Working on the shed and travel plans!

I wallpapered the little shed weeks ago...

but I didn't want to show you until I'd made the windows.

Now...I was hoping to get to my friend Anne's house so she could help me (she's a master builder!) but real life has been getting in the way!

 I finally realised it was unlikely I'll ever have a child free day to spend with Anne so I told myself to

'just do it NOW'!

and yesterday at home with a few sticks of wood left over from other projects and my trusty craft knife I made the windows.

 

 I have big plans for this little shed!

 I've started making furniture.

 

And here's a pic from the outside...more coming soon...

BUT

in two weeks time I'm crossing the world to visit another friend I've made through this blog.

I'm so excited to be flying to California (that's 13 child free hours away from New Zealand on a plane!) to meet the incredibly talented Kim Saulter!!!

We're going to have 9 fun filled 'shabbylicious' days together, I can't wait!

 

Mercedes

Published again and a New Project!!!

I am privileged to have an article on the Shabby Cottage published in the September 2013 issue of The Dolls' House Magazine.

This magazine is published in Great Britain.

I'd like to thank Karen and Christiane for asking me to be part of their Shabby Chic issue.

 

And in other news...

 

 Look at what I found at the Op shop (Thrift Store) the other day.

The cutest little shed was sitting there on the shelf just waiting for me to come along!

 

As I don't really like the actual building part of creating a miniature house this has got me very excited...the possibilities are endless...

more to come!!!!

 

And you'll be pleased to know the Customs officers have finished playing with Sylvia's package and the toilet and basin have arrived here!

 

Mercedes

A bath for Liberty's house

 

I've been working on the bathroom in Liberty's dollhouse.

 It was the last room that really needed attention.

I don't really like doing bathrooms I have to say!

I had to really push myself to get this room of her house started.

 

Kim Saulter sent Liberty the gorgeous bath. It had brass legs and fittings but I painted them brushed chrome.

I had to find a quick way to make tiles (I like things to happen fast!). 

I found some scraps of pretty scrapbooking paper and used a Cuttlebug embosser to get a tile effect.

It annoys me that the tiles don't match up in the corner but that was all the paper I had.

It's by no means perfect but Liberty is happy with the result!

Well, she was happy until she went to rearrange everything in her dollhouse and discovered the shower is now fixed in place.

Ahhh, 9 year olds!

I have to tie my hands behind my back and bite my tongue and remind myself it is HER dollhouse NOT mine when she moves all the furniture around!

Kim sent her the little cupboard too.

 

And Sylvia has mailed her a toilet and hand basin but I think the customs officers must be playing with it!

 

Mercedes

My little houses in Daphne's Diary!

 The July/August issue of Daphne's Diary - a most beautiful lifestyle magazine for women - arrived here in my mailbox all the way from the Netherlands today. I am thrilled to be able to tell you there is an article about me and my dollhouses in this issue.

 

 Daphne's Diary is a Dutch magazine and it doesn't matter at all that I don't understand Dutch because the pictures and style of the magazine are absolutely breathtaking.

The whole magazine is set out in the style of a beautiful shabby scrapbook.

I'd like to say a huge thank you to Wendy for asking me to be part of this gorgeous magazine

 and to Henk for his very clever editing of my photos.

The website for the magazine is here - Daphne's Diary.

I believe it is available in The Netherlands and Belgium and Germany (thank you Lotte!).

 

Mercedes