Tree Dollhouse Part 31 Bark Is On and Painted

[@lorettajoy7275]

These homes are heartwarming and amazingly created! Maybe you've done this already and i haven't seen it, but a painted wall mural of choice-- perhaps meadows with wildflowers, or painted trees as a forest, or peaceful water would be gorgeous as a backdrop for your homes

[@denadonaldson7259]

This treehouse makes me so happy

[@bflossthegod5370]

I appreciate your hard work and dedication and passion for your craft…keep them coming ❤

[@bethgowan8003]

Oh my goodness, you have inspired me to make all 4 of my granddaughters a tree of their own!! I must admit, it's a BIG job!! Love your videos, great job!!! 👍

[@sarahlongshore2605]

So magical!!! I am in awe of your skill and ability to bring this to life!!!! It has to be a labor of love!!!!

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

straight to my heart, thank you!

[@carolbuckalew4518]

Can’t wait for move in day and to see the new family and all of their furnishings! The tree bark looks amazing!

[@carolbarnsley8809]

Its coming on so nicely. A tiny rope bridge with fairy lights between them would look lovely

[@karensmith7956]

I'm squealing with delight! It's so wonderful. The mole home will be awesome. So much more fun to come with this one. Can't wait!!

[@nobinaturals6579]

This is one of the most beautifully, hand crafted design i have ever seen! You gave me inspiration to do something i wanted to do for years- make a dollhouse (free hand). Your imagination and creativity is amazing, i thought you were a woodworker when i first saw this video! Your vids will be a guide i use for my 1st dollhouse. Thank you for this masterpiece!

[@TheGrannieNannie]

I enjoy watching your stuff. It inspires me.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

I'm so glad. Thank you!

[@malawoomama]

It's all beginning to look like a real forest now with the different trees found in them. This new tree looks like it could be a pine or cedar tree standing beside an oak , it is an outstanding contrast of the different textures found in the natural world. I am in love with your forest and look forward to seeing the new videos when you have uploaded them.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you so much, I'm so happy to hear that.. that is what I wanted! This side of my craft room will be transforming, bit by bit, into "Where the Gnomes Live" for real

[@amayaelessar]

It looks amazing. Really love how the bark turned out. 🐀🐀🐀🐾🐾🌳🍃🐀🐀🐾🐾🐾

[@sherrycapstraw5096]

Wow!!!! So realistic...oh i cant wait to see the little things your going to add...💖💖💖

[@estherrouillard7122]

Its stunnin! Yeah for the mole home! 😍👍🏻 this is a masterpiece! ❤️

[@terriebadger2442]

You're so much fun I love watching you and I'm trying to make my mice of my own

[@kennethyoung141]

Want to thank you. I always wanted my own hides and structures for my leopard geckos and you showed me a whole new way.

[@joannecarroll5504]

Sharon, there are just no words awesome enough.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you so much!

[@ThePersian61]

This is so amazing! so much so, that I want to move in with the Mice family..lol

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

lol, thanks!!

[@creativeway3038]

Very beautiful tree bark.good job.

[@darksideofken]

The clay bark is beautiful , is it heavy ? I was thinking you'll need power tools for renovations now LOL It all just makes my soul smile !

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

haha oh my goodness, when I tore apart the front part of the tree where I put the new staircase, it kind of messed up my hands, I have a number of scratches today .. bark hurts, lol I'm not sure about the weight though. The clay has some weight to it but It's impossible for me to see how much. I'm so curious though! My Gnome Home is pretty heavy but I can still lift it. I'm so glad you like it!

[@littleredwagonstudio]

its the tree of life!!!! OH MY GOOD GOLLY!!! WOWZERS!! most people paint a tree on the wall...but NOOOOOO not you...you MAKE a tree FOR the wall...lol...IMPRESSIVE and just MAGICAL!! clap clap clap!! xoxo stephie

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

yay!! I'm so glad you like it :) I'm so excited about this tree.. I feel like having a picnic under it, haha I probably will do that, one day, after the mice move in

[@tonyasamuels3411]

First one!!!! Lol love this tree❤️😍 you are amazing

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

lol, yay!! and thanks :)

[@IntoTheMysticTarot]

Wow! Just wow! I love it! It's stunning ♡

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you!

[@QueenBeasDsgn]

ohhhh a moles home... how sweet!!!! Lemontree mice... hehe soooo cute!!!!!!

[@jennyzane2164]

Absolutely amazing!! I love it!!!

[@ginagaladriel]

♥♥♥♥^∞ (love to the infinity power) oh my Sharon!!!!! the tree looks super super super realistic!!!! Some people pay lots of money to have a tree in their growing in their cabins, and you've made your own!!! #AWESOME

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you!!

[@susanpruitt6068]

I'm sorry I failed to compliment you on this AMAZING tree when asking the question about Mr. & Mrs. Lemontree. It looks so incredibly real!! You not only have a talent but a gift! I've learned so much from your videos and appreciate you sharing them.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you so much, that means a lot :)

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I love this project and all the thought that goes into it! I thought it couldn't get any better and then you mentioned the Mole home! Yes! Perfect!

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you so much Ara! That means a lot.. it's going to be a project in the making for a long time to come yet, lol so many things to make!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I love long term projects!! So excited to follow along!

[@mezmarionybarra]

Oh I am In AWE,FOR REAL, WoW! I feel so delighted and like in on some adorable Fae Magic secret ! Thank you so much for continuing to share your wonderful Artistic Talents!!!! I was thinking how different And AmAzAzing the bark looked and then u explained, thank you for that as well ! and Mice , how charming . Definitely Always trust your artistic eye! Every single time I was all uh oh , Your change was PERFECT!

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you so much! Following the gut can be scary, lol but I agree, it's always the right thing in the end. Thank you for the kind words, straight to my heart :)

[@jodisampson4508]

You are the most talented person ever.love all of your work.i was looking up stuff about fairy houses and came across your stuff.my grandkids love to play with my gnome garden and fairy garden in the summer in the yard.well u inspired me to try and make a tree house.i just finished the outside and it turned out great! Thanks to all of your helpful videos.it is almost 4 feet tall.and has eight rooms.i even made your mushrooms. The grandkids absolutely love it already and I haven't even finished inside .I named it the willow because as a child I played under our willow tree for hours everyday.thank you so much for your wonderful videos!!

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

awww, I'm SO very happy to hear this Jodi! Thanks for taking the time to comment and let me know. It really means a lot to me. I'm glad the videos were helpful. Have lots of fun with those awesome grandkids of yours :)

[@vivianking8143]

Hi Sharon, these are so amazing, as is the mushroom house you built, I watched it today. I am wondering where you put all these houses in your house. The mice are going to love their new home.

[@PossumLady8262]

You're so talented!!! I love how the bark on the tree looks amazingly realistic! ♡

[@manymusings]

I can't say enough how much I love This! I want to try one myself.

[@BejaVue]

Really really beautiful!!

[@FIZZGIG-RARF]

This is sooo amazing!!! ❤❤❤

[@1991jessica18]

I like what you do. I love your video

[@p.a.turner8240]

hi Sharon, magnificent work! will there be a video showing the process of applying the bark and painting it? what you've sculpted is just amazing, thank you for sharing it with us. :D

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thanks! And yes, I did say that in the video, it'll be coming up as soon as possible and how I painted it too. I'm not sure on the day, hopefully this week :)

[@p.a.turner8240]

thank you so much Sharon, i really look forward to it! :D

[@cheriwhitley8385]

It’s unbelievable!!!!i don’t know why I’m surprised.li should be use to it by now with anything u have done over the yrs of watching u build..that bark is soooo realistic..can’t wait to see how u did it.29 rooms!!!!!..Wow!..and now a mole home too...u gonna work on both mole homes at the same time?u never got around to the one under gnomies home did u?are u going to show how u redo that skinny branch u call it lol..we who r building may need to see how...Lolol..fantastic work Sharon.lu always amaze me,ll

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

I'm not sure how I will work up the mole's home(s) yet, I'll just go with it when the inspiration hits me.. I got sick shortly after starting the first mole's home so it got put on the back burner.. as soon as I was well enough I started this new tree so, lol SO much to build now! Yikes! Yes, I've already taken some video shots of the branch to show how they get built :) Thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate the support and the encouragement

[@jenniferchristenson4200]

This is amazing btw;)

[@K.Blake.]

AMAZING! I absolutely LOVE your gnome & mouse homes!! Cannot wait to see the mole one, as well. I keep wanting to make one!!! One of these days!!! LOL! I do have a question about the clay tree bark. Do you think that it would hold up to outside elements, if it was sprayed with a sealer? I have some PVC pipes that I am wanting to make look like tree limbs. I will be using them to hold up lights, when out camping.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

I'm not sure about how well it would hold up outside. I suppose with an excellent sealer it might live outside? I'm not sure, I've never tried it. You would have to talk with a professional at a local hardware store, I'm sure they could answer those questions. Best of luck!

[@johannebrunette910]

C est magnifique, vraiment !!!! 👏👍😉

[@OldHag73]

Oh My God! That is amazing! Love it! I'm making a tiny treestump from your ideas and videos. But it was supposed to be small....it is Still growing 😁😁

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

haha they do tend to grow! My Dad tells me all the time, "That's what trees do."

[@OldHag73]

Where The Gnomes Live ooh that is a great answer! I'll use that when Friends ask why I'm never done

[@manymusings]

This is incredible!

[@gristlevonraben]

Holy Moley, no pun intended, Lady, that is amazing!

[@Laurainnesdg]

Beautiful!!!! I love it!!!

[@blancamargaritafrancoorozc8543]

It is so beautiful. I love it.

[@ginadehond9218]

Woooooow Amazing! 👏👏👏

[@karakreations1103]

Hats off to you Sharon it is absolutely gorgeous, I started my tree last night I'm building shelves on the bottom part right on the floor with bark doors to hide them cus I don't have a lot of space to keep my craft supplies this way I can keep them out of sight and have something nice to look at the same time, thank you for inspiring me and others, good luck, I will come to your FB page and post some photos soon, tell then happy crafting.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

looking forward to your photos! Have fun :)

[@manymusings]

Some ideas for your "skinny branch" could be: Outhouse Broken branch balcony Library

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

those are cool ideas! The branch has already been replaced, the new one is drying now :)

[@PaperMachePatch]

Wow! That is such a cool project! I love love love It!!!

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you so much!

[@BishounenLuvr]

:O That's dedication!

[@geomojo6635]

Extraordinary!!!!!!!!!

[@whispernthedark4]

love your videos you are so talented ...I thank you so much for sharing them ...I was wanting to ask you if maybe I could make a paste using Portland cement sand and water to make my outdoor tree stumps for flower planters water proof?

[@julieboley6193]

Will you be showing us how you made the tree bark actually look like tree bark? I don't remember it having so much texture with just the tape/paper towel application. I know you've said you used the paper clay, but I would really like to see it being done, at least a small section. Maybe when you enlarge your one branch, you could record the process of doing the bark on it?

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

I actually say that in this video, I'll be doing a bark video and how I paint it asap.. not sure of the release date but I'm working on it today. Thanks for asking :)

[@andreahultman8272]

When in another video in this series I saw your dad lying under the tree helping you with something, I immediately thought, "Is there going to be a mole home? There has to be a mole home!" 😄

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

When I made the frame for the mole's home today I had to laugh, I think Dad knew there was going to be a mole's home!! Or he wanted me to build one since he made that support under the tree with no legs! There's nothing in the way under it but it's still super strong. It holds up the tree with lots of room under it for another home. Ya, I think he knew.. lol

[@agds91078]

Ohhhh I love it!!!

[@shanekuchler6220]

Awesome content by a very talented lady, love the channel and you are about the only one who actually walks us through exactly what you are doing every step of the way, kudos for that. Will you please link the video you have on making your hope chests because I'm not finding it and those chests are too cool and I want to make some. Thank you are please don't stop.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

thank you so much for the kind words and positive feedback, it means a lot. I don't have a video on the little steamer trunks yet. I have a couple of blog posts, one has a number of photos, if you're interested. I'll link one here and one in the next reply www.sharonojala.com/2016/01/Miniature-Round-Top-Trunk-Dollhouse.html

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

and a flat top one here www.sharonojala.com/2016/01/dollhouse-steamer-trunk-handmade.html

[@Cdubois0573]

looks awesome i love it......

[@emilyrome6292]

This might have been answered before or said in a previous video, but how do you keep the tree off the floor?

[@konulpasha909]

it is very amazing. how you make bark ?

[@sharonryan9024]

Hi Sharon i cant find the you tube video of how you make your mushrooms ive been watching hours of videos your amazing cant wait to try all of it thank you

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

the inky cap ones? That's an old video now, I uploaded it to my other channel.. I used to add my dollhouse videos to my crochet channel.. if this isn't it, let me know. It'll open up in a playlist of my other old videos kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2bIZpWimJZ3rs0

[@sharonryan9024]

this is the one thanks so much ill be making some today

[@sharonryan9024]

do you make the tiny ones the same way

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

I have but the tiny ones on my gnome home are all paper clay. Polymer clay would be easier than paper clay though,

[@sharonryan9024]

ok thank you

[@agds91078]

Does it cost a lot to make these fairy houses? I so want one!

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

it depends on the size you make. I build out of cardboard, foil, and masking tape. A small house is very cheap to build,, maybe 20-30 dollars, maybe even cheaper. a large one like this is probably between 150-200 Canadian for supplies now, I haven't added it up yet.

[@pamelabairyonapa4918]

bonjour c est magnifique j adore

[@lesliejohnson8738]

She did this in 67 days 😮

[@manolibarrosoterol7056]

👏👏👏😘

[@susanpruitt6068]

Are Merry and Arthur Lemontree needle felted or made of clay? If clay, what makes them furry? They are so adorable!! Can't wait for your how to videos on making clay mice. I also have mice living in a "woodland home" I made from watching your videos. They're made from needle felting, which I'm still learning to do so I'm excited to learn to make them from clay.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

they are clay and not poseable. I believe I will make them with foil and wire when I do make them again. I'll do some clay characters too.. I have lots going on atm but hope to be back soon!

[@ginagaladriel]

Oooh is Professor Sir Horn will have family visiting?? or will that be the new school where Abigail and the rest of the mice will be tutored???

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

I haven't worked out the story yet.. or "they" haven't told me yet, what or who,. I just know it'll be a mole's home.. but I am super curious too, lol I'm dying to find out who will be living there. OH this tree has so many secrets!! lol

[@ginagaladriel]

Oooh yes! that's one of the things I love about it!!!!! a new world, more stories on each room!!!! wonderful!!!! I can't wait to hear what Sir Horn has to say, and the new adventures that awaits! ♥♥♥

[@kruemelausbb]

👏👏👏👍👍👍☺💕

[@arlenesander8986]

YAY!, Mouse House!!

[@manymusings]

Any idea how much s finished one might weigh?

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

I don't but I wish I did. I'll ask my Dad how we can figure it out when he comes to see it

[@jenniferchristenson4200]

This is off subject but I can't seem to get through on fb. I really want to do a tea party type scene (Alice in wonderland) type thing. Do u have any tips on making the little cups and saucers?

[@maddieshelton4347]

Could i use this as a shelf?

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

absolutely! I've thought of doing that too. A tree shelf would be cool!

[@JayJay-sf2wn]

There is one HUGE problem with your tree house. It isn't big enough for me to live in and I can't play inside of it.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

lol, thanks!

[@spg35fem]

This is awesome and such an inspiration. I'm already clearing a space in my house to make one of my own. I do have one question though....where is the bathroom? I know the mousie family will need one.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

it has one on the 2nd floor.. and there will most likely be another added somewhere, not sure yet where. None of the rooms are done, aside from the 4th floor, all are still empty. Lots to do :)

[@spg35fem]

When you cover the foil with tape, how many layers of masking tape do you put on? I'm making my version of your mushroom house and I put one layer of tape. It seems too delicate for me.

[@WhereTheGnomesLive]

the foil should be folded over a number of times. 1-2 layers of masking tape to hold everything together. I normally do 1 but some places get extra since I'm overlapping a lot of areas. Once you get the paper towel or newspaper on and that dries then the walls will be stable but not rock solid. The mushroom houses I made will stand up to child's play. I've even dropped one and nothing happened to it.

[@spg35fem]

Where The Gnomes Live thanks Sharon. Hopefully mine turns out as cute as yours