all thought about releasing trim, railings, and molding details that ...
