The Building of... THE PRIORS ... a doll room

Starting with the basics Knife/Cutter This has a snap blade and you can buy refills  Scissors I have one pair for cutting anything and others that a just for paper or fabric etc Rulers Clear are good, mettle works well when using a cutting knife. Glue Hot glue Now as you can see I do like a good glue....any sort of glue! It depends on the job as to what glue you will need. Tape One of my favourite is electricians tape, plus masking tape and double sided tape Foamcore board These come in black or white and in many sizes. The white can be found in three thicknesses 3mm, 5mm, 10mm. You can build a LOT using foamboard. Cutting Mat  I use a large one and would say this is a must have Bradle  For making holes Sandpaper and block  Tweezers Dentist Spatula  Used like a shoe horn to help get those pesky shoes on! Brushes You need some very fine ones for detail and maybe a bigger one to use wit

My last post was waaaay back in February 2019 (well at least it was THIS year)  It's strange but after such a long absence I think it will take a while for me to get back into this diorama stuff. Having said that I have been working on a few dio's just not posted about them as such. The summer was very, very hot and my doll/diorama room was even hotter so that was the summer months with no dioramas done! As I have been MIA for a while I thought I would start with a re-introduction .... I live in England and have been making dioramas for over 25 years on and off. When I moved to my present home I had a room built in my garden as my own little doll town, it's called The Priors. I had the room framed out and I use foam-core boards for the walls, ceilings and floor.  Most of my floors are covered in peel and stick flooring to give it some strength. I use a 5mm foam-core board as the base. The ceilings are 3mm foam-core and the walls are 10mm.  I often use hum