So sorry to disappoint those of you who are following my progress with my dollhouse project. I will not be posting the final room today. My daughter in law was unexpectantly called in to work, and my son is already at work, so the little guy will be with me today. No way I can concentrate on the house with a 3 year old bouncing around.

This is THE cutest thing!!! I simply have to make one. Meg from Boutique Nutmeg Designs shows you how.

A dress fit for an island princess. Complete with hair scrunchie even! No shoes for this outfit. I think barefoot is the way to go.

Time for today's dollhouse post. Today I did the room off the kitchen. Not sure what to call it. Anyway, as my Aussie friends say, "Not happy Jan!" I don't know why I am dissatisfied with this room, but I am. Maybe it will come to me tomorrow while I am doing the last room, the kitchen.

Before:



Most of the cans were made from tiny labels printed from my computer and glued to dowel rods, and those little plastic cylinder looking things you sometimes get in a bottle of pills. I am proud of the tiny fly swatter hanging over by the stool. I do like that. That is made with florists wire and cheesecloth. A real pain in the caboose it was too, but I just had to have one. The sacks in the floor are stamped muslin. Food boxes are printies too. I need more, but my poor eyes are not what they used to be. I will add to it later.

More pics...






Ok, that is it for today. See ya tomorrow.

I have finished the room for today, but I didnt like any of the pics I took. So for now, I leave you with a picture of Lindsay's new fancy dress. Pics of the dollhouse makeover coming later.

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Today I did what I call the great room. I can still see some things that I would like to do to it, but for now I am happy with it. However, I do need to make a phonebook to go on that table with the phone. That is buggin me.

Before...



and.....TA DA!!!! I love the hodge podge ecclectic look of it all.


and, a few more...

Picked today AND eaten today. With salt of course. Yes, I know it is bad for me but I love it.

Ok, here it is. Installment two of my vacation dollhouse saga. Today I worked on the bathroom. This room took longer than the bedroom did. I don't know if it was due to multiple interruptions, two teenage boys being home today, or if it was just because I had to dig, hunt, and make more stuff from my stash. Anyway, first is the obligatory before picture...



Here is the full view...



If you look closely, you can see all the bits and baubles I used to make the bathroom look lived in. I cut a chunk of soap off of our real soap, put it on a glass button and used it for soap on the sink. Another glass button sits on the back of the toilet filled with tiny seashells. A baby washcloth made real nice towels to roll up and display in a basket. Two of them I glued trim on and put at the sink and the tub. Beads make the decorative bottles. The rug is an antique piece of needlepoint I have had stashed for years. The tub itself is actually supposed to be a soap dish for a real home. I think it looks better here in the mini home.

Ok, now for more pics....






Here are the bathroom and bedroom together. Notice one of the girls has already moved in. She also decided against the blue chair I had placed there, and went for the mirror instead. Fine by me.



Tomorrow I tackle the second floor. I will call it the great room. It is a combination dining area and livingroom. Oh boy. I hate to see how long that is gonna take me, but I am determined to finish it.

Stay tuned.....

New doll clothes...

Wrap skirt and empire blouse



Denim shorts and recycle tee. I made the shorts, but I bought the tee from The Doll Closet on ebay.