Fairytale Cottage......

I made this cottage from a kit.  I changed the design some, to make it my own.  I gave this to my daughter for Christmas and she loves it.  She has it displayed in her living room for all to see.

It took about 2 months to make this, but it was a labor of love.  I got a lot of my inspiration from Caroline over at Shop Cinderella Moments.  I love her style of cottages and she is a master at what she makes.  Go on over and visit her and you'll see what I mean.   She is truly a fine crafter. 

I love crafting these dollhouses and I made a gingerbread house for my other daughter, also for Christmas.  I will show that one next time.

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Welcome to.....

I have some new followers that I would like to welcome. Thanks for coming by and joining in the fun! They have some beautiful blogs and I encourage everyone to go and check them out.

Sara Scales at minidreamz - dollhouse miniaturist & craft fiend

Suzan Geridonmez at Kanka Dolls - beautiful dolls

Reyes-El telar de mi abuela - beautiful needlework and crafts

Nuria at Nuri Minis (she has the translation feature on her blog, to translate to English) - minis

Kim at My Fairytale Cottage

Gloria at The Little Red House with the White Porch

Robin Britton- I couldn't find a blog for her

Pan- I couldn't find a blog for her, either.

I'm sending out a warm welcome to all of you. I hope you enjoy my blog and I'm sure I will love yours.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

Some little things....

I have started working on some miniature furniture for my dollhouse. I started building this dollhouse sometime back in the late 70's. It's been put away for many years, and I just got it down from it's resting place and I've started working on it again.

I saw this Magnetic Gluing Jig and I just had to get one. I bought this one from Smaller Than life http://smallerthanlife.com/
It is the BEST thing! It makes gluing things up so easy! It helps to keep them square. The little magnets hold the piece firmly while the glue dries. I love this thing!



Here's a little chair that I'm making.....



I did this little bookcase first.....



Here it is all glued together.....



I am going to paint this one. It still needs a final sanding and I haven't decided what color it will be yet.

Same thing here....I haven't decided what color yet....

This is my baby.....I bought this saw when I started the dollhouse. It still works so well and I'm sure it has many more years of good use left in it.

I have a nice little belt sander, too, but I didn't take a picture of it, I'll show it to you at some point.

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I worked in my garden today, digging out weeds and replanting a lot of my perennials. It was very hot out there this afternoon. I had to keep coming inside to cool off. It was good to see the sun shining though and I loved every minute of it! I'll remember these wonderful days during the long, cold days of winter!
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So, everyone, have a wonderful weekend. I'll be attending my Grandson's football game (they are 3-0, so far) on Sunday morning, so I'll be going to church tomorrow.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean

An Old Love Renewed......

This is a room box that I made as a gift for my mother-in-law about thirty years ago. When she passed away, my father-in-law gave it back to me and I've had it hanging in my craft room ever since. It's a little perfume shop.

I made the little coat rack, and everything in the room.

All the little bottles are made from beads and jewelry findings.

I made the shelving and the little bench.

The umbrella stand is a little plastic tube of some sort. I painted the inside with gold paint and the umbrellas are cocktail picks with some plastic wrapped around them and then I added some small gold chain to the handle. The carpeting is red cotton velvet and I think it looks just right.

So, this is the old love renewed. I've always loved miniatures and now that I have time, I can pursue this hobby again.

I also have a dollhouse that I started building back then, but life sort of got in the way and it ended up in the garage for many, many years. It has been brought back into my life, at the urging of my BFF, and I've started working on getting it finished. I will have some pictures of it for you soon.

I have been very busy since I last posted. I hope this doesn't happen again. But I have gotten a lot accomplished in the last 3 weeks. The fun thing was: I had a mini vacation with my best friend. We went to a quilt show which was amazing! The workmanship that went into these quilts was awe-inspiring! I was so happy to be able to attend this show and to see the artistry that the creators used in their quilts.

I have a Honey-do list and WE have gotten quite a few things crossed off the list. We needed to get a lot of things done before winter sets in. With the summer being such a scorcher, I feel like I wasn't able to do as much as I needed too. We are still working on the list though.

I had an Echocardiogram today. My feet are swelling (very uncomfortable) and the Doc wants to make sure it's not my heart that's causing it. If the heart is Ok, then he'll probably change my medications, I hope.

I also have some dentist appointments coming up, something that I really don't like, but I must do it. I need to get some new partial dentures made, the old ones are worn out!

Lots to do!

I also want to say "Thank you" to all my followers. It is friends like you that make this blogging thing so much fun.

'Til next time, Love ya, Jean