Eternal Bookstore Kit- Building and Customizing

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  • I have watched many videos where people put together the popular book nook kit called "Eternal Bookstore." It inspired me to buy the kit and to film myself putting it together because most of the ones I have seen are timelapse videos and don't really answer the questions people might have if they are new to making miniatures. Additionally, I decide to veer off into my own world as I become familiar with the kit, and in a series of videos, I will share with you the customizations I made, how I made them, and why, so that you too can customize this or any book nook kit you might buy.
    Spoiler alert, I love Jane Austen so I decided that this will be a secret library at Pemberley that Elizabeth discovers after she marries Darcy and is exploring her new home. A library within a library! But I could also see this being some sort of Harry Potter inspired library or bookstore, or just a small dollhouse roombox. In upcoming videos I will convert the book nook itself into a room box so I can add even more fun items, and I will be making use of the scraps left over from punching out all the parts as well, so be sure to check it out.
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ความคิดเห็น • 62

  • @TaraFinlay
    @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please note: I know the music is too loud. I have fixed this in subsequent videos.

  • @melllat
    @melllat 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    So glad I found you on here . Very helpful

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@melllat I am so glad! ❤️

  • @juliahelland6488
    @juliahelland6488 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for sharing a slower build. I'm really enjoying this tutorial!💯❣️

  • @jenpink4298
    @jenpink4298 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Now that I have spent an entire day watching all of these videos I just wanna say that I love love love the changes that you made! The pictures, the plants, the butterflies, cutting out an actual window. All of these things added so much to the overall look! 👏👏👏

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Aw, thanks so much Jen. I am still working away ans hope to post some more videos soon. I ended up making the default staircase area into an entryway and am struggling along with a spiral staircase. Thanks for commenting and I hope you like how it all ends up.

  • @edielynch7819
    @edielynch7819 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I converted my Magic World booknook to Harry Potter theme. Sorting hat, glasses, flying books, monster book etc. You're doing great!

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks! I would love to see it.

  • @Schatzie301
    @Schatzie301 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have great tips and I love your customization. Thanks for sharing.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much.

  • @Anatidaephobe
    @Anatidaephobe 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m so glad I found your channel!! I just bought this kit and was already planning on modifying the led lighting and customizing it further as a surprise gift. I think your videos will help improve my project immensely! Thanks so much for the guides and creative ideas!

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Aw, yay! I was hoping it would help. Best of luck and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

  • @gellrb56
    @gellrb56 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Please turn down the music. You are hard to hear at times.

  • @marymoore4412
    @marymoore4412 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hi While I was waiting for your 3rd video to come out, I viewed the designers "fast" video. They used the clear stickers to hold the lighting wires on the back of the panel.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good idea. I didn't get any with my kit.... I filmed the tutorials for the plants and the butterfly collection today and I am going to try and edit it tomorrow.

    • @marymoore4412
      @marymoore4412 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TaraFinlay I'm excited to see this video!!

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@marymoore4412 soon!

  • @w.dossett3332
    @w.dossett3332 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I wanted to watch this but the music gave me a headache......im off sorry

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I understand. I fixed the music issue in future episodes.

  • @SandraPierce-fz5jt
    @SandraPierce-fz5jt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Help..I have gotten as far as the fireplace install. My two walls keep coming apart. I did not glue them. I'm in AZ no humidity. Suggestions please. I love this kit. It's a gift if I can get it together and not fall apart.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sandra, the walls are not meant to stay together without glue. I would try Alene's Tacky Glue and clamp the walls together or use some sort of weight to hold the walls in place while they dry. The lack of humidity should make the glue dry faster. Otherwise, you could opt to wallpaper the exterior and hold it together by wrapping the wallpaper around the outside corners...but that will still require glue.

    • @SandraPierce-fz5jt
      @SandraPierce-fz5jt ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much. I will follow your instructions. This is my first time doing a miniature. I appreciate all your videos.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @SandraPierce-fz5jt You can do it Sandra! Let me know how it goes. 🤗

  • @maneeratromtrairat174
    @maneeratromtrairat174 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you for your tip .I have this kit and I do not like 2d flat items . I love that you add green plant (not flat 2d plant in the kit ) I did not hear your voice .

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      You did not hear my voice? Did you hear music? I will be posting the next video in a day or so. I made more plants and a butterfly collection also.

    • @maneeratromtrairat174
      @maneeratromtrairat174 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TaraFinlay I hear in low level .low and lower in the 10.00 . looking forward to see the progress .

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maneeratromtrairat174 I will improve the audio in the next video.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      @Maneerat Romtrairat I am interested in whether or not you feel the audio in my most recent video is improved.

    • @Brewskii2117
      @Brewskii2117 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TaraFinlay Yes the music was a bit overpowering in the video. It was hard to hear your voice at times. :)

  • @oh2sail
    @oh2sail ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks sooo much for all the work you went to to bring us these videos. Could I suggest maybe no music? My ears aren’t the best and I had a very difficult time hearing you.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      As many others have commented before you- you are not alone. I have posted that in future videos the music is much reduced and my voice over is done with a better volume so the rest of the videos should be better. Thanks for stopping by!

  • @paulacannon3452
    @paulacannon3452 ปีที่แล้ว

    you could do a snowy booknook PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAS

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Someday! I do have ideas for forest scene book nooks made from everyday materials, but it has to wait until after we move and get settled. Good idea, thanks!

  • @susanc3052
    @susanc3052 ปีที่แล้ว

    I too wish I watched this before I started my book nooks. I've just done 2. One I like and one that is horribly over cluttered with badly designed lighting...looking forward to your next video with cutting out windows and adding lighting. I may gut the over cluttered nook I made and simple it down and add better custom details. Can I ask what kind of printer you recommend for miniature work? I am shopping for one and would like one that captures all the fine details. Aloha!

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I ended up pulling mine apart- see the other videos in the series, which is done now. My printer is a Canon Pixma Pro 200. I use it for printing my illustrations and greeting cards I sell in stores, so it is good quality but may be overkill.

    • @susanc3052
      @susanc3052 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TaraFinlay hey thank you for the reply, I do look forward to finishing the series. I have enjoyed watching a few of your others as well. Thanks for sharing your art ☺️

  • @SandraPierce-fz5jt
    @SandraPierce-fz5jt ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Tara.
    I'm done and love my nook book. However wall I appears to be a bit warped so when I gingerly pressed it in place the other wall actually popped out. I'm thinking about trying to gluing both in place then holding with clamps. Do you think it will hold. Or suggestions please. Thank you once again.

  • @7spiritualcompass706
    @7spiritualcompass706 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice tutorial except, one, the music, and two, the constant flash of messages are quite distracting. I had to stop 20 minutes in.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I appreciate the feedback and I am taking all of it into consideration moving forward. In fact, I am considering re-releasing this video without music and written messages. thanks for taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it 🥰

    • @wendywalker3598
      @wendywalker3598 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@TaraFinlay I find the written messages helpful, they clarify things but agree the music could be a bit lower so we can hear your fabulous tips better! thank you 🥰

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @wendy walker thanks Wendy. I have since moved to a quieter music, voice-over model in subsequent videos. Let me know what you think.

    • @jenpink4298
      @jenpink4298 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TaraFinlay I think the changes that you made as far as the music and the voice over worked really well! One thing that I started doing as soon as a message would pop up on the screen would be to hit the pause button. Then I could read it at my leisure and press play when I finished.

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      @jenpink4298 thanks! I do that too, with other youtubers and I guess I figured everyone else would as well. Thank you for sharing!

  • @anyarich9945
    @anyarich9945 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice!!! What scale is it? 1:12 or 1:24

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I guess it must be 1:24, though it doesn't say so anywhere. I measured the door and it was around 3" high, but furniture items and the 2D accessories like plants are not to scale at all. Which is one of the reasons I am making my own plants and accessories.

    • @anyarich9945
      @anyarich9945 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TaraFinlay That's what I thought....Thank you for your quick response .

  • @wendywalker3598
    @wendywalker3598 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve really enjoyed watching this series thank you. Would you say it’s 1/12 scale or smaller? I was thinking of buying to kit bash abs create a study in my dolls house. ❤

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      I would say more like 1:24 but definitely not precise.

    • @wendywalker3598
      @wendywalker3598 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TaraFinlay thank you, I thought it looked a bit small but it's adorable! thanks again, I find your videos so enjoyable, you obviously put a lot of work into the editing etc! 🥰

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wendywalker3598 thanks so much. That means a lot to me. 🥰

  • @rongrant9420
    @rongrant9420 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I would have appreciated your narration WITHOUT the music. I have trouble hearing you precisely. I know documentary makers do it too ;-)

  • @georginahermosillojensen4106
    @georginahermosillojensen4106 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I get this kit?

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      i got it from Amazon. Eternal Bookstore is the title.

  • @georginahermosillojensen4106
    @georginahermosillojensen4106 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pmese tell me where can I get this kit I live in Danmark

    • @TaraFinlay
      @TaraFinlay  ปีที่แล้ว

      Try amazon

    • @unikat9003
      @unikat9003 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ich habe ähnliches beim Action bekommen.😉

  • @jennyellen2606
    @jennyellen2606 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh dear please turn off the music it’s really not needed as way to loud and spoils what would be a fantastic video.