As everything winds down for the Christmas break I thought I'd better post my last order dates. It's been a busy end to the year and so I'm looking forward to some time off and catching up with jobs before planning new products for next year. If there's some lighting products you would like to see please let me know!
So I have time to make up orders these are the LAST ORDER DATES FOR DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS:
UK 2nd Class - Tuesday 17th December by 3pm
UK 1st Class - Thursday 19th December by 1pm
UK Special Delivery - Monday 22rd December by 1pm
This will give me time to make up your order and get it to the Post Office before the deadlines. Orders placed after these times I will do my best to get to you before Christmas but I can't promise.
Orders placed on or after Tuesday 23rd December will be posted w/c 6th January.
It's been a bit of a stressful couple of weeks. We decided to get our open plan living/dining room redecorated. It's one of those jobs we've been putting off due to the large amount of furniture and "stuff" requiring moving in order to get the job done.
Previous occupants had taken out the diving wall and installed an RSJ but there was an obvious bump in the ceiling, the paper was starting to crack and come off and there was some dodgy plaster cornice where one room was at a different height to the other!
It all started really well. Got decorators booked to sort out the ceiling so a carpenter put up a picture rail to level out the cornice. Turned out the living room cornice was an inch higher than the dining room!
Then the plasterer sorted out the RSJ - looked like the original builders hadn't even covered it with plaster... don't ask!
That's when it started to go wrong. We had to wait for the plaster to dry for a couple of days but then the decorators phoned in sick so what should have been finished last week stretched into this week. That meant we had to delay the carpet. It should have been laid today.
On Monday/Tuesday they re-papered the ceiling and that was their job done and my parents-in-law are helping out with the painting so we're just about back on track for the carpet on Friday.
I can't wait to get the room back. The house being in chaos and having the only aerial socket in the house in said living room means it's been a challenge to keep up with our favourite programmes (thank goodness for BBC live streaming and catchup TV on the internet!)
Isn't Christmas supposed to be a relaxing time of year?! Next time we decide to get a room decorated it won't be a couple of weeks before Christmas!!
Wishing all my followers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I hope you have enjoyed reading my blog this year.
Jennifer,
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18 December 2013
23 November 2013
Kit Review: 1/48th Christmas Market Stall
Most of you will know by now that I am specialising in lighting dolls houses and scale models with LEDs, especially smaller scale kits either for 1/48th & 1/144th dolls house kits or other smaller scale models.
Last week Jane Harrop asked me to design a kit for her new Christmas Continental Market Stall. She wanted a warm white LED to be powered by a coin cell battery which would be hidden on the back of the stall.
I got a kit to make up so I could design and demonstrate the lighting and so in return I am reviewing the kit.
The kit was smaller than I imagined when I first thought of a market stall. I think I'm still getting used to the concept of 1/48th scale being so small having worked in 1/12th scale for so long!
The kit came in a lovely brown envelope with a picture of the finished market stall on the front and I also had along with it a few small brown envelopes containing a selection of 'gifts' to sell in the stall including tiny Christmas trees, 3D trees, little houses and gingerbread houses.
On emptying the contents of the kit onto my workspace I had the following parts. The shell of the market stall is etched with lines to emulate the wooden boards and all the pieces are precision cut on a laser cutter. There wasn't much of a burnt smell with this kit as there can be with some and the edges were a nice rich brown rather than burnt black so no sanding was needed.
The kit is comprehensive in it's contents. You get everything you need including sandpaper. The only items I had to provide was glue and wood stain. You can stain, paint or leave the stall natural. I chose to use some Light Oak stain I had which matched the colour of the edges of the wood nicely.
The instructions are very easy to follow and colour photos show the various stages so this kit is easy to assemble. The sandpaper provided is called 'Abranet' and it's a bit of a revolution in sandpaper because it's full of holes so instead of the dust clogging the sandpaper and going all over your wood, it instead falls through the holes to the paper underneath leaving your wood basically dust free and you can wrap up and throw away the paper afterward. Brilliant!
There's plenty of life left in the sandpaper afterwards for future projects too being of the new type which is long lasting.
After a quick sand of the pieces I used a bit of paper towel to apply my wood stain, giving a light coat as suggested in the instructions to prevent warping. My kit was fine and you don't need much to add a nice colour to the wood.
Assembling the kit was pretty straightforward. All the pieces fitted together well. The only sanding required was to the door frame which was slightly long (as noted in the instructions). For that I glued the wood pieces into the doorway and once dry, placed the door in position and used an emery board (nail file) to remove the excess wood from the bottom. Just a few strokes and it was done.
If you are going to light the market stall there is an additional roof strut provided which has a hole in it for the LED and wire to fit through (see photo).
I tried hinging my stall shutter by using a bit of paper. It was mostly successful but has a tendancy to not open fully, hiding some of the interior.
The sanding and fixing of the shutter was the only photo I found unclear as it looked like it was fixed at 90 degrees but the instructions suggested a chamfer was to be added and I wasn't sure why.
Once the market stall was assembled I made up the shelves. There are 3 shelves for the walls and also a table for the display of your Christmas goods.
I had to sand the ends of the table slightly so that it would fit inside the stall, again using an emery board to keep the end square.
The shelf brackets are tiny but spares are provided.
The final task was to make up the gifts for inside the stall. The tiny houses were easy and I left them natural and just glued them onto the shelves. The little trees are somewhat fiddly and a pair of tweezers is essential but with a little patience they're not that difficult to do. I stained them while still in the wood piece and then put them together.
The 3D trees are delightful. Such amazing detail given how small they are ( the photo makes them look bigger than they are and I should really have taken this with a ruler against them!).
Again, I stained them first and then popped them out one by one so the pieces didn't get mixed up and assembled them using tweezers.
The final step was to glue the decorations onto the shelves and table and then glue the shelves into the stall. I did have to think about the arrangement as some of the single trees are quite tall and so don't really fit on the shelves so you need to pick and choose which you want to use. I chose not to use the gingerbread houses as I was running short of time but these would fit on better. The 3D trees are smaller and so they work well.
It only took 2-3 hours to make and the light really does make such a difference.
So, here it is... the completed market stall with gifts and tiny nano LED light!
The back of the stall showing my lighting kit containing coin cell battery holder and on/off switch. I glued these on with superglue. Just a couple of spots on the holder and one on the switch is enough.
If you love the kit and wish to purchase one Jane has them on her website and will also have them at the York and Kensington fairs.
If you want to light the kit you can buy the lighting kit shown here from me by going to my website.
I hope you have enjoyed the review.
Jennifer,
Last week Jane Harrop asked me to design a kit for her new Christmas Continental Market Stall. She wanted a warm white LED to be powered by a coin cell battery which would be hidden on the back of the stall.
I got a kit to make up so I could design and demonstrate the lighting and so in return I am reviewing the kit.
The kit was smaller than I imagined when I first thought of a market stall. I think I'm still getting used to the concept of 1/48th scale being so small having worked in 1/12th scale for so long!
The kit came in a lovely brown envelope with a picture of the finished market stall on the front and I also had along with it a few small brown envelopes containing a selection of 'gifts' to sell in the stall including tiny Christmas trees, 3D trees, little houses and gingerbread houses.
On emptying the contents of the kit onto my workspace I had the following parts. The shell of the market stall is etched with lines to emulate the wooden boards and all the pieces are precision cut on a laser cutter. There wasn't much of a burnt smell with this kit as there can be with some and the edges were a nice rich brown rather than burnt black so no sanding was needed.
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| The market stall kit components |
The instructions are very easy to follow and colour photos show the various stages so this kit is easy to assemble. The sandpaper provided is called 'Abranet' and it's a bit of a revolution in sandpaper because it's full of holes so instead of the dust clogging the sandpaper and going all over your wood, it instead falls through the holes to the paper underneath leaving your wood basically dust free and you can wrap up and throw away the paper afterward. Brilliant!
There's plenty of life left in the sandpaper afterwards for future projects too being of the new type which is long lasting.
After a quick sand of the pieces I used a bit of paper towel to apply my wood stain, giving a light coat as suggested in the instructions to prevent warping. My kit was fine and you don't need much to add a nice colour to the wood.
Assembling the kit was pretty straightforward. All the pieces fitted together well. The only sanding required was to the door frame which was slightly long (as noted in the instructions). For that I glued the wood pieces into the doorway and once dry, placed the door in position and used an emery board (nail file) to remove the excess wood from the bottom. Just a few strokes and it was done.
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| The stained and assembled market stall kit |
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| The assembled roof and shelves |
I tried hinging my stall shutter by using a bit of paper. It was mostly successful but has a tendancy to not open fully, hiding some of the interior.
The sanding and fixing of the shutter was the only photo I found unclear as it looked like it was fixed at 90 degrees but the instructions suggested a chamfer was to be added and I wasn't sure why.
Once the market stall was assembled I made up the shelves. There are 3 shelves for the walls and also a table for the display of your Christmas goods.
I had to sand the ends of the table slightly so that it would fit inside the stall, again using an emery board to keep the end square.
The shelf brackets are tiny but spares are provided.
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| Some of the gifts to sell in your market stall |
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| 3D trees |
Again, I stained them first and then popped them out one by one so the pieces didn't get mixed up and assembled them using tweezers.
The final step was to glue the decorations onto the shelves and table and then glue the shelves into the stall. I did have to think about the arrangement as some of the single trees are quite tall and so don't really fit on the shelves so you need to pick and choose which you want to use. I chose not to use the gingerbread houses as I was running short of time but these would fit on better. The 3D trees are smaller and so they work well.
It only took 2-3 hours to make and the light really does make such a difference.
So, here it is... the completed market stall with gifts and tiny nano LED light!
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| The completed market stall with gifts and light |
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| The back of the stall with the battery and on/off switch |
If you love the kit and wish to purchase one Jane has them on her website and will also have them at the York and Kensington fairs.
If you want to light the kit you can buy the lighting kit shown here from me by going to my website.
I hope you have enjoyed the review.
Jennifer,
15 November 2013
Christmas is just round the corner....
Sorry for my absence the last couple of weeks. It suddenly got very busy here and I was also away one weekend visiting my sister.
To put things back on track it'll probably be a bit of a bumper post!
As some of you may well have noticed I now have my Christmas products listed on my website. To expand on last years range I have added 2 smaller sleighs so you can now buy one for most scales of dolls house ie 1/48th, 1/24th & 1/12th. They are also very suitable just as a gift, table centerpiece or general Christmas decoration.
They are all available as laser cut kits which keeps the postage cost down and gives you a fun project for a winters evening!
First up is the tiny and very cute 1/48th scale set. The sleigh is just 2" long and it all fits inside a small matchbox, including the instructions! Who could resist such a delightful little package?
At only £4.99 it's the perfect gift for yourself or a friend.
Buy now!
Next up is the slightly larger 1/24th scale kit. The sleigh is 4.5" long and the larger size allows for a bit more detail in the sleigh.
This set is only £8.99 for both sleigh and reindeer.
Buy now!
Finally we have the 1/12th scale sleigh and Rudolph which are available both as a complete set and individually.
This set is only £14.99 or you can also purchase the sleigh and Rudolph individually.
Sleigh only £12.99
Rudolph only £5.99
The last couple of days I've been busy packing up all the different kits into boxes in preparation for the Country Living fairs at Glasgow and Harrogate at the end of this month.
I'm not going personally but I have collaborated with Kirsten Miller of Quernus Crafts who bought some custom made painted sleighs and reindeer for her Santa mice and these will be for sale at the fairs.
She is also selling my kits at the fairs so it's a good opportunity to do your Christmas shopping if you're local to either of these events.
Country Living Fair Glasgow - 21st-24th November
Country Living Fair Harrogate - 28th-1st December
Until next time...
Jennifer,
To put things back on track it'll probably be a bit of a bumper post!
As some of you may well have noticed I now have my Christmas products listed on my website. To expand on last years range I have added 2 smaller sleighs so you can now buy one for most scales of dolls house ie 1/48th, 1/24th & 1/12th. They are also very suitable just as a gift, table centerpiece or general Christmas decoration.
They are all available as laser cut kits which keeps the postage cost down and gives you a fun project for a winters evening!
First up is the tiny and very cute 1/48th scale set. The sleigh is just 2" long and it all fits inside a small matchbox, including the instructions! Who could resist such a delightful little package?
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| 1/48th Kit inside a small matchbox |
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| 1/48th Reindeer & Sleigh Kit |
Buy now!
Next up is the slightly larger 1/24th scale kit. The sleigh is 4.5" long and the larger size allows for a bit more detail in the sleigh.
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| 1/24th Reindeer & sleigh kit |
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| 1/24th Reindeer kit |
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| 1/24th sleigh kit |
Buy now!
Finally we have the 1/12th scale sleigh and Rudolph which are available both as a complete set and individually.
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| 1/12th Rudolph & Sleigh painted kit |
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| 1/12th Rudolph & Sleigh kit |
Sleigh only £12.99
Rudolph only £5.99
The last couple of days I've been busy packing up all the different kits into boxes in preparation for the Country Living fairs at Glasgow and Harrogate at the end of this month.
I'm not going personally but I have collaborated with Kirsten Miller of Quernus Crafts who bought some custom made painted sleighs and reindeer for her Santa mice and these will be for sale at the fairs.
She is also selling my kits at the fairs so it's a good opportunity to do your Christmas shopping if you're local to either of these events.
Country Living Fair Glasgow - 21st-24th November
Country Living Fair Harrogate - 28th-1st December
Until next time...
Jennifer,
18 October 2013
A busy week
This week has flown by. I suddenly realised this morning that it was Friday and I had a blog post to write. At that point I had a bit of a panic. What have I got to tell you about? It's been one of those weeks where there's been lots going on but not necessarily things that you would find interesting.
So, I had a look at my blog list and discovered that an exciting publication is out. A while back I blogged about providing LED lights for Orsi Skulteti for her recreation of 221b Baker Street from the Sherlock BBC TV series. (Using LED Lights in a kitchen) A while ago she contacted me to tell me she had been asked to write asn article about the making of her kitchen for the Spanish magazine "Miniaturas" and she asked if it would be ok to specify me as a supplier. I quickly agreed.
According to her blog the magazine has now been published so if anyone gets the magazine you can look out for the article.
This is her blog post: Orsis Minis - Miniaturas article
Other than that I've been busy with orders and I have been preparing the sleighs and reindeer for Kirsten Miller or Quernus Crafts.
It looks like a small army! Here they all are, glued up ready for painting. The first coats of paint are on so I'm hoping to have these finished soon.
I am planning to have these available for sale and also as a workshop at the brand new Wonders In Miniature online fair in November.
The fair will run from the 8th - 11th November and is all about holidays from around the world.
Keep a look out for updates soon!
Jennifer,
So, I had a look at my blog list and discovered that an exciting publication is out. A while back I blogged about providing LED lights for Orsi Skulteti for her recreation of 221b Baker Street from the Sherlock BBC TV series. (Using LED Lights in a kitchen) A while ago she contacted me to tell me she had been asked to write asn article about the making of her kitchen for the Spanish magazine "Miniaturas" and she asked if it would be ok to specify me as a supplier. I quickly agreed.
According to her blog the magazine has now been published so if anyone gets the magazine you can look out for the article.
This is her blog post: Orsis Minis - Miniaturas article
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| Miniaturas Magazine |
Other than that I've been busy with orders and I have been preparing the sleighs and reindeer for Kirsten Miller or Quernus Crafts.
It looks like a small army! Here they all are, glued up ready for painting. The first coats of paint are on so I'm hoping to have these finished soon.
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| Reindeer & Sleighs for Quernus Crafts |
I am planning to have these available for sale and also as a workshop at the brand new Wonders In Miniature online fair in November.
The fair will run from the 8th - 11th November and is all about holidays from around the world.
Keep a look out for updates soon!
Jennifer,
11 October 2013
New arrivals....
Hot off the laser cutter I am very excited to announce the arrival of my Christmas products for 2013.
Last year you may have seen or bought my big sleigh and Rudolph models. This year I have expanded this range and now have 3 smaller sets so you can buy one for 1/48th, 1/24th or 1/12th scale or they can just be a lovely ornament as part of your Christmas decorations.
The photo shows them just unpacked and assembled straight out of the box!
I am also very excited to be working with the very talented Kirsten from Quernus Crafts on a collaboration for Christmas. The 3" kit has been specially designed for a very special Santa!
Meet Santa mouse who is all ready to deliver his presents for Christmas.
This was the prototype design so the keen eyed amongst you will notice that the reindeer now have 4 legs! These sets will be available from Kirsten at the Country Living fairs in Glasgow and Harrogate at the end of November and also through her website leading up to Christmas.
Now the kits have arrived I just have to get 8 of them made up and painted for her. Busy days ahead!
I'm still finalising the packaging but if you are interested in pre-ordering a kit then please comment or send me an e-mail.
Costs are as follows:
1/48th Scale Sleigh & reindeer @ £4.99
3" Long Sleigh & Reindeer @ £5.99
1/24th Scale Sleigh & Reindeer @ £8.99
1/12th Scale Sleigh & Reindeer @ £14.99
1/12th scale sleigh and Rudolph are also available separately:
1/12th scale Sleigh @ £12.99
1/12th scale Rudolph @ £5.99
I can also paint them for you. Please inquire for costs.
Best wishes,
Jennifer,
Last year you may have seen or bought my big sleigh and Rudolph models. This year I have expanded this range and now have 3 smaller sets so you can buy one for 1/48th, 1/24th or 1/12th scale or they can just be a lovely ornament as part of your Christmas decorations.
The photo shows them just unpacked and assembled straight out of the box!
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| Laser cut kits - from left to right: 1/48th set, 3" Sleigh set, 1/24th set and 1/12th Sleigh with Rudolph at the back |
Meet Santa mouse who is all ready to deliver his presents for Christmas.
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| My 3" sleigh & reindeer prototypes with Santa mouse by Kirsten |
This was the prototype design so the keen eyed amongst you will notice that the reindeer now have 4 legs! These sets will be available from Kirsten at the Country Living fairs in Glasgow and Harrogate at the end of November and also through her website leading up to Christmas.
Now the kits have arrived I just have to get 8 of them made up and painted for her. Busy days ahead!
I'm still finalising the packaging but if you are interested in pre-ordering a kit then please comment or send me an e-mail.
Costs are as follows:
1/48th Scale Sleigh & reindeer @ £4.99
3" Long Sleigh & Reindeer @ £5.99
1/24th Scale Sleigh & Reindeer @ £8.99
1/12th Scale Sleigh & Reindeer @ £14.99
1/12th scale sleigh and Rudolph are also available separately:
1/12th scale Sleigh @ £12.99
1/12th scale Rudolph @ £5.99
I can also paint them for you. Please inquire for costs.
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| 1/12th Scale (8" long sleigh) & Rudolph assembled & painted |
Best wishes,
Jennifer,
4 October 2013
New Products and Updates!
Following on from my tutorial last week about installing LED spotlights in a room box I have now added 3 new spotlight kits to my website to make it very easy for you to have a go!
These include a kit for a shop window or frontage with 2 LEDs, holders and battery kit, a 6 LED kit for a standard room box and a 10 LED kit for a large room box. They are also suitable for a dolls house 1/12th scale room.
Kits include:
3mm High brightness LEDs (you can choose from warm white, white or blue for a witch or fairy room)
LED holders (choice of options)
3 volt AAA battery kit
Full instructions with photos (PDF)
Buy a shop window kit
Buy a standard room box kit
Buy a large room box kit
I have also updated my customer gallery. If you are looking for inspiration it's well worth a look. This week I added a photo from Barbara Adair who has bought several of my pre-wired flexible LED strips to light her shop boxes. Here is her Scent Shop room box lit with 6 LED bright white strips. They are nice and bright and a very affordable option. All run off a 12v supply, usually a 12v regulated transformer. They can be powered by a 9v battery but they are dimmer and the more strips you add the quicker the battery will run down.
Another new section I have added to my website this week is for power supplies / transformers.
I have a regulated plug in transformer that will power from 1 to 50 LEDs and the voltage is adjustable so you can set it for use with 3v, 6v, 9v or 12v. You can only use it on one voltage at a time but it does allow a bit of flexibility if you would rather use mains power rather than a battery to light your miniatures.
These are the modern type of digital transformer so they're small in size, efficient and quiet making it a good choice for your lighting. They are also regulated meaning the power output won't spike making them perfect for powering delicate electronics like LEDs.
It comes with a selection of plugs, but for use with my LEDs you can purchase a 2.1mm socket to terminal block connector so you can fix the wires from the LEDs in one end and then simply plug it into the transformer plug. Simples!
Visit the power supply page
Finally, I am hard at work on my christmas range and hope to have pictures and final details very soon. Watch this space!
Best wishes,
Jennifer,
These include a kit for a shop window or frontage with 2 LEDs, holders and battery kit, a 6 LED kit for a standard room box and a 10 LED kit for a large room box. They are also suitable for a dolls house 1/12th scale room.
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| LED Spotlight Kits |
3mm High brightness LEDs (you can choose from warm white, white or blue for a witch or fairy room)
LED holders (choice of options)
3 volt AAA battery kit
Full instructions with photos (PDF)
Buy a shop window kit
Buy a standard room box kit
Buy a large room box kit
I have also updated my customer gallery. If you are looking for inspiration it's well worth a look. This week I added a photo from Barbara Adair who has bought several of my pre-wired flexible LED strips to light her shop boxes. Here is her Scent Shop room box lit with 6 LED bright white strips. They are nice and bright and a very affordable option. All run off a 12v supply, usually a 12v regulated transformer. They can be powered by a 9v battery but they are dimmer and the more strips you add the quicker the battery will run down.
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| LED strip lights in a scent shop room box by Barbara Adair |
Another new section I have added to my website this week is for power supplies / transformers.
I have a regulated plug in transformer that will power from 1 to 50 LEDs and the voltage is adjustable so you can set it for use with 3v, 6v, 9v or 12v. You can only use it on one voltage at a time but it does allow a bit of flexibility if you would rather use mains power rather than a battery to light your miniatures.
These are the modern type of digital transformer so they're small in size, efficient and quiet making it a good choice for your lighting. They are also regulated meaning the power output won't spike making them perfect for powering delicate electronics like LEDs.
It comes with a selection of plugs, but for use with my LEDs you can purchase a 2.1mm socket to terminal block connector so you can fix the wires from the LEDs in one end and then simply plug it into the transformer plug. Simples!
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| 2.1mm Socket to Terminal Block Connector |
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| 3-12v Transformer |
Visit the power supply page
Finally, I am hard at work on my christmas range and hope to have pictures and final details very soon. Watch this space!
Best wishes,
Jennifer,
27 September 2013
Tutorial: Installing LED Spotlights in a room box
I have had a few inquiries about ceiling spotlights recently and one of my customers has successfully installed them in a modern art gallery shop box to display her miniature paintings so I thought it was the ideal opportunity to do a quick tutorial to show how easy and effective they are!
Firstly, this is the interior of Hazel's finished room box. She wanted to create a modern art gallery that was well lit with even lighting which would show her paintings to best effect.
I suggested using 3mm high brightness LEDs with clear lens clips which hold the LED in place and also act as a diffuser, spreading the light and making it very even (Standard round top LEDs normally produce a spotlight effect).
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| Finished art gallery with LED spotlights |
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| Close up of LED spotlights |
I drew up the plan below in CAD. It shows the LEDs at 6 inch centers (150mm) and Hazel also wanted three additional LEDs for the shop windows and the front door.
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| CAD plan for layout of LED spotlights |
Depending on your room or box you can either make grooves for the wires using a dremel, or by hand. You can then secure the LED and wires in place with masking tape over the top or, if you don't want to make grooves you can just stick the wires down with masking tape and cover with your flooring or roof material the same as you would usually do with lighting wires.
The clips are designed for 3mm thick material but this can be worked around by drilling a slightly larger hole (ie 4.5mm) and if necessary, the clips can be glued in position with tacky wax or superglue or similar. Just a tiny drop in the hole to secure. I find the clear clips tend to hole pretty firmly though without glue.
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| Clear lens clips - installed in a ceiling (demo) |
Once the clear clips are in position you simply push the LED into the clip until you hear a 'click'. It's best to have one finger on the 'spotlight' so the clip doesn't get pushed out of the hole.
Once you have positioned all the wires you should then have something like this:
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| External view of room box roof showing LED wiring in grooves |
This was a very large room box - the Victorian Shop Box kit from the Dolls House Builder which is 23" L x 16" W x 12" H (590 x 400 x 298mm) which is a huge shop! The entire spotlight kit including 11 pre-wired LEDs, 11 clear lens clips and 2 AAA battery kits only cost £30 so it's a fairly cost effective solution.
The LEDs were wired with the white wire found in all dolls house lighting which has the advantage of being flat and so very neat to hide but it is slightly more expensive than the standard red & black wire I can also supply.
Other clip options include black ring clips or brass or nickel metal 3mm eyelets. Top row shows each clip with a 3mm LED installed. Lower row is the clips on their own.
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| Spotlight clip options |
If you'd like to read more about the creation of Hazel's Art Gallery with lots of finished photos including the shop frontage, click on the link: Hazel Rayfields Art in Wax Blog.
I'd like to thank Hazel for allowing me to use the photos of her finished art gallery.
I hope it's a useful tutorial and perhaps inspires you to try something similar.
Jennifer,
***UPDATE***
If you would like to try your own spotlight ceiling you can purchase a ceiling kit here:
Ceiling Spotlight Kits
There are three options to suit different sizes of project or room.
This tutorial is for personal use only and must not be made for sale or commercial purposes. All text and photos copyright of JS Miniatures.
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