A huge Thank You to my dear friend Paula for sending me this beautiful sign for Lobster Pot. Even bigger thank you to Bethany (Paula's daughter) who made this beautiful sign, she really is a talented young lady.
The sign looks absolutely perfect and brightens up the house no-end. I'm sure business at the Tea Rooms will pick up now everyone can see what is hidden behind the doors! I think I spotted Bill and Maggie heading towards the tea room for a lovely cream tea.
Well, finally got round to tidying up the dollshouses in their new home. My goodness they were dusty! Put a few little bits in as well, and stuck (fingers crossed) the hanging baskets and flower troughs, not sure how long they'll stay up, so I'm listening for the clang, clang, clang as they fall off, no doubt will be in the middle of the night and make me jump!
Added the bits that my dear friend Paula made me, driftwood picture for bill, some pussy cats for Maggie (she is definitely the cat lady), shell collection basket for bill which he collects after he's pulled the boat back in after fishing, and awaiting some gorgeous home baking from Maggie, he's definitely going to have to watch his waistline!
Added a few more bits and pieces to the Tea Shop, some lovely bunting that Paula made, have added a "High Tea" spread in the living room as well, and a few little bits and pieces for the bedroom. Still some way to go on this one, but I'm running out of ideas! Also forgot that i'd put Bill's outhouse in the garden of the Tea Shop as well as it doesn't fit between Bill and Maggies anymore, so they'll have to have a short hop to get to the garden now!
That's been about it really, no pennies to buy anything at the moment, so will have to try and make a few bits, although I'm clueless really about what to make or how to make it!
Started the Easter knitting now, so hopefully will make a few pennies on ebay with that but bit early yet!
Hope everyone is well and is staying safe on Friday 13th!
Now for the pics!
Bill's House (The Boathouse)
Maggie's House (Driftwood Cottage)
Tea Rooms (The Lobster Pot)
Back again! Still no dollshousing but thought I'd share a few other pics! Dogs were groomed today so look and smell (lol) nice and clean! For some reason they absolutely hate the camera and sculk away whenever I try and take pics of them, goodness knows what they think it's going to do, so they're not great. Also a pic of my cats, who are not so shy!
Finally, here is the finished "Topsy Turvy" Cinderella Doll which I've made for my niece.
Unfortunately, also got letter from the hospital today with the date my my gallbladder removal, so got to go in on 14th February, which means got to start the yukky Milk Diet at end of January, 3 weeks of just 4 pints milk a day is not appealing!
Still no mini-ing, I really must get my bum moving and do something! Still no inspirations or aspirations, but I must do something about them, I feel very guilty neglecting them, haven't touched them since well before Christmas. Think I will leave them in my bedroom for now, but trouble is the outhouse/lavvy won't fit on the chest of drawers with the 2 houses, so may have to rethink that one. Don't think they'd fit on the desk either with the outhouse, and the shop/cafe won't fit with one of the houses either, oh dear, what to do!
Anyway that's enough for now, off to watch East Enders, then of course Celeb BB.
Well it looks like I've been very remiss with updating my blog! If truth be told I haven't really done any mini-ing though. Seem to have hit a bit of a brick wall with my cottages!
My brain seems to be stuck, dunno if it's Christmas that's got in the way or what! Seem to have been doing mainly knitted stuff at the moment, will post a pic later of my topsy turvy doll that I'm doing for my niece. Not 100% whether I like her that much or not though. Will reserve judgement till she's finished, she's nearly there, just her hair to do.
Ahh well that's all for now, just wanted to make sure that I at least posted something even if it isn't dh related lol.
Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and Happy New Year.
Well finally got around to playing a bit of dollshouse and updating my blog!
Had to move Boathouse and Driftwood today, they have taken up residence in my bedroom. Needed the space downstairs for the christmas decorations! Moving them was a good thing though, gave me a chance to add some little bits and pieces here, and add the lovely things Paula sent me, gorgeous driftwood picture, glasses and shell basket for Bill and Maggie's new cats and bag and other little bits and pieces here and there. Also had another play with Lobster, added some little cakes and tea things to the living room and tea rooms, also added some little bits and pieces that again Paula sent me (what would I do without her!), and a couple of extra ornaments for the bedroom.
Bill had to lose his outside lavvy, it's had to move into the garden at Lobster so he'll have to have a little walk when he needs the little boys room! Never mind he's got his glasses now so at least he can see where he's going!
Am feeling quite smug at the moment as I've now wrapped all my christmas presents and wrote all my christmas cards today as well. Have started with the decorations but only got a few up so far. Got to do the tree and all the hanging things as well, oh joy!
Have still been busy knitting as well! It never ends! Have sold a couple of the nativity sets on ebay, and a few other bits that i've knitted. Snowmen are my latest favourites, am knitting them for my niece and nephew, hope they like them, I have to say I'm rather fond of them, may sell a few of those on ebay as well!
Think that's about it for now, must get on and do something!
Have had a fairly busy day today, managed to do a bit of lobster potting, had a quick look round hobbycraft, it was manic in there, wish I'd had more time and money, so many things in there! Bought a couple more balls of wool for my ebay xmas knitting projects, some thread to use as "hangers" for the decorations, some pipecleaners, I wanted just normal standard coloured pipecleaners but I couldn't find any of them, only want brown ones for robins feet, but all there seems to be is furry ones. Forgot to look for christmas buttons as well, tut! Will have to look on ebay I think. Also looking for a knitting pattern for a camel for the nativity scene items, but couldn't find one, again will be an ebay job!
Had a go at doing some bits on lobster, still not done the tablecloths, oh dear naughty me, but put some pictures up and filled the cake counters, also got my other chair, picture and table for the living room. Have got the hanging baskets up, but not sure how long they'll stay up for, keep listening out for the "klunk" as they fall down lol.
Been knitting a donkey today for the nativity scene items, have a horrible feeling it's going to look a bit too big though, will wait till it's finished if it's too big for the set, will have to try selling it separately.
Saturdays are always a big wash day as it's all the uniforms and pe kits, oh then it's the dreaded ironing, ugggggggggghhhhhh, I hate ironing!
Meant to be losing weight as well, so why oh why when I went to the post office/newsagent did I buy a huge bar of whole nut choccie, and have proceeded to eat half of it already, this is not the idea! Ah well tomorrow's another day!
Anyway now for the pics, sorry there's quite a few of them!
Managed to do a little bit more today, and postie brought a few more things, yippee! Love it when you get bits through the post!
Finished a christmas pud tea cosy, and decorated the shelf unit in the shop with some bits and pieces and blue tacked some of the china as i'm fed up of trying to put it back without knocking everything else over lol. Try and tidy up and cause more destruction, story of my life!
Got some pictures etc., to put up as well, and still got to make the tablecloths and cushions, hope to get them done tomorrow, too many things to do, must try and stick to 1 thing at a time and not have half a dozen on the go and achieving none of them!
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