I realized I said bedroom "soot" again in this one instead of "sweet" for the word 'suite'. Does anyone else say it that way? Is that a Texas thing or just a me thing???🤷♀️🤷♀️
I think it's a Texas thing, my friend from fort worth told me ( we were going to some lake to go swimming or tubing I forget which ) that if I got into trouble I was supposed to say "hep me, somebody!! Hep me!!" Cause if I said help like a Yankee no one would pay attention 😹 the guys were just so cute. Don't tell my mom I said that.
Oh the movable lights on your ceiling are so cool. The house looks amazing too, making and putting up pictures is one of my favourite bits of a project for me it makes the room look complete and feels like the beginning of being done
Wow! The pictures and posters really added a lot of pazazz to the rooms! Nicely done! Permanent is a scary word but like you said, it can also give a person peace of mind...this Adam's Family house is amazing! A master piece!
I've always enjoy redecorating my dollhouses when I get new pieces or think up a better or more interesting way of setting things up, so I often don't glue things. For the wall fixtures and such, I find a small piece of painter's tape always works decently for me. It sticks for a while, but won't ruin the wallpaper of the house when it's all done.
Love, love, love your Addams Family house! What fun you've had to have creating all these rooms and satisfaction as well! A great idea, who doesn't love the Addams Family?!!! 🎵da da da da da👏👏🎵
I’ve used fabric paint to create this effect on plastic frames I’ve painted for my house decor. I’ve also used it for leading in faux stained glass. Great idea.
I've watched all these videos - and I am still astounded at this set. I can't imagine the emotions at it coming to an end! It's just absolutely incredible.
@@BentleyHouseMinis It seriously rocks. I haven't dabbled in minis, but I hope to sometime in the near future - I want to do an ongoing Hogwarts with all the rooms. I'm a little nervous, I am an instant gratification person, so I am working on gearing up for a years-long type of project! Also I have a super small house lol, not sure how that will work. But I'll make due. You are an inspiration!
I don't make miniatures but I'm too a very crafty person. So I 100,000% totally understand the emotion and learyness to gluing down and making things permanent in your Addams family home. I feel that same emotion/learyness after making a piece of jewelry, I trust myself to wear it because I know if it for whatever reason it breaks that it was my doing/fault weather it's natural distress or my own shotty craftsmanship. I know I could easily fix it and it's no sweat off my back. However if it was a piece someone was interested in aquaring from me and it breaks in their care, then there's that feeling like "ooooh my baby, I'm so sorry!" and then I have the feelings that they may lose faith/trust that I don't make quality work. I love the paintings you've made for lurch! Even the print outs are nice! And the paintings around your work space!💕 I really think the puffy paint for texture and dimension on the picture frames are genius! I love the extending ceiling lights you use for working on your models. How genius to use a keyboard vacuum cleaner! I'm a new subscriber and I can't wait to watch more of your videos!
It is so nice to see everything again. I have see it all before, but I don't have time to see videos over and over again. ( you make to many nice new things :+)) I love it. Thank you Ara.
So glad and excited to see the Addams Family House again! It's the project that hooked me onto dollhouses and inspired my own "Dead and Breakfast," which is now complete. I have glued some things down, but sometimes find it hard to commit. Thanks for sharing your talent and fun personality. I have learned so much from you!
I’m not a gluer but you’ve convinced me Ara 👍🏻 it’s so much easier when not everything is throwing itself on the floor the minute you touch something 😆😆😆 💖✨✨✨
I thibk the cartoon is ghe perfect touch. You cant tell me they wouldnt love that photo so much they would put it anywhere else! It makes me think one of their children did it and they put it in the place of honor. The dining room is the fridge door of walls!
Look at you going all out with the fabritac glue (told ya it's AMAZING!!) love how your shirt is kinda matching with the Pugster! (Yellow is a thing in the Addams Family musical) You have gathered some amazing stuff for that massive 10 year project. Wonderful!! Thank you for the tour.
I want to decorate some miniature walls now. Here's an idea to try, using very thin ribbon to decorate a picture frame or mat. I was watching another youtuber years ago and she was framing these huge diy christmas paintings for her church. She used 6in velvet ribbon to frame or mat her paintings. Looked really great. I would like to see if it'll look good in minature. One day I want to just try a bunch of different things in minature. The other youtuber was Garden Answer and Laura did amazing work.
It was again a lot of fun to accompany you. Personally, I always glue everything, especially very small parts, so that they stay where they should be. Your Addams house is really amazing. Love your Art! ❤👍 LG vom Tinchen
Looks awesome Ara. It takes a lot of courage to permanently put things in place. I use a lot of tacky wax in my projects because l like change and constantly move things around!
I glue somethings in, but I love having the choice of changing things around. Most the time for paintings an pictures I use poster tack.. I love your videos, they help me with so much stuff. So thank you for sharing your talent with all of us.. stay safe
Bentley House Minis mine falls off also, it normally dries out, that’s why I have found why it falls off. But b4 I take my minis to a show I make sure I have a new tack in my stuff. That is unless it’s something I now will never be mover then I glue it in or on.😉
My witches room box had a billions pieces...bottles, books, candles, skulls, scrolls, critters, etc. I used Aileens tack it over and over to place the items. After a couple months of staring at the placement I was ready to permanently glue items down. Just pulled off the tack it glue and used tacky glue. No damage to item or surface, especially good for items I decided to move to another spot
I am soooo inspired by you. I am currently working on my first dollhouse. My theme seems to be nature and fairies. Your Addams family is AMAZING. 🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤
I've used museum putty in miniatures before and I ran into the problem of it "melting" after a while and ruining a few of my wooden pieces and wallpaper by leaving behind a sort of oily, sticky texture. I'm not sure if it was user error or the type I used, but it didn't like me very much.
I LOVED watching this video of your Addams Family mansion coming together! Yes, it is hard to finally glue things down; been there, done that.... I enjoyed this so much I was bummed when it ended, it seemed like such a short one! Thank you- this was fun!
I was just coming to say the same thing. If it is safe enough for historic objects, it should work here and it lets you reposition and move things as you change or replace stuff.
I will probably use museum was here and there as well.... but for some reason (maybe it's the Texas weather) temporary fixes don't seem to stay put for me. Could also be the finish on my walls? not sure. But everything I have ever put up with putty or wax as fallen. The museum was will be great for keep the furniture in place though... and then I can move it around still ;)
They are great. Gluing makes sense. Who wants to pick up little pieces all the time. Lol you are right about the chairs they do kinda jump out at you.If you did a dark color I think that would go Gomez since he is from the Castile part of Spain. Or at least his family is. Modern day furniture is very brightly colored.
I am so loving seeing all your details!! I do glue, but use a little dollop of rubber cement since l can easily remove it if needed and it doesn’t leave a residue.
New here. OMG 😲 the level of details, talent and love you have brought to this project is stunning. I’m a huge Addams fan and Halloween 🎃 nut. Your dedication moved me to tears of joy seeing this miniature bit of perfection. Thanks so much for sharing and now I get the privilege of checking out more of your channel!!
Fantastic video, I love the Adam's family house it is beyond Amazing, The mesh fabric you put around the portrait is called "Creepy Cloth" which is Perfect for the house Lol. I can't wait for the next video, Thanks for sharing.👍 I forgot to say but i do not use glue atall because i love fussing and changing things, I use Tacky wax because it gives me the freedom to put things where i like then change them around again.
Yes! But I am especially happy to see the keyboard cleaner. I have been working on Tudor buildings--yes with Thatch etc--and have been wondering how to clean glued down stuff!
Sometimes I glue, sometimes not. I have some minis (cut crystal decanters, glasses, hand made hair brushes, toothbrushes, etc) , that were very expensive and I cannot bring myself to gluing them. Of course, they are the ones that sporadically "jump" off their little tables at the drop of a mini hat.
I understand that. I think that's why I could not glue on Gomez's desk ... it's Bespaq and one of the more expensive furniture pieces on there. Might just leave it unglued👍
Ara, don't forget Aileens tack it over and over for a semi permanent hold. It would be really useful for changing scenes for holidays and for items you to stay in place but not permanently.
It’s just amazing ,I have always loved The Addams Family from when it first started ,my sense of humour I guess..They do not make great tv shows or movies like this anymore..Funny enough it was only on our tv recently ,so funny ,you always find little bits you have missed lol ..This looks amazing you should be very proud of yourself 😀
You could always use candle wax, the stuff that you can fix candles in place with if you aren't sure. I have glued things down myself and it is rather good to be able to move a whole table with a dining set on it without dropping anything on the floor.
I'm hesitant about permanently affixing things into my mini structures, too. I think you did an excellent job making and gathering things to hang on the walls. I hadn't thought about hot glue. I've used straight pins as nails and picture rails for some. I really enjoyed the video and learned a few things which is always a plus! Thanks for posting!
I love this so much. It has me thinking about recreating an Agatha Christie novel. I think I'm a gluer tiny things that don't like to stay in place but a non-gluer for the other things - I like the idea of changing things up.
Here is another idea for holding minis without glue and this one is a good bit cheaper than museum or earthquake wax. I have used this a lot but forgot about it in my first post. It’s called Mini-Hold, described as a “wax adhesive for miniatures…will not stain surfaces or dry out”. Just do a Google search. I found it a few places, but not on Amazon.
Please do a final tour at the end of the month; I know we never saw Cousin It’s furnished room, and would love one last walk through, maybe with Thing as the tour guide. ;0) The mansion is amazing!
This house is just absolutely fabulous!! Regarding the glue vs non glue: I might glue a small little scene like you did on grandma's table, but I just cannot bring myself to commit to fixing furniture etc in place for eternity lol :D
Love this! The house really looks more alive with all the art on the walls Also, I thought the brush strokes from the mod podge made the pictures look like they were on canvas. However, I also love how *shiny* the uv resin is.
Bentley House Minis thank you. Absolutely love your Chanel. You always reply to comments which makes you very special. As always, much love to you and yours x x x x
Seeing as greggs have finally got back vegan doughnuts and got some amazing bulbs on sale in poundland. Your video is the highlight of my day. This is ace. It is all about the details So enjoying the whole idea
This is the most wonderful project I've ever seen. Your process of deciding what to glue and what to leave free to move or change really helped me with my glue-phobia with interior decor. For me, it does depend on the "theme" of the house. For my 12th scale, I left quite a few things movable unless they were super tiny and would get lost. Other things, I used tacky dots that are easily removed but keep things from sliding around as I move the display. I did much the same for my 1:16th scale house. For my quarter scale house, since it has a specific theme, I'll be gluing pretty much everything down. Your attention to detail is amazing and makes me want to go back to look at my other projects to see if I need to add little sensible touches where needed. Thank you!! This was a lovely video.
Thank you Rachael! I think once I gave myself permission to pick and choose what I got to glue down (instead of just EVERYTHING😮) it got a bit easier! And I def understand gluing down quarter scale... I can't imagine trying to get anything back into place in those tiny houses lol!
If you're having problem with the working time of hot glue, you might consider something like Gorilla glue, which sets quickly enough to support small pieces without too much holding time, but not quite as quickly as hot glue. Another choice would be rubber cement, which allows you to peel the item back up without damaging either surface (usually, and if you use care).
Incredible work as always . The Addams caricature in the dining room is my favourite , feels like Gomez paid a cartoonist to do a family portrait as a gift to Morticia . I like the creepy cloth around the movie poster as well . Great video to start the Halloween season .
Wonder house and it has warmed my heart to see everything you have done. Horror fan I am. You have inspired me to start up and maybe finish my huge home too. It's been 30 plus years in the making. Thanks for the inspiration,
Whenever I'm hesitant to glue something permanent, I like sticking a bit of masking tape (the type that comes off easily and the good quality that still comes off easily after a while) as a "base coat" and stick whatever needs sticking to that. Thinking again and connecting it to a dot I just saw in your vid, I find the sticky end of a post-it note would do as well. It may fall off some day, but potraits falling down in my doll house is not too a risk (in my own hobby of building pond yachts, where bits coming off may spell serious trouble, I only use it for temporary jigs during the build).
I'm glad that you've finally committed to a few things, and decided to glue things down. One of the things we artists have to get over is our fear of moving forward. That can be crippling to achieving our goals. These fears are normal though, and I sympathize with you, Ara, because I still get them sometimes to. With me though, it's usually in regards to inking a drawing that I've done. Inking is always a gamble. Even though I'm a highly skilled inker with decades of experience, I still stress that I might mess some aspect up, and that sometimes makes me want to put the inking stage off. In my business though, things are deadline-centric, and you can't put things off too long. I find that the best thing to do is to just jump in and get started. Once I'm in the middle of inking, I become more comfortable, and any anxiety I was feeling goes away. I'm sure that's similar with committing to gluing thing down for you. Once you've done some of that, it's easier from then on to make things permanent. At least I hope it is for you. :) Thank you for another great video! I really enjoyed seeing all of the excellent wall art that you chose and created! You made that "cake icing" decoration look so easy around the picture frames! Really nice work! Please allow me to leave you with this, Ara. Perhaps it will help give you some extra encouragement: www.lostonwallace.com/Wednesday.jpg
Wow thank you for sharing your talent Loston! Wednesday looks amazing! Would you mind if printed her off to put in the house somewhere? Only with your permission of course!
Ara, you are absolutely amazing. I am a lifelong miniaturist, (now 83,), and your videos have given me many new ideas. Your creativity is just never ending. One thing I thought of while watching this particular one. (and someone else may have mentioned it or you may be shown using it elsewhere), but have you thought of using miniature or earthquake wax as a secure but temporary hold. I often use this when I don’t want to commit but things keep falling over or when a particular piece is too precious to risk it’s being broken or when I don’t want to put glue on it, like some of my hand blown glass pieces. Over the years I have found it invaluable. Thanks for sharing your fabulous work.
I realized I said bedroom "soot" again in this one instead of "sweet" for the word 'suite'. Does anyone else say it that way? Is that a Texas thing or just a me thing???🤷♀️🤷♀️
I've always heard it either "set" or "suite". "Set" was for regular people but new and simple and nice and "suite" was super fancy and expensive.
Bentley House Minis Lol not a Massachusetts thing for sure!
In the south there’s many ways to say things “Suit” and “Suite” are both correct. I’ve always said Suit, like a suit you wear.
I think it's a Texas thing, my friend from fort worth told me ( we were going to some lake to go swimming or tubing I forget which ) that if I got into trouble I was supposed to say "hep me, somebody!! Hep me!!" Cause if I said help like a Yankee no one would pay attention 😹 the guys were just so cute. Don't tell my mom I said that.
I think it's a Texas thing. Many of my relatives say it that way
Oh the movable lights on your ceiling are so cool. The house looks amazing too, making and putting up pictures is one of my favourite bits of a project for me it makes the room look complete and feels like the beginning of being done
So much fun! Grandmama's table looks so fun! Great job
Wow! The pictures and posters really added a lot of pazazz to the rooms! Nicely done! Permanent is a scary word but like you said, it can also give a person peace of mind...this Adam's Family house is amazing! A master piece!
Spoooooktacular, Ara! The portraits and posters make your amazing Addams Family Mansion even more WOWSERS! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much Linda!
Lots of Fun watching your series of Addams Family projects- SO CLEVER!
Thanks so much!
I enjoyed watching you arrange/rearrange and glue - it seemed soothing
Love the intro!! This house is amazing! The mirror in Morticia and Gomez room looks like it has a ghostly reflection of Fester!
😮 I will have to look again!
I like doubble sided taipe, and gluing things down! I have had enogugh things falling down
I've always enjoy redecorating my dollhouses when I get new pieces or think up a better or more interesting way of setting things up, so I often don't glue things. For the wall fixtures and such, I find a small piece of painter's tape always works decently for me. It sticks for a while, but won't ruin the wallpaper of the house when it's all done.
I always love to see you work on the Addams' house 💕
This project is just insane and anazing. Thank you for sharing it with the world!
Love, love, love your Addams Family house! What fun you've had to have creating all these rooms and satisfaction as well! A great idea, who doesn't love the Addams Family?!!! 🎵da da da da da👏👏🎵
I sang the last part of your comment lol! Thank you so much!
I’ve used fabric paint to create this effect on plastic frames I’ve painted for my house decor. I’ve also used it for leading in faux stained glass. Great idea.
I've watched all these videos - and I am still astounded at this set. I can't imagine the emotions at it coming to an end! It's just absolutely incredible.
Wow, thank you so much!
@@BentleyHouseMinis It seriously rocks. I haven't dabbled in minis, but I hope to sometime in the near future - I want to do an ongoing Hogwarts with all the rooms. I'm a little nervous, I am an instant gratification person, so I am working on gearing up for a years-long type of project! Also I have a super small house lol, not sure how that will work. But I'll make due. You are an inspiration!
I love the Adams family house and everything in it
I don't make miniatures but I'm too a very crafty person. So I 100,000% totally understand the emotion and learyness to gluing down and making things permanent in your Addams family home. I feel that same emotion/learyness after making a piece of jewelry, I trust myself to wear it because I know if it for whatever reason it breaks that it was my doing/fault weather it's natural distress or my own shotty craftsmanship. I know I could easily fix it and it's no sweat off my back. However if it was a piece someone was interested in aquaring from me and it breaks in their care, then there's that feeling like "ooooh my baby, I'm so sorry!" and then I have the feelings that they may lose faith/trust that I don't make quality work.
I love the paintings you've made for lurch! Even the print outs are nice! And the paintings around your work space!💕
I really think the puffy paint for texture and dimension on the picture frames are genius! I love the extending ceiling lights you use for working on your models.
How genius to use a keyboard vacuum cleaner!
I'm a new subscriber and I can't wait to watch more of your videos!
This is incredible!!! Loving all the little details - it really is the little things that pull it all together. Great work!!!
It is so nice to see everything again. I have see it all before, but I don't have time to see videos over and over again. ( you make to many nice new things :+)) I love it. Thank you Ara.
Thank you very much Marjan!
The house looks great with all the pictures and posters! They make it look so homey! Thank you for showing my mirror. XOX
I love it so much! Thank you for sending it!
So glad and excited to see the Addams Family House again! It's the project that hooked me onto dollhouses and inspired my own "Dead and Breakfast," which is now complete. I have glued some things down, but sometimes find it hard to commit. Thanks for sharing your talent and fun personality. I have learned so much from you!
Do you have your finished "Dead and Breakfast" posted somewhere? I remember you working on it but I am not sure if I saw the final photos.
The intro made me soooo happy that you kicked in the door as soon as the “boing” sound was made!!!!
🤣 I can't help myself. I am always sad when Addams October is over and I change my intro back.
I love it. Each piece fits where you glued it. 🤗🐶
I really enjoyed it, it showed all the pieces you have the made and collected that I may have missed thank you for sharing
The finishing touches are what make it! It's looking soooo good :)
Thank you! 😊
I’m not a gluer but you’ve convinced me Ara 👍🏻 it’s so much easier when not everything is throwing itself on the floor the minute you touch something 😆😆😆 💖✨✨✨
Totally love how you styled the house. The last photo of the family with the spooky cloth from Dollar Tree looks like vines! Super cool 👍🏻
Thank you! I need to add the cloth in more places I think!
Every single piece you do makes me so happy with how cute they are and how amazing the craftsmanship is 👌 Much love from Florida 💖
I thibk the cartoon is ghe perfect touch. You cant tell me they wouldnt love that photo so much they would put it anywhere else! It makes me think one of their children did it and they put it in the place of honor. The dining room is the fridge door of walls!
Look at you going all out with the fabritac glue (told ya it's AMAZING!!) love how your shirt is kinda matching with the Pugster! (Yellow is a thing in the Addams Family musical) You have gathered some amazing stuff for that massive 10 year project. Wonderful!! Thank you for the tour.
Haha yeah I thought the stripes were appropriate too! Lol! Fabritac is amazing! I am sold forever😂
I want to decorate some miniature walls now.
Here's an idea to try, using very thin ribbon to decorate a picture frame or mat. I was watching another youtuber years ago and she was framing these huge diy christmas paintings for her church. She used 6in velvet ribbon to frame or mat her paintings. Looked really great. I would like to see if it'll look good in minature. One day I want to just try a bunch of different things in minature. The other youtuber was Garden Answer and Laura did amazing work.
Oh I definitely loved it even though it was just gluing getting to see all the pieces was great
It was again a lot of fun to accompany you. Personally, I always glue everything, especially very small parts, so that they stay where they should be. Your Addams house is really amazing. Love your Art! ❤👍 LG vom Tinchen
I am definitely seeing the benefits to gluing! Thank you so much and I am so glad you enjoyed it!
Looks awesome Ara. It takes a lot of courage to permanently put things in place. I use a lot of tacky wax in my projects because l like change and constantly move things around!
I glue somethings in, but I love having the choice of changing things around. Most the time for paintings an pictures I use poster tack.. I love your videos, they help me with so much stuff. So thank you for sharing your talent with all of us.. stay safe
Thank you Christina! All of my poster tack stuff eventually falls down for some reason... not sure why🤷♀️
Bentley House Minis mine falls off also, it normally dries out, that’s why I have found why it falls off. But b4 I take my minis to a show I make sure I have a new tack in my stuff. That is unless it’s something I now will never be mover then I glue it in or on.😉
Look at you with your fancy pants track lighting!! I love this video so much! xxx
Ohh and I love your hair cut.
Lol thank you! Yes the lighting was one of the first things I invested in for my videos ;) Never regretted it!
J'ADORE ! J'ADORE ! J'ADORE !
My witches room box had a billions pieces...bottles, books, candles, skulls, scrolls, critters, etc. I used Aileens tack it over and over to place the items. After a couple months of staring at the placement I was ready to permanently glue items down. Just pulled off the tack it glue and used tacky glue. No damage to item or surface, especially good for items I decided to move to another spot
I LOVE that house!!!
Yay! My favorite! I love this house! It inspired me to make my Bates house from Psycho. I can’t wait for the Beetlejuice house!!!!
Aww thanks! Love the Bates house too! What a cool project💖
That's totaly great
Wow adding all that art work really looks great ! You did a awesome job filming trying to work and film in such a small space is such a challenge
Thank you so much!
I loved the books
I am soooo inspired by you. I am currently working on my first dollhouse. My theme seems to be nature and fairies. Your Addams family is AMAZING. 🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you!
Awesome very enjoyable 🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍
Loved the pictures
This was so satisfying
You can use museum putty if you don't want to glue things.
That’s what I came to the comments to recommend.
I've used museum putty in miniatures before and I ran into the problem of it "melting" after a while and ruining a few of my wooden pieces and wallpaper by leaving behind a sort of oily, sticky texture. I'm not sure if it was user error or the type I used, but it didn't like me very much.
That was fun! I absolutely love your stuffer, "p.. p.. permanent...". LMBO
Glad you enjoyed it!
I LOVED watching this video of your Addams Family mansion coming together! Yes, it is hard to finally glue things down; been there, done that.... I enjoyed this so much I was bummed when it ended, it seemed like such a short one! Thank you- this was fun!
Ara, museum wax works great. It will not ruin your wallpaper or finish on the furniture. Its similar to poster putty.
I was just coming to say the same thing. If it is safe enough for historic objects, it should work here and it lets you reposition and move things as you change or replace stuff.
I will probably use museum was here and there as well.... but for some reason (maybe it's the Texas weather) temporary fixes don't seem to stay put for me. Could also be the finish on my walls? not sure. But everything I have ever put up with putty or wax as fallen. The museum was will be great for keep the furniture in place though... and then I can move it around still ;)
Maybe it was the finish on the walls.
Frames r perfect
I absolutely love it!!!
They are great. Gluing makes sense. Who wants to pick up little pieces all the time. Lol you are right about the chairs they do kinda jump out at you.If you did a dark color I think that would go Gomez since he is from the Castile part of Spain. Or at least his family is. Modern day furniture is very brightly colored.
Amaze-ZING!!!
I use various sewing trims and lace for my fancy frames. I glue it down then paint over it.
That's a fantastic idea! Thank you Patricia!
I am so loving seeing all your details!! I do glue, but use a little dollop of rubber cement since l can easily remove it if needed and it doesn’t leave a residue.
I am ordering some today to try out... I haven't had any of that stuff since elementary school!
RESPECT, it looks Great and build with love and passion. Best greetings from Germany 👍👍🙋
This is such a crazy cool project! It’s just so impressive. Love it!!
Thank you😊 Glad you like it!
I’m proud of you for overcoming nerves and committing! The wall art really does enhance the piece!
you are working on the “punch list” as building contractors say. it must feel great to be wrapping this up.
Exactly! Punch list is a great term for this!
Its all pretty brilliant!
New here. OMG 😲 the level of details, talent and love you have brought to this project is stunning. I’m a huge Addams fan and Halloween 🎃 nut. Your dedication moved me to tears of joy seeing this miniature bit of perfection. Thanks so much for sharing and now I get the privilege of checking out more of your channel!!
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel! We do spooky/fun all year round here so I hope you'll enjoy it!😉
Wow this is so fantastic I absolutely love what you have made you are really talented in your work absolutely amazing
Thank you very much!
The dust actually looks good. I was thinking that just before you said it. :)
Fantastic video, I love the Adam's family house it is beyond Amazing,
The mesh fabric you put around the portrait is called "Creepy Cloth" which is Perfect for the house Lol.
I can't wait for the next video, Thanks for sharing.👍
I forgot to say but i do not use glue atall because i love fussing and changing things, I use Tacky wax because it gives me the freedom to put things where i like then change them around again.
Thank you for the name of the fabric! Perfect name for it actually! And thank you for the kind words💖
Yes! But I am especially happy to see the keyboard cleaner. I have been working on Tudor buildings--yes with Thatch etc--and have been wondering how to clean glued down stuff!
It's a great tool with just enough suction...not too much to where it would rip anything. Just removes dust!
I had a collectors book about the Addams Family Called My Crowd from the original name. Thanks for the vid!
I've enjoyed this project so much,can only say thank you.x
Sometimes I glue, sometimes not. I have some minis (cut crystal decanters, glasses, hand made hair brushes, toothbrushes, etc) , that were very expensive and I cannot bring myself to gluing them. Of course, they are the ones that sporadically "jump" off their little tables at the drop of a mini hat.
I understand that. I think that's why I could not glue on Gomez's desk ... it's Bespaq and one of the more expensive furniture pieces on there. Might just leave it unglued👍
Im soooo sad but always a life long lover and follower of Bentley House!!! Xoxoxxoox
Love it!!!
Thank you so much Megan!
Ara, don't forget Aileens tack it over and over for a semi permanent hold. It would be really useful for changing scenes for holidays and for items you to stay in place but not permanently.
I have looked for it a couple times at my local craft store. I think I just need to order it online! Thanks for the reminder!
Wonderful work! I LOVE IT! KUDOS!
Thank you very much!
This video was just awesome.Loved it. (1/2 time gluer lol)
It’s just amazing ,I have always loved The Addams Family from when it first started ,my sense of humour I guess..They do not make great tv shows or movies like this anymore..Funny enough it was only on our tv recently ,so funny ,you always find little bits you have missed lol ..This looks amazing you should be very proud of yourself 😀
Thank you so much Christine! The TV show is def a classic!
This is awesome!!
Awesome Job as always. Keep up the great work!!!
Thank you!
You could always use candle wax, the stuff that you can fix candles in place with if you aren't sure. I have glued things down myself and it is rather good to be able to move a whole table with a dining set on it without dropping anything on the floor.
The details really do make a difference dont they? Love it!!
I'm hesitant about permanently affixing things into my mini structures, too. I think you did an excellent job making and gathering things to hang on the walls. I hadn't thought about hot glue. I've used straight pins as nails and picture rails for some. I really enjoyed the video and learned a few things which is always a plus! Thanks for posting!
I have had a few other suggestions for glue I want to try out. Minis are a never ending learning curve lol! Glad you enjoyed it!
OOoh commitment phobia!
I love this so much. It has me thinking about recreating an Agatha Christie novel. I think I'm a gluer tiny things that don't like to stay in place but a non-gluer for the other things - I like the idea of changing things up.
Oh an Agatha Christie novel would be so cool! Love that idea!
Here is another idea for holding minis without glue and this one is a good bit cheaper than museum or earthquake wax. I have used this a lot but forgot about it in my first post. It’s called Mini-Hold, described as a “wax adhesive for miniatures…will not stain surfaces or dry out”. Just do a Google search. I found it a few places, but not on Amazon.
Please do a final tour at the end of the month; I know we never saw Cousin It’s furnished room, and would love one last walk through, maybe with Thing as the tour guide. ;0) The mansion is amazing!
Yes I definitely will... I want to do an overview too of the entire project ;)
This house is just absolutely fabulous!! Regarding the glue vs non glue: I might glue a small little scene like you did on grandma's table, but I just cannot bring myself to commit to fixing furniture etc in place for eternity lol :D
I don't think I can glue down furniture either... that I will want to be able to move!
Love this! The house really looks more alive with all the art on the walls
Also, I thought the brush strokes from the mod podge made the pictures look like they were on canvas. However, I also love how *shiny* the uv resin is.
Famtastic Ara. Love the evolution of the family in your portraiture. I was glued to the tv. Have a fantastic weekend.
Thank you! You too!
For things staying at my house and not going anywhere, I usually use museum wax. I've made some gift room boxes where I had to glue - it was so scary!
Love love love your vids. Hope you and the family are all ok and staying safe. Sending you all love from England x x
Thank you! We are doing well and I hope you are too!
Bentley House Minis thank you. Absolutely love your Chanel. You always reply to comments which makes you very special. As always, much love to you and yours x x x x
Seeing as greggs have finally got back vegan doughnuts and got some amazing bulbs on sale in poundland. Your video is the highlight of my day. This is ace. It is all about the details
So enjoying the whole idea
Thank you! And yum to the doughnuts!
I love your husbands support from the other room. Automatically says good job. Has he actually seen, idk. But hes proud of you either way.
Wow all looks amazing ara
Thank you 😊
This is the most wonderful project I've ever seen. Your process of deciding what to glue and what to leave free to move or change really helped me with my glue-phobia with interior decor. For me, it does depend on the "theme" of the house. For my 12th scale, I left quite a few things movable unless they were super tiny and would get lost. Other things, I used tacky dots that are easily removed but keep things from sliding around as I move the display. I did much the same for my 1:16th scale house. For my quarter scale house, since it has a specific theme, I'll be gluing pretty much everything down. Your attention to detail is amazing and makes me want to go back to look at my other projects to see if I need to add little sensible touches where needed. Thank you!! This was a lovely video.
Thank you Rachael! I think once I gave myself permission to pick and choose what I got to glue down (instead of just EVERYTHING😮) it got a bit easier! And I def understand gluing down quarter scale... I can't imagine trying to get anything back into place in those tiny houses lol!
If you're having problem with the working time of hot glue, you might consider something like Gorilla glue, which sets quickly enough to support small pieces without too much holding time, but not quite as quickly as hot glue. Another choice would be rubber cement, which allows you to peel the item back up without damaging either surface (usually, and if you use care).
Incredible work as always . The Addams caricature in the dining room is my favourite , feels like Gomez paid a cartoonist to do a family portrait as a gift to Morticia . I like the creepy cloth around the movie poster as well . Great video to start the Halloween season .
I love that thought.... Gomez paying Charles Addams to make a charicature of his family!
Wonder house and it has warmed my heart to see everything you have done. Horror fan I am.
You have inspired me to start up and maybe finish my huge home too. It's been 30 plus years in the making.
Thanks for the inspiration,
That's awesome! You can do it!
Wow the whole project is amazing. It just gets better and better❤️
Whenever I'm hesitant to glue something permanent, I like sticking a bit of masking tape (the type that comes off easily and the good quality that still comes off easily after a while) as a "base coat" and stick whatever needs sticking to that. Thinking again and connecting it to a dot I just saw in your vid, I find the sticky end of a post-it note would do as well. It may fall off some day, but potraits falling down in my doll house is not too a risk (in my own hobby of building pond yachts, where bits coming off may spell serious trouble, I only use it for temporary jigs during the build).
I'm glad that you've finally committed to a few things, and decided to glue things down. One of the things we artists have to get over is our fear of moving forward. That can be crippling to achieving our goals. These fears are normal though, and I sympathize with you, Ara, because I still get them sometimes to. With me though, it's usually in regards to inking a drawing that I've done. Inking is always a gamble. Even though I'm a highly skilled inker with decades of experience, I still stress that I might mess some aspect up, and that sometimes makes me want to put the inking stage off. In my business though, things are deadline-centric, and you can't put things off too long. I find that the best thing to do is to just jump in and get started. Once I'm in the middle of inking, I become more comfortable, and any anxiety I was feeling goes away. I'm sure that's similar with committing to gluing thing down for you. Once you've done some of that, it's easier from then on to make things permanent. At least I hope it is for you. :)
Thank you for another great video! I really enjoyed seeing all of the excellent wall art that you chose and created! You made that "cake icing" decoration look so easy around the picture frames! Really nice work!
Please allow me to leave you with this, Ara. Perhaps it will help give you some extra encouragement: www.lostonwallace.com/Wednesday.jpg
Wow thank you for sharing your talent Loston! Wednesday looks amazing! Would you mind if printed her off to put in the house somewhere? Only with your permission of course!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Please be my guest!
Ara, you are absolutely amazing. I am a lifelong miniaturist, (now 83,), and your videos have given me many new ideas. Your creativity is just never ending. One thing I thought of while watching this particular one. (and someone else may have mentioned it or you may be shown using it elsewhere), but have you thought of using miniature or earthquake wax as a secure but temporary hold. I often use this when I don’t want to commit but things keep falling over or when a particular piece is too precious to risk it’s being broken or when I don’t want to put glue on it, like some of my hand blown glass pieces. Over the years I have found it invaluable. Thanks for sharing your fabulous work.
That is a great idea! I have never heard the term earthquake wax before so I will look it up and see what I can find!
It’s on Amazon. Look up Quakehold. There also used to be a liquid called Moveable Miniatures Glue. I think it has been discontinued though.