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Jennifer's Printables Frequently Asked Questions |
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Here are some hints and tips for using the printables.
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How do I save the printables? |
Hold your mouse over the image that you want
to save and >right click> select 'save image as' to save the printable
wallpaper in your computer. Make sure you remember where you save the printable.
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How do I print the wallpapers
and other printables? |
I can't answer too many questions about printers because they are all
different. |
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What paper do I use to print out
the wallpaper? |
I use cardstock for printing both the wallpaper and
the little boxes. |
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What is cardstock? |
Cardstock is about the thickness of greeting cards, you can buy a package
of cardstock at most stationary stores
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Do I need to seal the printable? |
Yes you do need to spray your printout with a sealer ,in order preserve the ink. Give the ink a few minutes to dry and then spray the printable with a sealer. You can buy spray sealer in both a glossy and a matte finish. You would definitely want to use a matte finish for the wallpaper, for the little print and fold boxes of cereal etc., you may want to use a glossier spray. If you don't mind having a bit of a sheen on your printie, you can use hairspray as an inexpensive sealer. Be sure to spray both sides of the cardstock. |
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What is Sealer?
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Sealer clear coating that preserves maps, documents,
prints, etc. |
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Where Can I buy Sealer?
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You can purchase spray sealers for crafts at most hobby shops. If you are in a location where you don't have access to hobby shops it is easy to find on the Internet. Below are links just a couple of brands. |
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How do I apply the wallpaper?
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For many years I applied wallpaper using an all purpose glue. This works fine as long as you use the glue sparingly and pay close attention to gluing all of the edges. More recently I have been using a glue stick to adhere the wallpaper to the dollhouse walls. I find this method works very well, quick and easy with no drying time. You have to make sure that all of the edges are well glued. |
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Where can I buy a glue stick?
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You can purchase a glue stick for less than a dollar,I have found them
in, Michael's Hobby shop, the dollar store, Walmart, almost anywhaere |
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How do I assemble the little printable boxes?
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To make up the little boxes so that they are nice and straight you need to lightly score all of the folds, I use the blunt side of a box cutter knife to do this, but anything will do.
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What paper do I use to print out
the grocery products and gift boxes etc? |
I use cardstock for printing both the wallpaper and the little boxes.
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Can I use a glue stick to assemble the little printable boxes?
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I tried assembling the the printable grocery boxes and gift boxes using
a glue stick, but it didn't work for me, I still use glue. I use the glue
very sparingly, but sometimes the box gets a little soft from the glue. Since I usually need more than one printie, I can make them just as quickly by gluing just one side of each box at a time, by the time I get to the last box, the first box is dry enough to glue the second side. |
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What is the best glue to use? |
Any good all purpose glue that dries clear is fine to use.
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The printable is bigger than I
want it. How can I make it smaller? |
It is easy to make the printable smaller in the Paint program in Windows
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Tutorials by Jennifer |
Tutorials by Carole |
View nice dollhouses and miniature dolls |
Doll House Wallpaper Menu 1750-1880
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| Carole's first doll's house | ||||
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