New Dishes

I went to North Carolina yesterday with a friend.. And we stopped by a little thrift shop on the way... I bought a bag of these for a dollar..

They are seashells. I plan on using them in the Sandy Bay build for dishes. I like how they have the little pointy things on the bottom.. It will keep them from rolling around. 

I love the cartons you find on YouTube. That's where these pictures have come from. We don't get this in the states.. So thank god for YouTube... I grew up overseas.. Grew up watching Postman Pat and the British version of the Fraggles. Yes there is a difference. Also miss those PG Tip commercials. And Kinder eggs.. And Lion bars... And oh my.. How did I get from seaweed to chocolate, lol?

(Another great sign on Pinterest) 

So..

Until next time

Ya'll be safe today, Happy 4th!!

Half way there and already deaydreaming...

I've finally found time this morning to sit down and begin loading the birdhouses in Etsy. I've got half of them done... and I'm going to try my hardest to keep going and get the the rest loaded, but I'm taking a break....

 

I've been using what was Katie's Corner as my backdrop for my store pictures lately. The pink walls seem to go with everything... and for now, I like the change. It's getting to cold for me to go outside...

So.... The Pink Bedroom has been packed away awaiting it's future home- ((I'm tired of Otis eating everything... so we're going to get one of those houses that hang on the wall that has a glass front..........oneday........))

But anyways..... for now... I get to play while I work. Shhhh.. don't tell anyone I'm having fun- they might use it against me:)

I listed the LIFE game Birdhouses... And this is the setting I set up to take pictures in. The dresser will one day make it over to the store, too.... but I can't figure out if I want to seal the drawers with Modge Podge or leave them like they are. I get hung up on the stupidest things sometimes!

....OK.... so if you look close- You will also see a blue mermaid. I just got a small order of these in, and still have to repaint and age them, but I think it will be a nice addition to the beach items I have in the store:)

 And while I'm here... I wanted to tell you what I found.... You may already know about it- But it was all new to me:) If you look on YouTube you can find Brambly Hedge movies.... And they have The Sea Story.... So I watched it the other night and took still shoots with my camera of some of the things I want to use. Like this window. I was wondering what that table looking thing was under the window in the family room. Turns out it's an inside shutter and they show you how it works...

 They also had the little details like the Shelf.... and the seahorse rocking horse, and the mermouse:) I took a lot of pictures but don't want to over due it today.... I'll share as I move forward with the build.

Think I'm gonna get some lunch and it's back to work I go:)

 

Until Next Time



When there's a will.... There's a way!

I don't have "real tools", as the bf would call them.

And I'm ok with that...normally.

Don't get me wrong.... I am starting to get to the point of wanting something more than a hand saw and an exacto knife... But we all know how dangerous the power tools are in My hands...

However... this wood on this little house is a pain in the butt to cut..... So



 I used a drill bit attachment in my Dremel as a jigsaw, so to speak.... and it did the trick. And I didn't hurt myself. lol

OK... So you see the new holes where the stairs are- this is where the two houses are going to join together to make one long house. All the cracks will get filled in so you'll never know the difference. And I went ahead and started building up the top floor. I want a box- so I'm using a piece of foam core board. After I get everything glued together- I'll go back and 'wrap' the outside in foam core too. Then I'll coat the outside in sand before it gets her grass hair:) But that's something I still gotta figure out.

Now that I've started this build, I'm having a hard time putting it down. This is usually my favorite part- the build.....It's the detail work that slows me down.

Until Next Time:)

And How many projects are you working on?

I'm working on several...

I think that's how miniatures work- One project gets you hooked.... and then you get all ADD with it.. and through the years you add more houses... You know- cause the 3 you have sitting on your desk aren't enough to keep you busy, lol.

The gypsy wagon is a good example of this. I love this little 'house'. But I do Not like all the painting that is involved.... It's taking several coats- and it is sooooo boring.....

((I did change the colors since the last time I talked about it- the doors and window trim are now blue- And I love it!!))

All the trim will still be gold

 And the inside is going to be a light pink.....

 with blue accents.... I built these little shelves- there's going to be one on each side of the window- and I've got some scrapbook paper in there to make it a little more girlie:) I am so glad I changed it to a girlie wagon- it's just going to be the cutest thing- When I get it painted, lol....

 And then it happened again.

I've always love looking at Brambly Hedge pictures...

My Mom says she used to read them to me when I was little.

So a few weeks ago I ordered my first Big Girl books...

and have totally fallen in love. Now I do like all the ones you see all over the net- But I'm really in love with Sandy Bay:) You can find it in Sea Story.

 I think it's the beach. I'm just drawn to it.

And So...

a new project has been started:)

I took 2 of the puzzle houses from Michael's and have joined them together. This will be the top 2 levels of the house. At a later point I will add the bottom.....

Please excuse the mess- we were trying to figure out space and where what would go.

The bf helped- he assembled the stairs for me- I swear we spent an hour fussing over who the designer was and who the helper was. He was right though- the way I want it won't work- so I'm going to have to think on it...

 I cut out all the holes- took me all night to do this- I must invest in some real tools! We still have to cut out the holes between the 2 houses- After we figure out where and how the stairs are going it, lol. This might take awhile.....

I am so in love with this house. There's going to be so many things I can add... and living here at the beach is really going to help. I bet I can find all kinds of neat stuff to use.  

 And I love the over sized fire places...

I built one last night.

This is just my base. It's going to have seashells on the sides and I want to get the top to look like an old piece of drift wood.

I don't measure when I build... I just kinda use my guide (my gray bear) and build around it going from what I see in the picture. Not really good advice... But it works for me.

 Not sure if I'll use this blue cabinet- It was one of those things I built without a pattern- so it's not 1/12 scale (this whole project is almost 1/2 scale but a little bigger)... but I do love the cabinet.. and have always wanted to use it in something- and this project is going to have the right colors for it:)

 This is what the whole house looks like.

I'm working on the top 2 levels. Later I can go back and add the rest. I CAN NOT wait to do the grass:D I'm thinking another piece of carpet (like I did on Marshmallow Manor) but longer- Much longer. And maybe I can brush it out before I paint it to make it a little more fluffy? Most of the House will be coated in sand.

I'm excited about this project:) I just hope it doesn't take years to finish... I do tend to work slow:)

And before I go..

Thought I'd update you on the Chops:)

He's doing Great now.

There for a while he really had me sad. To the point where I was thinking about having him put down because I couldn't bare to see My Baby like that any longer. He had gotten to the point where he didn't want to even get up- and was using the bathroom on himself. So I rushed him back to the doctor... And the doctor told me he was just being lazy from all the babying he was getting... And that before we knew it he'd be up and running around. Well.... I guess Porkchops heard him, and realized the gig was up- because it was all up hill from there. He spend the better half of his time wallowing in our bed... then he started scooting... and before we knew it, he was up and walking across the bed. And then he was running across the bed.

...and then last night I was in the kitchen cooking and Someone decided it was time to get out of the bed and visit:) His legs will always be crooked, but at least I have my crazy Chop- chops back!

I do want to apologize about being so slow getting the store loaded up.

A week before Thanksgiving I had a wisdom tooth pulled and ended up with a dry socket that just doesn't want to heal. It's just slowing me down.....

I've got most of the signs in there- and I'm hoping to get the birdhouses loaded next week.

 

So

Until Next Time:)