Dollhouse Decorating - For The Perfect Fabric Think Color, Pattern and Weight
If your inspiration for decorating dollhouse miniatures comes from interior design magazines or TV show, do not forget the scale in which you are working. It sounds self-evident, but so many of us lose sight of that fact, when we gaze at all the wonderful fabrics offered to us. Following are some guidelines to stay focused on what is most important: you are searching for a perfect fabric to use in a dollhouse miniature . Now please don't say, "Duh!" just yet. I strongly feel that when we focus primarily on color, and don't keep the "technicalities" of pattern size and the weight of the fabric in mind at the beginning of the design process, we risk falling in love with an inappropriate material. The color is gorgeous, but perhaps the pattern is too large, or the fabric too stiff and heavy. But it's such a beautiful color! Right, then we try to force this material into our project and the next step is usually to start over. Fortunately, we can "audi...