MARY ENGLEBREIT SITES: Here are some sites that I have saved. Most of the sites are the works of the talented members of SS and I hope you, too, will be inspired.
http://miniatures.about.com/library/weeklytopicsubme.htm?once=true

http://fayzerplace.homestead.com/MEhouse.html

http://www.maryengelbreit.com/

Susan in Mid TN

ME House: I have an ME house--one that was designed by her. However, there is another gal who has done a couple of ME-style houses using cutouts of ME stationery, stickers, etc and it was very effective. There is ME wallpaper that can be purchased from dollhouse dealers. Depending on the size of the rooms of the dh, you can use "printie" wallpaper that is on the http://miniatures.about.comwebsite (wallpaper and borders) that Lisa designed when she was doing the ME-style roombox (all on the website).

If you'd like to see my ME house, go to http://fayzerplace.homestead.com and to "My Minis" and "ME House" (not the Book House--although that is a little 1/4" scale house made from a tiny ME book) I didn't use ME wallpaper in the bedroom of the house, but the other rooms are ME.

Fay in St. Louis

ME house: A few years back I did the ME house. Mine is the original with the outside papered. I used the Minigraphics ME wallpaper for the inside. If you use black & white check and lots of cherry prints, you will have a start. At the time I bought the kit, I also bought the ME furniture. It has since been sold to a woman in Canada. You can paint some furniture black, some red etc. My kitchen has a checked floor, white cabinets w/red trim. I was able to find a black ME print at our local quilt shop which I used to re-upholster a couch and chair. The bedroom is pink and green (colors taken from the paper). Ann Estelle (the lady of the house) has a teapot collection and an eclectic assortment of furniture. Wish I had a website so you could see what a lovely house she lives in.

Roberta in Wisconsin

ME paper: Try looking at www.about.com at the miniature site. There are three sets of coordinated ME style papers, including borders and flooring. I have used them in two of my houses, and in several other projects. They work best if you print them out on cardstock and spray both sides with an acrylic matte spray. I have also cut up some of the little ME books for artwork and tiny borders. I know that there is ME scrapbook paper and some fabric out there, but I have not been able to find any in the stores near me.

Lauren (in Maryland)

ME House: You could try Michelle's mini's for inspiration. She has some wonderful ME printables on her page as well! Her page is http://mkm311.homestead.com/michelleminis.html

Rhonda

ME stuff: Lori Ann Potts of Mustard Seed Miniatures does some great ME styled items.
One of her workshops is an ME inspired workbench - totally fun! She also sells 1/4 scale wallpapers in that style and has some wonderful resin furniture that you can paint and upholster to match.
Also try Debbie Young - I am quite sure I purchased some of my ME 1/4 scale
papers from her.
Now - for 1/12th scale. At a Scrap Book shop I found a package of papers for making memory books that were a perfect 1/12th scale for wallpaper. Check those sorts of sources out. Rubber stamp stores and places like Michaels or Crafts Canada tend to carry things like that too.

Debi in Quesnel

log cabins: Walter made several log cabins in the past. He handsplit the wood so it would look as though it was split with an adze (sp?). For the mortar (which looks very realistic in person), he used an epoxy putty by Brookstone. I'm not sure that particular product is still being made, but any mortar-colored putty would probably work. I mean, btw, the color after the putty is mixed, since epoxy putties come in two different color strips that are mixed together in equal portions. A lot of them come in blue and yellow, for example, which makes a green. As I recall, this putty was a light cream and a beige. We tried some other materials for mortar, but the other stuff (paper mache's, air dry clays, etc.) tended to crumble. The epoxy putty was permanent. If you want to see some results, here are a few pictures: http://www.perfect-touch.com/logcabin.htm

Dona Vaughn

chinking for log cabins: I used the caulking for bathtubs etc. that comes in a tube for the chinking between the logs. It doesn't dry out or crumble.

Harriett in Framingham, MA

Mortar: You can use stucco patch for mortar - when dry it looks like the chinking in between the logs.

Dollhouse Maker (Norma Cevetello)

Wood into Mortar? Pat Kohar asks, "... does anyone out there have any ideas how I can make my pieces of wood look like mortar in-between the logs ..."
I'm not quite sure I understand the question. As a new maniac miniature maker (no slurs intended- I'm proud of my obsession!) I hesitate to offer advise, but here goes anyway.
First, is there a specific reason you are opting to use wood instead of actually using mortar or a mortar like replacement?
If you are dead set on using wood, how about taking a craft stick and beating the side edge until it looks like a gouged up, chewed-up mess? This could be layed flat in between the logs. I haven't tried this, but I'm just brainstorming here. Then you might gob on white glue until it gets all lumpy and sticky and maybe even place a few tiny pebbles in some of the deeper holes. - Just a thought:

Denise.