I Hate When That Happens!

Do you ever get into a project, to only realize, there at the very end, that you don't have enough to finish what you've started??? Yup! I ran out of shingles!! Ugggg! I only need about 30 more.......guess I'll have to wait till I can order another pack....Darn it, I was on a roll!! Of course I decided not to listen to the bf, and started shingling from the inside out. (What? I wanted it even on both sides!) He had warned me....I know.....But, you know me, I gotta try it the hard way once, sometimes twice, lol! I still have to go back and add a little more stain to where I made fresh cuts. And I have to reinforce that corner. I swear, it looks like you could blow it away. (It's glued pretty good, but I don't think it will stand a chance to Otis.) I thought about putting Ivy, or something, up the sides..and then I could cover up the mess I've made outta that corner. I dunno.......I'm sure by the time I order more shingles, I'll figure it out!

Oh My!! Cora's house is under attack...

Just thought I'd show you a picture of my helper today. Otis insisted on sitting inside to watch me paint the outside with gesso.
Even tested the strength of the plywood for me......Yup! It's Otis proof.......if you don't mind a few teeth marks, lol!!

I'm back...are you scared??

We got in late last night, and I now need a vacation from my vacation. Whew'

My Mother flew me and the kids to California for a family reunion this weekend. It was a very nice treat!! And on Friday, we took the kiddos to Disneyland!!! My kids had no clue they were going, we had wanted it to be a surprise. Disneyland is beautiful! Now, let me say thanks to my new eyes the dollhouse girls have given me, I found myself taking pictures of houses and not my kids. Bad Mom!! LOL~ I did get pictures of kids, but don't worry, I have lots of eye-candy to show you!!And look at what was sitting on the coffee table when we got home last night!!!!!! OMG~ this thing is huge!!! And it's beautiful! The bf took it as far as he thought he should, that way I can start painting, without it being to much of a chore. So.......................when I get done resting from my Vacation, I guess I'm painting........Oh my~ I still need to finish Katie's Corner, and Drew's skate shop................so much to do!! And I love it!

Oh, I almost forgot. Meet Cindy. This little girl was rescued out of my Momma's cousin's pool, and has found a great home! Looks comfortable, doesn't she......Well, hope you enjoyed. I'll be back another day, with a few more pictures of what I picked up from Disney.

LMAO.....so way off the subject from clay, huh?? Well, just think of all the clay houses I could make from these pictures? HUm..........

One more for the road!

I had rather hoped that I would of gotten a lot further on this box than I did today. But, it seems that either someone or something has run off with my blue tape, or I have hid it on myself. Either one could be quite possible, lol. I originally wanted to put in a wood floor, but then opted for a much easier way. I knew I had seen a sheet of flooring at AC Moore's, so I went to check it out. They had several to choose from, but at almost $24 a sheet, I decided there had to be a cheaper way. I wanted light floors, and thought about cutting out squares of scrapbook paper, but again, too time consuming for me......and then it came to me, CORK. You can buy a 12x24in sheet of it for $2.99......Now that's what I'm talking about. And, you know, I really like it! I put a coat of varnish on it, and will probably put on a few more . I have all the baseboards and moulding ready to go, now if I could just find that darn tape................

***I say 'One more for the road', because tommorrow I'm going on vacation. My first real vacation with my kids, and I can't wait!! But, don't worry......I'll be back in a week, with lots of pictures to share! But, for now, I must turn off the computer, put away all my supplies~don't want Otis eating them while I'm gone~ and I must say ..........until next time.

Goodbye Cora's House

Well, Cora's first house has now found a new home, in the trash. Honestly, I have spent many of nights, wondering how I could fix and transform this house into something great, it just never happened. And besides, we needed to make room for her new house.

Here she is 'man-handling' it, and trying to pull the second floor off.

Oh, the poor little house............

..but wait..............stay tuned..............a new house is in the process of being built.

More Paperclay today...

Today, I played some more with the paper clay. First let me tell you a little lesson I have learned about paper clay. It shrinks...just a little bit, but enough to say you should over lap things a little more than you think....I now have gaps in between the bricks and the stones...ugg!! OK...so, today I did the wood work out of paperclay. Easy enough.....laid out a 'board' of clay and scored lines into it to look like wood. I also painted all the bricks off-white. To the right of the picture you can see what will become the front door.I added my first coat of brown to the wood. After seeing how good the boards look, I really wished I have left the bricks brick colored! But, too late for that.
I put the door in the frame so you could get an idea of what it might look like. Who knows what will come of it...I don't know~ lol...I'm just exploring the use of paperclay. So far I like it.
Oh...and BTW, today I used a little tacky glue first, before applying the paperclay to the foamboard.....and it stayed in place a lot better!

RIP Cora's house

Due to some new medicine, this week hasn't been very productive. I have been working on some small projects, but have not worked on Katie's Corner or the Halloween cafe.......BTW~ the cafe needs a name~ any ideas out here?? And then this past week, Cora's house finally took a turn for the worst. Due to the fact that our 'healthy' cat likes to sit on it, he has finally managed to cave the roof in. Over the weekend, I tried to glue it back together, but due to the old glue and the dust bunnies, I wasn't very successful.

I finally just ripped the whole roof off, and walked away. I really don't want to trash this house! It just needs some.....OK, a LOT of TLC. I think I may strip it down, and see what I have left.....if I can, I'd like to save it and turn it into a haunted house or something~ that's if I can find room around here to store it??? Cora will get a new house~ I just have to order it, Oh, then build it....lol........

I like it!!

I started gluing the rocks.....and even added a planter under the window.

And I finshed gluing the rocks!! I really like how it's looking~ but I'm really not looking forward to grouting~ I've only done it once, and it was a pain it the butt!! Any tips??

I'm on a roll...

Yesterday, this is where I was at:

And today:

I am so glad to be done with all that wood. I still have some touch up painting to do. And I'd like to add a few more boards, but over all I am done with the major woodwork!!!! (Can you see me doing my happy dance??) hahahaha
What's next you ask??

......well..........Rocks......ohhhhh....exiciting huh?!?!

Where the shop will live...

Today, the last piece of roof ledge was glued down. Once it drys, I will have to go back and support it a little more. Still gotta figure out how to do a thatched roof. But, first, I have to finish the outside boards and rock work. Yes, this little room box has a long way to go.

I thought I'd include a picture of my work desk. LOL, I don't think I have ever actually worked at my desk, I much perfer the couch! But, everything I used gets stored here. Well most of it.....some of my things have found their way into other parts of the house.....and everything gets shifted to whatever room I decide to work in. I can honestly say I don't think I have anything stored in the bathroom.....oh, wait~ that's where the iron lives~ and Yes, I only use it to craft....won't even tell you the last time I ironed something to actually wear. I couldn't live live without my art clutter.........It makes me , ME!

Oh, the whole point of this blog is to explain, that one day, I'm going to have to claen off the top of my desk, so my little shop has a place to live.

Some things for The Pink Bedroom

I figured my room was going to need some storage, so I made these. The shoeboxes I got from a pattern, and the long boxes will go under the bed, I made with my own pattern. I even made a square box, but don't know what's going to live there yet. Do you see the big art supply box, I opened it so you could see all the supplies in there.



I love these......I found this printie online, and I love it! Every big girl's bedroom needs a Victoria Secret's bag, right? And Jungle Undies?? (Google Jungle undies and/or mishellyzoo to find them)





Oh, and I repainted the bedroom a much lighter pink, and painted the ceiling white. I think it looks better. I'm still thinking I should paint the trim white, too.......time will tell.


And of course.....the teddy bears I made out of polymer clay. Ok, I know, they are not ALL bears, but you get the idea. The pink ones will go in the bedroom; I've got to take a better picture of the bunny, she's hiding in the back. The brown ones got burnt in the toaster over~ but everyone said it adds character.


And the material I bought to redo the bed. I'd really like to either make a quilt or pay someone to do it for me. Me and the sewing machine bump heads, and I'd really love a patchwork quilt!! It's one of those things I know I can do, but really don't want to, ya know??

The Attic

My carpenter cut out my roof this weekend. Then, he thought, for only a minute though, that this was his house, and it took me a minute to convince him otherwise. I so need to buy him his own house, then maybe I can keep him out of mine! But, I'm so happy to have the help!!

The top has been glued and in the process of being attached to the house.

Just a sneak peak of whats to come.

Here, I have applied plaster to the wall....And painted it a horrible pink~ Yes, I gotta find a better pink...needs to be much lighter. The upstairs probally could of used a window or two...Oh, well......mabye next time.