In My Quiet Time

I have been working on a fire place, it's not finished yet, but I am happy with my progress so far and so I thought I'd share a WIP photo with you today. The mantle still has to be stained and fixed to the top and I have to put the filler in between the "stones", blacken the inside of the fireplace so it looks like it has been used and add the wood.

This is the second use I found for the flame-less tea light, which you can see sticking up in the centre. Hubby drilled a hole so it would sit low and I  would have access to the switch underneath. (More on the first use of the flame-less tea light will follow in another post.)

I also had something rather unusual happen today . . .  I had an offer too good to refuse for my Gotz Happy Kidz Katie (2015) which I receive back in March, 2017. She was one of my very favourite play dolls (and you all know how I feel about red haired dolls), but when someone says they are desperate to own such a doll, what is one to do?

So I decided to let her go to someone who will love her, rather than see her sit on the shelf in the display cabinet in my doll room, while I am busy playing with my dolls.

I'm curious to know if this ever happened to you? Has someone contacted you and asked if you would sell a particular doll?

It's rather cool here today and I have been yearning for something more substantial than salad. So I have a large casserole cooking in my slow cooker that is smelling rather yummy and I'm off to enjoy it now. Hope you are all having a great weekend!
Big hugs,
X

Project: Dressing Salon

Thinking pink again! Well let me tell you, it wasn't intentional, I just used the wallpaper as inspiration and it so happened I had just the right pink fabric and Ultrasuede on hand. :)

Still I guess pink is a pretty colour for a girls dressing salon, the place where she can sit quietly and do her make up and dress for success.

I covered the floor with some woolen fabric from my stash, the aubergine rug is Ultrasuede (it makes great rugs, no need to sew to have neat edges, just cut neatly), the skirts on the table and stool are spotted voile. Haven't figured out what to do with the mirror yet and there are lamps to finish.

I am not exactly sure whether this room will remain as it is, I really wanted to fit in a bed as well, to make it a bed room, however, it's not quite large enough. Anyway I shall keep on with the accessories and see what the week ahead has in store.

Hope you are all enjoying your Easter break, and eating lots of chocolate!

Big hugs,

X

I've Ordered A Male

I have had my mind set on ordering a male IT doll as the pianist for my Jazz Club diorama and decided to wait for IT's release of the new Homme dolls, before rushing into something I might regret later. However, I was a little disappointed when I saw them, I guess my expectations were different from what the designers had in mind. I'm not a fan of the painted facial hair, nor the flock scalp hair and the price for a doll with a costume which was far too modern for my use, was completely unjustified.

Still, I need a male doll, so I went in search for one that was reasonably nice to look at. One that I could perhaps redress to suit, and one that didn't cost an arm and a leg. The search wasn't an easy one, the secondary market had quite a few male dolls on offer, but way overpriced for what I consider are  pre-loved dolls. I also looked at IT's website, but there was nothing there that grabbed me. I then looked through all the dealers websites and finally found this guy . . .

NIGEL NORTH - HOT SHOT

Doll Tech Specs:
Line: The Model Scene Collection
Head Sculpt: Miles Morgan / Nigel North
Hair Colour: Blond Mix
Skin Tone: FR White
Body Type: FR Homme
Eyelashes: No
Foot Sculpt:
Quick Switch Feature: No
Doll Stand: Yes
Year: 2015
Edition Size: 600
Item Number:
Item Type: Dealers
RRP: US$120

He's on his way to me right now and the best part was he was NRFB, he was also a fraction less than retail price (which is always a nice bonus). He probably won't be here for a little while seeing the postal workers all have Easter holidays, but that will give me time to think about how I will style him.

So what do you think? Do you think he could make a great jazz pianist or not? I'd really love to hear your opinion.

Happy Easter & Big Hugs to all!

X

Project: Mid-Century Diorama (Pt 2)

For those who wanted to see the 1:6 scale ball chair, here it is. It arrived yesterday and when I took it out of the box, I was surprised how much bigger it was than I expected. But when you think about it, it needed to be that big to fit a doll body in it. :)

With adjustments made to the window so you can see the garden and moving it to the other wall.



And should your dolls want to cosy up, the ball chair will even fit two! 

It took me a little time to figure out how the foam cushions sat in the ball, but figure it out I did. I think the three soft cushions that came with the set were much smaller than they really needed to be to support the doll/s back, so I will make some larger ones that will make posing the doll/s easier.

If you would like one of your own, you may still be lucky to find one on eBay, but I warn you, they are not going cheap . . . just type in Poppy Parker British Invasion Ball Chair into Google. :)

GOOD LUCK!

Project: Mid-Century Diorama (Pt 1)

It's unfortunate that China Post seems to be going around in circles lately, so I am still waiting on many of the props for this diorama. But I thought it was time I showed what I have done up to date.

The tulip chair in 1:6 scale.

Ikea shelving from the "Huset" living room set of doll furniture and the desk is a cake riser.

Floor is denim fabric stuck to board with spray adhesive and the rug is micro suede.

The window behind the desk will be changed shortly. I originally thought the beaded curtain would cover the blue and it didn't, so it looks like I need a window with a view behind the pelmet.

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Let me finish this post with a big thank you to all who left comments on the previous post, I am so grateful to all my readers who stop by and take the time to "speak to me". :)

Big hugs,

X

Tutorial: Mid-Century Wall Clock

This is a really easy and quick project to do.

All you need is some cardboard, a pair of scissors, a cutting knife, PVC glue,

twelve sewing pins with coloured heads,

a ruler and a pencil (to measure the centre of the circle and to mark where to place your pins)

a scrap-booking brad to hold everything together,

a couple of pieces of thin foam cut to size (I used some little shapes from my stash, you can purchase these from any craft shop)

something to make the hands (thin plastic from a butter or similar container)

put it all together and voila! You have a mid century wall clock. :)