tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post3022497756218561178..comments2024-03-28T16:44:44.407-07:00Comments on Studio E: #43 GREEN DOLPHIN STREETelizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-2099726653208689952013-05-02T10:08:21.112-07:002013-05-02T10:08:21.112-07:00Thank You Yvonne! This project has become a favor...Thank You Yvonne! This project has become a favorite of mine over the course of time. If you view the post " God is in the Details" you will see the parlor completed. Mind you I am still working on some of the details still but I like the way it has developed. Always the unexpected set backs but it turned out better than I expected in spite of my mistakes! Nate the Great, has remained in the same spot and refuses to be moved. The fire keeps him warm and Tai the cat keeps him pre-occupied, That darn cat!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-28309661410172594102013-05-02T08:27:20.031-07:002013-05-02T08:27:20.031-07:00I really love what you are doing and I also think ...I really love what you are doing and I also think that Nate the great Dane looks right at home where you placed him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164539843422518267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-21304265141825744892013-04-16T12:16:50.707-07:002013-04-16T12:16:50.707-07:00Are you following my blog through Goggle friend co...Are you following my blog through Goggle friend connect Elizabeth? Or by RRS or email? I knew who you were when you first commented on a post because I had just started following this wonderful blog, but I can't seem to find you in my followers list. I added you on google plus. You can add me back to respond, or reply to this contact, or you can go to my blog and click on the turquoise email icon at the top of my blog. If you click on that my email adress will pop up, and you can contact me that way.<br />Cheers,<br />RuthRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10212810780417096099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-91047229582514799752013-04-08T11:29:35.533-07:002013-04-08T11:29:35.533-07:00Hello Irene! Thank you for your comment! Ahh, th...Hello Irene! Thank you for your comment! Ahh, the planning stages! I wish sometimes that I wouldn't make my life as complicated as I often do and yet with the planning of the rooms I just can't seem to behave any differently. If it is not all laid out right before my eyes, it is difficult for me to know how to proceed. I am very limited by this style of working. I will often search through old magazines and find photos of what I think I want in the house and cut out the picture and place it where I think I want it before I make a purchase because it is cheaper than what I used to do which was buy the item and later find out I had made a mistake or changed my mind. Is that EXCESSIVE RIGHT BRAIN activity or is it LEFT BRAIN INACTIVITY? Hmmm... I'll need to think about it awhile<br />I'm glad that you like the firescreen. I ended up removing the centre foot and I did paint it black and added some silver bits to look like cast iron and it looks better now especially with the fireplace ablaze behind it! Moral is NEVER THROW ANYTHING OUT- EVER!<br /><br />elizabeth<br />elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-27914906146013905622013-04-08T09:04:32.020-07:002013-04-08T09:04:32.020-07:00I love the planning stage and following your thoug...I love the planning stage and following your thought process before starting this project. I also think your firescreen looks great. An excellent idea in recycling!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-11558670832384898652013-04-08T02:49:13.432-07:002013-04-08T02:49:13.432-07:00Hi Sans! I hope that one day that you will too, m...Hi Sans! I hope that one day that you will too, meanwhile keep on writing your own stories. They are always interesting to me and your other followers. There is an art to be able to tell a story as well as you do!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-19231893278456009772013-04-07T14:48:53.041-07:002013-04-07T14:48:53.041-07:00p.s.
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(I really need to check what I wr...p.s.<br />correction:<br />(I really need to check what I write and make sure what is in my head is what is on the page.)<br /><br /> I meant to say that half of the story in the book Green Dolphin Street, takes place in New Zealand. What I wrote made no sense at all!?? Sorry Sharee.elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-34929851830834221762013-04-06T02:47:11.714-07:002013-04-06T02:47:11.714-07:00I think I will go read that book someday. I think I will go read that book someday. Sans!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07142349451568183257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-54849328215812339452013-04-05T23:55:05.232-07:002013-04-05T23:55:05.232-07:00Welcome Ilona! It is so nice to have you here! I...Welcome Ilona! It is so nice to have you here! I always do an official welcome to the new followers so I will say Welcome now and I'll say it again later. It is a pleasure to meet you too! I am so pleased that you like my blog and I am always happy to share with my blog friends as I always am learning from all of you too. <br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-30619579764662530882013-04-05T12:42:34.054-07:002013-04-05T12:42:34.054-07:00Hi Elizabeth, you have a wonderful nlog and a lot ...Hi Elizabeth, you have a wonderful nlog and a lot to tell to us, thank you for sharing! I am your latest follower, nice to "meet" you ;0!<br />Hugs, IlonaIlonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01325745983964748534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-7481465428438017462013-04-05T12:36:29.084-07:002013-04-05T12:36:29.084-07:00 Way to go Fats!
I Approve!
elizabeth Way to go Fats! <br />I Approve!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-11829442492452065542013-04-05T06:43:19.967-07:002013-04-05T06:43:19.967-07:00Yep, I was! Went for Paper lunch bags to make gra...Yep, I was! Went for Paper lunch bags to make grab bags for the show and wouldn't you know it....I had a shopping list! New Dollarama had some new items to be examined of course. Plus found some items not on the list for further examination at our next meeting...hmmmm!Fatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739551239886632388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-41920096573983505782013-04-05T02:58:46.707-07:002013-04-05T02:58:46.707-07:00Hello Jennnybee! Thank you so much for your comme...Hello Jennnybee! Thank you so much for your comment and the lovely compliment! I decided to jump right in and work with the items that I already had and the room began to take shape and was fun to put together. Now I am working on the wall paper and the room keeps changing on me in dramatic ways. I have painted the firescreen and trimmed it down to remove the middle foot and I like it better. I now have a blazing fire in the firebox( to keep the chill at bay) and have changed the area rug that I was going to use to something else too. Interesting things are taking shape within the little walls of #43, I hope you'll stay tuned to see what it finally becomes.<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-26234396982076543462013-04-05T02:36:48.125-07:002013-04-05T02:36:48.125-07:00Beautiful!!!! Love what you have done and all the ...Beautiful!!!! Love what you have done and all the little details like the fireplace screen, I would not have thought of that. Thank you so much for sharing and inspiring,Jennybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266619088649067719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-79519754651851475932013-04-04T22:20:27.839-07:002013-04-04T22:20:27.839-07:00Hello Betsy! The story is very old and was publis...Hello Betsy! The story is very old and was published in Canada in 1944, according to the copy that I have, but I read it nearly every 3 years! Can you believe it?!!! Anyway, if you are not able to find a copy at the library, check out the thrift stores or used book stores. That is where I have had my success. Good luck!<br />Since the posting above, I have been trying to tackle the wall paper and wow, it is not as simple as I thought it would be. The character of the parlor is morphing before my eyes as I knew it would but not in the radical way it has chosen, so be prepared to see how it has evolved. I am just as surprised as I think you will be.<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-62686479177441820052013-04-04T21:51:09.634-07:002013-04-04T21:51:09.634-07:00Hello Gladys! Sorry for the delay in responding b...Hello Gladys! Sorry for the delay in responding but I had to stop playing with the doll's house and go do the real life work! I am so happy that you like the room and the screen. I made the screen from a photocopy of a magazine ad and glued it to a piece of mat board and then sealed the picture onto the card with Glue n' Seal ( a mat sealer) and then I painted the back of the screen with a black acrylic paint, and sealed it, when dry, with the same product. I tend to get the majority of my printies from old magazines and then I make the copies larger or smaller as needed. I haven't forgotten your request about the bottles! Information and tutorial on the horizon! (smiles) <br />Everyone is really enjoying "Nate the Great Dane!" He really is "Man's (and woman's) best friend!"!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-64065436550757657532013-04-04T17:13:53.729-07:002013-04-04T17:13:53.729-07:00I am not familiar with that story! Perhaps I need ...I am not familiar with that story! Perhaps I need to go to the Library to get a copy! Your parlor is Gorgeous... even as a work in progress ... it has such a wealth of detail and fascinating little vignettes... they tell stories all by themselves!!! I LOVE the dog by the hearth... The hearth itself is Gorgeous! And I agree with you about keeping the window curtainless... it would crowd the space and overpower the other details! I think your method of designing the decor is fascinating and I look forward to watching it develop!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-14413113956801759332013-04-04T01:40:27.971-07:002013-04-04T01:40:27.971-07:00I love your room - my favourite piece is the scree...I love your room - my favourite piece is the screen. I love that style. Also your dog is fabulous. The book sounds lovely. I will have to see if I can find it- sounds like a great read.Mummyboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251949423874120896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-39141465315356046322013-04-03T22:47:18.930-07:002013-04-03T22:47:18.930-07:00Hi Fats! Does this mean that you were back at the...Hi Fats! Does this mean that you were back at the dollar store after all???? haha It is interesting to me how Nate is fast becoming a celebrity! I have just built up the fire in the fireplace for him and he is currently basking in its bright orangey -red glow! I will soon show pictures of the amended fire. Marisa from Steinworks suggested that I needed one and so I have tried it out and before I take the room apart to begin the walls, I shall show the "roaring fire"! Nate is living like a prince! Your little umbrella is tops with me and I placed it where it would be to hand when the weather was wet and blustery. I may have to get a couple more for any guest that is over for the weekend, they are just too cute!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-81525500668825735382013-04-03T21:27:58.866-07:002013-04-03T21:27:58.866-07:00I actually took a day off from looking for a post ...I actually took a day off from looking for a post and there you are. What a lovely story and now a must read for me. I have fallen in love with the story and how you are explaining all of the detail albeit preliminary it is already giving off such appeal. As usual you have such great finds and you do such wonderful things with them. I have gotten the toilet bowl freshener, now I need the courage to make it look real. Can't wait to try. You even made my little umbrella feel so important. Nate is wonderful and will keep cozy by the fireplace. Love love it all! fats Fatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12739551239886632388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-16970977477210310112013-04-03T18:48:02.389-07:002013-04-03T18:48:02.389-07:00Hello Sharee Thank you for taking the time from y...Hello Sharee Thank you for taking the time from your lunch break to leave me your message! I think that the lovebirds are darling and for this little cottage which is filling up with the love and the good wishes of all of my friends both here and abroad, the lovebirds are a good representation of relationships! I hope that you will investigate Green Dolphin Street. More than half of the book takes place in it. It is a very romantic story. I haven't heard of Ballet Shoes but what an exciting point of departure! I love stories of the ballet and have a small book about the history of the ballet and how it came to be what it is today! Go for it Sharee!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-89185870824845778272013-04-03T18:36:01.846-07:002013-04-03T18:36:01.846-07:00Hello Kate! How wonderful to meet with a fellow f...Hello Kate! How wonderful to meet with a fellow fan of Elizabeth Goudge!!!! So many good authors are no longer in fashion but a well written story is Never out of style! I have not read The Scent of Water, but now I shall be on the look-out for it. I have one other of Elizabeth's books entitled Gentian Hill, I have it in the line-up after the current 3 that I have on the go. I have not been reading as much as I used to and I find my eyes tire a whole lot faster than they did but I still love a good book before bed. (That is; when I finally decide to GO to bed after a night of blogging!!!! ) I looked at the fly leaf in the book I have and she has at least 12 other titles listed. Good luck in your hunt, Kate and thank you for your all your kind input about the parlor! Redemption and Grace is a beautiful summation of this wonderful authors body of work!<br /><br />elizabeth<br /><br />p.s. In the 1950's, a movie version starring Lana Turner and Donna Reed was made and as usual they left the meat out and over-loaded it with fluffy, over dressed women. It was a total disappointment to anyone who has read the book;( sigh) but that's show biz!elizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-46135004237549867552013-04-03T18:09:26.395-07:002013-04-03T18:09:26.395-07:00Hello Indy Poppy! Yes it is a Great Dane and the ...Hello Indy Poppy! Yes it is a Great Dane and the general consensus is that he is the right dog for the job! Looking at your icon, I can see why you love this dog! hahahh Thank you for your comment and 'Nate the Great' says "thank you," too!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-15469953816087246102013-04-03T18:04:32.377-07:002013-04-03T18:04:32.377-07:00Hi Janine! I would love to have a bust of Lord Ne...Hi Janine! I would love to have a bust of Lord Nelson as it would certainly suit the seaside theme of this seafaring story, but the Eiffel tower is perfectly fine as this is a Contemporary scene in an old cottage. Electric lamps are mixed with Victorian ones and the typewriter is indicative of today's time period too. That's the beauty of doing something of this 'modern' age, you can mix and match eras to your hearts content! You are right however about the interior going through a few reincarnations before it reaches completion. It is so nice to have this blog to be able to document it as I go and then to be able to look back when it is all finished and see the 'Before' and then the 'After." <br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-40487920957234017162013-04-03T17:47:07.411-07:002013-04-03T17:47:07.411-07:00Thank you Jane! I know when I have a successful p...Thank you Jane! I know when I have a successful project when people say they want to stay or shrink themselves down into it! I feel the same way! Looking at the scene myself I have a desire to get that chair upholstered just so that I can sink right down into it and drink tea and look at the roaring fire in the fireplace. It is 'weird' but wonderful!<br /><br />elizabethelizabeth shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com