Mr Nylon is in the kitchen again!

For the first time in a very long time Mr Nylon decided to venture into the kitchen...

 'Sacre bleu!' says Bri, 'What the heck is happening here?

What is that woman doing now?'

'She's even taken the kitchen sink! Surely she can't be thinking of redecorating! It's only four years since the last renovation...come to think of it that's about the same time I was last in here.'

 

 'What the?!?  Things move way too fast around here...I don't think I can live through this again! I need a vacation while this is happening...I seem to remember seeing a caravan in America that would make a good holiday home...'

 Decorators note: Hard to believe this much wallpaper came out of that one tiny room!

An empty room...ready for a new beginning!

 

Time for a change?

I was being very lazy this morning (it's Saturday here) sitting on the couch flicking through Kim's beautiful book.

Kim's minis always inspire me...and I've decided it might be time for a makeover in the Country House.

 

The Country kitchen as it is now.

 

 

There are plenty of things that annoy me about this house. For one: it is a big and heavy house and it takes up a lot of room in my tiny craft space. And for another: the configuration of the rooms leaves a lot to be desired. But with a bit of thought (sometimes it's hard to think with kids running around all the time!) I'm sure I can solve a few of my issues.

Every now and then I think I should get rid of it but then I look inside and realise I can't part with it!

It's the house that started me off on my mini-making adventures...and what amazing adventures I have had!

 

So now I'm thinking it's time for a complete makeover...a new look!

Watch this space...I'm excited!

 

Mercedes

Some new things in the Country House...

Just look at this tiny 1:12 scale exquisitely embroidered cushion!

It is the work of Sandi Quance (from Canada).

Sandi asked Liberty and I what we would like to see on a cushion and we suggested a few animals.

Sandi outdid herself with not one but three perfect tiny cushions!

The beautiful wicker chair came from Wendy Brown (of England).

Wendy asked if we could do a swap and she made the most beautiful wicker items.

This beautiful wicker chest is another of Wendy's creations. It fits so perfectly in the corner of the girls' bedroom it looks like it was made to go there!

The baskets all come out and are fully lined with gingham fabric.

Wendy made the blue chair and cot in half scale especially for Liberty and the tiny pink chair in quarter scale for me. 

That little pink chair is only an inch high and just perfect!

 

Here's another one of Sandi's spectacular cushions in the country lounge.

This little bambi cushion is my favourite.

I've long wanted this bunny cushion for my real house.

It looks just perfect in the country kitchen.

The cushions are petit point embroidery - Sandi tells me she used 61 count silk gauze and silk threads - and the pictures really don't do them justice, each one is a masterpiece!

Thank you Wendy and Sandi (neither of whom have a blog!).

Mercedes

An update on the country house

A few weeks ago I was asked to display my dollhouses at a local retirement village.

The country house was in a state of chaos because I'd been changing rooms around.

I hastily sorted it out and made a few new bits of furntiture.

I thought you might like to see how the house looks now (it's not entirely finished).

Cake, rice krispie treats and pancakes are all recently arrived gifts from the awesomely talented Kim Saulter.

 It was a nightmare transporting the houses to the village, I don't like sticking everything down and I went over a bumpy road and heard everthing go flying!

It took me an hour and a half to set everything up again when I got there and I was thinking 'never again'!

However, so many people got to see and enjoy the houses that weekend it made it all worthwhile.
In fact so many people came to look that they had to get extra staff in the village cafe to cater for them, lol!

Mercedes