The flooring and staircase are now permanently in place and the new counters painted .
I painted some coving green and then some skirting board to be used under the coving as name boards for some of the candies.
I got this idea from the Universal version of Honeydukes . In Hobbycraft I bought some transfer gold fancy script letters. I knew I wouldnt be able to get inside the room to do the lettering so as I had some spare skirting I had the idea of being able to place the lettering on this and then glue this into place.
It took all of an afternoon as I had to try and work out how to centralise the words and I was tearing my hair out as twice I made silly mistakes and had to sand it down and start again, ahhhhhh!!
But eventually I got it right and made 3 lengths with ' Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans' for the back wall, ' Exploding Bon Bons' and ' Squeaking Sugar Mice' for the side walls. I have also made 2 smaller lengths with ' Acid Drops' and 'Chocolate Frogs' for underneath the front windows inside the shop. In the pic you can see how it looks in the real life shop and in mine! Excuse the terrible pics, my camera does not want to play today!
It looks really effective and Im so happy with how such a small detail can make such a difference to the interior. an you believe ive never put up coving before and Emily and I spent an age working out how to get the right angle on the fancy coving using a mitre block. We kept messing up and the wood was getting shorter and shorter and by the time we figured out the angles JUST had enough to fit in phew!!
I ordered about 40 jars for one of the counters and have started to fill them so that it eventually looks like this picture, again a Universal version.
My lights arrived. I ordered a green oil style light for downstairs and 2 smaller oil lights for upstairs. I have painted the dark green into the matching green of the counter colours.
Now painted and looking like this!
Here are the lights to go in the upstairs room.
I also ordered 2 white wire pieces , a plant stand which will be painted pink and filled with jelly snakes, and a trolley which was to go inside the main room. However when it arrived it was too large and took up too much space so now Ill keep this as a seperate project and make it into the Honeydukes candy trolley used on the Hogwarts Express!
I have googled lots of Honeydukes candy labels and again this is going to take some time to make into the candies that will make this shop extra special! So a long ongoing project, not quite as quick as I thought it may be, but we are having fun filling it and will do for quite some time to come I think!
I have had a brainwave for my Bertie Botts display and must say that so far Im over the moon with excitment and delight at how its turning out. I copied the red and white display freehand and couldnt believe how it turned out perfectly straight away.....when does that ever happen!! I wasnt sure whether to show WIP pics of it or do a big reveal and have decided to go for the latter! So now we just have to wait on the sweets for the candy dispensers and Im all set to finish it off and show it to you.
In the mean time, as I have 2 corner units, the large low counter and a double display to complete I set to work on the first corner one. I am making this into a sherbert display and its almost completed.
On top are lots of HP candies, ice mice, pink coconut ice, acid pops, chocolate frogs, and little lollipop displays.
The different coloured sherberts dispense from some tall thin glass bottles into Honeydukes jars ready to sell. Ive used similar dispenser jars for my Bertie Botts display and am really happy with them! Cant wait to show you, Im so pleased with it , so I just have to get my chocolate frogs made and I can take pics!
Oh and ive made LOADS of sweets, so will take some pics of them too and show them to you. Lots to spare, even when I fill my candy trolley Ill have far too many as i got abit carried away with lollipop and rock making !!
Back next week with some different pictures, some beautiful new miniatures made for me for my haunted house, a giveaway prize just arrived , and fantastic Harry Potter miniatures that I just had to have for another Potter project ! Lots to see!
10 comments:
This is looking quite fabulous! I love the colors and the lettering on the walls is such a cool idea.
The lights look great painted to match. :)
Divina simplemente con muchos detalles delicados!
Un abrazo
It's a shame the pics haven't come out well, it doesn't do the colours justice. I'm glad you decided to put both the coving and the skirting in as you can see the finish looks much cleaner and neater that way. You'll have to show the new outside too soon!
Can't wait to see more and I think it's coming along quite nicely and quickly actually!
xxxxxxx
It looks like an incredible amount of work...but this is the enjoyable bit!
I love the gold writing, it IS so professional looking and the skirting board used to deepen the cornice is fantastic!!! A fab idea and you'd never guess it was joined!
Anyone who has ever attempted to cut cornicing, skirting board etc knows how challenging it can be! So you should be chuffed that you mastered the skill of it!!! I always order more than I need and would suggest be willing to pay more for a good quality trim. Price dictates the quality of the wood (the cheaper stuff tends to be softer wood and much harder to get a good crisp edge and it splits a lot , all from dire experience I might add! lol). The more expensive skirting board comes with mitred edges, so it cuts down on the hard work! lol :o))
This is going to be wonderful and I can't wait to see it in full glorious detail :o))
Oh gosh, ANOTHER shop! lol lol You'll be living on the roof soon! ;o))
Michelle xxxx
omg! fantastic work! looks like the real thing!
Wow Kate! Fabulous, I can't wait to see all the sweets you are making. I love the colors and your trim looks great :)
Hugs
Victoria
It all looks really good, especially like the spiral staircase.
Hi Dale, thankyou, I am really pleased with the lettering, though the transfers were real trouble to do! xx
Gracias Rosamargarita! xxx
Em, should have used your camera, maybe Ill change the pics later! Outside to do next, need to find my window acetate first! A usual have lost it! xx
Michelle, if you look very carefully there is one spot next to the staircase on the right side that I fluffed! I completly forgot to angle the part to 'but' up to the stairs and cut it square on. Being me, I was too impatient to order more to replace it so stuck it up anyway and it keeps looking at me that its wrong! Oh well, it teaches me for the next project, to think more! xx
Hey Minnie Kitchen, Ive changed my pics as I think everyone mistook the picture of the Universal Honeydukes for my own version....I wish it was that good lol!! xx
Victoria, pics of the sweets coming today I hope, I love making the lollipops, there is something very relaxing about making candy!xx
Dave, oh dear that pic isnt my shop, thats the real thing, Ive taken the pic out now, it was in the wrong place! My shop dosnt have the spiral stairs, wish It did, and wish it looked that good but Im getting there slowly!!! :-)
this is so lovely, i want to get inside!! good strong colour choices too
I am so impressed with the lettering. I know it must have taken ages and so much care, having failed miserably myself!!
It all looks great Kate. The lights are a perfect choice.
Coving and skirting are a right pain. I never seem to choose the right angle for the correct corner but they are worth the effort. I agree with Michelle about the quality aspect.
All these little touches are sooooo time consuming but look at the lovely effect you have achieved.
Fabulous work Kate.
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