Sleeping Fairy Baby Doll: I have instructions for making a sleeping baby fairy on my site:
http://gerdesdesign.com/northwest.htm

Anne

Fairy Dolls: go to http://msatminidolls.minilists.com/projects.html for some great step-by-step instructions on several different fairy dolls (you can order body kits), as well as some other great projects. Also, the Frills & Fancy newsletter at http://www.miniatureart.com/ has some great stuff. They also sell dollmaking supplies and kits for the dolls at the first site above.

Graceanne

Pumice powder: Pumice is a very fine rouge. Try: stores that sell gem polishing kits or an old time dentist as it was used to polish teeth which leads me to say try dental powder (the kind that is used in place of tooth paste) Some carpentry shops will use rouge sticks to polish and finish wood. (check a wood workers magazine) Silver polish and metal polish is a fine (very) rouge. Try automobile compound or even tooth paste (as a last resort)

DrBob...Delray Beach, FL.

Pumice powder: is available at any paint store which sells wood finishing supplies. Try Woodcraft, Constantine's or just a plain local hardware store which sells paint supplies.
For an even finer finish use Rottenstone. In a pinch i use rubbing compounds for polishing out auto bodies. Do not get any with a wax base in them.

Bill Hudson, Eugene, Oregon.

Pumice powder: If you can't find pumice powder, see if you can find Lava brand *dry* soap. Not sure if they make it anymore, but it's loaded with pumice. Alternately, if you can find small pieces of pumice in a rock shop or even a New Age shop, they're very easy to crush.

Molly/StormBorn

Nailheads: I am a new webby from N.Z. Just read your problem nailhead letter. I made a stone cottage - using real rock pieces - with a corrugated roof and my nail heads were made with little blobs - dots or what ever you like to call them - with liquid lead. Seems to hold its shape and looks quite realistic.

Lyn Wilkins.

Wainscoting. Mine are 3 inches high which would be equal to 3 feet high. It's a good idea if you're unsure about the placement of things to check a real house. I had read somewhere that chair railing is placed 3 feet high and that's how I decided where to put my wainscoting. Before I put the doorknobs on the door, I checked the height of the doorknobs in my house.

Carol

Chair rail height: Standard chair rail height on new houses is 32",(about 2 2/3" or 2 1/2" plus three lines at one twelfth scale) coming mostly from the fact that 8' sheets of material divisible by 3 is 32", and therefore you get the most out of your sheets. You may find that if your little house has tall ceilings, you'll want to adjust a little higher to make the wainscot more in proportion to the height of the walls.

Kathy in Kentucky

Dark Wooden Floors: I have made lovely wooden floors on mdf :- Score with steel ruler and craft knife to resemble floor boards, then apply several coats of 'scuff stuff' self-shine shoe polish in combinations of mid brown and dark tan layers. Have a practice run on scrap board to get the colour you want. Good luck.

Lyn

Dark Floors: You asked for a method to make dark wooden floors without using lots of varnish. At a workshop I attended recently we used Brown shoe polish. Since it has wax in it, it can be buffed to a nice shine. You would need to be sure there is no glue residue on the seams as the polish might not cover. "Stain" the floor before putting into your room, as you don't want to get the polish on your walls. I would test several shades and types of shoe polish to find the one you like best. We used a liquid shoe polish but I think the paste would work as well, and perhaps give you a better shine. Hope this helps.

Diane in San Francisco Bay Area