tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84232678840355494442024-03-17T20:03:26.313-07:00My Miniature Madness~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Welcome and Thank You for Coming By! One of The Best Things About Our Wonderful Mini Community is the Sharing and Supporting We Do With Each Other in Our Endeavors! I'm So Happy That You Are Here!Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.comBlogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-79847727641678207062024-02-29T05:00:00.169-08:002024-02-29T05:00:00.131-08:00An Unexpected Detour<p>Hi Guys! I hope you won't be disappointed that there's no update (other than the two photos below) on the Fairytale Treehouse's great room fireplace. I had fully expected it to be my sole focus this week. Until...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-vcn_IW9FOOL8nUc2JLg_e3GphMOI9hYPKsQX7ZHJqHmZGzWfNe9CdVo06ov7MJVwNL0wak1p9FT_WnRiKYO9Eq1Sb6BO96oVxtXdode8CSc1BFHSNYNIaeCJEkhzbGOyxavwilQ59pl7SiyuQdG2606HxjMK80Ixo4_l461haX9hb73wDBE50AnUjw/s3814/IMG_1517.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-vcn_IW9FOOL8nUc2JLg_e3GphMOI9hYPKsQX7ZHJqHmZGzWfNe9CdVo06ov7MJVwNL0wak1p9FT_WnRiKYO9Eq1Sb6BO96oVxtXdode8CSc1BFHSNYNIaeCJEkhzbGOyxavwilQ59pl7SiyuQdG2606HxjMK80Ixo4_l461haX9hb73wDBE50AnUjw/w222-h640/IMG_1517.JPG" width="222" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cricut cut parts assembled, herringbone "brick" affixed to firebox.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qziIxvlAKZ93i4hUTkcrGjQSNQPLJUmxLOGQGxkKANZ8IkyHbYJxmtAWvAhOx5jc1M6hihUfc0tjt-hPYNNNk856IHqu7VQPEdcAXNgQIHQHycPYyF-VUBMXA0QENd3ksR3SfsHEzbBlFwDgePStAhq5VdxUWnMIvrY4VJAD36IqNw3mKVsR7d32l0c/s4032/IMG_1520.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qziIxvlAKZ93i4hUTkcrGjQSNQPLJUmxLOGQGxkKANZ8IkyHbYJxmtAWvAhOx5jc1M6hihUfc0tjt-hPYNNNk856IHqu7VQPEdcAXNgQIHQHycPYyF-VUBMXA0QENd3ksR3SfsHEzbBlFwDgePStAhq5VdxUWnMIvrY4VJAD36IqNw3mKVsR7d32l0c/w480-h640/IMG_1520.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test fit in the great room. Goldie can't wait to roast marshmallows!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As I'm sure you've all experienced, life has a way of landing us into unexpected adventures. That's exactly what happened to Russ and me last weekend. What follows is not a post about miniatures, but is quite an exciting development for us in any case. So if you're up for something other than minis, read on...</p><p>Russ and I have both had trouble sleeping for a few years now. Sometimes the aches and pains of our aging bodies is the culprit. Sometimes it feels like we can't find the right pillow. Still other times it feels like our mattress is seeking revenge for all our tossing and turning. Whatever the plethora of causes, it's annoying! We finally came to the point where enough was enough!</p><p>Our solution and plan was to install our new, firmer mattress. After all, it's been in its box for a little over a year now!!! Then we would assemble a new frame (also a year old now) for the old mattress (which I love but Russ does not) and put it in the second guest bedroom (we seem to be finding more and more occasions for needing a second guest bedroom lately). So our plan to get a new mattress for our bedroom had additional motivating factors. </p><p>To give more context, in 2018 we replaced the carpet with wood flooring in two of our four bedrooms. <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2018/10/be-our-guest.html" target="_blank">We set one up as a guest bedroom</a></b> at the time. The other has been sitting empty since we finished. The last bedroom (other than ours) I'm ashamed to say is a catchall for all the stuff we don't know what to do with but can't yet decide to part with. It will stay as is until we find inspiring motivation.</p><p>As we began to tackle the mattress swap last weekend, our plans drastically expanded. At first we decided it wouldn't be that hard to empty the room so that we could install new flooring. It is long overdue. And, we thought, while we were already in DIY mode, it might be smart to go ahead and repaint, as well. One thing lead to another and soon, thanks in part to our income tax refund, we had a pretty great makeover in the works. </p><p>Here are a few of the elements that will go into making up our new environment. It seems serene and lovely on paper, but if we still can't sleep in here after all this then there is no hope for either of us, lol! But we do hope. We hope by the end of March we'll be sleeping in our newly redecorated room. And we hope to have two guest bedrooms ready in time for Easter company. And we hope our aging bodies are up to the task!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwe-er1aLUq6WKOXPJ1pXQ31aiSUImK9d3QznGHoRt9PfVu47dFXWUuGEQyfaNuTZH0KtN4_9qQtsIQI55k32toJFrCcd5bXA_QO00E2oRiqzxukfgS2FSXjIIgxWNnHyzesiThiCl0PwdLTixcYdhnHdxRQUFAN2p9AFHQhBBR43ni-GSUQZUX3qK4Ok/s1722/Design%20Collage.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1722" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwe-er1aLUq6WKOXPJ1pXQ31aiSUImK9d3QznGHoRt9PfVu47dFXWUuGEQyfaNuTZH0KtN4_9qQtsIQI55k32toJFrCcd5bXA_QO00E2oRiqzxukfgS2FSXjIIgxWNnHyzesiThiCl0PwdLTixcYdhnHdxRQUFAN2p9AFHQhBBR43ni-GSUQZUX3qK4Ok/w640-h530/Design%20Collage.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The background color, Cream Puff, is the same color we painted in the other bedrooms. <br />The more I've lived with it, the more I really love it!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Under the guise of saving money, I'll be making new wall art for the room. That means I'll get to carve out some creative time. It's the next best thing to mini time! I hope you're up for expanded adventures and will enjoy the transformation with us, too!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-15957272487841511672024-02-22T10:02:00.029-08:002024-02-22T10:07:33.534-08:00First Things First<p>Sometimes I get working happily away and then suddenly realize, with shocking clarity, that I'm about to make a big problem for myself. I am so grateful for that little voice that screams inside my head! Here I was, totally engrossed, making furnishings and fillings for Wayne's apartment. Thanks to that little voice, I began pondering when I should glue his partition wall and where I would run the wiring for his lights. Then it hit me: you're going to have to attach the roof. That realization sent me into an existential crisis about what I had left to do, how those tasks would affect future tasks and exactly what order of operations was going to be the most beneficial/least problematic!</p><p>That's when I totally changed gears from Wayne's place to the great room. As a reminder, it became "great" when I cut big swaths out of the second and attic floors leaving behind only the balconies. A three story room is pretty great, right? God I LOVE dollhouses!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DdW-JbvZMpYf7hUPFCV_OPqzSwVFx8FUaU-N3wqkxUN78Gk3sNanjkTaA5csUTX-84fiEtNJjIp7p1iEOWhtvnxG8PgBMRvW2F0hqhkH_ltdlqX8I9bsNDPnGUmZh-w4FTFTCt6NFxL_VF05OtqgNZ0M58Mb4SgIo3Cm8-GJaIp8wN-mkMOIw9lXSmY/s4032/IMG_1503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DdW-JbvZMpYf7hUPFCV_OPqzSwVFx8FUaU-N3wqkxUN78Gk3sNanjkTaA5csUTX-84fiEtNJjIp7p1iEOWhtvnxG8PgBMRvW2F0hqhkH_ltdlqX8I9bsNDPnGUmZh-w4FTFTCt6NFxL_VF05OtqgNZ0M58Mb4SgIo3Cm8-GJaIp8wN-mkMOIw9lXSmY/w480-h640/IMG_1503.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>You see, I always wanted something really great and worthy of a great room. And that meant a fantastic fireplace. Last February (Valentines Day to be exact), while gathering ideas about what the treehouse wanted to look like, I came across this photo. OMG instant crush!!! Cupid's arrow hit me hard. I knew I had to try and achieve the vibe of this amazing fireplace, but how? I've spent the last year working out possibilities.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYIyUjUdY3AkOs_X0bB39XiwP8zika3JJUABm-IurHBfLQH23-qwn6gpb24SjSBjIh-4_ujG6VyMhU6ABty_V89v1q-zNPfHAz823PnoLuGUNgq_EjcB7Gv2i60saKyUBg1sSNTLnSE6JmSoeQRYDivlJ8xQe23U_6DQFwjFssQ7f81Ttg6mJtRW33x0/s1024/Fairy-Cottage-2-682x1024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="682" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYIyUjUdY3AkOs_X0bB39XiwP8zika3JJUABm-IurHBfLQH23-qwn6gpb24SjSBjIh-4_ujG6VyMhU6ABty_V89v1q-zNPfHAz823PnoLuGUNgq_EjcB7Gv2i60saKyUBg1sSNTLnSE6JmSoeQRYDivlJ8xQe23U_6DQFwjFssQ7f81Ttg6mJtRW33x0/w426-h640/Fairy-Cottage-2-682x1024.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><p>First, because a lot of the wiring had to run behind the fireplace down the center of the treehouse, I'd need a hollow wall. But not a thick wall because the floorspace in the great room, thanks to the balcony, was already pretty limited. So a wall thin enough to be passable to the eye and also allow for the wiring. Thank goodness I did not attach Wayne's wall because that provided my pattern for the gabled roof. And thank goodness I did not attach the roof because I might have had a dickens of a time getting this hulking fireplace installed afterwards. I created a gabled roof pattern on cardboard from Wayne's partition wall and with this, and a few more measurements, I created the great room fireplace wall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1zMsfmynb2koG6WY9G3KENbb0YDHvgcuyJMXAijckCFH8LSa_id7HN_H1rvFXcqkyBDrow44S9mf6xk8gwOAQ7JUkgGH5fZJ7EZD5gphexHc7rHRKvrjG0htkrDM9ttNg0q7UFHKLWh9iS9u2P7lZybTANajvlkJrk4E2SyZ_32dK7BHLp3qsNzRNhE/s4032/IMG_1505.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1zMsfmynb2koG6WY9G3KENbb0YDHvgcuyJMXAijckCFH8LSa_id7HN_H1rvFXcqkyBDrow44S9mf6xk8gwOAQ7JUkgGH5fZJ7EZD5gphexHc7rHRKvrjG0htkrDM9ttNg0q7UFHKLWh9iS9u2P7lZybTANajvlkJrk4E2SyZ_32dK7BHLp3qsNzRNhE/w480-h640/IMG_1505.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>As you can see I used art board for the wall and lined three sides with 1/4" x 1/4" basswood to create the hollow, also providing a nice gluing surface.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof8luoyVv5jyBgQV1Nt8SO4sTKzHIh_w2NeRUkq9DyuwnlhfVtBhwen8q-BsBHGfffmMPdTT0156LTA-Stl3z5e4jKmtFdTopHTW7WzDOQExfpKwQ3Svp1P0ceK3USbfPtWnJP3Zekxr6PngcXsxALRv9ct4L9uXE8J5Vjt6etHxdUW3oV7i7jOAwdt4/s3598/IMG_1511.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3598" data-original-width="2408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjof8luoyVv5jyBgQV1Nt8SO4sTKzHIh_w2NeRUkq9DyuwnlhfVtBhwen8q-BsBHGfffmMPdTT0156LTA-Stl3z5e4jKmtFdTopHTW7WzDOQExfpKwQ3Svp1P0ceK3USbfPtWnJP3Zekxr6PngcXsxALRv9ct4L9uXE8J5Vjt6etHxdUW3oV7i7jOAwdt4/w428-h640/IMG_1511.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><p>And then I had to come up with a substrate for the fireplace. The gnarled tree bark will get created from paperclay or paper mache but I needed something with the basic tree trunk shape to attach everything to and to lend stability. Hello Design Space. Hello chipboard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9LRD3M0NQLoOkvpaiQzy0iv6wOrX-McrxaSeNJWCRLTTni5xdjluq94r47fzDNbJE4Mg6BrGUagXG5TJaDNPoqUxD5rbRUTtHczsraOmB7Dso2sd9zX98F0XWjIqUh2t9JamD8uC7-qhnZykDv6Vfa6ZQT6Ad9bxj1vNMGnu2xLcHx1r7LT2-EAJ0kI/s1530/DS%20Treehouse%20Fireplace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1530" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9LRD3M0NQLoOkvpaiQzy0iv6wOrX-McrxaSeNJWCRLTTni5xdjluq94r47fzDNbJE4Mg6BrGUagXG5TJaDNPoqUxD5rbRUTtHczsraOmB7Dso2sd9zX98F0XWjIqUh2t9JamD8uC7-qhnZykDv6Vfa6ZQT6Ad9bxj1vNMGnu2xLcHx1r7LT2-EAJ0kI/w640-h344/DS%20Treehouse%20Fireplace.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I started off with a bottle shape then sliced and welded until I achieved roughly the shape and size I wanted. Because my Cricut Maker only cuts chipboard that is 10.5 x 10.5 inches, I had to make the substrate in two sections to achieve the 22 inch height. The front would have a cutout for the firebox and a niche high up the chimney. The back would be solid. I was able to replicate the shape of the openings in the balcony and staircase windows to tie the firebox opening/niche in with the fairytale theme of the treehouse.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaBeZ4-ItmoUAxN7-QyyQCBLkNVPCyOVNVibZWmB-8sOws9l-gVRha-AjM2pOkF60FTy7dkRvh9wZBXXN-g2sSXLUjl20eAztxNmEN2cDfgxxQRDg0QlfNEXVWLmHvt4fk93EByt7ABkTnv4vf3qm3Gs3vo7jOgoYKswp39tVi9r8SQw0Pg7zLzP2Zy0/s4032/IMG_1506.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXaBeZ4-ItmoUAxN7-QyyQCBLkNVPCyOVNVibZWmB-8sOws9l-gVRha-AjM2pOkF60FTy7dkRvh9wZBXXN-g2sSXLUjl20eAztxNmEN2cDfgxxQRDg0QlfNEXVWLmHvt4fk93EByt7ABkTnv4vf3qm3Gs3vo7jOgoYKswp39tVi9r8SQw0Pg7zLzP2Zy0/w640-h480/IMG_1506.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I attached the bottom and top sections of the front and back fireplace pieces, gluing art board across the inside seams to lend strength. For the sides of the fireplace I used more art board scrap. It can easily be scored to make the gentle bends I needed but also makes for a sturdy substrate. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J4Wm00pYV5T67rshYdAspLi413RWnyIKJ2U1ANkcZXCvo3t4KBlJkuivImrSxvf9eTyl131PHT352lbhmUttm0auxZblLnuRhfBEIE-1NCgWpUSpx52TJ2Ug6qBj29whbLzpq2kLTFECeXQt6-3oLMgsXwfLW5uemXH-kaYROuSP1S7uQ4BGx1gzJYE/s3731/IMG_1509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3731" data-original-width="2709" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J4Wm00pYV5T67rshYdAspLi413RWnyIKJ2U1ANkcZXCvo3t4KBlJkuivImrSxvf9eTyl131PHT352lbhmUttm0auxZblLnuRhfBEIE-1NCgWpUSpx52TJ2Ug6qBj29whbLzpq2kLTFECeXQt6-3oLMgsXwfLW5uemXH-kaYROuSP1S7uQ4BGx1gzJYE/w464-h640/IMG_1509.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p>Once I had the sides securely glued it was time to make the firebox and the framing for the niche.</p><p><br /></p><p>And that is where I'll stop for today, my friends. Today is mine and Russ' 37th wedding anniversary and he's playing hooky from work. 😉 </p><p>A shotgun, Vegas wedding, no money for rings and no clue what was ahead. But here we are, 37 years later, still in love, still really liking each other and proving love truly does conquer all. 💘💗💘💗💘</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5ifLqa0VvYVsZpkzmqPui-_Miw2TRl07Kf2W1fFLOg3taVjtGu9__SvH1EgQCZDNxKWTLQUyULIUPt44OpU8FNyqcReRY8fLMhnz2ra10AZZcf9ac93FUUw6NTv8CajpFyV40UgfxRbBfIpL51FjAhvcoWAmECZKeOPQj7bQMh5QdG_0T8UdB2G_oy4/s426/2Russ%20and%20Jodi%20Reception%20Feb%201987.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="362" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5ifLqa0VvYVsZpkzmqPui-_Miw2TRl07Kf2W1fFLOg3taVjtGu9__SvH1EgQCZDNxKWTLQUyULIUPt44OpU8FNyqcReRY8fLMhnz2ra10AZZcf9ac93FUUw6NTv8CajpFyV40UgfxRbBfIpL51FjAhvcoWAmECZKeOPQj7bQMh5QdG_0T8UdB2G_oy4/w544-h640/2Russ%20and%20Jodi%20Reception%20Feb%201987.jpg" width="544" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">February 22, 1987</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>One last thing before I go... I made a bunch of newspapers for Wayne's apartment and thought I'd <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/p/newspaper-prop-pages-and-tutorial.html" target="_blank">share the printies</a></b>. They are great for filler or to use as props under mini art projects, on attic walls or shop windows, crumpled in trash bins or stacked in messy rooms. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCa3JOlTLbKbUsQmbR5heaWCzf3KxBuKs1pND_MPMfCOiseVDH3IG-hEJnqOFH-HVmU7VIfxbo8qyKeN1Zzsdbr0svs9sfjJH7mk0v0GaiODXhLjzWvgxFZss9rp-V7By2vIsdMk_9KqxnUQNCezkat1O9hLJXaNmIDE5g5lv5a6nG2nG_iVixD3X73s/s2663/IMG_1500.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2349" data-original-width="2663" height="564" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrCa3JOlTLbKbUsQmbR5heaWCzf3KxBuKs1pND_MPMfCOiseVDH3IG-hEJnqOFH-HVmU7VIfxbo8qyKeN1Zzsdbr0svs9sfjJH7mk0v0GaiODXhLjzWvgxFZss9rp-V7By2vIsdMk_9KqxnUQNCezkat1O9hLJXaNmIDE5g5lv5a6nG2nG_iVixD3X73s/w640-h564/IMG_1500.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-66612889962025929412024-02-15T08:04:00.003-08:002024-02-15T08:04:00.130-08:00Setbacks and Revamps<p>Setbacks, difficulties, impediments, obstacles or failures. It doesn't matter which term you attach to any outcome that is other than the one you wanted. What's important is that you never give up. I believe if you learn anything it's still progress. I got many chances to practice that principle working on Wayne's furniture this week. At times I had to battle frustration and disappointment, but by reframing how I thought about each setback, I was able to revamp things and keep enjoying my mini time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SMDLj2Ld6V-SUDaxeMeoHdN5rDec8sIL0KMkvAcbDamywX4szxLNocrBTU9_S6Tt9OwsDvC4-2UPJEzqecnQcDkM6zubiY8IdeduW5RzJ2m5g1FkABVf-cvj0xZHd4Iuf7bOzZbbYVAhusq1_DUTUaHpql6YGqC2nRCzqdsakjUuF5sbB-AX4fvS1s4/s4032/IMG_1481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2781" data-original-width="4032" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SMDLj2Ld6V-SUDaxeMeoHdN5rDec8sIL0KMkvAcbDamywX4szxLNocrBTU9_S6Tt9OwsDvC4-2UPJEzqecnQcDkM6zubiY8IdeduW5RzJ2m5g1FkABVf-cvj0xZHd4Iuf7bOzZbbYVAhusq1_DUTUaHpql6YGqC2nRCzqdsakjUuF5sbB-AX4fvS1s4/w640-h442/IMG_1481.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Things started off well with Wayne's kitchen table and chairs. I designed the pieces in Design Space and cut them from 2 mm chipboard. The table is a simple round table with the top in two pieces, one slightly smaller than the other, to create a step down effect. The base started out as a half circle and a bowling pin with some aspects sliced away. Can you see it? This gave it a unique shape. Opposing notches are cut into each piece so that they can slide together. The set went together great the first time and, most importantly, Wayne liked them. They'll need a bit of aging to give them character, but I'll wait and do that with the rest of the chipboard furnishings at the same time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrL0_v45obsLoDPR06sYGY61TrtL6p095tmvlGVa_Paw0i0BK9sf9-PiqLd_2UQrwwAealjkdARjluTIIzxwu_aiBNXS9suU82K19bSrvAV1xsmysly0LssalqL2APkr6gxaDHxwvGh4KeN8b8v-8dl1wFmb-j5fj9sW3c1depzt0TNTOBY1QXnDgT10/s1534/Wayne%20DS%20Table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1534" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbrL0_v45obsLoDPR06sYGY61TrtL6p095tmvlGVa_Paw0i0BK9sf9-PiqLd_2UQrwwAealjkdARjluTIIzxwu_aiBNXS9suU82K19bSrvAV1xsmysly0LssalqL2APkr6gxaDHxwvGh4KeN8b8v-8dl1wFmb-j5fj9sW3c1depzt0TNTOBY1QXnDgT10/w640-h344/Wayne%20DS%20Table.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MqTRST1DnAxs17sqYzKzVPt8pXT_u_A0RXvCdJvgnP2yNQhbUDMP2LwQH_WVq8c7iMDDTiRkgVz-WvL_VgNMf4WcccNWRbBuPiiqpqazQ8BLJVqBq3qdWC8FL9BK6u7SFbJLNlS9pvdMTRVIYGykwHkyXUpSi-q7TgaQEPjxzcF3bw0qdrB8XXCTD70/s2761/IMG_1441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2533" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MqTRST1DnAxs17sqYzKzVPt8pXT_u_A0RXvCdJvgnP2yNQhbUDMP2LwQH_WVq8c7iMDDTiRkgVz-WvL_VgNMf4WcccNWRbBuPiiqpqazQ8BLJVqBq3qdWC8FL9BK6u7SFbJLNlS9pvdMTRVIYGykwHkyXUpSi-q7TgaQEPjxzcF3bw0qdrB8XXCTD70/w588-h640/IMG_1441.JPG" width="588" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A perfect fit for Wayne!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb8eQnxT0f4M-EWcFPVDfULig7a5qRlxu7pSuZ5p_QucVSvbUAmFgRH0qambFMJbSLVEnax9qEBAL3fFWuclgJQ0_1qYSsEZxEZTdEhmdy_8Sr_BUmA7t2-EfBzLDJ7PNbK0x0OhqHigx2LA6zlzcJGJvE6jbPZGjnEm4ax0inVsvBZ-BE_hloqZmwi8/s3372/IMG_1447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="3372" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzb8eQnxT0f4M-EWcFPVDfULig7a5qRlxu7pSuZ5p_QucVSvbUAmFgRH0qambFMJbSLVEnax9qEBAL3fFWuclgJQ0_1qYSsEZxEZTdEhmdy_8Sr_BUmA7t2-EfBzLDJ7PNbK0x0OhqHigx2LA6zlzcJGJvE6jbPZGjnEm4ax0inVsvBZ-BE_hloqZmwi8/w640-h516/IMG_1447.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For size perspective, Wayne is 2" tall and about an inch wide.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The next pieces I worked on, Wayne's leather club chairs, were a lot more complicated. I made it as easy on myself as possible by using the chair pattern I'd previously created for the <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2022/04/just-beachy.html" target="_blank">Beachside Bungalow's bedroom</a></b>. All I had to do was resize the pattern down to Wayne size. To give them club chair characteristics, I revamped the shape of the back of the chair. </p><p>You can see below a good demonstration of the difference in scale from 1/12th to Wayne's scale, which I believe is close to 1/36th (G scale in model railroading).</p><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2022/04/just-beachy.html">Beachside Bungalow's bedroom</a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2-8vfrn1A-jandUNnMcGqw2PChPpE39gAzvd_IuTBuMFw2vMo2vAd8UhsKQqKWzRu1DxbSEJ9fhMSMK9v3QwcMYHi66a9Z7okw__4huGqdY5gXnVLuNkLFDkAl317uvFW-r5np7uNLJ6kSFCMDCTE-Bh2YLSgYxudLlQEdowLUHCHA8V3rMn5XDl-8c/s1189/DS%20Chair%20Size%20Compare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1189" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2-8vfrn1A-jandUNnMcGqw2PChPpE39gAzvd_IuTBuMFw2vMo2vAd8UhsKQqKWzRu1DxbSEJ9fhMSMK9v3QwcMYHi66a9Z7okw__4huGqdY5gXnVLuNkLFDkAl317uvFW-r5np7uNLJ6kSFCMDCTE-Bh2YLSgYxudLlQEdowLUHCHA8V3rMn5XDl-8c/w640-h344/DS%20Chair%20Size%20Compare.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne's chair back looks like a slice of toast, lol!<br />The brown pieces are cut from chipboard, the white from cardstock.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I finished the chair using the upholstery process from <b><a href="https://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com/2013/01/chair-upholstering-tuttorial-how-to.html" target="_blank">One Inch Minis</a></b> and used tiny patterned/thin upholstery fabric. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIIFZ75thWtKz2grsh5ETsYVwrsqUH6oeyBf54QJ1fZKu0IJXc3qktldLXVYZ3EC3cjefSK1xsJqMq64PTwXDhj3VQI_oTWdZ8pWiu0jj2iyIsXuv20gJggpFFRrJBiHuyueqUrM7QqqA8M1LWY1LjhDB_lzk3drsEPOUHmzyG8nqgY5kw725xpr4Fac/s2717/IMG_1442.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="2676" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIIFZ75thWtKz2grsh5ETsYVwrsqUH6oeyBf54QJ1fZKu0IJXc3qktldLXVYZ3EC3cjefSK1xsJqMq64PTwXDhj3VQI_oTWdZ8pWiu0jj2iyIsXuv20gJggpFFRrJBiHuyueqUrM7QqqA8M1LWY1LjhDB_lzk3drsEPOUHmzyG8nqgY5kw725xpr4Fac/w630-h640/IMG_1442.JPG" width="630" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaG8kEIwVjeACGKZRkn1hdZw4RL4mW2VAJujBfjPEAFHFgQBtqP2tZVYxCbS2-6trqAWmEH0QEfESghVQAGXxxXXh5xkCchymo5iwmIBDpaFxF3wOow63eDB3SR4eoAT5-soNjYZ-uhNeGC-lRVumhiZLEMXRz0ALkGk9m64bk2UWJp5bUgQ6xxQNh5A/s3252/IMG_1446.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3252" data-original-width="2520" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmaG8kEIwVjeACGKZRkn1hdZw4RL4mW2VAJujBfjPEAFHFgQBtqP2tZVYxCbS2-6trqAWmEH0QEfESghVQAGXxxXXh5xkCchymo5iwmIBDpaFxF3wOow63eDB3SR4eoAT5-soNjYZ-uhNeGC-lRVumhiZLEMXRz0ALkGk9m64bk2UWJp5bUgQ6xxQNh5A/w496-h640/IMG_1446.JPG" width="496" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some might call this good enough with fabric on, but Wayne requested leather.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Then came the challenging part: faux leather. While I've seen several <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=faux+leather+miniatures" target="_blank">YouTube Tutorials</a></b> on how to achieve a faux leather look on upholstery and fabric, I didn't adhere strictly to any one method. Rather, I took aspects I thought made sense from some of them. All included applying a good coat of Mod Podge first to essentially seal and smooth the surface. I let that cure overnight before giving the chairs a light base coat of nutmeg brown. I wanted some of the yellow tones to show through.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYte0e_Q_XVYVCdgQnwIuGh5h4bEgyhBZpk2bpduj9WDsSZnaKhGZwxjKkS_m5kiSrYLejPmeFkEwgjr8Jf7Evk_A40xLpIgE7ASCKbGUt7xNRj5YtlvyUQO3yU-tWlNoYbZNB7Wt0ii5QzlLnoNdVHJjo9XfWw0zoTHMUYfBAMxYB-jy_DV_XJKLlyM8/s3584/IMG_1453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="3584" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYte0e_Q_XVYVCdgQnwIuGh5h4bEgyhBZpk2bpduj9WDsSZnaKhGZwxjKkS_m5kiSrYLejPmeFkEwgjr8Jf7Evk_A40xLpIgE7ASCKbGUt7xNRj5YtlvyUQO3yU-tWlNoYbZNB7Wt0ii5QzlLnoNdVHJjo9XfWw0zoTHMUYfBAMxYB-jy_DV_XJKLlyM8/w640-h534/IMG_1453.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once dried I sponged on a darker brown mixed with satin glazing medium. It looked like we were getting somewhere!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vBP6Rl2Cmy82x5ZiJIeAzKuqi6ouUyEahDvY1h_xSLQNPWcSy_qW-qR9Cheexz5HKJ5Higc97YXyckYH_PUveA9w9kkZIowSQ5hT-Huzr9A7re4WuStBaW5UTh0zNnkoliQ2SVdC4QB2wWbe2jlUVRgvEA3DvcBE2ASdI8ApNiO-yWOaqHSg8lCgEqE/s3930/IMG_1454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="3930" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2vBP6Rl2Cmy82x5ZiJIeAzKuqi6ouUyEahDvY1h_xSLQNPWcSy_qW-qR9Cheexz5HKJ5Higc97YXyckYH_PUveA9w9kkZIowSQ5hT-Huzr9A7re4WuStBaW5UTh0zNnkoliQ2SVdC4QB2wWbe2jlUVRgvEA3DvcBE2ASdI8ApNiO-yWOaqHSg8lCgEqE/w640-h480/IMG_1454.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>But when I took photos, I noticed that when magnified by the camera close up, the fabric looked as though it had "pilled" up. Yikes!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU4R997jKlOPXPlWncgQE7TG7ETOcAfIhUlqeTtgY7vVm0nOqwcYYAt-8ShxIzppDPsn5v4-9Fe9ixg9uzfmFp6h4xy9MDntIQodSnyB2s3iAfwGgBmJfM286EYJ8aBoOxVRcn-DYIRcPujqofGRCy3e6ri4qpuak88mzEBOnEt9MdCTvRUMpmgYkiZY/s3104/IMG_1460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="3104" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU4R997jKlOPXPlWncgQE7TG7ETOcAfIhUlqeTtgY7vVm0nOqwcYYAt-8ShxIzppDPsn5v4-9Fe9ixg9uzfmFp6h4xy9MDntIQodSnyB2s3iAfwGgBmJfM286EYJ8aBoOxVRcn-DYIRcPujqofGRCy3e6ri4qpuak88mzEBOnEt9MdCTvRUMpmgYkiZY/w640-h534/IMG_1460.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Apparently, they needed a thicker coat of Mod Podge. That helped, but they still looked pretty flat and one dimensional. I was beginning to worry that all my time invested into these would result in one big failure. Ugh.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingb_4Vabiuy66WCAY11YOuwPc1rBGxKSYnqPKaJjIRi1iSVA3rU4o_QJXoIfx5hx9JcjU0YUNBmDNND2VHdi4hd1ytMU7QCgqiNec00f06L3jfWv0EgAdRYH3OIiW51ar7cGHLl03lyeaUh_x3zjp3yzDC_a6SB87Swl-qwvUlr15ARLgTTGdiw50pvI/s2958/IMG_1460c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="2958" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEingb_4Vabiuy66WCAY11YOuwPc1rBGxKSYnqPKaJjIRi1iSVA3rU4o_QJXoIfx5hx9JcjU0YUNBmDNND2VHdi4hd1ytMU7QCgqiNec00f06L3jfWv0EgAdRYH3OIiW51ar7cGHLl03lyeaUh_x3zjp3yzDC_a6SB87Swl-qwvUlr15ARLgTTGdiw50pvI/w640-h510/IMG_1460c.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Finally, after adding highlighting and aging with a dark wash and dry brushing, I can live with them. The final sheen was achieved with a 50/50 mix of satin varnish and matte varnish. One was too shiny and one was too flat. Mixed in equal parts seems to have been the sweet spot. The yellow label Mod Podge was great as a pre-sealer, but made them look a little more like vinyl and less like leather. Which could work to your advantage on some pieces... say, pool inflatables? Thankfully, after I kept at them, Wayne is thrilled! He said he can't wait until he has a lamp that he can read by. I can't wait to catch him snoozing in one some afternoon!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWE63kRDcwe-cNxn44H4y3YjexZHC4Sv75d5R-RojACrNmsqagym2YqbyNCiwUOeC04do0XkqJIm7mZE2hV9AaXvyGNjxLOTrKTdYxeMaYfXXwdmaE2W7M2EPaPD317qUapUaKD5E_-whabhTffCcT0LPQO6DKxChdWykdK4-hXHUL97w-VgJRpOHekc/s2555/IMG_1471.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="2555" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWE63kRDcwe-cNxn44H4y3YjexZHC4Sv75d5R-RojACrNmsqagym2YqbyNCiwUOeC04do0XkqJIm7mZE2hV9AaXvyGNjxLOTrKTdYxeMaYfXXwdmaE2W7M2EPaPD317qUapUaKD5E_-whabhTffCcT0LPQO6DKxChdWykdK4-hXHUL97w-VgJRpOHekc/w640-h614/IMG_1471.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The next revamp began when I had all of Wayne's furniture sitting together on my work table. The bed I had made for him last fall (when I made Roz and Rosario's beds) looked huge! And it kind of was. Not in its width or length, but definitely in height. And since the bed is going to be in a room with gabled roofs, height surely matters.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiXLVOxmcPEBGBFuSGLYHOgki7wlTPpQCd9dc5aXGRDptelkzQ1sji0upZWxUslZQkb6Gl529_9mDhF8IW9a8H_E8iSQfwMjLgxJXaiW72Pbv3qIhlo2JC6s2oJLIzjP4T1L1fO0kBxMLYKlisYKP4jqvGtzvfyx-dFAU-v-LUQb2Nf027Stad0mq7F8/s3301/IMG_1449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="3301" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiXLVOxmcPEBGBFuSGLYHOgki7wlTPpQCd9dc5aXGRDptelkzQ1sji0upZWxUslZQkb6Gl529_9mDhF8IW9a8H_E8iSQfwMjLgxJXaiW72Pbv3qIhlo2JC6s2oJLIzjP4T1L1fO0kBxMLYKlisYKP4jqvGtzvfyx-dFAU-v-LUQb2Nf027Stad0mq7F8/w640-h576/IMG_1449.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The big bed is a good length and width, but Wayne needs a stool to climb in!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Rather than lamenting about all the time it took to create the big bed (and to sew all the bedding), I decided to look at this as an opportunity to make another fun bed style perfectly sized for Wayne. I designed it from scratch in Design Space with layered head and foot boards and an inlay of carved tree branches. It took an entire day to design, cut, assemble, add bark to the branches, let dry and begin painting. I got nearly to the final phase of finishing before I found faults with my design. The footboard was a bit too tall, the legs were a bit too tall and any comfy looking mattress was going to block too much of the headboard inlay. It was hard to admit, but it just didn't work. Finally, I faced facts and realized that I liked the style of his big bed much, much better. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcj3WXQg0MJMyufkFIL3eHPMLBfb0lcQK9xfO1dETdrwobGGN4b54dA3qHOyb2V-F7uxTrma2z_BbSegVOnv8MmyQ6GMHDLdPKOJ-2GxUTN20eHVX3KQtM43vJJJzmPGgqo5HkU1Hmh7MQzV36812o2mACNTe4RaAw1r9tXxiuOuZQ1JPrQDBMuWN8Bg/s3974/IMG_1462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="3974" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcj3WXQg0MJMyufkFIL3eHPMLBfb0lcQK9xfO1dETdrwobGGN4b54dA3qHOyb2V-F7uxTrma2z_BbSegVOnv8MmyQ6GMHDLdPKOJ-2GxUTN20eHVX3KQtM43vJJJzmPGgqo5HkU1Hmh7MQzV36812o2mACNTe4RaAw1r9tXxiuOuZQ1JPrQDBMuWN8Bg/w640-h472/IMG_1462.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MUcu6MCpz8JojXlHkko3rMvcJkvTUGRA31uJMVRRnDvbx8ezm0NFO9lL6hXp3gKUAo7W6S-dNxGsEAzV-3XHJKvri7rSbBlDs08zvM4QI4IqREFWLvXAFio-fJ9IXDLnlWt9ZPNVW3hPJhAVmn7Puy8FRlyUY6sffPIErmWfxQhQzWqjNMXyvmLj40Q/s3259/IMG_1476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="3259" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MUcu6MCpz8JojXlHkko3rMvcJkvTUGRA31uJMVRRnDvbx8ezm0NFO9lL6hXp3gKUAo7W6S-dNxGsEAzV-3XHJKvri7rSbBlDs08zvM4QI4IqREFWLvXAFio-fJ9IXDLnlWt9ZPNVW3hPJhAVmn7Puy8FRlyUY6sffPIErmWfxQhQzWqjNMXyvmLj40Q/w640-h570/IMG_1476.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This design still needs work.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Here are the big bed and the first revamp in the gabled bedroom...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7LvS7UozuQXwbN8t_qpvMDg9UIjaV65e8dbs7bRYUAPWBDuvrjDYBrzfo9NFgxwmgOlOQtKZKwnMzQbo_lyFIs2ygLFEsC9IFy5Csn4X6N1KmZBodixP43ia2Yox5v3i0TD7E79URlCP0G5MgY-9FIM4WMepKHau1S07LAnr07T1w8DeG3zTsG-oDkM/s4032/IMG_1473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7LvS7UozuQXwbN8t_qpvMDg9UIjaV65e8dbs7bRYUAPWBDuvrjDYBrzfo9NFgxwmgOlOQtKZKwnMzQbo_lyFIs2ygLFEsC9IFy5Csn4X6N1KmZBodixP43ia2Yox5v3i0TD7E79URlCP0G5MgY-9FIM4WMepKHau1S07LAnr07T1w8DeG3zTsG-oDkM/w640-h480/IMG_1473.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big bed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4b7CF_Inx8pfaMg1nsP6Ou5m2KA01wdXK9VXiTdvFAUjNZxRJfwL-igyBsCzyYnj8r6BzCs8b6TZMFSCWqZppboRhv5xrsasdaUY1e6pMaBq3Q5bOzevIBCXAPBPvn3pczuYlW5mp02sE17PgWK9kFh3YfUOvCW8u2vXF9bd8OcORpmkk0hcQ73Q8xM/s4032/IMG_1474.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY4b7CF_Inx8pfaMg1nsP6Ou5m2KA01wdXK9VXiTdvFAUjNZxRJfwL-igyBsCzyYnj8r6BzCs8b6TZMFSCWqZppboRhv5xrsasdaUY1e6pMaBq3Q5bOzevIBCXAPBPvn3pczuYlW5mp02sE17PgWK9kFh3YfUOvCW8u2vXF9bd8OcORpmkk0hcQ73Q8xM/w640-h480/IMG_1474.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First prototype of the revamped bed. It measures 2" tall, 2" wide, and 3" deep.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Since I had resized the chair successfully I thought I could try resizing the big bed pattern into a more petit version. This meant reducing the height of the legs off the floor and the height of the head and foot boards. The width and length would remain the same and, hopefully, it would keep its character. I essentially just sliced off the legs, sliced out a section from all the head and foot board pieces and then welded them back together again. Et voila!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIvdsn6_KUr42LSxHI7cazxbolGl0vMqTV2TNGDol9u8BsQsCx8Pa7n1J8ZGwZ4Drlce9EEJK3y4q0eUI6mR7CiIrjCAn_9lJWDiwbsh2127wvkXPlqHsF1iINcR_zPLab2vKTekMevtjcrI4nWxybRSw7A_t9bd3EO7QxA_GIfjAIr82rAW128siHtE/s1534/Wayne's%20DS%20Bed%20Reduced.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1534" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIvdsn6_KUr42LSxHI7cazxbolGl0vMqTV2TNGDol9u8BsQsCx8Pa7n1J8ZGwZ4Drlce9EEJK3y4q0eUI6mR7CiIrjCAn_9lJWDiwbsh2127wvkXPlqHsF1iINcR_zPLab2vKTekMevtjcrI4nWxybRSw7A_t9bd3EO7QxA_GIfjAIr82rAW128siHtE/w640-h344/Wayne's%20DS%20Bed%20Reduced.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne's big bed pieces in brown and the petit version in purple.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The revised bed seems promising! It looks a lot like the big bed and will be a much better fit for both Wayne and the gabled bedroom. With a little perseverance, by next week, it'll be just right. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild6jjtA7nYByinxhDlLFjPjNXU5fgOWFMUbKS1A_hvnBskmY1d7kSfe3BWwCJvPNAAQ1ntXnATP1CBveLgCejmLMDj_PfHhd5yAe-D3be12R7nRSsfH2N18Ocfcxa2jc-mpsVNdAvexwfuCnt0eXIRfAN1DRLgBj6pB3AWDaIJDk1fGFEkrgUtkU_Cd4/s2548/IMG_1479.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="2548" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEild6jjtA7nYByinxhDlLFjPjNXU5fgOWFMUbKS1A_hvnBskmY1d7kSfe3BWwCJvPNAAQ1ntXnATP1CBveLgCejmLMDj_PfHhd5yAe-D3be12R7nRSsfH2N18Ocfcxa2jc-mpsVNdAvexwfuCnt0eXIRfAN1DRLgBj6pB3AWDaIJDk1fGFEkrgUtkU_Cd4/w640-h596/IMG_1479.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I'll leave you this week with a peek at the new entry step down and built in bookshelves that are a work in progress. Wayne is a bit of a pack rat so this space will fill up fast! I'm not set on the layout just yet, but I'm confident something will make sense, soon!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6idad0kbflNwHDf_wNOiriVGsBGsbXz5XCgThZ4v7pJghKUCvsuUwatK6ycvenHv12j6a0k2uHtl_FWMThFEs1werwtJR6_Fc971zkaJjWAsldmVu4F6R_q-aIf7p_alL508Nk7MQYFLRH6M7F1rXgOXGzUgkNJobRJzNd0HA-3p-aClrM9iiUANsgxc/s4032/IMG_1457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6idad0kbflNwHDf_wNOiriVGsBGsbXz5XCgThZ4v7pJghKUCvsuUwatK6ycvenHv12j6a0k2uHtl_FWMThFEs1werwtJR6_Fc971zkaJjWAsldmVu4F6R_q-aIf7p_alL508Nk7MQYFLRH6M7F1rXgOXGzUgkNJobRJzNd0HA-3p-aClrM9iiUANsgxc/w640-h480/IMG_1457.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIrcas1WgIATOHNWisUBXWBcMAHharfd6qNS3XjKTq8cUcmMzfmuOM_H8bAV_5FPXCH3Y11nS5vVnKz_kb858QJyIgIUVO293SwtmivRAPNUS4Wt7xlpjyUhtK0WYhE5JqxJSc6HUrKdv-Tsd-FTwnfW2yflI3WmMvrv00gwoevNwRiIUj10ZosNfI0Q/s4032/IMG_1481.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2781" data-original-width="4032" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIrcas1WgIATOHNWisUBXWBcMAHharfd6qNS3XjKTq8cUcmMzfmuOM_H8bAV_5FPXCH3Y11nS5vVnKz_kb858QJyIgIUVO293SwtmivRAPNUS4Wt7xlpjyUhtK0WYhE5JqxJSc6HUrKdv-Tsd-FTwnfW2yflI3WmMvrv00gwoevNwRiIUj10ZosNfI0Q/w640-h442/IMG_1481.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope you're revamping your "setbacks" and turning them into improvements, too!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-20875758384237367032024-02-08T04:00:00.026-08:002024-02-08T04:00:00.131-08:00Wayne's World<p>My regular readers will be familiar with our furry and friendly, handy and talented, resident raccoon craftsman, Wayne. His knowledge and willingness to tackle any task has been essential in making both the trunkhouse and the treehouse become a home. That is why I am delighted to report that this week it was finally time to begin working on Wayne's attic apartment!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA95xUUlPlKEZpEEaKuTDzH6YMhuG5SLbF-hLpdDSAWQx360X-HZ20DRG9xGT4wtWQiYRHZase5gZwlMTDSPEq96F83zr6ZMpCPPtBMLIDtJyg1VSrScoEAKRMr8HAq6NGHN2diwfgzwWYapkpNDbrfxtP3EtdouwmltIqyREnv8Acxpx6idtYVSD0tLk/s1449/wayne.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1441" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA95xUUlPlKEZpEEaKuTDzH6YMhuG5SLbF-hLpdDSAWQx360X-HZ20DRG9xGT4wtWQiYRHZase5gZwlMTDSPEq96F83zr6ZMpCPPtBMLIDtJyg1VSrScoEAKRMr8HAq6NGHN2diwfgzwWYapkpNDbrfxtP3EtdouwmltIqyREnv8Acxpx6idtYVSD0tLk/w636-h640/wayne.JPG" width="636" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQQCew7P3URcwtOMNAH-JkVdi6qcKVSztNVbxETWn-MgdlPKei03akrpmZMofj2wdtRTt35XNIL-7LxKyeFgO-TjLEBWpdVLTEOxAmJM3epygee9KWy3PvT-C9gVc3GWwp8CVmGyaYJXzr-gzWY13ayESV8RbDtxyn_bypIMv1PhyphenhyphenEwS7LJp9t52u3to/s3965/IMG_1401.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="3965" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQQCew7P3URcwtOMNAH-JkVdi6qcKVSztNVbxETWn-MgdlPKei03akrpmZMofj2wdtRTt35XNIL-7LxKyeFgO-TjLEBWpdVLTEOxAmJM3epygee9KWy3PvT-C9gVc3GWwp8CVmGyaYJXzr-gzWY13ayESV8RbDtxyn_bypIMv1PhyphenhyphenEwS7LJp9t52u3to/w640-h428/IMG_1401.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne's Attic Apartment</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>To regular 1/12th folks, the attic space might feel a little petit. But to Wayne, at just 2-1/8" tall (to the tippy tufts of his ears), it's absolutely palatial! Sounds great, right?!? But how do I utilize and maximize every inch of this place and give Wayne a happy home? It's a challenge, and to further complicate matters, its my first real "less than 1/12th scale" project that isn't an all-in-one kit.</p><p>To help me visualize and get a feel for the actual amount of space Wayne has, I found measurements online for standard half scale furnishings. Then, I created shapes in those measurements that I could print out and lay out in his apartment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTQ8L9vH5L89QxnQTTp_qG9j4JLzznhYFpTiSNECn1-GPuFSYjnvEGM0vgQDes4s3RzwkYg4GqpyyIgakbfkWRSDHt3uk-WhzMu2IiNwwmFobuR2QeQkG4Zxwg9w2LCMZEQcoAWeRY82m4iUwjdG93dcs4HNUacZvzIAKEgtKScPfpDgX2Fo1JOG4ta4/s1534/Half%20Scale%20Furniture%20Layout.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="831" data-original-width="1534" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTQ8L9vH5L89QxnQTTp_qG9j4JLzznhYFpTiSNECn1-GPuFSYjnvEGM0vgQDes4s3RzwkYg4GqpyyIgakbfkWRSDHt3uk-WhzMu2IiNwwmFobuR2QeQkG4Zxwg9w2LCMZEQcoAWeRY82m4iUwjdG93dcs4HNUacZvzIAKEgtKScPfpDgX2Fo1JOG4ta4/w640-h346/Half%20Scale%20Furniture%20Layout.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp0BI5t1mH-9KudUwWG5GwwVZEuzQZYlGVOCgdx8abQBHWi3YExBX3QGg7jAX6nPzv26qX05ApmmYzft7YUYusY2p1O4JlYPEFLWXtGIi9Jdz7eCo_OZAeRTVessDdu12ZWYxMdHFGvyygTVXOu5TrAAJ6GjcFQmE3GYC0AdheUrcd3Z5I4frgSletzQ/s4032/IMG_1421.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp0BI5t1mH-9KudUwWG5GwwVZEuzQZYlGVOCgdx8abQBHWi3YExBX3QGg7jAX6nPzv26qX05ApmmYzft7YUYusY2p1O4JlYPEFLWXtGIi9Jdz7eCo_OZAeRTVessDdu12ZWYxMdHFGvyygTVXOu5TrAAJ6GjcFQmE3GYC0AdheUrcd3Z5I4frgSletzQ/w640-h480/IMG_1421.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Good plan, right? Except when I asked Wayne to come take a look. We both immediately saw a problem. The standard half scale stove measurements would require that Wayne stand on a step stool just to use it! That just wouldn't do! </p><p>Maybe half scale wasn't quite right. And Wayne is certainly too big for 1/48th scale. He is basically 2/3 of half scale. That'll make your brain hurt! Whatever the actual scale ends up being, the facts are simple: Wayne is going to need an entire apartment of customized furnishings and accessories sized just for him. How fun! 😄</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtWkpA2rCihtGi1H60oKdtV8-r5yvptZJpj-h7IiYLRjpeOk5o4yN-VYbXLGfmOCnewIvauxvJpw2UfChdgCXYmkVqUY25Ysx6NEbTgecr-lSTOJ8-7o9q7Qm_JB_4vGO5EdCboH64BNCgJu_j2NFw4-lrth6fNvcjkbzT7V1wYR6HF2hQmH7P-W3xx0/s4032/IMG_1436.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtWkpA2rCihtGi1H60oKdtV8-r5yvptZJpj-h7IiYLRjpeOk5o4yN-VYbXLGfmOCnewIvauxvJpw2UfChdgCXYmkVqUY25Ysx6NEbTgecr-lSTOJ8-7o9q7Qm_JB_4vGO5EdCboH64BNCgJu_j2NFw4-lrth6fNvcjkbzT7V1wYR6HF2hQmH7P-W3xx0/w640-h480/IMG_1436.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A half scale stove is just too tall.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Wayne and I took some measurements then went back to the drawing program. Our second set of models looked much, much better!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZcCFL-zScX1MWg926WxA3WLQfU9j8nprUmO0MVF017ifYWXh4wxHaJflwWoA0y_gBucDUEOtT-LXLHvEvGfsH9t91qmEVthsHLtx1O7t0XWgvouKr4YDZZKWke_RTjiRrinBVcUk424DEKcTRl0vmsQOFQGsUm9irsepdrylGmlLyl8gwpS9QUJ5Ptk/s4032/IMG_1423.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ZcCFL-zScX1MWg926WxA3WLQfU9j8nprUmO0MVF017ifYWXh4wxHaJflwWoA0y_gBucDUEOtT-LXLHvEvGfsH9t91qmEVthsHLtx1O7t0XWgvouKr4YDZZKWke_RTjiRrinBVcUk424DEKcTRl0vmsQOFQGsUm9irsepdrylGmlLyl8gwpS9QUJ5Ptk/w640-h480/IMG_1423.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>We felt confident in taking our measurements over to Design Space to create our first pieces! We started with the cooking stove, as it will also serve to heat the apartment. And alongside that we created Wayne's dry sink and hutch cupboard.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_VJycJV7Nl08DX34mJeNxX2Lhf6xzaUk8z4wRo0U33B0-IlowKnk0_Dx2NH_xrWdi5txl-voVyCdn0FXCkml4jD8fPSrq-sjjhIK6Sv-hNynAmmwoytPQ9QrSXRLaR4wsyEwcMaxo1ZsOILKL8ZVsnT4z8IVMhCHGJGmO7agYMqNWn9MJcUq4Ak-1Jk/s3826/IMG_1427.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3826" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU_VJycJV7Nl08DX34mJeNxX2Lhf6xzaUk8z4wRo0U33B0-IlowKnk0_Dx2NH_xrWdi5txl-voVyCdn0FXCkml4jD8fPSrq-sjjhIK6Sv-hNynAmmwoytPQ9QrSXRLaR4wsyEwcMaxo1ZsOILKL8ZVsnT4z8IVMhCHGJGmO7agYMqNWn9MJcUq4Ak-1Jk/w640-h446/IMG_1427.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here Wayne is installing the stovepipe and pot burners.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oM7AVy-oJTiEHtfY9lIJJjdCD8O_dG46aI36PBHTYFPu65mlpV4GKyF7gHxli-VD3oPfPnXEKDJvX-9pRyyVb3wsmke9WUhLJSs4qfGpqRCkZFl5qGPscIpnU1FZcGgBLH6V3NiX-PG72MtBHV7r-PKIMLMBx58y1RlvRTxQ0mrMRF7PfYjFJwstDOA/s2860/IMG_1429.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="2860" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oM7AVy-oJTiEHtfY9lIJJjdCD8O_dG46aI36PBHTYFPu65mlpV4GKyF7gHxli-VD3oPfPnXEKDJvX-9pRyyVb3wsmke9WUhLJSs4qfGpqRCkZFl5qGPscIpnU1FZcGgBLH6V3NiX-PG72MtBHV7r-PKIMLMBx58y1RlvRTxQ0mrMRF7PfYjFJwstDOA/w640-h602/IMG_1429.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And here he's painting the hutch and dry sink unit before assembly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Yippee! The first area of Wayne's apartment has it's furnishings and they're a great fit!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlm3w_ewvMJ4rVxeCPrLuU22qHIwFO25ttemol5JQCafLZy2cMSoJO5gort3jwKCJNLqbzImakMkUjHTJ_NXdqdkHHauk5ywXMJOMUB1j2DeAqRgfXvLlCzXPoEnLFu1aLRQLMnM9AY3-qk4RGCn5hEdFU6VqE25ab7QycLu1YzTPUWKFzZCr6XTnxhY/s4032/IMG_1433.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlm3w_ewvMJ4rVxeCPrLuU22qHIwFO25ttemol5JQCafLZy2cMSoJO5gort3jwKCJNLqbzImakMkUjHTJ_NXdqdkHHauk5ywXMJOMUB1j2DeAqRgfXvLlCzXPoEnLFu1aLRQLMnM9AY3-qk4RGCn5hEdFU6VqE25ab7QycLu1YzTPUWKFzZCr6XTnxhY/w640-h480/IMG_1433.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>But there is still so much more Wayne needs to live a comfortable life! Kitchen table and chairs, comfy arm chairs and occasional tables, bookshelves, nightstand, rugs, mementos and good lighting... The list is long but now that we know how to scale things, everything in Wayne's World will fit him perfectly!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWVqTdHEVbWyHxtSl0VldGzfsHKgzIThTYYXqh0xFpiSBMtVGbtujuNfd78d6cj_r5AGxRpdMu3veZM1HKG8obLVcEld44AAOEksbJzIiPx9Wcf8-FLbBMXZeuioiLZ3TCkeDByl6jvN2ekLp_Mtd0hRQaRI-14grgCfjjBe_1y_1-RpXXKqqscJP6ZE/s3878/IMG_1434.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="3878" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWVqTdHEVbWyHxtSl0VldGzfsHKgzIThTYYXqh0xFpiSBMtVGbtujuNfd78d6cj_r5AGxRpdMu3veZM1HKG8obLVcEld44AAOEksbJzIiPx9Wcf8-FLbBMXZeuioiLZ3TCkeDByl6jvN2ekLp_Mtd0hRQaRI-14grgCfjjBe_1y_1-RpXXKqqscJP6ZE/w640-h480/IMG_1434.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Back soon with more progress!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-34523951716830581972024-02-02T11:00:00.002-08:002024-02-02T11:00:00.137-08:00Miracles<p>Hi Guys! February already? Seems like 2024 is going to go by just as fast as 2023 did! Yikes!</p><p>In spite of the calendar, I have been able to make a little progress on the treehouse over the last couple weeks. And I got a task completed that had me a little anxious: The Roof!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjGdtpNNbNpVtCiJ7sKb8-MnZZS4_wbNGC_PvMVVel-i3k3opaQTA_nStWIkZGiepkhl0w2OAs9j_0w68aScYE7bEG8eykZYXeNLcQ7aHrO17vhzyQ2iDsrzD0X10TC1hyhbDUX85LFy7YYJVjWHlBUvatkaHJ7vQGIpBFmFcevmQKnB3oXQj18JKxD0/s2907/IMG_1378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2907" data-original-width="2757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjGdtpNNbNpVtCiJ7sKb8-MnZZS4_wbNGC_PvMVVel-i3k3opaQTA_nStWIkZGiepkhl0w2OAs9j_0w68aScYE7bEG8eykZYXeNLcQ7aHrO17vhzyQ2iDsrzD0X10TC1hyhbDUX85LFy7YYJVjWHlBUvatkaHJ7vQGIpBFmFcevmQKnB3oXQj18JKxD0/w606-h640/IMG_1378.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><br /><p>When I build out of sequence (Who? Me?), adding things on and rearranging components, I never know what kinds of issues I might be creating for myself later. Miraculously, this time, it wasn't too bad. I started by finding all the roof pieces, removing them from the kit's sheets and sanding. Oh the sanding! The fancy gable deco pieces took a lot of sanding and a good bit of assembly. Listening to <b><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Fairy-Tale-Audiobook/B09R62PV4B?source_code=GPAGBSH0508140001&ipRedirectOverride=true&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwvKtBhDrARIsAJj-kTiYAxM0Y_up5ntN0X5xJhzbDOzQprl4toZy7KDfXm6_HXPzdt0YpWAaAmgdEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">Steven King's Fairytale audiobook</a></b> through the process made it very enjoyable!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy7K4rYSazh3wymLhgmOsxireB8AxgCx3tv638gCwrcrw8ilNhvOb_misg1h9DmDLZ-Sy9VkAnoLy93H7LhTE0RbeLmbz_Phrf6JrWasjPHlt7fo1Df923zJdmu693voyOJu4I2osLl12-kcBFucObNlTJBfI50_QXj4HsBYMg5NWGuyPy75hxGB2sEU/s4032/IMG_1374.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOy7K4rYSazh3wymLhgmOsxireB8AxgCx3tv638gCwrcrw8ilNhvOb_misg1h9DmDLZ-Sy9VkAnoLy93H7LhTE0RbeLmbz_Phrf6JrWasjPHlt7fo1Df923zJdmu693voyOJu4I2osLl12-kcBFucObNlTJBfI50_QXj4HsBYMg5NWGuyPy75hxGB2sEU/w640-h480/IMG_1374.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gable Deco Components</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Then paint. Does everyone struggle with what paint color to put where like I do? The final weathered look I have in my mind is not so bold, but it has to start out that way. Once the gable deco was painted and assembled, the rest of the roof pieces could be assembled. </p><p>I had a 1/4" gap on the left side of the right front gable and couldn't account for why. I had Russ, the handy construction consultant, look at it with me, too. Neither of us could figure out why, so maybe it was just a factory kit piece cutting issue? We'll probably never know. But, luckily, a little filler strip of art board took care of the issue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdE0NZz02Y5FGI8SSvxc8fb53M_GUb1ICqTVeppqR9K9XO373oHjR_v7phGxaq9nAe4WDt955TBTJCP75XytY4Zm8T5tvLGAREXBLQncwaTTjyDdpHDbuq4TWhsnuP6lOcacERO1Xf-STsYmAlrQGllRHB-2Ccxpb9xJlL5qjDplf7F-dTFNqcbRN73s/s2437/IMG_1379.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="2437" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdE0NZz02Y5FGI8SSvxc8fb53M_GUb1ICqTVeppqR9K9XO373oHjR_v7phGxaq9nAe4WDt955TBTJCP75XytY4Zm8T5tvLGAREXBLQncwaTTjyDdpHDbuq4TWhsnuP6lOcacERO1Xf-STsYmAlrQGllRHB-2Ccxpb9xJlL5qjDplf7F-dTFNqcbRN73s/w640-h450/IMG_1379.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I wanted to bring a little natural light into the dark recesses of the gables. So, each of them got a window designed and cut with the Cricut Maker. Wayne's apartment gable will have an arched dormer window and the girls' bathtub gable a round skylight,</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dWMm3i88Q27GdJWuxurh14rzKtZxclRZbNh8MUnSm2Dyd5MLtc_GsMId3UlB8jpsHZ9GKlNWAXgTz8JrBPyj3a_wkTvlDFNKSklyuDzYWzct41awUbZ9yhPzg3KXJ31QIoky61D-IUNa_zbgio_o4QKoQZmsR8am3SOMkzrLNFPj3tHwkAm0SwxqhAI/s3549/IMG_1377.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3549" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4dWMm3i88Q27GdJWuxurh14rzKtZxclRZbNh8MUnSm2Dyd5MLtc_GsMId3UlB8jpsHZ9GKlNWAXgTz8JrBPyj3a_wkTvlDFNKSklyuDzYWzct41awUbZ9yhPzg3KXJ31QIoky61D-IUNa_zbgio_o4QKoQZmsR8am3SOMkzrLNFPj3tHwkAm0SwxqhAI/w546-h640/IMG_1377.JPG" width="546" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne's Dormer Window</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYo4khxxz4Elohx2asekg9QoZT4xH1ZegV7zhvjCwYrJmuUGhfsIHJFD2pgJLVgnGlXTjkv26N_FHoMXv4NSe29AcLZSw1iaLCydChRxCJ9E4XvtLlpJ5sMlAQ5yIgn59ZyxkJiXaIAxN-iE-La9Hs8TlpivnslIwdUiNqaMBcLUyZ81dcLERqLPB_Ms/s3468/IMG_1411.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2959" data-original-width="3468" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigYo4khxxz4Elohx2asekg9QoZT4xH1ZegV7zhvjCwYrJmuUGhfsIHJFD2pgJLVgnGlXTjkv26N_FHoMXv4NSe29AcLZSw1iaLCydChRxCJ9E4XvtLlpJ5sMlAQ5yIgn59ZyxkJiXaIAxN-iE-La9Hs8TlpivnslIwdUiNqaMBcLUyZ81dcLERqLPB_Ms/w640-h546/IMG_1411.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pointed at the stars for nighttime viewing from bed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHU_j3mes8QYJ3cZdhNCdCNiD63lUh93-eLy7M9oTFYafMYXRposYauyqOg4CIPcjlj6K-hm0uBiW4aE6-hLu9_JDKhr_3sf0VoaidALl-8RMxKNULOFkF9_-q_FVEIlkwf3Optdj7v8Ry4ZtD0akcbqL5fHneVxNz9LPM9NfKmNIzCmMBw1evE-aID8/s4032/IMG_1403.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHU_j3mes8QYJ3cZdhNCdCNiD63lUh93-eLy7M9oTFYafMYXRposYauyqOg4CIPcjlj6K-hm0uBiW4aE6-hLu9_JDKhr_3sf0VoaidALl-8RMxKNULOFkF9_-q_FVEIlkwf3Optdj7v8Ry4ZtD0akcbqL5fHneVxNz9LPM9NfKmNIzCmMBw1evE-aID8/w640-h480/IMG_1403.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathtub alcove skylight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Other than the gap, the roof fit pretty good. I marked where the walls and floors met the roof and then...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSpy2S_vlK3t7jTJmYAgngVD9tPJra83vXonJh7dQ70QebvxWAX1j-XTy10SDJw78FGiFiX67buWOVylQZ4oEOzwo4g_xr0fd7mW_1Th7mvRNXhG2LTc1ITZtjgs75r10pVvHIfdOeyFZNI6CioS_9k7oVuRyQ2vLuaMEyvPG148pRuGCO6gQ6xF1_J8/s3080/IMG_1380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3080" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTSpy2S_vlK3t7jTJmYAgngVD9tPJra83vXonJh7dQ70QebvxWAX1j-XTy10SDJw78FGiFiX67buWOVylQZ4oEOzwo4g_xr0fd7mW_1Th7mvRNXhG2LTc1ITZtjgs75r10pVvHIfdOeyFZNI6CioS_9k7oVuRyQ2vLuaMEyvPG148pRuGCO6gQ6xF1_J8/w628-h640/IMG_1380.JPG" width="628" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First look with the roof on... finally!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__um5eEKaVWQBMHzTwFRDE89IdkV6hR8qnzH3EQsxF9TKWDdpQ-1NZmr3XbE34APapGf0lRmFD_fw74ZJk1Vod2vZ74wQMuYV4Bqcr8U6vIdtg3wdJBQmO9ERHlNTSRjk7vSygr6OHy7PaWRjNHnRVdGD7s3CKmII6oTbYZuK-64WTQUFVLgfp4lxe_U/s4032/IMG_1383.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__um5eEKaVWQBMHzTwFRDE89IdkV6hR8qnzH3EQsxF9TKWDdpQ-1NZmr3XbE34APapGf0lRmFD_fw74ZJk1Vod2vZ74wQMuYV4Bqcr8U6vIdtg3wdJBQmO9ERHlNTSRjk7vSygr6OHy7PaWRjNHnRVdGD7s3CKmII6oTbYZuK-64WTQUFVLgfp4lxe_U/w640-h480/IMG_1383.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne's Apartment</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dwvpHCOo3p1nWKhh5n7rYJTCZpC62IVEZrXIuzjf2dtb-rJYMMoaD2m8fjcgGQ4gfKIju8WY45531O6uKdo4rpz_YkR1dM81ptzZqIxhF4GT_PAEj3kEQGcuGJ4fea8-Oi12z6QAEQ-fSV2zKrxmsmuvCJF6-j3pauZkh0XnJjtgSapytf3wWqe7DbU/s4032/IMG_1386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dwvpHCOo3p1nWKhh5n7rYJTCZpC62IVEZrXIuzjf2dtb-rJYMMoaD2m8fjcgGQ4gfKIju8WY45531O6uKdo4rpz_YkR1dM81ptzZqIxhF4GT_PAEj3kEQGcuGJ4fea8-Oi12z6QAEQ-fSV2zKrxmsmuvCJF6-j3pauZkh0XnJjtgSapytf3wWqe7DbU/w640-h480/IMG_1386.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bathtub Alcove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Left it removable for now so that it would be a lot easier to do the wall treatments.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57lzocOHS6xWt5Vsx0gsjFzGq-2N-sYbdClzArejNL606mGGhBfhktMtfavrT6BoiZeh7DHGomwDMqTHeWA6FGx0akkpWE-9o75aVVpR9FYNxbDIYyyzvGWDWk8x6UInuCmTFQg82pOa2KEQktfZqwmtidHnDDUrtN-YBh2QBbu-v6Leor3npgFhc5Wg/s3900/IMG_1388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="3900" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57lzocOHS6xWt5Vsx0gsjFzGq-2N-sYbdClzArejNL606mGGhBfhktMtfavrT6BoiZeh7DHGomwDMqTHeWA6FGx0akkpWE-9o75aVVpR9FYNxbDIYyyzvGWDWk8x6UInuCmTFQg82pOa2KEQktfZqwmtidHnDDUrtN-YBh2QBbu-v6Leor3npgFhc5Wg/w640-h388/IMG_1388.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removable Lid</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWC-B5ji5jy7sNQpdaOlWV6rVlBjLW2B0ekgQaC3UarHIiLxBgECLU6uTln0d6qO_ogxrsqp1v1uNXLJYKKsrsdFdbMf7N-WVP2vxhw97NIZYZOM8iPplKAjegTjgpAETEu6TaMxMJM-quJ3zdkMD3fiuU-83_ZTaTsoS7gcvEk215vJdFiTCOPJpJdAw/s4032/IMG_1389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="4032" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWC-B5ji5jy7sNQpdaOlWV6rVlBjLW2B0ekgQaC3UarHIiLxBgECLU6uTln0d6qO_ogxrsqp1v1uNXLJYKKsrsdFdbMf7N-WVP2vxhw97NIZYZOM8iPplKAjegTjgpAETEu6TaMxMJM-quJ3zdkMD3fiuU-83_ZTaTsoS7gcvEk215vJdFiTCOPJpJdAw/w640-h334/IMG_1389.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Easy To Work On</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>After priming the walls and painting the gable trim color, I added the timbers using 1/16" x 1/4" basswood strips. The dividing wall between Wayne's apartment and the great room got thicker basswood, 1/8", to give the appearance of thickness since it'll be viewed from the side profile. I made it from art board.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2dJq24eexWr-purfN9Avp8ERGHZmSVvw6A5f4bCFiMXYu_X42_UfAtAa_1iwqyNoFCwRZ5WhtiAEB0pVswir16Pw1ngRxUByZiyAJpxYvLbiJleuApVk5edM6Q3WZvzoSPT1de-deSwvjPac-43Y7HizGvVtzxLa2oCw1qy-EHConmV_kRndhuBAoUg/s3873/IMG_1391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="3873" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2dJq24eexWr-purfN9Avp8ERGHZmSVvw6A5f4bCFiMXYu_X42_UfAtAa_1iwqyNoFCwRZ5WhtiAEB0pVswir16Pw1ngRxUByZiyAJpxYvLbiJleuApVk5edM6Q3WZvzoSPT1de-deSwvjPac-43Y7HizGvVtzxLa2oCw1qy-EHConmV_kRndhuBAoUg/w640-h438/IMG_1391.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne's Timbers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-fM_N2cfL_cyS8-6oQKoQw8pFZCp0k50YA_gv3_z__CTrDv2ok-A6G5McqAnoNy6NwijV5QbVJ6QNbNdX657hiWKkiynGhMxHjcXcZcr1vLO_CbeoMkZCe-L788Bi00-SJbqt8BC_9E9yDPHKmjUnQxLP3GtObGz7fmNOX8OhRDsr_bzCKHyRRz9NnU/s4032/IMG_1393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-fM_N2cfL_cyS8-6oQKoQw8pFZCp0k50YA_gv3_z__CTrDv2ok-A6G5McqAnoNy6NwijV5QbVJ6QNbNdX657hiWKkiynGhMxHjcXcZcr1vLO_CbeoMkZCe-L788Bi00-SJbqt8BC_9E9yDPHKmjUnQxLP3GtObGz7fmNOX8OhRDsr_bzCKHyRRz9NnU/w640-h480/IMG_1393.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I painted the timbers to match the majority of the rest of the house (except the girls' room which has purple timbers).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYsG27eWASN7DVYNzsfzF_RfLv8nBfsrXkLBiLZA-LmTv52vjkN_s9AbvraiY3pphH8U1rAxKPQ7hv04IrZZMRGP7154Vb-HE7QZdsDa8kgzu_9EXT7WJjeG_ZrEDPZ_0YWViRIW5OeqGCDqszFIZkudcO-XHdssd7M2uXx18SmfQsy-EHwcJOLmnAds/s4032/IMG_1395.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYYsG27eWASN7DVYNzsfzF_RfLv8nBfsrXkLBiLZA-LmTv52vjkN_s9AbvraiY3pphH8U1rAxKPQ7hv04IrZZMRGP7154Vb-HE7QZdsDa8kgzu_9EXT7WJjeG_ZrEDPZ_0YWViRIW5OeqGCDqszFIZkudcO-XHdssd7M2uXx18SmfQsy-EHwcJOLmnAds/w640-h480/IMG_1395.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And then I spent some lovely hours applying the Paperclay. It took just under 8 ounces for the attic walls. I'm pretty messy with the Paperclay, so it requires I sand off some timbers then touch up the paint. Followed by age washes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOW-RnxZi61cVUc1dp54dtweW5TL1ZvRm-UK2pPiAWmiz5XpkB1hg2wD61umvPJe8jPwoUnSpxg91fMiUofDeysrVCfAzr1NwWCXuixBfvy3dCkXLPSMBhMw7tZSTyKFq7RhtiTtAVAIXmo9LvUMnTVvWuqA2i3mdB2OPh_OgcnWdhUMBiPc2qP1tTnU/s4032/IMG_1398.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="4032" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOW-RnxZi61cVUc1dp54dtweW5TL1ZvRm-UK2pPiAWmiz5XpkB1hg2wD61umvPJe8jPwoUnSpxg91fMiUofDeysrVCfAzr1NwWCXuixBfvy3dCkXLPSMBhMw7tZSTyKFq7RhtiTtAVAIXmo9LvUMnTVvWuqA2i3mdB2OPh_OgcnWdhUMBiPc2qP1tTnU/w640-h476/IMG_1398.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SbPUDou1eTK4YHFQN-nfVEl1Zd3pqWmmG1AaYHaPE6sFX-4rf3CfHciFfaIF-M86bXic59Nyh1A9JdVaKju4neUGwcya0m7U6xW3REWB2suYs1IJnYj0MjojLNwLqoGnpq9LRYCBDgtriX9hwpizJPeJvbmETGApx8Xqj5C9DI21vnV54ZvNB2Ifo0M/s4032/IMG_1399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4SbPUDou1eTK4YHFQN-nfVEl1Zd3pqWmmG1AaYHaPE6sFX-4rf3CfHciFfaIF-M86bXic59Nyh1A9JdVaKju4neUGwcya0m7U6xW3REWB2suYs1IJnYj0MjojLNwLqoGnpq9LRYCBDgtriX9hwpizJPeJvbmETGApx8Xqj5C9DI21vnV54ZvNB2Ifo0M/w640-h480/IMG_1399.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr_rInCIiammZS828u_BSZJXfmDJ6rpFCdaARNfHXTj8SGCdu8FbHILiqjpmu_zu3XX1QXGrALn6BJnjOXX3j6sOt29tCGgLsxWLJDCEyXWjuzdKc_MU54PJaP8Qoh44IjLA7O3Zp6Zz47I4Je-miWWgWGR1iCG_TCGtSqKY-BnaQ05e9FbTZ_DoA484/s3965/IMG_1401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2651" data-original-width="3965" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr_rInCIiammZS828u_BSZJXfmDJ6rpFCdaARNfHXTj8SGCdu8FbHILiqjpmu_zu3XX1QXGrALn6BJnjOXX3j6sOt29tCGgLsxWLJDCEyXWjuzdKc_MU54PJaP8Qoh44IjLA7O3Zp6Zz47I4Je-miWWgWGR1iCG_TCGtSqKY-BnaQ05e9FbTZ_DoA484/w640-h428/IMG_1401.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost Ready For Move-In!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Once I permanently affix the roof piece on to the treehouse, I'll have to install baseboard trim where the front roof and floors meet. And Wayne's apartment needs steps and trims, too. But before I install the roof, I have lighting to add.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsv1o9Y7chCGQAOv8juh_rIGjg5L1DLC4MtoBdZwycm66GVKDPn7ONtKZ9Pjxc1oHch9rW9YDpN4ga4c7EgHQmoJdnn3O_ZYcqmHfdDXVfToD_jOpeRgfopV3zEy_beJNeIVuRoIGBwatBj4jIYK-6cpWc-ELkqrItSCoAVN_JOCeUjAct8dcX295gnE/s4032/IMG_1406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsv1o9Y7chCGQAOv8juh_rIGjg5L1DLC4MtoBdZwycm66GVKDPn7ONtKZ9Pjxc1oHch9rW9YDpN4ga4c7EgHQmoJdnn3O_ZYcqmHfdDXVfToD_jOpeRgfopV3zEy_beJNeIVuRoIGBwatBj4jIYK-6cpWc-ELkqrItSCoAVN_JOCeUjAct8dcX295gnE/w480-h640/IMG_1406.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxeh6SiMhChROmz0vrdlQAS3Vp02WQeOlAWsNA2sTPWnzgmZ3rjs6e8b0Km3y0S0zEpxPTqQDvg1QjH-AdZx5M7moOJrmyAjsyCeeqjIenYOKkNxDW8lhUezWez8onB312-DZrYMukPcjJv7_3_vfmZKpqEwjrh_W4cBkSudEUKYHJ4C-zbQooc65W7c/s4032/IMG_1408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxeh6SiMhChROmz0vrdlQAS3Vp02WQeOlAWsNA2sTPWnzgmZ3rjs6e8b0Km3y0S0zEpxPTqQDvg1QjH-AdZx5M7moOJrmyAjsyCeeqjIenYOKkNxDW8lhUezWez8onB312-DZrYMukPcjJv7_3_vfmZKpqEwjrh_W4cBkSudEUKYHJ4C-zbQooc65W7c/w640-h480/IMG_1408.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And there are so many half scale furnishings and fixtures to make for Wayne's apartment. It's going to be interesting to work in that scale!</p><p>With a little luck and maybe a few miracles I'll be back next week with more progress. Until then, I hope you're finding time for creative joy, as well!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p><p>Wonderful news about mom! She had her post surgery consultation this morning. The doctor says the mass was not cancerous!!! I can't even express how amazing that news is! We are all just so relieved and grateful! She still has some underlying health issues to resolve, but with this news, she is ready to face the next problem head on! I can't thank you all enough for your thoughts, prayers and condolences! I told mom, just maybe, it's a miracle!!!</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-8571740885328301792024-01-18T11:48:00.000-08:002024-01-18T11:48:00.140-08:00Thank Heaven For Little Girls<p>Hi Guys! Hope the New Year is being kind to everyone! For me and my family it has been a strange time of waiting. Waiting to find out exactly what we're dealing with with mom's illness and how we can help her through it. Thankfully, when my mind gets stuck in worry about things I can't change, I have minis to help pull my hands and mind into something productive. And thank Heaven, I have two little girls that I get to make things for.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxnCYy79-CUHoLPT7lVsVuwLB9f6xrCkG5rWJsXVtQR9JGN5tVW7zdqx_KRR7Uz35iM_xXBLoj7Ii8kTmZJoMzh5_7OhujUTzDYmyfCoB9q63VCBrWl47WVqNMMPLdbchSH8tUA_j9qtsNItdv3_kqP_R4TT8rWb0DUlgPJkivGnVt8Mkbnlffe8WV-M/s3324/IMG_1370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2765" data-original-width="3324" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxnCYy79-CUHoLPT7lVsVuwLB9f6xrCkG5rWJsXVtQR9JGN5tVW7zdqx_KRR7Uz35iM_xXBLoj7Ii8kTmZJoMzh5_7OhujUTzDYmyfCoB9q63VCBrWl47WVqNMMPLdbchSH8tUA_j9qtsNItdv3_kqP_R4TT8rWb0DUlgPJkivGnVt8Mkbnlffe8WV-M/w640-h532/IMG_1370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>During my last visit to mom's, my new bottles of <b><a href="https://miniaturedesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=41275" target="_blank">Fred's Weathering Stuff</a></b> came in so I had all I needed to finish the treehouse's wood flooring. Like the first floor, I used the veneer strips that came with the Linfield kit to cover the second and third floors. Just to refresh your memory, that included the girls' bedroom, Wayne's attic apartment and the second and third floor balconies that frame two sides of the great room.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi40m3xHmBTP4_k-gZ2ReB88F9J7f7y7sbFsPX-2aMwVgqqC4W_6a9u_lcVtMNhleBw8UD1xeOb-ZGQiQ0qs8AYXTGW7cXAB88oSLrsxurKakW7k9LnfjmWm93t5Y1xl0k3NUm6C2UrDWIk3_ZXRQ9bhbjKC3SrHE4QroABddm_1qSX-jmKJvA20uOe-I/s4032/IMG_1333.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi40m3xHmBTP4_k-gZ2ReB88F9J7f7y7sbFsPX-2aMwVgqqC4W_6a9u_lcVtMNhleBw8UD1xeOb-ZGQiQ0qs8AYXTGW7cXAB88oSLrsxurKakW7k9LnfjmWm93t5Y1xl0k3NUm6C2UrDWIk3_ZXRQ9bhbjKC3SrHE4QroABddm_1qSX-jmKJvA20uOe-I/w480-h640/IMG_1333.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldie and Alice's bedroom floors pre-staining.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBA-Y-Uieo3ooRW2JKGzj4sxneywgNa5otWAFU3X6SYodIfOacEtPLzkMqnmIZBOCiR_oYtyFup-hrGMUueoAlHor_p3gbyviUKKBJChzGZUQJQFHjrSQMTsfFUoQ5VitW8ic2rUR7t3M0dmQ8iy9g3rfjNc4LnaLf5bOjryhSGg2UOYiczBWxdKpyu0w/s4032/IMG_1335.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBA-Y-Uieo3ooRW2JKGzj4sxneywgNa5otWAFU3X6SYodIfOacEtPLzkMqnmIZBOCiR_oYtyFup-hrGMUueoAlHor_p3gbyviUKKBJChzGZUQJQFHjrSQMTsfFUoQ5VitW8ic2rUR7t3M0dmQ8iy9g3rfjNc4LnaLf5bOjryhSGg2UOYiczBWxdKpyu0w/w480-h640/IMG_1335.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wayne's attic apartment floors pre-staining.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>One of the dangers in bouncing around the processes of a project for me is forgetting the important things I need to remember. Such as running ceiling light wiring before I install the flooring on the floor above. 🤦♀️ Oh well. At least the masking tape and sharpie help "mask" the wires, and they'll be almost totally under an area rug.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47Vq6Yj75cmiSWNFbsbYvRF3EnBhcYXAkqelN-bMRvPlxl2Z4td-N-x7xU03XydxNDoKeUWBevO9lFtDdvnJKV3P8T2vvrVyttaGY1AryHTlUa2fbpQwdfQjtVtF9PGwB0GlItIxPLvGReNw-kundQ6utK1zGnvo7cxnDvBFufsGCQZzPCaQYx8xmFjM/s3959/IMG_1339.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3959" data-original-width="2969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47Vq6Yj75cmiSWNFbsbYvRF3EnBhcYXAkqelN-bMRvPlxl2Z4td-N-x7xU03XydxNDoKeUWBevO9lFtDdvnJKV3P8T2vvrVyttaGY1AryHTlUa2fbpQwdfQjtVtF9PGwB0GlItIxPLvGReNw-kundQ6utK1zGnvo7cxnDvBFufsGCQZzPCaQYx8xmFjM/w480-h640/IMG_1339.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen's ceiling lantern.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmZymoxR785jRBt9LFy-rbvPdzB4TU3pK50mi-qEmwf107_HdF-vvMCNqLz-2zr5yjAqRw2V5h6hI9jRFnR2LEwGmceGX1UX1g5UldiL-ZZ1ELuOkdLLzSeSinh11G9SvzC1ciDEQfCI9YVdqKoFVpl3Q4ZgBO8Tgsg16vaHIb_CCcgIycT_ae44b9AM/s4032/IMG_1340.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTmZymoxR785jRBt9LFy-rbvPdzB4TU3pK50mi-qEmwf107_HdF-vvMCNqLz-2zr5yjAqRw2V5h6hI9jRFnR2LEwGmceGX1UX1g5UldiL-ZZ1ELuOkdLLzSeSinh11G9SvzC1ciDEQfCI9YVdqKoFVpl3Q4ZgBO8Tgsg16vaHIb_CCcgIycT_ae44b9AM/w640-h480/IMG_1340.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wiring from the ceiling lantern coming up through the floor.<br />covered with masking tape.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoclUSCwpKgYb0W9KJJObUKwFL_OKFV-vhpx3orQUPUnL3ZC-FF2MnJFDuWP6LdiLnkBPe3NzhjHo4LapGtTqXc6jN35TzM2xJdk9h_D-AAbxztiTGVaJBwXJ56WQZ2nBxCpLtyVfrr1MawFXKHTFMszXn3KTXf1SxhlQ0LQpvVDDr3VOkrHq7baJLnZ8/s4032/IMG_1341.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoclUSCwpKgYb0W9KJJObUKwFL_OKFV-vhpx3orQUPUnL3ZC-FF2MnJFDuWP6LdiLnkBPe3NzhjHo4LapGtTqXc6jN35TzM2xJdk9h_D-AAbxztiTGVaJBwXJ56WQZ2nBxCpLtyVfrr1MawFXKHTFMszXn3KTXf1SxhlQ0LQpvVDDr3VOkrHq7baJLnZ8/w640-h480/IMG_1341.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sharpie camouflage.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Once the floors were finished with stain and sealer, I could finally install them into the treehouse. Like a layer cake I positioned the kitchen's stove wall with glue and clamps, then applied the glue to the girls' bedroom floor and let everything cure overnight. The next day I did the balcony and Wayne's floors.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6h20bWmWUpCcd78TVlQ-mTZoefQW7MNa3tQsJojV7dhkN9c2ZnAKMZAptFszBOT2PUT1Ke0EV5feNQZMU_wMHec58j1nmuDJEKohn3ei_mxWyRO5zkbPaOPQb6KILv7WAjjnpDX1uIBjs9AeRp_113ISjETXskop06RoaRJZDJP3ZwQaAZLSCFIlUtyA/s4032/IMG_1337.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6h20bWmWUpCcd78TVlQ-mTZoefQW7MNa3tQsJojV7dhkN9c2ZnAKMZAptFszBOT2PUT1Ke0EV5feNQZMU_wMHec58j1nmuDJEKohn3ei_mxWyRO5zkbPaOPQb6KILv7WAjjnpDX1uIBjs9AeRp_113ISjETXskop06RoaRJZDJP3ZwQaAZLSCFIlUtyA/w640-h480/IMG_1337.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Paperclay stones I applied to the oven wall had caused the chipboard beneath<br />it to warp a little as it dried. I had to weigh it and clamp it while the<br />glue set to flatten it back out. Luckily, it worked!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCbYcVVrYpoie7_osBJsomnimAYJSc9wgQODcMCI30wKZ7TeVxBuomr3A413oulHNGTQ3SnmNedpce5BSfLrQLEo2x_4y2m8IiTYBtpaKdmMiAVAssEyQ8rxEgyFgqr1G1kRDqB-m05ABhWoMyTxdpdISghme2M1okWiobUl9SLFp8QVaU7yIpGH4zDw/s4032/IMG_1343.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCbYcVVrYpoie7_osBJsomnimAYJSc9wgQODcMCI30wKZ7TeVxBuomr3A413oulHNGTQ3SnmNedpce5BSfLrQLEo2x_4y2m8IiTYBtpaKdmMiAVAssEyQ8rxEgyFgqr1G1kRDqB-m05ABhWoMyTxdpdISghme2M1okWiobUl9SLFp8QVaU7yIpGH4zDw/w480-h640/IMG_1343.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Girls' fireplace wall permanently installed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Unfortunately, the stain from the new bottle and the stain from the older bottle weren't a perfect match. The new floors got a little darker. Fortunately, the only place where the new and old meet is the transition from the balcony into the girls' room. You have to really crane your neck or peep through windows to see it. The transition strip makes it look clean, at least.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FZPOVyn_4SCvcEnDIAbb8K2y8QYtTAO3-5YHXMC6jVIziHlEgYS0TX5xYvSm6QJ0-9UIDrHnmOjD1awTgHCTRcHsJXx3f87pwAz7HOF-jNcNZ3a3fVyrEtDYrHL_ezPREAxIiee70wOPxxdc0ol32wlbP56LiPWOWoJV19R4Lgjm3b6QqIM8zdteo2o/s4032/IMG_1346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FZPOVyn_4SCvcEnDIAbb8K2y8QYtTAO3-5YHXMC6jVIziHlEgYS0TX5xYvSm6QJ0-9UIDrHnmOjD1awTgHCTRcHsJXx3f87pwAz7HOF-jNcNZ3a3fVyrEtDYrHL_ezPREAxIiee70wOPxxdc0ol32wlbP56LiPWOWoJV19R4Lgjm3b6QqIM8zdteo2o/w480-h640/IMG_1346.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is a photo of the treehouse interior with all of the floors finally installed! The only structural pieces left of the kit are the roof pieces, and with all those gables, it's going to be challenging!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLphO_LvDzPEd-_qhc6yDfmS6UKxSrakJM7TarGW2qtLVI51nxIJPMDgfl5znrQ8aWMY0XsaBkpmqpBqXjjHB8ocgJKVr9gzVMoMBWNLrRCIHh2mh9Ziq1KuYOREDETPn1toCW-L3xHWTXQeMzJuWqb6qeLXlSgmT15IpzaRhzvON9Ula6zqP72SpxOM/s4032/IMG_1357.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLphO_LvDzPEd-_qhc6yDfmS6UKxSrakJM7TarGW2qtLVI51nxIJPMDgfl5znrQ8aWMY0XsaBkpmqpBqXjjHB8ocgJKVr9gzVMoMBWNLrRCIHh2mh9Ziq1KuYOREDETPn1toCW-L3xHWTXQeMzJuWqb6qeLXlSgmT15IpzaRhzvON9Ula6zqP72SpxOM/w480-h640/IMG_1357.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also made the wiring mistake on Wayne's floor/girls ceiling fixture.<br />I "fixed" it the same way. He will also have a fireplace wall and a rug.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1PDjzWBHlcp1H7w_ol5Uco2tMSYivG_U0_w5LyjVofS7mBXjrZ21pwK_AkTHONneVdbSsKdFrfOyX6J1JcUbp14TDHCwee3-S5IFApbcDdi_CMwUiDwBQdB1-amNlu9P5tAjX8nAIxp5w1jBht4wgOkrwevsjGn5DVUF1HuYbPkL6A7ph8ZGxhkQeTs/s3242/IMG_1360.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3242" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1PDjzWBHlcp1H7w_ol5Uco2tMSYivG_U0_w5LyjVofS7mBXjrZ21pwK_AkTHONneVdbSsKdFrfOyX6J1JcUbp14TDHCwee3-S5IFApbcDdi_CMwUiDwBQdB1-amNlu9P5tAjX8nAIxp5w1jBht4wgOkrwevsjGn5DVUF1HuYbPkL6A7ph8ZGxhkQeTs/w596-h640/IMG_1360.JPG" width="596" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the floors are installed! Yippee!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>You may have noticed some furnishing in the girls' room. Back when I made <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2023/10/a-little-r-for-roz-rozario.html" target="_blank">Roz's bedroom chair</a></b> I also made a couple chairs for Alice and Goldie. They are a little larger, true 1/12th scale, and are covered in a more youthful and jovial butterfly fabric. I also used my graphics program to combine aspects of three different Pottery Barn Kids rugs to print the perfect rug for the girls. I am delighted with my new printer and will share about it in an upcoming post.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLxn1j_dGSQwwMToFQtawXAY6-tHGNNVDAJqRvKmVDjyDezH_-d2Ntqi4ZsQenj6wqMTzSjj_7wn4UJqiLB1Q8TaFijN5HzRI-KBH0uWi5FggXyVipO_L7WyjAJKIwZi1U0CB1tvlGSTxfdKHBHAtUZPbuXVHofUdeigBhJ_zE570B9LPuWgWmhZr_ik/s4032/IMG_1352.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLxn1j_dGSQwwMToFQtawXAY6-tHGNNVDAJqRvKmVDjyDezH_-d2Ntqi4ZsQenj6wqMTzSjj_7wn4UJqiLB1Q8TaFijN5HzRI-KBH0uWi5FggXyVipO_L7WyjAJKIwZi1U0CB1tvlGSTxfdKHBHAtUZPbuXVHofUdeigBhJ_zE570B9LPuWgWmhZr_ik/w480-h640/IMG_1352.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It is wonderful to finally see the ceiling and flooring in the girls' room!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>I bet you also spied the dollhouse bookshelf and a dollhouse. I designed those in Design Space and cut them with the Cricut Maker. I hope to figure out how to make the projects available to everyone sometime this year. The dollhouse is 1/144th scale.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0zE8xrOQAim0w381CR6wb37_zP_8Vcu3Q7K0_KS0hJb2v10JvlLZ67KSRTX8kWzDpek6dNP0yFTIMnDh7YP5kyKuk_ldYAshvIHypQ2PAGtdftmxZAA7bNoiWmmE8oj19VrzgsJS61DGXG13SesSweX8dONK6Lkx8u-qdHBKhRw6vFkKN8CL5DTYy9E/s1449/Dollhouse%20Shelf%20Collage.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1449" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0zE8xrOQAim0w381CR6wb37_zP_8Vcu3Q7K0_KS0hJb2v10JvlLZ67KSRTX8kWzDpek6dNP0yFTIMnDh7YP5kyKuk_ldYAshvIHypQ2PAGtdftmxZAA7bNoiWmmE8oj19VrzgsJS61DGXG13SesSweX8dONK6Lkx8u-qdHBKhRw6vFkKN8CL5DTYy9E/w564-h640/Dollhouse%20Shelf%20Collage.jpg" width="564" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dollhouse bookshelf with secret cubby.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdQdW7xoJfuZlGZ1MrBsMw22XhEZ2P5y9eAj5VtdHDHfsBMapw5LPiXS_eHxTvYXnLSeGj9AQBGXWB_h5MdqvOd5_hu_vTMriLwWqrGftZdV2DzKsQ21w7N52tz60C3m8aEawQd9fB9ClkY3Sy8OG8Xu82v-6K9bdh5RERrTNon9VtLFXoqFmSxVnu6c/s2731/IMG_1330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="2731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTdQdW7xoJfuZlGZ1MrBsMw22XhEZ2P5y9eAj5VtdHDHfsBMapw5LPiXS_eHxTvYXnLSeGj9AQBGXWB_h5MdqvOd5_hu_vTMriLwWqrGftZdV2DzKsQ21w7N52tz60C3m8aEawQd9fB9ClkY3Sy8OG8Xu82v-6K9bdh5RERrTNon9VtLFXoqFmSxVnu6c/w640-h640/IMG_1330.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4udvzcllkSXGETJNhubLlnM77fq2m-BCLCa18JNPPWLvC2jZa5xINI4dw3jlrFWbtLolcWO8H6M5NSBSUkxMN7pNw695XDPAZj_XnuS40G5mhpn2iLiyZCsfJHvFfEvxQdor7BHOtrcD7O3lCjhCQBNAXwHGvPZdpJlldMAogqyQeRziYmoMInZ-OP0/s2458/IMG_1332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="2455" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4udvzcllkSXGETJNhubLlnM77fq2m-BCLCa18JNPPWLvC2jZa5xINI4dw3jlrFWbtLolcWO8H6M5NSBSUkxMN7pNw695XDPAZj_XnuS40G5mhpn2iLiyZCsfJHvFfEvxQdor7BHOtrcD7O3lCjhCQBNAXwHGvPZdpJlldMAogqyQeRziYmoMInZ-OP0/w640-h640/IMG_1332.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I'm making board games, paper dolls and lots of other things the girls will love to play with when the weather forces them inside. Currently, I've got a big batch of real opening books for the bookshelf in progress on my craft table. Through The Looking Glass and The Three Bears will be included, of course, along with many other children's favorites and fairytales. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCv6fBEuUhpVX8qjoZdP3onFyBrg7IAB10f2HiHP02rcSWWkdH6glxDYxgYEKVDVs7nlJkixK-xBJNFH1ijdcsyza7q3v-BVmX1QY-S6G__8qKLKMyKXlj2XslBT0m5yWY-chf6SVPk6Mq6G2UYGza8RFTuOjOgtx0XhzOWjKRKXH9wQd2XAd3yuQfWk/s2273/IMG_1364.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1542" data-original-width="2273" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgCv6fBEuUhpVX8qjoZdP3onFyBrg7IAB10f2HiHP02rcSWWkdH6glxDYxgYEKVDVs7nlJkixK-xBJNFH1ijdcsyza7q3v-BVmX1QY-S6G__8qKLKMyKXlj2XslBT0m5yWY-chf6SVPk6Mq6G2UYGza8RFTuOjOgtx0XhzOWjKRKXH9wQd2XAd3yuQfWk/w640-h434/IMG_1364.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trixie Potter lives just down the holler across the creek.<br />She generously gifted the girls with every volume of her works.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv38UYwIyfGIvyND12EWwADdK8UjR2jJS-VmsS12nzSUa4rvTz2IesmGeuy_lyvKOEoZaVwwAAOuSc8zeGZ2l4mKqDsVMH0oWWMVRxTdFp4ORuxUYMjeSk1Y5XJgcHB_Cbcm70zM3alqZ5XGiQGdqssAnXFb10k9AcC7GGiDfl4HbVe8t7d53Q2weFcFo/s3502/IMG_1367.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2115" data-original-width="3502" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv38UYwIyfGIvyND12EWwADdK8UjR2jJS-VmsS12nzSUa4rvTz2IesmGeuy_lyvKOEoZaVwwAAOuSc8zeGZ2l4mKqDsVMH0oWWMVRxTdFp4ORuxUYMjeSk1Y5XJgcHB_Cbcm70zM3alqZ5XGiQGdqssAnXFb10k9AcC7GGiDfl4HbVe8t7d53Q2weFcFo/w640-h386/IMG_1367.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My own love of reading bloomed with my first library book, a pop up dollhouse.<br />I can't wait to introduce them to Beverly Cleary, too.<br />They both share so many personality traits with Ramona!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I'll share more about all of that fun stuff in my next post. If you want the mom update, scroll past my signature. Otherwise, I hope you're all finding loads of things to be grateful for in the new year, and I hope it includes minis!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p><p><br /></p><p>Mom's surgery is Friday and hopefully, shortly thereafter, we will have more answers, a thorough diagnosis of her cancer, and a treatment plan. To our delight she continues to feel much, much better than before her hospital stay last month. Her blood analysis looks better and so far, no need for another transfusion. She's even insisting on cleaning her own house!!! I hope to start posting more regularly again and will, of course, keep you updated. I can't thank you enough for your kind thoughts, well wishes, prayers and love!</p><p> xo xo</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-50203776277181468602023-12-30T10:19:00.003-08:002023-12-30T13:56:01.943-08:00The LEGO UP! House<p>Hello my friends! It has been much too long since my last post and I have missed connecting and being inspired by all the creative things you've been up to. I am going to keep this post positive so we'll move right on in to my newest creative pursuit. For the 'why' of the absence, I'll leave that at the end. If you don't like sad news, just ignore it.</p><p>My son Ande and I have always enjoyed seeing Disney and Pixar films together. Since the first Toy Story movie, it has kind of been our thing. Since he is a fully grown up thirty-something-man, our opportunities to see new movies together face significant challenges. But we still try to fold watching them into our family gatherings. We both hope that one day he will have a little one to share them with.</p><p>This year for Christmas, knowing that I had limited time, Ande and his fiancé Alexis (Lex) bought me the <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/LEGO-Disney-Celebration-Building-Creative/dp/B0BLJ2ZB3H/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1OTOREE2E40SV&keywords=LEGO+Disney+and+Pixar+%E2%80%98Up%E2%80%99+House+43217&qid=1703959031&s=toys-and-games&sprefix=lego+disney+and+pixar+up+house+43217%2Ctoys-and-games%2C149&sr=1-2" target="_blank">LEGO UP! movie house</a></b>. It is absolutely adorable, so I couldn't resist getting started on it right away! What a joy it was to assemble! It kept my mind occupied and when it did wander, it wandered to happy times.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5YIzGijQmU-WpBpggf3ZACGeJVUngdusb_A-BQjegCOhF0KvV1vePMDHRvVZ0_Nes26GukHZdLUlyNOHBi3ltKxYF3N9KW0eyLNB2gY1mxBb5lyctQfU5JeT6owYLpjHTeqc-TBayn1uLSCNQHYwYRKoPPiwXlA6aN7WIEjcg_O-VIs90J2F9S1oIf0/s4032/IMG_1227.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5YIzGijQmU-WpBpggf3ZACGeJVUngdusb_A-BQjegCOhF0KvV1vePMDHRvVZ0_Nes26GukHZdLUlyNOHBi3ltKxYF3N9KW0eyLNB2gY1mxBb5lyctQfU5JeT6owYLpjHTeqc-TBayn1uLSCNQHYwYRKoPPiwXlA6aN7WIEjcg_O-VIs90J2F9S1oIf0/w480-h640/IMG_1227.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Russ has assembled many LEGO sets in the last few years, mostly Star Wars space ships. Each time I dust them I worry that they will fall to the ground, pieces exploding everywhere. Yikes! So I decided to glue mine together as I assembled. I read so many differing and conflicting recommendations for adhesives, but finally decided on <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Testor-Corp-Non-Toxic-Cement-Applicator/dp/B00005BU98/ref=sr_1_17?crid=JWJ0REVS8HCE&keywords=Testors+plastic+cement&qid=1703953034&sprefix=testors+plastic+cement%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-17" target="_blank">Testors Liquid Plastic Cement</a></b>. I would not recommend it as after letting the first pieces sit for a day or so, they came right apart. Next time, when I have more time, I will order <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Glue-Temporary-Blocks-More-Non-Toxic/dp/B07XFGD8T6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3E3D6ANI8A3P0&keywords=le%2Bglue&qid=1703952958&sprefix=le%2Bglue%2Caps%2C150&sr=8-3&th=1" target="_blank">Le Glue</a></b> and give that a try. Luckily, my kit only included four bags and roughly 500 pieces. One of Russ' had 8000!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmQMQAb6sySa2OynnECvniu7DZkVImrGdUkN3WtZYr7G-7rEj_9yVFh9x4AyOVOUTKo-qNG0sgq8XxrBgph-wE7UcUks1up32D535wmzSMycdnlPR5Tzi-HuSo_Pqd0LyHcrCCZu-9PyrPw99vcqHRTc2NMtI8d7LsiVckpZdCFi043HM9DgxUEteuvA/s4032/IMG_1230.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmQMQAb6sySa2OynnECvniu7DZkVImrGdUkN3WtZYr7G-7rEj_9yVFh9x4AyOVOUTKo-qNG0sgq8XxrBgph-wE7UcUks1up32D535wmzSMycdnlPR5Tzi-HuSo_Pqd0LyHcrCCZu-9PyrPw99vcqHRTc2NMtI8d7LsiVckpZdCFi043HM9DgxUEteuvA/w480-h640/IMG_1230.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>First came Russell, the boy scout who was working on his last badge: Helping the Elderly. His figure is adorable and so detailed - right down to his backpack loaded with camping equipment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2xYw7koZwTj8HgZygXnzgEFYRVQpAflgLI5eSlGvFKL8bTrxC8ukpHX5N2bNfct0ja_6bXNb1k3JFhn1GjR2m5TtgiXfU_85yE-Tq7zgApgj90mvMCIS0nB8uu1sQqZ08SrV9z6HJ_5i303erG2VUcjzM6rJVPZLIiOcuo7JmT4IfjDDLyUTkYZq7BI/s1942/IMG%201230%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="1942" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2xYw7koZwTj8HgZygXnzgEFYRVQpAflgLI5eSlGvFKL8bTrxC8ukpHX5N2bNfct0ja_6bXNb1k3JFhn1GjR2m5TtgiXfU_85yE-Tq7zgApgj90mvMCIS0nB8uu1sQqZ08SrV9z6HJ_5i303erG2VUcjzM6rJVPZLIiOcuo7JmT4IfjDDLyUTkYZq7BI/w640-h482/IMG%201230%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The rest of bag 1 consisted of mostly the first floor of the house. It was great to see so many of the references from the movie included in the details. Like the compass, the front door with all the locks Carl installed to keep the changing world away and the giant painting of Paradise Falls above the fireplace. I wish they'd had a way to incorporate Ellie's chair alongside Carl's like in the movie. Seeing her empty seat next to Carl's in the movie conveyed his loneliness for her in such an impactful way.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1SIVccvcrN7OZPvKEClefXsoVRdUobP1EYSNhgFHoxApHkMjWDmCd2Frcn2oxGjnavvLr0a-Za-oLp8lqkqxSIbyA4raGpq_nbdkkLq-rCeMeeNdr_PxhLned_AOHn_-_Q_dMMva6t_DF1OjmC-rJu2jWaukxIjSoM2dmp-OSaC0hupVXFR4GT-RSao/s975/IMG%201238%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="975" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1SIVccvcrN7OZPvKEClefXsoVRdUobP1EYSNhgFHoxApHkMjWDmCd2Frcn2oxGjnavvLr0a-Za-oLp8lqkqxSIbyA4raGpq_nbdkkLq-rCeMeeNdr_PxhLned_AOHn_-_Q_dMMva6t_DF1OjmC-rJu2jWaukxIjSoM2dmp-OSaC0hupVXFR4GT-RSao/w640-h482/IMG%201238%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Bag 2 started off with Carl. One side of his LEGO face is smiling, and the other sports his all too familiar frown. I chose to display the smile, of course! I love that LEGO included his walker. And what a great head of hair he has for an old guy! I think this may all be 1/4" scale, as Carl and Russell are both about 1-1/2" tall.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iKiYpe934D0f4ZAP7MNo28_lXoz3VYaGBtFyyWI5yH2GyIp5GGgqbyINEc2Xtnh5fQ3RQqi5npSvE_GdgqiezzeLDTp7d7JjY4m8JXHr67ZWA2zTZmfDr-TWcat3GqyS2Il8Wx5I8-xYmxNLwNLU190j0j-NS2OwBKXw4T6X_MLUrNHNg4HRYScMmqY/s4032/IMG_1240.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0iKiYpe934D0f4ZAP7MNo28_lXoz3VYaGBtFyyWI5yH2GyIp5GGgqbyINEc2Xtnh5fQ3RQqi5npSvE_GdgqiezzeLDTp7d7JjY4m8JXHr67ZWA2zTZmfDr-TWcat3GqyS2Il8Wx5I8-xYmxNLwNLU190j0j-NS2OwBKXw4T6X_MLUrNHNg4HRYScMmqY/w480-h640/IMG_1240.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the end of bag 2 we see the bay windows and the second story taking shape.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj902V7z61xXcvOJv6ko33gKBfZ2NjrlC8vulm-_sDS01b4RMrgIbrfXYK4Z1bvTtF4F9iERGG4nGLZBT2DU5Cvm-s9fY9S_VIz_ERIyIdsF7z4HkOP31Hwr-vUgGP7yKl1f89Qhibm9u8tA5U133qe6jo75aOudoCAgGl-6UZLrYjUbgT9aJwBkI4R6Bk/s1797/IMG%201242%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1797" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj902V7z61xXcvOJv6ko33gKBfZ2NjrlC8vulm-_sDS01b4RMrgIbrfXYK4Z1bvTtF4F9iERGG4nGLZBT2DU5Cvm-s9fY9S_VIz_ERIyIdsF7z4HkOP31Hwr-vUgGP7yKl1f89Qhibm9u8tA5U133qe6jo75aOudoCAgGl-6UZLrYjUbgT9aJwBkI4R6Bk/w640-h424/IMG%201242%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Bag 3 starts off with Doug the faithful dog. The kit also includes his irresistible distraction, Squirrel (you'll see him later).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OI5ASS-pXNoU2awPgijjCo0kdSZIR_be7q1d37seMtu2OTNw4FB-P_iVxQflSUATgOE3x3WoN2y1Si8btAA6dotYMW_I-dcBDCTC7-FrcltGNkvmEHRfpoKuwocWpt2iBgYiXkyXsAlwTfe4SvEsQ0BQkhjAMUvWenR52eVp7xs9bNTNrIJkAR6tiSI/s4032/IMG_1245.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3OI5ASS-pXNoU2awPgijjCo0kdSZIR_be7q1d37seMtu2OTNw4FB-P_iVxQflSUATgOE3x3WoN2y1Si8btAA6dotYMW_I-dcBDCTC7-FrcltGNkvmEHRfpoKuwocWpt2iBgYiXkyXsAlwTfe4SvEsQ0BQkhjAMUvWenR52eVp7xs9bNTNrIJkAR6tiSI/w640-h480/IMG_1245.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>By the end of bag 3 we have a roof, the chimney, Carl's bed and TV and even Ellie and Carl's Adventure Book stored in an old crate!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ1QIJQUeL2YvPtHsvwvi4Ku_c697g2ZhIvsXhl-L6h79eB_lqtJXdZwmqWUYNlXbrcDrMkYtgywkqRT6E1VBH75CpYoGlduy7mIyYfkfNkjN9MvdLE8E24rCErlhl3saS9LGn5dNqhlVr5dz3HvBz3A5KLOD6cjNgJWeaINUcjadv5TRa_UVwIxstok/s1792/IMG%201248%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1792" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQ1QIJQUeL2YvPtHsvwvi4Ku_c697g2ZhIvsXhl-L6h79eB_lqtJXdZwmqWUYNlXbrcDrMkYtgywkqRT6E1VBH75CpYoGlduy7mIyYfkfNkjN9MvdLE8E24rCErlhl3saS9LGn5dNqhlVr5dz3HvBz3A5KLOD6cjNgJWeaINUcjadv5TRa_UVwIxstok/w640-h424/IMG%201248%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswUhivNf3K2rMjfEV1u67jbbchbd6jFfyZ0kpUKYgfCrsEEYN95BZfPJkScF_1xCK1XPyo_GO2RCM6MXxtLZ4z2_k0WGCCuOPsX7DKdfLHeaPmPlR6hc_slLISUXkfHyOQ39KDmuT-TNeVJww3iBYxJUbPYOY-Czhzdr-E8X5QrcnezN1d8cFHBL_9Lw/s1150/img%201248%20c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="1150" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswUhivNf3K2rMjfEV1u67jbbchbd6jFfyZ0kpUKYgfCrsEEYN95BZfPJkScF_1xCK1XPyo_GO2RCM6MXxtLZ4z2_k0WGCCuOPsX7DKdfLHeaPmPlR6hc_slLISUXkfHyOQ39KDmuT-TNeVJww3iBYxJUbPYOY-Czhzdr-E8X5QrcnezN1d8cFHBL_9Lw/w640-h512/img%201248%20c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The final bag was all about the balloons and display details. The kit provided a wedge for two fence pieces, a helium tank, the mailbox and Squirrel. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgblpx-_RtwkcdYlB6_hKmhtbfYxhTNpwWeuzO9BvtvoLliJZ4WADmybEJ-EQKISN6NJ5rVu70ferSzW7mC0_q27n_FKUIG9A1iXLi_2K38Jvs6nVJRqzlIKYvLcu_lInwSnXAd_mszeExLWFsm2In9mzJ5lDszejunhef00dZ852al-fQ6t9NLOWa2go/s1725/IMG%201255%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1725" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgblpx-_RtwkcdYlB6_hKmhtbfYxhTNpwWeuzO9BvtvoLliJZ4WADmybEJ-EQKISN6NJ5rVu70ferSzW7mC0_q27n_FKUIG9A1iXLi_2K38Jvs6nVJRqzlIKYvLcu_lInwSnXAd_mszeExLWFsm2In9mzJ5lDszejunhef00dZ852al-fQ6t9NLOWa2go/w640-h442/IMG%201255%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>It was cute but I thought the house deserved an actual display base so I set to work making one. I created the base using two pieces of 4-3/4" x 7" art board laminated together. I added a piece of model railroad grass to the top and lined the edges of the board with 1/8" x 1/4" basswood painted green to match the grass.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W4-_ZTudUsLYPP_uHe1g5M5tIopyzGycD1T0LKVrGtePOwhAzXyNIGffc7bpmyBCwpeRKPk3T3k2aWBo6I030AmRaOY0f5qPqe-dGEIVv_q478PtdbHOD_bG767MKov6uPDfZ-NmGsFjvcODBo9NzuaccRmnU0Hickj4ssveXy_GozO5JcM6d9M1U5A/s3498/IMG_1269.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2465" data-original-width="3498" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5W4-_ZTudUsLYPP_uHe1g5M5tIopyzGycD1T0LKVrGtePOwhAzXyNIGffc7bpmyBCwpeRKPk3T3k2aWBo6I030AmRaOY0f5qPqe-dGEIVv_q478PtdbHOD_bG767MKov6uPDfZ-NmGsFjvcODBo9NzuaccRmnU0Hickj4ssveXy_GozO5JcM6d9M1U5A/w640-h452/IMG_1269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I wanted to keep the integrity of the LEGO set while honoring the original house and yard in the movie. So in Design Space I replicated the LEGO fence in the kit but also kept the gate design from the movie animation. </p><p>Movie Screenshot</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcRk0ywxCtFYIwWgP1FGHLs9nLFQESB-SqenUI2dN7bb_hckykZdFpsIwC5ljdVXB5XWA4Twxeu1fEfrZ3AeBha5yHu8WpkDl62SJQ_cF1xBbwFhL2RiY_UHFjASc3PL7QnQG_s6gjiHagFUPyY_bKeb9jULJwcfNHOqRz3aEPOIHFkk-0j3IT4139hs/s802/up%20house.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="802" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDcRk0ywxCtFYIwWgP1FGHLs9nLFQESB-SqenUI2dN7bb_hckykZdFpsIwC5ljdVXB5XWA4Twxeu1fEfrZ3AeBha5yHu8WpkDl62SJQ_cF1xBbwFhL2RiY_UHFjASc3PL7QnQG_s6gjiHagFUPyY_bKeb9jULJwcfNHOqRz3aEPOIHFkk-0j3IT4139hs/w640-h360/up%20house.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Lego fence, my fence and gate pieces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wFslT5o6X_q6h9-lCg6AvqlppaN_RO8UEspeb3d7LMkKoR4RN5K9gAsHPv4NAVDKemh9aZNMkf23uBpuJmnM8qWU_nhl6qzsyO1wzV2WD1QS1lGuKbiQ0_LAcvMFPPXRdYKRFL6yUF4Avhb2_Y1oa-FbGQaV5OBDmwuzpgJNMEhYpFfm7RxRJH1Zl8k/s4032/IMG_1262.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wFslT5o6X_q6h9-lCg6AvqlppaN_RO8UEspeb3d7LMkKoR4RN5K9gAsHPv4NAVDKemh9aZNMkf23uBpuJmnM8qWU_nhl6qzsyO1wzV2WD1QS1lGuKbiQ0_LAcvMFPPXRdYKRFL6yUF4Avhb2_Y1oa-FbGQaV5OBDmwuzpgJNMEhYpFfm7RxRJH1Zl8k/w640-h480/IMG_1262.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I used Kraft cardboard for the fences and gate so I made several layers to laminate together. I made the gate wide so that I could trim to fit once the fences were in place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUy8k7eGydRHhRXkwpEQ_xASaaYwXA3_-kbryqsvEba7s_nJm7FZhTzLrqKb1pHLPZP7srpDhU1U-Kos_-dtZ8x-dpdlUrCG7021h7TYCoKPokCJw6eqLFtHOwviiGZdTtvwmtxON_BaqbW9UenarxIulv5qgpYrfnhGbGlAYLxFJN7nIkdxDAP9mxME/s1535/IMG%201262%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1535" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUy8k7eGydRHhRXkwpEQ_xASaaYwXA3_-kbryqsvEba7s_nJm7FZhTzLrqKb1pHLPZP7srpDhU1U-Kos_-dtZ8x-dpdlUrCG7021h7TYCoKPokCJw6eqLFtHOwviiGZdTtvwmtxON_BaqbW9UenarxIulv5qgpYrfnhGbGlAYLxFJN7nIkdxDAP9mxME/w640-h344/IMG%201262%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The LEGO fences had bottom boards that lifted them off the ground, so I made basswood frames to tuck my fence board pieces into.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6SzHC6sNosVmISOMIS2d6hUBlb5UZQkyT2r7i8Ys6i3aeQ8jjlbblR-Mjl89GkvhZZSWcUYtzyV-TGxjb7_2XoEAfg1ZbQaTMky_rrgfeHknkHlPBKrspNlcSFrCwDsAsaQJ5BY0plUgXpD6d3taAZLBRM1uf4K-W1D__ovNoD4dmXWX9Z7nafnZbHM/s4032/IMG_1265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6SzHC6sNosVmISOMIS2d6hUBlb5UZQkyT2r7i8Ys6i3aeQ8jjlbblR-Mjl89GkvhZZSWcUYtzyV-TGxjb7_2XoEAfg1ZbQaTMky_rrgfeHknkHlPBKrspNlcSFrCwDsAsaQJ5BY0plUgXpD6d3taAZLBRM1uf4K-W1D__ovNoD4dmXWX9Z7nafnZbHM/w480-h640/IMG_1265.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The movie house had decorative round finials on each gate post. I had some in my stash and made them sturdy by using a toothpick "biscuit" to join all the pieces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEVMe9WcCOQbvtNuIOnSGofgd8mxqWA99VnNfpmFCp5y8_gjrY395TYXzofbkIEmN0kKKdvwW6KVuGiNNwaLdMuPLoiBF7ecDLvrX5AJd1fuUEn1SRSWQnKAby9Gxsld-5QMt5oIfpcCUmsK4lBuTsykCl7lm1-Std2LTprb5jby1b-cG_2h6kY4-UBs/s3773/IMG_1268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="3773" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEVMe9WcCOQbvtNuIOnSGofgd8mxqWA99VnNfpmFCp5y8_gjrY395TYXzofbkIEmN0kKKdvwW6KVuGiNNwaLdMuPLoiBF7ecDLvrX5AJd1fuUEn1SRSWQnKAby9Gxsld-5QMt5oIfpcCUmsK4lBuTsykCl7lm1-Std2LTprb5jby1b-cG_2h6kY4-UBs/w640-h458/IMG_1268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Here are the fence sections installed on the display base. The gate functions with three kraft card hinges, glue welded, painted then Mod Podged for a secure bond.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCf3W0xQH35Sc5Xy05xHo1LKigtEGFoNJx73pvKisZUeDGagzKFMsdRDl1uRuHrLHCBwl2RTwe3qnZTQu7EbP_hdJ8yB74_EPOasKPS0B7rQHzgz8Y05Mn3-tp1_8sKmWAJp12WTPjv91CA0l_-VNu7PBmhBbI4WvoT-B0c_hixESEWHQJfgXJMx3Oqc/s4032/IMG_1273.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCf3W0xQH35Sc5Xy05xHo1LKigtEGFoNJx73pvKisZUeDGagzKFMsdRDl1uRuHrLHCBwl2RTwe3qnZTQu7EbP_hdJ8yB74_EPOasKPS0B7rQHzgz8Y05Mn3-tp1_8sKmWAJp12WTPjv91CA0l_-VNu7PBmhBbI4WvoT-B0c_hixESEWHQJfgXJMx3Oqc/w480-h640/IMG_1273.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQgH81hATyJZHM9OssW4heCJCLEukT-DXNU8X8OtcBj_O1gXboEqXYhgfiCQq2O3zmJcX66MfMkDOThwHK9JVoFofJf1FXo_7cMsUb_FiX7kiqdSzNuSaUIUzKiQU9eWgLCPoM_FzV5k9aE4PM5TB1UsyN67dUyH1g9E2N3OREazilXETjUQMb2Uu16Q/s4032/IMG_1275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQgH81hATyJZHM9OssW4heCJCLEukT-DXNU8X8OtcBj_O1gXboEqXYhgfiCQq2O3zmJcX66MfMkDOThwHK9JVoFofJf1FXo_7cMsUb_FiX7kiqdSzNuSaUIUzKiQU9eWgLCPoM_FzV5k9aE4PM5TB1UsyN67dUyH1g9E2N3OREazilXETjUQMb2Uu16Q/w640-h480/IMG_1275.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Of course I had to take the opportunity to add some fun detail. I deconstructed the LEGO fence display piece and included some of the pieces on the display board. The helium tank will now sit next to the house. The mailbox has been installed (with toothpick) next to the gate (like in the movie house) and has a few blades of long grass, missed by the mower, protruding from the base. I installed two <b><a href="https://miniatures.com/pair-of-squeeze-me-evergreen-bushes-2/?setCurrencyId=1&sku=965&gclid=CjwKCAiAnL-sBhBnEiwAJRGigk3Xg1RnviCF7S2hrIE4SwMR_GCaLSdelZbHDxJPjeooBnj-ckZIoRoCULgQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Squeeze Me bushes</a></b> to the front corners of the yard. They are mounted on kraft card circles dusted with potting soil and secured with hairspray. And a couple art board pavers have been added. Squirrel has a permanent place on the fence post, affixed with a toothpick, and will drive Doug to distraction whenever he goes out for "business", lol!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE_4gvl5Qgjjs0VF3DSrX4qPDkgIck4cHhR_mkjI6ZaI9brvn1rsTirekFGw9MwU2KHiYe9UR_OPnx4OzRcXpAycVFbClP9GNAAVMoWv3FVF-UagjZ_7e-b5qnl1u6GlLrdV_z7KoquQXX4872fQkmpoOJ-Gjpi6urbrfH3bzlefVeaKzERrO1qpTZUs/s4032/IMG_1278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE_4gvl5Qgjjs0VF3DSrX4qPDkgIck4cHhR_mkjI6ZaI9brvn1rsTirekFGw9MwU2KHiYe9UR_OPnx4OzRcXpAycVFbClP9GNAAVMoWv3FVF-UagjZ_7e-b5qnl1u6GlLrdV_z7KoquQXX4872fQkmpoOJ-Gjpi6urbrfH3bzlefVeaKzERrO1qpTZUs/w640-h480/IMG_1278.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoKu1Z0fnQI0T4yUVc0YMd6jhFaTvYiyc194y6QurZFRLVBOBc2MLKfH6-8Ndog7cn3_FxU5lUp4VX6crYzqK6LlNvSIvHV2DO3-DHtu9XfCTuvdZfXMnpam5Qgcbu1otZnDsdeRmua2IdQM-8a65K06KS58B-uvQddoAlxCmootmCgiqy84uixaWP3Q/s4032/IMG_1279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoKu1Z0fnQI0T4yUVc0YMd6jhFaTvYiyc194y6QurZFRLVBOBc2MLKfH6-8Ndog7cn3_FxU5lUp4VX6crYzqK6LlNvSIvHV2DO3-DHtu9XfCTuvdZfXMnpam5Qgcbu1otZnDsdeRmua2IdQM-8a65K06KS58B-uvQddoAlxCmootmCgiqy84uixaWP3Q/w480-h640/IMG_1279.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEJvg5OSfWGnQSOjH5BziKFYY6uNU_GbpyWGad-F-S6Q7eZBZQwhR1GICwn_gqq5BMl79whhyphenhyphenqT_PbkpheIPMX9fw8y4KBzIiF8aoDQ7PX1kmkl0-1_FZb8CIGnwA300eTNJ1rlHY1Durl2mub4ZWpbnMutDIBSGaJjcYwwiQacSN-F7KBujxvsAvYC4/s4032/IMG_1281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEJvg5OSfWGnQSOjH5BziKFYY6uNU_GbpyWGad-F-S6Q7eZBZQwhR1GICwn_gqq5BMl79whhyphenhyphenqT_PbkpheIPMX9fw8y4KBzIiF8aoDQ7PX1kmkl0-1_FZb8CIGnwA300eTNJ1rlHY1Durl2mub4ZWpbnMutDIBSGaJjcYwwiQacSN-F7KBujxvsAvYC4/w640-h480/IMG_1281.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And here's the display complete with the LEGO UP! house and all the characters that come with it. I hope to add a dust cover, one day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMiZ5xo1RbLMwcbv3pTIcqjJxPzryQpqs2WE7jS1S4OMGVqKFb4kwup7ECyQP3Y-Q0-IrMOVzX4OVgal9CjB6PiJJ4ntqiB1qD_6cMwYznflZp8mkS5hzlb02kQiSHnaeFGlEcMx1OBKEnlQGyyQW1QjdDdZLhI2EBVzKz5s8_Q3uednq_GjBdui5aMc/s4032/IMG_1285.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSMiZ5xo1RbLMwcbv3pTIcqjJxPzryQpqs2WE7jS1S4OMGVqKFb4kwup7ECyQP3Y-Q0-IrMOVzX4OVgal9CjB6PiJJ4ntqiB1qD_6cMwYznflZp8mkS5hzlb02kQiSHnaeFGlEcMx1OBKEnlQGyyQW1QjdDdZLhI2EBVzKz5s8_Q3uednq_GjBdui5aMc/w480-h640/IMG_1285.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnycso7bSLYxBZxwfrq_tq633u5GrBXgigrbxbVQVjoMkcL9Z_lQ9E05bkFEBXhJVsIrUbSjSGbUlDWfbRiHcVoe06z5XAP1PlovenQ8GyadoFcnKywM5RY7j8y01hqQvRftvnUhwW42HXXCbMHc2UDv5vSjNHt9L6JyFA8JE0DywtaWtt7I5ATc-h0M/s4032/IMG_1287.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnycso7bSLYxBZxwfrq_tq633u5GrBXgigrbxbVQVjoMkcL9Z_lQ9E05bkFEBXhJVsIrUbSjSGbUlDWfbRiHcVoe06z5XAP1PlovenQ8GyadoFcnKywM5RY7j8y01hqQvRftvnUhwW42HXXCbMHc2UDv5vSjNHt9L6JyFA8JE0DywtaWtt7I5ATc-h0M/w480-h640/IMG_1287.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4i1ZwAvbF6ICBkmriMWe6-nCrw35K8o9Iu3EXRtg1G83_5_RVjMl0AcguM1_TLDIMFY28_eA2FiKGzaBCKpSbzTKYzxZTdTDd-6E0GqVpUBwfdXTR5eRVYqEbN13kyhphQX01hQaGOGnaOFtEUP_gcVQ53g6BWjo7TWXpEesd9Gjpnoisyl2yOWu1uE/s4032/IMG_1291.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4i1ZwAvbF6ICBkmriMWe6-nCrw35K8o9Iu3EXRtg1G83_5_RVjMl0AcguM1_TLDIMFY28_eA2FiKGzaBCKpSbzTKYzxZTdTDd-6E0GqVpUBwfdXTR5eRVYqEbN13kyhphQX01hQaGOGnaOFtEUP_gcVQ53g6BWjo7TWXpEesd9Gjpnoisyl2yOWu1uE/w480-h640/IMG_1291.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And here's another peek inside...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQqsRRVe7HUg1iTsH5-THu307D_l4TZHUJeLvwUvremc7SFQpiJ9rcInHIkSkR5nSkcVh7N_O0y_QuHy10WJpjoaZL3xK2_MaLDzZU1BC1Uq2rg-oAD5Pgi8Is3mGaclzGNSrna2Ci-8C5M_lWcyEmRtV11GkpnpxzJv7Ddq5cA5mUx731xpOk0m2j7A/s4032/IMG_1288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQqsRRVe7HUg1iTsH5-THu307D_l4TZHUJeLvwUvremc7SFQpiJ9rcInHIkSkR5nSkcVh7N_O0y_QuHy10WJpjoaZL3xK2_MaLDzZU1BC1Uq2rg-oAD5Pgi8Is3mGaclzGNSrna2Ci-8C5M_lWcyEmRtV11GkpnpxzJv7Ddq5cA5mUx731xpOk0m2j7A/w480-h640/IMG_1288.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDgXGodbiqHOx3or5VxybvA2Oldi_LMkHCpS4XbYPNY9vKZqU2I1S9QCnAanzzLFgFA3RBWjIpS6UZ1AnSyPUDTLfLdnpBTdruvjlC7SXlO_skQJr4Q8xmsv9fvPAJvX1YGk3WcipDLTWNN76bTJA-pukXCKO-rNRZgsbZ-CWvdicFxEAOCMrsRIxyAs/s4032/IMG_1293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDgXGodbiqHOx3or5VxybvA2Oldi_LMkHCpS4XbYPNY9vKZqU2I1S9QCnAanzzLFgFA3RBWjIpS6UZ1AnSyPUDTLfLdnpBTdruvjlC7SXlO_skQJr4Q8xmsv9fvPAJvX1YGk3WcipDLTWNN76bTJA-pukXCKO-rNRZgsbZ-CWvdicFxEAOCMrsRIxyAs/w640-h480/IMG_1293.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>What a fun distraction and a beautiful reminder of life's wonderful things! Thanks Ande and Lex! 💗</p><p>I hope to be back as soon as I can and to catch up on everyone's blog posts as I find the time.</p><p>Give all your loved ones some extra love today.</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p><p>Last July my mom began to experience significant back pain. She really dislikes going to doctors so decided to try and manage it on her own. I sent CBDs, some with THC and some without to try and give her some relief until the pain subsided or she agreed to see a doctor. The THC ones were great because she could finally get some sleep. Fast forward to November and her back pain still shadowed her days. I flew down with my daughter and mom finally saw a doctor. That doctor referred her to a urologist and a couple weeks later she got an explanation for her symptoms: cancer. Since then my family and I have moved into a new and sobering reality. Since then Mom has had more challenges, no real answers, no real plan and an unexpected hospital stay after an alarming complication. Back and forth my brother and I go to Arizona, to support, spend time, encourage and love my parents through this process. We are all praying for a better picture and a plan after her surgery on January 19th. The first surgery was postponed for a month in the hope of getting mom strong enough to have it. A blood transfusion helped her to feel much stronger so she may have one more before the surgery. If there is a bit of good news it is that her back pain has mysteriously disappeared. Minis, though an invaluable source of calm and joy for me, have obviously taken a back seat. I'll do what I can when I can and post as it is possible. Small and portable projects might be the answer in the near future. Your prayers and good thoughts for our family are so appreciated!</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-42718252110582130262023-11-30T02:00:00.230-08:002023-11-30T02:00:00.135-08:00Step Into My Parlor...<p>Hi Guys! I am so happy to post today and share with you the final room in Roz's trunkhouse... The Parlor! At just 9-1/4" in circumference, it's a bit on the cozy side, but by using almost all the available space, Roz should have all she needs to warm up, relax, read and provide her <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wish Granting</span></b> services to the forest community!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJIJNYRV3ExQEZ0FbiQ6vsVda6QQJy7Ks9Ws2DKShmv3wB-lELc0lu3Twdsgw07FO2N9ymh0TIsI0xsZbTvKYn6Y5y-GuX54OnD5JuBGdcplcur_H0ycSrtM2h5Gl7N5QwQEDjCxuTa0Pn2tn5xq3mfRVN1TVREL2DDqiUmpY7UNtOvuwYjdY0YSGzkg/s4032/IMG_1184.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJIJNYRV3ExQEZ0FbiQ6vsVda6QQJy7Ks9Ws2DKShmv3wB-lELc0lu3Twdsgw07FO2N9ymh0TIsI0xsZbTvKYn6Y5y-GuX54OnD5JuBGdcplcur_H0ycSrtM2h5Gl7N5QwQEDjCxuTa0Pn2tn5xq3mfRVN1TVREL2DDqiUmpY7UNtOvuwYjdY0YSGzkg/w464-h640/IMG_1184.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz loves books and loves to send her favorites home with clients to read. You see, in addition to offering <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wish Granting</span></b> services, Roz is also a bit of a <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Life Coach</span></b>. She wants to educate her clients about how to not only <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wish</span></b> for their <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Dreams</span></b>, but to <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Work</span></b> toward them, as well! To suit her need for lots of self-help books, I've created two bookshelves and built them to contour the room's curved walls. They are comprised of Sonotube backs, chipboard inner curved shelving, then nice, stainable wood for the top, bottom and shelf front trim. The tops and bottoms were trimmed after assembly so they could be scribed perfectly to the curved walls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1xbZheovao9p8jSbK46axkdfbxMZn-WJpR_tP-NumH59CPwwMQL5oRuoH15L-l7EysU8nvLWXKlMLxvtHNy0ZNJl4Xe4exMoD72qZSmDV3-xmw9vS0Mb0kl3Yq88yUcYrFfs1BDHE5410_iYDrFvZmhjqEXexBFIZvQC9TOT3s-_vO6c2qwPr_NpOBI/s1619/parlorshelfpieces.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="1619" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1xbZheovao9p8jSbK46axkdfbxMZn-WJpR_tP-NumH59CPwwMQL5oRuoH15L-l7EysU8nvLWXKlMLxvtHNy0ZNJl4Xe4exMoD72qZSmDV3-xmw9vS0Mb0kl3Yq88yUcYrFfs1BDHE5410_iYDrFvZmhjqEXexBFIZvQC9TOT3s-_vO6c2qwPr_NpOBI/w640-h504/parlorshelfpieces.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKs1cUTPXDbbpLy_pc9hlABK_RIgJT1al-xW4a-5Pfj-thacFjKFuDsuPWeyspYS51ojsWOxvOR_kxIzblYtTWMAdMzYgEeN9WXBn7KJ9i2j0ApFOaAnCJHBmtsiYiQJ4rOhgt4JexaOPOvg8ZL9EOV6mdwNpG2wSH9mcyRPps8MnlN-ZYCe4gx4hIzA/s3140/IMG_1148.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="3140" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnKs1cUTPXDbbpLy_pc9hlABK_RIgJT1al-xW4a-5Pfj-thacFjKFuDsuPWeyspYS51ojsWOxvOR_kxIzblYtTWMAdMzYgEeN9WXBn7KJ9i2j0ApFOaAnCJHBmtsiYiQJ4rOhgt4JexaOPOvg8ZL9EOV6mdwNpG2wSH9mcyRPps8MnlN-ZYCe4gx4hIzA/w640-h408/IMG_1148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I needed to make lots of books for Roz but only had to provide the covers and wood dummies with gold edging. Her magic will make them real in her world.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXabeNQo5GQ5pQF6qfsv__TUnjZVPjDPGsTxmd2GZnNq8-WHqLCs4Z6xRYLGAWbhsKidOHwIsA2wUM4V9ZBTgpfqvB6c5eEJqNdMLT-Z-mzobvJb38TO_aTbeKQWUqRwrWIqfr1xspir0-EBDVrsTTEC03jojy_ZxS4aAKktBUJggCXCbqK30NMuIpkE/s2524/IMG_1154.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2524" data-original-width="2322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXabeNQo5GQ5pQF6qfsv__TUnjZVPjDPGsTxmd2GZnNq8-WHqLCs4Z6xRYLGAWbhsKidOHwIsA2wUM4V9ZBTgpfqvB6c5eEJqNdMLT-Z-mzobvJb38TO_aTbeKQWUqRwrWIqfr1xspir0-EBDVrsTTEC03jojy_ZxS4aAKktBUJggCXCbqK30NMuIpkE/w588-h640/IMG_1154.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><br /><p>I also provided various paper plants to give life to the room. Her magic will take care of the "alive" part, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ92DyXdnC87pCMwr12dRIfcH4ZzfRUBSwO-2uWFizRjjk6PgzGkXaePHS6WBJqNMlcZL5kMEdWxvpv1HWy7dcA2I7DVp4b6-D6rksonbsw3NXm4_oX-6Mcr4-2G6BERAlQJsE6bUFkq8gEN8awkDkc-xTUzR4gJHmNdaIe5qlATjsmt9TovL59Hhgu8/s2969/IMG_1150.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="2969" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQ92DyXdnC87pCMwr12dRIfcH4ZzfRUBSwO-2uWFizRjjk6PgzGkXaePHS6WBJqNMlcZL5kMEdWxvpv1HWy7dcA2I7DVp4b6-D6rksonbsw3NXm4_oX-6Mcr4-2G6BERAlQJsE6bUFkq8gEN8awkDkc-xTUzR4gJHmNdaIe5qlATjsmt9TovL59Hhgu8/w640-h636/IMG_1150.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Lucky for me Birgit sent some really neat décor items and parts to make more pieces in her Christmas packages over the years! Including the neat <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/moonflowerminigarden?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=715696284&from_page=listing&section_id=24099167" target="_blank">Moonflower Miniatures Palm kit</a></b> shown above! She included this gift in her package with Roz and Rozario. I just knew it had to go in the parlor. You can see below that I was able to make two palm plants from one kit! They were so much fun to make! Thanks Birgit! Goldie and Alice will get to have one in the treehouse, too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBpsElUFRvsE0siO_Tk_Hc_8p_oRKKpyELAURvyzBsCX2RNc8QZFluQ-5hQCUGMVjeocRWr-UKWVnX0jfQUV3PYgKzgnuQ76iKlqFaDJxTtriEhbo58c9E4NTGyq03fItvQx7y5PSaJK9gbTFOhNieEms2S5VrRQXKKjvO5iNooliU70CH008Tf50554/s2781/IMG_1164.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2197" data-original-width="2781" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBpsElUFRvsE0siO_Tk_Hc_8p_oRKKpyELAURvyzBsCX2RNc8QZFluQ-5hQCUGMVjeocRWr-UKWVnX0jfQUV3PYgKzgnuQ76iKlqFaDJxTtriEhbo58c9E4NTGyq03fItvQx7y5PSaJK9gbTFOhNieEms2S5VrRQXKKjvO5iNooliU70CH008Tf50554/w640-h506/IMG_1164.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Here's the first shelf loaded up. Birgit sent the adorable froggy, the wooden heart (I painted it purple then applied a coat of UV resin to make it shiny), the wooden bead and metal bead cap, acorn cap bowl painted gold inside, the succulent (which I removed from a coffee cup and put into a clay pot) and the adorable glass bead made into a jar. The rest of the stuff came from my rapidly dwindling supply of mini accessories. I was happy that Birgit's wonderful gifts finally had a proper home!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPDIF5n2ZUOdbCHgFHhqKboVmiJMX-gO_0nwQXoFl86uZfPpv6vam460Ou_ypBFO0KPOQS_C7UGOQLz3_zq2ubBvSW_4-1hHHePPqmkQSOsoRPyEHfLabyNL1UGeDlb7oo05g-mqn9qiHCNlzwgkPNndbJw2TSnacB35wJrqBhHEL-H33vHzOVvNmp30/s2946/IMG_1158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="2946" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPDIF5n2ZUOdbCHgFHhqKboVmiJMX-gO_0nwQXoFl86uZfPpv6vam460Ou_ypBFO0KPOQS_C7UGOQLz3_zq2ubBvSW_4-1hHHePPqmkQSOsoRPyEHfLabyNL1UGeDlb7oo05g-mqn9qiHCNlzwgkPNndbJw2TSnacB35wJrqBhHEL-H33vHzOVvNmp30/w640-h638/IMG_1158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The second shelf looks similar with just a few different décor pieces. Some things, like the turned vase and geode, were survivors of the old dismantled Bigfoot gift shop.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w-81b9cgAVX2fkoVVeG-BDqAzxKElgCAh3RCUzjJrJr3SRURUyBneDWDStmjx5nwKB9nEhoNkYnLvAFD0DNAlVipSdbs8nnlb8EqCSFhtK0ltOGg7Ae8upxDZxgKuW4vJUky1YVDLodtbnic9ddQMqBtRsVCkX9Hud2vH_6msE0UQ9vhBT2JqItqslw/s2894/IMG_1160.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="2674" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-w-81b9cgAVX2fkoVVeG-BDqAzxKElgCAh3RCUzjJrJr3SRURUyBneDWDStmjx5nwKB9nEhoNkYnLvAFD0DNAlVipSdbs8nnlb8EqCSFhtK0ltOGg7Ae8upxDZxgKuW4vJUky1YVDLodtbnic9ddQMqBtRsVCkX9Hud2vH_6msE0UQ9vhBT2JqItqslw/w592-h640/IMG_1160.JPG" width="592" /></a></div><br /><p>The philodendron plant is made from leaf sheets sold by <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/str/tropicalminiaturesbymarykinloch" target="_blank">Mary Kinloch</a></b>. I used varying shades of alcohol ink to color the leaves. I had a great time making it because it brought back nostalgic memories from when I was a kid in the 70's. They were a really popular plant to grow back then and every home seemed to have one. Kind of like pet rocks. They are a vining plant so you'll often see them with moss covered poles in their pots to climb on. Mary's instructions give great detail!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UPLKDYQykNaax_Fvm4OJtRlkbhZqSbxhakcOLbXMDkknJ6kLyv0J2G5Fe9H_5iGf95JoQdPouLf1mVckDunX4V3UKnC5hM68005WWazXp53h1DJghDwdaQrs7gpSCA1psZcQgFB3fiyVuOMRzreBQVPcpRn2XP1FyCeenwunyZTpPU29ZPckqPxSOaQ/s1997/IMG_1162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="1801" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3UPLKDYQykNaax_Fvm4OJtRlkbhZqSbxhakcOLbXMDkknJ6kLyv0J2G5Fe9H_5iGf95JoQdPouLf1mVckDunX4V3UKnC5hM68005WWazXp53h1DJghDwdaQrs7gpSCA1psZcQgFB3fiyVuOMRzreBQVPcpRn2XP1FyCeenwunyZTpPU29ZPckqPxSOaQ/w578-h640/IMG_1162.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><p>Funny story abut the "R's"... You may see a few visible dents in them, even after I sanded them, a lot. The dents are from puppy teeth and serve as a good reminder to myself that when I am puppy-sitting my son's dog Rosie, I need to make sure to close my craft drawers, lol! She likes to "help" by bringing me things from my drawers. She doesn't have opposable thumbs to grasp things, so her teeth have to do the carrying job! Unfortunately, they leave marks! She's a good girl... with sharp teeth!😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfARx-wLREOf2hR2ALPLANRywnVX6nIjeqxcuZoWyia-lqqOGregVMBy9D2kSA0qB7m6Q3_Yp7GWowDsKyYdrcHCpIQGSSY3UMkMr_ZgUuZ_EWSOKvj4tPGlq5LaUiSnPxNj0QgYYLUu8eyjqK1kqe4DYNqBsNNkJVa6pTDOHaR9V36oBcLsUH0Wwyh88/s3620/IMG_1156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2750" data-original-width="3620" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfARx-wLREOf2hR2ALPLANRywnVX6nIjeqxcuZoWyia-lqqOGregVMBy9D2kSA0qB7m6Q3_Yp7GWowDsKyYdrcHCpIQGSSY3UMkMr_ZgUuZ_EWSOKvj4tPGlq5LaUiSnPxNj0QgYYLUu8eyjqK1kqe4DYNqBsNNkJVa6pTDOHaR9V36oBcLsUH0Wwyh88/w640-h486/IMG_1156.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I altered a <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=House+Of+Miniatures+Queen+Anne+Tilt+Top+Table+kit&_sacat=0&_sop=15" target="_blank">House Of Miniatures Queen Anne Tilt Top Table kit</a></b> by removing the tilting piece from the assembly. I also shortened the center leg. It is now the perfect coffee table height and makes it easy for Roz to access her <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Crystal Ball</span></b> during <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wish Granting</span></b> services. Don't tell anyone, but it doesn't really show Roz a client's future. It's important to Roz to put on a good show, and because the clients believe it's predestined, it actually does help them to leave the session feeling much more confident in their own ability to <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Reach Their Dreams</span></b>.</p><p>The crystal ball was made from a clear glass globe with a single hole. I squirted alcohol ink inside and rolled it around periodically as it dried. It is adhered with Gem Tack on top of a metal "crown" finding and then adhered on top of two spacer beads that Birgit gave me. I just had to repaint them in purple.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg0NcMZVAP1702BJj8MN3wwHpdLf8ia9xoHp_RpeFijU1swE-ovlpvF15yVPQpNIi2KW64lYAYo0Xun6JW3lITZNL_hCRlsUPnmWbpQ4anHfoTCWKjb2LfpuD5v6ryB8x_ahAxjaBYs0BgRFhFMFzU9zqPvCnemnBM799KRI3nHJvMhcDT2v4pLcEmNY/s1363/IMG_1168%20c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="1346" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKg0NcMZVAP1702BJj8MN3wwHpdLf8ia9xoHp_RpeFijU1swE-ovlpvF15yVPQpNIi2KW64lYAYo0Xun6JW3lITZNL_hCRlsUPnmWbpQ4anHfoTCWKjb2LfpuD5v6ryB8x_ahAxjaBYs0BgRFhFMFzU9zqPvCnemnBM799KRI3nHJvMhcDT2v4pLcEmNY/w632-h640/IMG_1168%20c.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstVkGVHW6IWpGLm5kOxNxdPuOzgLZOGhEbqnOI17EBigiPCGnnoyNlIsQWGj9UmtTCTwJjKor8KXaiRmKEom-pZTMPiYTH1bObmD75eEUCCyCB_DoawyhXrOZ-U99ahkF8kjugbQoRSReWR_NI_2EAoWEcx3hCaB4Ow_HvY3jrIMOX39qMyCi09YS3to/s2757/IMG_1185%20c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2757" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstVkGVHW6IWpGLm5kOxNxdPuOzgLZOGhEbqnOI17EBigiPCGnnoyNlIsQWGj9UmtTCTwJjKor8KXaiRmKEom-pZTMPiYTH1bObmD75eEUCCyCB_DoawyhXrOZ-U99ahkF8kjugbQoRSReWR_NI_2EAoWEcx3hCaB4Ow_HvY3jrIMOX39qMyCi09YS3to/w640-h434/IMG_1185%20c.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I also made a <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=House+Of+Miniatures+candle+stands+kit&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=House+Of+Miniatures+Queen+Anne+Tilt+Top+Table+kit&_osacat=0&_sop=15" target="_blank">HOM candle stand kit</a></b> to use as a side table for an extra lamp. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjldD0Su7XryJ4Cx7btbdHp9QS2uSHscy7DQLl2P9dUdza1m0TiQrSYjan_DXRJ-j0CWCKy37Ps1lT7OOMls9ZkqqQuYEc4ogqqtsk-bkr9CnAuNgnMF0ViENO2ie-ghVZBLvAuViYxCHZtBLRweHMichF9ztrE508V5v63gYUx1wx0H8OSxNhHcjLskI/s2660/IMG_1167.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2043" data-original-width="2660" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjldD0Su7XryJ4Cx7btbdHp9QS2uSHscy7DQLl2P9dUdza1m0TiQrSYjan_DXRJ-j0CWCKy37Ps1lT7OOMls9ZkqqQuYEc4ogqqtsk-bkr9CnAuNgnMF0ViENO2ie-ghVZBLvAuViYxCHZtBLRweHMichF9ztrE508V5v63gYUx1wx0H8OSxNhHcjLskI/w640-h492/IMG_1167.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>With most of the accessories made I could begin to load Roz's parlor. I added 1/2" legs to the fronts of the shelves before gluing them into the trunkhouse. This allowed me to rest the back of the shelves on the 1/2" baseboards. They tuck right under the window sills so my measurements were perfect!. I like the way they flank the parlor stove but don't dominate the room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVSszvwb5gsr9aNXxF5tKWxlQVxy8_GySL8iAUe-_0BRyVumbsXfP7-P347fqa9B-HdAMxbbJIvhLTAjFq2SWOyGkMu6zmuUYiIo8cNSPLwQP6fduiHrO0T7pGPvKGGjTbzgHyTgQGLY14QViM1C1TCLXKHAU27Moutr2rzuTrTOuwhS49t5NcEm5jMs/s4032/IMG_1174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVSszvwb5gsr9aNXxF5tKWxlQVxy8_GySL8iAUe-_0BRyVumbsXfP7-P347fqa9B-HdAMxbbJIvhLTAjFq2SWOyGkMu6zmuUYiIo8cNSPLwQP6fduiHrO0T7pGPvKGGjTbzgHyTgQGLY14QViM1C1TCLXKHAU27Moutr2rzuTrTOuwhS49t5NcEm5jMs/w480-h640/IMG_1174.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And for a homey, warm feeling, and area rug. I am so happy that I did the annoying research and bought a new printer! Seems like I picked a good one, finally! It prints the color I see on my PC screen and I look forward to no more rug printing trouble! Though I still have yet to test it on my <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/S%C2%B7-%C2%B7I-Velvet-11-Inch-Coconut/dp/B0018N246G/ref=asc_df_B0018N246G/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=216501935499&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2669265093169232516&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033471&hvtargid=pla-349291424826&mcid=cde68dc63d9b3781b957a1e003d5b802&gclid=Cj0KCQiA35urBhDCARIsAOU7QwkdJcTLNIANbrPXcmJP-c45SKB_-pTl1XECbc-XoI7S4N14N83IKwYaAusGEALw_wcB&th=1" target="_blank">velvet paper</a></b>. I'll let you know how that goes and then share the printer I purchased.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzarqjEV3qX10Q42ySAErX2MOShhz5tgNhY5XgNXL5UeHijJMIcwt1MHzutvMxOAXg__wAmBhlhhvb6hqAZcqn40bZa1glHJh5q2jyiQwYeCFCcORZoSnSJFiNPjBLfglfektUrvQUovL_CywA7bz2CLrJibfp2wcXpGReueNxM8pI-H5bPrJgxE7C5w/s4032/IMG_1181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzarqjEV3qX10Q42ySAErX2MOShhz5tgNhY5XgNXL5UeHijJMIcwt1MHzutvMxOAXg__wAmBhlhhvb6hqAZcqn40bZa1glHJh5q2jyiQwYeCFCcORZoSnSJFiNPjBLfglfektUrvQUovL_CywA7bz2CLrJibfp2wcXpGReueNxM8pI-H5bPrJgxE7C5w/w480-h640/IMG_1181.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is even a doormat for Roz in her favorite color!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XQasEEG5kyaYtq5UHXhWLRBvorZIbHzVnM0qSoL_plvj11H-xYDi67_ztiEWfL6ADeryR_SI6jFnJ1IW_sUWC8woWpgaTJGGeWpq1sqcgXSUOscRjhX-XmeTWv0PJ0Z7Wp1NS-6137AdTO8Lt7ye7HrXzC3Jr60nAAxKJ1zFvSDDch7jPkgN108Li4k/s3781/IMG_1180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3781" data-original-width="2836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0XQasEEG5kyaYtq5UHXhWLRBvorZIbHzVnM0qSoL_plvj11H-xYDi67_ztiEWfL6ADeryR_SI6jFnJ1IW_sUWC8woWpgaTJGGeWpq1sqcgXSUOscRjhX-XmeTWv0PJ0Z7Wp1NS-6137AdTO8Lt7ye7HrXzC3Jr60nAAxKJ1zFvSDDch7jPkgN108Li4k/w480-h640/IMG_1180.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Before I loaded in the rest of the room's furnishings, I needed to get the lights hooked up. Between the parlor stove, sconces and table lamp, there were six lights for this room. I consolidated the wires for this floor and got them ready for the much bigger job of consolidating the rest of the trunkhouse's wiring. I performed this final wiring test with the actual <b><a href="https://evandesigns.com/products/3-volt-adapter-transformer?variant=40814427439152" target="_blank">Evan Designs transformer</a></b> and am super happy with the amount of light these 12 volt bulbs give off. I can't wait to see the rest of the trunkhouse all lit up!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi_yD7F0FF6lbzYcMxN0Gog9bhh43Mrupdxhz34AKGDvsDcUXEE6APVxxCvjViQHZ9wAlosIyM8OUkPknnUam1X9FSKReyydw4kuDBKoEyaReOoo0Pm1RTgxn10HNrOz0Kj_PYXDKSoAnHHzaSVDUwB0OM7LcgKUyscRPdGnubD2u15FDZkvDcpWvLY0/s4032/IMG_1184.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSi_yD7F0FF6lbzYcMxN0Gog9bhh43Mrupdxhz34AKGDvsDcUXEE6APVxxCvjViQHZ9wAlosIyM8OUkPknnUam1X9FSKReyydw4kuDBKoEyaReOoo0Pm1RTgxn10HNrOz0Kj_PYXDKSoAnHHzaSVDUwB0OM7LcgKUyscRPdGnubD2u15FDZkvDcpWvLY0/w464-h640/IMG_1184.JPG" width="464" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif57nf8QygSyJwlUxOu9c04WgQ1NlCkb9qaR_rGIxE_XhzYcVXsDBxVYMGB4hZ9ClLsSg_lxKhtm6OpZhPYX_HLuTl2dq91QUkk9-6RDl5NzVLQyGcDvddO7uRSbG4ta9nD-XkXyEmbBBR2yCRtYFWJoKwj87EiysRS3mZWzw_I32uiA6JO2xFy9RLA8Q/s4032/IMG_1185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif57nf8QygSyJwlUxOu9c04WgQ1NlCkb9qaR_rGIxE_XhzYcVXsDBxVYMGB4hZ9ClLsSg_lxKhtm6OpZhPYX_HLuTl2dq91QUkk9-6RDl5NzVLQyGcDvddO7uRSbG4ta9nD-XkXyEmbBBR2yCRtYFWJoKwj87EiysRS3mZWzw_I32uiA6JO2xFy9RLA8Q/w480-h640/IMG_1185.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>At long last, I invited Roz in for a look at her parlor. She was so delighted with everything, and that makes it all worthwhile! I have a few more things to load in, like art for the walls, some baskets and a vase of fresh flowers, but I'll let Roz live in the space a few days so she can tell me how things are functioning first.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyvxwLVVza3MYWjZ8OR0okYs9mT-4Xq322wOXcRtYZfwpqfU_cRl9itU-m98RJoeOVgzQhfNwFqjgfedumnF9chBtYold8caDVOkP2eXwY8FaF6WiXu-K7Y6g1QsE8Y3D1NPL9836lsnxD35namNedw3f51nQ90FCbDK885QqPhDqAk_Y3rSbj7EfIM8/s4032/IMG_1187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyvxwLVVza3MYWjZ8OR0okYs9mT-4Xq322wOXcRtYZfwpqfU_cRl9itU-m98RJoeOVgzQhfNwFqjgfedumnF9chBtYold8caDVOkP2eXwY8FaF6WiXu-K7Y6g1QsE8Y3D1NPL9836lsnxD35namNedw3f51nQ90FCbDK885QqPhDqAk_Y3rSbj7EfIM8/w480-h640/IMG_1187.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz invited Goldie over right away so that she could help Goldie map out the steps to making her C<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">ookbook Dream Come True</span></b>. Goldie loved Roz's parlor and asked me. very politely, when I thought maybe her treehouse would be finished. Oh sweet girl, I promise to get moving on the treehouse again just as soon as possible. Gulp!</p><p>I <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Wish</span></b> there were <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">more hours in every day</span></b> and that they <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">passed by more slowly</span></b>! Got any <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Magic</span></b> for that, <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Roz</span></b>???</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-85223143817580745782023-11-23T02:00:00.006-08:002023-11-23T02:00:00.151-08:00Tweaking A Chair Kit<p>Hello Friends and Happy Thanksgiving! Those of us who live in the US celebrate all the things we have to be grateful for on this day every year, though it is good to keep gratitude in our hearts at all times, wherever in the world we are. I am grateful to have had a fabulous visit with my amazingly wonderful folks in Arizona. Since I've been home I have done my best to pick up where I left off with the trunkhouse, and that was in the parlor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_HfY7JtsF8W2CpkeYWxCfSPlqN2yd4vikzKQiWNqGauHmoVJuJruzA5On4JkK0Ry2IOswgqZ1WYOi4iqfecNfKp1K3FLyUxog2QsF2FesfbpfdRu32B9wCy8kQLTATmKxMpFIJEXMv6bUXvhP1fC5aHYEdkfhTafiH72VHJPbOKlmJo7pAi_TqS_nPY/s3055/IMG_1145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="3055" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF_HfY7JtsF8W2CpkeYWxCfSPlqN2yd4vikzKQiWNqGauHmoVJuJruzA5On4JkK0Ry2IOswgqZ1WYOi4iqfecNfKp1K3FLyUxog2QsF2FesfbpfdRu32B9wCy8kQLTATmKxMpFIJEXMv6bUXvhP1fC5aHYEdkfhTafiH72VHJPbOKlmJo7pAi_TqS_nPY/w640-h528/IMG_1145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>In this post I'll share a few details about the chairs I made. While it is not a real tutorial, hopefully it helps you to imagine ways to think beyond the instructions for some of the old favorite mini kits you have lying around. It can be so much fun to make something unique and totally your own, even when it's not totally from scratch.</p><p>I started with a couple House Of Miniatures Chippendale Wing Chair kits. Then I looked online for wing chair styles that I liked and could adapt the kits to. Here's the chair I wanted to mimic...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kfroDkG1u_DHbd-5nH4TWLK1Bw_Cyq3oM16TMnnv_uZqbQTUM7ZGP7N97H3ejwZi3N5sQcZPn0vy_d7KOJSOq__dJqHurelzDd2xyXwecAcVgN1062N8t82tsPGqDdsZSvMG3X7ObX3tfZ9e0d6Wi6T7XLV15Hk7gCsIghcBFRZ7l4bRpZI-ltJ7Ca0/s4032/IMG_1082.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="4032" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kfroDkG1u_DHbd-5nH4TWLK1Bw_Cyq3oM16TMnnv_uZqbQTUM7ZGP7N97H3ejwZi3N5sQcZPn0vy_d7KOJSOq__dJqHurelzDd2xyXwecAcVgN1062N8t82tsPGqDdsZSvMG3X7ObX3tfZ9e0d6Wi6T7XLV15Hk7gCsIghcBFRZ7l4bRpZI-ltJ7Ca0/w640-h410/IMG_1082.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>My inspiration chair had a much slighter profile, so I needed to cut the kit's winged side pieces in depth and height.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-y172m6H-dDz2ZqqWDdut9UdJ2vqqcCn7cKVDvWp_Y_EQd_qGJXrgT3p0Ek7dmg5hyphenhyphenLcEmtx-lrl584A4j0eLVIc7kxKg27sbhfLGMUgGQS-RVssVQ8pBnUJnZCPbQ2gSSErQajOJnRogmU9qJoDxH_Tr2vnc0FJIgqtzXLLsvK3ccDH3wvfDMV_mzk/s3630/IMG_1084.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="3630" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-y172m6H-dDz2ZqqWDdut9UdJ2vqqcCn7cKVDvWp_Y_EQd_qGJXrgT3p0Ek7dmg5hyphenhyphenLcEmtx-lrl584A4j0eLVIc7kxKg27sbhfLGMUgGQS-RVssVQ8pBnUJnZCPbQ2gSSErQajOJnRogmU9qJoDxH_Tr2vnc0FJIgqtzXLLsvK3ccDH3wvfDMV_mzk/w640-h350/IMG_1084.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO_SD7-qRlT1LXiNHBY0ME1xMS9S1SJHVjZP0puzoSJuLVSlcZ_5nhTvQ2lyjdbCYPWx6Q4pPAnzITUOsEWipAjs0sTxuFmR_c2ri6OZdV2Z87cxg8ofaGS-yF4cBQ6vC0SWWdUGINYlS1_ipwdTcz-aj-8UABcQCavicPlsIl8Mx3nD_aBZBxecDq1w/s2753/IMG_1085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="2478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO_SD7-qRlT1LXiNHBY0ME1xMS9S1SJHVjZP0puzoSJuLVSlcZ_5nhTvQ2lyjdbCYPWx6Q4pPAnzITUOsEWipAjs0sTxuFmR_c2ri6OZdV2Z87cxg8ofaGS-yF4cBQ6vC0SWWdUGINYlS1_ipwdTcz-aj-8UABcQCavicPlsIl8Mx3nD_aBZBxecDq1w/w576-h640/IMG_1085.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCGz4EzBq4Q5mUGJUkevTqSt53KJJfsAS7c8QPUTnWmLrYcxARIZb4qReM0HOoWyVJfIuP9_GsomsAEjnaNnqY-ZI4JnZlEFBPgFpg3u31Vt_8n9J03ockSNnBs_OJzmzdcCXJWPq_KkHiHQNoDuGg8U_dUWFiJKt0mJTAlL60oPUNytd_FPXnv5jc1g/s3910/IMG_1088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="3910" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZCGz4EzBq4Q5mUGJUkevTqSt53KJJfsAS7c8QPUTnWmLrYcxARIZb4qReM0HOoWyVJfIuP9_GsomsAEjnaNnqY-ZI4JnZlEFBPgFpg3u31Vt_8n9J03ockSNnBs_OJzmzdcCXJWPq_KkHiHQNoDuGg8U_dUWFiJKt0mJTAlL60oPUNytd_FPXnv5jc1g/w640-h336/IMG_1088.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I also rounded the detail at the top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmW4ilZPpw1TF1XJu_k0OpyahUn0cI1xyc4c4WMIMHFiHqPj_DPSaRTIB-oS8_nVYo8snqSIq0NGaCcIDn77zPiQMVsoKDhTW-zkEbAhLW3RwfCWTST6yQ3IAFHYT2l-Oz-8b6U_FJ7IK4LHnVcSvdYrNpK4zyK5M3zTJbkrpLpyPox4vc4fh1gDZhT0/s2544/IMG_1093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="2544" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmW4ilZPpw1TF1XJu_k0OpyahUn0cI1xyc4c4WMIMHFiHqPj_DPSaRTIB-oS8_nVYo8snqSIq0NGaCcIDn77zPiQMVsoKDhTW-zkEbAhLW3RwfCWTST6yQ3IAFHYT2l-Oz-8b6U_FJ7IK4LHnVcSvdYrNpK4zyK5M3zTJbkrpLpyPox4vc4fh1gDZhT0/w640-h540/IMG_1093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The kit's cardstock pieces also needed to be reshaped. The most important step here was to keep dry fitting to see how everything was fitting together.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99rTRu8VmXrqwWhIn0WA3Rl_dVEQN87Gwyefe1XLJt2U53x4nG096y8KKyBM-_JfCQt00kSw4d37RSWq0tSFVHNsK9OXP460H3OWlLgiRcmXSrEezQfL3mtcd3cmf-h7UdrT6du1WfY9rb7PZzHxV_IkgH6Yuoabr72puVlyRTa9go2hwrwSKy8LExXw/s3151/IMG_1095.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3151" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99rTRu8VmXrqwWhIn0WA3Rl_dVEQN87Gwyefe1XLJt2U53x4nG096y8KKyBM-_JfCQt00kSw4d37RSWq0tSFVHNsK9OXP460H3OWlLgiRcmXSrEezQfL3mtcd3cmf-h7UdrT6du1WfY9rb7PZzHxV_IkgH6Yuoabr72puVlyRTa9go2hwrwSKy8LExXw/w640-h614/IMG_1095.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>My inspiration chair was also different in that it had rolled arm rests, where the kit had rolled front/sides and flat arm rests. I moved those rolled kit pieces to the tops of my arm rests, after I trimmed the little lip pieces away. They were intended to secure the cardstock sides in the original kit configuration so I no longer needed them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboQNV7QPiSb8x470-nKhAfZVZPTGyjnZ3rJmlchXKuVdwzRo-A5Sh7Xd6nj3tKXT86yQAmXxElJIBxhMpjJzgVIv58ubrK55tUxXjWFzzgH20Z1xtCBQlQpp39kEBEfDnVlcwIBYw5fl2XSRUcOXPXvVY4N6FCaV46L0G3lbS3qsSPhY_GEp5z05AzW8/s3527/IMG_1091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1850" data-original-width="3527" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhboQNV7QPiSb8x470-nKhAfZVZPTGyjnZ3rJmlchXKuVdwzRo-A5Sh7Xd6nj3tKXT86yQAmXxElJIBxhMpjJzgVIv58ubrK55tUxXjWFzzgH20Z1xtCBQlQpp39kEBEfDnVlcwIBYw5fl2XSRUcOXPXvVY4N6FCaV46L0G3lbS3qsSPhY_GEp5z05AzW8/w640-h336/IMG_1091.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I altered the cardstock further to accommodate the rolled arm rests once they were glued on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJtt2ZrcOJpJSzimphUcIJAEhizrIZ_Jbl_Z8mvSfEO8mbw9i3R9PreTrZPLDNWLxYjfIhBwpHEzhQc_314uRwh8ch4J7B4j-FLnCRiIKG_N5qqktqrMdMMa7mfBNTeecX6vYDsjzJ10wrN15FMTq9YXVtXTeI5cdSTNzOSlD7k9ZdgOrja6yue1TEBs/s3339/IMG_1098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2015" data-original-width="3339" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJtt2ZrcOJpJSzimphUcIJAEhizrIZ_Jbl_Z8mvSfEO8mbw9i3R9PreTrZPLDNWLxYjfIhBwpHEzhQc_314uRwh8ch4J7B4j-FLnCRiIKG_N5qqktqrMdMMa7mfBNTeecX6vYDsjzJ10wrN15FMTq9YXVtXTeI5cdSTNzOSlD7k9ZdgOrja6yue1TEBs/w640-h386/IMG_1098.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The next few steps pretty much followed the kit's instructions, applying a strip of fabric to the edge of the sides, applying it to the cardstock, then applying those pieces to the side pieces.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I encountered my first real challenge when it was time to upholster the chair cushions. One of my kits was fairly new and one of them was really old. The chair cushion pieces from the older kit (which are made from some type of foam) were shriveled, brittle and crumbled in my fingers. My solution was to eliminate them from both kits and use batting, instead.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhohC3mNvfyhLbiu7934w_OakT7rIIS-z2-mFNzPkTCO8TqGTHxcCrgdC7DxFfdcVquG6XkMatW2L0IHHJ1lZXmxLZxUttQ98WUOYbsxBjWqYZq-jW47VTlPipH0BXtOg9NJYFW6kBdTnLAlvRqQvdskokOq5mQu0iNE2UqostIPNFff7d_rswnLjPndc/s2989/IMG_1123.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2989" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhohC3mNvfyhLbiu7934w_OakT7rIIS-z2-mFNzPkTCO8TqGTHxcCrgdC7DxFfdcVquG6XkMatW2L0IHHJ1lZXmxLZxUttQ98WUOYbsxBjWqYZq-jW47VTlPipH0BXtOg9NJYFW6kBdTnLAlvRqQvdskokOq5mQu0iNE2UqostIPNFff7d_rswnLjPndc/w640-h352/IMG_1123.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left, newer kit foam. Right, older it foam.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf88Yerp5EWGewC_ZuMIbSd_F5_-s6eX7GzXRi-RxBZKe0KiN4sCHJ8uCPV1yRjNbvMLejXDIxswOEzMspE5fwBlWgagamgnQjADKSUFntgpYegBt6dIjVCmuo5CiOa9JniXqzJk6HGteKKtsCHYCcQ3QO3Vz7AhhhYeK_GLGN-tAOa077UC3sMMmrKM/s3764/IMG_1125.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="3764" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrf88Yerp5EWGewC_ZuMIbSd_F5_-s6eX7GzXRi-RxBZKe0KiN4sCHJ8uCPV1yRjNbvMLejXDIxswOEzMspE5fwBlWgagamgnQjADKSUFntgpYegBt6dIjVCmuo5CiOa9JniXqzJk6HGteKKtsCHYCcQ3QO3Vz7AhhhYeK_GLGN-tAOa077UC3sMMmrKM/w640-h270/IMG_1125.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two layers of quilt batting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2346" data-original-width="2669" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGM6dryDiNv3ADl9tIy0RKj_eIEC00Xtu9GedvajnyrMjKJHLgCWoxzga4bKtYmoTLx4CsxfF3NPhGBjE3Ia8YP7BLl4sQ3xlqpvtMIWTUC4n6i3j86HM2MJhcSdPx3sdkipqAxjhdHenjShFFcNNJ4ZlG8viFUcMiYZS8y9R7Z8f1Grtdf18zUIXTNc/w640-h562/IMG_1131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The kit's leg assemblies have always looked a bit clunky to me. Plus, given Roz's petite stature, they are a little tall. Instead, I cut down some short spindles to make more height appropriate chair legs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZlW24LGN67uCVYptTUDKdGv-Yxp7QJnQctAemQnfNXHPp2OPguHLI6VpDZRdgOdhYeoh9wENgJ5aPfmxPp-4yZMDD7Pwfuh8Px5rFbsfFr8AOLcoxkRpV1NzVXYkQA09xIbZUOJ9kVTRcGFL-59AA-HE2-DWg1L1oAceBZxGGPqyxamHQ9x9DZY8thA/s2344/IMG_1140.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2055" data-original-width="2344" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZlW24LGN67uCVYptTUDKdGv-Yxp7QJnQctAemQnfNXHPp2OPguHLI6VpDZRdgOdhYeoh9wENgJ5aPfmxPp-4yZMDD7Pwfuh8Px5rFbsfFr8AOLcoxkRpV1NzVXYkQA09xIbZUOJ9kVTRcGFL-59AA-HE2-DWg1L1oAceBZxGGPqyxamHQ9x9DZY8thA/w640-h562/IMG_1140.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIA68cMMjXKXTLr_K9QPnUE9QzU8hB8tHY7Sd5CWeWyTGQNcZPNeGqdDCfN4y10M_xfnQCxsXB39tR0fKmvjLesjPG_38syC8a9tUnoxlyOWHFjs6OHWVK6L-16ihkDGIOQ9i7D1SIW620_NvF8IVB1Xd2ozAZFU1C5AeGDteaY315dcBld5A19-owiU/s2363/IMG_1142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="2363" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIA68cMMjXKXTLr_K9QPnUE9QzU8hB8tHY7Sd5CWeWyTGQNcZPNeGqdDCfN4y10M_xfnQCxsXB39tR0fKmvjLesjPG_38syC8a9tUnoxlyOWHFjs6OHWVK6L-16ihkDGIOQ9i7D1SIW620_NvF8IVB1Xd2ozAZFU1C5AeGDteaY315dcBld5A19-owiU/w640-h592/IMG_1142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And I even hand sewed a couple accent pillows! I think my sewing skills are improving... a little. 😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzrJsckJGVaLfC3Mu5tSVO1BWxcwtc8KeBMD-vuKLgSANVPwbX36bhUqrtHDRw-TIRP-ww9vMvpMocE-UhOs4pgjcpfmNFKq6qsXdWPZOCm9Juaky8Jn2vUbRD-sVWkGXHw4K9e0Bz5j12zdWq7H1_R_H559MNP8Mh-0_QLRndpy-6xro0umksOwQhWk/s3055/IMG_1145.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="3055" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzrJsckJGVaLfC3Mu5tSVO1BWxcwtc8KeBMD-vuKLgSANVPwbX36bhUqrtHDRw-TIRP-ww9vMvpMocE-UhOs4pgjcpfmNFKq6qsXdWPZOCm9Juaky8Jn2vUbRD-sVWkGXHw4K9e0Bz5j12zdWq7H1_R_H559MNP8Mh-0_QLRndpy-6xro0umksOwQhWk/w640-h528/IMG_1145.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz loves her new custom wingback chairs and can't wait to see them in the parlor! I'm saving that for the big reveal, but there's so much more to do before then. More progress, hopefully, next week, my friends! </p><p>Hope this post has inspired you to rework some of your favorite mini kits to make them your own! Thanks for stopping by!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-34074089293123938582023-10-31T10:29:00.001-07:002023-10-31T10:29:09.956-07:00Happy Halloween and Change of Seasons!<p>Hello friends and Happy Halloween! I thought today I would share with you a revisiting of <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/search/label/Autumn%27s%20Pantry" target="_blank">Autumn's Pantry</a></b>, the project I worked on in 2019 that celebrates all the wonderful things this change of seasons has to offer. It is a local farmside shop which is a must-visit destination for the community at harvest's end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYtq0bE5xKlSrRQM0JgJ03FvVNTM5awI5i1UP3XW81mQCrKj1Y7fzPKBHVDLph1lOAp-9pbHtGc2MZ4dwacCWKyCKeUlRHIErS-INOHrpMM0vjEtnT10rM6yvaARjZRtXV8a_vIPuwKEDHCJMHe8MpUlkXpARMCmKKVi_fSgY7XC7SLOpvBWlTaESj48/s3366/IMG_2845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="3366" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYtq0bE5xKlSrRQM0JgJ03FvVNTM5awI5i1UP3XW81mQCrKj1Y7fzPKBHVDLph1lOAp-9pbHtGc2MZ4dwacCWKyCKeUlRHIErS-INOHrpMM0vjEtnT10rM6yvaARjZRtXV8a_vIPuwKEDHCJMHe8MpUlkXpARMCmKKVi_fSgY7XC7SLOpvBWlTaESj48/w640-h476/IMG_2845.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The proprietor, <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2019/09/welcome-home-fiona.html" target="_blank">Fiona</a></b>, has dressed up in her favorite witchy costume to delight the children who stop by. She was created by <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063462580994" target="_blank">Pauline Pugliese</a></b> whom I have known since the beginning of her journey into doll making. She is an incredibly talented artisan, and Fiona is the cherished and treasured host of this establishment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i4anQfaSHHLJjLX_pMS9wXpYkNPL5Lieh5UmtiAjE3UO-S12hyK64wIJMJO7EF-ddItILw1YxAAHach9bDrvN35DHmqtl3JJHx0aCMlF4AO3fRObLrsqfrSQj-ewXb-gW1bPRLpphemf1EP8A8fSldHb01e2YtX64bdsWJZiCXX_cesTqzvNFiU-uCA/s4032/IMG_2656.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4i4anQfaSHHLJjLX_pMS9wXpYkNPL5Lieh5UmtiAjE3UO-S12hyK64wIJMJO7EF-ddItILw1YxAAHach9bDrvN35DHmqtl3JJHx0aCMlF4AO3fRObLrsqfrSQj-ewXb-gW1bPRLpphemf1EP8A8fSldHb01e2YtX64bdsWJZiCXX_cesTqzvNFiU-uCA/w480-h640/IMG_2656.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Folks also love to come by and visit with Spooky, the friendly black cat. He doesn't give you bad luck if he crosses in front of you, but he is likely to rub up on your pantlegs and leave behind a few hairs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmyEIofqqH7d3nAJH6WEq2t-sGmnz-YGZj3vx5AOPfOTGu5_OAj6m9I_0370EwZE0RLgr2kLZpLgLNjvg7HR_HQ3Jk7dM42nD5vxcJiPMJixj-hFf_H8a0iwbrOa7BI4OzD5IO-vVrE82CTVlbRcAw0P-MEM-adHvynXyjxRjcg2-J7vOIf_yYGwxP68/s1788/Spooky.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="1788" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLmyEIofqqH7d3nAJH6WEq2t-sGmnz-YGZj3vx5AOPfOTGu5_OAj6m9I_0370EwZE0RLgr2kLZpLgLNjvg7HR_HQ3Jk7dM42nD5vxcJiPMJixj-hFf_H8a0iwbrOa7BI4OzD5IO-vVrE82CTVlbRcAw0P-MEM-adHvynXyjxRjcg2-J7vOIf_yYGwxP68/w640-h472/Spooky.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The shop offers seasonal delights such as baked goods and jams, locally bottled cider, locally grown apples, pumpkins and flowers and even offers home décor made by local artisans to decorate with for Thanksgiving.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Once you find all the fall delights you're craving inside the shop, you can take the family on a walk through the corn maze and into the pumpkin patch to pick your favorite gourd for carving. The grounds all around the shop are filled with seasonal decorations!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ST9HFOYAiH3zTd6IjmJpmmr0S_Xitgy3T2gYshRIejSONqv4eKs6fthxV9RzEBZzbgCV5s7W-3vWDZAsDhW5m9AEG4FphWRuZqS4A6vHGquzT_z3kWqXzD0iuLmRlP1-O2L4qJnUyZxRBXBJ4WgrL1gUpRGjRmiqujOcbmtN2RAOFGgEkihyG5qigqk/s3450/IMG_2826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3450" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ST9HFOYAiH3zTd6IjmJpmmr0S_Xitgy3T2gYshRIejSONqv4eKs6fthxV9RzEBZzbgCV5s7W-3vWDZAsDhW5m9AEG4FphWRuZqS4A6vHGquzT_z3kWqXzD0iuLmRlP1-O2L4qJnUyZxRBXBJ4WgrL1gUpRGjRmiqujOcbmtN2RAOFGgEkihyG5qigqk/w534-h640/IMG_2826.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVA-qpN_FD95qwIT2dZyqaRDCJr63BdPSdIhaS2CsPObO3rxfAwNC5MfoHI0GITkf3nAhiYJbPDaKB3VcbSt89dVyfhFO1Ur53vJNVAowg9lrXJIlibseL6w_p7rOAKiP_krFWakpDj0FRaxyln07oDDBt4V6BpQPcdzesSPaujcPnTiX2hRGnbBVy79A/s1431/IMG_2827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Come by for a cup of hot apple cider and a visit with old friends! Fiona and Spooky are waiting for you!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbLiKZmisrcE97h5u7DqlhPXtE8Vwe07QoUCYoYvHusRNEW3U6XtEj_fHiVQYIdHc1jcyTaUQLq1p_iu5deSqG9N1gvKPHkqDOuz2Sx1PIrNXjn4MfGPd5tLYBSQoDZiZHWIWCnr09oegVMLLZZuQswnvHlCHVahWNI0PqqFpp-wybAvX4dEcnInMO3M/s4032/IMG_2800.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfbLiKZmisrcE97h5u7DqlhPXtE8Vwe07QoUCYoYvHusRNEW3U6XtEj_fHiVQYIdHc1jcyTaUQLq1p_iu5deSqG9N1gvKPHkqDOuz2Sx1PIrNXjn4MfGPd5tLYBSQoDZiZHWIWCnr09oegVMLLZZuQswnvHlCHVahWNI0PqqFpp-wybAvX4dEcnInMO3M/w480-h640/IMG_2800.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>There are plans for a future sister shop to celebrate all things spring and summer, but that's a ways down the queue, yet.</p><p>I am off to visit my folks in Arizona, so until I see you again mid November, take care and enjoy all that the season has to offer!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-42086216911427366792023-10-26T01:00:00.347-07:002023-10-26T05:59:20.873-07:00A Little R&R For Roz & Rozario<p>Finishing Roz's bed last week had me feeling pretty good about my progress, but I couldn't forget the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">functional</span></b>" part of my promise. She was definitely going to need a place to hold her nighttime things. It had to be the right height for reaching the reading lamp from her bed, be big enough to hold her current book and glass of water, have a storage drawer to securely stow her wand, have display space for more books and tchotchkes, fit into the limited bedroom floorspace and still feel "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">feminine</span></b>". Oh Boy! I had my work cut out for me! I got some measurements then got to work designing the perfect nightstand in Design Space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHG4N-owF81HYY4FD61WH_QGY0ABD50mRD-ybDBTD3i38uJhop9VJOdswkGPztWiPt-j3GKAdcLQvfHoTrYsfiiz84HzpkcVhatWvPAntQ4EEcAOYr8oqw0K-0rxGQF02XVaq51sggI2g3KUI8qCyOWnOqn-qL0FV6Ed7_hZ7ZuBjjNfVVu4ZUSu2_gs/s1530/Roz%20Nightstand%20DS.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1530" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKHG4N-owF81HYY4FD61WH_QGY0ABD50mRD-ybDBTD3i38uJhop9VJOdswkGPztWiPt-j3GKAdcLQvfHoTrYsfiiz84HzpkcVhatWvPAntQ4EEcAOYr8oqw0K-0rxGQF02XVaq51sggI2g3KUI8qCyOWnOqn-qL0FV6Ed7_hZ7ZuBjjNfVVu4ZUSu2_gs/w640-h344/Roz%20Nightstand%20DS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once the pieces were cut, I decoupaged strategic sections with some very pretty scrapbook paper and assembled the chipboard parts. I made trim pieces with cardstock to overlay on top. The tabletop is finished with the leftover fruitwood stain from the Chrysnbon table kit I made for the breakfast nook. Waste-not-want-not, right? The chipboard takes this stain nicely. I added a fancy pull to the drawer and Ta-Da! Very pretty and yet "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">functional</span></b>", too! The solid purple cubby gives a nice contrast to but will not compete with whatever Roz decides to store and display in there. As you can see, I had assembled it before adding the rose buds to the bed posts. It still needed many accessories to make it "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">function</span></b>" well for Roz. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZDTUXpUyXRehe3EfGSIOSikEMrdA9hoZx2Jgqgzr0xVcOhBs_Aqv2ewK1siY9cvuLmUf8JollVNMbehWWwce6hst32UCAvttPSkWZY4qrwuRXANwmRIETCVVVCXX-Dl_jkJp8TbMu4uG9s2NQZHwaUJPMtebloF61hrYy8vghCV-nd05Tb4381FNs3c/s3813/IMG_0916.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3813" data-original-width="2625" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPZDTUXpUyXRehe3EfGSIOSikEMrdA9hoZx2Jgqgzr0xVcOhBs_Aqv2ewK1siY9cvuLmUf8JollVNMbehWWwce6hst32UCAvttPSkWZY4qrwuRXANwmRIETCVVVCXX-Dl_jkJp8TbMu4uG9s2NQZHwaUJPMtebloF61hrYy8vghCV-nd05Tb4381FNs3c/w440-h640/IMG_0916.JPG" width="440" /></a></div><br /><p>First we'll talk about her lamp. It was part of a <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=dollhouse+chrysolite+mantle+lamps&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjo_vi0t_2BAxWIATQIHW9nBioQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=dollhouse+chrysolite+mantle+lamps&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoECCMQJ1DwCVjkF2CzGWgAcAB4AIABP4gB3gSSAQIxMZgBAKABAaoBC2d3cy13aXotaW1nwAEB&sclient=img&ei=9awuZaiwA4iD0PEP786Z0AI&bih=650&biw=1396&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS932US932" target="_blank">Chrysolite Mantle Lamp</a></b> kit set from my stash. I loved the compact size, but it needed a larger base. I added a fancy spacer bead to the bottom and then a small round wood circle, which I cut a channel into so the wire could exit the back. I painted it a unifying black, then gave it an aged bronze finish with glaze, burnt sienna and dark brown paint. Its aged bronze look matches all the other lighting fixtures in the project.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTzcaIxcaAHc8WNRCObflwNKGONf75NEruVx9yVd5fn3phP5hJze9r_ryE3sc2WJLZdyRcJfvzppmcjoEUNM40RJMleRQ-pIWNMkN-k9SuyL4mnIv4deQzgyecdJXVixJD4qN3jo2O7Yq0Jk4b0AzyKLkVV84d8gLHprn7aiWmN3TlBmfZJu9lHWln64/s3024/IMG_1017.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTzcaIxcaAHc8WNRCObflwNKGONf75NEruVx9yVd5fn3phP5hJze9r_ryE3sc2WJLZdyRcJfvzppmcjoEUNM40RJMleRQ-pIWNMkN-k9SuyL4mnIv4deQzgyecdJXVixJD4qN3jo2O7Yq0Jk4b0AzyKLkVV84d8gLHprn7aiWmN3TlBmfZJu9lHWln64/w640-h640/IMG_1017.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWQSM3SozO0C5hz38YyKK_9m7Vk0wNTOp3hd43ama9FhNL5AxYmh1lbU9lLLaJl7tQ0HRR22HdD0ETbTWXtsbI2RWA4NHKuSfm3AHtlqjerbak8cFALXZ8iX1dR8NdqjIneumF6hA4d3j8V-1NF5bMTkWrvwNC0u_0Enq-UKBFN4kndstxDvHRZS-NOA/s3024/IMG_1020.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWQSM3SozO0C5hz38YyKK_9m7Vk0wNTOp3hd43ama9FhNL5AxYmh1lbU9lLLaJl7tQ0HRR22HdD0ETbTWXtsbI2RWA4NHKuSfm3AHtlqjerbak8cFALXZ8iX1dR8NdqjIneumF6hA4d3j8V-1NF5bMTkWrvwNC0u_0Enq-UKBFN4kndstxDvHRZS-NOA/w640-h640/IMG_1020.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0Ev1g21H4-fdJVRIdTkfSzFZDmEnUyV5VWme6VfL1PVw8-U7PpTae44n3QYresi1dS5QUn2dFzPnOwUCLpVq5vSqlLezGNuegrd-zV_OMs9S0GmXbvUAj9bVVL69qD-rG3hclFDvOzda-gtD06dAk5Zdz3Vga7jxV7zEhHlREy2Z2LXYlE_-YjGz9l4/s2245/IMG_1025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="2245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0Ev1g21H4-fdJVRIdTkfSzFZDmEnUyV5VWme6VfL1PVw8-U7PpTae44n3QYresi1dS5QUn2dFzPnOwUCLpVq5vSqlLezGNuegrd-zV_OMs9S0GmXbvUAj9bVVL69qD-rG3hclFDvOzda-gtD06dAk5Zdz3Vga7jxV7zEhHlREy2Z2LXYlE_-YjGz9l4/w640-h640/IMG_1025.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The alarm clock is a <b><a href="https://www.playmobil.us/?src=AdBrandUS&pk_campaign=brand&pk_source=google&pk_medium=cpc&pk_cid=248398147&pk_keyword=playmobil&pk_content=US&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4bipBhCyARIsAFsieCxC2qrdBGDjR9tZsrSOaUE9yjDJHSNXqBGTrScafGUsSRXGCs2S-_saAkveEALw_wcB" target="_blank">Playmobil</a></b> piece that <b><a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Birgit</a></b> sent to me in a Christmas package. It is adorable, so all I did to it was add a bubble of "glass" (UV resin) to the clock face. The vase is made up of more mulberry buds and flowers and secured in the vase with UV resin. Little Women is one of <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHalfofIt" target="_blank">Deborah's wonderful books</a></b> from her Etsy shop. The bottom cubby is stuffed with books covered in pretty scrapbook paper and a potted plant I made. That should give Roz a good start to the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">functional</span></b>" part in her bedtime ritual!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWExb-l7dZIU7sqhN9o5AFw0hQGeCvbE-OFoYPnTu2NulczIi3G_T4CcVU1M9USoODXvC5YbjF4aqQNMtEkO-UcFnUK6YLsc3Iz7SO3T3kDzHh-1IAS7D4r5N-xo1jSX7iRo5h4paSsvllir5yQBt0QPVgW0u79uOaNK37nPkyHqrtT69ZsH3e58Yk_c8/s2975/IMG_1021.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2975" data-original-width="2975" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWExb-l7dZIU7sqhN9o5AFw0hQGeCvbE-OFoYPnTu2NulczIi3G_T4CcVU1M9USoODXvC5YbjF4aqQNMtEkO-UcFnUK6YLsc3Iz7SO3T3kDzHh-1IAS7D4r5N-xo1jSX7iRo5h4paSsvllir5yQBt0QPVgW0u79uOaNK37nPkyHqrtT69ZsH3e58Yk_c8/w640-h640/IMG_1021.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUGEfElcUoAc62D8g8LlC6pbKtvDEh8AeznQPHfHE_zkTMXN6a-O4uQ2ltlEzlS83E6-M1xR8T7poUhoGOOuNXdMEwwv6xheyGZ3U1508Wh6dWT6UEQs2twoTXkFBYQOCtFhFBWbY6lLzwMLvKmXEUL5UFOSNxZfDWC6_V6bTVnlcize2DPwsTjmfGEY/s3677/IMG_1028.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3677" data-original-width="2757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUGEfElcUoAc62D8g8LlC6pbKtvDEh8AeznQPHfHE_zkTMXN6a-O4uQ2ltlEzlS83E6-M1xR8T7poUhoGOOuNXdMEwwv6xheyGZ3U1508Wh6dWT6UEQs2twoTXkFBYQOCtFhFBWbY6lLzwMLvKmXEUL5UFOSNxZfDWC6_V6bTVnlcize2DPwsTjmfGEY/w480-h640/IMG_1028.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>When it came to addressing Roz's floor, I knew she needed a rug. Stepping from a warm bed onto a cold floor in the winter is not my idea of "<b style="color: #674ea7;">functional</b>" - it's enough to make you stay in bed all day!</p><p> Unfortunately, I encountered loads of challenges trying to get this job accomplished. First was finding a rug photo for the round room. There is not much to choose from, surprisingly, when searching for "Round Purple Rug". Maybe I am just too picky?</p><p>I attempted to change the color of rugs with patterns I liked, but with unsatisfactory results. I learned how to change objects in a vector to a different color, but could not find a suitable vector image of a rug.</p><p> I finally found a pretty purple rug photo, but it was layered on top of several other round rugs. This prompted me to <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h_qxI5sVOg" target="_blank">learn how to cut out a circle shape</a></b> in <b><a href="https://inkscape.org/release/inkscape-1.3/" target="_blank">Inkscape</a></b> (very helpful!). Unfortunately, my low budget, eight year old Canon printer thinks purple is the color of red wine. I have done all the tutorials to calibrate the colors, many times, with no improvement. It's just not that versatile.</p><p>As its final insult, it refuses to feed my velvet paper through regardless of the settings I choose. No nice piled rug is ever going to come from it. I won't even allow myself to contemplate the cost of the ink I've wasted all these years. </p><p>Below you'll see the rug on the left is the one I sent to the printer, the one on the right is what I got... Yuck!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFflZkWU62BBbb7t8FgHTQdC6RtjDPrwZNv1DIkIZt9ZNoo8Z0ygba7GvxW1LWfgzqTee9hpOhC5bNqFiciPqledIl-V9MnoPdKFRtRJbBwivkiPmF6I8RvLwn8EPuvnjhdRFcEiwqshqlA6TLVCSPiGEIohmwop8gW_swYFhla2XwLHhxSKI9KIMnlxo/s3861/Rug%20Compare.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="3861" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFflZkWU62BBbb7t8FgHTQdC6RtjDPrwZNv1DIkIZt9ZNoo8Z0ygba7GvxW1LWfgzqTee9hpOhC5bNqFiciPqledIl-V9MnoPdKFRtRJbBwivkiPmF6I8RvLwn8EPuvnjhdRFcEiwqshqlA6TLVCSPiGEIohmwop8gW_swYFhla2XwLHhxSKI9KIMnlxo/w640-h318/Rug%20Compare.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am not one to give up easily. So, thinking through all my limitations and options, I decided to print a rug I liked in a light color scheme and then color several elements with markers. It didn't come out too bad but it still really wasn't what I had in mind.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRIlS46atcbHw-_1pFDNXvN8PQeQmDXuJJXSoDjkipGo6QUADjMfRtEs2nxA7_59zQwbMnVjDAJ1vhLBsfIBWFG9TEpCrs_a2o3vTtLJLA2jTXrRs0tESoHNVckObCK4jX8pKbHSdhTOYP3jLuJi_aDx8Ndk2rWXG5RdqonDOz5NCERLhAwempwxnrbg/s4032/IMG_0992.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRIlS46atcbHw-_1pFDNXvN8PQeQmDXuJJXSoDjkipGo6QUADjMfRtEs2nxA7_59zQwbMnVjDAJ1vhLBsfIBWFG9TEpCrs_a2o3vTtLJLA2jTXrRs0tESoHNVckObCK4jX8pKbHSdhTOYP3jLuJi_aDx8Ndk2rWXG5RdqonDOz5NCERLhAwempwxnrbg/w480-h640/IMG_0992.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbkWOQUy8-gdleX4w7PHxP_gJ6K3MPfz_yFkpJo6KOasKsRUpBsNUdiq_y_-CntEpBGAUlQ_8AE-BfhWsiHnPPaRc-y9N1k7ir9TTy_tqc4n88I7XanHJX4l-emDx0vXvy01C1hT8BJ5AiPmGn3c9hmyeVwtRDelhGR02822TYsDD-jOvWxbH-62Igek/s4032/IMG_0994.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbkWOQUy8-gdleX4w7PHxP_gJ6K3MPfz_yFkpJo6KOasKsRUpBsNUdiq_y_-CntEpBGAUlQ_8AE-BfhWsiHnPPaRc-y9N1k7ir9TTy_tqc4n88I7XanHJX4l-emDx0vXvy01C1hT8BJ5AiPmGn3c9hmyeVwtRDelhGR02822TYsDD-jOvWxbH-62Igek/w480-h640/IMG_0994.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white;">Throwing money at a problem always helps, right? LOL! But I did finally break down and buy a new (and supposedly much better) printer. The rug I printed on the new printer using cotton printer fabric came out much better than the one from the old printer, but it's still not fantastic. Until I have time to play with materials and settings, I am calling it good enough, for now.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6fS_CpST_gL6fgKu2nK99Sk-vZ_plkfcJBDDwIsMcmAAuE9w6zRNdgzy-qdUlLb9oqEWLndPzWqipFKu_pcQfjVM8OxvQmdlLIg78n_jL-yoXo2DaSLn1hn_mtJpeQCovjhpk-J31wF_vQXIseQGiFN8cJ_tAfcdX13K8a49S4QpvwgvARn_J-xseWw/s2421/IMG_1042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="2421" height="622" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6fS_CpST_gL6fgKu2nK99Sk-vZ_plkfcJBDDwIsMcmAAuE9w6zRNdgzy-qdUlLb9oqEWLndPzWqipFKu_pcQfjVM8OxvQmdlLIg78n_jL-yoXo2DaSLn1hn_mtJpeQCovjhpk-J31wF_vQXIseQGiFN8cJ_tAfcdX13K8a49S4QpvwgvARn_J-xseWw/w640-h622/IMG_1042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Moving on! The next functional element Roz needed for her bedroom was a place to sit. Since the floorspace was going fast I decided to make <b><a href="https://1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com/search/label/upholstered%20Parsons%20chair" target="_blank">Kris Compass's Parson's Chair Tutorial</a></b> from her website. If you are new or unfamiliar with Kris' tutorials, I encourage you to go explore. They are fabulous! I was able to reduce my pattern to a more appropriate size for Roz and her room. It is maybe 1:16 scale now - perfect!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-nQ2PrLs-2HDFAU-gH-s44IKCOMS1KqORzqg24vVDbhdJOTTSqXzLPEphHxdD82E79j1jXjXGAit44Z1MoTyavv68MvBku7N7Gra_H_KWRgBU3TOiNW-R1FHEIiUOzB1tsfKMuW1ZVXaiNLNl5M3QDjy3fucjDMvanze5vJ40kIEM_XB_QAVnuQgRDk/s2328/IMG_1043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC-nQ2PrLs-2HDFAU-gH-s44IKCOMS1KqORzqg24vVDbhdJOTTSqXzLPEphHxdD82E79j1jXjXGAit44Z1MoTyavv68MvBku7N7Gra_H_KWRgBU3TOiNW-R1FHEIiUOzB1tsfKMuW1ZVXaiNLNl5M3QDjy3fucjDMvanze5vJ40kIEM_XB_QAVnuQgRDk/w640-h640/IMG_1043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQdmvKdggdIdEqnUUvlYRArpDSQlgJYuuDGyFGV62lAOiTf9fKJ3c7tkOIJopXY0aus8jQgsfaZ3AvVgx_E4bI7gchyanrlc_-TMU95fsRWaYeVVxY48-FKWzYQllor_CVPDnR8Z_lkFvcnRGV-DJ_EdwPxtlLEb4IDKj2DTdvOtDFMdM_CJNVHMo5R4/s2088/IMG_1044.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqQdmvKdggdIdEqnUUvlYRArpDSQlgJYuuDGyFGV62lAOiTf9fKJ3c7tkOIJopXY0aus8jQgsfaZ3AvVgx_E4bI7gchyanrlc_-TMU95fsRWaYeVVxY48-FKWzYQllor_CVPDnR8Z_lkFvcnRGV-DJ_EdwPxtlLEb4IDKj2DTdvOtDFMdM_CJNVHMo5R4/w640-h640/IMG_1044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwI1HQV7eR_FUiALRzoQ9jwj3tC0liHxJyV8Oefc7CrEvkeEjaK714gxoF92NJw-H15HJZx1wSUdmVLO-uKzhPcNck8pmnEtwyjx-beJ-zT97jmfG2pX9niOUqke4TdyAiw-gmYGxVaaTORTCJl5Y8P6KOa5hXd47TBOi4D4d0hbM87UUDYY4qoWStp0Q/s2111/IMG_1045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2111" data-original-width="2111" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwI1HQV7eR_FUiALRzoQ9jwj3tC0liHxJyV8Oefc7CrEvkeEjaK714gxoF92NJw-H15HJZx1wSUdmVLO-uKzhPcNck8pmnEtwyjx-beJ-zT97jmfG2pX9niOUqke4TdyAiw-gmYGxVaaTORTCJl5Y8P6KOa5hXd47TBOi4D4d0hbM87UUDYY4qoWStp0Q/w640-h640/IMG_1045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Before we get to Roz's bedroom photos, let me share Rozario's nook furnishings. Aside from his bed, there will be a wall shelf and a floor shelf to house all his treasures. Because of the curved walls, I made the shelves out of Sonotube scraps, again. I primed, painted in a metallic purple and added gold Dresden detailing to match his bed.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMZsgTpBksR2_d8drnWowa0ZQF4V93z8RP0N8NrAalm3wpJy7eTevIB5HU6ucmLsubVXeRELrAZ-UbsImx1afMD33X5cWzQZYY-BNmO6yIu77FjnJP3QCYfz8zEbQ0RzoROOWVzAOU_mH5b4vzVv8DR__LMV7wTdAUz02xUqsct23-42w9_Yr4Ncr0ik/s2399/IMG_0984.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="1900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMZsgTpBksR2_d8drnWowa0ZQF4V93z8RP0N8NrAalm3wpJy7eTevIB5HU6ucmLsubVXeRELrAZ-UbsImx1afMD33X5cWzQZYY-BNmO6yIu77FjnJP3QCYfz8zEbQ0RzoROOWVzAOU_mH5b4vzVv8DR__LMV7wTdAUz02xUqsct23-42w9_Yr4Ncr0ik/w506-h640/IMG_0984.JPG" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floor Shelf Back</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_c-E6V9gofQ8cY0fnc7lD6tnS8Xr6MzKy5hA78UNAQwLUZHw_43yBsEpneX6iEFClSgdAk2xf2iMJhffSANWwvlwV5iPY4-qPKCykB4roFrf5xg8-YBbfgQAen15wDslD7Bh-G5Dc9VP0kJpC64DQJ_Zo_sAbX_LMaekYqJypRb8WVs2TfJM2RWvjks/s2479/IMG_0985.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="2220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW_c-E6V9gofQ8cY0fnc7lD6tnS8Xr6MzKy5hA78UNAQwLUZHw_43yBsEpneX6iEFClSgdAk2xf2iMJhffSANWwvlwV5iPY4-qPKCykB4roFrf5xg8-YBbfgQAen15wDslD7Bh-G5Dc9VP0kJpC64DQJ_Zo_sAbX_LMaekYqJypRb8WVs2TfJM2RWvjks/w574-h640/IMG_0985.JPG" width="574" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floor Shelf Front</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_igS1MRAUNggK3TCMQXGlBcs6WMc7kWnYVLpf0Y1xjyYiQ0QvEsOaNbelmd2OjarLPZeCGQ6zsTiONX0j7kN7rCZjbHEVZwg0dUilsh62GjXpQxEr_myKoFKix1HQmEdK9BwlASACLGPMPBm81ncLXNiInXV8Nw7Dh3S_3ivL9wLwLGJHo_TBHoIn8c/s2517/IMG_0988.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="2517" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_igS1MRAUNggK3TCMQXGlBcs6WMc7kWnYVLpf0Y1xjyYiQ0QvEsOaNbelmd2OjarLPZeCGQ6zsTiONX0j7kN7rCZjbHEVZwg0dUilsh62GjXpQxEr_myKoFKix1HQmEdK9BwlASACLGPMPBm81ncLXNiInXV8Nw7Dh3S_3ivL9wLwLGJHo_TBHoIn8c/w640-h562/IMG_0988.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wall and Floor Shelf Primed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuStzHfKZjTgJkhVEjHwTpe19dp19lfgF32nt0BPjlQ2A75lUp0-DmXJo8BiOqbMSsYF5hXtZJh0dueiWjwe_5UxKnCjDe8CTv13cij1vZf8ZulEynW0cJwQLf3DSaki5wGGjQPcoeGqazz8wdY93UfWA37VSnWpOTDrOL2howEGLQzLANiE9z5n8L3c/s2502/IMG_0998.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="2502" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuStzHfKZjTgJkhVEjHwTpe19dp19lfgF32nt0BPjlQ2A75lUp0-DmXJo8BiOqbMSsYF5hXtZJh0dueiWjwe_5UxKnCjDe8CTv13cij1vZf8ZulEynW0cJwQLf3DSaki5wGGjQPcoeGqazz8wdY93UfWA37VSnWpOTDrOL2howEGLQzLANiE9z5n8L3c/w640-h490/IMG_0998.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wall and Floor Shelf Painted and Trimmed</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I let Rozario go through my stash and take anything he liked. I also made him some board games and books. <b><span style="color: #674ea7;">A special ~Thank You~ to Johnny's momma and to Birgit for passing so many of these great minis on to me. I will treasure them and make sure they are put into use, eventually!</span></b> Here's what we made, gathered and spruced up in Rozario's favorite colors...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT77noNQqNq-9pYpOf9l1vu9Mmgzvq91_u5n2pqiTbv0gkcSyvWoBkryF0ZgMX2iM9C7DBz918sNeHMqheK_bNxtR9iCYUaSR2SYs4_YejOnKMA5C0sWh8fFxA5_qLj39nRRhZyELfqpd0B2vHd8ilbQyXCsgahRSkdKUdVzbtztJW0N9Yj8guSo_vceY/s3551/IMG_1006.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2151" data-original-width="3551" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT77noNQqNq-9pYpOf9l1vu9Mmgzvq91_u5n2pqiTbv0gkcSyvWoBkryF0ZgMX2iM9C7DBz918sNeHMqheK_bNxtR9iCYUaSR2SYs4_YejOnKMA5C0sWh8fFxA5_qLj39nRRhZyELfqpd0B2vHd8ilbQyXCsgahRSkdKUdVzbtztJW0N9Yj8guSo_vceY/w640-h388/IMG_1006.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Toys</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eRQ9OtxrVyJfK2YnbDLJ86rquH2RD2VELiZ1HcTRdAPlFtlKGJg5Wk0TloZTnA6bM8CxfPWY3axTRijOJldvE9iaf-MDfNGVspoygKg7dj7dPs6lPXzwBwEEcPBKY-oRqTVEMZVPkPEjs4Ww2f6WqXrm7hiiyVZ-7TgtsX28fDWLV9rQavapmom8UKY/s2877/IMG_1011.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="2877" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eRQ9OtxrVyJfK2YnbDLJ86rquH2RD2VELiZ1HcTRdAPlFtlKGJg5Wk0TloZTnA6bM8CxfPWY3axTRijOJldvE9iaf-MDfNGVspoygKg7dj7dPs6lPXzwBwEEcPBKY-oRqTVEMZVPkPEjs4Ww2f6WqXrm7hiiyVZ-7TgtsX28fDWLV9rQavapmom8UKY/w640-h600/IMG_1011.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Books~Games~Family Photo</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZjihXPIxJ825Yg07cs_TNxUCDQCHloyN17SZxmKCLQXU5HK3sKCUNNW2ziyOk248Z4ACDT5U4rk0XVx-KSEjVUKp89oLR2Vmb9lUpeTgeVP4uClr9-D0NmrzgL2ozCggJr5-_Hb0yrcpNnwc6jfkqREg3y_rye9M96bpk9JdJvX4u4o_QA4ihcAX97o/s2817/IMG_1015.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1746" data-original-width="2817" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZjihXPIxJ825Yg07cs_TNxUCDQCHloyN17SZxmKCLQXU5HK3sKCUNNW2ziyOk248Z4ACDT5U4rk0XVx-KSEjVUKp89oLR2Vmb9lUpeTgeVP4uClr9-D0NmrzgL2ozCggJr5-_Hb0yrcpNnwc6jfkqREg3y_rye9M96bpk9JdJvX4u4o_QA4ihcAX97o/w640-h396/IMG_1015.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Board Game Printies</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Rozario also asked to have a photo of his heroes, the dragons <b><a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/2023/06/geheimprojekt-secret-project.html" target="_blank">Draco and Tschang</a></b>, to hang above his bed. He wants to be as honorable and as powerful as they are when he grows up. And if he feels like misbehaving, the photo reminds him to expect a little visit and some words of... encouragement from the pair.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUPRyzmaxdC1wNYDQHJgxnGZaXVedwW-QsP3HhVIZpdYdck6KxLg-i1DB8sz5CUyTNOkSAYrvt957k7-eAZOuEyO3PPrIzM6U9R4UMAaDkUZz9xTWagxVmuofzh42IywBgNyvFtl14d53yHeG7ZLcQCmLR-4PjAKuGj5NqkwVqXnSOM0GCzm2Lwocq1A/s400/K1600_IMG_5656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUPRyzmaxdC1wNYDQHJgxnGZaXVedwW-QsP3HhVIZpdYdck6KxLg-i1DB8sz5CUyTNOkSAYrvt957k7-eAZOuEyO3PPrIzM6U9R4UMAaDkUZz9xTWagxVmuofzh42IywBgNyvFtl14d53yHeG7ZLcQCmLR-4PjAKuGj5NqkwVqXnSOM0GCzm2Lwocq1A/w640-h480/K1600_IMG_5656.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsEtvfXRe1ky4BRGdV9xZLnHqeQG1nlbWO56-hF4JznyDnO9QMXHCKYZRYrMcRWLFARa3pi6P_9zPMoFj7TICEBmMSXJniGll28-U_S0Sp-b-a8AFzqqHJd9_gK-2TU_bChY9Uc7DWzlPE4lmc3T_AH8Z0_P2PleEon9xKOhj8qGtEhxQp0xrDsPxOXs/s2143/IMG_1012.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1733" data-original-width="2143" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsEtvfXRe1ky4BRGdV9xZLnHqeQG1nlbWO56-hF4JznyDnO9QMXHCKYZRYrMcRWLFARa3pi6P_9zPMoFj7TICEBmMSXJniGll28-U_S0Sp-b-a8AFzqqHJd9_gK-2TU_bChY9Uc7DWzlPE4lmc3T_AH8Z0_P2PleEon9xKOhj8qGtEhxQp0xrDsPxOXs/w640-h518/IMG_1012.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>And then Rozario and I got to load his shelves! We had a ball! By the time I got the camera, Rozario had, eh hem, "adjusted" some things. 😊 He is so excited about his new toys and his bedroom!!! If you've never seen a fire breathing dragon blow bubblegum bubbles, let me tell ya - it's a sight to see! We had to make an "outside only" rule for everyone's safety.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt94gaVYGqMq2otHZAq3zOYDRzuGrnp1yZ4d1Qh9tTLQfpExtwhilh30Nj6ZJNZgFTQ8CrfUuRD5x3ZxxxKRkAE3UDTLcnmixykYcQW9Dy5qpBjPXAofH6V5yZ7KxtJUG2YzBFmSXKoQnglPRRNoSE6LnEzLkcHoWn5JveLySp59wJML7I-cHmfrioMg/s2958/IMG_1030.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2958" data-original-width="2958" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt94gaVYGqMq2otHZAq3zOYDRzuGrnp1yZ4d1Qh9tTLQfpExtwhilh30Nj6ZJNZgFTQ8CrfUuRD5x3ZxxxKRkAE3UDTLcnmixykYcQW9Dy5qpBjPXAofH6V5yZ7KxtJUG2YzBFmSXKoQnglPRRNoSE6LnEzLkcHoWn5JveLySp59wJML7I-cHmfrioMg/w640-h640/IMG_1030.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>And here is the furnished nook...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcVSoTIxdSqzzJ4d9RXt9rZCVI8Zo3bZtqaaIr9xvJ9gRcug_hiDjaWSxB07cZZroShNseja8DHPM_AuR-HwMyxeHMUlG2Y6a9HYXnINB9cngGgtzaXy6VwAfzdqN5so2IVpM51hHseWW49o5JBnh6oZ9WavtmeTMbUo8heiB2E4S_7hqNKNILEuXF9g/s3829/IMG_1038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3829" data-original-width="2872" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcVSoTIxdSqzzJ4d9RXt9rZCVI8Zo3bZtqaaIr9xvJ9gRcug_hiDjaWSxB07cZZroShNseja8DHPM_AuR-HwMyxeHMUlG2Y6a9HYXnINB9cngGgtzaXy6VwAfzdqN5so2IVpM51hHseWW49o5JBnh6oZ9WavtmeTMbUo8heiB2E4S_7hqNKNILEuXF9g/w480-h640/IMG_1038.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexiHkAZaUkZgB3t9IhqHpzo57NJSE9oJGJU0k0OKVJ06J06yhVKNTaVLkb2c1bEoVr8oCL5ey1a6W28viehybof8FscOkkirgEaWNwfMffazDCjnj2LiVza4QZE8FZCKx3LMwOavdXD3SiIgh05WAfYSEsvFuQBX1y0kfyj2SyCpQxErH8eTySldUtOg/s3947/IMG_1040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3947" data-original-width="2961" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexiHkAZaUkZgB3t9IhqHpzo57NJSE9oJGJU0k0OKVJ06J06yhVKNTaVLkb2c1bEoVr8oCL5ey1a6W28viehybof8FscOkkirgEaWNwfMffazDCjnj2LiVza4QZE8FZCKx3LMwOavdXD3SiIgh05WAfYSEsvFuQBX1y0kfyj2SyCpQxErH8eTySldUtOg/w480-h640/IMG_1040.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>And here are Roz's finished bedroom elements together...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtnz_OrtEAiRNjs1rTvSI2YIM_Ebl4fS8caIWbAHhPGk3PtN-b0CuwZDb1vMLAdQ5xinWTMHbkvBlnsAZJ4oX8oZ4e275Ye3gHEah8gWrFW24-0INPIk6DlNMi1zAihnoHtmo1gvaaHZrdVTfO9iNeEDrsl1UkOkc2cv82n9b4as2fUPaxogvWG3m5RU/s4032/IMG_1048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtnz_OrtEAiRNjs1rTvSI2YIM_Ebl4fS8caIWbAHhPGk3PtN-b0CuwZDb1vMLAdQ5xinWTMHbkvBlnsAZJ4oX8oZ4e275Ye3gHEah8gWrFW24-0INPIk6DlNMi1zAihnoHtmo1gvaaHZrdVTfO9iNeEDrsl1UkOkc2cv82n9b4as2fUPaxogvWG3m5RU/w480-h640/IMG_1048.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>And placed in her room. She hung framed photos here and there of Fluby, Rosey, Rozario and herself.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnR-7ANI46ZGdHe6NVfDxhR70wB_GNFkkos361_Vr0zBkReRqsJCvrwYpfDnOC0Mn6kn16tAo3qYiDaYpSJhg5M1BkQLSw9noFkhOEgg6ZI5-5DOQOX9jzrtz8UtDpjKC6-7mFIj0MjuxkR7aynWiS41vdZK8ir_Upwut6C1utyD6J6T4GNtQqRujKuI/s4032/IMG_1050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnR-7ANI46ZGdHe6NVfDxhR70wB_GNFkkos361_Vr0zBkReRqsJCvrwYpfDnOC0Mn6kn16tAo3qYiDaYpSJhg5M1BkQLSw9noFkhOEgg6ZI5-5DOQOX9jzrtz8UtDpjKC6-7mFIj0MjuxkR7aynWiS41vdZK8ir_Upwut6C1utyD6J6T4GNtQqRujKuI/w480-h640/IMG_1050.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>And with all the lights on...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe1ivaRX_QqYN6Ml3aMGpq1hpm6SnHeRv1K8QHZLuRk5Ypi7TtzpqL4igwXQKVDzPIcYhRL85OpxmwQxJQzAQtO9qenICDFfZ_Mq6f_jNHTENECm8NOgpp-EJ_hU7HowEAxTwnhfbR6LKshapHDVYHeHtOSIxXLLR8rYClPsPhwKn5IlXYzaHyUpwTH0/s4032/IMG_1053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfe1ivaRX_QqYN6Ml3aMGpq1hpm6SnHeRv1K8QHZLuRk5Ypi7TtzpqL4igwXQKVDzPIcYhRL85OpxmwQxJQzAQtO9qenICDFfZ_Mq6f_jNHTENECm8NOgpp-EJ_hU7HowEAxTwnhfbR6LKshapHDVYHeHtOSIxXLLR8rYClPsPhwKn5IlXYzaHyUpwTH0/w480-h640/IMG_1053.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVIkMx52sPQA6sCEMYi-Ld0gS4Sz0hwH7LpiQM4rR0h2fJ89KLZsFyfq5Sw-ihBOngVMslvTuYBziPC-e9dVkGnxlKBw00A74y0ZRPtpVtQI10YtEQVHozKbvLIoid22tRT2eq3QO8onGs63pokgqcFb3nErPQA4raF2Y-hTFCJG3zfc8zl0FDXila08/s3024/IMG_1056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVIkMx52sPQA6sCEMYi-Ld0gS4Sz0hwH7LpiQM4rR0h2fJ89KLZsFyfq5Sw-ihBOngVMslvTuYBziPC-e9dVkGnxlKBw00A74y0ZRPtpVtQI10YtEQVHozKbvLIoid22tRT2eq3QO8onGs63pokgqcFb3nErPQA4raF2Y-hTFCJG3zfc8zl0FDXila08/w640-h640/IMG_1056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It was a lot of work to get here, but finally, FINALLY! Rosalinda and Rozario will get to enjoy a little R&R in their new bedroom! I can't tell you how great that makes me feel!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq8ZuFO_nWO_7XMj37jBPV0y8CpQy5aljF_6jTPu8QhrCH2j8ai2TGLwA1xR2nHcQQny_WaD_jHBCq4UI5gM6_9yAk__JuBxN_VHpIB47KPWk8ViA0kzMQsqjRHYtEIQjV7O8EWbMz1no_FpatSdOSiKd9xrxXB8gFFVyW1zpESU1D-pcphefd9SzmXY/s4032/IMG_1057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixq8ZuFO_nWO_7XMj37jBPV0y8CpQy5aljF_6jTPu8QhrCH2j8ai2TGLwA1xR2nHcQQny_WaD_jHBCq4UI5gM6_9yAk__JuBxN_VHpIB47KPWk8ViA0kzMQsqjRHYtEIQjV7O8EWbMz1no_FpatSdOSiKd9xrxXB8gFFVyW1zpESU1D-pcphefd9SzmXY/w480-h640/IMG_1057.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalBGXfDlabOVp8eJd5j_eQQWuFtEw_oZmVQMjJ86YAYL7wN-yMwHCzkfbbOEp4WM6O3Jn5O3oioEg2mJLQdVDRKL6K-SW9I_PMtpkP1ST3ARAt55yH8RPagd8A4qlQK0bWJrAJNgFAM6R1128YOW-dlUFaBpMZMkePpkcjR7krBokvuBn5tgCsmJybVk/s4032/IMG_1059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalBGXfDlabOVp8eJd5j_eQQWuFtEw_oZmVQMjJ86YAYL7wN-yMwHCzkfbbOEp4WM6O3Jn5O3oioEg2mJLQdVDRKL6K-SW9I_PMtpkP1ST3ARAt55yH8RPagd8A4qlQK0bWJrAJNgFAM6R1128YOW-dlUFaBpMZMkePpkcjR7krBokvuBn5tgCsmJybVk/w480-h640/IMG_1059.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRSpNK5RsKcPxAfKukuJiMHzR5l6PmMW1Pf8EvsMJbVHISI9hHgUh8uDxHYERCzpTW-PGpGDA2eE3kQUpGBmxhGRphuG3dEvUmVDwCZrxpeRnSGC-j34Ifb6rEeuWxM9zb4pnLUreOsOQT9pCcIQVYTG0ZnWAGbghTpY17-oveEndVd7dSu_q_EigI84/s4032/IMG_1061.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzRSpNK5RsKcPxAfKukuJiMHzR5l6PmMW1Pf8EvsMJbVHISI9hHgUh8uDxHYERCzpTW-PGpGDA2eE3kQUpGBmxhGRphuG3dEvUmVDwCZrxpeRnSGC-j34Ifb6rEeuWxM9zb4pnLUreOsOQT9pCcIQVYTG0ZnWAGbghTpY17-oveEndVd7dSu_q_EigI84/w480-h640/IMG_1061.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>They love their new spaces, and for the first time, maybe ever, Rozario didn't complain about bedtime!</div><div><br /></div><div>If you have been keeping track, my friends, that leaves only the parlor to finish in the trunkhouse! Then it's back to work on the treehouse part of this project. Wayne and the girls have been so patient! But with the leaves rapidly falling, the need for indoor living space is becoming urgent! No time to stop and celebrate the trunkhouse progress yet. There's still so much more to do!</div><div><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p></div>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-70478733753855940352023-10-19T04:04:00.382-07:002023-10-19T05:21:01.321-07:00Fit For A Queen Continued...<p>By royal decree I have finished the final bed for the treehouse, my friends! Now Roz can call it a knight! 🤣 Yes, I often laugh at my own jokes... In all seriousness, it feels like real progress!</p><p> When last I posted about Roz's bed, before I switched to the other treehouse occupants' beds, I left off showing you a photo of the white primer coat. It was pretty just like that, but it wasn't Roz.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsAWGBFt4qqxg7b2hIcUtfxu2jMPnq4cesscRLWjqijUijDhporbONbPwesj2IKXzLS9SA8pVoysV3WeC91gcFLwfSX7XrCShmHHojk0Nk3dkxCrWE3RYtmOiIZvhNxTWltzbb715XtB4DLB81upEVhB-zJ6AzA7bj2UAq6vg4hyiUmC-Hhmd6e5JDE0/s3640/IMG_0786.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="2606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsAWGBFt4qqxg7b2hIcUtfxu2jMPnq4cesscRLWjqijUijDhporbONbPwesj2IKXzLS9SA8pVoysV3WeC91gcFLwfSX7XrCShmHHojk0Nk3dkxCrWE3RYtmOiIZvhNxTWltzbb715XtB4DLB81upEVhB-zJ6AzA7bj2UAq6vg4hyiUmC-Hhmd6e5JDE0/w458-h640/IMG_0786.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p>So, the next step was to paint it a custom mixed lilac shade followed by a glazing with a darker shade of purple. Roz just loves how the glaze coat makes the detailing stand out. It is really easy to achieve: just mix a ratio of about 25% contrasting paint color with 75% <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005Z3XYEG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">satin glaze</a></b>. Brush on and into the crevasses, then dab away any excess with paper towel. Stippling also creates a wonderful texture with the right piece, especially rusty things.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ghlcYzIZuMdYsS1Sz5NLX-Boey_5IABpZ4PnaeyqaEo1tMo5G03aexWx_Hbks7C5zP0KBWvSBxw0Zl92TJUZ3w6kmoHglqQyXsgNo7X18UziVwbWMFiBldWfXoSeprL9PyjeKc2VqF9yxLuNu1QyrdSM8PQvyElmdr0hWr6Ek2euF4tbQXM-NSBFb4/s3271/IMG_0801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3271" data-original-width="2326" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ghlcYzIZuMdYsS1Sz5NLX-Boey_5IABpZ4PnaeyqaEo1tMo5G03aexWx_Hbks7C5zP0KBWvSBxw0Zl92TJUZ3w6kmoHglqQyXsgNo7X18UziVwbWMFiBldWfXoSeprL9PyjeKc2VqF9yxLuNu1QyrdSM8PQvyElmdr0hWr6Ek2euF4tbQXM-NSBFb4/w456-h640/IMG_0801.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><br /><p>With the bed frame itself completed, I could finally explore the bed style ideas I've pondered for months. There were so many that I couldn't incorporate them all into one bed! Luckily, Roz's requirements narrowed them down for me. She said it had to be very feminine, very frilly, adorned with loads of flowers and yet be as plush as a cloud. Being as practical as she is magical, her final caveat was that it would also need to be very functional. After all, what good is a beautiful bed if you can't be comfortable in it? A Fairy Beary Godmother, whose job it is to grant wishes, should have her own wishes granted, when possible, don't you think? I set out to check off every detail.</p><p>First, I built a frame to support a fabric dust ruffle with an overlay of 5/8" lilac lace. This would attach under the bed frame and add stability, as well as look attractive. The fabric is glued onto a strip of cardstock, then glued to the basswood frame. Then the lace is glued on top of that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFkyRm1afoWwYJUODQJGlsI-cr-pU-liV812kQkSCoaNKVDIoMIG7xI-MqJ24lD8YKtq7Dk_aEOfDHx4MewkDbZnzFbME7BJylrHJlojI4Yfvaub0lVM8eeTqvHzbml0zOdoB26Njmjt1WfyJT4MnIagvMCBopjjfnDW5nnc4fxndLvnILoup37KEbC4/s3744/IMG_0799.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="3744" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZFkyRm1afoWwYJUODQJGlsI-cr-pU-liV812kQkSCoaNKVDIoMIG7xI-MqJ24lD8YKtq7Dk_aEOfDHx4MewkDbZnzFbME7BJylrHJlojI4Yfvaub0lVM8eeTqvHzbml0zOdoB26Njmjt1WfyJT4MnIagvMCBopjjfnDW5nnc4fxndLvnILoup37KEbC4/w640-h430/IMG_0799.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqh7bYS1c28g7NxFSuYibJrwBlqWi-sQaIvKPz2kryizGgUMCEgu2A4Dj3MD3ECA7LRbQDyzW7nfmIKl82ijf6VQeFix3y7Y7XU_PUVojrmXi4-yqv8i1ahuPj5FyE9spjpp397ZhipoChNTD4P7ZOITFIJK05-a2W-5XsEnDS5yl4gUX_cqXouZF1Ys/s2569/IMG_0807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2569" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqh7bYS1c28g7NxFSuYibJrwBlqWi-sQaIvKPz2kryizGgUMCEgu2A4Dj3MD3ECA7LRbQDyzW7nfmIKl82ijf6VQeFix3y7Y7XU_PUVojrmXi4-yqv8i1ahuPj5FyE9spjpp397ZhipoChNTD4P7ZOITFIJK05-a2W-5XsEnDS5yl4gUX_cqXouZF1Ys/w640-h580/IMG_0807.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I built a matching canopy frame and a canopy top made from fabric covered cardstock. I used DMC floss to blend the seam where the canopy frame met the cardstock canopy top. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtj3_esuJ-GFRRWOOghT7aiedLrt609Q7Bp17Z08oDQct7luu7fq4gIVsob63uKRaObnLgtV_vDbqdZczO0xJXJJa5sE6oPS4mPgz7SI8f8HDGeULkA_JiHRyw5L3aAiBwAwEpkAs3bHHIp5RizQok5pvSkrbVSwxPQxaAWx__v2zmIs6WaE395yz2D4/s2373/IMG_0811.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="2373" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMtj3_esuJ-GFRRWOOghT7aiedLrt609Q7Bp17Z08oDQct7luu7fq4gIVsob63uKRaObnLgtV_vDbqdZczO0xJXJJa5sE6oPS4mPgz7SI8f8HDGeULkA_JiHRyw5L3aAiBwAwEpkAs3bHHIp5RizQok5pvSkrbVSwxPQxaAWx__v2zmIs6WaE395yz2D4/w640-h608/IMG_0811.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtbavNKS_7EKmIiHlleNxvKuAUYCrcrEwLCmxhY294azykQbaqwOcaNqv0axTTr7gedjVFNh_zI9Mz3_NTsoDsp2gW-l2UabA47ItT84P-nRTKH4hkYQAy5Yih19wy2vP3bJp6268NsBtqRvazPT5vbMXbjqLl5zV77YxsdKhyphenhyphenLjR9usG5BGLMSKHmdM/s2329/IMG_0815.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2247" data-original-width="2329" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtbavNKS_7EKmIiHlleNxvKuAUYCrcrEwLCmxhY294azykQbaqwOcaNqv0axTTr7gedjVFNh_zI9Mz3_NTsoDsp2gW-l2UabA47ItT84P-nRTKH4hkYQAy5Yih19wy2vP3bJp6268NsBtqRvazPT5vbMXbjqLl5zV77YxsdKhyphenhyphenLjR9usG5BGLMSKHmdM/w640-h618/IMG_0815.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I'd say those elements went a long way in achieving the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">feminine</span></b>" and "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">frilly</span></b>" parts for Roz!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmp1gYTuy2giUblxRJg72O-EhjM3BCbCh3CoazLV_Hzx1eciuO8bqLHqThB3TE37vgJEg8UkvNa97XeDaUthgGdTwc0Q5NuqIdUfQb6S_cYBkdvRjw4317wnPdCGuxIIisKKBWc_VBCUQtIuFal7es18_f2FIQsKl1oH_YJ73Tc8_QH0YKm6K9ocjdNs/s3000/IMG_0912.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2181" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmp1gYTuy2giUblxRJg72O-EhjM3BCbCh3CoazLV_Hzx1eciuO8bqLHqThB3TE37vgJEg8UkvNa97XeDaUthgGdTwc0Q5NuqIdUfQb6S_cYBkdvRjw4317wnPdCGuxIIisKKBWc_VBCUQtIuFal7es18_f2FIQsKl1oH_YJ73Tc8_QH0YKm6K9ocjdNs/w466-h640/IMG_0912.JPG" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjL1J0YWyAo-2wM9PPLvNV7IACl4I06UgNDzIM0p9gy36wpI9Q6Ds4YTknhoIWfES_7enLVeHyS_aEYiN0ndlCO3cunAIFtE0EdmqIyhGOCGxu-g1QmDBbVxcOoaJNwQ0EKMV2pemUKXDpeFyzUKoFoYC5MWkZYfr0eo20puIo3XjYjihmuMvQ_2no2Y/s3003/IMG_0914.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="2313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjL1J0YWyAo-2wM9PPLvNV7IACl4I06UgNDzIM0p9gy36wpI9Q6Ds4YTknhoIWfES_7enLVeHyS_aEYiN0ndlCO3cunAIFtE0EdmqIyhGOCGxu-g1QmDBbVxcOoaJNwQ0EKMV2pemUKXDpeFyzUKoFoYC5MWkZYfr0eo20puIo3XjYjihmuMvQ_2no2Y/w492-h640/IMG_0914.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p>Now for the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">cloud</span></b>" part! I found <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RkD7sMiLFA&list=PLSgHRErxdQgCFMrYiIpW6Ks-TcGM9Rwac&index=5&t=511s" target="_blank">this video on how to make fitted crib sheets</a></b> and thought I could adopt it for a mini bed. I cut the fabric for both the fitted and the top sheet from some nearly sheer quilting cotton. Thanks to the tip <b><a href="https://shannonsminiblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shannon</a></b> left in last post's comments, next time I sew fabric this thin I will try using tear away interfacing.</p><p>I won't bore you with many details of my process, and who am I to give a sewing tutorial, but the video was enough to help me make Roz's fitted sheet. It is basically just cutting the corners out and stitching them together. 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Instead, I tacked the fitted sheet down with <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bards-Tacky-Wax-Toppling-Adhesive/dp/B0053ZHW9Y/ref=asc_df_B0053ZHW9Y/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167141575813&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=15567720349430248135&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033471&hvtargid=pla-325180421754&psc=1" target="_blank">Tacky Wax</a></b>. This leaves it removable if I ever want to make different sheets.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOzc4fywKC2SiRLMzenPuagajHozR-4L0pQOlyo1mXVnb9QxIGX1EsDoQxeE9RLn4SjNeLnsuBEI6vGiUbfhoaYJk8QL047ifJdPhrpA0vPUrBU45lNc5b6J4qTq0UJhxvZA9iVooIesMIK1g3Vjx2gl8A_6DEJIZn62tW77Gq-s-80HyT-t_lFur5tA/s2216/IMG_0939.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="2216" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOzc4fywKC2SiRLMzenPuagajHozR-4L0pQOlyo1mXVnb9QxIGX1EsDoQxeE9RLn4SjNeLnsuBEI6vGiUbfhoaYJk8QL047ifJdPhrpA0vPUrBU45lNc5b6J4qTq0UJhxvZA9iVooIesMIK1g3Vjx2gl8A_6DEJIZn62tW77Gq-s-80HyT-t_lFur5tA/w640-h538/IMG_0939.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Viola! It fits!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU82KgiSQdfzhJ9bi7qed-d0k6FPuTaF_X7OnXqpi5xtsbeDiM4_m7HNMN4i1wxPptGEy9d54h4q6vSqG9B8s6IJy5B0SVmNLCiLUlm8IemVcqkYQzkFW_xEGeTnyULMYjQXEFXm20e2_9lHZ3wJ_kiAAeU81nTYCCi9D1ayMZYD_sxuhntcT6fYBMTU/s2036/IMG_0940.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1497" data-original-width="2036" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBU82KgiSQdfzhJ9bi7qed-d0k6FPuTaF_X7OnXqpi5xtsbeDiM4_m7HNMN4i1wxPptGEy9d54h4q6vSqG9B8s6IJy5B0SVmNLCiLUlm8IemVcqkYQzkFW_xEGeTnyULMYjQXEFXm20e2_9lHZ3wJ_kiAAeU81nTYCCi9D1ayMZYD_sxuhntcT6fYBMTU/w640-h470/IMG_0940.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And it looks nice on the bed! Yippee! I hope this counts towards the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">loaded with flowers</span></b>" part!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCQNH5Ux9huHsloqXGefj86hHO7dk_TuD7xptTarXsdVnBG_YqlOn6iL9hru0m7Hlqcl9D8UcVZGhILVa_v4qqkOGqtuXIsiwb28jZOoJBh_7TR7liVJHzQ0LDU4G_efxoPlnffGy6MPAN0mOWssK5KfkFBVioRU7wPRLx7TU5zX7MgAUIrj5bW0c0Rc/s2469/IMG_0942.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="1954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCQNH5Ux9huHsloqXGefj86hHO7dk_TuD7xptTarXsdVnBG_YqlOn6iL9hru0m7Hlqcl9D8UcVZGhILVa_v4qqkOGqtuXIsiwb28jZOoJBh_7TR7liVJHzQ0LDU4G_efxoPlnffGy6MPAN0mOWssK5KfkFBVioRU7wPRLx7TU5zX7MgAUIrj5bW0c0Rc/w506-h640/IMG_0942.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><p>Here is the rest of the bedding I sewed: A top sheet (with wonky stitching thanks to it catching on the feeder feet (again need interfacing!), two bed pillows (using the same ticking fabric as the mattress), a pillowcase that matches the sheets, a pillowcase that matches the duvet, and a reversible duvet that I've lined with tin foil so that I can arrange the bedding if the story calls for it. The dark purple thread is one of two choices I had in my stash. Being a novice, it did not occur to me ahead of time to have other purple thread options. I should have made a different thread choice but... hindsight! I am satisfactorily happy with my efforts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVOx-UtmV-FsHpK9ay5vbXFPy7Mv5O4gcYms-vuCr9cXgI1fgqc5472paqzG7LLTuD86S-mMjl6McSBYwGwRx4QzelO_T20CL2jBN2C1Md3_Z81veJVOxDxnWMbMBnn9FfZYu8qvisDP5mlT8V6FIIk3aXwdVDS2ZJbeIWIGqZdNK9h700cUdhUICygo/s2891/IMG_0945.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="2776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVOx-UtmV-FsHpK9ay5vbXFPy7Mv5O4gcYms-vuCr9cXgI1fgqc5472paqzG7LLTuD86S-mMjl6McSBYwGwRx4QzelO_T20CL2jBN2C1Md3_Z81veJVOxDxnWMbMBnn9FfZYu8qvisDP5mlT8V6FIIk3aXwdVDS2ZJbeIWIGqZdNK9h700cUdhUICygo/w614-h640/IMG_0945.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><br /><p>I didn't end up liking the bed with both pillows for the photos. Roz can decide how she likes it for her purposes. The little crochet pillow was an <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/search/art-and-collectibles/dolls-and-miniatures/miniatures/dollhouse-miniatures?q=crochet+pillows&explicit=1&ship_to=US" target="_blank">Etsy purchase</a></b>. You'll see later that I added a <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/200409450055" target="_blank">homemade tassel</a></b> to it and a couple to the canopy. The bed looks pretty comfy, so that takes care of the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">cloud</span></b>" part!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eJ_4y_Taid30KKHkQfT9coKPiH3WyjxsnGioRloSNNYGknP8nacU3hT5hwGqievmlTeF5tHuPiWIkUMWdZFoYb7-JIFtXnnWIXgrr5JrBIV6rg_nwa3vy5O2MSu_AlzS3jvptrulEZTeAEI_EeMK9jyX5GioLZTjdDcQY0SBtyQKGgySUSkIbxC1-XU/s2600/IMG_0947.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="2219" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eJ_4y_Taid30KKHkQfT9coKPiH3WyjxsnGioRloSNNYGknP8nacU3hT5hwGqievmlTeF5tHuPiWIkUMWdZFoYb7-JIFtXnnWIXgrr5JrBIV6rg_nwa3vy5O2MSu_AlzS3jvptrulEZTeAEI_EeMK9jyX5GioLZTjdDcQY0SBtyQKGgySUSkIbxC1-XU/w546-h640/IMG_0947.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><p>Now for the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">adorned with loads of flowers</span></b>" part. I didn't have any more purple <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BGRPDDK3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">mulberry rose buds</a></b>, so I decided to dye some white ones myself. Using a couple <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZQQ4538/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">purple alcohol ink</a></b> shades and <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NP425YG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">blending solution</a></b>, I mixed four varying shades of purple to dye the rose buds. I mixed the color in a plastic condiment cup, dipped a paintbrush in and then touched it to the flower. The bud drank it up and the ink dried quite nicely. I dyed and used 99 buds on the bedposts. For the leaves, I used a <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Punch-Bunch-Mini-Tri-Leaf/dp/B016HD50HQ/ref=sr_1_9?hvadid=657206816865&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9033471&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1945011647671367849&hvtargid=kwd-301890748029&hydadcr=4863_13324652&keywords=mini%2Bleaf%2Bpunch&qid=1697398224&s=arts-crafts&sr=1-9&th=1" target="_blank">mini leaf punch</a></b> and leftover paper from flower kits that I've saved up. I dyed them with a variety of shades of green alcohol ink. You can also use rice, silk or tissue paper. I don't know how many leaves I used, but it was A LOT! Because I was listening to <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Covenant-of-Water/dp/B0BVDNPQ1V/ref=sr_1_1?crid=22U4K8DW4UQRQ&keywords=The+Covenant+Of+Water&qid=1697651589&sprefix=the+covenant+of+water%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1" target="_blank">The Covenant Of Water on audiobook</a></b> and got lost in the tale, the time sailed by.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQiibUHmjM5fhjsotWiZzrJoJHXvYZIA_ZRgnFKLzyGFAGWTn49J0IgWaw_QqOi7UUjMXzLa4YoEo7HhDmUN8bAz6XBY9Q_rpN4UaH6vAePCFpuTuVTbcPP9Tcz62TYnZvQfGfOX1geagY_RiZPgBOq7ucMpyw4fGfJpChYTKidq218Cd_8HactlXyXE/s2919/IMG_0950.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2897" data-original-width="2919" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQiibUHmjM5fhjsotWiZzrJoJHXvYZIA_ZRgnFKLzyGFAGWTn49J0IgWaw_QqOi7UUjMXzLa4YoEo7HhDmUN8bAz6XBY9Q_rpN4UaH6vAePCFpuTuVTbcPP9Tcz62TYnZvQfGfOX1geagY_RiZPgBOq7ucMpyw4fGfJpChYTKidq218Cd_8HactlXyXE/w640-h636/IMG_0950.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And here is the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">adorned with loads of flowers</span></b>" aspect that Roz asked for.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCjzREIiejig61H0klQzg54JDiwkuzkN2no0UNtYB2-5oj-qmAdmplgJuozX_oy7GeYR0V0UycJ6pfv6kVSx9lt-q_1jHkayb7hg46BShkBx2KjtU2mfQz3q9LdN_LcyF1MEZEV1QRLgmethsAx5om5pTNitN9IkPckUX_5SXbhDcGVDq8jjZkCa2Vhc/s3552/IMG_0951.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3552" data-original-width="2766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCjzREIiejig61H0klQzg54JDiwkuzkN2no0UNtYB2-5oj-qmAdmplgJuozX_oy7GeYR0V0UycJ6pfv6kVSx9lt-q_1jHkayb7hg46BShkBx2KjtU2mfQz3q9LdN_LcyF1MEZEV1QRLgmethsAx5om5pTNitN9IkPckUX_5SXbhDcGVDq8jjZkCa2Vhc/w498-h640/IMG_0951.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9cILqtDvckXPHdRq8fY5cZzl_ogq9_piwC9b2MhSXvz7ithCdpwgMdzHEyEKx7bQOUYItrIkcKYRJe06P9kj2wdzlfMJd2FPP2rmXFI_bpf4DBNVm419fqcbwLkQHGSUmJzFlkwPulJ0gAyCB-0Ii2IWUu_52NyxK30Xo5HdtZ3ntKwhPqj9aA4MQiw/s3784/IMG_0953.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3784" data-original-width="2978" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9cILqtDvckXPHdRq8fY5cZzl_ogq9_piwC9b2MhSXvz7ithCdpwgMdzHEyEKx7bQOUYItrIkcKYRJe06P9kj2wdzlfMJd2FPP2rmXFI_bpf4DBNVm419fqcbwLkQHGSUmJzFlkwPulJ0gAyCB-0Ii2IWUu_52NyxK30Xo5HdtZ3ntKwhPqj9aA4MQiw/w504-h640/IMG_0953.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><br /><p>With the pillows...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqc7xBSvfPBaEfSF-IdeDQ3hZbl8a4Y7V6M0AUQyayKabNxJQjdMxqZ-uecweDSkBeyI6ZVBzH4cru-iW1ov2LqAVaKT-iQHSNhVYhmoyiMuCNYCre1pWYmnpENmH11qW0lqLM5Hj24iM_DuC_rhmscWVEaqt6Sgr37Fp7f0bb0JZB1lNWwOlf61tqcQ/s2799/IMG_0958.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="2436" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqc7xBSvfPBaEfSF-IdeDQ3hZbl8a4Y7V6M0AUQyayKabNxJQjdMxqZ-uecweDSkBeyI6ZVBzH4cru-iW1ov2LqAVaKT-iQHSNhVYhmoyiMuCNYCre1pWYmnpENmH11qW0lqLM5Hj24iM_DuC_rhmscWVEaqt6Sgr37Fp7f0bb0JZB1lNWwOlf61tqcQ/w556-h640/IMG_0958.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><br /><p>And finally but most importantly, what does Roz think? Is it fit for a queen? Or better yet a Fairy Beary Godmother? Roz thinks it looks too perfect to pass up! She's taking her wonderful new Little Women book from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheHalfofIt" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Deborah's Etsy shop</a>, climbing in and reading until she drifts off to sleep...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv6VUc8vPpHpsBBWHMjC0ZRBh5xI5jLAnYpFtN1U9yZiEBV1DxU_vvQSlLstCm5hGibOw-xvuJZ5B_OhAOdeecgUP6crAvOAXIN5yFYJJiiw8lgICDXL-pZcCl39kiuQW360DMfjtqgWrLxGlNgvkf8T8XSW7L4RLeV6olYesE8LlESwS9oXAQc_oxsw/s3773/IMG_0955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3773" data-original-width="2934" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv6VUc8vPpHpsBBWHMjC0ZRBh5xI5jLAnYpFtN1U9yZiEBV1DxU_vvQSlLstCm5hGibOw-xvuJZ5B_OhAOdeecgUP6crAvOAXIN5yFYJJiiw8lgICDXL-pZcCl39kiuQW360DMfjtqgWrLxGlNgvkf8T8XSW7L4RLeV6olYesE8LlESwS9oXAQc_oxsw/w498-h640/IMG_0955.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br /><p><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">Sweet dreams, Roz!</span></b></p><p>But wait! Aren't I missing something on Roz's list? Yes! the "<b><span style="color: #674ea7;">functional</span></b>" part! Not to worry - Next week I hope to have Roz and Rozario's bedroom completely furnished and decorated. Then I'll share how things function. </p><p>Until then, keep peace in your prayers, my friends!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p><p><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.”</b></span><br style="background-color: white;" /><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Color-Purple-Alice-Walker/dp/0671647458/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3MYCHPAPEQ2HI&keywords=Alice+Walker%2C+The+Color+Purple&qid=1697652042&sprefix=alice+walker%2C+the+color+purple%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-2" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;">― </span><span class="authorOrTitle" style="background-color: white;">Alice Walker, </span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span id="quote_book_link_11486" style="background-color: white;">The Color Purple</span></a></b></span></p><p><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: courier; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-67522177964064196422023-10-12T02:22:00.196-07:002023-10-12T02:22:00.134-07:00A Nice Place To Dream...<p>Even a fairytale treehouse cannot become a home until you've dreamed there. That's why making beds for everyone, even before the place is finished, was so important. Dreams are important, And making them come true is one of life's sweetest feelings. Since the whole project started with my dream to create a lovely place for Goldie and Alice to grow up in, I started with their beds. </p><p>These are the first fitted sheets I've ever sewn, and given my lousy sewing skills, I am really proud of how they turned out. Don't worry - they are totally removable if ever I want to see the pretty mattresses again. 😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx7bQstWNLzMNQ50ZNq1TaihamQnC0jmKLHhqo7hepSyOSzeJtyH4mmW1RIbD-1Yw_BEuSMvLwPQjR7PaySeXu240EFWgFf87DfbTu6Z-VewLCr82BgSz_k4EHW4aw50RVayEBGurksg6aomRieAOLoSswUv05WGL2HISJum4P1GvyF1pe_x-o3qotK4/s2791/IMG_0883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="2739" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWx7bQstWNLzMNQ50ZNq1TaihamQnC0jmKLHhqo7hepSyOSzeJtyH4mmW1RIbD-1Yw_BEuSMvLwPQjR7PaySeXu240EFWgFf87DfbTu6Z-VewLCr82BgSz_k4EHW4aw50RVayEBGurksg6aomRieAOLoSswUv05WGL2HISJum4P1GvyF1pe_x-o3qotK4/w628-h640/IMG_0883.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><br /><p>Since little girls are too busy for much bed making every morning, Goldie and Alice will have reversible duvet covers. It's as close to toss and go as you can get! They wanted similar fabric and trims, but not exact matches.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeN5mDreIN0L_iJDaMItnEKL7SD25Bh9rmc7Zgn91TMSwMVa0klzCeVDsfpa6O3UGGTcT4Pioob-uzLYbwiJxLZ6nJZX5ujt6ldBVrBRwx03kD2a_vtMC1gfHa4J3M3yukbXrowoONZgEtKHTH6GAPDf6Kjvklz-4GVIvJsIOIW6V9ifCMm-c9he4qwI/s3154/IMG_0886.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2927" data-original-width="3154" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeN5mDreIN0L_iJDaMItnEKL7SD25Bh9rmc7Zgn91TMSwMVa0klzCeVDsfpa6O3UGGTcT4Pioob-uzLYbwiJxLZ6nJZX5ujt6ldBVrBRwx03kD2a_vtMC1gfHa4J3M3yukbXrowoONZgEtKHTH6GAPDf6Kjvklz-4GVIvJsIOIW6V9ifCMm-c9he4qwI/w640-h594/IMG_0886.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delicate floral spray is nice...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MWzuu-aSMCXrJpc7FSKQIAlnjm9X1hzjTtQYnTQyUN6D8SpbU3V-y07FPuHkfese7hkgN875BSrsPPHC5olhA-mx4xK5T-E5t0Eg_SUZsixVK_4Eelgs8DmqM02I1nZqDupPnw6Q3evA6m_eN-S_C9R7U2-CSFKR9drS1l-wgFfryuW5ACjVV5cCcgg/s3129/IMG_0888.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="3129" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MWzuu-aSMCXrJpc7FSKQIAlnjm9X1hzjTtQYnTQyUN6D8SpbU3V-y07FPuHkfese7hkgN875BSrsPPHC5olhA-mx4xK5T-E5t0Eg_SUZsixVK_4Eelgs8DmqM02I1nZqDupPnw6Q3evA6m_eN-S_C9R7U2-CSFKR9drS1l-wgFfryuW5ACjVV5cCcgg/w640-h582/IMG_0888.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Or jaunty stripes if it suits your mood!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And of course you've got to have GOBS of pillows!!! These below are my attempts at sewing them... I'm grading myself 'Passable But Still Needs Work'. 😐</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQSzPHS0VQlInz4XeziVUGzwFr8hcuN-weDa7GuAoyHi_0IfNuPDYukguvnt5RYuquoTkKmoarX174LRoI7oDysnFrsJ03cvhXWWnuGygCHXJO64XyyFwiP1uGTANYKqSPqaOUvZni3a97mAdzKlB4tav3dJ8XJmkDyjEW-pOhjpEZkCksHzyZTP8lj4/s2732/IMG_0890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="2522" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQSzPHS0VQlInz4XeziVUGzwFr8hcuN-weDa7GuAoyHi_0IfNuPDYukguvnt5RYuquoTkKmoarX174LRoI7oDysnFrsJ03cvhXWWnuGygCHXJO64XyyFwiP1uGTANYKqSPqaOUvZni3a97mAdzKlB4tav3dJ8XJmkDyjEW-pOhjpEZkCksHzyZTP8lj4/w590-h640/IMG_0890.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><br /><p>But luckily I also hedged my bets with these lovely Etsy purchases from much more talented seamstresses and crocheters (trust me, it is a word).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uFi7GhY3jZf19-k4_FhlpfNqu-cvTQmiOF4SH_V4rEkHK4Y8rTwRw0423LxvYvw19vih11bqn8dUgXvDNT4d-Mt3BL-FyXg6a5uGFyUgjCIPX3R4sTxf2NzrvUJwrhymQrtwnBwObOyjPc0ea9F3pwzqqO-DxIIYUnsh8DUkqPj0stdcsyJZN86KA2c/s3491/IMG_0891.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2479" data-original-width="3491" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uFi7GhY3jZf19-k4_FhlpfNqu-cvTQmiOF4SH_V4rEkHK4Y8rTwRw0423LxvYvw19vih11bqn8dUgXvDNT4d-Mt3BL-FyXg6a5uGFyUgjCIPX3R4sTxf2NzrvUJwrhymQrtwnBwObOyjPc0ea9F3pwzqqO-DxIIYUnsh8DUkqPj0stdcsyJZN86KA2c/w640-h454/IMG_0891.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Goldie's sleeping nook...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hHcuah14QP4iO3mVMY2SnlXlLIPGNNdTSkZFvOn4S4Trd7cXCiSEka_oS_TcVstPVW12d01ilvuNEJS27d1Qy1rG_79nOOQwEKDKF0yNMWQ-lJnFqX-UlfoZrrfgGONIIHmaLIbzmbD27HG0Mfmq5qxSMxijoK82GE9TYpLZM-x6VdZIS6yWUEvY5GU/s3024/IMG_0894.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="3024" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hHcuah14QP4iO3mVMY2SnlXlLIPGNNdTSkZFvOn4S4Trd7cXCiSEka_oS_TcVstPVW12d01ilvuNEJS27d1Qy1rG_79nOOQwEKDKF0yNMWQ-lJnFqX-UlfoZrrfgGONIIHmaLIbzmbD27HG0Mfmq5qxSMxijoK82GE9TYpLZM-x6VdZIS6yWUEvY5GU/w640-h610/IMG_0894.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>She can't wait until bedtime for a change!!! Usually we have to send out a search party at sunset to find her!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_raA8_dLWMbXTWqh1CLMFy_OgaafEJIdtbJQ3UZ7XTrp2S1M4J147wz83daqKZgV9NArmKrrfbiljFXF8nBJV6FKk2vwXFCDyGmEBA8uVL5IWxCMH_P04QaOcUosZkT-YFjBM0kll9sXJu-h6giGx2hCit2HFVMcBuYmzsGKmxMka-lK9uS9awUotTWo/s2913/IMG_0896.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="2913" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_raA8_dLWMbXTWqh1CLMFy_OgaafEJIdtbJQ3UZ7XTrp2S1M4J147wz83daqKZgV9NArmKrrfbiljFXF8nBJV6FKk2vwXFCDyGmEBA8uVL5IWxCMH_P04QaOcUosZkT-YFjBM0kll9sXJu-h6giGx2hCit2HFVMcBuYmzsGKmxMka-lK9uS9awUotTWo/w640-h628/IMG_0896.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And Alice's sleeping nook...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE0XfUU4NR-JacISlP2BuV7mgZ7vNQY_htI836otLj7JDf9MCeLxjK1NHXSL2GHBgbJyMAY5r-zY6tTn6co0iKBfJnOBUrAdm2vMIq33vB8EAxaX9iHVw-1Nj5vq6oSJdhyh-2fhd1UVC6APDL_-iXFHX4X96CqPlUyo9kYsUQcqtiS1XCLYph6Fuw8Q/s3245/IMG_0901.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3245" data-original-width="2809" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE0XfUU4NR-JacISlP2BuV7mgZ7vNQY_htI836otLj7JDf9MCeLxjK1NHXSL2GHBgbJyMAY5r-zY6tTn6co0iKBfJnOBUrAdm2vMIq33vB8EAxaX9iHVw-1Nj5vq6oSJdhyh-2fhd1UVC6APDL_-iXFHX4X96CqPlUyo9kYsUQcqtiS1XCLYph6Fuw8Q/w554-h640/IMG_0901.JPG" width="554" /></a></div><br /><p>She's doing her Happy Dance!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dT3jQNd3nCZZhHNF7UnlAxd1stV7Yq0QRbnzhVW7tGZ-Rd0FuchVjgVne4o2Cjzj7WjOkkJamcG9kaX6t9wrHpbmTO3DUA8zcXjZ_LTjufCFl5rXqa4TwQ0LN7CyVthTOlNvUGurhMFaaUhNg_Rs_XRgfkXKRbbb5YB3xKEQaC34nPzpbZT3EfjnuZ0/s3316/IMG_0905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3316" data-original-width="2660" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8dT3jQNd3nCZZhHNF7UnlAxd1stV7Yq0QRbnzhVW7tGZ-Rd0FuchVjgVne4o2Cjzj7WjOkkJamcG9kaX6t9wrHpbmTO3DUA8zcXjZ_LTjufCFl5rXqa4TwQ0LN7CyVthTOlNvUGurhMFaaUhNg_Rs_XRgfkXKRbbb5YB3xKEQaC34nPzpbZT3EfjnuZ0/w514-h640/IMG_0905.JPG" width="514" /></a></div><br /><p>Now they're Happy Dancing together! This is the reaction I was hoping for!!! Story time tonight is going to be SO MUCH FUN!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSHTP3_D7KKHO3BWzMe-t14x4FuMJhyA99QtQIzwAhs1SAk5M_1Pzr8gD2n5mQoSdFHmctsnmMbLED_JSIQ4h6vrFSFKjHX0px43zz6FdGuGVhn_lULYcmIVuXZ1S9xkID7Bb6y0xjI-nRFOWq12u0iN4bfOL6NaIIqCVwpaSomLuetNCw9e915xCc_s/s3237/IMG_0900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSHTP3_D7KKHO3BWzMe-t14x4FuMJhyA99QtQIzwAhs1SAk5M_1Pzr8gD2n5mQoSdFHmctsnmMbLED_JSIQ4h6vrFSFKjHX0px43zz6FdGuGVhn_lULYcmIVuXZ1S9xkID7Bb6y0xjI-nRFOWq12u0iN4bfOL6NaIIqCVwpaSomLuetNCw9e915xCc_s/w598-h640/IMG_0900.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The only thing missing are the bolster pillows. I'm still working on those but the girls don't seem to mind!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2dTEbfWGWpleB4LNgKeT3fPpqxc1PTbsMWKc3NTq55OW_-A3yX0gXl5QBwZ9Ds8ReLQGgs8NtvHshsRIFlom1uZp6sGzkQPvS5R0ve7bKQqqdTizcdnOWd0KyI2a0lWjCYMgXxfc59dNDr6rwqJGvGOZJP6dXkMwLQUrET5zPrX4QqNHPNCseYFrVeU/s3487/IMG_0898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2832" data-original-width="3487" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2dTEbfWGWpleB4LNgKeT3fPpqxc1PTbsMWKc3NTq55OW_-A3yX0gXl5QBwZ9Ds8ReLQGgs8NtvHshsRIFlom1uZp6sGzkQPvS5R0ve7bKQqqdTizcdnOWd0KyI2a0lWjCYMgXxfc59dNDr6rwqJGvGOZJP6dXkMwLQUrET5zPrX4QqNHPNCseYFrVeU/w640-h520/IMG_0898.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Next we'll take a look at Rozario's pet bed. He's got a removable fitted sheet, too. Plus a reversible duvet cover, a couple bolsters and a dragon scale pillow made by me. These were custom printed fabrics especially for him. The ultra fancy regal pillows were also purchased by an expert pillow maker on Esty. They seem to have been made especially for Rozario, too!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLsiirCqwt-zrWR5sr30F0YRgsCFmw8ElNfHOjpOaPAS34t37ZBYBb39NRxvXuds7-eiTpvSj36XFhrsohEYLWrCQFopsI6MwWR4oCNFGwVoR_IG8XkD2SKCuvPwKq-pU743RAX8lM4MzllxzK17ypdwifH3VOHvKP10CTRhPR_XBV9c_g-sdHl967qA/s2849/IMG_0906.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2849" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLsiirCqwt-zrWR5sr30F0YRgsCFmw8ElNfHOjpOaPAS34t37ZBYBb39NRxvXuds7-eiTpvSj36XFhrsohEYLWrCQFopsI6MwWR4oCNFGwVoR_IG8XkD2SKCuvPwKq-pU743RAX8lM4MzllxzK17ypdwifH3VOHvKP10CTRhPR_XBV9c_g-sdHl967qA/w640-h626/IMG_0906.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Whooooo! Fancy!!! He's even got a dragon rug to play on! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoPL4zAjcPGYL9TamTqazZZUI_fGyjolabL0ZNk1ZK-j4KwYupGQpHptcYN2H5szDn9utpZGUPW4LBcr-PQmtnsx_y24uZQPONkRjVksDoF5-rYIFtzPb3va2RwK4rRub3U_yIib3C2Sq_J6NdzS7arwMJ-UV-nb93BVICzxXQ3Et7PbTNKxf3wV9iZU/s2233/IMG_0908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="2233" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvoPL4zAjcPGYL9TamTqazZZUI_fGyjolabL0ZNk1ZK-j4KwYupGQpHptcYN2H5szDn9utpZGUPW4LBcr-PQmtnsx_y24uZQPONkRjVksDoF5-rYIFtzPb3va2RwK4rRub3U_yIib3C2Sq_J6NdzS7arwMJ-UV-nb93BVICzxXQ3Et7PbTNKxf3wV9iZU/w640-h640/IMG_0908.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz said she couldn't have done a better job if she'd waved her magic wand! I have to say... That kind of sentiment makes my eyes leak a little! 😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5960NcaSuhBaivkEC0QW_j9JFuIFsZdExlHD3VVv7K7qEZkIgD1SNPPmrIwW7YanJciOnSZO3rEncXqml0LLuIdDegq7CKnCNauKWe9m0WVmaax-r5Jtt7Di_Slrt8P72jj_YZUnFFjKDg9ncbnxsZjbafk_Hf_7jYFXpqsE-n67Q80phVU-nZlTxN8/s2810/IMG_0910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="2810" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5960NcaSuhBaivkEC0QW_j9JFuIFsZdExlHD3VVv7K7qEZkIgD1SNPPmrIwW7YanJciOnSZO3rEncXqml0LLuIdDegq7CKnCNauKWe9m0WVmaax-r5Jtt7Di_Slrt8P72jj_YZUnFFjKDg9ncbnxsZjbafk_Hf_7jYFXpqsE-n67Q80phVU-nZlTxN8/w640-h566/IMG_0910.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Next up is Wayne's bed. He's a bit of a minimalist, so he didn't want "a bunch of frilly, fancy stuff". Roger, Wayne! Just plain old Egyptian cotton comfort for you! In manly blue. He's got a fitted sheet, a top sheet, a pillowcase, a pillow and a very soft comforter. Oh! And my first ever handmade tassels. Don't point those out to him, though, okay?</p><p>I really enjoyed sewing Wayne's things, and my sewing machine really liked the thicker material. Okay, so maybe it's not ALL my fault. I just need higher quality fabrics?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggME3gkxAwmE7k15vw8Fu9LfeWUiD1Y3uxR21YUwUDmL4sRgvIcuEZYDBqL7Kiq086eOVAV1xtDHGTT0TRCBrL6Y2UR8F4lZWAj9v811fEoyDKDJAYbK6AKLOPqwDANAKmbL_m98Bm7n9l9rzmoC4Rp6PQoA5vtN1UTIBfH39U4e1R_rruKGJyfHTdaec/s2575/IMG_0918.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="2575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggME3gkxAwmE7k15vw8Fu9LfeWUiD1Y3uxR21YUwUDmL4sRgvIcuEZYDBqL7Kiq086eOVAV1xtDHGTT0TRCBrL6Y2UR8F4lZWAj9v811fEoyDKDJAYbK6AKLOPqwDANAKmbL_m98Bm7n9l9rzmoC4Rp6PQoA5vtN1UTIBfH39U4e1R_rruKGJyfHTdaec/w640-h640/IMG_0918.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>He looks a little um... un-thrilled? But trust me...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjbklu6QEz1rn_XHatF_QvtBAlUbKHeBzuXQQPT6S-9_OhYVSjkwvP_LYEAgOMHyIha78S9tDx_6UxlJ4td0qONb6ij_mRSRjTHlzuqGgRqVg7OGgRF6skcB76_qjHaR4BDlIbaPMwGRuTWjENjPH3nH6qkaN3MQEm4EdZQfBmJomEZ8Na-cUQ0tlYSg/s2743/IMG_0920.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="2743" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjbklu6QEz1rn_XHatF_QvtBAlUbKHeBzuXQQPT6S-9_OhYVSjkwvP_LYEAgOMHyIha78S9tDx_6UxlJ4td0qONb6ij_mRSRjTHlzuqGgRqVg7OGgRF6skcB76_qjHaR4BDlIbaPMwGRuTWjENjPH3nH6qkaN3MQEm4EdZQfBmJomEZ8Na-cUQ0tlYSg/w640-h640/IMG_0920.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>He couldn't wait to climb in!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g29_5V0F85syXUg9YJ4WRLu4WbRucDDc5FTKdxkeXHNoQC-WYlkocgG1sNZNqmeaZM8RAcO11XEN4orV4BuRQX8uSnZ8pJYpa1t4Htbl-set_dg057w-bpbC-Xxg8et6Ofrw3J4-wbpqn8xyq7c4_rvLZgixI5rl98Li4ARl3HW5mr76cPGjwc6kfH4/s2803/IMG_0922.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="2803" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8g29_5V0F85syXUg9YJ4WRLu4WbRucDDc5FTKdxkeXHNoQC-WYlkocgG1sNZNqmeaZM8RAcO11XEN4orV4BuRQX8uSnZ8pJYpa1t4Htbl-set_dg057w-bpbC-Xxg8et6Ofrw3J4-wbpqn8xyq7c4_rvLZgixI5rl98Li4ARl3HW5mr76cPGjwc6kfH4/w640-h640/IMG_0922.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am still working on Roz's bed. Though hers is a lot more complicated, I am really having fun with the challenge and I can't wait to share it with you! Hopefully, I'll have it finished for next week's post!</p><p>Until then, my friends, I hope you have a nice place to dream and that the good ones come true!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p><p>Postscript: I don't like to get political in any way on my blog. I feel it is not the place nor platform for such. My heart is breaking, however, for those in our world who find themselves ripped out of their lives through no fault of their own. This week I need to hold space for the innocent people of Israel, Ukraine and all the other people in places who find themselves held hostage by powers they have no control over. My prayers are with all of you. I care deeply. America and Americans care. We hurt for you. Dear God, please encamp your angels around all who are in harms way. Let your spirit whisper to every heart what is right, then let us choose love. Amen.</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-33628055453251965262023-10-05T04:00:00.050-07:002023-10-05T04:00:00.159-07:00For The Boys...<p>While this Fairytale Treehouse Project is full of what is traditionally thought of as "feminine" aspects like flowers and frills, I didn't want to forget that there are a couple strong masculine personalities living here who bring just as much joy to the story. Wayne and Rozario, having strong opinions on their own design aesthetics, gave me plenty of ideas about what kind of beds they wanted to spend their nights in. This week's focus was for the boys. </p><p>I first consulted with Rozario to give him a bunch of options for bed styles. He, being a beloved pet, wanted a pet bed. But not just any old fabric covered floor cushion. No. His bed had to befit a creature as special as he is. After all, you don't see pet dragons every day! I jotted down things that were important to him (comfort, grandeur, outdoor elements and, because of his limited bedroom nook's size, storage), then got to work in Design Space.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUe41dlu7uwWO11kDqolE1FezKw5jzjUkjJPgLPisJ9E0RtFufuCQHCRV740tM95q3zv7TUn6K9i2zKbpTWlg8_Kebx1z-mggndsrBjEZCxr1NofNsx-B3P2SCN4Jjd4DFmyp3jdb2NCeaUJCNC9fpj0RI_GkIiG0lQKQF9IOepckOBoNhRBgzcaT3VB0/s1530/Rozario%20Cricut%20Pet%20Bed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1530" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUe41dlu7uwWO11kDqolE1FezKw5jzjUkjJPgLPisJ9E0RtFufuCQHCRV740tM95q3zv7TUn6K9i2zKbpTWlg8_Kebx1z-mggndsrBjEZCxr1NofNsx-B3P2SCN4Jjd4DFmyp3jdb2NCeaUJCNC9fpj0RI_GkIiG0lQKQF9IOepckOBoNhRBgzcaT3VB0/w640-h344/Rozario%20Cricut%20Pet%20Bed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Rozario thought it would be really fun to pretend he was sleeping in the yard every night like a lot of dogs get to do. But he didn't want a dog house. A roof that is too close to his head can be dangerous, as he sometimes breathes a little fire when he snores. He discovered that the hard way, long story. He said a yard would have a fence, so he wanted some kind of fenced in feeling. His wish was my command! I created a three sided fence atop a princely platform.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPRjtWz9aOpmjubVW6dPpZpGedKK1bJSo67X8tb-qHskOszUR8leg7Cdmw_f7oEKTXZmiaqSPOiFjnoXJw0pWcAsl0KBQz5iK6mKHB5PR1BdqQ33AeneG-n6MpruyPWZPXHTs1VSAWyUqrmlkdpEDNyGBDrRgzpFnBKwR4LWB0-8cnUdy6wL4CkCcUrc/s2761/IMG_0817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="2260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPRjtWz9aOpmjubVW6dPpZpGedKK1bJSo67X8tb-qHskOszUR8leg7Cdmw_f7oEKTXZmiaqSPOiFjnoXJw0pWcAsl0KBQz5iK6mKHB5PR1BdqQ33AeneG-n6MpruyPWZPXHTs1VSAWyUqrmlkdpEDNyGBDrRgzpFnBKwR4LWB0-8cnUdy6wL4CkCcUrc/w524-h640/IMG_0817.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><br /><p>In order to make it easier for Rosario's tiny legs to climb into bed, I made a pull out step drawer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaW4OsI585rIAIKvWEbcuxTzXwxubHat5Wi3_LXdaBEAlKr3nkH0X8dECqjwv8Vd-3l9M3YFINbKxy_Yrn4IemGoFCLvVKtUsE4sFXfvHV8RFTt6tS4KHpWPdf9rcC5cgPyycIbk51kxJe3bsR3mOKEdKBvqllj7U0EPcBc94jfgeOBzH3txpJrsPDMU/s2440/IMG_0819.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="2317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaW4OsI585rIAIKvWEbcuxTzXwxubHat5Wi3_LXdaBEAlKr3nkH0X8dECqjwv8Vd-3l9M3YFINbKxy_Yrn4IemGoFCLvVKtUsE4sFXfvHV8RFTt6tS4KHpWPdf9rcC5cgPyycIbk51kxJe3bsR3mOKEdKBvqllj7U0EPcBc94jfgeOBzH3txpJrsPDMU/w608-h640/IMG_0819.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><br /><p>And included a storage cubby in the back of the drawer so he can store some of his favorite toys. I also added a couple fancy fence posts to the opening. He can pretend that he is guarded by powerfully magic staffs as he drifts off to sleep each night. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlvUxSF5UZ5POijUl_L0iqkKFuPM5yiqRcBiQrJMD_hB_GOkLw7L5dl2k17PC_HcTd-jzheoib1Jvhklpr6cxawWws-5ZEZdtfqq69U2ZjRH6aRLE1yHNA58VgxcFzV2elBXUWIePBjETkR6_OeauTp_DUZ_cP5uDNWzbDltbtpsUWHqdpnUTDap4vww/s2514/IMG_0820.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="2188" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlvUxSF5UZ5POijUl_L0iqkKFuPM5yiqRcBiQrJMD_hB_GOkLw7L5dl2k17PC_HcTd-jzheoib1Jvhklpr6cxawWws-5ZEZdtfqq69U2ZjRH6aRLE1yHNA58VgxcFzV2elBXUWIePBjETkR6_OeauTp_DUZ_cP5uDNWzbDltbtpsUWHqdpnUTDap4vww/w558-h640/IMG_0820.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><br /><p>While I was busy on Rozario's bed, Wayne popped in to share his ideas. He's a busy guy so I gave him my full attention. Wayne told me his wishes were pretty simple: he's a craftsman, so he wanted Craftsman styled furniture but with a Tudor twist. And he'd love a comfortable mattress and bedding. Wow! I love a guy who knows what he wants! </p><p>Designing Wayne's bed in Design Space was fun, especially since this was my very first piece of furniture in true half scale. It is so adorably tiny, but at just 2", so is Wayne!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaDyPD6mBpWOXhneAOaGTbnoQWS2N1J-QWINsIEZwHr3MMqlgI8WepkMPxYPx9D9OeKwz-d4m9_xGGngnho46ySa2CAxub8CzNLygu0ghL2yoDhlObifQorQ9fagCO2ilNg82CdM6zuU3o8ehHSH_7WuNKfzn-puo5ENwNH1aci8uuELPXZx8x9l-qdw/s1530/Wayne%20Cricut%20%20Bed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1530" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaDyPD6mBpWOXhneAOaGTbnoQWS2N1J-QWINsIEZwHr3MMqlgI8WepkMPxYPx9D9OeKwz-d4m9_xGGngnho46ySa2CAxub8CzNLygu0ghL2yoDhlObifQorQ9fagCO2ilNg82CdM6zuU3o8ehHSH_7WuNKfzn-puo5ENwNH1aci8uuELPXZx8x9l-qdw/w640-h344/Wayne%20Cricut%20%20Bed.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>His bed is pretty simple: a three layered headboard, a three layered footboard and a simple mattress support piece to bridge them together. I couldn't resist including a few fun trim accents to the posts, which Wayne really appreciated. The assembled bed measures just 2" W x 3-1/2" L x 3-3/8" H.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLch4tF9djqh7X1GwyJMQcOuRBNl_1ifHXdqwljsJJCLErCUwRK6zu_LOukDlzIqWQhEHBSqVQqjRDpavhFjlyCfJLaW7moC4IoX7Rt88mXgwUS3OVg9UuiYnGbXpsh0o9YZkfFFnYmJRbB4c_4Gd9-9NRns46vhvO015bkFedj0HrNA_K9jB8IUM3xto/s2646/IMG_0823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="2188" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLch4tF9djqh7X1GwyJMQcOuRBNl_1ifHXdqwljsJJCLErCUwRK6zu_LOukDlzIqWQhEHBSqVQqjRDpavhFjlyCfJLaW7moC4IoX7Rt88mXgwUS3OVg9UuiYnGbXpsh0o9YZkfFFnYmJRbB4c_4Gd9-9NRns46vhvO015bkFedj0HrNA_K9jB8IUM3xto/w530-h640/IMG_0823.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoz7nHtgqM5rgwjhyphenhyphenZybXnLYarPwO2GNmkOq6EktVVxlwbGaYyT8GT8b4AYSI1iQIpWDO3V1aPPyAAlmff8wLp2qUzeY8FcmeQsr26XXkt0Rl0P_qighIRTncCiwwCn46pKKdRZs9Nyp4DNFjUjH2OuomhrhCflTQbzqZAj8I51bVILhWmHE6YiT9Sec/s2130/IMG_0825.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="2020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeoz7nHtgqM5rgwjhyphenhyphenZybXnLYarPwO2GNmkOq6EktVVxlwbGaYyT8GT8b4AYSI1iQIpWDO3V1aPPyAAlmff8wLp2qUzeY8FcmeQsr26XXkt0Rl0P_qighIRTncCiwwCn46pKKdRZs9Nyp4DNFjUjH2OuomhrhCflTQbzqZAj8I51bVILhWmHE6YiT9Sec/w606-h640/IMG_0825.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><br /><p>Before I could begin to accentuate the beds with paint and detail, the boys needed mattresses. They got the same cushy models as the girls, only their ticking is a dark purple stripe with no hearts or flowers. Way more masculine! Rozario needs just slightly less sleeping room.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFD1Y4urj6YdS352F0ULgH0zzgbehc8xqPAPdIbDglS5X4nzQuSVD1b1XsAUeAFr03QKqE5gFJFHZn5RfH_H8BIU6wOX1U_Rw37-KynyzOe35iXW5DMbUaAV7HRdpls2-iLD92Qa2a5BxXdO3vnbwRvT_9wdNHSLtZpnFgmgTFJT8Vc_d1uwizjWk8bs/s2110/IMG_0827.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2110" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFD1Y4urj6YdS352F0ULgH0zzgbehc8xqPAPdIbDglS5X4nzQuSVD1b1XsAUeAFr03QKqE5gFJFHZn5RfH_H8BIU6wOX1U_Rw37-KynyzOe35iXW5DMbUaAV7HRdpls2-iLD92Qa2a5BxXdO3vnbwRvT_9wdNHSLtZpnFgmgTFJT8Vc_d1uwizjWk8bs/w640-h594/IMG_0827.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMUyMnFOVgsSPeLc96wFHgf2SLHdm1oOrcR5KEQzXzG3HljXGnBrAnzBkoWdPOywSn3TNZwG7Y7TnLdyTzwnjQKqd4CfyclQKQAHNsP3Hwceb1Qzexo8nhMopDi1Dib1tmRQ0b4H3-KtQWrh5aH3bzwzfiCFE4-IbyGHjLj5kZN8VIhJVlwKbevygQNA/s2493/IMG_0829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="2493" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqMUyMnFOVgsSPeLc96wFHgf2SLHdm1oOrcR5KEQzXzG3HljXGnBrAnzBkoWdPOywSn3TNZwG7Y7TnLdyTzwnjQKqd4CfyclQKQAHNsP3Hwceb1Qzexo8nhMopDi1Dib1tmRQ0b4H3-KtQWrh5aH3bzwzfiCFE4-IbyGHjLj5kZN8VIhJVlwKbevygQNA/w640-h590/IMG_0829.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y-vJGcbSyfx0jD8HiTER7AGXeCkf1l7Cy1z8V3pzLT2KK0299uwmLjFsvQHXbRI0yV2OeP288wyb2Dw7p91VR7ITrgAgB5DLcWORBoIP-CSqhKuaxBMkvZc-Lc0TO5v6timfIXPw6FUDu4NH_-68pFToPUz7cyvWiaaYFuFso-ITl5M9NyQT0UxoOck/s2158/IMG_0831.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2070" data-original-width="2158" height="614" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Y-vJGcbSyfx0jD8HiTER7AGXeCkf1l7Cy1z8V3pzLT2KK0299uwmLjFsvQHXbRI0yV2OeP288wyb2Dw7p91VR7ITrgAgB5DLcWORBoIP-CSqhKuaxBMkvZc-Lc0TO5v6timfIXPw6FUDu4NH_-68pFToPUz7cyvWiaaYFuFso-ITl5M9NyQT0UxoOck/w640-h614/IMG_0831.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>With that done I could get to the fun parts! I added many "carvings" to Wayne's bed to make the simple craftsman design feel more Tudor-like, as requested.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3N0KMUlxKr3I2jV-i8mn9sqLU5p-MX2oX7V2emIyhdmJKYV36dYS2WyoI9dsoIoWyeG7vTEWVASquQnafpOtipH_tkTWZgET12Q67ObFxnisfr6a2okLjRvl0Uf4ocpqwYgOjGVxoI5FyBtHJx-xKcaLTp9pXsmtVeCyRqzTq7od5PtH3-IqK8IXs1c/s2873/IMG_0834.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2873" data-original-width="2779" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3N0KMUlxKr3I2jV-i8mn9sqLU5p-MX2oX7V2emIyhdmJKYV36dYS2WyoI9dsoIoWyeG7vTEWVASquQnafpOtipH_tkTWZgET12Q67ObFxnisfr6a2okLjRvl0Uf4ocpqwYgOjGVxoI5FyBtHJx-xKcaLTp9pXsmtVeCyRqzTq7od5PtH3-IqK8IXs1c/w620-h640/IMG_0834.JPG" width="620" /></a></div><br /><p>Then gave it a base coat of Coffee Latte.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSRTiBLt2DCHy6hQ7J4ZxqAzZJf5sA-BruTiYGYI36Ea53XxNr6YSYQ9btuhyphenhyphenoBwx0QT8SKcYVvEn8LriaiL4tz2d4Fy3LCYW0E_5c9E1hiqFMd3Qxvi9xYy5O2xxqL7pirMjn43cWEaZr9LPRQt073zeSvjcxNKAQorvKst7CTth9SAWp5v2xesUuxc/s2527/IMG_0837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="2527" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWSRTiBLt2DCHy6hQ7J4ZxqAzZJf5sA-BruTiYGYI36Ea53XxNr6YSYQ9btuhyphenhyphenoBwx0QT8SKcYVvEn8LriaiL4tz2d4Fy3LCYW0E_5c9E1hiqFMd3Qxvi9xYy5O2xxqL7pirMjn43cWEaZr9LPRQt073zeSvjcxNKAQorvKst7CTth9SAWp5v2xesUuxc/w640-h594/IMG_0837.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Then a glaze coat with a darker chocolate color. Wayne loves his wood fairly unadulterated.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-ZsbAm96giC9_t5rQm2fAsGQ5AF9rv4Rf6wo7QLMwKC1GZRN4_pWlBsBlg0P4N4VM8SGXutkEOtZlkwHlv6bY48_lhDFpFtuvtyyVB45So5xC743ub86OoSppnOVl8NFVkV6miwyN1iaqzieJMqJd0W4l2ZR4wCLduQG-wpOiMyPKXe8E7CBSkHO_tM/s2581/IMG_0843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="2466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-ZsbAm96giC9_t5rQm2fAsGQ5AF9rv4Rf6wo7QLMwKC1GZRN4_pWlBsBlg0P4N4VM8SGXutkEOtZlkwHlv6bY48_lhDFpFtuvtyyVB45So5xC743ub86OoSppnOVl8NFVkV6miwyN1iaqzieJMqJd0W4l2ZR4wCLduQG-wpOiMyPKXe8E7CBSkHO_tM/w612-h640/IMG_0843.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><br /><p>And with the mattress...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-DVl9IseAcePrX1_jiAmG6n2yJJS-VImj6dnJQwz2AAIW4RbI0PCbjG9PN0mbFbg1GU6uM5kefptHP0o9HaLfuYlnpt-qGoRT0AaIs859jF86HF9jC6RRVh6j-hO1d72x3BitGIJfWeuoLeqaBCtZYaky1CCbIlfStSlRxekpeoMp8iKQPwF_i9M7YQ/s2589/IMG_0844.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="2542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz-DVl9IseAcePrX1_jiAmG6n2yJJS-VImj6dnJQwz2AAIW4RbI0PCbjG9PN0mbFbg1GU6uM5kefptHP0o9HaLfuYlnpt-qGoRT0AaIs859jF86HF9jC6RRVh6j-hO1d72x3BitGIJfWeuoLeqaBCtZYaky1CCbIlfStSlRxekpeoMp8iKQPwF_i9M7YQ/w628-h640/IMG_0844.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><br /><p>Let's see what Wayne thinks... Hooray! He approves! And with all the work he's got on his plate, he really appreciated my help.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bTE9MsADZcA8QKnA1niacqQkaEQeUfgLOAhKiGk82inRERi5KLe2gH5HUo3FI7KhbzH_k42eChlX_QPwVbGqRJODd-aQHbi8Vwl3T3bQOtMR6U9oH2z_M-leXzyecifEyYb-YYSt1bt0RR7J1yQuTEPF8JMttaBz6z1AZc8UwVO2a31MLWKnD_EeXXU/s2431/IMG_0847.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="2380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bTE9MsADZcA8QKnA1niacqQkaEQeUfgLOAhKiGk82inRERi5KLe2gH5HUo3FI7KhbzH_k42eChlX_QPwVbGqRJODd-aQHbi8Vwl3T3bQOtMR6U9oH2z_M-leXzyecifEyYb-YYSt1bt0RR7J1yQuTEPF8JMttaBz6z1AZc8UwVO2a31MLWKnD_EeXXU/w626-h640/IMG_0847.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But he said the ultimate test required him to take a nap. He'll get back to us shortly...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBue886y7LW9pfyhZN8F27GJzYAPop8DH4zqnR0xjyumsjDn99GsHxVblMEqd9pV5Of9O8zrF9kv6vNYWm9FF7m4EaBIPcAca_Wp6_CZCpbxV3zHtO1K-nc0p19CtihufUJOFpBg4l3Cc3xLv1PRy8hAZ2UZenEH76f2kRne1xdJed8z2R-2MXWVecy84/s2717/IMG_0849.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="2709" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBue886y7LW9pfyhZN8F27GJzYAPop8DH4zqnR0xjyumsjDn99GsHxVblMEqd9pV5Of9O8zrF9kv6vNYWm9FF7m4EaBIPcAca_Wp6_CZCpbxV3zHtO1K-nc0p19CtihufUJOFpBg4l3Cc3xLv1PRy8hAZ2UZenEH76f2kRne1xdJed8z2R-2MXWVecy84/w638-h640/IMG_0849.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><br /><p>Rozario's bed needed a base coat of white.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PJgpvPQzxJwMMMGLiRBXD6sY428IeWTaKJeEkRZZgSpUb5KElItNW4WRMMjMVqsZhk0aRaDYyMSnMeb8WsVckOAk_R9_SkMp1H8QYfaglLg-QJnzCsgf-B6ZkaHJLwRMS5AqXwsgDA87tpiixpO3LjP42ZlVJu57N0elJV3BJUm9uv3y2Wt-peL-cV4/s2816/IMG_0839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4PJgpvPQzxJwMMMGLiRBXD6sY428IeWTaKJeEkRZZgSpUb5KElItNW4WRMMjMVqsZhk0aRaDYyMSnMeb8WsVckOAk_R9_SkMp1H8QYfaglLg-QJnzCsgf-B6ZkaHJLwRMS5AqXwsgDA87tpiixpO3LjP42ZlVJu57N0elJV3BJUm9uv3y2Wt-peL-cV4/w608-h640/IMG_0839.JPG" width="608" /></a></div><br /><p>After a little sanding of the rough spots, I gave it a base coat of Purple Cow followed by a couple coats of Amethyst metallic paint. Some areas were highlighted in Emperor's Gold paint, then I added metallic domes and Dresden trims, leaving them gold. Now it's fit for royalty!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBdWpz2cFIBCj9aNWxGz39JSeL44OBrZ-Etw_nFmumRzvG06zF1GxfK0LqdmboejakaCw7g9aLeIyn6cIH9nfGBu57sURxmnA3BmTXWEDkfi_nU0dCk4YiTb5m20-0MucdEGWjJT1UTyoh_nHgeFFWWXWpu2JbkE1-H08m_1_KFXm1X1lwN9-2F2kKwQ/s2389/IMG_0850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2215" data-original-width="2389" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBdWpz2cFIBCj9aNWxGz39JSeL44OBrZ-Etw_nFmumRzvG06zF1GxfK0LqdmboejakaCw7g9aLeIyn6cIH9nfGBu57sURxmnA3BmTXWEDkfi_nU0dCk4YiTb5m20-0MucdEGWjJT1UTyoh_nHgeFFWWXWpu2JbkE1-H08m_1_KFXm1X1lwN9-2F2kKwQ/w640-h594/IMG_0850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TkyRiOGZAwb6hbe8zfhhWNUMI3uIJuYxITjgogyVsic87WmlqJOt2lej0Yl4ARUcOtMcM-kUz-yeI63kgl_IlbLQ4NSm9KAJ1oUtYNWhcGQsmRK0J_v8v-D3yKZWN6V4DaNuau4YOZ7ZFZQNn_3ZUTo0syck2h3tac20FJF-QwmT2BnLDtECvITwyjw/s2329/IMG_0853.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="2329" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9TkyRiOGZAwb6hbe8zfhhWNUMI3uIJuYxITjgogyVsic87WmlqJOt2lej0Yl4ARUcOtMcM-kUz-yeI63kgl_IlbLQ4NSm9KAJ1oUtYNWhcGQsmRK0J_v8v-D3yKZWN6V4DaNuau4YOZ7ZFZQNn_3ZUTo0syck2h3tac20FJF-QwmT2BnLDtECvITwyjw/w640-h590/IMG_0853.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0tJtMn9aEFBDUZCnlI-laVX0_QRTIx8y6PHNfdN8ZOKuYfhGS-lVGRORDTnCX3briTnoZ6xF0wRboZAzfm2sp5i84ng1pe0fCq3TFW3zJz0wANP4hS2hsGhrPZhyphenhyphenpcc7lz3er6R21AcqtFuIM0Nxplz2KsHNNDCR3Uy-idusiRuRZRvBUHCGEDoDZbI/s2195/IMG_0855.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="2098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH0tJtMn9aEFBDUZCnlI-laVX0_QRTIx8y6PHNfdN8ZOKuYfhGS-lVGRORDTnCX3briTnoZ6xF0wRboZAzfm2sp5i84ng1pe0fCq3TFW3zJz0wANP4hS2hsGhrPZhyphenhyphenpcc7lz3er6R21AcqtFuIM0Nxplz2KsHNNDCR3Uy-idusiRuRZRvBUHCGEDoDZbI/w612-h640/IMG_0855.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1wVH3ORzgyVVwhPk2AUYlpX2xUyn3o4QXxb9zXfSh92YbmIfjaqu4oDl4RQLnf1TcAhwN7YUMYMPZM81coYLvPoYthU85x2wj_G8c69TTI1AGigQYQybfLhH73HBf1kr3DiAViPfxGHOPUptCZnOxzyUTcQjhHIXAfW_GmLaML4RRlgjjSobRZVbAqw/s2715/IMG_0857.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="2715" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1wVH3ORzgyVVwhPk2AUYlpX2xUyn3o4QXxb9zXfSh92YbmIfjaqu4oDl4RQLnf1TcAhwN7YUMYMPZM81coYLvPoYthU85x2wj_G8c69TTI1AGigQYQybfLhH73HBf1kr3DiAViPfxGHOPUptCZnOxzyUTcQjhHIXAfW_GmLaML4RRlgjjSobRZVbAqw/w640-h526/IMG_0857.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> And with the mattress and the drawer step deployed.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZAWFCxEI1HBEEoUSZE8ORxmpV7e7ud4HTOXLzlzcMfN1HRjsp-7eGHX6ulEQzlWi_paZiw-1T3x6vEEfIRQ7wFUZdj29G6AHOKSLSGLUQh_6UNV2n8sCmjjdWZu_vJXIDiZCrvGfT7a8Q4womFVuFUcNnx4vbAPgwEznbfP0UOiGFyBb3HA3kQX2xOo/s2475/IMG_0859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="2475" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZAWFCxEI1HBEEoUSZE8ORxmpV7e7ud4HTOXLzlzcMfN1HRjsp-7eGHX6ulEQzlWi_paZiw-1T3x6vEEfIRQ7wFUZdj29G6AHOKSLSGLUQh_6UNV2n8sCmjjdWZu_vJXIDiZCrvGfT7a8Q4womFVuFUcNnx4vbAPgwEznbfP0UOiGFyBb3HA3kQX2xOo/w640-h596/IMG_0859.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>But the final test was to present it to Rozario. He seemed thrilled, but it was hard to tell.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLr6yr0Ft2G9tkXjS_ZXiOZp2mCSsOb9PenX4xqnBCHdm1KPp4ffWkA5sXF140yEFDW5E4zz5lBj_AadPxGr_VlprtLBe032IlO9_I2Ud9DwRKLZrP7nE9poOHOsDpdN9XqU53nZULd_jUt7RgVaPVX_7Qb88KHQwGHAOjcZgaqfX1EmHijN7xyOidAg/s2940/IMG_0861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="2940" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLLr6yr0Ft2G9tkXjS_ZXiOZp2mCSsOb9PenX4xqnBCHdm1KPp4ffWkA5sXF140yEFDW5E4zz5lBj_AadPxGr_VlprtLBe032IlO9_I2Ud9DwRKLZrP7nE9poOHOsDpdN9XqU53nZULd_jUt7RgVaPVX_7Qb88KHQwGHAOjcZgaqfX1EmHijN7xyOidAg/w640-h500/IMG_0861.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB65X_h2LT8i4wVGnIUsdPBJFDZ8Rbe8Z4-1xkejLG7w5XSXMhKJ9-UcWUjd_YxCDkblfFVHmUceFTexl36kAXnGj8-ZChGLvPb464-5Azx-V_-9HjO1X_4Qfmyt7Br9rsav23KmsRWqDeqdfX21SD3B0dBjxC9aNgWAig9ruk1IuNfIuhJe7L3BrJF3A/s2952/IMG_0863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="2952" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB65X_h2LT8i4wVGnIUsdPBJFDZ8Rbe8Z4-1xkejLG7w5XSXMhKJ9-UcWUjd_YxCDkblfFVHmUceFTexl36kAXnGj8-ZChGLvPb464-5Azx-V_-9HjO1X_4Qfmyt7Br9rsav23KmsRWqDeqdfX21SD3B0dBjxC9aNgWAig9ruk1IuNfIuhJe7L3BrJF3A/w640-h578/IMG_0863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_bKogsjDHbm3joQBnTaXgsml6pSMYKdH5EsYuAnZmhv_PA1dZVEdK7Af2zvFEJxHf4K_tU32aU51cd9z9xijp7KstTSLM65043Kp8jYYmjXBuvOuXCDtH_iqQ2X5XghErOf-PR-Se97bo5Dh0YbgSY7bk6ENYw_Jp_lN4-OdahIAzTaTT3MZCKGdhLI/s2822/IMG_0864.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="2632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_bKogsjDHbm3joQBnTaXgsml6pSMYKdH5EsYuAnZmhv_PA1dZVEdK7Af2zvFEJxHf4K_tU32aU51cd9z9xijp7KstTSLM65043Kp8jYYmjXBuvOuXCDtH_iqQ2X5XghErOf-PR-Se97bo5Dh0YbgSY7bk6ENYw_Jp_lN4-OdahIAzTaTT3MZCKGdhLI/w596-h640/IMG_0864.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><p>Because once I showed Rozario how the drawer worked and he saw the toys, the consultation abruptly ended. Time to play!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHpaKBW0_0cnCbqLbBSvM2P-FM2ng2kD-Czvnb5g3Gw1bMuRvfm_wWYISW0nRDHFyx_pm2w6-7vFFcas_WZL_DF1me60PS_xkABib7ETFRDr5ZRS-YLXAnkfh9q46hCBZb-UBVGqfg4yzAJVNjYRmnwZ4yod_GlVMjmvpWtHARu1aDihtb6VlX6Vtii4/s3541/IMG_0869.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="3541" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHpaKBW0_0cnCbqLbBSvM2P-FM2ng2kD-Czvnb5g3Gw1bMuRvfm_wWYISW0nRDHFyx_pm2w6-7vFFcas_WZL_DF1me60PS_xkABib7ETFRDr5ZRS-YLXAnkfh9q46hCBZb-UBVGqfg4yzAJVNjYRmnwZ4yod_GlVMjmvpWtHARu1aDihtb6VlX6Vtii4/w640-h536/IMG_0869.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am so happy that the beds for the boys were a success! And don't worry! I haven't abandoned the girls' and Roz's beds. It's just that for the sake of organization it seemed more efficient to get everyone's actual beds completed before I drug out the sewing machine to make all the bedding for everyone. Me + Sewing = Knots In My Stomach so any sewing project is always preceded by a little avoidance and/or procrastination. But, I'm determined to become a decent seamstress, one day, so off I go... Wish me luck! </p><p>Back next week with, hopefully, something resembling bedding for everyone!!!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-29649193987272206212023-09-28T04:04:00.084-07:002023-09-28T04:04:00.145-07:00Fit For A Queen<p>Or, more accurately, a Fairy Beary Godmother. What I'm talking about is Roz's bed. As you know, Roz falls perfectly into twelfth scale, though at just 4" tall, she's at the petit end of the bell curve. In addition, her trunkhouse, having been custom designed for her, is also what the realtors like to call <i><u>cozy</u></i>. So, when it came to making the perfect bed for her, I had to think a little outside the scale.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PLC97JjSZnxFixxDFWuyvcy8tz9jgHS_8ySN7zfw60jjzeHPQq-tOkacnQOMePY_HmysTOTKZfJtre0PiXFMRkjMTtd4Zz8K298_nH_E1VjjA-ttOuZI3G7V_0hm-iE838rvS9ry9v0uEGlubqbU1I-M105QQBFWLjaaWkkAj5XikiZ4WxVXzVIKloE/s3907/IMG_0744.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3907" data-original-width="2930" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PLC97JjSZnxFixxDFWuyvcy8tz9jgHS_8ySN7zfw60jjzeHPQq-tOkacnQOMePY_HmysTOTKZfJtre0PiXFMRkjMTtd4Zz8K298_nH_E1VjjA-ttOuZI3G7V_0hm-iE838rvS9ry9v0uEGlubqbU1I-M105QQBFWLjaaWkkAj5XikiZ4WxVXzVIKloE/w480-h640/IMG_0744.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roz's Bedroom is just 9-1/4" in diameter.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I started off with a <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3519243.m570.l1313&_nkw=House+Of+Miniatures+Chippendale+Canopy+kit&_sacat=0" target="_blank">House Of Miniatures Chippendale Canopy Bed kit</a></b>. If assembled as intended, it would have taken up nearly the entire floor space of the bedroom. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oSMzPkkLky34q24UosI_i4WjN2EAwJOUYqblLqr4xu0mmQTTMbjD9m1Cv9s5aCl321K2P-uDZ20IObMVD_K2E-usFaynlJH60CDoySFti3O8jkmXeLEE7Qf83z4BelRgFVb2rfg2r2IhXY0pLUyX9RtZtSsjvcXjQsaQ9VIiHIfs9OQ5T_GouMGUbqQ/s3839/IMG_0798.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="3839" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oSMzPkkLky34q24UosI_i4WjN2EAwJOUYqblLqr4xu0mmQTTMbjD9m1Cv9s5aCl321K2P-uDZ20IObMVD_K2E-usFaynlJH60CDoySFti3O8jkmXeLEE7Qf83z4BelRgFVb2rfg2r2IhXY0pLUyX9RtZtSsjvcXjQsaQ9VIiHIfs9OQ5T_GouMGUbqQ/w640-h450/IMG_0798.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This meant that I'd need to make adjustments which allowed me to engage in my favorite aspect of mini kits: Customization! After measuring what the perfect width of a bed would be for the room, I found the center of the headboard piece and measured half that amount out from each side. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_vaR78Nq6_URBjoD9Bceg3yTGYxRCP3fN2N3IQeoZ5wWpfkar0A1TyB9RfEf8d4p7_TVwExymydUVEDs3-O9TrKFPHxJNy5idUDVStYxMeEsYPoTxCzGqrfnyIFq3vk1ommzyJMV5OmiyyNhR2JgZoVi2f57vtOZj7Oj5U69gXwy820ORwOcEl7brPI/s3210/IMG_0742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2022" data-original-width="3210" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_vaR78Nq6_URBjoD9Bceg3yTGYxRCP3fN2N3IQeoZ5wWpfkar0A1TyB9RfEf8d4p7_TVwExymydUVEDs3-O9TrKFPHxJNy5idUDVStYxMeEsYPoTxCzGqrfnyIFq3vk1ommzyJMV5OmiyyNhR2JgZoVi2f57vtOZj7Oj5U69gXwy820ORwOcEl7brPI/w640-h404/IMG_0742.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I cut off the excess and carved the bedpost notches back into the new headboard. I still really loved the curved shape, even after losing the "wings".</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKePre9ZCW61KO9eUaTeGWCCVe8JH7xR_uqf_mXBunR1wg_iPbeaXgsw0gXu6BtIoLUa_36QcsWoxmMyg8gg5myB6lsYASSspdTMBx4Zn4GDReUFe50ScCgHffeDmJ1E6x6jMRBwB1rcv9lgpo5p32X5hCN9E332HW9Uar_o-5RGqobwQkTZ98G4KpBZM/s2821/IMG_0746.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="2821" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKePre9ZCW61KO9eUaTeGWCCVe8JH7xR_uqf_mXBunR1wg_iPbeaXgsw0gXu6BtIoLUa_36QcsWoxmMyg8gg5myB6lsYASSspdTMBx4Zn4GDReUFe50ScCgHffeDmJ1E6x6jMRBwB1rcv9lgpo5p32X5hCN9E332HW9Uar_o-5RGqobwQkTZ98G4KpBZM/w640-h362/IMG_0746.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Then came the complicated part. Here's where tenacity really pays off. After determining the perfect length for Roz and the room, I had to figure out which kit pieces needed to be cut for both the length and the new width. My advice for anyone attempting this is get plenty of sleep the night before, work in a silent environment, measure and visualize several times and don't go anywhere near a saw until you're CERTAIN about what you're doing. Luckily, I heeded my own advice and everything went well. 😊</p><p>The new configuration measures 4-3/4" L x 3-1/4" W x 6-3/4" H. It fits Roz comfortably and leaves plenty of "living space" in the bedroom. Hooray! </p><p>The kit calls for making incremental holes in the frame to string "rope" through to support the mattress. Once I'd drilled the holes for the smaller frame, I realized I could just use a couple pieces of the leftover wood scraps to make cross braces instead of a complicated stringing process.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLxSgkKVqu5qZPyYrXCcjspBxOFK4AZ4m4Eg6xnYVJq7Akj4MWLXTfqHULPQUGDXOlha-JFCo2huMFa3FdvqU2bDY44dn-EqbtSRhjkAcLesH1lOj1TT5LF4zHYUZY68PGTa3q6WgmLuhihUYlFTZzXs-trcVo8IovLbqhlFETphV-hER3KmirNgW7lc/s4032/IMG_0750.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLxSgkKVqu5qZPyYrXCcjspBxOFK4AZ4m4Eg6xnYVJq7Akj4MWLXTfqHULPQUGDXOlha-JFCo2huMFa3FdvqU2bDY44dn-EqbtSRhjkAcLesH1lOj1TT5LF4zHYUZY68PGTa3q6WgmLuhihUYlFTZzXs-trcVo8IovLbqhlFETphV-hER3KmirNgW7lc/w480-h640/IMG_0750.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEqsO9_YNb6uG8aGkvvqWirKoTO1C42pCLCmp-Qcp1smbQykgDFCYkMej0HZCmWrlpk7Nn6F5_bzG-4aNdHYTytEq38cTevUI1FcCwMKOLojmxLPzXqGJO63ZGmHKimNuN6Nspf6u2eBh3OQcWiJWj0zkLrFy3SakQcOlsGkKHHkvBFs8n3-zq3M02Eo/s4032/IMG_0748.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKEqsO9_YNb6uG8aGkvvqWirKoTO1C42pCLCmp-Qcp1smbQykgDFCYkMej0HZCmWrlpk7Nn6F5_bzG-4aNdHYTytEq38cTevUI1FcCwMKOLojmxLPzXqGJO63ZGmHKimNuN6Nspf6u2eBh3OQcWiJWj0zkLrFy3SakQcOlsGkKHHkvBFs8n3-zq3M02Eo/w480-h640/IMG_0748.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is what the viewer will see looking in through the trunk's opening.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>The next step was to make Roz a super plush mattress. Considering the amount of headboard that I wanted to show above the mattress, I determined a good thickness was two layers of 3/16" foam core. Then a layer of Thermolam, and on top of that, a layer of quilt batting. Before gluing the layers to the foam core, I pre-drilled a series of holes for later tufting.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM3-5d6UMhjeR2wmEUFIMd_2QhkjaxfhTKjfpJqq-9NBnjoVbsKJw1ZpGxbU2sqDeXihUVBeqdx9jQo8HiT8LjQJ25EysHW3Z1VGxj7k-11s198XErFH6ermu4Hl2I-COgkTOvjNANu1YESj-q3fhnwEuXPttO_8CmecHIi3qfMe8YWLNDNRADFONikY/s4032/IMG_0753.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2242" data-original-width="4032" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbM3-5d6UMhjeR2wmEUFIMd_2QhkjaxfhTKjfpJqq-9NBnjoVbsKJw1ZpGxbU2sqDeXihUVBeqdx9jQo8HiT8LjQJ25EysHW3Z1VGxj7k-11s198XErFH6ermu4Hl2I-COgkTOvjNANu1YESj-q3fhnwEuXPttO_8CmecHIi3qfMe8YWLNDNRADFONikY/w640-h356/IMG_0753.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Next I covered the mattress with a very fun ticking type fabric. Purple stripes and hearts? It couldn't be more fit for Roz!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKzoXQDBGKEplK3VqXurmFogEXbhBju_lsZCx8KL6bDx-Wm0k-zuEs4-iKbSnuGdk1LWseNLbSezdWO7kv2YgUXy-LJYIZq7Moql5nVWYwcet6IATLGiIPKl0J6u9nTKzLWquw_ypXR3MvwNzCmfZM6V7LzxcNmftcIktH0apis37HfETzavdp65Yi1g/s3174/IMG_0754.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2516" data-original-width="3174" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKzoXQDBGKEplK3VqXurmFogEXbhBju_lsZCx8KL6bDx-Wm0k-zuEs4-iKbSnuGdk1LWseNLbSezdWO7kv2YgUXy-LJYIZq7Moql5nVWYwcet6IATLGiIPKl0J6u9nTKzLWquw_ypXR3MvwNzCmfZM6V7LzxcNmftcIktH0apis37HfETzavdp65Yi1g/w640-h508/IMG_0754.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6iWFnB_YmdLxd_tKN0tEbkLKVPFmzvru5vHNIDfK1ff6j0pAjy1TvIQ9FzBO0AiZsCPJWMjyk9egeWbBlrts4KRuiO-nqWo0pHAq2r8mQ4Ge7CG5rtJJU43KmFrPp1msleGGT_WPAxMtR2x0zWzQZZcfJA3WpnoKc8OcWxZoFJwqhVRRIcKQOilgWP0/s2534/IMG_0756.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="2466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6iWFnB_YmdLxd_tKN0tEbkLKVPFmzvru5vHNIDfK1ff6j0pAjy1TvIQ9FzBO0AiZsCPJWMjyk9egeWbBlrts4KRuiO-nqWo0pHAq2r8mQ4Ge7CG5rtJJU43KmFrPp1msleGGT_WPAxMtR2x0zWzQZZcfJA3WpnoKc8OcWxZoFJwqhVRRIcKQOilgWP0/w622-h640/IMG_0756.JPG" width="622" /></a></div><br /><p>After sewing the tufts in, I made a bottom cover with fabric covered cardstock. I don't know if anyone will ever look under the bed, but if they did and saw a bunch of thread and knots, I'd be mortified!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtQVGJnBH8YqkiQjqKEPOeu0fJnCJyZGEfQ08tOBr6fu4DhG6sSRc3JHs-upiDckUHNovjZwMoU0XWmfAgt8B29U8N7J8fanPbswCYR8vXHsaZ7evpx4cL-0YUaB6fel3gxcax68YBzmaRZj9ibhRaPHLfVR8FwEt49v4Sv0LwWKWw02SAG53OuHwshA/s3535/IMG_0761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3535" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtQVGJnBH8YqkiQjqKEPOeu0fJnCJyZGEfQ08tOBr6fu4DhG6sSRc3JHs-upiDckUHNovjZwMoU0XWmfAgt8B29U8N7J8fanPbswCYR8vXHsaZ7evpx4cL-0YUaB6fel3gxcax68YBzmaRZj9ibhRaPHLfVR8FwEt49v4Sv0LwWKWw02SAG53OuHwshA/w640-h472/IMG_0761.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7-W8_pdeJVUV8vzHLP1nnlkoKFAP9U1OjxLQToDbeh1EH7BMj-HYswYubbJuxV1xQ1YJ-N_eZrItvcIbjUoBShmUtXrnloHI5UXn0pTueNFL-TddVx_4gry3BPgLWxzse73ihDA7-zyZScKGRW3tRBgFeu8BMoikFpvICAQyCf9LIIFtVYDVk47p1hA/s2395/IMG_0762.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2395" data-original-width="2043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7-W8_pdeJVUV8vzHLP1nnlkoKFAP9U1OjxLQToDbeh1EH7BMj-HYswYubbJuxV1xQ1YJ-N_eZrItvcIbjUoBShmUtXrnloHI5UXn0pTueNFL-TddVx_4gry3BPgLWxzse73ihDA7-zyZScKGRW3tRBgFeu8BMoikFpvICAQyCf9LIIFtVYDVk47p1hA/w546-h640/IMG_0762.JPG" width="546" /></a></div><br /><p>The only thing left to do was to create a boxing strip (to wrap around the mattress) with more cardstock and fabric. I love the finished look and am suddenly craving a nap!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EMCkNoYa9RNmpgwNzv5Zxkxiqcxp5GaJGiN3uJ3jeumEkMIngvxsdJ3zyvAxo6A3CP6vwK3ELhl28TJ-aLxKyPhr63bFo2tQJpDyn8WoncfrCwn5ABg090L38DIuE-HlgRHZWG6rpRP_LmabibKjexu7FFAmcb1zxSKi5pvd7VHEehLCiuVSJvjL8lY/s3619/IMG_0770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="3619" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EMCkNoYa9RNmpgwNzv5Zxkxiqcxp5GaJGiN3uJ3jeumEkMIngvxsdJ3zyvAxo6A3CP6vwK3ELhl28TJ-aLxKyPhr63bFo2tQJpDyn8WoncfrCwn5ABg090L38DIuE-HlgRHZWG6rpRP_LmabibKjexu7FFAmcb1zxSKi5pvd7VHEehLCiuVSJvjL8lY/w640-h450/IMG_0770.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The final test was to check the mattress on the bed. A great fit with room for bedding!</p><p>You can see the beginnings of adornments being added to the bed frame, as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3KK4OaBrKGB-aGAXNOfIuDYi4uFB_7MrfH8teL_AK8pQ_3ciyw6NBNH0Ia7Z10DWwmd4qvCHZ2KYSOyGGglyO05EVHXwiGqgoSjlbhvrbkZebdIFezzNPbCsASBqT0ptRaXJzBzcrUuJxHkGsJmLiSXhjL9muaCRcY8yhOdu-fDQ-dB_kGrh9V_ubYs/s4032/IMG_0772.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3KK4OaBrKGB-aGAXNOfIuDYi4uFB_7MrfH8teL_AK8pQ_3ciyw6NBNH0Ia7Z10DWwmd4qvCHZ2KYSOyGGglyO05EVHXwiGqgoSjlbhvrbkZebdIFezzNPbCsASBqT0ptRaXJzBzcrUuJxHkGsJmLiSXhjL9muaCRcY8yhOdu-fDQ-dB_kGrh9V_ubYs/w480-h640/IMG_0772.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>For efficiency's sake, I made Alice and Goldie's mattresses while I had all of the mattress making supplies out. Wayne and Rozario will get theirs made at the same time, too (soon), but with a more masculine fabric.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVX5WCaWggoSo6rdWuCwTcLNCD_5TeGNNN_eAv9i9ZLdJxzQrBYMT9eZoGNBii6FtweIM06X7NbXHMLWp62rvJ9mH_q4uR1TZ9zgYl7Qu-c5EhLPKhxWR7ytCxjk3Iv11dlc57fhjoIDrBoLMmO6t54jGBzTYpuuUKvYMylN2LuFVE6Yxv05xNDaoAdo/s4032/IMG_0777.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIVX5WCaWggoSo6rdWuCwTcLNCD_5TeGNNN_eAv9i9ZLdJxzQrBYMT9eZoGNBii6FtweIM06X7NbXHMLWp62rvJ9mH_q4uR1TZ9zgYl7Qu-c5EhLPKhxWR7ytCxjk3Iv11dlc57fhjoIDrBoLMmO6t54jGBzTYpuuUKvYMylN2LuFVE6Yxv05xNDaoAdo/w480-h640/IMG_0777.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53alEHcY-rYKINfltjS_rivgT9sSrd5xEnfVwcw_xxEIqCOL8msCSRhEt-qG4cboYF1Ost0bVLPROagkOlzFgKkJPBUkrssugkjZFXzLVh2jBSZihT3aIq7b-U2Uhlv4YxRB-jZym5UU1UoAPqFgOm8lNzVFJ_0p__CsRskO3gTzFxXGHH_vTbJ95sGI/s3704/IMG_0781.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3704" data-original-width="2738" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53alEHcY-rYKINfltjS_rivgT9sSrd5xEnfVwcw_xxEIqCOL8msCSRhEt-qG4cboYF1Ost0bVLPROagkOlzFgKkJPBUkrssugkjZFXzLVh2jBSZihT3aIq7b-U2Uhlv4YxRB-jZym5UU1UoAPqFgOm8lNzVFJ_0p__CsRskO3gTzFxXGHH_vTbJ95sGI/w474-h640/IMG_0781.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTKWpFipMvnkiVImW3HzD199PlhKgoDiNKZd0MB5FVG8GOp13ywgzyLq3ERa11o47O6rLrkTVZV2zd2e6D2K_qrfXwx3xP0QROc9uISEQM06frOzvwfSx9tY00BPuXNl1VBlRP7eLyeU9BrEWi2QMUs3NZxejeBkz-rQg4eABsuTKowVDItZgjobi2gE/s4032/IMG_0775.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTKWpFipMvnkiVImW3HzD199PlhKgoDiNKZd0MB5FVG8GOp13ywgzyLq3ERa11o47O6rLrkTVZV2zd2e6D2K_qrfXwx3xP0QROc9uISEQM06frOzvwfSx9tY00BPuXNl1VBlRP7eLyeU9BrEWi2QMUs3NZxejeBkz-rQg4eABsuTKowVDItZgjobi2gE/w640-h480/IMG_0775.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every time I look at this unfinished floor I feel badly! Soon girls, I promise!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Once the mattresses were finished, I could focus on the adornments for Roz's bed. I may have had to skimp on size, but I could still load up on regal detailing. I added lots of Dresden trims, pearl half beads and Roz's initial. Then I painted a base coat of warm white.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedYZXVjcssyAgbp_f41UiKgfQOagxjf0D5Yg2_M1jNZ9zXVrOPGn7GaPlsjcehi8uQmJ0ZIRmDaF1LX7mPlLHaOC4qIh2pFrEEzlpcYKhSkKx4NxZAIymIn2XWgiYc37Bbu0PCsotIi7O8pkIB-wvbEhOh6h2GtyFhmXUjtvHmMnBhv9zosfekdiH5X8/s3337/IMG_0784.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="2526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiedYZXVjcssyAgbp_f41UiKgfQOagxjf0D5Yg2_M1jNZ9zXVrOPGn7GaPlsjcehi8uQmJ0ZIRmDaF1LX7mPlLHaOC4qIh2pFrEEzlpcYKhSkKx4NxZAIymIn2XWgiYc37Bbu0PCsotIi7O8pkIB-wvbEhOh6h2GtyFhmXUjtvHmMnBhv9zosfekdiH5X8/w484-h640/IMG_0784.JPG" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGso3BtBYo_kMY3Gdajun4uDowK7HSKToHLADv47PpQ7MWyc-BFCh-EzP5KWwGXw7iDqMJt1_67qHtliiS7o4C_VDDkVG9YHTr3JkUGGoFZsZh5IzCkSPqwTXp5YFy1Ws7NtZ2aCBSUnEZzhDpLWly47CSXq6BpnzGEO8TtAYfJ8LJiSWETNhNQcw13E/s3640/IMG_0786.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="2606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGso3BtBYo_kMY3Gdajun4uDowK7HSKToHLADv47PpQ7MWyc-BFCh-EzP5KWwGXw7iDqMJt1_67qHtliiS7o4C_VDDkVG9YHTr3JkUGGoFZsZh5IzCkSPqwTXp5YFy1Ws7NtZ2aCBSUnEZzhDpLWly47CSXq6BpnzGEO8TtAYfJ8LJiSWETNhNQcw13E/w458-h640/IMG_0786.JPG" width="458" /></a></div><br /><p>I could have stopped right here and it would have been a beautiful bed. But not quite fit for a queen (or a Fairy Beary Godmother). But because this post is already long, and has (I am sure) eaten up much of your blog reading budget, I'll leave you with a... To Be Continued...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHdNsO6IK0WkCAKi39Zkkd59dK6V531yfLfs-q8W3HHUXM40wBOxkLkwkrqVjqxXhYx-7FgCiEZyHl5SA4iJPLYpGa-PqUPiY-4psrcEjLZSide9AEf5DW_xBUEhDrTzqLL3RBmDBCB_0i4o9c2bcmxL4T5wDUVuqQgnXY3Tf6gINKD2U7Q_kzhEmULg/s3618/IMG_0789.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3618" data-original-width="2555" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHdNsO6IK0WkCAKi39Zkkd59dK6V531yfLfs-q8W3HHUXM40wBOxkLkwkrqVjqxXhYx-7FgCiEZyHl5SA4iJPLYpGa-PqUPiY-4psrcEjLZSide9AEf5DW_xBUEhDrTzqLL3RBmDBCB_0i4o9c2bcmxL4T5wDUVuqQgnXY3Tf6gINKD2U7Q_kzhEmULg/w452-h640/IMG_0789.JPG" width="452" /></a></div><br /><p>BUT... Before I go... I have one last event to share that is sure to make you feel the warm fuzzies that are pervasive in our mini community...</p><p>Many of you know and follow Sheila's wonderfully creative blog, <b><a href="http://shenandoahandstuff.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Shenandoah And Stuff</a></b>. This week I was surprised by the loveliest note of encouragement and unique gifts from Sheila. She crafted a beautifully embellished set of china for Roz! There is a serving platter, a pitcher, a large bowl, dinner plates, dessert plates and cups with saucers. Wow! What a thoughtful gift! She intended to give them to Roz for her kitchen, but after seeing the delicately petaled floral spray which was hand appliqued on these pieces, Goldie insisted that they belong to her! Boy, that Goldie has no qualms about stating her opinion! Roz, seeing Goldie's delight, and having everything she needs, couldn't argue. Here are the gorgeous dishes which will soon be adorning Goldie's open kitchen shelving. Aren't they delightful?!?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG1VYtSk60wwdXdf4glQjos6Um-T5ZjZLgNb7n7XYiDvBKWYUEZuqK0BhGQxy3vpMgwuj3sg41y37pdnndfNxPDiw0rPn2hDE1BVJhS5Lo2Nvqa4k7xufrS-v0QKVNEzfTcnoX00C8kwzP30Oea8Vkdy6T8bfsel12W22eFO1jRd76eqlOqaRSD9CV34/s3190/IMG_0791.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3190" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWG1VYtSk60wwdXdf4glQjos6Um-T5ZjZLgNb7n7XYiDvBKWYUEZuqK0BhGQxy3vpMgwuj3sg41y37pdnndfNxPDiw0rPn2hDE1BVJhS5Lo2Nvqa4k7xufrS-v0QKVNEzfTcnoX00C8kwzP30Oea8Vkdy6T8bfsel12W22eFO1jRd76eqlOqaRSD9CV34/w640-h606/IMG_0791.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQCNyAeJ412EsZ2NzwM2f7hdEMHkaXvjYZe1FrURXpYsaQOXC62Eh1SnEw1Jlnj-_AIBKf6nd2hw1s0ulEh1pBChHbbgfZWK2AhemEYc8eB6OhLduTT4KqsFi8kMT5t-jHrdoXD0atVv2_xwl6wqXtfLlAU-5bltsBPzGPGHj9_NhmI_4egAyzF5PRSU/s2828/IMG_0792.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="2828" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQCNyAeJ412EsZ2NzwM2f7hdEMHkaXvjYZe1FrURXpYsaQOXC62Eh1SnEw1Jlnj-_AIBKf6nd2hw1s0ulEh1pBChHbbgfZWK2AhemEYc8eB6OhLduTT4KqsFi8kMT5t-jHrdoXD0atVv2_xwl6wqXtfLlAU-5bltsBPzGPGHj9_NhmI_4egAyzF5PRSU/w640-h358/IMG_0792.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks so much, Sheila, for sharing your encouragement, creativity and talents with me and the gang! 💗 The china is so adorable and will add a wonderfully unique charm and warmth to Goldie's kitchen! </p><p>More sets are coming soon to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShenandoahandStuff" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Sheila's Etsy Shop</a>. </p><p>Until next time, my friends, find ways to share your talents, inspire others and spread the mini love!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-73393112860298466672023-09-21T04:00:00.065-07:002023-09-25T12:19:01.389-07:00A Trunkhouse Kitchen Warming<p>At last! We've finally reached a major milestone in the construction of Roz's Trunkhouse - the completion of her kitchen! Yippee!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzY8p7qr_XLOpbx22xPVi5fN7m885gf5aBnzHa5-t-Fx8dfWegjKbPyucvUG5-f1CBiextDD8z9vYF1xmT8tcHxJFaj3cY8wEmYrGxceCk7U1PDspY_jyHvuq6lz6rOCYZT3oesdohCHocAYAQFlie1hz023hnfIcb-ekHNR_adRGPxkq-zM4QG9gLds/s4032/IMG_0707.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJzY8p7qr_XLOpbx22xPVi5fN7m885gf5aBnzHa5-t-Fx8dfWegjKbPyucvUG5-f1CBiextDD8z9vYF1xmT8tcHxJFaj3cY8wEmYrGxceCk7U1PDspY_jyHvuq6lz6rOCYZT3oesdohCHocAYAQFlie1hz023hnfIcb-ekHNR_adRGPxkq-zM4QG9gLds/w480-h640/IMG_0707.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roz can't help but smile as she looks around. It feels like home!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>To celebrate, Roz invited everyone to come, see and enjoy the first of many delectable delights that will be prepared here from now into the future. Today Roz is serving desserts to please everyone's tastes: strawberry and chocolate cupcakes, nutty caramel and chocolate ganache cake and a buttercream frosted white cake with huckleberry filling. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrAfh7En-nhgDqhTF1yWnWHYaNnAhFgwXC1fCHAeFW--Mv5rBVPnquXcODJ5QoWMmyZL0P4WOSoETUbWTQxolOGVFaDxD50ilyJs5MezOXOhE-DrhagKETw1G2Avo3n9i4oG3JrHPi09ioeAW30htkkY4PkHIFLj_eatUBI-HJ-5eR6sls-28PlsLRb8/s3317/IMG_0739a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3317" data-original-width="2843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSrAfh7En-nhgDqhTF1yWnWHYaNnAhFgwXC1fCHAeFW--Mv5rBVPnquXcODJ5QoWMmyZL0P4WOSoETUbWTQxolOGVFaDxD50ilyJs5MezOXOhE-DrhagKETw1G2Avo3n9i4oG3JrHPi09ioeAW30htkkY4PkHIFLj_eatUBI-HJ-5eR6sls-28PlsLRb8/w548-h640/IMG_0739a.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><p>There is also a delightfully arranged charcuterie board generously contributed by <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/search?q=wayne" target="_blank">Wayne</a></b>, who received it as a gift from <b><a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/2023/06/geheimprojekt-secret-project.html" target="_blank">Birgit</a></b> upon <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2023/06/from-germany-with-love.html" target="_blank">Roz's arrival from Germany</a></b>. This is not the original food, mind you. Wayne devoured every crumb shortly after he received it. But Wayne is so ingenious that he learned how to refill the board himself!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ysFjtpWsGWsdf-qj2PdgrZWFoPDPaK0UNK2yLA2Ws0geXD3cfuXb7wyYqvGCijGZbLLPDlUKWF2YymnqbGKqXidy54tLo5c1OcVrVtSPy309oT2xOgCLkVNmM12jQCKL7Iha6uCO5w924ugkWVUp98ZYaOH2-YXW_Q_IRUtDeeUXIueG_T6tvreIYy8/s1943/IMG_0738.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1756" data-original-width="1943" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ysFjtpWsGWsdf-qj2PdgrZWFoPDPaK0UNK2yLA2Ws0geXD3cfuXb7wyYqvGCijGZbLLPDlUKWF2YymnqbGKqXidy54tLo5c1OcVrVtSPy309oT2xOgCLkVNmM12jQCKL7Iha6uCO5w924ugkWVUp98ZYaOH2-YXW_Q_IRUtDeeUXIueG_T6tvreIYy8/w640-h578/IMG_0738.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Before the festivities started, Alice, Goldie and Wayne wanted to present Roz with a kitchen warming gift. The girls worked hard to make a pretty gift box to present it in, and have <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/p/lidded-gift-box.html" target="_blank">shared the tutorial with you</a></b>.</p><p>Roz, never expecting anything, was so excited and touched by the girls' thoughtfulness! She couldn't wait to rip off the lid!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQbddaCo6xWFgWHRc40ExMp9rael2B9gkBjxB02U7jyUCXr7Cv2pGmtTVAMWNmMe4y7cZteRD9v4bZfTKPYG6OW3MQAq92Y2_3nrN8eXmzTHBc6S7oPOosKxGU-9DHiAiKBOVD2zibi_XcvS58gdnC8mdR-67FmsK3O-ZLMhHsIcr24NudZi2Nha0RLM/s4032/IMG_0715.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQbddaCo6xWFgWHRc40ExMp9rael2B9gkBjxB02U7jyUCXr7Cv2pGmtTVAMWNmMe4y7cZteRD9v4bZfTKPYG6OW3MQAq92Y2_3nrN8eXmzTHBc6S7oPOosKxGU-9DHiAiKBOVD2zibi_XcvS58gdnC8mdR-67FmsK3O-ZLMhHsIcr24NudZi2Nha0RLM/w480-h640/IMG_0715.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back left is Alice, then Roz, then Goldie.<br />Rozario is left front and finally Wayne front right.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Huh? What is this... The shine! The color! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsG5cqnOsdwnLx9OQqXnEyxdtJtc8RD5iqPKRf4a5JaeBhvSYksD0tw4lvn3RjpEHhPes5iPF2HaRbVtCjWELMjEOqBMnA4FpsAHh2xB7JSQtc7k9j60m-wATjHobrR8lGhXSJjpCzLDK4cYlck3qxt1kpYOT8GaHXD6InCyqzdYNwnDfvFYDKpO6ZC8/s4032/IMG_0718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsG5cqnOsdwnLx9OQqXnEyxdtJtc8RD5iqPKRf4a5JaeBhvSYksD0tw4lvn3RjpEHhPes5iPF2HaRbVtCjWELMjEOqBMnA4FpsAHh2xB7JSQtc7k9j60m-wATjHobrR8lGhXSJjpCzLDK4cYlck3qxt1kpYOT8GaHXD6InCyqzdYNwnDfvFYDKpO6ZC8/w480-h640/IMG_0718.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFzpVhTtNZL8Y7Q2iH3rSzNF6AuEUwQBCccuyFgfNX2xdy4UTT5CQJZLQ_ffNg2O7Z76h4DLkksA0ikFvPXRgD-UFcC8Awbp-bgSjSdDj29pdiRAl7h2diJ8rIIx6FvKAx-cHdZF7H3FzSUzijsI9ZmiyfwdriO-b3MmIrgaNu2-AcWjNQZGMNs-FDVo/s4032/IMG_0719.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDFzpVhTtNZL8Y7Q2iH3rSzNF6AuEUwQBCccuyFgfNX2xdy4UTT5CQJZLQ_ffNg2O7Z76h4DLkksA0ikFvPXRgD-UFcC8Awbp-bgSjSdDj29pdiRAl7h2diJ8rIIx6FvKAx-cHdZF7H3FzSUzijsI9ZmiyfwdriO-b3MmIrgaNu2-AcWjNQZGMNs-FDVo/w480-h640/IMG_0719.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b><a href="https://miniatures.com/green-with-single-bloom-teapot/" target="_blank">A beautiful teapot</a></b>! And it's so BIG! Perfect for the large crowds Roz plans to entertain! Everyone is so happy that Roz loves her gift!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxUZS0YMm4oO-bNW3ZnLzLqvqcHLeoOJhdTQxcGFjjVACWxj4AKgEuBWvbyOuykT9sZUW4Eh_W-uU-ig7CxwgLmUwjeVIDS2Orm0Fa6pgHQkih7u1Jnger4Jom_jBcdlx_IhtpEHZL361sUMq2tdIj-sarDorZWxUc8vQhVTLpF87ooSZVCUh9y7uW_c/s3840/IMG_0721.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxUZS0YMm4oO-bNW3ZnLzLqvqcHLeoOJhdTQxcGFjjVACWxj4AKgEuBWvbyOuykT9sZUW4Eh_W-uU-ig7CxwgLmUwjeVIDS2Orm0Fa6pgHQkih7u1Jnger4Jom_jBcdlx_IhtpEHZL361sUMq2tdIj-sarDorZWxUc8vQhVTLpF87ooSZVCUh9y7uW_c/w480-h640/IMG_0721.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz's heart was so filled by the gesture that she insisted that they try it out right away! Tea for everyone! And then the cake!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EBH162D8fSZCDDkpTW6xqi843_LzG88smh8qkUd6EUGmvizbSaeEAMkjP9vC2il9VVJ9PIrSeQRlw5WRbBC7hgYXvZtzlHAGINZNYORQHhSsAsPIzsPIHwcf6NnyBcPd6wd7awmd9quYUuqBaZC8DmacmIJHRJo_EawjqOqzG02gJiF4bZDjLofdKws/s4032/IMG_0740.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EBH162D8fSZCDDkpTW6xqi843_LzG88smh8qkUd6EUGmvizbSaeEAMkjP9vC2il9VVJ9PIrSeQRlw5WRbBC7hgYXvZtzlHAGINZNYORQHhSsAsPIzsPIHwcf6NnyBcPd6wd7awmd9quYUuqBaZC8DmacmIJHRJo_EawjqOqzG02gJiF4bZDjLofdKws/w480-h640/IMG_0740.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>While they are enjoying their tea, let's have a look at some photos from around the room... We'll start off with Roz's sink area. You can see herbs drying from a rack on the ceiling and more growing in pots in front of the window. Roz loves to gaze out at the forest as she tidies up. Paper towels are within easy reach on the wall to the right. To the left of the sink are her wall shelves with food and staples. Various gadgets, utensils and cookware/bakeware are handily stored on pegs and the shelf below. Roz doesn't need much counter space, as her magic allows preparations to float in the air within hands reach.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafnIr1DhpVAajn7qKJ8QosCbjGno3dcrqUzhqGUjPPDN8mIxYw8Hyg3NQsr6fys7i_DR5S9liHNfmNKzlZIFpMOGMqnsI-4gA_gJd9N03bn4ZS8jXimJf4hssxrVNeBtGrrnS-H7IBHHpcQiu-9EeuysIssgd_ANM6HuEeDX_tiHq9tlr6xJyr2-JtR8/s4032/IMG_0687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafnIr1DhpVAajn7qKJ8QosCbjGno3dcrqUzhqGUjPPDN8mIxYw8Hyg3NQsr6fys7i_DR5S9liHNfmNKzlZIFpMOGMqnsI-4gA_gJd9N03bn4ZS8jXimJf4hssxrVNeBtGrrnS-H7IBHHpcQiu-9EeuysIssgd_ANM6HuEeDX_tiHq9tlr6xJyr2-JtR8/w480-h640/IMG_0687.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG9vlEnyGEba1YZIQalo7-wFDp_tfOkNbeMyWiw2A6psp6HlCC5SzoaRx4AwwnMB4lU6t87zTDg2H2Up8mifxdB0t-QJlH-tddomIvlJFid4xJNZobWagNvWZEhfMcySs7EWhQaeH1lNyyRwSVikTnvKWuQYkgmEfT09HSO-T8CGjeIPJPylvw7l-8QQ/s3840/IMG_0689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="3840" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjG9vlEnyGEba1YZIQalo7-wFDp_tfOkNbeMyWiw2A6psp6HlCC5SzoaRx4AwwnMB4lU6t87zTDg2H2Up8mifxdB0t-QJlH-tddomIvlJFid4xJNZobWagNvWZEhfMcySs7EWhQaeH1lNyyRwSVikTnvKWuQYkgmEfT09HSO-T8CGjeIPJPylvw7l-8QQ/w640-h480/IMG_0689.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>As we sweep left through the small room we see the cook stove. Roz is so delighted to have it custom finished in her favorite purple metallic paint - it's a wish come true! Everything she needs to prepare delicious meals is right at her fingertips. She loves to gaze up at her watercolor paintings. They are the first pieces of wall art that she bought for the trunkhouse. They were painted by talented local gnomes who sell their work at the local farmers market every Friday. Roz hopes to continue collecting her favorites, and it won't be long until there is no open wall space left!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK3XHAOHskPY_mTySEH-t6yICUf-SG_aJBVzEkxQolcG4AkR2DIkZDPxW7FL4avTxkAN46-snB09iXHO0ytrTYqkegVbxbhDDXuElPWDJeYT78PzlbV_p7EukhgFA7ggcth8ByXXVMAzrkeh4LcpogS48R_YWlsxANgjHbid9L65SHw-uJBgBjJyesic/s4032/IMG_0685.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK3XHAOHskPY_mTySEH-t6yICUf-SG_aJBVzEkxQolcG4AkR2DIkZDPxW7FL4avTxkAN46-snB09iXHO0ytrTYqkegVbxbhDDXuElPWDJeYT78PzlbV_p7EukhgFA7ggcth8ByXXVMAzrkeh4LcpogS48R_YWlsxANgjHbid9L65SHw-uJBgBjJyesic/w480-h640/IMG_0685.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcbUPJ03wbmB0StoUDXin_XUYGEfb1cE9bNENg_94Tq799ndF6f4YJdxeh2a7UY2jEYpuhgcyDIgeRiZ06ElEN-UcDDHJXOj72_05eVpUcqyS6uOBS-5MUffFHjn8j2GhBIwZyWaJPYa75I02CwbswDSTaZ572eUiTNs5s9xBpfuhvxfypz62AVAQx2Q/s4032/IMG_0691.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcbUPJ03wbmB0StoUDXin_XUYGEfb1cE9bNENg_94Tq799ndF6f4YJdxeh2a7UY2jEYpuhgcyDIgeRiZ06ElEN-UcDDHJXOj72_05eVpUcqyS6uOBS-5MUffFHjn8j2GhBIwZyWaJPYa75I02CwbswDSTaZ572eUiTNs5s9xBpfuhvxfypz62AVAQx2Q/w480-h640/IMG_0691.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>As we continue left we see the wee breakfast nook. While it is a petit little alcove, there is room enough for an open dish hutch, a table with four chairs and a shelf for Roz's special tea set. Wayne and Rozario will take turns on the stepstool for family dinners. The half round windows allow light to come in so the room feels cozy but not cramped. The light wall and timber color help it feel spacious, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzSjxufpwAazuo9QdnX_jeNXeJLRuYekFaeOHjqCg_A_mNP1ElX3LttBvBOeN2cyEPqUF7V9VvNozwThDt0V8DKc-txbsneULwtxxsEsavmY4HZ1UHY6hO2F2HheU7x51s-XOH8CPNXgSMu7v6sd4_N-EGB75g4VZVL7K3ALBtK6ih0jgQBxaJOyAu44/s4032/IMG_0695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzSjxufpwAazuo9QdnX_jeNXeJLRuYekFaeOHjqCg_A_mNP1ElX3LttBvBOeN2cyEPqUF7V9VvNozwThDt0V8DKc-txbsneULwtxxsEsavmY4HZ1UHY6hO2F2HheU7x51s-XOH8CPNXgSMu7v6sd4_N-EGB75g4VZVL7K3ALBtK6ih0jgQBxaJOyAu44/w480-h640/IMG_0695.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkM2Rs9PvDDbKqnd3TEpRzMBvcoTXvmnsKerEc0HvuOvl_3Q2CgpSHbaNlEw5gaz4hm8sHsgdUg_ewcMAvZqWUnrojcG7WWUV7MqVZZ1NC5GXEyHyI_TW5nDWHmrPru62HdNdbkk0htoX_6satvv1Pk2jV_xGv4rNb6xSeBWHBl1wRXG7EoZKVFzbzE0/s4032/IMG_0702.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNkM2Rs9PvDDbKqnd3TEpRzMBvcoTXvmnsKerEc0HvuOvl_3Q2CgpSHbaNlEw5gaz4hm8sHsgdUg_ewcMAvZqWUnrojcG7WWUV7MqVZZ1NC5GXEyHyI_TW5nDWHmrPru62HdNdbkk0htoX_6satvv1Pk2jV_xGv4rNb6xSeBWHBl1wRXG7EoZKVFzbzE0/w480-h640/IMG_0702.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The table is a little hard to view from the front of the kitchen, so here's a photo from before it went into the trunkhouse. Roz is very happy to have cushions on her chairs so that long visits are comfortable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMib8gzKqoiVrKqYvRaFtAPp3FwSDvyFlFB2_u8SbOOo5MYipxbCeXNH13iFCwMIqaYKBoVSHZci7AXppxyZ07Klz6dXrlxm0NiLiLHUtDmH40BTPOFcsZ613lGK4IMQZMmQsxZGjwN-P-z5twgiiSZuMtrJDwNw5WzHJEKi6M6qD2jZX1KlwC-m-eLw/s3431/IMG_0737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3431" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMib8gzKqoiVrKqYvRaFtAPp3FwSDvyFlFB2_u8SbOOo5MYipxbCeXNH13iFCwMIqaYKBoVSHZci7AXppxyZ07Klz6dXrlxm0NiLiLHUtDmH40BTPOFcsZ613lGK4IMQZMmQsxZGjwN-P-z5twgiiSZuMtrJDwNw5WzHJEKi6M6qD2jZX1KlwC-m-eLw/w564-h640/IMG_0737.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Roz's favorite aprons and cookbooks are stored on the final wall as we spin left again. She likes to switch both the aprons and the cookbooks out seasonally. It keeps her looking and eating fresh. Roz plans to add a few rugs here and there to warm the space up in the winter.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKeLZzcQAWAO4rAZLUxUP_FW7sGokvqfqAKemryw6izIPBReUnd4L00QjnjU3kDimXfagTzhIUIhvfTfKGob0ubo6ma3DjT7HLebWGFmSElXQMK16YXPgpX40Bnn4Ou4s1tFFh9ShhaQczcvpx4jF3dYozlyErI5HXT8FznRXetouQkk9v4sDhuQsRaU/s4032/IMG_0698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKeLZzcQAWAO4rAZLUxUP_FW7sGokvqfqAKemryw6izIPBReUnd4L00QjnjU3kDimXfagTzhIUIhvfTfKGob0ubo6ma3DjT7HLebWGFmSElXQMK16YXPgpX40Bnn4Ou4s1tFFh9ShhaQczcvpx4jF3dYozlyErI5HXT8FznRXetouQkk9v4sDhuQsRaU/w480-h640/IMG_0698.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>For viewers looking into the opening of the trunk, here is the view...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q0uyd-YDNjcuD8mfTk-rwYKG1QnkOwjPW6g0lvglN3hE-lntvg_Vvcqh8uKaN5MP7KNk0JlYOUHbekf-eOk_pOxKjmmGOoQ-CDO1zVciU7euzYpxIE1P3IwdWFC4VZdsNINtGoF9H9heYRKNCFT7_iUHfnM8mfglSRjRZ5JV1olr6raWcbz8gOJWZ6s/s4032/IMG_0703.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Q0uyd-YDNjcuD8mfTk-rwYKG1QnkOwjPW6g0lvglN3hE-lntvg_Vvcqh8uKaN5MP7KNk0JlYOUHbekf-eOk_pOxKjmmGOoQ-CDO1zVciU7euzYpxIE1P3IwdWFC4VZdsNINtGoF9H9heYRKNCFT7_iUHfnM8mfglSRjRZ5JV1olr6raWcbz8gOJWZ6s/w480-h640/IMG_0703.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz is so happy with her kitchen and can't stop looking around. She's dreaming of all the happy memories that will be made here in the future. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxuQXSpol6lv1Q0rhGFEYitkdQo05XcSF6fIbEY7XA5DVDTBahb5Jj5j7d2rXJpLj9FzW_k9rarsrtDUu-H4qfo6ddcMfcX9NrQeOh7_pIlO65DV_pNV5br3dwCyssb090W-0_xQ-7hGSPdmMilFSdAiuAHsDs_SbfuCcdN7Z60Igd_HUJ2-l-FEyFi8/s4032/IMG_0706.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxuQXSpol6lv1Q0rhGFEYitkdQo05XcSF6fIbEY7XA5DVDTBahb5Jj5j7d2rXJpLj9FzW_k9rarsrtDUu-H4qfo6ddcMfcX9NrQeOh7_pIlO65DV_pNV5br3dwCyssb090W-0_xQ-7hGSPdmMilFSdAiuAHsDs_SbfuCcdN7Z60Igd_HUJ2-l-FEyFi8/w480-h640/IMG_0706.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitezigOQnUvch4Ii9Jpnh5mrkOOM7wpjo-MBwhs9P_c3PGJUp684BLU8SKs-xz7KpSdKI8wUnAZOQ7KdLutTiExppS9PcVrnPWRi2YA8Vbka7UotY13MvoCpP6G06WdB0KhEUdmgzhDqu0k_hWVneHDTkgGQxkQKNBatbPWN7UZ9r-nILnWkw2nTECrV8/s4032/IMG_0712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitezigOQnUvch4Ii9Jpnh5mrkOOM7wpjo-MBwhs9P_c3PGJUp684BLU8SKs-xz7KpSdKI8wUnAZOQ7KdLutTiExppS9PcVrnPWRi2YA8Vbka7UotY13MvoCpP6G06WdB0KhEUdmgzhDqu0k_hWVneHDTkgGQxkQKNBatbPWN7UZ9r-nILnWkw2nTECrV8/w480-h640/IMG_0712.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>And while it is a compact trunkhouse kitchen, the most important requirement has been achieved: Everyone can be together here happily and comfortably! Time for cake!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbBT-5R577oY71nH-IL7Ej13wDudKu9UufouaooHKa4IEMt0RBPnaQ0WMfxeXAlrbENswUPbA5E09NZ7S71zgth1NDmtxJlnsfgnnNQVNvTUMwoKUKcDroUIZ6F0p6Lip5YDVrQPlWPQmJcflkMnAQRGGzZf82Q8uudk0jJ3niV9zGG-YoLh994LeFUI/s4032/IMG_0714.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbBT-5R577oY71nH-IL7Ej13wDudKu9UufouaooHKa4IEMt0RBPnaQ0WMfxeXAlrbENswUPbA5E09NZ7S71zgth1NDmtxJlnsfgnnNQVNvTUMwoKUKcDroUIZ6F0p6Lip5YDVrQPlWPQmJcflkMnAQRGGzZf82Q8uudk0jJ3niV9zGG-YoLh994LeFUI/w480-h640/IMG_0714.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Now that Roz's kitchen is completed and fully functioning, it is high time I get her and Rozario a nice place to sleep! Their bedroom is next in the queue. I hope you'll enjoy following along as I try to make it as lovely, comfy and functional for them as possible!</p><p>Thank you all for being here to celebrate Roz's trunkhouse kitchen with us!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-44469328032015794542023-09-14T01:00:00.038-07:002023-09-14T01:00:00.145-07:00Some Finishing Touches For Roz's Kitchen<p>There were a few things to finish up before Roz could invite the whole treehouse gang over to have the first celebration in her kitchen. I had to wait for my liquid hairspray to arrive so that I could pin and spray the aprons into a "natural looking hang" when placed on the pegs of the shelf. I learned the liquid hairspray trick many years ago from the amazingly creative Casey of <b><a href="http://caseymini.blogspot.com/2016/05/one-pin-leads-to-another.html" target="_blank">Casey's Minis</a></b>. She's got a wealth of knowledge from her decades making minis, and though she rarely posts these days, she is still often thought of and appreciated!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD-2IDH8XVmZ8RlCf2PTKTUe3ZbjoJxJrkepcNTo17pIzhTQ7qJ4PPy1Mj5CK_DJAreo6758YE4vOHRCFifP8VdkwdZPk-Z6A7MxBqKSLBT5ZZyZR4Y3Ac69bbiFLwBcuDfSb-E6ptgZW3Jur6lIutWPkGUcvqFqzPVsLMjZ59ZuBunK4xp7_fdEQ2Y4/s3242/IMG_0442.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3242" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXD-2IDH8XVmZ8RlCf2PTKTUe3ZbjoJxJrkepcNTo17pIzhTQ7qJ4PPy1Mj5CK_DJAreo6758YE4vOHRCFifP8VdkwdZPk-Z6A7MxBqKSLBT5ZZyZR4Y3Ac69bbiFLwBcuDfSb-E6ptgZW3Jur6lIutWPkGUcvqFqzPVsLMjZ59ZuBunK4xp7_fdEQ2Y4/w640-h596/IMG_0442.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And finally this last shelf for the kitchen can be checked off the list!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoc8649fbvsbR86Hz9yaUyzNXPhKHvXhHu7NckydpBW_g8Xfl5NOb3XN8YCNbTx5MF7IVf5O-svmb_Q_fzd-OK3NIoUKzRcUrXzGEMBAzD5uhEkJjzcBGaxmwzKaoUF7YI9YaFZrm_EUIFWiyfLmgi0aH8yHalwgW0s9CE9j_7fIq3-WOsqA8Ziilo5s/s2086/IMG_0444.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2086" data-original-width="1601" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoc8649fbvsbR86Hz9yaUyzNXPhKHvXhHu7NckydpBW_g8Xfl5NOb3XN8YCNbTx5MF7IVf5O-svmb_Q_fzd-OK3NIoUKzRcUrXzGEMBAzD5uhEkJjzcBGaxmwzKaoUF7YI9YaFZrm_EUIFWiyfLmgi0aH8yHalwgW0s9CE9j_7fIq3-WOsqA8Ziilo5s/w492-h640/IMG_0444.JPG" width="492" /></a></div><br /><p>If you remember from the <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/p/chrysnbon-chair-cushion-tutorial.html" target="_blank">chair cushion tutorial</a></b>, I still needed to finish up the ties for the chairs. I was able to adapt the bow making video from <b><a href="https://youtu.be/79pK6WuwQrI?si=BmBxnTo3WPV4kpDG" target="_blank">Heather at My Mini Front Porch</a></b> for my 1/8" ribbon. I added them to the cushion ties (all 16 of them) and I really like the "fairytale" look this gives to the chairs. Roz's chairs all match the one on the right and the other two are Goldie's.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbuZ0aOe_4GUYjyhnElV7Ji3FAkNTUE0WEk374x2QNSn6U50tu25DwfZPCWcRJ1seis62gTxxv2MZuTV_b2kGVo-9wn3UCqx7pUBFWaoZ1Q_zdq0GmsM8pxOYO_aYzcxPRlKsCkv4QO8SQw3TIUYRO89jgYOsZAbo4z_jL33Oh05o3pO8i8eXFoNEMdo/s3506/IMG_0604.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2565" data-original-width="3506" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbuZ0aOe_4GUYjyhnElV7Ji3FAkNTUE0WEk374x2QNSn6U50tu25DwfZPCWcRJ1seis62gTxxv2MZuTV_b2kGVo-9wn3UCqx7pUBFWaoZ1Q_zdq0GmsM8pxOYO_aYzcxPRlKsCkv4QO8SQw3TIUYRO89jgYOsZAbo4z_jL33Oh05o3pO8i8eXFoNEMdo/w640-h468/IMG_0604.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO2V823oNKAMC9d3agRJ7BC48iTwhmN3PGJfFD4sKyHzGE3x044WIaYBfZf3tyIS6Z__fsFnltwrj6zV4_ecuCCmVzVzAJCiAIxI9dTakvtypZWQdpYn0X2gxliU9aYyRLicH-sCcUTv80XsLih4u6Y9pqXKet127SE24KHNB3uP1oGmeE8oYpv20A5M/s3348/IMG_0608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2179" data-original-width="3348" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCO2V823oNKAMC9d3agRJ7BC48iTwhmN3PGJfFD4sKyHzGE3x044WIaYBfZf3tyIS6Z__fsFnltwrj6zV4_ecuCCmVzVzAJCiAIxI9dTakvtypZWQdpYn0X2gxliU9aYyRLicH-sCcUTv80XsLih4u6Y9pqXKet127SE24KHNB3uP1oGmeE8oYpv20A5M/w640-h416/IMG_0608.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyP3FbO8Wyy2JUE-ZCvuXTHTaeL1qaK-QXpWDezC9XOQKMy5ZKZMZY_AyACKiEJe5AsYkx9Eciew_HluHdZNXE14mzhkUUnqjPJG2uaPHk63Ao5Y4a1THqFitduamD9_dWdh7bldTE72ZNtWBWUz3gE0aE2O9bzA0rLdU446SdQSpqsQqYasVahAU-m0/s3549/IMG_0609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2403" data-original-width="3549" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyP3FbO8Wyy2JUE-ZCvuXTHTaeL1qaK-QXpWDezC9XOQKMy5ZKZMZY_AyACKiEJe5AsYkx9Eciew_HluHdZNXE14mzhkUUnqjPJG2uaPHk63Ao5Y4a1THqFitduamD9_dWdh7bldTE72ZNtWBWUz3gE0aE2O9bzA0rLdU446SdQSpqsQqYasVahAU-m0/w640-h434/IMG_0609.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eWoIHjLqqqJGh2QFy67GNXJFqvjYwYETxTkdKL56_BtEEgvCeoH_kqSdVXRiMm9WT-68AkE840Ir_ooPUlDQtAGCfZszGasD0ypwVsl8Zq2tRRqDW8nqqt4-v7ZJtMvHOTvqf3VHrNBpaqgZSNWIPbKuMtXkRH57DgGrUgdKGPYiGyuCukxGQS4apSQ/s3229/IMG_0611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="3229" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eWoIHjLqqqJGh2QFy67GNXJFqvjYwYETxTkdKL56_BtEEgvCeoH_kqSdVXRiMm9WT-68AkE840Ir_ooPUlDQtAGCfZszGasD0ypwVsl8Zq2tRRqDW8nqqt4-v7ZJtMvHOTvqf3VHrNBpaqgZSNWIPbKuMtXkRH57DgGrUgdKGPYiGyuCukxGQS4apSQ/w640-h478/IMG_0611.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once the chairs were finished I made a runner and a vase of flowers for the table. It is ready to be set now with all the goodies for the party. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z1t6QiRXYsIQ4b-cfsNX5epZT29hKf3u8Fs9LDZAHT-ozoOXURbjpYEeTLXcvMQ1HUMthsPkAIvj3k72raV7hEF2J9Z4_ldEgAzND3FdYVO3G0poXXlJZ4J_IxylKgfHE4c2vPHNsHhPgPBlSgI_Iqf1dA76l07VhFJDBryC5Y8P1I7PTvPYSj8QXjU/s2838/IMG_0616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="2838" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Z1t6QiRXYsIQ4b-cfsNX5epZT29hKf3u8Fs9LDZAHT-ozoOXURbjpYEeTLXcvMQ1HUMthsPkAIvj3k72raV7hEF2J9Z4_ldEgAzND3FdYVO3G0poXXlJZ4J_IxylKgfHE4c2vPHNsHhPgPBlSgI_Iqf1dA76l07VhFJDBryC5Y8P1I7PTvPYSj8QXjU/w640-h638/IMG_0616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Roz and I went back and forth on whether or not she wanted curtains of any kind. She didn't want to block the light or interfere with her herb pots in the kitchen window, but she does really love how a nice café curtain adds to the décor. So, the compromise was to add a floral swag valance above the half round windows in the breakfast nook. It won't block the light but still adds the charm she loves so much. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20TOIwV2O-46Vx_k2GfLjuipxYMmjDjD0Y3P8eGiCGtLlzuPvizwfyED15lmsL3E7eNk2DiGWabu7VR0Q61iHd0o4AdrdyJJhZ72DjKxPQzMz3oTyq4LVfMGYZGbi8EMcXAPeRWyTpFBcVlsSZ6CbpQKM76gAcHoRjZ-7SkrTzuxumCcwvq8E1b8UJtA/s3277/IMG_0615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="3277" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20TOIwV2O-46Vx_k2GfLjuipxYMmjDjD0Y3P8eGiCGtLlzuPvizwfyED15lmsL3E7eNk2DiGWabu7VR0Q61iHd0o4AdrdyJJhZ72DjKxPQzMz3oTyq4LVfMGYZGbi8EMcXAPeRWyTpFBcVlsSZ6CbpQKM76gAcHoRjZ-7SkrTzuxumCcwvq8E1b8UJtA/w640-h298/IMG_0615.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Just a side note here for anyone building a trunkhouse with an addition in the back with no access except through the main room's opening... Decorate the room before you attach it! Holy buckets it is nearly impossible to reach in there and if you can manage that you'll have to guess where to put things because you can't see past your own arm!!! I hope the valences are fairly straight and close to where they are supposed to be because there are no do-overs!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGX1297-_pvEa8Z3Bd0-bJWJXh7E7NpGEzAWrppm1pSx38Cst9wJazuhKIx0exkyHTQi-gbmOgDeP5bPWWPvrbUxhgk27j4SD7V_d9brELO4uOr0hpKjeD9PeTQJ30RrmypqJHUt_wnC6SX27zhyAJHiLESt0TQm9LxC8rHxlbgAOXnZoU7oZxu4T4zf0/s1152/IMG_0625b.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="962" data-original-width="1152" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGX1297-_pvEa8Z3Bd0-bJWJXh7E7NpGEzAWrppm1pSx38Cst9wJazuhKIx0exkyHTQi-gbmOgDeP5bPWWPvrbUxhgk27j4SD7V_d9brELO4uOr0hpKjeD9PeTQJ30RrmypqJHUt_wnC6SX27zhyAJHiLESt0TQm9LxC8rHxlbgAOXnZoU7oZxu4T4zf0/w640-h534/IMG_0625b.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sneak peek - still needs touch-ups.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The final, final touch was preparing all the food for the party. Roz asked me to help because she wanted the treehouse gang to be surprised. Believe me - I warned Roz that my worst skill in life (besides sewing) is cooking/baking. Oh, I make a few good things, but they're limited because I really prefer anything else to being in the kitchen. Unless I am cooking with company. Then it's fun. I told Roz since we were doing it together I would be her sous chef.</p><p>No matter what the fairytale is, there always has to be a little reality behind the "magic". I got out all my food making stuff (a lot of it acquired and never used when I was planning <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2020/04/pound-cake-exterior-happy-ending.html" target="_blank">Pound Cake</a></b>) to see what I might be able to learn to make quickly. I had some molds and some <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/ACTIVA-Hearty-Clay-Bright-White/dp/B001F32NIS/ref=sr_1_1_pp?crid=1KJQRAEHHM5BA&keywords=hearty%2Bsoft%2Bair%2Bdry%2Bclay&qid=1694470715&sprefix=hearty%2B%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1&th=1" target="_blank">Hearty air dry clay</a></b>. I mixed a little dough color into the clay, brushed the molds with cornstarch and made a few loaves of French bread, some tart crusts and some crackers. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdRpJw3fgOsJnHzQXjei_IlY2B2koHF5bfjmlg9P_VdnwCA8Bk4c-on6jBfJodCoT_sG5rxrkz0xRiQPb8tHLGKGzs3c-eNt67lHGaXKp2i0ofT1h7IcZBOhBZIZdpliVTfpxdyFzvyb4e17THGfjdqg6ZAk-oTOAfqX_yrMm3gqs3zKbSRArrZ0mnsk/s2800/IMG_0629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdRpJw3fgOsJnHzQXjei_IlY2B2koHF5bfjmlg9P_VdnwCA8Bk4c-on6jBfJodCoT_sG5rxrkz0xRiQPb8tHLGKGzs3c-eNt67lHGaXKp2i0ofT1h7IcZBOhBZIZdpliVTfpxdyFzvyb4e17THGfjdqg6ZAk-oTOAfqX_yrMm3gqs3zKbSRArrZ0mnsk/w598-h640/IMG_0629.JPG" width="598" /></a></div><br /><p>To add the fresh baked look I brushed on some <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tamiya-Decoration-Baking-Master/dp/B004S97TBM/ref=sr_1_1?crid=EU7O1SKZ6IDN&keywords=Tamiya+Baking+Master&qid=1694470652&sprefix=tamiya+baking+master%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1" target="_blank">Tamiya Baking Master</a></b> chalk.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_umFb3-LtEr4E9Qb741pqz_StZl1upwAswVNHVaFg6UpUvwVc2YgSEhER9U87riK-A2fwl18OWc_UuaUMnW6_TxHLkr1hl0PijevakSD5niljsL7KCOvXALn5wmvdmStHczkOGVRqXsyOjMQhogF_NpI7tPtpsxsDuvU6NBOWqlgAEClkucyd5xNl7Q/s3676/IMG_0633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3676" data-original-width="2815" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_umFb3-LtEr4E9Qb741pqz_StZl1upwAswVNHVaFg6UpUvwVc2YgSEhER9U87riK-A2fwl18OWc_UuaUMnW6_TxHLkr1hl0PijevakSD5niljsL7KCOvXALn5wmvdmStHczkOGVRqXsyOjMQhogF_NpI7tPtpsxsDuvU6NBOWqlgAEClkucyd5xNl7Q/w490-h640/IMG_0633.JPG" width="490" /></a></div><br /><p>I filled the tart crusts with <b><a href="https://stewartdollhousecreations.com/catalog/18" target="_blank">lemon and strawberry slices</a></b> and "cherries" (<a href="https://stewartdollhousecreations.com/catalog/40" target="_blank"><b>no hole beads</b></a>). I made the appropriate color sauces using UV resin and artists chalk. They came out pretty good.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpKt9kJAg4l9C8wnW1mH9NZQ8cgxtUNhLwUJcPG6rFk_HpTARWxD9Lh-5rE5mZBLBBnZyhQKei76hgQOxXdwRgD3-zzR8CZI0ks4Qr4hcOozKaN1j49h7zgsUQzkCkOfsKZKTrtYy71RX0erkNptAW27owVzET5ZOkgDChWeAAwlYHtkEww0NkMAS_KA/s3042/IMG_0636.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3042" data-original-width="2523" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpKt9kJAg4l9C8wnW1mH9NZQ8cgxtUNhLwUJcPG6rFk_HpTARWxD9Lh-5rE5mZBLBBnZyhQKei76hgQOxXdwRgD3-zzR8CZI0ks4Qr4hcOozKaN1j49h7zgsUQzkCkOfsKZKTrtYy71RX0erkNptAW27owVzET5ZOkgDChWeAAwlYHtkEww0NkMAS_KA/w530-h640/IMG_0636.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFXlKc8s8zxJWlg3yeEtQxX76CufzVSwvWtjNfCdnVwX3lQscya84re1stQgu19GMeZzw4YVfgefnQXn6RRFupY9t3_OyM3TdeXsnQ3CIBGYwFLlRNzJ6vUFrP4cSIuKuh8YZ3jaZBpqngZQgcHwyZ3ZeQoxB2oFZok8inUaO0jmyxsMifs7hmlVXO_8/s2978/IMG_0639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1994" data-original-width="2978" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFXlKc8s8zxJWlg3yeEtQxX76CufzVSwvWtjNfCdnVwX3lQscya84re1stQgu19GMeZzw4YVfgefnQXn6RRFupY9t3_OyM3TdeXsnQ3CIBGYwFLlRNzJ6vUFrP4cSIuKuh8YZ3jaZBpqngZQgcHwyZ3ZeQoxB2oFZok8inUaO0jmyxsMifs7hmlVXO_8/w640-h428/IMG_0639.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-40Mi7WdLqM08WwGYWpwpN8uPMMbT6vOXIQaxQlObkGRs9DfGTFmGVKbrc_0qd97-_ibS7sceMHOHZNkifIFLkcaP6ljU9TOvX2vy4-VOBkmoKqiSgi8OEUwHwVTP2tJdPFtI-MIxekgIb8D8yiiIRm0gckkGiA-BF3ttd1biOMGiH-Cstw1Tl1UC8Bk/s2819/IMG_0641.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="2818" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-40Mi7WdLqM08WwGYWpwpN8uPMMbT6vOXIQaxQlObkGRs9DfGTFmGVKbrc_0qd97-_ibS7sceMHOHZNkifIFLkcaP6ljU9TOvX2vy4-VOBkmoKqiSgi8OEUwHwVTP2tJdPFtI-MIxekgIb8D8yiiIRm0gckkGiA-BF3ttd1biOMGiH-Cstw1Tl1UC8Bk/w640-h640/IMG_0641.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I wanted to make a few cakes, too. The more I made the greater the odds at least one would come out well enough to use. I had a bunch of 3/4" round chipboard circles left over from some project or another, so I stacked them into "layer cakes". Half would be base painted "chocolate cake" and half "white cake". I found that by drilling holes and adding toothpick handles, I could do a better job decorating them. Spinning them to paint on the "frosting" was genius!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXwJdwGnQ7m2Kpaxi5XJp4vOPDe2fUX54mGNNEU0qblix6MqEWCHh_JnVw3FFpu59NQUmToiizVmGKn0Fdv723M6GVUcKjB_FanOB_N8sEXq_1aN6rhP2dQSZep0r7SZ_ZMDKxGKvUlA0XDcsyTlK7pUM1UpIJSmO1vmFX_TumGc9B3QSGyKyMWobY3c/s3318/IMG_0628.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3318" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXwJdwGnQ7m2Kpaxi5XJp4vOPDe2fUX54mGNNEU0qblix6MqEWCHh_JnVw3FFpu59NQUmToiizVmGKn0Fdv723M6GVUcKjB_FanOB_N8sEXq_1aN6rhP2dQSZep0r7SZ_ZMDKxGKvUlA0XDcsyTlK7pUM1UpIJSmO1vmFX_TumGc9B3QSGyKyMWobY3c/w584-h640/IMG_0628.JPG" width="584" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can see in the background a bunch of Bundt cakes, too. They were leftover from the last time I experimented using molds and air dry clay to make food. Three are "chocolate" and two are "vanilla/lemon". This was beginning to make me very hungry! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg9jvlifbmsoR2wwjwiAuve0Ho3MycBMi7C3narjJThoXV7xiCBwjWV_f_lpXOkDqAQM459KYGJXEmPWefcBx05UsrT3qPUUfbQ8xqqdqwPvW08j1Y6iIJQ3kjC8rmCJH0XPq6dLJzHwJ3AQ-3CmJbsAaEb0qVz4_1I92T2F3_EUNuc8TYKqcakjYj3k/s3133/IMG_0642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3133" data-original-width="2921" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQg9jvlifbmsoR2wwjwiAuve0Ho3MycBMi7C3narjJThoXV7xiCBwjWV_f_lpXOkDqAQM459KYGJXEmPWefcBx05UsrT3qPUUfbQ8xqqdqwPvW08j1Y6iIJQ3kjC8rmCJH0XPq6dLJzHwJ3AQ-3CmJbsAaEb0qVz4_1I92T2F3_EUNuc8TYKqcakjYj3k/w596-h640/IMG_0642.JPG" width="596" /></a></div><br /><p>All the chocolate cakes got a layer of "frosting" - Mod Podge mixed with a little "chocolate" paint made a lovely ganache. One got "nut sprinkles" added to the sides. I think I got the nuts on Etsy but a lot of my dessert making supplies came from <b><a href="https://stewartdollhousecreations.com/home" target="_blank">Stewarts Dollhouse Creations</a></b> during the planning of the bakery project.</p><p>I was trying to put the nuts on just the sides of a white cake, too, but wasn't careful and got it on the top. That left me no choice but to cover the whole thing with nuts. Then you could still see the white frosting under them so my fix was to paint "chocolate" over it. Now it's a Nestle Crunch cake. Sounds delicious, right?!? See? Good thing I made extras for accidents!</p><p>I had <b><a href="https://stewartdollhousecreations.com/roses02" target="_blank">roses from Stewarts</a></b>, <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/123971312/diy-dollhouse-miniature-pineapple-rings" target="_blank">a pineapple cane</a></b>, <a href="https://www.tamiya.com/english/products/76642_76647topping/index.htm" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Tamiya Deco Sauces</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/market/dollhouse_fake_sugar" target="_blank"><b>Sugar Sprinkles</b></a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-312038-Hardwood-50-Pack/dp/B00INI633Y/ref=sr_1_2?crid=GH32ORJ9SFU9&keywords=3%2F8%22+wood+plugs&qid=1694624711&sprefix=3%2F8+wood+plugs%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-2" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">3/8" wooden furniture plugs</a> that I made simple cupcakes from. The hardest part was deciding how to use my ingredients to decorate each one and then being brave enough to try. I'd say they came out pretty well and after I pick some things for Roz I'll have a good start on the bakery's displays.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwR2U3RHkHajzaV9_YJsqLp2YRTQnboHCjG-jK90mhq9TuHdO9oz29IzMqmXFVpALgmbbmuU9EABcLBr3EUuYxNOmhfSxNpOJAV6HULhlRS3Py1NiKK1OSFdCBVrq7kRLPnqmEaO7WqmmwDszdE4FpJUZ5oSYKOk-jZhsrlsRsaucl9llj6QsLgQVTfo/s2573/IMG_0661.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="2573" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNwR2U3RHkHajzaV9_YJsqLp2YRTQnboHCjG-jK90mhq9TuHdO9oz29IzMqmXFVpALgmbbmuU9EABcLBr3EUuYxNOmhfSxNpOJAV6HULhlRS3Py1NiKK1OSFdCBVrq7kRLPnqmEaO7WqmmwDszdE4FpJUZ5oSYKOk-jZhsrlsRsaucl9llj6QsLgQVTfo/w640-h538/IMG_0661.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Speaking of displays... back when I was planning the bakery I bought some things to experiment making cake stands. I thought gluing plates on top of vases from <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/NattyCollection?section_id=15623101" target="_blank">Natty Collection on Etsy</a> </b>would make unique cake stands. I really like the way they turned out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdwPAmRcU6YVWKox33gAv-LNoo2WG2dOiX6mGwcjEymolg62Io8R7yyf9_nHjIn3ss3x6fUt88e5KF9esWy_wTcBDZJGe3I1DULgjgf5R29G9m8ut51KBhTQN6Wbr8OnQt_-0DoxhHKUmQVSK_OKN_OpuHxwNwxgKQ0nASVArZe3xA6SXUzlrWEJYqQc/s2863/IMG_0645.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="2863" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdwPAmRcU6YVWKox33gAv-LNoo2WG2dOiX6mGwcjEymolg62Io8R7yyf9_nHjIn3ss3x6fUt88e5KF9esWy_wTcBDZJGe3I1DULgjgf5R29G9m8ut51KBhTQN6Wbr8OnQt_-0DoxhHKUmQVSK_OKN_OpuHxwNwxgKQ0nASVArZe3xA6SXUzlrWEJYqQc/w640-h372/IMG_0645.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsTv8UbICgjfErq4LEyJk9Uo9tNZgoZhUvB2Xu3ZkE-_IpsSFdIjxunvt9l9y-e7YzOkSa8PxeyL71VRPHtdhx6md3Ak6MA3mkMa5C2B__WK0A1Ira9fsOueds8bNzWuGZKeXdH7ZJ-pyEXrIKhwN4TDRJfxykPo3m3YaFw0NXisl1t708PVF1X9sHII/s2831/IMG_0646.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="2831" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsTv8UbICgjfErq4LEyJk9Uo9tNZgoZhUvB2Xu3ZkE-_IpsSFdIjxunvt9l9y-e7YzOkSa8PxeyL71VRPHtdhx6md3Ak6MA3mkMa5C2B__WK0A1Ira9fsOueds8bNzWuGZKeXdH7ZJ-pyEXrIKhwN4TDRJfxykPo3m3YaFw0NXisl1t708PVF1X9sHII/w640-h430/IMG_0646.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I had <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=cabuchon+settings&crid=PM0SBT3ZJWHZ&sprefix=cabuchon+settings%2Caps%2C145&ref=nb_sb_noss_2" target="_blank">cabuchon settings</a></b> and various <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0080XSHG8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">metal bead caps</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HMWJCHA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1" target="_blank">spacers</a></b> to try out, too. Since Pound Cake has a black-white-gray color theme, I painted them all black.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMU8G_sBE6E52QcybWqtiRFcQvM0Xaw1OPQNlbwL6oUbBuFmEJZoQVvEonkSkdQOtAdR5juK328gYJt-jG9OXc2xzJEtCDsbZxA2HZXNDDi9ZMlbFkwNCtb8Z6shwV3IzkokmeYzr-wx8e8DKRmXid-KbUT2ASGAC9FTswJ8-JLpe-FN8aRLG7h1w7KY/s3337/IMG_0649.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1918" data-original-width="3337" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdMU8G_sBE6E52QcybWqtiRFcQvM0Xaw1OPQNlbwL6oUbBuFmEJZoQVvEonkSkdQOtAdR5juK328gYJt-jG9OXc2xzJEtCDsbZxA2HZXNDDi9ZMlbFkwNCtb8Z6shwV3IzkokmeYzr-wx8e8DKRmXid-KbUT2ASGAC9FTswJ8-JLpe-FN8aRLG7h1w7KY/w640-h368/IMG_0649.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And here's what I ended up with, though Roz's party preparations are still not finished!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9y7zNOQ8hv43uuomxfmS8t0o6Oip_Yp1NoBEV91TdDiWPYLZRh6hJNfEdsl8uA5T8fkadoxi9LAMjOJw9AP4MikBfgDk0odsJ3wtGUQ2aMWeuP3w2WUGbGxlqB65QOKskb5_Oy-6uu8WNFmbCgeVV2vCN1-8Ccd0yx4HvsNgbnCUh9Fn_x64xCkYmlo/s2392/IMG_0663.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="2298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9y7zNOQ8hv43uuomxfmS8t0o6Oip_Yp1NoBEV91TdDiWPYLZRh6hJNfEdsl8uA5T8fkadoxi9LAMjOJw9AP4MikBfgDk0odsJ3wtGUQ2aMWeuP3w2WUGbGxlqB65QOKskb5_Oy-6uu8WNFmbCgeVV2vCN1-8Ccd0yx4HvsNgbnCUh9Fn_x64xCkYmlo/w614-h640/IMG_0663.JPG" width="614" /></a></div><br /><p>Hopefully, and with some focused effort, Roz's kitchen and her party will be ready to share with you next week! 🤞🙏👷♀️</p><p>I'm going to go take a nap now! 😜</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p><p><br /></p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-19779543588259609112023-09-08T10:38:00.000-07:002023-09-08T10:38:56.340-07:00Big Announcement - New Etsy Shop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMiniatureMadness" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="3210" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJB5-D3pk7JDMZGnMPgu2FPftd6RWztABSOuBgReYwlHDH_PjsOfi420tvBaHLVe03U3Z_kCXpF3ousDyPW5Efpg1dzmKRYJRNPOD0N4_8RFWyeQpZtjXieRz2zOky6sIvPrksLq1VEtjPlKYnf4McH4DW2hd78VX0YD1ItEM8L3M0tZz_8vIbFyx59BY/w640-h106/MMM%20Etsy%20Shop%20Banner.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The fall of 2015 had me frustrated. I was working on my <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir7o3Hr09ZdbdasUcb-BpRaj6nzXoJRlD47nFWale7eamrdJsweJTXeLbIowdA-Cfz33KufFt9-n4pDiwQJk9eSw68oWhKiX5qp5aR0sYRwzkji4jLT02kO92Cx1V1A5YNlSHqew_1EdI/s1600/IMG_2310.JPG" target="_blank">Alki Point dollhouse</a></b>, my first "modern" type build, and I just couldn't find good contemporary/modern looking mini furniture or décor. Not ones that I could afford, anyway. At the same time, I heard about a free 3D modeling program called <a href="https://www.tinkercad.com/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">TinkerCad</a>. I took a tutorial, started designing minis, had my designs printed through Shapeways and never looked back. Since then I have expanded my skills and my equipment. I now own two 3D printers and can't imagine my mini projects without them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc_U2nnqrJw72WMFagIQ_nlb-_hv1Tk6yaRkZkFi5dgwfGDh4xRhUQojs2TJVdrcHa_nrEVe_UJR9pttcpCOnrrnY-RrzSaBXM5U-3C6JYQRHqCcOSAcqrtidnGArBCYo75-j2-m3fxKsjTvWirRTFMkNiJ8O25nB8DobpxseDYUZRzcnjMpP_b0KeJQ/s1534/Tinkercad%20screenshot%209-8-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="1534" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzc_U2nnqrJw72WMFagIQ_nlb-_hv1Tk6yaRkZkFi5dgwfGDh4xRhUQojs2TJVdrcHa_nrEVe_UJR9pttcpCOnrrnY-RrzSaBXM5U-3C6JYQRHqCcOSAcqrtidnGArBCYo75-j2-m3fxKsjTvWirRTFMkNiJ8O25nB8DobpxseDYUZRzcnjMpP_b0KeJQ/w640-h296/Tinkercad%20screenshot%209-8-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Last fall I endeavored to create an entire kitchen with 3D printed minis for my <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/search/label/The%20Willowcrest" target="_blank">Willowcrest build</a></b>. The feedback I received from my friends and followers encouraged me to make them available to other makers and 3D enthusiasts. After much prodding from a certain reader who shall remain unnamed, I finally opened an <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MyMiniatureMadness" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a></b> with all the 3D stl files that I have ready to share.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbmTxZEIX4ERlCdgRMTMyZGFGdygE3ZHokJmNP2qLN25EoauKBKKqwixQLJy9pNMYMZvW6wMkOtYnJJlFxPqEwDoIKcynkljfhen7_e-KkTaqzydIqC2wNac3BDgNSAo9DaxGtxeb5-i7TU1UCDvRlm93oTO0_NL9f8msva6Ny70XIdGU98xCsjR_9No/s1491/Etsy%20Shop%20Front%209-8-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1491" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbmTxZEIX4ERlCdgRMTMyZGFGdygE3ZHokJmNP2qLN25EoauKBKKqwixQLJy9pNMYMZvW6wMkOtYnJJlFxPqEwDoIKcynkljfhen7_e-KkTaqzydIqC2wNac3BDgNSAo9DaxGtxeb5-i7TU1UCDvRlm93oTO0_NL9f8msva6Ny70XIdGU98xCsjR_9No/w640-h594/Etsy%20Shop%20Front%209-8-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>If you are also intrigued by 3D printing and need to expand your products, come by the shop and have a look around. Prices start at $2.99 and if you order $50 worth, you'll get a 15% discount using the code THANKSFRIENDS.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC0Z-z3ScEqlofGas4Fble4zsuuEqcyyR1lNbS-0Io0IJKM3S0oFk1VLTKYdq5ugu4v7R2Fj0-XkjxtoerAc4qNutjruSeNr_uJ0NCy_aSDNtZFphd2VwnRoR6kKrxhVN0nIAog0G_NR5HHqwNUFzf8pZmjsblTdwG3bEus6jTI1zs4vu3QXJE4zuF58/s1712/Thanksfriends%20Discount%20Code%20Graphic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1712" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzC0Z-z3ScEqlofGas4Fble4zsuuEqcyyR1lNbS-0Io0IJKM3S0oFk1VLTKYdq5ugu4v7R2Fj0-XkjxtoerAc4qNutjruSeNr_uJ0NCy_aSDNtZFphd2VwnRoR6kKrxhVN0nIAog0G_NR5HHqwNUFzf8pZmjsblTdwG3bEus6jTI1zs4vu3QXJE4zuF58/w640-h520/Thanksfriends%20Discount%20Code%20Graphic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>For now, I have 39 stl files in the shop. I hope soon to offer all of the svg furniture and kitchen cabinet files I've created in Design Space, as well. This will take a bit longer, as I will need to cut the files again, taking in process photos to create instructions before I can offer them in the shop. I'll keep you posted.</p><p>I can't thank my readers enough for making this journey feel as though we are all on it together! Your support means the world to me, truly!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-76989545935829545512023-09-07T03:00:00.004-07:002023-09-07T03:00:00.191-07:00Waylaid By Fate<p>Hi Guys! You know how you plan your life and are fairly certain you know what you'll be doing for the week ahead? And then something totally unexpected moves you from one direction to another? Well, that pretty much sums up my week. I thought I'd be finishing Roz's kitchen and sharing it with you this week, but fate had other plans. I can't share the story just yet, and Roz's kitchen still has a few major tasks to finish up, so this week I'll only be able to share a tutorial.</p><p>One of the things that needed finishing touches for Roz's kitchen were her breakfast nook chairs. As a person who really appreciates a comfy tooshie, especially when sitting for long stretches visiting, making cushions for Roz's chairs was a must. And while I was at it, it seemed smart to do Goldie and Alice's chairs at the same time. And while I was doing that I might as well take photos and share the process. What follows is how I made cushions for them. They aren't what I'd call perfect, but they are really cute! All of them are Chrysnbon chairs, but there are two different models. Roz has the Cane Seat style and the girls have the Ladderback style. I adapted the process for both. I hope you'll find the process helpful for your own chair cushion projects someday! </p><p><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Chrysnbon Ladderback and Cane Seat Chair Cushions </span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7wApdsIYejkuhPzxGXdAFP5wUUV3-mZdwwGOW8zGVmFW6NEi9WU4oE2z4khJrtZyNwakmb3aObL3yJp61sh7iLnP4xkwIo0k62zb7-cl--r4Wn5Ohkwxi8ctHziXBnYNEYAYlpCKcC0E5SIIO1YEOipbYKfoqj1Tex8lo3Z3iXH7RXcUGwA4oyZc6fY/s3802/IMG_0454.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="2851" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR7wApdsIYejkuhPzxGXdAFP5wUUV3-mZdwwGOW8zGVmFW6NEi9WU4oE2z4khJrtZyNwakmb3aObL3yJp61sh7iLnP4xkwIo0k62zb7-cl--r4Wn5Ohkwxi8ctHziXBnYNEYAYlpCKcC0E5SIIO1YEOipbYKfoqj1Tex8lo3Z3iXH7RXcUGwA4oyZc6fY/w480-h640/IMG_0454.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Supplies You'll Need:</span></u></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3519243.m570.l1313&_nkw=Chrysnbon+Chair+Kits&_sacat=0" target="_blank">Chrysnbon Chair Kits</a></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0013JRFUA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1" target="_blank">Chipboard or heavy cardboard about 1/16" thick</a></b></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Low-Loft-Bonded-Polyester-Batting-Crib-Size/dp/B001BDLWIO/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2TCWJK1QHFRA0&keywords=quilt%2Bbatting&qid=1694021159&s=home-garden&sprefix=quilt%2Bbatting%2Cgarden%2C157&sr=1-1&th=1" target="_blank"><b>Thermolam or similar quilt batting</b></a> (2" x 8" for 4 chairs)</p><p>Cotton Quilting Fabric (1 fat quarter will be plenty for 4 chairs)</p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Necklaces-Bracelets-Jewelry-Decorations-Wedding/dp/B09VBGV9FV/ref=sr_1_3?crid=HMYC05V32P1U&keywords=1.5mm%2Bflat%2Bback%2Bpearls&qid=1694021405&sprefix=1.5mm%2Bflat%2Bback%2Bpearls%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-3&th=1" target="_blank">1.5mm Flat Back Pearls</a> </b>(16 for 4 chairs)</p><p><b><a href="https://www.joann.com/offray-double-faced-satin-ribbon-1%2F8in-x-12-feet/16032542.html" target="_blank">1/8" Satin Ribbon</a></b> (1 yard will do for 4 chairs)</p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ULCZ7M/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1" target="_blank">Glue Stick</a></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Aleenes-24964-Tacky-8-Ounce-Ounce/dp/B0018NDPI2/ref=sr_1_1_pp?crid=3NI6BNP6B9055&keywords=Tacky%2BGlue&qid=1694022005&s=office-products&sprefix=tacky%2Bglue%2Coffice-products%2C156&sr=1-1&th=1" target="_blank">Tacky Glue</a></b></p><p><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016C39XW4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1" target="_blank">Thread</a> </b>(I like to use strong upholstery thread because I am a terrible seamstress)</p><p>Cardstock</p><p>Sandpaper</p><p><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmYd4emWz-UPv_q-R9OOFr6W-kuAj-LRqcgrwKfzQ5Oy4MqqSNhAMTDzEiLFkWBDPl1wJMohMdfcH3R9XufEZFeRlcb1twwb8Ig2HRET8b_lxwXucPeyqLlNFVKAkHQU51x2cV5PS8YnflU-eFERtMJIsfgmCcXjT7xcVd0pvmhYMOr2cn-0e1jitm4g/s783/Chrysnbon%20Chair%20Pad%20Scan.jpg" target="_blank">Chair Pattern</a></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3290" data-original-width="2831" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23nE1l08WyrnMTPJ_gro7stfIBbD6PW5WAr4NixSApMFWRVwIgbpJjiUilgLvX12g654_dOoOCJ87SU_44ZwsK1ws5XabnDKsI-b11ZC5wOpu9iRR9GxRzPY6orsCJvxV2Lx0Nc9j60mbIRGdJeslI6t3j6YKiBZkIM30VgGZ47eJjw7wfXv49dtsQdE/w550-h640/IMG_0564.JPG" width="550" /></a></div><br /><p><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tools You'll Need:</span></u></b></p><p>Xacto knife</p><p>Scissors</p><p>Pilot Hole Punch or similar piercing tool</p><p>Ruler</p><p>Tweezers</p><p>Sewing Needle</p><p>Toothpicks</p><p>Pencil</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9muLh8yC217S44SbLiXSCEhX3xJR7ey2d-A8NZRCM0V3Ddz8WcTk1k1IseJqJnQPEOcwoDMYH3fXKH3HNIgkYKyJT_jsPN9tMua8wDlXoEVJ26YM0xpkvNam9ikDGeq0cXXkOA_4_ylf7X_rolj3pmNQG9p8BlLnkmAubw1pFHxkZB-qTNthXcSWZzos/s2785/IMG_0446.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="2785" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9muLh8yC217S44SbLiXSCEhX3xJR7ey2d-A8NZRCM0V3Ddz8WcTk1k1IseJqJnQPEOcwoDMYH3fXKH3HNIgkYKyJT_jsPN9tMua8wDlXoEVJ26YM0xpkvNam9ikDGeq0cXXkOA_4_ylf7X_rolj3pmNQG9p8BlLnkmAubw1pFHxkZB-qTNthXcSWZzos/w640-h628/IMG_0446.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chrysnbon Cane Seat and Ladderback Chairs assembled and painted.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Let's Begin!</span></p><p>Create your pattern using the <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmYd4emWz-UPv_q-R9OOFr6W-kuAj-LRqcgrwKfzQ5Oy4MqqSNhAMTDzEiLFkWBDPl1wJMohMdfcH3R9XufEZFeRlcb1twwb8Ig2HRET8b_lxwXucPeyqLlNFVKAkHQU51x2cV5PS8YnflU-eFERtMJIsfgmCcXjT7xcVd0pvmhYMOr2cn-0e1jitm4g/s783/Chrysnbon%20Chair%20Pad%20Scan.jpg" target="_blank">pattern template</a>. </b>Trace as many as you need onto your chipboard. Cut them out with your Xacto knife, going inside the traced line about 1/16" inch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoLsu5N6Sgzsn5tDkM84nAYPsmY0HrxB45ldVKOQxbwoVtyQMi-QrpGDnbFb22aeYSal0yLD5s8tYr5tGSimOiAe70S2kh3Px9IWveIZsNyK8UBkqa89R3wGxxqyMK4OYkWsNhgwjFu2kftyRFPuPo_s_siOtHSMVLbTDwm0-gQwcwngJ1jvidddfnrI/s1612/IMG_0459.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1612" data-original-width="1379" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoLsu5N6Sgzsn5tDkM84nAYPsmY0HrxB45ldVKOQxbwoVtyQMi-QrpGDnbFb22aeYSal0yLD5s8tYr5tGSimOiAe70S2kh3Px9IWveIZsNyK8UBkqa89R3wGxxqyMK4OYkWsNhgwjFu2kftyRFPuPo_s_siOtHSMVLbTDwm0-gQwcwngJ1jvidddfnrI/w548-h640/IMG_0459.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><p>Check the fit on your chair and make any adjustments. You can sand the chipboard to make slight adjustments. Mark a "B" on the bottom of your chipboard patterns. This represents the bottom.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIGqBg41CPMHI2NYOHQG-hsybcpM6AtQbh988DXZukegMxPn3NjX-EuJEg1ZhQahE8zh14QC5cRTUD6nefhFesJo-K9RElj4ZB2OjGpY25KC16GV5piAp777GOZQdL2zVoE6mGzR40ajncYGXbN6BmSjKEOZSxIXLmHMOlvPR1VsdETXGT7IHmTxWevY/s3733/IMG_0461.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3733" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIGqBg41CPMHI2NYOHQG-hsybcpM6AtQbh988DXZukegMxPn3NjX-EuJEg1ZhQahE8zh14QC5cRTUD6nefhFesJo-K9RElj4ZB2OjGpY25KC16GV5piAp777GOZQdL2zVoE6mGzR40ajncYGXbN6BmSjKEOZSxIXLmHMOlvPR1VsdETXGT7IHmTxWevY/w518-h640/IMG_0461.JPG" width="518" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You want a little room around the edges.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMB2kZtFQgP3Wmpry89VfL9LVWR3tfEVItEiIGB-9__-y22vpyEqVkGo2FxRi0om8RNwxk_0HTwuuqsBJNt2W6GEwKNPO8ztDJQ7E-ZEooM1mirHPH3NoOd0fUVPAYElEclOw9eCque2Z2tNhTJv2XGlgN1n64GnHqveA1_ZLaebuIHJoWDtcY4Ur_as/s3498/IMG_0450.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="3498" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMB2kZtFQgP3Wmpry89VfL9LVWR3tfEVItEiIGB-9__-y22vpyEqVkGo2FxRi0om8RNwxk_0HTwuuqsBJNt2W6GEwKNPO8ztDJQ7E-ZEooM1mirHPH3NoOd0fUVPAYElEclOw9eCque2Z2tNhTJv2XGlgN1n64GnHqveA1_ZLaebuIHJoWDtcY4Ur_as/w640-h516/IMG_0450.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Now trace the pattern onto cardstock. Cut out with your Xacto, again going about 1/16" inside your trace line. Make one for each chair. Check to make sure the cardstock fits inside the chipboard pattern leaving about 1/8" to 3/16" boarder. Mark a "T" on the top of your cardstock pattern. This represents the top of your pattern.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbOxOJz8SwceUuAPdrXEP8-kCHGhFJsEi2xdHbCRC3VwEEneIALXHu_Hw6wyq2QvMvVrW3ATfl-thSQ4zrJG3fSQENFe6fkQeoqxFb5n3bgPQtoFBLGQq7S4V5F1yFJwHQEQ4Sdse-ywixzSKHgfHt5MqDJUcFMRWXWiaYxoOjnv5rjtUR4ccFaPNkeQ/s1838/IMG_0465.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1838" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbOxOJz8SwceUuAPdrXEP8-kCHGhFJsEi2xdHbCRC3VwEEneIALXHu_Hw6wyq2QvMvVrW3ATfl-thSQ4zrJG3fSQENFe6fkQeoqxFb5n3bgPQtoFBLGQq7S4V5F1yFJwHQEQ4Sdse-ywixzSKHgfHt5MqDJUcFMRWXWiaYxoOjnv5rjtUR4ccFaPNkeQ/w640-h600/IMG_0465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>You should now have one chipboard and one cardstock pattern for each of your chairs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYiB-SJ3I-XChwcfShQdIj8Sw4HZ0JMZUumaDfXSHnG9dMKLK57AeGe6YRtKbEcF4yBTirlM2b39MUVhUdI0lwMgzQzivv1RI15UuOlA2q-f-_-DkyGVUUkrKFScaPvWG9fd2M3PlTNj1vg8GeSTtUqQmGE2maN-dSW8vHICRbbDh40_FkGmNWlVvezc/s3024/IMG_0467.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="3024" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYiB-SJ3I-XChwcfShQdIj8Sw4HZ0JMZUumaDfXSHnG9dMKLK57AeGe6YRtKbEcF4yBTirlM2b39MUVhUdI0lwMgzQzivv1RI15UuOlA2q-f-_-DkyGVUUkrKFScaPvWG9fd2M3PlTNj1vg8GeSTtUqQmGE2maN-dSW8vHICRbbDh40_FkGmNWlVvezc/w640-h626/IMG_0467.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>If you want your chair cushions tufted, you will need to find the center of your chipboard both horizontally and vertically. Draw the center lines using your ruler. Then measure 1/4" from each center line in each quadrant and put a mark for your hole. Using your pilot hole punch or other piercing tool, create a hole all the way through the chipboard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFVrPGPz-PbJMzBP_rTJ8qC05ltYipE125QCVN-rdbO9PWsuyRBFu24-pdDa63O766sQh4NZ_BJmIoxktz50wowJoUm0LGE99jmqwQAmdTDLzASbWE7ClTWUm2f20jNSB9yL886w-sH_dz-AJkSM8eO1PQLYsuPRs3Ya_vKCBSZQsQph1ZE_7-_R6qOA/s3315/IMG_0472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="3315" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFVrPGPz-PbJMzBP_rTJ8qC05ltYipE125QCVN-rdbO9PWsuyRBFu24-pdDa63O766sQh4NZ_BJmIoxktz50wowJoUm0LGE99jmqwQAmdTDLzASbWE7ClTWUm2f20jNSB9yL886w-sH_dz-AJkSM8eO1PQLYsuPRs3Ya_vKCBSZQsQph1ZE_7-_R6qOA/w640-h522/IMG_0472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Using the punched piece as the pattern, line up the next piece of chipboard so that all sides are flush with the first. Use the pilot hole punch to press through each hole marking the pattern on the under piece. Do this for all the chipboard cushions then finish piercing the holes all the way through.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4xac9pgwi0mVjilkFBX8MdUQI2QpymWzwAkf1VgZfi-c_-bYCnCPvzsRJj9cqx2qxzA-_bhQSVGFhkiQSJe3CgCupEuBRZjDWylYPOeDXo9kEHlDDTBIxuaPxVkdQCi4_4od29979hUJWuFATvpY1mCk-LC_778idkOvcVymflOTEZ1psljLkZtf0xs/s2504/IMG_0473.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2029" data-original-width="2504" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4xac9pgwi0mVjilkFBX8MdUQI2QpymWzwAkf1VgZfi-c_-bYCnCPvzsRJj9cqx2qxzA-_bhQSVGFhkiQSJe3CgCupEuBRZjDWylYPOeDXo9kEHlDDTBIxuaPxVkdQCi4_4od29979hUJWuFATvpY1mCk-LC_778idkOvcVymflOTEZ1psljLkZtf0xs/w640-h518/IMG_0473.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Now lets cut out the batting. Lay your chair pads out on the batting and cut each piece so that there is at least 1/4" edge all the way around. Once the batting is cut, apply glue stick to the <b>top side</b> of each chipboard cushion piece (not the side marked "B"). Let set up for about 5 minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPUkIZfz1guMGiMjVfKqMMUrqDIGQn91aKku7hzLxE5g0t01lcBDAkwqruXD5b8gg9Qp3_ZJrqh7cvEDsaUm8Rjg_X2XdHiUYP7WHDcGTXul1U_fq89RV8uUoJOeq5lIeKfL4In1MEbgZO9lx5aEXTr93pEhP-8Qms6bQEBGZvYJovi6btGAY2_0lR9A/s3475/IMG_0475.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="3475" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQPUkIZfz1guMGiMjVfKqMMUrqDIGQn91aKku7hzLxE5g0t01lcBDAkwqruXD5b8gg9Qp3_ZJrqh7cvEDsaUm8Rjg_X2XdHiUYP7WHDcGTXul1U_fq89RV8uUoJOeq5lIeKfL4In1MEbgZO9lx5aEXTr93pEhP-8Qms6bQEBGZvYJovi6btGAY2_0lR9A/w640-h460/IMG_0475.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Apply tacky glue all the way around the edge of the chipboard. Smooth and press the batting into the glue until it has set. You want to make sure every edge is sealed and smooth. Fast Grab Tacky Glue makes this process go much faster than regular Tacky Glue. Expect this process to take several minutes. Only start one cushion at a time for best results. Once you have all of the cushions finished, let them set aside to dry for at least 15 minutes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8q3-qU3gs_c-e1005qFOvAUDUzWVwrdMbl-xuHImE231ZcCB_9-9SxGqu0tEvFvBc5HjEFRbW1hsaHRYC-Q0MgW0FplHwzGNUFLS0HrVV0eFKxrcH0GQ_9RQWOTOq1T9rKK5XW4Y6cj5zFktvW7qFrVBrm8Pu9nsaSEiLuOTRXZ_aIhtsJ6XBMe4_vY/s2932/IMG_0477.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="2908" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8q3-qU3gs_c-e1005qFOvAUDUzWVwrdMbl-xuHImE231ZcCB_9-9SxGqu0tEvFvBc5HjEFRbW1hsaHRYC-Q0MgW0FplHwzGNUFLS0HrVV0eFKxrcH0GQ_9RQWOTOq1T9rKK5XW4Y6cj5zFktvW7qFrVBrm8Pu9nsaSEiLuOTRXZ_aIhtsJ6XBMe4_vY/w634-h640/IMG_0477.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><p>Once the edges are dry and secure, trim away the excess batting. Then trim neatly and closely all around the edges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweH43_lMzF9Zo1QiZ9wIB6kNu6yHZTnZjYDQo-Rb2ebCoT1zVwgg1B1-jT1ruckJR0m81HVwAxSCK7SwZUpFP1Buv1Ax797BGibsbcUw39Y1TnrWpvg6jBDqyPbnLsOQ52bdDNeWjLmNhIKEj7jDWTbLPaW0UkPtgSdPNAqoJK0u0HFKw9yxOclZ972w/s1838/IMG_0481.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1116" data-original-width="1838" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiweH43_lMzF9Zo1QiZ9wIB6kNu6yHZTnZjYDQo-Rb2ebCoT1zVwgg1B1-jT1ruckJR0m81HVwAxSCK7SwZUpFP1Buv1Ax797BGibsbcUw39Y1TnrWpvg6jBDqyPbnLsOQ52bdDNeWjLmNhIKEj7jDWTbLPaW0UkPtgSdPNAqoJK0u0HFKw9yxOclZ972w/w640-h388/IMG_0481.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Do a test fit again. This is encouraging!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjGx-RM4aTdMl6BpqBbcDEXisFrUl32-jYklq53hsG6SyvnsU-44miyJxRh4TZnAlqdELuR0FXIkHONSJ0ugIt4R3lty8BOHd5E3oKxo6rmmsemOwWNVEmcoV3EtCktHniH6WPqIvK_3YycfORw3duwCpcxRd_jzOvKP1wBre83jlslm2ZiVOfLutKQo/s3295/IMG_0483.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="3295" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjGx-RM4aTdMl6BpqBbcDEXisFrUl32-jYklq53hsG6SyvnsU-44miyJxRh4TZnAlqdELuR0FXIkHONSJ0ugIt4R3lty8BOHd5E3oKxo6rmmsemOwWNVEmcoV3EtCktHniH6WPqIvK_3YycfORw3duwCpcxRd_jzOvKP1wBre83jlslm2ZiVOfLutKQo/w640-h424/IMG_0483.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cane Seat Chairs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7j4rksk90DszUNWg1iZsmh9tSpzPrCLO_orKwtEqX0MeiKRY5svf5nax9iZ78vRNbQJ_4rJ0NW_8tGVc-B8f4uOY-_iJlSaHQgMKyTK-p7V0kRG6qsi6j1PmYSYm2HEavg9xzx6fOsktbxL6QZy4P0aFAKjFGpUDx00eScdpTGqnYigshkUH04eVr6w/s2610/IMG_0484.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="2610" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK7j4rksk90DszUNWg1iZsmh9tSpzPrCLO_orKwtEqX0MeiKRY5svf5nax9iZ78vRNbQJ_4rJ0NW_8tGVc-B8f4uOY-_iJlSaHQgMKyTK-p7V0kRG6qsi6j1PmYSYm2HEavg9xzx6fOsktbxL6QZy4P0aFAKjFGpUDx00eScdpTGqnYigshkUH04eVr6w/w640-h416/IMG_0484.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ladderback Chairs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Now it's time to cut out the fabric! Cut out fabric for both the batting covered chipboard pieces and the cardstock pieces. At this stage, leave plenty of room around the edges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrm8eP5COP6TY0AcU3xkPzAQ6GuZO04woY5Y_nYUD19HEdKkG6EncC0sj2URWUIa0pX6IQW4j_Im47YmZWAcrFzvESB1kKrkmUqwEWJ_o-yuOV1XUZvSUDGfDv9E6A1M7Jd5_yY9zCOzGd9FxN3s8YzInOMQwp3g6wwjx6GOSLjUgHUEzyeggxTPJ9No/s2408/IMG_0488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2277" data-original-width="2408" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrm8eP5COP6TY0AcU3xkPzAQ6GuZO04woY5Y_nYUD19HEdKkG6EncC0sj2URWUIa0pX6IQW4j_Im47YmZWAcrFzvESB1kKrkmUqwEWJ_o-yuOV1XUZvSUDGfDv9E6A1M7Jd5_yY9zCOzGd9FxN3s8YzInOMQwp3g6wwjx6GOSLjUgHUEzyeggxTPJ9No/w640-h606/IMG_0488.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This is your last chance to adjust the cardstock pieces, so check to make sure you like the fit again. You only want about 1/8" to 3/16" reveal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS3kz56OkOZuch1bja2eMJ9twTZbyjk2Bf4_6Nw4SsgOEKmteB4Ya3IySJAzP_VGR8Hj62k2erKXgDMkfpGPO754VUDL9FEKGsNl3eJf-orFHHahun2z4ftlzPD0tpSqLybd6xUgLEsMKG4Fi9cu3Zdm3efYo-ymVO2BaIyQVxxonL5w_e56a_bImuMc/s2772/IMG_0490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="2772" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDS3kz56OkOZuch1bja2eMJ9twTZbyjk2Bf4_6Nw4SsgOEKmteB4Ya3IySJAzP_VGR8Hj62k2erKXgDMkfpGPO754VUDL9FEKGsNl3eJf-orFHHahun2z4ftlzPD0tpSqLybd6xUgLEsMKG4Fi9cu3Zdm3efYo-ymVO2BaIyQVxxonL5w_e56a_bImuMc/w640-h582/IMG_0490.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Apply glue stick to the <b>bottom</b> of the cardstock (not the side that you marked "T"). Press onto the center of the<b> wrong side</b> of the fabric. Let set up for a few moments.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCOg1bL8XpoObSJH871dPVjXZSJyp5MykLoXAiWugDPkgntj9_krzhyjqyEG0xwLff1dhMCUfihvcwoRES7886jF5-1d64z6pBLdHH3wn7Xlg_lILBzb24VC0Y8uMwxmEtmhUhdBxNJUZNkUDEbUQG8L3qirwMGMwN0_ggEWa2M-fpf0Nq-9oQU1JYNI/s2405/IMG_0492.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2405" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCOg1bL8XpoObSJH871dPVjXZSJyp5MykLoXAiWugDPkgntj9_krzhyjqyEG0xwLff1dhMCUfihvcwoRES7886jF5-1d64z6pBLdHH3wn7Xlg_lILBzb24VC0Y8uMwxmEtmhUhdBxNJUZNkUDEbUQG8L3qirwMGMwN0_ggEWa2M-fpf0Nq-9oQU1JYNI/w640-h572/IMG_0492.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Now trim the fabric closely (about 3/16" to 1/4") around cardstock, keeping in mind how the fabric will fold and bend. It is best to avoid lumps, if possible. Notches work great wherever possible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-nejK9eqA5iHCV-YtQ34eRwlrIF2Z_rmEJjuW_zvVSsPUmKas7Zx9kWCfSpC4BJjG5U3OXTXtckECJpfa_Jcgo3af4QPen21J3MmxrK0Rdy-RcLeEU9GdKWPloeLhxzjUNqSVUSPF8LEIoOt2_emK8ICqoBT2-ZxuhmuJ3cqWVdE0-wTaaIVC2Z44io/s3087/IMG_0495.4.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3087" data-original-width="2323" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-nejK9eqA5iHCV-YtQ34eRwlrIF2Z_rmEJjuW_zvVSsPUmKas7Zx9kWCfSpC4BJjG5U3OXTXtckECJpfa_Jcgo3af4QPen21J3MmxrK0Rdy-RcLeEU9GdKWPloeLhxzjUNqSVUSPF8LEIoOt2_emK8ICqoBT2-ZxuhmuJ3cqWVdE0-wTaaIVC2Z44io/w482-h640/IMG_0495.4.JPG" width="482" /></a></div><br /><p>Glue the flaps using Tacky Glue. Press down and smooth as you work your way around. If your cardstock begins to curl, you can weigh it down while it dries. I recommend using a piece of waxed paper between the cardstock and any surface it may touch while drying.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdgs1wvBhtYorPL31E78ifNa3aLGxqIvhsED6CeIsQ-UeDqizoXKjY7-sM5CrhK0QA3SiETgoGZ3eLa70Q_TY729evAFh00QcQPYs9x5uugnYESffs1QLF-_HU8MSsBeAwT1CUO0f0rykvxZCF-iFk20dnK5lVhgYLfcMdoZSihmIqx3cMgvyD-2AX00/s2805/IMG_0495.5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1796" data-original-width="2805" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdgs1wvBhtYorPL31E78ifNa3aLGxqIvhsED6CeIsQ-UeDqizoXKjY7-sM5CrhK0QA3SiETgoGZ3eLa70Q_TY729evAFh00QcQPYs9x5uugnYESffs1QLF-_HU8MSsBeAwT1CUO0f0rykvxZCF-iFk20dnK5lVhgYLfcMdoZSihmIqx3cMgvyD-2AX00/w640-h410/IMG_0495.5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Now it's time to upholster the batting pieces! Apply tacky glue to the bottom of one side of your chipboard being careful not to go all the way to the edges. Then center on the <b>wrong side</b> of your fabric. Fold up the fabric and smooth. Make sure not to cover the holes you made earlier - you'll need to see them later. Let the glue set for a few moments.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpwXUUQegzT0tIg5l-KQnXj66hR113NwieCWgUlIpM26oXz8rXj4dQFW0lsnwGKH1Cw78etZPqUfMCXkoFcgodJP6mP2nNsVA-A5zyRT3Anc2Sdtshh1duWp9tqJz6lQ9Z8U8h-bH09QAfmJQbk84ws-i_DzhRdJmgBhk7tNAPSXemv7KoMQlWgGSPiA/s2854/IMG_0524.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="2854" height="582" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIpwXUUQegzT0tIg5l-KQnXj66hR113NwieCWgUlIpM26oXz8rXj4dQFW0lsnwGKH1Cw78etZPqUfMCXkoFcgodJP6mP2nNsVA-A5zyRT3Anc2Sdtshh1duWp9tqJz6lQ9Z8U8h-bH09QAfmJQbk84ws-i_DzhRdJmgBhk7tNAPSXemv7KoMQlWgGSPiA/w640-h582/IMG_0524.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPvknTGe7ksEe64GhBk5Y-9CM6PilDuK0ehIS0iGyzF7qk8AV-Wki0fSSq73gI089cf7k9b0MlglVy6utUuBeSss8_pqfZDb4xGm8mPQpqkp9a7vj7AkuE2rKrGHzUTjDcQcoJdvb2rdePHImFMH-F16MvLD34Zm0pq7qfh0LrKZrAEqnjk-GpL1_Cqs/s2512/IMG_0496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="2512" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPvknTGe7ksEe64GhBk5Y-9CM6PilDuK0ehIS0iGyzF7qk8AV-Wki0fSSq73gI089cf7k9b0MlglVy6utUuBeSss8_pqfZDb4xGm8mPQpqkp9a7vj7AkuE2rKrGHzUTjDcQcoJdvb2rdePHImFMH-F16MvLD34Zm0pq7qfh0LrKZrAEqnjk-GpL1_Cqs/w640-h490/IMG_0496.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Repeat for the opposite side.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-83gQMNCVKN2JSmkcaRmD3R6YK0LlH8qAwPTjbPxL2c-oxxXziiQnY188UvmKyXHM7tvllNQchyySw_PVrkXiLOtT0IHXjhI3nUYb4SnHPfJjvwVvzsnyq5emKwni_1LRNx6Fc-pN8kgCEu3faa-LAsxsvV1kAjGAjAI_7cvYFSB181TKScGhf4hb9Q/s2666/IMG_0526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2088" data-original-width="2666" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil-83gQMNCVKN2JSmkcaRmD3R6YK0LlH8qAwPTjbPxL2c-oxxXziiQnY188UvmKyXHM7tvllNQchyySw_PVrkXiLOtT0IHXjhI3nUYb4SnHPfJjvwVvzsnyq5emKwni_1LRNx6Fc-pN8kgCEu3faa-LAsxsvV1kAjGAjAI_7cvYFSB181TKScGhf4hb9Q/w640-h502/IMG_0526.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Snip away excess fabric from the corners being sure not to cut into the sides of the cushion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBDgK8gl8FP-t7phXb_jPRJ4eOlW3CZX_HdAdDi1eB7zVWDRi3EYJGp_bEgHizueNyDq4T0R3MRC4yqlKqK1wI-uKazqkIV-JRP7-4UNXUmfx58flaqlPgzdPMZjPUfg80PiOrAhgHZ3OucEflBeLjg8611q5I9XMxRHkRqDGJu-z6NRnV7OXqcalEBo/s3149/IMG_0507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3149" data-original-width="2510" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlBDgK8gl8FP-t7phXb_jPRJ4eOlW3CZX_HdAdDi1eB7zVWDRi3EYJGp_bEgHizueNyDq4T0R3MRC4yqlKqK1wI-uKazqkIV-JRP7-4UNXUmfx58flaqlPgzdPMZjPUfg80PiOrAhgHZ3OucEflBeLjg8611q5I9XMxRHkRqDGJu-z6NRnV7OXqcalEBo/w510-h640/IMG_0507.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1973" data-original-width="2245" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUlEk3lVXIcpmmzJZZpPz37_Z7DvYJsb0A9fLJ5_d5yoeze5pNabVwoSqjch6d7MQNxYe6rMgEYoMcgSduA51U4hxPAVirPTIyfwMZlhipvmm8lp89fWWDdSQEk-S8bp7mP0IBDPrBUK8Mb_E8grsaUQNr4urdh-sXZx14Z858LTBbk6YQ3exRluujR0/w640-h562/IMG_0534.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The goal for this next step is to get glue onto the fabric corners and onto the corners of the cushions. This is so that when the fabric is pressed to conform to the corner's shape, every bit of it catches to create a smooth surface. This can be best accomplished by applying the glue with a toothpick.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xtsdp2h2s5_3mM9QleXK5rxR8yJVksEwQg-zQPHReYbe7G3k-mp8WqROFfQGVL0cQYszGTb4HyApQ-EkygKC_SF97eumbI-h43uOnOobq-5zpAsA-L4zo0kLls_Lw6Si20kx8tmMN-nDdHfliml2YMCcDGHbLHx0ztAvjdS3fMqjHSWGlfsleu17iL8/s2979/IMG_0510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="2979" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5xtsdp2h2s5_3mM9QleXK5rxR8yJVksEwQg-zQPHReYbe7G3k-mp8WqROFfQGVL0cQYszGTb4HyApQ-EkygKC_SF97eumbI-h43uOnOobq-5zpAsA-L4zo0kLls_Lw6Si20kx8tmMN-nDdHfliml2YMCcDGHbLHx0ztAvjdS3fMqjHSWGlfsleu17iL8/w640-h510/IMG_0510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzX6ucTwMgkcZN0bOk9-yJK0wt_EVPqT_uecwjO6RqXnmVnKWtZaS27NdXtRmQMHm62KiB4lVtAqto3un1XlTqI2Pj333i5iLapxxq0TzpbfsOrT5weAIQroh7Ow7hJMU-fGSEjzqcS1IiZO7nW91CX98PNiBka5MkkO1F2UsMb_SmCDIrb9Ma2jRUxI/s2133/IMG_0535.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1979" data-original-width="2133" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixzX6ucTwMgkcZN0bOk9-yJK0wt_EVPqT_uecwjO6RqXnmVnKWtZaS27NdXtRmQMHm62KiB4lVtAqto3un1XlTqI2Pj333i5iLapxxq0TzpbfsOrT5weAIQroh7Ow7hJMU-fGSEjzqcS1IiZO7nW91CX98PNiBka5MkkO1F2UsMb_SmCDIrb9Ma2jRUxI/w640-h594/IMG_0535.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Now press the fabric flat and hold until it catches. Smooth around all contours with your finger. Press down and edges to make them as flat as possible.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCCeuv8n6WD8hrDe0AUTBN2hYDBq4zm-nEKtUa27e-5NtjbyTp3aMhwRtRDsDY1peDHN6Ei5UdHvHA_Ub6OvQuIL9CFTrS5cKHo9aNx8Dl-aa7iRaRsgz2AYV2UEzPHL-UO6kA2vAjLgcq4aAu0b7yj0VWghzYeSJZVlwrZdil2PikEO0600bXDQz5vA/s1944/IMG_0537.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="1944" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFCCeuv8n6WD8hrDe0AUTBN2hYDBq4zm-nEKtUa27e-5NtjbyTp3aMhwRtRDsDY1peDHN6Ei5UdHvHA_Ub6OvQuIL9CFTrS5cKHo9aNx8Dl-aa7iRaRsgz2AYV2UEzPHL-UO6kA2vAjLgcq4aAu0b7yj0VWghzYeSJZVlwrZdil2PikEO0600bXDQz5vA/w640-h630/IMG_0537.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>For the Ladderback Chair cushion, because it has a curved recess to allow for the chair legs, use a toothpick to help you shape the glued fabric into the recess.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lMZqwDVOW7Ml4AOnSY8T8SOpTz7IMYPGIBAihqnWFrTDuphXNAun9KW-XUUaV-D1T9GkAdnprVkjQcKbEdbi9sCC5rcXbCYKwmpeBDJjliNfpSLRFpaxuKR7998hsc8UwB-fkutb6cIeFLXOqxQZ_g2bKOVb-YeCS1TF2WM-7RcP1TlE8gZxkwentHA/s3389/IMG_0514.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="3389" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_lMZqwDVOW7Ml4AOnSY8T8SOpTz7IMYPGIBAihqnWFrTDuphXNAun9KW-XUUaV-D1T9GkAdnprVkjQcKbEdbi9sCC5rcXbCYKwmpeBDJjliNfpSLRFpaxuKR7998hsc8UwB-fkutb6cIeFLXOqxQZ_g2bKOVb-YeCS1TF2WM-7RcP1TlE8gZxkwentHA/w640-h404/IMG_0514.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZRUmZfEYHr9qjtTUwAQyA2qBRYm0oXEXN9rsPwrceLjD49h2fLETD2rgFGoTNCntEscSRjU_tqv3d4QToRdyZ0NeLe2AYjWyTE9q4IUFSzRYN1HLlKLZYiJYUHEj7J5KCcbXNNwhFZngjVrECzSC0gcxkFiFJ-jKrAt_EOvQEiqDRwPhtrhQGC4Sns4/s2458/IMG_0518.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2138" data-original-width="2458" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZRUmZfEYHr9qjtTUwAQyA2qBRYm0oXEXN9rsPwrceLjD49h2fLETD2rgFGoTNCntEscSRjU_tqv3d4QToRdyZ0NeLe2AYjWyTE9q4IUFSzRYN1HLlKLZYiJYUHEj7J5KCcbXNNwhFZngjVrECzSC0gcxkFiFJ-jKrAt_EOvQEiqDRwPhtrhQGC4Sns4/w640-h556/IMG_0518.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Finish all the corners and then trim away any excess fabric. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAOxqZ5c7jnYc1psnL1Vw8_Pbm07Wx53kQmpW8umZpJp5hm9jdvFixhwoUmTafnCtGBcCZt0P6FTpcZ97H4tzI2eCoI4TigzFuRWsnP-lmrIP5cO4IUX1WQXGrQqBVbB0NfHQUnSTCRRx1y55LoWPbbGONM-FRmc0IJrnlZ9NJ2We-SRmlRgtJcEbU2k/s2015/IMG_0542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="2015" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlAOxqZ5c7jnYc1psnL1Vw8_Pbm07Wx53kQmpW8umZpJp5hm9jdvFixhwoUmTafnCtGBcCZt0P6FTpcZ97H4tzI2eCoI4TigzFuRWsnP-lmrIP5cO4IUX1WQXGrQqBVbB0NfHQUnSTCRRx1y55LoWPbbGONM-FRmc0IJrnlZ9NJ2We-SRmlRgtJcEbU2k/w640-h630/IMG_0542.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EyBZLE4HEOHQw8GbO_qHOB9zAlrOzqomfz3SsDMYnjmRdZpi8HK8z28Mo9lqxi3gS59b1AO-oqmKr6O1fndfwqMnDvQmZVP-PPQcSh0Gf3JAAhNU2WjFqFZD6cABJhCpx2cayTKHFiSRsUs7qvm4ezGHM8FZpqGESVPE654fndOhAncmaMuVPjaM_LY/s1910/IMG_0522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="1910" height="584" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EyBZLE4HEOHQw8GbO_qHOB9zAlrOzqomfz3SsDMYnjmRdZpi8HK8z28Mo9lqxi3gS59b1AO-oqmKr6O1fndfwqMnDvQmZVP-PPQcSh0Gf3JAAhNU2WjFqFZD6cABJhCpx2cayTKHFiSRsUs7qvm4ezGHM8FZpqGESVPE654fndOhAncmaMuVPjaM_LY/w640-h584/IMG_0522.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And now it is time for tufting! Going through the back of the cushion, poke the sewing needle through the chipboard and into the fabric. Bring the needle back down through the fabric. Repeat these steps, but leave a loop the second time to tie the thread through. Move to the next hole and repeat until all four holes have been tufted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3Vlqbw3M9JmsFFRWy2LZ15438SfSdSSOsiuTEYUe1LaxcYBQXDgCbDVJoB_2wg5ewqMiVuG10VtO183Rnoj0RRf25wC_4zOO01oa3S6HB0qfbSHda11yvDDURwMujmP1NMaFfb2KyNUC1Tuoo7sGqzsWD7pFKy8vZdWwi1qx3XrTQpfQVKakch1P4I0/s2417/IMG_0545.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="2417" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3Vlqbw3M9JmsFFRWy2LZ15438SfSdSSOsiuTEYUe1LaxcYBQXDgCbDVJoB_2wg5ewqMiVuG10VtO183Rnoj0RRf25wC_4zOO01oa3S6HB0qfbSHda11yvDDURwMujmP1NMaFfb2KyNUC1Tuoo7sGqzsWD7pFKy8vZdWwi1qx3XrTQpfQVKakch1P4I0/w640-h588/IMG_0545.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLTiEjzmeILNrEQxSxKG5KMy-FID9Ua0coaoyP8_IFZcLNhZ8vw2f_j7mvE5S6FoJI2jLS8lt7zQd1xJH5FJOmHmDAe9LBzw0pYagsMLGfTPVIReeSDkCtb4YrM2BSmfYBt8u-wKx7D37baNlvPBALdOctYlZRfu_XfwxmDCRHM-YLP3tsAtIxwdi6sg/s2756/IMG_0543.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="2218" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLTiEjzmeILNrEQxSxKG5KMy-FID9Ua0coaoyP8_IFZcLNhZ8vw2f_j7mvE5S6FoJI2jLS8lt7zQd1xJH5FJOmHmDAe9LBzw0pYagsMLGfTPVIReeSDkCtb4YrM2BSmfYBt8u-wKx7D37baNlvPBALdOctYlZRfu_XfwxmDCRHM-YLP3tsAtIxwdi6sg/w516-h640/IMG_0543.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><p>Cut two four inch silk ribbons for each cushion. Fold them in half and then glue to the bottom back side of your fabric covered cardstock pieces. Hold in place until dry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZqjXdD9uRhlBOX6BtxV-qwPRxpZeJ05k-piOX88nkOHcdvuZZnmJx6LVjdpy9sBPt1RMiLG49lsEKPirLaDZ2WUIB6akkN1EdT09rgR4HTE9R0ve4Atg_ftZ5M1I_1QK-10oHGyBC27LKhdjiFq9TzcPtutNXbNCdAb4xpXIvuPGrWX1Mq6NojY2444/s3460/IMG_0549.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="3460" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZqjXdD9uRhlBOX6BtxV-qwPRxpZeJ05k-piOX88nkOHcdvuZZnmJx6LVjdpy9sBPt1RMiLG49lsEKPirLaDZ2WUIB6akkN1EdT09rgR4HTE9R0ve4Atg_ftZ5M1I_1QK-10oHGyBC27LKhdjiFq9TzcPtutNXbNCdAb4xpXIvuPGrWX1Mq6NojY2444/w640-h286/IMG_0549.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMl2rhuamLdWTIyxVwSNfhXalgsOUlUwK77Wvgh3tGh10n7cEwuxoC28vebnKOTEYW82n8Pa3kxduAYbGF0EDTj0nUFhI2253Blf9cPyV7l4RfrwAlK9taJ3Ox1DnCt0GzbvXlrpBuHeGddRCkNafjYZ8zTkxLrPQTo81THDncZeL-0qi7njQBtP0l1c/s2744/IMG_0552.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="2744" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMl2rhuamLdWTIyxVwSNfhXalgsOUlUwK77Wvgh3tGh10n7cEwuxoC28vebnKOTEYW82n8Pa3kxduAYbGF0EDTj0nUFhI2253Blf9cPyV7l4RfrwAlK9taJ3Ox1DnCt0GzbvXlrpBuHeGddRCkNafjYZ8zTkxLrPQTo81THDncZeL-0qi7njQBtP0l1c/w640-h510/IMG_0552.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Glue the cardstock piece, centered, onto the cushion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdASrra67tJgQRMemIOG9_hw2X7igfc2avd1Hzs5KiqfkT6CFi-dIE-6iB2lY-OWmP93WEBMi1msRke1BCzPdzR_Y5RMk09VO16Q-31ASgMR0vDn-tNP5G9LB9qcKY5_Uh5FgT5826NQ8SLgN75rv5YNrb7a4J4Zv2ehwm9776_6lBWrmMXR68mNBp97Y/s2910/IMG_0554.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="2910" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdASrra67tJgQRMemIOG9_hw2X7igfc2avd1Hzs5KiqfkT6CFi-dIE-6iB2lY-OWmP93WEBMi1msRke1BCzPdzR_Y5RMk09VO16Q-31ASgMR0vDn-tNP5G9LB9qcKY5_Uh5FgT5826NQ8SLgN75rv5YNrb7a4J4Zv2ehwm9776_6lBWrmMXR68mNBp97Y/w640-h528/IMG_0554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Flip over and add the flatback pearls. I like to use a toothpick to apply a dot of glue onto each tuft. Then I moisten the end of the toothpick with my tongue to pick up the top of the pearl. It sticks to the toothpick but only until you stick the bottom into the glue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ivp3fsqKxF5r6UHdjtdn73iPQb1whviIlSxzjFdgrtVpoMu8BuLq5CRpZ-1Fl0mBrrupIupWKLbExAl2yPiBpwpLDkJ1ZIUYygdDNsUEyaXQAuHKdNZAclUUo22XZ5bTbZH9Q-kWjR8pIg62zNbrn-YNdGRmSxdEPddfZWq6hKVyYXs_YPDXlLORWI0/s3383/IMG_0556.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2761" data-original-width="3383" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ivp3fsqKxF5r6UHdjtdn73iPQb1whviIlSxzjFdgrtVpoMu8BuLq5CRpZ-1Fl0mBrrupIupWKLbExAl2yPiBpwpLDkJ1ZIUYygdDNsUEyaXQAuHKdNZAclUUo22XZ5bTbZH9Q-kWjR8pIg62zNbrn-YNdGRmSxdEPddfZWq6hKVyYXs_YPDXlLORWI0/w640-h522/IMG_0556.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Finally it is time to tie the cushions onto the chairs. You can simply tie them if you are good with fiddly things, or you can sew your ribbon into a special bow. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79pK6WuwQrI&list=PLSgHRErxdQgCFMrYiIpW6Ks-TcGM9Rwac&index=2&t=224s" target="_blank">Here is a great video demonstration</a></b> courtesy of My Mini Front Porch which can be adapted for smaller ribbon. As for my chairs, I am going to save them for Roz's kitchen's big reveal. Hope you get a chance to try this tutorial for your own special project!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoGhE0UncGWtiJod_LoN3HXaXoRL75FgIQyy3GR2GoUL0jD5uV4YQo-o8AUw1z-yW0d2NnuV5ZwmQjEBD9SldwLyOrL7W3R3-3iH2dJ_Ec3QZiPeEWDzcaAkxhZv3N2_kCPEl7eM9k5V3OT5JaMLCFQgamMfRJ8EXy0G1TblyqC8tkVXguTJXwWYuo-c/s3172/IMG_0557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="3172" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoGhE0UncGWtiJod_LoN3HXaXoRL75FgIQyy3GR2GoUL0jD5uV4YQo-o8AUw1z-yW0d2NnuV5ZwmQjEBD9SldwLyOrL7W3R3-3iH2dJ_Ec3QZiPeEWDzcaAkxhZv3N2_kCPEl7eM9k5V3OT5JaMLCFQgamMfRJ8EXy0G1TblyqC8tkVXguTJXwWYuo-c/w640-h514/IMG_0557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF0F06vJDoVUqguhTRN3nPTn7OwtiHAnEDd6hajum-08qlMO6hIopljbTbPZhHXkaQcziNmSQJ1_fLHJSquasPNsPbvrFEjZeQqUCiPN5CoilqASeGUZ1JHJ5ez5hvfk0H4AoeTwiahcNu94w_GLQzomDz4BUvbpZ3MSbWS1yJPQddc15y0NFC2yzCho/s3358/IMG_0560.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2336" data-original-width="3358" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF0F06vJDoVUqguhTRN3nPTn7OwtiHAnEDd6hajum-08qlMO6hIopljbTbPZhHXkaQcziNmSQJ1_fLHJSquasPNsPbvrFEjZeQqUCiPN5CoilqASeGUZ1JHJ5ez5hvfk0H4AoeTwiahcNu94w_GLQzomDz4BUvbpZ3MSbWS1yJPQddc15y0NFC2yzCho/w640-h446/IMG_0560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Hope to be back soon with a big announcement!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-81083977905320209262023-08-31T04:00:00.291-07:002023-08-31T07:17:47.862-07:00Details, Details, Details...<p>Adding the trunkhouse to the Fairytale Treehouse project is like literally adding a whole additional household to the project! Roz needed lots of stuff. What I vaguely thought I had in my supply stash or that I could "borrow" from waiting projects (like the <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2019/01/its-tea-time.html" target="_blank">Storybook Cottage</a></b> or <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2020/04/pound-cake-exterior-happy-ending.html" target="_blank">Pound Cake</a></b>) was vastly different from what I found there. You see, I stopped impulse buying in 2018 as a policy and only shop now for the things I REALLY want or REALLY need or DEFINITELY can't make. This discipline supports my goal for a worry free retirement.😜 And it forces me to excercise my creativity muscles. But it's not so good for the mini stash. Luckily for me I had made an extra set of 3D printed kitchen stuff last fall. Those pieces provided almost everything Roz needed. What was also fortunate was that she was thrilled with the style and variety, and was totally excited that each piece could be custom painted in colors to suit her preferences. Hooray!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuqCdjEO0vXdxsrUFARk2TOT2oNAgW3KihIzUJMdtXVyF2WUVzoyuWpHrs5D8SQzbg-shYcz_dxgvZi8vukfNeeHhihmkEJZG2EtAyC8XcmlL31bIXqgQhfradDS8ye2WJoDIKkZEEsaIXIBU_k7a4t0OtQLfxAJmetTJwOdCXQWZF0HfLAR8Ga4bm4g/s3782/IMG_8653.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3782" data-original-width="2560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuqCdjEO0vXdxsrUFARk2TOT2oNAgW3KihIzUJMdtXVyF2WUVzoyuWpHrs5D8SQzbg-shYcz_dxgvZi8vukfNeeHhihmkEJZG2EtAyC8XcmlL31bIXqgQhfradDS8ye2WJoDIKkZEEsaIXIBU_k7a4t0OtQLfxAJmetTJwOdCXQWZF0HfLAR8Ga4bm4g/w434-h640/IMG_8653.JPG" width="434" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of last fall's unfinished 3D printed kitchen collection.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>It wasn't long before I had things painted and she had an organization plan. Then we got busy loading the shelves. It turns out Roz and I make a pretty good team! What follows is a bit of a preview of our progress so far.</p><p>The three wall shelves below will live between the sink and the stove. They are perfect for food storage and daily essentials like dry good canisters, stacking mixing bowls and honey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22dL6Dmz6xLmwErMmO_ejQ11q2Uo18yK-51xDQB9iGTsoyUrCvNMzCHvj6BgWP36DSBKvqcdfG8FvF223UMkOYb_BxUrwJ-HkjWpChw0R-e-PAHfEEso8EDh9FkwI2N5Fd_p4p1s5nH7k_CmbSCc9KNgZLFT7B3kEHLttblvH2Z4EMDh4CTW01VlnAaU/s2974/IMG_0369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2974" data-original-width="2591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi22dL6Dmz6xLmwErMmO_ejQ11q2Uo18yK-51xDQB9iGTsoyUrCvNMzCHvj6BgWP36DSBKvqcdfG8FvF223UMkOYb_BxUrwJ-HkjWpChw0R-e-PAHfEEso8EDh9FkwI2N5Fd_p4p1s5nH7k_CmbSCc9KNgZLFT7B3kEHLttblvH2Z4EMDh4CTW01VlnAaU/w558-h640/IMG_0369.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><br /><p>This floor shelf also lives between the stove and sink (under the wall shelves) and is perfect for storing everything Roz needs for baking up her delicious desserts. There is also a handy utensil crock and a pear shaped cookie jar which will always be filled with Rozario's favorite charcoal chip cookies. That's not a type-o! I did say <i style="font-weight: bold;">charcoal chip</i>. Like most dragons, he loves his cookies burnt! Here's another fun fact: According to Roz, only the most magically gifted cooks in this forest have stand mixers! Electricity magic is MIT Masters level magic, apparently. 😜 </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnFjAP1tF5Lkc4SjTWbNh_qrDufgm5TWE3BADoSOSPnhb-R3m5BXDm_9cshE3WowSUqTOVpWfIFGLeeuF7dbCbvewsVlCyyFWZSZ7VwwSdVHcG0ZCVk_TtL2EzjWnM9X7OiA1hMhM_CAK8HwG04_mfIkTHBW5pjaOGHGQlqSXUzB89wxiRhB8I7B55mg/s2774/IMG_0370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="2146" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnFjAP1tF5Lkc4SjTWbNh_qrDufgm5TWE3BADoSOSPnhb-R3m5BXDm_9cshE3WowSUqTOVpWfIFGLeeuF7dbCbvewsVlCyyFWZSZ7VwwSdVHcG0ZCVk_TtL2EzjWnM9X7OiA1hMhM_CAK8HwG04_mfIkTHBW5pjaOGHGQlqSXUzB89wxiRhB8I7B55mg/w496-h640/IMG_0370.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br /><p>Between the stove and the breakfast nook will be the wall shelf that holds pots, pans and casserole dishes. In spite of being a height challenged bear living in a tall person's world, Roz's special anatomy gives her an advantage. She simply flutters her wings, hovers in the air and grabs what she needs. Unfortunately, this often frightens new company. So, to keep everyone calm, she keeps a stool handy. When visitors come by she pretends to need it to reach high places like everybody else. 😜</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldb40XzEIPJieVwyg9LI9Zu3QyP2jPpgrDIM7jr3osqeIUoH91-EYQthlxaHenxo5_NOF0oy2Oy0qa2CSzz9ZwDJGOMy1LXdgBnzMxS0_lOHyWT2HXhNIWK2bAPoDv_baUmqDDrya9C3dOQ6-NwFqTYirYnGdqnZreCwxIChgJfGU3qA_89g3IxVa-YE/s2503/IMG_0375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="2072" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldb40XzEIPJieVwyg9LI9Zu3QyP2jPpgrDIM7jr3osqeIUoH91-EYQthlxaHenxo5_NOF0oy2Oy0qa2CSzz9ZwDJGOMy1LXdgBnzMxS0_lOHyWT2HXhNIWK2bAPoDv_baUmqDDrya9C3dOQ6-NwFqTYirYnGdqnZreCwxIChgJfGU3qA_89g3IxVa-YE/w530-h640/IMG_0375.JPG" width="530" /></a></div><br /><p>Magically inclined or not, there's nothing more irritating when you're cooking than losing or dripping something in a hard to access crack. Having straight backed furniture in a round room would certainly increase those odds and could drive anybeary nuts! So, for the back of the sink, I added a contoured Sonotube scrap so that it would seat right against the wall. Then I added a matching top so Roz would have a handy place to grow all her herbs and spices. Hopefully, eliminating the crack will prevent any "magic" words escaping from Roz's kitchen!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxBwDdZc78aJJnTKRZlvcjGme3xRLcJE52Lb4mR_UgCznIa5Lw-bPOn5CkFSnzsFCcguM17C_Hn9PoUb9Rj6ekF4p--SF20q6QuSOkr6tVvPoCSUF3BN-wV3_9bnBVLEc70FD8cNYp9BPQslVPRi-Hqpb9l7pgqTGYXjIbDRTFcG-mSg8IIRyT3quYCs/s4032/IMG_0387.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxBwDdZc78aJJnTKRZlvcjGme3xRLcJE52Lb4mR_UgCznIa5Lw-bPOn5CkFSnzsFCcguM17C_Hn9PoUb9Rj6ekF4p--SF20q6QuSOkr6tVvPoCSUF3BN-wV3_9bnBVLEc70FD8cNYp9BPQslVPRi-Hqpb9l7pgqTGYXjIbDRTFcG-mSg8IIRyT3quYCs/w416-h640/IMG_0387.JPG" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqm3SHJ1ZyT270no1dDe9iXXXbpnpo9ViLnXZpubtd_T0mDG_smtl0ViDhm7q7D5ieQZf2C9S4tdBfezp_xYEvJhbdodg6dOOpl1gyGvFZVYndUwnJpEemQC5XJC-okmGUpKAJL5C1vL5J0U4iBjH5tBzEWpeRyyeLVrS3EcFPLUYZmcyPKFc4DiwrJg/s4032/IMG_0389.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRqm3SHJ1ZyT270no1dDe9iXXXbpnpo9ViLnXZpubtd_T0mDG_smtl0ViDhm7q7D5ieQZf2C9S4tdBfezp_xYEvJhbdodg6dOOpl1gyGvFZVYndUwnJpEemQC5XJC-okmGUpKAJL5C1vL5J0U4iBjH5tBzEWpeRyyeLVrS3EcFPLUYZmcyPKFc4DiwrJg/w400-h640/IMG_0389.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n-GFob6CI4d3Mc-ngLGgcDJrE_UH8muRklkCzPur_e_twuyJkryRw0QHyzz7-ch4KvW1kCdjjivC3cVT0Lm4Mf2xczGCW1do_iJ-Xk_q4pl2eUpphdAfwrvvwZwQqFRb6dmMwY-rKIOiRWf-sRBrN8Wr6AOpN5iw8C7ppRXmWFoFl9VakHH9ix0afi4/s2879/IMG_0384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="2607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5n-GFob6CI4d3Mc-ngLGgcDJrE_UH8muRklkCzPur_e_twuyJkryRw0QHyzz7-ch4KvW1kCdjjivC3cVT0Lm4Mf2xczGCW1do_iJ-Xk_q4pl2eUpphdAfwrvvwZwQqFRb6dmMwY-rKIOiRWf-sRBrN8Wr6AOpN5iw8C7ppRXmWFoFl9VakHH9ix0afi4/w580-h640/IMG_0384.JPG" width="580" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifoJeQwtL6tTuPfGq5zlC_bg1POnw1Sa-6dFWE-2u68LsRzYzvjVLvisQejWemkjoFdMVHrKbZQu5-kQNIGV84BRL_-QuV-t8KEIkk4WEclYIEBFCn8NWA9KGanQVFmyTq5TCXDWW08sROEdFOh5xkmfMxAwHlGePdyqOOaxX6ohRq2Cua5ilpAmGejo/s4032/IMG_0385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgifoJeQwtL6tTuPfGq5zlC_bg1POnw1Sa-6dFWE-2u68LsRzYzvjVLvisQejWemkjoFdMVHrKbZQu5-kQNIGV84BRL_-QuV-t8KEIkk4WEclYIEBFCn8NWA9KGanQVFmyTq5TCXDWW08sROEdFOh5xkmfMxAwHlGePdyqOOaxX6ohRq2Cua5ilpAmGejo/w640-h480/IMG_0385.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_W4_09W7WBo0UxL2hXAY1imfxLBP9xwx2nUDpwlBNHG7kQGif9hkQrjJppLUnMNFlqXSNPK-CyUFAdkFwC3duAVNtvYZAPQGV7z9iLlUbjKrznZMPdUmqMcaaLMPA18Z4T6SIqPLMiyfC-zUQjE658GuwKs075YzkLoZvacDcEwEgDrkE6a1Ex-MfaI/s2978/IMG_0386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1861" data-original-width="2978" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_W4_09W7WBo0UxL2hXAY1imfxLBP9xwx2nUDpwlBNHG7kQGif9hkQrjJppLUnMNFlqXSNPK-CyUFAdkFwC3duAVNtvYZAPQGV7z9iLlUbjKrznZMPdUmqMcaaLMPA18Z4T6SIqPLMiyfC-zUQjE658GuwKs075YzkLoZvacDcEwEgDrkE6a1Ex-MfaI/w640-h400/IMG_0386.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And while we're talking about the sink, I've been making and gathering a few essential items Roz needed there, too. An assortment of cleaning supplies will be handy underneath the sink. Something Roz always likes to have on hand are steel wool scrubbing pads. If your mini folks happen to need <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/p/sos-save-our-mini-saucepans.html" target="_blank">S.O.S. pads, too, I made a box printie and tutorial to share</a></b>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjHKyUWpmkWLwzk1tZyokw-lztU80GVY2ReRR9b-6Ju9aUsAn_SAE6GTKIViIdQyexByrFfM76ug6lZBERuS9d65E0IeH6VAcNA4ObEZ2cfWQeAHdYLI8Sv8o7tN6pxLmEaM61bMZNxooMwAuMCpZtYUthdFXZY340dcoQ30MSirGPYwdN4cB50j1IFU/s3515/IMG_0429.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3515" data-original-width="2831" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjHKyUWpmkWLwzk1tZyokw-lztU80GVY2ReRR9b-6Ju9aUsAn_SAE6GTKIViIdQyexByrFfM76ug6lZBERuS9d65E0IeH6VAcNA4ObEZ2cfWQeAHdYLI8Sv8o7tN6pxLmEaM61bMZNxooMwAuMCpZtYUthdFXZY340dcoQ30MSirGPYwdN4cB50j1IFU/w516-h640/IMG_0429.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuVr8ZR6gG_AvrLrt_0IlGb4oI_7MWpwhl92LhJhf047-bhhXirM2_T8wf_kp3TEYysqn03GiraYCvE9kFBdZolUjNRGr4wgkOnucCQPC23D-R7_11wLzN-mFdseGkp_eFpaMAvhSDvrfNTy5sN5ZsNGl4kUm7vGUWf28j3oNAFMX1Db6l7cpu4bZ0Nw/s2540/IMG_0436%20b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="1746" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuVr8ZR6gG_AvrLrt_0IlGb4oI_7MWpwhl92LhJhf047-bhhXirM2_T8wf_kp3TEYysqn03GiraYCvE9kFBdZolUjNRGr4wgkOnucCQPC23D-R7_11wLzN-mFdseGkp_eFpaMAvhSDvrfNTy5sN5ZsNGl4kUm7vGUWf28j3oNAFMX1Db6l7cpu4bZ0Nw/w440-h640/IMG_0436%20b.JPG" width="440" /></a></div><br /><p>Above the sink and next to the window will be a small shelf for holding paper towels, a plant and a coffee grinder. Though there won't be much wall space left, Roz still wanted to hang a couple framed art pieces. She's become a big fan of the beautiful watercolors done by talented local gnomes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr1IVxdAhaS2zXQLTV55SUWOaPRzTUN_6To7uT-tqITYezQGvthghGEQg4dtfyuIrTPBX1Knat2IdXqabA67dqWTyFVqwXq2-4_XjJXacr6_FDKhZuPI5wL-EMEWbLNVt2E9s_dsx28emIUVfQoVbQfqU8T5Stn2oTzIvMmi3iTk7uFq1rOnEPQcEnVc/s2715/IMG_0439.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="2692" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr1IVxdAhaS2zXQLTV55SUWOaPRzTUN_6To7uT-tqITYezQGvthghGEQg4dtfyuIrTPBX1Knat2IdXqabA67dqWTyFVqwXq2-4_XjJXacr6_FDKhZuPI5wL-EMEWbLNVt2E9s_dsx28emIUVfQoVbQfqU8T5Stn2oTzIvMmi3iTk7uFq1rOnEPQcEnVc/w634-h640/IMG_0439.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><p>Opposite the sink, across the viewer's opening, will be two more wall shelves. They will be installed one over the other. The lower shelf will store some of Roz's favorite cookbooks as well as her current collection of aprons on the pegs below. The upper shelf will store a vase of flowers, a coffee pot and a large beverage pitcher. These only come down for entertaining company. Her handy step stool will be stored right underneath for quick access. 😜</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lRANIZxcmFUpOyLWTpfEmVaEs6VtycWerMJCI1K-tJ4vBamTtdxSoLXE5Va_d5DZ87JD0-vIM5dTQfHzssKWoMg2M-QhhOD7MRZRIBUqmRFvTkbM0krRSRGh3kMF8dfFGYDZ2LuKEP_3nHPt4mgufe_57rFNhiY6jm_4XUSdfkP9Rjusgqzakr0vG6k/s3231/IMG_0377.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3231" data-original-width="2090" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6lRANIZxcmFUpOyLWTpfEmVaEs6VtycWerMJCI1K-tJ4vBamTtdxSoLXE5Va_d5DZ87JD0-vIM5dTQfHzssKWoMg2M-QhhOD7MRZRIBUqmRFvTkbM0krRSRGh3kMF8dfFGYDZ2LuKEP_3nHPt4mgufe_57rFNhiY6jm_4XUSdfkP9Rjusgqzakr0vG6k/w414-h640/IMG_0377.JPG" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis03LILUF4yVaIT_YnPqXwmPSL7oWXNBxt39NGjihnk_PbsQ63RAMc3PpRHQyLX8uHmlc0ZDJreD4p9Adx0FEg1hgOVqOEo0cIADIwDWBR6FXJbKgn3lbLlVHa3esZacC2gw2p2uSIl1egOE_iBWEucIQLA_8gqmpujopSUUXZ7nh-IahonV0VzBapym4/s2360/IMG_0381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="2077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis03LILUF4yVaIT_YnPqXwmPSL7oWXNBxt39NGjihnk_PbsQ63RAMc3PpRHQyLX8uHmlc0ZDJreD4p9Adx0FEg1hgOVqOEo0cIADIwDWBR6FXJbKgn3lbLlVHa3esZacC2gw2p2uSIl1egOE_iBWEucIQLA_8gqmpujopSUUXZ7nh-IahonV0VzBapym4/w564-h640/IMG_0381.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><p>In a corner of the breakfast nook will live the open hutch. Here, Roz has places for all her dinnerware. She keeps her favorite Pothos plant next to her favorite photo (which was taken with Birgit's gorgeous purple and white pansies). Roz takes cuttings from the Pothos all the time, roots them in water and then gives them to all of her friends. You can see by how short the branches are now that she's made a lot of friends since moving here! Not to worry - both the Pothos and her friendships will grow wonderfully strong with time and attention.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0Eu8tTS7QjNXoUyuqDN1uIXb6y-5dmp_a2KIEfrO2gV0dMJ12FSNByGIVjKf9jDWMJJR8hxpNKAG5AtrIGKGwA2k1ukmoZ_qc90K08UPlBLzwb1C09-3i5wkzae6zdW8PVJVTX5Brx676U5XU9bYMr0OOOU1WIaQ7IVGzAUyxgG-NrckajgwThEkZUI/s3944/IMG_0378.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3944" data-original-width="1914" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0Eu8tTS7QjNXoUyuqDN1uIXb6y-5dmp_a2KIEfrO2gV0dMJ12FSNByGIVjKf9jDWMJJR8hxpNKAG5AtrIGKGwA2k1ukmoZ_qc90K08UPlBLzwb1C09-3i5wkzae6zdW8PVJVTX5Brx676U5XU9bYMr0OOOU1WIaQ7IVGzAUyxgG-NrckajgwThEkZUI/w310-h640/IMG_0378.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><br /><p>This single shelf will live between the arched windows in the breakfast nook. It is home to her new sparkly purple tea set which she will use only for special occasions. Below it will be the photo of her, Rosey, Fluby and Rozario. Just look at how amazing these lovable characters are! <a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Their creator</b></a> must be a person who is wildly imaginative, brilliantly gifted and incredibly generous!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqausZrCJ6g_cQLqaeYhXbCTZrj1YLQwafCb4aUe9wYAkIxSnQj9MM6tyylEh60LBj5rE39TNbnO9Diiyh2VATJvrM8aKqv_5JCrGCa171NLvpAw_QTp4rvQQ3vYpwB7p3J3GgCwe0AlIST92YUrGkBJ8TD0myoHJ_R0OIQ8s4LNQZbE_xYzFNcAqAFl0/s2404/IMG_0382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2404" data-original-width="2145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqausZrCJ6g_cQLqaeYhXbCTZrj1YLQwafCb4aUe9wYAkIxSnQj9MM6tyylEh60LBj5rE39TNbnO9Diiyh2VATJvrM8aKqv_5JCrGCa171NLvpAw_QTp4rvQQ3vYpwB7p3J3GgCwe0AlIST92YUrGkBJ8TD0myoHJ_R0OIQ8s4LNQZbE_xYzFNcAqAFl0/w572-h640/IMG_0382.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz also asked if I could provide her with a hanging system for drying her herbs and flowers. I was happy to accommodate that request! She makes all sorts of things with them from her own special tea blends to spice blends and medicine. She's a very knowledgeable Fairy Beary Godmother and we are all so lucky to have her with us!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU080qLqHJUNy9cTbAszNEexLYjIFMKu5o6Rcw4ZHYyIWKVGXnbqSDuqouAIipBjpeEDwu-nnacfCmxKMJg_i8C_nODcb4rTFCnZMSYzlL1_j59LHu2wlQr-ld02BxD7HbkSoH14pfEULCLGlnvrevU2yo3LsDPrNL2gIlWU8xIORuDcUAFNRbcVLa98/s2489/IMG_0391.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="2489" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNU080qLqHJUNy9cTbAszNEexLYjIFMKu5o6Rcw4ZHYyIWKVGXnbqSDuqouAIipBjpeEDwu-nnacfCmxKMJg_i8C_nODcb4rTFCnZMSYzlL1_j59LHu2wlQr-ld02BxD7HbkSoH14pfEULCLGlnvrevU2yo3LsDPrNL2gIlWU8xIORuDcUAFNRbcVLa98/w640-h528/IMG_0391.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once dried and crushed, Roz will store her herbs in the tins of her new spice rack. She wants to keep it close to her cooking pot because she tastes and adjusts a lot when she's cooking. She loves to have a salt pig filled with her favorite sea salt and a garlic pot with roasted garlic handy, as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjID1lTi3vNOuHWSm7KIU6zELCnZLoAIKFzZattBAwUOYzVm99b0QbtRSmDq56InnqZlE7bHjwDbPY-Y_6WrBM7UKcQBMTIhvvzSQTtfUJHreQY0VuAen-iP5x1THl9mH2sfT_mneHOU0rDeLxhR-UlTnKGPz2WyuFSS2jfMcLuWYTofNMf-zAQSy3pO_I/s3853/IMG_0394.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3853" data-original-width="2855" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjID1lTi3vNOuHWSm7KIU6zELCnZLoAIKFzZattBAwUOYzVm99b0QbtRSmDq56InnqZlE7bHjwDbPY-Y_6WrBM7UKcQBMTIhvvzSQTtfUJHreQY0VuAen-iP5x1THl9mH2sfT_mneHOU0rDeLxhR-UlTnKGPz2WyuFSS2jfMcLuWYTofNMf-zAQSy3pO_I/w474-h640/IMG_0394.JPG" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZANRpkLOSfXfrYVJKm-LVAyvFC8nwQ3skL-awmPYJEiES8ER2Bl85EtXW3rdGvn1TaQyEPFlB5Hf6578HteqeBNH9irzJMTZHTsIWsrFoQys59N3WypIJ8vbfGu93ET1yYf5ZWX4TAzVjzQ3gc0al4w4V7aerUg-dJLVpsWljcvtdKX6S_j3KkzjGMI/s3086/IMG_0396.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3086" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZANRpkLOSfXfrYVJKm-LVAyvFC8nwQ3skL-awmPYJEiES8ER2Bl85EtXW3rdGvn1TaQyEPFlB5Hf6578HteqeBNH9irzJMTZHTsIWsrFoQys59N3WypIJ8vbfGu93ET1yYf5ZWX4TAzVjzQ3gc0al4w4V7aerUg-dJLVpsWljcvtdKX6S_j3KkzjGMI/w640-h626/IMG_0396.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Believe it or not there is still so much more on our list to add! Rugs, kitchen towels, cleaning supplies, gadgets and more food! And when all that is done Roz will need to bake special treats for the kitchen's christening party! Details, details, details! And that is why, my friends, the big kitchen reveal will have to wait until next time. Hope to see you then!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-44948490059596473442023-08-24T00:02:00.001-07:002023-08-24T00:03:08.710-07:00Snack Size Update...<p>Hello fellow creatives! There's not much to share in terms of mini progress this week, but Goldie and Roz asked to pop onto the blog today to share the photo of their apron fitting. They are both so excited to have so many aprons to choose from and can't wait to get cooking!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoCpA98-BlzPQQWMNXgx5zdMgYGZVO0GOjQhyIStyqZaWgJC4hKoJebyYq5ORlo3fg1zl9PA0vIzgfHK_UNs-trMb9cFblvMBSEPbZVLfgeYtolqXO0l2YJEY9xkAB5XZNB4-qrqeQvkYFVNj8_lmpaYLFpc-e_QDI3pfpRqT9ixqwv3iscMJuk3lPNQ/s3077/IMG_0367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3077" data-original-width="2693" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoCpA98-BlzPQQWMNXgx5zdMgYGZVO0GOjQhyIStyqZaWgJC4hKoJebyYq5ORlo3fg1zl9PA0vIzgfHK_UNs-trMb9cFblvMBSEPbZVLfgeYtolqXO0l2YJEY9xkAB5XZNB4-qrqeQvkYFVNj8_lmpaYLFpc-e_QDI3pfpRqT9ixqwv3iscMJuk3lPNQ/w560-h640/IMG_0367.JPG" width="560" /></a></div><br /><p>Our backyard project went great last weekend! Though we still have much more to do, we made amazing progress! We moved and compacted 20 cubic feet of gravel, mixed and poured 46 bags of concrete, got metal posts anchored and had a great time with the kids! By next spring we hope to have a level yard, nice new grass, a gravel easement all the way around the fence (for weed and blackberry bush control) and will never again worry about the fence panels blowing away in the winter wind storms. Thanks so much Tasha, Brent, Ande and Lex! We could not have done this without your hard work!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicfNc97LQm8Op1rh5HYHwlcyZQgaAczVODGF0raG89LI9NAAmoABBp--y423ajcNP6uMhbUAaXN7zOMLE6hZFO8VajkMpMEKzFP-scupMhbLV0LKpDih_5RrgXDNEPCOKhYyTU19iQoifqkHx_kzwqMC9_xoNubRr4SbEEUoGewa0wiJJaJpUV6KU0S4/s6816/Yard%20Work.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4829" data-original-width="6816" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicfNc97LQm8Op1rh5HYHwlcyZQgaAczVODGF0raG89LI9NAAmoABBp--y423ajcNP6uMhbUAaXN7zOMLE6hZFO8VajkMpMEKzFP-scupMhbLV0LKpDih_5RrgXDNEPCOKhYyTU19iQoifqkHx_kzwqMC9_xoNubRr4SbEEUoGewa0wiJJaJpUV6KU0S4/w640-h454/Yard%20Work.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Now that the schedule is returning to "normal", big progress is also being made for Roz's kitchen! I hope to be able to share it all next week!</p><p>Stay cool my Northern Hemisphere friends! We've almost survived the hottest summer in recorded history and will soon feel the relief of fall! </p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi </p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-43094245434166707812023-08-17T02:00:00.142-07:002023-08-17T02:00:00.145-07:00If You Can't Stand The Heat...<p>Don't work on the kitchen!!!</p><p>Hi Guys! What a week! Summer always seems to pull me away from minis, but add heat to the equation (anything over 85 degrees), and my productivity plummets! If I am plopped right in front of several fans I can reasonably cope. But when temps get to a certain point there's just no relief from the heat. Call it my <i><u>reason</u>, </i>or if you prefer, my <i><u>excuse</u></i>, but due to an increasingly common (and unwelcome) <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=PNW+heat+wave&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS932US932&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">PNW heat wave</a></b>, I have little kitchen progress to share. I do have a few good things <i><u>started</u></i>, though!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcR4lR4fJiTzTCADPKjLtzp3Rv6TG3Z-bR2HsgFTdN4gdPJbxwI1Plc_VHIN8TYAtLJUvJYtNtdsN8MCvpGnfF-oXUmEZB5KDRM9dvz2bAIZgZ2RP0IcN9lauHkuWyjraQjrHKwNFP8Zq6M3M5ALOGuaqabkp6o9l_w25WWXfI2-AhHBX3rwyQXzCFkw/s1058/71384007681__36E21B05-EC6C-4C5A-BFAC-B063667F0770.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="825" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihcR4lR4fJiTzTCADPKjLtzp3Rv6TG3Z-bR2HsgFTdN4gdPJbxwI1Plc_VHIN8TYAtLJUvJYtNtdsN8MCvpGnfF-oXUmEZB5KDRM9dvz2bAIZgZ2RP0IcN9lauHkuWyjraQjrHKwNFP8Zq6M3M5ALOGuaqabkp6o9l_w25WWXfI2-AhHBX3rwyQXzCFkw/s320/71384007681__36E21B05-EC6C-4C5A-BFAC-B063667F0770.JPG" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At my desk with 3 fans blowing in the room.<br />That's 36 Celsius, my friends. <br />At 12:34 AM Wednesday, it was still 88!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I did try to tackle some items. The first thing Roz's kitchen needed were groceries. I had <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/304191775004?hash=item46d33e211c:g:7U4AAOSwgUdhbu5-&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4Bi%2Fp78tAbZ65OpufoVW5qk8riagxokPf%2FxUhmXy%2BJ0R0xowooL5arWzILV425ujjygcCFk66tW7mvytFKLCQyYHfD3xplDP4c4qmP1IUnDTCImmW2TwG3PWE8FeRSHJ%2B8zsodobbDJLz82gx8gPWMlQO7dDrSR4ZXoOc1ulTsZ0ssLPwDJ0Gge1i1EGJ1e%2Fx%2BvaVuRpJv5mtCiGzeEQ9z9eqHWbqbGJmxCn%2BNiQrc6MaerkjIYqJMRAgm0ErsYJQkOhzYbSPrJNh9W8fYZmImQX8%2BWeSDcuMZNMMnGgjCxY%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR87U8YjAYg" target="_blank">Grocery can blanks</a></b> to make labels for, so I decided to make a few other common food labels/packages, as well. Some products I already had perfect digital images for and only had to resize them. Some labels were readily available with Google searches. And some things I totally made up on my own. Fairy Beary Godmothers should use products like "Nice Flour", "Sweet's Sugar" and "Friendship Coffee", don't you think? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsUa6QFr_oFJXSE5p9OO07HbZxgIyBvqSpdVXTz6B1eo-JzhD_RNrtBpE1SSB9Xto49fmVx0C2id5guSDcOpLx_OH7kp2Ku00XTz8TmJGiMJjrX50XM4WXDnVyWQIckqu0QTQK5RuJy3x5mjBsVg6eig3khygqGJiJZ8MNt7s_M5fSWFaBys90YmxRZg/s1654/Grocery%20Print%20Sheet.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="1527" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsUa6QFr_oFJXSE5p9OO07HbZxgIyBvqSpdVXTz6B1eo-JzhD_RNrtBpE1SSB9Xto49fmVx0C2id5guSDcOpLx_OH7kp2Ku00XTz8TmJGiMJjrX50XM4WXDnVyWQIckqu0QTQK5RuJy3x5mjBsVg6eig3khygqGJiJZ8MNt7s_M5fSWFaBys90YmxRZg/w590-h640/Grocery%20Print%20Sheet.png" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And I know Rozario, like every growing dragon, loves to eat his Chari-O's for breakfast! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL0fHI8B_Ac499-_SnkUNBm1UwmHilo9HgJ36FLqgBqICY4Ikg9G5nggyc6xvx3Ny2xztMDoLW81e_ahbLdG3-kcUrNIzadYnLxNS-aFX2tkUoWR7oSTvPjAHEM8bB91DcIKf2-1SbB8e4nNaiASphIevqAkpdzNfNvcHvg0OWcLec9sbc9824VWAoUQ/s1894/IMG_0341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="1868" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQL0fHI8B_Ac499-_SnkUNBm1UwmHilo9HgJ36FLqgBqICY4Ikg9G5nggyc6xvx3Ny2xztMDoLW81e_ahbLdG3-kcUrNIzadYnLxNS-aFX2tkUoWR7oSTvPjAHEM8bB91DcIKf2-1SbB8e4nNaiASphIevqAkpdzNfNvcHvg0OWcLec9sbc9824VWAoUQ/w632-h640/IMG_0341.JPG" width="632" /></a></div><br /><p>It's easy to measure for how large to make a label when your grocery item is a box, but what about making a label for a dowel or canned goods? If you're lacking a bendable ruler with enough small increments, it's a challenge. Luckily, we live in modern times when Google makes it almost like cheating! Finding out how long to make a label for a simple oatmeal container, for example (and all your cans), is only a few keystrokes away. The number you need is is the <b>Circumference</b>. If you're like me, it's been a LONG TIME since you had to remember that factoid! 🤯</p><p>First, you'll need to find the <b>Diameter </b>of your dowel. Measure across the widest part of the circle. Or to find the <b>Radius</b>, measure half of the circle (the results will be the same). Enter the Diameter (or Radius) into the<b> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=circumference+calculator&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS932US932&oq=circum&aqs=chrome.7.69i57j0i433i512j0i512j0i433i512l5j0i512j0i433i512.9888j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">circumference calculator</a> </b>and you will know the <b>Circumference</b> (the minimum length in inches you need to wrap a label completely around the dowel).</p><p>In my case, for my Rolled Oats canister, my dowel is 5/8" or a .625 Diameter or a .3125 Radius for a Circumference of 1.9635 inches. That means if I make my label around 2" long, it will leave just a little extra to overlap. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhYyzKeGlY_yNc7p6uVwBDqhAtAH6BR3QjKsuXa1o7eBTwzxa_GSEKof6oqEYbTX-xffw-Np_hnMY5-hluJAiYDFWSwXhHULQPt_9MCsODwPN9iSpQTDJ-ERIqgtoXjRgNSO-XKswCNFL3PcqaVpI7iAVkof8Fu_XRTHKGLtr-zMs8VA0k4ul87IwMKw/s510/circumfrence.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="510" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguhYyzKeGlY_yNc7p6uVwBDqhAtAH6BR3QjKsuXa1o7eBTwzxa_GSEKof6oqEYbTX-xffw-Np_hnMY5-hluJAiYDFWSwXhHULQPt_9MCsODwPN9iSpQTDJ-ERIqgtoXjRgNSO-XKswCNFL3PcqaVpI7iAVkof8Fu_XRTHKGLtr-zMs8VA0k4ul87IwMKw/w640-h402/circumfrence.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks Google! That was easy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGYykZ3d6LEmYqYUKV4rjdewIKVftvP-hntGZJ3KwlrQHUyH1bPn8kea7PytiXLD2qs5tqudUlV1WR5DUmzENkyWUiDVkV7p7TDxUVqMjxb1SsCi88_bUhV8BVp9f4F9nwbJmjqQj-jP9fJybMXIrOpkSHSnHg0OZ8h0xp2tUPN_XBtMgQo369QiC5gc/s3988/IMG_0346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3988" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGYykZ3d6LEmYqYUKV4rjdewIKVftvP-hntGZJ3KwlrQHUyH1bPn8kea7PytiXLD2qs5tqudUlV1WR5DUmzENkyWUiDVkV7p7TDxUVqMjxb1SsCi88_bUhV8BVp9f4F9nwbJmjqQj-jP9fJybMXIrOpkSHSnHg0OZ8h0xp2tUPN_XBtMgQo369QiC5gc/w640-h354/IMG_0346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I also wanted to include a few <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/223935036546" target="_blank">glass canning jars</a></b> and some honey. Polymer clay canes, alcohol ink and UV resin made quick work of this task! </p><p>Last fall I made 3D printed egg cartons and little separate eggs to go inside them. It was fun to finally use them, though the "brown" I mixed up for my eggs needs a little more adjusting. Next time Tasha brings me her farm fresh eggs, I'll use it for reference and keep notes!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBfJqfaSt55-PLi0VrKw0uyFBQ8-zSVU0uLLrD-MELX8gWoeqozXoIy2OpxBOmOPggqQfpaVtwjKHjcy2CZZ-OAFG68qnAIUSVgJtqshTh-YzYE78xCf2c_sUgOQCYNotpJyRAN_fd8dfHSQdAZstfR7dmmV8ApOJncfn8gn_GDIVV44662R3Lnp1Ho4/s3424/IMG_0342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2089" data-original-width="3424" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBfJqfaSt55-PLi0VrKw0uyFBQ8-zSVU0uLLrD-MELX8gWoeqozXoIy2OpxBOmOPggqQfpaVtwjKHjcy2CZZ-OAFG68qnAIUSVgJtqshTh-YzYE78xCf2c_sUgOQCYNotpJyRAN_fd8dfHSQdAZstfR7dmmV8ApOJncfn8gn_GDIVV44662R3Lnp1Ho4/w640-h390/IMG_0342.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I worked on some cookbooks for one of Roz's shelves. Some will open and some are "just for looks". Though she could totally whip up a delicious meal with just her wand, she actually enjoys the whole cooking process! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKCaYhbKUCWvhzPxCJxeeofR_N4ZceYeg1EtbJl8vr0lGjn-tSdFkBDL0v3fgaal_iz60gtoUkXQ5PSCOWlTEok0zcCe3VzrE3ZLyZjZasFrhwNhdJCuryPERWL2RIB5RaCZhJwSMul41QqmWvTARbhh4y6Wqy6N3PMQd-Vzeuqf9IGIvJdkXh-el178/s3079/IMG_0349.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="3079" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKCaYhbKUCWvhzPxCJxeeofR_N4ZceYeg1EtbJl8vr0lGjn-tSdFkBDL0v3fgaal_iz60gtoUkXQ5PSCOWlTEok0zcCe3VzrE3ZLyZjZasFrhwNhdJCuryPERWL2RIB5RaCZhJwSMul41QqmWvTARbhh4y6Wqy6N3PMQd-Vzeuqf9IGIvJdkXh-el178/w640-h480/IMG_0349.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I made a ton of aprons (actually, only 8 😊), figuring I might as well do some for Goldie while I had all the stuff pulled out. I still need to make them hang in a natural looking way on their hooks (they're not for <a href="https://www.flatstanleybooks.com/" target="_blank">Flat Stanley</a>, after all!), and to add the bows to the ties. But they're just as cute as I'd hoped for! At some point Roz and Goldie will have to have a fitting, too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtDD7vhsSVFfc9jQnsTC-7kLw3pnroWLZSwwTuVF2nO1RBCf0QP7jSBeYyIcOcs8EqV9QecjZTw389f61uaiGUKOQ7npNDTV09PjK0MzTP-xvY-8MTwfz2ozq_Oz25_1uu37X5GlRSpzKT5WjizdI-2IDsZoq7xIrnEG9rzRmewDSt-Y1ky99HjuGVb4/s2896/IMG_0338.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2896" data-original-width="2872" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtDD7vhsSVFfc9jQnsTC-7kLw3pnroWLZSwwTuVF2nO1RBCf0QP7jSBeYyIcOcs8EqV9QecjZTw389f61uaiGUKOQ7npNDTV09PjK0MzTP-xvY-8MTwfz2ozq_Oz25_1uu37X5GlRSpzKT5WjizdI-2IDsZoq7xIrnEG9rzRmewDSt-Y1ky99HjuGVb4/w634-h640/IMG_0338.JPG" width="634" /></a></div><br /><p>One very special thing I worked on will be a surprise for Roz. Shhhhh! Don't tell! She misses the old gang back in Germany so much! She'll be delighted when she sees this framed photo of her, Rozario, Fluby and Rosey taken by Birgit just before she set sail (or wing?) for America! It will be hung so that she can see her dear friends as she starts each day at the breakfast table. There will be lots more "family photos" in various places throughout the trunkhouse, too.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2o4irh9h0yKi1trttS_fnn8L-Te35-9BZz2jWaRPCRvNodU1vcD0wwGZyTAf4ET6ayTAJUPmCzK5e6ytbvHdGThpCI8VHRhXgmyWF4nvQGgYNjczbbZ8D_fgeNQ5o_tbGOfrvEUtZw2SY9cLrrIfg4tYyVspAwFR8c6i5m97JUAwTVaGX2NQyG7r76I/s2967/IMG_0344.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="2967" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2o4irh9h0yKi1trttS_fnn8L-Te35-9BZz2jWaRPCRvNodU1vcD0wwGZyTAf4ET6ayTAJUPmCzK5e6ytbvHdGThpCI8VHRhXgmyWF4nvQGgYNjczbbZ8D_fgeNQ5o_tbGOfrvEUtZw2SY9cLrrIfg4tYyVspAwFR8c6i5m97JUAwTVaGX2NQyG7r76I/w640-h504/IMG_0344.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fluby, left. Roz, center. Rosey, right. Rozario, front.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>You all know by now how much joy I get from minis, but the most unexpected and precious thing I have received from being involved in this passion is the opportunity to meet and connect with so many kindred spirits! It is because of <b><a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/2023/06/geheimprojekt-secret-project.html" target="_blank">Birgit's kindness in creating Roz for me</a></b> that I get to work on this wonderful trunkhouse. And because of the trunkhouse, I have received another amazing gesture of kindness from a longtime reader and friend, Sharon. You see, Sharon's talented husband and son made a gorgeous epoxy river table for their family game room. When Sharon saw it she thought a mini version would be perfect for someplace in the Fairytale Treehouse project! She shared the photo and asked me if I thought so too. After I got up from falling out of my chair I said "Yes! YES! Yes, Please!!!" 😄😄😄</p><p>Here is the table Sharon's husband and son made for her... Incredible, right?!?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7S14Rc6T660DrtHBMMyJdLjJVeBDT7USYbGPBIKWFpX8ifjpzdRiGGEa17fVqtRYnMBgfIUk7J5ybeGQcT0hvZ1wETR6OGrPyIs4vp9Xq_8MDyLlSuErLV85yyOLYiE3PNeqolwiVtMZwiK0YH1hPpXmwbGMpN4OIAJfS5mBn-It01yLMUuK5BKJNzU/s4000/20230717_103036.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7S14Rc6T660DrtHBMMyJdLjJVeBDT7USYbGPBIKWFpX8ifjpzdRiGGEa17fVqtRYnMBgfIUk7J5ybeGQcT0hvZ1wETR6OGrPyIs4vp9Xq_8MDyLlSuErLV85yyOLYiE3PNeqolwiVtMZwiK0YH1hPpXmwbGMpN4OIAJfS5mBn-It01yLMUuK5BKJNzU/w480-h640/20230717_103036.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Sharon's pretty toes! 😍</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>And here is the mini version made just for me!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-u59n50rGgH8iDMTH76snal8AK4hwirYjpqkkhGA1lMn2TwZ4WE-j92MN_zZErmw-3-Z-Xduwdf__NwivtOZBohJF6RKtl8kOXo2yVcPiqamczHUUFennBKmPwuMEEefrziVx-h78BrO0Fq7v_bXklEDIqSzjU5afxaKZ7tfR57dkZdx4CQ1gloSW9U/s3423/IMG_0359.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3423" data-original-width="3023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-u59n50rGgH8iDMTH76snal8AK4hwirYjpqkkhGA1lMn2TwZ4WE-j92MN_zZErmw-3-Z-Xduwdf__NwivtOZBohJF6RKtl8kOXo2yVcPiqamczHUUFennBKmPwuMEEefrziVx-h78BrO0Fq7v_bXklEDIqSzjU5afxaKZ7tfR57dkZdx4CQ1gloSW9U/w566-h640/IMG_0359.JPG" width="566" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">W~O~W! 😍</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCrPjzCQuLJisOkej_h_-0I9NtI1-94wNIGRfh8nSbX9SNJ2u17DOmQQqAQYRzuSTTN6FQIqjXNDTVm90EqRHhMrHsPBb107URrLKSFTRKevFlwTsqdfHjxuo426Dipl5xtrKikLwSVznVivGLkvCwAEzRwCW0_rU0cqpEihWt6-3YPmmYo_icx7m0_A/s2471/IMG_0357.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2471" data-original-width="2094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCrPjzCQuLJisOkej_h_-0I9NtI1-94wNIGRfh8nSbX9SNJ2u17DOmQQqAQYRzuSTTN6FQIqjXNDTVm90EqRHhMrHsPBb107URrLKSFTRKevFlwTsqdfHjxuo426Dipl5xtrKikLwSVznVivGLkvCwAEzRwCW0_rU0cqpEihWt6-3YPmmYo_icx7m0_A/w542-h640/IMG_0357.JPG" width="542" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So beautiful!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Isn't it absolutely jaw dropping?!? It is hard to tell with my wacky lighting, but the resin is the most beautiful soft lavender color! It's so perfect for this dwelling! Sharon has even placed the epoxy river table top onto a House Of Miniatures Tilt Top Table kit that she beautifully finished for me! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZ8fCzcTTXyqqTgkPyoqHNunKa75eBX3M8jnQ71Z2_X9lj_Oj-6eQwolgYaik1f0MAt14WjPzFkKU0GurB1-uFWUxLpI0RIdjyEBDTH5pvsfKi8-PhbHp7s0GvGgmKkQma3lIq1emSDd9ukkQHFDr8P8mUh0WvhZ-3Z-Any1Dlo8LRKHe4lSdWIr7T2g/s2791/IMG_0355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="2247" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaZ8fCzcTTXyqqTgkPyoqHNunKa75eBX3M8jnQ71Z2_X9lj_Oj-6eQwolgYaik1f0MAt14WjPzFkKU0GurB1-uFWUxLpI0RIdjyEBDTH5pvsfKi8-PhbHp7s0GvGgmKkQma3lIq1emSDd9ukkQHFDr8P8mUh0WvhZ-3Z-Any1Dlo8LRKHe4lSdWIr7T2g/w516-h640/IMG_0355.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><p>Thank you so much for your kind thoughtfulness and generosity, Sharon! 💗 And a special thanks to your incredibly talented husband, too! It must have been quite a challenge to perform this kind of craftsmanship at 1/12th the scale he's used to! Mini people really are the nicest people there are! And so talented, too! The entire treehouse gang LOVES the table so much that they are currently debating where it can be best appreciated. I think, to be fair, every room should get to have a turn with it!</p><p>And that, my friends, is the sum total of all I could do in the heat this week. This weekend the kids et al will be here to help us with a backyard project. My job is to keep everyone fed. Yep - it's the hot kitchen for me no matter what it takes. At least I'll have great company!</p><p>Back sometime soon with, hopefully, better progress!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-51196836310367419362023-08-10T01:00:00.076-07:002023-08-10T01:00:00.138-07:00Running Water<p>It doesn't matter whether you live in a fancy McMansion or a pioneer log cabin in the woods. Let's face it - running water is a necessity! It is one of the first things on the priority list of every housing project everywhere in the world. And a trunkhouse made for a Fairy Beary Godmother is no different.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdu1Ls_c70hmOgqhZ_VN8mKyvK9D7FsnXb4AsuvKdhsnscSf_h6RI_C8Wa1a_cGShNdGsy26flsqeBTxEuaYkTA_eaHpn0zvxn_g_3FEWZCKObLwSOIis-gk3bqwdWng_sqI2hdb_sycoQh51Dowsr9ZzOtztHq6gHM5w7b5JK1Crfi_feH-q1AWAWB4/s3920/IMG_0303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2910" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTdu1Ls_c70hmOgqhZ_VN8mKyvK9D7FsnXb4AsuvKdhsnscSf_h6RI_C8Wa1a_cGShNdGsy26flsqeBTxEuaYkTA_eaHpn0zvxn_g_3FEWZCKObLwSOIis-gk3bqwdWng_sqI2hdb_sycoQh51Dowsr9ZzOtztHq6gHM5w7b5JK1Crfi_feH-q1AWAWB4/w476-h640/IMG_0303.JPG" width="476" /></a></div><br /><p>Thank goodness the folks who will inhabit this multi-family forest abode have Wayne, the resident handyman/craftsperson. Practically as soon as I had that <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313&_nkw=Chrysnbon+Dry+Sink+kit&_sacat=0" target="_blank">Chrysnbon Dry Sink kit</a></b> completed Wayne was working to address the "Dry" part. First, he drilled a hole in the sink for the water to escape through. Then, he installed the drain and pipe system. Don't ask me where the water will drain to - that's Roz's department (though I suspect that she has some magic recapturing system in mind for watering her flowers).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbtz1tTJE3sVgiXj3yAU6dySrNGNrgwxD8qgtwsyiEUp5EWSEp3gfsVZsLOEN-jDK3h9SiR8XLju4oB-qeUHmKbASpSKugdRbwvzPA5D3DD27w4kh1tMRzjELnPwdkWEwbiEyFfnPiDeAw_cc2Olq2HRuZx-c-YfNhgvph4cRP2YTmi8iOmCymeVbfTY/s3275/IMG_0293.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="3275" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNbtz1tTJE3sVgiXj3yAU6dySrNGNrgwxD8qgtwsyiEUp5EWSEp3gfsVZsLOEN-jDK3h9SiR8XLju4oB-qeUHmKbASpSKugdRbwvzPA5D3DD27w4kh1tMRzjELnPwdkWEwbiEyFfnPiDeAw_cc2Olq2HRuZx-c-YfNhgvph4cRP2YTmi8iOmCymeVbfTY/w640-h434/IMG_0293.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pot metal drain and pipe purchased on <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/264818525546?hash=item3da86a056a:g:C2cAAOSwvwZfKJR-&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4HRoMP6QmrVecV7HgJ3phgca0Ifx24aeS6%2BiTiXCtT3a2Oa7t%2BX1wShMCOc1U2Tgiz1J2%2BMAIUSLV%2FQ5Srjp%2FlJtkMoa7QIRrqk0D%2FLFwTxtoE5ch1ocAG66643LgNWeWOGyZnYeiinT67SKcsqVPDaZyRjX2ivcyzSLNRN4nTVyghvZpf9EZqgbfFJehCNzuVTYSPMsyE4AKvLLwbC1J%2FUbpWSh2N6BRPIQPnZAjMT1e4vUsd3opOm2wCqPQbsWRAGjAhQyZzk22XuQN8%2BeK39WadA3g3%2B0oSaU4D4Nn2KV%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9T_ypO6Yg" target="_blank">eBay</a></b>.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqWyXnawLBVKW41GXduIdS30a181VAtCXtYLGrqgGMcMdfC_6F8JjeHuoqB1eq5_4XxmfQi9lgjVVkHGoUNUyR9i8XkwtVM88V_9qNbY0gLgEkJ4eshVT9YHJbEaHKm7GZ68Qnp2J2YuO7M7TPbtm8hM6hmej6jv2MMFvPkUrYNdlaOOePWQikszviys/s3023/IMG_0294.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2983" data-original-width="3023" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqWyXnawLBVKW41GXduIdS30a181VAtCXtYLGrqgGMcMdfC_6F8JjeHuoqB1eq5_4XxmfQi9lgjVVkHGoUNUyR9i8XkwtVM88V_9qNbY0gLgEkJ4eshVT9YHJbEaHKm7GZ68Qnp2J2YuO7M7TPbtm8hM6hmej6jv2MMFvPkUrYNdlaOOePWQikszviys/w640-h632/IMG_0294.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It can be handy to be so small!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIB3WKSi9pvPzxiqqqbCNE0n56lrKJs-Day4aRActzzIN5Mhpo8FVAJ6wwq29vrpBTXBXITYl7LDcixJnvZcCJLvJeUKDAJS1Pq6RGpadwziUFPQRR37nD5zbm5CSEYt1NtlyeieJaqheMM4OKpS-jFqXebxFVtDqymLC26yCvTg4wD_eQ6KmclQ8ors/s4032/IMG_0298.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIB3WKSi9pvPzxiqqqbCNE0n56lrKJs-Day4aRActzzIN5Mhpo8FVAJ6wwq29vrpBTXBXITYl7LDcixJnvZcCJLvJeUKDAJS1Pq6RGpadwziUFPQRR37nD5zbm5CSEYt1NtlyeieJaqheMM4OKpS-jFqXebxFVtDqymLC26yCvTg4wD_eQ6KmclQ8ors/w640-h480/IMG_0298.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes it takes two pipe wrenches for the job!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Once the sink was ready to receive water, Wayne could install the source of it. Again, please contact the "Magic Department" for technical information. 😜</p><p>Wayne went with the same pump system that he installed for <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2023/04/good-gaudy.html" target="_blank">Goldie and Alice</a></b>. It is a reliable method, after all, so why reinvent the wheel? Everyone loves the classic, rustic patina! And when your sink already has that "lived in" look, a messy cook is so much more at ease and can concentrate on her cooking.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uHSv3BIr_OrJ1MpNevx9OVPOeJ_PTvOgfA44HmOS12ry7vx9C6a2evl-MuxdwQA4EOeDD2iRa1LOJ7gXd3wYlLTdURS630XlZgLfzp3hu3207rR3yujEJ7N55TxHu8bf8Xmdn6hQWu4TKaZt9Juh23FxegxuvWJAq1omEZYuf-w98DyuUzDtWcbwa9w/s3565/IMG_0314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3565" data-original-width="2750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uHSv3BIr_OrJ1MpNevx9OVPOeJ_PTvOgfA44HmOS12ry7vx9C6a2evl-MuxdwQA4EOeDD2iRa1LOJ7gXd3wYlLTdURS630XlZgLfzp3hu3207rR3yujEJ7N55TxHu8bf8Xmdn6hQWu4TKaZt9Juh23FxegxuvWJAq1omEZYuf-w98DyuUzDtWcbwa9w/w494-h640/IMG_0314.JPG" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p>When it came time for the H2O, Wayne only had to provide the infrastructure. Roz's magic did the rest! A simple piece of plastic packaging, bent at the right angles was the substrate for a <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bsrezn-Crystal-Premixed-Transparent-Activated/dp/B0BQR15VJZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3Q7CK85POL1PT&keywords=uv%2Bresin&qid=1691433058&sprefix=uv%2Bresin%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-1&th=1" target="_blank">UV resin</a></b> waterfall. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSYmyKugZIjezPvgWG4FiUFbuFLEGzqZMZpTzbsMRjwtquH0yUR8vKI6Wfq9PF9hAZljioPs2YpM0plS7oNgQb0xxem2vIbdE-35pSd6ZEr8sEawS9ksv9BnMqV4eK0rOFL2fXZx2rEVo4yOAapeX-_DuE9K0nlp0kKG0Op8j0BqGahc-nWTMnk2Mxx4/s3517/IMG_0301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="3517" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSSYmyKugZIjezPvgWG4FiUFbuFLEGzqZMZpTzbsMRjwtquH0yUR8vKI6Wfq9PF9hAZljioPs2YpM0plS7oNgQb0xxem2vIbdE-35pSd6ZEr8sEawS9ksv9BnMqV4eK0rOFL2fXZx2rEVo4yOAapeX-_DuE9K0nlp0kKG0Op8j0BqGahc-nWTMnk2Mxx4/w640-h464/IMG_0301.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Add a drip, shine the <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GU55270/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1" target="_blank">UV flashlight</a></b> and keep going until you like the flow rate!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWhVxL-eyFJHlvpaKMb0YXoz6VHoC-H1XfqrksTuiE_MJZnR3VWd6wOe4PuADKhJDvWv2bpZvH0_i0OD7EFbzc57boWYiwmtusFe15de4f8KTfhd4kubUzOG2G1FuYYQNZ3HE05Gz5XAZRUqjUSiQ0Yb6mq0ct_A4y0CB05JGz9cyW0NXnmEQJa8EJLA/s2715/IMG_0312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="2653" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWhVxL-eyFJHlvpaKMb0YXoz6VHoC-H1XfqrksTuiE_MJZnR3VWd6wOe4PuADKhJDvWv2bpZvH0_i0OD7EFbzc57boWYiwmtusFe15de4f8KTfhd4kubUzOG2G1FuYYQNZ3HE05Gz5XAZRUqjUSiQ0Yb6mq0ct_A4y0CB05JGz9cyW0NXnmEQJa8EJLA/w626-h640/IMG_0312.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lJrPkPye6BDBYaI6I6PTmqVn7DfFqRb-Dey-hLJqaIevr4LZng8THMHh2v7-uS-R1cfSZMzfF7v9CW4Iv_5h-5F7Bb2aVFRA1DlA6YGU734peWQdgpKobb4447SI889bHWjxF-8J2RXah_xZQmWUHi81exBcYsG2vKu9Vxvkf9aTDw3CeLiuqwHj5Zc/s2770/IMG_0316.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2297" data-original-width="2770" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lJrPkPye6BDBYaI6I6PTmqVn7DfFqRb-Dey-hLJqaIevr4LZng8THMHh2v7-uS-R1cfSZMzfF7v9CW4Iv_5h-5F7Bb2aVFRA1DlA6YGU734peWQdgpKobb4447SI889bHWjxF-8J2RXah_xZQmWUHi81exBcYsG2vKu9Vxvkf9aTDw3CeLiuqwHj5Zc/w640-h530/IMG_0316.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On and off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Wayne got to be the first one to wash his hands... Looks like I'll need to make some soap!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuepnDZazlR2TuWq0A-0aXahfl8YgUl9Mii35do5BGKA7icgEB0L3csdVlKbMdtq2X37ulWmt5Y-SC66kbPEy3Ng0x1vHK2qaFdTHoom2KiPx7Bq2BM9fv0xyG2-w8qM0WvXmZqzmBEATcVLdrzHVWjXq7q1Vx4rcmSANNYiuCuGJjOh28ZP64x6GHh8/s2619/IMG_0310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2492" data-original-width="2619" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuepnDZazlR2TuWq0A-0aXahfl8YgUl9Mii35do5BGKA7icgEB0L3csdVlKbMdtq2X37ulWmt5Y-SC66kbPEy3Ng0x1vHK2qaFdTHoom2KiPx7Bq2BM9fv0xyG2-w8qM0WvXmZqzmBEATcVLdrzHVWjXq7q1Vx4rcmSANNYiuCuGJjOh28ZP64x6GHh8/w640-h608/IMG_0310.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRBSyblEvAMYzIX9GmFw09qLvcehhpz5Jyhw5N5eb2B2Akcp5BCBdO0sMB1yZwVdWgxTGpcl1Iy32XAwiTUGZ4L3ZiK_xZPgI0_27tJskyToEK71cN4GyyrIAGLUlzXoICVYGftOU3p6_Z33sqaWx0YqLIRTh2lYzvn1IkX58dXxMANYZDn_qo0fbOF0/s3961/IMG_0307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3961" data-original-width="2954" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRBSyblEvAMYzIX9GmFw09qLvcehhpz5Jyhw5N5eb2B2Akcp5BCBdO0sMB1yZwVdWgxTGpcl1Iy32XAwiTUGZ4L3ZiK_xZPgI0_27tJskyToEK71cN4GyyrIAGLUlzXoICVYGftOU3p6_Z33sqaWx0YqLIRTh2lYzvn1IkX58dXxMANYZDn_qo0fbOF0/w478-h640/IMG_0307.JPG" width="478" /></a></div><br /><p>And then Roz and Rozario got in on the fun! The gang is celebrating being one step closer to moving in!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E5YRzntvajYD7kuQaNeTC5u6-TvRXgXUzZJ3ZCXO1DTl-uX1lB7suX7NmjbuD8ig5uQ-rEjcA99raZyG4SFSCxj_pcHjr1j7WoJz8ZUpCTP6b19ABlqXjAMKT0p37jTdMJtzgUEImx_2LAu8fE74KluxfdZWgVY_V4ho4kwz6RkOwqgn3iARqLydepc/s3337/IMG_0306.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3337" data-original-width="2659" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E5YRzntvajYD7kuQaNeTC5u6-TvRXgXUzZJ3ZCXO1DTl-uX1lB7suX7NmjbuD8ig5uQ-rEjcA99raZyG4SFSCxj_pcHjr1j7WoJz8ZUpCTP6b19ABlqXjAMKT0p37jTdMJtzgUEImx_2LAu8fE74KluxfdZWgVY_V4ho4kwz6RkOwqgn3iARqLydepc/w510-h640/IMG_0306.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks to some amazing knowledge and great advice from <b><a href="https://aboutmydollhouses.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Betsy</a></b> and <b><a href="https://lockwoodmanorvictorianmansion.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Julia</a></b>, I knew what a Victorian cook stove and a parlor stove's fire light should look like! Thanks so much, ladies! I'm so grateful for your help! </p><p>For the parlor stove, I added a bottom to the Chrysnbon kit. As it comes, the kit's bottom piece is actually a grate so the light shows through. Both advisers said that for a coal stove (any stove, really) that is a bad sign! It means the bottom is likely rusted through and a very unwelcome event is imminent! We don't want that - especially in a trunkhouse! After installing a solid bottom, I added an extra orange LED bulb in the main compartment to give off better ambiance.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-06LtgxrNOLoO474wzDRI5FET1M73N220W8Wj52rzp5mmbuE9qLyE7LVCjPUD-huuSXKt_U8J0bcLsAELTufSjg2n0l1BFu9DVlhAOsPT7U-m-7q6ghQjHc82R9gNjOA6l2kuh_hACykfJQzOgd4YpYtPFCgeKdsQLkSlIF3cHLDG6G1D_9p22e3bUe8/s3750/IMG_0328.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3750" data-original-width="2969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-06LtgxrNOLoO474wzDRI5FET1M73N220W8Wj52rzp5mmbuE9qLyE7LVCjPUD-huuSXKt_U8J0bcLsAELTufSjg2n0l1BFu9DVlhAOsPT7U-m-7q6ghQjHc82R9gNjOA6l2kuh_hACykfJQzOgd4YpYtPFCgeKdsQLkSlIF3cHLDG6G1D_9p22e3bUe8/w506-h640/IMG_0328.JPG" width="506" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original kit design with bottom grate.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PntRakl4cdf6aqYtyREL0QKNC6xwxtp33oXi5gsQvV_CKYNY0z7IV2WwllmS18-FlaGahhLpkFl0PWHvyFgOE5tiiRr0FbkYd-C17ua4EfIpdHX_csyzPjJfMTFV9rOgIfZYg4MitY89Sgzr_ZFTeC-OT9Bv1dFXbtsoUXcHnZfgW0QIeZHOlU8WtoE/s2431/IMG_0333%20b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="1421" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PntRakl4cdf6aqYtyREL0QKNC6xwxtp33oXi5gsQvV_CKYNY0z7IV2WwllmS18-FlaGahhLpkFl0PWHvyFgOE5tiiRr0FbkYd-C17ua4EfIpdHX_csyzPjJfMTFV9rOgIfZYg4MitY89Sgzr_ZFTeC-OT9Bv1dFXbtsoUXcHnZfgW0QIeZHOlU8WtoE/w374-h640/IMG_0333%20b.jpg" width="374" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light leaked out the bottom before.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYIjEAQoOyME-cFtSJiYtOWXX3r1GUglSo-8kyl4Mm57jy6kZIO9RkiSY8OClRG8PKPztVosEaWfDRZ8V69D6fe9HBFEykEU7Z3YShJYSTsymQtpO8lPbFbOtcfQBJ-ubKHpIGMzDrrzZFoztIv1a5XLpABin1PVI8WMwq9q1gYXYd12_pD7e5XENz2U/s3031/IMG_0329.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="2916" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYIjEAQoOyME-cFtSJiYtOWXX3r1GUglSo-8kyl4Mm57jy6kZIO9RkiSY8OClRG8PKPztVosEaWfDRZ8V69D6fe9HBFEykEU7Z3YShJYSTsymQtpO8lPbFbOtcfQBJ-ubKHpIGMzDrrzZFoztIv1a5XLpABin1PVI8WMwq9q1gYXYd12_pD7e5XENz2U/w616-h640/IMG_0329.JPG" width="616" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With piece of cardstock glued in to block light.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoQVZR429cALX5Mon3j1hhaR6FQ266RSDPTOuHwbWRdtU4DD6l3O_DTfbEsVFmvN7bkfWt7xU07Ht_xnOYJPsn_GUN8SKvE4YN29SMazVTB3LUP7CAE0A00Qy5psHkCDr2cvwhXYwa-Ezeqs__RaL1h_RE5uDiT7PV2IhCfy8XRg_Gx_PnXryU6MY1LI/s3919/IMG_0333.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3919" data-original-width="2274" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHoQVZR429cALX5Mon3j1hhaR6FQ266RSDPTOuHwbWRdtU4DD6l3O_DTfbEsVFmvN7bkfWt7xU07Ht_xnOYJPsn_GUN8SKvE4YN29SMazVTB3LUP7CAE0A00Qy5psHkCDr2cvwhXYwa-Ezeqs__RaL1h_RE5uDiT7PV2IhCfy8XRg_Gx_PnXryU6MY1LI/w372-h640/IMG_0333.JPG" width="372" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Firelight with one bulb under "coals".</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YBz5tP6T39vJPjtxgc9B-xpPoji42Sv4t0tIbxLje-9xT4C52p02QoMcCkQ6BnlRCBIu0-Da_mkpHXzX_TAeO5B-Q2E_9B6bvVrB6SvsyTXfE_uRvQog31GX3Ve3Oj57O-lsMrJnBtUqHmx7lJBcmgT-XCGJLW14lG9DQS_JNfi3oL9Vb8R5lXVX944/s3335/IMG_0334.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3335" data-original-width="1854" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YBz5tP6T39vJPjtxgc9B-xpPoji42Sv4t0tIbxLje-9xT4C52p02QoMcCkQ6BnlRCBIu0-Da_mkpHXzX_TAeO5B-Q2E_9B6bvVrB6SvsyTXfE_uRvQog31GX3Ve3Oj57O-lsMrJnBtUqHmx7lJBcmgT-XCGJLW14lG9DQS_JNfi3oL9Vb8R5lXVX944/w356-h640/IMG_0334.JPG" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now with extra orange LED chip light added.<br />No need for a sweater in the parlor!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>For the cook stove, apparently there should not be a great amount of light from the flames coming out the vents, as that is also a bad sign. I am going to leave the cook stove's "fire" as is.</p><p>With a couple major tasks completed for Roz's kitchen (and the parlor), it was time to think about food and dish storage. With round walls and a very cozy amount of space, it was prudent to go with open shelving like in <b><a href="https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS932US932&sxsrf=AB5stBgzg8Sx1_DZ-bie_cPMmTsMIV-oxQ:1691433606436&q=Medieval+kitchens&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVx5aamcuAAxVkKH0KHQL4C1AQ0pQJegQICRAB&biw=1396&bih=650&dpr=1.38" target="_blank">Medieval times</a></b>. I utilized more Sonotube scrap for the back of the units (because it is already curved perfectly), then just added horizontal chipboard shelving at the lengths and depths I needed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMwE-2yXaz3vDvCshdaMtFhGxO-3JCOTQG0s7nrQJ0fRZQNSdJJlyGAmuLSvpfNdy53x4wKn6TnTfu3eXBHFqlg7qSZjPaekTOv4RVtl4vjG29GoN5aYNNqFDm4n2MhfQVOvXSspdgKPgVgBnWIjzaVdWRudmGFreOvq5XeNJ2-Ad7AjgGcni3puhae4/s3140/IMG_0318.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="3140" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMwE-2yXaz3vDvCshdaMtFhGxO-3JCOTQG0s7nrQJ0fRZQNSdJJlyGAmuLSvpfNdy53x4wKn6TnTfu3eXBHFqlg7qSZjPaekTOv4RVtl4vjG29GoN5aYNNqFDm4n2MhfQVOvXSspdgKPgVgBnWIjzaVdWRudmGFreOvq5XeNJ2-Ad7AjgGcni3puhae4/w640-h494/IMG_0318.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2EpBNzXpOArigNCrx1YTtf06WpTIwwgJ_1rGljL-Fh7e2l0V-5IXL3DR9Y79pxMU2eym034sccM_w9EiOJN7ZGqtgdt9ypS3ybyemMahXWMtt9HYqeXJjsiG3HZ2EmHOqZ_9SBw6bnPu9UwhEPn7Ul3ML5koVVKGc6LV2Pe5Y8P9ssgHt5hDdoRBIbk/s2979/IMG_0320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="2979" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2EpBNzXpOArigNCrx1YTtf06WpTIwwgJ_1rGljL-Fh7e2l0V-5IXL3DR9Y79pxMU2eym034sccM_w9EiOJN7ZGqtgdt9ypS3ybyemMahXWMtt9HYqeXJjsiG3HZ2EmHOqZ_9SBw6bnPu9UwhEPn7Ul3ML5koVVKGc6LV2Pe5Y8P9ssgHt5hDdoRBIbk/w640-h458/IMG_0320.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I painted and added trims, then gave them a little aging with an antique linen ink stamp pad. It seems to go on well, then I turn my back and the ink practically disappears. Anyone else have that happen? Maybe it just dries a lot lighter. I'll keep working at it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7AdgiXQcq2oKWTyWT9LmEXMi47PXSa3NhcFD2rnOSlizSQdi-LKL3VfL6-2wPh2WhBSt8rV9YfdrgpzNJxaawl86fCuUl31NT6_reO6pDt_wVlrKvpUFuS75DnQ45zRBH45Yo36NV4Fow2ZCX7DH9xK6JclhFn36m1S6Dx18GagywPlXLAj9keMkq5U/s3070/IMG_0324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="3070" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7AdgiXQcq2oKWTyWT9LmEXMi47PXSa3NhcFD2rnOSlizSQdi-LKL3VfL6-2wPh2WhBSt8rV9YfdrgpzNJxaawl86fCuUl31NT6_reO6pDt_wVlrKvpUFuS75DnQ45zRBH45Yo36NV4Fow2ZCX7DH9xK6JclhFn36m1S6Dx18GagywPlXLAj9keMkq5U/w640-h452/IMG_0324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I am working on gathering and making all the things Roz will need for a fully functioning kitchen. Luckily, I have many "prototypes" left over from the <b><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2022/11/3d-printed-kitchen-mini-photos-completed.html" target="_blank">3D kitchen item adventure</a></b> I went on last fall. Hopefully, Roz will like them. She's going to need lots of groceries, too. I hear Rozario eats his weight in food every day! </p><p>Until next time...</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-69016940955325991562023-08-03T01:30:00.070-07:002023-08-03T01:30:00.138-07:00Totally Analog<p>You may have noticed that during the whole trunkhouse portion of the Fairytale Treehouse project, in spite of having a wonderful "Machine Park" (<b><a href="https://biwubaer.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Birgit's</a></b> name for my Cricut Maker and 3D printers) at my fingertips, I haven't used any of it. It isn't an oversite, and in fact, has been totally intentional. You see, an important goal for me on this whole adventure was to reconnect with the joy and freedom that came with minis in the early days of my miniature passion. Before my need for tougher challenges and perfectionistic aspirations faded that joy a little. Before adding in so many complications and steep learning curves. I wanted to concentrate on creativity, whimsy, exploration and analog ingenuity. I wanted to use up good things from my stash, utilize recycled materials and to enjoy many aspects of making minis that I hadn't for a long time. One of those "old loves" was making minis from kits. </p><p>There are some fantastic old time kits that are still being made and/or sold as New Old Stock, many of which I've had in my stash but had yet to experience. The majority of Roz's fixtures and furnishings will be made from kits. Chrysnbon, House Of Miniatures, and Calico are among them. Some I have had in my stash for a very long time, and some are new arrivals. Some I will reimagine in order to suit her personality (and to accommodate the trunkhouse's particular round room challenges). Others, I will simply play with products and finishes that sound fun. </p><p>I started with the Chrysnbon kits. A <b><a href="https://miniatures.com/parlor-stove-chrysnbon-kit/" target="_blank">Parlor Stove</a></b>, <b><a href="https://miniatures.com/cook-stove-chrysnbon-kit/" target="_blank">Cook Stove</a>, <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p3519243.m570.l1313&_nkw=chrysnbon+dry+sink&_sacat=0" target="_blank">Dry Sink</a></b> and <b><a href="https://miniatures.com/round-dining-table-two-chairs-kit/" target="_blank">table</a></b> and <b><a href="https://miniatures.com/victorian-cane-seat-chair-kit/" target="_blank">chairs</a></b> for Roz's kitchen. I also had a <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=chrysnbon+ladderback+chair+and+table+kit&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=chrysnbon+ladderback+chairs&_osacat=0" target="_blank">table</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=chrysnbon+ladderback+chairs&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_odkw=chrysnbon+dry+sink&_osacat=0" target="_blank">chairs</a></b> for Alice and Goldie's kitchen so I decided to get it done at the same time. I love the compact scale of these kits as well as the detail and accessories that come with them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85FjRmGnVnpz9nPlzlAdzPy_pEf8hCp8AvpVdhM0BWqvTDoPzYIWqrtSCsRzOk_r9vBcukVuMhtr_AaASnhLkMAgL8ZY2YZtfHMkrN_aGLWu_5tUyPBZaNx8_V6LvF4ZOHR17DvjuJqzHt3Iy3WJTAlXfSSNFqQWWmh3vcOkWnWdZcIOO8VEh0QfAZyc/s1187/Chrysnbon.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85FjRmGnVnpz9nPlzlAdzPy_pEf8hCp8AvpVdhM0BWqvTDoPzYIWqrtSCsRzOk_r9vBcukVuMhtr_AaASnhLkMAgL8ZY2YZtfHMkrN_aGLWu_5tUyPBZaNx8_V6LvF4ZOHR17DvjuJqzHt3Iy3WJTAlXfSSNFqQWWmh3vcOkWnWdZcIOO8VEh0QfAZyc/w598-h640/Chrysnbon.png" width="598" /></a></div><br /><p>I've gotten the tables and most of the chairs assembled (two more are on the way after a "mind change"), but I have many more rounds to go with all of them while I experiment with aging techniques. Nothing I've tried so far is "It", but I'm far from giving up yet. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgCQnMhmmaRCu68jrbyYrTuAFvZ9hc-QoBuwvW2VdiH0HMA1J6DxMzxeTv98T9H09JhTBlFPM2irQkb8KxM4NXStfMoS3gs9-9yxm_loJz_ptfdl4srgS0LdhKJq2gFYRHGVSOtwnFsXshj7NI0ZzKkC9vL6zlMCsm8EQa-t2eY263wZbphgsHAFgPl4/s3946/IMG_0290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="3946" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgCQnMhmmaRCu68jrbyYrTuAFvZ9hc-QoBuwvW2VdiH0HMA1J6DxMzxeTv98T9H09JhTBlFPM2irQkb8KxM4NXStfMoS3gs9-9yxm_loJz_ptfdl4srgS0LdhKJq2gFYRHGVSOtwnFsXshj7NI0ZzKkC9vL6zlMCsm8EQa-t2eY263wZbphgsHAFgPl4/w640-h462/IMG_0290.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>For the parlor stove, I didn't like the way that the provided acetate fit into the kit's windowed pieces, so I played with another option. I blocked off the openings from the back side with masking tape, then carefully applied UV resin to each of the windows in the grid from the front side. Once hardened, I applied another layer of the resin over the back where the tape had left a bumpy residue. It seemed to smooth it out and clarify it better.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZib7vxkgpzZLFK3E-K60IUcVCpq1g0uwrI9oYKbt8r1p-mbB7NLHK4qhV3WSjoaBP2NrgZma_nEK6UP925oRDrVWv37tadbLbAUGckIK2LMxX7PR-0uBSa28aPVdvT_fdZB1gTIm2Cmgr_n-B04Yc-LpInfAwkiWbAFQkkM1KoKdr-Zt4iWGIECT0VLw/s3052/IMG_0263.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2060" data-original-width="3052" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZib7vxkgpzZLFK3E-K60IUcVCpq1g0uwrI9oYKbt8r1p-mbB7NLHK4qhV3WSjoaBP2NrgZma_nEK6UP925oRDrVWv37tadbLbAUGckIK2LMxX7PR-0uBSa28aPVdvT_fdZB1gTIm2Cmgr_n-B04Yc-LpInfAwkiWbAFQkkM1KoKdr-Zt4iWGIECT0VLw/w640-h432/IMG_0263.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taped back side.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqm4ZDCjQVVUMjJsxgaGDKGuXErecxv1EpYBiRgDhQZiQlehDsTTIJih_SbwghG9tY3JJNEd_u2j9zgdaXpQJhqX4bHT50art1ab3TAwM0vNZfjM085q2a0XaKuvg1msvkB7yD_4pd4rkm4IOtjhtKf5613b0CBdJXg4Mrx6_X0JfYh95pwAWz1WQTcew/s2788/IMG_0262.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="2788" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqm4ZDCjQVVUMjJsxgaGDKGuXErecxv1EpYBiRgDhQZiQlehDsTTIJih_SbwghG9tY3JJNEd_u2j9zgdaXpQJhqX4bHT50art1ab3TAwM0vNZfjM085q2a0XaKuvg1msvkB7yD_4pd4rkm4IOtjhtKf5613b0CBdJXg4Mrx6_X0JfYh95pwAWz1WQTcew/w640-h456/IMG_0262.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resin to be applied in each square.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkPHq5BSTU16XRaleP91QGKS2MsN5479jqnaDdQW5RU80xiqmoBcdIgHyhzP-PaBFcjLOloPfyzAyWADGW32PFpbIw7Jw6hJd-25nBHV9xvG_ioWUbywOaSa2pafZqMajn29Tqycm7nDgl649fHAkK6l8ejeI8YilckVsrfhkXaF1tfgv0ZDhJejLaCU/s4032/IMG_0266.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkPHq5BSTU16XRaleP91QGKS2MsN5479jqnaDdQW5RU80xiqmoBcdIgHyhzP-PaBFcjLOloPfyzAyWADGW32PFpbIw7Jw6hJd-25nBHV9xvG_ioWUbywOaSa2pafZqMajn29Tqycm7nDgl649fHAkK6l8ejeI8YilckVsrfhkXaF1tfgv0ZDhJejLaCU/w640-h480/IMG_0266.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Before the application of additional resin over the tape texture.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbL7XfSRSQX5i4jgwqIBeMJ-t9IdKTx98n1AKIPwLbRNhNneJrFCUbS6KeydRiK80N8yXHiJzV0Q54MRxdtU1DJQ0gIL8hxYowcT4mOOnqeMSMgAL_gcRehbqYK22WNKVlRPuYlzV7vr_6kX7b09-OjSK4Ey5SYjRrvbeW8hs6fZgORTYb2acOSvFm3U/s4032/IMG_0268.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbL7XfSRSQX5i4jgwqIBeMJ-t9IdKTx98n1AKIPwLbRNhNneJrFCUbS6KeydRiK80N8yXHiJzV0Q54MRxdtU1DJQ0gIL8hxYowcT4mOOnqeMSMgAL_gcRehbqYK22WNKVlRPuYlzV7vr_6kX7b09-OjSK4Ey5SYjRrvbeW8hs6fZgORTYb2acOSvFm3U/w640-h480/IMG_0268.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After applying the resin over the tape texture.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I sanded the "chrome" pieces a bit before assembly to take down the intense shine. I like the way it seemed to age the pieces and leave some black wear marks behind. I had a particularly troublesome time assembling the "chromed" kit pieces, even after carefully scraping off the glue joint areas. I ended up assembling the base surround onto the stove rather than as a separate assembly because of it. It worked out okay in the end, but boy are those "chrome" pieces slippery! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mdp1qmO6DMj2FwsH-uqoY1SRdiw5UEICab5S_VNAru9PjVSgBoI1kwjQcnCfg9LW4dWby8kwoHZloy6TdjAIT_JVtD5IyWAUsmDvVhCuZx4FaCodQ78Zal3tmh2_thB_M5OfeeeX1686_MnzEFfGEI3IwHrKXDwWcz2U1jz58zSmqTUbIj40syJ_RP8/s3280/IMG_0271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2619" data-original-width="3280" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mdp1qmO6DMj2FwsH-uqoY1SRdiw5UEICab5S_VNAru9PjVSgBoI1kwjQcnCfg9LW4dWby8kwoHZloy6TdjAIT_JVtD5IyWAUsmDvVhCuZx4FaCodQ78Zal3tmh2_thB_M5OfeeeX1686_MnzEFfGEI3IwHrKXDwWcz2U1jz58zSmqTUbIj40syJ_RP8/w640-h512/IMG_0271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">For the stove's interior fire light, I wanted it to be very subtle. I didn't want it to be the first thing you noticed when you looked into the parlor and I didn't want it to seem like it was too hot in this tiny room. Just a feeling of warmth is all it needs. It is so hard to tell at this point if I have achieved that, so I'm not going to actually install the stove until the last thing. That way I can adjust the lighting, if necessary.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqho0B_vcqyD36JPd5QWW_onA_T3b-z6nMgKzgejbzc7PdcQ2ZA0W1lfjY6J5zsf07BcRvjlCzA1pMtjdCuBwXNLCvMpLwbNSlNeJb8jxNZBIIP0aq_W1ru7hQeySanaWnpM9wTq2uxxfb-sqZshc2SJ89hQ6qOzZvlSV2_qaH0Q4aC8_3i3Wzb9XeUQA/s3921/IMG_0286.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3921" data-original-width="2941" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqho0B_vcqyD36JPd5QWW_onA_T3b-z6nMgKzgejbzc7PdcQ2ZA0W1lfjY6J5zsf07BcRvjlCzA1pMtjdCuBwXNLCvMpLwbNSlNeJb8jxNZBIIP0aq_W1ru7hQeySanaWnpM9wTq2uxxfb-sqZshc2SJ89hQ6qOzZvlSV2_qaH0Q4aC8_3i3Wzb9XeUQA/w480-h640/IMG_0286.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Should the light spill out the bottom?<br />Should more "flame" appear in the windows?<br />More research is needed...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>That was also my goal for the kitchen's cook stove fire light. To start with, I only added one orange LED chip light. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4XRAfhiRb2UFOfmrsZ4_ybkk9NZW5vuSKxKc6CyKDuZpuOgitxg6P54vpey7hIwtD2uVzuyoH-0y4HiKB5_vA8JNNVzjx0E0fKnYEOrrRgSQNZ2AuFwWXxcDpyAP0HfFc0-i9BlkBOtw5lvMf8wxOkX5X6A4RxMNOFl2TuOX5KdnKYx7ciPxnNe2GKw/s2445/IMG_0253.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="2445" height="608" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4XRAfhiRb2UFOfmrsZ4_ybkk9NZW5vuSKxKc6CyKDuZpuOgitxg6P54vpey7hIwtD2uVzuyoH-0y4HiKB5_vA8JNNVzjx0E0fKnYEOrrRgSQNZ2AuFwWXxcDpyAP0HfFc0-i9BlkBOtw5lvMf8wxOkX5X6A4RxMNOFl2TuOX5KdnKYx7ciPxnNe2GKw/w640-h608/IMG_0253.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Placed inside the cap of Cricut blade packaging to keep<br />it from moving around inside the stove.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Sclqg3Zz7Yx1bOjs6RLCKnPy9p7Lm7knLGrXaWLebKzbTTxPnPQ15uskmhhbyW38Z5y_jcrl7I8tJvgO5d0UyzEgC6K8p_MYGur8EGSOJLaobomgpEkwSYydg7993Yvlh2t5xp_3TFrSeukFubCpm-EkRA50FQstcuyB564TfumghSlv7i0ySK30LY8/s4032/IMG_0257.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Sclqg3Zz7Yx1bOjs6RLCKnPy9p7Lm7knLGrXaWLebKzbTTxPnPQ15uskmhhbyW38Z5y_jcrl7I8tJvgO5d0UyzEgC6K8p_MYGur8EGSOJLaobomgpEkwSYydg7993Yvlh2t5xp_3TFrSeukFubCpm-EkRA50FQstcuyB564TfumghSlv7i0ySK30LY8/w640-h480/IMG_0257.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The LED's resister needed an enlarged hole.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kd2p9gI4I_W7cy-QqArwF8739wQzU1A4mav5c1AY8ElHAWorJf1LC2i_4_T4WN_pRDqXfVITHummXfVbU8d2GLG1n66Ta4DX71zANzWcIRba1fD-bTiqZG1AuuE375Q_aP64cHSLAEPGCFS--f0Dhxv4Yugv3okfD5kcCmxem7uRgWYSzUsiGsKUJAQ/s4032/IMG_0259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Kd2p9gI4I_W7cy-QqArwF8739wQzU1A4mav5c1AY8ElHAWorJf1LC2i_4_T4WN_pRDqXfVITHummXfVbU8d2GLG1n66Ta4DX71zANzWcIRba1fD-bTiqZG1AuuE375Q_aP64cHSLAEPGCFS--f0Dhxv4Yugv3okfD5kcCmxem7uRgWYSzUsiGsKUJAQ/w480-h640/IMG_0259.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seems pretty bright with a 9 volt battery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Light is only supposed to peek out of the baffles on the side, I guess. You can see the flame reflected on the wall, and that may be enough - we'll see. If not, I suppose I can punch a few holes in the wall separating the oven from the fire.</p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvYQj9w8O-oPpfphRQUA7KMtMvCNl1P_2hMRpt5MIKfVIdtOiydgY_lV7KXCzJZ7d_fAEVp2JTM3Fd4FrJoM2OTd94lsPWyUoVIWJXn4tmN-W-s0hjWS-2AHENPgJl3dCvGBIm7kxmOOVhAi1lyz-w0rxMpJETw5foguqXHcJ6A3L_L87c1J-9B7dal0/s3941/IMG_0288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3941" data-original-width="2955" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvYQj9w8O-oPpfphRQUA7KMtMvCNl1P_2hMRpt5MIKfVIdtOiydgY_lV7KXCzJZ7d_fAEVp2JTM3Fd4FrJoM2OTd94lsPWyUoVIWJXn4tmN-W-s0hjWS-2AHENPgJl3dCvGBIm7kxmOOVhAi1lyz-w0rxMpJETw5foguqXHcJ6A3L_L87c1J-9B7dal0/w480-h640/IMG_0288.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Other than starting on the kits, I was able to get the front and balcony doors affixed to the trunkhouse. I am super excited to see them once they're nestled into the bark of the tree! But that is going to be a bit farther down the road.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzGFlOZKRVOVv190K3_R5Zeq1QxX4IAcxtJNw3fBwC4E5CoJYZodhVDRqYkTunSraoOMO0Khiger9qOjYXfrsBGJ1YqHpVx6xc9tgxmN1PHuxM0VfcML1KjlEs8v40fxpReJg4KC6GmyWMNK7zkiebhA1nIrePD5szNzEjw-_tP9nUBpbEzGzA-6yw5U/s4032/IMG_0275.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzGFlOZKRVOVv190K3_R5Zeq1QxX4IAcxtJNw3fBwC4E5CoJYZodhVDRqYkTunSraoOMO0Khiger9qOjYXfrsBGJ1YqHpVx6xc9tgxmN1PHuxM0VfcML1KjlEs8v40fxpReJg4KC6GmyWMNK7zkiebhA1nIrePD5szNzEjw-_tP9nUBpbEzGzA-6yw5U/w480-h640/IMG_0275.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roz's front door.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVDsiA2v4ObDDRr6gepnE5xrcwp_waJrbF--zy3XOn14VWL4mHTdg4easDhbYpQFvcSYK_qfJvwZYBiT-iIlV6b97xI-Xu-XM8eub44glHUNjPqNuoNs7zfdstqRXnXAr65veNgaJzvxnfQKA2bncF5FIKXe835xyYVM7Sd9lNSWciE_8h-7m8-GDXhQ/s4032/IMG_0276.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVDsiA2v4ObDDRr6gepnE5xrcwp_waJrbF--zy3XOn14VWL4mHTdg4easDhbYpQFvcSYK_qfJvwZYBiT-iIlV6b97xI-Xu-XM8eub44glHUNjPqNuoNs7zfdstqRXnXAr65veNgaJzvxnfQKA2bncF5FIKXe835xyYVM7Sd9lNSWciE_8h-7m8-GDXhQ/w480-h640/IMG_0276.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From inside the parlor.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_MsUQ8ngNpeW2vNMT1wLsL7FGCKLt83EqB8E0hlpm7Qyg4SR9oUjOBm3b9sYEUVkXVUZu3BfewFxMqzc9gE-Y80T21-79MjbK6ONjsxaj_pAcneIeXtgQp6ZlaOYcAVosTRkxWhxge6WT0ODp0zdmvMGYN2FIfS2Wos6HEf_5dNgdke7oHR8iIijs2c/s3468/IMG_0279.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3468" data-original-width="2873" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_MsUQ8ngNpeW2vNMT1wLsL7FGCKLt83EqB8E0hlpm7Qyg4SR9oUjOBm3b9sYEUVkXVUZu3BfewFxMqzc9gE-Y80T21-79MjbK6ONjsxaj_pAcneIeXtgQp6ZlaOYcAVosTRkxWhxge6WT0ODp0zdmvMGYN2FIfS2Wos6HEf_5dNgdke7oHR8iIijs2c/w530-h640/IMG_0279.JPG" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bedroom balcony door.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc2ZzOWfTOpkmVvfpu28pnKTYBfQf3AnuapzzoOON927AtMI_3-NMDK9Q5IzpFMRiBfM4vArJFytr6NALuPkzOu6bMTMun1Hr9u1oLqc7lswfccId0AKIOrm1J1P-1DY_PcwSxNVQgXdUdEEudvKtuu5nUyHjoljsFT4R6gXA8yEEPCBI35NzVIqFsFk/s4032/IMG_0280.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc2ZzOWfTOpkmVvfpu28pnKTYBfQf3AnuapzzoOON927AtMI_3-NMDK9Q5IzpFMRiBfM4vArJFytr6NALuPkzOu6bMTMun1Hr9u1oLqc7lswfccId0AKIOrm1J1P-1DY_PcwSxNVQgXdUdEEudvKtuu5nUyHjoljsFT4R6gXA8yEEPCBI35NzVIqFsFk/w480-h640/IMG_0280.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seen from inside.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJruahCwMnJ8zr5v-lye3zxYxzizySftrKVkvrydZd5T3EnjvHiyNgJaxbeb7MppclIWt9lL8MBKby9aEiBnx9UvY-24uLKfL577pca-wcR-Kc5d8na9d-sv58LXc4PSjyaoEEltlqiyDyanxLt6cP22f0p93tCGVbjwHbWtmYW6baMXPnb0SkwWBRiY/s3845/IMG_0282.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3845" data-original-width="1462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJruahCwMnJ8zr5v-lye3zxYxzizySftrKVkvrydZd5T3EnjvHiyNgJaxbeb7MppclIWt9lL8MBKby9aEiBnx9UvY-24uLKfL577pca-wcR-Kc5d8na9d-sv58LXc4PSjyaoEEltlqiyDyanxLt6cP22f0p93tCGVbjwHbWtmYW6baMXPnb0SkwWBRiY/w244-h640/IMG_0282.JPG" width="244" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current status of the exterior of the trunkhouse.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>What comes in the next few posts will probably be a mixed up jumble of things. Hopefully, in a few weeks, everything will come together and I can get Roz and Rozario moved into their house in time for... </p><p>Brace yourself... A four letter "f" word is coming... </p><p><b><span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;">Fall!</span></b></p><p>That's right! Time flies, especially <span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">Summer! </span>And for those of you living through the record breaking heat, fall will be most welcome!</p><p>Hope you're all enjoying your time whatever the season!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423267884035549444.post-41015747990461135932023-07-27T04:00:00.159-07:002023-07-27T04:00:00.137-07:00The Trunkhouse's Unusual Ceiling<p>Hi Guys! There's lots to share this week and many photos, so grab a snack and settle in for a while.😊 To refresh your memory, the last room to prepare for future habitation was the top of the trunkhouse's tower: Roz's bedroom (which also includes Rozario's sleeping nook). </p><p>There were three final windows to install: two in the nook and the round window in the main bedroom. I also affixed the cardboard cereal box "timbers" to the walls, as well as cardboard trim to the windows.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY5BfdpdjRo_Pt_qrtlzWEIDovhXcq8nyyQVaMIq5dfQwUWbxyAYC_6xrkykgfE3qLIL2RGfN9jA86PuMHQgokxdxSEbnvYoD-ibzdtA_yI6Ap7Ip-n1Ybc-qJRaOnhmoE9BNYQiNUhIYqv7MrgZ6E8sWKRUJQb_-bTYYTbxtCLSzjDCWe43vKSbAJ-g/s3460/IMG_0147%20c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3460" data-original-width="2390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFY5BfdpdjRo_Pt_qrtlzWEIDovhXcq8nyyQVaMIq5dfQwUWbxyAYC_6xrkykgfE3qLIL2RGfN9jA86PuMHQgokxdxSEbnvYoD-ibzdtA_yI6Ap7Ip-n1Ybc-qJRaOnhmoE9BNYQiNUhIYqv7MrgZ6E8sWKRUJQb_-bTYYTbxtCLSzjDCWe43vKSbAJ-g/w442-h640/IMG_0147%20c.JPG" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since Roz was okay with personalizing the bedroom, I went with her favorite Wisteria paint for the timbers and window trim.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xyfmuH3WA30FZ16C_Cu0Sn17pKj6Dh9dHZdqAH92NhQGKDVzPBSGik7bICbBUjByPx6CZe8IlfvJP3lyOzWa8wEyc9dS_scE5pMXQwXk82a7vq66-f7OnMcZwCrnVgWN60u-3ww-1tb-ixqCOqSrjq7wfWJ-i_9Wo3Dm7aLG5HG1bR9rMlxRRdqVPks/s3919/IMG_0155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3919" data-original-width="2939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xyfmuH3WA30FZ16C_Cu0Sn17pKj6Dh9dHZdqAH92NhQGKDVzPBSGik7bICbBUjByPx6CZe8IlfvJP3lyOzWa8wEyc9dS_scE5pMXQwXk82a7vq66-f7OnMcZwCrnVgWN60u-3ww-1tb-ixqCOqSrjq7wfWJ-i_9Wo3Dm7aLG5HG1bR9rMlxRRdqVPks/w480-h640/IMG_0155.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last tasks for completing the wall prep were Paperclay stucco, aging washes and chalk highlights. Yippee! All the walls IN the trunkhouse are now ready to go!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviD-BxvoiTQ49_pPgl1_9QGW8207qGy1o9tdjShWu2-r6GD0wHMC3zzg9jeyPOyB4YQfKwanMi8XceOmrACQB14DpyhRoSUWyZ_VgCLZHCUDBP8KiRikO8nEuPHmLOgjPjSJxv-cfex_-tqxiTWEWI1YegzYtUvXzfavE1-uyuPZveFI3kn4NfQd55ls/s4032/IMG_0185.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviD-BxvoiTQ49_pPgl1_9QGW8207qGy1o9tdjShWu2-r6GD0wHMC3zzg9jeyPOyB4YQfKwanMi8XceOmrACQB14DpyhRoSUWyZ_VgCLZHCUDBP8KiRikO8nEuPHmLOgjPjSJxv-cfex_-tqxiTWEWI1YegzYtUvXzfavE1-uyuPZveFI3kn4NfQd55ls/w480-h640/IMG_0185.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8EQIubUA2SWh_Gd-9vwi8JGuXSeFlg3yw5XencW0TObHcghl53YX83ySM4eB5W3v2PRDgEhz87v93h_WxGWvT6TGs_bLyft01t6FQZ11SMnQfz8MU9LNNsaWzpJwiCErK84xdXH12f-uC24745_K1AreOhcaoKTAFwqLUuSg6iNbITWeNQMV9wyFvOo/s3487/IMG_0187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="3487" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8EQIubUA2SWh_Gd-9vwi8JGuXSeFlg3yw5XencW0TObHcghl53YX83ySM4eB5W3v2PRDgEhz87v93h_WxGWvT6TGs_bLyft01t6FQZ11SMnQfz8MU9LNNsaWzpJwiCErK84xdXH12f-uC24745_K1AreOhcaoKTAFwqLUuSg6iNbITWeNQMV9wyFvOo/w640-h524/IMG_0187.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIBfA6Jq9ysGpCFci67N8cMiSKnSYGkxwaFeo2h0QtJ1cy2oep7ZDZLT5ZwtVrwLdYuq7Ejx7ErjLUh3Y95dQX4AmxAF1wDzyNt1El1Njs0EVZ-dBQGtH1DKZ4BmLRldPgUO920vGKQ10i46zBiG0zD1X2Nrc_2Lt0Ar5AyZWEwYV769IvBOpKhc1NDk/s3893/IMG_0188.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3893" data-original-width="2921" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjIBfA6Jq9ysGpCFci67N8cMiSKnSYGkxwaFeo2h0QtJ1cy2oep7ZDZLT5ZwtVrwLdYuq7Ejx7ErjLUh3Y95dQX4AmxAF1wDzyNt1El1Njs0EVZ-dBQGtH1DKZ4BmLRldPgUO920vGKQ10i46zBiG0zD1X2Nrc_2Lt0Ar5AyZWEwYV769IvBOpKhc1NDk/w480-h640/IMG_0188.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Finally, after weeks of pondering, it was time for the "creative thinking" I had to come up with for the nook's ceiling. Heaven Help Me!!! 😵</p><p>From the beginning, when I added the nook pop out, I'd had a specific look I wanted to achieve. It's been floating in the recesses of my mind, but I didn't have terms to describe it. Here's the nook's ceiling opening. It's a little tricky because the doorway and the top of the wall are at varying heights. What we won't put ourselves through to make our mini structures more interesting, right?!?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYnIthL2KtqKHau3_s0alcKsBCzSljhlWTFfS9qiQANMIlpNemZeFmi_Onrd9B0VjdJ1Z1xSMmU1EKiMEpOOfF8mw_wCQ3J9HZMFObCW7qrs35y_o2OlS_3khSA6FuOj5_B1ccWVIgy4z63pbzXG1Nuwu6VpgWh5IQ9SYjl77-4GO4FS2j6IDWNc8cDo/s4032/IMG_0189.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYnIthL2KtqKHau3_s0alcKsBCzSljhlWTFfS9qiQANMIlpNemZeFmi_Onrd9B0VjdJ1Z1xSMmU1EKiMEpOOfF8mw_wCQ3J9HZMFObCW7qrs35y_o2OlS_3khSA6FuOj5_B1ccWVIgy4z63pbzXG1Nuwu6VpgWh5IQ9SYjl77-4GO4FS2j6IDWNc8cDo/w480-h640/IMG_0189.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNUUqsCSAcmatVZB9R7sat-M9kzf_u-L7bTHuVs4NY8iIwXdueAj7oeEXvKl2CANZFeXNpuQqSiURYuf4U8PWjC9s4HkVmyJ7c0eOVf3xuuCs_7ciMHQn9-lXYicC0W075ahoR8Dky2mEPoZzjfi7nmpugX7KEx9Q36lQZi-zPg11BryyB6q7fjqYP94/s3201/IMG_0191.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3201" data-original-width="2891" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNUUqsCSAcmatVZB9R7sat-M9kzf_u-L7bTHuVs4NY8iIwXdueAj7oeEXvKl2CANZFeXNpuQqSiURYuf4U8PWjC9s4HkVmyJ7c0eOVf3xuuCs_7ciMHQn9-lXYicC0W075ahoR8Dky2mEPoZzjfi7nmpugX7KEx9Q36lQZi-zPg11BryyB6q7fjqYP94/w578-h640/IMG_0191.JPG" width="578" /></a></div><br /><p>Thanks to several imaginative search phrases, Google found a few images for my vision! Turns out I needed to create a sort of Half Domed Arched Vaulted Ceiling! Oh boy! This was going to challenge me!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4d6wYVEesxIIgoEzUVxUW86p2iUQzJN6W_QuQosShX7lHyJMaoznxf9jeOLGFioMJiJm9CtwWoEb_LuCpKl0ZKgzxXLJqkDoO3268DWvqmoYBfyQaN-1-4LhM_pi8i_TuD0aB97yBczl7pBPB0GP5M13R_BFKbV59_SwbQgc19QjC8LurWGZMm_OtOQ/s1018/aRCHDOME.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="1018" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4d6wYVEesxIIgoEzUVxUW86p2iUQzJN6W_QuQosShX7lHyJMaoznxf9jeOLGFioMJiJm9CtwWoEb_LuCpKl0ZKgzxXLJqkDoO3268DWvqmoYBfyQaN-1-4LhM_pi8i_TuD0aB97yBczl7pBPB0GP5M13R_BFKbV59_SwbQgc19QjC8LurWGZMm_OtOQ/w640-h228/aRCHDOME.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I needed elements from each of these types of structures.<br />The photos guided my ideas for how to achieve the roof/ceiling I needed!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I wasn't about to put myself through a bunch of mind bending math equations to make it happen, so I opted for good ol' hillbilly ingenuity. Luckily, it's only a trunkhouse, for Pete's sake. Not the Taj Mahal! And nobody who bleeds is actually going to live here. 😉 Having that in mind gave me the freedom to fail, if need be.</p><p>I cut a half circle strip contoured to the curve of the trunkhouse. From there, I could hold it against the wall and cut it down to a better, smaller half circle shape. I also cut a wide bottom structural base strip and some "ribs", all from cardboard. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_tddm472MLgNCwgnG88YuW9AgjNk-xPtwroZbM5oivSDO22ltWKKcVtH3qcbcsyX50aAgZ9bGwZ0Wu7L0L1cZiG-bBSg1p-aIQi-ZgD831Zv-U4gfsC5oQs_BROUnzYrNdqEIGnEX5eQy_U-FT10UFcLHX-X3J7_05HaPQ_IjYbaVMD1OPxNnaLzay4/s3494/IMG_0193.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2319" data-original-width="3494" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_tddm472MLgNCwgnG88YuW9AgjNk-xPtwroZbM5oivSDO22ltWKKcVtH3qcbcsyX50aAgZ9bGwZ0Wu7L0L1cZiG-bBSg1p-aIQi-ZgD831Zv-U4gfsC5oQs_BROUnzYrNdqEIGnEX5eQy_U-FT10UFcLHX-X3J7_05HaPQ_IjYbaVMD1OPxNnaLzay4/w640-h424/IMG_0193.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I hot glued the base strip and the contoured half circle where they needed to be positioned on/over the nook's opening. Then, using wood glue and clamps, I affixed the cardboard ribs at intervals.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1p-ul7EyUmq6zxoWbKcNVtx9mrQNWgNTKTTujRCMIEhEhCtue1QyhDu92aPw0E6RNtL4yBCCfOY3AC60VzKWolzTkBvhh8StPNyPy9bjiIutvka0LtDfoenqV5qicTdEFjBLKXoqdHDxk00q3Fmolg2mMJssfvBwY2W1mRcctnu31QZzmO3PzMjg1Pc/s3795/IMG_0198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3795" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1p-ul7EyUmq6zxoWbKcNVtx9mrQNWgNTKTTujRCMIEhEhCtue1QyhDu92aPw0E6RNtL4yBCCfOY3AC60VzKWolzTkBvhh8StPNyPy9bjiIutvka0LtDfoenqV5qicTdEFjBLKXoqdHDxk00q3Fmolg2mMJssfvBwY2W1mRcctnu31QZzmO3PzMjg1Pc/w640-h510/IMG_0198.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYN7e3M3EaoQ9LAUUndGGgIJaaRFIQ4TdPOeMj2xUwUQse9xJn6vSZFbweyM1wSa4cq3AcHUVpfrJ90U80wDxs7PwpR8YEMblkyReON-kN1FMlY-p3vinSH2eu1ZNx1BP8MI53LYl9AwSC9-DcYqWX_PC1W1l-KveIrQee_Ht0mw5Fh2WDsM1mczlUcY/s3212/IMG_0199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3212" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXYN7e3M3EaoQ9LAUUndGGgIJaaRFIQ4TdPOeMj2xUwUQse9xJn6vSZFbweyM1wSa4cq3AcHUVpfrJ90U80wDxs7PwpR8YEMblkyReON-kN1FMlY-p3vinSH2eu1ZNx1BP8MI53LYl9AwSC9-DcYqWX_PC1W1l-KveIrQee_Ht0mw5Fh2WDsM1mczlUcY/w640-h602/IMG_0199.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once the ribs were dry, I loosened the hot glue and removed the roof piece to continue editing on my table. The shape of the "half circle" nook is not exactly symmetrical, but the half Sonotube addition was the boss of how it wanted to bend, no matter how I argued. Good thing I am working on an "organic" structure or the asymmetry might drive somebody nuts! Probably me!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SBckeP4F-PqSQ5z0YvmkW9WyM0-2C1Bdq87TjWQSAQUE9VT7mkpB3RIHNhXQIf5X99LPhR0flr4eJVqAGuWckVYMhob01lupY-TupGNxqYKVg3teaoqQFvxgv97tpXcyiohuARTAqncrHdvXjKfqn6xYiXbU_Yt_xM6VHo_hjdZvBDjQ-kM9U-Wrr3Y/s2800/IMG_0200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2519" data-original-width="2800" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SBckeP4F-PqSQ5z0YvmkW9WyM0-2C1Bdq87TjWQSAQUE9VT7mkpB3RIHNhXQIf5X99LPhR0flr4eJVqAGuWckVYMhob01lupY-TupGNxqYKVg3teaoqQFvxgv97tpXcyiohuARTAqncrHdvXjKfqn6xYiXbU_Yt_xM6VHo_hjdZvBDjQ-kM9U-Wrr3Y/w640-h576/IMG_0200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I added a skin of masking tape to the outside of the structure to act as a brace/barrier for the...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzBd7kVifbXxDeRMFZ58XUsAZ__JMzCqXTHvq6W3BV7Qvf3i9ZWNepZwKUSvRLPAZ0GCrew2pZiOqQ-UFVbuX1HUcVDNLylmawFv2-vc31Qm7V0C2SFCWqjL67xOzjaxrY4LM7Ue9IPecmS4tLTiNXA0Ktu2BDJAw3cNx_C56lUxFxdTcT-SGOnc3ZNY/s2728/IMG_0202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="2728" height="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzBd7kVifbXxDeRMFZ58XUsAZ__JMzCqXTHvq6W3BV7Qvf3i9ZWNepZwKUSvRLPAZ0GCrew2pZiOqQ-UFVbuX1HUcVDNLylmawFv2-vc31Qm7V0C2SFCWqjL67xOzjaxrY4LM7Ue9IPecmS4tLTiNXA0Ktu2BDJAw3cNx_C56lUxFxdTcT-SGOnc3ZNY/w640-h604/IMG_0202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Layers of support strips and Paperclay I added inside, building it up until I had something that looked ceiling-like. By the time I was ready for the Paperclay, I had a stiff, solid piece to work with. The paint helped to seal the cardboard.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaWGtg1Gpu1NYNLNPKyzPUVDUyM3yrdiQTUGyjnSNdurHZOQ3qhQftQdW_NpxL08xwEpgbhL4CpZ84x72d0ywM2d6ohWhhZm9nf_5rHvV32m33hjzJbWsbNyPAq9CyC33CNESEEbXkkrM7B6mG8ZqJtLFQdnGOp0BGqxdyjPK8YF-b0k-5LjLMwJA7EU/s3873/IMG_0207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2271" data-original-width="3873" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaWGtg1Gpu1NYNLNPKyzPUVDUyM3yrdiQTUGyjnSNdurHZOQ3qhQftQdW_NpxL08xwEpgbhL4CpZ84x72d0ywM2d6ohWhhZm9nf_5rHvV32m33hjzJbWsbNyPAq9CyC33CNESEEbXkkrM7B6mG8ZqJtLFQdnGOp0BGqxdyjPK8YF-b0k-5LjLMwJA7EU/w640-h376/IMG_0207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wPV3ktod0JU-sb90rpEUlZzYyn8Tkkc1R5aHluuAB18z46yVV3Qhk-dMp-X2HlxoXKZdWZb3rkFgIwtFyL8XWh-1PxI7le4We0BMpyE0DIRk5fGkANSfzsuKvg476umyL7um-9Qe6v3e3ZvRuaiI6Ykvrtr7udXYwI1YmHlnZHSl4HJfBgdZifHtk24/s3817/IMG_0209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="3817" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4wPV3ktod0JU-sb90rpEUlZzYyn8Tkkc1R5aHluuAB18z46yVV3Qhk-dMp-X2HlxoXKZdWZb3rkFgIwtFyL8XWh-1PxI7le4We0BMpyE0DIRk5fGkANSfzsuKvg476umyL7um-9Qe6v3e3ZvRuaiI6Ykvrtr7udXYwI1YmHlnZHSl4HJfBgdZifHtk24/w640-h382/IMG_0209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Once dry, I could paint, age wash and add subtle chalk highlights to match the walls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxnDRgnWFtVXYyYnZ7huMTQj_56oqtpVC9k9vsyGK4HiB_NWdNxjNkUZGO8wF1Pc1xMfzjhnfKYIs_IGFhiJuBOIf5kAtADExxTOS_RpKcKQHcbwqFODMzE2BvyiRMJYnakIAHIYrlBAdO55DWWl3cuQL4Y2vC2C7C6fdrbVYNLFl_sRbPb6zdOTurMg/s3811/IMG_0217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2608" data-original-width="3811" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxnDRgnWFtVXYyYnZ7huMTQj_56oqtpVC9k9vsyGK4HiB_NWdNxjNkUZGO8wF1Pc1xMfzjhnfKYIs_IGFhiJuBOIf5kAtADExxTOS_RpKcKQHcbwqFODMzE2BvyiRMJYnakIAHIYrlBAdO55DWWl3cuQL4Y2vC2C7C6fdrbVYNLFl_sRbPb6zdOTurMg/w640-h438/IMG_0217.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>And finally, here it is installed over the nook.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9rBFCfMDRmexmio91_LNjhO2brmqV4muj8NRHIVn1lPknfm1bw4T__kmgfkwb5oAgdoYXE9fFjsoytprAspie5_Ao-otOIiW_50yWxLok7Rx5wQxRUEOibsLrLpx5UzyUna_NsfGQTVJs2xhMocfe_UCY0bEl41izYEehze32HZI0vvWOpQHGhbslhc/s4032/IMG_0220.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc9rBFCfMDRmexmio91_LNjhO2brmqV4muj8NRHIVn1lPknfm1bw4T__kmgfkwb5oAgdoYXE9fFjsoytprAspie5_Ao-otOIiW_50yWxLok7Rx5wQxRUEOibsLrLpx5UzyUna_NsfGQTVJs2xhMocfe_UCY0bEl41izYEehze32HZI0vvWOpQHGhbslhc/w480-h640/IMG_0220.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The outside of the roof will remain like this until I begin the "bark" process on the exterior. It may end up looking like an actual roof or it may become a mushroom cap. We'll see where the ideas lead me then...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxSO8KDBWVAPKI1HJLBiJ_bSKDs_902NzvP6TzM9tfwHmKvguq1juhmq8fOdsbDkRRdEk4K4Wo5B56cB56fXG6sG00Mq5zSCYfVYQuepdLK-Yo1Aqol0-G_s3rHFdzs8xyTcuL3nDDh31Q-yoxDfuzbDs--tVJeB7U6NAeED97c9Kn-iWr5HhfO1Nfh4/s3675/IMG_0224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3675" data-original-width="2755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxSO8KDBWVAPKI1HJLBiJ_bSKDs_902NzvP6TzM9tfwHmKvguq1juhmq8fOdsbDkRRdEk4K4Wo5B56cB56fXG6sG00Mq5zSCYfVYQuepdLK-Yo1Aqol0-G_s3rHFdzs8xyTcuL3nDDh31Q-yoxDfuzbDs--tVJeB7U6NAeED97c9Kn-iWr5HhfO1Nfh4/w480-h640/IMG_0224.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>While all that was in the drying process, I made the "wood beams" for the main bedroom ceiling. I bought <b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/134519142652" target="_blank">1/2" x 1/2" x 12" balsa</a></b> (super fast shipping, great product) for this purpose so that I could carve them up a bit. I cut the balsa in half, lengthwise, roughed up, added grain marks and took chunks out. I applied a black wash, then a brown wash, then installed onto the ceiling.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMijovG-SMimWQorPYh6F2boEa8WM3KkPtFQoKIVGYjfox0nklUN4lS3BXfgosr8sQuEhR_6eje5fuIzZW_rN84ryxVzOkXrehNALgxZ3e3QdzQFWTNdBOKRToS8IfTA06zYEW2sse7zBU05FYncjrGpPSF5AeYj-NHJygE-cmdlD3Il8u76r8gdglBo/s3803/IMG_0213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3803" data-original-width="2546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgMijovG-SMimWQorPYh6F2boEa8WM3KkPtFQoKIVGYjfox0nklUN4lS3BXfgosr8sQuEhR_6eje5fuIzZW_rN84ryxVzOkXrehNALgxZ3e3QdzQFWTNdBOKRToS8IfTA06zYEW2sse7zBU05FYncjrGpPSF5AeYj-NHJygE-cmdlD3Il8u76r8gdglBo/w428-h640/IMG_0213.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1u0404QXfj-_k66GgT8CTOT_tjrhHBZAWgtccc-reEwZeBOFSmeMDIKWhMumT2a8lFw_mDVBH8n9stBEPw9n6S_Ijl73Zy4-hkwPRnnLaZQt6oy9DrjS22ZeTd_viGKY2Yotah8FBmYuHU4jqYkK5Crhc6iEMLF1wqWWFAl1sbWBw_ohl2Blr8_-nFw/s2928/IMG_0215.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="2928" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw1u0404QXfj-_k66GgT8CTOT_tjrhHBZAWgtccc-reEwZeBOFSmeMDIKWhMumT2a8lFw_mDVBH8n9stBEPw9n6S_Ijl73Zy4-hkwPRnnLaZQt6oy9DrjS22ZeTd_viGKY2Yotah8FBmYuHU4jqYkK5Crhc6iEMLF1wqWWFAl1sbWBw_ohl2Blr8_-nFw/w640-h592/IMG_0215.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>While the ceiling was being affixed with gobs of Tacky Glue and weights, I installed the light fixtures. There will be one ceiling fixture in the nook and two sconces framing the door of Roz'a bedroom. I will likely add a bedside lamp when I begin the interior furnishings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc9NpFMcseMQYgUsr3kBmGXWDYUn4Xv4uhg05UZKa5zllo07rMlm_VrjuMUUdXyUzpfQqps4inQFmANSLlLDN3cQdN_vWiw_A6Hm64Yx7h_BIpq-xiAmqr6kGYepBCBgXs_qD6BRZvwOFZdu3T6IxKhhdiohigngWCIWRa-qijq68KUDqpHvdy3jyUx4/s3920/IMG_0226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyc9NpFMcseMQYgUsr3kBmGXWDYUn4Xv4uhg05UZKa5zllo07rMlm_VrjuMUUdXyUzpfQqps4inQFmANSLlLDN3cQdN_vWiw_A6Hm64Yx7h_BIpq-xiAmqr6kGYepBCBgXs_qD6BRZvwOFZdu3T6IxKhhdiohigngWCIWRa-qijq68KUDqpHvdy3jyUx4/w454-h640/IMG_0226.JPG" width="454" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfVA9hzK_KjvrDE6DsXOBewP1MrekeC4brRDS4q5iVvMaKHuwqf3R_K71DlmT8qV_J11bbGhMBs53F7l6DDpYEwJogKi3Al1YhBHNVNFhEZ0AJ6rm1qjyr9KMJVHzlzogFtwscuFijnlSbZDGCobdrgWKzq1SbHjW2XDWB8R8rQ76F-SmxLMlg3EljKQ/s4032/IMG_0239.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfVA9hzK_KjvrDE6DsXOBewP1MrekeC4brRDS4q5iVvMaKHuwqf3R_K71DlmT8qV_J11bbGhMBs53F7l6DDpYEwJogKi3Al1YhBHNVNFhEZ0AJ6rm1qjyr9KMJVHzlzogFtwscuFijnlSbZDGCobdrgWKzq1SbHjW2XDWB8R8rQ76F-SmxLMlg3EljKQ/w480-h640/IMG_0239.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Hopefully, once the lights are hooked up to a strong DC transformer, they'll give off much better light.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vSLMdRb0fUop_fRsMJJFRJtju1bCLCVP5nK54niV1oltsML3dncmnVA7xJoCmttY6at1ca2Yhv53cck-xy88LrKRdTMNmTV_gqjge-FgzlZJSuLqed-ydDk_zX8AN-ZJQig6nHkhom3yA-YnQ3vLe4z8IkJHCe4RAkTazeODHDGM3dvpaxUAPB6kCao/s4032/IMG_0234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vSLMdRb0fUop_fRsMJJFRJtju1bCLCVP5nK54niV1oltsML3dncmnVA7xJoCmttY6at1ca2Yhv53cck-xy88LrKRdTMNmTV_gqjge-FgzlZJSuLqed-ydDk_zX8AN-ZJQig6nHkhom3yA-YnQ3vLe4z8IkJHCe4RAkTazeODHDGM3dvpaxUAPB6kCao/w480-h640/IMG_0234.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicI6LZoI4aYhAa5KhqXJ96xbvASk1-istlrs_QEsv44qDnB1F4rCfjDhMP77UuLcwxjKC5TWnFuY079LufXeaO_t6zMf0LzkzmOWnIjlvMKgbpK_Rvcs78Cvs2lKjz7ehVkVjbW-S6hy0-VtQ13qYxEb5xOhdknSd5bUDIsShMo6Bsms_kErRaTRXePw/s3923/IMG_0240.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3923" data-original-width="2693" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicI6LZoI4aYhAa5KhqXJ96xbvASk1-istlrs_QEsv44qDnB1F4rCfjDhMP77UuLcwxjKC5TWnFuY079LufXeaO_t6zMf0LzkzmOWnIjlvMKgbpK_Rvcs78Cvs2lKjz7ehVkVjbW-S6hy0-VtQ13qYxEb5xOhdknSd5bUDIsShMo6Bsms_kErRaTRXePw/w440-h640/IMG_0240.JPG" width="440" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking through the future balcony door opening.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>I added the same beams to the living room, as well as a couple sconces above the windows. This room will get a lamp or two later, as needed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpmaY9md6AUNK2YVj3rarOytuQfhztYTIUepOmjM5f3lDvU7RUoa3649Ss8nCogOG4YDR4v8vyZyQZMM9ASx0NsD9xru2eP-HCClrLXltglqa1yZ1yMY_I4LT9ACGuuDhucADXxbXYTlk-Vk8HXhVD8kPxMJ2HNbzQ6o6JRlWeT26Vdu_ieGHXO5bBwk/s4032/IMG_0210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpmaY9md6AUNK2YVj3rarOytuQfhztYTIUepOmjM5f3lDvU7RUoa3649Ss8nCogOG4YDR4v8vyZyQZMM9ASx0NsD9xru2eP-HCClrLXltglqa1yZ1yMY_I4LT9ACGuuDhucADXxbXYTlk-Vk8HXhVD8kPxMJ2HNbzQ6o6JRlWeT26Vdu_ieGHXO5bBwk/w480-h640/IMG_0210.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxPLZbCCjUgV-2xEn8n24qFjCIJB4Ko54Svwh-aNUBCgOiCP__jInaaTSEwVZK0rCkzhS2N84uikIBixef5TyHsIdrmL06AgnLsv5G22MRWyFMlo9-hNnYOr9pbBg5JEbgQSbgdwJUr57wvgDOnKX2YvM57fSN5NH9bWfQFjheCtjvUxvcNdH_Q-Asok/s3904/IMG_0242.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3904" data-original-width="2800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFxPLZbCCjUgV-2xEn8n24qFjCIJB4Ko54Svwh-aNUBCgOiCP__jInaaTSEwVZK0rCkzhS2N84uikIBixef5TyHsIdrmL06AgnLsv5G22MRWyFMlo9-hNnYOr9pbBg5JEbgQSbgdwJUr57wvgDOnKX2YvM57fSN5NH9bWfQFjheCtjvUxvcNdH_Q-Asok/w460-h640/IMG_0242.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Here's a look at the exterior of the trunkhouse now that the final ceilings/roofs have been added... The treehouse will sit on top with some sort of decking in between.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaIATKHAs7zbdB6riFc3K6q2T-wYDtMqlJRyjimoAnQUZyW_o_axa-RCf7ORBRj-Afd0KUplZwXMxi2N-JwQBH-0UpFZMno6Q9otkYSt3I1hZt6JKUVDA1GBg98GFC9gG3RMeVAQR49ta9O8t8jqC14fTBh_li4j5hFl_y7yg8Z2651N6K1uSRgGvX48/s3310/IMG_0232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3310" data-original-width="3006" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaIATKHAs7zbdB6riFc3K6q2T-wYDtMqlJRyjimoAnQUZyW_o_axa-RCf7ORBRj-Afd0KUplZwXMxi2N-JwQBH-0UpFZMno6Q9otkYSt3I1hZt6JKUVDA1GBg98GFC9gG3RMeVAQR49ta9O8t8jqC14fTBh_li4j5hFl_y7yg8Z2651N6K1uSRgGvX48/w582-h640/IMG_0232.JPG" width="582" /></a></div><br /><p>In order to call the interior "bones" finished, I only had to adorn and install the front and bedroom doors. For the front door, I made a kick plate using cardboard, Dresden "lace" (cut in half lengthwise) and metal domes to act as rivets.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31v09QtNCYP2nPqcaJHX86E1iEBH4pxaoP8Fx8k7APG1YqiO4IIKBmjzksFqorAa0XYcOipLab_G9T5fIkFMV5rzsR8XXHpXtLFI3rN4yaYplFtsO9N5ylXsynDr4OgMhW4_f5uQyEvJY8sS5TYaHJrVrKQnzypez0l4f4C7YUIU_xchAwxGsoUEBQZQ/s3521/IMG_0160.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="3521" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31v09QtNCYP2nPqcaJHX86E1iEBH4pxaoP8Fx8k7APG1YqiO4IIKBmjzksFqorAa0XYcOipLab_G9T5fIkFMV5rzsR8XXHpXtLFI3rN4yaYplFtsO9N5ylXsynDr4OgMhW4_f5uQyEvJY8sS5TYaHJrVrKQnzypez0l4f4C7YUIU_xchAwxGsoUEBQZQ/w640-h390/IMG_0160.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tUYJYLliQ_NZbsW0yHB5L9o0NfcYmwEg01n_0kPlVYXsWchlhIIrimRkNadofuLUyjHHuRtin9AHkPwmpZGK-BacQ1_4NlZYrSc7fAk1zHPLp718NPe8yz4Gx7X7R61QuPjM0KI-LWLJGuLZZpQ0LljS2TigzQF9Ty5-ORsK42ynexTULwAYZxUvyiU/s3355/IMG_0161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="3355" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tUYJYLliQ_NZbsW0yHB5L9o0NfcYmwEg01n_0kPlVYXsWchlhIIrimRkNadofuLUyjHHuRtin9AHkPwmpZGK-BacQ1_4NlZYrSc7fAk1zHPLp718NPe8yz4Gx7X7R61QuPjM0KI-LWLJGuLZZpQ0LljS2TigzQF9Ty5-ORsK42ynexTULwAYZxUvyiU/w640-h306/IMG_0161.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Along with several other adornments, I gave them a rusty, rustic finish with layers of paint and glazing medium. I aged the doors to give them a more "forest-y" feeling. I still can't capture the contrast between the metallic trim and the main door body color. Somewhere in this post is a photo of the bedroom nook's "leaded" windows. That photo shows the contrast well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo1M_Y_5yus05qp970kuDGcuyiXHFz5BQjgUIrI-9lfcwey3CZ-cKPlOadBuyTl5Lypno4BN2AVJ9O1A5v0VUPyLxXq4iNFV44etP_nrpmmfS4Lmhcn5kdVIze_cRWaCXYwfevptW1PKrUY3k5usEMuwqyIZPD4jP62NeZ8wdLxNF6-FNc7xkCnbDr4c/s3825/IMG_0165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="3825" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDo1M_Y_5yus05qp970kuDGcuyiXHFz5BQjgUIrI-9lfcwey3CZ-cKPlOadBuyTl5Lypno4BN2AVJ9O1A5v0VUPyLxXq4iNFV44etP_nrpmmfS4Lmhcn5kdVIze_cRWaCXYwfevptW1PKrUY3k5usEMuwqyIZPD4jP62NeZ8wdLxNF6-FNc7xkCnbDr4c/w640-h176/IMG_0165.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRwhgOva2h_5B9IVjegU3nPa5D1px4K4S7OO_taPmvdydjrd3-lNvdF8TGisfKNit8KJugRg6jQ96eGtdvUyC87pjtmGnehWFTdrBUIYG2IZfBEYbGZgSRQmoI0KHF9o8v_g9P_dQeHrTZaw8bo2R7vWkLDXVUlJZ1w7pY_V7g04Yz9CifXh1fNZ_fUc/s2651/IMG_0171.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="2651" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRwhgOva2h_5B9IVjegU3nPa5D1px4K4S7OO_taPmvdydjrd3-lNvdF8TGisfKNit8KJugRg6jQ96eGtdvUyC87pjtmGnehWFTdrBUIYG2IZfBEYbGZgSRQmoI0KHF9o8v_g9P_dQeHrTZaw8bo2R7vWkLDXVUlJZ1w7pY_V7g04Yz9CifXh1fNZ_fUc/w640-h626/IMG_0171.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Roz's bedroom balcony door had just the right amount of space in the exterior panel to subtly advertise her "wish granting" service's trademark. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNj_w5omNZlQLJrZ8SAnRmhnKm74f-8rgxkdxY1fX4XDgxXe23LEkiRQb1z8m3px_DmvqPYIBzDFrN_cuhSt3HFQCZdtpL2Hbb_wUXW7mM7TUDFkWPvNF4LEE84MDPOffzBihCj-HiToX5QvyguJt5t983A1CrEXl7uFIw0NFNnwUD8epkqQCPj6HHGQ/s4032/IMG_0174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNj_w5omNZlQLJrZ8SAnRmhnKm74f-8rgxkdxY1fX4XDgxXe23LEkiRQb1z8m3px_DmvqPYIBzDFrN_cuhSt3HFQCZdtpL2Hbb_wUXW7mM7TUDFkWPvNF4LEE84MDPOffzBihCj-HiToX5QvyguJt5t983A1CrEXl7uFIw0NFNnwUD8epkqQCPj6HHGQ/w480-h640/IMG_0174.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The door's interior is a little more plain.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDFqGtouwlX1oGCAL_Mg0PGtbSCcuTbVP6xUYAP5d_aiar5-IoyJVbYYMk42DGkL2G7yLz2XoA85jMnBDIL7jaja91nBoWGL_g_i0_85vB6os5y_wegpPHeKuO3hPRICOny6Ar5fDp7KXvIkhdZIrpo1e-Vb_5VzEx0vF5bsSFIBgpNx4_Mq62bhOY8g/s4032/IMG_0176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTDFqGtouwlX1oGCAL_Mg0PGtbSCcuTbVP6xUYAP5d_aiar5-IoyJVbYYMk42DGkL2G7yLz2XoA85jMnBDIL7jaja91nBoWGL_g_i0_85vB6os5y_wegpPHeKuO3hPRICOny6Ar5fDp7KXvIkhdZIrpo1e-Vb_5VzEx0vF5bsSFIBgpNx4_Mq62bhOY8g/w480-h640/IMG_0176.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>The front door also subtly suggests that a person possessing a magic wand resides here.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jNvaGCiUfgcooTg0G290526nZ7bU_Ol1Fu6OpiHi0-e0yNEVUIggsfJ83mf62QZqEMLf74T7PUH4NrzZzvUagUt5lJW6XdgC_kvR8rlGBY3sxEuCv1MIWBwOkd3TFDZE5EUt2suJIo051QlmHiQwYoaFB8RBULuQuv0yIrH8Mj-KkFGb-imME_Cwcx0/s4032/IMG_0173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1jNvaGCiUfgcooTg0G290526nZ7bU_Ol1Fu6OpiHi0-e0yNEVUIggsfJ83mf62QZqEMLf74T7PUH4NrzZzvUagUt5lJW6XdgC_kvR8rlGBY3sxEuCv1MIWBwOkd3TFDZE5EUt2suJIo051QlmHiQwYoaFB8RBULuQuv0yIrH8Mj-KkFGb-imME_Cwcx0/w480-h640/IMG_0173.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>While the interior is more understated, as well. The wavy but clear glass effect really adds to the mysterious feel of the door.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexsXOVDnkUb9ez_dFZvqABr2YNX_8kjyWAV9WfpJqO0UP11-_8xUjzp-rE8Bhv7SNdlp2XtIHZegw8geghi9Dx9AQsYkmLb72noaTDEKGYjskXj3KDem3uMG9huR8Njw5UydvezRfCk5O2fKbKrNmPIGtdaOS4MZYI1nSVqRJuba81utOh9pL09mSJXE/s4032/IMG_0178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjexsXOVDnkUb9ez_dFZvqABr2YNX_8kjyWAV9WfpJqO0UP11-_8xUjzp-rE8Bhv7SNdlp2XtIHZegw8geghi9Dx9AQsYkmLb72noaTDEKGYjskXj3KDem3uMG9huR8Njw5UydvezRfCk5O2fKbKrNmPIGtdaOS4MZYI1nSVqRJuba81utOh9pL09mSJXE/w480-h640/IMG_0178.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Roz is simply thrilled with the way everything is coming out and that makes me so happy! Having the doors installed will signal a big step closer to being able to move in, but I have more aging and refining to do before I can install them. She said not to worry about the drafts coming in through the door cracks. Her magic spells create a negative pressure effect, kind of like what they have at casino doorways.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSok1_VXqAbSMSXzxjwGZIDF4h9mye6XLk2GMqKDhJWyQB66vwzCuaPwR1JnOI5RdEn8FAy-onOiGK9CMDwKk3F3uMJvc7G-_0cFzCktiTd7GdDRaHYQ6_6nNdSE_na2UdlnGXQLAEKMqX5IS9lqpmT5zMZY1m9ZmmKUphkkpVFOUnTrdqFfXS4skR_o/s3920/IMG_0182.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3920" data-original-width="2557" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSok1_VXqAbSMSXzxjwGZIDF4h9mye6XLk2GMqKDhJWyQB66vwzCuaPwR1JnOI5RdEn8FAy-onOiGK9CMDwKk3F3uMJvc7G-_0cFzCktiTd7GdDRaHYQ6_6nNdSE_na2UdlnGXQLAEKMqX5IS9lqpmT5zMZY1m9ZmmKUphkkpVFOUnTrdqFfXS4skR_o/w418-h640/IMG_0182.JPG" width="418" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSrVt51aavm0noRJsQPw2e-T_fsfcV0qfF0aSzkgPhgBwjF2QJASlBS64NTGRPktIl33C4vFRb1vlJsyXKmJ2Qer9b6DrqMb7HwxQZ90tJo143qrKn-y7XlcAFPDlLQEBbETSkKWFxrmtChMCugdew6HmBaFnnPegSHg5Fsztz6njObFGXUrHVO1d9VY/s3693/IMG_0181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3693" data-original-width="2767" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitSrVt51aavm0noRJsQPw2e-T_fsfcV0qfF0aSzkgPhgBwjF2QJASlBS64NTGRPktIl33C4vFRb1vlJsyXKmJ2Qer9b6DrqMb7HwxQZ90tJo143qrKn-y7XlcAFPDlLQEBbETSkKWFxrmtChMCugdew6HmBaFnnPegSHg5Fsztz6njObFGXUrHVO1d9VY/w480-h640/IMG_0181.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>It's up to me now to get the doors and doorways installed, junction all the wiring and begin the process of making all the fixtures and furnishings. Hopefully, next time we meet, I'll have exciting progress to share!</p><p>xo xo,</p><p>Jodi</p>Jodi Hipplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17493172804253306940noreply@blogger.com28