Let me show you how I built the General Store foundation (base) and add the terrain/Tutorial 

It looks like you bought a bunch of expensive material from a hobby store, but you made all of this with paper and pet store supplies 😆 I love it!

holy mackeral... the fish store!!! of course they have miniatures.... thanks!!!! never thought of it...

This turned out fantastic! I think the reptile sand worked well and your little bushes are amazing! I learn so much every time I watch your channel, thank you! And, you are right, it is your project and you can do whatever you want to. I think that is the problem with working with kits, they show you how they do it and give you all the stuff and I think sometimes people feel they have to do it that way. It is so much more satisfying to add your own unique touches to your projects.

Thanks for showing the whole process. How you adjust things, why you tried it this way and so on. Great guide!

Your resourcefulness never ceases to amaze me! How you can turn everyday items into creative supplies is brilliant. Great work, yet again!

My Farmhouse dollhouse needs a new foundation, since it was a curb rescue. I am so glad you gave this tutorial! It gives me the idea of what needs to be done. Thank you! Next time, I go to my local pet shop, I am definitely going to look around, instead grabbing the food and leaving quickly. LOL Those are wonderful scenery tips. 😊

Love that outside, that trick with the Bushes is great ❣️

You still amaze me! Your ideas and experiments are working out great! Can't wait for more!! Take care! Blessings!

Thank you Laura😊Warping can be so disappointing when one has spent so much effort creating a piece. Adding the struts to the base is a great idea to give it height as well as strength, way to go! BTW thank you for showing us the rope plants, as it is a dry summer here (down under) it is exactly what I can see out of my window. Our shire is called Golden Plains for that reason.

I would LOVE to see a tutorial on how you made flocking with sponges. What an amazing idea!

Love your videos… you are one talented lady. I’m learning so much from you… great ideas and you have a very calm speaking voice!!! Hugs, Diane

I love how your foundation turned out, and with such simple materials! I will definitely be trying out the rope plants and also the sponge flocking. Thanks for the great ideas!

Great extensive details with spot on photography!, thanks for sharing!

Oh my goodness, so stinking cute, stunning Artwork ❤. Wonderful tips and tricks. Thank you for sharing , It's Beautiful ❤❤❤ Have a blessed day.❤❤❤

I am inspired by this. The masking tape was a good choice, to see how you shaped it after taping looks so much easier than trying to mess with the tin foil exposed. Your aged wood is so authentic, it shows that you've really thought this out. The base of this house is just what I was looking for. I am planning to build a Western Saloon, bigger build than I've done before, and rehearsed in my mind so many times. My worry is, by the time you have the wood base, it's already too heavy to manage. This type of base solves 5 things: 1. Saves hours to build. 2. Weight reduction. 3. Looks sturdy enough to me. 4. Most tools needed you already may own, or can improvise. 5. Easy on the pocketbook/an endless supply of building supplies. I just thought of another one. 6. We have a wonderful group of talented people who share their knowledge with us. Many of us would have only dreamed of this hobby, it was the internet that helped us grow. Knowledge is Power.

You are absolutely incredible! I am so happy you are making videos, they are fascinating!

👍I love the final results..It turned out beautifully!!! Just a quick tip...I've been buying big bags of sand, called "playsand", at my hardware store for craft projects, so there's no need to touch up with extra colour, it and it's much cheaper to buy it this way. 💙....love your work, and am looking forward to the next video.

Fabulous - everything! Thanks for sharing! Kathleen

You did an incredible job!! It looks very realistic. I too use reptile sand for scenery on my husband's model railroad. To fix it in place I first make a "wet" water (water, isopropyl alcohol and a drop of dish soap) then permanently fix it with a glue/water mixture. It doesn't move when dry. I love the idea of making colored foam (thank you). Purchasing ready made gets way too expensive and you don't have the joy of creating.😊

Wow who knew a trip to the [et store would yield so much interesting craft stuff? I’m heading over tomorrow. Thanks for sharing. X

It looks amazing! And even better you gave me ideas that will help me problem solve making a base for my dollshouse! When you mentioned honeycomb cardboard, I remembered in my hoarded stash there are some large pieces of honeycomb cardboard of varying thicknesses but I didnt know what to do with them yet. They would be perfect for the base! Thank you so much for the inspiration. It's incredible how one casual mention of something can trigger inspiration in someone else! Keep up the great work, I am really loving watching your projects progress

A well reasoned and clearly explained tutorial, as always. I like the forethought in painting the area between the footing and the porch boards - I was caught out on a similar detail early on. My eye can never go by it … 8-[ Re plants: There is an Australian crafter who has worked with twine for plants. She also used paint brush bristles (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YAFx1de2FmQ.htmlsi=je-gYjVpKankx-Z9) to make attractive flowering grasses. The glitter comment made us laugh. When our granddaughter went through her glitter craft phase, even the cat would have sparkly bits the next day or so. Thank you so much for having us along on this adventure.

Wow is all I can say! ☺️

Wow those bushes and grass tufts are way better than the ones you can buy! This was great Laura❤ Love the little desert flowers too. I occasionally buy stuff thats for aquarium decorations to cut up and use as smaller plants and things.

Believe it or not, there was skirting around the buildings of that era.

Perfect, I love the details. The foundation looks great. I’m thinking the General Store is coming close to completion 😂. It is a work of art for sure. I have SO ENJOYED watching you create. Thank you for making these awesome videos Laura.

Great landscape! 😃

Great job on the porch with your weathered floorboards and the terrain. Picked up a lot of tips for shrubs and other bushes. Cheers Robyn ❤😊

This looks amazing! You gave me so many tips❤️

love it! well done

Tumble, weeds! 😂