Happy Valentine's Day!

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!  In a few weeks anyway.  All of the projects I'm working on seem to be big things, so nothing is complete.  I thought it would be fun to create something small for Valentine's Day so that I could enjoy at least one complete scene.  I made everything in the scene except for the frame around the picture and the table that everything is on.  I did make the drawers work on it though. 

The rug took me quite a few hours.  I had to weave each little line, and try to keep it straight the whole time.  I think it turned out well though.  I'd definitely make another one.  I like the rustic look of it. 

I've never made cupcakes before, so this was quite an adventure.  I'm pleased with how they turned out, but hope they get a little more realistic looking as I practice.  I love my little rose sugar cookie.  I want to take a bite out of it.  I also love my little jars of candy hearts.  They were very satisfying to make.  I used Garden of Imagination's tutorial on Youtube.    

I made a couple of packages of Ferrero Rocher chocolates, also using Garden of Imaginations tutorials, and another one I saw somewhere else, but can't remember.  I love these little chocolates, so what's better than having them in miniature also? 

I love my little box of chocolates.  It took some concentration to make them since they're so small, but I think they look delicious.  If you look closely, you can see some red chocolate lips!

Alison Jr Dollhouse pretty much all done.

 I'm all finished with DD dollhouse except for the stairs (which are under way).  It looks so cute with its shingles and trim.  I added a little Christmas spirit on the front doors.  I also have to add some door handles to the interior doors.  But the end is in sight.  Excuse the mess behind the house.  My craft room is quite untidy right now.  I was hoping to finish up this dollhouse so that I could clean it up a little. 

The furniture isn't all permanent, but it's a general idea of what the setup will look like.  I think it turned out quite charming. 

Carousel

I just finished making this cute little carousel for the nursery in Virginia's Farmhouse Dollhouse.  I am really pleased with the way it turned out.  

As always, there are a few things I would have done differently the second time around.  I got the tutorial from the cutest little site,CAROUSEL TUTORIAL.  It has other tutorials, but I couldn't resist making this carousel.  It was rather simple to make, but I had to do some adjusting.  I had to print the border around the top and bottom twice, because it wasn't quite long enough as is, to cover around the whole thing.  I also printed at 90% because I felt like the original was too large for scale, and my 1.25" hole punch fit the circles perfectly at the smaller size.  That cut down on cutting out circles, since I used stacked circles for the base and top, instead of the thick stuff she used.  I also added the bead cap and bead on top to give it a little more dimension.  She adds beads around the bottom, which I may add later, but didn't have on hand.  

I think it goes quite nicely with the nursery.  I definitely need a few more toys and things to spruce it up.   But for now, the baby has at least one toy to play with.  :)

  

Chevron couch

I couldn't let a year go by without doing a post.  And it's almost been just that.  Life is very busy with three children, but have no fear... I am always doing minis.  I just don't always get time to post about them.  My latest creation that is actually finished (minus throw pillows), is this chevron couch.  I saw the fabric at a quilt shop and couldn't pass it up.  Needless to say, I created the whole living room to match it.  I used Kri's tutorial for her chair, and just stretched it out and changed the back.  It worked wonderfully, and I think it turned out very nice for my second couch ever.

Besides that, Victoria's Farmhouse is coming along slowly but surely.  I have wallpapered almost every room, and will be working on molding soon.  And most of the shingles are done on the roof.  Woot!

Shabby Living Room

I am working away on the shabby living room.  I replaced the polka dot chair with the yellow one, even though I loved the polka dot one.  I'll find another place for it.  It just wasn't very shabby.  Anyway, I need to distress the yellow chair and upholster it with something shabby to tone it down.  I also added the shabby curtains.  It softens the room.

  

I made the mirror myself from a mold.  It turned out exactly how I was hoping.  I think the fire place needs a few more shabby things.  It's feeling rather bare.  

More Shabby Bedroom

The shabby house bedroom is coming along.  I love the wallpaper I found for it.  Just a few more molding pieces still need to be placed and it will be finished (structure wise).  I can then start adding furniture.  The only room left to work on is the bathroom next to it.  I will probably finish the attic too, but that shouldn't take very much work.

Bead Board Wall

I started work on the walls in the shabby house bedroom. I will most likely do a pastel yellow of some sort for the other two walls, and do the bead board only the bottom half. I like how it's turning out. I have to play a little with filling in the weird gaps around the ceiling. I'll probably use mat board.

This is my inspiration room.