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??

My Birthday!!

My family donated to a 'birthday fund' this year, so I was able to pick out my own gifts. I found a dollhouse store in Norfolk, Virginia called Bits and Pieces of Ghent; and my daughter and I went shopping. I bought this tea set at 50% off ~all because it's missing it's ladel!?!? It has tiny little pink flowers on every piece.

OK, I make flowers for my cakes, but I have nothing on these......I am going to have to study!! All of these will go in the shop I'm building.

Then I found this cute little bench and thought they'd make a cute chair for my Polymer clay bears. But, then............ we went out to dinner, and my daughter and her friend found these Carebears in the............Gees, the things you put a quater in and turn the dial and get a toy~ like a gum ball machine~ ANYONE KNOW WHAT THEY"RE CALLED? LMAO!!!! OK, after we ran out of quaters~ I realized that there was miniature Disney Princesses, and miniature Strawberry Short Cake dolls.....Oh My~ Do I see a miniature toy store in my future????

The rest of my money was spent on ordering more furniture for the house, and on food from a miniature artist....I will share pictures when everything arrives in the mail.

Bagels and Donuts

My favorite!! Bagels, loaded down with cream cheese!! And an apple, what a good start to the day?!?!

And you can't forget a donut or two! There's several to choose from....

Oh!......... yea!....Silly me, you can't eat any of these, they're all made out of polymer clay. They sure will look cute in the dollhouse, though! The bottom picture shows all the 'treats' I made today.

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.

What are printies??

Thanks to my new friend at http://www.candidcanine.blogspot.com/, I now know what printies are!! She has lots of book covers to share, and some beautiful Doll magazine covers!! And if you google printies, you will find more to print. I am sorry I don't have exactly where I got these from, but this is what you do with them. I even found a pattern for the bag, and made a bunch with K on them to go in the store.

I even found a few for the art studio....

Crown Molding and perfume bottles

My crown molding came in the mail!! Here's a picture of my carpenter making his cuts. And here the crown molding has been painted and installed. It makes all the difference!!
This is my first time making perfume bottles. It couldn't be any easier!! Take some pretty beads, glue them ontop of each other....and you have a perfume bottle!!
This is a picture of the other side of the tray