📖 [Rolife Journey] Sakura Pavilion Progress: Tiny Details, Big Joy 🌸✨

Buckle up, this is two days of crafting :relieved_face:

Most of the furnishings are officially done and I am so in love with how everything is coming together. Every little piece is starting to feel like part of a real, lived-in space :two_hearts:

The teal table is finished and fully styled with all its accessories. The Fan with a beautiful tassel, book, and teapot add so much charm, and adding those tiny gold accents just make it feel extra special :sparkles:

The pink cabinet/ peach desk is complete too. I used the drawer handles to temporarily hold some of the hanging pieces that
needs hanging elsewhere, which honestly worked out perfectly. The tiny books and scrolls give it so much personality :books::bell:

The orange table and surrounding pieces are also finished. The instrument, floor lamp (light will do later), framed art, and all the tiny details :orange_heart::musical_notes::framed_picture:

Method to the Madness

More mini magnetic clip appreciation pics…

The cat’s collar was originally supposed to be made with the provided air-dry clay, but mine had dried out, so I improvised with a yellow rope from another kit and painted it red :heart:

I also painted the wooden pot gold to match all the other little accents. Cutting the paper strips down to 2mm lengths was definitely tedious, but also weirdly satisfying once everything came together :scissors::straight_ruler: I may re-do this box, I had to scale down the sizes that was given from the instructions, and it still feels off :face_with_monocle:

And yes, I have officially started the tree :deciduous_tree::cherry_blossom:

I used black air-dry clay from another kit and added dents to create a realistic tree trunk texture.

I find the tree is chipping brown colours so I painted it with a pink base using Tamiya spray paint, this helped the acrylic paint stick better. I layered dark and light brown. I finished it with shading using a black acrylic pen and added highlights with a light brown acrylic pen :artist_palette:

For the petals, I pressed the centers with a dotting tool and glued them organically onto the branches :cherry_blossom: I got tired after work so this is where I’m stopping for today, but I am so happy with how it’s turning out so far :sparkles::sparkling_heart:

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Super pretty! Especially the cherry blossoms tree. You really nailed it sooo beautiful creation. :sob::cherry_blossom::pink_heart:

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Perfection :cherry_blossom: The patience, effort, attention to detail truly a work of art!

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Thank you so much!!! There’s SO MANY petals, its fun and exciting… I feel that putting the petals on is my reward

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Lots of great work here! Your details look very nice and is coming together so well!

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You’re welcome. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts: I think you’re almost on the finish line. I’m looking forward to your next update again. :pink_heart: Grabe effort mo nakakainspireee.

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respect. this looks really difficult. especially the tree. are the ticker branches also made from clay? getting all those petals on there must have taken hours.

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Everything about this model is just stunning!

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This is absolutely stunning already, @Orangesareus! All those tiny details really bring it to life, and the tree is turning out beautifully. Such amazing work!!

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Omg Miriam this is amazing! So beautifully done! I mean the kit is already gorgeous but I think you really did it justice! :pink_heart:

I love what you did with the tree too! It’s so inspiring for someone like me who does not like painting. :laughing:

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Looking at your photos made me realize that I have a long way to go with where I left off with mine :sweat_smile::joy:

You’ve done an amazing job with all the details. I am truly impressed. And your tree is coming along beautifully. It’s going to look stunning.

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WoW~ :star_struck: that’s so nice~ looking forward to your end!!

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look great job. Everything was amazing.

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I am almost done the tree…. It’s taken me the while day on and off… so happy how its turning out

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Salamat Mare… almost there! Go go go!

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I only used the clay on some parts of the branches to give it volume, however its the trunk where I focused the clay on and sculpted

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Thank you so much :smiling_face: its a very detailed kit, its almost on its satisfying end

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I am actually so happy how the tree has turned out… almost done ! just few more branches and petal making… so close

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I am so happy i get to paint and add shading and highlights. I did never worked on air-dry clay before so I am happy that the acrylic paint works… it inspired me to get more clay and do more custom sculpting

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Mare my goodness ma trabaho nga talaga! I actually want to finish it kasi motivated ako ma shoe case sa workshop… Kaya mo din yan! i know you can also finish yours ahahah we got this

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