tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34495056188249420412024-03-12T18:52:22.209-07:00Studio EMiniature Design by Elizabeth
https://www.instagram.com/studioeminiatures/elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-92061997575443995922023-07-25T15:49:00.025-07:002023-08-04T20:45:09.063-07:00DO OVERS! a Glencroft Living room redecoration<p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Back in April of 2022, I made up a storyline for my Glencroft renovations, which went something like this... </span></p><p><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><i><b>"After due consideration, the Dowager has decided to vacate her spacious Manor; and transfer the house and all its holdings, over to her son and his family. </b></i></span></p><p><i><span><b style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">Prior to the Dowager's downsizing and permanent relocation, a vacant cottage within the ancestral property, was lightly renovated to suit the dowager's practical and </b><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><b>aesthetic</b></span><b style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;"> </b></span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><b>requirements. </b></span></i></p><p><i><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><b>A</b></span></i><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><i><b> number of sentimental favorites comprised of both personal memorabilia and antique furniture, were carefully transferred from the manor and over to her new home. </b></i></span></p><p><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;"><i><b>Such items as her</b></i></span><i style="color: #ea9999;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> handsome Chippendale secretary and ancient tall case clock, shared the cottage space with a worn out</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> leather sofa and a castaway wobbly tea table."</span></b></i></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">SO- as you all know, the Living Room of the dowagers cottage, was the first room I tackled. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I deliberately mixed old furniture with new, high end with low end and <span><i style="color: #e06666;">at the</i> <i><span style="color: #e06666;">time</span>,</i></span> I liked the results! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Shortly thereafter, I completed the second room in the Glencroft. T</span><span style="font-size: medium;">he English cottage bedroom renos, became</span><span style="font-size: large;"> an Edwardian Explorer </span><span style="font-size: large;">renovation, published as</span><span style="font-size: large;"> -</span><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/06/midnight-at-oasis-dower-house-bedroom.html" target="_blank"><b style="font-size: large;">"Midnight at the Oasis</b><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></a><b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/06/midnight-at-oasis-dower-house-bedroom.html" target="_blank"> </a>🌴🐫</b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>T</span><span>he 3rd renovated room that I tackled</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">, was its former cottage kitchen which became the dowager's </span><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-garden-of-earthly-delights-dower.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Garden/dining room</a><span style="font-size: large;">.🌷 The </span><span style="font-size: medium;">design of the Garden/dining Room was bold, contemporary and dramatic, which in conjunction with the Edwardian bedroom above, made the adjacent living room look kinda dowdy by comparison.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">By referring back again to my original storyline, some of the dowager's eccentric furniture choices, didn't ring true to me anymore especially</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> "<b><i>the worn out old leather sofa"</i></b>. </span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>Why would a woman with both resources and property, choose </b></i></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>the WORST sofa she owned or decide to salvage a roadside tea table, simply for the sake of downsizing? </b></i> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This incongruity bugged me into a state of mind-numbing inertia. </span><span style="font-size: large;">After Christmas,</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>I could do nothing more with <b>The Dower House </b>except sit and stare at it. </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">😳</b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">By mid-spring, I finally felt like working on the doll's house again, but since I still didn't know what to do about the sofa, I focused almost exclusively on the dowager's "<b><i>previously </i></b><i><b>completed"</b></i> Bedroom. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I made a few specific purchases to further emphasise its </span><b style="font-size: large;">Edwardian Explorer theme </b><span style="font-size: large;">and found that the more I tweaked it, the better I liked it! <i>in my next blog installment </i><i>I'll post an update </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Anyway, from the exaggerated theme in the bedroom, came the change in direction for the living room. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The challenge I'd set for myself was to visually</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> connect both the </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Edwardian</i></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> and </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Contemporary</i></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">themes</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">without losing sight of my original story. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Naturally, one thing led to another, which eventually became a total Living room - </span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666;"><b><span><span style="font-size: large;">DO-OVER- </span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">it's t</span></i></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>he same- but different! </i></span></b></span></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/AVvXsEhDw9TQvVrDDGHM9n8LeR5bUe64rPnd2CFNsYVC3kS5-S3GfNk_tHohB8__NdtZRiOwaxxLr1v_7neKtjAJ_v_dACvtfCNRP-CNQP5vNiSUGwVhYkYNSe1rNWLpU5nJIbt7wJmFXkGTPdKqBbAi8xaiLB1Ow8XGgNiBauz3qvI1HuC8wIhpEAkZiJi0OA/s3072/IMG_2122%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw9TQvVrDDGHM9n8LeR5bUe64rPnd2CFNsYVC3kS5-S3GfNk_tHohB8__NdtZRiOwaxxLr1v_7neKtjAJ_v_dACvtfCNRP-CNQP5vNiSUGwVhYkYNSe1rNWLpU5nJIbt7wJmFXkGTPdKqBbAi8xaiLB1Ow8XGgNiBauz3qvI1HuC8wIhpEAkZiJi0OA/w400-h300/IMG_2122%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first thing changed<br />were<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The solid pink<br />WALLS<br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />To break them up I painted in <br />a"faux"lower panel and added a chair rail.</span><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/AVvXsEj58IPNX91ePJxJKr2pFAe8tNcHN1NNm0Vs5jNg1BEE4EAORDY4NBkIB2nz8h7e8On5ES3_1V1a1NXehsSdb97VWVZmrPi0yMJehnWz33gpoQW-B1xooEK3RMyThc91SSbsp5vFpbQ05Yjn85eLqsv6VYMJF8tILsMmv9Lwl7P7FU6vrC9FsoaYkMKsRg/s2934/IMG_6324.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2200" data-original-width="2934" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58IPNX91ePJxJKr2pFAe8tNcHN1NNm0Vs5jNg1BEE4EAORDY4NBkIB2nz8h7e8On5ES3_1V1a1NXehsSdb97VWVZmrPi0yMJehnWz33gpoQW-B1xooEK3RMyThc91SSbsp5vFpbQ05Yjn85eLqsv6VYMJF8tILsMmv9Lwl7P7FU6vrC9FsoaYkMKsRg/w400-h300/IMG_6324.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>For the illusion of painted woodwork-</b><b><br /> I infilled the space between the new <br />chair rail and baseboards, <br />with 2 coats of white chalk paint <br /> applied directly over the vinyl coated wallpaper.<br />Once dry, <br />I lightly sanded the surface,<br />followed by <br /> several top coats of<br />white acrylic paint to complete the effect.<br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Dividing the wall(s) into upper and lower sections<br /> made a HUGE difference <br />in the formality of the room,<br /> not to mention<br /> continuity with the white wainscotting<br />as in the bedroom above. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhGf8S-hKTHipKUukXB2RiXDokXmrMBol_tJ63-uAvPfvIqy77wzZifqqQPMeybYFUn1XzYrNMr0HKVPnImkIegePhTGK154E5FxDZFiwQZNhIBV77g-xkshuoAc37kEsxpPfCbuBz-nQ18n4gkctJpzudbogyLxqlXvcwk04o_ftVXQUGCgsOPOxiTtQ/s2988/IMG_1890%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2241" data-original-width="2988" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGf8S-hKTHipKUukXB2RiXDokXmrMBol_tJ63-uAvPfvIqy77wzZifqqQPMeybYFUn1XzYrNMr0HKVPnImkIegePhTGK154E5FxDZFiwQZNhIBV77g-xkshuoAc37kEsxpPfCbuBz-nQ18n4gkctJpzudbogyLxqlXvcwk04o_ftVXQUGCgsOPOxiTtQ/w400-h300/IMG_1890%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">As mentioned earlier,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">the "Edwardian Explorer"</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b>took on a more significant decor role in the living room, <br />and reminded me of one of my favourite books-</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><span style="color: #e06666;"><a href="Little Things Of Interest" target="_blank">OUT OF AFRICA</a></span></b> <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Thus, <br />my dowager would have the same <br />independent creative spirit as the real <br />Karen Blixen <br /><i><b>along with</b></i><br /> a tiny copy of Karen's book, too!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVGt3UsnqV8yqjMxGXWtngVraLzcjnDCDk7v8HvDL4BL59TYJznZdQli38AboU4KDhdpZHp7krORXgIav30Hj56Vh7brjHL3BbsFXf5g049E8qrd9kw-f8Mg1RhSsFd-UqPLGFzASdCNJb9qhrByL-LCwnCAmOj51N-hP9E1iymoeVCUF_sfbe0trtM91/s3072/IMG_3156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVGt3UsnqV8yqjMxGXWtngVraLzcjnDCDk7v8HvDL4BL59TYJznZdQli38AboU4KDhdpZHp7krORXgIav30Hj56Vh7brjHL3BbsFXf5g049E8qrd9kw-f8Mg1RhSsFd-UqPLGFzASdCNJb9qhrByL-LCwnCAmOj51N-hP9E1iymoeVCUF_sfbe0trtM91/w300-h400/IMG_3156.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></span><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The dowager's next decor adventure </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">was replacing the old draperies with</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>NEW CURTAINS<br /><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I photocopied<br /><span style="font-size: large;"> an over-scaled magazine print of an exotic</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: large;">Persian rug,<br /></span> onto <b>cotton sheets</b> of </span><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Jacquard-Fabric-8-5-Inchx11-Inch-Sheets-10-Pack/dp/B002201YEC/ref=asc_df_B002201YEC/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309748380632&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2289513147288445277&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001500&hvtargid=pla-421364394640&th=1" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"><b>Inkjet Fabric purchased on Amazon</b></a><b style="font-size: large;">.</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Below-the old curtains↓</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEimMQcou_vEeFJVicTKrwYw45vO2ztm5dV7hSvKb8wUg1Vpe0preCAiLB3Cila-jDWfc0moWnYMOarM59FnVWQTIuLhE6CwqGwEDlQQ4aW6DuzO5CS81aTbhLdTcOSvuE5GdwYE1gGqff8BMsnJoF7mT6K4rRzNrB4436YXEhqUpnwGYbHjB_iPFHHFCw/s3072/IMG_6385.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMQcou_vEeFJVicTKrwYw45vO2ztm5dV7hSvKb8wUg1Vpe0preCAiLB3Cila-jDWfc0moWnYMOarM59FnVWQTIuLhE6CwqGwEDlQQ4aW6DuzO5CS81aTbhLdTcOSvuE5GdwYE1gGqff8BMsnJoF7mT6K4rRzNrB4436YXEhqUpnwGYbHjB_iPFHHFCw/w300-h400/IMG_6385.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> behold the new ↓</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgfXzA1hDfSvPgV_xEh3lLGhgn1BljwT2pSz2lrRWyQ6v601sAZ5VJN6I7hjed4fD2TcNCQicXgB3SCzy5oQBFNaDpOPL745Y9vtvzsasHfKIj5yXUmclfYN7-AVN4d0Z5ZDvtXU3d8NbFxBXNXRxb-jaVGTmMMSvMiEZk9TeUEh4kv1Us30DdlSys1rg/s3072/IMG_1971%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXzA1hDfSvPgV_xEh3lLGhgn1BljwT2pSz2lrRWyQ6v601sAZ5VJN6I7hjed4fD2TcNCQicXgB3SCzy5oQBFNaDpOPL745Y9vtvzsasHfKIj5yXUmclfYN7-AVN4d0Z5ZDvtXU3d8NbFxBXNXRxb-jaVGTmMMSvMiEZk9TeUEh4kv1Us30DdlSys1rg/w300-h400/IMG_1971%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I backed each of the printed panels with a plain </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">lightweight muslin fabric to bulk them up,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">then I added the fringe along the inside edge<br /> and brass curtain rings along the top,<br /> same as before.</span><br /><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The pattern is subtle whilst the colour is rich:</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>a pretty contrast</b><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">against the pink and white walls.<br /> ❤️</span><br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgHn5nWIRxUWLKUxHMU1AxSHgpZlHs1JV10wZ4E5QMMs03hKseppIVtx-_mXdq63OYiJZBAOEXAWO6UYhiAnYtwogiYHKg2awk_0-8WVaE_MmRTWzZAu4QtOjXMasApjxGoC_zb9epo9SsMDli2d5QZuQz_FVOT2YIKM4fpbIkps5tOQtQ0Aoe7iJV3ng/s3072/IMG_2091%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHn5nWIRxUWLKUxHMU1AxSHgpZlHs1JV10wZ4E5QMMs03hKseppIVtx-_mXdq63OYiJZBAOEXAWO6UYhiAnYtwogiYHKg2awk_0-8WVaE_MmRTWzZAu4QtOjXMasApjxGoC_zb9epo9SsMDli2d5QZuQz_FVOT2YIKM4fpbIkps5tOQtQ0Aoe7iJV3ng/w300-h400/IMG_2091%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE LIGHTING </span></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The photo above is a silhouette of a new table lamp.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I purchased this lamp from a vendor on Ebay </span><br /><b style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/t.venneman" target="_blank">https://www.ebay.com/usr/t.venneman</a></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The lamp is 3D printed; hand painted; and prewired with a 12 volt bulb.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I covered the shade <br />with the same rust/green Thai silk as</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">on <a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/10/a-garden-of-earthly-delights-dower.html" target="_blank"><b>the chairs in the Garden/Dining room</b></a>, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I trimmed the </span><span style="font-size: medium;">top and bottom edges<br />of the shade in </span><span style="font-size: medium;">old gold bullion trim<br /> that either Linda or Janine had previously given me. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> 4 brass ball feet were glued to the flat bottomed base</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">and<i> VOILA!</i><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">A PRETTY NEW LAMP! </span></b><br /> <i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> 👍🏾👍🏾<br /></span></b></i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyF9NcEJ2EVGxYoQLXGlZ6j1sQgjw7rQa6rHB7uPuqHrqSrQLaiXEkOTkjWnKYnjpJdgBI5J5sjPaVDNX6EsTlitNo1pOEecdqu1UxwdJwPbTQioIfOcUWva2RLFuImxhRdoc12Yks89Z4Y5zabCWTmnlTrfB9VwBd-saRKvBsTm6kCKzhFEporq9mw/s3072/IMG_2145%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpyF9NcEJ2EVGxYoQLXGlZ6j1sQgjw7rQa6rHB7uPuqHrqSrQLaiXEkOTkjWnKYnjpJdgBI5J5sjPaVDNX6EsTlitNo1pOEecdqu1UxwdJwPbTQioIfOcUWva2RLFuImxhRdoc12Yks89Z4Y5zabCWTmnlTrfB9VwBd-saRKvBsTm6kCKzhFEporq9mw/w400-h300/IMG_2145%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Things were chugging along just fine by now,<br />however,<br /> shortly after I'd installed the new table lamp above,<br /> a wire on the brass table lamp next to the <br />grandfather clock,<br />snapped off at its base.<br /><br />Since it was irreparable,<br />I ordered another lamp from the same ebay vendor.<br /><br />The new lamp (the 3 graces) is taller<br />than my first one. <br />I customized it for the room,<br />by changing the shade it came with, <br />to one I already had.<br />I covered the shade in the same iridescent Thai silk <br />so it would match the other.<br />I made a fringe by fraying a length of <br />green grosgrain ribbon- <br />and this is the end results!↓</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDd7mCZFNaqWsrCfB7-UG5zwoGbnY5U_OrmSfjsGIPKtuimLu4C43Ytr2W_Qko57RoI0ZyNmypE1iakxTX5VqvveVFu97thUUFeOiK8iLNzIj4VuB69_RORtOy3KfPbOIgU2xlSJztDJrzmOLDpvRdNgwz0LOGd9v5NvffAJEjNDz77qFEM-3MYFhrVQ/s2816/IMG_2554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="2111" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDd7mCZFNaqWsrCfB7-UG5zwoGbnY5U_OrmSfjsGIPKtuimLu4C43Ytr2W_Qko57RoI0ZyNmypE1iakxTX5VqvveVFu97thUUFeOiK8iLNzIj4VuB69_RORtOy3KfPbOIgU2xlSJztDJrzmOLDpvRdNgwz0LOGd9v5NvffAJEjNDz77qFEM-3MYFhrVQ/w300-h400/IMG_2554.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The 2 lamp DO-OVERS<br /><b>DONE!</b><span><b>✓</b> </span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlFKOTlCH9geu86IQGGvvDm-3Fl516255Azs_FXCIEKxBm2q2p27vgNxawGOPdwBSxWX02Jc11GjaD5RTASfn5nU-cKw70j-st4id8egu8YHa8naXoPmsRC_84r2RBHq1EniDcqs7EhFRYdUviNLDHXQxX30c1G1woKd6AXMsuVz57IxyiJu6QASIbg/s3072/IMG_2564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrlFKOTlCH9geu86IQGGvvDm-3Fl516255Azs_FXCIEKxBm2q2p27vgNxawGOPdwBSxWX02Jc11GjaD5RTASfn5nU-cKw70j-st4id8egu8YHa8naXoPmsRC_84r2RBHq1EniDcqs7EhFRYdUviNLDHXQxX30c1G1woKd6AXMsuVz57IxyiJu6QASIbg/w400-h300/IMG_2564.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />THE CHANDELIER</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">In the very early days of the cottage renovations</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had wanted to use this dainty brass fixture, <br />but I'd changed my mind <br />because only 2 of the bulbs worked<br /> and none were replaceable.<br /></span></span><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/AVvXsEhdtQegDIQzHSGyaZckMSxsnWYZQSDB1ADhLN0U5Nc2tg7acvWSL24O6Q5gc91F5M0pXnO3ap_rjGsQVqpcs4c_B0V4dV-q73NAO7bKmgQDmmiUW9hVyxuffO7F9DDYLaYT45f_pJOL1uphg1j7LZLlFEshIR2lBmQdWiNiQAp1ZUllwC2Nwyz1VBpEwA/s2921/IMG_2148%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="2921" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdtQegDIQzHSGyaZckMSxsnWYZQSDB1ADhLN0U5Nc2tg7acvWSL24O6Q5gc91F5M0pXnO3ap_rjGsQVqpcs4c_B0V4dV-q73NAO7bKmgQDmmiUW9hVyxuffO7F9DDYLaYT45f_pJOL1uphg1j7LZLlFEshIR2lBmQdWiNiQAp1ZUllwC2Nwyz1VBpEwA/w400-h300/IMG_2148%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Much Later on, <br />I toyed with the idea again, <br />and decided that it was far too pretty to entirely forfeit.<br />So<br />I cut the wires off<br />and removed all of the chain<br />in order to hang the fixture<br />as high as I could.<br />And although it doesn't light at all-<br /> it sure looks like it could!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEce6DQwRH0W4Lxx9LG4x_dBz6Du1jubGGFmDPsH0mznVp8_sl-KWqL8LJiW7yaylKS1csJ6GuFykdq4px0GJhZMmBQ8_V7GNcJNRRuDOXeMjlrzsxPBFd4jBmAPDrjiZGXDMlp-4TiXHYUcCiKvamMwH21Tq-Qf4M7wQ7kDS5J3LztDYBUs6JeFIunw/s2966/IMG_2571%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2966" data-original-width="2225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEce6DQwRH0W4Lxx9LG4x_dBz6Du1jubGGFmDPsH0mznVp8_sl-KWqL8LJiW7yaylKS1csJ6GuFykdq4px0GJhZMmBQ8_V7GNcJNRRuDOXeMjlrzsxPBFd4jBmAPDrjiZGXDMlp-4TiXHYUcCiKvamMwH21Tq-Qf4M7wQ7kDS5J3LztDYBUs6JeFIunw/w300-h400/IMG_2571%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div> <br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE SECRETARY WALL</span></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSSYhOiZX71odWzyTCkr0hH4C9gEp5wf--PQmzP2EkaxQl_hvtBit4h_PnHbjRzKyFK27x99Gqk1-7zsU9zvCfI9b-pyvrj3QkX9qunhmznsBvXUZ0C0rn1SjGgIOcHbkIrfLZgQdRb3Ac7jiroNclUZAaaAhfj21_LAP6arxgH6aS4qVHS0AzX4P3Q/s3072/IMG_2143%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSSYhOiZX71odWzyTCkr0hH4C9gEp5wf--PQmzP2EkaxQl_hvtBit4h_PnHbjRzKyFK27x99Gqk1-7zsU9zvCfI9b-pyvrj3QkX9qunhmznsBvXUZ0C0rn1SjGgIOcHbkIrfLZgQdRb3Ac7jiroNclUZAaaAhfj21_LAP6arxgH6aS4qVHS0AzX4P3Q/w300-h400/IMG_2143%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the years, <br />I've collected some lovely pieces of miniature fine china <br />which continues to be<br /> a never ending passion of mine. <br />I wanted to showcase more of it here on the wall,<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">and<br /> include a few new photos to the mix.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjbYx_Ihu0qKp-trIBP7ag0EigpbPcKUaJrdgiTCfNP6_MpGTs0ninVn33xiYay2j7kvBeRIWaCD1649SqTMwFO7GZmy5xEgzVblNYqsRIXHw3hxuEWdHM0ah4a7HYvnANoYwQsnddQGkOOxtN68W51lXepp_roOWMpDWhNcYTgvBhyRXp_yYdZbv2Q/s3072/IMG_2613%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjbYx_Ihu0qKp-trIBP7ag0EigpbPcKUaJrdgiTCfNP6_MpGTs0ninVn33xiYay2j7kvBeRIWaCD1649SqTMwFO7GZmy5xEgzVblNYqsRIXHw3hxuEWdHM0ah4a7HYvnANoYwQsnddQGkOOxtN68W51lXepp_roOWMpDWhNcYTgvBhyRXp_yYdZbv2Q/w300-h400/IMG_2613%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">A few months back<br />I found a pair of vintage, solid brass earrings</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">at my local thrift store</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which became</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> 2 rectangular picture frames</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">for the living room wall.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyw7Cp2zZ1-Usc2lKg3z6cPLgiWYetXY-ooSsF7Inm-nLJN2yPkTtleGhSdkFpKVZH6hVRtSVw3ZEGEvsw5tptQxV4OwVr-riyQdaeEvfaCR_T73Ev7zbnSQTOdlMuZx6TU1G9OpzsQ5EJEMfOg76YVHfNAgdQAsIcOfDSMRVZYeS_s6xm3k9JlBasr0E9/s2973/IMG_3243.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2231" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyw7Cp2zZ1-Usc2lKg3z6cPLgiWYetXY-ooSsF7Inm-nLJN2yPkTtleGhSdkFpKVZH6hVRtSVw3ZEGEvsw5tptQxV4OwVr-riyQdaeEvfaCR_T73Ev7zbnSQTOdlMuZx6TU1G9OpzsQ5EJEMfOg76YVHfNAgdQAsIcOfDSMRVZYeS_s6xm3k9JlBasr0E9/w300-h400/IMG_3243.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b> I wonder if either of these 2 dapper fellows <br />are Denys Finch Hatton <br />or Berkeley Cole? 🧐</b></i></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVilA08tG9L59GwCGV-HrkfhjK9p7l7lTPGDdqaOMo9JvXv0YZ5UNqr7P3rRN3hXrt8LXnIm1wPWFTb2aPO7WQ3Xyn0pR8jYClGjszZrcp44tn6i9gxT1yrIOPb1EjFX77fcOeYW10dsZ9Oqwryzd3JlrJXWL551bpcsZhIcE_ab1OtZzGNx1RNTdfrg/s3072/IMG_2658.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVilA08tG9L59GwCGV-HrkfhjK9p7l7lTPGDdqaOMo9JvXv0YZ5UNqr7P3rRN3hXrt8LXnIm1wPWFTb2aPO7WQ3Xyn0pR8jYClGjszZrcp44tn6i9gxT1yrIOPb1EjFX77fcOeYW10dsZ9Oqwryzd3JlrJXWL551bpcsZhIcE_ab1OtZzGNx1RNTdfrg/w300-h400/IMG_2658.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Along with the Stokesay Ware china on the wall,<br />I mounted a SMALL half round wooden shelf </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> under the trumeau mirror,<br />as a place for the dowager's keys. <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I staggered then glued<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> 2 half circles together to make the shelf top,<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">along with a pie shaped quarter round <br />to act as a shelf support, <br />all of which was</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> stained using </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">a dark brown felt-tipped furniture touch-up pen. <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> I dressed the shelf with a metal tray <br />and a tiny fob with car keys- <br /></span><br /><i style="font-size: large;"><b>and TA DAH!<br />Bob's your uncle! <br /></b></i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5us6piX0g6-KtUmx4nhNEwAzbH5fJGWHiPVZH0fpDW-GhHr9dSQBarSveHdNuwOLEph5ORXECyIOvUG2tvWd_n_Jiqh4YNmfkf7G00AI-Tyu6gSXOglExsJE7ffpw8HuJNvwKxobZK4EYyShMPOpSh53RzlnlED4GbxIREPeP5BdyD1r-66-0l5qvLXKk/s2731/IMG_3377.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2731" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5us6piX0g6-KtUmx4nhNEwAzbH5fJGWHiPVZH0fpDW-GhHr9dSQBarSveHdNuwOLEph5ORXECyIOvUG2tvWd_n_Jiqh4YNmfkf7G00AI-Tyu6gSXOglExsJE7ffpw8HuJNvwKxobZK4EYyShMPOpSh53RzlnlED4GbxIREPeP5BdyD1r-66-0l5qvLXKk/w400-h300/IMG_3377.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />UMBRELLA STAND</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">A collection of umbrellas and walking sticks</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">are to the right of the secretary </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">directly beneath the English trumeau mirror.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I bought the "</span><i style="font-size: large;">Mary Poppins</i><span style="font-size: medium;">" parrot handled umbrella </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">on Ebay<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>because I LOVE birds and so does the Dowager! </b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzN36CE__xoMB_Hi10GLFd1067izMylIOPtAbrz4mfvJ3OLam81r0-rwDKukQvvuwGL79QUb_adoVFbr9OJXJRJ85XYTX9NYNE2-LgXlXX2Kg-nGRogsInYy633qDqVTVimH0sA8nbG2lNSNzUFcyhYfdzjZnZn4RNOHrLAslvX411a_eirYE3nOs49Q/s3072/IMG_2617%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzN36CE__xoMB_Hi10GLFd1067izMylIOPtAbrz4mfvJ3OLam81r0-rwDKukQvvuwGL79QUb_adoVFbr9OJXJRJ85XYTX9NYNE2-LgXlXX2Kg-nGRogsInYy633qDqVTVimH0sA8nbG2lNSNzUFcyhYfdzjZnZn4RNOHrLAslvX411a_eirYE3nOs49Q/w300-h400/IMG_2617%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The olive green umbrella </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">in the foreground below</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> is by</span><b style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beauxminis/" target="_blank">Fatima of Beauxminis</a><br /></b><span style="font-size: medium;">The rest of the canes and walking sticks <br />I either already </span><span style="font-size: medium;">had &/or made from scratch.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZL7UgoBJRKyAa0KbmQa-wayWMDXa4c-WV8DdFefBFJCgvnbkAF3m9Qt4dQVbmxrVZnMFm6Q_VELsk595G3bZrx1-GjPuvOe3Sq8npjp961wjNwYG-ExyYtqQdnfFySfq3XJBWe6jnyLJqFUAPnr0T66E6w72kVHhrkhcp9RX-SyWWHarD7Gh1zh4Ow/s3072/IMG_2616%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ON THE DESKTOP</b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tT-qkgA8DZ-S8B2n3OtXmsxp8C2A9uOscijv_302THYG4cXuxoEnhA_Per50owN8X_-mZVVTQscRBAMprVaIvvYklyytRus6GjGG1qAPgXHqDznT8uUVzoMTDdfdp3dLAfg5oGzBrErYSrmApCs-s5w1uYqfmpKTLImmtBKj0mU8NOISlDsa-M6wHA/s3072/IMG_2099%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0tT-qkgA8DZ-S8B2n3OtXmsxp8C2A9uOscijv_302THYG4cXuxoEnhA_Per50owN8X_-mZVVTQscRBAMprVaIvvYklyytRus6GjGG1qAPgXHqDznT8uUVzoMTDdfdp3dLAfg5oGzBrErYSrmApCs-s5w1uYqfmpKTLImmtBKj0mU8NOISlDsa-M6wHA/w400-h300/IMG_2099%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">A jumble of papers, ink, fountain pen, figurines, <br />Royal mail <br />and a leather journal<br />chronicling the Dowager's daily activities;<br />litter its surface. <br /><br /> <span> I used a</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> couple of drops of UV resin,</span><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">for the magnifying glass which actually magnifies. <br /></span>It sits on top of an open <br /><b>Book of Curiosities</b> <br /> by <br /><a href="Little Things Of Interest" target="_blank"><b>Little Things of Interest </b></a><br />love her store! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4SLOYyJ3LJMkjWRjjhfA-S44kzelkY0X56zrrXI2Pkt_p8_wk4KO4uPwh5VvKhMQnpqYaR5YZVnhmw2mHnGTlrnBruj75sTGbB5-kztD_Tlm0YYNbH2QPpUbXCdaMXhjYomM3B2MSoqmrJQ4wL1upwCkk-LGup-_Vcx2tXNaUpVEs5m_HwX41zA-2cJA/s3072/IMG_3203.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4SLOYyJ3LJMkjWRjjhfA-S44kzelkY0X56zrrXI2Pkt_p8_wk4KO4uPwh5VvKhMQnpqYaR5YZVnhmw2mHnGTlrnBruj75sTGbB5-kztD_Tlm0YYNbH2QPpUbXCdaMXhjYomM3B2MSoqmrJQ4wL1upwCkk-LGup-_Vcx2tXNaUpVEs5m_HwX41zA-2cJA/w400-h300/IMG_3203.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />A tiny owl clock <br /><i>(a repurposed novelty earring) </i><br /> is perched contentedly amid the dowagers collection of assorted writing materials<br />which includes a gold fountain pen:<br /> <i><b> a direct reference taken from the movie</b></i><br /><b>Out of Africa </b><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEdQUwXwcw4HHjTQK7CugclTq-BHP-UwWZwivq5PWQ9pr0te-1u4ZGpftVGrGx0up0LgvMlNtrmDTpQgKS2_Vq1E_WqGXKFo0LrkZJSkG6nn4qK3GibAJRImM05f2aiDWZI6-n4FFoyKXAfRF5g9PkuxhoS6zs4OB2Txt74nP6yGVDMyesIlTw-XOpFBd/s3072/IMG_3201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEdQUwXwcw4HHjTQK7CugclTq-BHP-UwWZwivq5PWQ9pr0te-1u4ZGpftVGrGx0up0LgvMlNtrmDTpQgKS2_Vq1E_WqGXKFo0LrkZJSkG6nn4qK3GibAJRImM05f2aiDWZI6-n4FFoyKXAfRF5g9PkuxhoS6zs4OB2Txt74nP6yGVDMyesIlTw-XOpFBd/w300-h400/IMG_3201.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was definitely enjoying the jumble</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> of academic paraphernalia crowding </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the secretary desktop; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and yet it </span><span style="font-size: large;">still felt incomplete to me. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd always wanted a task lamp on it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so after some minor reshuffling </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was actually able to squeeze one in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;"><i>"LET THERE BE LIGHT!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;"><i>and there was light"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">☺️</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BrT5dCNPL1SYec0fea234FVTjEfu3OFVY9rdlesplDkhvBUzYuyMfeieKG8kUQZtfxQ83qntOI031jVkOFK7Sk6ymv4lOm2jDqnp4-PukXqJ4wxCumYrGF7FZNtAUPcFO4PDDPyu3RdOjRTzJ4P9Xr1agsGc2QOZgTw5YhEjqa2IH4_GexOcMMNedrIA/s3072/IMG_3418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BrT5dCNPL1SYec0fea234FVTjEfu3OFVY9rdlesplDkhvBUzYuyMfeieKG8kUQZtfxQ83qntOI031jVkOFK7Sk6ymv4lOm2jDqnp4-PukXqJ4wxCumYrGF7FZNtAUPcFO4PDDPyu3RdOjRTzJ4P9Xr1agsGc2QOZgTw5YhEjqa2IH4_GexOcMMNedrIA/w400-h300/IMG_3418.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />THE BAMBOO SIDE TABLE</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />For continuity with the dowager's Arts and Craft bed,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I purchased a matching bamboo side table<br /> for her Living Room.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> It's big enough to hold a Huge Plant, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">yet small enough to walk past</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">without her bumping into it.<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJuPA8Q2x-MRFdk92OyUlyvbfSQlrw8vSoqLOWcMa1dBNpCQb7jaqtWOX3aQgj1jxiexbPjqK5tIZAz1ctVp_yoESxr0hvNQdvxfblJ97uV7DWH4t8RrR9sueFNRsafFXqYfABFiz9stcYBwKB7JJetq91AW3jY69cTcyh4-2zg5ZEIUmhcdA-Zq6-A/s1824/IMG_7993.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1368" data-original-width="1824" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJuPA8Q2x-MRFdk92OyUlyvbfSQlrw8vSoqLOWcMa1dBNpCQb7jaqtWOX3aQgj1jxiexbPjqK5tIZAz1ctVp_yoESxr0hvNQdvxfblJ97uV7DWH4t8RrR9sueFNRsafFXqYfABFiz9stcYBwKB7JJetq91AW3jY69cTcyh4-2zg5ZEIUmhcdA-Zq6-A/w400-h300/IMG_7993.JPG" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Bamboo furniture made by</span><br /><span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b><a href="https://artisandollshouse-miniatures.co.uk/prices-and-more-informtion/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">ANTHONY DUNHAM MINIATURES</span></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEikmmENzRT28xf9bzTN-wB3iDIjq2wxIleEUwUQQl-PhHZsf2PReWjc5fLWLlK5-fyDEodoKRMZf9clVaOIAXDrT-7C56Ho6ZM2_BDX9Ol_pRnmblWX-GwzA9ZH1kRoM1uYypP1-1W1XZbIHs4veTWwxadHEpzre3ROokRURSF5F_G64zxgt4rhbmx02Q/s3072/IMG_2142%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmmENzRT28xf9bzTN-wB3iDIjq2wxIleEUwUQQl-PhHZsf2PReWjc5fLWLlK5-fyDEodoKRMZf9clVaOIAXDrT-7C56Ho6ZM2_BDX9Ol_pRnmblWX-GwzA9ZH1kRoM1uYypP1-1W1XZbIHs4veTWwxadHEpzre3ROokRURSF5F_G64zxgt4rhbmx02Q/w300-h400/IMG_2142%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cdPQJDQ7avHiVMXY5I2ZlvP_0JiQq2Juq6W-ZKjKZX7qalBqgmapyUE0bF1IUlf_ZE-0xUMkL4ZCj-pmMf0z45FEk1kUSaWPQWQauGbgBrq4WBJguLrCOTLbK8NkufZZ30p6AB3ho65zbvu1SqetHzfhGQvwkGq09EQsTwf7nW8ePzwLKQuLnNLT3Q/s2837/IMG_1975%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2837" data-original-width="2127" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cdPQJDQ7avHiVMXY5I2ZlvP_0JiQq2Juq6W-ZKjKZX7qalBqgmapyUE0bF1IUlf_ZE-0xUMkL4ZCj-pmMf0z45FEk1kUSaWPQWQauGbgBrq4WBJguLrCOTLbK8NkufZZ30p6AB3ho65zbvu1SqetHzfhGQvwkGq09EQsTwf7nW8ePzwLKQuLnNLT3Q/w300-h400/IMG_1975%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br style="font-size: large;" /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Whilst rifling through my stash of long-forgotten accessories,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I stumbled upon a carved wooden rhinoceros -</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>WHO HOO!!!</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It fits in perfectly</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> with my<br />Out of Africa/ Edwardian Adventurer<br />🦏🌴🦏🌴 <span>theme! </span>🌴🦏🌴🦏</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMB3wPNtbSnwCEBOfZCI2F7VO_qQMDNO_BRkp3kSE9KIPeTimiY3JY7nyYbJ3qXdTOq8AA-NLxdsr9bOc1usiIQJVirbYYgRMyxpoYgdIMo5PKUeb2cWbpzDYP8JzKBFEOP1UO8SS9a6hjXbGXT4zvtwQZUbE9Pliz-Kl4Q_uQ0Hs5Itjo8Lw6OHsz5Q/s2876/IMG_2309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="2155" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMB3wPNtbSnwCEBOfZCI2F7VO_qQMDNO_BRkp3kSE9KIPeTimiY3JY7nyYbJ3qXdTOq8AA-NLxdsr9bOc1usiIQJVirbYYgRMyxpoYgdIMo5PKUeb2cWbpzDYP8JzKBFEOP1UO8SS9a6hjXbGXT4zvtwQZUbE9Pliz-Kl4Q_uQ0Hs5Itjo8Lw6OHsz5Q/w300-h400/IMG_2309.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The carved wood green ball in the photo above<br /> is a textured wooden bead. <br />I liked the size and colour of it<br />so it stayed on the table until... </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTy48kncKccE6D2zRdjVenH2JOxGJfLRocHvRLcYSjMUQ_4vX_a-1PbTyV0Mi0cbd2gCqc7WxFqYWdEcSfQBDKbI9F7E8_Vf3G7ISzlCOK_CvhBiMw1LDat9qX94BilpM7wDEKEHIbvZOfNGUvQyewQd2NVJWpsR9RnuXbqHTxx-FwtUJdgijv5Nsmw/s3003/IMG_2342%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="3003" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTy48kncKccE6D2zRdjVenH2JOxGJfLRocHvRLcYSjMUQ_4vX_a-1PbTyV0Mi0cbd2gCqc7WxFqYWdEcSfQBDKbI9F7E8_Vf3G7ISzlCOK_CvhBiMw1LDat9qX94BilpM7wDEKEHIbvZOfNGUvQyewQd2NVJWpsR9RnuXbqHTxx-FwtUJdgijv5Nsmw/w400-h300/IMG_2342%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span><span style="font-size: large;">I replaced it with a "carved lidded pot" </span><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9I4kvflhDkvE1qBoUvkRuLhhZwd02wtUPYstYsQPEE5AbJ6PNQgVPEYxrF1zno-YugKRDLbVEeRVflVePQ3eeelTTQ_NFjtipVaN_CgfDupQ6D4mvqay2xwFh5kwh29uMKZafNEJX447Dh9JAJ8POp97V17f67BaKItrojVLk9fkqqCMiZbbL3iC_lNW/s3072/IMG_3230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9I4kvflhDkvE1qBoUvkRuLhhZwd02wtUPYstYsQPEE5AbJ6PNQgVPEYxrF1zno-YugKRDLbVEeRVflVePQ3eeelTTQ_NFjtipVaN_CgfDupQ6D4mvqay2xwFh5kwh29uMKZafNEJX447Dh9JAJ8POp97V17f67BaKItrojVLk9fkqqCMiZbbL3iC_lNW/w300-h400/IMG_3230.jpg" width="300" /></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/AVvXsEjLqkLROT1QIQvGCE4DCi8rREpsbS9rh3NAyfQ0YKE4G_pKaIZ1IgTigwmzUreku959dXPfy7gdHlPExDTljwFLaoJJ7WqfltxkZs5C-b-WcXLAKRpkCP7DkdYO2cbEuKlHUemZSzZiTfqRDlQVTHXFBZOb1VyTgMS8Sz6ARvkoYYegyhpTGKrruA6aU1CV/s3072/IMG_3231.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLqkLROT1QIQvGCE4DCi8rREpsbS9rh3NAyfQ0YKE4G_pKaIZ1IgTigwmzUreku959dXPfy7gdHlPExDTljwFLaoJJ7WqfltxkZs5C-b-WcXLAKRpkCP7DkdYO2cbEuKlHUemZSzZiTfqRDlQVTHXFBZOb1VyTgMS8Sz6ARvkoYYegyhpTGKrruA6aU1CV/w300-h400/IMG_3231.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was made by stacking 3 buttons <br />one on top of the other:<br /> its base is a leather shank button<br />its lid is a brass button<br />and a smaller wood button serves as a knob. <br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIOmB_iPh3qP1zn1uqskzUfwXa0IkflUOyBES4ngZFdJWYmppRdkGAvB9FDbM3kjecu7STdI1270VsMPQfefCbVyB9dfro3pPSR2iPE-M6MWxcQIGbd7248hX_p7HP1OqTZZmLUNtavZ4hP5n1dfBwCgoVzWi13zCcT_vswJAlUr8fVSd2M2WkK5IC7Kj/s3072/IMG_3116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIOmB_iPh3qP1zn1uqskzUfwXa0IkflUOyBES4ngZFdJWYmppRdkGAvB9FDbM3kjecu7STdI1270VsMPQfefCbVyB9dfro3pPSR2iPE-M6MWxcQIGbd7248hX_p7HP1OqTZZmLUNtavZ4hP5n1dfBwCgoVzWi13zCcT_vswJAlUr8fVSd2M2WkK5IC7Kj/w400-h300/IMG_3116.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: large;">On the lower shelf of the table<br /> are stack of books on birds.<br /></span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWGqaZXII84nuy0Bc1aNWBjUlWFK3ia2o96ItRs_0moQJXSyBlm4e1b8F3HJ6giPAR_kkBlsQaXhyVvNyN64rBfgx4fmy6IutcdupVN-x6O9O7E1z00_qTpMgYxcOnjk9r6-lZOj7lZEjT6XhmWaO4aSerMFs07M5sPkWyvyA9M_FdYtcH-JlWd0WGspy/s3072/IMG_3118.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWGqaZXII84nuy0Bc1aNWBjUlWFK3ia2o96ItRs_0moQJXSyBlm4e1b8F3HJ6giPAR_kkBlsQaXhyVvNyN64rBfgx4fmy6IutcdupVN-x6O9O7E1z00_qTpMgYxcOnjk9r6-lZOj7lZEjT6XhmWaO4aSerMFs07M5sPkWyvyA9M_FdYtcH-JlWd0WGspy/w300-h400/IMG_3118.jpg" width="300" /></a><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />And 2 <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ssn=terrie36&store_name=littlethingsofinterest&_oac=1&_trksid=p2047675.m3561.l2562" target="_blank">NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINES </a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">also made by</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Little Things Of Interest</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6Hswl_FnP8cNWytXPuj5MKpyRCKSw-8gzDj0p4smPR5ZxdcOZ-BgInScERaX9Z5JgT8O15jO83PsheV1CR9d43Odzhjv9GAx2yi6s37fMXDQBy387wYTaxqduMm16mf7IbxlIgPCg44-xsnf1dli4dUXxjqRQXYsCQx4hbyQesTEr2NHoQ4uU2CXzPo_/s3072/IMG_3116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz6Hswl_FnP8cNWytXPuj5MKpyRCKSw-8gzDj0p4smPR5ZxdcOZ-BgInScERaX9Z5JgT8O15jO83PsheV1CR9d43Odzhjv9GAx2yi6s37fMXDQBy387wYTaxqduMm16mf7IbxlIgPCg44-xsnf1dli4dUXxjqRQXYsCQx4hbyQesTEr2NHoQ4uU2CXzPo_/w400-h300/IMG_3116.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> The magazines are stored inside a large carved wooden bowl<br />(a very large and unusual button)<br />that sits on the floor underneath the table.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>A really FUN detail! <br /></i></span><span style="font-size: medium;">fyi</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">These Nat.Geo. magazines are actually readable! </span><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCDCPAmCr0MELOkpcSo8CTL__kNEp4KAG7YSLOlmZTfZrwDhubQW45OGEA1bTF3QnYhl4AHXTKxzHSzpcf7PESHDvnaImNc1hsC6Hjpys1Qk-kReEYHS3ZpAimwMCy0ofPOqpnPcSF-imyOpvS84ayXsGAU9gaFl7pfoGhbV4BKg9YSK1ew4-kbkjKXkZ/s3072/IMG_3198.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCDCPAmCr0MELOkpcSo8CTL__kNEp4KAG7YSLOlmZTfZrwDhubQW45OGEA1bTF3QnYhl4AHXTKxzHSzpcf7PESHDvnaImNc1hsC6Hjpys1Qk-kReEYHS3ZpAimwMCy0ofPOqpnPcSF-imyOpvS84ayXsGAU9gaFl7pfoGhbV4BKg9YSK1ew4-kbkjKXkZ/w400-h300/IMG_3198.jpg" width="400" /></a><b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">THE FERN IN THE URN<br /></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">was contrived from a package of</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><a href="https://canada.michaels.com/en/green-paper-fern-embellishments-by-recollections/10684170.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank"> Michael's fern stems </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">found in the</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">"stickers & embellishments"asile.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppP8KpKwg9P4qiOYSJjEvOAfpdN20YCmFCCIPBklsUCiHf1s0Buo6y6zGwDOnIs5gASUkXEXG5K3506A_Zan2FgOSbyb5UOPQ8Kid8foYiDXxsJkjQt4JMz1CK7P515PWMp8oDq_6LOxA94opk4Igz-yGCqGkOOxy3MRju7nwfDcg7dH4Wj0mdmJo5Aal/s2894/IMG_3228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2894" data-original-width="2170" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjppP8KpKwg9P4qiOYSJjEvOAfpdN20YCmFCCIPBklsUCiHf1s0Buo6y6zGwDOnIs5gASUkXEXG5K3506A_Zan2FgOSbyb5UOPQ8Kid8foYiDXxsJkjQt4JMz1CK7P515PWMp8oDq_6LOxA94opk4Igz-yGCqGkOOxy3MRju7nwfDcg7dH4Wj0mdmJo5Aal/w300-h400/IMG_3228.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">These scrapbooking fronds<br />are actually too big for 12th scale,<br />so I snipped off the greenery <br />from their widest end, <br />down to a more reasonable length.<br /><br /> I painted both sides of the paper fronds<br />with a water based green enamel <br />followed by a thin brown chalk and water wash. <br />I filled the urn with a blob of Museum Wax;<br /> stuck the wire ends into it;<br /> and called it- <br />DONE!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I also made the tall fretwork </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>wastebasket </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">from the cut sections of a sandalwood fan.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEGH9LX_tG3CQA3j5qjt0w14UMZa_tRE6Eyl96xQRvi6Yv_oYnzSrhWKVC-nxYfX1za89w1rsCUHaqdWE9AFg7UwjbF1NuQQqFYHNMFndkY6VJNA5jes3qtfC6RxF7ZD9UtjOU3KX7rwSjI7-aVNoGk_G17Jsap8Noh5BeNCsCGLgmY0BE4RtpWYY6jKK/s3025/IMG_3288.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="3025" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzEGH9LX_tG3CQA3j5qjt0w14UMZa_tRE6Eyl96xQRvi6Yv_oYnzSrhWKVC-nxYfX1za89w1rsCUHaqdWE9AFg7UwjbF1NuQQqFYHNMFndkY6VJNA5jes3qtfC6RxF7ZD9UtjOU3KX7rwSjI7-aVNoGk_G17Jsap8Noh5BeNCsCGLgmY0BE4RtpWYY6jKK/w400-h300/IMG_3288.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I painted the wastebasket with black and red </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">acrylic paints</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">then randomly applied gold felt pen highlights<br />over the red.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Clear UV resin</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> was </span><i style="font-size: large;"><b>carefully painted <br /></b></i><span style="font-size: medium;">around each of the tiny cut-outs</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">for a high shine, strength and durability.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Lastly, I tossed several crumpled pieces </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">of mini junk mail into it and called it a day! </span><br /></span><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmxCORsQj4veBQbG5wRMaKlMgP-O0xAdfMEFMD6rspBJ8a5CP6kuAZpUrthXwCFXHTjlsHyenESRPtuxTScf38Z-fXJ-DFOP9k8bRGQeOnnLg6CcPKwyvOb8Qyoc2G7PVw2Dwgp-S1uLqttmONU2_sCWeFyzlGVIxaWJU29gVIn9Fq_7R9WIqsPc6uA/s2919/IMG_2137%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2189" data-original-width="2919" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmxCORsQj4veBQbG5wRMaKlMgP-O0xAdfMEFMD6rspBJ8a5CP6kuAZpUrthXwCFXHTjlsHyenESRPtuxTScf38Z-fXJ-DFOP9k8bRGQeOnnLg6CcPKwyvOb8Qyoc2G7PVw2Dwgp-S1uLqttmONU2_sCWeFyzlGVIxaWJU29gVIn9Fq_7R9WIqsPc6uA/w400-h300/IMG_2137%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">THE ART NOUVEAU CHAIR</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1058076274/art-nouveau-miniature-dollhouse-armchair?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_ca_en_ca_-art_and_collectibles&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjwxMmhBhDJARIsANFGOSsqWSbtgffYMT674SMvsZZB5Yf64XGjOSW_6bEjC9CLAZeoHKGpLWgaAs-0EALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12650989569_119864832693_510953729445_aud-1184048147899:pla-314954651933_c__1058076274enca_249757125&utm_custom2=12650989569&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxMmhBhDJARIsANFGOSsqWSbtgffYMT674SMvsZZB5Yf64XGjOSW_6bEjC9CLAZeoHKGpLWgaAs-0EALw_wcB" target="_blank"><span><b>MINIATURES by Vio</b></span></a> Etsy kit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I upholstered this chair in a "leather look" fabric </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which I'd stained with a dark brown felt pen,<br /> then sealed with a liquid floor wax. <br /><br /></span><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I've purchased several furniture kits </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">from this vendor and </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> I highly recommend them! </span></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIWNthUeAR7NausS_LbBftn7Kz3PgKYclQM753yhNbksCpOjtsHZDmv16kskWHJv2NKVcyZn6chL_NvugdZit-OtDjEzUShqQRi1pCbLyu2UA6sxwmAqoJsX2rOiZ943sKYXqy9eVa4r7ZoF92iYYl5ArzeUrTH_WZAJyEzgP3fyRO1CToFivkH-EM8e8/s2965/IMG_3268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="2222" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIWNthUeAR7NausS_LbBftn7Kz3PgKYclQM753yhNbksCpOjtsHZDmv16kskWHJv2NKVcyZn6chL_NvugdZit-OtDjEzUShqQRi1pCbLyu2UA6sxwmAqoJsX2rOiZ943sKYXqy9eVa4r7ZoF92iYYl5ArzeUrTH_WZAJyEzgP3fyRO1CToFivkH-EM8e8/w300-h400/IMG_3268.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">To warm up <b>the dowager's <br /><i>"senior shoulders"</i>, </b><br /> a native hand-woven wrap<br /> drapes gracefully over the arm of her chair. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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 class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OTHER SIGNIFICANT UPGRADES <br /><span>are</span></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"> THE DOWAGER'S 4 NEW PUPS<br /></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I hated saying goodbye to <b>Churchill </b><br />and<b> Jenny </b>the dowager's 2 previous dogs,<br />but once <br />she saw these 4 snoozing cuties on Ebay,<br /> madame insisted on adopting them all! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04DdlIeyfpxHdHtnZa2WX970wMhH0RQZXlNZInlBcrMYk16zsj6pNWrdhf2fet9vhBxmRkqZuwuXKBa_FzV7tvCSCcEfHu3SnsR_DnBtMFf_5zc6_ibFqRbaXdEuiweiTNXEjMcUC1r_pz5FLq6hycRX7JpHGOhoiQTPs_HrbA8NDvwtINleV7V8yD31I/s3072/IMG_3270.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04DdlIeyfpxHdHtnZa2WX970wMhH0RQZXlNZInlBcrMYk16zsj6pNWrdhf2fet9vhBxmRkqZuwuXKBa_FzV7tvCSCcEfHu3SnsR_DnBtMFf_5zc6_ibFqRbaXdEuiweiTNXEjMcUC1r_pz5FLq6hycRX7JpHGOhoiQTPs_HrbA8NDvwtINleV7V8yD31I/w400-h300/IMG_3270.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L67J75fv1JdPoL_A_k5KqUE3eWsopX4XO7wzh6L2mfcumj42Ffg_MRd2s_9cpibDhm2wNXitAkSy5gG1FF9sUApj9Vu98pDE7co3e7ymJodHyUbn2HB0JSXkuQoO0PSsZXkIJ-h3u5UVyGzkoxyOCRwWsnzvKCA83Rq1tG7hjpM8mQfmfnQ8R1sYz4E6/s3072/IMG_2897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L67J75fv1JdPoL_A_k5KqUE3eWsopX4XO7wzh6L2mfcumj42Ffg_MRd2s_9cpibDhm2wNXitAkSy5gG1FF9sUApj9Vu98pDE7co3e7ymJodHyUbn2HB0JSXkuQoO0PSsZXkIJ-h3u5UVyGzkoxyOCRwWsnzvKCA83Rq1tG7hjpM8mQfmfnQ8R1sYz4E6/w400-h300/IMG_2897.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">These are in fact<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Refrigerator-Sleeping-Magnetic-Birthday-Decoration/dp/B0B3DF9H4G/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=corgi+magnets&qid=1681015656&sr=8-4" target="_blank">CORGI FRIDGE MAGNETS</a> <br />and from nose to tail they are 2 inches long <br /> with a 1 inch body width.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIfLsk5hfYEz4q4yMXIKfOww9bKGtXxlF4yIBnyposm0NZRPm-673l6iU1eJdcsmhM4k6gnWdsKWniEN1jx_XAWTfXLErfzd28BPG3NtA8DHBx6NBzcuJGr9zzpTOfDh1BypzemytF2TtkjcHLHI37rOyZZCu0L-s7_trfIIJyNJXjd0ArHHyZvmSw8X3/s3072/IMG_1951%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIfLsk5hfYEz4q4yMXIKfOww9bKGtXxlF4yIBnyposm0NZRPm-673l6iU1eJdcsmhM4k6gnWdsKWniEN1jx_XAWTfXLErfzd28BPG3NtA8DHBx6NBzcuJGr9zzpTOfDh1BypzemytF2TtkjcHLHI37rOyZZCu0L-s7_trfIIJyNJXjd0ArHHyZvmSw8X3/w400-h300/IMG_1951%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br />They're the perfect scale for this small cottage <br />however I must confess <br /><b>that it's their cute sleeping positions </b><br /> which are the main attraction for me <br />and for milady dowager! <br />😄 <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6Yhvs0eljEghNa8wCJmlzfIHG7Z6oEvxSG6A4V-5endw99oRImy60hfPz3nsvZb3hr7FGPxl2FLXs41wMCLEZIl7rEbmd24Av2G9seEgDj-UPBMctyce5Kr_hRzhGEaMUCzAc_kbvjEYFsChSU-FapNqIA1IoFH3NLMKdpap6E-97MRR6wRWSWOSMw/s3072/IMG_2109%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6Yhvs0eljEghNa8wCJmlzfIHG7Z6oEvxSG6A4V-5endw99oRImy60hfPz3nsvZb3hr7FGPxl2FLXs41wMCLEZIl7rEbmd24Av2G9seEgDj-UPBMctyce5Kr_hRzhGEaMUCzAc_kbvjEYFsChSU-FapNqIA1IoFH3NLMKdpap6E-97MRR6wRWSWOSMw/w400-h300/IMG_2109%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/minworks_miniatures" target="_blank">Janine ( Minworks) </a><br /> told me that corgis are notorious <br />for getting underfoot, <br />and as you can see they are all huddled together <br />like a lumpy scatter rug.<br /> <br />When madame finally returns to the room,<br />she'll have to tiptoe her way through the huddle<br /> as well as reclaim her <br />precious <br /><b>petit-point</b><br /> <b><a href="http://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">slippers<br /> made by Linda Park.</a><br /></b>❤️<br />Naughty <b><i>Naughty</i></b> Puppies! </span><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR92pvZXChSKYN0wzn0QgArh-mjjHZ0qxWB4do-_FbQ_Y49pvuS4Z7zZpOndygbQX_KK6otEhSRGKNrgsT8VpmzC37YOC1693-8CYlrSGU8zEagCQbv0-ysiEtmIYXXM2Qs9M8Wk7mywO-GruwM_4Yeacqtdfdpwa-wzn7OkNtotVJcKYLTcZJdl31Tw/s3072/IMG_2604%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR92pvZXChSKYN0wzn0QgArh-mjjHZ0qxWB4do-_FbQ_Y49pvuS4Z7zZpOndygbQX_KK6otEhSRGKNrgsT8VpmzC37YOC1693-8CYlrSGU8zEagCQbv0-ysiEtmIYXXM2Qs9M8Wk7mywO-GruwM_4Yeacqtdfdpwa-wzn7OkNtotVJcKYLTcZJdl31Tw/w400-h300/IMG_2604%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE PERSIAN RUG </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">is from the Etsy vendor</span><br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1267941056/new-16-scale-carpet-rug-20-x-28-cm?ref=yr_purchases" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">STARBOC2 </a><span style="font-size: medium;">.<br /></span><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><b>It's always a gamble when you're trying to match colours online<br />but I think that this rug works really well<br />with the new drapes. </b></span></i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I purchased it in </span><b style="font-size: large;">1/6th scale</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br />for the extra length</span><br /></span><span><span><span style="font-size: medium;">and it fits </span><br /><b style="font-size: large;">PERFECTLY</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><i>HIP HIP HOORAY! </i></span><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The rug is printed onto very thin canvas <br />which </b><b>I've glued onto a thicker piece of fabric <br />for </b></span><b style="font-size: large;">visual weight and underpadding.</b> <br /><i><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><i>so what do you think?<br /></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5UcmLlnZwQJWixmhmUhxgOVn6DYCh_Jb5ziXzXajcSWi8s0t-ozQQnDJ5pVs1ka7EpxBlQoiNLdBsjRWr5lUvYuhC0RzKyWU7Mz9SF5Whq16R0oDfp2izwMiv9fN_rgGJJ-vSyrQ87CRiXjEyvWT4GhvvO7yu611HI8htVhdbGff9gC391ACi79KtQ/s3072/IMG_2602%20(2).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD5UcmLlnZwQJWixmhmUhxgOVn6DYCh_Jb5ziXzXajcSWi8s0t-ozQQnDJ5pVs1ka7EpxBlQoiNLdBsjRWr5lUvYuhC0RzKyWU7Mz9SF5Whq16R0oDfp2izwMiv9fN_rgGJJ-vSyrQ87CRiXjEyvWT4GhvvO7yu611HI8htVhdbGff9gC391ACi79KtQ/w400-h300/IMG_2602%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">And now for </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"THE CONVERSATION PIECE"</b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTaxI4wFuoNfBvv2oeIc1dyOTX_rNB95wB5dWVRiAkkv78oMt5hM-C37zOIMBy0yeyzqDePWcgye3NSxXL6y3TgO8XW8Zn_r33nJCIVMek1JroCIFhqr1XvHHT3pZMVoUb25Mk44aQAqapq28OYWLRtiwv2qJHecp0lxOBeOPljq6TJqLb_xmAFuXbw/s3072/IMG_2154%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpTaxI4wFuoNfBvv2oeIc1dyOTX_rNB95wB5dWVRiAkkv78oMt5hM-C37zOIMBy0yeyzqDePWcgye3NSxXL6y3TgO8XW8Zn_r33nJCIVMek1JroCIFhqr1XvHHT3pZMVoUb25Mk44aQAqapq28OYWLRtiwv2qJHecp0lxOBeOPljq6TJqLb_xmAFuXbw/w400-h300/IMG_2154%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> Using dried grape stems as an amature<br /> and the assorted birds, beads and nail gemstones,<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">a whimsical "singing tree" sculpture was contrived.<br />It's displayed inside <br />a vintage iron (candle cup) urn <br />and next to the dowager's front door.<br /></span><span><i><b style="font-size: large;">It's a OOAK Birthday GIFT </b><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">from the dowager's daughter- </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Artist of the family!</span></b></i></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><br /> She also made the quirky <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0KtZxiBC54Ff8xYquNiBGMA0hrj9aysuzlHf0GCgVI3MnsNjeqDfpTi3MIlIYNqE5k-cAXuYpd9_nvE_wu1Wu45HRrP3nNtiIB4N9Wxdy2a_PT9H_LIeNFVpb1MP4Yv0W3PgCyFP6GMPA62gZJxm6iceuHEa568Sl6RFaaeOjL80oG8j-mmVWnUZKg/s3072/IMG_9991.JPG" target="_blank">metal leaf sculpture </a><br />(commissioned by her brother)<br />for the wall <br />in their mother's Garden/Dining room.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I deliberately tried to make this piece look<br /> quirky and outrageous<br />which of course,<br />has all the dowagers friends<br /> gossiping about it over their tea.</span> <br /><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"But My Dear have you seen it!????"<br />🧐😱😳🤩😀</span></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">BEFORE the tree installation↓</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzQNxKoJPsOAK6qo9m-1aQqGQmFmkWPK8enGi7BLEEEFqOYciWOZlCSdEly12UgetTPgnJknqGJjLGMlx_zZHGnovHhi7ObqF4jvnOn_-PqoV9Q_IXvkAJLGiM4JljlNWq2ZRVehiFXpGmMZVDbvy_Ys76bOooMYuyl7EL8ih4HxsS6TRjMrOjSb-7A/s2971/IMG_1991%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="2971" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzQNxKoJPsOAK6qo9m-1aQqGQmFmkWPK8enGi7BLEEEFqOYciWOZlCSdEly12UgetTPgnJknqGJjLGMlx_zZHGnovHhi7ObqF4jvnOn_-PqoV9Q_IXvkAJLGiM4JljlNWq2ZRVehiFXpGmMZVDbvy_Ys76bOooMYuyl7EL8ih4HxsS6TRjMrOjSb-7A/w400-h300/IMG_1991%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">And AFTER↓</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_AKbqRDavIpo0C_hcxZhocx4INMSJuiJeNPkwkvTN668lye7XX8t8LWBmtEGVajM3ctPyIHHVWij4Uiv0EKkS9OfNhrmYYmUW9HFGtTuD0gLk8rdoIv3XDIeoYR2ga3GfP3RjVx0BaVV6tbI_NjWoB9vkLGVWl_NxpEfi7tcFy52_My9GA70KuEC6Q/s3072/IMG_2139%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_AKbqRDavIpo0C_hcxZhocx4INMSJuiJeNPkwkvTN668lye7XX8t8LWBmtEGVajM3ctPyIHHVWij4Uiv0EKkS9OfNhrmYYmUW9HFGtTuD0gLk8rdoIv3XDIeoYR2ga3GfP3RjVx0BaVV6tbI_NjWoB9vkLGVWl_NxpEfi7tcFy52_My9GA70KuEC6Q/w400-h300/IMG_2139%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I <b>REALLY</b> LIKE BIRDS!</i> 🦅<br /><br />The following photos are a few </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span> NEW </span>ITEMS OF INTEREST </b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq9CQxIVGk5poBMBvcBsze2rPyUBj6v9oXeEVTjMgnj-B6btdFIhlzNRiMgeEkqC7dk6wLNgq38u-mBfCpSgT0r1mPf2NpTXT255_BHfTJfsnqjwdmJwqqjWiCfNjW9yz3LLmV-r77ZuzEGnaOaA5wghbibJpetANyhh2F1ckg9rkPHYBqMLzA8bSMg/s3072/IMG_1526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLq9CQxIVGk5poBMBvcBsze2rPyUBj6v9oXeEVTjMgnj-B6btdFIhlzNRiMgeEkqC7dk6wLNgq38u-mBfCpSgT0r1mPf2NpTXT255_BHfTJfsnqjwdmJwqqjWiCfNjW9yz3LLmV-r77ZuzEGnaOaA5wghbibJpetANyhh2F1ckg9rkPHYBqMLzA8bSMg/w400-h300/IMG_1526.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This green vining plant was made using assorted hearts punched out of a painted metal coffee can freshness seal.<br />It sits in the Living room window recess<br />on a stack of old books behind a table,<br /><i><b>where nobody can see it!</b></i> 😄<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FgrLzVyoltFXIAhImXbcCdMmLtfy6pZ1qTWvKjfy6cIgDDpJlm1Lq0ePaueZtZXj8xlxNaStwn6DucU8vBh5D0mT4HpE5LTxr7GsDsjj6zOjCsaxNBj_qjBGv7hPGtZ335uahZU_KdsTja8Ir6TSnlHQEW8XDWQME9-w5qTSRMksb9cLfpCUPQPHABCk/s2984/IMG_2896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="2984" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FgrLzVyoltFXIAhImXbcCdMmLtfy6pZ1qTWvKjfy6cIgDDpJlm1Lq0ePaueZtZXj8xlxNaStwn6DucU8vBh5D0mT4HpE5LTxr7GsDsjj6zOjCsaxNBj_qjBGv7hPGtZ335uahZU_KdsTja8Ir6TSnlHQEW8XDWQME9-w5qTSRMksb9cLfpCUPQPHABCk/w400-h300/IMG_2896.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0UDG9ioC1mKAPDD93IOjDg9URDoYzD5OqdV2nECQmoAZ0nnkrNzKHwrl1MShpmzYa7Q6JwshLjQpDswyfy73EQsohezIhYkOO89aZ28wC6WK4QIkjSlfHH1mnv4X87CLQPeKLxsRVCixN3a8HyyIdRPjV8a7GJ-kEyUUlqgEsUBTeOUasYNOi15Vtg/s3072/IMG_2175%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj0UDG9ioC1mKAPDD93IOjDg9URDoYzD5OqdV2nECQmoAZ0nnkrNzKHwrl1MShpmzYa7Q6JwshLjQpDswyfy73EQsohezIhYkOO89aZ28wC6WK4QIkjSlfHH1mnv4X87CLQPeKLxsRVCixN3a8HyyIdRPjV8a7GJ-kEyUUlqgEsUBTeOUasYNOi15Vtg/w300-h400/IMG_2175%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This vintage Paula Gilhooley miniature Orchid <br />was purchased AS Is. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It has definitely seen better days.<br />Even so,<br />I love the cloud effect of its tiny yellow blossoms! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwmQY_fWYxnzhytDuckhS6d_3nx0Jmq5uxRyhL6KHPizYljgxmORCQJzgRm0RmjaHGcp3vuV5ol76V63IWRYH4ZvFoHqcJqQt1B6Z7JeHvFeUV-xDHxwicXxUfpI4QBP1RlbFnhIyTZWPgrg9vCP8dIeN4bVYFnIWkvESAg3_fwjIS5JnABpv0VswKw/s2766/IMG_1977%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2074" data-original-width="2766" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwmQY_fWYxnzhytDuckhS6d_3nx0Jmq5uxRyhL6KHPizYljgxmORCQJzgRm0RmjaHGcp3vuV5ol76V63IWRYH4ZvFoHqcJqQt1B6Z7JeHvFeUV-xDHxwicXxUfpI4QBP1RlbFnhIyTZWPgrg9vCP8dIeN4bVYFnIWkvESAg3_fwjIS5JnABpv0VswKw/w400-h300/IMG_1977%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">The Parrot Pot </b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XXeWCrpRgbdU6mqrr3yLAu5wI5USFDzol2-e0-sH0LXlBEi5SnwDqdSX-JuZ7Bu8heBAw5iWfFyG-5ki6U1UEdMl8M839GSd_Ml1DvOW5SnpnAiQyQs2BuPUMDos7nKkZZ_Y_xqORPDPIYGl5P5nIOCDz7OAir-fPsBHeX7rC3tIjl2_pks-aaVD0A/s3072/IMG_1422.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_XXeWCrpRgbdU6mqrr3yLAu5wI5USFDzol2-e0-sH0LXlBEi5SnwDqdSX-JuZ7Bu8heBAw5iWfFyG-5ki6U1UEdMl8M839GSd_Ml1DvOW5SnpnAiQyQs2BuPUMDos7nKkZZ_Y_xqORPDPIYGl5P5nIOCDz7OAir-fPsBHeX7rC3tIjl2_pks-aaVD0A/w400-h300/IMG_1422.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Parrot Pot </span></div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">is the bird from the 2022 Christmas mantle garland </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">showcased in my previous Post.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I wanted to keep it in the Living Room so I glued it onto the thumbtack lid of my glass bead-jar</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I decorated the lid with floral nail art and applied several<br /> thin coats of</span><br /><b style="font-size: large;">Testors</b> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>clear parts cement & window maker </b><br />over the parrot and the lid <br />to imitate the look of porcelain. </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I Love this Parrot Pot! <br /></b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1FZUPEXjxv6etOh6GZL61g5w8wncSIg63VnYIDQd_RydiIIMdaRh3USvwZZtbz2VruWmIc9Hq9QhngucrUyT9Z7iwzDiER5r8IvHt0OVyrHj04i-Q63IfIDTIkhPPaJicRfTXAnNY4B7E1picZKCk08Mc-qC4BNmBuQAf6uCr4rtri7UxWHrUxuyjGFq/s2931/IMG_3346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2931" data-original-width="2199" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1FZUPEXjxv6etOh6GZL61g5w8wncSIg63VnYIDQd_RydiIIMdaRh3USvwZZtbz2VruWmIc9Hq9QhngucrUyT9Z7iwzDiER5r8IvHt0OVyrHj04i-Q63IfIDTIkhPPaJicRfTXAnNY4B7E1picZKCk08Mc-qC4BNmBuQAf6uCr4rtri7UxWHrUxuyjGFq/w300-h400/IMG_3346.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-R6nEYV5dkEqxQyyXYOmiLzNHPxzkCI00C1VxH-GnU6DgnxJWjjMx78Z-K6rK-TR6iNZKG4d60VqP3DG_N_uOTol_y_iWZ41yZfUke5DwF1gQ4NQQSM3XkFzg_GCuZ31YxUd5Mv0lVbxXw9Z9FAqJamhJxA5vOWGtbJuz5hr74-y3cJpRiUtCdmI9g/s3072/IMG_2582%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-R6nEYV5dkEqxQyyXYOmiLzNHPxzkCI00C1VxH-GnU6DgnxJWjjMx78Z-K6rK-TR6iNZKG4d60VqP3DG_N_uOTol_y_iWZ41yZfUke5DwF1gQ4NQQSM3XkFzg_GCuZ31YxUd5Mv0lVbxXw9Z9FAqJamhJxA5vOWGtbJuz5hr74-y3cJpRiUtCdmI9g/w300-h400/IMG_2582%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">THE TEA in the teacup <br /><b>is removable.</b><br />It's made of 2 coloured and punched acetate rounds stacked <br />on top of each other inside the cup.</span> <br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This method maintains the integrity of the china<br /></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">whilst providing the illusion of <br />a hot Cuppa Tea minus any spillage ☕️</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7V1d2FhAjXZPe_d7VDbRMwul0H5alq4QjY_s7BpkyG_EhwfrMkH3Mp_S7tV_ISqg-TFQtXOJ47e8NIcOKYqPapUhbpAxATrZnYAJ6LGXq5OgSr-2aTz6sv0Jz3IinfTCSiOhtFGWv4hmx5yyYE2aEwhfHmQFiTqQ5fLIiMmkigsZ_bo0Ve2A-P-ulw/s3072/IMG_2755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi7V1d2FhAjXZPe_d7VDbRMwul0H5alq4QjY_s7BpkyG_EhwfrMkH3Mp_S7tV_ISqg-TFQtXOJ47e8NIcOKYqPapUhbpAxATrZnYAJ6LGXq5OgSr-2aTz6sv0Jz3IinfTCSiOhtFGWv4hmx5yyYE2aEwhfHmQFiTqQ5fLIiMmkigsZ_bo0Ve2A-P-ulw/w400-h300/IMG_2755.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9f-3xKmpY6GSP6f-5zfERVckCirKh-BKnLgJs9JTVSH3hZ1Vr87TooU9wfM6wTyIyzuJLdR-g0veoIcvRuUgjSFp_92I_E7BQiQeYWFjonISa2IqWmD1QpK7c_or7mFIFAu0QewH5EMkw2qVxWODmJUT765hIoQz2wkNxDMvwUvrmq63AKgl_WglTw/s3072/IMG_2885.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9f-3xKmpY6GSP6f-5zfERVckCirKh-BKnLgJs9JTVSH3hZ1Vr87TooU9wfM6wTyIyzuJLdR-g0veoIcvRuUgjSFp_92I_E7BQiQeYWFjonISa2IqWmD1QpK7c_or7mFIFAu0QewH5EMkw2qVxWODmJUT765hIoQz2wkNxDMvwUvrmq63AKgl_WglTw/w300-h400/IMG_2885.jpg" width="300" /></a><br />The Next Phase of this Living Room Upgrade <br />involved swapping out</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE FORMAL WING CHAIR<br /><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">This was NOT part of the original plan<br />but <br />ONE THING USUALLY LEADS TO ANOTHER<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The soft furnishings in Karen Blixen's African Farmhouse <br />were chintz covered and informal,<br />so<br /><span>I decided to replace the upright Wing Chair </span></span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38PoCmT_o-NsTJdO1JuX_mRRRWbezHIBzS7rveWj7EVsdoO_Se-CaQCSPAzJhVslSnyECSvNWIeaXPA9Kt2_HbUgLg3an0g-zgiLtZ6-X1U3xNme7UzIP9KNbxLwIjWEggnvtllXys7nzdiDyK_ge1mwYQevgmvXGgK5OlHj8cKPpS2er3vmH7K1xOQ/s2975/IMG_2117%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2975" data-original-width="2232" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38PoCmT_o-NsTJdO1JuX_mRRRWbezHIBzS7rveWj7EVsdoO_Se-CaQCSPAzJhVslSnyECSvNWIeaXPA9Kt2_HbUgLg3an0g-zgiLtZ6-X1U3xNme7UzIP9KNbxLwIjWEggnvtllXys7nzdiDyK_ge1mwYQevgmvXGgK5OlHj8cKPpS2er3vmH7K1xOQ/w300-h400/IMG_2117%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with a more relaxed upholstered armchair. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DM_h_Fc11MeOl71IIDwrAQXveQCwMxeqsDYaZgVV7kEvzm20eM96trFZSRc6m0Z__DfD78DE6caJhhqi314kJs_VVomAt1o5k7HzFuzdYD_LkaqlegZrY2K6B80r1fjZHYwMAJo0hS_1gWRQaR4lzSrCgIWCvBifm68fRw1kxv5TSmrfQhTM5OCRbw/s3072/IMG_2254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-DM_h_Fc11MeOl71IIDwrAQXveQCwMxeqsDYaZgVV7kEvzm20eM96trFZSRc6m0Z__DfD78DE6caJhhqi314kJs_VVomAt1o5k7HzFuzdYD_LkaqlegZrY2K6B80r1fjZHYwMAJo0hS_1gWRQaR4lzSrCgIWCvBifm68fRw1kxv5TSmrfQhTM5OCRbw/w300-h400/IMG_2254.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This chair was solid light yellow when I bought it,<br />which didn't work with the drapes. <br />so <br />I painted it with assorted felt pens and random daubs of red ink<br /><i>a la</i> <b>BLOOMSBURY GROUP <br /></b><br />I added 4 brass casters to the legs <br />and fringe around the base of the chair <br />to match the fringe around the sofa.<br />The doily on the back of the chair was cut from a<br />piece of nylon lace.<br /><br />This new to old <br /><b>DO OVER </b><br />reads more artsy and less formal <br /> than the its rigid predecessor <br /> therefore,<br /> more in keeping with its general theme.<br /><br />I've paired the chair with a resin ottoman:<br /> <i><b>a discontinued sale item <br />found at Michael's;<br />originally covered in a dusty pink flocking.<br /></b></i><br />Using assorted green felt pens,<br /> I painted right on top of the pink flocking, <br />and it worked like a charm!<br /><br />I trimmed the top and bottom circumference of the poof <br /> with 2 narrow bands of felt-painted picot trim <br />then I glued 4 bead feet onto its base.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEXOm05B_iG_QhtfWRBnjLePoyguo7wp0x8sVhcP_klHDCqbbuhSVepuljMykqx-6n7qRtxi9nJPls_9tEYxJ8j804vOzHY5qS54mQzD98H6bnnQKhDsysmlMOv02x_EVGauT_5UxYXz5qQGdPdmQJ5GXJtBzb8BNVe9NNDNcOfWFo8jA3rOrNLr_ZXZt/s2928/IMG_3447.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2928" data-original-width="2196" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEXOm05B_iG_QhtfWRBnjLePoyguo7wp0x8sVhcP_klHDCqbbuhSVepuljMykqx-6n7qRtxi9nJPls_9tEYxJ8j804vOzHY5qS54mQzD98H6bnnQKhDsysmlMOv02x_EVGauT_5UxYXz5qQGdPdmQJ5GXJtBzb8BNVe9NNDNcOfWFo8jA3rOrNLr_ZXZt/w300-h400/IMG_3447.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNlAtBD030bK3w-0nOHGl1_v2vKyglrASQJierjOVp04DkBbU06roOfK79YQC-zm03FPTwRv3sSFLotP41-lIGaqSG07K0_CqaPl-34AzMKCiowQ34TmjRz1eQ7BtgJpIDR5SAYErhDrpSg9HhO4AFzEIOnNQQxeQV1rDPWUGi3pXT-KLdivNNYJGRA/s2952/IMG_2364%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="2952" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRNlAtBD030bK3w-0nOHGl1_v2vKyglrASQJierjOVp04DkBbU06roOfK79YQC-zm03FPTwRv3sSFLotP41-lIGaqSG07K0_CqaPl-34AzMKCiowQ34TmjRz1eQ7BtgJpIDR5SAYErhDrpSg9HhO4AFzEIOnNQQxeQV1rDPWUGi3pXT-KLdivNNYJGRA/w400-h300/IMG_2364%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />THE FIREPLACE MANTLE </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> The original mirror was replaced <br />with a vintage portrait of a family flapper.<br />Then an assortment of unrelated accessories<br />have been carefully rearranged on either side of it. </span> </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPpf1QVbf2LXzd_aPlfvaQQEFH3MvsHip7aUWRTt23o5ZQklryi3vlPPzZGvwjMK-gQAzFWb4l2RaBUAkECj9XdRCpXOgJreOgmxR9nMKAxYpCZx0_xhk04oaAF1n3cebb40awk4P8I9k9SZPCMA4BkvaeWcpiLVmJL1HTe2NPwaWumFxM-R0Zn9uCQ/s3072/IMG_2696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPpf1QVbf2LXzd_aPlfvaQQEFH3MvsHip7aUWRTt23o5ZQklryi3vlPPzZGvwjMK-gQAzFWb4l2RaBUAkECj9XdRCpXOgJreOgmxR9nMKAxYpCZx0_xhk04oaAF1n3cebb40awk4P8I9k9SZPCMA4BkvaeWcpiLVmJL1HTe2NPwaWumFxM-R0Zn9uCQ/w300-h400/IMG_2696.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried several times </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> to get a better photo of the portrait in situ</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but </span><span style="font-size: large;">this was the best I could manage ....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHnIn0BtI3II-gdNJ1Nw7139WVQYPmOPu3qIOK8OOf2PSfreemHJPRn55He-ATMrfAZiOfhNW-BqGQbXZ5swVcHVqTtDJYKiqamX6CnO9Lzse3qEZdMv_J5sDHUdbiGAKOsMscJ2K69C5_R8NxFCjsH9xydrlJRc4QfgrC9QOZIOtfP2VGpXRwupIHQ/s3072/IMG_2894.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHnIn0BtI3II-gdNJ1Nw7139WVQYPmOPu3qIOK8OOf2PSfreemHJPRn55He-ATMrfAZiOfhNW-BqGQbXZ5swVcHVqTtDJYKiqamX6CnO9Lzse3qEZdMv_J5sDHUdbiGAKOsMscJ2K69C5_R8NxFCjsH9xydrlJRc4QfgrC9QOZIOtfP2VGpXRwupIHQ/w300-h400/IMG_2894.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The china dog and a peacock blue and gold vase </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">were both recent gifts from Fatima. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I filled the vase </span><span style="font-size: large;">with tall, iridescent feathers </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">harvested from a ebay brooch pin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKeOMGDQBJTS4zJjAldlO7PEDBhG7GmQCYFqZEx15hkXCevi9TwBc9pPVrwDE9IR86zKliHoUB2tajphay1Jzc_UNS0VVhLVlAu9Sx6dermPLGe_95sQzd8CdLwqxm_yXTVkiyAHQ4o9la7Z7B9EFzf3ncBx002x0gQqLPeyRM8KZtdJteVgPvegZgg/w300-h400/IMG_2739.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE SILVER TEA SERVICE <br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> includes <br /><b>my FAVOURITE SILVER TEAPOT</b><br /> (signed by an unknown Artisan)<br />and <br />a Cream and Sugar bowl with tongs <br />by U.K. Artisan<br /><b>GORDON BLACKLOCK.</b><br />The round silver serving tray<br /> is by <b>Ken Chellis</b> U.S.A.<br /></span><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">The Exquisite fully lined </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">petit point tea cosy,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> is by the Incomparable </span><br /><b><a href="http://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">LINDA PARK</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">fyi</span><br /></b></span><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'll be selling an exclusive selection of Linda's AMAZING Needlework Creations</span><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">including her slippers, cushions, and teacosys</span></i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> at the</span><span style="font-size: large;"> 2023 VANCOUVER DOLLHOUSE AND MINIATURE SHOW this September </span><br /></span></b></span><b>I"M SO EXCITED! </b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdwUURFcIuNyUkTFtnnKbkr8kQM4UjZEAvETPwbtwZdO2VDUT1gXA1wT7reaRm2E2rieeqU9RUNBxdnVNy_z-P5FshA6JoieT9F54ImymOpRl6LLiP7h0ynieLbq2voFX1pvDdgMOUf3yD0fliYiQ8-yF7SEwSn8ACw5cFcO4P5YO-xa9VlzeLcXPpQ/s2870/IMG_2865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2870" data-original-width="2154" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUdwUURFcIuNyUkTFtnnKbkr8kQM4UjZEAvETPwbtwZdO2VDUT1gXA1wT7reaRm2E2rieeqU9RUNBxdnVNy_z-P5FshA6JoieT9F54ImymOpRl6LLiP7h0ynieLbq2voFX1pvDdgMOUf3yD0fliYiQ8-yF7SEwSn8ACw5cFcO4P5YO-xa9VlzeLcXPpQ/w300-h400/IMG_2865.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">On the table is a single lace napkin<br /> in a sterling silver napkin ring.<br />The other 3 napkins and rings<br /> are stored in the GARDEN ROOM's<br />corner cupboard drawer. <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>I mention this here to remind myself LATER <br />when I'm tearing my Studio apart looking for them! <br /> 😜</i></b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFem_I9QrQch9uaa_LeRQaE4XKzX-dRoETwagrZOoMVS6RQJFuoWJPQ-R1gjdc9cwehbCZUl2-aYuEWw70VXXTDUlGnNz_dSOkSIoYiBGudkUoeYgoWLkzpoEuVDaF2xHd_rdq2cLUuHPYw_aiODeiE1DpN7GQ2PKGCNc2I1C6vywVwzuKlRmaSdjt2si/s3072/IMG_3151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFem_I9QrQch9uaa_LeRQaE4XKzX-dRoETwagrZOoMVS6RQJFuoWJPQ-R1gjdc9cwehbCZUl2-aYuEWw70VXXTDUlGnNz_dSOkSIoYiBGudkUoeYgoWLkzpoEuVDaF2xHd_rdq2cLUuHPYw_aiODeiE1DpN7GQ2PKGCNc2I1C6vywVwzuKlRmaSdjt2si/w400-h300/IMG_3151.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><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/AVvXsEgx6UrPyb9OVzPBJyjeV9cKLfRGZunqvA_VO4h8jhiyOLamZO_ao2DqPBFnq1fuo0Z28Ma5_Za0IVBDysHArEewepsaVm7zIsmYIaOucPTOy1zJhmQxhquB-IybdQhNzj4as8FGFkXM5_nXbmcokJZ-w23hzHomngSeiu3lsKgH4Om99IVguuq9YR1nbNsv/s2678/IMG_2935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="2678" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6UrPyb9OVzPBJyjeV9cKLfRGZunqvA_VO4h8jhiyOLamZO_ao2DqPBFnq1fuo0Z28Ma5_Za0IVBDysHArEewepsaVm7zIsmYIaOucPTOy1zJhmQxhquB-IybdQhNzj4as8FGFkXM5_nXbmcokJZ-w23hzHomngSeiu3lsKgH4Om99IVguuq9YR1nbNsv/w400-h300/IMG_2935.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The floral tablecloth started life <br />as a thrift-store rayon scarf.<br />It's very thin and was quite easy to wet, shape and drape. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kl8Ioy0MJzX4NAa8eKs422KXkY6OpMtI-yUWlrI3o5m6aNv0TImCq4w4g1qT1_WXsMCknJMr8C4uTlf9OC1oOIwsQRam6rX6LFnT8El9caH--aSFp2ySaI57-ctOGkLYmIzhbXelgaCwrtfMH52fsITDT6MWtWsOKQ6bZ235QGhwhyDnLJ5xrjJb9g/s3072/IMG_2785.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8kl8Ioy0MJzX4NAa8eKs422KXkY6OpMtI-yUWlrI3o5m6aNv0TImCq4w4g1qT1_WXsMCknJMr8C4uTlf9OC1oOIwsQRam6rX6LFnT8El9caH--aSFp2ySaI57-ctOGkLYmIzhbXelgaCwrtfMH52fsITDT6MWtWsOKQ6bZ235QGhwhyDnLJ5xrjJb9g/w400-h300/IMG_2785.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and now for </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE SOFA</b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I stripped off the old <i><b>"ratty leather"</b></i> using its original upholstery as my templates. <br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_FVIaHZmkp0ZVG60r2rpt5Zw6zbF_-hSKlt8RzRphyKiwj4YjIrWWMMjFlZ3eD4g6xeUsRqkYWJQTKhITm1KjtgV2wl3nJ9eiS33grOf2Nu43j1HJvbmW7AVTslZFBBkag_BLi3o512y8S4myxgD76VsnWOEz932VGOxAYK3OGw4bGG1q939n57k1g/s3072/IMG_1835%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_FVIaHZmkp0ZVG60r2rpt5Zw6zbF_-hSKlt8RzRphyKiwj4YjIrWWMMjFlZ3eD4g6xeUsRqkYWJQTKhITm1KjtgV2wl3nJ9eiS33grOf2Nu43j1HJvbmW7AVTslZFBBkag_BLi3o512y8S4myxgD76VsnWOEz932VGOxAYK3OGw4bGG1q939n57k1g/w400-h300/IMG_1835%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd found a crumpled length<br />of Steel Blue and Sage Green VELVET<br />buried deep inside my fabrics stash drawer:<br /><i>a sleeve remnant from a thrift store jacket</i>.<br /><br /> To get an <br />artsy<br /><b style="font-style: italic;">"Bloomsbury Group"</b><br />look<br />I covered the sofa's front and back <br />in the steel-blue velvet <br />and used the sage green velvet <br />for the rolled arms and bench seat.<b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobWilvYFk6M2LIWrWyRWoZsAzt3rikmlzVP-kNnOo7UWHFhaEMMwyHZXrdORtvGBTtkLPRuoawfZLLPjf2Fwsp4ZegstffhZX7wSp58APkdvNbR7KE6C3Lz0oXoJAhZFhAEBk7ovhOYs_eBy72m1OPym77AfgoLSsAAvn9WhrYnXyr3iW73NMlqjM_A/s3072/IMG_1876%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobWilvYFk6M2LIWrWyRWoZsAzt3rikmlzVP-kNnOo7UWHFhaEMMwyHZXrdORtvGBTtkLPRuoawfZLLPjf2Fwsp4ZegstffhZX7wSp58APkdvNbR7KE6C3Lz0oXoJAhZFhAEBk7ovhOYs_eBy72m1OPym77AfgoLSsAAvn9WhrYnXyr3iW73NMlqjM_A/w400-h300/IMG_1876%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">To give the sofa a bit of </span><i style="font-size: large;">slouch</i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I filled the seat cushion with glass beads.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">By following the existing pattern from the old template,<br />I tufted the arms and back <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">with iridescent blue-black seed beads/buttons. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">my tufting efforts turned out </span><br /><i style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">MEH!👎🏽<br />I failed to get enough tension <br />so </i><i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the beads still look like- </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Beads!</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> 😤</span></i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh Well-</span><i style="font-size: large;"><b>Never mind! </b><br />Thankfully<br /></i><span style="font-size: medium;">most of the "tufting" is hidden by the cushions</span><i style="font-size: large;">👀<br /></i>🙈🙉🙈<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmJ3bNy1EED4lNtf1kIpK6FkdVN66T0su7BWCTqzAqlOiirEBiTPeas0hvg215Pkvi9CYCblFqC-4cI32_F6dJbYdv9kw83YgLp0qjkbF6VonhrOH9nd7Xz-bODplCRKjVZquq47i5opho3_YKsmI_4duGgE35D_71qk_vFlisigEC3Jgjlyx6B5HhQ/s3072/IMG_1984%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmJ3bNy1EED4lNtf1kIpK6FkdVN66T0su7BWCTqzAqlOiirEBiTPeas0hvg215Pkvi9CYCblFqC-4cI32_F6dJbYdv9kw83YgLp0qjkbF6VonhrOH9nd7Xz-bODplCRKjVZquq47i5opho3_YKsmI_4duGgE35D_71qk_vFlisigEC3Jgjlyx6B5HhQ/w400-h300/IMG_1984%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I stitched together <br />2 new <i style="font-weight: bold;">carpet print </i>sofa<i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>cushions<br /> to counterbalance <br /> the colour weight of the carpet print window curtains. <br />You can't really see the cushions <br />unless you are looking in <br />from the cottage front door.<br />To save you the effort of stepping outside,<br />I've turned the sofa around. <br /><br />Janine (<a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Minworks</a> ) <br />had given me a long length of fringed selvage<br />in blues, browns and golds. <br />which was CAREFULLY fitted <br />around the base of the sofa.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">And it was either Linda or Janine <br />who'd given me <br />a bag of old-gold metallic cording<br />which I glued end to end, <br />along the top edge of the fringe. <br /><br /><b>As you can see,<br />the dowager's rescue kitten<br />takes great pleasure in shredding it!<br /></b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKwLxjCKtLLj-_xEgN_PmlEQ24ATu9os5J3rG2_invqmqSrn7_H7_BN9cHjUKL5Wbvesizqf9oleSfyhbg3kPXhImISs0a92aDlJ2Ou0VUP4132RfufUP1Oe-DVt4McRaaNI9sjHD0qgqv4NFDGRiPAkXiKrmVBDb9L4vwhSv2qlwGnLMD53MPuIM-w/s3072/IMG_2056%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">"DO"</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">for the dowager. </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;"> She's just finished hoovering the living room carpet</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">and will be back in a trice </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">for the dusting and tidy up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXElnmfUFS1JXc6qFA1NrjE0sLhUnCNkg7fVAysdWLtgOCovhg3WeIyaGSXj7qGzjlhvCOfnR6fvkjjgp9-cETgAORarXpzNwdluUFRa3hOGHfhYkW7r6LX6F6uDyJVrqbjbw4Q3cEpGCiUaEyOUDK4I34X-YFzkELi8cjrbalWGFfbom7WI4ezCmJ_5g/s3072/IMG_3293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXElnmfUFS1JXc6qFA1NrjE0sLhUnCNkg7fVAysdWLtgOCovhg3WeIyaGSXj7qGzjlhvCOfnR6fvkjjgp9-cETgAORarXpzNwdluUFRa3hOGHfhYkW7r6LX6F6uDyJVrqbjbw4Q3cEpGCiUaEyOUDK4I34X-YFzkELi8cjrbalWGFfbom7WI4ezCmJ_5g/w300-h400/IMG_3293.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eEM2nSvCJ50osJHmKj81RvpVJm_BNftz2SeNuRSZPPll1LX1In9VGxOjIhRSiupawXf-dvZpeg4vup1gLvteFg2DXO4aYrlJ7QbwC2ZpC1djCW8mMNJ57N-9PCd-rJO3icZn25xFlN20k5Yt-AD_hxOjNyosG28VmxQy52TjsmZS3Gwwb2aGq7uYTECs/s3072/IMG_3374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eEM2nSvCJ50osJHmKj81RvpVJm_BNftz2SeNuRSZPPll1LX1In9VGxOjIhRSiupawXf-dvZpeg4vup1gLvteFg2DXO4aYrlJ7QbwC2ZpC1djCW8mMNJ57N-9PCd-rJO3icZn25xFlN20k5Yt-AD_hxOjNyosG28VmxQy52TjsmZS3Gwwb2aGq7uYTECs/w300-h400/IMG_3374.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT-iF_c3iv4RGguvFaSeQCVE1VgQXBKEBOEjQ94i_kVX5IEYmBDNm7xOhdEBqh5B7P5ocdUO1xoAXf8Iy0OzN3imnfKGq82M4sleJEHubMrT2-Av4f4lMDsXwUApIdg2nC3lowh7THGQG9GCPfUgL7BtR9ye7AekeYJpag28kOm8BhV2nWkM1g47bGLkiV/s3072/IMG_3260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="2863" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7BtMxLkm4RJpTbwBL_DVFyLXSAHDar-bz70bhpTOkBSAW9qtzir6Qw118HzgJCbS0I-YQlF3KpPoYwuyWb8daMpGkEk-mPL7O8hyrNy2JoalVfKei43huwtG3WR_M2JHos1zC1-0NOpyUehFO7bCOQNS8Ny3-fVxPsHujT4-x2Cgx1_2zVvFGXN3tMuw/w400-h300/IMG_1060%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">To THIS↓<br /></span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"><b>the Same but Different! </b></span><br /><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCvFOIiJ5pu3csI3pkXpOhxrg5gxZrfKia8xjB6VO0AK2uvgtP6yp435hlgCyS-WRzY5U2z-GYfV8Ek4R1jzPSRZs-RzT723TxG6rO2y_RdjNViepAbpG4UGsAyyOFKF4OO6aSKr9OmoeAfVaBnSpPQGLmw7MqEoflcxDAhKQ8J9COxsaXdJj8rybiODK/s3072/IMG_3256.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCvFOIiJ5pu3csI3pkXpOhxrg5gxZrfKia8xjB6VO0AK2uvgtP6yp435hlgCyS-WRzY5U2z-GYfV8Ek4R1jzPSRZs-RzT723TxG6rO2y_RdjNViepAbpG4UGsAyyOFKF4OO6aSKr9OmoeAfVaBnSpPQGLmw7MqEoflcxDAhKQ8J9COxsaXdJj8rybiODK/w400-h300/IMG_3256.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks so much to everyone for stopping by.<br /> I do hope you've enjoyed your visit<br />and please come again!<br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">THE END</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">🇬🇧\🌴/🇬🇧</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">blessings-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">elizabeth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;"><b>As a reminder</b>: I'm still having problems with the comment section. If you try to leave one before the sidebar finally appears, or before the whirly-thing in the tab stops twirling, then your comment won't register. This can take up to 60 seconds before the program stops loading and finally kicks in- Talk about frustrating!😩 </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;">oh well,... it IS </span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">what <b>it</b> is. 🤪</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv_KGEE_75EveQQxaTCJtVTmR7GTaPO9_5ztooFbY2e9Qs8_z3DIKotVcnJv4k65K3-K6cB_oXWNEXVwJomoROAlR_SsljdOg9jSerk4U6oXMIJeuyuE2pWLL_1P13O8cebfBoC3B3Hld3c9Fb7q6DK9iT-UkFa3tmlq6u8WCmSUp1sMtPok9bCvcIrqE/s3072/IMG_3422.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRv_KGEE_75EveQQxaTCJtVTmR7GTaPO9_5ztooFbY2e9Qs8_z3DIKotVcnJv4k65K3-K6cB_oXWNEXVwJomoROAlR_SsljdOg9jSerk4U6oXMIJeuyuE2pWLL_1P13O8cebfBoC3B3Hld3c9Fb7q6DK9iT-UkFa3tmlq6u8WCmSUp1sMtPok9bCvcIrqE/w400-h300/IMG_3422.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-10378494820651627312022-12-23T18:47:00.004-08:002022-12-23T23:33:07.262-08:00A DOWER HOUSE Christmas 2022<div class="separator">The ghost of pre-Christmas recently past</div><p>Huh?</p><p>what does THAT mean?</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/AVvXsEhOwShUAOe_OM2Kj5wEFgR3zpFD_ipCY2LsdIHXyq44ZpPNCXOdNRsk2z5FQznfARADGGx-EUpLJ_B4MLJOy4YpA6C7IlMAby4eInuSvVwLcDhPJmmuXVe5S1FUKU5KRr8a3b-u4krKD1Wf8SKC1G3vv3bPPd8_-espaVSHGlDtqIynVPFaPNiLVbi0zw/s2854/fullsizeoutput_8c2.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2140" data-original-width="2854" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwShUAOe_OM2Kj5wEFgR3zpFD_ipCY2LsdIHXyq44ZpPNCXOdNRsk2z5FQznfARADGGx-EUpLJ_B4MLJOy4YpA6C7IlMAby4eInuSvVwLcDhPJmmuXVe5S1FUKU5KRr8a3b-u4krKD1Wf8SKC1G3vv3bPPd8_-espaVSHGlDtqIynVPFaPNiLVbi0zw/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_8c2.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was my original Christmas decorating <br />for the Living room of The Dower House.<br /><br />I had a bottle brush tree on the side table which I wired with LED's and put a few gifts on the mantle with a couple of stockings for the grandchildren. <br />Other than that, everything else remained much the same.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjQgK2buD1Sm9RawmbT13Y8zkacrI-AyT1YEZPUxVuzjrghB-LKXDkrvMvGoi1Q3w8e3ezYeMicv9q0-ZqkqVXDsu26cthyR0XZatmVdVKGkMs9Vrg9nTLKY_HPimW_cCgeCE9CcMKBWwrQEaz5YbXYx3m_e_lJ6-zn9M-it3vgnJ3gfVRmvtnoAGZ56A/s3072/IMG_0625.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgK2buD1Sm9RawmbT13Y8zkacrI-AyT1YEZPUxVuzjrghB-LKXDkrvMvGoi1Q3w8e3ezYeMicv9q0-ZqkqVXDsu26cthyR0XZatmVdVKGkMs9Vrg9nTLKY_HPimW_cCgeCE9CcMKBWwrQEaz5YbXYx3m_e_lJ6-zn9M-it3vgnJ3gfVRmvtnoAGZ56A/w300-h400/IMG_0625.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And although my fanciful </span><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas tree </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="font-size: large;"><b>was</b></i><span style="font-size: large;"> kinda tall for the window table, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I thought I could learn to live with it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That is until it was lit! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> That's when it</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b style="font-size: large;"><i>really</i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> bugged me! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX3Wtn2eqbmQb1vxLQDES0soAkmBPtVVFNsRirYZ7gCumOqU4HLZou7Fljmad5wcTuwWgrxYcoQsJpdERV7Q7RoeCcH5cQtlQ6jnLWG8UK5AT-QhK7AYBhBm76NShXIKsrL2YXW5DWXSw3DF946Tn4NoDhsf8Mci6XgAjBRrjWKKEHZoFcIyULX37pA/s3072/IMG_0555.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJX3Wtn2eqbmQb1vxLQDES0soAkmBPtVVFNsRirYZ7gCumOqU4HLZou7Fljmad5wcTuwWgrxYcoQsJpdERV7Q7RoeCcH5cQtlQ6jnLWG8UK5AT-QhK7AYBhBm76NShXIKsrL2YXW5DWXSw3DF946Tn4NoDhsf8Mci6XgAjBRrjWKKEHZoFcIyULX37pA/w300-h400/IMG_0555.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The tree lights were too bright! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried to tone them down with pink glass paint </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but they still glared like lasers.😱 💥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On top of which,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> when the lights were turned on, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> all the tree ornaments visually disappeared. 👤</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It wasn't as if it was </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>the end of the world </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but when little things keep bothering me,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I usually respond to them thusly:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: #e06666;"> a) I'll pretend to ignore them but I'm still really </span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;">aggravated</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;"> b) I'll divert my attention towards something else so I don't have to deal with it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;"> c) my deliberate avoidance can no longer sustain itself </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;">so I surrender then I fix it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The following photos were </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">during the early 'A' and 'B' stages</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVVIqyBEjXf5ksavNFMfROsu4uXD8VtrW_kn1t01R_6f9lmHkJNh25ytUu1wpE7V8pJ9p7HPz8NKX_3kQwHBfhiPHrjfzUERhBf_KvdYu6spHIdEhcK8Z-S3dFAi9-MXRHQfoyBc_YkRuewGoUcjwH2LqWv8SZyyzYz-ZpqpmnDOx1gmx6GlhPg7Kvg/s3046/fullsizeoutput_8bc.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="3046" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVVIqyBEjXf5ksavNFMfROsu4uXD8VtrW_kn1t01R_6f9lmHkJNh25ytUu1wpE7V8pJ9p7HPz8NKX_3kQwHBfhiPHrjfzUERhBf_KvdYu6spHIdEhcK8Z-S3dFAi9-MXRHQfoyBc_YkRuewGoUcjwH2LqWv8SZyyzYz-ZpqpmnDOx1gmx6GlhPg7Kvg/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_8bc.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEgpiSBJPnlZp4V_llb4Pq6AXG-RSJpb-5rc9W4rfCeRq9S_-yLECOZ8HziSMGybq3Lv1QsatGiEZdiL-qhSBTLoOPBZaEtPHlBZt_i_wvMDPBBQvdo9RLUvVZoKj61nWKnbYhsf5BnVeB1mtFqNmjS0gt8dad1fJ0oZtUsXg_KAivAmCa0rtO4ly2ecJA/s2953/IMG_0599.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="2953" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpiSBJPnlZp4V_llb4Pq6AXG-RSJpb-5rc9W4rfCeRq9S_-yLECOZ8HziSMGybq3Lv1QsatGiEZdiL-qhSBTLoOPBZaEtPHlBZt_i_wvMDPBBQvdo9RLUvVZoKj61nWKnbYhsf5BnVeB1mtFqNmjS0gt8dad1fJ0oZtUsXg_KAivAmCa0rtO4ly2ecJA/w400-h300/IMG_0599.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To divert myself and take the focus off t<span>he bottle brush Christmas tree, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I decided to "<i>Festivus</i>"</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> the rest of the room. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">🦌🦌🦌</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back in late November,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>in order to provide more privacy for the</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>Dowager,</span></span></div><div>I'd frosted the front door window panes with</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Matt nail varnish, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> dabbing the product onto both sides of the</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>acrylic"glass" for texture. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I liked the effect.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hung a large wreath outside the front door</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which silhouettes nicely against the frosted panes.</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgLEhzXh3Uc835UK-TUyQ6mWoGadlDejjiVFDcQdT9A0JLgz_jhn2vuD8NY4wR9lUAreaaKpnCaamtEPAtNX-c-Lr9Mf8zqUyIyRjIrKSKbtTWtF4PGEyyHh_MljDy8YlQPirZVMFmfECNUfBr0RSDGLtlnrOZrKBw3XG5p3-hh95hAEtwzPJQIyH8neA/s2966/IMG_0856%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2966" data-original-width="2225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLEhzXh3Uc835UK-TUyQ6mWoGadlDejjiVFDcQdT9A0JLgz_jhn2vuD8NY4wR9lUAreaaKpnCaamtEPAtNX-c-Lr9Mf8zqUyIyRjIrKSKbtTWtF4PGEyyHh_MljDy8YlQPirZVMFmfECNUfBr0RSDGLtlnrOZrKBw3XG5p3-hh95hAEtwzPJQIyH8neA/w300-h400/IMG_0856%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also remembered that I had some mini Christmas cards tucked away <br />so I tacked those sent to The Dowager<br /> onto the wall next to the door,<br />and placed a couple of wrapped Christmas parcels <br />on the secretary. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div><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/AVvXsEgYvSUoSn37qmuyH8-7vhJ7gCM5SIpjLKma-ndFytiVyLlaAA3Fw3Vc2_SiFkcSv1QcRtFvMoV5xHvXXeXR-gI-kDwxkM4h_YTpSPpzee1p3EEUe-ITmb57Bje_ew5BUMla5o7QUjNu9_o-uoCYx_dV2YYl3cVUS_OOEuoLplAapuBRmOHjFi040d6-AQ/s3019/IMG_0905.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3019" data-original-width="2264" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvSUoSn37qmuyH8-7vhJ7gCM5SIpjLKma-ndFytiVyLlaAA3Fw3Vc2_SiFkcSv1QcRtFvMoV5xHvXXeXR-gI-kDwxkM4h_YTpSPpzee1p3EEUe-ITmb57Bje_ew5BUMla5o7QUjNu9_o-uoCYx_dV2YYl3cVUS_OOEuoLplAapuBRmOHjFi040d6-AQ/w300-h400/IMG_0905.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The parcels on the chair <br /> are currently awaiting Christmas tags.</span></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/AVvXsEjEMFDG0nhzPcog1VuKDeND-0ITtkpYG2LZOawyCUJBa-AdF-O-a645zZM3sswdcMaV_oclRjF4iKWNJr6sT8QFJHQfFUKo-47aAfilHNKoOCSygEAzM34qV4m7C5Ly2SEraylKsAo3nRP9HjxozhUK0GZdMlI9z9NeZw7fRN0sTiSlzCBWOsnLHf2J1w/s3072/IMG_0903.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEMFDG0nhzPcog1VuKDeND-0ITtkpYG2LZOawyCUJBa-AdF-O-a645zZM3sswdcMaV_oclRjF4iKWNJr6sT8QFJHQfFUKo-47aAfilHNKoOCSygEAzM34qV4m7C5Ly2SEraylKsAo3nRP9HjxozhUK0GZdMlI9z9NeZw7fRN0sTiSlzCBWOsnLHf2J1w/w300-h400/IMG_0903.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 3 pack of Christmas wrap<br />was made by <a href="http://beauxminis.com/" target="_blank">Fatima of beauxminis</a> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgkE_80MFGQSb6gXtjPIjd5fp26TFxC9Xe9Naobk3JL3o_AI-4qJw5lRCDXekX6UmxXLH0MFWs2xvanaJGzmss408x3iQ5cQk0ogrV3Iq0wr2t53f66Yd5V00r79hXQp41mXW0WmlTIUD1L6uLtAl6RfCEkywvveZUOwDXtYVDdbWs9qvIH85cP01FVsA/s3072/IMG_0672.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkE_80MFGQSb6gXtjPIjd5fp26TFxC9Xe9Naobk3JL3o_AI-4qJw5lRCDXekX6UmxXLH0MFWs2xvanaJGzmss408x3iQ5cQk0ogrV3Iq0wr2t53f66Yd5V00r79hXQp41mXW0WmlTIUD1L6uLtAl6RfCEkywvveZUOwDXtYVDdbWs9qvIH85cP01FVsA/w300-h400/IMG_0672.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was still in my 'A&B' stages of avoidance <br /> so <br />with the left side of the Living room done,<br />it was time to revisit the fireplace</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdhIalLx5RM5MbqVE1lUwbPwqmSlKb8Yh4NjBEQJB69JKeNW-I0Qugd7egOpmsvRie1yehBV_DbI9XLV48HGQxjZ39PuPlZIiisgPd4sqQZ5Z7ldltYyY28MDcHrAek7wF5bJ8eFhH6U7B3i8YKyDpWh7uEERuUevtsy2Gr8Jnkcuo3r8qZozc9H0Og/s3072/IMG_0589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkdhIalLx5RM5MbqVE1lUwbPwqmSlKb8Yh4NjBEQJB69JKeNW-I0Qugd7egOpmsvRie1yehBV_DbI9XLV48HGQxjZ39PuPlZIiisgPd4sqQZ5Z7ldltYyY28MDcHrAek7wF5bJ8eFhH6U7B3i8YKyDpWh7uEERuUevtsy2Gr8Jnkcuo3r8qZozc9H0Og/w400-h300/IMG_0589.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to take everything off the mantle </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and make a garland, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hoping that it would take my mind off the tabletop Christmas tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;"><b>Janine of Minworks</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has an </span><span style="font-size: large;">EXCELLENT method</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">used for arranging the shelves in her Swedish Kitchen </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which you can read about <a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/2020/02/small-stuff.html" target="_blank"> <b>here</b></a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rather than affixing items directly onto the structure,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Janine cuts a duplicate of the surface to be decorated,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> from a sheet of thin acetate,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and glues or waxes china, books, linens et al, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to the plastic liner </span><span style="font-size: medium;">and then slides her completed arrangements into place. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When she's ready to change things around,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">she just lifts it up and out in its entirety.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> So I decided to do the same!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">🎄</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since my fireplace is secured to the wall </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with Museum Wax, it was easily removed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> which made decorating the mantle a piece of cake. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41H7BjnCfIsrRfLvB3Vuvaa7H0aBbd405Im_LKC2g_vEHUDaQG1Tsl287qwop-rW4KWccionHkXMAekkF1PifjpBelQOoM1I7OFg8OidF6C2BlqzeZhztWTDyixoynKQ0-G6-Vf1z7cFN-6MeU2fNWKddqTjCGJWiuBYLbQMbcFPCWjiB1mC6u_-6lg/s3072/IMG_1156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj41H7BjnCfIsrRfLvB3Vuvaa7H0aBbd405Im_LKC2g_vEHUDaQG1Tsl287qwop-rW4KWccionHkXMAekkF1PifjpBelQOoM1I7OFg8OidF6C2BlqzeZhztWTDyixoynKQ0-G6-Vf1z7cFN-6MeU2fNWKddqTjCGJWiuBYLbQMbcFPCWjiB1mC6u_-6lg/w400-h300/IMG_1156.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>I </span><span>glued a long length of wired garland </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>onto a clear acetate</span><span> base, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which I draped down at either end of the fireplace. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I glued layers of lycopodium into the garland until most of the garland base was obscured.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJM4HKPH-U7y19mtypYFLpBk2EGO5LT2EOUjm1awuisKoDszNN6n4kiZdUEBY_yp1DcpshM6H1vJYACmP3fD5--ARkgGAqylhVYHfLQ3JAZ4i5DoH2A63337g2gqLe5ZHH7rkZlZqva2Zioiuj3m-6gWAhnukUOkMNuaJ4aqf35x8dwbddLvWgWOHsA/s3072/IMG_0790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJM4HKPH-U7y19mtypYFLpBk2EGO5LT2EOUjm1awuisKoDszNN6n4kiZdUEBY_yp1DcpshM6H1vJYACmP3fD5--ARkgGAqylhVYHfLQ3JAZ4i5DoH2A63337g2gqLe5ZHH7rkZlZqva2Zioiuj3m-6gWAhnukUOkMNuaJ4aqf35x8dwbddLvWgWOHsA/w400-h300/IMG_0790.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Initially,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd wanted to keep it "simple" so it wouldn't compete with my Christmas tree.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first things I added were"mandarin oranges".</span></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/AVvXsEgtIyZ7mFnvhKvBNZi2Cn_pMJdrOQNJci9jCiNuJ5SnRYuKQwOeDLdRnB5U7bYDxGH2da2_HWOUyeI6BqwoHybIMP5lgl7UdY0yArOVd-y5YA_1SDc0EvhznwSLFqjW2htXr0RZlMsHRpgzeCT_GCbvLtWvN3vv7TboM22_jcwNCOhpiCyscNnpYspFjQ/s3072/IMG_0726.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtIyZ7mFnvhKvBNZi2Cn_pMJdrOQNJci9jCiNuJ5SnRYuKQwOeDLdRnB5U7bYDxGH2da2_HWOUyeI6BqwoHybIMP5lgl7UdY0yArOVd-y5YA_1SDc0EvhznwSLFqjW2htXr0RZlMsHRpgzeCT_GCbvLtWvN3vv7TboM22_jcwNCOhpiCyscNnpYspFjQ/w400-h300/IMG_0726.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made my oranges from a stem of styrofoam berries <br /> found in my stash. <br /><br />Using a wire brush, I pounced over the berries until they were sufficiently dimpled. <br />It's easier to do this whilst they're still attached to the stem.</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi849x3nRTI9wCBENc19Pv5KL13nXJ_cgHxRGroFZxNYqnCHtyNGiNVoSCQC7BuRekbATDWCZ0BNTb_mb3VKuZqUBU4X1J2zmbxI52n8o57dE27eV32fs-s0hY0XFom2HL3Tk_dckQw8Dlqy_R9fOnTlmLuPHsWy0CFZ9RoYPoZwkBNi67XvZQLu9-HkA/s3072/IMG_0729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi849x3nRTI9wCBENc19Pv5KL13nXJ_cgHxRGroFZxNYqnCHtyNGiNVoSCQC7BuRekbATDWCZ0BNTb_mb3VKuZqUBU4X1J2zmbxI52n8o57dE27eV32fs-s0hY0XFom2HL3Tk_dckQw8Dlqy_R9fOnTlmLuPHsWy0CFZ9RoYPoZwkBNi67XvZQLu9-HkA/w400-h300/IMG_0729.jpg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEiE_vpOvSs2nMZItrlnrbiXSd_K_l01d8AcQWtXKQruP51-SjhaiyjOni2UQt93KJWuOfB06UGZ72uCQGguLRd636vfjwqiLFk-dhXnq4FgzmgOyNXBoxWiB39-_Wo5LKB15JBULwAdhdeR9Dx5VfBbAO9Ah90NNNp7WsnCaqVFbZylJ1cWHZCzfhAHYg/s3072/IMG_0730.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_vpOvSs2nMZItrlnrbiXSd_K_l01d8AcQWtXKQruP51-SjhaiyjOni2UQt93KJWuOfB06UGZ72uCQGguLRd636vfjwqiLFk-dhXnq4FgzmgOyNXBoxWiB39-_Wo5LKB15JBULwAdhdeR9Dx5VfBbAO9Ah90NNNp7WsnCaqVFbZylJ1cWHZCzfhAHYg/w400-h300/IMG_0730.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After they were textured, <br />I plucked them off and rolled and squished them <br />between my fingers to shape.<br /></span><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/AVvXsEi49PLUE1FGUauMYfThscfei6Q9px6Fquvcx_PdBXj4SOzKZTQ9cWrPpmqISIAveMHwtaNfYldK3nGXV5_PKIy5eQSgGsgnkqYYmn137etqMHDozZBwD8xPlnhQsmsCn6U91rt55BX6SHTGlOT_KAfgGFKJYvvxeO1dPgnRzNpC59eo1CiM2by9tlidjA/s3072/IMG_0731.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49PLUE1FGUauMYfThscfei6Q9px6Fquvcx_PdBXj4SOzKZTQ9cWrPpmqISIAveMHwtaNfYldK3nGXV5_PKIy5eQSgGsgnkqYYmn137etqMHDozZBwD8xPlnhQsmsCn6U91rt55BX6SHTGlOT_KAfgGFKJYvvxeO1dPgnRzNpC59eo1CiM2by9tlidjA/w400-h300/IMG_0731.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEiTRwtw_U8fOZtPX1rk0H1VQCvFwXQiaNTdfVNp256cINZlrrXBkeEl0YjPjDUe7o9ecjHg1QxrJJ9a5ODXqVJ9AMzz03mG5cDm3O23HRzSOFo19F0w3GwOBzhttNSNg-zv3sn8ps42L_gs9ta8XYUjm3dk9muV-ZgHtSN66cFLn-wPoUCHzjruR1v3Vw/s3072/IMG_0732.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRwtw_U8fOZtPX1rk0H1VQCvFwXQiaNTdfVNp256cINZlrrXBkeEl0YjPjDUe7o9ecjHg1QxrJJ9a5ODXqVJ9AMzz03mG5cDm3O23HRzSOFo19F0w3GwOBzhttNSNg-zv3sn8ps42L_gs9ta8XYUjm3dk9muV-ZgHtSN66cFLn-wPoUCHzjruR1v3Vw/w400-h300/IMG_0732.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisED_TYgRYVqx7S6yHBp4bJCTfjl3V6_s2AzFr6BoSFd-Lm5LDN48RoqeQKY7IiB_S9VTIqeMvMyJJ_9k27Mp52J1W3Cx8Q0wc7S5fA1o6oJHJXhv92gVzG30LLlofriwQfSHyfC6LzPDGI96IfOkxnePAgxV-peAwYp5synLhS6O4BFsjDlSoowNCng/s3072/IMG_0736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisED_TYgRYVqx7S6yHBp4bJCTfjl3V6_s2AzFr6BoSFd-Lm5LDN48RoqeQKY7IiB_S9VTIqeMvMyJJ_9k27Mp52J1W3Cx8Q0wc7S5fA1o6oJHJXhv92gVzG30LLlofriwQfSHyfC6LzPDGI96IfOkxnePAgxV-peAwYp5synLhS6O4BFsjDlSoowNCng/w400-h300/IMG_0736.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I pressed a pen nib into their centers <br />for the stem indentations.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPwjznibOUME3Si02ZH6g1GtssMQcJje3cJ6T7CFlPaLD5_qo7V25NWerT4zo51tOiwqsoqwq0cH3UbSlZaVqKNjeb0XccSWkvlkwOvpif-CbBr1cVuFBgQwTZQsDNhn-p1mIctMKNCg5k6JuzJlejBXeMpGgbA7D_QTi6t3mPCvZv9YT0V76j1KeUw/s3072/IMG_0733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivPwjznibOUME3Si02ZH6g1GtssMQcJje3cJ6T7CFlPaLD5_qo7V25NWerT4zo51tOiwqsoqwq0cH3UbSlZaVqKNjeb0XccSWkvlkwOvpif-CbBr1cVuFBgQwTZQsDNhn-p1mIctMKNCg5k6JuzJlejBXeMpGgbA7D_QTi6t3mPCvZv9YT0V76j1KeUw/w400-h300/IMG_0733.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I glued the oranges onto the garland<br />and carefully painted over the bald spots of each orange with a thin mix of <br />grated orange chalk, water and<br /> <a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Ranger-GAC17042-Glossy-Accents-Precision/dp/B000S14MNC/ref=asc_df_B000S14MNC/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=319483310579&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=7139750302731730685&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001500&hvtargid=pla-310061273181&psc=1" target="_blank">Glossy Accents</a> dimensional glue,<br /> which gives the styrofoam fruit a more natural finish.<br /> Orange slice nail appliques were also glued to the garland. <br /><br />I tied a couple of pink silk bows and glued them <br />to both corners of the swag <br />along with a few sprigs <br />of paper-punched holly leaves, red berries, <br />and some split cardamom seed "walnut"shells. <br /> <br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></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/AVvXsEjFBzKtPHlp-hnppcaD3UsrYM1GtCFfvwkX4g4qBUceDYRLDIpsUh7aGHAUu94S5m8vKiyZKIj6gTTwnz-6HbUss5lDirDte1ee5UZeWqLTQvD3aWkmHr1VW9UV16nnwuys026dWVv46DHiWi7ZKYCOsAkAUEDTR7TNsXm1aijqf4dpvLE_c1VlQJOxLw/s3072/IMG_0640.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFBzKtPHlp-hnppcaD3UsrYM1GtCFfvwkX4g4qBUceDYRLDIpsUh7aGHAUu94S5m8vKiyZKIj6gTTwnz-6HbUss5lDirDte1ee5UZeWqLTQvD3aWkmHr1VW9UV16nnwuys026dWVv46DHiWi7ZKYCOsAkAUEDTR7TNsXm1aijqf4dpvLE_c1VlQJOxLw/w400-h300/IMG_0640.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had a couple of large felted bluebirds <br />so I nestled them into the greenery too!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgyD4Ci9CtzanpfExwiyj0dhhz0iqjBdSTeCFbLtybHINWUWxTMn3q_uQ0JLylw-cUmIv6op3AvUwzU8SzuBq_Wi8sQXLIipuD8RSE7oq-yLBPv3S3EJqrlNyQXdam4_bg9YTxaSDbkGVU0rCqegNd79cNGJ7l5GYrxbVOwzWL7kZ-G8sXmhDheShxGRg/s3072/IMG_0644.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD4Ci9CtzanpfExwiyj0dhhz0iqjBdSTeCFbLtybHINWUWxTMn3q_uQ0JLylw-cUmIv6op3AvUwzU8SzuBq_Wi8sQXLIipuD8RSE7oq-yLBPv3S3EJqrlNyQXdam4_bg9YTxaSDbkGVU0rCqegNd79cNGJ7l5GYrxbVOwzWL7kZ-G8sXmhDheShxGRg/w300-h400/IMG_0644.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I enjoy birds both REAL and in mini <br />so after installing the bluebirds, <br /> I started looking through my stash,<br />and found this <br /> English robin Christmas card which was perfect! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div><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/AVvXsEgNhNPh-sNEy4n6I_c_omEFJgzRkf1ED-d-tcpJEDKBwV4QkG3fv64LGTVGj5vF43-kfaxA3eixCxMOU7vwd4mrcCOyBwviv7pRcD0ZRkz1Wprng3NbUB43ETr2y2uBIgX72rCGR-sqknlEH_GQ9IuqN6-mKRH2DpNQBXpOXxDldHFbKMxZnWJNLHzAtg/s3072/IMG_0645.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhNPh-sNEy4n6I_c_omEFJgzRkf1ED-d-tcpJEDKBwV4QkG3fv64LGTVGj5vF43-kfaxA3eixCxMOU7vwd4mrcCOyBwviv7pRcD0ZRkz1Wprng3NbUB43ETr2y2uBIgX72rCGR-sqknlEH_GQ9IuqN6-mKRH2DpNQBXpOXxDldHFbKMxZnWJNLHzAtg/w400-h300/IMG_0645.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> I continued adding MORE BIRDS of all shapes and sizes -<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEiBWezOckOJsDgazDKRtwFXaR_cEQVYSVqStBkVnvB7_C1O2dq1uH7lG_PJf1H7yICfH_YT6iS2zj0nvphAe0CeX83jJ3S3l5dYrwqJinMs3F3b19QnubZKShF9Y3PtVU9-YzNzkQ11vBGOf69RBe_g0sVPBTHTKoTCDM0JvoM4U7NRvoxhwUQYzujrEA/s3072/IMG_0636.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWezOckOJsDgazDKRtwFXaR_cEQVYSVqStBkVnvB7_C1O2dq1uH7lG_PJf1H7yICfH_YT6iS2zj0nvphAe0CeX83jJ3S3l5dYrwqJinMs3F3b19QnubZKShF9Y3PtVU9-YzNzkQ11vBGOf69RBe_g0sVPBTHTKoTCDM0JvoM4U7NRvoxhwUQYzujrEA/w400-h300/IMG_0636.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until I had this</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy5vdLWQCeB63rylv-kUgs6mQEXA6OlAL2JPDzIw5MS_G54-SyvMs7u0gK9KFS3b_DhTpiyM_fyj9-YkhkgqTYu6rhIAu03j2mBgcjgQHovubc_LdkPq2amj-0F1gu7xbyXZrDIaxXVGUKIm3np5jqbnOP7bjeWM7qH8PF6lm8RNOgpQp-ADrtSBJ1Q/s2912/IMG_0635%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="2912" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixy5vdLWQCeB63rylv-kUgs6mQEXA6OlAL2JPDzIw5MS_G54-SyvMs7u0gK9KFS3b_DhTpiyM_fyj9-YkhkgqTYu6rhIAu03j2mBgcjgQHovubc_LdkPq2amj-0F1gu7xbyXZrDIaxXVGUKIm3np5jqbnOP7bjeWM7qH8PF6lm8RNOgpQp-ADrtSBJ1Q/w400-h300/IMG_0635%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">YES, yes </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's VERY FUSSY! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but I liked it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND SO</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After executing steps A and B of my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">avoidance/distraction strategy</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I felt I'd FINALLY reached</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">STAGE 'C' </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">therefore,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I would remove the existing tabletop tree and make an entirely new one </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HENCE</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> the mini tree tutorial </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as outlined in my previous post.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">SO- </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with 4 new trees </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdAaHhtEwz3YAGJsM_jNsDg2--k8mHELQniFPpvYRBnnkjzlxmZoNZQrPRWEXLAbL-sFIk3NqpVroWbRQF2_53VBUZNDf0z68Jh5-egWY3BPJ55UvEVc7dCV-M3ruE1w8We29texU-OLw64X1Pe278YPo07GOqH7HewxprWkcFqNa1y83RMmeXjsxWA/s3072/IMG_0841%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdAaHhtEwz3YAGJsM_jNsDg2--k8mHELQniFPpvYRBnnkjzlxmZoNZQrPRWEXLAbL-sFIk3NqpVroWbRQF2_53VBUZNDf0z68Jh5-egWY3BPJ55UvEVc7dCV-M3ruE1w8We29texU-OLw64X1Pe278YPo07GOqH7HewxprWkcFqNa1y83RMmeXjsxWA/w300-h400/IMG_0841%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">this is the tree I went with;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">smaller, less busy,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> and </span><span style="font-size: large;">without</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> electric lights. </span></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/AVvXsEgXLI18qP3NRj5OWlWcWQT-jAETK3SoxxmPROt9EguyiulVF2EgPDv33oZPXORGtZ_Dfm_Lj2e7BcScr3dUQ_L7HBTGehG7QYi9wsrfiHeOZIMl9eb0ueJHMtuST2q3ynIy8EqJkbtWvv_TpFqngKnsKeQlXU4d146GRIDWQuRAYHxQSSJQJlX5ijW19g/s2855/IMG_0999%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="2855" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLI18qP3NRj5OWlWcWQT-jAETK3SoxxmPROt9EguyiulVF2EgPDv33oZPXORGtZ_Dfm_Lj2e7BcScr3dUQ_L7HBTGehG7QYi9wsrfiHeOZIMl9eb0ueJHMtuST2q3ynIy8EqJkbtWvv_TpFqngKnsKeQlXU4d146GRIDWQuRAYHxQSSJQJlX5ijW19g/w400-h300/IMG_0999%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">THEN </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I bit the bullet and swapped out the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the non-working table lamp </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">for one that </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">did </span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">work, </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which meant painting the replacement lamp </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to match the old one;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">then hooking up the wires to the power</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which THANKFULLY I'd had the foresight to diagram both on paper and in photos. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>ahhhh</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>so Much better! </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">now back to the decorating</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGB30Pv2B4gJ3A76TrKIqNAVagwGpVrjWogNbPoDyejVHM3BJ777pw1iOcw2GaLs1hjnSZvZ-yLbR7UDWmV6ZKP8_EBk0IGtcRThjIdwTaVwCZlNK2DuStxTeMytLcb3cY4CUltZp9totzBPCu7ZMbY4s3utNYgYaBQktf_kOZRsItKX_I9f1Qpkciw/s3072/IMG_0848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUGB30Pv2B4gJ3A76TrKIqNAVagwGpVrjWogNbPoDyejVHM3BJ777pw1iOcw2GaLs1hjnSZvZ-yLbR7UDWmV6ZKP8_EBk0IGtcRThjIdwTaVwCZlNK2DuStxTeMytLcb3cY4CUltZp9totzBPCu7ZMbY4s3utNYgYaBQktf_kOZRsItKX_I9f1Qpkciw/w400-h300/IMG_0848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A few months ago, I'd purchased </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a large green picnic hamper from</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/LUDMILLASCREATIONS?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=927800539" target="_blank">LUDMILLAS Creations on Etsy</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTkbeGiJaaequKAw-iTlpewnNj3ygVOfIxWA5sHnjkg5sGYU0-Svcl95tMW9fez7HwnZBJD0XlngfHFh_hPC7zqzjWC-jwQQnyCaXsZGqnUod7dwKPX5RdpYqoeWCJL5EEde7LkKyb9yK1cVF8mmchcOQbmXTcz7l0AvmMDBAcef0SFtYYMfzcQ0kFQ/s3072/IMG_1110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTkbeGiJaaequKAw-iTlpewnNj3ygVOfIxWA5sHnjkg5sGYU0-Svcl95tMW9fez7HwnZBJD0XlngfHFh_hPC7zqzjWC-jwQQnyCaXsZGqnUod7dwKPX5RdpYqoeWCJL5EEde7LkKyb9yK1cVF8mmchcOQbmXTcz7l0AvmMDBAcef0SFtYYMfzcQ0kFQ/w400-h300/IMG_1110.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I filled the basket with gifts </span></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;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and slid it under the table<br />everything nice and tidy! </span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWDbe_MN54xNVwNvhcl_wFLv801WJje0WA5LNU5779nx-vc_pyWNNGxSsaM2ICpoBDh8IHDk8rtwadny4mj5XaApxiqx6oXlOmCiYmCF0nwjS0rpLm5uZkgatTGu0Z3sDMYOpxxloC3NiOS4iVb1pJi5H8_BbQ7Puc1Z_1krg4-GcDdaxG0VDtFlKwA/s3072/IMG_1112.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWDbe_MN54xNVwNvhcl_wFLv801WJje0WA5LNU5779nx-vc_pyWNNGxSsaM2ICpoBDh8IHDk8rtwadny4mj5XaApxiqx6oXlOmCiYmCF0nwjS0rpLm5uZkgatTGu0Z3sDMYOpxxloC3NiOS4iVb1pJi5H8_BbQ7Puc1Z_1krg4-GcDdaxG0VDtFlKwA/w400-h300/IMG_1112.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />Of course it wasn't long before I revisited the <br />Bird Garland<br />and decide to install lights</span>! </td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjid0UQoO4KHHQ6shF7StRBXpXN6mSESRfKZc04MlSXY_tdcmiSnCZXhReSl9t6bLWAn58ehSSpee8Y76t_fJ8QElcDbxGgS5mlKLRS_coa79AmkJ0IaZCqtNrh-3KYDlac95HzACNtEeg-AzUeRfNA53gnkcpENUFJkqqTrrYTMA1jBcxon8R4n0kpUA/s3072/IMG_0867.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid0UQoO4KHHQ6shF7StRBXpXN6mSESRfKZc04MlSXY_tdcmiSnCZXhReSl9t6bLWAn58ehSSpee8Y76t_fJ8QElcDbxGgS5mlKLRS_coa79AmkJ0IaZCqtNrh-3KYDlac95HzACNtEeg-AzUeRfNA53gnkcpENUFJkqqTrrYTMA1jBcxon8R4n0kpUA/w400-h300/IMG_0867.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd wanted clear but I had blue, <br />so blue it was.</span></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/AVvXsEiAzO4xPNdHu4Lbo6rIgQMP3U1ofs2AvKZ9H0m0-4M9vBnJGixPRDHeHGlaXNc7L5z2w5QR1wwzgRnst8lR8vQq5oIVN4MawM827oZS3a6ayldhc8RmkJ8AsAsYQZoxsN8MPZouk5HMJcOiDaT7XnTUwNiN9ggJxSq73OAqNh0xUdKf183OOkSouAJpeg/s3072/IMG_1068.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzO4xPNdHu4Lbo6rIgQMP3U1ofs2AvKZ9H0m0-4M9vBnJGixPRDHeHGlaXNc7L5z2w5QR1wwzgRnst8lR8vQq5oIVN4MawM827oZS3a6ayldhc8RmkJ8AsAsYQZoxsN8MPZouk5HMJcOiDaT7XnTUwNiN9ggJxSq73OAqNh0xUdKf183OOkSouAJpeg/w400-h300/IMG_1068.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The lights run behind the garland so they're<br />nearly invisible on top<br />but more pronounced on either side of the swag. <br />To be frank<br /> I'm bugged by this too,<br />and so yes,<br /> I'm BACK TO STAGE 'A' again<br /> but at such a late date<br />I'm not going to bother fixing🤯 it -<br /> <i>(makes me wonder though, if I have"a condition")<br /></i>😳<br /><br />I rested a few small pieces of blue and white china inside<br />the garland to tie it in with the blue lights<br />and called it DONE! <br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2244" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHW_d7pAXN_jGXz_1zJW-uHvPUldCpvjdCG1eJAvYfH31pmnP4Xj9UER0Hew_LNajWv588kJW6dlvy43yMAgVQU9SrnXkz7zoixEwWgedaT5Nk5azlzF44hpn8aalOvhr9O3WB3JozwZdNL6dSVvx0l58FxGuSz0O7Q9DGdJU6FgMk94Hq9Wqcg1zcEA/w300-h400/IMG_1063.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So this is what it currently looks like</span></div><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjuUx7PAYEX_xGa3wBQg93iBlStM7H-GjuhzbOcVlnKMENlJTLprbsWxs3nsGGGBRicAUrOCP490ZB8d3tOfnJ_KHBhCtKiTc9ttBZPV59aDBwH9OoeGsfPBnMAtcXjPEHuHHasMYzPogpwADd4U4gcUGhv-XRglwLIApW-ujw151bwhftZvooABJjVWw/s3012/IMG_1077.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="3012" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUx7PAYEX_xGa3wBQg93iBlStM7H-GjuhzbOcVlnKMENlJTLprbsWxs3nsGGGBRicAUrOCP490ZB8d3tOfnJ_KHBhCtKiTc9ttBZPV59aDBwH9OoeGsfPBnMAtcXjPEHuHHasMYzPogpwADd4U4gcUGhv-XRglwLIApW-ujw151bwhftZvooABJjVWw/w400-h300/IMG_1077.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd made mini plum puddings over a year ago,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> and I'd made <b>lots!</b> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I selected one for the Dowager's tea table which <br />I'd thought at the time,<br />looked like a plum pudding <br />until <br />I actually saw a real one and realized that mine was too dark and looked like a blob, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">so I repainted it lighter. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">But then it was too shiny, so I had to dull it down.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">But then you couldn't see the candied fruit </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">so I had to repaint them on.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">But then the fruit looked too flat <br />so I had to make them glossy...</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I reached the point where I had to say </span><br /><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">ENOUGH Already! </span></i></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Plum Pudding <br /><i><b>AS IS!</b></i></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju_ODvRXYEupUAz553v5W9J8N0GMmtYHXxNpLtcj7PoAQ9hlYhl4kduDHjti_F98EA370w7QoPJCUkgT4OZ6_kfEmOqABDgglDky3QDS-20eeXpRphbkG8sovJKqsVCitCWwVOQrTb3vG-Vw-LBcK2SVh0Kcx3T3dRcdX0f_q2nRs1QSKhSwTWMG_2w/s2755/IMG_1121.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2065" data-original-width="2755" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgju_ODvRXYEupUAz553v5W9J8N0GMmtYHXxNpLtcj7PoAQ9hlYhl4kduDHjti_F98EA370w7QoPJCUkgT4OZ6_kfEmOqABDgglDky3QDS-20eeXpRphbkG8sovJKqsVCitCWwVOQrTb3vG-Vw-LBcK2SVh0Kcx3T3dRcdX0f_q2nRs1QSKhSwTWMG_2w/w400-h300/IMG_1121.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next to the sofa is a poured cup of tea<br />and a partially obscured wedding photo <br />of the Dowager's grandparents.<br />Hanging directly behind it,<br />is my Treasured Painting by Catherine <br /><a href="http://miniaturemaisondesouris.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">(Ninette and co.) </a><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rGGDXcceacTkSaUVh9yvTXfS9Pc74s3wwS4eF-CPBtnfErohEXJsVUq3MiugC2jYCHkwYSgp9XCm83ZL9SjXVuFYkRw8VT7OYgSFVTZT3iCrXnwiGJ8qeDQ7Q6wkA-UZLB77zcM0Xw1Ixj9EeGx9gOyLSuLtzEfw0Ml0lFUmIpoD5QSBOf5of4K_fA/w400-h300/IMG_0618.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the far left of the sofa<br />is an old yet serviceable vacuum <br />which the Dowager has just unplugged.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKegvaCHntYFIZ3lzV-93HzHu77Ysq19p15nDIOUPp8J9BkiZUf4-MKudLYeb9g2O5WeuHGE_Ei9lRrtC5CGHdvvEme_MmRm9MU_qzv1CO6U1odj8rjTbBajIVlLZV1zPM-6HjkVn_FLUWuq2YQBWstFrbS-AB1DD3gkCXOkyx_It1zxZUj2M0jpz7A/s3072/IMG_1010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKegvaCHntYFIZ3lzV-93HzHu77Ysq19p15nDIOUPp8J9BkiZUf4-MKudLYeb9g2O5WeuHGE_Ei9lRrtC5CGHdvvEme_MmRm9MU_qzv1CO6U1odj8rjTbBajIVlLZV1zPM-6HjkVn_FLUWuq2YQBWstFrbS-AB1DD3gkCXOkyx_It1zxZUj2M0jpz7A/w400-h300/IMG_1010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEjQuKFN4h0HTK8DqL7PJX8zPF5aC7I2l71peFXrD7h2ykJIf85flBuzqaxkycQD9mVysyWbn8ti3YC0-6ctLFpdRLzoGgdvxPVs6kgfDfPViZsFq5CzFgPzBSeUreTez81IZdpjolwlFDfNWgmzWeueM00I9qg_hbgYH6cpphNDJXodW32PGciKN9rLtA/s3072/IMG_0919.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuKFN4h0HTK8DqL7PJX8zPF5aC7I2l71peFXrD7h2ykJIf85flBuzqaxkycQD9mVysyWbn8ti3YC0-6ctLFpdRLzoGgdvxPVs6kgfDfPViZsFq5CzFgPzBSeUreTez81IZdpjolwlFDfNWgmzWeueM00I9qg_hbgYH6cpphNDJXodW32PGciKN9rLtA/w400-h300/IMG_0919.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I happened to find a length of brown cloth covered wire <br />which looks like old electrical cord,<br />which I glued to the underside of the vacuum handle.<br />I made an old fashioned plug <br /> from a round bead painted black.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Just out of sight,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a kitten is </span><span style="font-size: large;">happily engaged in shredding</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the underside of the Dowagers old leather sofa- </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>meow!</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">😻😻😻</span></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/AVvXsEh7-MxcAtB-UoKi_eavWPr-YPBO7fl-1b6q-zsLEz1-uTa-oyDbFP_tRjmnCs9RWrAxcHOJcBS9Kg68alTlnXSMcE1LnJHMt9s69CPj-n1ATTBrRGaDlUw3s8sw0WN5WGfQX6qVfuWsgQOZ5sz7UJr-ZOrai4as6cA1nNHKs5Non9Oapr0jj9B5X5MF9w/s3072/IMG_0688.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-MxcAtB-UoKi_eavWPr-YPBO7fl-1b6q-zsLEz1-uTa-oyDbFP_tRjmnCs9RWrAxcHOJcBS9Kg68alTlnXSMcE1LnJHMt9s69CPj-n1ATTBrRGaDlUw3s8sw0WN5WGfQX6qVfuWsgQOZ5sz7UJr-ZOrai4as6cA1nNHKs5Non9Oapr0jj9B5X5MF9w/w400-h300/IMG_0688.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">IN CONCLUSION:</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This entire post has been all about the extra stuff that got done in an attempt to avoid doing <br />ONE SPECIFIC THING.<br /><i>Good grief Charlie Brown! </i></span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb7unyjdvFKdy6dn6sxYgP-KpNjCI9KPg31OfF4TaNTPbKZfegN5s3TaE0LG5BFdmghKe_vpuG6306XKzPXsQ_7G5Sde3AB--BbuUzV-Xk2Fv5GKTZoEW3WybvJLaM1GdJcDkkzR3kSM-FErKrouyfqLkNbvA7tHMREY-dWyi0LiphPlFjjIcSnzMVw/s2804/IMG_1093.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2104" data-original-width="2804" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb7unyjdvFKdy6dn6sxYgP-KpNjCI9KPg31OfF4TaNTPbKZfegN5s3TaE0LG5BFdmghKe_vpuG6306XKzPXsQ_7G5Sde3AB--BbuUzV-Xk2Fv5GKTZoEW3WybvJLaM1GdJcDkkzR3kSM-FErKrouyfqLkNbvA7tHMREY-dWyi0LiphPlFjjIcSnzMVw/w400-h300/IMG_1093.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and yet this room now looks </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> more RIGHT to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And if the first tree hadn't been an "issue"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">then perhaps the bird garland might not have happened at all-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgez_U4XCzkd75so-5R7R4byLMUvGR5vyrpgVdpelHapc5yAFqjvdGk4tCoHbQcdbJc_ZLdNh9i7tMfswt9mNdv6oCy57pLSsIu73VGw3AxBDjdJBrstnB4CPMUEXKoo1mMit1ydU9371CvUzzE6oG7Sb0tAYu6i6v_qSTJob9YS9gLKmdCJbmGErm_iw/s3071/IMG_1086.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2303" data-original-width="3071" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgez_U4XCzkd75so-5R7R4byLMUvGR5vyrpgVdpelHapc5yAFqjvdGk4tCoHbQcdbJc_ZLdNh9i7tMfswt9mNdv6oCy57pLSsIu73VGw3AxBDjdJBrstnB4CPMUEXKoo1mMit1ydU9371CvUzzE6oG7Sb0tAYu6i6v_qSTJob9YS9gLKmdCJbmGErm_iw/w640-h480/IMG_1086.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ANYHOOSIE! <br />The holiday decorating for 2022 is complete and the Dowager <br />can return to her chair by the fire <br />where she can either pick up her knitting <br />OR <br />continue reading the book she's just started-<br />Charles Dickens <br />A CHRISTMAS CAROL<br />and <br /> in the immortal words of <br />Tiny Tim...<br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;"><b>As a reminder</b>: I'm still having problems with the comment section. If you try to leave one before the sidebar finally appears, or before the whirly-thing in the tab stops twirling, then your comment won't register. This can take up to 60 seconds before the program stops loading and finally kicks in- Talk about frustrating!😕 </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;">oh well,... it IS </span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">what <b>it</b> is. 🤪</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-51977478298998753112022-12-11T21:50:00.003-08:002022-12-13T15:46:55.042-08:00Oh Christmas Trees Oh Christmas Trees ( a holiday tutorial) <p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">"The glory of Lebanon shall come unto you, the cypress, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious." </span><span style="font-size: large;">Isaiah 60:13</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmD2UUulH0cULO-nGRipVDm7nEdigfHbslLjmqJFA_kXJ49lqvlbrALZxAvAerrJpCVM11-OSnL1wPZwaaKM6wsxzHeV3jZUo3Exx7CFQP9r72BDY5OyvKnh_WclranWWvrysJwUPm7-3CcZoVjmIhx9y2XWMSpIIx_qwlzAJkHZlOw-E3Cvrbwceeg/s3072/IMG_0840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmD2UUulH0cULO-nGRipVDm7nEdigfHbslLjmqJFA_kXJ49lqvlbrALZxAvAerrJpCVM11-OSnL1wPZwaaKM6wsxzHeV3jZUo3Exx7CFQP9r72BDY5OyvKnh_WclranWWvrysJwUPm7-3CcZoVjmIhx9y2XWMSpIIx_qwlzAJkHZlOw-E3Cvrbwceeg/w300-h400/IMG_0840.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This year, I've decided to dress up the Dower House living room for Christmas. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It's not something I usually do, although in the past I've made a Christmas scene in Land's End </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">(A Land's End Christmas- 2015</span><span style="font-size: large;">) and also a small roombox- </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">Victorian Bliss</span><span style="font-size: large;">, both dedicated to and in memory of my mother who LOVED the Christmas season. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyhoosie: My ongoing complaint is that I never seem to have enough room for a Christmas tree in any of my displays, which is why I usually don't bother.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But this year, I decided to squeeze in a small tree for the table top in front of the Dower House Living room window. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Initially I used a bottle brush tree, but later I removed it in order to make a slightly smaller tree entirely from scratch, which I'm going to demonstrate in this post. </span></p><p><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: medium;"><b>FYI: I purposefully chose NOT to electrify it with mini lights as I find they don't photograph well. What I did instead, was swap out the original non-working table lamp with the black shade,with its working TWIN, a decision I'm glad I've made.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">NOw on with the show......</span></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/AVvXsEiE3vFtNVp-5jSwv_dxCjamqftljl_SDXHXMCnmNBeMOn4Rc8xDfbsaUK66yhiPQoLfBJcwRAPmzNivqfUVEr25efFZy2lvv4SgiuG3vDEu0SZ9Tx4TkBm4fqy3fyCU4mc5PlmaObXwDVaIcc2EY_L0GJePl0lBnkVWvP6dOumBhuImyPUeuVg0Qpy0og/s3072/IMG_0776.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3vFtNVp-5jSwv_dxCjamqftljl_SDXHXMCnmNBeMOn4Rc8xDfbsaUK66yhiPQoLfBJcwRAPmzNivqfUVEr25efFZy2lvv4SgiuG3vDEu0SZ9Tx4TkBm4fqy3fyCU4mc5PlmaObXwDVaIcc2EY_L0GJePl0lBnkVWvP6dOumBhuImyPUeuVg0Qpy0og/w300-h400/IMG_0776.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used toothpicks for the trunks </span></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/AVvXsEgDFwmsJ0Wqk86wk1xz9iN1ex6gyo0QBQUo8bMAL8YT4vGw1rV7EkwjsTx-Ml7Fnk69Sa7ygxWJ3ZXb7AQ093M5G88mRj7KKO3WJoIQh__9voPzACBzYKmtWYZK1gZBmPv1Gpvvu5ej3W02N4I5F1_FdIXVBZuf0l9FGVPu8f6YrL-a3achUYTg6bg3_A/s3072/IMG_0777.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDFwmsJ0Wqk86wk1xz9iN1ex6gyo0QBQUo8bMAL8YT4vGw1rV7EkwjsTx-Ml7Fnk69Sa7ygxWJ3ZXb7AQ093M5G88mRj7KKO3WJoIQh__9voPzACBzYKmtWYZK1gZBmPv1Gpvvu5ej3W02N4I5F1_FdIXVBZuf0l9FGVPu8f6YrL-a3achUYTg6bg3_A/w400-h300/IMG_0777.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I coloured them with a brown felt pen.<br />which was an unnecessary step, but I did it anyway.</span></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/AVvXsEiWznatIm6a8y1RMM_mfnCyj0J8XfQZHmTPutoqGH2yjFEck8Q1VY75OrUQKb73xLorLXD4HRfRnLVJO6u6N-aj5AuRe2iYtdLa20xNY2sbLCBlPbnsE7E71R6jJ08YfNDjHeqJt3DZ4zoVBEGp8C70WCYE7zxxj2HRLxS6wLrWw463WkHvGPyP9OO29Q/s3072/IMG_0778.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWznatIm6a8y1RMM_mfnCyj0J8XfQZHmTPutoqGH2yjFEck8Q1VY75OrUQKb73xLorLXD4HRfRnLVJO6u6N-aj5AuRe2iYtdLa20xNY2sbLCBlPbnsE7E71R6jJ08YfNDjHeqJt3DZ4zoVBEGp8C70WCYE7zxxj2HRLxS6wLrWw463WkHvGPyP9OO29Q/w400-h300/IMG_0778.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I stained more than I needed<br />in case one of the toothpicks broke<br /><i><b>which it did </b></i><br />as I was working with it.</span></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/AVvXsEjpxUlRa-acUJO5g7gsYBP458ZenUI_BEKUq45-xAyTGXQT8AOEpdwfHL8V1XXCalYzond0wGGkF6t_sNuidWBlyluPG1ikLm9wU4uJt_rkjOwXB2_veDR0HQ_aW5FV4ClgNq5I655yuDzsqg9jjzWY_7WuMOLQkI1tXegYJ5kOhSV6pc3bSES08ZGbMg/s3072/IMG_0774.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxUlRa-acUJO5g7gsYBP458ZenUI_BEKUq45-xAyTGXQT8AOEpdwfHL8V1XXCalYzond0wGGkF6t_sNuidWBlyluPG1ikLm9wU4uJt_rkjOwXB2_veDR0HQ_aW5FV4ClgNq5I655yuDzsqg9jjzWY_7WuMOLQkI1tXegYJ5kOhSV6pc3bSES08ZGbMg/w400-h300/IMG_0774.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a metal hair comb <br />which I found at the thrift store in a package of 2.</span></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/AVvXsEjBmK5VkAcjjhwpXuzHaW0LCQcFuQr0OHZXrz8SxCejYfATVeaHZPgmdEOfX-98yJalMAs4ogDuerAzqOyR8mIE-FpNSL7xpY_oKdgnUXFbmg2SSiBvVmURPMJC_-UqJdK8QHoifBx3RA5NUJJWIJwclLLJty-AYP-kEHH4GN-6_fSEz4QJWVV-s-OD4w/s3072/IMG_0780.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBmK5VkAcjjhwpXuzHaW0LCQcFuQr0OHZXrz8SxCejYfATVeaHZPgmdEOfX-98yJalMAs4ogDuerAzqOyR8mIE-FpNSL7xpY_oKdgnUXFbmg2SSiBvVmURPMJC_-UqJdK8QHoifBx3RA5NUJJWIJwclLLJty-AYP-kEHH4GN-6_fSEz4QJWVV-s-OD4w/w400-h300/IMG_0780.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I removed the beads and saved them for another project</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tTBxbQXw7AHgqfBulmPLTUc4eWavkR48D66HyJigYVVkV9nISl75aBlD-I_TPzbQ-hTUTAO7z7gUyFJFmdAX4BB8OufQWXiBrZn4A08VrlH8KnSq95hRl9-aSfw8OeVdJBhobr2ULHy0uPlHaNiC6okNtX-BuH832A-BPME5_eEnDETOhzx0OVq5RA/s3072/IMG_0783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tTBxbQXw7AHgqfBulmPLTUc4eWavkR48D66HyJigYVVkV9nISl75aBlD-I_TPzbQ-hTUTAO7z7gUyFJFmdAX4BB8OufQWXiBrZn4A08VrlH8KnSq95hRl9-aSfw8OeVdJBhobr2ULHy0uPlHaNiC6okNtX-BuH832A-BPME5_eEnDETOhzx0OVq5RA/w400-h300/IMG_0783.jpg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEiWP5xUOYspmBLsvTDQdvEm2OX2PEuMrcKytQvy8Up2OwKa1117fZyf3dOP30i1j1h65SzPZerldD40wFhHHPU0SfKs7dGFk3U4pQFWI1zJOI_H1sB3XjKaCwsvd2guigMZFTelioi8Of0m3p7O5vMo4HeuK5J8t7tNzhO8uo4sKJ5F_obCFSjvPOT3LA/s3072/IMG_0784.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWP5xUOYspmBLsvTDQdvEm2OX2PEuMrcKytQvy8Up2OwKa1117fZyf3dOP30i1j1h65SzPZerldD40wFhHHPU0SfKs7dGFk3U4pQFWI1zJOI_H1sB3XjKaCwsvd2guigMZFTelioi8Of0m3p7O5vMo4HeuK5J8t7tNzhO8uo4sKJ5F_obCFSjvPOT3LA/w300-h400/IMG_0784.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then I unwound the metal from the shaft</span>.</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEha5x9Yd4wC3Ha1bsq4uCc2I84NhjIvLYiWuBFfRhpTaNBl7bksreP7r__IvxowRe-Wa6Glbt1N3OM8fgH4TrESt8XKdz3uy0bqi0n-I7Ce60CbDZOosgE20NaqAKr5DUu-7WdH9yicAAf24OMbizXDUJxHaxLCvsLXUrrGfKIRVThfb6eDx_BWY1xsCQ/s3072/IMG_0794.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5x9Yd4wC3Ha1bsq4uCc2I84NhjIvLYiWuBFfRhpTaNBl7bksreP7r__IvxowRe-Wa6Glbt1N3OM8fgH4TrESt8XKdz3uy0bqi0n-I7Ce60CbDZOosgE20NaqAKr5DUu-7WdH9yicAAf24OMbizXDUJxHaxLCvsLXUrrGfKIRVThfb6eDx_BWY1xsCQ/w400-h300/IMG_0794.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beginning approx. 1/3 up from the end of the stick,<br />I wrapped the metal up and around the wood.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMkKRIWdWDcw4P5trGFMYZnS71rt3s2rY76b1Z04BitaPq6Az-goJQbWtNShBI1V-0nJf1fvReuTwuo-Q5Ukyd0jDDI6fdHryTnRuWNqRbIib96t8qbHetOGmBB6SpjaQ5VE_dXX4IDfO5rPXkhc5lrxq1nBrs5BG3iuSWf8Ir5oyNRuaIfzz-8WfMw/s3072/IMG_0795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnMkKRIWdWDcw4P5trGFMYZnS71rt3s2rY76b1Z04BitaPq6Az-goJQbWtNShBI1V-0nJf1fvReuTwuo-Q5Ukyd0jDDI6fdHryTnRuWNqRbIib96t8qbHetOGmBB6SpjaQ5VE_dXX4IDfO5rPXkhc5lrxq1nBrs5BG3iuSWf8Ir5oyNRuaIfzz-8WfMw/w400-h300/IMG_0795.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I wrapped the metal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I also spaced the branches. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEh3tWJHl5K8mF2xgZS-mHuOAGYNC9b3shc8xJCGVWunsJqgie0bmasnUGek8xoGpmigTa0ZJvD5xhecCX3Qjmr2vQMEXII_2LpJu87OmfNyEGoBQNXJ6CHzgfVjVZBPwuPDMvwnzKy18oRMA3yM9bPtadzZN-hZcYX0S4uU7fsXfIfKNcX2x3i66ZeEvg/s3072/IMG_0797.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tWJHl5K8mF2xgZS-mHuOAGYNC9b3shc8xJCGVWunsJqgie0bmasnUGek8xoGpmigTa0ZJvD5xhecCX3Qjmr2vQMEXII_2LpJu87OmfNyEGoBQNXJ6CHzgfVjVZBPwuPDMvwnzKy18oRMA3yM9bPtadzZN-hZcYX0S4uU7fsXfIfKNcX2x3i66ZeEvg/w400-h300/IMG_0797.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used pliers to crimp the metal against the toothpick.<br />This is where I accidently snapped the wood<br /> because I'd applied too much pressure.<br />After the wire was secured <br />I clipped the rounded loops from the ends <br />of the metal comb<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCptgNMrrz59Wed5FcPc312mv07hr5JzPFU8FVVVk6MQ836HBxPEcn4XV0D9tFquGFSGb8lVyyI2FcwDr7juthYn84WdB5k522uaig3rENt3T8yU_5Oq2FjOerfcSuKj9WfdHBcbncV5buxdzyPitKPPb_HzvoemhHOPbavfkx8aCJcpQ_L9UqtcsvA/s3072/IMG_0793.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCptgNMrrz59Wed5FcPc312mv07hr5JzPFU8FVVVk6MQ836HBxPEcn4XV0D9tFquGFSGb8lVyyI2FcwDr7juthYn84WdB5k522uaig3rENt3T8yU_5Oq2FjOerfcSuKj9WfdHBcbncV5buxdzyPitKPPb_HzvoemhHOPbavfkx8aCJcpQ_L9UqtcsvA/w400-h300/IMG_0793.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I spread the cut loops apart to fill out the gaps</span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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/AVvXsEiTzjEmm_-zU1s6gyG8KX9Zohsy0Fz4j95BjFrIw93-6GJlXlyvggzx-wGOODv05RKaiALPNEoXPl_EQqJnNBbd9V1x8b0bQNOUa08g4PSTNLT2vLNRtIwhyToZcxe0ST__LoW0_ogGkPL9TdPq4Dnw4DMN53gWnwMYARDVjWcU2eck5V0gqfDbHekisg/s3072/IMG_0799.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzjEmm_-zU1s6gyG8KX9Zohsy0Fz4j95BjFrIw93-6GJlXlyvggzx-wGOODv05RKaiALPNEoXPl_EQqJnNBbd9V1x8b0bQNOUa08g4PSTNLT2vLNRtIwhyToZcxe0ST__LoW0_ogGkPL9TdPq4Dnw4DMN53gWnwMYARDVjWcU2eck5V0gqfDbHekisg/w400-h300/IMG_0799.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">The branches were then cut into graduated lengths <br />of a Christmas tree.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs3nHrcJwKVUFxiaiPzFn9xOB61-DC2XUhLdjuI78ow78IEoQofZ-hnwheRdc8WCI2-PpT8T5c2l4ZCmr58yNTEzbCPQiyFJ4Ae3y1C_k7pEsuKjtX_GMOrwPDg_OHUNxZ0rHqp1KLPFBlBTGfE_Er56EYSx0df9W01kPa8TJihJDu3NeFrCyqRaXkA/s3072/IMG_0800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTs3nHrcJwKVUFxiaiPzFn9xOB61-DC2XUhLdjuI78ow78IEoQofZ-hnwheRdc8WCI2-PpT8T5c2l4ZCmr58yNTEzbCPQiyFJ4Ae3y1C_k7pEsuKjtX_GMOrwPDg_OHUNxZ0rHqp1KLPFBlBTGfE_Er56EYSx0df9W01kPa8TJihJDu3NeFrCyqRaXkA/w300-h400/IMG_0800.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a Super Glue on the wood and the metal<br />along the entire length of the tree to prevent the<br />wire from sliding off.</span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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/AVvXsEjAe7U-Q6aZLtyXpIZf347O6B9jI9U6jhJ4xDs8nwcLR3C3aHW6wLmdCeyEydBF-kV_bOVnGw1gHgOSkMS7DbXvg_s1GVwhomsi6CsuPqt_IkMJ0BXSXzNCfhE2CtPrUApiaXY3mmIMSJGKni47ugcAjGpsR6xC4UmRxvQ5P0XrrazZitk3lRU4B-jYLQ/s3072/IMG_0801.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAe7U-Q6aZLtyXpIZf347O6B9jI9U6jhJ4xDs8nwcLR3C3aHW6wLmdCeyEydBF-kV_bOVnGw1gHgOSkMS7DbXvg_s1GVwhomsi6CsuPqt_IkMJ0BXSXzNCfhE2CtPrUApiaXY3mmIMSJGKni47ugcAjGpsR6xC4UmRxvQ5P0XrrazZitk3lRU4B-jYLQ/w400-h300/IMG_0801.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1M_SJj9AnzRbIQoxa355TkYuRZPR87Y4qv-osQgXm3suBMTD_cBFzBDnm3g9880yhNNTo78U4OTJDIpdLWNef9BGca-Fj3ocjSOn4sls2ND8c6mIUiT-QSBWsmJ1_HyoZi-Y5k-YEZO_cAAUObbHxdhkH2hZ9TU3Ej-Aor5Gk8y9BQX6ldaMoPCaCw/s3072/IMG_0803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1M_SJj9AnzRbIQoxa355TkYuRZPR87Y4qv-osQgXm3suBMTD_cBFzBDnm3g9880yhNNTo78U4OTJDIpdLWNef9BGca-Fj3ocjSOn4sls2ND8c6mIUiT-QSBWsmJ1_HyoZi-Y5k-YEZO_cAAUObbHxdhkH2hZ9TU3Ej-Aor5Gk8y9BQX6ldaMoPCaCw/w400-h300/IMG_0803.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is what it looked like</span><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho92XQn2gl5av18a7hIzTzlS29WdOvRnIcv4E42YLOmOQzSkoL49w5oGD5i3DzD0WejmPQMhB6AHsfVF-M8VqTX5oF7Smn6qSkVlh5U9jcKdVRswwk1hYEHTPl8V0xWIwQh83vOdI-QeBwrcNzk-5lHUXtShE7ZcWdyvItvQ08R8wC7fbw3vXkgQ2nfg/s3072/IMG_0804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho92XQn2gl5av18a7hIzTzlS29WdOvRnIcv4E42YLOmOQzSkoL49w5oGD5i3DzD0WejmPQMhB6AHsfVF-M8VqTX5oF7Smn6qSkVlh5U9jcKdVRswwk1hYEHTPl8V0xWIwQh83vOdI-QeBwrcNzk-5lHUXtShE7ZcWdyvItvQ08R8wC7fbw3vXkgQ2nfg/w300-h400/IMG_0804.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After the Super glue was dry</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I painted the entire skeleton with </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">brown acrylic paint</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><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/AVvXsEh7vXRLpT6RVr2CK2CFQIK7erLf5zQ1PtndjLFNGUPCX8E100_8n-5tT8WSwlipizvoESwE5ON1j5kkEfzbtpcBJRr6s5eIJ9nWNoyBjv_pLVvzCVj9JW8cFXMmn4vTvJScppBsT5AduvqRRAq_kVctVLxhBtN5qFPFo-qV6EIw-lATWG1g2YionXFXRQ/s3072/IMG_0806.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vXRLpT6RVr2CK2CFQIK7erLf5zQ1PtndjLFNGUPCX8E100_8n-5tT8WSwlipizvoESwE5ON1j5kkEfzbtpcBJRr6s5eIJ9nWNoyBjv_pLVvzCVj9JW8cFXMmn4vTvJScppBsT5AduvqRRAq_kVctVLxhBtN5qFPFo-qV6EIw-lATWG1g2YionXFXRQ/w400-h300/IMG_0806.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is what it looked like.</span></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/AVvXsEgRjVGwC5WElvYFkxr8Uwe3faQnXnvrFT0Yd5ve4XKG2BVWEtNtUGzUb2YkOU1yGlGxzTl0mADlARkXm7BrOxoMKHvVCR-BCdODrjANbCvp7lRB_t3VS8qxJIO2d4QaSCc6yQOIHZo_e_1hy-lw4V_sXPfDdLNcqYLpHw6NOtveWVS0ruTIkwVg4pdNWw/s3072/IMG_0807.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRjVGwC5WElvYFkxr8Uwe3faQnXnvrFT0Yd5ve4XKG2BVWEtNtUGzUb2YkOU1yGlGxzTl0mADlARkXm7BrOxoMKHvVCR-BCdODrjANbCvp7lRB_t3VS8qxJIO2d4QaSCc6yQOIHZo_e_1hy-lw4V_sXPfDdLNcqYLpHw6NOtveWVS0ruTIkwVg4pdNWw/w300-h400/IMG_0807.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once the paint was dry it was time to add the greenery.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhwxjiXCGuB509pygiH3RlJdYv_57M_Yl2Y_XHk7l80U1SfPrjsiDcneTpFUC-7EQpixc9OZk6SOuahD-ryUXHwmL2cmbjHVb7SdV-xbUciWUsdh84bqAj28g2BFPNpeWmtf93DyP3C2njMDMTSFpxepgWvoi7f-49--nZsOVnZU9i0yly85X8fPP9lWA/s3072/IMG_0790.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxjiXCGuB509pygiH3RlJdYv_57M_Yl2Y_XHk7l80U1SfPrjsiDcneTpFUC-7EQpixc9OZk6SOuahD-ryUXHwmL2cmbjHVb7SdV-xbUciWUsdh84bqAj28g2BFPNpeWmtf93DyP3C2njMDMTSFpxepgWvoi7f-49--nZsOVnZU9i0yly85X8fPP9lWA/w400-h300/IMG_0790.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used an instant Fast Grab glue<br /> to adhere the greenery to the tree limbs.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKcaKufFpnCEBtCEkvFCrByteF_oO-Bn_8xOdvEuanUuzaSv2TxsmQ1bwceXolgYLXmi5MbdB--UVEqqF5DDuBC9BSa4WafIUvLR8ShheV8ju1zPSDbc5XBZYiGzhuk7DRuA-JAkPOjqYx5UjKQfbLjUQVA_Z1TqL8G5dIIgagHTSCJcjMGsJUV1HEQ/s3072/IMG_0791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKcaKufFpnCEBtCEkvFCrByteF_oO-Bn_8xOdvEuanUuzaSv2TxsmQ1bwceXolgYLXmi5MbdB--UVEqqF5DDuBC9BSa4WafIUvLR8ShheV8ju1zPSDbc5XBZYiGzhuk7DRuA-JAkPOjqYx5UjKQfbLjUQVA_Z1TqL8G5dIIgagHTSCJcjMGsJUV1HEQ/w300-h400/IMG_0791.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">GLUING IS THE MOST TIME CONSUMING<br />The lycopodium contains a preservative <br />which makes getting an instant bond more <br /> frustrating than you'd think.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWRiR7djU97YwLd2WNhbJZEJgx5s1adb1hkg1Mq9rMA6cnDf3TgHHt1Xh7Jy6WtBZ7LTYtdPD1yrJ05yBvgLQg7hZwQP6XFGVO4tz5I5Xs1gWQkeyBjVUgLqJVtCp_hVhELCDz2nteW9V2sPPO6mcdUf8SuNUZP6TPGZG3eKMbWkLjaIvYgz8QL8bAA/s3072/IMG_0813.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGWRiR7djU97YwLd2WNhbJZEJgx5s1adb1hkg1Mq9rMA6cnDf3TgHHt1Xh7Jy6WtBZ7LTYtdPD1yrJ05yBvgLQg7hZwQP6XFGVO4tz5I5Xs1gWQkeyBjVUgLqJVtCp_hVhELCDz2nteW9V2sPPO6mcdUf8SuNUZP6TPGZG3eKMbWkLjaIvYgz8QL8bAA/w300-h400/IMG_0813.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I ran the glue along the metal branch and then <br />pressed the lycopodium onto each of the limbs.<br />Each application took a lot of glue and several tries.</span> <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/AVvXsEi4xkalAlpoibGzduRH1pPPDn5MNQbzxMA_xop1Np0DwL4_uV3V8_hLwvum6dntqhl2pODVeD5ltvlc8pv35hmJM9S0q2ahRhaMPFloMkldUM6Ylj9hg0U_8rEaYosNGeSKtGku9RMCW2ylcPbx4-rA6dMKPxL-905q8XuDYyJU-i_hfnBG977IV-J7nw/s3072/IMG_0823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xkalAlpoibGzduRH1pPPDn5MNQbzxMA_xop1Np0DwL4_uV3V8_hLwvum6dntqhl2pODVeD5ltvlc8pv35hmJM9S0q2ahRhaMPFloMkldUM6Ylj9hg0U_8rEaYosNGeSKtGku9RMCW2ylcPbx4-rA6dMKPxL-905q8XuDYyJU-i_hfnBG977IV-J7nw/w400-h300/IMG_0823.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gaps between the branches were filled in with <br />additional snippets of greenery,<br />which was glued either to the main trunk <br />or onto the sides of the metal branches.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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;"></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgu8AmcUOj827ixCp5Wu3c6XUOTDWvAa-OrITPKSKis57d7BWo3oODW8z1ti664Mm6K1QuokJPHtjt_jSKDYCwwzaNju26zQvWzk13h2kWI_G9JlH3sl_BDQqabqXC1vZrKgHXMNlontryleGBobOXUFoxbbCg9SE0cdxgWJ9_SwnT3jZBjXmgKS4eg6Q/s3072/IMG_0824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8AmcUOj827ixCp5Wu3c6XUOTDWvAa-OrITPKSKis57d7BWo3oODW8z1ti664Mm6K1QuokJPHtjt_jSKDYCwwzaNju26zQvWzk13h2kWI_G9JlH3sl_BDQqabqXC1vZrKgHXMNlontryleGBobOXUFoxbbCg9SE0cdxgWJ9_SwnT3jZBjXmgKS4eg6Q/w300-h400/IMG_0824.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then tiny snippets of the Lycopodium <br />were glued around the tip of the toothpick.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cMaKbNItSCoiwIMJYl1NbU3pxP6Y1SYKAavEP9ut5YpuA4udJuz8jxuNocLtMtKd8flpoNt-MWcBRrtHioB4lsCnzljQf5Nhqy6sHM1btbZT29zcfdiLCxwxmYj45xcisgWj2r29DroX-qBtGFqZNpXu5IMowgsuKkLDa_-KsBl7BHO4WQumX08o6g/s3072/IMG_0825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cMaKbNItSCoiwIMJYl1NbU3pxP6Y1SYKAavEP9ut5YpuA4udJuz8jxuNocLtMtKd8flpoNt-MWcBRrtHioB4lsCnzljQf5Nhqy6sHM1btbZT29zcfdiLCxwxmYj45xcisgWj2r29DroX-qBtGFqZNpXu5IMowgsuKkLDa_-KsBl7BHO4WQumX08o6g/w300-h400/IMG_0825.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the finished tree<br />ready for decorating. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3w90qG49uhlakJ0nnwQ-H-cI6i0sR-aI_pYWCobDNhDLWcZnTomRDFDNUwmd8XAwL4eiYCuXtXKBpPgWnFBFp_pGliCeV6dtH_nls6XqIglKd1IsNwA5aOOXX4SE93TMQbOWOw8ZVA3lFQLoFIwG9xpmhrmEqtsusZFsdU__l7aDQSBN4Gt6IbNHaQ/s3072/IMG_0826%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3w90qG49uhlakJ0nnwQ-H-cI6i0sR-aI_pYWCobDNhDLWcZnTomRDFDNUwmd8XAwL4eiYCuXtXKBpPgWnFBFp_pGliCeV6dtH_nls6XqIglKd1IsNwA5aOOXX4SE93TMQbOWOw8ZVA3lFQLoFIwG9xpmhrmEqtsusZFsdU__l7aDQSBN4Gt6IbNHaQ/w300-h400/IMG_0826%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One of the reasons I wanted to have a wire <br />armature for this tree, was to support the tiny candles I intended to make for it. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk53GFhFM-gkGgoBMztKUiqshd2O7OgyFrgDtFhkToIFv1T9RK94SBnJa1Dezf9q3Pw7r9I8ElAysOTMnNTfGerp9pfpZjOs6Xit3Qk30IR1L-0vB_dvsIk3ZTTgr4uWan8JIM6OL0nnUGISEAMgfInBH727LPEjShffLEo_vElJ705lQMS1-336ugeg/s3072/IMG_0969.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk53GFhFM-gkGgoBMztKUiqshd2O7OgyFrgDtFhkToIFv1T9RK94SBnJa1Dezf9q3Pw7r9I8ElAysOTMnNTfGerp9pfpZjOs6Xit3Qk30IR1L-0vB_dvsIk3ZTTgr4uWan8JIM6OL0nnUGISEAMgfInBH727LPEjShffLEo_vElJ705lQMS1-336ugeg/w400-h300/IMG_0969.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">For the candle cups <br />I used some mini gold tube confetti </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTfG2kVIIpWDLe_FZYAqM4hMEiRj6ndYsNCvHtIGcm0Nfi6UvxCvlAoK3yq3EEMVNGZy4R0PvvWeDRsbYjW5WR7D0VuOepJZTVqHPrpOArjAUYvWneCSsa4sBJCgR0nReYPi1yxPb3KJbAELk2I0WmIkOuR__yp-qob8amcCXCH-39YfZCjjKnD8Uyg/s3072/IMG_0971.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTfG2kVIIpWDLe_FZYAqM4hMEiRj6ndYsNCvHtIGcm0Nfi6UvxCvlAoK3yq3EEMVNGZy4R0PvvWeDRsbYjW5WR7D0VuOepJZTVqHPrpOArjAUYvWneCSsa4sBJCgR0nReYPi1yxPb3KJbAELk2I0WmIkOuR__yp-qob8amcCXCH-39YfZCjjKnD8Uyg/w400-h300/IMG_0971.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I used cotton swabs from the Japanese dollar store, <br />which are thinner than a conventional Q-Tip.<br />Below is a comparison of the toothpick <br />I used for the tree trunk alongside <br /> the Japanese cotton swab I used for the candles</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65U6neP2kBBzOuxCuUEO3bLNG6io0rxQ_B-K6edIDeIZ-VsjqMmWTRDiBKsvYY1OL7t1ATFud0yx1DzBSZVad3Uv82wOPqwc-E3xeRRE1I6ky4izRlyt54Yyt3gL-TyGCPKRbVwnx3wqHuGZxo9YW7tHh3-ZeGZOOI1RyB2bJrwVnn6ajAceyM0sjIA/s3072/IMG_0972.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg65U6neP2kBBzOuxCuUEO3bLNG6io0rxQ_B-K6edIDeIZ-VsjqMmWTRDiBKsvYY1OL7t1ATFud0yx1DzBSZVad3Uv82wOPqwc-E3xeRRE1I6ky4izRlyt54Yyt3gL-TyGCPKRbVwnx3wqHuGZxo9YW7tHh3-ZeGZOOI1RyB2bJrwVnn6ajAceyM0sjIA/w400-h300/IMG_0972.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The swab was cut into small sections <br />with the ends glued into the gold confetti cups.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fyqYWEcYKK0_9S32p0NRFUaS8zh5n-quaXsAviCbQy-ulvpLVrumMMdW1vkAF44C0noMRUKmw2tBwTWzibFv00Rsf48cK22O_8aMLHLVgXNeEfH98NqiAwweqviQ5wH2HqakkGXkrEZ0sZvVb0VCB-Q5mCzLCESzyXpBcHThhTkK27G6yhY-DH6Tvw/s3072/IMG_0973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fyqYWEcYKK0_9S32p0NRFUaS8zh5n-quaXsAviCbQy-ulvpLVrumMMdW1vkAF44C0noMRUKmw2tBwTWzibFv00Rsf48cK22O_8aMLHLVgXNeEfH98NqiAwweqviQ5wH2HqakkGXkrEZ0sZvVb0VCB-Q5mCzLCESzyXpBcHThhTkK27G6yhY-DH6Tvw/w400-h300/IMG_0973.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxyRmI5FJq8f4Aw1qQ1cWVJM_NW7A6RsxXxaSlhVWJwbxryZOA3IHjILz3Xiq1HM2yjsvpyYmSIyasyOXt6pLuOwiSfCUPFGVUovwTLdXR-Dd8jzVCtUDrKEmZJkoP-uUnb9EQntj1wAMlXU3OnzSBJQ9F4ASGwFQjs3hnrDcoYYqoq69kEMo-j1bqw/s3072/IMG_0975.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxyRmI5FJq8f4Aw1qQ1cWVJM_NW7A6RsxXxaSlhVWJwbxryZOA3IHjILz3Xiq1HM2yjsvpyYmSIyasyOXt6pLuOwiSfCUPFGVUovwTLdXR-Dd8jzVCtUDrKEmZJkoP-uUnb9EQntj1wAMlXU3OnzSBJQ9F4ASGwFQjs3hnrDcoYYqoq69kEMo-j1bqw/w300-h400/IMG_0975.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The candles were glued onto a wire stem<br />which supports their weight <br />and prevents them from tilting inwards<br />towards the centre of the tree.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YG1FdykcQSpo6GZwEA8_Kqq3_4kDXsK_BPv9NYhTZvf6HLiMzu2zttdyBN-Mhx-Z8D5FRx2GicEb2bZ4KeLMZKp3o0A9OQD6R9a2v3j_GT_9c5mKXKTT8HuS0y7rLl0rEKHo9022X4T49ZOpdU2nISAdKgG1REOVlkNyhNvIGJYldkUxkjWo8LTFWQ/s3072/IMG_0976.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YG1FdykcQSpo6GZwEA8_Kqq3_4kDXsK_BPv9NYhTZvf6HLiMzu2zttdyBN-Mhx-Z8D5FRx2GicEb2bZ4KeLMZKp3o0A9OQD6R9a2v3j_GT_9c5mKXKTT8HuS0y7rLl0rEKHo9022X4T49ZOpdU2nISAdKgG1REOVlkNyhNvIGJYldkUxkjWo8LTFWQ/w300-h400/IMG_0976.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">For the flames on the candles <br />I crushed some red glass beads and glued<br />them to the tops of the candles. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FoENXMNwlvNef5O2uitM5k3r8TsmSXcN3dIkBgjnMwnvoPNJk_RRbAm1R8uhf6dgk1RpaI4M4YPmxKYMO0VXZlnN-aJUfElRW5CTeV2kVM7fn3oOwimWMQV-ltZODgjfdvOSLwHB8MKnGb7ZOuavlGHBuIHSY3oFI-MvUZpPgD9cBhUPysXsfo7svg/s3072/IMG_0836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FoENXMNwlvNef5O2uitM5k3r8TsmSXcN3dIkBgjnMwnvoPNJk_RRbAm1R8uhf6dgk1RpaI4M4YPmxKYMO0VXZlnN-aJUfElRW5CTeV2kVM7fn3oOwimWMQV-ltZODgjfdvOSLwHB8MKnGb7ZOuavlGHBuIHSY3oFI-MvUZpPgD9cBhUPysXsfo7svg/w400-h300/IMG_0836.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I used a pair of bent nosed pliers to crush the beads and <br />then picked out the most viable to glue to the candle tops.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7aY9asvoECjhZ27_g3ej0b7V5KdvJ-521ciqVKC_09Ntk0NkvKWyvPjdzKuH5lQxng1z_ghqTJi2w-EMX7JhRhZ6aHHgYSw0-o6lk659i0ISiy11rBdZMnUP2YDlzvfG2TeUQflf7F2682WVY767u_WyOo48hE5t9mwxJWr-pjcuo93M8rFRe9V6SA/s3072/IMG_0838.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix7aY9asvoECjhZ27_g3ej0b7V5KdvJ-521ciqVKC_09Ntk0NkvKWyvPjdzKuH5lQxng1z_ghqTJi2w-EMX7JhRhZ6aHHgYSw0-o6lk659i0ISiy11rBdZMnUP2YDlzvfG2TeUQflf7F2682WVY767u_WyOo48hE5t9mwxJWr-pjcuo93M8rFRe9V6SA/w400-h300/IMG_0838.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW41he2mHFzIb-QeuOIjdj6XHntVjGOBNgBVoDkTfVwASrsRmiaG9SL_OfVD4DA3gPrHVLCG2C7ARbOoldh94xed_MBNFjJ0rHNw9iUKfZkGTGRNxC-sucdz-17xqVRIzHwKMxH_SWRYB68TEWDiUvqr0cTJTaNpAjTdqgkiQ1bKyDu_PkoE7dFY5iA/s3072/IMG_0990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFW41he2mHFzIb-QeuOIjdj6XHntVjGOBNgBVoDkTfVwASrsRmiaG9SL_OfVD4DA3gPrHVLCG2C7ARbOoldh94xed_MBNFjJ0rHNw9iUKfZkGTGRNxC-sucdz-17xqVRIzHwKMxH_SWRYB68TEWDiUvqr0cTJTaNpAjTdqgkiQ1bKyDu_PkoE7dFY5iA/w300-h400/IMG_0990.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">From 2 metal hair combs I was able to make <br />4 old-fashioned <br />CHRISTMAS TREES</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMZgTOcknIkKnR_P_kACCVXQVcnsbD4tbDu7ToWpnewf4EO7CtsBZlKMfMxe66RU6LmWLS5VC5-QwFh-fzMsSi6ECC2tmScz2YgTXV-gQxrLL-K_nXDawaoies-pj1X4ZddvEvFK-vX4_sVMVYptfM7ZWqDyKPLFRBoBRCrW74FFDUTcYMwv-xnlRZQ/s3072/IMG_0988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMZgTOcknIkKnR_P_kACCVXQVcnsbD4tbDu7ToWpnewf4EO7CtsBZlKMfMxe66RU6LmWLS5VC5-QwFh-fzMsSi6ECC2tmScz2YgTXV-gQxrLL-K_nXDawaoies-pj1X4ZddvEvFK-vX4_sVMVYptfM7ZWqDyKPLFRBoBRCrW74FFDUTcYMwv-xnlRZQ/w300-h400/IMG_0988.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeot3QBRzY-44o5h2DlXqwA7mgEDOxzplDxxC5ZuuRIb2t86h0lyGclne6NIFuFt7ZwiFd7APISM6KfGkclMtxy_SGFBgzhLaAe3wIR9q2AV8_C9V0_bjHJxLSRIWu8WTXdBHmICiBcqfongoy9bF6UYbJ-V2LLZleI9jd_zY4ULyw51i2XuK_cwDpjA/s3072/IMG_0884.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeot3QBRzY-44o5h2DlXqwA7mgEDOxzplDxxC5ZuuRIb2t86h0lyGclne6NIFuFt7ZwiFd7APISM6KfGkclMtxy_SGFBgzhLaAe3wIR9q2AV8_C9V0_bjHJxLSRIWu8WTXdBHmICiBcqfongoy9bF6UYbJ-V2LLZleI9jd_zY4ULyw51i2XuK_cwDpjA/w300-h400/IMG_0884.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTmyuz4vZ1aXRQjhVJ9_eipZ0Si9AtU1kZLSSkumdAruKdKxWTRa-mJ7BVSVOgO0YkAanhqoJoVOyI8xGT7Uf36SeDxqW-pIHoxuxuRqR8bfX-e6qsVIILfrC9aWrj_oiwqk-C-Kn18tyajFE08Cs3fWDIU_RhVtA5rVXp7pfAcpdfvfLEjbY6aZ97Q/s3072/IMG_0883.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJTmyuz4vZ1aXRQjhVJ9_eipZ0Si9AtU1kZLSSkumdAruKdKxWTRa-mJ7BVSVOgO0YkAanhqoJoVOyI8xGT7Uf36SeDxqW-pIHoxuxuRqR8bfX-e6qsVIILfrC9aWrj_oiwqk-C-Kn18tyajFE08Cs3fWDIU_RhVtA5rVXp7pfAcpdfvfLEjbY6aZ97Q/w300-h400/IMG_0883.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA2GS_KyNYL2Mmop-cuSA5vWZu46A4Feyb8JFZgBI2JFMcb5OXeibGhtXDbdVjVLjL3r9HI4Nr7lCCOLe1RIi9Z7_Uk0aryF5u1rLyV4WPsFUH4DDKec_j46RETrHi4On8SovDqGkswGPO07Dg9KzRfPqr9DvDb1cvBRNEZ9LH6l3y7LKRuQEIMjgXA/s3072/IMG_1018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZA2GS_KyNYL2Mmop-cuSA5vWZu46A4Feyb8JFZgBI2JFMcb5OXeibGhtXDbdVjVLjL3r9HI4Nr7lCCOLe1RIi9Z7_Uk0aryF5u1rLyV4WPsFUH4DDKec_j46RETrHi4On8SovDqGkswGPO07Dg9KzRfPqr9DvDb1cvBRNEZ9LH6l3y7LKRuQEIMjgXA/w300-h400/IMG_1018.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>and that's it- <br /><br /><i>but that's not all</i><br /></b>Here are a few more tiny <br />Christmas trees I've made over the years.<br />The one below is less than an inch high <br />from top to bottom.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XXfhLoAedwyjcbjcuas7dcMrLb5_eVMid-bTlVsxedYo5uFsAQTC-H7QumHbrtJ-JyMl8_q6fYMzRXo_I8MLxKucjCOXIlC-ZpsCg4SyI98iy6CugQrKLCGBWbzJvOBazFkpu6eJnSDf4DnqJflYUq8AeHPyPBNdJYW7V55WvXLP_AklXx09_q05Cg/s3072/IMG_0758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XXfhLoAedwyjcbjcuas7dcMrLb5_eVMid-bTlVsxedYo5uFsAQTC-H7QumHbrtJ-JyMl8_q6fYMzRXo_I8MLxKucjCOXIlC-ZpsCg4SyI98iy6CugQrKLCGBWbzJvOBazFkpu6eJnSDf4DnqJflYUq8AeHPyPBNdJYW7V55WvXLP_AklXx09_q05Cg/w300-h400/IMG_0758.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here it is with a pen nib for scale</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9xWWAB3LzVglqy7FBqqOFMzwTFKTw4bNtcFZ475iEzTDCcQc35_1cMpx9zL0LnIXPI5DS3CJt-h6s2FMwfKdEPGuisifVDEgevTZz0bvXL6D9nFtDZ2kN4kaZLIVctvo8GgU0J_VMqnu8-IkLA1sJF0OvGy343cQupm5L9LdajprrwplDljJb0jEQQ/s3072/IMG_0760.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9xWWAB3LzVglqy7FBqqOFMzwTFKTw4bNtcFZ475iEzTDCcQc35_1cMpx9zL0LnIXPI5DS3CJt-h6s2FMwfKdEPGuisifVDEgevTZz0bvXL6D9nFtDZ2kN4kaZLIVctvo8GgU0J_VMqnu8-IkLA1sJF0OvGy343cQupm5L9LdajprrwplDljJb0jEQQ/w300-h400/IMG_0760.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />A few years ago, <br />I was on a mission to bleach and dye <br />every bottle brush tree I owned <br />and these are some of the survivors. <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> The pastel groupings are </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: medium;"> about 1.5 inches tall.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Rather than kit them out with ornaments, <br />I wrapped them in strands of pink iridescent filaments<br />which catches the lights and sparkles like glitter.<br /><b> These trees appear to be spun in cotton candy<br /></b></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>EASY PEASY</i></span></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLrrPdb4EpCLYH2Yv8YMBrVp_X8tcDKg3MZjFotipUPCBkpi9bDcbCwVpMUhfZP_OzqFSKYgEeq5iN9sMZIrld8Kxg5IBGiKvgmTAglaDIf0dZswDSNFW6aRiPR4urHMSjcEtzLzN2k_Rw63Pzl-OVqRd0dgs5AAy_a7t60vtcSMYSYx1akhkPdDHPg/s3072/IMG_0888%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLrrPdb4EpCLYH2Yv8YMBrVp_X8tcDKg3MZjFotipUPCBkpi9bDcbCwVpMUhfZP_OzqFSKYgEeq5iN9sMZIrld8Kxg5IBGiKvgmTAglaDIf0dZswDSNFW6aRiPR4urHMSjcEtzLzN2k_Rw63Pzl-OVqRd0dgs5AAy_a7t60vtcSMYSYx1akhkPdDHPg/w400-h300/IMG_0888%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gGgAq1s0xg_wBOs0NUpKMgFbQ3PTwklgDx7rkfaMptMy9Ej59QcFHHvH6zj2cjz6EiZJw7-BZxyECuNnI0wnayDusYTiJTiLszRUAAw-TB3rf6x8Jsk2uYsUKQ4F36VkGjLPFI9NXLfD-ieikA8CHBFjIwqEpA-Rz4A-S_cGvBXGfy84wpVAuc6bIg/s3072/IMG_0886%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gGgAq1s0xg_wBOs0NUpKMgFbQ3PTwklgDx7rkfaMptMy9Ej59QcFHHvH6zj2cjz6EiZJw7-BZxyECuNnI0wnayDusYTiJTiLszRUAAw-TB3rf6x8Jsk2uYsUKQ4F36VkGjLPFI9NXLfD-ieikA8CHBFjIwqEpA-Rz4A-S_cGvBXGfy84wpVAuc6bIg/w400-h300/IMG_0886%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmx3uEpOhqmQHLmnCoyp44fSgblmBj4NrMJLkndzgdJio8xFl4SMM0__DNlf3dka3MeRh8j_L-pXIu2wERw1jmZt4IXvItvLLO0YvOr4_VFa8oh4PNVXBcEhq73tHyvKo_RtWQA3JWRsFb_KbcfGog2oHx_KlCqYU024kZY9vTdvSIRDw3DtTpXEw0Q/s3072/IMG_0885%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmx3uEpOhqmQHLmnCoyp44fSgblmBj4NrMJLkndzgdJio8xFl4SMM0__DNlf3dka3MeRh8j_L-pXIu2wERw1jmZt4IXvItvLLO0YvOr4_VFa8oh4PNVXBcEhq73tHyvKo_RtWQA3JWRsFb_KbcfGog2oHx_KlCqYU024kZY9vTdvSIRDw3DtTpXEw0Q/w400-h300/IMG_0885%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>"Oh CHRISTMAS TREES <br />Oh Christmas Trees <br />How lovely are your branches!"<br /><br /></b></span></i>THE END<br /><br />p.s. I'll have another post up before Christmas<br /> until then....<br />🎄<br /><br />elizabeth<br /><br /><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;"><b>As a reminder</b>: I'm still having problems with the comment section. If you try to leave one before the sidebar finally appears, or before the whirly-thing in the tab stops twirling, then your comment won't register. This can take up to 60 seconds before the program stops loading and finally kicks in- Talk about frustrating!😕 </span></div><div style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;">oh well,... it IS </span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: large;">what <b>it</b> is. 🤪</span></div><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-53809514921548955402022-10-28T21:32:00.022-07:002022-11-01T10:32:56.170-07:00 a Garden of Earthly Delights: The Dower House "Dining Room"? <div class="separator"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: center;"></span></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/AVvXsEhPebMnJwMTWN1wWRoJq5qpf-o9_UNTGJXE2z6HdLS7EGJ-n-laYLko66D1BSxzO-XDczTFcotBNYeEVqRILEEHs6WIEEBL76nSiZTwZ8wlIfqIlzHJeZePT0zpnyl6XMPXnobSjsevESuux3nUtOoo-Gcjtr80aX4wML1RSEmL5Bp5XI9Nv4_eBGqwOg/s2973/fullsizeoutput_7db.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2231" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPebMnJwMTWN1wWRoJq5qpf-o9_UNTGJXE2z6HdLS7EGJ-n-laYLko66D1BSxzO-XDczTFcotBNYeEVqRILEEHs6WIEEBL76nSiZTwZ8wlIfqIlzHJeZePT0zpnyl6XMPXnobSjsevESuux3nUtOoo-Gcjtr80aX4wML1RSEmL5Bp5XI9Nv4_eBGqwOg/w480-h640/fullsizeoutput_7db.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">"In proving foresight may be vain:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">the best laid schemes of mice and men </span><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">often go awry"</span><br /></span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">- Robert Burns </span><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">☙☙❦❧❧<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b>As every miniaturist undoubtedly knows,</b><br /><b>things don't usually go as originally </b><br /><b>planned. </b><br /><b>More often than not,</b><br /><b>at certain unforeseen junctures,</b><br /><b> our artistic creations will actively step in and begin steering us towards a </b><br /><b> destination of their own choosing:<br /></b><b> different than the way we've charted. </b><br /><b>When this happens,<br />we can resist by pushing back </b><br /><b>OR </b><br /><b>take a chance that the new fork in the road <br />will lead to a better place <br />than originally planned. </b><br />The following account is my <i>"condensed"</i> version<br />of how <i><b>my </b></i><br />"<b>best laid schemes went awry</b>" <br />and how I <i><b>did</b></i> put up a fight; <br />but after I surrendered to THE WAY,<br />I arrived on time <br />and exactly where I was suppose to be.<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjjU3FFe3OROMmYJH9IOb-_ccrXJvResN8n29K-TOba2dc7S0hNN7JCgxceIF2c3ygbJjbZ19WJwDDOGH_KjLOMI2ol4lbOAX8gbGrB8aeLfdWa9jvDocha45J4F35HvJVPhiDEUgsSHxLC2W2ni9rtYoHkxBkzK1EbAdOi8cBNkvu4CFldeOS4in480g/s3072/IMG_9750.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjU3FFe3OROMmYJH9IOb-_ccrXJvResN8n29K-TOba2dc7S0hNN7JCgxceIF2c3ygbJjbZ19WJwDDOGH_KjLOMI2ol4lbOAX8gbGrB8aeLfdWa9jvDocha45J4F35HvJVPhiDEUgsSHxLC2W2ni9rtYoHkxBkzK1EbAdOi8cBNkvu4CFldeOS4in480g/w300-h400/IMG_9750.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-size: large;">True to form-</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>this is an exceptionally long story </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>and of course it always </b></span><b style="font-size: large;">begins in chaos</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FKWrc4JDTxs3v6uSWMFi1firXRL2l3ozqm_RDuvyUqsfok8t9NpItdTReurQ_uy-U2r1MLhZS2aSTdWes1qHNMFg5nGTWqJEF2c-n3RY_TYuFUfwFMmNBaJ0MFzzEM3LMPih_TtU_DPz_nzc6e2u--PUTCXScD2fxIQIHj4-DQ5g_hKTk9k0j3ap3A/s3072/fullsizeoutput_6bf.jpeg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3FKWrc4JDTxs3v6uSWMFi1firXRL2l3ozqm_RDuvyUqsfok8t9NpItdTReurQ_uy-U2r1MLhZS2aSTdWes1qHNMFg5nGTWqJEF2c-n3RY_TYuFUfwFMmNBaJ0MFzzEM3LMPih_TtU_DPz_nzc6e2u--PUTCXScD2fxIQIHj4-DQ5g_hKTk9k0j3ap3A/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6bf.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The photo above shows the state of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dowager's former Kitchen </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span>at the end of June 2022.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">fyi</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>I'm including the months throughout this post </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>to show how the process developed </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>in starts and stalls and doubling back,</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>and how everything remained in a state of flux </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>until the very last leg of the journey. </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For those unfamiliar with this dollhouse kit, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's the actual layout of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Greenleaf-Glencroft-Dollhouse-Kit-Billiards/dp/B00OG2SWVC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Greenleaf Glencroft Cottage</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><b>all highlighted text includes a link</b></i></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnFD5cVYxFXluRYAaPNfI8jykkbsvmNS8fe-JaB5u3-q8vnQleNJzM_Lf-NXJvl8Ae3LNS8-BwYd9ehJJTLSe3vfvGOkwM9zbbcesb7tHBKDoE3r4adULpqLtUKcJNtUGdQmNaSodpJm8IfGneGq56T20UYVHNL3DaElB0daf4QM7Dmifd0lh_tDf4w/s2794/fullsizeoutput_6b3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2096" data-original-width="2794" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnFD5cVYxFXluRYAaPNfI8jykkbsvmNS8fe-JaB5u3-q8vnQleNJzM_Lf-NXJvl8Ae3LNS8-BwYd9ehJJTLSe3vfvGOkwM9zbbcesb7tHBKDoE3r4adULpqLtUKcJNtUGdQmNaSodpJm8IfGneGq56T20UYVHNL3DaElB0daf4QM7Dmifd0lh_tDf4w/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_6b3.jpeg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />After I'd removed all the stuff that I'd stored<br />in the room,<br />I was left with the ugly empty carcass you'll see below.<br /> <br />Stripping away all of the remaining <br />fabric and interfacing still clinging to the walls,<br />was a time consuming job.<br /><br />Surprisingly,<br />the majority of the 30 yr. old tape run was still viable so <br />all I had to do was connect it to the copper tape <br />in the Living Room, <br />which I did- testing the line<br />over and over and over..... <br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8eum93EzIor9Uuo-TQwTso0Cy_fFXhdDEW7dVRcvEgrIGEnP9P4FkD34Dqy2bM8tUJd0RPs4S3kOnCGeovHhJ2bldA5jo8w5o2zeRGnA3O3nZDjf7APwK8Vp0_IAuROS_kdgj4qckUuMD8QCdxmLACXXYau5bUt8XSnz_IbAkQtSLqP-QebKSDdbXA/s2969/fullsizeinput_6bd.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2226" data-original-width="2969" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8eum93EzIor9Uuo-TQwTso0Cy_fFXhdDEW7dVRcvEgrIGEnP9P4FkD34Dqy2bM8tUJd0RPs4S3kOnCGeovHhJ2bldA5jo8w5o2zeRGnA3O3nZDjf7APwK8Vp0_IAuROS_kdgj4qckUuMD8QCdxmLACXXYau5bUt8XSnz_IbAkQtSLqP-QebKSDdbXA/w400-h300/fullsizeinput_6bd.jpeg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />After that was done,<br />I brought in all the Dowager's furniture <br />which she'd taken with her from the Manor House<br />and insisted on using in the cottage. <br />She had to decide where the task lights would be placed,<br />and thus <br />where more electrical tape needed to go.<br />so of course-<br /> More Testing!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFHivlx3bmGYkxs2QplE4_ZArsOKC20IhN5JQ7y80raZSJ16ZuzcZ3URHAqBR5HFGBAQjqjI6hGB6VF9pZRp5gU72IJeqhv_slEVpC0ojH4keY3NgLc485CVU3EGJdZ6RDN_PY25KgAIBrgtaVJ8P5b87Kg3rCWUv4AQ9IgQaLeEeiJi2r95zGnKNAA/s3054/fullsizeoutput_6c6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3054" data-original-width="2290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFHivlx3bmGYkxs2QplE4_ZArsOKC20IhN5JQ7y80raZSJ16ZuzcZ3URHAqBR5HFGBAQjqjI6hGB6VF9pZRp5gU72IJeqhv_slEVpC0ojH4keY3NgLc485CVU3EGJdZ6RDN_PY25KgAIBrgtaVJ8P5b87Kg3rCWUv4AQ9IgQaLeEeiJi2r95zGnKNAA/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6c6.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>According to my<br />Dower House</b> <b>Renovation Story:</b><br />the Dowager has had the old kitchen gutted <br />and relocated it in the <br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i><b>yet to be built kitchen annex</b></i></span><br /> on the left side of the cottage. <br />Her former tiny kitchen would become<br /> her <b>New Formal Dining Room</b>,<br />which would include a brand new casement window<br />and a fireplace.<br /><br />I going to STOP RIGHT HERE<br />to say <br />that I've <i><b>NEVER EVER </b></i><br />had a designated dining room <br />in any of my doll's houses.<br /> not in<b> <span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/04/43-green-dolphin-street.html" target="_blank">#43 Green Dolphin St.</a></span></b><br />not in<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/03/lands-end-revisited.html" target="_blank"> </a><b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/03/lands-end-revisited.html" target="_blank">Land's End,</a></span> and not</b> in <b><span style="color: #ffa400;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2017/10/lots-and-lots-update-on-villa-leone.html" target="_blank">Villa Leone.</a></span> </b><br />I've always made the Living rooms <br />into spaces where the <br />occupants could sit and eat.<br />BUT THIS TIME <br />I wanted a <br /><b>REAL DINING ROOM </b><br />with not only a fireplace but also a table <br />that could seat 4;<br />where I could have full place settings; <br />silver cutlery and real glass stemware. <br /><b><i>but ALAS!</i></b><br /><b><i>none of it was destined to be</i></b><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMgksjt5I2yjZyGLQNqdHj5MAVnp3T_HqFiFDg9TjK1JFjdoJgjtgGf4vspZCq1Gh7J3BpOLDJUC3O8giLvUAVqCIzcKMCKiLaeVm_-88Ii21FeG-PUeRrTepzuoDykJEz95ec9u4gYPnp3KPNXSDiCjOnzUy6lU0vJ-fM60HZj_aFzCOWZVregn4GQ/s2997/fullsizeoutput_6ca.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="2248" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMgksjt5I2yjZyGLQNqdHj5MAVnp3T_HqFiFDg9TjK1JFjdoJgjtgGf4vspZCq1Gh7J3BpOLDJUC3O8giLvUAVqCIzcKMCKiLaeVm_-88Ii21FeG-PUeRrTepzuoDykJEz95ec9u4gYPnp3KPNXSDiCjOnzUy6lU0vJ-fM60HZj_aFzCOWZVregn4GQ/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6ca.jpeg" width="300" /></a><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> Installing a fireplace inside this narrow room, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> using her Wide Round Table & 4 chairs,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> made it a VERY TIGHT SQUEEZE. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Someone would've ended up <br />with their </span><span style="font-size: medium;">buns in the fire-</span><b style="font-size: large;"><i><br />this called for a practical change of plans</i> <br /></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My suggestion to the Dowager,<br /> was to push the table </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">up against the wall <br />and reduce the number of chairs </span><span style="font-size: medium;">to only 2.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> The Dowager reluctantly<i> </i>conceded. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course, I could have opted for </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">a long narrow rectangular table, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">but</span><br /><span><span style="font-size: large;"> I</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> had my heart set on using THIS particular gateleg table</span><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">which I'd purchased </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;">back in the 1990's. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">And Here</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">was a golden opportunity to put it to good use. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">So, the table and the fireplace stayed put<br />whilst 2 of the chairs were removed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">One problem down- </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">here comes another one- </span><br /><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter; font-size: large;">the wallpaper</span><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpvIlHDOxkkDIOEINcqhxeanV-xP2ajnf0Y54xr9BWIGPbOgK8TOWrGzxk4BO0_tsSMJqHh0yglNJnYHkTy2O-t3Ouly7ZjbQeQW_3mi0YvLWWLdiA-znsXUwDeQLM4iWxsEcbUBr28J0zNSBcP6KU3c5cyvGlnBhrA1ieVcBSjW3SsuP9Qw4ifcgJA/s2891/fullsizeoutput_6cb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2891" data-original-width="2168" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGpvIlHDOxkkDIOEINcqhxeanV-xP2ajnf0Y54xr9BWIGPbOgK8TOWrGzxk4BO0_tsSMJqHh0yglNJnYHkTy2O-t3Ouly7ZjbQeQW_3mi0YvLWWLdiA-znsXUwDeQLM4iWxsEcbUBr28J0zNSBcP6KU3c5cyvGlnBhrA1ieVcBSjW3SsuP9Qw4ifcgJA/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6cb.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Choosing wall coverings has ALWAYS been an exercise in frustration <br />so it takes me a very long time to decide.<br />Wallpaper sets the mood because it occupies the majority of visible space.<br />It determines the direction <br />of a room <br />and early in July 2022<br />I was still in need of direction.<br /><br />I'd printed a Tibetan Prayer rug onto cotton<br />and draped it over the drop-leaf table as a tablecloth.<br /> I'd done this before in the <a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2018/11/time-to-say-goodbye-villa-staircase-and.html" target="_blank">music room of Villa Leone </a>.<br />I really liked the richness of the look. <br /><br />The sage coloured wallpaper <br /> repeated some of the greens<br />in the tablecover<br />but to be honest<br /> I found the overall effect <br />Predictable and Boring<br /><br />On a whim<br /> I tried the vibrant<br />PINK on PINK<br />scrapbook paper <br />and it felt like A WINNER!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MJ6k-N859J3K54S2rquw5HMUNycR-irY970_GI9Y3k-gyWLTSs4DtBjAle1ziq9fJnchny7dDf8i3pq-17BzDKF4zE_jQcrl4ztbScC2DkP_X3361wub-l6HiKnh7tv3hAMR14N8hPf-BClMy0TlYvWqrzqQjNRn_ATQK6aqRSrZr54su6niZLO-Gw/s2934/fullsizeoutput_6e7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="2200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MJ6k-N859J3K54S2rquw5HMUNycR-irY970_GI9Y3k-gyWLTSs4DtBjAle1ziq9fJnchny7dDf8i3pq-17BzDKF4zE_jQcrl4ztbScC2DkP_X3361wub-l6HiKnh7tv3hAMR14N8hPf-BClMy0TlYvWqrzqQjNRn_ATQK6aqRSrZr54su6niZLO-Gw/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6e7.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I loved the high contrast of the stark white woodwork against the boldness of the walls.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large;">This was the point when the room woke up <br />and started paying attention to what I was doing.</b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It seemed to be pointing me towards </span><br /><i style="font-size: large;"> <b>Edwardian</b></i><span style="font-size: medium;">,</span><br /><i style="font-size: large;">Moody, Masculine and Mysterious</i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which then put me in mind of-</span><br /><span><b style="font-family: "Architects Daughter";"><span style="font-size: large;">Sherlock Holmes</span><br /></b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and then I thought that this room <br />should double as a library<br />with built in bookshelves surrounding the fireplace-</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Brilliant~</i></b></span><b style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i>💡</i></b><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /> what a GREAT IDEA!</i></b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I was pleasantly surprised </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">that I liked the intensity of the pink walls </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">as much as I did-</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">nevertheless</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided NOT to glue the wallpaper templates </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">to the walls just yet:</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I would wait until I was 100% sure.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">To that end the templates were held in place </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">with green painters tape for the next 4 months.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Even so,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">the interior decoration continued moving forward.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Years ago</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">my dear friend Fatima of </span><br /><a href="https://beauxminis.com/beauxminis-shop/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Beauxminis</a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and </span><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/vancouverdollhouseminiatureshow?app=desktop" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">the Vancouver Dollhouse Miniature Show</a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">had gifted me a vintage, unfinished </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">BESPAQ corner shelf unit for Villa Leone.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I wasn't able to use it in the Villa</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> but here in the Dower House I could.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I applied a fruitwood stain to the raw wood</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> followed by a thin aging compound to darken it up a bit, then I filled it with some of the Dowager's </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">favorite blue and white china. </span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-orV7iDK8ONdgqn9CcWktLF2w_ZcJIfuzozjlOaMXsDcCYswX7G6IsVtd-2MgJZJTzddDLN7ercFxz9PFSoL4wm2LeDn_M3s5hptWNl5ZyVFjxC4qW17nfTLD6rqVsnOp7Wk20FVNr6FLz17mj_vdyKv9pZHZ0yP0FEnaTA2yodYnesYLMvTYppN-g/s2992/fullsizeoutput_6da.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2244" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-orV7iDK8ONdgqn9CcWktLF2w_ZcJIfuzozjlOaMXsDcCYswX7G6IsVtd-2MgJZJTzddDLN7ercFxz9PFSoL4wm2LeDn_M3s5hptWNl5ZyVFjxC4qW17nfTLD6rqVsnOp7Wk20FVNr6FLz17mj_vdyKv9pZHZ0yP0FEnaTA2yodYnesYLMvTYppN-g/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6da.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I was glad to have it on display,<br /> yet disappointed too,<br />because the glass china cabinet door <br />opened from left to right.<br /> If the door was open, <br />it got in the way; <br />If it was closed, <br />you could barely see the china. <br /><i>grrrrrr...😠 my</i></span><br /><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">my best laid plans are going awry!<br /></span></i></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>nevermind <br />carry on... carry on...</i></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I_5-JRoXsBwYSbk7VnfI7L0ezbDfj5UNz288dqlAgri-0VtPQzpR1l2oe1XLNYBzeyaRaR8aMOOyx4xJ1crduvoxO6dCoFsaR7Fd5heaQ0oJMdFEduSIZnCUMbSIQDjti1-PW7BjXUJYNTgm9GKkEjoaLugZnYbzIoGbNKOavpmXzIZMhSq21ss37A/s2913/fullsizeoutput_6e8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="2183" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I_5-JRoXsBwYSbk7VnfI7L0ezbDfj5UNz288dqlAgri-0VtPQzpR1l2oe1XLNYBzeyaRaR8aMOOyx4xJ1crduvoxO6dCoFsaR7Fd5heaQ0oJMdFEduSIZnCUMbSIQDjti1-PW7BjXUJYNTgm9GKkEjoaLugZnYbzIoGbNKOavpmXzIZMhSq21ss37A/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6e8.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Since </span><span style="font-size: medium;">I was restricted to using only TWO chairs,<br />I would've prefered that they matched, <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">but having them both with the same wood stain,<br />came in a close second. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDl8YLccwGZhJAmhF5r0_W5CLRYzJHzcIIYo9Ij7-Xz4JaLIfHoKELjHIeLm8nKsDaurVbb85mmcwiPb8B0KSvooFBa1bMt6AR0SN5wdNIvwYaVR-OaASq09eUHnZiPM8HZt01ZswFWF1K3qFnhBOnixOcUu7epPiksYcFAB0B0SLGsgCAawsGxPPsg/s2998/IMG_8788%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="2248" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDl8YLccwGZhJAmhF5r0_W5CLRYzJHzcIIYo9Ij7-Xz4JaLIfHoKELjHIeLm8nKsDaurVbb85mmcwiPb8B0KSvooFBa1bMt6AR0SN5wdNIvwYaVR-OaASq09eUHnZiPM8HZt01ZswFWF1K3qFnhBOnixOcUu7epPiksYcFAB0B0SLGsgCAawsGxPPsg/w300-h400/IMG_8788%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I borrowed the John Hodgson side chair <br />from the Dowager's Living room <br />and recovered a smaller chair <br />in the same Elephant printed silk.<br />A rich oriental carpet was laid on the floor-<br /><i><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;"><b>Sherlock Holmes here I come! </b></span> </i> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLJ744jHXjTbtT9qII1R35bufC5bnpkwKInMQDaaXvodDZ1ury2g2icUeWORk7MMRaAsfq8pbenEr9zfphGuqvwjNZ9e2bQj2kYRs7pKhDumfs-gx4osdtXUWoIIA84MUGPzpO8VWp__K31KbfO35HWNJtFPiUwmGhs51wkfCzaGbafp9gEBxOJt7wg/s3072/IMG_8546.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLJ744jHXjTbtT9qII1R35bufC5bnpkwKInMQDaaXvodDZ1ury2g2icUeWORk7MMRaAsfq8pbenEr9zfphGuqvwjNZ9e2bQj2kYRs7pKhDumfs-gx4osdtXUWoIIA84MUGPzpO8VWp__K31KbfO35HWNJtFPiUwmGhs51wkfCzaGbafp9gEBxOJt7wg/w300-h400/IMG_8546.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">A large bust of Queen Victoria</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">found her home on the table <br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl0xUcRc1M3qSfn0wZ__YCWVPRJzdthdGOr5jnWNoeWW7-2TqMTHqE9xF8tGOuFYuEXvZg5G4BBURhjjYKjuwuf_XS0wKPq2_QjIFC1AEZMlksf_5RGa3y5bKwYuBjDUD7j3-WsaxmLdxhdfkn9kxRXY-3aDNlrmJAfn1Vm7_TAS6ufM10FYquRAILw/s3072/IMG_8682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl0xUcRc1M3qSfn0wZ__YCWVPRJzdthdGOr5jnWNoeWW7-2TqMTHqE9xF8tGOuFYuEXvZg5G4BBURhjjYKjuwuf_XS0wKPq2_QjIFC1AEZMlksf_5RGa3y5bKwYuBjDUD7j3-WsaxmLdxhdfkn9kxRXY-3aDNlrmJAfn1Vm7_TAS6ufM10FYquRAILw/w300-h400/IMG_8682.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">so far so good<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">now for a few books<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">and a student lamp</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrF5QVZD7yek_SDuBnR0Lvb5qU7Ank0zF2S9oPhpNFhbVa56SUa649u4J4O_yigwPMMjoiYUpg-ieyJYXuHpaaCpzlU6E20Q5ZcP2ULKoT9Fg-u1lAS_bgVdPpKZm2ribWEXzVrrwNjB-VhTlFYOB_K3W8X4AthQtSmqJmCRc_gLJFnt2Yn3aXZvmYA/s2984/IMG_8790%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2236" data-original-width="2984" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrF5QVZD7yek_SDuBnR0Lvb5qU7Ank0zF2S9oPhpNFhbVa56SUa649u4J4O_yigwPMMjoiYUpg-ieyJYXuHpaaCpzlU6E20Q5ZcP2ULKoT9Fg-u1lAS_bgVdPpKZm2ribWEXzVrrwNjB-VhTlFYOB_K3W8X4AthQtSmqJmCRc_gLJFnt2Yn3aXZvmYA/w400-h300/IMG_8790%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Back in the 1980's this student lamp had been <br />a ceiling light fixture inside this doll's house. </span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">At that time<br />it had had two working light bulbs <br />but when one burnt out <br />there was no way to replace it. <br />so </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span>I removed the burnt bulb <br />and turned the fixture upside down.<br />By using <br />assorted washers and jewelry findings glued to its base, <br />I was able to redistribute the weight so it would remain upright once the heavy metal lamp shade was added.<br /><br /></span><span>The solid lampshade forced the light downward <br />onto the table whilst casting interesting shadows against the wall. <br /><i><b>FYI</b></i><br />I personally prefer indirect lighting<br />but most people <br />including the Dowager,<br />prefers to SEE what she is eating-<br />therefore<br />MORE Illumination was Required<br /><br />So for overhead lighting <br />I hung<br /> a SMALL 3-armed LED chandelier<br />with bright white plastic shades</span></span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAu4ozh7d5w3FoN6y_8YxzP0pIm5jTFNeqAZX-p0_Xbh-sPIkyLDj9mjQqkxIH1jIYehkN1a4G4LzqUTq8oY1pr_Yl1FaWa_y36hTmHsVdvdZcQ4hnZ4B6Jkq4jUPtHDi7Q5wWTyO7QDq4FbiHfU2sEskXC-o29ary_eOU0pagvNk7QuvHXkVrQGXhYA/s2934/fullsizeoutput_6f2.jpeg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2934" data-original-width="2200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAu4ozh7d5w3FoN6y_8YxzP0pIm5jTFNeqAZX-p0_Xbh-sPIkyLDj9mjQqkxIH1jIYehkN1a4G4LzqUTq8oY1pr_Yl1FaWa_y36hTmHsVdvdZcQ4hnZ4B6Jkq4jUPtHDi7Q5wWTyO7QDq4FbiHfU2sEskXC-o29ary_eOU0pagvNk7QuvHXkVrQGXhYA/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6f2.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br />Later on,<br /> I painted the shades with an alcohol marker.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9SCwPjMxnOt9lonL2IqCSMTd0wTIYvB1nzj8f8v8M9z41GKUWZyV4veWSjKZbtIzZMaw3j_shGm3V5qK3GY0Q1OyhY_Y6tA-_7u9omZl7r3B7T-JWrbV2wOicRTy_daviL4VzhaLcfXNi9oeUrhksiA5RT-Huc3ZjlKu9TN_PN9S31JuEsEZNMrUJA/s3072/IMG_9043%20(2).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW9SCwPjMxnOt9lonL2IqCSMTd0wTIYvB1nzj8f8v8M9z41GKUWZyV4veWSjKZbtIzZMaw3j_shGm3V5qK3GY0Q1OyhY_Y6tA-_7u9omZl7r3B7T-JWrbV2wOicRTy_daviL4VzhaLcfXNi9oeUrhksiA5RT-Huc3ZjlKu9TN_PN9S31JuEsEZNMrUJA/w400-h300/IMG_9043%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIZHOLNp1243zROL9kjynJZ8spCXXtraSpPyw8p2dFpUuCb4egFzMiVy-xmmwY6g5XqM_mJ78zhZUJ_T3wgrGOuZPxdmpopZzylEaokzn9IBcJgpYAPCC97ag60mUVEWBmEp2sAW3fzeIlHb38tW-rRodhbzstkXnBlMVEfE_XgTSUVd1vayR7gLfIg/s3072/IMG_9045%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlIZHOLNp1243zROL9kjynJZ8spCXXtraSpPyw8p2dFpUuCb4egFzMiVy-xmmwY6g5XqM_mJ78zhZUJ_T3wgrGOuZPxdmpopZzylEaokzn9IBcJgpYAPCC97ag60mUVEWBmEp2sAW3fzeIlHb38tW-rRodhbzstkXnBlMVEfE_XgTSUVd1vayR7gLfIg/w400-h300/IMG_9045%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-TDgSrcxaqNCtxXTDRftOwwI5s5PVc2AU1bTyTfAuGevFSfpY_HdhS3Zhd9JyK8gjnsBUaUKXmQQd7KwaIFrvjwKo2IyAJKVPN0TPP9Zf8AWunDHH6GAMNMr21_YFQ12N18FBQNIerjTdOeyzc-ItQHUSuB-WbEYNEFP0xzx15wihj6BqSVRN_jY8w/s3072/IMG_9046%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie-TDgSrcxaqNCtxXTDRftOwwI5s5PVc2AU1bTyTfAuGevFSfpY_HdhS3Zhd9JyK8gjnsBUaUKXmQQd7KwaIFrvjwKo2IyAJKVPN0TPP9Zf8AWunDHH6GAMNMr21_YFQ12N18FBQNIerjTdOeyzc-ItQHUSuB-WbEYNEFP0xzx15wihj6BqSVRN_jY8w/w400-h300/IMG_9046%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>There's not a HUGE difference</span><br /><span>in the amount of light cast </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">yet the Dowager and I both agree that </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">these"<i>parchment</i>"shades look better! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdpa2NlbWdcN8vzJWIUq-bTSmKTLaVYQ_z0ziaIft1wP6FBwUmUqNLLcF8QYqFaiE0SXc6I9M8zVSTVjuY5BsnlIEkI2yjTrSIhhbO1ywBfFoGe8kw54pteN9Mfiz-BrNsnVMqjLQMhizPjBWGn6XlvUpMY0bkbouRApRsttuAjPalCkrqcamT40SDA/s2973/IMG_9048%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2231" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdpa2NlbWdcN8vzJWIUq-bTSmKTLaVYQ_z0ziaIft1wP6FBwUmUqNLLcF8QYqFaiE0SXc6I9M8zVSTVjuY5BsnlIEkI2yjTrSIhhbO1ywBfFoGe8kw54pteN9Mfiz-BrNsnVMqjLQMhizPjBWGn6XlvUpMY0bkbouRApRsttuAjPalCkrqcamT40SDA/w300-h400/IMG_9048%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile,<br />I'd discovered that I'd constructed the fireplace <br />out of level</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><i><b>and not just a Little out of level, <br />but A LOT! </b></i><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon4ipF11srz2LOdOQqvaP--zWVGV5ARLnbYVNXo5sPTgsZYMCorL3WZe4ySfGZoJTa4-jafJ1PmvJkR523kdkxU1U56Svk9YeBSlYlfMr0SQrh3iRQOhGI5KoAmZC8TyvUBKY9xtZeV99kY8uIZ9LN6mwGaD5o6QrJfRG_z5z9LhYtDQObiZyfD1hdw/s2865/fullsizeoutput_6ec.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="2149" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgon4ipF11srz2LOdOQqvaP--zWVGV5ARLnbYVNXo5sPTgsZYMCorL3WZe4ySfGZoJTa4-jafJ1PmvJkR523kdkxU1U56Svk9YeBSlYlfMr0SQrh3iRQOhGI5KoAmZC8TyvUBKY9xtZeV99kY8uIZ9LN6mwGaD5o6QrJfRG_z5z9LhYtDQObiZyfD1hdw/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6ec.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">Fortunately everything was still removable,<br />so I took it out and built it all over again.<br /></span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">This time,<br />I took a page from my friend </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">Janine's </span><a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/2018/02/swedish-house-progress.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">MINWORKS</a><span style="font-size: large;"> blog</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;"> and cut down a small resin picture frame</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">for the NEW fireplace surround which</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">looks streamlined and modern and </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">not Edwardian at all.<br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><b><i>hmmmm?</i></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">By now it was the end of July.</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd been working on this room for a month</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">and I still wasn't very excited about it</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGnROR5-aVGm3dmPC_ETsBN0IOoMYBXQ2Ex7q_OwQb2mMNpbD0z_msyjYKx91i_kNVR1xYRodXDEQb39ZIFjUh7tjcPJQ-lNIiHDyAKTYtwQeyYe25dSspIG16eL87ldZiHLae1ldkkPCzW2hpoYP5U5Dbq44EeVf_LBxezZeqLsCyWImsFJiUcZfQw/s2973/fullsizeoutput_6f1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="2231" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGnROR5-aVGm3dmPC_ETsBN0IOoMYBXQ2Ex7q_OwQb2mMNpbD0z_msyjYKx91i_kNVR1xYRodXDEQb39ZIFjUh7tjcPJQ-lNIiHDyAKTYtwQeyYe25dSspIG16eL87ldZiHLae1ldkkPCzW2hpoYP5U5Dbq44EeVf_LBxezZeqLsCyWImsFJiUcZfQw/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6f1.jpeg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Returning again <br />to The Story:</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">As aforementioned:<br />this Dining Room of the Dower House <br />had been original cottage kitchen, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">with a flagstone floor. <br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">For practical purposes,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">the Dowager had decided to retain the flagstone <br />in this room.</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd never made flagstone before </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> but I thought</span><br /><i style="font-size: large;"><b>"how hard can it be?" <br /></b></i><span style="font-size: medium;">Well-</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">it wasn't "hard" but I don't think that mine </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> looks like flagstone.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFskU6Nuw8XRQRYcprzDFHPS1gvvrDFYlm2nW1RafCco_Kj_DQd5liAuO44ruNs8v3fn3s9LWNxJB_03UGdl9MH9J1eeZG5Kfx_1GqlrE4PFf5PNgdbgaofHSmUGIHGD4XuVBiZTcU2Hgy3Zi2KbvazPyvJhDCyczW1de6j60rr4Ceiw-APPfZEflByQ/s3072/fullsizeoutput_6f5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFskU6Nuw8XRQRYcprzDFHPS1gvvrDFYlm2nW1RafCco_Kj_DQd5liAuO44ruNs8v3fn3s9LWNxJB_03UGdl9MH9J1eeZG5Kfx_1GqlrE4PFf5PNgdbgaofHSmUGIHGD4XuVBiZTcU2Hgy3Zi2KbvazPyvJhDCyczW1de6j60rr4Ceiw-APPfZEflByQ/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_6f5.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I made it by coating a template of Heavy Cardstock with </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">white glue and DryWall Patch followed by a coat of </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">LIQUITEX </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">RESIN SAND</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Where I think I made my mistake <br />was not colouring the flags<br /><b><i>prior to</i></b> applying </span><span style="font-size: medium;">the top coat of Resin Sand. <br />In other words,<br />I'd sealed them before painting them <br />therefore, the colour didn't penetrate.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, when I carved out the stones <br />I didn't like the look of the grout.</span><i style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></i></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TV-rKQqm0CI5oxDOl86WZ7ZH2UD83mNc6YMu15iyKcUU9M2sM-55qlDCd2c7G74yB78rvFy1OSO-mulhkDE1vNuYRzYA9uLt4oGCnohsLwQysIk-MjgEYk-frqeGiD9IwQ52DVb141R-i-GkHQv08po4O6EDnBampDKCo4D3EN0wlqIPv8_rdLsFkQ/s3072/IMG_8811%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TV-rKQqm0CI5oxDOl86WZ7ZH2UD83mNc6YMu15iyKcUU9M2sM-55qlDCd2c7G74yB78rvFy1OSO-mulhkDE1vNuYRzYA9uLt4oGCnohsLwQysIk-MjgEYk-frqeGiD9IwQ52DVb141R-i-GkHQv08po4O6EDnBampDKCo4D3EN0wlqIPv8_rdLsFkQ/w300-h400/IMG_8811%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've painted and re-painted this floor more times <br />than I care to count. <br />I've regrouted it lighter; then darker; <br />then back to lighter again.<br /><br /><i><span>Reworking the flagstone continued off and on, <br />from July to October <b><br /></b><br /><b>NOTHING WAS GOING AS PLANNED! </b><br /></span></i></span><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">By now my enthusiasm <br />for the <b>"</b></span><i style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Architects Daughter;">Sherlock Holmes theme</span>"<br />dining room</b></i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">was rapidly waning.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">By the middle of September,<br />my interest had totally evaporated, <br />so I gave up working on this room</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> altogether.<br /><br />To distract myself, I made flowers.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtRZuNKzK1hjLlkN1RMj3OrfxMZUNgcVPkMcBL4-i6zXBF-FredBCBu9r1JzIOy4NtkXlKifaGBRmGulFfBUv7ZarWqyI30AOkYXEwZJilUUBb8Nhlcgyl9xQXlAor1OLXpgtfhN7Q3ncuisAAeN3m6E0bEtj7iDhyTCC5zSieXQo_LKmRPP18_EYzw/s3072/IMG_9310.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCtRZuNKzK1hjLlkN1RMj3OrfxMZUNgcVPkMcBL4-i6zXBF-FredBCBu9r1JzIOy4NtkXlKifaGBRmGulFfBUv7ZarWqyI30AOkYXEwZJilUUBb8Nhlcgyl9xQXlAor1OLXpgtfhN7Q3ncuisAAeN3m6E0bEtj7iDhyTCC5zSieXQo_LKmRPP18_EYzw/w400-h300/IMG_9310.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">For me, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">constructing miniature flowers whether from a kit <br />or from scratch,<br /> is a great stress reliever.<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I must have had a lot of stress </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">because for the next two weeks<br /> I made a total of 80 Peonies and Roses- </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>MOST OF THEM PINK! </b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI34HYEShcs6fPdIWEH3OR_RjgseZ5YpWHnBQoC5iI3yxQ2q9_YFb7UCiLmOQUnpdpW7DdDlqbezZ2bJiNQGYsamgLb4x9I26DOdEY7GO4X2oM8xTqDq5JYnRLZIA2UAws-44iqVc0bfjecDua1sER9bfI_uqLG5ctrT3UaJMfPPYt7JzBurtvbiCORQ/s3072/IMG_9322.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI34HYEShcs6fPdIWEH3OR_RjgseZ5YpWHnBQoC5iI3yxQ2q9_YFb7UCiLmOQUnpdpW7DdDlqbezZ2bJiNQGYsamgLb4x9I26DOdEY7GO4X2oM8xTqDq5JYnRLZIA2UAws-44iqVc0bfjecDua1sER9bfI_uqLG5ctrT3UaJMfPPYt7JzBurtvbiCORQ/w400-h300/IMG_9322.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Earlier in June of this year,<br /> a dear</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> friend from Australia<br /> Linda Park </span><br /><a href="http://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">Linda's Mini World</a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">was vacationing here in Canada.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Linda, Janine, Fatima and I always try to get together whenever Linda's in town<br />although during this visit <br />Fatima was away in the Azores. <br />Even so,<br /> Linda, Janine and I shared a Wonderfully Delicious catch-up luncheon <b><i>and</i></b> mini visit</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> at Janine's aptly named </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"Becalmed Cottage"</b></span>.<br /> <span style="font-size: medium;">The reason I'm telling you this is because</span><br /><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> little did Linda or I <br />know at the time, <br />that her visit would be the crux <br />of what would later happen <br />to the Dowager's Dining Room</span><br /></i></b><span style="font-size: medium;">During her visit</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Linda had </span><span style="font-size: medium;">given Janine stacks of </span><br /><b style="font-size: large;">VINTAGE</b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdAwzVlHvsubqshEtQIkNW0O4we6w_83WnTB8V_zz99lDmzTWJamHnLl2tcwNMhGaqigm2OScKeugKOoPiSwDQEYGjBS56zLrh60ZMRXVmId0_qg9D-23RiTAvzlgrizqqBEw0WlsHQcIOjtL_MOnZuBbPuevjxHAel3chOl2CFflbvUmxSiu-Sm9AQ/s3072/IMG_0298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdAwzVlHvsubqshEtQIkNW0O4we6w_83WnTB8V_zz99lDmzTWJamHnLl2tcwNMhGaqigm2OScKeugKOoPiSwDQEYGjBS56zLrh60ZMRXVmId0_qg9D-23RiTAvzlgrizqqBEw0WlsHQcIOjtL_MOnZuBbPuevjxHAel3chOl2CFflbvUmxSiu-Sm9AQ/w400-h300/IMG_0298.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>VICTORIA MAGAZINES</b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">which Janine thoroughly enjoyed then later<br /> passed on to me.<br /><b><i>WE LOVE VICTORIA MAGAZINES! </i></b><br />Whenever I'm at the thrift store,<br />I always look for them to purchase second hand.<br />Their nostalgic and beautifully staged photos of <br />"the good life" <br />are in my opinion- unsurpassed. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I spent an entire lazy day in August </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> lying in bed with cupfuls of hot tea<br /> going through the entire pile; </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">flagging pages and absorbing their romance. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It wasn't long afterwards <br />whilst I was still basking in their afterglow, <br />that something I must have absorbed <br />from those magazines <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">inspired me to return to the <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Dower House and</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b>REMOVE THE GLASS DOOR <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">from the Dowager's China Cabinet </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">then rearrange ALL the china in it. <br />And, after again viewing the Fabulous <br />Miniature China and Silver collections<br />displayed on the shelves of <br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNBLKxZUC_k&t=609s&ab_channel=MakeMiniatureswithJosje" target="_blank">Josje's youtube vlogs </a>,<br /> <span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to </span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">include a bit of silver and coloured glass</span><br style="font-size: medium;" /><span style="font-size: medium;"> on my shelves too.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br />Unlike Josje's Magnificent collections,<br />the Dowager's has an equal mix of <br />High and Low<br />which I playfully rearranged <br />until I was satisfied that it all looked good together. </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /> </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I found a bunch of pink fimo roses<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">to spill out over the china and down the shelves and</span><br /><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b>Voila!</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><br /></i></b> The corner unit <br /> immediately became a major focal point. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszGaPJyi29ho3SuYSDF4oHz3shH3kt5SBB0vu9VteR0ILWiDo94EfKHFPeSa-bCP2yNB-ZDIvCqnGvy4rCmKHLRJ-4I3m7r25Huan_RwnVnemxMluI6VnrU4sgSiEXPDH1Nx3bGwRd0evH0GhvY93Mv2oculio3f6B4qJAZDVLPuy6o7SaKJNNfNmFw/s3072/IMG_9730%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszGaPJyi29ho3SuYSDF4oHz3shH3kt5SBB0vu9VteR0ILWiDo94EfKHFPeSa-bCP2yNB-ZDIvCqnGvy4rCmKHLRJ-4I3m7r25Huan_RwnVnemxMluI6VnrU4sgSiEXPDH1Nx3bGwRd0evH0GhvY93Mv2oculio3f6B4qJAZDVLPuy6o7SaKJNNfNmFw/w300-h400/IMG_9730%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpODIY08bSDuiQGnyJbBh90mpaNrwJA_NVSiIPQRtnsBSnGf3LEDXMFOB1mqIogFFU9ghitQuUUMwp-RQy3vzIRm64MrDkze9sRitF-mgzlxgcLQIRqUf8lJVQVjWqg0NgRAaZ947BKga6Yk4704eXwJYkajMhFT_I1FbDmVqpbiQ_zyBrlr2rt28gw/s3072/IMG_8907%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpODIY08bSDuiQGnyJbBh90mpaNrwJA_NVSiIPQRtnsBSnGf3LEDXMFOB1mqIogFFU9ghitQuUUMwp-RQy3vzIRm64MrDkze9sRitF-mgzlxgcLQIRqUf8lJVQVjWqg0NgRAaZ947BKga6Yk4704eXwJYkajMhFT_I1FbDmVqpbiQ_zyBrlr2rt28gw/w300-h400/IMG_8907%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br />This cupboard transformation <br />took place during the last week of August.<br />However,<br />for the next couple of weeks <br />I continued to wrestle at the crossroads <br />between letting go of my initial ideas<br />which were going nowhere <br />or <br /> fully embracing an emerging new one.<br /> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVn8IFw_cqKYbBbMY4NTsZrBwG77w4_0McgD2wAaAN8WTSr4LOb9UMYPngBmvv1CXIw2n0bvxLZqD1HFJuweoARctUxwc9sP74PrP2F0LZ5i7HqVTrKYAMaU75O4taVqez_bpv90hapxlT6iv5bgLl4mUcJY0Z5MAWdc8_L_GNXR-QR-byPfn3Puwiw/s3072/IMG_8905%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVn8IFw_cqKYbBbMY4NTsZrBwG77w4_0McgD2wAaAN8WTSr4LOb9UMYPngBmvv1CXIw2n0bvxLZqD1HFJuweoARctUxwc9sP74PrP2F0LZ5i7HqVTrKYAMaU75O4taVqez_bpv90hapxlT6iv5bgLl4mUcJY0Z5MAWdc8_L_GNXR-QR-byPfn3Puwiw/w400-h300/IMG_8905%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">by the end of September, I'd made up my mind. </span></div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I officially kicked Sherlock and <br />the Formal Dining/Library to the curb.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dower House would have instead<br />a <br /></span><b style="font-family: "Great Vibes"; font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #ea9999;"> New Garden Room! </span></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">in homage <br />to all those Wonderful VICTORIA magazines received from Linda Park</span><br /><i><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;"><b>Pure Bliss!</b></span></i></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaHRUXDxnjZ69xizC8ybial5CH7Z4-G2rST248JRNGG3B9iDR3_3mZXAY1lauZRhWRi38LnZiUK43odlzzQOMLOyhGTTkVidISWdHks2dKPFv-AWexCCv-FT_WE6xSlOoNsq3SO-NAo3MtpBX9vm4FpB4h53YjfVM23mOH7G_ujCFAyFj55i8eSeyLg/s2900/IMG_9779%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="2176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKaHRUXDxnjZ69xizC8ybial5CH7Z4-G2rST248JRNGG3B9iDR3_3mZXAY1lauZRhWRi38LnZiUK43odlzzQOMLOyhGTTkVidISWdHks2dKPFv-AWexCCv-FT_WE6xSlOoNsq3SO-NAo3MtpBX9vm4FpB4h53YjfVM23mOH7G_ujCFAyFj55i8eSeyLg/w300-h400/IMG_9779%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Once the interior shelves were redone<br />I also re-dressed the top of the cupboard with <br />additional pieces from the Dowager's china collection<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXwunsEy5zpjf8E_rhk16ZTS-n_GFgHK2uqHL7yNFuG2lrXrPAvLkRv6YkiPQRibXsDyeaFP1aY5WRnf38rxDioiEES2x_gOHFJh2FonDPck_eULB81UJuikRx1cM1RoMGF8cpHD7BFplQHfDAARv1Unfom4K5s42CcRl4ieG-26oTQ-Mou7WXFSbbg/s3072/IMG_0226%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVXwunsEy5zpjf8E_rhk16ZTS-n_GFgHK2uqHL7yNFuG2lrXrPAvLkRv6YkiPQRibXsDyeaFP1aY5WRnf38rxDioiEES2x_gOHFJh2FonDPck_eULB81UJuikRx1cM1RoMGF8cpHD7BFplQHfDAARv1Unfom4K5s42CcRl4ieG-26oTQ-Mou7WXFSbbg/w300-h400/IMG_0226%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><b><br />The new cupboard arrangement </b><br /><b> opened the door to new decorating possibilities-</b><br /><i>such as including another piece of </i><br /><i style="font-weight: bold;">Linda's EMBROIDERY</i></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEauidjLwL5Bk56AD7sjr5wE4YASOgIwMsAtsSKHbF6d_-PzOcRpcRfsgIqaGdZ4vl8pV4UHgJ5rjglXN39_xnkl_FyzLi-iI5xUetal30VhxLEzim_EZcTW9ZF4uFsM2vVnTJUkYu3xMMBOfUH4QlHibWULnN3g0TvQTpn8rJeYrDmgF29B43lSFzAA/s3072/IMG_9655%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEauidjLwL5Bk56AD7sjr5wE4YASOgIwMsAtsSKHbF6d_-PzOcRpcRfsgIqaGdZ4vl8pV4UHgJ5rjglXN39_xnkl_FyzLi-iI5xUetal30VhxLEzim_EZcTW9ZF4uFsM2vVnTJUkYu3xMMBOfUH4QlHibWULnN3g0TvQTpn8rJeYrDmgF29B43lSFzAA/w300-h400/IMG_9655%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This EXQUISITE FLORAL PETIT POINT <br /><span>was one among many of the precious mini gifts <br />I'd received from Linda during her summer visit.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">LINDA is an avid embroiderer <b>Par Excellence!</b><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Her Miniature TALENTS are truly AMAZING<br />and as for her abundant generosity,<br /> <b>I could Never Thank her Enough! </b></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUDkfHflC-iMH_-fAzwSkABva0p4F7DrkC_7msG-g-fCl_KkNxAsO9_VA6jxGcr3OHCHCMFeR_Zdfqwkwr1JU0YutbUsVF4s3Tk2Z4EDSjjIIWUSrVSJW008nEY-Ra7n1efbAxO10Ugt_EvrL159AI-7s3VWP2tq2J3eG6YWpsn7y51ZhMHeWcTb3Sg/s3072/IMG_9674%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUDkfHflC-iMH_-fAzwSkABva0p4F7DrkC_7msG-g-fCl_KkNxAsO9_VA6jxGcr3OHCHCMFeR_Zdfqwkwr1JU0YutbUsVF4s3Tk2Z4EDSjjIIWUSrVSJW008nEY-Ra7n1efbAxO10Ugt_EvrL159AI-7s3VWP2tq2J3eG6YWpsn7y51ZhMHeWcTb3Sg/w400-h300/IMG_9674%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Linda has stitched for me 2 pairs of slippers for Villa Leone as well as a pair for the Dowager's bedside,<br /> which I featured in my last post<br />↓ <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjOctQ1BqwGf-TLrj9IK6s5wkwwcgM9GxkF-WHCTE4BS_jD6GFBVPhWvcV3LlnS1oKxKDRm8vFchjjZpbf8_8unJnJSuU8A_9wvJaI6Q45owccYE-cEaFk30V1rd94RrNrwTYSCdcJ0Owoo3eLzX-Ou14scRWP0w4UKG69Ir6elg79o6ycrN39Uo3GA/s3072/IMG_8352.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEjOctQ1BqwGf-TLrj9IK6s5wkwwcgM9GxkF-WHCTE4BS_jD6GFBVPhWvcV3LlnS1oKxKDRm8vFchjjZpbf8_8unJnJSuU8A_9wvJaI6Q45owccYE-cEaFk30V1rd94RrNrwTYSCdcJ0Owoo3eLzX-Ou14scRWP0w4UKG69Ir6elg79o6ycrN39Uo3GA/w300-h400/IMG_8352.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />She's also embroidered a matching tea cosy <br />for the Living Room tea table which I totally Adore!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4EbXtKfKUA9XmGmMOcu_6UqMkcdxywpoZtIpLEgvJivFeTFknYt3K7zKdj-A2vdVnAPgTpmGMtKkkxzV1IDNy_W6SsTtoB8y79NKnRbsLGlUrGlEPGtf7CdnBFhuT1A8Znf-WGtcDXwDqIuNZWPQASbLfewvxtWDAOYf2DuN_M89a_o4gM4LFcmWGw/s3072/IMG_8009.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn4EbXtKfKUA9XmGmMOcu_6UqMkcdxywpoZtIpLEgvJivFeTFknYt3K7zKdj-A2vdVnAPgTpmGMtKkkxzV1IDNy_W6SsTtoB8y79NKnRbsLGlUrGlEPGtf7CdnBFhuT1A8Znf-WGtcDXwDqIuNZWPQASbLfewvxtWDAOYf2DuN_M89a_o4gM4LFcmWGw/w400-h300/IMG_8009.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />Each piece she stitches is an absolute <br />SHOWSTOPPER, so<br />adding her needle art to the Dowager's Garden Room<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">makes me feel Very Happy <br /><b>INDEED! <br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxbH_0NuSO-Xl6RWyq7zDkgy7McfpbYxly-K5HbsX_mvFjTjsnEC_fbfKJB6J8VbV8bBp3M5ezp3cOt8XdXHP2tbvZPct_QxKykx_X0Ek2f1a0n2Vk_hRtkR9mP6QNNuszcTRa-jShRKxtuPVsf92PrwIGLr7OPOhGo-iJ3Sj4Z3Xqvw26z7TOxQ-Eg/s3072/IMG_9781.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxbH_0NuSO-Xl6RWyq7zDkgy7McfpbYxly-K5HbsX_mvFjTjsnEC_fbfKJB6J8VbV8bBp3M5ezp3cOt8XdXHP2tbvZPct_QxKykx_X0Ek2f1a0n2Vk_hRtkR9mP6QNNuszcTRa-jShRKxtuPVsf92PrwIGLr7OPOhGo-iJ3Sj4Z3Xqvw26z7TOxQ-Eg/w300-h400/IMG_9781.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Removing the china cabinet door also<br /> altered the colour dynamics in the room. <br /><br />So soon after Sherlock had been evicted <br /> the elephants seat covers were also told to leave. <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNu8KwbiD4y2cASYshOtTq3sv0wIMhKlB5w4Q3ZqyOQLKyzcOB3eRRr6ZfEbyCRPuOkVlQu5mgF-DRwYIMDS7VaNNdFfO8MVBD5jqLPs5dDcQTJ1BgieqvW1p1T5oAxs4cfjZZBYLfEi9FIZul_5ZCmrrfdXAmkwSP94ijTTLHRHewDkiKrMRAqZGQ2A/s3072/IMG_5787.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNu8KwbiD4y2cASYshOtTq3sv0wIMhKlB5w4Q3ZqyOQLKyzcOB3eRRr6ZfEbyCRPuOkVlQu5mgF-DRwYIMDS7VaNNdFfO8MVBD5jqLPs5dDcQTJ1BgieqvW1p1T5oAxs4cfjZZBYLfEi9FIZul_5ZCmrrfdXAmkwSP94ijTTLHRHewDkiKrMRAqZGQ2A/w400-h300/IMG_5787.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>before↑<br />after↓<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tLjQZKqRVyIUVrQPbR1hso_BqDncRvL_F44rdr3mnGAgE9ZeK6HdryUpc1skReKsY0l-1apu0If2hU6cwxaoTye9FZ3vdgwmCBFb-hu1W7VwwjvP40-aTaFHLY9aRSJf_YkB095YidAvvr7bzyHZ1eCSgMfp_wYn-wrY03TvNQfFMsc-W3s2_aCmGg/s3072/IMG_9879%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tLjQZKqRVyIUVrQPbR1hso_BqDncRvL_F44rdr3mnGAgE9ZeK6HdryUpc1skReKsY0l-1apu0If2hU6cwxaoTye9FZ3vdgwmCBFb-hu1W7VwwjvP40-aTaFHLY9aRSJf_YkB095YidAvvr7bzyHZ1eCSgMfp_wYn-wrY03TvNQfFMsc-W3s2_aCmGg/w400-h300/IMG_9879%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br />The chairs were recovered in an<br /> iridescent rust/green THAI SILK <br />I'd purchased at a thrift store. <br /><br />The fabric is incredibly beautiful! <br />Along its selvage is a band of delicate embroidery,<br />some of which I used <br />to recover both of the dining chairs with.<br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nW7yx9di249Kgr34L2MRWwHMIOclyF9FPXpTbeO8-b6cxlQfZmnJ1ZdiuRKUCt5we1nAvI-oQIc12U1aqsDFbNqydbL9IcmMxOVGyN55D_GZD-M4iq7YXnkidOF0YEDp9b3lNhk2zJVIJwdoWcPlH7yZLEyByRLjJYhgbxiJ1-_BXt6FZTwY4Ts2ww/s3072/IMG_9881%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nW7yx9di249Kgr34L2MRWwHMIOclyF9FPXpTbeO8-b6cxlQfZmnJ1ZdiuRKUCt5we1nAvI-oQIc12U1aqsDFbNqydbL9IcmMxOVGyN55D_GZD-M4iq7YXnkidOF0YEDp9b3lNhk2zJVIJwdoWcPlH7yZLEyByRLjJYhgbxiJ1-_BXt6FZTwY4Ts2ww/w300-h400/IMG_9881%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nHwHzFfVQnWycX3jcGaiwDkIXKiipnpg8-oxG6nEYo-RXNjKy8MqtryJA3GRsUcmY7DKVOoo2Uxwt5fD8eTsPvnKntHVit9IrdFVq2rPQSfxkbBH6jv8_z3Qkl2ZJhF76-vBRKLt8gWUXepJgJB6bo5V4o6hr6My5SuxQbi5gCOXBdwLrR3_cobjqw/s3072/IMG_9880%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3nHwHzFfVQnWycX3jcGaiwDkIXKiipnpg8-oxG6nEYo-RXNjKy8MqtryJA3GRsUcmY7DKVOoo2Uxwt5fD8eTsPvnKntHVit9IrdFVq2rPQSfxkbBH6jv8_z3Qkl2ZJhF76-vBRKLt8gWUXepJgJB6bo5V4o6hr6My5SuxQbi5gCOXBdwLrR3_cobjqw/w400-h300/IMG_9880%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The centre emblem </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">reminds me of a Tudor Rose</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which ties in PERFECTLY with the </span><br /><span style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><b> Garden Room Theme</b></span></span><span><i style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br />At this stage <br />I took the room apart and began the process of permanently connecting the lamps to the electrics. <br />The wallpaper, the window, the wood trims, the flagstone floor and the fireplace were also permanently installed. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">btw</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughter's boyfriend Lee, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">says that for scale,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I should always include a HAND SHOT </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">somewhere in my posts, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> so </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">this one's for you, Lee! 💕 </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAeahN5KHLNiP1VvBf6WBOenb6GaPkZ6YfPL9TKA5uzG9-AfJ9UAnfuFICn8lG1PN9WCCh9Ia2DGpswTAUT7npvwCJLMbac3A_emXShxxUPaDtkfp5WGGZh5FGiFyCCtOGary-bOLjImsQZosVTeyn8JawBwmjCoqYSERND3icx5uWdSvXnJQeGbVEg/s3072/IMG_0201%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAeahN5KHLNiP1VvBf6WBOenb6GaPkZ6YfPL9TKA5uzG9-AfJ9UAnfuFICn8lG1PN9WCCh9Ia2DGpswTAUT7npvwCJLMbac3A_emXShxxUPaDtkfp5WGGZh5FGiFyCCtOGary-bOLjImsQZosVTeyn8JawBwmjCoqYSERND3icx5uWdSvXnJQeGbVEg/w300-h400/IMG_0201%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This Perfect little needlepoint cushion</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">was also a gift from a LONG time ago,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> from<b> Pam Grant</b>. Yet another </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Needle-Savvy friend of mine! </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Its pink and green geometric pattern</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">looks lovely on this small chair!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUtqlONMal0aHx58sTNJYFwnn5eBb8JTIplA_Rr1e6dODEPVluU28kbxvOAlltN5taLIFPfO-TJfkdmvmX6sG10CjDyNqghV6naLnSx-QZlCU19cWrXtGAd8_GW1Gk-c7gXU5aXgScMv5g9M39g_W0PsVKghaHZ9eIX5fhZCEMqD3-Ou-4yJbp9KNzA/s3072/IMG_0157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUtqlONMal0aHx58sTNJYFwnn5eBb8JTIplA_Rr1e6dODEPVluU28kbxvOAlltN5taLIFPfO-TJfkdmvmX6sG10CjDyNqghV6naLnSx-QZlCU19cWrXtGAd8_GW1Gk-c7gXU5aXgScMv5g9M39g_W0PsVKghaHZ9eIX5fhZCEMqD3-Ou-4yJbp9KNzA/w400-h300/IMG_0157.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>To the left of the side chair</span><br /><span> directly in front of the leaded window,</span><br /><b>( leading tutorial<i> </i><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-dower-house-part-2-my-glencroft.html" target="_blank">here</a>)</b><br /><span>is an inexpensive blue and white porcelain vase</span><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">which the Dowager has filled with purple hydrangeas.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1-eih6h5C1UEWQ8dccPwkQrZf8rEKDws-ZNlTHDlFI5H0UhPbpATL5AvZxXbI8ig0b67jZ2KY-bEKK6XVBAXrFQU0sveRUnV81yyhpcCRxXUTkEQsjZnvuLavX7yi0oH19ckrdJ36UDm6wfJBGWZLm8UaAMkkeMSl_U4GGw7Fcw1f9WhYUPH2S_uhw/s3072/IMG_9680%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1-eih6h5C1UEWQ8dccPwkQrZf8rEKDws-ZNlTHDlFI5H0UhPbpATL5AvZxXbI8ig0b67jZ2KY-bEKK6XVBAXrFQU0sveRUnV81yyhpcCRxXUTkEQsjZnvuLavX7yi0oH19ckrdJ36UDm6wfJBGWZLm8UaAMkkeMSl_U4GGw7Fcw1f9WhYUPH2S_uhw/w300-h400/IMG_9680%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9G86xG7hyzoBkFhU5FUqHkiQ_SuZdv_3ck-Yz-TkX3UQgJYKJyVGFBvJlCcDD_YOg4FlTiPsBnTx5mnjG4PK4o2YteT6D3oRE4UYpCIwrbmS74rVVXoyK3bXpyci1wNNgb53ZvuYVK1Lpx9t6qdPxKPW4KGyX5DqKqxIMe8pFQctSfxvgbBcDs9ptA/s3072/IMG_0278.jpg" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9G86xG7hyzoBkFhU5FUqHkiQ_SuZdv_3ck-Yz-TkX3UQgJYKJyVGFBvJlCcDD_YOg4FlTiPsBnTx5mnjG4PK4o2YteT6D3oRE4UYpCIwrbmS74rVVXoyK3bXpyci1wNNgb53ZvuYVK1Lpx9t6qdPxKPW4KGyX5DqKqxIMe8pFQctSfxvgbBcDs9ptA/w300-h400/IMG_0278.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The faded hydrangeas in the vase</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">are a Bonnie Lavish flower kit,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which I'd originally constructed for </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">the GARDEN OF VILLA LEONE </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The tutorial of how I customized the flower kit is </span><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-garden-of-villa-leone-2.html" style="font-size: large;" target="_blank">here </a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOEoUblhsGtK66aTZIZV_-Ef2twNMb9C1bBtVmzVwDfYOLG3aQ02I-QwVHWU-i_LL-2GN84kbPfilKytJly0i3IDN0aGvYbPqrG5RjTW3-Ku2v5VrPYRC5jKc21crSsIRIQmPMcJSUpmsNxmCpu8JH2P5kRBZI5s2m6ckpwtxpOgwD6gRffpb2GEU5A/s3072/IMG_0007.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLOEoUblhsGtK66aTZIZV_-Ef2twNMb9C1bBtVmzVwDfYOLG3aQ02I-QwVHWU-i_LL-2GN84kbPfilKytJly0i3IDN0aGvYbPqrG5RjTW3-Ku2v5VrPYRC5jKc21crSsIRIQmPMcJSUpmsNxmCpu8JH2P5kRBZI5s2m6ckpwtxpOgwD6gRffpb2GEU5A/w300-h400/IMG_0007.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">On the floor under table of hydrangeas </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> is a small basket of books,<br /> and to the left of the basket, <br />is a rustic<br /><b> bottle basket </b><br />which was a special gift <br />which Linda hand delivered to me <br />from the Amazing <br /><b>Lidi Stroud </b><br /> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B9OZ_M0Jt7Z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">BASKETCASE MINIATURES</a><br /><b>Thank You again Lidi<br />for this Very Special Treasure! </b><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAF_hZkS0uh-ADIc4SVlOR0k_At-r0djSdCyoSWJlTYzl153UsL6mpFVyUrbpJ9UriuGPlm-dzRnH5r0P_Da1CSosokJp-c48et64pL7fKvYPXY7kfmQE_dsmuHONmFVnEQbpU2YkF-2RivyylxIwjzrudp53SaPqcve782kY9O8PesHTaB48niMh9Q/s3072/IMG_9839%20(2).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxAF_hZkS0uh-ADIc4SVlOR0k_At-r0djSdCyoSWJlTYzl153UsL6mpFVyUrbpJ9UriuGPlm-dzRnH5r0P_Da1CSosokJp-c48et64pL7fKvYPXY7kfmQE_dsmuHONmFVnEQbpU2YkF-2RivyylxIwjzrudp53SaPqcve782kY9O8PesHTaB48niMh9Q/w300-h400/IMG_9839%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The darling glass fronted half cupboard </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(shown below)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">makes an ideal liquor cabinet</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">next to the fireplace. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlGdxl0SwcHRL7dV8qLyrxqCuGO4y2XDSzjhXrVrdVUGAKTzFevZLdXPKOTWYRF5Vzbddp5ze4-WheFYT-jOJlwP4N5-BKoS6kwnRVwWnkCwNPdP4uwonc6Hmdt5VN6vGLQ3jQpFHx9YXm-6eOp-BjIAn5ppynHmWnqwR3UOAXlsQ16a8qhC6Wjwiug/s3072/IMG_9591.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlGdxl0SwcHRL7dV8qLyrxqCuGO4y2XDSzjhXrVrdVUGAKTzFevZLdXPKOTWYRF5Vzbddp5ze4-WheFYT-jOJlwP4N5-BKoS6kwnRVwWnkCwNPdP4uwonc6Hmdt5VN6vGLQ3jQpFHx9YXm-6eOp-BjIAn5ppynHmWnqwR3UOAXlsQ16a8qhC6Wjwiug/w300-h400/IMG_9591.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I placed a few bottles in a round silver tray<br />(a metal bezel casing) <br />displayed on top of the cabinet. <br /><br />There's a better photo of the assorted liquor bottles <br />a little further down the page which <br />I'm not highlighting <br />since they'll be changed very shortly. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhjfpcrhY6kV8JP0Iw1xHku_IjgCjqJoZqFR8T4fA6QWDr5GMhSYqRlxe4oiyODsg9A05bJgE8sJ7cTT6BMOJ7ng6oSehtrYOarbr_oVM9I79H9N-D9P0twM_R9gjhQ8rkeri2ODdLjOLrOBGYBVW9a2V3ZCFXLKB3VNNjpDMmPbBtqH1E2BJbI3uSA/s3072/IMG_9853%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhjfpcrhY6kV8JP0Iw1xHku_IjgCjqJoZqFR8T4fA6QWDr5GMhSYqRlxe4oiyODsg9A05bJgE8sJ7cTT6BMOJ7ng6oSehtrYOarbr_oVM9I79H9N-D9P0twM_R9gjhQ8rkeri2ODdLjOLrOBGYBVW9a2V3ZCFXLKB3VNNjpDMmPbBtqH1E2BJbI3uSA/w300-h400/IMG_9853%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /> I've ordered a mini bottle of PIMM'S <br />from <span><b><a href="https://shepherdminiatures.com/product/pimms/" target="_blank">Shepherd Miniatures</a></b></span> <br />which I'm waiting to be delivered. <br /><br />I saw a BBC program which specifically talked about how much the British enjoyed drinking their PIMM'S <br />so <br />I searched high and low until I found one in miniature.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">What is Pimm's? <br /><i><b>I had no idea until I Googled it</b></i><br /><br /><span><b><span style="font-family: Playfair Display;">"</span><span style="font-family: Montserrat;">Pimm's is a <span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-align: left;">gin-based fruity spirit</span></span></b></span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Montserrat;"><b>. </b><br /><b>A quintessentially British liqueur, </b><br /><b>it's made by infusing gin with a secret concoction of botanicals, caramelised orange and warm spices."</b></span><i><br /><b>sounds Yummy</b></i></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQmk86ZLjpCq9nx8CKxVlNvq6HEfiEZoiDSLGgpLReVVJNiJePITe9FtIOyOKbeCueRyotDbe7r-5MxknFbY0YWwPNwfyZKU6zJfyuqxjFBsNLooktXmt55TawNsHqO63aN-Bbbm3ypbhSRMKwxPjI1rrGAXmJsEetvNcCK2wHB3Vl-96SjjkQI6POQ/s3072/IMG_9589.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQmk86ZLjpCq9nx8CKxVlNvq6HEfiEZoiDSLGgpLReVVJNiJePITe9FtIOyOKbeCueRyotDbe7r-5MxknFbY0YWwPNwfyZKU6zJfyuqxjFBsNLooktXmt55TawNsHqO63aN-Bbbm3ypbhSRMKwxPjI1rrGAXmJsEetvNcCK2wHB3Vl-96SjjkQI6POQ/w300-h400/IMG_9589.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Meanwhile, until it arrives,<br />I want to place assorted glasses on the top shelf <br />of this cupboard <br />and extra liquor bottles on the bottom.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3k1Fb-8QD5Pf-plBboymLrpSENiyTrndt4xeYvkivEMiE0pwAgeuteSppXCvRzD0HyfPc8iEa8Vn1Osm3U2wTby7aJSsq4rqR1sgssDAdfGDX1GqVs2tvvrEfcMYSsyzFzPG8z3EBVNAZbbSoILI89Kjezugw1zNJeA0yB4pXCTWjkkKukWhR2pU3w/s3072/IMG_8691.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3k1Fb-8QD5Pf-plBboymLrpSENiyTrndt4xeYvkivEMiE0pwAgeuteSppXCvRzD0HyfPc8iEa8Vn1Osm3U2wTby7aJSsq4rqR1sgssDAdfGDX1GqVs2tvvrEfcMYSsyzFzPG8z3EBVNAZbbSoILI89Kjezugw1zNJeA0yB4pXCTWjkkKukWhR2pU3w/w400-h300/IMG_8691.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This pretty cupboard also has a secret top drawer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">( <i>no knob) </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I've filled it with a corkscrew, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and two tiny bottle openers, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">along with pink and white linen napkins.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_KFsocA81pZJeYlHxZv1lY7XqwYxbfjQjqqwz-M9l3CL1IbMl95MXnxIU7nkg9m4OewXfnMZomRXG57xNSTTYKXtnViOeaWZQOtIBueZ1K15iULbmyvUpntOe4eRxSECmDnY2g_2TzT3eBGpb2VEBFSJjO-5cmPVUNQmCJZe5YfFw0BsYIoPUjzU3A/s3072/IMG_9874%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1_KFsocA81pZJeYlHxZv1lY7XqwYxbfjQjqqwz-M9l3CL1IbMl95MXnxIU7nkg9m4OewXfnMZomRXG57xNSTTYKXtnViOeaWZQOtIBueZ1K15iULbmyvUpntOe4eRxSECmDnY2g_2TzT3eBGpb2VEBFSJjO-5cmPVUNQmCJZe5YfFw0BsYIoPUjzU3A/w400-h300/IMG_9874%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br style="font-size: medium;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGdiPvu8eCwORNMy2fncyPzNlOt48RV0VmavOc2pbWbyEmUg5ApM72msGly-Gjq4Gt0ao-xDDoeDB9dtIM3zESSOI8rs9c42Q_35uqadITatR66BSnUxl0nWaD1r2CIrw0wRT83oUeSAW7PT4zuQHfFXTpC14lANveFXzAK4eKV2otlGvCRCjFQOIZQ/s3072/IMG_9877%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyGdiPvu8eCwORNMy2fncyPzNlOt48RV0VmavOc2pbWbyEmUg5ApM72msGly-Gjq4Gt0ao-xDDoeDB9dtIM3zESSOI8rs9c42Q_35uqadITatR66BSnUxl0nWaD1r2CIrw0wRT83oUeSAW7PT4zuQHfFXTpC14lANveFXzAK4eKV2otlGvCRCjFQOIZQ/w400-h300/IMG_9877%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I also found a picture in a magazine </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>of a Regency Botanist</span><span>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAef5WNM53sAJHOEUP_1tLdMQNUwKkinsI0VVJuNiAcblN0zNMMrNsTFjZJ1_N3GTV3RqX2N4S06wiFnJwSIKDjGk9s2QHeSi_1_ClUpVV9vmdz6esawSnp2hih2nGlS1zPBs2dOdU-mUOFtmDGYAuC5zolZS-isMXRhUsMkkUk9_9aEpAkdHiF1RSQ/s3072/IMG_8963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAef5WNM53sAJHOEUP_1tLdMQNUwKkinsI0VVJuNiAcblN0zNMMrNsTFjZJ1_N3GTV3RqX2N4S06wiFnJwSIKDjGk9s2QHeSi_1_ClUpVV9vmdz6esawSnp2hih2nGlS1zPBs2dOdU-mUOFtmDGYAuC5zolZS-isMXRhUsMkkUk9_9aEpAkdHiF1RSQ/w300-h400/IMG_8963.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I glued the print onto cardstock</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> sized to fit the gold frame, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">then hung him directly above the liquor cabinet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgozCzpdRSGZs5OhZo-N8kv8-8ByQnTStz6U3Eq5qq0P6qvXNRN7Tt9VrLt7BXm_pIKgNA16hjd3k-UwJB_hMmK79FqQ6JO22ZsUEwMHRuM8Ekl9-Z5ToKTl9_nV3XL32bDsh2MNRj0JztcsgxTkcLpnNkkY3xCnb1PpUPU3tRiTr0aWR_gL0cJ0pZrQ/s3072/IMG_9711.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgozCzpdRSGZs5OhZo-N8kv8-8ByQnTStz6U3Eq5qq0P6qvXNRN7Tt9VrLt7BXm_pIKgNA16hjd3k-UwJB_hMmK79FqQ6JO22ZsUEwMHRuM8Ekl9-Z5ToKTl9_nV3XL32bDsh2MNRj0JztcsgxTkcLpnNkkY3xCnb1PpUPU3tRiTr0aWR_gL0cJ0pZrQ/w300-h400/IMG_9711.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> i really LIKE Him!</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like the new arrangement on the FP mantle. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZQ-eIQgYmGaFQpxZo4Ukm_G6CbiTN5-arJI4rVKHEJWq6t2SrlpjPdjmZcKjaT4dLBQ4zqL505yzSQclktR7uNMfRQ7wdN4-oeGzAMQ1wFdWGsoxXw2N67dMKsR58_bZYJyuqktVefmp87N1wAKGd-kipdq03jwkX4-kU_6nhaZ8Kb3_LVTTc7Iu4g/s3072/IMG_0009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLZQ-eIQgYmGaFQpxZo4Ukm_G6CbiTN5-arJI4rVKHEJWq6t2SrlpjPdjmZcKjaT4dLBQ4zqL505yzSQclktR7uNMfRQ7wdN4-oeGzAMQ1wFdWGsoxXw2N67dMKsR58_bZYJyuqktVefmp87N1wAKGd-kipdq03jwkX4-kU_6nhaZ8Kb3_LVTTc7Iu4g/w300-h400/IMG_0009.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This fireplace mantle </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is narrower than the old one so </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the blue painted clock just </span><span style="font-size: large;">barely fits! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've dressed the surface of the mantle </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">with a Stokesay Ware Blue Willow china plate; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a </span><span style="font-size: medium;">Marie Freedman china cup</span><span style="font-size: large;">;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a glass pink and green bead jar; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2 Peter Acquisto silver candlesticks</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjua44ifVzaJ4hmivqisNWZCdg9TKkFelFOwV5hNpSQuuzn97y8a1lPuYlXhOHuZB-knDIHLBlY4s1MDmKBirONO_k8MTe004rSc4nbrGkJtRPJ2TMSMCR1gtQM1ABU6Gh7ikrzXXg-kUsjPlpSLVkFcJqLDPLhoOUt_Ey2Eib9IC7tgyJKZQ293DoKIw/s3072/IMG_0188%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjua44ifVzaJ4hmivqisNWZCdg9TKkFelFOwV5hNpSQuuzn97y8a1lPuYlXhOHuZB-knDIHLBlY4s1MDmKBirONO_k8MTe004rSc4nbrGkJtRPJ2TMSMCR1gtQM1ABU6Gh7ikrzXXg-kUsjPlpSLVkFcJqLDPLhoOUt_Ey2Eib9IC7tgyJKZQ293DoKIw/w400-h300/IMG_0188%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW7h4RowtigWPEiTGBMWq8iAIDCv37MPbK4hQxy441HHEDZQYGcAHOAujx_o-Gz9VKLFKEPZG4TvmSmp7R2_sV2WlSnnU9jBigITe15iu58OLHEkps5p9ZfJb2MSK5x3tz1uJcmyH_4_9W_U27yrzj0Ddeff7hnRwfm_KoDe0qehcG6ttmOR18wzNTg/s3072/IMG_0189%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW7h4RowtigWPEiTGBMWq8iAIDCv37MPbK4hQxy441HHEDZQYGcAHOAujx_o-Gz9VKLFKEPZG4TvmSmp7R2_sV2WlSnnU9jBigITe15iu58OLHEkps5p9ZfJb2MSK5x3tz1uJcmyH_4_9W_U27yrzj0Ddeff7hnRwfm_KoDe0qehcG6ttmOR18wzNTg/w300-h400/IMG_0189%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above the clock </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is a bull's eye mirror </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which beautifully captures the reflection </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of the corner cupboard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made the mirror using a recycled round jewelry pin</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and a convex stick on mirror </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from a dollar store auto parts </span><span style="font-size: medium;">aisle</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've used a bull's eye mirror </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">once before</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> in the bedroom of #43 </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which you can see <a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/08/light-my-fire.html" target="_blank">here </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They're very effective for viewing parts of the room which would otherwise be difficult to see</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">they capture more of the light.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The interior of the firebox surround </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is outlined with carved metal bracelet links </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">glued inside its perimeter for additional texture and interest </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but...</span><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/AVvXsEiHVFtOJmjiv9Y_OOxRwHNOutKprpGdeEx9HI7u1HzLRfHVbpbuB9JdbdFB6mn0KxA_d8G3BNsxsbk_9HtEUjwtWZsOjlZQPh5dhZHF46AJ6k4bTJ8AFuNMlGQBNtvfF7U3Y6nVB8wSlnZFyKTO7s2P2MAt5ngMnRWgVwILBnIE0w8sfjFedc1-Euqq3g/s3072/IMG_0282.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVFtOJmjiv9Y_OOxRwHNOutKprpGdeEx9HI7u1HzLRfHVbpbuB9JdbdFB6mn0KxA_d8G3BNsxsbk_9HtEUjwtWZsOjlZQPh5dhZHF46AJ6k4bTJ8AFuNMlGQBNtvfF7U3Y6nVB8wSlnZFyKTO7s2P2MAt5ngMnRWgVwILBnIE0w8sfjFedc1-Euqq3g/w300-h400/IMG_0282.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">my Absolute Favourite Feature in this <br />Garden Room are-<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><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/AVvXsEj06-4tUzqNHAgluasHpCpr9TChTm2n5qQkPkks1DvVHuAZHUrTa9iwbTNLdsHwo8n8rvpab-lR5a1JLBoilRvnTxGZn1GrSxp7A54OQTvP6BPd6OAn98C8rGfRo9IkbedXV1WZ81d4y9fhFXmlRZE5NbanCj9Ueivqy37_ZByYOWaovNnG8jz4ex5Iww/s3072/IMG_9586.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06-4tUzqNHAgluasHpCpr9TChTm2n5qQkPkks1DvVHuAZHUrTa9iwbTNLdsHwo8n8rvpab-lR5a1JLBoilRvnTxGZn1GrSxp7A54OQTvP6BPd6OAn98C8rGfRo9IkbedXV1WZ81d4y9fhFXmlRZE5NbanCj9Ueivqy37_ZByYOWaovNnG8jz4ex5Iww/w300-h400/IMG_9586.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>THE FOXGLOVES!</b> <br />I made these foxgloves back in April of this year <br /><i><b>just to see if I could</b></i>.<br />I used several different paper punches <br />and a variety of colouring methods <br />attempting to improve my techniques <br />with each plant I made. <br />I'd been saving these flowers for the <br />Dowager's cottage garden.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI22sE6AT2yuR0z43xXzDCIYavzDhSrlPt14FedMPA9TlMoWsloMWCkrnuE0yQWflOZglYncF8MUn_4ZzDWy5XfcO49xAESXsv9Csm2t0xfOi4wX1XLMlVbS8n2bbLL-LnWV_oQIT4ezcxWLz_VFOtbbJCAF8fxWPnZibFRXlzTMSLH9bDLi1-vNg6Hw/s3072/IMG_7088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI22sE6AT2yuR0z43xXzDCIYavzDhSrlPt14FedMPA9TlMoWsloMWCkrnuE0yQWflOZglYncF8MUn_4ZzDWy5XfcO49xAESXsv9Csm2t0xfOi4wX1XLMlVbS8n2bbLL-LnWV_oQIT4ezcxWLz_VFOtbbJCAF8fxWPnZibFRXlzTMSLH9bDLi1-vNg6Hw/w300-h400/IMG_7088.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />However,<br /> once the room went into botanical overdrive,<br />I felt I needed something "growing" to go with the cut stems in the hydrangea bouquet.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI9nCL7lMekbmoT0FYYRyqWkE_Q3D8dV0K6I07rc1FFteAZPdW3PhozWWKBuJuR2aGnX5piU2kpemPMsJBfGMJK2Gdd6lYi-HH5r9oxtUhnMQ68_iMXamQo4iV-5p9YF9o-joCoNr4Nxd38SZ7C0mCySb1TR7UBR22Y_qblav_sq7fAyXr2-utWBA0w/s3072/IMG_7096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI9nCL7lMekbmoT0FYYRyqWkE_Q3D8dV0K6I07rc1FFteAZPdW3PhozWWKBuJuR2aGnX5piU2kpemPMsJBfGMJK2Gdd6lYi-HH5r9oxtUhnMQ68_iMXamQo4iV-5p9YF9o-joCoNr4Nxd38SZ7C0mCySb1TR7UBR22Y_qblav_sq7fAyXr2-utWBA0w/w300-h400/IMG_7096.JPG" width="300" /></a><br />Placing the foxgloves in the fireplace<br />was the only available space inside the room.<br />But who has live plants growing IN their fireplace? <br />Then<br />I just happened to find a website of full-sized<br /> <b>Potted Porcelain Plants</b><br />used in home decor.<br />This quelled all my previous hesitations,<br />of whether or not to keep these where they are,<br />because now that they're officially <br />FAKE it no longer matters.<br /><br />see 1:1 Porcelain FLOWER SCULPTURES<br /> <a href="https://www.thevladimircollection.com/new-and-unique?lightbox=image_6sp" target="_blank">here</a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIVeADroUjbpOdm4zoQrdhY11qxrgogu0VG-SdHCremKMLLJWcMV58EzhZE5D0gDQYm4L5MNdrbYHg1e3uiJXbUHrM98UxE-jQI7oKGt5HbBZw1ExgA4YpVVxTBV5Ja1d3m5ZwepTVOb7mWJ8gIGOS0WfpEzNWHYWB_PxRKG2NWwLPQaZI_ybvIqKEw/s2947/fullsizeoutput_846.jpeg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="2210" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIVeADroUjbpOdm4zoQrdhY11qxrgogu0VG-SdHCremKMLLJWcMV58EzhZE5D0gDQYm4L5MNdrbYHg1e3uiJXbUHrM98UxE-jQI7oKGt5HbBZw1ExgA4YpVVxTBV5Ja1d3m5ZwepTVOb7mWJ8gIGOS0WfpEzNWHYWB_PxRKG2NWwLPQaZI_ybvIqKEw/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_846.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><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/AVvXsEjk4Xi0ti1B3BUE9Zk6UK4-cvUEAsinTNPxYIvgVWlLofZ1Z8hSjJQ-etM7kqGvnyEgVXIvVIZq3NJX2GtSPnDrW6T1kVV1aPux1_cf_D1tYP7_qkAeR_pbYmRVX_OnxxKDlwHNcfTexH4zWe8w3G7MmBG8K1WdVqTNwxJqKWtoL9REl5bcfFQnBs0OBg/s3072/IMG_9659%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4Xi0ti1B3BUE9Zk6UK4-cvUEAsinTNPxYIvgVWlLofZ1Z8hSjJQ-etM7kqGvnyEgVXIvVIZq3NJX2GtSPnDrW6T1kVV1aPux1_cf_D1tYP7_qkAeR_pbYmRVX_OnxxKDlwHNcfTexH4zWe8w3G7MmBG8K1WdVqTNwxJqKWtoL9REl5bcfFQnBs0OBg/w300-h400/IMG_9659%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>For a Wee Bit of Whimsy</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I made a fireplace fender from a <br />length of plastic Railroad model <br />Gate and fencing <br />which I painted black then doused <br />while still wet <br />with a generous sprinkling of ground cinnamon<br />for textured rust. </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></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/AVvXsEg7h2hejGMuUjfKOw4NpcMoG5BSMK7DHTfzTOXHVnksPgnlZ17CJE651nmVOnwJAvzZyhYAHk_xgmHMyZartg6cFgpK7kcXQjvbtnaDF9c8Gt87OTBcrzKGw3FLnmP0Gs3PrUwxG__1sHNkEc4RZrvhmDZUbus68WeE5I_QnhXHpKtQJ0YD9lNMU5JmlA/s3072/IMG_9697.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h2hejGMuUjfKOw4NpcMoG5BSMK7DHTfzTOXHVnksPgnlZ17CJE651nmVOnwJAvzZyhYAHk_xgmHMyZartg6cFgpK7kcXQjvbtnaDF9c8Gt87OTBcrzKGw3FLnmP0Gs3PrUwxG__1sHNkEc4RZrvhmDZUbus68WeE5I_QnhXHpKtQJ0YD9lNMU5JmlA/w400-h300/IMG_9697.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> In the photo below <br />is the new entry into the annex<br />currently plugged with wallpaper <br /><i>for the Dowager's protection</i><br /></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhRHsKjKWNlmqCHBAbMnSboyQh0P5kaWChWbusin_tV2uS3ESeqBLWWSoyHyGEKXiGNiOvWFRfmmzbZHNd3Zse9kmsbVXChV_OsEYcdBAb_3a3bgafcP84HRpHzBnBBvUlR2npudFe8fyxn2A13zD8v3SAR7GERn3S_p7vDRjnQbsZTg_ahEquD5_FA/s2919/fullsizeoutput_802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="2189" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNhRHsKjKWNlmqCHBAbMnSboyQh0P5kaWChWbusin_tV2uS3ESeqBLWWSoyHyGEKXiGNiOvWFRfmmzbZHNd3Zse9kmsbVXChV_OsEYcdBAb_3a3bgafcP84HRpHzBnBBvUlR2npudFe8fyxn2A13zD8v3SAR7GERn3S_p7vDRjnQbsZTg_ahEquD5_FA/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_802.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Between the doorway </span><span style="font-size: large;">and the fireplace</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is a brass wall sconce that I topped with a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">pink-tinted Chrysnbon</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> glass globe</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">found in my stash.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwwVUMGUvHK1IyitFoLeR2iUR8UslYiDEZmg8PlNb6tp_Why8GuP4a-ysssNpmjmF_iNufJKn2KebhY0jXQObaEaQUHgmfhOse0Y9C31lTy5nkH8t9Cz-A3h1aA7h5S0ueVpUc6uuCBfrHJezcEGEu_LzY-vF4XDt_oWqXQdmdf9dGNMgedCJ7yQ1bg/s3072/IMG_9837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwwVUMGUvHK1IyitFoLeR2iUR8UslYiDEZmg8PlNb6tp_Why8GuP4a-ysssNpmjmF_iNufJKn2KebhY0jXQObaEaQUHgmfhOse0Y9C31lTy5nkH8t9Cz-A3h1aA7h5S0ueVpUc6uuCBfrHJezcEGEu_LzY-vF4XDt_oWqXQdmdf9dGNMgedCJ7yQ1bg/w300-h400/IMG_9837.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pjY0luotsbHiHbo3RiDy-hk6goG-_OQUYllrNz7B8AV1f85Az42My3_xxWrdC0yo3Tj53DX0LOS4gb7WUDOjuDbBAXyc7DiltiWrgACwtvIfPoqiojTXf-S5RZF4ccMqMQbWZb8qBqtAj7TZnBGVtmJA0pJl4abtXM5gzFOt2bMVGksjpGenPUnOiw/s3072/IMG_9774.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pjY0luotsbHiHbo3RiDy-hk6goG-_OQUYllrNz7B8AV1f85Az42My3_xxWrdC0yo3Tj53DX0LOS4gb7WUDOjuDbBAXyc7DiltiWrgACwtvIfPoqiojTXf-S5RZF4ccMqMQbWZb8qBqtAj7TZnBGVtmJA0pJl4abtXM5gzFOt2bMVGksjpGenPUnOiw/w300-h400/IMG_9774.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The Palm fronds are left-over stems from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/moonflowerminigarden?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=606943254&page=1#items" target="_blank">Moonflower Miniature kit </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">featured in the preceding post of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the Dowager's bedroom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The brass urn and the pedestal stand </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">came from the estate of Bettie Smith</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">who was a very dear friend of mine for over 40 years. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When she passed away last summer,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was given a number of things from her vast collection </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a few of which I've been able to use here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They are a constant reminder to me of her </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and her unfailing friendship </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and her unlimited joy of minis- </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I hope that she approves their new home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbCr5b55e1oyhZtG4N_DsLc_dGrdu7aMleve93r338VfqI5xCoSqewvq30R5GMnq_rjvfZA-UUQO2KBlI1w_MukCk2trRhojJtc2U37ZUxQPwlJCI3qYo_aq4KRqtL1Gs8RrYgaCkZSvLSObnDD0dbqCGdrZUcQ8Qd0umIdKpwKKOrCBrDQdkPa44FQ/s3072/IMG_0217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbCr5b55e1oyhZtG4N_DsLc_dGrdu7aMleve93r338VfqI5xCoSqewvq30R5GMnq_rjvfZA-UUQO2KBlI1w_MukCk2trRhojJtc2U37ZUxQPwlJCI3qYo_aq4KRqtL1Gs8RrYgaCkZSvLSObnDD0dbqCGdrZUcQ8Qd0umIdKpwKKOrCBrDQdkPa44FQ/w300-h400/IMG_0217.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">On the floor next to the small armchair </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is a garden trug I<b> </b><i><b>borrowed</b> </i>from the garden of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#43 Green Dolphin Street </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which the Dowager has now decided to keep! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rrquGH1iW8EQVJggphtXDsZVdRS6maZSN4EviHRy3WJ7gWgqSOpv3vyD72YsDlpWBKT7hzpPYJ3MTqhqByDQ4i6Z-jfFAmhlhgzeI0INtHGgjgOxa3AQoyoYbgNfyUXQWV0zMd12BB7coX-yQKTftONCr0yUWEojcbjYaByL2HIaSJYSDIDzrXWsRQ/s3072/IMG_9848.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rrquGH1iW8EQVJggphtXDsZVdRS6maZSN4EviHRy3WJ7gWgqSOpv3vyD72YsDlpWBKT7hzpPYJ3MTqhqByDQ4i6Z-jfFAmhlhgzeI0INtHGgjgOxa3AQoyoYbgNfyUXQWV0zMd12BB7coX-yQKTftONCr0yUWEojcbjYaByL2HIaSJYSDIDzrXWsRQ/w400-h300/IMG_9848.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In it are a frilly variety of freshly cut Peonies </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">made from a discontinued flower kit,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and a small bundle of lavender stems </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which Linda had given to me the year before. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I included a Mini Fanaberia gardening book </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">inside the basket, too! </span></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/AVvXsEixywPEcx_c8QalvjP1TO08Y4XcFmgh7VVyfuWAYJDPDveEzQLixdI-5b1DNuoobAIxtDpMtZ4p-tQHabZjnKUh9bjGc74yha9H33VbJM22XTE2G8_sawSq6M_aGsJfhqjBpzReTYQFIgtuOQnsnnt1Wyk515J94a1zJRFdEqfkEGtlzZuBFtLHf1qQAw/s3072/IMG_0162.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixywPEcx_c8QalvjP1TO08Y4XcFmgh7VVyfuWAYJDPDveEzQLixdI-5b1DNuoobAIxtDpMtZ4p-tQHabZjnKUh9bjGc74yha9H33VbJM22XTE2G8_sawSq6M_aGsJfhqjBpzReTYQFIgtuOQnsnnt1Wyk515J94a1zJRFdEqfkEGtlzZuBFtLHf1qQAw/w300-h400/IMG_0162.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEg1rpFmpfq5KHy6OaHVL5Lt0D__sd2qzZ7zkQfYuNWoTUqwm2YFVUEz5yFbSYBEWgzGgHS5N1HQr-rlojppbB80Utb8q-o-LWoIIONErn9CLxKSTHpXeNvTKpSTmVc1S0WFoR9O0mvXmrisb9H-vckMSIgLk60cae-1JSfTBTqRe8rFxgCmXjH6dl6hSA/s3072/IMG_0224.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1rpFmpfq5KHy6OaHVL5Lt0D__sd2qzZ7zkQfYuNWoTUqwm2YFVUEz5yFbSYBEWgzGgHS5N1HQr-rlojppbB80Utb8q-o-LWoIIONErn9CLxKSTHpXeNvTKpSTmVc1S0WFoR9O0mvXmrisb9H-vckMSIgLk60cae-1JSfTBTqRe8rFxgCmXjH6dl6hSA/w400-h300/IMG_0224.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is <span style="color: #ea9999;">JE</span></span><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;">NNY</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">the Dowager's faithful spaniel <br />made by Leslie Frick.<br />She's taking her afternoon nap on the sisal rug which<br />is a the last big bit left from the original wall-to-wall carpeting I'd installed back in the late 80's. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaRkBcyANUz-hHYtsxbxULYCIKVmigR8TAlc7e27rkyCN57-UtNxwdw-MMmcXGA6485v2y04ktaGajBx0S67vyWiEDshM1g_6X72edzq92Qt5xVri5kx8XLMDILmreYZK9QELAX0vYgjYs0lz4HaYps86ekQx3IWdWKo9pyVJ4HW-FnReddBvklhNMQ/s2997/fullsizeoutput_7d4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="2246" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaRkBcyANUz-hHYtsxbxULYCIKVmigR8TAlc7e27rkyCN57-UtNxwdw-MMmcXGA6485v2y04ktaGajBx0S67vyWiEDshM1g_6X72edzq92Qt5xVri5kx8XLMDILmreYZK9QELAX0vYgjYs0lz4HaYps86ekQx3IWdWKo9pyVJ4HW-FnReddBvklhNMQ/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_7d4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Returning again to the draped table: </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's been dressed in a mix and match of items </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">more for display rather than for dining.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWSlF6CnyyRHYG-91A3vkBsSta7gF1G5RtK-_1QvWti3IZOOJHpFBrozOBknX-l44NdBwu0EkvByOtej2BmMBI20gZonehJv2FMhovmFJCicAKakiTzJ7vteQIcy2oP-LFgtO5sAmlVwu9L0LvUq1D0VC6fnc8Kg66WMKsKV2VTgJkVUgUsmE2zqHCA/s2961/fullsizeoutput_883.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2219" data-original-width="2961" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWSlF6CnyyRHYG-91A3vkBsSta7gF1G5RtK-_1QvWti3IZOOJHpFBrozOBknX-l44NdBwu0EkvByOtej2BmMBI20gZonehJv2FMhovmFJCicAKakiTzJ7vteQIcy2oP-LFgtO5sAmlVwu9L0LvUq1D0VC6fnc8Kg66WMKsKV2VTgJkVUgUsmE2zqHCA/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_883.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's What's Currently On It</span></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/AVvXsEhadllL-frT4dyumZBghfl4MM-lDLLClLiKCUN55JTx7x-9UCzTTbFfByNlhY6JY2rnkiQdnCcWyhvC21-mgbW7JEtZCWmO6VOzc5w1YAKXR0xm6Fp3iQu8JXX6zYdSjuz-fATB5nLGew8UuE8tB44r1X8n5LI1AJfzZ8fI2uMJ06k9-npPVl8jvgtbBg/s2966/fullsizeoutput_818.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2966" data-original-width="2225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhadllL-frT4dyumZBghfl4MM-lDLLClLiKCUN55JTx7x-9UCzTTbFfByNlhY6JY2rnkiQdnCcWyhvC21-mgbW7JEtZCWmO6VOzc5w1YAKXR0xm6Fp3iQu8JXX6zYdSjuz-fATB5nLGew8UuE8tB44r1X8n5LI1AJfzZ8fI2uMJ06k9-npPVl8jvgtbBg/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_818.jpeg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A WONDERFUL <br /><b>Royal Copenhagen Musselmalet Dish cover </b><br />given to me by my bff Janine! <br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SP-DCWHd_u0YDoLB9ZHFVayWP0uzKqnFr0sM51beyCRBMnbWTfcEuVkhbIKQuhm6SJjhFUjqFAFQ-k-m3tUgYy5wyc1y6MctJoZpsns7ryvbu8qKn4rvGOoEyzfGDB-Y2lHo6fd7QVSZb-rjrKumrzZv_AYGu2rF-NQTlXyKpD9ulZz0j6E0eCUrhg/s3072/IMG_9835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1SP-DCWHd_u0YDoLB9ZHFVayWP0uzKqnFr0sM51beyCRBMnbWTfcEuVkhbIKQuhm6SJjhFUjqFAFQ-k-m3tUgYy5wyc1y6MctJoZpsns7ryvbu8qKn4rvGOoEyzfGDB-Y2lHo6fd7QVSZb-rjrKumrzZv_AYGu2rF-NQTlXyKpD9ulZz0j6E0eCUrhg/w400-h300/IMG_9835.JPG" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />During those iffy"Sherlock months" I had the <br />dish cover displayed <b>inside </b>the china cabinet<br />(Ref. photo 10 of this post)<br />Janine told me then that she thought <br />it didn't fit with the rest of the china,<br />but <br />because the cupboard was the only place <br />I had to display it, I'd left it in there. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SPJi7k62jXG4r3MMEswwBZAldxjHmLPgydswjbJtxm6jasfLPua1rFqkbZSvlpFILaL9_hFXSVO4yHncA0JUPR115cs6K0PF52E2xRQxMdnVh5sXXopEpEczXMp_oGm2n1m1OcZ1PoYBwZ09hTeuvVLEPAPHCEAyfJRkQEuV4MdaoLtdFJTz8Y-khg/s3072/IMG_9749.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SPJi7k62jXG4r3MMEswwBZAldxjHmLPgydswjbJtxm6jasfLPua1rFqkbZSvlpFILaL9_hFXSVO4yHncA0JUPR115cs6K0PF52E2xRQxMdnVh5sXXopEpEczXMp_oGm2n1m1OcZ1PoYBwZ09hTeuvVLEPAPHCEAyfJRkQEuV4MdaoLtdFJTz8Y-khg/w300-h400/IMG_9749.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> But then when the glass door was removed </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and all the china was shuffled about, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the opportunity to move the Musselmalet onto </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> the table </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>for display purposes only </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">wasn't the least bit out of character. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Its distinctive blue and white pattern</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> provides a smooth segue from the corner unit </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to the table as well as visually hold its own, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> in front of the bust of the Queen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IQGoOo8jJLfVa0cepAbwIrs84uJuXkdTfwJ8RX0uHuAOEAzmf2lto4zabdD-5HDyrgRVgIyFAvtaPBBrlZ3IsLTqW9zW5wObcM7fMO-p5gVzsOQkkmfRRYCyfpjFUl12iExtWxmC_y_T_Rf7UaMO-cDSETFvSYn88JcKUJtu3BdQIgt4qstMSG_7JQ/s3072/IMG_9978.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_IQGoOo8jJLfVa0cepAbwIrs84uJuXkdTfwJ8RX0uHuAOEAzmf2lto4zabdD-5HDyrgRVgIyFAvtaPBBrlZ3IsLTqW9zW5wObcM7fMO-p5gVzsOQkkmfRRYCyfpjFUl12iExtWxmC_y_T_Rf7UaMO-cDSETFvSYn88JcKUJtu3BdQIgt4qstMSG_7JQ/w400-h300/IMG_9978.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">And speaking of the bust of the Queen</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on the wall behind her head,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> hangs a VERY large painting </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of a small herd of cows in a meadow</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX_R9Zovkg7Obzwubt2O8Abbpyh_ALJNmMopOe7vUhs46Ma2YSQp8TN64Tq6lep-kIh0z2Pwrmdm0eMhm-eAcoE4rfIKc58Uy8QsQqQntwDlGZiF18P_YhlwpLhJwIsPCWDpYL3IBJLDBf5khp0pKfTSBeMdTN_0_E4u166zF8nbSxSOVn1jbnnbG_g/s3072/IMG_9987.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX_R9Zovkg7Obzwubt2O8Abbpyh_ALJNmMopOe7vUhs46Ma2YSQp8TN64Tq6lep-kIh0z2Pwrmdm0eMhm-eAcoE4rfIKc58Uy8QsQqQntwDlGZiF18P_YhlwpLhJwIsPCWDpYL3IBJLDBf5khp0pKfTSBeMdTN_0_E4u166zF8nbSxSOVn1jbnnbG_g/w300-h400/IMG_9987.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the photo below</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">you can see the textured effects of painting over the surface using matte Mod Podge and a tiny paint brush</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZzK9NKCo9YiKmnYJxxdAY9ALGDT7eDb0f9_QlPXSdVkuFOQALmx8q6kATt1-8mTvEd2aMMoKmTQBnBo8DGP5wZ7VqVdEyLhldvtFvc6X5VUncbXGTIlfz7zJW6ErRa03ffQlr45Bn_5rNh4wWstb-iyh8ZAWBTbqAAxusUZ0BXJCmRpPyuGBrDZMPg/s3072/IMG_9646.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZzK9NKCo9YiKmnYJxxdAY9ALGDT7eDb0f9_QlPXSdVkuFOQALmx8q6kATt1-8mTvEd2aMMoKmTQBnBo8DGP5wZ7VqVdEyLhldvtFvc6X5VUncbXGTIlfz7zJW6ErRa03ffQlr45Bn_5rNh4wWstb-iyh8ZAWBTbqAAxusUZ0BXJCmRpPyuGBrDZMPg/w400-h300/IMG_9646.JPG" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEj273wk0KOTy0sVq65g2zwW9tLdx9yY2TzgZMlpArrch6zeuEJ4_zH6q1yj7Iso_O7unevq63smicoQoZUC-AzeeDwRt33c8IYgooYhTqYRMOipmOstARpOZJV7fngmaXnBmPeq_8tm0KnTnrz9mbzVNZ1O6HXmq5WCOU7_XqhVVK8zX7712G4mYi-4DA/s3072/IMG_9647.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj273wk0KOTy0sVq65g2zwW9tLdx9yY2TzgZMlpArrch6zeuEJ4_zH6q1yj7Iso_O7unevq63smicoQoZUC-AzeeDwRt33c8IYgooYhTqYRMOipmOstARpOZJV7fngmaXnBmPeq_8tm0KnTnrz9mbzVNZ1O6HXmq5WCOU7_XqhVVK8zX7712G4mYi-4DA/w300-h400/IMG_9647.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"how now brown cows?"</span></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/AVvXsEjvY7-L97RS3xDbaq6-TEWkPqOD3fKE9O3X2z0QDsFwGVfnPS1ifnSjNTzQIw_nT51OC-8B8Z7gZDxne2Ony5UalHmJr3nBLGLMYuBThBHX4n9raSgXciefxUphTvZWjOqmVz-oY6yIeeldX7o22An8c9KC2LGSTChwgLXWlhZq7cv1tyYjcYolEwki0A/s3072/IMG_9742.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvY7-L97RS3xDbaq6-TEWkPqOD3fKE9O3X2z0QDsFwGVfnPS1ifnSjNTzQIw_nT51OC-8B8Z7gZDxne2Ony5UalHmJr3nBLGLMYuBThBHX4n9raSgXciefxUphTvZWjOqmVz-oY6yIeeldX7o22An8c9KC2LGSTChwgLXWlhZq7cv1tyYjcYolEwki0A/w400-h300/IMG_9742.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to the right of that bucolic painting is a framed picture of a goldfinch </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(a plastic bird button with its shank removed) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Under the goldfinch </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is a painting of a young woman in pink</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">( magazine clipping on cardstock) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and a 3 dimensional metal Leaf Sculpture, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>a recent birthday gift to the Dowager </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>from one of her children. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>something I'd saved from something I threw away.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>A commemorative Qn.V plate </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>sits on the table </b></span><b style="font-size: large;">below the pictures. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ7TLVIlC9cS1_4dwGFzBjoH0Z0IHqI6_QjaIueM6muQk6hfmP22kqfW-4-baS56drOj6oC8JVw-i4O8oe92wNIgrkiz92VZD8zO8BxDlgK1x4KLDWvLCpeFsqBcDkYyDxopWjyPcbEDABlMMaE4FKcDiGoQ3iumpemsEW-zluEgNl8_Aj1l_Lsnniw/s3072/IMG_9992.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJ7TLVIlC9cS1_4dwGFzBjoH0Z0IHqI6_QjaIueM6muQk6hfmP22kqfW-4-baS56drOj6oC8JVw-i4O8oe92wNIgrkiz92VZD8zO8BxDlgK1x4KLDWvLCpeFsqBcDkYyDxopWjyPcbEDABlMMaE4FKcDiGoQ3iumpemsEW-zluEgNl8_Aj1l_Lsnniw/w300-h400/IMG_9992.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEjr0KtZxiBC54Ff8xYquNiBGMA0hrj9aysuzlHf0GCgVI3MnsNjeqDfpTi3MIlIYNqE5k-cAXuYpd9_nvE_wu1Wu45HRrP3nNtiIB4N9Wxdy2a_PT9H_LIeNFVpb1MP4Yv0W3PgCyFP6GMPA62gZJxm6iceuHEa568Sl6RFaaeOjL80oG8j-mmVWnUZKg/s3072/IMG_9991.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0KtZxiBC54Ff8xYquNiBGMA0hrj9aysuzlHf0GCgVI3MnsNjeqDfpTi3MIlIYNqE5k-cAXuYpd9_nvE_wu1Wu45HRrP3nNtiIB4N9Wxdy2a_PT9H_LIeNFVpb1MP4Yv0W3PgCyFP6GMPA62gZJxm6iceuHEa568Sl6RFaaeOjL80oG8j-mmVWnUZKg/w300-h400/IMG_9991.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've Tucked a tiny Teresa Welch flower bowl </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in between the plate and a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Butterfly dome</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kJR_eU4qPKWaohzkyMue3P_LSV3qiEyCtQyPACAiCoaDnO0AkgzMkTE8CT_Adjdehfv6vsFB6WlSI2Ff0nm_Hrv2UQGgma0TDD590uqTWtB3axxOGDeuN7D13JQcNFKdoBUQUCm_cSrnnLNpNBfM7JAyYfLgNCcUpKYqq_8H24woO0blCsocfCka5Q/s3072/IMG_0228.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kJR_eU4qPKWaohzkyMue3P_LSV3qiEyCtQyPACAiCoaDnO0AkgzMkTE8CT_Adjdehfv6vsFB6WlSI2Ff0nm_Hrv2UQGgma0TDD590uqTWtB3axxOGDeuN7D13JQcNFKdoBUQUCm_cSrnnLNpNBfM7JAyYfLgNCcUpKYqq_8H24woO0blCsocfCka5Q/w400-h300/IMG_0228.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEiWKsg36RI5T4gSkZraHnj39Bex-Y3_QSeMPYDoA0FXipRDd6e_ZamYqqx_ojr2XEMpmXAzk5-oHGDivSeqrdW9jH23Lj8WXK4uHSO8SaoYU6mZ11KpgEkRMNImIoIixJzZgkJQ2MIRit-HvX0us5DekL5mUl3dC4pf3zO-2U7eDDovqEOIweVDDpNzuA/s3072/IMG_9067.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKsg36RI5T4gSkZraHnj39Bex-Y3_QSeMPYDoA0FXipRDd6e_ZamYqqx_ojr2XEMpmXAzk5-oHGDivSeqrdW9jH23Lj8WXK4uHSO8SaoYU6mZ11KpgEkRMNImIoIixJzZgkJQ2MIRit-HvX0us5DekL5mUl3dC4pf3zO-2U7eDDovqEOIweVDDpNzuA/w300-h400/IMG_9067.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made this piece from a glass dome </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">purchased at a Michael's Craft Store. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The tiny puffy butterfly stickers I found a dollar store. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I </span><span style="font-size: large;">cut them in half and glued them onto a snippet of dried grape stem then </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">planted the stem into a mound of fake moss. </span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkAEMfKIWBsDsUntF9LnLSAChZerbKKJqzgwyRyJUngHPapYV9OrmD0vzprPQOxI2mu2MKUbcgxlZUP_22W6cWNhAXpYImbsy2DCUWX28fPr14PCHjT102-1jt-hIo16V2w-fePckrn1FoeSSQTE_xIhmrz5dZC33gG9zUPpa-VsTQY-1b-0c_Tb0ig/s3072/IMG_0123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjkAEMfKIWBsDsUntF9LnLSAChZerbKKJqzgwyRyJUngHPapYV9OrmD0vzprPQOxI2mu2MKUbcgxlZUP_22W6cWNhAXpYImbsy2DCUWX28fPr14PCHjT102-1jt-hIo16V2w-fePckrn1FoeSSQTE_xIhmrz5dZC33gG9zUPpa-VsTQY-1b-0c_Tb0ig/w400-h300/IMG_0123.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_PKLrRSkZ3RDJBsBs6nKhuYAFHvuEIgXp-CjhMNPoX48nNilmlWNPv1NYC_EgVbRdCTGbtfgTXv0S5cfAuyyBzG1ky-5Wr7UIN455MXadsuTM7ufgRaOORuzV0UEKpZBwjJsPloytDSIaGC-sWBRAaIQagOy_4SldrJeP4-Pv3SvXZgYKhU4LIrqkw/s3072/IMG_0209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl_PKLrRSkZ3RDJBsBs6nKhuYAFHvuEIgXp-CjhMNPoX48nNilmlWNPv1NYC_EgVbRdCTGbtfgTXv0S5cfAuyyBzG1ky-5Wr7UIN455MXadsuTM7ufgRaOORuzV0UEKpZBwjJsPloytDSIaGC-sWBRAaIQagOy_4SldrJeP4-Pv3SvXZgYKhU4LIrqkw/w400-h300/IMG_0209.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">In front of the Musselmalet dish cover</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MiniFanaberia?page=4#items" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Mini Fanaberia Flower book</span></a>;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ3U9K7gfdkABpbaQ_3YsiWWfiPNhZYhqdGa7bfaQeGhi_qH4DWA-hGG8siAa2tzPA8ItX7Tf2fHF12lmNsPsG-EPqs3Rg6ymFau3Jlq9Z9WMW4tzjaXifycuOV8d3nqgO648VonvVgqfkagGRa7zONQfcIhM-4gPzsZ17mzb-PdFIc7m0l_9Qp--Bg/s3072/fullsizeoutput_836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZ3U9K7gfdkABpbaQ_3YsiWWfiPNhZYhqdGa7bfaQeGhi_qH4DWA-hGG8siAa2tzPA8ItX7Tf2fHF12lmNsPsG-EPqs3Rg6ymFau3Jlq9Z9WMW4tzjaXifycuOV8d3nqgO648VonvVgqfkagGRa7zONQfcIhM-4gPzsZ17mzb-PdFIc7m0l_9Qp--Bg/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_836.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a Marie Friedman teacup and saucer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a matching side plate with a chocolate and macarons;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and a <b>Janice Crawley Chicken</b> teapot </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>which </span><span>after 25 years of storing in a drawer,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I finally get to display. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The colours of the teapot are PERFECT! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b><i><b>Definitely worth crowing about! </b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJVOynpRBuAzGeiNguSuDh8Ap8OPMvDfYDHO3s1ENiBM6c8STWFUwf3dfxpmO3I8tX9DOe_oHcEKrs48pqnuHVW5oB2dO-bVJU3s8lKAKLEpQfZIqSDFXmQVX2TQsiwmdxNHvppAQg_05r8NLke6LtEr81nIuXh91IciHz027NzS374gogDp-nUzKGw/s3072/IMG_0210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJVOynpRBuAzGeiNguSuDh8Ap8OPMvDfYDHO3s1ENiBM6c8STWFUwf3dfxpmO3I8tX9DOe_oHcEKrs48pqnuHVW5oB2dO-bVJU3s8lKAKLEpQfZIqSDFXmQVX2TQsiwmdxNHvppAQg_05r8NLke6LtEr81nIuXh91IciHz027NzS374gogDp-nUzKGw/w300-h400/IMG_0210.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">As an aside:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Dowager has Treats and is serving Tea </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">here </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> in the living room </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> in her bedroom!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She's old enough and can do as she pleases </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but it seem to me to be</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">somewhat eccentric... my question is- </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">should I be concerned?<br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZlIGY_TCwrn3a0HyAJroO5sbKoMnYM-TGqpQr77qsRmWhJ6Oc-Sp0dV598aca-4AN2l6H7Y-4gFIJ_qto4sjZ6V8G4xs2VLMSbVU-Ig6kOmu18WljS21pS0AYh1gtVrl55oOTWZ45lLMg8bqJ-TAf_jkTu8KD2lMFJEtzR-n1KWJFQ1XHayEd7HT_w/s2859/IMG_0295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="2859" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFZlIGY_TCwrn3a0HyAJroO5sbKoMnYM-TGqpQr77qsRmWhJ6Oc-Sp0dV598aca-4AN2l6H7Y-4gFIJ_qto4sjZ6V8G4xs2VLMSbVU-Ig6kOmu18WljS21pS0AYh1gtVrl55oOTWZ45lLMg8bqJ-TAf_jkTu8KD2lMFJEtzR-n1KWJFQ1XHayEd7HT_w/w400-h300/IMG_0295.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b> HEY! WHAT'S THAT?</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><i> an excuse </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><i>for a <b>big finger</b> picture! </i><i><b>😛</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><i><b><br /></b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKjPeYekTlV35H78gSWKk4PLVdOveMf-U7uURCcr_5FvFsAloojMx9FUHWHtNL7w7myoLIpVo1S1Oc9EMb3FIl8_lKIWzi1bldM08QcXbJM5xP4RtMYJ37O9FsQNt_q9K4HrIL7k7tL03LkkqvQqYhmSrxd_zzd9WlbWD7acmXYxPeSiG1qtflGl5LQ/s3072/IMG_9691%20(2).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRKjPeYekTlV35H78gSWKk4PLVdOveMf-U7uURCcr_5FvFsAloojMx9FUHWHtNL7w7myoLIpVo1S1Oc9EMb3FIl8_lKIWzi1bldM08QcXbJM5xP4RtMYJ37O9FsQNt_q9K4HrIL7k7tL03LkkqvQqYhmSrxd_zzd9WlbWD7acmXYxPeSiG1qtflGl5LQ/w400-h300/IMG_9691%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Along the edge of the table are a few of the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Peonies and roses I made in September</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> during my </span><span style="font-size: large;">2 week hiatus</span></div><div style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3_N8qPrycB_lBSQn8Pm-JuWn54Kk30vbzkHB0hp7ZhB705Ccd5YEZk-TsSNydEDGtAFKFJSFsVxOAPFpHMA-Kbcz1XTRpEVAPYXDarZG8YaEEzX_k4udK6Kz_Nm7npc4pWRt7VXoFmOx0Y5zatIrFzHHdHxvZ2XDQPx4X_kYDTzTZ54Vy2-czXwSjQ/s3072/IMG_9805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ3_N8qPrycB_lBSQn8Pm-JuWn54Kk30vbzkHB0hp7ZhB705Ccd5YEZk-TsSNydEDGtAFKFJSFsVxOAPFpHMA-Kbcz1XTRpEVAPYXDarZG8YaEEzX_k4udK6Kz_Nm7npc4pWRt7VXoFmOx0Y5zatIrFzHHdHxvZ2XDQPx4X_kYDTzTZ54Vy2-czXwSjQ/w400-h300/IMG_9805.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I lOVE peonies but since I don't have a lot of success with them in my RL garden,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it feels quite gratifying to me</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> to grow them </span><span style="font-size: medium;">in such decadent abundance in miniature,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">even though I'm constantly picking them up off the floor after knocking them off the table with my giant hand. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="font-size: medium; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VDiz_C3zEhXy_VP96cTeHZnpA1uqWvnCfhE_IIXu7xIRRoKVMdR-m3_5M7uF1w-AmXtGhN5UEj8_ofJojYgC5yNrDUw2-vnr_nXiuwpsRJpzyy191uNPvcOe5WnVU3zoER3NLgoUcJDhkbzbPQnn8hN5dkIDJ8U43SIoqaj_G9dppV44v85QN-YI5Q/s3072/IMG_9749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VDiz_C3zEhXy_VP96cTeHZnpA1uqWvnCfhE_IIXu7xIRRoKVMdR-m3_5M7uF1w-AmXtGhN5UEj8_ofJojYgC5yNrDUw2-vnr_nXiuwpsRJpzyy191uNPvcOe5WnVU3zoER3NLgoUcJDhkbzbPQnn8hN5dkIDJ8U43SIoqaj_G9dppV44v85QN-YI5Q/w300-h400/IMG_9749.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I changed the lamp shade on the student lamp</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">upon the conclusion of my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sherlock Holmes adventure. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I settled on this pink fringed one because it was in proportion <b>and</b> girly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It came off of the brass Ni-glo lamp base,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> installed in the Dowager's Bedroom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHuf-TnPkci91cqcoOPW6J2-3HgLT2H0wvX-Su5cnhyCb8Oo9g9VDfzk6g7Qx4unFGCivXj5Hx5gVvQMuITrOffsh4xC6S5fj6BlOPEp-9Vdg4TaQt5rbJPOTAIo522gggc8JsCB104bUO1ApgXC61s247I2PQWS1JbZwfphre353qpm9ibpMKvMbFA/s3072/IMG_9840%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHuf-TnPkci91cqcoOPW6J2-3HgLT2H0wvX-Su5cnhyCb8Oo9g9VDfzk6g7Qx4unFGCivXj5Hx5gVvQMuITrOffsh4xC6S5fj6BlOPEp-9Vdg4TaQt5rbJPOTAIo522gggc8JsCB104bUO1ApgXC61s247I2PQWS1JbZwfphre353qpm9ibpMKvMbFA/w300-h400/IMG_9840%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Alongside the table is another </span></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">"wanna be fake"</span></i></div></i><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">potted foxgloves</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: medium; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">used to cover the chair seats. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The bamboo pull shade was cut from a painted asian scroll </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">purchased from the thrift store. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj-svPu-My6EzpoDoo9tcpXVJ2440ePWGhN3TzsbOMZWaxnjBHZfUbI6bysvZLl2H3I1kj_RGb6_Ijjv9dPagjK35vtHkoGrhGGb9sTb3Poo6UCzBJOAjo59WSUZzn4pGfrnyY173qh5Ii3njN5PGcTkbeXcQ2iVCz5ox4QUhdAIUjVoLc1eGDoiPlw/s2953/IMG_9755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2953" data-original-width="2214" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj-svPu-My6EzpoDoo9tcpXVJ2440ePWGhN3TzsbOMZWaxnjBHZfUbI6bysvZLl2H3I1kj_RGb6_Ijjv9dPagjK35vtHkoGrhGGb9sTb3Poo6UCzBJOAjo59WSUZzn4pGfrnyY173qh5Ii3njN5PGcTkbeXcQ2iVCz5ox4QUhdAIUjVoLc1eGDoiPlw/w300-h400/IMG_9755.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold;">"In proving foresight may be vain:</span><br style="font-family: "Playfair Display";" /><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-weight: bold;">the best laid schemes of mice and men </span><br style="font-family: "Playfair Display";" /><span style="font-family: "Playfair Display"; font-weight: bold;">often go awry"</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAwUk8CnO8ljbKWxBTx1klas65eaHHq8Fmwnd1Qdat4lXNQOo-HUJ2VuX0Hy_NZ9U_k7bef9hOPWMjOcZCU3xyzpk5FaE4SPQlBZMBHFZG0N3vp9M92vD2dN2BI5abOxpZsMUwmFoFn2ww03fSFCoE_UMC4IjcU6G_uEN-eDiTkhxHuPb_bSKpzTa2w/s3072/IMG_0155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAwUk8CnO8ljbKWxBTx1klas65eaHHq8Fmwnd1Qdat4lXNQOo-HUJ2VuX0Hy_NZ9U_k7bef9hOPWMjOcZCU3xyzpk5FaE4SPQlBZMBHFZG0N3vp9M92vD2dN2BI5abOxpZsMUwmFoFn2ww03fSFCoE_UMC4IjcU6G_uEN-eDiTkhxHuPb_bSKpzTa2w/w300-h400/IMG_0155.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">And I'm so glad they did! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">☙☙❦❧❧</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">elizabeth</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;"><b>As a reminder</b>: I'm still having problems with the comment section. If you try to leave one before the sidebar finally appears, or before the whirly-thing in the tab stops twirling, then your comment won't register. This can take up to 60 seconds before the program quits loading and kicks in- Talk about frustrating for you as well as for me trying to respond:🙁 oh well,... it IS </span></div><div><span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: medium;">what it is. 🤪</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-1062751500954885912022-06-15T21:59:00.010-07:002023-08-22T10:11:05.861-07:00MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS- The Dower House bedroom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>🎶"Midnight at the oasis</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Send your camel to bed</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Got shadows painting our faces- </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>Traces-</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>of romance in our heads"</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I was in my late teens when I first heard this song</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlrKETxwRvM" target="_blank">Maria Muldaur</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I guess it stuck in my head all these years</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">because it resurfaced once again </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">during the construction and decoration </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of the Dower House bedroom. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NvvdkHw-xYK_CR1QwzOUV38ZsXJA0HvcJqvqNCKPvxNlUQv5nkkimRQAHKXlSGH9WEwqDxK2RMKmRgjBhoI1OLBPIrvxj6ejMm8l4mDlbq-K-oIqgNTnQ4dEjOhzsa69P5ia9btqm5_2MxEJ4U8A7XZy22bRXBxaP-Wl98EO0uT_9iu-F61Lu6lncQ/s3072/IMG_8259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NvvdkHw-xYK_CR1QwzOUV38ZsXJA0HvcJqvqNCKPvxNlUQv5nkkimRQAHKXlSGH9WEwqDxK2RMKmRgjBhoI1OLBPIrvxj6ejMm8l4mDlbq-K-oIqgNTnQ4dEjOhzsa69P5ia9btqm5_2MxEJ4U8A7XZy22bRXBxaP-Wl98EO0uT_9iu-F61Lu6lncQ/w300-h400/IMG_8259.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and once I decided to put a couple of wooden camels on either side of the mantle clock on the fireplace,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the title for this post was a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Done Deal! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcpkNmB3fFMejW-6uCeMk5HVOej0kpCjSIkIgBMP6dyPn9W6zJ-ZbkKBV0olVKe2HZOgU9Ba5sHlP6ohqGckP183fhRMzc192epCcxfP8uVN9B9ekFwbMdquCm8_tzi782KXOhE0td7-o_oWtr2GsnKYphWCwj9t82tV9r_-EqCeFDXKaTbRCoCVwEQ/s3072/IMG_8198.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwcpkNmB3fFMejW-6uCeMk5HVOej0kpCjSIkIgBMP6dyPn9W6zJ-ZbkKBV0olVKe2HZOgU9Ba5sHlP6ohqGckP183fhRMzc192epCcxfP8uVN9B9ekFwbMdquCm8_tzi782KXOhE0td7-o_oWtr2GsnKYphWCwj9t82tV9r_-EqCeFDXKaTbRCoCVwEQ/w400-h300/IMG_8198.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But let me back up a bit and show </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">you some of the highlights-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> the slow metamorphosis</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> of the Dower House Bedroom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>WARNING!!!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THIS POST IS EVEN LONGER </b></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THAN THE LAST ONE!</b> </span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;">😨😩😮😰</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgdt4mXcXvmOmRo13zt1ITKLVgC8n0ZBRdIg-dXE4vzA7VAzBRTLPp1SHtdJmJ5lUYkEKujSSCmd5idob4qbu-MqTktpaML6WNeQWxBhz9Ee9n__mkk-RJOLRRWgnQcnzSWrQHKkqDc78ckweCETO4gsa3r0HiQkbHj5XLPYxr-2FHc1ky5uJA4TZNmxA/s3072/IMG_7071.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdt4mXcXvmOmRo13zt1ITKLVgC8n0ZBRdIg-dXE4vzA7VAzBRTLPp1SHtdJmJ5lUYkEKujSSCmd5idob4qbu-MqTktpaML6WNeQWxBhz9Ee9n__mkk-RJOLRRWgnQcnzSWrQHKkqDc78ckweCETO4gsa3r0HiQkbHj5XLPYxr-2FHc1ky5uJA4TZNmxA/w400-h300/IMG_7071.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As mentioned in my very first posting <br />of this Glencroft redo,<br />the original fabric interfacing residue was difficult to remove and even though the majority of it had been stripped off, wispy bits of it <br />still clung stubbornly to the wood.<br />Even so,<br />this time around, <br />I would be wallpapering the bedroom with paper instead of fabric: <br />gluing the wallpaper onto cereal box card-stock templates before gluing <br />the various angled sections to the walls.<br />This would completely conceal <br />any and all leftover resistant bits<br /> of the previous interfacing. </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried out a few different floor plans but in the end<br />I went back to the exact same room arrangement <br />I'd had in the 1980's.<br /><br />Given the low slope of the eaves<br />there's really not a lot of viable options <br />with this kit.<br /><br /> I constructed a very narrow metal bed kit <br />specifically for this bedroom to try and save on space. <br /> I already had a Ni-glo pink fringed <br /> brass table lamp in my stash, <br />both became my starting point. <br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></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/AVvXsEgfQ94xqyN4bobuBgz2yzelBVy2beo4qhdAWLixyVZtX6Hv86F22_mJoGapevctq_5rSc2WeL9MpdvOcdt9Lh-47XW98UmvfEalI9NHep82SIlE4gMVmdca9dIIv7HXQ5RmixpaG8D6EF4PdlJgtGKiP6kcLb934N156xBirMhsw5nMCUMEnyAY-KNWgw/s3003/fullsizeoutput_638.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="2252" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ94xqyN4bobuBgz2yzelBVy2beo4qhdAWLixyVZtX6Hv86F22_mJoGapevctq_5rSc2WeL9MpdvOcdt9Lh-47XW98UmvfEalI9NHep82SIlE4gMVmdca9dIIv7HXQ5RmixpaG8D6EF4PdlJgtGKiP6kcLb934N156xBirMhsw5nMCUMEnyAY-KNWgw/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_638.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc-41Vp1oymDLbGi8trgFhGywLEWthdG8UMrw7GBd5Ixt97Bwy_cx9POeOEPo6MKx01fDR8Ypuad6iMIVzdKZIhSfFIXl2umw0MXJObyeLKA9jSB18KpI3aqXkAm7-d-TM2Vg9SW5kKXQC_mwVXJiI_jAa2zRa_kM2ZZSB3ZIg0ExVjyfRGuBNs3PHA/s3072/IMG_7072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgc-41Vp1oymDLbGi8trgFhGywLEWthdG8UMrw7GBd5Ixt97Bwy_cx9POeOEPo6MKx01fDR8Ypuad6iMIVzdKZIhSfFIXl2umw0MXJObyeLKA9jSB18KpI3aqXkAm7-d-TM2Vg9SW5kKXQC_mwVXJiI_jAa2zRa_kM2ZZSB3ZIg0ExVjyfRGuBNs3PHA/w400-h300/IMG_7072.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The PERFECT<br /> upholstered arm chair was made by <br /><b>Norma Bennett<br /></b>at <br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/makeminemini/" target="_blank"><b>MAKE MINE MINI</b></a><br />This comfy chair is a bluish grey <br />with a very discreet white script in the cloth. <br /><br />I also had a rather large<br />working casement window <br />I'd purchased on line from somewhere.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to cut out a lot of the window wall <br />in order to fit it in! </span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj5PlcaDLWyPJtuZtZGNBX3lU5i1GSf8s5jrykAbIlQVRTJWHUnJWAX_tdxqr2Nxok9gVxJW8qaWCxSspubgwu3zQfWkvL0xWFXj5mm9chF2rIaIHK5SqfeiMDhTr4VJa_RijNLL_83FFzbkdZRgfjL68de-1DB820xmAT0WKBbDCPwZ_WHAvORJxjQ/s3072/IMG_7074.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmj5PlcaDLWyPJtuZtZGNBX3lU5i1GSf8s5jrykAbIlQVRTJWHUnJWAX_tdxqr2Nxok9gVxJW8qaWCxSspubgwu3zQfWkvL0xWFXj5mm9chF2rIaIHK5SqfeiMDhTr4VJa_RijNLL_83FFzbkdZRgfjL68de-1DB820xmAT0WKBbDCPwZ_WHAvORJxjQ/w300-h400/IMG_7074.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here you can see both the upper and lower floors together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My intent was to make a very dainty </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">English Lady's bedroom -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">but that's not what it turned out to be! </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE STAIRWELL</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before I could start on the bedroom,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I had to do something with the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">VERY NARROW stairwell.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But in order to reach inside</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I first had to cut out the bedroom wall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used the same type of tool Bruce used </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to cut out a transom</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">in the bathroom of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Janine's French House</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/2013/10/starting-small.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>MINWORKS</b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was noisy and scary using this powerful tool </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but I did it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;">I'll be using this tool again soon when I remove the existing kitchen wall to add the extension.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">FYI</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Back in the 80's when this house was a seaside cottage, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a tall armoire by the staircase</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but this time around</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I wanted something smaller and less imposing. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RJxAXT3042rTJRU-L4XewWVzuvNOVuBY15Hm4KiKWESmZPmmorvc31hIZ43OLExeIYOhW3b04MVVbGiZsg-4hgGXC2p7ulMdWj7j9w2weohotzeSYlXViH20FSjqXDgFF4HefWXc4_IFjtleFnyzyz_DN7Zp9rKKatslRGWU8GkwGp7LfRvK8WLDDg/s3072/IMG_7073.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RJxAXT3042rTJRU-L4XewWVzuvNOVuBY15Hm4KiKWESmZPmmorvc31hIZ43OLExeIYOhW3b04MVVbGiZsg-4hgGXC2p7ulMdWj7j9w2weohotzeSYlXViH20FSjqXDgFF4HefWXc4_IFjtleFnyzyz_DN7Zp9rKKatslRGWU8GkwGp7LfRvK8WLDDg/w300-h400/IMG_7073.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the photo Above</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the wall has already been removed </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I set up the dresser as if the wall was still there </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">featuring a celadon green table lamp by</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ceramicist </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>LORI O'HALLORAN</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've had this lamp for as long as I've had this house. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> The swivel mirror with a drawer is a recent purchase from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Ruby Lane Miniatures</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and the 3 drawer chest is a OOAK ebay purchase.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They've all stayed in the same location </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from the beginning to the end of this reno. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Okay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">back to the stairwell...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgXjzOQxQo-CNGwPcXjMx6iBVlo32kgqA-Z9q8wBoZuQICXhAe0-KEMaCw3LhnoAnTY88PkqeTMGI0IRI-5JV4VwB7bGeHHtDmfM0Y0OzPiLvLxQlRP6EFKlIehTAMhnywC9dtPWuZgvsK8wvx-gcw7su3MA7Nmoputa8lZEegpzUEChTKXS3dLVflzCw/s3072/IMG_7078.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjzOQxQo-CNGwPcXjMx6iBVlo32kgqA-Z9q8wBoZuQICXhAe0-KEMaCw3LhnoAnTY88PkqeTMGI0IRI-5JV4VwB7bGeHHtDmfM0Y0OzPiLvLxQlRP6EFKlIehTAMhnywC9dtPWuZgvsK8wvx-gcw7su3MA7Nmoputa8lZEegpzUEChTKXS3dLVflzCw/w300-h400/IMG_7078.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above is the profile of the bedroom with the missing wall.<br /><br />I wanted the stairwell to be as plain as possible.<br />and the easier the better.<br />So I decided to plaster it<br />just as I'd done for the kitchen of <br /><b><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/06/such-little-kitchen.html" target="_blank">#43 Green Dolphin Street. </a></b><br /><br />The plastered surfaces in the stairwell <br />would wrap around the corner of the fireplace wall <br />into the bedroom.<br /> I made templates of the walls and the ceiling <br />in the stairwell<br /> using regular paper which I folded repeatedly <br />to get the correct angles. Then I transferred the pattern onto card-stock which was glued to a Real Life <br />textured wallpaper. <br />When dry, <br />the excess paper was cut away. <br />Then each individual panel <br />was given a thin coat of drywall patch. <br />And after they'd cured, <br />they were lightly sanded then sealed <br />with white acrylic paint, then gently aged <br />with eyeshadows and chalks.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEidV_mC73IXfdJvbB79HFuhomFveSMgnGURM0ZawKp4WzNDqUizsiIwxaIRY4GZqzCfjSGDLYl9VN7RO9SAtMFqFY26z8fs3qtvE4k2211Y1qH4hEeTQPa4-R7lGxRv1WiRvb5xHVTz3XpUlN7fhO0P3rMOHenYs4CDtAgq8JFLglBankIAoflTY3FPTA/s3072/fullsizeoutput_642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV_mC73IXfdJvbB79HFuhomFveSMgnGURM0ZawKp4WzNDqUizsiIwxaIRY4GZqzCfjSGDLYl9VN7RO9SAtMFqFY26z8fs3qtvE4k2211Y1qH4hEeTQPa4-R7lGxRv1WiRvb5xHVTz3XpUlN7fhO0P3rMOHenYs4CDtAgq8JFLglBankIAoflTY3FPTA/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_642.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimVjp4ZcoS4miUrUpDvQ8wGngG-mJZQ_U7qcnOUT0JrKhT4uHNuF4ivblR9rnweUAPwTCEKklL9ev0nU0crKt3pfkRgyjRZE5RJwIReoijPAlQ1qP4S4mre01Gb6t2Qmnf3a3-L6aeSq2KxJBkTIby1_SgXS7URuO_IqNT1gyMZXX_fzeoVETYIQoxtQ/w400-h300/IMG_7141.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To set the chalks I gave them a light spray <br />of a glue and water mix</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZP1LhW4UcqvvBYAll2I6oEFxviri6VX_j0Jzan3ubvX_wlouuPXnpSTwfLJmzpjEenJXU0w97KFouN01S3YPt1X_XLs9y6yON3VyxKFCAdQbUbQsqMh83hwiVm30oUhmqNA6uLtDaiERmqBQMtakl2SVXRVjP98IeWsBw59eOvIcqkbRyhNcgL_lVuw/s3072/IMG_7146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZP1LhW4UcqvvBYAll2I6oEFxviri6VX_j0Jzan3ubvX_wlouuPXnpSTwfLJmzpjEenJXU0w97KFouN01S3YPt1X_XLs9y6yON3VyxKFCAdQbUbQsqMh83hwiVm30oUhmqNA6uLtDaiERmqBQMtakl2SVXRVjP98IeWsBw59eOvIcqkbRyhNcgL_lVuw/w300-h400/IMG_7146.JPG" width="300" /></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/AVvXsEju8GZR6qTxFw3LPwlLbRVgIHGrpFY0iSn-B86ePOvhR-9xMLYwsaXEtsTmBgGR3U7BRodnNy1SZGjb4KM3fG3zbVIz0IRo6JN7weTCrcp_7RLRpNlstFnr28mn403cTKiSVQtD2C-PB_Ii4kD91OOcj4Ia9vkODFUWDacXtTAPVDtjIbmhImETqc1LcQ/s3072/IMG_7147.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8GZR6qTxFw3LPwlLbRVgIHGrpFY0iSn-B86ePOvhR-9xMLYwsaXEtsTmBgGR3U7BRodnNy1SZGjb4KM3fG3zbVIz0IRo6JN7weTCrcp_7RLRpNlstFnr28mn403cTKiSVQtD2C-PB_Ii4kD91OOcj4Ia9vkODFUWDacXtTAPVDtjIbmhImETqc1LcQ/w300-h400/IMG_7147.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;"> I glued the plastered templates onto the wood, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">using my FAVOURITE ADHESIVE</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Fabri-Tac glue💋</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />then I reinstated the bedroom wall. <br /> I filled the seams between the panels <br />with additional drywall-patch <br /><i>etcetera etcetera ... </i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2088" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqPdBzl3Nd7e_1Mf-LcmCWSH7Il29hXA-a8tMDIBpCT93X83HzqjIPpJs9WW8RlvMr0vDbJkUcQajhJdXuCUCJGDsdVlGeDi5_xoSFPKw2deuJFb6FsK8JeCRw0Blx4jHk2v9AeH46kPcBPjR4UvnoZV8jc29WishVSej_CKNZ9aSGzt6algQcsaI6w/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_64a.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">the VERY NARROW and VERY Shabby stairwell<br /></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">honestly <br />these stairs are so tight <br />you'll need to go up and down sideways! <br /></span><i><b><br /></b></i><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/AVvXsEhEdshcnT5qXn9aUMdzLB4fxlcAHgOTrUdNFbWOFMVe-WbXJEPyrTWacdeZhLZmN5MRnpZQlSlvzCjYii2zezm3dWVx2vTt6lYouRDPPKHxN2G1Oss2gIcwdqH3yhDTEbraotIi9luGMkYpWlIHurZmPs7hAfQ8_L6f_W3TDBXfMNjbDO4FojU1F-b1ZA/s3072/IMG_7280.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdshcnT5qXn9aUMdzLB4fxlcAHgOTrUdNFbWOFMVe-WbXJEPyrTWacdeZhLZmN5MRnpZQlSlvzCjYii2zezm3dWVx2vTt6lYouRDPPKHxN2G1Oss2gIcwdqH3yhDTEbraotIi9luGMkYpWlIHurZmPs7hAfQ8_L6f_W3TDBXfMNjbDO4FojU1F-b1ZA/w300-h400/IMG_7280.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pictures are hung in the stairwell <br />although <br />neither of the 2 hall windows have yet been made. <br />Come to think of it-</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't know how I'm going to get my hand <br />back up in there? 🤔</span><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I'll have to cross that bridge when I come to it. </i><br /></span></b><br /><b><span><span style="color: red; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">The next step </span><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large; font-style: italic;">was to decide on-</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">THE WALLPAPER </span></span></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/AVvXsEhhIpgGmX1sHoLkdyP74bJmb7kv-rKPqQ9MgkuVndY9TKCGEqXNfTVzw1qzc49E2U9Lfj_CxsTL-6gGuadYsTX_pUARiIdidRqY4fZtITUE2JmTKAU1zx6JihjzFp01z4PPYCHAVrQocNsQ_RxvRz0gs4KP4enHltXN2iuvGRiBxpg45hgyk9YWYU6uqQ/s3072/IMG_7148.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIpgGmX1sHoLkdyP74bJmb7kv-rKPqQ9MgkuVndY9TKCGEqXNfTVzw1qzc49E2U9Lfj_CxsTL-6gGuadYsTX_pUARiIdidRqY4fZtITUE2JmTKAU1zx6JihjzFp01z4PPYCHAVrQocNsQ_RxvRz0gs4KP4enHltXN2iuvGRiBxpg45hgyk9YWYU6uqQ/w300-h400/IMG_7148.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Originally, <br />I was going to use the same solid pink wallpaper <br />as in the living room below, <br />but somehow that felt "too easy!" <br />???😳???</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I also reasoned <br />that eventually when all the rooms were done and<br />the house is viewed as a whole,<br /> half of the cottage<br />would read as a solid block of pink <br />which could easily look visually lopsided. </span><br /></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/AVvXsEgWd84WaigwG-Vknco8RcBOwgWX-b8Pv7dQMMVla6Z9s0jog8hoOrWO7GLuqBLrwmfnjYQbiDnm2FFVpfTTLc08mKW9VYx9B4dMO96SyjOZ-tsYKVcbvLbMUe39l-UGm-T9Pvv2CjL_CmmtLMVG2IrJ2n3YRZaPPAXdihNFYHinV9twjSb-Mrg_5Cxngw/s3072/IMG_7150.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWd84WaigwG-Vknco8RcBOwgWX-b8Pv7dQMMVla6Z9s0jog8hoOrWO7GLuqBLrwmfnjYQbiDnm2FFVpfTTLc08mKW9VYx9B4dMO96SyjOZ-tsYKVcbvLbMUe39l-UGm-T9Pvv2CjL_CmmtLMVG2IrJ2n3YRZaPPAXdihNFYHinV9twjSb-Mrg_5Cxngw/w300-h400/IMG_7150.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I began sorting through my stash of wallpapers and found some unique Martha Stewart gift wrap<br />I'd purchased some years earlier. <br /><br />The paper came in 18"x18" sheets <br />and I had 3 & 1/2 sheets left<br />of this particular colour-way-<br /><span style="color: red;">which <i><b>should</b></i> have been more than enough <br />for anybody else </span><br /><i><b>except me! </b></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEiOYESRjyWMQC9tSls4TsC6R58kiWLz2-NNPeuBbmc0f1fjBxPg_bEDoJ782sFDdR0csy2D4IcVpWKyzvgArNq-NUbFOpz94dtOgaBkEcd5_0hnjJU8MBy6YvJd0aFz8fXPGZodmzr1JaZOYWokSezdRISEL-UxSMGpx8l43KU0693oKJCm_6VnmtX1TQ/s3072/IMG_7151.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOYESRjyWMQC9tSls4TsC6R58kiWLz2-NNPeuBbmc0f1fjBxPg_bEDoJ782sFDdR0csy2D4IcVpWKyzvgArNq-NUbFOpz94dtOgaBkEcd5_0hnjJU8MBy6YvJd0aFz8fXPGZodmzr1JaZOYWokSezdRISEL-UxSMGpx8l43KU0693oKJCm_6VnmtX1TQ/w300-h400/IMG_7151.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I made a couple of test panels of the wallpaper <br />before fully committing to it,<br />using painter's tape to hold it in place<br /> as I assessed how it worked <br />with the pink living room below. <br />I liked it! <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">And to anchor the dresser around the open stairs,</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to add a narrow wall return to contain it,</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">which also meant, another plastered wall panel,</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">which of course I didn't consider </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">until very late in the game. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoAtPcdeD9gBFwu6dEA1JguxCuqublvw5j4AFsPk6_993g5ynfTdxgHSKHmb-6rdWLetpj6BggCtHZa_2yU9MA-GP_D20NuA2t6ihx0Vynhyx-mgXMcSlsA-yJwFQe1Vtm1Fam0jaW-BLCJOYY6I4jFXdaUlJbr03PrqcUVhhq4gNcd3VvgdqbLojcA/s3072/IMG_7153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjoAtPcdeD9gBFwu6dEA1JguxCuqublvw5j4AFsPk6_993g5ynfTdxgHSKHmb-6rdWLetpj6BggCtHZa_2yU9MA-GP_D20NuA2t6ihx0Vynhyx-mgXMcSlsA-yJwFQe1Vtm1Fam0jaW-BLCJOYY6I4jFXdaUlJbr03PrqcUVhhq4gNcd3VvgdqbLojcA/w400-h300/IMG_7153.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I made a mock up <br />to gage the size for a fireplace surround, </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEiU3NWwxFxihVYsSAlpNLXGvhzm92kGv08cZTOO-h4LzAc2h89R-_ljJhwrNoF85aZu3QQw2cAOx6wpEu15tWLZRqphcAYKT0MHQy6KcwrsmLY05Qn0zI7ausxpLjEfSomhrwBuv9y3GDqL2PEdQU0aH-fTI5XPE6s2sOtaoctSDfdBCfjzmGMux6mm8g/s3072/IMG_7297.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU3NWwxFxihVYsSAlpNLXGvhzm92kGv08cZTOO-h4LzAc2h89R-_ljJhwrNoF85aZu3QQw2cAOx6wpEu15tWLZRqphcAYKT0MHQy6KcwrsmLY05Qn0zI7ausxpLjEfSomhrwBuv9y3GDqL2PEdQU0aH-fTI5XPE6s2sOtaoctSDfdBCfjzmGMux6mm8g/w300-h400/IMG_7297.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the fireplace was built from 2 lengths of balsa wood <br />and ceiling cove molding for under the mantle. <br />I still needed something with texture for the middle section, <br />so I used some leftover egg and dart trim, from<br /> the <a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-dower-house-part-2-my-glencroft.html" target="_blank"><b>LIVING ROOM WINDOW </b></a>makeover. <br />It was turned upside down <br />and glued onto the face of the fireplace with<br />more FABRI-TAC. <br /><br />The inverted pattern of the egg and dart trim <br />looked<br />Art Nouveau<br /><b><span style="color: red;">THE BEDROOM WAS DEVELOPING A THEME</span></b></span></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/AVvXsEjAO9BMaMlL_Jx5uMWodsTNVGNHafegpSoubYm6q4ZgsF9wyJ2BE-AUm8rNPFvbgbHJQo2e1B533UKsSpVKmO1422SrwCDIAmOM9OUDk_tu4S6Ot2CF1w1QMlZpOu-IsmR0WfvjxTndO03HWeuxPAYgHKFTJ-CNddOGOY4rIxuXhuGbPUGWyc_DqQ1j9w/s3072/IMG_7169.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO9BMaMlL_Jx5uMWodsTNVGNHafegpSoubYm6q4ZgsF9wyJ2BE-AUm8rNPFvbgbHJQo2e1B533UKsSpVKmO1422SrwCDIAmOM9OUDk_tu4S6Ot2CF1w1QMlZpOu-IsmR0WfvjxTndO03HWeuxPAYgHKFTJ-CNddOGOY4rIxuXhuGbPUGWyc_DqQ1j9w/w300-h400/IMG_7169.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I got serious about the wallpaper <br />and made more templates <br />along with solid<br />panels of paperboard wainscotting.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I held everything together with masking tape, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">added more furniture and accessories </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as I worked on a lighting plan. </span></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/AVvXsEjGuHDnNMuqUeGxL-8tmRw9Grnmfef69BKLuNvL3-hcIwBAAR5vdE2CJpGK-EYn_oqmHanSi9V6bweldcYp7rXOouGz7yYmBfay4GjdMCXw7K7KlQk_2518c4yr3jeZqmRZREpj11VduOybg-AqOf654TbpgZplsJUa0uiqjke5hxUMDyXLgGdm0jGbbA/s3072/IMG_7320.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGuHDnNMuqUeGxL-8tmRw9Grnmfef69BKLuNvL3-hcIwBAAR5vdE2CJpGK-EYn_oqmHanSi9V6bweldcYp7rXOouGz7yYmBfay4GjdMCXw7K7KlQk_2518c4yr3jeZqmRZREpj11VduOybg-AqOf654TbpgZplsJUa0uiqjke5hxUMDyXLgGdm0jGbbA/w400-h300/IMG_7320.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also found a magazine picture which I liked <br />of the Queen Mother <br />Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon <br />during her youth. <br />Her portrait in blue, was consistent with the <br /> pre-war vibe of this room, <br />so it was a keeper.<br />It later became the linchpin<br />for the rest of the artwork which followed. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjNo51YzToImo5D22p3sslc7LsOumTpa2y29bi14KOpdV_nwUcPE8Ee9NJFS-S2MbQGeQnWFx1Fkau6HMBOMtofMNRN4OrH-1FbUunrN4ziVa_64mYFmJit_i3-DpOdWiKa8ep1gHvANjYPz6tzxKuADtbQpGH3_X2ZpiX4xziam2npxGoYy2dg6HHOrQ/s3072/IMG_7652%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNo51YzToImo5D22p3sslc7LsOumTpa2y29bi14KOpdV_nwUcPE8Ee9NJFS-S2MbQGeQnWFx1Fkau6HMBOMtofMNRN4OrH-1FbUunrN4ziVa_64mYFmJit_i3-DpOdWiKa8ep1gHvANjYPz6tzxKuADtbQpGH3_X2ZpiX4xziam2npxGoYy2dg6HHOrQ/w300-h400/IMG_7652%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The built in unit under the window <br />was custom-made for me back in the late 80's,<br /> by a fellow member of the <br />Miniature Club of B.C. <br /> I wasn't going to use again in this reno, <br />but then of course, I changed my mind.<br /><br />One of the drawers was missing</span>😟<br /><i style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm sure I have it somewhere</b></i> <br /><span style="font-size: medium;">but I haven't been able to find it when I needed it <br />so<br /></span><i style="font-size: large;"><b>POOR ME</b></i><span style="font-size: medium;">-</span><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> I had to build a new one!</span></b></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> 😩</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I remade it 4 TIMES before I finally got it to fit right. <br /><br />BUT</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> before I could permanently re-install this unit</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to hook up</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE LIGHTS </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"HAL-YAY-U-YAH!"</b><br />The original tape wire was STILL WORKING! </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: red;">LET ME PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT TO SAY<br />THAT IN TESTING THE TAPE RUNS<br />I USED 2 TESTING PROBES WHICH WORKED <br />THEN they DIDN'T.<br />I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT <br />UNTIL I REALIZED THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ONE PROBE <br />OR THE OTHER <br />STUCK FAR ENOUGH INTO THE TAPE!<br />I WASTED A LOT OF TIME <br /><i><b>ON SOMETHING SO SIMPLE! </b></i></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />MOVING ON-<br /><span>I plugged the wall sconces<br /> into the existing tape runs<br />in the floor under the built-in,<br />which is removable.</span><br /><br /><span>With the sconces installed, <br />then came: the painted trims, </span><br /> <span>beginning around the window and working forward</span>.<br /><br /><span>But rather than fiddling with trim around the window<br />I simply reversed the entire window unit and: <br />the TRIMS were DONE! </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Eventually, I'll make new exterior window trims<br />when I get to the exterior. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEimPLFEGF_FWYtEVHUo6F3KRH1AL3rZhDTDnMA9KtBjVE45qjrrMaj2v38HjpJKNDotSlYBmq1MfWvBbG3YayMkzrDoW9WU1ELyJJtb_oFDLdrRBsmkIB7uKodI8tp3lHslVsZWEETEOgohUDQIQq-_-TE7OG5Pg1gisw8gZOfmTl6asoHK7QM8sD51iQ/s3072/IMG_7653%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPLFEGF_FWYtEVHUo6F3KRH1AL3rZhDTDnMA9KtBjVE45qjrrMaj2v38HjpJKNDotSlYBmq1MfWvBbG3YayMkzrDoW9WU1ELyJJtb_oFDLdrRBsmkIB7uKodI8tp3lHslVsZWEETEOgohUDQIQq-_-TE7OG5Pg1gisw8gZOfmTl6asoHK7QM8sD51iQ/w400-h300/IMG_7653%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BACK TO THE WALLPAPER<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Believe it or not<br />THIS CORNER caused me THE MOST GRIEF! <br />I COULDN'T GET THE PATTERNS TO LINE UP <br />and at this stage<br /> HAD VERY LITTLE WALLPAPER LEFT <br />HAVING SCREWED it UP <br /><i>as usual</i><br />wasted the Surplus! <br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">with a bit of creative fudging,<br /> it at least appears presentable!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">ALSO-</span><br /><span><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There came a turning point </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">between the fireplace construction and the wallpaper installation,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">where I felt that since the The Dowager </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">moved into this cottage,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">taking many treasured pieces from the Manor House,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> with her </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">WHY</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">would she have chosen a maid's bed? </span></span><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So after<br />scouring the internet for inspiration,<br />I found a vendor who made single beds with a<br />WILLIAM MORRIS aesthetic.<br /> I order one then kept my fingers crossed that it wouldn't clash with the aqua green wallpaper! <br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">So now we've arrived at the </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">FUN PART OF THIS POST -</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE DOWAGER'S BED! <br /><br /><i>I L💖VE IT! <br /></i></b></span><i><b style="font-size: x-large;">I L💖VE IT! </b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b><br /><b>I L💖VE IT!<br /></b><br />I really like it a lot! </span></i></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/AVvXsEg29YURwMHknS3lUeqYct8QO4vlHOd9_U3dCJSnfCnX2BHh-m5ckv7NmuRPc9g8IXTU57XPvkPxkYwC-1b18vaseIR7oghuVA5W_N0g1UU81oiZCX6Ba0iVT45NXiDTxgKnfSl25HnJcWR-UhuSQLOYd6K4rRFWCX0-v2nG3t2etkw-3onHSsRWJ5BwIQ/s3072/IMG_8243.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29YURwMHknS3lUeqYct8QO4vlHOd9_U3dCJSnfCnX2BHh-m5ckv7NmuRPc9g8IXTU57XPvkPxkYwC-1b18vaseIR7oghuVA5W_N0g1UU81oiZCX6Ba0iVT45NXiDTxgKnfSl25HnJcWR-UhuSQLOYd6K4rRFWCX0-v2nG3t2etkw-3onHSsRWJ5BwIQ/w300-h400/IMG_8243.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The faux bamboo framed bed is made by<br /></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <a href="https://artisandollshouse-miniatures.co.uk/prices-and-more-informtion/" target="_blank">Anthony Dunham Miniatures</a></b><br /><span>It arrived carefully packaged from the U.K.</span><br /><span> with the tufted mattress included.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The arrival of this bed changed EVERYTHING! <br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺💃💃💃💃</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see it is a olive green</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">with lots of burnt orange </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">whilst the wallpaper is an aqua green </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">with gold patterning. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Later you'll see how it looks up against the walls</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> however</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">even though the colour combinations between the walls and the bed is <i>"uncommon?"</i><br />I was TOTALLY SMITTEN with this piece of furniture</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>and needless to say<br /><b>the Dowager is too! </b><br /></i></span></span><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/AVvXsEhFvj3xgK0TRp1MMBocBHWIOyCHe6VHx7i7sX2YMvBAKSvtJ-6Yt7IlkZJreZ5HXcQjb1toJYfDsuC78unUinr1g0k18SQWfpJwpsnpRQEyOvwXMdRmLy2YLAN5d4DmwK0O0vw2fj7WOZP4FalLcCKo6TVQpg5ud94tkSzEMRVb_RKKZZomJtixV47UVA/s3072/IMG_8242.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvj3xgK0TRp1MMBocBHWIOyCHe6VHx7i7sX2YMvBAKSvtJ-6Yt7IlkZJreZ5HXcQjb1toJYfDsuC78unUinr1g0k18SQWfpJwpsnpRQEyOvwXMdRmLy2YLAN5d4DmwK0O0vw2fj7WOZP4FalLcCKo6TVQpg5ud94tkSzEMRVb_RKKZZomJtixV47UVA/w300-h400/IMG_8242.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't want to cover up the beauty of the decorative <br />side panels or the mattress so <br />I've chosen to leave it <i><b>deshabille</b></i>.<br /><br />In my stash I had this Marvellous <br />cross-stitched bolster by an ebay vendor. <b>https://www.ebay.com/usr/dogstobytoby</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The bolster was too big and too long <br />for the tiny maid's bed <br />but it's PERFECT on this new one!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr></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/AVvXsEhZDFYI6wceYc00irmJbBx5HXA6DooGx0GmYhX0yWkNdY00dxKDoh5hNWK4TYqr_FGjKAw0aZy1epl7-96h5-o31HWeWX6nJgEyt2Zuj79xIqN8gqkjrHSWACHqWIi3uICiy-Bfo2zGzD8w1zxYo3t4Zb4qeAsn4jFSRTlFfvpOIu7rZDcAujPGipCUfQ/s3072/IMG_8241.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZDFYI6wceYc00irmJbBx5HXA6DooGx0GmYhX0yWkNdY00dxKDoh5hNWK4TYqr_FGjKAw0aZy1epl7-96h5-o31HWeWX6nJgEyt2Zuj79xIqN8gqkjrHSWACHqWIi3uICiy-Bfo2zGzD8w1zxYo3t4Zb4qeAsn4jFSRTlFfvpOIu7rZDcAujPGipCUfQ/w400-h300/IMG_8241.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but- to make it drape better<br />I carefully removed the synthetic stuffing,<br /> and re-filled it with tiny glass beads.</span><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dCCr7y56OODFNB0GZ9suGp3W4szKmbQ9_MW1J4O3Qo5bmqi2UGwnUYzYQVakKRtzZUMmdQg7iNpXcxwdFpLeVi_lomQed9Xg48-9gAlierpfyE2w_ySd73MCq9dlsGwNNed0aBXJll4vNBBgwAoBTAZMjGzcgQp9JPXR3_Z-bol7y84ZoVYFDTeoWA/s3072/IMG_8244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_dCCr7y56OODFNB0GZ9suGp3W4szKmbQ9_MW1J4O3Qo5bmqi2UGwnUYzYQVakKRtzZUMmdQg7iNpXcxwdFpLeVi_lomQed9Xg48-9gAlierpfyE2w_ySd73MCq9dlsGwNNed0aBXJll4vNBBgwAoBTAZMjGzcgQp9JPXR3_Z-bol7y84ZoVYFDTeoWA/w400-h300/IMG_8244.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">I've used several mismatched cushions <br /><i><b>because the Dowager likes a lot of different things!</b></i><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Mypup4gBTNtRDd7a7f5ij-hSmB6EAB6gAWNwljRJqKQpla7wK7G35AabnNcT1M38Zgotvdp9N6c7aFpUtB7-c687pS2O_6_apPt6VLDzUp5MfbhWN0vt0qV5aw1Uko0q67oMYEaarBzUR8Uos8qU20QTnoNFK49xBmM-nYINn825-VxNvgKl6fSbvA/s3072/IMG_8246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Mypup4gBTNtRDd7a7f5ij-hSmB6EAB6gAWNwljRJqKQpla7wK7G35AabnNcT1M38Zgotvdp9N6c7aFpUtB7-c687pS2O_6_apPt6VLDzUp5MfbhWN0vt0qV5aw1Uko0q67oMYEaarBzUR8Uos8qU20QTnoNFK49xBmM-nYINn825-VxNvgKl6fSbvA/w400-h300/IMG_8246.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I folded back<br />a sky blue duvet at the foot of the bed,<br />which picks up the blue from the <i>QM</i> painting<br />above the headboard. <br />I placed a pile of freshly pressed bed linens<br />( made from a vintage hanky) <br />on top of the blue duvet.<br />This exposes as much of the bed- frame <br />as possible<br /><i>but</i><br /> still allows me to dress it. <br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvskDhGLu6KCajDlrBSLgg2GUz8d2ZmhVmAyL23LYjeBvoiDNkAQMHwurXWM0b1YHBKUzGODDVSvaXJDD-98yD3B4ziLChu6kkRD5ClfRBvM6W-KQJBvuCfDqF1p9-Y3r0Jeu78EJ7YY6_8vunoh81dEFVl24k1tyFmh9Zd4aIRmYY-UME87o0fz8gw/s3072/IMG_8245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvskDhGLu6KCajDlrBSLgg2GUz8d2ZmhVmAyL23LYjeBvoiDNkAQMHwurXWM0b1YHBKUzGODDVSvaXJDD-98yD3B4ziLChu6kkRD5ClfRBvM6W-KQJBvuCfDqF1p9-Y3r0Jeu78EJ7YY6_8vunoh81dEFVl24k1tyFmh9Zd4aIRmYY-UME87o0fz8gw/w400-h300/IMG_8245.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />In the photo above is the <br />large carpet covered cushion I made.<br />This pillow is filled with sand. <br />The burnt orange picks up the orange flowers of the bolster, <i>and</i> orange in the bamboo <br /><i>and</i> the burnt orange in the carpet. <br /> <br />The EXQUISITE <br />tasselled "E"cushion <br /><i><b>which Shannon was excited about</b></i><br />was an unexpected Christmas Gift from the AMAZING <br /><b>Jonquil Norrie!</b></span><br /><a href="https://latchkeyandjonquil.blogspot.com/2022/04/miniature-17th-century-stumpwork-mirror.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Latchkey and Jonquil</span></b></a><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhLXCfFQ3DwO-y1PyijbxKX0R0v9D8WEL38FAYmcR2fMUOK9JcZhbypU570gizpauR9gCoqtI70Z8vNbXj4RlY4fwGHBgx0437V3DwnbSdge8AZ5OgSFXUg1MZAoZVRk9_tRDSMrc9FoL5qt3YXHi8tiPQkmxtBrsr9kb1G8i1xfrDMSd48bkbXjHP75g/s3072/IMG_7821.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXCfFQ3DwO-y1PyijbxKX0R0v9D8WEL38FAYmcR2fMUOK9JcZhbypU570gizpauR9gCoqtI70Z8vNbXj4RlY4fwGHBgx0437V3DwnbSdge8AZ5OgSFXUg1MZAoZVRk9_tRDSMrc9FoL5qt3YXHi8tiPQkmxtBrsr9kb1G8i1xfrDMSd48bkbXjHP75g/w300-h400/IMG_7821.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am Captivated by Jonquil's delicate embroidery work <br />and this tiny BLUE TASSELED cushion <br />is PERFECT<br />on my forever unmade bamboo bed! <br /> <br /><i><b>THANK YOU JONQUIL!💋</b></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">onto</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE FLOOR</span></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/AVvXsEjN9eMinTfkbMq9wUghhhe8-Vwb3n7zJ-n3KSKrnfyRERIxdkG6mh0cmaJgiXdUGNu5D-hpO6YJboPu1cKRLXYq2p4COhEeWN2GyU8M5MQF4jVw0CDG62HuW_2ixrs6DfvsXHcSFguyN2dWZ8LWgYbTIOCYLOiMcfUz0aZI81wxQkrzYNFXbp3s38sclQ/s3072/IMG_7687.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9eMinTfkbMq9wUghhhe8-Vwb3n7zJ-n3KSKrnfyRERIxdkG6mh0cmaJgiXdUGNu5D-hpO6YJboPu1cKRLXYq2p4COhEeWN2GyU8M5MQF4jVw0CDG62HuW_2ixrs6DfvsXHcSFguyN2dWZ8LWgYbTIOCYLOiMcfUz0aZI81wxQkrzYNFXbp3s38sclQ/w400-h300/IMG_7687.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once the bed was sorted out,<br />I needed to get to work on the floor. </span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I made another cardboard template <br />to glue the wood strips to.</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Rather than use more of the leftover siding <br />from the Willowcrest kit <br />I decided <br />to use the oak iron-on veneer strips<br /> which found in a drawer:<br />leftovers <br />from<br /><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/07/plan-b-where-are-you-hbs-denise-kit.html" target="_blank"><b>LAND'S END.</b></a><br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-qWkCB2MIoQy1Khp3Qzb9Ud_WgJRfeC1sG0TA-IhYmDanOjgEBGg7hiPIM2z4uZKEts2yNXiIo04d6Apvhg_ADZT9SEFARw-H5PGTWJTrXrI04IinWVV3hJ35-EwWYHUIOSJi4M_V0vCugQPPAMODWrYWcDEALlSuYzZbH-rLSZqM6yKaZGFRIcc-w/s3072/IMG_7679.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-qWkCB2MIoQy1Khp3Qzb9Ud_WgJRfeC1sG0TA-IhYmDanOjgEBGg7hiPIM2z4uZKEts2yNXiIo04d6Apvhg_ADZT9SEFARw-H5PGTWJTrXrI04IinWVV3hJ35-EwWYHUIOSJi4M_V0vCugQPPAMODWrYWcDEALlSuYzZbH-rLSZqM6yKaZGFRIcc-w/w400-h300/IMG_7679.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEgXsWLf9vfrn-j7FJbnkYb_UgHMeWZHQvmHdQ8iw_LVndJkTeple_-KVxIEK5PUZgjeQpR-1D_7uKlGImkGoh9Hwt_JxmN2UdT26hmOj96yAdwMeugCvBmJNal8EShNdZUmCZsiTWa-c9cdxjd7JejGkXptsbdxwAHqVgyt8O3qIH6mCbFh86wijvfWyA/s3072/IMG_7680.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsWLf9vfrn-j7FJbnkYb_UgHMeWZHQvmHdQ8iw_LVndJkTeple_-KVxIEK5PUZgjeQpR-1D_7uKlGImkGoh9Hwt_JxmN2UdT26hmOj96yAdwMeugCvBmJNal8EShNdZUmCZsiTWa-c9cdxjd7JejGkXptsbdxwAHqVgyt8O3qIH6mCbFh86wijvfWyA/w400-h300/IMG_7680.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This floor was super easy to make! </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEhaUAwvTUm52RFvoNeDh5FIdbegWKvQ0EmWw5Hv3OcyUsoP0ci2ZgHyir3GfOJ658jDENB_kf-2LWU-jbxOcHlkwev8IsqVfsH_kwqlZ7zH3uAjdhv7tVyDupOptfl9bBPJAzYPw5ckB24QK26lUv1ki6mnQ6pT8Cw-NSE_p_jUcpSmtdaDLrJ08fjb8g/s3072/IMG_7681.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUAwvTUm52RFvoNeDh5FIdbegWKvQ0EmWw5Hv3OcyUsoP0ci2ZgHyir3GfOJ658jDENB_kf-2LWU-jbxOcHlkwev8IsqVfsH_kwqlZ7zH3uAjdhv7tVyDupOptfl9bBPJAzYPw5ckB24QK26lUv1ki6mnQ6pT8Cw-NSE_p_jUcpSmtdaDLrJ08fjb8g/s320/IMG_7681.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FRONT SIDE...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></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/AVvXsEgynXKNiYHwlFywGjneBSsK2bmFQtEn9u_-ra159-wLU_TvIyLV_9vt9RBp595WVmaMmyoccFIfHSp7iSCt0EF4wKkMHVe5gUVKb-FGhJqpEQdOcvwJJAQeW1tA3iyOLnJSZDMGdaJRHhAY_hIx_G760QkXHu5vdKWR6zj7OFzxhET_I7eqCI-7gaSRnQ/s3072/IMG_7682.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynXKNiYHwlFywGjneBSsK2bmFQtEn9u_-ra159-wLU_TvIyLV_9vt9RBp595WVmaMmyoccFIfHSp7iSCt0EF4wKkMHVe5gUVKb-FGhJqpEQdOcvwJJAQeW1tA3iyOLnJSZDMGdaJRHhAY_hIx_G760QkXHu5vdKWR6zj7OFzxhET_I7eqCI-7gaSRnQ/w300-h400/IMG_7682.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BACK SIDE <br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I ironed the strips onto the cardstock<br /> with a HOT DRY iron over a piece of copy paper.<br />Then I stained it with a mix of Fruitwood stain <br />followed by a darker wood stain, <br />left over from another project. </span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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/AVvXsEhOIDc0Eob-DLsgWe5G4-YmSQpWIKV0qx4QPpQIclH7FCP5lW52k8OMjq0YSjMSwIHPzNM9vtkthbsTfdfr6ZGpz2GkGbBY_RUf86-0YYouFTGfi7QTNiqSz9bNND8bdTNkCgI7Fj_noqEV4-7Q3Fcn9VGI0WZAelnehW29IlzjIHVlvpujNG1F7Bc-8A/s3072/IMG_7685.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIDc0Eob-DLsgWe5G4-YmSQpWIKV0qx4QPpQIclH7FCP5lW52k8OMjq0YSjMSwIHPzNM9vtkthbsTfdfr6ZGpz2GkGbBY_RUf86-0YYouFTGfi7QTNiqSz9bNND8bdTNkCgI7Fj_noqEV4-7Q3Fcn9VGI0WZAelnehW29IlzjIHVlvpujNG1F7Bc-8A/w300-h400/IMG_7685.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXtbQ3SPR13231Hqysrgq4QVioOGgMeUIvbE1Mv5QCwZ2zuN60V6ceZ_lRIVutNRvfok_bI_yDmf8DB4FAsThTBRVwOtkHCFiDPgCnDPcO6LeGeud50jGvHGQP8kxY5CTOGyQfoVoRM8Uq0dmyR4LTmRydejxiWJv0xHwyIwgCwyed7iy3itgoxqCIQ/s3072/IMG_7683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXtbQ3SPR13231Hqysrgq4QVioOGgMeUIvbE1Mv5QCwZ2zuN60V6ceZ_lRIVutNRvfok_bI_yDmf8DB4FAsThTBRVwOtkHCFiDPgCnDPcO6LeGeud50jGvHGQP8kxY5CTOGyQfoVoRM8Uq0dmyR4LTmRydejxiWJv0xHwyIwgCwyed7iy3itgoxqCIQ/w300-h400/IMG_7683.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Before I glued down the floor, <br />I connected all the task lighting to the tape runs<br />and made a tracing paper copy so that I'll know exactly where it is under the wood. <br />Once the floor was in,<br />I installed the baseboards to the wainscotting panels</span>.<br />FYI <br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I'd thought about making the wainscotting more interesting but so little of it is visible <br />and the walls are so busy that <br />leaving it plain made more sense. <br /></span></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qXO2D3osV5IczEmMwpHqevurrt7xKSHkxjMkybZXBZSIqjncRPpC-yOyXq6PBVYN0GWwcmAfXJUbgVfmY_E-H-C51OyBe-n4QVNfND7oGR4X8VuD25221DRm6D5p_mGGJMxgYHOohfw1C-UdrTyijtlrftfmi2PsxXyy3V3fNjCxJk1O89zdG-jrYw/s3072/IMG_7688.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qXO2D3osV5IczEmMwpHqevurrt7xKSHkxjMkybZXBZSIqjncRPpC-yOyXq6PBVYN0GWwcmAfXJUbgVfmY_E-H-C51OyBe-n4QVNfND7oGR4X8VuD25221DRm6D5p_mGGJMxgYHOohfw1C-UdrTyijtlrftfmi2PsxXyy3V3fNjCxJk1O89zdG-jrYw/w400-h300/IMG_7688.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JdIg8QwkcCR9nuq98idjfpDW83aqWL1lKGT5TqHapwRh27mVpHyxTjpP0HCH_uLNj5SHK0AQscNR9e22xpxKBKoDcNBn9QQLwHqCvz1GIoFdB-mJU7Nx9dJE-QtABehqW74aE1hqLxw-z9n9wauB3QPOl9NNYMCSVAwOPzIsPZoOjQDBCcmclcLliw/s3072/IMG_7689.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JdIg8QwkcCR9nuq98idjfpDW83aqWL1lKGT5TqHapwRh27mVpHyxTjpP0HCH_uLNj5SHK0AQscNR9e22xpxKBKoDcNBn9QQLwHqCvz1GIoFdB-mJU7Nx9dJE-QtABehqW74aE1hqLxw-z9n9wauB3QPOl9NNYMCSVAwOPzIsPZoOjQDBCcmclcLliw/w300-h400/IMG_7689.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I glued a tile hearth on top of the wood. <br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've also added wallpaper to the built-in drawer fronts <br />and a pair of faux doors to the centre section <br />for a little extra storage . <br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE AREA RUG<br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The acanthus leaf area rug <br />was printed on suede paper <br />using a magazine image I saved. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsf6-Svd_NYcd77yulhmO2Ay1EpMR-NgaNQq8PcJy_yfrwzazKs0xiJfMvY4Gb4gL0rKkzhU_bwYAcTkigt3kYGJTK5FTE9VKLznncz6iRtUyWqD_w4bifMxBVswM2jiKCBCRk_V1O68qQMzym6yS-go7cVKto_oXw5T4u_R_q8tSPnxsymeGqWUjAw/s3072/IMG_7700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsf6-Svd_NYcd77yulhmO2Ay1EpMR-NgaNQq8PcJy_yfrwzazKs0xiJfMvY4Gb4gL0rKkzhU_bwYAcTkigt3kYGJTK5FTE9VKLznncz6iRtUyWqD_w4bifMxBVswM2jiKCBCRk_V1O68qQMzym6yS-go7cVKto_oXw5T4u_R_q8tSPnxsymeGqWUjAw/w300-h400/IMG_7700.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b>I ended up printing this rug 3 TIMES</b><br />The first time my printer left horizontal lines across it<br />The second time I printed it too dark.<br />3rd time was just Right!<br /><i>but OH MY! <br />to think of all that wasted ink!😖<br />$$$$$</i></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9wk5dRhJPwWhaiGWevVdjKPPfAbsNfMk_GQRBFb0_oIdWBy6im7r3rm8lgMMvK2MH-ePVrC5Le0Kn4tf6fbAycQJtWN7z4CwYcQlYFVkF2IE3wWya54WJo18ChAtNzxcC8pExn4_ckcABTlHr_i9z8FxzU5xooBbpQa0OOSmUXsB8R8_FmfxhbtPrA/s3072/IMG_7701.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9wk5dRhJPwWhaiGWevVdjKPPfAbsNfMk_GQRBFb0_oIdWBy6im7r3rm8lgMMvK2MH-ePVrC5Le0Kn4tf6fbAycQJtWN7z4CwYcQlYFVkF2IE3wWya54WJo18ChAtNzxcC8pExn4_ckcABTlHr_i9z8FxzU5xooBbpQa0OOSmUXsB8R8_FmfxhbtPrA/w400-h300/IMG_7701.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">As I'm sure you can tell,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I absolutely LOVE fine embroidery</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> but I'm incapable of doing it. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">My fellow <b>MINITEER</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and</span><br /><i style="font-size: large;"><b>AMAZINGLY TALENTED FRIEND</b></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>LINDA PARK</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">made me </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">among other Beautiful things-<br /><i><b>(to be featured in a future post)</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> an EXTRAORDINARY pair </span><br /><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>of rose patterned slippers </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">for the Dowager's bedroom!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm Absolutely THRILLED WITH THEM! </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Thank Y💖u Linda!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslKUZH6z19jQysOLuEC6sPllVtwcx_x8gIpgzQZSdHy5r3w-cTIZm3FbKgmDNsSafXBPF0BCMhJfK1CO4pubLB6lDBSLX_KZagaQXhGgkE28k9h497Brsgi7E8b-1x0DxWnmlyS-QS2EHMVPTuWMbbt2GOYVPYf9zcJMwT70Qh2bhefVQ_lfYzmsXPA/s3072/IMG_8351.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjslKUZH6z19jQysOLuEC6sPllVtwcx_x8gIpgzQZSdHy5r3w-cTIZm3FbKgmDNsSafXBPF0BCMhJfK1CO4pubLB6lDBSLX_KZagaQXhGgkE28k9h497Brsgi7E8b-1x0DxWnmlyS-QS2EHMVPTuWMbbt2GOYVPYf9zcJMwT70Qh2bhefVQ_lfYzmsXPA/w300-h400/IMG_8351.JPG" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /><b>Petitpoint <br />PERFECTION!</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWb0OWqt2boVTgjo4V9p36LnjbNV_cOzSyV4MkNNVvzckCmklaotiSWZ8CyyMAjbh5gJGCXPsAa_wCexoBysXzrLmjO_x6Ank-aQ_q4TCxIoT6Pd6cUicYNVNNY0N9y_vviBuWNF-T9ixyVyDn4G0rl29zfRiMzNVFxVPavCy46Kj6zL4cvbU17iyJw/s2979/fullsizeoutput_5bf.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="2979" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWb0OWqt2boVTgjo4V9p36LnjbNV_cOzSyV4MkNNVvzckCmklaotiSWZ8CyyMAjbh5gJGCXPsAa_wCexoBysXzrLmjO_x6Ank-aQ_q4TCxIoT6Pd6cUicYNVNNY0N9y_vviBuWNF-T9ixyVyDn4G0rl29zfRiMzNVFxVPavCy46Kj6zL4cvbU17iyJw/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_5bf.jpeg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">So here was the Dowager's Bedroom thus far<br />showing the bamboo bed against the wallpaper,<br />using sky blue and burnt orange as the unifying links.<br /><br />But the woman needed a place to take her morning tea, <br />so I placed a small black table <br />at the foot of the bed. <br />(later I added casters so she could wheel it to her chair)<br /><br />On the table is a sterling silver tray with tea service <br />and a lush bouquet of Pierre de Ronsard roses <br />another MARVELLOUS gift made by <br /><b>LINDA 💗</b></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMhtPY-HH7tjThwYho4UFigWUwLcQ2HDi_dknJS4XEN2g3rvjwI_2tgn40Xz8A5EZ1ugQomYDEb0KTettEOR2xPsT9u3EDdoQ8GhNKmgOY5DIKp7orLm0W6UmPUbalKWaNLHfz5Tu-ELQ9DeLVdXN-uy5cvl31kAiHDLUjCos63SYhWycXUgIR4LzDA/s3072/IMG_8399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMhtPY-HH7tjThwYho4UFigWUwLcQ2HDi_dknJS4XEN2g3rvjwI_2tgn40Xz8A5EZ1ugQomYDEb0KTettEOR2xPsT9u3EDdoQ8GhNKmgOY5DIKp7orLm0W6UmPUbalKWaNLHfz5Tu-ELQ9DeLVdXN-uy5cvl31kAiHDLUjCos63SYhWycXUgIR4LzDA/w400-h300/IMG_8399.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />These ROSES are SO PRETTY!!! <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjxk-5teb9Kw8ntOSpOfr-UJsfob-tMgOO_Z0gJW94fDXvAR1RstvwZsxJn4I1xsAAYknDeAjNwyTEagvz_YcGnCtfK7LVkhJKRlDFAa-qPq6fFTab-Vw56gBWZ30RXyhzsPbFCB6u0pySYiq4NrHhYQKCSaA02SuIZyftEsjkjipR7S4jhzMxPNzfuUQ/s3072/IMG_8398.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk-5teb9Kw8ntOSpOfr-UJsfob-tMgOO_Z0gJW94fDXvAR1RstvwZsxJn4I1xsAAYknDeAjNwyTEagvz_YcGnCtfK7LVkhJKRlDFAa-qPq6fFTab-Vw56gBWZ30RXyhzsPbFCB6u0pySYiq4NrHhYQKCSaA02SuIZyftEsjkjipR7S4jhzMxPNzfuUQ/w400-h300/IMG_8398.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">This <br />TotallyADORABLE <br />blue and white tea cosy with a tiny blue bunny <br /></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">is ANOTHER GIFT <br />from -?<br /><i>YUP!</i><br /><b>LINDA PARK!💋</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've been waiting for just the right place to display it </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and the Dowager couldn't be Happier! </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In order not to ruin the integrity of the china, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I balled up a bit of tissue </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and placed it at the bottom of the cream </span><span style="font-size: medium;">pitcher</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Then I added a couple of layers of white suede paper </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>cut to size which I placed on top of the tissue </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span>as</span><span> the "cream"</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I put biscuits in the sugar bowl</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> because the Dowager likes to dip and sip!</span></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/AVvXsEjLhj_7ZV9VGdWdaBCl2dnBgrRISNDPdMO80HB62B-v1oOM37DDAYVlr95gE-DOn88KGGvjwtnFfLO4_7cmLTAfpVNUfNhSWO0xRLu_nT0yWcl2yapZuXXz8eYGrs_ro261DFGEwU38dZ-TEWHe-uo-ixlQBxXuv5UqYqgWocPDa1UElfaIzGqs9dxQCg/s3072/fullsizeoutput_686.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhj_7ZV9VGdWdaBCl2dnBgrRISNDPdMO80HB62B-v1oOM37DDAYVlr95gE-DOn88KGGvjwtnFfLO4_7cmLTAfpVNUfNhSWO0xRLu_nT0yWcl2yapZuXXz8eYGrs_ro261DFGEwU38dZ-TEWHe-uo-ixlQBxXuv5UqYqgWocPDa1UElfaIzGqs9dxQCg/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_686.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I use a similar method to fill her teacup.<br />I punched a few circles from yellowed acetate<br />and layered them inside the cup one over the other<br />until the strength of the brew was achieved.<br /><br /><b>No muss no fuss! </b><br /></span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOSJZEaqH_acIol5ktT3wuXW7NjS0XR1f15MzqpSi_PrNO8W4MdIqdg6x-yFcM5qqnCWX9F69cC1vWTT8cHomxiYedq9DdlmAA79XHkZpBRAaaREdDhg9wnUAb4sOcGQ58frMYNnru37hu6OffUaCCIJOTQbglfGeyuZ4RaLqHqxHgpmLgE-ogCRyFQ/w400-h300/IMG_8311.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I placed the teacup on the desk next to the bed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which you'll see later</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">now onto </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE GALLERY WALLS</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEh8Tl9AOxz2Xnbsqg5QD1ITZ21w7Q2Swtti_Rd8jHkg-XffvyqKd5FxBPfZnUwaODigOimGuMwmptYiN6AnHm1EE5CFqHTJdIfcEfzQzZkKQuQrOtMmy1Orh1U75nO24j8P_tsjVZLINCHbDb33MXBrjNehzZkjFwql60hhJ4BuSYQLzoVF5PEssCvLCQ/s3072/IMG_8215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Tl9AOxz2Xnbsqg5QD1ITZ21w7Q2Swtti_Rd8jHkg-XffvyqKd5FxBPfZnUwaODigOimGuMwmptYiN6AnHm1EE5CFqHTJdIfcEfzQzZkKQuQrOtMmy1Orh1U75nO24j8P_tsjVZLINCHbDb33MXBrjNehzZkjFwql60hhJ4BuSYQLzoVF5PEssCvLCQ/w300-h400/IMG_8215.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Using the portrait of the Queen mum as the centre point, <br />I hunted through my stash of pictures and paintings,<br /> for scenes of ancient architecture and/or ruins<br />and anything<br />that conjured up images from <br />the movies such as</span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Indiana Jones,</span></b> <span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Out of Africa <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">or </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;">THE ENGLISH PATIENT<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">you get the drift</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwQqCVfF4VeI_rNWSQxi7iL--hMKXoyAQEKAXsbPt2NakAgVz3mwhbxthgNXuMc2fSrqHEXNUxVSFESadrE6oexLNHmEBRhfM_uMmZ1NlIIhRsFT1_miNY9Igai9I8TES45Y68XBpYaAXJh9bUdakIq0qEUgCdbT_MJckx6J0jHSCrm1ccOZJCy5Yrg/s3072/IMG_8334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEwQqCVfF4VeI_rNWSQxi7iL--hMKXoyAQEKAXsbPt2NakAgVz3mwhbxthgNXuMc2fSrqHEXNUxVSFESadrE6oexLNHmEBRhfM_uMmZ1NlIIhRsFT1_miNY9Igai9I8TES45Y68XBpYaAXJh9bUdakIq0qEUgCdbT_MJckx6J0jHSCrm1ccOZJCy5Yrg/w400-h300/IMG_8334.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvX8e8JeIUGIE1GC2D9APAApVGNlacJKZExdGUIIDUdNJqOiWUYJkE_wurZ25QkZvVX6V5tfdXuBZgmQBzp-0U9b_z35doCfIJzDrfgxdghFheRrZkazOmMR1cVEpuPimyCeUO5R8luok6vF_pO2CxMvHqtnpD4r63H2NHtxgwzOM6LqAZXLDNat7Ng/s3072/IMG_8336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOvX8e8JeIUGIE1GC2D9APAApVGNlacJKZExdGUIIDUdNJqOiWUYJkE_wurZ25QkZvVX6V5tfdXuBZgmQBzp-0U9b_z35doCfIJzDrfgxdghFheRrZkazOmMR1cVEpuPimyCeUO5R8luok6vF_pO2CxMvHqtnpD4r63H2NHtxgwzOM6LqAZXLDNat7Ng/w300-h400/IMG_8336.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I interspersed them with old-fashioned florals<br />photos and wall plaques</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The wall behind the headboard I was easy<br />but the angled wall took a lot more effort.<br /><br />The photo below is the angled wall<br /> still under construction. </span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjXeE9vsrcnyU6G6bdLjECWBrp03JSGfJl3vq0a3yMaBCBTmkF3E70F4AUR3Tn9y8d1YHvgtyHyUSoXpAPvf4q8AAr4W1TaujgXljb_239eXnmIplUedQTyipD17CyMDoFHZjmmDYCJ7kExE19Pi8hZ_syFwzNIyzBPU0wQ0X4HpMqdFyfFGOduvZb94g/s3072/IMG_7875.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXeE9vsrcnyU6G6bdLjECWBrp03JSGfJl3vq0a3yMaBCBTmkF3E70F4AUR3Tn9y8d1YHvgtyHyUSoXpAPvf4q8AAr4W1TaujgXljb_239eXnmIplUedQTyipD17CyMDoFHZjmmDYCJ7kExE19Pi8hZ_syFwzNIyzBPU0wQ0X4HpMqdFyfFGOduvZb94g/w300-h400/IMG_7875.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">there was too much negative space</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcB-T6UjGRJAdWorR3bNTNb5FNOX5DQOiqr4yX9z0dawB4-LZt63FchIdfAVu3jyyVomm319qWWUK1bUbLRx3lZsDP9G8-Pe-uib_YkLFtOBETI3mvc2d3AR_3O3RvB8KY0M10vkEi8wNUrKlFiUMsnV99Reaw2XV7lzaGZMs2euRaagOQX5uKjssT8A/s3072/IMG_8223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcB-T6UjGRJAdWorR3bNTNb5FNOX5DQOiqr4yX9z0dawB4-LZt63FchIdfAVu3jyyVomm319qWWUK1bUbLRx3lZsDP9G8-Pe-uib_YkLFtOBETI3mvc2d3AR_3O3RvB8KY0M10vkEi8wNUrKlFiUMsnV99Reaw2XV7lzaGZMs2euRaagOQX5uKjssT8A/w300-h400/IMG_8223.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Dressing the side wall was frustrating<br />because I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for.<br /> </span></td></tr></tbody></table></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/AVvXsEgrqva299cH10NKnkhXnpVOEI25eK-xg3kQVY4N_ZZOsn_4UDEoxRYv31TzlZTnsckvQwTx4d30ClOAwQMmn565lQDC6R3sS1madJ3Xru1a0zS-77ONXjUDgX2YRSqWRXdIVoz7EONlmOMZ9Z1VpSIo7hU3frzhCI4kl9oodp-7eQhdilbAaZbOum0Lug/s3072/IMG_8248.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqva299cH10NKnkhXnpVOEI25eK-xg3kQVY4N_ZZOsn_4UDEoxRYv31TzlZTnsckvQwTx4d30ClOAwQMmn565lQDC6R3sS1madJ3Xru1a0zS-77ONXjUDgX2YRSqWRXdIVoz7EONlmOMZ9Z1VpSIo7hU3frzhCI4kl9oodp-7eQhdilbAaZbOum0Lug/w400-h300/IMG_8248.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To get things moving again <br />I removed the art from the eaves and started again, <br />and this is what it looks like now. <br />I would describe the entire effect <br />over the head of the bed as a <br /><b> "TENT of ART"<br /></b><br />And although <br />I'm NOT planning to fill up the entire wall,<br /> I do have <br />ONE MORE PICTURE to add<br /> which I've ordered from. <br /><a href="https://www.ebay.ca/itm/383035658321" target="_blank"><b>MELODY JANE </b></a><br /><i><b>I'm so excited!!!</b></i><br />It's a photo of a 1930's Egyptian expedition featuring camels, Bedouins and a pyramid in the background-<br /><b><i>WHOOHOO!</i></b></span>👍👍<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtu7Z_2_QxOzQQVhsOQ1RwGo__MEk5Ls9ADJWWSwgFHAqwOY-cYEUSY--90frPNQDPUO6z8-npKoDDQSbjsF82OtI5vDd-KF3rwICa3_gfg-07LN8MK2JwIZH5vY0huKjU_reSwTemKTcEAp6cHDRM-bb5-RuiAHcer8Ff_PA9llYja5GYsCvC_RRnjg/s3072/IMG_8439.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2238" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORMI34d2InIRIrBOcDPkqHs3n3-npdO9-9TIALN8VlrntwpOHMoBbGeqKPbAzv5_CbIqXlpuJy868ulFSIf6UpyRlIav4IsROtJgjfRvV6VLnC6-koNj7CJXs3dvO4igwY0ULKKxWSBFvrrXDAYC8V6gfEsnLG0Cs4LvIn2JV7srdV4p1r3llHtOThg/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_68e.jpeg" width="300" /></a><i><b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">FYI</span></b></i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">After I'd decided to use the angled wall <br />for picture display<br />I checked to see if you could actually do this in real life<br />and <br /><i><b>YES YOU CAN!</b> </i><br />There's special wall mounts which support the artwork <br />on angled walls allowing them to defy gravity! <br /></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Whew! </i><br />WHAT A RELIEF!</span><br /><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmqZr6bnyEVHWmJcYiUyQz6PEUX-KP3VlWDsrYVd4eM9QFXdF_5_Nd-DmT3uv7MdjyITSJJ0fULMn1wPLlfbqrgL11zfl_iz4eZdhvAY0tsVHt8y731iWKbl82FCgmnxWPvEQ9YrWRKzyPdLqsbTDRlI5Y_aIIGzzZ1dAl63lgYh2BafgGEpoa3Fbaw/s2738/IMG_8277.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="2053" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmqZr6bnyEVHWmJcYiUyQz6PEUX-KP3VlWDsrYVd4eM9QFXdF_5_Nd-DmT3uv7MdjyITSJJ0fULMn1wPLlfbqrgL11zfl_iz4eZdhvAY0tsVHt8y731iWKbl82FCgmnxWPvEQ9YrWRKzyPdLqsbTDRlI5Y_aIIGzzZ1dAl63lgYh2BafgGEpoa3Fbaw/w300-h400/IMG_8277.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">To the left of the bed is a small cloth-covered round table which I purchase as part of a furniture lot on ebay. <br />A child's blouse from the thrift store <br />provided the fabric for the fringed table scarf.<br />On the table is the brass <b>Ni-glo</b> lamp which I darkened with some<br /> thinned black craft paint. </span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJqLZNsqd_z0L7Q2TVhEQwpRvfu3TaOAD75SjBnOlQsiwZh9aFtFaL5KrnNJyX7s5Rm4KUm6sVBKipauVn6IGuUeLeWXLg7loiDMFx7HU85ryCyE2cPGdsXxz_k1ecf-AIwAOBYb_SXUTMAqDsSWwQ7Bc8SJXl_I3jxJOvOkbgaibgTsyIJfNJzV15w/s3072/IMG_8338.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJqLZNsqd_z0L7Q2TVhEQwpRvfu3TaOAD75SjBnOlQsiwZh9aFtFaL5KrnNJyX7s5Rm4KUm6sVBKipauVn6IGuUeLeWXLg7loiDMFx7HU85ryCyE2cPGdsXxz_k1ecf-AIwAOBYb_SXUTMAqDsSWwQ7Bc8SJXl_I3jxJOvOkbgaibgTsyIJfNJzV15w/w300-h400/IMG_8338.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I switched out the original pink fringed shade <br />for the wider one from a different lamp in my stash.<br />A French telephone was painted green and placed under the lamp.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv_3n1Lt_MzDhq3Qu8cY48Y4B4x2DiUQNt_rJwOgStqN5z8-B3bNbnPcz8RDs0LghC5qY7j2JQVQvSf4zE1xX_ARcR3Z8x4JUGUcXmd7BnYZ1NZlPIbBm5A5_dODZibWSDYo--ZOlbxH4qql1D43fC54HPI0ZaTqSdiUzNB4HDmBWuLkPnrifUExpYA/s3072/IMG_8337.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidv_3n1Lt_MzDhq3Qu8cY48Y4B4x2DiUQNt_rJwOgStqN5z8-B3bNbnPcz8RDs0LghC5qY7j2JQVQvSf4zE1xX_ARcR3Z8x4JUGUcXmd7BnYZ1NZlPIbBm5A5_dODZibWSDYo--ZOlbxH4qql1D43fC54HPI0ZaTqSdiUzNB4HDmBWuLkPnrifUExpYA/w300-h400/IMG_8337.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /> A pot of African violets and a photo of the Dowager's mother as a child<br /> rounds out this display. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCKuWtDVaehByDaATafIlUv72thr_sXPXM1pGFPgPeCRE8m-pvRPufRYFyTHjk6DeTfhAqwbnTPh148iqf6VrRtxhwNvVxGkwBNCcNUX0CAtemCrTsABfMBiuDB98oOXXGIpaOOueuWwVFING4005aZLg0Y6hOF_stVbTU54qP3HjyjMeyhOLuzuMqA/s3072/IMG_8362.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCKuWtDVaehByDaATafIlUv72thr_sXPXM1pGFPgPeCRE8m-pvRPufRYFyTHjk6DeTfhAqwbnTPh148iqf6VrRtxhwNvVxGkwBNCcNUX0CAtemCrTsABfMBiuDB98oOXXGIpaOOueuWwVFING4005aZLg0Y6hOF_stVbTU54qP3HjyjMeyhOLuzuMqA/w300-h400/IMG_8362.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Oriental screen behind the table <br />is a kit I purchased from <br /><a href="https://www.thelittledollhousecompany.com/miniature-diy-furniture-accessories-kits-c-262/miniature-parlour-screen-kit-p-14294" target="_blank">THE LITTLE DOLLHOUSE COMPANY</a><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_6lGtTUr7gDCHWK6K-yN5eBYESdTZjk3baZpMKW1J7Be72vTSGkVkNd-wOtzzvxBtAwThDCj8GRhwxP2pt8G5bTg8K0K8j01J3nsQNWqLH6DWWDF8Ap97j4iH6sosLpl4-QFlNWClprBMVGdwz8W71j9mCO15pEBpciSEZnM2TCsaU7YcFFg_xPPLQ/s3072/fullsizeoutput_69c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_6lGtTUr7gDCHWK6K-yN5eBYESdTZjk3baZpMKW1J7Be72vTSGkVkNd-wOtzzvxBtAwThDCj8GRhwxP2pt8G5bTg8K0K8j01J3nsQNWqLH6DWWDF8Ap97j4iH6sosLpl4-QFlNWClprBMVGdwz8W71j9mCO15pEBpciSEZnM2TCsaU7YcFFg_xPPLQ/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_69c.jpeg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdDkSPoXazKSDbPJl-oKORfWzWFs_-f0b-xGdq_PmbiHPyY_bDDWrFsitMRAchXFAolHg6pTMazNEh4hQbS_-sZAfp5bkLUryu5Q-o5xmW5Ascrfc5qE_6TkcuDltSlmtCSd2eoAIR4egiNLaiPE4Kx2Xq3VbhV9baYct7IDjkkIPsxkiydgeDI9c0w/s3072/fullsizeoutput_69a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQdDkSPoXazKSDbPJl-oKORfWzWFs_-f0b-xGdq_PmbiHPyY_bDDWrFsitMRAchXFAolHg6pTMazNEh4hQbS_-sZAfp5bkLUryu5Q-o5xmW5Ascrfc5qE_6TkcuDltSlmtCSd2eoAIR4egiNLaiPE4Kx2Xq3VbhV9baYct7IDjkkIPsxkiydgeDI9c0w/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_69a.jpeg" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The kit comes with 3 panels but I only used 2</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXNunH-BgyUIJ0U_RjmNskymDOHJCzQ3bXXqi04sTFjC-gtFFPWi8xjryxF9j6dKx7_Pd65YS7Zuvaavkt7XBVkEeBWvOO_2wccnZoTI3g_3-e8vPuHIPYSBNOF3buESkHs1aCqvAvZJ61lvYchCDUSZOTgPBJxqgy5nPjhz-hvMF0BHhG3mNPz1dDA/s3072/IMG_8106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXNunH-BgyUIJ0U_RjmNskymDOHJCzQ3bXXqi04sTFjC-gtFFPWi8xjryxF9j6dKx7_Pd65YS7Zuvaavkt7XBVkEeBWvOO_2wccnZoTI3g_3-e8vPuHIPYSBNOF3buESkHs1aCqvAvZJ61lvYchCDUSZOTgPBJxqgy5nPjhz-hvMF0BHhG3mNPz1dDA/w400-h300/IMG_8106.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">each panel uses 2 frames for front and back</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx0Saf78tpmfm5Vyu-7usk1bP5BD5lW9A7lU5rNkuhNRfxhpepBZnhzD7XIS4SpIxc9z8wIL4Rdm742hz00BYd-TJBDym431fPXa0Z6ZPs3iCH5sbiCwBUnZ5mVn8cA6oX30MmRnBOrT57KT4sORFStsEunPwYJAsgM2iwUq2UgNe4tMuqO1n3MBXRg/s3072/IMG_8107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqx0Saf78tpmfm5Vyu-7usk1bP5BD5lW9A7lU5rNkuhNRfxhpepBZnhzD7XIS4SpIxc9z8wIL4Rdm742hz00BYd-TJBDym431fPXa0Z6ZPs3iCH5sbiCwBUnZ5mVn8cA6oX30MmRnBOrT57KT4sORFStsEunPwYJAsgM2iwUq2UgNe4tMuqO1n3MBXRg/w400-h300/IMG_8107.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I stained the frames with an "Oak" wood repair <br />felt marker</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAKEVklgHU6iRrPtQE0rdC_H715ygZgTc1o8KI1BKybpxsy9qBTaggyb6NuYASBrsg1WZ4n9oVWNP1ya5z0UFROXbndjUYqj0wol2H83VnToFZ7cddrAvqE0mt7IvplKmAXPRyqAaLb9U9XCnkWeRXDXvVD8Qxcy_vfJwVt_hSnFmFJEPUAstw8mUmA/s3072/IMG_8108.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHAKEVklgHU6iRrPtQE0rdC_H715ygZgTc1o8KI1BKybpxsy9qBTaggyb6NuYASBrsg1WZ4n9oVWNP1ya5z0UFROXbndjUYqj0wol2H83VnToFZ7cddrAvqE0mt7IvplKmAXPRyqAaLb9U9XCnkWeRXDXvVD8Qxcy_vfJwVt_hSnFmFJEPUAstw8mUmA/w400-h300/IMG_8108.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;">2 sheets of floral paper are include in the kit </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcTiPCHYPeVQzjUSiM--cEXX0tc20a19WvMe4WEnlcHeGbzupfGa_sWv78ep8bf1rIvG-6wthj9hMhKfyRbOhwzTrgOgm1d5DeAXn8l_XlW_OJuvjB4clQsasgNk8bvw6SseHrFvKaLhYtDlcl8eHSAOgPaOm6JV2Jcv2Je8NKiHWFno4k9UsD3LH6Q/s3072/IMG_8112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizcTiPCHYPeVQzjUSiM--cEXX0tc20a19WvMe4WEnlcHeGbzupfGa_sWv78ep8bf1rIvG-6wthj9hMhKfyRbOhwzTrgOgm1d5DeAXn8l_XlW_OJuvjB4clQsasgNk8bvw6SseHrFvKaLhYtDlcl8eHSAOgPaOm6JV2Jcv2Je8NKiHWFno4k9UsD3LH6Q/w400-h300/IMG_8112.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uB-p7k93vHPkgZhH0U52TLsV6wDG2_zRLZiMAySaZpGmSyVi4gI3UW2cRXGyIIwYquiZJQsErjkvpnt7hvM-eT0-Vbe1WVn5ubJWIDs7Mvbq406gOhyHKGJbpvAMwTsHB_258LQuXfPFcRRca_TyJxW84R6po_PymFpYLsY9Z9uDMqI0dS5iyfdiSw/s3072/IMG_8111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD6b9nlJVIeu7v-X-AwjZWf4kDTJ0hh-fLmvPC-BNBMXR3S0kAyhY79lYtu5hUPWjUOUJoaqI64Hwk4U32qvUMM1xp5Gd67zYjCM75bTVhUT0DDSniZhnD-EjrA5eyCHSoGM0NcJnuhMsnl1KdiGsTzXf7hHiw0ZEo6vSqdS8fOqtm_1WPsO1HfETZsw/w300-h400/IMG_8113.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I wanted something more exotic.<br /><br /> I'd saved a magazine tear sheet of a Chinese wall mural <br />which was the right colour and scale.<br /> I cut it down to fit each side of the screen<br />then gave it a discreet bit of aging with some chalks.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNcazuSKfWE1Y1UHRHdFaPo75iG5wWYxwBFgkXCeUW0fHmbY1Qn1gdXqYUEAVbt1mKxhQPNtQwSZ3c_wn459xYppFkBbFzOacOhGLLyDlfSbPhsuLisw2c65r_IuyxCGzS2R9e5N5hiUrGrS8c7DZahwgRMI2Ldz0uwH1F-N0REaWcb5MiWh9yeFH0A/s3072/IMG_8363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNcazuSKfWE1Y1UHRHdFaPo75iG5wWYxwBFgkXCeUW0fHmbY1Qn1gdXqYUEAVbt1mKxhQPNtQwSZ3c_wn459xYppFkBbFzOacOhGLLyDlfSbPhsuLisw2c65r_IuyxCGzS2R9e5N5hiUrGrS8c7DZahwgRMI2Ldz0uwH1F-N0REaWcb5MiWh9yeFH0A/w300-h400/IMG_8363.jpg" width="300" /></a><b><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4pfEQTymiZxuCuw4Vw6EKNoE7F_QsfxYOyPO2_zFonVgcIGXTl3wgZloIpetE3HOKZ5Gu9OBf9sI8GBM6389OkeIDslqsKrBZoqK-nvCf-YksHJYpzKCKur9unh6syXInYGmI8P3AAI6vQhxfFoYwOU8-OOGolOPJI6swrgJghadUQdJjjxIciz4tw/s3072/IMG_8364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4pfEQTymiZxuCuw4Vw6EKNoE7F_QsfxYOyPO2_zFonVgcIGXTl3wgZloIpetE3HOKZ5Gu9OBf9sI8GBM6389OkeIDslqsKrBZoqK-nvCf-YksHJYpzKCKur9unh6syXInYGmI8P3AAI6vQhxfFoYwOU8-OOGolOPJI6swrgJghadUQdJjjxIciz4tw/w300-h400/IMG_8364.jpg" width="300" /></a><b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The finished screen cups around bedside table<br /></span></b><b><br /></b><b><br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sA8rmLo6Ydq02Su0fYL4-Ku1caeKKF04VaSmkRKD9mJUrCoEK-44-vHlDV0w8B6mOkVDWwmKi_chA861YEK7CK5CL8gEgvatDwqJrkyznBddB9YV6UR6Kra-p02lRQ8YH-BqHlM8BNViTTNXNhpQFqBbRzyGPqHUrNpF53FkzsbHxQL8Jv6aXXqSEg/s2900/IMG_8268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="2176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sA8rmLo6Ydq02Su0fYL4-Ku1caeKKF04VaSmkRKD9mJUrCoEK-44-vHlDV0w8B6mOkVDWwmKi_chA861YEK7CK5CL8gEgvatDwqJrkyznBddB9YV6UR6Kra-p02lRQ8YH-BqHlM8BNViTTNXNhpQFqBbRzyGPqHUrNpF53FkzsbHxQL8Jv6aXXqSEg/w300-h400/IMG_8268.jpg" width="300" /></a><b><br /><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEg-NvvdkHw-xYK_CR1QwzOUV38ZsXJA0HvcJqvqNCKPvxNlUQv5nkkimRQAHKXlSGH9WEwqDxK2RMKmRgjBhoI1OLBPIrvxj6ejMm8l4mDlbq-K-oIqgNTnQ4dEjOhzsa69P5ia9btqm5_2MxEJ4U8A7XZy22bRXBxaP-Wl98EO0uT_9iu-F61Lu6lncQ/s3072/IMG_8259.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-NvvdkHw-xYK_CR1QwzOUV38ZsXJA0HvcJqvqNCKPvxNlUQv5nkkimRQAHKXlSGH9WEwqDxK2RMKmRgjBhoI1OLBPIrvxj6ejMm8l4mDlbq-K-oIqgNTnQ4dEjOhzsa69P5ia9btqm5_2MxEJ4U8A7XZy22bRXBxaP-Wl98EO0uT_9iu-F61Lu6lncQ/w300-h400/IMG_8259.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To the right of the bed<br />I placed a tiny desk with drawers<br />primarily because <br />IT FIT! <br /><br />The corner was very dark so I retrofitted <br />a brass wall lamp above the desk <br />because it made sense to have one. <br /><br />The Hollyhock pitcher was a gift from Janine<br />made by a Tasmanian porcelain artist <br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/1281707@N21/discuss/72157659326980088/" target="_blank"><b>Margaret Crosswell</b></a><br />I put a mirror above the desk so its contents <br />could be seen.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi96x31R1OE0Y7AeAij01JYaopsJsiX-VDcxPeQ-yokkyXDQ-ozuzQVKn1-CxeKnyCvojWIqnPM6PGaxJw2x7J0SD0fhLWLWPj4Z6SK49P2E9dPEFLT2_ZuCP4TQfg_OxP0B0ZfRT5J0OSBLDsCStrZC9UZEfMXVlyJLxRFwxBwCjFjkJ9xXrfmCHS0Bg/s3072/IMG_8341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A small shield back chair is used at the writing desk. </span></div><div><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/AVvXsEhzLjePQstGrbM-KB9JbHZ41aKvs804MECoVAbXj-v-M-Zm6YSyY22XnMErscyZ4h1ADPRgWyAn_X3kXwGpZa1KzERO4vsVaet68U3VWV1b779wbSj7l5PHr3sZr2qlxqMz2K7oD15CuqWHhlymS6IqWuK8pYLrD7-G90m9XmdyRn5FRAntl_S2FnJhlA/s3072/IMG_8232.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLjePQstGrbM-KB9JbHZ41aKvs804MECoVAbXj-v-M-Zm6YSyY22XnMErscyZ4h1ADPRgWyAn_X3kXwGpZa1KzERO4vsVaet68U3VWV1b779wbSj7l5PHr3sZr2qlxqMz2K7oD15CuqWHhlymS6IqWuK8pYLrD7-G90m9XmdyRn5FRAntl_S2FnJhlA/w400-h300/IMG_8232.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Between you and me,<br />I don't know HOW comfortable it would be <br />to write on this desk under the eaves<br />but perhaps the Dowager is somewhat on the short side! 😂 </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">THE BUILT-IN</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had an <b>Inspiration Image</b> in my mind</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> from a blog post by </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Catherine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://miniaturemaisondesouris.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-24T09:29:00-07:00&max-results=15&start=11&by-date=false" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>of Ninette and Co. </b></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What I liked about Catherine's series of photos was the number of potted plants growing</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> on her deep mouse house window sill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhO0gsaOwMffWdBr4AinMLi7OUm3edUUIGfgfZWMidlBYkp5Wjvm8SXkbQI4KYz5_vETsL2h59ELtT7Z2-XEjcrdqkBrBNgTFpNKoFYiQwYRVERLzr6EdGxUfsRZmeFfrLx27c-OJ6VRzE48bbRhHe_hRjZ-I-PB65NHGD1QXQCY_p6RfXJikBF8SqEvQ/s3011/fullsizeoutput_5cb.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2258" data-original-width="3011" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO0gsaOwMffWdBr4AinMLi7OUm3edUUIGfgfZWMidlBYkp5Wjvm8SXkbQI4KYz5_vETsL2h59ELtT7Z2-XEjcrdqkBrBNgTFpNKoFYiQwYRVERLzr6EdGxUfsRZmeFfrLx27c-OJ6VRzE48bbRhHe_hRjZ-I-PB65NHGD1QXQCY_p6RfXJikBF8SqEvQ/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_5cb.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Two of the plants I used for my window built-in <br />were African violets:<br /> one made from a sample gift from <br /><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/moonflowerminigarden" target="_blank">MOONFLOWER MINIATURES</a></b><br />and the other 2 made by me.<br />Two of the plants were potted in <br /><span> </span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/1281707@N21/discuss/72157659326980088/" target="_blank"><b>Margaret Crosswell</b></a> porcelain vases</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">filled with removable brown plasticine </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which is stable enough to support the plants.</span></div><div><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/AVvXsEiXXGjxa18LkFzpFv3QLme7HH_wv4Sbxu9Rgtjg8vfCWnLxtoQAhcL9DuB0tzI1ucMUWK0Rzh4jrFGcYUovzFZesTW-vCCEJogumkECU3UY3WcB0hkNxK7u56hQiY16R9tqFy_sWzaT13esGax83QITb3PFlJuX7Hp5wfG8H9MUQGk1JtrBGycFGGAaaQ/s3072/IMG_7338.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXXGjxa18LkFzpFv3QLme7HH_wv4Sbxu9Rgtjg8vfCWnLxtoQAhcL9DuB0tzI1ucMUWK0Rzh4jrFGcYUovzFZesTW-vCCEJogumkECU3UY3WcB0hkNxK7u56hQiY16R9tqFy_sWzaT13esGax83QITb3PFlJuX7Hp5wfG8H9MUQGk1JtrBGycFGGAaaQ/w400-h300/IMG_7338.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">above is the free African Violet Sample from Ebe.</span></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/AVvXsEgPPfg5TxnofvMJq79IA_yTObiFtIAN84e_IBM4fUlLgVjArjRcVwAJqwRsN1u9ACxU1smZPDClz76tWth1YdBVpZ9LLytEPmQzrT7u0e-PuK7cY3llS8UzyMDutK1j4NtyCpXg7LS6567H4ja26CAuQmgf1Vx7sBq5few4_toUJtKKY3lCfrDApg7l4Q/s3072/IMG_7339.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPfg5TxnofvMJq79IA_yTObiFtIAN84e_IBM4fUlLgVjArjRcVwAJqwRsN1u9ACxU1smZPDClz76tWth1YdBVpZ9LLytEPmQzrT7u0e-PuK7cY3llS8UzyMDutK1j4NtyCpXg7LS6567H4ja26CAuQmgf1Vx7sBq5few4_toUJtKKY3lCfrDApg7l4Q/w400-h300/IMG_7339.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">HOMEMADE ↕</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_yS7pLK7hIoWC-OyFq88nMJDlMvaxWQF_OmrvbRdRjQZuxsvFNAAhfQl63_-O8i9cv-ZpDYGLXER9iOy3yapASSrdwE2exWwva4LCgKNMARK_JeqxYizBNDKLFluhaI5YUJmBegeBAKXtxAUSr1wX-uv7H_S4BHrWCVdKB8Fo896QXuAq0pqPgTShw/s3072/IMG_7337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_yS7pLK7hIoWC-OyFq88nMJDlMvaxWQF_OmrvbRdRjQZuxsvFNAAhfQl63_-O8i9cv-ZpDYGLXER9iOy3yapASSrdwE2exWwva4LCgKNMARK_JeqxYizBNDKLFluhaI5YUJmBegeBAKXtxAUSr1wX-uv7H_S4BHrWCVdKB8Fo896QXuAq0pqPgTShw/w400-h300/IMG_7337.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEires6Hli34OvAfrHAwJPGC_PpABSO9jonAVNm0a1MoZwS9c9RQ3GWuT7V9gUf9v_nJ9AMEHMUP8NCnWd3W-7gRj0BDVRYH2wtemUPRRqGJ5DKi255y5d5Bvz_8QXPWlwsI-wlUbqvfWjsC_agzSSj6Tzi5uSMOMs2tiES765tBiw115NaZPEkkMlzB9w/s3072/IMG_7724.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEires6Hli34OvAfrHAwJPGC_PpABSO9jonAVNm0a1MoZwS9c9RQ3GWuT7V9gUf9v_nJ9AMEHMUP8NCnWd3W-7gRj0BDVRYH2wtemUPRRqGJ5DKi255y5d5Bvz_8QXPWlwsI-wlUbqvfWjsC_agzSSj6Tzi5uSMOMs2tiES765tBiw115NaZPEkkMlzB9w/w300-h400/IMG_7724.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On my window frame </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used blue tac to "hang" a cardboard cutout </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of a curtain panel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the time I didn't feel like making a real curtain</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and I continued to put it off. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But eventually</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I quit being lazy and quickly made one. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhpGyBv5WKMqJ2Nqc7BXJQ05lMIcTW8asKfOI3oLbBwfjVXPBbgiswfphm0R9_loG_TR6bEorwQufaK6Ycez8KJk-kbwfHe6SGFFm1If_O5dlt9bhtW1AThErQee2RQ3zuXUoEnAC3264pQYcreAv1dek8OWQpeAVhwImbWKnSszvNFS_axiNHA06fN5Q/s3072/IMG_8278.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGyBv5WKMqJ2Nqc7BXJQ05lMIcTW8asKfOI3oLbBwfjVXPBbgiswfphm0R9_loG_TR6bEorwQufaK6Ycez8KJk-kbwfHe6SGFFm1If_O5dlt9bhtW1AThErQee2RQ3zuXUoEnAC3264pQYcreAv1dek8OWQpeAVhwImbWKnSszvNFS_axiNHA06fN5Q/w400-h300/IMG_8278.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The new curtain panel is hung on a dark metal rod <br />with 2 wooden African beads used as rod supports. <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpEJ1vqMYTunoVtdyfBylP2TuXBn1ysZjEU_kERX9BEOGLPdA44Er8QmccgQOKad38j1aFPf1oSvTTv00x29_cGNmLu3Wag2STNlv2coxnv_dlt7vchRXdRSofSUxnihLkFbbdKvrcylf4yIYqARLJehJ8iO6uS7B7GQnx_qxCMpXpiLyO3zOjVFRAg/s3072/IMG_8290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpEJ1vqMYTunoVtdyfBylP2TuXBn1ysZjEU_kERX9BEOGLPdA44Er8QmccgQOKad38j1aFPf1oSvTTv00x29_cGNmLu3Wag2STNlv2coxnv_dlt7vchRXdRSofSUxnihLkFbbdKvrcylf4yIYqARLJehJ8iO6uS7B7GQnx_qxCMpXpiLyO3zOjVFRAg/w300-h400/IMG_8290.jpg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />At one point I was thinking about adding a spear to the room but thought better of it.<br />😬<br />The curtain rod kinda reminds me of one <br />so close enough! 😆<br />On top of the built-in <br />I cut a narrow length of superfine rattan to act as a runner<br />under the plants.<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></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/AVvXsEiVmtsLbxRupgTERNM3Gq-hq9jF8SUnfmfBws9975EWJpY0FEavoX2ASA3G1ffQ_P-ZBf-PLrRYXN87hyfYKUZxaB_yiqKHavQALEy_AIe3vKfaqp1mShdQoa8QcNppsondj3b9zEy5kZSDdwWulXYXFJeU1FjlSkTFIlBWh5qQG9IIexCXbKj7_RUr3g/s3072/IMG_8322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmtsLbxRupgTERNM3Gq-hq9jF8SUnfmfBws9975EWJpY0FEavoX2ASA3G1ffQ_P-ZBf-PLrRYXN87hyfYKUZxaB_yiqKHavQALEy_AIe3vKfaqp1mShdQoa8QcNppsondj3b9zEy5kZSDdwWulXYXFJeU1FjlSkTFIlBWh5qQG9IIexCXbKj7_RUr3g/w300-h400/IMG_8322.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Along with the violets, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I included the following items:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A potted fern; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a stuffed yellow lizard (vintage broach pin);</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">an old fashioned radio sitting atop a greek stone capitol;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> a couple of framed photos; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a miniature rose ( made from a half-scale flower kit);</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a trailing ivy (it's painted brass) planted inside </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">an African bead/vase removed from a thrift store necklace; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a green plant made of fimo in a terracotta pot; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a painted plastic watering can; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a carved bone bead ( behind the chair) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a collection of mini books; </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/moonflowerminigarden" target="_blank">Moonflower Miniature </a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">a potted palm - </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">my Very FAVOURITE THING in this grouping! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </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/AVvXsEhpGyBv5WKMqJ2Nqc7BXJQ05lMIcTW8asKfOI3oLbBwfjVXPBbgiswfphm0R9_loG_TR6bEorwQufaK6Ycez8KJk-kbwfHe6SGFFm1If_O5dlt9bhtW1AThErQee2RQ3zuXUoEnAC3264pQYcreAv1dek8OWQpeAVhwImbWKnSszvNFS_axiNHA06fN5Q/s3072/IMG_8278.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGyBv5WKMqJ2Nqc7BXJQ05lMIcTW8asKfOI3oLbBwfjVXPBbgiswfphm0R9_loG_TR6bEorwQufaK6Ycez8KJk-kbwfHe6SGFFm1If_O5dlt9bhtW1AThErQee2RQ3zuXUoEnAC3264pQYcreAv1dek8OWQpeAVhwImbWKnSszvNFS_axiNHA06fN5Q/w400-h300/IMG_8278.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The MOONFLOWER MINIATURE <br />PALM KIT </b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>was SO EASY! </b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The fronds of the leaves are realistically fine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> which is what I liked best about it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The height of the stems and the width of trunks </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is up to the maker</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so I made mine as tall </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as the height of the window opening </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to fill this<b><i> OASIS SPACE</i></b> on the built-in. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>This palm plant was </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>an Absolute "MUST <i>HAVE"</i> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> It's immediate association with </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Art Nouveaux/ Bloomsbury/ Pre-War/</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Exploration and Adventure theme</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>is almost cliche' </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I LOVE the look of this humungous plant </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>in the window! </b></span></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/AVvXsEguCdkjAVFIlZAWQKdGIj4Y7tWOGBliTin6P9G89pXP9HBwl9rXkjv2gt6nz7kDpZH9BFZi5MKj6VzzAS0XvJmT7bvKkI0knS9AMSGdN0VtAbQ6gur1BWx11TRZUD-Jrvm57EpniP9jc2iQqXxYT6HHpu5Q0ZW1LPOPkFdrnd1kzSS7ufQ0eB0XSwrQew/s3072/IMG_8287.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCdkjAVFIlZAWQKdGIj4Y7tWOGBliTin6P9G89pXP9HBwl9rXkjv2gt6nz7kDpZH9BFZi5MKj6VzzAS0XvJmT7bvKkI0knS9AMSGdN0VtAbQ6gur1BWx11TRZUD-Jrvm57EpniP9jc2iQqXxYT6HHpu5Q0ZW1LPOPkFdrnd1kzSS7ufQ0eB0XSwrQew/w300-h400/IMG_8287.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and speaking of the window...</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>perhaps you've noticed that <br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The window itself was modified.</b> <br />I removed the lower wooden crossbars from each side <br />then I made 2 leaded glass panels as <br /> illustrated in my previous post-<br /><b><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-dower-house-part-2-my-glencroft.html" target="_blank">Part 2-The Dower House Living Room </a></b><br /><br /> 2 nickel-plated necklace clasps<br />became the window handles<br />which you can barely see behind <br />the aggressive palm fronds. </span></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/AVvXsEjIZgMtM9YbIkhI4BU46YO-cFDkSL-8_Zu_6lY1fYfItJHp_y6mgY-eYQxQyLOQEAFAYsG6EnxZH1vKGlUr13IG8KJL-r-2EptKPSrpbj3LsHEmIWwACQQCAWjgUuVN4yO6CQrSwh1ZRSLzaBeS2B5AG59UwQm7rG66L4bUMwTkD-13NC6-eDiw5O3Csg/s3072/IMG_8289.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZgMtM9YbIkhI4BU46YO-cFDkSL-8_Zu_6lY1fYfItJHp_y6mgY-eYQxQyLOQEAFAYsG6EnxZH1vKGlUr13IG8KJL-r-2EptKPSrpbj3LsHEmIWwACQQCAWjgUuVN4yO6CQrSwh1ZRSLzaBeS2B5AG59UwQm7rG66L4bUMwTkD-13NC6-eDiw5O3Csg/w300-h400/IMG_8289.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEgZEnCR-v-vIsDNAme27axsCMdE-nUgCaKiEb2bMHG9FvVi6Pf0qbj8KJumjMk_vlRE8WPy3j5DfB0gwc-JRLNDKax-jSRnlAbH4FTAJ_0u9v53RDtxo7pM9bxjVfy_3YcwajKFcyDU31SFYSdmrvUBpsURtq80LyyfMoKmViU1bmF7C0gPKm5EnvQhow/s3072/IMG_8329.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZEnCR-v-vIsDNAme27axsCMdE-nUgCaKiEb2bMHG9FvVi6Pf0qbj8KJumjMk_vlRE8WPy3j5DfB0gwc-JRLNDKax-jSRnlAbH4FTAJ_0u9v53RDtxo7pM9bxjVfy_3YcwajKFcyDU31SFYSdmrvUBpsURtq80LyyfMoKmViU1bmF7C0gPKm5EnvQhow/w300-h400/IMG_8329.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Tucked in under the eaves on the right side <br /> are the current lineup of books<br />which will soon be replaced with a vintage series called<br /><a href="https://www.ebay.ca/itm/183737517749" target="_blank">GREAT EXPLORERS</a><br />because who could resist such titles as<br />"A Thousand Miles Up the Nile" <br />or <br />"The Dark Continent"? <br />🌍<br /> <b><i>how cool is THAT?😎</i></b><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">But I had to have a comfy chair for the Dowager to sit and read these ancient tales of <i><b>daring do</b></i><br />and/or<br /> a place to comfortably doze <br />whilst listening to her favourite radio programs😴<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEgCXt4AUrSwBSKZjImaqkooFh0VHc-HukTp2vFscJ-nF01KcGJ6XsGR4lpmXNMbQcpNg5rG2nGQNgYBRZt3_ObDRRGxOysgf6YBB1PA2Q9h9JitC5YscIG9OMtJDOqranwYFXoBE5xh3e7VjpcEpeMyRn4qy6DaPMOGUjfu5xABFKtRKVwwFGjZLczy3w/s3072/IMG_8258.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXt4AUrSwBSKZjImaqkooFh0VHc-HukTp2vFscJ-nF01KcGJ6XsGR4lpmXNMbQcpNg5rG2nGQNgYBRZt3_ObDRRGxOysgf6YBB1PA2Q9h9JitC5YscIG9OMtJDOqranwYFXoBE5xh3e7VjpcEpeMyRn4qy6DaPMOGUjfu5xABFKtRKVwwFGjZLczy3w/w300-h400/IMG_8258.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">enter-<br />THE COMFY CHAIR<br /><br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table></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/AVvXsEhoi8SGkkLDKb2Ky1Wv5vzSo8JQ9-8VQOis2jtdBXOxPL-VFh82X-N7b-vcHObttk8MQb-Cv2BtnjkKzT8VvGkC_FLBfxQKt7Em99IDqD80-FpCtfqYH_5GYimrf19c1hM5B0aM-5nhIUWipA6TIYYnrbfL53oyyYT0d4Q7r03n-iiAXaq8L_9qpyV02A/s3072/IMG_8274.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi8SGkkLDKb2Ky1Wv5vzSo8JQ9-8VQOis2jtdBXOxPL-VFh82X-N7b-vcHObttk8MQb-Cv2BtnjkKzT8VvGkC_FLBfxQKt7Em99IDqD80-FpCtfqYH_5GYimrf19c1hM5B0aM-5nhIUWipA6TIYYnrbfL53oyyYT0d4Q7r03n-iiAXaq8L_9qpyV02A/w300-h400/IMG_8274.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the seat of Norma's armchair, <br />I found a remnant of a an old carpet print <br />which I cut to fit the top of the seat. <br />I glued a bit of green gross grain trim to the scrap fabric <br />then tucked the fabric topper in around the seat.<br />A knitted throw was draped over the back of the chair<br /> and<br />another FAB <br /><b>Linda Park</b><br /><b>Blue and White embroidered<br />"E" CUSHION,</b><br />along with needlework cushion from <br />another long time friend <br /><b>PAM GRANT<br /></b>competed the seating.<br /><br />I know that there's a lot going on <br />with this chair but it was done intentionally.<br />I've looked at a lot of U.K. interiors and<br />the Brits are not at all shy<br /> when it comes to<br /> mixing and matching patterns<br />and <br />ThIS Dowager isn't either!<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">THE FIREPLACE</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've already talked about the fireplace construction<br />and you've already seen the wooden camels placed<br /> on either side of <br /><a href="https://www.thelittledollhousecompany.com/economy-dollhouse-accessories-c-9_293/miniature-sleek-mantle-clock-for-dollhouses-p-23371" target="_blank">THE LITTLE DOLLHOUSE COMPANY</a><br />mantle clock.<br />To enhance it a bit,<br />I painted the dials of the clock black <br />then added a "glass cover" made from a large <br />plastic goggly eye 👀<br /> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBrVuT-4HH9_YMGmdF8P7jEt_ch3RI5m3AU5QWF3F2W5BHuf9wfJExmPYeSI9KeDcNmKobA1DXziJd7xP_fQd28kw1PhPh8YePn6yr-ZCtMbQjGRy2Qvta6gvEokX53rAOiIYfgIg4kZ4qCXLktyE_Z2bGrkedVLaaJq9xKeCelRKp4IPk72J_w9t7A/s3072/IMG_8317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBrVuT-4HH9_YMGmdF8P7jEt_ch3RI5m3AU5QWF3F2W5BHuf9wfJExmPYeSI9KeDcNmKobA1DXziJd7xP_fQd28kw1PhPh8YePn6yr-ZCtMbQjGRy2Qvta6gvEokX53rAOiIYfgIg4kZ4qCXLktyE_Z2bGrkedVLaaJq9xKeCelRKp4IPk72J_w9t7A/w300-h400/IMG_8317.JPG" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />To light the firebox <br />I did the following:</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjP7N2E_wPcFIbuDUQGedpaNdL35QAwOPsg6E2uNvDDgiDyq_H_bwx_iGnWAROh8cYURwUWCnNDENEhOL0PQPBZSOwfzBUWG6XNFeHJOtiHxLRkt2dD5rPoblFqokPsO7AraQAaidscat0si5FMmEakEMlru7WbyVcgdfQ-QGd0daspfCyaVjaGpDk4sg/s3072/IMG_8192.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7N2E_wPcFIbuDUQGedpaNdL35QAwOPsg6E2uNvDDgiDyq_H_bwx_iGnWAROh8cYURwUWCnNDENEhOL0PQPBZSOwfzBUWG6XNFeHJOtiHxLRkt2dD5rPoblFqokPsO7AraQAaidscat0si5FMmEakEMlru7WbyVcgdfQ-QGd0daspfCyaVjaGpDk4sg/w300-h400/IMG_8192.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgu2btc8EwZiu7AvqSzNj2ah2vjFCKFCZLmvd28MkU0OXAxTjaCSWpnggTbDHcB1pZIsN2rfGnGiLKASqoKYURsE7sq0QhZoy02qnMO3wiU3QaMhYiSKhu63KZVnTlqu9jbk2WslBObHNdeiCJ3K_RwHRKm-htZm0yd82eWy_AoYlpLL81qPjM12lILWw/s3072/IMG_7834.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2btc8EwZiu7AvqSzNj2ah2vjFCKFCZLmvd28MkU0OXAxTjaCSWpnggTbDHcB1pZIsN2rfGnGiLKASqoKYURsE7sq0QhZoy02qnMO3wiU3QaMhYiSKhu63KZVnTlqu9jbk2WslBObHNdeiCJ3K_RwHRKm-htZm0yd82eWy_AoYlpLL81qPjM12lILWw/w400-h300/IMG_7834.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a flickering tea light from the dollar store</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSDFru-E3I650XQ2IPoBeMJ7q5pm9JUimZ4NCxzmKUSMF0Vs_trHaLTWmVlbUBiWpfHuecIP1KWpZkJjBfj74MmuZqRsylrjpnnqPOqC_Q2px5l_G268no3V7jfUjztzp725_ElHqPQ-CAi-BfR7DEjryY2aT67YMe0n4sY2MTeU4hlAnzMa7doYAAw/s3072/IMG_7835.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSDFru-E3I650XQ2IPoBeMJ7q5pm9JUimZ4NCxzmKUSMF0Vs_trHaLTWmVlbUBiWpfHuecIP1KWpZkJjBfj74MmuZqRsylrjpnnqPOqC_Q2px5l_G268no3V7jfUjztzp725_ElHqPQ-CAi-BfR7DEjryY2aT67YMe0n4sY2MTeU4hlAnzMa7doYAAw/w400-h300/IMG_7835.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had the end of a red plastic dollar store <br />flexible arm light clip <br />from which I removed the arm. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAPl14AccBC8hhK9hTkYOFgDU7uuNbXYLtX1KeZCOWUWzTyheUj1VSqBnBPnJFylJjIubRXrpy_ppShSc6FcF3YJAWrEdqfQiohiGgKpVwL8smbtYj2vDSFXuSEVCFVWRWD--UttHrW48_TSJGo7p9-jYre-kB9gd8DOBxwv66mIp_dbbeK1bGEGzIA/s3072/IMG_7836.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAPl14AccBC8hhK9hTkYOFgDU7uuNbXYLtX1KeZCOWUWzTyheUj1VSqBnBPnJFylJjIubRXrpy_ppShSc6FcF3YJAWrEdqfQiohiGgKpVwL8smbtYj2vDSFXuSEVCFVWRWD--UttHrW48_TSJGo7p9-jYre-kB9gd8DOBxwv66mIp_dbbeK1bGEGzIA/w400-h300/IMG_7836.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I painted the top of the clip with black chalk paint<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ1rFju933wAB__ng6RBrbMpccmiwMs4_W65xO2f7myD4oVVTpoCHNCqkrJn1qVBsX5mYO_HJTwIEp7tbzy515gQVQ6o5sXxcHJxZJ1LZifUsoA1NcflZJpEFKyISVFo7zME-oo53zK1vj5o2h37vZeWbkKjxSTfDN0iwVRa-b46kI1Qz1uupKVEiyQ/s3072/IMG_7837.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ1rFju933wAB__ng6RBrbMpccmiwMs4_W65xO2f7myD4oVVTpoCHNCqkrJn1qVBsX5mYO_HJTwIEp7tbzy515gQVQ6o5sXxcHJxZJ1LZifUsoA1NcflZJpEFKyISVFo7zME-oo53zK1vj5o2h37vZeWbkKjxSTfDN0iwVRa-b46kI1Qz1uupKVEiyQ/w300-h400/IMG_7837.JPG" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I had piece of metal filigree <br />from a pair of thrift store earrings,<br /> which was carefully shaped into a gentle curve <br />then glued to the front of the plastic clip</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcgD6c6MubUYSZHffd_0r7CPgb1QrUXb2N6Uv01lx80f1jjuzkQXfKXeuNv7vZNwWShrbACPxZGPBOhnGeSvED9WmKioKy2lTQosBhG5_SruWVB6yP9knPxcyfWHPykcKI41_dp-LUi9PSXNhiVRhRaYmF3XnIaTLIoSvZeknAFAvRMiFbmpmOpSs6g/s3072/IMG_7838.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcgD6c6MubUYSZHffd_0r7CPgb1QrUXb2N6Uv01lx80f1jjuzkQXfKXeuNv7vZNwWShrbACPxZGPBOhnGeSvED9WmKioKy2lTQosBhG5_SruWVB6yP9knPxcyfWHPykcKI41_dp-LUi9PSXNhiVRhRaYmF3XnIaTLIoSvZeknAFAvRMiFbmpmOpSs6g/w300-h400/IMG_7838.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6Q2WlGiyNUIrrgFIvJRYpTN4JNYBvblQVvsAKr7dYVF0LZVoq2wmm07BSeQyaA3dKeYcu4hCal9pe7CqKJZ5f3pkLo7RfONmYY-E1vkWtnu-rS13OK9AwMZP4B0q0LRkjf3xAkz-SOKGPM4YZG62v_KGiB6nkpwVHRr2bnIFdOAv1az0vfhYW7bQ5w/s3072/IMG_7839.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6Q2WlGiyNUIrrgFIvJRYpTN4JNYBvblQVvsAKr7dYVF0LZVoq2wmm07BSeQyaA3dKeYcu4hCal9pe7CqKJZ5f3pkLo7RfONmYY-E1vkWtnu-rS13OK9AwMZP4B0q0LRkjf3xAkz-SOKGPM4YZG62v_KGiB6nkpwVHRr2bnIFdOAv1az0vfhYW7bQ5w/w300-h400/IMG_7839.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I placed the tea-light on its side and placed it<br /> inside the firebox<br />followed by the metal-faced clip</span><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/AVvXsEhNu0bQNhLG6YV1tgdTwttv0ZncvIrxelKLp48pZaKCXwkPIQmeM2Kx-DT-9vLth7IGz2eFgGBtqROel4Dthvi46SB9Zbi8fAWpcm-Vj1BWHxFEiYx4Bm0WSPE9QQ7cMi3AHqPcxwj68VQoTqUn_u8kRIoOUWPBl7uRZ0Hu1OrOB5O114LccUHUij051A/s2913/fullsizeoutput_68f.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="2183" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNu0bQNhLG6YV1tgdTwttv0ZncvIrxelKLp48pZaKCXwkPIQmeM2Kx-DT-9vLth7IGz2eFgGBtqROel4Dthvi46SB9Zbi8fAWpcm-Vj1BWHxFEiYx4Bm0WSPE9QQ7cMi3AHqPcxwj68VQoTqUn_u8kRIoOUWPBl7uRZ0Hu1OrOB5O114LccUHUij051A/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_68f.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">INSTANT GAS HEATER </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br style="text-align: left;" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE CHEST OF DRAWERS</b></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHR_BOIsUySS4uGi9GuRjXG_gxD_lYT9qf6UYdeEGOxXPevOnMiG_IU0EXfPyRh26hsdB0Xd1nYgJsbm-NxUKEkJtuRxEsRq6H6bama4ldKyUQ1QUNkFTuqEwGrMM3cvbx_Or4FYFA7OglS2owiFnSIPC-sRYo8LmK8T0m3pYcJC9LLB-R9OUyWb7yA/s3072/IMG_8214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHR_BOIsUySS4uGi9GuRjXG_gxD_lYT9qf6UYdeEGOxXPevOnMiG_IU0EXfPyRh26hsdB0Xd1nYgJsbm-NxUKEkJtuRxEsRq6H6bama4ldKyUQ1QUNkFTuqEwGrMM3cvbx_Or4FYFA7OglS2owiFnSIPC-sRYo8LmK8T0m3pYcJC9LLB-R9OUyWb7yA/w300-h400/IMG_8214.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEhNqUPXhdSE4mg2g8ZZP_oAedl5w0dB-NiC3YSjpl58h3Cm7fQZCwx8EQs9kM5ivXvF0xTYpWngj4EiGDl_MNpGMJPnCyCZvTdZI6nkTi3AHNnCsmtLuDFSmz4daKs-iqR3y6GaGkI6Xw8x9XZFMa73snsEBI_79QH2HPLmSUgt71J7JDQ5FlVRgd_UKg/s3072/IMG_8205.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqUPXhdSE4mg2g8ZZP_oAedl5w0dB-NiC3YSjpl58h3Cm7fQZCwx8EQs9kM5ivXvF0xTYpWngj4EiGDl_MNpGMJPnCyCZvTdZI6nkTi3AHNnCsmtLuDFSmz4daKs-iqR3y6GaGkI6Xw8x9XZFMa73snsEBI_79QH2HPLmSUgt71J7JDQ5FlVRgd_UKg/w300-h400/IMG_8205.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Left side of the bedroom is very busy so I wanted the right side to be a lot quieter <br />however<br /> I still wanted it to look interesting. <br />The Artisan swivel mirror with a drawer <br />was lucky find from <br />RUBY LANE MINIATURE</span>S </td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEiTzOzKLl6rtYdF-rf9P5UZEABGese9sCUoUemYI3pN27Eo8v0w0RaDH5qeRIyJyeZ7OaarkP10oTVpAuBJDlDXOijjoscIPJjPSIJNEQmTqzVSSFna8myeP7R-fL-7SZBV-cC49ldgDNi9Z_nO5RFeG5KwkkQnRvmV0sAeBaS7RxswH2r1tqBc070LwQ/s3072/IMG_8206.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzOzKLl6rtYdF-rf9P5UZEABGese9sCUoUemYI3pN27Eo8v0w0RaDH5qeRIyJyeZ7OaarkP10oTVpAuBJDlDXOijjoscIPJjPSIJNEQmTqzVSSFna8myeP7R-fL-7SZBV-cC49ldgDNi9Z_nO5RFeG5KwkkQnRvmV0sAeBaS7RxswH2r1tqBc070LwQ/w300-h400/IMG_8206.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used these tall skinny vintage looking perfume bottles <br />I'd made to sit in front of the mirror, <br />and draped 2 long necklaces to spill out of the drawer.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEjzs4PBlfXuDRo7HMc8G20y-0LOjyxjBSFB80c5K4mXZ4kN8C9S_B79vWVP1sILPk-9yPmbY-wra9yif9zpm3_a-sCJ3k-NfyhnYr1pu99gKWebT_hEMu_Ga9XzBYT9Iw7xA95q-T5ED6CqX_lnvpOpsOcDYrH-pdTURgVb9AKwSTK0XYRxEfTa3a0Ydw/s3072/IMG_8324.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzs4PBlfXuDRo7HMc8G20y-0LOjyxjBSFB80c5K4mXZ4kN8C9S_B79vWVP1sILPk-9yPmbY-wra9yif9zpm3_a-sCJ3k-NfyhnYr1pu99gKWebT_hEMu_Ga9XzBYT9Iw7xA95q-T5ED6CqX_lnvpOpsOcDYrH-pdTURgVb9AKwSTK0XYRxEfTa3a0Ydw/w300-h400/IMG_8324.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The STYLISH FEATHERED HAT <br />was another unexpected gift from <br /><b>Jonquil Norrie<br /><a href="https://latchkeyandjonquil.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Latchkey and Jonquil </a><br />and<br /> it falls right in with the era of the bedroom</b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEhisjQHbrbgG-BV1mbYxEIYlSR2fnOcqaJRbCp014WGKj5zFU7VEijfUlprpnDVbzGty5s6CW6ISSY6Yi1kWWBWFQEM6AfBgYFx0mvtzlW2m4f163A_3ArqIqUS35qbaaPN_mbG3kq8q74BRWTGgXC4k6Z1bdugPpPLqheUT2hCraNc3UjwIG0EVtc0eA/s3072/IMG_7812.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisjQHbrbgG-BV1mbYxEIYlSR2fnOcqaJRbCp014WGKj5zFU7VEijfUlprpnDVbzGty5s6CW6ISSY6Yi1kWWBWFQEM6AfBgYFx0mvtzlW2m4f163A_3ArqIqUS35qbaaPN_mbG3kq8q74BRWTGgXC4k6Z1bdugPpPLqheUT2hCraNc3UjwIG0EVtc0eA/w300-h400/IMG_7812.JPG" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">there's a nail buffer and a tortoise shell box </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMS7dxveRUcG_yLAqTgm2PFCI57HL3kK9SrZrDGvjmgnw9M0_6CSfLBbk9BGL73ocP4VOTInJQ9eh8O7sS1ahOanPw0hK7YO3XNmrvZ45IkxOct1EL3Ke-JrFuD4m0DuNWo8mSSKgUNS_z6wXv7I9u6tRaawunBJnzjSW4-UwAuWIX0fhu5PPn8U0xuw/w300-h400/IMG_8403.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hand-painted the</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">CHRYSNBON </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">VANITY SET </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">in a tortoise shell finish</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">but for the life of me, </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">I can't remember how I did it! 😂</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><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/AVvXsEh2n9p91lPtpRXWWgmNTDagMe4jHvBEs5MnJHMLMmr4kw7gOHtRhu2SzUmFJC8gwzrwoEEOD4a0eSutNjaMOd4YxKShFg_R2ExrSl5Ga-Hjq6diNZQ6-v7by_apNuhBPcze4eRyRzc_35Y9UaG8r1Ijr8_M2UEpoKKUTOfCYxmMZxEw06NBwt94PlclFw/s3072/IMG_8404.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2n9p91lPtpRXWWgmNTDagMe4jHvBEs5MnJHMLMmr4kw7gOHtRhu2SzUmFJC8gwzrwoEEOD4a0eSutNjaMOd4YxKShFg_R2ExrSl5Ga-Hjq6diNZQ6-v7by_apNuhBPcze4eRyRzc_35Y9UaG8r1Ijr8_M2UEpoKKUTOfCYxmMZxEw06NBwt94PlclFw/w300-h400/IMG_8404.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The doily runner was cut from a vintage hanky<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqLsR-KQU92OlxUC0KSLsXrO4k1BRED2n1yTyr6vm5195RYBXerf6vOtbaPQU-fuAS3AVWUDfm2VizpubiUE46DY93awE7mXQynjkjarnazk243qVuY-8kXxOFNurAyO-sm_cj7xAnO8AayGDJ_T7ovfOUHsQwQ5OdYoq7BBYsxtsF5-8UCak44ut9A/w300-h400/IMG_7880.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A BEAUTIFULLY <br />embroidered silk handbag <br />again<br />another Amazing gift <br />from<br />JONQUIL<br /></span><a href="https://latchkeyandjonquil.blogspot.com/2022/04/miniature-17th-century-stumpwork-mirror.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Latchkey and Jonquil</span></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEhox9TLIZ0iQH7Jc0CJysgpNfHKmH8-0DE7HrlSezC0y9S0ZR1_fKedX46r0BuCqmAUFpH4DfS8ObVpEE7t7SRylh7FsSRpOaZKDdQPv1qJ9rQqvSL_zsVV5xnx8d8Angg_XfayS7lFffKHZnwrg1rqICiJP_K11VSfSZEuxhtCHZGaYkpo83bG-uujCw/s3072/IMG_8230.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhox9TLIZ0iQH7Jc0CJysgpNfHKmH8-0DE7HrlSezC0y9S0ZR1_fKedX46r0BuCqmAUFpH4DfS8ObVpEE7t7SRylh7FsSRpOaZKDdQPv1qJ9rQqvSL_zsVV5xnx8d8Angg_XfayS7lFffKHZnwrg1rqICiJP_K11VSfSZEuxhtCHZGaYkpo83bG-uujCw/w300-h400/IMG_8230.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">close to midnight at the oasis</span><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The English slat-backed chair </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is by Nicole Warton-Marble</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but it will soon be replaced by an</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Art Nouveaux side chair which has yet to arrive</span>.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_SBNu-g-1LWDDmPboZpFng6OkJJYHHj_LajxRHsUfqbiZxGr5a_6s7hm8bcREigr4N64lOWtY727Qk2LyZMcwe2AMQiF0GVImRKPm3kHzxDw6o_ejIulYB4SwuuMhi3YFDspz8ZugLmW8HaNCfpH4vCAbx8aGGRcoJb98v2EL9zDcvfnb_4zqiUjpQ/s3072/IMG_8212.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_SBNu-g-1LWDDmPboZpFng6OkJJYHHj_LajxRHsUfqbiZxGr5a_6s7hm8bcREigr4N64lOWtY727Qk2LyZMcwe2AMQiF0GVImRKPm3kHzxDw6o_ejIulYB4SwuuMhi3YFDspz8ZugLmW8HaNCfpH4vCAbx8aGGRcoJb98v2EL9zDcvfnb_4zqiUjpQ/w400-h300/IMG_8212.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I LOVE this chair but the seat is really narrow <br />and I'm concerned that although<br />the Dowager might squeeze herself down into it <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">she might not get up out of it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And I'm pretty sure that the local fire department </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has more important things to rescue 😅</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">🚒---</div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2176" data-original-width="2900" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QrpfbeoFs1TUEr3-j1ZO2jWq371AcSYlrG3fPYG-iNlfNzyZZr7sb2_89LpGRormXZvnKIkiIkqHZHJ8LKrH50TMUiYf8bhfqOuFzZLLudxGOUzqot1vZh__wHC_YVjV96Cel0RhWdlKsOIlBRpss1I9pkNL8OAc4mfBwAy64ysQGWLNTgII2TfWGQ/w400-h300/IMG_8273.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the photo above </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">you can see the narrow return of the wall</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which hides the open stairwell.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For continuity,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I plastered the opposite side of the return</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and installed a hand grip for the stairs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Not that falling down them is even possible since they're so narrow </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>but </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>best to be safe than sorry!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">BACK TO THE BED</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i>we've ALMOST reached the end</i></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqva299cH10NKnkhXnpVOEI25eK-xg3kQVY4N_ZZOsn_4UDEoxRYv31TzlZTnsckvQwTx4d30ClOAwQMmn565lQDC6R3sS1madJ3Xru1a0zS-77ONXjUDgX2YRSqWRXdIVoz7EONlmOMZ9Z1VpSIo7hU3frzhCI4kl9oodp-7eQhdilbAaZbOum0Lug/s3072/IMG_8248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqva299cH10NKnkhXnpVOEI25eK-xg3kQVY4N_ZZOsn_4UDEoxRYv31TzlZTnsckvQwTx4d30ClOAwQMmn565lQDC6R3sS1madJ3Xru1a0zS-77ONXjUDgX2YRSqWRXdIVoz7EONlmOMZ9Z1VpSIo7hU3frzhCI4kl9oodp-7eQhdilbAaZbOum0Lug/w400-h300/IMG_8248.jpg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEiWcuxnwVFjJGrg2BVbusiW7mlcFNYbIeLdAN7oVindwxd9SWs6AVHnwlaGm8C8Xk_OlJy_5jQ_NOShNTjGpc_HPp41vCYJuovJn92HCqKUOtCvq4B6hxDFvtCbogud6PO7OJEwNF4bP3XBKLFZ5IU9DDu1gdA4Kspv1mgMCE1sb6Yu4VFDiQvySqOsGg/s3072/IMG_8283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWthySxKMqgJsNnDbWxQgmS9LgtnUuRAx1SHSsFlRmEeUANJo4n1J-HOvFuhiN5KJ1rQOo4PdE9QbvmtwICVIFT2hqt6bkI39o89RozVWt3TvP54pNFbmrlytqr5Z68Cr8P1d4NZQPfU-bvCH0VU_yMF12lc8lH6AmKpDYagbawUl-z-onLzWfuuyYQ/w300-h400/IMG_8247.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's TWO MORE AMAZING GIFTS TO SHOW:<br />the first is the BIG SISTER to the little blue bag <br />hanging on the dresser<br />from<br /><b>Jonquil Norrie</b><br />and the second is another gift from <br /><b>Linda Park</b><br />of a <br />FISHING CREEL <br />made by <br /><b>LIDI STROUD</b><br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/BasketcaseMiniatures" target="_blank"><b>BASKETCASE MINIATURES</b></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I was/AM</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">BLOWN AWAY </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">to have been on the receiving end of both these</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">BEAUTIES! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Initially I was going to save the creel for <b>LAND'S END</b> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">but I think it </span><span style="font-size: large;">works equally well, if not BETTER here! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>And </i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">the colour goes well with the silk purse</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>and</b></i> the luggage</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></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/AVvXsEgYNIxCjeBn8XoDnWekmEg4JCEXqfUHf4O_fJbxjY0qZzcZK_-vTaVeAPzoTmAwDHQqeiTXcXBExTE1TXHRMA1ylNNEZwcmZGrzl3SHQD0R9w3exGPtEMY1gtRzb3lubnCY8HfwS5fYuRW8WFo8JbUgnHzOuLp3mLUdNJkrOIs0eUV43_EvNeoUDEyvxw/s3072/IMG_8320.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNIxCjeBn8XoDnWekmEg4JCEXqfUHf4O_fJbxjY0qZzcZK_-vTaVeAPzoTmAwDHQqeiTXcXBExTE1TXHRMA1ylNNEZwcmZGrzl3SHQD0R9w3exGPtEMY1gtRzb3lubnCY8HfwS5fYuRW8WFo8JbUgnHzOuLp3mLUdNJkrOIs0eUV43_EvNeoUDEyvxw/w300-h400/IMG_8320.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and to borrow an expression of Fatima's: <br /><i><b>LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!</b></i></span><br />💗💖💗</td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEj_sA8rmLo6Ydq02Su0fYL4-Ku1caeKKF04VaSmkRKD9mJUrCoEK-44-vHlDV0w8B6mOkVDWwmKi_chA861YEK7CK5CL8gEgvatDwqJrkyznBddB9YV6UR6Kra-p02lRQ8YH-BqHlM8BNViTTNXNhpQFqBbRzyGPqHUrNpF53FkzsbHxQL8Jv6aXXqSEg/s2900/IMG_8268.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="2176" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sA8rmLo6Ydq02Su0fYL4-Ku1caeKKF04VaSmkRKD9mJUrCoEK-44-vHlDV0w8B6mOkVDWwmKi_chA861YEK7CK5CL8gEgvatDwqJrkyznBddB9YV6UR6Kra-p02lRQ8YH-BqHlM8BNViTTNXNhpQFqBbRzyGPqHUrNpF53FkzsbHxQL8Jv6aXXqSEg/w300-h400/IMG_8268.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I can't decide yet if the Dowager is coming or going<br />but the small travel case is stationed by her bed<br /> and at the ready. </span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><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/AVvXsEiVmzWvFAOuCPmBUonqL-DCDS2Hg38Icz7OROsl2ybPAKdwGLcCP8cG4QjwRHbvx7OcXIk2ag4Jiaelibk5r8fqA9T63LVvrZDPiC49ShNRQ_bUp6hGaiPelXA5o7wJ9tC6HHpqVbxaA4-iTeoTVtEkwMXqPD_Fg84Etu0Di0GYF0DcRAZ8TD33-l6IBA/s3072/IMG_8299.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmzWvFAOuCPmBUonqL-DCDS2Hg38Icz7OROsl2ybPAKdwGLcCP8cG4QjwRHbvx7OcXIk2ag4Jiaelibk5r8fqA9T63LVvrZDPiC49ShNRQ_bUp6hGaiPelXA5o7wJ9tC6HHpqVbxaA4-iTeoTVtEkwMXqPD_Fg84Etu0Di0GYF0DcRAZ8TD33-l6IBA/w300-h400/IMG_8299.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">a small clutch and a pair of sunglasses <br />are perched on top of her suitcase</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCvnFoIWJSY33E1t6jbu7akVG4MjEvobg0CrX53WduEFxNOC-rRefHgYQrHnX3yC9FQErHgzQtT0OSnUc3l_Y1GuPxauEJHXnshrM0zhR1u_ZgckZGl0MZVPOh9gTWnLvpPwR6GtoyzUa9lgsYJNqTIrCKEXQpO8WE8yUmR5lc54NJhwiztIdIkw2Fw/s3072/IMG_8315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCvnFoIWJSY33E1t6jbu7akVG4MjEvobg0CrX53WduEFxNOC-rRefHgYQrHnX3yC9FQErHgzQtT0OSnUc3l_Y1GuPxauEJHXnshrM0zhR1u_ZgckZGl0MZVPOh9gTWnLvpPwR6GtoyzUa9lgsYJNqTIrCKEXQpO8WE8yUmR5lc54NJhwiztIdIkw2Fw/w300-h400/IMG_8315.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think I bought this suitcase at our local miniature show but I can't recall when or from whom</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVeT0Hf2g0lvC7ZVH6FdkJA5XWY5_8mTXqBzHaI6eM9JJjZiJwvRNnfxceg06QFhoJwiKZrKrrCRJK3fsv1zNZCpy2F7FeH8lZeeNDGvuLPsPVZnWhM5hiVqLq0mj7Jl9QKcAdhQHTjaXYHrBtnbBL9apDqjF28MZKp0Bhx3ITTV4kdZjPwHzje__EuA/s3072/IMG_8294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-75930822963201091662022-05-23T15:51:00.056-07:002022-05-27T21:34:36.161-07:00THE DOWER HOUSE LIVING ROOM- Part 2- my GLENCROFT REHAB. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">WELCOME BACK Everyone! </span><div><br /></div><div><span><span style="font-size: medium;">As usual I'm LATE AGAIN! ⏰😩</span></span></div><div><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>Sheesh!</i></b> where has the time gone?</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I honestly meant to have Part 2 published early last month but wouldn't you know, I've been totally engrossed in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial on youtube, and between that and actually working on the bedroom of this DOLLHOUSE, I've missed my blog deadline by a mile- 🤥 yup- </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">MY BAD!</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, I'll try and make it up to you in this post, because I'm going to show you what I've finished inside the Dower House living room <i>AND</i> I'm going to show you what and how I'd made (<i> then remade</i>) the leaded glass windows in the living room using an unconventional method, which happened to work for me. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">There's A LOT to cover so grab yourself a hot cup of coffee or tea because this will be a<i> long, Long,LONG</i> post and times a-wastin' -</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /> beginning with -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE New FRONT DOOR</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></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/AVvXsEidje4-UjX54zJRPOVsCDBbaRIHfZTgVZrS4A3kF3OtyHMsEOG-t7-x9Q0G80jEvaO4E3UVR0mlY0Mw-119F6_lcp_QpiuiHapKYB9HMPnY1OrmRcTpO81lP6rpuZaolPF7uYDCgHtITqZ3f6gw-4BpLf0QSO-LNz8YYeTsTOJ-MD5XrOPQ5eyF-77s9A/s2961/IMG_6651%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="2219" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidje4-UjX54zJRPOVsCDBbaRIHfZTgVZrS4A3kF3OtyHMsEOG-t7-x9Q0G80jEvaO4E3UVR0mlY0Mw-119F6_lcp_QpiuiHapKYB9HMPnY1OrmRcTpO81lP6rpuZaolPF7uYDCgHtITqZ3f6gw-4BpLf0QSO-LNz8YYeTsTOJ-MD5XrOPQ5eyF-77s9A/w300-h400/IMG_6651%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">The door is a "</span><i style="font-size: large;"><b>vintage"</b></i> <b style="font-size: large;">Miniature House</b> <br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Victorian front door kit. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I already had in my stash and believe it came from my dear friend BETTIE SMITH'S miniature collection. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't realize how old the door was </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">until I tried to find the image of it via Google and wasn't able to, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">but here's an photo of the companion window which will illustrate the carved detail above the door: </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">a detail </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> which I was forced to remove. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB60MtjUvpunSj--h6RpOpmpw7NNzVCnOoVXAuoxwDVA1TAw_U91MGTQwTgQdn3SdlsBOrAFd9SjId2gQ_0ojcY0PIkCBC_OVjYD8CwB4XOB_45rWDSSExZ8FOydsr5lOE_oXosKlDzzXXqxf_X79-2uzrgB_Pn5qSlrKb7h_oT6mm3Eey5WSSlzVfg/s3072/IMG_7662%20(2).jpg" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMB60MtjUvpunSj--h6RpOpmpw7NNzVCnOoVXAuoxwDVA1TAw_U91MGTQwTgQdn3SdlsBOrAFd9SjId2gQ_0ojcY0PIkCBC_OVjYD8CwB4XOB_45rWDSSExZ8FOydsr5lOE_oXosKlDzzXXqxf_X79-2uzrgB_Pn5qSlrKb7h_oT6mm3Eey5WSSlzVfg/w300-h400/IMG_7662%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to lose the cap due to the sloped roof of <br />the Glencroft <br />that angles down over the top right corner of the door: </span><span style="font-size: large;">there just wasn't enough room </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYWynIqrfLnI_46Lp_DPIBWl4KLL9EFNCvx58Y24mDUroBYiYNYQWkkBFzRX2Q9Oz6IFpEneLpvMcokVe7a5vKpTu8hT7FIo1Zz3oT9sj26o3SOgGDG6f1gYiGwQNM5D2uFmm2A877oKmPgPMPekQ2Xw0OIfE38dsCn9OLdq4erM_o0jXnBkY2H-Xgg/s3072/IMG_7663.JPG" style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYWynIqrfLnI_46Lp_DPIBWl4KLL9EFNCvx58Y24mDUroBYiYNYQWkkBFzRX2Q9Oz6IFpEneLpvMcokVe7a5vKpTu8hT7FIo1Zz3oT9sj26o3SOgGDG6f1gYiGwQNM5D2uFmm2A877oKmPgPMPekQ2Xw0OIfE38dsCn9OLdq4erM_o0jXnBkY2H-Xgg/w400-h300/IMG_7663.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The new door is rectangular however I still wanted to keep the look of the old gothic archway </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which is original to the kit. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">To do this I re-used the old kit door finishing trim and extended the "legs" of it on both sides</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">to match the taller height of the new door. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The door itself is flush with the exterior front wall of the dollhouse and is pressed up as tight against the existing exterior wood trims as it can go. <br />Nevertheless,<br /> making it work from the inside created a 1/2 inch recess around the front door . </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">In other words, installing the new front door was the equivalent of trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to modify the installation to enable the door to swing open without any impediment caused by </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">the interior door surround resulting in a deep space between the door and the wall.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Clear as mud - right? </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">🧐 <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-xDwLLv8XuEJuWQKhuFbssZgyXt4var9u_D8cYp0217MoaaYRSNsdw19jd5Wctew8o9XbjkZ7Iz078kq60RxYXFKxJM1SI4E8abXXbk-IxZc7_omBo8H6tGn3tg7lgHSsmp1vxyschPdx_Va_exQmFTEXbllxi9W047yLslEX12byrmzfv1wOPBIAQ/s3072/IMG_6438%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-xDwLLv8XuEJuWQKhuFbssZgyXt4var9u_D8cYp0217MoaaYRSNsdw19jd5Wctew8o9XbjkZ7Iz078kq60RxYXFKxJM1SI4E8abXXbk-IxZc7_omBo8H6tGn3tg7lgHSsmp1vxyschPdx_Va_exQmFTEXbllxi9W047yLslEX12byrmzfv1wOPBIAQ/w300-h400/IMG_6438%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br />In short<br />this is what it looks like and<br />I've left it removable for the time being. <br /><br />Who knew that changing out a door could turn into something as complicated as this proved to be? <br />Even so, I'm happy with it because<br />the little recess is unusual and quirky and has a very <br /><b>'English-y'</b><br />feel to it! ❤😌</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PAINTING THE DOOR<br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've painted the door both front and back,<br /> several times trying to get it to look fresh<br />without appearing too pristine. <br />In the end I lightly aged it with a graphite pencil then called it a day. <br /><br />Just in case you're wondering why I wouldn't want this door to look 'BANDBOX NEW'<br />is because I want my tiny dwellings to appear as though they've been occupied for a long time<br />and time and the elements have a way of removing the surface sheen from just about everything<br /> <i>and</i> <br />people have a way of causing certain amounts of distress on the things we regularly use.<br /><br /><i>Which is why, I didn't want the door to look<br /> freshly painted.</i><br /> <br /><br />I <i>Did</i> however, <br />want a letter slot <b>in</b> the front door but<br />I didn't want to have to cut one <b>out</b> of the door <br />so I purchased a set of 2 brass mail slots and glued them to both sides of the door. <br /><br />I ordered a package of mini mail<br />from the U.K complete with U.K stamps and postmarks. <br />If you're in the market for British mini mail, I've included the link below-<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/202797083017" target="_blank">Ebay</a></b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I left one letter on the floor under the mail slot: the rest <br />are housed in the Secretary. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Because of the long glass panes of door,<br />I felt that The Dowager needed a bit more<br />personal security <br />therefore, <br />a iron slide bolt at the bottom of the door <br />became a requirement. <br /><br />Years ago, <br />I had made one out of card-stock for the front door of <br />Villa Leone, <br />which turned out quite well,<br /> however I didn't feel like making another so I bought mine on line. <br /> The one you see below is by<br /><b>TOWN SQUARE MINIATURES</b><br />I really like the look of the black iron bolt against <br />the white painted wood. <br />It stands out (but not too much!) <br />and thus the Dowager is able to rest securely! <br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMXceaYHRK-ZsXB1fT3y713AgxsuXIzRZaV0vlqdVVnQCHa_RB80d9YXCtdlBmQc-99J-zjGreBlIciP9wImDT2rx_vgU2QF6u1GZLuAfqCSrVBhyEurhG9Ddn2FAoIKt30nHlf5whlkNmlYWZV7_UbH5_aPY0Rvimh_ocYylMKF9A5eQU0d1z0nbzTg/w300-h400/IMG_6940%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhz62ag4X34PWu8FxLYNOEEF-urgAL-_4-xu7IO2xZmVNXYQ0X7vbR7Ovga57UVSi2AqEVfvsWztsbxqNwzwDbYPXnh4HUFF36qD_Y0vqTSpp-3BNUOP5JTA1aDaf43EIZW8YRHzQvmKPkAwEI_y4s_sgYYdi69UKBIxuwxO9GmyVgjO28zPdC_dVWOnQ/s3072/IMG_6667%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz62ag4X34PWu8FxLYNOEEF-urgAL-_4-xu7IO2xZmVNXYQ0X7vbR7Ovga57UVSi2AqEVfvsWztsbxqNwzwDbYPXnh4HUFF36qD_Y0vqTSpp-3BNUOP5JTA1aDaf43EIZW8YRHzQvmKPkAwEI_y4s_sgYYdi69UKBIxuwxO9GmyVgjO28zPdC_dVWOnQ/w300-h400/IMG_6667%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE </b><br /><b>LEADED GLASS WINDOW<br /></b></span><span style="font-size: medium;">( a semi tutorial) </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Last Year, when I'd removed the old kit windows from this dollhouse, I made sure to save them so that I could use them as a guide </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> but <br /></span><i><span style="font-size: medium;">wouldn't you know it</span></i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>when I needed them- </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I couldn't find them<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">SO </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to make a window from scratch. 😣</span><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;">NOT MY FAVOURITE THING TO DO!</span></i><span><span style="font-size: large;"> 😫</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I made a window</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">then after I'd made it </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't like it😱</span><br /><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had enough wood trims for the replacement panels, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but historically</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> me and wood have a very shaky relationship. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I inevitably <b>waste</b> more wood than I actually use.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>With me it's -</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b>measure OFTEN then cut it WRONG anyway. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I painted lots of trims knowing that I would mess it up and of course I did. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for the acetate,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I had <i>just </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>enough</i> of it</span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> to make the second set </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> of</span><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">"glass"panes- </span><i style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">whew</i><span style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">! </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">It is difficult to see in the photo below but I cut 3 separate panels of clear heavy plastic and built the frames around them </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">into one single unit. </span></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/AVvXsEiCCIJr9jAPJde79sLOA0ZcERvvMhKjsGJNl_OtE9DxDcuN-DHaGtQN5iSWVe59Mu4vaF1mWDRyPOERRS2SN1Vv2Ouj76GlOX_jWwtI-BKInVmWTHo2yl8i1RRpLdRTtaJiXGtg-HBQv4JxLUdGH3K1-euWbI1SULC_uyzuWUF7fK4KktNDFEanbBB04g/s3072/IMG_6669%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCIJr9jAPJde79sLOA0ZcERvvMhKjsGJNl_OtE9DxDcuN-DHaGtQN5iSWVe59Mu4vaF1mWDRyPOERRS2SN1Vv2Ouj76GlOX_jWwtI-BKInVmWTHo2yl8i1RRpLdRTtaJiXGtg-HBQv4JxLUdGH3K1-euWbI1SULC_uyzuWUF7fK4KktNDFEanbBB04g/w400-h300/IMG_6669%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once I had the frame(s) secured it was time to move on <br />to the leading.<br />With the first set of windows<br />I used the metal mesh from an air filter<br />it was good but the mesh had depth and so I needed a lot of UV resin to fill it. <br />Hence it made the glass too thick. </span></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/AVvXsEhxH4RIw3F5XzyjjfPPK5dh7G8Z3-Rb92cKHHNd6TF9_m1_Er4xPTaGHvrx-YmpwHABb1AApQEo0Et1dprr1YD2b1wkGDM4Ti3c9ZLZtlyQvuo4UYWdYk4IHLdLSoyo5HAXlzPfLeQUzFi8ioJMfb7KcFgFfyfUmBk51JrnaU0IE1P1joLwEwGoltDbMw/s3072/IMG_6670%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxH4RIw3F5XzyjjfPPK5dh7G8Z3-Rb92cKHHNd6TF9_m1_Er4xPTaGHvrx-YmpwHABb1AApQEo0Et1dprr1YD2b1wkGDM4Ti3c9ZLZtlyQvuo4UYWdYk4IHLdLSoyo5HAXlzPfLeQUzFi8ioJMfb7KcFgFfyfUmBk51JrnaU0IE1P1joLwEwGoltDbMw/w400-h300/IMG_6670%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the leading in this window<br /> I used the metal cross-hatched mesh <br />from 2<br />MOSQUITO ZAPPERS! <br /></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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/AVvXsEgaDMROYfZWeW08aGwq6x_dg6HWeb8fnxzDfNEwiUQMkAxKLBmoiOlCqV9km1VRMPevDXtEwlYVEnp0Qi-tpwykjg1VgFzdPJuS8FbMdJEI9IO41X8fWkMwEOSsBeURj_rOC46gFg6pxWWfKxk2yjDCl3qTBGo096cgfMi3NuaZmEHAAn2Oxjlf9KTaBA/s3072/IMG_6673%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaDMROYfZWeW08aGwq6x_dg6HWeb8fnxzDfNEwiUQMkAxKLBmoiOlCqV9km1VRMPevDXtEwlYVEnp0Qi-tpwykjg1VgFzdPJuS8FbMdJEI9IO41X8fWkMwEOSsBeURj_rOC46gFg6pxWWfKxk2yjDCl3qTBGo096cgfMi3NuaZmEHAAn2Oxjlf9KTaBA/w400-h300/IMG_6673%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The Zappers look like plastic tennis rackets with 3 layers of grills (2 big over1 small) which are sandwiched over each other and connected to wires; which are connected to batteries; which are housed inside the handle. <br />I've seen them in action on t.v. although I've never used one myself. <br />I found these at the thrift store. <br /> <br />I've included a link to Walmart's so you can read up about it if you're interested. <br /><a href="https://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/bite-shield-racket-zapper-electronic-insect-killer-yellow-and-black/6000203257890?" target="_blank">Bug Zapper</a><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F2S01Yj6kU68PItxPw3pHGkY1cNi4PmUDEZv0ZCFaAFt1Tz6IQP5R4ODtEi1rL1bdhY3dgbAP_jatvmrC_fujb7gtdaEngHEw2E1I1gd4CjhlEuEesIiZpfyhx3NEWVancB4ERumYJfykLJd25-njKtWP4901FP2TFw-afC-U_eN_8RDJq6Qo1A5zw/s3072/IMG_6672%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F2S01Yj6kU68PItxPw3pHGkY1cNi4PmUDEZv0ZCFaAFt1Tz6IQP5R4ODtEi1rL1bdhY3dgbAP_jatvmrC_fujb7gtdaEngHEw2E1I1gd4CjhlEuEesIiZpfyhx3NEWVancB4ERumYJfykLJd25-njKtWP4901FP2TFw-afC-U_eN_8RDJq6Qo1A5zw/w300-h400/IMG_6672%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFyOXJv_-oVebeuHFOa8DiKgWSZTBO4xooq_PMCCuepfzQpUfCAVBDYZrEz8ibesvsmFO92dIe63efubvJV5q9qfHwS7sqI8wpEpTOWHjNON_ceKx4ZHT8N0ICeRKYZ9gZ0Q54gFCKjhfFcqZ-xz1r9wmnWe8Vp4H2MEAqZU7ZeYWj6ZYiF5EKaIO0A/s3072/IMG_6671%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFyOXJv_-oVebeuHFOa8DiKgWSZTBO4xooq_PMCCuepfzQpUfCAVBDYZrEz8ibesvsmFO92dIe63efubvJV5q9qfHwS7sqI8wpEpTOWHjNON_ceKx4ZHT8N0ICeRKYZ9gZ0Q54gFCKjhfFcqZ-xz1r9wmnWe8Vp4H2MEAqZU7ZeYWj6ZYiF5EKaIO0A/w300-h400/IMG_6671%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhn0i4IOa48pf7teqQQHr4uLS1tpncb4_qilfAa8SXArBZVPwUOsMEuV2aEs5BzS8CP9aRmUW5iu23HtG03ZUkaQEfUqgHyLrruDutjrS0TldtIVhbaEmL8SBWZIjrsjFV9GmUYO4toR0AROyPi7LGcyN83tLOu7GJNXP6Gbp9rqp8wECImTtkti-gHIA/s3072/IMG_6675.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn0i4IOa48pf7teqQQHr4uLS1tpncb4_qilfAa8SXArBZVPwUOsMEuV2aEs5BzS8CP9aRmUW5iu23HtG03ZUkaQEfUqgHyLrruDutjrS0TldtIVhbaEmL8SBWZIjrsjFV9GmUYO4toR0AROyPi7LGcyN83tLOu7GJNXP6Gbp9rqp8wECImTtkti-gHIA/w300-h400/IMG_6675.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The front and back of both rackets have a VERY FLAT crosshatched metal which I thought would work the best. <br />I first tried it up against the window opening to see if the scale of the leading looked right but<br />it was too hard to tell</span></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/AVvXsEhDxlckIal28wwFtjIuinadesB02MIn3tgKtwt00HNI22TSAQAQzYXVnkV913tYkHhuhFmjMcP0ITiHcSGggaoVQoYlo8Udt6h_u5z9JEtLijbH8GgR5BUZJm2sy3xdAelX5w3hx1yQ-ptBZ3Dujgjol_p-aZYCBiXPidedE3EJVNHOtjBxQ64ICusFNQ/s3072/IMG_6677.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDxlckIal28wwFtjIuinadesB02MIn3tgKtwt00HNI22TSAQAQzYXVnkV913tYkHhuhFmjMcP0ITiHcSGggaoVQoYlo8Udt6h_u5z9JEtLijbH8GgR5BUZJm2sy3xdAelX5w3hx1yQ-ptBZ3Dujgjol_p-aZYCBiXPidedE3EJVNHOtjBxQ64ICusFNQ/w400-h300/IMG_6677.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I proceeded to pry apart the plastic frame from the bigger of the 2 zappers because I wasn't able to unscrew it.<br />The smaller racket was easier to disassemble as the screws were more accessible. <br /></span></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/AVvXsEgEjVv1enHxuKy7H2vZxIs3AlKfv-zawuZ7Ve6hx102P1oACNdvlwCsp3uLeaBQAVj7HHwBOHhF3VdxZukb2Qd8HNfJ2mDCLFdY2-eizImy2M57MUfjJ4xDEAJNdQfAbDEcudJPn18HLlQ272yVA_-vpmWnZh2-R_SmKU76qcl7pAuH5NJTtNKmWli4hQ/s3072/IMG_6678%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEjVv1enHxuKy7H2vZxIs3AlKfv-zawuZ7Ve6hx102P1oACNdvlwCsp3uLeaBQAVj7HHwBOHhF3VdxZukb2Qd8HNfJ2mDCLFdY2-eizImy2M57MUfjJ4xDEAJNdQfAbDEcudJPn18HLlQ272yVA_-vpmWnZh2-R_SmKU76qcl7pAuH5NJTtNKmWli4hQ/w300-h400/IMG_6678%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This method worked but I had to be careful not to accidentally bend the mesh. <br />This is what it looked like once the grill was removed from the frame.<br /></span></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/AVvXsEgXuMDqX8GTfcHIqkEqR0HSNGZ7zsls7wiByxEokJZtWqZyzRbULEShDozM0mkiLplZnquxogRdLyDuOeQyrqihDy_fgQO7Fhlsaz-4KHNrUSuOBegUaRa_cLCs_0AIRe3jcW0QLnH00AzN33OMgIVDPik-5LY6Jda73n8Ocii3npjHwNcaM6wSQkR3lw/s3072/IMG_6679.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXuMDqX8GTfcHIqkEqR0HSNGZ7zsls7wiByxEokJZtWqZyzRbULEShDozM0mkiLplZnquxogRdLyDuOeQyrqihDy_fgQO7Fhlsaz-4KHNrUSuOBegUaRa_cLCs_0AIRe3jcW0QLnH00AzN33OMgIVDPik-5LY6Jda73n8Ocii3npjHwNcaM6wSQkR3lw/w300-h400/IMG_6679.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The photo below shows how thin <br />the profile of the mesh is</span></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/AVvXsEgHQLo1fFz5n9Rus7W5R9rXBi-aZm586jMDL_PUV5QLm0lrRxwC9uyj5SCI7zjThX87v6YxC9XIWk5W4RyGg8AMUMqo8tz-AkF4HBg7HaQNU4e-kc-wTZRyDr3twvojPLQKQ3Loc8y6vc9gmagorZrrj8mNZJC5k6YLWut8JAymZBUbopY54_4aGG4SOw/s3072/IMG_6680%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQLo1fFz5n9Rus7W5R9rXBi-aZm586jMDL_PUV5QLm0lrRxwC9uyj5SCI7zjThX87v6YxC9XIWk5W4RyGg8AMUMqo8tz-AkF4HBg7HaQNU4e-kc-wTZRyDr3twvojPLQKQ3Loc8y6vc9gmagorZrrj8mNZJC5k6YLWut8JAymZBUbopY54_4aGG4SOw/w400-h300/IMG_6680%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below the "leading" in millimetres </span></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/AVvXsEjJjErRlHob7jmIOLNggEdqXsYyEi5Z_M2HM42IkGFGoGZ6Big4ArMXP4za4JW14Y10GMEKGLMB1Wwa6oTKznwX8Wxpv0gu5gH8RvoOB7YcN8w-hhPpiYRR8ANZPHIsJVfSc8rj02KbsEPtQ734mcka3_8q2i_RQ9ML9JJ9-dAzX3rwjQv0I3YAEzuhuA/s3072/IMG_6933%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjErRlHob7jmIOLNggEdqXsYyEi5Z_M2HM42IkGFGoGZ6Big4ArMXP4za4JW14Y10GMEKGLMB1Wwa6oTKznwX8Wxpv0gu5gH8RvoOB7YcN8w-hhPpiYRR8ANZPHIsJVfSc8rj02KbsEPtQ734mcka3_8q2i_RQ9ML9JJ9-dAzX3rwjQv0I3YAEzuhuA/w300-h400/IMG_6933%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and in<br />inches</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tttg5PCQ6IzJzgk8pWsJuG2iOOK5ffI1OV26a40_YvfNLCQEeY08mSWdh1CuHdpmQxkdVVWrLszPvIfxQXzKHJXVzrz3VLXsZlrDyNMC2cxnQuotbZ7_JSnB_32QRBNy_c6wVBZpG8E_nd8RAR8pyQUkWQcfIRh-ZagCiTpL-cEJHvlfvdCJzmJk-A/s3072/IMG_6931%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I laid the window frame over the mesh to test it out</span></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/AVvXsEhr9Gw1ztHTycX57pqppKpIlxgHsIbpb7Ff_QMOiCZu6MFvr9TGdoqdaCqOqzqb-9JpS2AamwYG6zb99g346Su-xWG5QajAGZaB04IIikkIUQG24l9fxjyHwqrdO5fWbMd3NmnJZdt59m6-CfTt2t0QJYNePw51FwnILwo2Wd4nrpdCD3-D7RDqMV24fA/s3072/IMG_6682%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr9Gw1ztHTycX57pqppKpIlxgHsIbpb7Ff_QMOiCZu6MFvr9TGdoqdaCqOqzqb-9JpS2AamwYG6zb99g346Su-xWG5QajAGZaB04IIikkIUQG24l9fxjyHwqrdO5fWbMd3NmnJZdt59m6-CfTt2t0QJYNePw51FwnILwo2Wd4nrpdCD3-D7RDqMV24fA/w400-h300/IMG_6682%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Q6scbczcMRYSdpEAPp7icfX3q2tLWVN5mJxVMJSTzqmp7r3jx2p08QamyfNIAOjXKlc0-YeHtFmJLVbaWtmHFidyr0Ap3sWtWXL8hT_RHYUm33eBPVJSAr07Sw5wEAdNpnghsQkC2H4X7Nk_eIRg41Qk9A8bIkLyb2cnkJahvlZKiQnsZUmsG2_DQ/s3072/IMG_6683%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy7Q6scbczcMRYSdpEAPp7icfX3q2tLWVN5mJxVMJSTzqmp7r3jx2p08QamyfNIAOjXKlc0-YeHtFmJLVbaWtmHFidyr0Ap3sWtWXL8hT_RHYUm33eBPVJSAr07Sw5wEAdNpnghsQkC2H4X7Nk_eIRg41Qk9A8bIkLyb2cnkJahvlZKiQnsZUmsG2_DQ/w400-h300/IMG_6683%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once I was satisfied that it would work,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I cut out 3 separate sections of leading for each panel using tin snips and laid them between the wood strips.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To hold them in place </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used a tiny bit of Fabri-Tac around the edges of the metal to prevent them from shifting as I continued to build up the wood trims around them. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-Wc3e3meVUT6taMRPmaWEe42gI4Vya7gj_yFQJgn8VvE2M2k72BxUNYc21TgyXOcXWQOx3xgilj0Ff8WuRBwOLulc3ngN4eo-pezcGGFgyh4KG9JuInYv68B6mJA2wRkA-2g8TZRNgzlm3HLQlsUAcYXCeKsfzcE3ZaORyYuoWQRot5EqmHOM1zGdw/s3072/IMG_6685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-Wc3e3meVUT6taMRPmaWEe42gI4Vya7gj_yFQJgn8VvE2M2k72BxUNYc21TgyXOcXWQOx3xgilj0Ff8WuRBwOLulc3ngN4eo-pezcGGFgyh4KG9JuInYv68B6mJA2wRkA-2g8TZRNgzlm3HLQlsUAcYXCeKsfzcE3ZaORyYuoWQRot5EqmHOM1zGdw/w400-h300/IMG_6685.jpg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEjpQXdwpKxJTt8iEJQNA7df02Fn1ciyUQrRS4jtYA55G4V02vgCLePd1_fTXzI1Wwm2FxcrMAxJqknMPp0YvHJsvuCgNbWoWbYoECwNyZVYdG5eD6Yc3B-zBuTB8ntV3Pr9Rv7zZjRpP4q8xFWYV0DeNhcoiyF9h6uohaXmKLAU0jJPtunD-9IepqS8ag/s3072/IMG_6686%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpQXdwpKxJTt8iEJQNA7df02Fn1ciyUQrRS4jtYA55G4V02vgCLePd1_fTXzI1Wwm2FxcrMAxJqknMPp0YvHJsvuCgNbWoWbYoECwNyZVYdG5eD6Yc3B-zBuTB8ntV3Pr9Rv7zZjRpP4q8xFWYV0DeNhcoiyF9h6uohaXmKLAU0jJPtunD-9IepqS8ag/w400-h300/IMG_6686%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and ANOTHER TEST<br /> I continued to build up the wood panels AROUND and OVER the leading from the inside of the window,<br /> then I repeated the entire process again with a second layer of metal and trims for the outside of the window.<br /> <br />I know...<br />Sounds like a weird way to do it <br />but I'm not a great builder, so I do <br />what works for ME. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5TY6qHPQzj-OkGh9fHoH8iDhBugyPfOlG4mtXt476fG9Zh-Yn39jOR2ofd3vOpwA1svEQJQIgvqLVpLqy_n6PPhZlFFM6BMZBt9F2BBDRAebn6ouNjBs45dSqHAymeSRqCsA_5UQFdI2eE8DnJo9GWLoCDOSlo9LS0O-AxwB2-QPw47umahULtkijg/s3072/IMG_6687%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5TY6qHPQzj-OkGh9fHoH8iDhBugyPfOlG4mtXt476fG9Zh-Yn39jOR2ofd3vOpwA1svEQJQIgvqLVpLqy_n6PPhZlFFM6BMZBt9F2BBDRAebn6ouNjBs45dSqHAymeSRqCsA_5UQFdI2eE8DnJo9GWLoCDOSlo9LS0O-AxwB2-QPw47umahULtkijg/w400-h300/IMG_6687%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></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/AVvXsEgsqchssqZvZ9OfTh65qR2GsRwkibcXSqW54My5l1S7NKGZHhy_ouZuZkSeSEw5JVCgMhoGRUQI9KO8ydWsCUZYPjz1qj7Y3nTWce2m50R-oFJPaxTkTpMLNqy6EJbZKO5jZSpolj2QPTKFsObcrWE1p25gigqOwrD8rOq6YzhXs9VBTeJ3BTuAIzfPLw/s3072/IMG_6688%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsqchssqZvZ9OfTh65qR2GsRwkibcXSqW54My5l1S7NKGZHhy_ouZuZkSeSEw5JVCgMhoGRUQI9KO8ydWsCUZYPjz1qj7Y3nTWce2m50R-oFJPaxTkTpMLNqy6EJbZKO5jZSpolj2QPTKFsObcrWE1p25gigqOwrD8rOq6YzhXs9VBTeJ3BTuAIzfPLw/w400-h300/IMG_6688%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once the window panels on the inside were completed,<br />I BRUSHED over the leading <b>and</b> the clear plastic with <br />a very THIN coat of UV RESIN</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEi-G0x-lVCvhQPJFK54o7zGs0G0EnmaesSBvCdMclx0MWfrsE1fXAIkpabJCUvQs_p3fp6Jbv6yGdxq2AkYuI5x-OstukeF-I5Ydl862ZW7n3nQR7MIi4CY7geuXY8ldxOoHwQTLsxBCuf-VIBWaXlhibMjjTS9RR8msW0LSc67E99CUovM4IVSbQprxg/s3072/IMG_7352.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-G0x-lVCvhQPJFK54o7zGs0G0EnmaesSBvCdMclx0MWfrsE1fXAIkpabJCUvQs_p3fp6Jbv6yGdxq2AkYuI5x-OstukeF-I5Ydl862ZW7n3nQR7MIi4CY7geuXY8ldxOoHwQTLsxBCuf-VIBWaXlhibMjjTS9RR8msW0LSc67E99CUovM4IVSbQprxg/w300-h400/IMG_7352.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I USED A BRUSH </b><br />having learned the hard way with the first set of windows <br />that pouring on the resin <br /> makes the glass way too thick and uneven. <br /><i><b>unless of course, that that's the look you want</b></i><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEj1iWQwHZdMgfYBMAXAVyC2U0fx2NUWEkoaeSZeSCC4o88DCpm1O0h0S4q3huMG0iTteVL-s-GXpZP1OudyTFeVayM9alkkztAlpNmXcg-1TVAkuche_sfsX5dzko8gTWnTNDZJDv5m_i1M1sb3U_zEF2kJiO6gLHFodBg-VXIy8XF158YAfEnJanNLJQ/s3072/IMG_7354.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iWQwHZdMgfYBMAXAVyC2U0fx2NUWEkoaeSZeSCC4o88DCpm1O0h0S4q3huMG0iTteVL-s-GXpZP1OudyTFeVayM9alkkztAlpNmXcg-1TVAkuche_sfsX5dzko8gTWnTNDZJDv5m_i1M1sb3U_zEF2kJiO6gLHFodBg-VXIy8XF158YAfEnJanNLJQ/w400-h300/IMG_7354.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tested the window once again once the interior glazing was done. </span></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/AVvXsEiZbL8BYkZkkcB58Pda9uWjyQ1Q1MeWODXE8pZo0Pp43Bau60Kfi15uo3Z2XrGxGFtDW0gwDu_Xe5_Wn6hxXhbK2xzD3Tda69Djt3B9CNT9vq-xCeUxTkVQW0pUrE_xEdJ3VJZ1MgOro24RxiLCmeTBtsUub07OJz2rYFFXpDwJGvT0uqk_l_4dgNhhpg/s3072/IMG_6689%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbL8BYkZkkcB58Pda9uWjyQ1Q1MeWODXE8pZo0Pp43Bau60Kfi15uo3Z2XrGxGFtDW0gwDu_Xe5_Wn6hxXhbK2xzD3Tda69Djt3B9CNT9vq-xCeUxTkVQW0pUrE_xEdJ3VJZ1MgOro24RxiLCmeTBtsUub07OJz2rYFFXpDwJGvT0uqk_l_4dgNhhpg/w400-h300/IMG_6689%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For the exterior side of the window <br />I had to make sure that the grills<br />lined up with the interior leading on all 3 panels <br />then I began building up the wood trims over them too. <br /> <br />When the exterior trims were completed I again<br /> brushed over the metal with UV Resin- curing each panel one at a time <br />under the UV lamp. <br /><br />I'm still debating on whether I should randomly tint some of the diamond panes with a colour <br />to imitate stained glass <br /> 🤔<br />Knowing me, <br />I'd wreck it and then be mad at myself forever<br />and/or have to make ANOTHER set....<br /><br /><br />Moving on...</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xhWjyqUjzQLIJrvM7x-THijR390o2Jg9Q_izgrAWc3IUqzXaK0BmHCSN_i5PPECP6nA64zqMVB2YK8_IFphuxdY_7n0X9Q9CaD5o_SC4j88r4uLakSawEjtg3WxW-WrheES_EWpFjRhIgKlwHDUG-R3tmOr0sC_8okgnRKlUMWEuoyXVO8oCXT6kVw/s3072/IMG_6690.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xhWjyqUjzQLIJrvM7x-THijR390o2Jg9Q_izgrAWc3IUqzXaK0BmHCSN_i5PPECP6nA64zqMVB2YK8_IFphuxdY_7n0X9Q9CaD5o_SC4j88r4uLakSawEjtg3WxW-WrheES_EWpFjRhIgKlwHDUG-R3tmOr0sC_8okgnRKlUMWEuoyXVO8oCXT6kVw/w400-h300/IMG_6690.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I installed the new window. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you can see, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">this dollhouse is in desperate need of a repainting </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which I shall do LATER. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For me I start with the interior and develop the character of the owner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Later, (<i>much later</i>) I'll work on the exterior after I've established the history of the house </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and its current occupant- </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">kinda backwards to the norm but that's how I like to do it.</span></div><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/AVvXsEhFUhm09-99NW1WJ2FDfuT1se7kDp5XBIyZISIKzMSRKDd3OSQZcxS0jZVIC1FRrAyXrW_kT1dKqeP9q1NgZ2r_swv-9o6WjQphW5ulT0xa2ZsRQcgQSHDxy1y232_JLkid0JK-BtJOlCVgMegMPxFU5jtHyxVwIbxC-EYApvCD0Lm7dYDN09gEUaa4RQ/s3072/IMG_6691%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUhm09-99NW1WJ2FDfuT1se7kDp5XBIyZISIKzMSRKDd3OSQZcxS0jZVIC1FRrAyXrW_kT1dKqeP9q1NgZ2r_swv-9o6WjQphW5ulT0xa2ZsRQcgQSHDxy1y232_JLkid0JK-BtJOlCVgMegMPxFU5jtHyxVwIbxC-EYApvCD0Lm7dYDN09gEUaa4RQ/w300-h400/IMG_6691%20(3).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The window in situ<br /><br />fyi<br />I made these drapes for Villa Leone but I swapped them out with some fabulous fabric which <b>Jodi </b><br /><a href="http://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>MY MINIATURE MADNESS</b></a><br />had gifted me with instead. <br />Initially they were place holders but then I decided to make them permanent. <br />They're held in place with Museum wax <br /> and the stiffness of the fabric. <br /><br />The next thing on my <br />TO DO LIST was <br /> unexpected. </span><br /></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/AVvXsEhD2Z2p3P-tSpCIwuohMezVGFgaUPiOFsLqRj4s3ep-iOeXkmdt4BH4xp-v36YTPBppScRRvfxEBZXBCnB5nBAxflr8L6ctL_9XvKrbKipnloy3RQ8k_CjGoQJzuATlNUjdi0omuJbgAZ5Ae1C5Pwx-5h3Mfe9g4Hajablh9vqd1q410TZIgmbStAijYA/s3072/IMG_6692%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2Z2p3P-tSpCIwuohMezVGFgaUPiOFsLqRj4s3ep-iOeXkmdt4BH4xp-v36YTPBppScRRvfxEBZXBCnB5nBAxflr8L6ctL_9XvKrbKipnloy3RQ8k_CjGoQJzuATlNUjdi0omuJbgAZ5Ae1C5Pwx-5h3Mfe9g4Hajablh9vqd1q410TZIgmbStAijYA/w400-h300/IMG_6692%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Above the window bump-out<br />was a connecting strip of the pink wallpaper <br />I used in the rest of the room. But now <br />with the larger leading <br /> the window looked proportionally small.<br />My solution was to beef up the window surround and make it look more imposing! </span></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/AVvXsEjuweVsHMwZSajMjsOBO0FUiM5jNyYqzza5JeC3-bZ8vlvWRacSshG4-BZOIvt43Vm6qij-CX-SwMOeJJ-oYs-umX5JjA1aBTL5HoF5QbLPgZIhpQsOiT2tOl3_gTEfJ7vW1cnGmAibNZont2PtpuZiFm99Mvmy0BzolI2h7cg9_cfdl9nKqUzlJs4vqQ/s3072/IMG_7389%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuweVsHMwZSajMjsOBO0FUiM5jNyYqzza5JeC3-bZ8vlvWRacSshG4-BZOIvt43Vm6qij-CX-SwMOeJJ-oYs-umX5JjA1aBTL5HoF5QbLPgZIhpQsOiT2tOl3_gTEfJ7vW1cnGmAibNZont2PtpuZiFm99Mvmy0BzolI2h7cg9_cfdl9nKqUzlJs4vqQ/w400-h300/IMG_7389%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used an air dry clay casting from this silicone mold which I'd purchased on <b>Amazon</b> for some of the detailed stone carvings on <br /><b>VILLA LEONE<br /></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhDHm1seeIy8bkKL7IPy_iMm45MHPAMrcLYSAG8NIAjzOORKQcwkShitLwLxb-YH71wj9SoskZpVwTaiQLzLkO4vvgQjYfuQhXKLrO4iqHrbimV_6ARVY3hYpdIpdwnv0MT8eRR81QfqpeoRPK8324ZqOg4Iu5Gi7udkK8B7eTXV_rRGnPPMLz1hkGQ/s3072/IMG_5070.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhDHm1seeIy8bkKL7IPy_iMm45MHPAMrcLYSAG8NIAjzOORKQcwkShitLwLxb-YH71wj9SoskZpVwTaiQLzLkO4vvgQjYfuQhXKLrO4iqHrbimV_6ARVY3hYpdIpdwnv0MT8eRR81QfqpeoRPK8324ZqOg4Iu5Gi7udkK8B7eTXV_rRGnPPMLz1hkGQ/w400-h300/IMG_5070.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />I cut a section of the Egg and Dart trim <br />to fit above the window and glued it in place.<br />I LIKED IT! <br />I felt it gave the window more <br />PRESENCE<br />and the needed visual weight <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">so I went with it.<br />I removed the narrow strip of pink wallpaper and filled the void with more wood trims above the egg and dart moulding, and then painted everything white.</span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjX4EcwMJaoffk-0mpc7vjEW_Q8s_N6jxbOGnRjJqbGCDMSYWqfDEQDtvjtqrWoaxyvJHQxy0nQW9oBg4nMA9SKTqXIJhCQ8KSEswFqvVilhKV2JVDqC51T13q27wr3wNH0oLM-Cm_XQI23kXondgss0GG4VSYbfytf0bTXTloGJPo8wkbKDIIotIRGGQ/s3072/IMG_6943%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX4EcwMJaoffk-0mpc7vjEW_Q8s_N6jxbOGnRjJqbGCDMSYWqfDEQDtvjtqrWoaxyvJHQxy0nQW9oBg4nMA9SKTqXIJhCQ8KSEswFqvVilhKV2JVDqC51T13q27wr3wNH0oLM-Cm_XQI23kXondgss0GG4VSYbfytf0bTXTloGJPo8wkbKDIIotIRGGQ/w300-h400/IMG_6943%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></i></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THINGS ARE LOOKING UP! 😎</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/AVvXsEhKm06GcIkBUo9lhjN8b1cFEno-iqcisezMdLaC5AOKggf5xWfU5v8LSKclw3uJ4IDQPDGk2Vj_-vAF-F4ku2bv8Op3NJtfrhW0DcTZTBu2NTsjoXzdPknQU4p3D2JqGg11xKtaM6gBAjUnVe8XwgzPuxG7HdZUF2079iULfGeW1L5s_trG88oOuO8fvg/s3016/IMG_6939%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="3016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKm06GcIkBUo9lhjN8b1cFEno-iqcisezMdLaC5AOKggf5xWfU5v8LSKclw3uJ4IDQPDGk2Vj_-vAF-F4ku2bv8Op3NJtfrhW0DcTZTBu2NTsjoXzdPknQU4p3D2JqGg11xKtaM6gBAjUnVe8XwgzPuxG7HdZUF2079iULfGeW1L5s_trG88oOuO8fvg/w400-h300/IMG_6939%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">More wood trims were added around the parameters of the window until I was satisfied that the window could visually hold its own. <br />I may add some black hardware to 2 of the side panels to suggest that the window are operational,<br />but for now I'm calling them <i>done!</i><br /> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0saXlnvDq7QHpYvJtenWZ31kJrOTxP-Ci8n5MHsSb_0VemHwCvwIRlq_yHYdRu05WqmL-la2PeOHoV1Z2JX6c7u6EqEMrTXSLY0gRaLWqCeC6LZWEHITO79GXDmZ91iAOqVovAkUhrY6MrJjoGOzSRf-V_LdAp8jlhgPQ0EP6UCgsdf1rUDjbM31ZQ/s3030/IMG_6948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="3030" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0saXlnvDq7QHpYvJtenWZ31kJrOTxP-Ci8n5MHsSb_0VemHwCvwIRlq_yHYdRu05WqmL-la2PeOHoV1Z2JX6c7u6EqEMrTXSLY0gRaLWqCeC6LZWEHITO79GXDmZ91iAOqVovAkUhrY6MrJjoGOzSRf-V_LdAp8jlhgPQ0EP6UCgsdf1rUDjbM31ZQ/w400-h300/IMG_6948.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE FIREPLACE</b></span></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/AVvXsEgx_CrFHpeSu_4bhhgR4QgOEUJg-l2-qc62R0A9NeceWY07kDE8jeKVidy1Sgia80xiwAirrlRru78yI3eNSQeXsmqmcvYHb2uD4Z1bsvN6oZkhbXF1e47DWV8ix3IrtUT3g1tpJ4Al1OleAt4-rF3D-9ZgvmCByKWUUlc148iTaQC4TDDcAO2CaNegzw/s3009/IMG_6941%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="3009" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_CrFHpeSu_4bhhgR4QgOEUJg-l2-qc62R0A9NeceWY07kDE8jeKVidy1Sgia80xiwAirrlRru78yI3eNSQeXsmqmcvYHb2uD4Z1bsvN6oZkhbXF1e47DWV8ix3IrtUT3g1tpJ4Al1OleAt4-rF3D-9ZgvmCByKWUUlc148iTaQC4TDDcAO2CaNegzw/w400-h300/IMG_6941%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">As I think I mentioned in Part One,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">this fireplace was formerly a tea-light holder </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which I found at the thrift store for a few dollars:<br /><b>I LOVE the Size of it! </b><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">It had a thick, heavy duty resin hearth which I sawed off with a hacksaw- <br /><br />easier said than done<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Let me tell you guys</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>sawing resin by hand <br />is labour intensive!</i></b></span><br /><i style="font-size: large;"> 💪 </i><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The metal grate is original to the fireplace. </span></span></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/AVvXsEjhWlOaN2MRk7X9TquyJzSIrULFV0P_MFy1WckAQKHc86m5ENprCJblmCltW1vvk6-7q3BFL8JRTgH2ByUXRznAft4kUfT8eQtLg60WW86gm0icByi7jM05ks8TvujwZN-a2_SKM0DgCw0NFVvW88LJiwWuhEFbXNM_64piJ-1pZfyqUWfsxpbT5ZBUAQ/s3072/IMG_6942%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhWlOaN2MRk7X9TquyJzSIrULFV0P_MFy1WckAQKHc86m5ENprCJblmCltW1vvk6-7q3BFL8JRTgH2ByUXRznAft4kUfT8eQtLg60WW86gm0icByi7jM05ks8TvujwZN-a2_SKM0DgCw0NFVvW88LJiwWuhEFbXNM_64piJ-1pZfyqUWfsxpbT5ZBUAQ/w300-h400/IMG_6942%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before I forget to tell you-<br />the little blue and white dish on the wall</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> is by artisan <b>Sue Sherrill</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">an Ebay purchase </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but </span><span style="font-size: large;">the pictures on the wall </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">are magazine cutouts</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> which I pasted onto heavy card and hung with a wire and/or BlueTac</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The majority of artwork in the living room,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><i> as well as </i>in the bedroom are mounted onto card-stock which I've</span><span> edged </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">with complimentary wood stain furniture markers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>or a matching </span><span>felt pen. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE MANTLE</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once I'd decided that I wanted a green plant on the mantle, I quickly made one using some dried green plant materials from my stash.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But then, as usual,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I changed my mind and decided to replace it with something different. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since I specifically wanted an overgrown ivy</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to crawl and drape around the mirror and mantle,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided I needed to make one myself. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWlLr1zT8w0m64KjvheHDPkZJ7jNsdKUcaAu7Vc3gXmdn4zLGD2P3u2LbYYdJVM3xrM2xfE6Op1nT6nM4saUIzQaIQe6cksrj-fG_YnJsa5pjvH1V1mNDmb2mlTtE0JwuohVQoPFYK7Ce46WBq47IbaB8YBPSR07jL06ltmgDhUl1V7hai_l9wJMdmg/s3072/IMG_7031%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWlLr1zT8w0m64KjvheHDPkZJ7jNsdKUcaAu7Vc3gXmdn4zLGD2P3u2LbYYdJVM3xrM2xfE6Op1nT6nM4saUIzQaIQe6cksrj-fG_YnJsa5pjvH1V1mNDmb2mlTtE0JwuohVQoPFYK7Ce46WBq47IbaB8YBPSR07jL06ltmgDhUl1V7hai_l9wJMdmg/w400-h300/IMG_7031%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made the ivy using multi-twists of fine copper wire which I shaped and then painted. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once the stems were dry,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I applied </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">tiny ivy leaf paper punch outs </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">securing them to the stems with </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">white glue and super glue. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When all was set, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I brushed over the stems and the leaves with a thin mix of white wood glue and water. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The stems were planted into a square plastic </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> spray nozzle which I'd painted and glazed with UV resin.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I filled the vase with brown plasticine </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to hold the ivy in place. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z92nsppk9w1J3wQijbN78Ay88HpFswllQuBBQKNb5xtbn2wXZMyy8shizYiUIKrME5Kq5i7ENAGqJn7dVHRr2_oC9s28gszbXL4fOVCmlNzMJXzh-WlY-YqLzNtCon-3HBSWtyke7zVXAcp6Kxhhl5Rxag4XqqoRC56cO5t8gdSBy5TdmoybWqdRAQ/s3072/IMG_7035%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Z92nsppk9w1J3wQijbN78Ay88HpFswllQuBBQKNb5xtbn2wXZMyy8shizYiUIKrME5Kq5i7ENAGqJn7dVHRr2_oC9s28gszbXL4fOVCmlNzMJXzh-WlY-YqLzNtCon-3HBSWtyke7zVXAcp6Kxhhl5Rxag4XqqoRC56cO5t8gdSBy5TdmoybWqdRAQ/w300-h400/IMG_7035%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">I actua</span><span style="font-size: medium;">lly enjoyed making this plant and will probably make another for the Dower House bedroom.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuXmnZfjVaNmD8YIhIjFHZkbT91X0SJLafLwQvNSwLWFDaXbacJCxo52s_o-0JnjaoPqAsKeXfWM-OqWiklownZ-2uh1cUwzSsivLP9NKFv88lKfQEhDyd3kp6ne2CkG2eGVl9r_bRE3JVswuWvzTHmG3_KojxH6LNL0SVVcOEPQ3JDx6SFSadePUQg/s3072/IMG_7033%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCuXmnZfjVaNmD8YIhIjFHZkbT91X0SJLafLwQvNSwLWFDaXbacJCxo52s_o-0JnjaoPqAsKeXfWM-OqWiklownZ-2uh1cUwzSsivLP9NKFv88lKfQEhDyd3kp6ne2CkG2eGVl9r_bRE3JVswuWvzTHmG3_KojxH6LNL0SVVcOEPQ3JDx6SFSadePUQg/w300-h400/IMG_7033%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">fyi </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Below is a photo of the previous dried plant material</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> for comparison</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoRjZDvp6Q75bDmImmcDgnfe1CLfxgcXbq5-k_lXKsuO8oqBH4elecLfygblLBZPzpVtYkYr3jOtJASkZlhHUzLp3uAzhaSbzURVtLrMmHMTgIPEdS0c9O5cZEwbguqLKyKCYTQQu0UlHPiN6_18LMkN-GMxmRZToaqnR2xFdG21OQpkUSIorMzBnFw/s2782/IMG_5542%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="2085" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoRjZDvp6Q75bDmImmcDgnfe1CLfxgcXbq5-k_lXKsuO8oqBH4elecLfygblLBZPzpVtYkYr3jOtJASkZlhHUzLp3uAzhaSbzURVtLrMmHMTgIPEdS0c9O5cZEwbguqLKyKCYTQQu0UlHPiN6_18LMkN-GMxmRZToaqnR2xFdG21OQpkUSIorMzBnFw/w300-h400/IMG_5542%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br />The wall sconces were fortuitous purchased from <br /><b><a href="https://www.spminiatures.com/store/" target="_blank">SP MINIATURES</a></b><br />originally intended for Villa Leone <br />however, they didn't work for the Villa <br />so on a whim,<br /> I tried them here and<br />THEY WERE PERFECT!</span><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/AVvXsEh1wepQesH9QzWh5QHZrmOfuskFGAX3eniJlTXvMhJbukRJek5v2fr23BNO4sZGohl8sXAQggD9GRGtAVwTjGQEqZO-gjc2RPIHOwsvHchEYzD1Sjgy_HoBBu1thm4oxw9OTidYTgPUQsp6HZgh7NIpyS8lszmj6IGYuXBDsnTVW3_vK1UrJ7GcPJ0W-Q/s3072/IMG_7033%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wepQesH9QzWh5QHZrmOfuskFGAX3eniJlTXvMhJbukRJek5v2fr23BNO4sZGohl8sXAQggD9GRGtAVwTjGQEqZO-gjc2RPIHOwsvHchEYzD1Sjgy_HoBBu1thm4oxw9OTidYTgPUQsp6HZgh7NIpyS8lszmj6IGYuXBDsnTVW3_vK1UrJ7GcPJ0W-Q/w300-h400/IMG_7033%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The over-mantle mirror is one I've had for <i>AGES </i>(1970's)!</span></div><span style="font-size: large;">It's a heavy metal casting which use to have a print of a Old Masters painting. </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">I replaced the print with an old compact mirror then painted and aged the metal frame.</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gGX85UzIB5DpAkDOOiZAh2FB6Dch82wk0PjLjekxajU_5wgL8Ecyu502pbWSb315QstDihFW0v4HjbxksfXLpYNZqU_RWwUIK7e8Pfo_0Gia6uHq_pZw3WK8xuBR7_zsoBy6yqg434wHWgKov2zEzpByzhozt5EVmbnk82n5gFH68arJ0OnhYe4KYg/s3072/IMG_6902%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5gGX85UzIB5DpAkDOOiZAh2FB6Dch82wk0PjLjekxajU_5wgL8Ecyu502pbWSb315QstDihFW0v4HjbxksfXLpYNZqU_RWwUIK7e8Pfo_0Gia6uHq_pZw3WK8xuBR7_zsoBy6yqg434wHWgKov2zEzpByzhozt5EVmbnk82n5gFH68arJ0OnhYe4KYg/w400-h300/IMG_6902%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also on the mantle, are a brass candlestick; a playing card stud earring used as free-standing picture frame; another magazine cutout; a tiny Capodimonte china ornament; and 2 white rabbits from the ebay store of</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/965577882/112-miniature-dollhouse-rabitts-set-out?click_key=c5847284b37fdbf4500cc2b72fef796fcb542023%3A965577882&click_sum=5eb96fca&ref=shop_home_active_168&crt=1&sts=1" target="_blank">Giulias Miniatures</a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which I painted with clear UV resin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The third rabbit from this set, sits on top of the Secretary. </span></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/AVvXsEh8zREwJu7zKIZ-QJ59N-782Q7aeOHMgva3NF_JG0-pk2iWRKJJ1tkjWi2L-Dfhr4g0CXDqwYBmA4M_Id41YlA9qJwl8OJO638MBaLf_yvm_ZTVPD3caPriKFHN2XyLOpCU4b72xBgVvG-awlUEnto4Zr8YvgYiw3XDual6NpaH607wIkHk32965jS8nQ/s2969/IMG_6911%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2226" data-original-width="2969" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zREwJu7zKIZ-QJ59N-782Q7aeOHMgva3NF_JG0-pk2iWRKJJ1tkjWi2L-Dfhr4g0CXDqwYBmA4M_Id41YlA9qJwl8OJO638MBaLf_yvm_ZTVPD3caPriKFHN2XyLOpCU4b72xBgVvG-awlUEnto4Zr8YvgYiw3XDual6NpaH607wIkHk32965jS8nQ/w400-h300/IMG_6911%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEjCXC9nH6X98ULyzYlhb5Yy_xZka2C_2nqJu9mXmCC2oEfWKtc6Nvb9JghPX7DPYZEmXL3Ce2C18saLs51j2vCN-O9JzrfdaW62V5uuIXMTJJCXb5EH6-P89UBBFoC88_nMTUPSHlDtV5ytcsBhmgTkGgXyeuRExtalmekUNP1LcbXYBERud_CRZAZ2Mg/s3072/IMG_6905%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXC9nH6X98ULyzYlhb5Yy_xZka2C_2nqJu9mXmCC2oEfWKtc6Nvb9JghPX7DPYZEmXL3Ce2C18saLs51j2vCN-O9JzrfdaW62V5uuIXMTJJCXb5EH6-P89UBBFoC88_nMTUPSHlDtV5ytcsBhmgTkGgXyeuRExtalmekUNP1LcbXYBERud_CRZAZ2Mg/w400-h300/IMG_6905%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the left side of the fireplace wall<br />is a fimo cornucopia sculpture which FATIMA <br />of BEAUXMINIS <br />gave me more than a decade ago!<br />It looks like Murano Glass and <br />I've filled it with long fireplace matches: <br />wood slivers shaved<br />from a full-sized matchstick.<br /><br />To the right of the match holder is a nesting table,<br /> with a display of a cranberry glass drinks set by <br /><a href="https://www.glasscraftuk.com/" target="_blank">GLASSCRAFT.</a><br />The wine bottle contains red printer ink. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisomAAKOC7q0OqRC47cpdPEvqvDQZAB03ROF5svpL7q-aIpHb7nC6NxqmvsdLTYz70XWV4KXNQczTorpBb1KcdSnI-BuLHmCrbW1OZ3sT7vSQfIqG13_EUZCHSJAq42PO5gmQ5WEwN4teolJfGeZMw5Nqnv6hGk7Du-lrry4C_sbStrgb9UmWYADQuug/s3072/IMG_6917%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisomAAKOC7q0OqRC47cpdPEvqvDQZAB03ROF5svpL7q-aIpHb7nC6NxqmvsdLTYz70XWV4KXNQczTorpBb1KcdSnI-BuLHmCrbW1OZ3sT7vSQfIqG13_EUZCHSJAq42PO5gmQ5WEwN4teolJfGeZMw5Nqnv6hGk7Du-lrry4C_sbStrgb9UmWYADQuug/w400-h300/IMG_6917%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />There's also a small wooden camel which I glazed with UV resin and a delicate china bowl by<b> Teresa Welch</b> and a photograph in a brass frame; all of which is illuminated by a brass lamp sporting a burgundy shade purchased from an online miniature show. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd7bnhroYfqNnqhAjvy62XJWXZjLjW4yrwSFXfli2tN_93jAgn8w5c5wBRfN8pE6XH-HLiTVxNKo6zP6tctDkiJIM8xGXUIly5nx6KRXnCqp2yVlLXcieU_5ugDI2RSUw_XtLUQggissuiFiYADt14_VfWPdSpjrvKMYYD-FE3s3HCDXLn4wx6J4ru2w/s3072/IMG_6526%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pM70h-azI8bDOkzU21Jojn06uQN79AhXe2AI1CY6jP1NV9F28fvRC-CvncOYnBzEBJDrMdnDj4y2X-5XaoYoxyvGju8zokGyBU_s1h_ZC2pswPjbyEGmK9iLantWHJulQeIomepS9Cv2dsBrFZMTA6TtwqbLXmEvo5kaXgdAnxuDjXOmGzhCKkrGHQ/s3072/IMG_6918%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pM70h-azI8bDOkzU21Jojn06uQN79AhXe2AI1CY6jP1NV9F28fvRC-CvncOYnBzEBJDrMdnDj4y2X-5XaoYoxyvGju8zokGyBU_s1h_ZC2pswPjbyEGmK9iLantWHJulQeIomepS9Cv2dsBrFZMTA6TtwqbLXmEvo5kaXgdAnxuDjXOmGzhCKkrGHQ/w300-h400/IMG_6918%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The pink glass display and the pink roses in the painting <br />appear to have been made for each other!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt1ZMyokkp3kduYvrwBeJC0hXbXL83By2I9B8AuYEiGoDeewXNgUUwi3mGByTAMLYs9rfHJTxtqGqgRO6IEgAUjp471revmROrNYea2rKkjbPqf5kUaruvPaxud_3jPuKYupuujN4chRWyvWqh4jfxG8XblQ13y62aJmKCD22UzgvL7h8p2WE-IxYuw/s3072/IMG_6421%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt1ZMyokkp3kduYvrwBeJC0hXbXL83By2I9B8AuYEiGoDeewXNgUUwi3mGByTAMLYs9rfHJTxtqGqgRO6IEgAUjp471revmROrNYea2rKkjbPqf5kUaruvPaxud_3jPuKYupuujN4chRWyvWqh4jfxG8XblQ13y62aJmKCD22UzgvL7h8p2WE-IxYuw/w400-h300/IMG_6421%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The TREASURED painting </span></div><span style="font-size: large;">was a gift to me from </span><br style="font-size: large;" /><b style="font-size: large;">Cathrine Buron<br /></b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://miniaturemaisondesouris.blogspot.com/2020/03/enfin.html" target="_blank">Ninette & co.</a></span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">which she painted specifically for</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><b style="font-size: large;">#43 GREEN DOLPHIN STREET</b><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">however,</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I think I've found a better home for it here</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">in </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Dower House</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank You again Catherine! 💖</span></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/AVvXsEjCXC9nH6X98ULyzYlhb5Yy_xZka2C_2nqJu9mXmCC2oEfWKtc6Nvb9JghPX7DPYZEmXL3Ce2C18saLs51j2vCN-O9JzrfdaW62V5uuIXMTJJCXb5EH6-P89UBBFoC88_nMTUPSHlDtV5ytcsBhmgTkGgXyeuRExtalmekUNP1LcbXYBERud_CRZAZ2Mg/s3072/IMG_6905%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCXC9nH6X98ULyzYlhb5Yy_xZka2C_2nqJu9mXmCC2oEfWKtc6Nvb9JghPX7DPYZEmXL3Ce2C18saLs51j2vCN-O9JzrfdaW62V5uuIXMTJJCXb5EH6-P89UBBFoC88_nMTUPSHlDtV5ytcsBhmgTkGgXyeuRExtalmekUNP1LcbXYBERud_CRZAZ2Mg/w400-h300/IMG_6905%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Tea table is a rescued piece<br />from I can't remember where. <br /><br />I've left the unevenly stained wood <i>as is</i>;<br /> placed a large doily over top and added casters;<br /> then laid out <br />an Afternoon Tea<br />featuring the work of <br /><b>Janet Uyetake</b> <br /><a href="https://tinytownehawaii.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_48" target="_blank">TINY TOWNE MINIATURES</a> <br />crustless tea sandwiches with pickles<br />AND<br /> <a href="https://en.pinkoi.com/store/rina-vellichor" target="_blank">Rina Vellichor</a> open-faced<br />tomato, basil and cucumber sandwiches.<br />SUPER YUM! 😋</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewpEQGPVTzQnK0dOts8KlSX854G9Kep1t34vS6LOCZfiCLp5zA9hnSe31XcmAWcx6WGHoOgOaS7ncQbFc1Z_IvHMO1S9rg_qTW91jaNbwWYcEitoeuO27lX6WLbSHv0jblMQr1S2CR67oYW7j6ZOmpp-SiT8X6VcqmCw1cvl_hatokAUGeNYQOkrCzQ/s3072/IMG_6529%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjewpEQGPVTzQnK0dOts8KlSX854G9Kep1t34vS6LOCZfiCLp5zA9hnSe31XcmAWcx6WGHoOgOaS7ncQbFc1Z_IvHMO1S9rg_qTW91jaNbwWYcEitoeuO27lX6WLbSHv0jblMQr1S2CR67oYW7j6ZOmpp-SiT8X6VcqmCw1cvl_hatokAUGeNYQOkrCzQ/w400-h300/IMG_6529%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The INCREDIBLE green grapes in the photo above<br /> were made by <br />the AMAZING Claudia of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leminidiclaudia/" target="_blank"><b>Le Mini di Claudia</b></a><br />And a naked strawberry topped chocolate cake<br />was made by <br />Valentina of<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pinkcutesugar_miniatures/?hl=en" target="_blank"><b>PinkCuteSugar</b></a><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">A Very tempting afternoon tea- <i>YES? </i></span> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSdd07uvk1t8S1B1ARTKpSAr2mgGYfzNWzart7Ib5bqHA5Y7SIE58vJf7Qz6u4kopcqwn4yBgakbcaLlsRr75PxrEKFV4jQ1NGYr1JDfTEBPEPi0cYwW48dFMKwmTr4hFIf5555NFLdEMULgFUv1Z-jUGb2jH81TG5uw8ZeTAt-dCC_nuondHWRPkjQ/s3072/IMG_6922%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSdd07uvk1t8S1B1ARTKpSAr2mgGYfzNWzart7Ib5bqHA5Y7SIE58vJf7Qz6u4kopcqwn4yBgakbcaLlsRr75PxrEKFV4jQ1NGYr1JDfTEBPEPi0cYwW48dFMKwmTr4hFIf5555NFLdEMULgFUv1Z-jUGb2jH81TG5uw8ZeTAt-dCC_nuondHWRPkjQ/w400-h300/IMG_6922%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">For some time now,<br />I've been spot collecting <br />vintage <b>Stokesay Ware </b>china from all over the internet.<br /><br />I happened to find a set of these vintage cups and saucers from the Estate section of <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://dollhousejunction.com/collections/estate-miniatures" target="_blank">Dollhouse Junction</a></b><br />the<br /><b> 2 matching luncheon plates </b><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">came from a winning an Ebay auction <br />and the silver teaspoons made by <b>Pete Acquisto <br /></b>were purchased from <br /><a href="https://www.spminiatures.com/store/" target="_blank"><b><span>SP MINIATURES</span></b></a></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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/AVvXsEijqRXQKJmIVgQmj1DU2z8OyXnROPflmyVHLqNvX1XgZ9V0tVpJbyzLpn2pQzYaMNuDvfmzgElDM8YXNGufY-uJUyNe9yKk_V9XnczVpIz2agB3QD5hvlN3PNt7G3ggmR8LFXgCB4pep5MvgT1iYb5WwpfcCiEgZ1ob8ajJNtOUm3AU-NcFm5oiSHHFZw/s3072/IMG_6921%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijqRXQKJmIVgQmj1DU2z8OyXnROPflmyVHLqNvX1XgZ9V0tVpJbyzLpn2pQzYaMNuDvfmzgElDM8YXNGufY-uJUyNe9yKk_V9XnczVpIz2agB3QD5hvlN3PNt7G3ggmR8LFXgCB4pep5MvgT1iYb5WwpfcCiEgZ1ob8ajJNtOUm3AU-NcFm5oiSHHFZw/w400-h300/IMG_6921%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><span><span style="font-size: medium;">I've also managed to purchase a single dinner plate in this particular pattern and then my friend Janine, <a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>MINWORKS</b></a> blog<br />was kind enough to give me an extra dinner plate <br />from her personal collection. </span><br /><i style="font-size: large;">SOoooo </i><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I now have a place setting for 2 -</span><br /><span><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">WHOOHOO! </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">🕺🏻💃🏿</span><br /></i></b></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE SOFA</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I purchased this sofa brand new from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/584815972/vintage-miniature-black-armchair-faux?click_key=aef132fa839a4268c4b39a7d4b2546d7db64967d%3A584815972&click_sum=64c02fdc&ref=shop_home_active_12&pro=1" target="_blank"><b>MforMiniatures</b></a> <br />intended for another project.<br /> I deliberately aged the surface of the leather,<br /> to take the newness off<br /> but then once again,<br />I changed my mind and<br />I decided to use it in the Dower House. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I loved its size and the shape of this Chesterfield but now the "leather" was so used and abused<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">that I needed to amend it.<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">There are some things once done <br />that can't be reversed<br /> and this was one of them!</span><br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Because it was a little too shabby for the rest of the room, I did what my mother used to do<br /> and threw a Throw over it! <br /><i>Which has covered a multitude of sins😇</i><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I used an old piece of brown felt to throw over the back which blends in with the colour of the leather. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I made the faded cushions by using the reverse side of a exotic cotton print and filled them with tiny glass beads to make them slouchy. They were fringed using the leftover scraps from the same tapestry fabric covering the seat cushion.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span><b>Any damage I couldn't disguise <br />was blamed on the cat! </b><br /><i>speaking of which...<br /></i></span>I Changed the Cat too! </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8eLZ4TpSMiYYDlX93ILCpxhcBGGhA6TCToiwHT4vSV8clXZYYZ-ukE-h7-ig7Dw3UlutOtYrG2jl8IBel_I4J5NU_XeHbLFPrTMXvP4oQ8tuKovCyL695PqZSl9V51f86itXyIMR9oEzOLvM5EfPp3kl9XwCCcOpdvYk0pqsW7K-imEy-12YHVhDyg/s3072/IMG_5955.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8eLZ4TpSMiYYDlX93ILCpxhcBGGhA6TCToiwHT4vSV8clXZYYZ-ukE-h7-ig7Dw3UlutOtYrG2jl8IBel_I4J5NU_XeHbLFPrTMXvP4oQ8tuKovCyL695PqZSl9V51f86itXyIMR9oEzOLvM5EfPp3kl9XwCCcOpdvYk0pqsW7K-imEy-12YHVhDyg/w400-h300/IMG_5955.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The "Queen" of the sofa is</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">"Jennie" <br />a Burmese cat purchased from Ebay<br />(sorry, but can't recall the name of her maker).<br /> <br />I'd originally purchased her for <br />Villa Leone<br />then again,<br />I changed my mind.<br />Now here she is living contentedly in <br />THE DOWER HOUSE<br /><i>as if she's always been here</i>! </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdsCQEP5ilUmMxqNHyNzCua5kCtJR8DBNUt3bDjPU9_S6dOSqiIG78bl_DHw66sjkvOtOZ0W_y7Ep8mKDuV-TfcNrdW_iHLbJjRp39gQwzYE3XIaiKQZ18JMW2CqTfw_k1sZ3iowtdA4Gs9G3W8gCr705f3jSeUHnV8mRF-FM115WTI4rlJ0-3Xfnjg/s3072/IMG_6995.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdsCQEP5ilUmMxqNHyNzCua5kCtJR8DBNUt3bDjPU9_S6dOSqiIG78bl_DHw66sjkvOtOZ0W_y7Ep8mKDuV-TfcNrdW_iHLbJjRp39gQwzYE3XIaiKQZ18JMW2CqTfw_k1sZ3iowtdA4Gs9G3W8gCr705f3jSeUHnV8mRF-FM115WTI4rlJ0-3Xfnjg/w400-h300/IMG_6995.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><br /> <span style="font-size: medium;">and she's very territorial! 😼</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5srzjo33XjiT-5ZeBC8bKH3Gdc_h3pnX1qw3IHJYfVr1Q6xuCg7z70uUU2Jj3hsjjHMPxwW74QQQIENIpFG2GSiZrp7DWvAJaZ9AVXqj6zEpZTFGS8rwjZjQB7ELy5hNfHCqmlZfW4BT18kgneoQi6idGo6Cs8H-Na6JT_3CyqJn6GQztFd_dnZblpg/s3072/IMG_6996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5srzjo33XjiT-5ZeBC8bKH3Gdc_h3pnX1qw3IHJYfVr1Q6xuCg7z70uUU2Jj3hsjjHMPxwW74QQQIENIpFG2GSiZrp7DWvAJaZ9AVXqj6zEpZTFGS8rwjZjQB7ELy5hNfHCqmlZfW4BT18kgneoQi6idGo6Cs8H-Na6JT_3CyqJn6GQztFd_dnZblpg/w300-h400/IMG_6996.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE CLOCK </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I built the tall case clock from a vintage </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://thehouseofminiatures.com/products/house-of-miniatures-furniture-kit-40068-x-acto-bagnall-tall-case-clock-xacto-dollhouse-mini-miniature-miniture-40068-sealed-box?variant=41441661452445" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bagnal HOUSE of MINIATURES clock KIT.</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI0lRXdIBggvhyT-fIO9_Tya28tReq7qZk7Z0jVfP3RfxTdlbX-6XPMD8dxYiuqT1wHkHu-fYTiLDq6fvfsmWyM_IdrbFKZhdNkzVrKXsKRasPuGoCTFjV2qeJaxi3BbCK1XXmjYu6ESZdt744i1J1NxcEhqeB3LdmAyQMC_tyx52bElVfzA-jzLa1Q/s3072/IMG_5779.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDI0lRXdIBggvhyT-fIO9_Tya28tReq7qZk7Z0jVfP3RfxTdlbX-6XPMD8dxYiuqT1wHkHu-fYTiLDq6fvfsmWyM_IdrbFKZhdNkzVrKXsKRasPuGoCTFjV2qeJaxi3BbCK1XXmjYu6ESZdt744i1J1NxcEhqeB3LdmAyQMC_tyx52bElVfzA-jzLa1Q/w300-h400/IMG_5779.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxGlKioKJc6lZR2JK6rNlA2BlaumdfqfZz1GwyXzDo831R2DtNii7Fa90V3I55K7OF8tD_c1hmkJbSKflmoxcS7sUfOcw6b0wk56S-B41Ja2TM1uSTloAb3f9Wy560b577JQH8rt9GDysW9PW3nq-HjXqWzfCYW_qeZlu6pB9uWFYbtL6lnz74268rw/s3072/IMG_6604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxGlKioKJc6lZR2JK6rNlA2BlaumdfqfZz1GwyXzDo831R2DtNii7Fa90V3I55K7OF8tD_c1hmkJbSKflmoxcS7sUfOcw6b0wk56S-B41Ja2TM1uSTloAb3f9Wy560b577JQH8rt9GDysW9PW3nq-HjXqWzfCYW_qeZlu6pB9uWFYbtL6lnz74268rw/w300-h400/IMG_6604.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's HUGE<br />and totally dwarfs the <br /> cat scratched sofa beside it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I installed it because it not only fills that awkward space under the steps, but it also further</span><span style="font-size: large;"> illustrates my narrative: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">that the Dowager favourite possession from the Manor, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;">were </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">made to fit</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> inside her tiny cottage.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">She may have down-sized her house, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">but she's refused to down-size </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the things that make her happy!😊</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE RUG </span></b></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEj35wg_QB_8Qe7kPjPQ7MtP7RCsLJ-FbjoPpEyNRTqUoqw8lePeJGrAfJdJzQ7n_d7dmJDOrucytLKGOu9g5h3snpvGQLJeNc4kfLCAjhwHtED8ILOl4Bg_K2WEwIGE4qipogg6jB9bzb80ZTj3dvM21MEF5L0TyyiFFACO3SQarale1c1Uv2voAeSe1w/s3072/IMG_7010%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj35wg_QB_8Qe7kPjPQ7MtP7RCsLJ-FbjoPpEyNRTqUoqw8lePeJGrAfJdJzQ7n_d7dmJDOrucytLKGOu9g5h3snpvGQLJeNc4kfLCAjhwHtED8ILOl4Bg_K2WEwIGE4qipogg6jB9bzb80ZTj3dvM21MEF5L0TyyiFFACO3SQarale1c1Uv2voAeSe1w/w400-h300/IMG_7010%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The oriental carpet was just one of at least 6 identical mini carpets<br />woven into a LONG LENGTH of GORGEOUS Thai silk <br />which I was <i>LOATHE</i> 😣 to cut up <br /><b><i>although eventually I did</i></b>. <br /><br />I glued on a backing using FABRI-TAC <br />to keep the rug from fraying. <br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUn7OfhZjSWVhszenBhM5yWAnoju0SHsg4ptP3sGcv-8JvBU4ycqQLh7SXiuTFrAt9s9o05PoM4xIv-RmxwvL0z4PMBfhJfvbH2zUrLLTc09QHX29LJav1DqkVxYDO3qnmU4H5BuXRB0Kn9QK19iCKA7CZgytySSM_XPfNzVKaayGDqoLmAzFSf_WSA/s3072/IMG_6427%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhUn7OfhZjSWVhszenBhM5yWAnoju0SHsg4ptP3sGcv-8JvBU4ycqQLh7SXiuTFrAt9s9o05PoM4xIv-RmxwvL0z4PMBfhJfvbH2zUrLLTc09QHX29LJav1DqkVxYDO3qnmU4H5BuXRB0Kn9QK19iCKA7CZgytySSM_XPfNzVKaayGDqoLmAzFSf_WSA/w400-h300/IMG_6427%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The carpet repeats the rich golden yellow of the window curtains.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br />On the floor under the arm chair is <br /><b>"Churchill"</b><br />the Dowager's new bulldog pup.<br />He's all tuckered out from playing with the <br />Union Jack rubber ball (a bead)<br />lying next to him.<br /><br />Unfortunately <br />his maker who is a VERY TALENTED <br />Russian artisan <br />is currently off line right now, <br />otherwise I'd be able to share her Etsy link <br />but I'm hoping that she'll soon be up and running again because as you can tell,<br /> she makes Truly Wonderful miniature animals with lots of expression in their poses. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5K7DAfmuFm4-gsRK6KcTzYqPv61FnRh5JQcFLhsAR-gw3wp5shg9Lem2GSm0J4K0jKBvdyojMK-dnxCUI2OLzrvgDRkj30Vs8RYnLNss6GT6D3ECdMQdTKqZxBMfOt63YhzAvuhv50GE91bQwSbiH3XM_bikwR-6D22Lahn3gW87uA5fjT11U7qNWA/s3072/IMG_6454%20(1).jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5K7DAfmuFm4-gsRK6KcTzYqPv61FnRh5JQcFLhsAR-gw3wp5shg9Lem2GSm0J4K0jKBvdyojMK-dnxCUI2OLzrvgDRkj30Vs8RYnLNss6GT6D3ECdMQdTKqZxBMfOt63YhzAvuhv50GE91bQwSbiH3XM_bikwR-6D22Lahn3gW87uA5fjT11U7qNWA/w400-h300/IMG_6454%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDqilb_PKGpH4Qt8m5VjDdnjYTrIuXkD0S3ye9yqAUZzZFcxHHs3Rau94n7_jupoczBKhdQmzT18tJoEgGzNb6ND4FluwQOvyDqrgowjjtGkcHRAIx_n1m26W3WHIgReuq-l5RfXq64qPScRjP7lkkELSl8XUWPRf7gU1Je8k9bhpGKe2a4fRlZds0A/s3072/IMG_7008%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDqilb_PKGpH4Qt8m5VjDdnjYTrIuXkD0S3ye9yqAUZzZFcxHHs3Rau94n7_jupoczBKhdQmzT18tJoEgGzNb6ND4FluwQOvyDqrgowjjtGkcHRAIx_n1m26W3WHIgReuq-l5RfXq64qPScRjP7lkkELSl8XUWPRf7gU1Je8k9bhpGKe2a4fRlZds0A/w400-h300/IMG_7008%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgiu9GeaQLdjrT1kI2kIHmyFclIKKZ_H75HPkb9sTMPftdQmibWUb02TQJ6wW3XLAOF02jNv1-eePNvmarHKxqQXZRczSclBpssAVavzRj2zZIuYmQxrEyk7ONYTMTbkn8ni1jPYoIoh__vRKo2ekHXN5XbGb_QCxtF-DABoRG-Fnp8mQspd4cS0expEA/s3072/IMG_6953%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu9GeaQLdjrT1kI2kIHmyFclIKKZ_H75HPkb9sTMPftdQmibWUb02TQJ6wW3XLAOF02jNv1-eePNvmarHKxqQXZRczSclBpssAVavzRj2zZIuYmQxrEyk7ONYTMTbkn8ni1jPYoIoh__vRKo2ekHXN5XbGb_QCxtF-DABoRG-Fnp8mQspd4cS0expEA/w400-h300/IMG_6953%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">In the photo below</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">you'll see the </span><i style="font-size: large;"><b>VERY NARROW</b></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">flight of stairs leading up to </span><br /><b style="font-size: large;">THE BEDROOM </b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which I'd just begun working on during the time I was writing this post. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've since finished the hall walls </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and most of the stairs themselves- </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">the 2 Windows in the stairwell are yet to be installed.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNRL2bZJTatkmAbB-zhw5woCmjfPMkRp7stFpF81skDb1sZrr6ZCgEuOdmLK37Pf6yDyXNSUkhsMhzuxsb5oUgJf1DvtLDcMwJJznbB5Sm2p41Ls9h_SX8kFJrBSlSo5kVhkl5Hsx72be_CqX4FJlEdZgWKoOvHA3ycpfZ_HOR0rNO5sf3WcpY0UEwA/s3072/IMG_6950.jpg" style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMNRL2bZJTatkmAbB-zhw5woCmjfPMkRp7stFpF81skDb1sZrr6ZCgEuOdmLK37Pf6yDyXNSUkhsMhzuxsb5oUgJf1DvtLDcMwJJznbB5Sm2p41Ls9h_SX8kFJrBSlSo5kVhkl5Hsx72be_CqX4FJlEdZgWKoOvHA3ycpfZ_HOR0rNO5sf3WcpY0UEwA/w400-h300/IMG_6950.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I've eliminated the previous wooden handrail</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">but I at one point I was seriously considering installing a </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">ROPE-GRIP</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">However, now that I've finished the stairwell </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I'll probably NOT do it</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> since getting my big hand in that narrow space would make the job awkward and difficult. <br /> <br /></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Re: THE FLOOR<br /><span style="color: red;">I used the left-over wood siding from </span><br />The WILLOWCREST KIT<br /><span style="color: red;">aka </span>VILLA LEONE<br /><span style="color: red;">because</span><br /><span style="color: red;"> I HAVE LOTS OF IT!<br /><i>waste not -want not </i></span></span></b><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE LEFT SIDE <br />OF THE LIVING ROOM</b></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzD79ns6pHJhtRneqD3MFNKYNRWG5YtpNou7EosXPbB_62Ka_KUPics1WBtidzRSwRwybsQFm2a7KzAlft6taVl0eEvdjm65HqwUJuUzy-YNpM15nS5RhO12_jqR4OWr7jlSOdJ3F8WlM4KDLi1dAnicE7XIVyPXkyT8333sWZCNvIAMiUdVtOCIumhA/s3030/IMG_6949%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2272" data-original-width="3030" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzD79ns6pHJhtRneqD3MFNKYNRWG5YtpNou7EosXPbB_62Ka_KUPics1WBtidzRSwRwybsQFm2a7KzAlft6taVl0eEvdjm65HqwUJuUzy-YNpM15nS5RhO12_jqR4OWr7jlSOdJ3F8WlM4KDLi1dAnicE7XIVyPXkyT8333sWZCNvIAMiUdVtOCIumhA/w400-h300/IMG_6949%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Initially my plan was to use ALL of the available wall-space in the Living Room </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to showcase a number of the Dowager's prized pieces of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">miniature blue and white china.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">as the room began to fill up with other things,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> the only wall left for a china display was the left one. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>However</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the large secretary in the middle of the wall</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> reduced the space even further to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> the area above it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and a tiny bit on either side of it.</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b></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/AVvXsEjjthPEvSlheRVv8qCktY0R9lb1iA2ZvV5hF9AXhVZsFo7e-7V2-goO4N0Sa53Mg7brzYNETM9ZXPnMnamxM7dT8XNEsTXBKpIQzd0Aj-kX_dOfsRJohxeQSMZfJkiWAaj6QWO0J3dHpMBxri58zZuoftcwSgKTdGbI1irUMFtrWBx1OOCLgb9jtmCxFQ/s3022/IMG_6956%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2266" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjthPEvSlheRVv8qCktY0R9lb1iA2ZvV5hF9AXhVZsFo7e-7V2-goO4N0Sa53Mg7brzYNETM9ZXPnMnamxM7dT8XNEsTXBKpIQzd0Aj-kX_dOfsRJohxeQSMZfJkiWAaj6QWO0J3dHpMBxri58zZuoftcwSgKTdGbI1irUMFtrWBx1OOCLgb9jtmCxFQ/w300-h400/IMG_6956%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> the BLUE AND WHITE CHINA </span></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/AVvXsEjfaeco4REItyH-0chdhwHoMv7UuEvw16MVN1h09Wv6KCtZT4L_7ahE-xANWy3i5Axu-NODoKiYVXU6HT-y5qxeTAw7DH_LqKgfxhtbaCUl2tPh1FsLFvHnIuZ2df-593U8n3DmmSAcuyMbibWZ5LqVMPQ6rZBgqkZog348fv4HMswUPGk8-dYtI-frMw/s3072/IMG_6916%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaeco4REItyH-0chdhwHoMv7UuEvw16MVN1h09Wv6KCtZT4L_7ahE-xANWy3i5Axu-NODoKiYVXU6HT-y5qxeTAw7DH_LqKgfxhtbaCUl2tPh1FsLFvHnIuZ2df-593U8n3DmmSAcuyMbibWZ5LqVMPQ6rZBgqkZog348fv4HMswUPGk8-dYtI-frMw/w400-h300/IMG_6916%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The top of the desk<br />proved to be the <b>ideal place</b> to feature the taller pieces <br />in my collection</span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjmGsyUBOLHY69UIXJ0rIkrzwDFuuiIf7vb-1PfeBJB3F_6oBh9-K5us2VIkHTJUOqAHgDVlOtidI9sTtr0dZngX0Cgk18HPH5Od5Hu-AHAPl5deGFj8bi-a_MCWlY82twNBvKxlJJ5O4Yu2sBtFz0ZaAGc0H5YHqjsIRGGgfb0fv-FcwtPBl_ZMC55Sg/s3072/IMG_6958.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGsyUBOLHY69UIXJ0rIkrzwDFuuiIf7vb-1PfeBJB3F_6oBh9-K5us2VIkHTJUOqAHgDVlOtidI9sTtr0dZngX0Cgk18HPH5Od5Hu-AHAPl5deGFj8bi-a_MCWlY82twNBvKxlJJ5O4Yu2sBtFz0ZaAGc0H5YHqjsIRGGgfb0fv-FcwtPBl_ZMC55Sg/w400-h300/IMG_6958.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkVpee7xAfw_SVWg75dCgIv0Cop_g1DkTm5Y6HQi2ucs_LnCTS4wLfQ4NnvjpQPDCVsKVIoRqhraI-C76_PT0_MjIhxlCYWesWF6GstbPCfRNCvwL2hD3i2x690ScLF6HJtHsAKHg6EDeLKDIW08DoaLNejCOacoX2qRmzenhlvlg9rl2eXkpGUCePA/s3072/IMG_6729%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCkVpee7xAfw_SVWg75dCgIv0Cop_g1DkTm5Y6HQi2ucs_LnCTS4wLfQ4NnvjpQPDCVsKVIoRqhraI-C76_PT0_MjIhxlCYWesWF6GstbPCfRNCvwL2hD3i2x690ScLF6HJtHsAKHg6EDeLKDIW08DoaLNejCOacoX2qRmzenhlvlg9rl2eXkpGUCePA/w300-h400/IMG_6729%20(2).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />THE AMAZINGLY TALENTED <br /><b>JONQUIL NORRIE </b><br />of <a href="https://latchkeyandjonquil.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><b>Latchkey and Jonquil</b></a><br /> sent me a parcel for Christmas <br />which contained (among other small wonders)<br />a tall blue and white vase<br /><b>which she'd hand painted!<br /></b>💖<b><br />I'm perpetually gob-smacked and in awe <br />of her talents! <br /></b>💖<br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaeco4REItyH-0chdhwHoMv7UuEvw16MVN1h09Wv6KCtZT4L_7ahE-xANWy3i5Axu-NODoKiYVXU6HT-y5qxeTAw7DH_LqKgfxhtbaCUl2tPh1FsLFvHnIuZ2df-593U8n3DmmSAcuyMbibWZ5LqVMPQ6rZBgqkZog348fv4HMswUPGk8-dYtI-frMw/s3072/IMG_6916%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaeco4REItyH-0chdhwHoMv7UuEvw16MVN1h09Wv6KCtZT4L_7ahE-xANWy3i5Axu-NODoKiYVXU6HT-y5qxeTAw7DH_LqKgfxhtbaCUl2tPh1FsLFvHnIuZ2df-593U8n3DmmSAcuyMbibWZ5LqVMPQ6rZBgqkZog348fv4HMswUPGk8-dYtI-frMw/w400-h300/IMG_6916%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I placed it <b>Centre Stage</b> on top of the secretary <br />flanked by a couple of plates from <br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Twelvetimesmoreteeny?" target="_blank">TWELVE TIMES MORE TEENY</a><br />alongside a couple of ginger jars I'd found on Etsy <br />and a large white rabbit from<br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/965577882/112-miniature-dollhouse-rabitts-set-out?click_key=6e529205e654b8be126bcd00f38d4ae225b9c9fe%3A965577882&click_sum=38168aac&ref=shop_home_active_9&crt=1&sts=1" target="_blank"><b>GiuliasMiniatures</b></a><br /> <br />The Secretary itself, is a vintage resin plastic piece from <br /><b><a href="https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/508203139211995331/" target="_blank">The Goebel Butterfly Collection</a></b><br />which I'd painted a long, long time ago <br />using a faux bois technique<br />to get it to resemble a dark burl.</span><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/AVvXsEiv00Qf7OqdWoMIyMb8aMxOIRzT5psIEteTqPfeVJ83G1AHRqB4u1LcHQa2pyYhUIx2CEYRIz0XarkVzKu88x9B-cQW6IlY_Cs7_DOkgcO_1IqLp7cpWw0AIQRXAZH9lAD3rW9PyEBLjmo-d8yr1VlIo_dx1Woiw1Nse9rORl9IAfJVHTr5Fqm3KJcQzQ/s3072/IMG_6976.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv00Qf7OqdWoMIyMb8aMxOIRzT5psIEteTqPfeVJ83G1AHRqB4u1LcHQa2pyYhUIx2CEYRIz0XarkVzKu88x9B-cQW6IlY_Cs7_DOkgcO_1IqLp7cpWw0AIQRXAZH9lAD3rW9PyEBLjmo-d8yr1VlIo_dx1Woiw1Nse9rORl9IAfJVHTr5Fqm3KJcQzQ/w300-h400/IMG_6976.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I've tried to capture the look of the Traditional <br />English Country Style in the vignette above,<br /> without going too overboard with the typical <br />English Cottage cliches but it was great fun dressing this secretary with everything U.K. that I could find! <br /> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;">The Oval plater on the wall <br />is "Vintage" <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/jdayminis" target="_blank">JEAN DAY</a>.<br /><br /> Back in the day<br /><i>(no pun intended)</i>, <br />Jean used to make Wonderful little porcelain dolls <br />and dollhouse dolls<br />and I'm proud to say that I have quite a few of them <br /> some of which you can see in <br />my blog post<br /></span><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/01/toys-toystoys.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">toys,Toys TOYS</span></b></a><br /><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/AVvXsEgarTJ-5LQTMilOizeXVU2xURpeG3cYNt51jsxju6OZFZdcP9kK7yTIzLnY2AK5pxC4-iKG6ulwQGk0Rn8uOXzoJ2J8IWCO8oC87rUsTPEFjh9aiKeb-N9Q0Qa2GfoaytknB8R1XCxYLoaw8ZjNo_P-O9xSIvwJA0cQXZkZgtQDrpZmN8crk-LeLm3IFQ/s3072/IMG_6969.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarTJ-5LQTMilOizeXVU2xURpeG3cYNt51jsxju6OZFZdcP9kK7yTIzLnY2AK5pxC4-iKG6ulwQGk0Rn8uOXzoJ2J8IWCO8oC87rUsTPEFjh9aiKeb-N9Q0Qa2GfoaytknB8R1XCxYLoaw8ZjNo_P-O9xSIvwJA0cQXZkZgtQDrpZmN8crk-LeLm3IFQ/w300-h400/IMG_6969.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span>A few years ago, <br />I purchased 2 Queen Anne chairs from an estate sale which Fatima and I attended together in person. <br />It was Great Fun! <br />Both caught my eye at the time but since then, they've sat on my shelf with nowhere else to go- <br />until now. <br /><br /> One is a signed artisan made Queen Anne with ball and claw feet and green velvet seat cushion. <br />The 2nd is a Magnificent burl wood side chair with ball and claw feet and signed by the late</span><br /><span><b>John Hodgson.</b><br />I shift its position from sitting in front of the secretary,<br /> to over by the drop leaf table for tea.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUz_Zm48FLhs2hScMjh1Om3OPMk_iodhg3yDBZInmcMQefqY-jYIPNcwRyvD02cEqE8_xuV7n15Mm-re_qjlD4E5lYYQJrQdYCU0RofFFdhU9dZvm8b1vKomlj1LKQpKIsQfelO4D07LwAHOuBBF1K_CQP6JuTLq6lGN51j2Uxb_va4Ip6Edm1UBgng/s3072/IMG_6455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUz_Zm48FLhs2hScMjh1Om3OPMk_iodhg3yDBZInmcMQefqY-jYIPNcwRyvD02cEqE8_xuV7n15Mm-re_qjlD4E5lYYQJrQdYCU0RofFFdhU9dZvm8b1vKomlj1LKQpKIsQfelO4D07LwAHOuBBF1K_CQP6JuTLq6lGN51j2Uxb_va4Ip6Edm1UBgng/w400-h300/IMG_6455.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC2Hy8U_XvkATeYbVUTngySY2PGvkenQaklDrn8AtJrz4VmVUT-dnsptrsKpdMpYuPNieUU3469Tu1RAfT8iG9fBC37QqS8HVcXJhOKDfhpyczI72QXsbqxDIhLTOBW9xV0g8Lm_a7Pgg8dSXU-gNcDExOs8SUptCY-gTuoiiLQXjy68pSnMB5XWT5A/s3072/IMG_6418%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUC2Hy8U_XvkATeYbVUTngySY2PGvkenQaklDrn8AtJrz4VmVUT-dnsptrsKpdMpYuPNieUU3469Tu1RAfT8iG9fBC37QqS8HVcXJhOKDfhpyczI72QXsbqxDIhLTOBW9xV0g8Lm_a7Pgg8dSXU-gNcDExOs8SUptCY-gTuoiiLQXjy68pSnMB5XWT5A/w300-h400/IMG_6418%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The original seat cushion is a burgundy suede,<br />and the entire cushion lifts out of the frame,<br /> I recovered it using a section of a man's Italian silk tie depicting a circus elephant<br /><i>of all things! 👀</i><br />I've recovered the cushion with great care so that the silk can be removed without leaving any damage <br />on the original leather. <br />I know this for a fact<br /> since I've already changed the fabric on this chair<br /> 5 TIMES! 😅 <br /> </span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to the desk...</span></b><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/AVvXsEiIGDAPW9QpZFw9Ra6t8_iuuMZpFfypUnUgTIZdW_g9iLm2yB0OmXdeAjMheUtWORzz64xR8upFKhH-sImK2enH19LYwxPlw68bnfehnptZBxGWZ50rOFELMZ4wBcBTPdyx4aQutYoAvAZQqttrvmOy-Diemka37ej9e7AbPMiTa_Zps3xXvYJKTsAxQQ/s2913/fullsizeoutput_52c.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2913" data-original-width="2183" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGDAPW9QpZFw9Ra6t8_iuuMZpFfypUnUgTIZdW_g9iLm2yB0OmXdeAjMheUtWORzz64xR8upFKhH-sImK2enH19LYwxPlw68bnfehnptZBxGWZ50rOFELMZ4wBcBTPdyx4aQutYoAvAZQqttrvmOy-Diemka37ej9e7AbPMiTa_Zps3xXvYJKTsAxQQ/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_52c.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Inside the upper portion of the secretary <br />are a number of homemade books, a toby jug, 3 Staffordshire china dogs and some additional blue and white objects including a<br /><b>Jean Yingling</b><br />demitasse cup and saucer.<br />which I found at </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><a href="https://www.rubylane.com/dolls?cat=Dolls%3ADollhouses%2C%20Accessories%3AMiniatures" target="_blank">RUBY LANE MINIATURES</a></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEi0t7x43aAYbVGSfQqnWtZQC9IzqENAfKARG0AGFmU33cptlJWdEKlx30D9C1mwc3sT1OS3QvRtvRZ7Ca3HhAmNhv9ZLqFxK72T0cJc6t86DK9Sedj6xZ6wPvZOWsx3aaz0ur9DfSXtc38hdrchn6bvvAMY6IlsotzI_5_44o7_bibbwFWvn-MjLJx7Mg/s3072/IMG_6402.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0t7x43aAYbVGSfQqnWtZQC9IzqENAfKARG0AGFmU33cptlJWdEKlx30D9C1mwc3sT1OS3QvRtvRZ7Ca3HhAmNhv9ZLqFxK72T0cJc6t86DK9Sedj6xZ6wPvZOWsx3aaz0ur9DfSXtc38hdrchn6bvvAMY6IlsotzI_5_44o7_bibbwFWvn-MjLJx7Mg/w300-h400/IMG_6402.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Yingling cup and saucer are Exquisite!<br /></span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv8eQqgKl9aE32UQ6Gwb6G9sVK2L82-TjZAUg9-ATQzIE0DwGhdCmpNV68kUpLT2g2Az_z_o848gyVy16EdOfJqpu1K05qdksyoGxc-pjtCabzO5QnYH10OJ-LE22lFJe4NcMuZfYs62ijt81iTsqqGZ08f6wJVOxHWt759ekHxZgWml8fRs1iKrJWQ/s3072/IMG_6416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdv8eQqgKl9aE32UQ6Gwb6G9sVK2L82-TjZAUg9-ATQzIE0DwGhdCmpNV68kUpLT2g2Az_z_o848gyVy16EdOfJqpu1K05qdksyoGxc-pjtCabzO5QnYH10OJ-LE22lFJe4NcMuZfYs62ijt81iTsqqGZ08f6wJVOxHWt759ekHxZgWml8fRs1iKrJWQ/w300-h400/IMG_6416.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's a look at the entire upper cabinet area<br />of books, some cheap mass produced china, <br />Staffordshire china dogs, <br />and a miniature tea box from<br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/851477299/dollhouse-georgian-style-tea-chestcaddy?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=miniature+tea+box&ref=sr_gallery-1-14&sts=1" target="_blank"> <b>ZenasMiniatures</b> </a>on Esty</span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">THE Messy DESK</span></b><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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/AVvXsEgQpBJfqgXUOXsqcL7RpJt40ghEJIALMdRcOzPz6ZwIhDUJUltY2U44KIU-mPZ-H7XQoUFS49XNyqShfw2pEEKtxVd1R-6a9XlJFSja73f_UJVyyHEfi9h7HynzyQz6PXD92Y1RyrLD71RShOhzhFkUsJpKTbL-UFJEhrS2EWxWWHvX7jIzHNTfoiHo0g/s3072/IMG_6915%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpBJfqgXUOXsqcL7RpJt40ghEJIALMdRcOzPz6ZwIhDUJUltY2U44KIU-mPZ-H7XQoUFS49XNyqShfw2pEEKtxVd1R-6a9XlJFSja73f_UJVyyHEfi9h7HynzyQz6PXD92Y1RyrLD71RShOhzhFkUsJpKTbL-UFJEhrS2EWxWWHvX7jIzHNTfoiHo0g/w400-h300/IMG_6915%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There lots of paper "mess" on the desk top<br />mostly letters, paper pads, a homemade inkwell <br />and a fountain pen which I<br />contrived from the extracted pin of a Push Pin </span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEg7VkiLyp9-PPAfIweQ4K_jN46tNGTBZeXCf36N0_aikAn9RT_pIK2l8w45lXmgjgJ4sOl1WpfDikGTAZHqz9X0sCyIqYAYzoEpBzzfJo5I7IvdjVguz3EnxJhLCx7ISMCLkCJnBVVcLlfxdy8xh9LGt0cC2eXIuairot_g6B5l0ulCKaClp-WCfQQe_Q/s3072/IMG_6404.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7VkiLyp9-PPAfIweQ4K_jN46tNGTBZeXCf36N0_aikAn9RT_pIK2l8w45lXmgjgJ4sOl1WpfDikGTAZHqz9X0sCyIqYAYzoEpBzzfJo5I7IvdjVguz3EnxJhLCx7ISMCLkCJnBVVcLlfxdy8xh9LGt0cC2eXIuairot_g6B5l0ulCKaClp-WCfQQe_Q/w400-h300/IMG_6404.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">British mail <br />purchased on Ebay</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-mzDixIB4XvoKZ9IB1tvwl_MWV5aJbCxDkMWYQoQ7_CQhAQnNglSH_Xp8_hSbRIXxySTXAh2aghpaqJPgi6dLkK62MEcQ34UP5TTq176hrdhxncIBzmh02zNUVN5q3_6wxhm6eL38iSLggdg-GpJEEVHIj576jiLsJl8PzxA05CM1JY8zpBwDig3KJw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-mzDixIB4XvoKZ9IB1tvwl_MWV5aJbCxDkMWYQoQ7_CQhAQnNglSH_Xp8_hSbRIXxySTXAh2aghpaqJPgi6dLkK62MEcQ34UP5TTq176hrdhxncIBzmh02zNUVN5q3_6wxhm6eL38iSLggdg-GpJEEVHIj576jiLsJl8PzxA05CM1JY8zpBwDig3KJw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div><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/AVvXsEhGWQsKxwrRZ6EzaUOkOLTrUnx1SuL75En9mUHcUVPwZ59-r3Bjpve7Xg-Gy3-qLU-cM2y4n34FIwQJTYytd2WpXP8WJ4M1qiwdgcyD1nFoe2Xp5VTTAcJQxLIWp18OqOJ6Q8zU3VynwFdrf40uWMCM5Q7G72_bqis0qnJVDhU6-dKEWctpD-2YgAoulQ/s2982/IMG_6728.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="2236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWQsKxwrRZ6EzaUOkOLTrUnx1SuL75En9mUHcUVPwZ59-r3Bjpve7Xg-Gy3-qLU-cM2y4n34FIwQJTYytd2WpXP8WJ4M1qiwdgcyD1nFoe2Xp5VTTAcJQxLIWp18OqOJ6Q8zU3VynwFdrf40uWMCM5Q7G72_bqis0qnJVDhU6-dKEWctpD-2YgAoulQ/w300-h400/IMG_6728.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The small scalloped dish above the light fixture <br />was made by U.K. Artisan <br /><b><span>Nikki Naki Nu</span></b><br />and the English mirror to the right of the desk <br />was purchased from<br /><b><span><a href="https://www.spminiatures.com/store/" target="_blank">SP Miniatures</a><br />another favourite resource of mine</span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEiv00Qf7OqdWoMIyMb8aMxOIRzT5psIEteTqPfeVJ83G1AHRqB4u1LcHQa2pyYhUIx2CEYRIz0XarkVzKu88x9B-cQW6IlY_Cs7_DOkgcO_1IqLp7cpWw0AIQRXAZH9lAD3rW9PyEBLjmo-d8yr1VlIo_dx1Woiw1Nse9rORl9IAfJVHTr5Fqm3KJcQzQ/s3072/IMG_6976.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv00Qf7OqdWoMIyMb8aMxOIRzT5psIEteTqPfeVJ83G1AHRqB4u1LcHQa2pyYhUIx2CEYRIz0XarkVzKu88x9B-cQW6IlY_Cs7_DOkgcO_1IqLp7cpWw0AIQRXAZH9lAD3rW9PyEBLjmo-d8yr1VlIo_dx1Woiw1Nse9rORl9IAfJVHTr5Fqm3KJcQzQ/w300-h400/IMG_6976.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />A growing collection of canes and umbrellas are placed next to the desk alongside <br />a pair of muddy <i><b>Hunter</b></i> Wellies<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEjzgpumGNquc09VVruNKp0frCBMQpkuSSzLuAHTQaxBs5vdPc0Wi9remyWRej5nh5NZMSslPwYeo-zIzXrqGI4F9jfJ89Iit0hu55U3bVZquXZQ859dqc7B6mwsMJRi7InWWQHj52jquU5vKSKYa5kf8NrfHArys5wkDUUw4bzzHYg0zNUbGZv8ABNMtw/s3072/IMG_7639%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgpumGNquc09VVruNKp0frCBMQpkuSSzLuAHTQaxBs5vdPc0Wi9remyWRej5nh5NZMSslPwYeo-zIzXrqGI4F9jfJ89Iit0hu55U3bVZquXZQ859dqc7B6mwsMJRi7InWWQHj52jquU5vKSKYa5kf8NrfHArys5wkDUUw4bzzHYg0zNUbGZv8ABNMtw/w400-h300/IMG_7639%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The canes and the brollies</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><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/AVvXsEgFAC2HMa2eSJQTpVOsJ6vo1gq9XZAf0p52mglB5N7Y-XWN23HRGGADc0k8_wEJ_Z2Iw1phPnIoMZYNkya2w58QTnPPiG37g6YVNh09HyxxDTtoEbKu9Y1ZVvqOMP_pJQDoX_w2_G8icMuZnsx9He69rjEyjew8WM3JyQ0tixD0Jm4ZMlSM2uK2DxXuPA/s3072/IMG_7637%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAC2HMa2eSJQTpVOsJ6vo1gq9XZAf0p52mglB5N7Y-XWN23HRGGADc0k8_wEJ_Z2Iw1phPnIoMZYNkya2w58QTnPPiG37g6YVNh09HyxxDTtoEbKu9Y1ZVvqOMP_pJQDoX_w2_G8icMuZnsx9He69rjEyjew8WM3JyQ0tixD0Jm4ZMlSM2uK2DxXuPA/w300-h400/IMG_7637%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the Mary Poppins <br />parrot umbrella <br />came from <br /><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MiniatureCrush?ref=yr_purchases" target="_blank">Miniature Crush</a> on Etsy</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><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/AVvXsEhmfFx0gGXxmjLvQPjHyROCNvtv31OrSKnv4fupA6RdH2dPzmK2m21RO5gDBgfjKf6g_JKlMDQwgpEcNgxTabbr78FEMjLhmS8ARqSMwg8r_P2x4Y6CuCb2yR79C-u5FMOm39lsUKpPGg53K0ciJtkvHzkObF1kbepLJ4gg-fNMNprOF7QeEWh6r3JdAA/s3072/IMG_7638%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfFx0gGXxmjLvQPjHyROCNvtv31OrSKnv4fupA6RdH2dPzmK2m21RO5gDBgfjKf6g_JKlMDQwgpEcNgxTabbr78FEMjLhmS8ARqSMwg8r_P2x4Y6CuCb2yR79C-u5FMOm39lsUKpPGg53K0ciJtkvHzkObF1kbepLJ4gg-fNMNprOF7QeEWh6r3JdAA/w400-h300/IMG_7638%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This lovely umbrella was made by Fatima<br />of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beauxminis/" target="_blank">Beauxminis</a><br />Sadly, I had to steal it out of <br /><b>#43 Green Dolphins Street </b><br />whilst I wait for Fatima to make more of them.<br /></span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">The Muddy Wellies</span></b><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/AVvXsEjnxrfQbHq5c1bxMq7jU7BDgSeLQP5Nl8g2NuWy-mUYVwMn2nyFSBzSQac6PPlpmbaZVuXwX80b3hKsT_KI2byXa8hqT3NbI1H0CnBWqUnuHPPBoGHEQU-2JGG7dkZVA6lYG5f3jguLWR6VoIV2XmFIO19YBjUEvkCoPexxymticLy3wlHSByI6lT5okA/s3072/IMG_7641%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnxrfQbHq5c1bxMq7jU7BDgSeLQP5Nl8g2NuWy-mUYVwMn2nyFSBzSQac6PPlpmbaZVuXwX80b3hKsT_KI2byXa8hqT3NbI1H0CnBWqUnuHPPBoGHEQU-2JGG7dkZVA6lYG5f3jguLWR6VoIV2XmFIO19YBjUEvkCoPexxymticLy3wlHSByI6lT5okA/w300-h400/IMG_7641%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I painted a pair of generic yellow dollhouse boots <br />with a green acrylic paint; but then, while thumbing through an old <br />Victoria Bliss magazine, <br />I found an advertisement for Hunter Boots and<br /> was able to cut and paste the tiny logos from the ad<br />onto the front boots.<br />I saw a pair of muddy boots on an Instagram post <br />and loved the look, <br />so I used a thinned white glue along with some real dirt <br />and spread it out over the surface and underside,<br /> then let it dry <br />before I removed the excess <br />and <br /><i><b>"Bob's Your Uncle!"</b></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">fyi</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I wouldn't normally have such dirty boots inside the house but <br />they'll have to remain in the living room<br /> until the exterior gets done.<br /><br /><i>I've already got the boot-scraper for the front stairs! </i></span><br /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><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/AVvXsEivcfbWzDUpeocWugeKYjNbG0lwA-VrK2hW27o3T-OwuuTNu9wWy4Yt7gkkDlLqVD3sIqg8FWPrsZnFaIFiYiTYPhd6prHjtUMWXjCspJce4IAe1lAcfA5J-Ge7jn3yuLWHTCaK_VjqNUAYwWlXWS-ztgqA8PkcDZMQrXQRXOYn_RtBjTCPK5bI6P88_Q/s3072/IMG_7640%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivcfbWzDUpeocWugeKYjNbG0lwA-VrK2hW27o3T-OwuuTNu9wWy4Yt7gkkDlLqVD3sIqg8FWPrsZnFaIFiYiTYPhd6prHjtUMWXjCspJce4IAe1lAcfA5J-Ge7jn3yuLWHTCaK_VjqNUAYwWlXWS-ztgqA8PkcDZMQrXQRXOYn_RtBjTCPK5bI6P88_Q/w400-h300/IMG_7640%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><b><span><span style="font-size: large;">INTO THE HOME STRETCH</span><br /></span></b><br /><b>Yes! I'm<i> <span style="font-size: medium;">almost done😄</span></i></b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><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/AVvXsEhL7LfvawDDHy48l1T9FEPO-J9lKjXWFrETVErRPX194jNQhACI7OxRtpa0cVB5uem9eMFidDfdVyTifVLmh10bAPGVyY40iPrjr4oIA620HAdtFfVarpyf5LwlPVFfDs7P415DyOUhkAvzKIOXbTWQp1rxk4cEutaTDunwQHVO0JHtvphwR-ljtyxpjQ/s2966/fullsizeoutput_3d4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2966" data-original-width="2225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL7LfvawDDHy48l1T9FEPO-J9lKjXWFrETVErRPX194jNQhACI7OxRtpa0cVB5uem9eMFidDfdVyTifVLmh10bAPGVyY40iPrjr4oIA620HAdtFfVarpyf5LwlPVFfDs7P415DyOUhkAvzKIOXbTWQp1rxk4cEutaTDunwQHVO0JHtvphwR-ljtyxpjQ/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_3d4.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So having come full circle </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">we are back again at the window. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In front of the window I have installed a wide arm chair</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from a miniature furniture lot purchase-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://www.rubylane.com/dolls?cat=Dolls%3ADollhouses%2C%20Accessories%3AMiniatures" target="_blank">Ruby Lane Miniatures </a></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was already upholstered in a multi-stripe of light & dark stripes of pink, gold, beige,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and gradient blues </span></div><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/AVvXsEjWaMdQ-0to1Nclksj_Tex3xKQPyzLy9D8m6eXCPCfCFPkFKc560ZqvFqipFW5yW1_p1HgeOp-wzOTQ-s9ha_HOIGERXUM-oHR31q2y26KBlNfYUGn2XZWr8K6xSoauCGeTcp7CDVqqEi8f21EoeNWmYl9yny8sOav2F8qy1mWqUSby1EPSKMASBgtvHA/s2973/IMG_6588%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="2973" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWaMdQ-0to1Nclksj_Tex3xKQPyzLy9D8m6eXCPCfCFPkFKc560ZqvFqipFW5yW1_p1HgeOp-wzOTQ-s9ha_HOIGERXUM-oHR31q2y26KBlNfYUGn2XZWr8K6xSoauCGeTcp7CDVqqEi8f21EoeNWmYl9yny8sOav2F8qy1mWqUSby1EPSKMASBgtvHA/w400-h300/IMG_6588%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I like the way it picks up the pink in the wallpaper<br /> but I also enjoy the contrast of it against <br />the golden yellow drapes and the area rug.<br /><br />On the chair are two cushions<br />One made for me a LONG time ago embroidered<br /> by my friend <br /><b>Pam Grant</b><br />and the other cushion I made <br /> using the same fabric and method as those on the sofa. </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6cO3PhWAPMq3j25wwjBds7Wb9rumKgTtjym5mHR_PZ1YdY-fHzqqm8ikbedVSN2XBcyd8NP4oXGZEoohjoh37kIya00KuWn0sBlYE1B_9vFScEzAY2G5UtLgZ1glXYY8-Y4LXFcSNAgdYIQd3XkvF7-0p0ut4JFfqPpj4IvXxJKkBZR_BzgvYDOBww/s3072/IMG_6923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6cO3PhWAPMq3j25wwjBds7Wb9rumKgTtjym5mHR_PZ1YdY-fHzqqm8ikbedVSN2XBcyd8NP4oXGZEoohjoh37kIya00KuWn0sBlYE1B_9vFScEzAY2G5UtLgZ1glXYY8-Y4LXFcSNAgdYIQd3XkvF7-0p0ut4JFfqPpj4IvXxJKkBZR_BzgvYDOBww/w400-h300/IMG_6923.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></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/AVvXsEj3zoWgdt2OFnCbJYHDcAVhgjA7uEQX9JLIdxwlK4o-E3u_DMGqAOmHGhaBpdpReUCa7wp2Uxf5gmp_j3Q126ooJPHQ78fqOzo4PZzuHDqB-NE9IjtzZfU7rAbfXJpqOZ7paTi7ziyCw8Nbw3Gh3guRiA2hcRzkEgSFPuiQCI05UmuCmI2ss7pJYMa9GQ/s3072/IMG_6906%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3zoWgdt2OFnCbJYHDcAVhgjA7uEQX9JLIdxwlK4o-E3u_DMGqAOmHGhaBpdpReUCa7wp2Uxf5gmp_j3Q126ooJPHQ78fqOzo4PZzuHDqB-NE9IjtzZfU7rAbfXJpqOZ7paTi7ziyCw8Nbw3Gh3guRiA2hcRzkEgSFPuiQCI05UmuCmI2ss7pJYMa9GQ/w300-h400/IMG_6906%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the small gate-leg table,<br /> is a<br />"non-working"lamp.<br /><i>Non-working ever since I accidentally</i></span><i><br style="font-size: large;" /></i><span style="font-size: large;"><i> broke off the wires!<br /></i><b>whoopsies! </b><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Even so-</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;"> Since I already had enough illumination in this room and only required the presence of a lamp to dress this table,</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>"non-working" works just fine!</b></i> 😆<br /></span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: medium;">But to make it work for this room,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I painted it, glazed it with U V resin then I appliquéd it with gold nail decals.</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">The shade is painted inside and out with silver nail polish and black chalk paint, <br />after which, the bottom of the shade</span><br style="font-size: large;" /><span style="font-size: large;">was edged with a fine black picot trim. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The silhouette on the table is another magazine cut out</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> mounted onto card-stock.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sterling silver cream and sugar on the silver tray </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">were all made by <b>Don Henry.</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The tray came from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="The Little Dollhouse Company" target="_blank"><b>THE LITTLE DOLLHOUSE COMPANY</b> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and the silver sugar and cream I acquired from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://swanhouseminiatures.com/store/" target="_blank">SWAN HOUSE MINIATURES</a></span></b></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/AVvXsEjvVrPSAvESGrNd6TiyTSi-6VvW6DKDIpuRT2uuyk7IV9uMBcxiUUEU2AiK_Vib6MbqEtfABtl0zBCthEDEfZVWn0BC0k_FKoc7v621Kb9pecDFQ8x6cEtYamlg5E8pZ2EAzkc2UBN9Guy41yNGEn6t1ApX05tT5Tu_9-F8IFYrNkgKOQdn1aZyFQ-cpA/s3072/IMG_6914%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVrPSAvESGrNd6TiyTSi-6VvW6DKDIpuRT2uuyk7IV9uMBcxiUUEU2AiK_Vib6MbqEtfABtl0zBCthEDEfZVWn0BC0k_FKoc7v621Kb9pecDFQ8x6cEtYamlg5E8pZ2EAzkc2UBN9Guy41yNGEn6t1ApX05tT5Tu_9-F8IFYrNkgKOQdn1aZyFQ-cpA/w300-h400/IMG_6914%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The black and white Staffordshire china dog<br /> is the mate to one displayed in the secretary.<br />The painted metal hunting dog was a lucky find <br />inside a bag of thrift store junk.<br /><br />A blue and white <b>Stokesay ware</b> plate <br />sits in front of a bouquet of white daisies, pink dahlias and burgundy peonies.<br />Daisies made by me <br />Peonies I made from a kit by <br /><b><span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/164188179/peony-paper-flower-kit-for-112th-scale?click_key=85dc2a01afa7df444d894cb2390e60c66ea3e5e6%3A164188179&click_sum=b4a7a0be&ga_search_query=peonies&ref=shop_items_search_2&crt=1" target="_blank">The Miniature Garden</a></span></b><br />Dahlias -Ebay<br /></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdTDV2GIoyvE1dNqDlKmJlAYWc_b0L8BqytfGRUHX4dMountsCK3ydhR6B335S7bYeoE_mBznCMcsOZspP6v9-EGHENsGKyDwjxq1eIPyS9zyR-FEKgv2oHjZC6YbHXhgt0qgm75n9nOqs0Km6wTVWUzs4mry_QZzuPRhUjw1FXkk1DNOr3Z2KJctPw/s3072/IMG_6912%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcdTDV2GIoyvE1dNqDlKmJlAYWc_b0L8BqytfGRUHX4dMountsCK3ydhR6B335S7bYeoE_mBznCMcsOZspP6v9-EGHENsGKyDwjxq1eIPyS9zyR-FEKgv2oHjZC6YbHXhgt0qgm75n9nOqs0Km6wTVWUzs4mry_QZzuPRhUjw1FXkk1DNOr3Z2KJctPw/w300-h400/IMG_6912%20(1).jpg" width="300" /></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/AVvXsEgVFirFK3DKl-g6YQAtLVxZSXjK8jeKoHrSyzxTyPosetYG5mEBjRXeaG2T1Haufd52L9Cwi3dBhZKNF211WBc1JzaSBQh3OSwETNLraxP5GR6hzZpqxJzkcPcF78qjybmIn5hodbjO1Zzrbj8jxlZMA3NgX2Gi4MupC51CZH4_muq6SvluYtn6BC-DmA/s2973/IMG_6530%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="2973" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVFirFK3DKl-g6YQAtLVxZSXjK8jeKoHrSyzxTyPosetYG5mEBjRXeaG2T1Haufd52L9Cwi3dBhZKNF211WBc1JzaSBQh3OSwETNLraxP5GR6hzZpqxJzkcPcF78qjybmIn5hodbjO1Zzrbj8jxlZMA3NgX2Gi4MupC51CZH4_muq6SvluYtn6BC-DmA/w400-h300/IMG_6530%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The silver teapot is one of my </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">FAVOURITE THINGS</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I can't remember where or when I bought it, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but what I liked about it </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">was its unique shape. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When it finally arrived in the post, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was SMITTEN even more! 😍</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's hand-signed but the signature is so faint, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that it can only be deciphered via a jeweller's loop. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The knob on the lid and the carved handle are both made of (ebony?)wood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's also what looks like a teeny tiny hallmark </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">stamped in the metal </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">which is impossible to make out even with my loop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Regardless of whether it is sterling silver or not,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the entire teapot with its curved spout and squat body is</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Altogether LOVELY</span></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/AVvXsEiK2QDl3ueHIRrEXRdH5RE44CFWAiP-rNmCSjbVdfq7ZLPtF1P0-vnLR3tzlAEaIBSjRBHW8WYgkpQl_QtgFWos87WdFBTf8vSumxs9buhnKEHNPkFCWQ668vyuM2gC2iteN9GjqvRpGCeteZPgNE9WNCt9UYLVXnTnlokT7HcMWnYwoTsxyORJFCO3lA/s3072/IMG_6935%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2QDl3ueHIRrEXRdH5RE44CFWAiP-rNmCSjbVdfq7ZLPtF1P0-vnLR3tzlAEaIBSjRBHW8WYgkpQl_QtgFWos87WdFBTf8vSumxs9buhnKEHNPkFCWQ668vyuM2gC2iteN9GjqvRpGCeteZPgNE9WNCt9UYLVXnTnlokT7HcMWnYwoTsxyORJFCO3lA/w400-h300/IMG_6935%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SO there it is-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> YOU'VE SEEN ALL THERE IS TO SEE!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><b style="font-size: x-large;">SUCH A </b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">LONG</span></i><b style="font-size: x-large;"> POST</b></span><i style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">😂</i><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: x-large;">but I hope you've enjoyed the tour </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><b style="font-size: x-large;">and found it worth the wait! </b><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b></span></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/AVvXsEiv4wbpD6IMI_a-EPWON1UDCURQZALeHM2BZn9_KDI4Qc3KpLm2egV2PIyERgcvH4-JbjcD3qgN3tY3reJysEJc23o28bgxH2vgw8A2duJ7MS8VwtHV3JURxHj8uZs4-2Sq2hd91sjKVNxURszuj2euH7AXY0lrKVfuzUfJPTrt-fd55r95dNODLp3LTA/s2992/fullsizeoutput_453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2244" data-original-width="2992" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv4wbpD6IMI_a-EPWON1UDCURQZALeHM2BZn9_KDI4Qc3KpLm2egV2PIyERgcvH4-JbjcD3qgN3tY3reJysEJc23o28bgxH2vgw8A2duJ7MS8VwtHV3JURxHj8uZs4-2Sq2hd91sjKVNxURszuj2euH7AXY0lrKVfuzUfJPTrt-fd55r95dNODLp3LTA/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_453.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RfdHzDoICLnLEl0e5M2B2iYmmu68N3NYka8mC0KwvGY7IfIt8onaHEpr_iEw61DJq430f_y6QRRR12QgM3R0qnhlF8Zup9xFb4zWqPpJcB2IFlutU28fWT8cWFQ-j3gserS3DnCRjOgQY0mu5QchCLYYYg98Tazpy05_Jvdi8CyU5jTswVqoYHCwmw/s2908/fullsizeoutput_454.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2181" data-original-width="2908" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3RfdHzDoICLnLEl0e5M2B2iYmmu68N3NYka8mC0KwvGY7IfIt8onaHEpr_iEw61DJq430f_y6QRRR12QgM3R0qnhlF8Zup9xFb4zWqPpJcB2IFlutU28fWT8cWFQ-j3gserS3DnCRjOgQY0mu5QchCLYYYg98Tazpy05_Jvdi8CyU5jTswVqoYHCwmw/w400-h300/fullsizeoutput_454.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the DOWER HOUSE LIVING ROOM<br />is DONE!<br /><i>well actually </i><br />there are still a few more tweaks which I need to complete so let's say it's 99.9% <br />DONE! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSOgX5gQ1acER3ugSzRqLfUUrDuA5yVwc7RyfPYIDV2CZFhhrArHhMT38398KWsuBR1pcDrm64G8XawYE2wfrDIm6woJYv5fZWXsNwgz7rBMU6bJ25qnkKvTfkpCpoLphVV4rHFpMErIWINwbd6saukgoiN1JQZpJUUZo9j0tfOoYNdotGbbG0iFnTg/s2966/IMG_4780.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2225" data-original-width="2966" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoSOgX5gQ1acER3ugSzRqLfUUrDuA5yVwc7RyfPYIDV2CZFhhrArHhMT38398KWsuBR1pcDrm64G8XawYE2wfrDIm6woJYv5fZWXsNwgz7rBMU6bJ25qnkKvTfkpCpoLphVV4rHFpMErIWINwbd6saukgoiN1JQZpJUUZo9j0tfOoYNdotGbbG0iFnTg/w400-h300/IMG_4780.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Thank you everybody for you patience </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>AND</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">for sticking it out to-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaGVIgRFJLBZuU5RIEfNjwga5FLLF-xaAuV0T7_G7M1gjugKEryK83CvmRTNxaX_BjNyw8No7YhVNMkZP3Llds1esqcsytHWpxXE8Wr40L98koP36UTuAjMqGaruE1y3fTGMWsK18_kiQE4pZOHrAJvk1VPQ676yHLLQkMIA31X_rfJP6CTyRcaGiuA/s2966/fullsizeoutput_456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2966" data-original-width="2225" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnaGVIgRFJLBZuU5RIEfNjwga5FLLF-xaAuV0T7_G7M1gjugKEryK83CvmRTNxaX_BjNyw8No7YhVNMkZP3Llds1esqcsytHWpxXE8Wr40L98koP36UTuAjMqGaruE1y3fTGMWsK18_kiQE4pZOHrAJvk1VPQ676yHLLQkMIA31X_rfJP6CTyRcaGiuA/w300-h400/fullsizeoutput_456.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">THE END</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">But WAIT! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">before you go-</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">here's a teaser of the <b>Dower House bedroom</b> which I'm currently working on....</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">and I c<span style="text-align: center;">an hardly wait to show it to you- </span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: center;"><i>IT WILL BE READY<b>"</b>to post<b>...</b></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-align: center;"><i><b>very soon!</b></i>😜</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQIUe70skUrz0LulR663y4hs7Gs05nT4f0y9e759CiL4KTAmHYK1AMnM7z1qO8nQMRE3DMjgugn_6nljP5W0hM0X1TGXiDhcGpYlYxaV7uqKEEwh9UmZhmWvfODKi6IlMcdzaOMpnekWNq14F17AdSfR1O0OzJn4hzCN3MD7nhMCjY8MTkygkqWj5rnA/s3072/IMG_7499.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Show and Sale. </span><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/a/AVvXsEjOA-q1OXxzSKt6gEqpem_Cn5JPOymm9Zipfi5PGWBsKwAZ3nJQErSaenLj8taXVqK0-eA1qJtLJeCoHhxIH-Leah0VtoOXeOcUFGDFEIiDUYxNb4UlLZoBmph4eYOqDE8boaOK_8RYoTjZ_XhpToMdVrcz5FWASY8KjEpX_qWoP_3TlCkzV3CA04XuVg=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOA-q1OXxzSKt6gEqpem_Cn5JPOymm9Zipfi5PGWBsKwAZ3nJQErSaenLj8taXVqK0-eA1qJtLJeCoHhxIH-Leah0VtoOXeOcUFGDFEIiDUYxNb4UlLZoBmph4eYOqDE8boaOK_8RYoTjZ_XhpToMdVrcz5FWASY8KjEpX_qWoP_3TlCkzV3CA04XuVg=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shortly thereafter,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">my friend Janine <b><span><a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">minworks.blog</a></span></b> convinced me to take this dollhouse across the border to the annual Seattle Washington Miniature Show and Sale where it won</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><i>another</i></b> </span><b style="font-size: large;">BEST OF SHOW Award! </b><b style="font-size: large;">🏆</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i>WHOO HOOO!😁 HOORAY FOR ME! <span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span></i></b></span><b style="font-size: large;"><i>😁</i></b></p><p><b style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></b><span style="font-size: large;">I'd named this project: </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><b>"</b></span></span><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">AT HOME BY THE SEA"</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and had decorated the interior in a nautical theme, using a repeating colour pallet of burgundy, rose, pinks, and a range of greens from dark to light; intermixed with plenty of white woodwork. I'd even installed a music box which plays </span><b style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc7_lCfbQP0&ab_channel=BobbyDarin-Topic" target="_blank">"Somewhere beyond the Sea"</a></b><span><span style="font-size: large;">"</span><span style="font-size: large;"> a tune made famous by the late, great Bobby Darin . ❤️</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The interior soft furnishing, were composed of layers of over-scaled florals coupled with bold geometrics inspired by Real Life interior designer Betsy Speerts coastal California residence, along with the influence of Mario Buatta, the self-styled "Prince of Chintz"! </span></p><p><span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRrqwFpB2_TrpooAWs8vFkug9wrzYopQflOx_gN2GETnsPgWm6YueHj-D_MztK2U3-4Zfkbw4VGzQfo8910Ur3PDrC5Rj_nseGW4ncsjjRR7_1gsE491JiIE-_rrm42I2ScB8o7PWtEpbuyJyOIo_nAvApdYMhaUOCaNn3h90J-swqhQ8CO5q1IExbg/s3072/IMG_4489.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMRrqwFpB2_TrpooAWs8vFkug9wrzYopQflOx_gN2GETnsPgWm6YueHj-D_MztK2U3-4Zfkbw4VGzQfo8910Ur3PDrC5Rj_nseGW4ncsjjRR7_1gsE491JiIE-_rrm42I2ScB8o7PWtEpbuyJyOIo_nAvApdYMhaUOCaNn3h90J-swqhQ8CO5q1IExbg/w400-h300/IMG_4489.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the original sofa in <br />"AT HOME BY THE SEA"</td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also made my very first wrap around miniature garden composed primarily of collected plastic foliage, silk and/or dried, plant materials to fill the garden with. </span></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I thoroughly enjoyed building this dollhouse back in late 80's and I was </span><i style="font-size: large;"><b>really pleased</b></i><span style="font-size: large;"> that it'd won the awards. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">THEN, as it happened in the early 2000's, I sold my home and everything was packed up including this dollhouse, which was stored in the garage. As I put down new roots in a new neighborhood, <i><b>all</b> </i>of my miniatures were put on hold, and for the next 12 years, I focused most of my time and attentions </span><span style="font-size: medium;">on my Real Life house and its very large garden.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">And as for my Glencroft, I completely lost interest in it. I hardly paid it any mind as it sat year after year after year, gathering dust inside my garage. </span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: medium;">It wasn't until 2012, that I finally felt like getting back into my miniatures again, but rather than tackle something BIG, I decided that my first miniature project would be to finish a small garden roombox I'd half-heartedly begun back in the late 90's entitled "</span><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2017/03/its-show-time.html" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank"><b>GOTHICA</b></a>"<span style="font-size: medium;"> 🏆🏅which was immediately followed by</span></span><span><b style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/06/house-and-garden-end.html" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank">#43 Green Dolphin Street</a> 🏆🏆</b><span style="font-size: medium;">(my Greenleaf Arthur dollhouse)</span><span style="font-size: medium;">; then </span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/06/now-voyager-bathroom-adventures-lands.html" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank"><b>Land's End</b></a>(an HBS Creatin Contest house kit which btw, is </span><i style="font-size: large;">still a work</i><span style="font-size: medium;"> in progress)</span><span style="font-size: medium;">; then </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/09/mi-villa-leone.html" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank"><b>Villa Leone</b></a>🏅(t<i>he Greenleaf Willowcrest kit</i>) completed in 2019</span><span> <span style="font-size: medium;">; then back again to </span><b style="font-size: large;">Land's End</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> ; and then another small Christmas roombox entitled</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/12/victorian-bliss.html" style="font-size: medium;" target="_blank"><b>Victorian Bliss</b></a> dedicated to the memory of my mother,</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> also completed in 2019. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Over time, my Studio E became c<i>hockablock full</i> of craft supplies and dollhouse projects both big and small/ past and pending, whilst my old Glencroft dollhouse continued moldering away inside my garage. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It wasn't until the summer of 2021, <b><i>21 years later</i></b>- that the time had come, to bring her into the Big House. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Initially, my plan was just to clean it up and remake the original garden with the multitude of plants I'd made throughout the last 2 years of covid, but then it occurred to me that this was a golden opportunity to redo the entire dollhouse, both inside and out! </span></p></div><div><br style="text-align: center;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"> now I'm a whole lot older <i>and</i></span><br style="text-align: center;" /><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><b><i> </i></b></span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">I've learned a few tricks along the way- </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: center;"> and although my measuring and cutting skills</span><br style="text-align: center;" /><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Still SUCK!</span><span style="font-size: large;">😫</span></i></b><br style="text-align: center;" /><i style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> I'm much better at fudging 😜</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </i><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">not to mention~ </span></i><i style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> the</i><i style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> art of disguise</span></i><i style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">. 😎👀</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></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/a/AVvXsEizRbRUrGdWLorXuzEpCa6hPB5gOqVnvw49vrYbGY9tR-fn6w1DGaN-5Bx83lDwnIK7fHPFpvhqOA5jpCAFM6uc9y1Nse2n8Cz_PYwdrUQUyigbREoCYpxqzQgGKW_sH6cBiC1nOf6zfzsRFsJeW29VFdNSgAiMErO7AIBidrLHtDijGZ05M6Iy6Bz0kQ=s3072" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizRbRUrGdWLorXuzEpCa6hPB5gOqVnvw49vrYbGY9tR-fn6w1DGaN-5Bx83lDwnIK7fHPFpvhqOA5jpCAFM6uc9y1Nse2n8Cz_PYwdrUQUyigbREoCYpxqzQgGKW_sH6cBiC1nOf6zfzsRFsJeW29VFdNSgAiMErO7AIBidrLHtDijGZ05M6Iy6Bz0kQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><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;"></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><br /><i style="font-size: large;"><b>EVEN SO,<br /></b></i><span style="font-size: medium;">once I'd hauled it into the house and onto<br />my dining room table all I did was look at it<br />for the next 3 weeks.<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't know what to do with it other than to gut it,<br /> so I started with that. </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR736Jw1U3ckLyZOmQHMX_M_-HJrgVQWFVIfjoowES7R01CcAN2tuiSsOLxV9ADOQ-8UBVGd6Rml4GHfJ-iqMrKCHqbkPx4VKwB1qM_EW9ETSkhUsuJ_RH1qzfwWw1AThNkln-7MpHql6gae8Ah3qsuAVnF5-JcgQ1HXI4Awq7Y2Qaff-K34Iy_YROIQ/s3072/IMG_4232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR736Jw1U3ckLyZOmQHMX_M_-HJrgVQWFVIfjoowES7R01CcAN2tuiSsOLxV9ADOQ-8UBVGd6Rml4GHfJ-iqMrKCHqbkPx4VKwB1qM_EW9ETSkhUsuJ_RH1qzfwWw1AThNkln-7MpHql6gae8Ah3qsuAVnF5-JcgQ1HXI4Awq7Y2Qaff-K34Iy_YROIQ/w300-h400/IMG_4232.JPG" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The first job I tackled <br /> was to remove the crumbling garden.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The original flower beds had been constructed from flower foam covered with white glue<br />and coffee grounds. <br />The dried flowers I'd planted 30 years ago,</span><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">had faded to the colour of mud and the silk ones were filthy dirty. </span><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><i>I scrapped everything and <br /></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b> wasn't sorry to see any of it go.</b></i><b> <br /></b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpkjqw4SI1_9sjKdXfYGi6H1TWE6bHVPLOr34snA5H51dH3k_pteYYZvE1q_Kj7vbVY_BqbFr_doza9b_D_k4sfOKgUjHM6rprmljthnDP0f_CQj-UIuMMaB1ynEculr8FuJWpF0wj5tp1JWzhKAWO7tBdkIpUF_tqQUr7E0ayzCTSCr7LxUqOh_ioA/s3072/IMG_4198.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpkjqw4SI1_9sjKdXfYGi6H1TWE6bHVPLOr34snA5H51dH3k_pteYYZvE1q_Kj7vbVY_BqbFr_doza9b_D_k4sfOKgUjHM6rprmljthnDP0f_CQj-UIuMMaB1ynEculr8FuJWpF0wj5tp1JWzhKAWO7tBdkIpUF_tqQUr7E0ayzCTSCr7LxUqOh_ioA/w400-h300/IMG_4198.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">As mentioned: <br />My new garden would be dressed with the masses of garden plants I'd made<br />the year before, <br /><i>but first things first- </i><br /></span></b><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">I needed to get serious with the interior. </span></b></i><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />Back in the 80's,<br />I'd covered all the interior walls with printed cotton backed with iron-on interfacing,<br /> glued directly to the walls. <br /><br />Even after all those years of residing in my frigid garage,<br />it stayed stuck to the walls like limpets to a rock</span>! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLnxzqtVVySKb0g-meU0l4GaNuMrXS5hsVLZC129aLgTzPzeALHe3pSDcbsT9Ob3KVXrCv6skLQYfd-6z-kinAFuxgwqu_LEbv8S4Nmu_LspjByDzaJd3Tf1l9F_1y7yS6-TMHEJN9vpLmZFFj3uK5sUbQKp-dbOZDwcloleSqDv-kZT_ydsIR2AdMqg=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgLnxzqtVVySKb0g-meU0l4GaNuMrXS5hsVLZC129aLgTzPzeALHe3pSDcbsT9Ob3KVXrCv6skLQYfd-6z-kinAFuxgwqu_LEbv8S4Nmu_LspjByDzaJd3Tf1l9F_1y7yS6-TMHEJN9vpLmZFFj3uK5sUbQKp-dbOZDwcloleSqDv-kZT_ydsIR2AdMqg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />It required a pair of heavy duty pliers, a paint scraper,<br />and a dogged determination to get it off <br />shred by shred! <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Stripping the walls and stripping the garden were both very messy jobs and<br />the debris went everywhere! </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzt9_Ex7d342ZDzh6VXvjwzCIiXYQrb30QhgLAQAtAACFyBNukr9rCx_atrcVZ65ADukpbK4wzndoUh2xqFPkFLVQqQbxPwV4g6EAUwQ83W2xmUmua0aq6Rf-G0i-Mu4z417SwvSZpnCt63ET0BDPM7xkkpjMz9eQZwwHC440qR1DF0Is5dfF0-j-bQ/s3072/IMG_4720.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzt9_Ex7d342ZDzh6VXvjwzCIiXYQrb30QhgLAQAtAACFyBNukr9rCx_atrcVZ65ADukpbK4wzndoUh2xqFPkFLVQqQbxPwV4g6EAUwQ83W2xmUmua0aq6Rf-G0i-Mu4z417SwvSZpnCt63ET0BDPM7xkkpjMz9eQZwwHC440qR1DF0Is5dfF0-j-bQ/w400-h300/IMG_4720.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> Meanwhile-</span><br /><span><span style="font-size: medium;">all my tools and supplies were being shuttled into the dining room where</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> they began to </span><b style="font-size: large;">pile up </b><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>on</b> </span><b style="font-size: large;">the table;</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> then <b>under</b> the table;</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>on</b> </span><b style="font-size: large;">the chairs;</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b>on</b></span><b style="font-size: large;"> the floor;</b><span style="font-size: medium;"> and up <b>against</b> </span><b style="font-size: large;">the walls.</b><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Arrrrgggg!</span></b></i><br /><br /><b style="font-size: large;">The mess in the dining room was stressing me out! 😱 </b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr5UtAWyKCqVLob3fEUthxgh75TJ-TxCUa5N-O7KOHvcHu89qmyAtmTAxFdRxbqiF1V3F0TwdJm5eQQwEetpBPMgN7NACqsCTEKz3Y-MHK5JBuzIKJHuOm0GZHP9elMMQbuSIEl9VQbZzgZR5uFvjE1tf8_vpMI2zyRkmbqPTQ8u5CJIY1kd5HpO9Ag/s3072/IMG_4898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkr5UtAWyKCqVLob3fEUthxgh75TJ-TxCUa5N-O7KOHvcHu89qmyAtmTAxFdRxbqiF1V3F0TwdJm5eQQwEetpBPMgN7NACqsCTEKz3Y-MHK5JBuzIKJHuOm0GZHP9elMMQbuSIEl9VQbZzgZR5uFvjE1tf8_vpMI2zyRkmbqPTQ8u5CJIY1kd5HpO9Ag/s320/IMG_4898.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to get the Glencroft into my Studio </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">where my tools were and where I can</span><br /><b style="font-size: large;">close the door! </b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Reconfiguring my tiny jam-packed workroom to accommodate my dollhouse</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">on it's wide platform base,</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> was definitely a challenge, but eventually</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I managed to squeeze it in. </span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdb5IO3IOzoibxjFMCD0hmJDaMOt8CpI-unmjUpQh6LiHE5oB6dK39HjFpW-HlujCBJBJjwWZWyZma4Mabsq-bvYVmg7_8sozJlyMxnTKVPnfG_9Dc3nt5GNOpDiIGBkVakdEhRO5_kkubamqbS_EEFN7nyTUDKNYSy2obRVs_urmNXuAPjXaxFhXwQ/s3264/20220103_120014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdb5IO3IOzoibxjFMCD0hmJDaMOt8CpI-unmjUpQh6LiHE5oB6dK39HjFpW-HlujCBJBJjwWZWyZma4Mabsq-bvYVmg7_8sozJlyMxnTKVPnfG_9Dc3nt5GNOpDiIGBkVakdEhRO5_kkubamqbS_EEFN7nyTUDKNYSy2obRVs_urmNXuAPjXaxFhXwQ/w225-h400/20220103_120014.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Whew! What a relief! </span></b></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><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/a/AVvXsEj8vIlYwB6EnKXDDJwavUGkr59fgxOkWbuTrBmBHbYpXcuG8qThIMB7Yi7ON7Mxcqck9IwK8XR07zSZD9m064LfCR83dhy5kXsaMsPVuENct19PUydHgtyID9CXGBHTku9VMEgBXFFAtvpMWszyYHsIas986_WuqafjlyLfAsZBTar344MQDtZ0HkQEzA=s3072" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8vIlYwB6EnKXDDJwavUGkr59fgxOkWbuTrBmBHbYpXcuG8qThIMB7Yi7ON7Mxcqck9IwK8XR07zSZD9m064LfCR83dhy5kXsaMsPVuENct19PUydHgtyID9CXGBHTku9VMEgBXFFAtvpMWszyYHsIas986_WuqafjlyLfAsZBTar344MQDtZ0HkQEzA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The old colour scheme of pink, green and white was totally dated and I was ready for a radical change. <br />I tried out many different patterned wallpapers <br />in a variety of different colours <br />but in the end,<br /> I went right back to PINK! <br /><i>I guess PINK was meant to be </i>😅<br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEjQWOThDIO9FhAIhwr0JGOiC60COHNs471_QjEXgPWd3J4Qb-iyddskBqCPVjjxHMkQxea9jDIAZ0ImcoCARuXmTOh8KQaRmbcHDgHwiGE4uTbYTi95InfQkHeAhii_QR9q2JSdRxYavUmdkeNwJbop0oSSr-BCr9P1tniu4NcCRMcvArZjYxX-lX10gQ=s3072" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQWOThDIO9FhAIhwr0JGOiC60COHNs471_QjEXgPWd3J4Qb-iyddskBqCPVjjxHMkQxea9jDIAZ0ImcoCARuXmTOh8KQaRmbcHDgHwiGE4uTbYTi95InfQkHeAhii_QR9q2JSdRxYavUmdkeNwJbop0oSSr-BCr9P1tniu4NcCRMcvArZjYxX-lX10gQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sisal wall to wall carpeting in living room had been ideal for my seaside cottage theme, <br />however,<br />I ended up replacing it with hardwood flooring since <br />I have loads of leftover unused ext. siding <br /> from the<b> Villa Leone/</b> Willowcrest project<br />which will made great wide floorboards<br />AND <br />WAS SUPER EASY TO CUT!<br /><i><b> Waste Not, Want Not 😊</b></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></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/a/AVvXsEhK3aaVoU1acqwl_xaEeEnpvwHCrXDrC4YLtu1hPgC1LKoPY1bzNuQeH9saJVikl0KXcUMqSwyci-77l4Kis_pK0r_8oWq8xOKMlj0hTC2IpZ9-uKOzxauNJn-9cEM0APRK56IVkJFfWBteU_g7tqAOwFVJSOehTBZ5kdOh1YcXFv01MSastZPuKK8PIw=s2684" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2684" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK3aaVoU1acqwl_xaEeEnpvwHCrXDrC4YLtu1hPgC1LKoPY1bzNuQeH9saJVikl0KXcUMqSwyci-77l4Kis_pK0r_8oWq8xOKMlj0hTC2IpZ9-uKOzxauNJn-9cEM0APRK56IVkJFfWBteU_g7tqAOwFVJSOehTBZ5kdOh1YcXFv01MSastZPuKK8PIw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />The kits long mantle shelf which runs the width of the fireplace wall- I shaved off along with the gothic fireplace surround, <br />although I did leave the sealed storage doors <br />and the painted panelling intact. <br /> </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><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/a/AVvXsEiLbrcDemYfYDKK7VUKYPSQSbJD8eFQOSXb5UW6NwKDRSZsHcQrW9oz6dV1-Mjjq0yPp2LU37xXj3gT7wOpXLBDPsl-XgJj-qlhiuuPn6piAa_4UDid8wMXSjYDE-dHrrsEYO6wb37xmhnIOxW6sow-4_ijVMfOnm9T_Ml0iUyYtAj4Dn2CxZnNThG8zw=s3072" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLbrcDemYfYDKK7VUKYPSQSbJD8eFQOSXb5UW6NwKDRSZsHcQrW9oz6dV1-Mjjq0yPp2LU37xXj3gT7wOpXLBDPsl-XgJj-qlhiuuPn6piAa_4UDid8wMXSjYDE-dHrrsEYO6wb37xmhnIOxW6sow-4_ijVMfOnm9T_Ml0iUyYtAj4Dn2CxZnNThG8zw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span>I also removed the handrail, the balusters, AND the upstairs bedroom wall so that I could rip off the fabric in the stairwell for repapering,<br /></span><span> but <br /><i>OH MY!</i><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">it's STILL difficult to get my big hand inside<br />this narrow space!</span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> but stripping the rest of the house was awful, since most of the interfacing continued to put up a fight! </span></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/AVvXsEj5NHdBcUJ0lrDWVLCsWLrHviUSSaiMmbHhWiY4VHFvhrM2vRlY4pYFv8oBorD5-RUz1DT-HGbxDN69_hktVXQur7Yq-X2Liy_uJw-HHetQdVQEEBeYsLapOM4c5ataOXjRV16YRBNflcHF0kKhTrfLAC-U_texU6wBujtjS5oQYeXvaWxsB4HmzSehKQ/s3072/IMG_4719.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NHdBcUJ0lrDWVLCsWLrHviUSSaiMmbHhWiY4VHFvhrM2vRlY4pYFv8oBorD5-RUz1DT-HGbxDN69_hktVXQur7Yq-X2Liy_uJw-HHetQdVQEEBeYsLapOM4c5ataOXjRV16YRBNflcHF0kKhTrfLAC-U_texU6wBujtjS5oQYeXvaWxsB4HmzSehKQ/w400-h300/IMG_4719.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY2lWIgxMaLe0_eKtoW4qkEGKkBGmU8WVA5KtUqI1f5RcEPX0cA-VLpV-IDInv4mv-U9C7Vr5hGmHbx8TrkHQUzjdE-8TUtOYf9xRoSLyXfMaRNCJ4MRN2RxgzygYd1u0IbCUFGyjuZ8uuL3OxhbpCd0iXDr05ZU7qB6E680KCLnCrpD1QNPDIT2PEg/s3072/IMG_4213.JPG" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY2lWIgxMaLe0_eKtoW4qkEGKkBGmU8WVA5KtUqI1f5RcEPX0cA-VLpV-IDInv4mv-U9C7Vr5hGmHbx8TrkHQUzjdE-8TUtOYf9xRoSLyXfMaRNCJ4MRN2RxgzygYd1u0IbCUFGyjuZ8uuL3OxhbpCd0iXDr05ZU7qB6E680KCLnCrpD1QNPDIT2PEg/w400-h300/IMG_4213.JPG" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: large;"><i>meanwhile-</i></b></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/a/AVvXsEhcGsnQ4ElDryJhOQB5JTnFkb5THkPkXvK45T0JQtY_nYGQjlJR_InMuOCSXxqY6geteCkWma0drERR7n2Fc82M6ZWwjISdfvChGVJR3aJQ7eLgdzTX6Lqs7fVZANHyzNH1cqIH25roQL3nk2eC-ihuLRFzAiS5vne9QU4W93AC2qfbrJfSVvVZzyAGZQ=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3264" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcGsnQ4ElDryJhOQB5JTnFkb5THkPkXvK45T0JQtY_nYGQjlJR_InMuOCSXxqY6geteCkWma0drERR7n2Fc82M6ZWwjISdfvChGVJR3aJQ7eLgdzTX6Lqs7fVZANHyzNH1cqIH25roQL3nk2eC-ihuLRFzAiS5vne9QU4W93AC2qfbrJfSVvVZzyAGZQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's what the living room looked like</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">in November- December 2021</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">At this stage, I had enlarged the front door opening for a new door and had made a new set of leaded windows, which to be honest, </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I wasn't at all happy with. <br /> I've already remade them and will give a BRIEF outline of the entire process in PART 2 of this post.</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1m_jNjiusmp-454TeiOL3lFY0cRb1ow_rp_4urZKjakWj27CPGzvIvBRVRyF3pxR6X9mEzas8rbaWSnXljv-kMQY_d9XDW5_mFMgK2kJ4saRBzUVvRJolqTVBIdw4xyxOf6c0-JQEg0WrhIx5dtHrwCgWzBfKSF_T3vdm4c_6_epfr37-J8yMIIN-OQ=s3264" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><i><b><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1m_jNjiusmp-454TeiOL3lFY0cRb1ow_rp_4urZKjakWj27CPGzvIvBRVRyF3pxR6X9mEzas8rbaWSnXljv-kMQY_d9XDW5_mFMgK2kJ4saRBzUVvRJolqTVBIdw4xyxOf6c0-JQEg0WrhIx5dtHrwCgWzBfKSF_T3vdm4c_6_epfr37-J8yMIIN-OQ=w225-h400" width="225" /></b></i></a><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The above photo was from when I first laid the electrical tape in the 80's</span></b></i><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgdXlJUfGzCZ6YqBby7M6o_qNLoBd6YkxAbe0vFZ4A1hgb9Edtj6FN5skiAs3z-33X7F8S_SLaKK_3RI5VJi9LXY_3Y_13RLPG1Rm6Fg22XxrWCZ7CwpmixD0yhToaAQnVknMVpTEwgbi3ZyL19T94E15Ey_tvaWrGcYEtU35-Ta31HxHQarppdOrcw/s3264/20220103_115915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1836" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSgdXlJUfGzCZ6YqBby7M6o_qNLoBd6YkxAbe0vFZ4A1hgb9Edtj6FN5skiAs3z-33X7F8S_SLaKK_3RI5VJi9LXY_3Y_13RLPG1Rm6Fg22XxrWCZ7CwpmixD0yhToaAQnVknMVpTEwgbi3ZyL19T94E15Ey_tvaWrGcYEtU35-Ta31HxHQarppdOrcw/w225-h400/20220103_115915.jpg" width="225" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Once the room was down to the bare bones <br />I had to tackle </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE ELECTRICS</b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> Half of the old tape wiring in the living room <br />still worked but </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> to get it to </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>stay working</b><br /><i>ahhh</i><br />"<i>therein lies the rub!"</i><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> 🧐<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">It was FINE one minute then shorting out the next- <br />what a headache!</span> 😖<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4K9NzpFnFH83WW2sP0QKLHPX81k0ApJEU1l5xOchhr4GaE7lXdU2xP72bE9Y6RgDpdoM_KW1BUlYUBpt7ugFocWCWWAy9hKIvfnbsHgSKX-p_iPgZJBKp9YC5vjek-px-sn45C5xXSdOvm8ojQ2VMjR0KBHvZp3gmBu3H545cDpQKnl2qo9kbgRgsQw=s2944" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2944" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4K9NzpFnFH83WW2sP0QKLHPX81k0ApJEU1l5xOchhr4GaE7lXdU2xP72bE9Y6RgDpdoM_KW1BUlYUBpt7ugFocWCWWAy9hKIvfnbsHgSKX-p_iPgZJBKp9YC5vjek-px-sn45C5xXSdOvm8ojQ2VMjR0KBHvZp3gmBu3H545cDpQKnl2qo9kbgRgsQw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">yet... long before I actually gutted the room,<br />I organized a floor plan with all the furniture <br />I hoped to use<br /><i><b>as seen in the photo above,</b></i><br /> then I took pictures to remind myself later as to where</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> the various task lamps would go.<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">However, <br />I first needed to see what kind of light I could expect from each of their proposed positions. <br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> I had a pair of iron look sconces which I'd originally purchased for </span><b style="font-size: large;">Villa Leone from <br /><a href="https://www.spminiatures.com/store/" target="_blank">SP MINIATURES</a> </b><span><span style="font-size: medium;">for</span></span><b style="font-size: large;"> </b><span style="font-size: medium;">over the stone fireplace. </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I stuck them to the wall with blue tack </span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">and hooked them up to a transformer <br />to see how much light they'd cast</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> in the room. </span><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi52GW5PU0IfyuBAmSz5howuFc7j-QHeSY3N9Pq1Ln2lVu6hbkwYTspj_VHhkFbn3H2yObuOsbrniRcZ2aD_ATZ6n7KS3PEFJT2SglDArSbRseLM0ySb7CLyjEbHivSQqvz3OTWXGhgZIzZrZqkjOZi2k_ATr2P79fmc4R3M6lZO1JJfpwALraPWmxPQ=s2824" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2117" data-original-width="2824" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhi52GW5PU0IfyuBAmSz5howuFc7j-QHeSY3N9Pq1Ln2lVu6hbkwYTspj_VHhkFbn3H2yObuOsbrniRcZ2aD_ATZ6n7KS3PEFJT2SglDArSbRseLM0ySb7CLyjEbHivSQqvz3OTWXGhgZIzZrZqkjOZi2k_ATr2P79fmc4R3M6lZO1JJfpwALraPWmxPQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>They produced LOTS of light! <br /></b>which meant that <br /> the <i><b>Pole lamp<br /></b></i> which I'd been seriously considering for beside the sofa, <br />was unnecessary. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ29QW4qd5bDqMAKDFdC43MGbs8kLjUuU9UJzd7jn2l9ileIGvcCJhmSMjcXVP3PTTlaWHlH72gcEDJ0iJYGp2R9SyYgYDdR2m8Uevyftzr0QFkT5XJZ5JBPgNqzHFpoKKNdobxgkfxEVUKzMrEumgKCbW0O8oH3hHsSQY1I9QSLN29i5JEv_U4mXOcw=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQ29QW4qd5bDqMAKDFdC43MGbs8kLjUuU9UJzd7jn2l9ileIGvcCJhmSMjcXVP3PTTlaWHlH72gcEDJ0iJYGp2R9SyYgYDdR2m8Uevyftzr0QFkT5XJZ5JBPgNqzHFpoKKNdobxgkfxEVUKzMrEumgKCbW0O8oH3hHsSQY1I9QSLN29i5JEv_U4mXOcw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Above and below are the proposed positions of the table lamps along with the illumination coming from the sconces over the fireplace</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhID4FrrzLwqMDc_5fAgQYMWjhmj191D7f3mfbRsvuxwsxVO6_-0Y8wVJJ5uDB08kqhtDlUS_mJzgDUEGBQAYAwX_UpqpwWVu5LzyNgF0GhgVWqfZbRqAfwwmUqkqAsGUtsqc-Brccw19TIEILtvFBU5if1vrQPpsa0Qc59QNKaeNVqDZhC_9y7yJlqoA=s2969" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2226" data-original-width="2969" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhID4FrrzLwqMDc_5fAgQYMWjhmj191D7f3mfbRsvuxwsxVO6_-0Y8wVJJ5uDB08kqhtDlUS_mJzgDUEGBQAYAwX_UpqpwWVu5LzyNgF0GhgVWqfZbRqAfwwmUqkqAsGUtsqc-Brccw19TIEILtvFBU5if1vrQPpsa0Qc59QNKaeNVqDZhC_9y7yJlqoA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlh_jRlgJ5KZ-KvDQO6rUZ_I5sdhIOLhurSTHJHoGRZQ6apOxQqymY462ASqxuk0JzNbZsevvmDC0vXq-3qHzEg-vl5BZItEmy_W2dI4S0Vp2bLn0B8fsEFJbTd3hsBesG6jzNQRsi9NKsesG37xoBawLQkKyAhY35SAdDYe2VjSDoVrA-U6FAEviOBA=s2984" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2984" data-original-width="2236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlh_jRlgJ5KZ-KvDQO6rUZ_I5sdhIOLhurSTHJHoGRZQ6apOxQqymY462ASqxuk0JzNbZsevvmDC0vXq-3qHzEg-vl5BZItEmy_W2dI4S0Vp2bLn0B8fsEFJbTd3hsBesG6jzNQRsi9NKsesG37xoBawLQkKyAhY35SAdDYe2VjSDoVrA-U6FAEviOBA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />I still needed to illuminate the left side of the living room so that the secretary wasn't left in the shadows. <br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">You'll get to see those results in Part 2.</span><br /><br /><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/a/AVvXsEjZ4dIQv0M5CdI7_N_fjUziEnjW73kznu0dNCCUaPTzNE5Rh42YDvosyHqYzQW-kCNxWstCMvn9Cmrb-SKJJyBrkVF5ed5kzmiJxnBKNKh2LVed_8PjQ2toYN5ycbYcf_95X0WwcDqyF0bdDJz8JhIt6TEZHNNc7D8xXNGKS_ka0W2LXZKdl8KpNImN_g=s3072" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZ4dIQv0M5CdI7_N_fjUziEnjW73kznu0dNCCUaPTzNE5Rh42YDvosyHqYzQW-kCNxWstCMvn9Cmrb-SKJJyBrkVF5ed5kzmiJxnBKNKh2LVed_8PjQ2toYN5ycbYcf_95X0WwcDqyF0bdDJz8JhIt6TEZHNNc7D8xXNGKS_ka0W2LXZKdl8KpNImN_g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The next phase was to remove </span><i style="font-size: large;"><b>everything</b></i><span style="font-size: medium;"> and begin hooking up the sconces, drilling through the wood panelled wall and eventually leading the wires down and out of both sides of the fireplace to be connected to the electrical tape on the floor. <br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLjCCNG3iqRevykyyISxNNaF35-pVeW_xT8fi_ho4li-kxXyk3n7kkf1ogH-o_fg-HmlkYnryZpMBHmTurlsDTKUZFlfO8uCKiy5gVlNUzJwJXOjsvS2zG17ybWq4tPIWR7RRMesoApEag3ESIIZ5Wx2_bUwZDq3azYWAw86mHKmGRYr91rXvQ_YhVg/s3072/IMG_7032.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTLjCCNG3iqRevykyyISxNNaF35-pVeW_xT8fi_ho4li-kxXyk3n7kkf1ogH-o_fg-HmlkYnryZpMBHmTurlsDTKUZFlfO8uCKiy5gVlNUzJwJXOjsvS2zG17ybWq4tPIWR7RRMesoApEag3ESIIZ5Wx2_bUwZDq3azYWAw86mHKmGRYr91rXvQ_YhVg/w400-h300/IMG_7032.JPG" width="400" /></a><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Above is the finished product</span></b><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The "fire" in the fireplace is a string of orange LED's from <b>Dollarama</b>,<br /></span><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">(look for them right before halloween)</span><br /></i></b><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to drill a hole from the outside of the Glencroft to feed the wire into the fireplace. <br /></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Later on,<br />I'll disguise the double AA battery pack under a tidy stack of chopped wood at the side of the house. </span></b><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The orange lights are positioned behind a veil <br />of super fine <br />red mesh</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">which diffuses the light and causes it to look like flames.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️</span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">I Absolutely LOVE the look of this fire! </span></b><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I turn it on EVERY TIME I look into this house- <br /></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>it's so romantic</i></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">but that's all I'm going to write about it<br /> and the living room for now <br />as this post is already SUPER LONG<br /><br />Stay tuned for Part 2 later this month. <br /></span></b></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: large;">bye for now</span></b><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">As I promised for JUNE, </font><br /><i style="font-size: x-large;">(yet here it is JULY)</i><br /><font size="5">I'm posting the photos of the side patio garden of </font><br /><b><font size="6">VILLA LEONE</font></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><b>M</b>ost of these photos were taken in the summer 2019</font><br /><font size="5">but some of them I snapped in the spring of the same year, </font><font size="5">while the garden was still in transition. </font><br /><font size="5"><b>A</b>s usual with me,</font><br /><font size="5">I ended up changing things</font><br /><font size="5"> too many times to count, <br />and taking tons of photos of every new alteration, which made </font><br /><font size="5"> sorting through all of them <br />a </font><font size="5">labour intensive job.</font><br /><br /><font size="5"><b>U</b>sing the new Blogger format has been <br /><i>a wee</i> <i>bit</i></font><font size="5"><i> </i>challenging for me,<br />and <br />I actually had to go back to the old format, to install the photos then switch to the new format to write the text.<i> EI YAAAH!!!</i><br /></font><br /><font size="5">even so-</font><br /><font size="5"> </font><br /><br /><b><font size="6">THE GARDEN</font></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><b>Beginning with the exterior house wall:<br /> </b></font><br /><font size="5"><b>I</b> placed Jodi's gift of a little bird house, <br />high on the wall <br />and perched a chickadee on the roof, who's <br /> cautiously checking out the family cat <br />sunning himself on the stone bench below!<br /></font><a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/"><font color="#b51200" size="5">https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/</font></a><br /><font size="5"><b>T</b>he birdhouse is next to the side door leading into the cool service entry of this ancient Venetian Villa.<br />The arched kitchen window is covered by iron grill <br /><i>a laser cut gate kit purchased from </i><br /><b>Alpha Stamps. <br /></b><br /><b>B</b>etween the window and the door <br />are a pair of mens clogs (French feves) <br />and a garden bench where the well fed cat <br />lies resting next to a small pot of <br />burgundy hydrangeas <br />another lovely gift from Jodi. <br /></font><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><i>Cat by Sarah Hendry</i></font><br /><font size="5"><b>O</b>ne of the main features in my garden is</font><br /><b><font size="6">THE CLIMBING ROSE<br /></font></b><font size="5"><b>I</b>nitially I made it to drape over the patio wall <br />but later I moved it <br />to clamber over the kitchen window.</font><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8C_v_1KEdolhjhlg9LD7m45Ysj66CpIpi5P98D8RIoK7D4CDP_4RSBjNXSMTLhvlh4UG0wBSNZXdl0Exa9wTLoSKXDdBhoNm2lsOS6VK-cTCuKOTgLtPW8pDMsaKaNxa8qZh6uEwNUqOR/s1600/IMG_6933.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; 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padding-top: 4px;"></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="5"><b>T</b>he red roses add a nice burst of hot colour <br />against the crumbling, sunbaked walls.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8C_v_1KEdolhjhlg9LD7m45Ysj66CpIpi5P98D8RIoK7D4CDP_4RSBjNXSMTLhvlh4UG0wBSNZXdl0Exa9wTLoSKXDdBhoNm2lsOS6VK-cTCuKOTgLtPW8pDMsaKaNxa8qZh6uEwNUqOR/s1600/IMG_6933.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8C_v_1KEdolhjhlg9LD7m45Ysj66CpIpi5P98D8RIoK7D4CDP_4RSBjNXSMTLhvlh4UG0wBSNZXdl0Exa9wTLoSKXDdBhoNm2lsOS6VK-cTCuKOTgLtPW8pDMsaKaNxa8qZh6uEwNUqOR/s400/IMG_6933.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><br /><font size="6">THE HYDRANGEAS<br /></font><br /><font size="5"><b>I</b> have hydrangea plants throughout my Real Life Garden and I wanted some <br />for my mini Venetian garden retreat as well. </font><br /><font size="5">I already had some <b>BONNIE LAVISH</b> plant kits <br />in my stash,<br />which I decided to assemble for this garden,<br /> and I loved them <br /><i>SO MUCH </i></font><br /><font size="5">I had to order MORE!<br /><br /><b>I</b> have to say that the <b>older Bonnie Lavish kits </b>which I made the blue hydrangeas from,<br /> provided more plant materials in the packages<br />than the ones I ordered later; 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<font size="5"><b>U</b>sing a leftover piece of printed fabric,</font><br /><font size="5">I made a crude awning for over the side door and allowed the vines to crawl over it too!</font><br /><font size="5">I'm pretty happy with the final look </font><br /><font size="5">of both the vines and the green stuff! </font><br /><font size="5"> </font><br /><b><font size="6">THE LOW PATIO WALLS</font></b><br /><font size="5"><br /><b>I</b> made a low concrete wall </font><br /><font size="5">which encompases my patio garden </font><br /><font size="5">on 3 sides using pink insulation foam as its base and layers of carved wood trims from HOME DEPOT for the carved stone.<br /><b>I</b> coated both the wood trims and the pink foam with a base paint and then several layers<br /> of drywall plaster. <br /></font><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6BZDT68o1PSrUVuGlmzqeTywCb0qExBehp5ZpAk2ywHzb123k1E6DCVncHyZkYuJWNU0U0WgRJnyOiSv1mp2UJ1oKaxIgZ8GzynZMsSvMm1SCCeD20j_nylCKdoMA2wyN_CfZ6Ja34_F/s3072/IMG_5235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="6" style="font-weight: bold;">THE GARDEN PLANTER <br /><br /></font><font size="5"><b>B</b>ecause this entire garden was constructed <br />with the intention of eating outdoors, <br />my original idea was to fill the planter <br />with a herb garden. <br />But as the garden continued to develop,<br />I scrapped it,<br /> and went <b>all in</b> for colour! <br /><br /><b>I</b> had lots of flower kits in my stash<br /> along with a few ready made plants <br />which needed a home, <br />so I fussed around with it until I came up with a scheme which was colourful <br />and easy for the current homeowners to maintain.<br /> <br /><b>A</b> small burgundy Hydrangea was planted <br />in the corner to compliment the one Jodi had sent me, <br />and next to the hydrangea<br /> is the small deciduous tree, <br />I mentioned earlier. </font></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><b>I</b>n front of the tree and under the iris are pansies, <br />which I was constructing for the first time <br />and they turned out </font><i><b><font size="6">meh.</font></b></i><br /><font size="5">They too were from a kit <br />but I'd used too much colour on the paper <br />and the details got lost. </font><br /><font size="5"> The group of iris were also first time tries <br />which turned out better but not great;<br /> more practice is definitely required. <br /> </font><br /><font size="5">FYI</font><br /><font size="5">I've tried making more pansies </font><br /><font size="5">after I'd made these using <br /></font><font size="5" style="font-weight: bold;"> DRORA'S TERRIFIC PANSY TUTORIAL</font> <br /><font size="5"><b>as a guide</b></font><br /><a href="https://drorasminimundo.blogspot.com/2017/03/pansies-tutorial.html"><font color="#b51200" size="5">https://drorasminimundo.blogspot.com/2017/03/pansies-tutorial.html</font></a><br /><font size="5">and after making more and more pansies,<br /> <i><b>I think I'm improving!</b></i></font><br /><font size="5">But these first efforts still</font><br /><font size="5"> work fine as underplanting infill. </font><br />
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<br /><font size="5">Included in the planter mix,<br /> are magenta ornamental Allium<br />along with chives; <br />and another blue mophead hydrangea made from kits <br />by <b>Lin Morrison</b> a local vendor. <br /><br /></font><b><font size="5">Lin's kits were easy to assemble and <br />her kit petals are precut and pre-coloured as well. <br /></font></b>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><b>H</b>ere's the greenery I purchased from <br /><b>ALPHA STAMPS </b><br /> straight out of the package.<br /><b>I </b>LOVE its variegated greens but as soon as you begin to pull it apart some of the scatter will come off so I made sure to use a sheet of paper under it,<br /> to catch all the fallout for reuse later. <br /><br />The photo above shows the mat<br /> before it's been teased out <br />and to the right is the same product <br />after it has been stretched out and glued to the wall.</font></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5">The carving on the face of the planter<br /> is an air dry clay casting.<br />The hostas were a very early planting tryout <br /><i><b> one among so many others which followed ...<br /></b></i></font><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><br /><b>I</b>'m also on the lookout for a patio umbrella for over the table in the eating area.<br /><br /><b>M</b>eanwhile,<br />I have been busy outside cultivating the plants in my REAL LIFE garden <br />moving them around just like I do in my mini ones! <br />which explains my recent absence from the blogs;<br /><i><font color="#b51200"><b>just in case you happen to be missing me! </b><br /></font></i><br />So it's <b>Arrivederci</b> to <br /><b>The GARDEN OF VILLA LEONE<br /></b><br />I hope you enjoyed this <i>delayed</i> garden tour <br />and <br />I Thank You All <br />for coming to visit!<br /><br />I will try and get the conclusion <br />of the top floor of the Villa posted before fall. <br />Maybe by then I will have mastered this new Blogger format:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygES2GnPuHTmzA_-jgMn__qkcFdNNHNk0yop6rbLrsgd7xAF9eoAhti5KSHXm97qwHTy8N33RTvYFkpSvhDbkiHTxX9MMLFLZ30GLDflaFvnB0k5w6ISBwD05wfTNLvmSJeWpPM5XuzmL/s3072/IMG_7002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3072" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygES2GnPuHTmzA_-jgMn__qkcFdNNHNk0yop6rbLrsgd7xAF9eoAhti5KSHXm97qwHTy8N33RTvYFkpSvhDbkiHTxX9MMLFLZ30GLDflaFvnB0k5w6ISBwD05wfTNLvmSJeWpPM5XuzmL/w500-h375/IMG_7002.jpg" width="500" /></a></div> only time will tell.<br />ciao <br />for now<br /><br /></font><b>elizabeth <br /></b><font size="5"><i><b><br /><br /><br />FYI<br />Just wanted to add <br />that I am currently having a lot of trouble responding to your comments, and not sure how to fix the problem. Hoping my techy daughter can help <br />but until then, thank you individually and collectively for all your positive feedback about my garden. <br /><br />elizabeth</b></i></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My apologies </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for taking so long </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">to log my </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">ADVENTURES </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">re:</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the </span><span style="font-size: large;">making and re-makings</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of the bathroom</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">@</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">LAND'S END</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've no excuse to offer </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">other than that there were times I was just too lazy </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and/or uninspired</span><span style="font-size: large;"> to work on it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inspiration for the bathroom </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">came in waves </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but as of today, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>(fingers crossed)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">all that's left to do </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is to add the ceiling to the cottage</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and then move on to the exterior. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So without further delay-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>let's weigh anchor </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> let the Orinoco flow! </b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">so.... </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Back in March 2020,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> before I began work on <b>the bedroom</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-long-days-journey-into-night-lands.html">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-long-days-journey-into-night-lands.html</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I took the opportunity of replacing the bathroom's original wallpaper </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to what you see above.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Both the bedroom wallpaper and the bathroom wallpaper, were glued </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">end to end </span><span style="font-size: large;">onto a single template,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that template was glued onto the exterior wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bathroom wallpaper also needed to be installed onto the interiors of all the connecting walls before I could finish the bedroom,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the kitchen.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It </span><span style="font-size: large;">was only after I'd completed both of the other rooms, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that I took a long, hard look at the effect of the vertical stripes on all 3 of the bathroom walls. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The space felt like a shoebox<br />very tall and narrow, and the skinny vertical stripe accentuated its "elevator-look" even more.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />After thinking over what to do and where to begin,<br />I decided the best course of action was to break up the vertical stripes with some "cottagey"wainscotting, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">similar to what's in the living room.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In hindsight,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it would have been better to have installed it as shiplap </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but that's now water under the bridge. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /> I made 3 wall templates using cereal boxes and proceeded to glue coffee stir sticks to the card.<br />I made the wainscotting higher on the back wall than on the sides,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">just as I'd done in the living room; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but because of the protrusions of the 2 channel supports which I needed to use to stabilize the interior walls, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it caused the wainscotting to stop short of the corners <br />which presented an additional design problem </span><span style="font-size: large;">for me,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of how to tie the panels in</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't want to paint over the dark wood<br />nor did I want to paint the wainscotting panels dark,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so I postponed making any decisions</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> until all the wainscotting was finished. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It had taken me a while to finally go with a split door (minus a threshold) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">rather than with a single one. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These doors proved to be more difficult to install</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> than the bedroom door had been. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Very Frustrating! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Even so,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it resulted in additional usable floor space </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">inside this tall skinny space<br /> which was </span><span style="font-size: large;">worth the extra effort. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">TUBS:</span> </b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have at least 4 different styles of miniature tubs in my drawer of bathroom fittings. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've been finding them here and there,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">usually in the toy department of thrift stores.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> Some are in decent shape and some are not. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to use this ceramic one </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because I think it suits the style of this cottage. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The interior of the tub is rather crude.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And even with some sanding it's only just </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"OKAY"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which is Ideal for Land's End!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The toy sink and toilet pictured below</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are also from the thrift store. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />And although they're obviously a set,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the toilet is puny next to the HUGE bathroom sink so </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I jetisoned the toilet </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and only used the </span><span style="font-size: large;">sink </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which was not only the right size </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but the right vintage style too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was easy to unsnap the sink from its backing, </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As work on the bathroom continued,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I eventually cut the brackets down to their bare minimum and painted them black </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which you'll see later on in this post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The toilet I decided to use</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> came from the candy section of a dollar store </span><span style="font-size: large;">with lollipops sticking out of the hole at the top of the tank and a bowl full of sour powder. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The lollipops were Yummy but the powder </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was chucked overboard! </span><span style="font-size: large;"> - YUK!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And because the light passed through the plastic,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I ended up painting the insides of the plastic with a couple of coats </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of white chalk paint as well as black acrylic paint </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for more opacity </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and it </span><span style="font-size: large;">worked! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I've covered the hole on top of the tank with a little pan which Janine had given me and filled it with a colourful collection of tiny sea shells.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I still have to decide on an flush handle but this is how it looks so far. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">By the way,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the lid opens and closes </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but there's no seat over the bowl</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and I can't be bothered making one</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for a lid I'll never lift. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Because the style of this toilet </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is </span><span style="font-size: large;">more modern than vintage, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I went online and ordered a vintage looking one </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and will wait to see which one looks best: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but in the interim;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> this one will do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll also mention </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the addition of a shelf on the back wall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Adding the shelf and the nail hooks,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was instrumental in determining </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the final layout of the bath fittings, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because in order to easily access </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the hooks and the shelf; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I needed to move the tub to the side wall.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In order to put a mirror over the sink</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I needed enough wall space above it </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which by default</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> left the toilet under the bathroom window </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> directly in front of the bathroom doors: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">not an ideal location for a toilet</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> in my estimation, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but hey!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"them's the breaks".</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't realize at the time I was installing the doors, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that the toilet would end up in front of it, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd intentionally installed the door opening</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> in line with the window</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> so that when you look through</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">there's a view staight into the kitchen </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from the outside</span><span style="font-size: large;">;</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">here's the view from the outside the bathroom window-IN: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And from the inside the bathroom -OUT</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">LIGHTING:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the overhead lighting </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was going to go with the lantern</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I felt that the light was too dim and yellow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ended up making one </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from brass tubing; a white plastic ball and assorted bead caps</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I threaded the wires through an overhead beam and hooked them up to a transformer to see if I liked it <b>and I DO!</b><br /> Later on, in the build</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I shortened the brass tube by 1/2 inch </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to raise the fixture higher.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the bathroom began acquiring a personality;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I was taking more and more pictures. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was as I was looking at the following one,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> that I thought about adding more shelves</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, I needed a place for storing<br /> towels, bath products, photos </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and other related items </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">AND </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I had all this available vertical wall space! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">At first I tried an enclosed cupboard shelf unit</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which looked top heavy as well as impractical.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I felt that the shelves should be open and simple, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so I made some with tongue depressors,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span style="font-size: large;">stained them brown to tie in </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with the support beams in the corners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I didn't like it that much</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and although the green towels fit; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">they didn't look good either. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I painted the shelves in a watery,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">off-white chalk paint; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">enough to cover the wood stain </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but not completely obliterate it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I glued the shelf unit </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">onto the wall and began searching through my stash to find better towels and other cool stuff</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to place on the shelves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I spent the next few days trying out different combinations </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">until I could get </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">most</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> of what I wanted, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on display,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">after which I continued editing and tweaking and photographing it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't long before I decided I wanted<br />to add a light to the corner of the bottom shelf,<br />so I found one I'd saved in my stash, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which had suffered severe damage during</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">those infamous"garage" days.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />It used to be a shiny <b>hanging</b> lamp fixture,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but 12 years of neglect in my damp garage </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">had corroded the metal so badly that it literally </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">fell apart in my hands.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Nevertheless, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it was precisely because of all of its green rust </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that I'd held onto it, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and I was determined to find a way to reuse it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I carefully unthreaded the fragile wiring from the lamp housing,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and then removed</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">any left over crumbling bits of metal. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Then I reglued the main housing back together </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and rethreaded the wires back in. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In my stash of light fixtures</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I found a white plastic chimney </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and slid it over the bulb;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I turned the unit upside down and sat it on the shelf.<br /> I fed the wires from the back of the lamp </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">out through a tiny hole </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">drilled through the exterior wall- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"And then there was Light!"</b></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It totally opened up the visibility of the items on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the shelves! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>HAPPY</i> <i>HAPPY DANCING!!! </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Arrrrggg! </i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> At This Stage</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the shelves were glued in </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but not the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> wainscotting panels.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Even so,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I continued busily decorating the entire bathroom </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as if they were-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>talk about</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">a commitment phobia!</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the shelves done ,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it was over to the sink side...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found a loose bit of Chrysonbon plastic plumbing<br />which perfectly fit the underside </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of the thrift store sink; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>it was as if they'd been made for each other!</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Still not sure about the mirror </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">however,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I remain confident that the right mirror will </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">eventually turn up.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Progress is being made</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and I'm taking more photos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as I'm looking at the shelf and the light fixture,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I'm thinking that that corner still needs something...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE the light but it's hard to photograph</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and now I want something to soften it,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">without changing it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I decided that the shelves needed a draping plant.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Specifically a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">PLASTIC PLANT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I happened to have a set of scrapbook stickers of ivy which looked 50's</span><span style="font-size: large;"> vintage.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd been pondering how to use </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">ever since I got them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my <b><i>fake</i></b> ivy</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I peeled the stickers off the backing and stuck them onto thin Japanese calligraphy paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">below you can see </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the clear plastic outline of the stickers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I cut out the ivy vines </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">using a felt pen, I painted the paper backings of the leaves with the green marker and the vines in brown.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Then I took lengths of fine beading wire and glued the wire to the underside of the vines.<br />If I'd been thinking ahead, I would have glued the wire in between the paper and the sticker FIRST,<br />but this way worked equally as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">this is the glue I used for the wire</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">By gluing the wire to the back of the vines I was able to drape the stems better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I left a length of wire at the tops of each vine</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so that I could insert them into a container, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> on the top shelf.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> the shelf is too high to easily reach, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which explains why the ivy in the bathroom </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">needed to be plastic. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">below is the pitcher of plastic ivy</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">draping down</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and down ... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">providing a thin "living" veil </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in front of the light fixture</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> visually softens each of the shelves </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and <b>What's On The Shelves</b> you ask?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let me show you! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next to the lamp are the ancestral photos </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of </span><span style="font-size: large;">The Captain as a boy and then as a young man. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The photos </span><span style="font-size: large;">share the space with a treasured </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">heirloom vanity set</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which the Captain had brought home for his wife </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">after one of his extensive ocean voyages.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The china is English and Beautifully hand-painted </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with delicate lily-of-the-valley flowers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(this was an indulgent Ebay purchase I made </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>without <b>any </b>regrets!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next to the china is a glass jar of shell soaps</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">( nail appliques ordered from china)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Next to the soaps </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are the toiletries of man of the house</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">consisting of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> aftershave;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">deodorant spray; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">soap on a rope;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">liniment and cotton balls</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These reside in a shallow box closest to the sink. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the middle and top shelves above the china,<br />are stacks of assorted linen <br />and fluffy white cotton towels<br />tied with string or pale blue ribbons. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You can find my easy towel tutorial here: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/03/throwing-in-towel.html">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/03/throwing-in-towel.html</a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The middle shelf holds the towels and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a fancy millefiori bottle </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a gold lidded glass jar- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">( two buttons glued together </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">topped with a filigree bead cap) </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At this stage, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I decided it was time to</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">quit stalling and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> glue the wainscotting onto the walls-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">About time! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's a quick tour of the lower sections of the bathroom walls.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />As I mentioned earlier,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the back wall of beneath the shelves is<br /> a strip of wood with the nail pegs imbedded </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for hanging wet towels onto.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There's also </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a basket of <b>Victoria</b> <b>Bliss</b> magazines</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">next to </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a hot water bottle and a bath brush; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and an ornamental life preserver.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The hot water bottle and back brush </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are painted<br />Chrysonbon pieces<br />and the life preserver <br />was in my stash.<br /><br />I should also mention </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that by now I'd painted the tub and the underside of the sink with black acrylic paint </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">followed with a couple of coats </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of a blue <b>Quick Dry acrylic enamel </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which </span><span style="font-size: large;">stubbornly refused to set-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Quite Maddening!</i></b><br />Eventually the paint did dry but not until after </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> my fingerprint impressions were imbedded in the paint- <i>ARGGGGH! >/<</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To try and fix(<i>disguise</i>) it</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I tried lightly sanding </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then aging the blue paint</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which was somewhat successful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because the inside of the tub<br />is a yellowish/white</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the inside finish of the sink is brighter,<br /> I began<br />dirtying up the inside of the sink to lessen the contrast between the two fixtures</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but the truth is that they'll never match, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the back story is that<br />the fitting of this cottage were reclaimed salvage</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which have been replaced piecemeal </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as necessary.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />But years of normal wear and tear</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">have taken their toll and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the once fresh paint is plainly showing its age.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But as long as they still function, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the owners are keeping them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To dress up the old tub,</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> and here's the stuff I've put on it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's a shampoo bottle and a lidded jar; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a basket of two soaps made from a green eraser and some Japanese silicone putty. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Next to the soaps are </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> an</span><span style="font-size: large;"> emery board and a loofah. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a toothpick with a brush attachment</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> for cleaning between your teeth, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which were purchased from a dollar store.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I removed the brush and cut down the rest </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used nail decals </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the tub's taps and faucet,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I began with a pair of screw back earrings </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">similar to the one pictured above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I cut off all the surplus metal from the screw posts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used a piece of soft soldering metal to form a faucet and glued a sliver of hollow plastic tubing </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to one end </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a flat bead spacer onto the other end. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I painted all 3 units with a metallic nail polish for uniformity.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The collection of bath toys are there for when the grandchildren come over on the weekends. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Hey Birgit!</i> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> do you remember giving me the rubber duck</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the right </span><span style="font-size: large;">for Christmas? ❤️</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> THE SINK</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The taps on the sink came from Miniatures.com which are newer looking than the old sink </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought it would bug me more than it does, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I'm okay with it.<br /><br />A BIGGER Dilema for me was<br /> was what to use for a mirror.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I tried lots of different styles: circles, ovals, rectangular shapes; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">framed and unframed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and finally settled on this large round one </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">primarily<br />because I had lots of these PORTHOLE frames<br />AND because<br />I had an old compact mirror </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which happened to be the right diameter. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Initially I left the chain on</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but because the frame's hung </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with its backside forward, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the mirror refused to lay flat against the wall</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and required lots of blue tack to keep it straight. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>SO</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>in the end</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>I removed the chain</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">But after I'd removed the chain</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was left with <b>a hole</b> in the wallpaper </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">where the nail had been</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and it was right where you could see it! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SO HOW COULD I FIX IT? </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I ended up adding a light fixture over the bathroom mirror to cover the hole.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd debated a long time</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> on whether or not to put a light over the sink and now I had no choice. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd tried out 2:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">one I made and one I'd ordered</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and went with the one I'd made.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">In keeping with the salvage restoration theme, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I </span><span style="font-size: large;">ran an electrical conduit up from the base of the lamp so that I could eventually feed the wire up and out through the roof.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This lamp is actually pretty rough looking and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">after I'd made it I was going to scrap it because I didn't like the look of how I'd wrapped the wires around the curvy frame.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">WHY WHY WHY?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had painted the fixture numerous times </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">trying to disguise </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"the ugly"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">wires </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but nothing worked and the successive layers of paint made the problem worse! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Even so</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I went with it anyway; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">ugly and all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Actually</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">adding a light over the mirror </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> was a good idea</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">not only for its practicality but also </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> because it balanced out the light on the shelf. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and it seems that given enough time-</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made some daisies for the bathroom sink </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I'm not happy with the vase,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so I ended up changing it. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the narrow ledge to the right of the mirror,<br />I added a fragrance bottle and<br />a lipstick which <b>Linda Park</b> gave me a couple of years ago, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">along with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a bottle of pink nail polish which I made from a couple of beads. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I've said at the beginning</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I may end up changing out the toilet for an older model </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but it happens to be as white as the sink</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">which makes it acceptable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Janine's shabby pan has made a nice container</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> for assorted shells</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fatima's jar of blue hydrangeas grace the wall above.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And on the other side of the window, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is a collection of fleamarket art consisting of:<br />vintage floral painting on hardboard </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(cut from a magazine);<br />a nautical map ( another magazine cut out);<br />an empty carved square frame<br />and a blue and white plate which I won<br />in a Ebay lot of assorted kitchenwares. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were 2 plates included in the lot, one you've already seen above the side table in the bedroom.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-long-days-journey-into-night-lands.html"><span style="font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-long-days-journey-into-night-lands.html</span></a></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Both are signed but remained unidentified </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">until a couple of weeks ago when I saw 2 similar plates listed on Ebay.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The initials on the backs were the same as the 2 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I had.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was THRILLED to learn that my plates were by </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Ellen Krucker Blauer<br />In case you're not familiar with her name, <br />Ellen Krucker Blauer and her husband John,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">were owners of San Francisco's</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The Miniature Mart </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">back in the early 70's and 80's. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">They were avid collectors and talented miniaturists, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as well as regular contributor to <br />the Nutshell News magazine.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was relatively new to the miniature world </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in the mid-seventies </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a total devote to Nutshell News, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which is how I knew who Ellen Krucker Bleauer was. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When my husband and I took a late honeymoon trip to San Francisco </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to go to their store <b><i>SO BAD!!!! </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but we didn't have enough time or enough money; </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">my how things change...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I loved my plates prior to my knowing who made them and even more so now </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because of all the mini nostalgia </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">attached to them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Down on the warm cork floor between the sink and the tub,<br />is a striped cotton area rug with a pair of slippers made from bent pipe cleaners, </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A basket of dirty laundry sits in the right corner under the sink </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">along with a weathered blue stool</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It took several tries before I was happy with the paint finish on the stool</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which looks neither too old or too new.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: xx-large;">now you've seen everything!</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and Now Voyager, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> you've journeyed through the bathroom </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and have arrived at your destination.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> watch your step as you disembark </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">please come again soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Arrrrggh! </b></i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello Again Everyone! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">HERE</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> As Promised, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is the kitchen at </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LAND'S END</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wish I could say that I'm finished with this room </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I'm not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm still fixing certain things I'm unhappy with-</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">but I say this on </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">every</span></span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">post don't I?</span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">🤪</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The main thing which has bugged me </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">right from the start, is</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the Kitchen's countertop which I've already remade </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">5 TIMES!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The last 3 <b><i>'Final' </i></b>attempts were made</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> using </span><span style="font-size: large;">a "self-stick' metallic contact paper, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">😫</span></b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> refuses to Stay Stuck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First it's Down </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then it's Up!</span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> I've repeatedly wrestled with it, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">trying to subdue it,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but between me and the contact paper; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> it's still a waiting game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b style="font-size: xx-large;">😳</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Now back to the kitchen</i></b>-</span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">⛵️</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In the process of changing the countertop,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I also <span style="font-size: large;">changed the drawers and the hardware.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I also added a couple of heat vents at the base of the lower cabinet,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I </span><span style="font-size: large;">faced with 'grillwork' </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">using cut filigree sections from a sandalwood fan. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>sorry no photos </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">While I had the countertop off, I was going to try to reposition the sink because it isn't properly centered</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but I couldn't detach it without completely destroying it</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so in the end </span><span style="font-size: large;">I left it alone. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>However, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>IF </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I DO</i> end up redoing the metal countertop,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then I'LL <b>DEFINITELY</b> remake the sink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FYI</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In some of the following photos you'll see either a textured surface which is </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the<b> crappy OLD countertop</b>, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">mixed in with photos showing ones with a smooth surface which are <i>one of the 3 versions </i>of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>the newer contact paper counters</b><b>. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">My purpose for using both old and new pictures in this post are for the following reasons : </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a) the general clarity of the photos </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and/or </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">b) I liked the composition</span><span style="font-size: large;">!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">😎</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>FYI #2</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For </span><span style="font-size: large;">better close ups of the food and accessories,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the wall and sink unit were removed from the dollhouse,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">however, once the counter and the wall are permanently glued into place, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">zooming in on anything in the kitchen</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> will become almost impossible, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as you enter the kitchen to grab your plate,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> make sure to take a good look around </b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;">cuz</b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>you may not get this close to the food again!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span style="font-size: large;">with all that said-</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Let's Get This Party Started!</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">🍽⚓️🍽</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There's LOTS of food covering the counter, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">most of which I've had for a while.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Each of the ingredients have been selected to </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">prepare </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">a </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">New England fish stew</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> recipe, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">destined for that copper pot sitting on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the stove top.</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><a href="https://newengland.com/today/food/summer-seafood-stew/">https://newengland.com/today/food/summer-seafood-stew/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">FYI#3</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">When researching a New England style fish stew, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I came across several recipes using assorted seafood along with fresh as well as canned tomatoes. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">P</span><span style="font-size: large;">osted at the end of one recipe</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was the following indignant comment</span><span style="font-size: large;">: </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i>"This chef must be from New York because </i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i>no TRUE New Englander would ever use tomatoes in their fish stew"</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span>
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>and then I read this-</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>"This recipe must be from New York. We don’t use tomato anything in our stews.</b></i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🤨</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>well, I guess that settles that!~</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>on the mini menu is a</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Nouveau New England New York style fish stew</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>with tomatoes</b></i></span><i> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">moving on...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">🍽⛵️🍽⛵️</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">🍽</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've installed a task lamp on the kitchen counter</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> not only because I like the soft ambient light </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it casts, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but also because </span><span style="font-size: large;">it feels more homespun and <b><i>cottagey</i></b> to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Altogether I have 5 different light sources </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in this room, including a small overhead lantern in the passageway which </span><span style="font-size: large;">leads into the bedroom. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A red metal tin is filled with a collection of kitchen utensils.<br />The rolling pins and wooden utensils were made by<br />me, but the rest were collected over a period of time from various sources. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The copper colander was a recent online purchase but the mussels were bought 5 years ago </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from <b>Bel's Mini World .</b><br /><i>(sadly she's no longer selling.)</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the dish of red ripe tomatoes were made by </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Monica</b> of<br /><b>MOONBIJOUX</b>- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>they're Perfect! </b></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/466885480/dollshouse-food-miniatures-dollshouse?ref=shop_home_active_60">https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/466885480/dollshouse-food-miniatures- dollshouse?ref=shop_home_active_60</a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The single yellow onion was made by Fatima of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beauxminis.com</b></span><br />
<a href="http://beauxminis.com/?s=garlic"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">http://beauxminis.com/?s=garlic</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and the bell peppers and Amazing celery were made by </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Twin Heart Miniatures</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I bought mine at the Seattle Show but she also sells</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on her<b> Facebook page</b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The measuring spoons were from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">an earlier tutorial of mine </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Measure for Measure</b></span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/02/measure-for-measure.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/02/measure-for-measure.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The open can of tomatoes and the fish filets</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are miniature show purchases.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The salt and pepper grinders I made </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> from wooden</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tiny Turnings</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Inside the sink<b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>is the catch of the day</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">destined for the fish stew.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">These rubbery fishing lures were </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Very</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">C</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">arefully</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">removed from Real Life fish hooks </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">before they were placed in the dish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the cheater</i> string beans in a bowl</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are snippets of green florist tape </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which</span><span style="font-size: large;"> look much better </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from a greater distance!</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">😉</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the other side of the sink is</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fatima</b> made </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>the</b> <b>store bought bag of organic lemons</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: white; font-size: small;"><a href="http://beauxminis.com/?s=garlic">http://beauxminis.com/?s=garlic</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I've displayed <b>Fatima's</b> bag of lemons with a Delightful little Hand-Painted Pitcher of blue hollyhocks; </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a <b>M</b>uch <b>A</b>ppreciated </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">G</b><span style="font-size: large;">ift </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">from <b>Linda Park</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #f4cccc;"><a href="https://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com/" style="font-size: medium;">https://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The pitcher itself</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> was made by </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Margaret Crosswell</b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: large;">of Tasmania</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">a Very Talented porcelain artist </span><br />
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: small;">sorry no website available. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>FYI #4</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>I'm going to try my hand at 'growing' miniature hollyhocks for the future seaside garden of </i></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Land's End.</i></b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>I've never made them before, but I'd like to try. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">The sailor statuette on the countertop</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> props up a telescope- </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">conveniently at hand</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a bit of friendly neighbourhood watching </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🤭</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">with his trusty spyglass! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the wall above the captains head<br />are a rope of garlics and one of red peppers<br />from the creative hands of<br /><b>Fatima</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking now at the wall </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">at the other end of the kitchen...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The split doors lead into the bathroom,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I'm simultaneously working on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in tandem with the kitchen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not only is the bathroom very </span><span style="font-size: large;">close to completion </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but </span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">I'm actually </span><span style="font-size: large;">REALLY happy with it!!</span></b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 🎉</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">🤩</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kitchen door leads out to the water,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and is to the left of the bathroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The kitchen door had been originally intended </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for <b>Villa Leone</b>, so </span><span style="font-size: large;">the door frame was</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> heavily layered with my homemade </span><span style="font-size: large;">'stonework'.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which you can see featured in the link below.</span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2016/07/plants-lamps-iron-and-stone_41.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2016/07/plants-lamps-iron-and-stone_41.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It required </span><span style="font-size: large;">a lot of hard scraping to remove most of the plaster in order to salvage the door for </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Land's End</b>. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Needless to say, it's been through a lot and is </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">still looking pretty rough, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">once it's sanded and repainted </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it's appearance should improve. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The split doors were an extra set </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I already had on hand. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">They've worked out better than the single door </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd originally planned</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> is a peg coat rack with a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>WONDERFUL</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>sou'wester rain hat</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">made specifically for<b> Land's End</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">by<b> </b>the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Amazing </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda Park</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda's Mini World blog.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: small;"><a href="https://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com/">https://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com/</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda also made me <b>a matching raincoat</b> to go with <b>the hat</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <i>AND </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>a lobster trap </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>AND </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>a hand tied net!</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda's Many Talents are as varied as Fatima's </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">AND JUST SO YOU KNOW (FYI #5)-</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda's been stitching NON STOP</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> this entire quarantine,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">making a plethora of floral, shell, and canine petit point cushions, as well as tea cosies, and slippers which she plans to sell at the</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>2021 </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>Vancouver Dollhouse and Miniatures Show </b></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her fingers are Lighting Fast </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">yet her work is consistently </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">TOP DRAWER </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">so we are All in for A TREAT next year! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">❤️</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've displayed Linda's rain hat next to a bundle of real miniature rope</span><i style="font-size: x-large;">.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The navigational chart above the rack </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was cut from a design magazine </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and glued onto card stock.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Eventually, I plan to hang a flyswatter </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the peg rack too. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further to the right </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is the entry into the bedroom </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">previously detailed in</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A Long Day's Journey Into Night</b></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: small;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-long-days-journey-into-night-lands.html">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2020/04/a-long-days-journey-into-night-lands.html</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Above shows the Rough-looking open back door of the kitchen and the direct sightline </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">into the bedroom. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>The photo below circles around the bedroom door</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>to the wall directly opposite the kitchen counter.</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Initially, I wasn't sure how to dress the narrow wall</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> behind the bedroom door but then I found this </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">TALL 9 inch LADDER in my stash;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">probably a Real Life bird perch?- </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">🧐</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> in any case,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it happen to be the right height for water side of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the cottage </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">if the owners should ever need </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to access the roof to replace a shingle.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> On the floor next to the ladder,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> is:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> a red fire extinguisher- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(every kitchen needs one)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a broom, and a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> collapsible step ladder for accessing </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the overhead shelving in the kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The top of the blue cupboard stores the mixing bowls and a couple of <i>his and hers </i>pewter tankards </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which are great for sipping piping hot toddies </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on cold winter nights! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">5 years ago, I actually made </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">this narrow shelf unit from heavy cardstock </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and scrap wood</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I lined with sections of a road map, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hallelujah!</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">- it turned out BETTER than I'd expected!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i style="font-size: x-large;">Who'da thought? </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">👍🏾</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">👍🏾</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The top shelf of the cupboard holds a selection of vintage cookbooks, spice jars, dishes </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a storage tin.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the 2nd shelf are a couple of mugs </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">holding additional kitchen utensils,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a 'hunny' pot, and a bottle of vanilla.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The woven placemats were originally from a pair of thrift store earrings. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Each earring had 3 drops of small, medium, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">& large sized woven circles, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which were </span><span style="font-size: large;">joined together with jump rings. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Once the rings were snipped off </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">- <i>hey Presto!- </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from jewelry to mini placemats within minutes! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The stack of dishes were made by Sam Dunlap; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">they were a lucky find at The Seattle Show</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which Janine, Fatima and I attended together </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a number of years ago- </span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>pre covid: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>back in the Good Old Days!</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">❤️</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the 3rd shelf are stacks of kitchen towels </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a couple of oven mitts. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the towels were made either by me </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">or by</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jennifer</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">formerly </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Plushpussycat blog </b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The box of Saltines are from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Miniatures.com </b></span><br />
<a href="https://www.miniatures.com/Chicken-Noodle-Soup-and-Crackers-P25349.aspx"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://www.miniatures.com/Chicken-Noodle-Soup-and-Crackers-P25349.aspx</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the clear box of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Ferrero Rocher chocolates </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(top right corner behind the crackers)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> are more tiny treasures </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from the multi-talented <b>Fatima</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The orange Kitchen Aid was a giveaway win from<br /><b>Kristine</b> of<br /><b>Paper Doll Miniatures</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.paperdollminiatures.com/" style="background-color: white;">https://www.paperdollminiatures.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and the vintage toaster I've had kicking around </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in my stash.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I placed </span><span style="font-size: large;">a small basket of potatoes and a Red onion on the floor under the shelf unit.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>These of course,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> are</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>essential ingredients </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>for the '<i>faux'</i> New England fish stew being prepared. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The yams are actually <span style="color: red;"><b>PEELABLE</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and also made by </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TWIN HEART MINIATURES</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on<b> FB </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The regular spuds I made by following a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Victoria Miniland tutorial </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on youtube</span><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RCZabCnWaY&list=UUM_ctciGShqjGrzu_h5Mg7g&index=66&t=0s"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RCZabCnWaY&list=UUM_ctciGShqjGrzu_h5Mg7g&index=66&t=0s</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The cheater 'red onion' </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is a berry snipped from a stem </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of commercial silk flowers. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you can see from the photo above,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've now installed a curtain panel between the living room and the kitchen which</span><span style="font-size: large;"> visually softens both rooms and acts as a "room divider" between </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">these 2 spaces. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The photo below </span><span style="font-size: large;">illustrates how the overhead beams increase the difficulty of getting a clear photograph of the interior of the kitchen. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Once the ceiling is installed it will be almost impossible to see anything up high </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which is why</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'm planning to install </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 huge skylights in the ceiling; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for light and for viewing </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">although</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that part of this project </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is still away down the river.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I purchased the harpoon on display back in the 1990's but happened to find it's twin on the website of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">SP MINIATURES</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">www.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">spminiatures</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; text-align: left;">.com</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">where I also found the <b>PERFECT</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">kitchen light fixture for </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">LAND'S END</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Storage is at a premium in Land's End </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and so the top of the fridge displays the overflow of the most frequently used condiments. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">A wire basket holds the cooking oils, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">cooking wines and vinegars; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">grated cheese; ketchup; and another jar of honey <i>which I've recently replaced with a box of </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i><b>Sunmaid raisins</b><i>. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A jar of homemade jam is next to the basket</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a <b>glass canister of spaghetti </b></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/01/spaghetti.html"><span style="font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/01/spaghetti.htm</span></a><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/01/spaghetti.html" style="font-size: 16px;">l</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are both leftovers from 2 of my earlier tutorials.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The vintage transistor radio I've had in my stash.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I've added a straight pin 'antenna'</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for better reception.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In behind the radio</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> is a glass container </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> filled with <i>original recipe</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">New England Toll house cookies</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">YUM! </span><br />
<br />
<a href="https://newengland.com/today/food/toll-house-cookies/"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://newengland.com/today/food/toll-house-cookies/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">😋</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Over the stove hang an assortment of copper and iron cookware purchased on ebay. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The wood slaw cutter is by <b>Sir Thomas Thumb</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><a href="https://sirthomasthumbminiatures.com/" style="background-color: white;">https://sirthomasthumbminiatures.com/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I bought this back in the 90's too,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but it's good to see </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that they're still being made today.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The electric stove I made </span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/08/he-said-she-says-kitchen-at-lands-end.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/08/he-said-she-says-kitchen-at-lands-end.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and although it was</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> <i>meant</i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> to look old; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it looks <b><i>VERY, VERY OLD</i></b>!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I should have put the controls on the front of the stove, or made the back control panel higher </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>TOO LATE! TOO LATE! </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I must </span><br />
<i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>leave it as it is</b></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The little fridge I found at the thrift store, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and was originally intended for the kitchen of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>#43 Green Dolphin Street</b></span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/06/such-little-kitchen.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/06/such-little-kitchen.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but it was too big! </span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b>
<span style="font-size: large;">It opens and has shelving </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I prefer it closed.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">5 years ago, I installed a long display shelf directly above the appliances and this original arrangement hasn't changed much. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">On the left side is:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> a life preserver, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a sailing ship</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(which I'd freed from a glass bottle),</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a diving helmet,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a seagull, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>and</i></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a bottle of Cutty Sark whiskey</span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">(used for 'Medicinal Purposes' only!</span><span style="font-size: large;">) </span></i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other side of the shelf </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">holds '<b>American' pantry items</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I specifically purchased for Land's End. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The home preserves and especially the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Iodized Salt </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are a loving reminder of my Great Grandmother who used to use <b>Morton's Salt</b> in her kitchen because-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"When it Rains It Pours" </b></span><br />
<span style="color: white; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-it-rains-it-pours_n_1344667">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/when-it-rains-it-pours_n_1344667</a></span><br />
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">My sister's suggested a jar of peanut butter for the shelf - <i>good idea!</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Quaker Oats;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Mayonnaise;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">chicken noodle soup; tomato sauce, canned fish and canned vegetables, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">all came from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Miniatures.com</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.miniatures.com/">https://www.miniatures.com/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Photo below illustrates the inside corner of the overhead shelf </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>and </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The LED stove light was a gift </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from my friend <b>Pearl Johnston</b>. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Initially, I wasn't sure how I was going to use it but once I saw how Janine incorporated an LED over her wood stove in her Swedish House,</span><br />
<a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/2020/02/small-stuff.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://minworks.blogspot.com/2020/02/small-stuff.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to do it too, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so Pearl's gift was put straight to work! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>winds picking up</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> blue skies </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">smiling at me!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and it's back to work on my stew</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you enjoyed this </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">WHALE OF A TALE!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">'cuz that's what's been cooking in </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>THE LAND'S END</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> KITCHEN</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">⚓️</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">thank you so much for stopping by</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">stay healthy and be strong </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">❤️</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">elizabeth</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know that I'd promised to show the kitchen </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">at Land's End next, however, since I still needed to finish the kitchen/corridor/ bathroom interior wall, I opted instead to build the bedroom which was the lynchpin connecting each of the remaining spaces to each other and so, by default; leave the kitchen tour for MY NEXT POST- <b><i>Cross my heart!😇</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> ⚓️</i></b></span><br />
<b><i><span style="color: red;">FYI: </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span style="color: red;">RECENTLY I FOUND THAT 23 OF MY PHOTOS FROM THIS POST WERE SUDDENLY MISSING! I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THEM BUT IN THE PROCESS, I'VE ALSO HAD TO REWRITE THE ENTIRE TEXT, SO IF WHAT YOU REMEMBER SEEING THE FIRST TIME AROUND LOOKS DIFFERENT ( MORE CONDENSED) THAN WHAT YOU REMEMBER: IT'S BECAUSE IT IS!</span> </i></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>And So....</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As usual, the bedroom project was nothing like I expected it would be. I kept running into problems from the jumpstart. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The first one was with the 2015 wallpaper template I'd made. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The spray glue I'd originally used on this REAL LIFE vinyl coated wallpaper, had begun to 'unstick' and was literally coming apart at the seams. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But when I tried to remove it altogether, it still stuck tight to the template in certain places, so to avoid tearing the paper and making an even bigger mess, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I reglued it using LOTS of Fabri-Tac and a brayer, which thankfully worked like a charm- <b>HOORAY!</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did however, manage to cleanly remove and replace the 2015 wide blue stripe with a lighter narrower stripe, which I liked better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd like to mention right here, that one of them more challenging features of this HBS Denise Kit,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was trying to cut clean curves at the top of the interior walls in order to measure and cut the adbutting walls which needed to be at different heights due to the downward sloping curve </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of the roof; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">lets just say that there were </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">plenty of Do-Overs! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">🤬</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Land's End Bathroom under construction</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anyway,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">once the template was glued onto the wall,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I cut out the window opening and inserted a plastic sash window </span><span style="font-size: large;">retrieved from my drawer of homeless windows of long discarded projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At one time, the plastic casings must have been bright white, but it's yellowed over time: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I'm okay with that, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">since it adds to the general <b>OLD COTTAGE</b> vibe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I popped the window in place and<br />then made the interior wall between the bathroom and the bedroom.<br />My original idea was to position the bed as illustrated above,<br />and have the chest of drawers <br />against the long wall.<br />But there were a few problems regarding the sight lines of this particular arrangement.<br /><br />When I look through a window, or door, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from either end<br />I wanted to see through the ENTIRE length of the house<br /> so the blockage of the chest of drawers in direct line with the bedroom door needed to be changed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and since there was no where else for it to go </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">other than where the bed is;</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The bed immediately dominated the room! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To visually balance it</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I chose a bigger wardrobe. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and I liked it! 😎</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />But then another problem presented itself.<br />The inward swing of the door<br />would bash right into the bedside table.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>There's never enough room when you need it! </i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So to fix that problem, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I reversed the swing of the door <br />to open OUT into the corridor </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">rather than into the bedroom.<br /><b><i>because extraordinary times call for </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>extraordinary solutions!🧐</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>T</i>his cottage is quirky to begin with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but now I'm also IRRITATED with the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">'Quirky' </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">porthole window! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ah yes,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the porthole window which</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> seemed like a good idea at the time. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />It's an interesting feature from the living room side<br />but a waste of valuable wall space<br /> on the bedroom side!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Why Oh Why </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">did I ever do it!?????</span></i></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">😭</span><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">WHAAAAA! -</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">⚓️</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> I decided to dress the bed.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I had some 2nd hand books of antique quilts.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I cut out a couple of pages, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">resized and photocopied them,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then laid the paper over the bed as a spread to see which I liked better with the folded quilt. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to go for the more floral one, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and colour copied it again </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but this time </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">onto a printable iron-on cotton sheet</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(Walmart)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sprayed the printed cotton, with hairspray to set the ink, cut it out,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> then peeled off its protective backing. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I turned the raw edges and secured the hem with Fabri-Tac.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The aged patchwork quilt came from an estate sale that Fats and I attended a number of years ago,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but the bed warmer is a recent ebay "lot purchase" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of assorted miniatures. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The roomy wardrobe came from<br />M for Miniatures on etsy</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I'm still in the process of filling the shelves</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and the bottom drawer. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I'll probably move the spare blankets and sheets into the drawer and fill the 3 shelves with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">folded faux</span><span style="font-size: large;">"clothing". </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were some MUST HAVE items I'd hoped to include somewhere in the bedroom:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> a sailing ship, (which didn't stay long)<br />Lidi's Fabulous Fishing creel,<br />and a 1776 <i>estate sale</i> snare drum.<br />I placed them all on top of the wardrobe:<br />and then kept changing them around.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also made the area rug for the bedroom<br />using a photo from a book of contemporary area rugs which I resized and re-printed onto a sheet </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of velvet paper. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found this wall map in a design magazine which I cut out as is, glued to some cardstock, then added a top and bottom rod along with a thin cord for a hanger. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE the effect! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The vintage black doll I've had for YEARS </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(90's Seattle Show)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and so she went onto the bed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>it came pre-stained so this doll was actually</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and not an unfortunate casualty of my infamously damp garage.</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had purchased the Uncle Sam doll at the same time as the black doll back in the 90's, and only wish I could remember the name of the artist.<br />I had placed them both on the bed but then felt that the bed looked crowded so eventually I moved<br />Uncle Sam onto a chair in the living room. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I may audition another '<b>shade in waiting'</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">before I'm fully committed to this one.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the decorative wall plate was included in the same lot purchase on ebay as the copper bed warmer.<br /><br />The bedside table originally was stained a mahogany which to me, looked too formal for this cottage bedroom. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I painted over the stain with a white chalk paint and then applied a series of thinned paint washes<br />until it looked like "driftwood" as pictured below.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Later on I felt that it needed a bit more colour<br />so I used a diluted blue ink and gave it a few more ink washes, and blotted off the excess until it looked like the photo below.<br />I'm pretty happy with the final results so I'm leaving it alone! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Outside the bedroom window, peeking between the curtains, grows a patch of mature</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> self-seeding red poppies </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">made by our own Dear Betsy of </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">these were part of an earlier swap which Betsy'd made especially for Land's End. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Eventually I hope to make an entire garden surrounding this cottage, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">filled with a variety of bold, vivid summer flowers</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On a rather sad note: </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The cap absorbed the worst of it and is badly stained </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dress has a couple of tiny brown spots on the back. I've tried a Tide to Go bleaching pen on both without much success. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Even so, I've hung the dress on the wardrobe door and it makes me smile to see it there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The top of the wardrobe</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Popeye doll was also purchased back in the 90's and he's made his way into Land's End. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The stack of books is a mix consisting of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">one that I made;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">one that Jodie made:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My Miniature Madness</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the top two came from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Andrea Thieck </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of <b>Andrea Thieck Miniatures</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">so it's Lights OUt @ Land's End,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(until I decide to change something else!)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i><br />sweet dreams </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">May </span><span style="font-size: large;">GOD Continue to Bless and Keep Us All Safe</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and may HE in HIS eternal wisdom,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">bring something GOOD,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> from our world's current state of chaos and confusion.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Keep the Faith!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">❤️</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">elizabeth</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">revisited</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The last time I worked on this project,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> it was to decorate it for Christmas in 2015.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i><b>and it was still decorated for Christmas in 2019.</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Last week, after months of angst and indecision,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I decided that rather than start a brand new project, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I would make an effort to finish this one, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so I hauled it down from the shelf and immediately began cleaning it out.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I had only completed 2 rooms in this Denise dollhouse kit, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">before I'd lost my motivation and shelved it, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">even so, cleaning it</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was a bigger job than I'd originally thought! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took me longer because<br />for the past 4 years, I had been using this dollhouse for storage.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Periodically I'd toss </span><span style="font-size: large;">anything </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which was even remotely related </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to the sea, into it, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so there were lots of forgotten minis to rediscover </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>as well as</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to play with all over again. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">★★★</span><br />I used an old paint brush to sweep away the worst of the dust, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>or else </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I just blew on it Real Hard!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the surfaces required a good scraping off </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> of the old sticky wax and/or </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the hardened Blue Tack adhesives.<br />As you can see,<br />the living room adjoins the kitchen. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Currently, the kitchen window wall is removable and I just might keep it that way, enabling me to get into the back of the house, later on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />If you wish to refresh your memory </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(<i>as I certainly needed to do</i>),</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">take a quick look at a couple of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> '<b>IN PROGRESS'</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Land's End pastposts.</span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/06/whats-in-name-hbs-denise-kit.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/06/whats-in-name-hbs-denise-kit.html</span></a><br />
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<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/07/lands-end-living-room-hbs-denise-kit.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/07/lands-end-living-room-hbs-denise-kit.html</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As usual,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">everything is held temporarily in place </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with FRESH Blu Tack </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">until I get closer to the end of this build and glue it all down.</span><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">★</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>THE WAY I WORK</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the reasons it takes me <i>SO LONG</i> to build <i>anything,</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is because I'm constantly putting <b>all</b> of the accessories in BEFORE the space is actually finished. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I do this because it allows me </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>to better envision who's living there.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So- everything goes in, then</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I take photos to see how it reads, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then everything gets removed until the next phase; then everything goes back in again; I take more photos to see how it really looks; the I take everything out again .... etc. etc. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's a habit for me, as well as being therapeutic and I've been working this way forever! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I tell you this because </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I had the entire room set up without the electricity, then I took a lot of photos and realized that I was wasting my time unless I could actually see the rooms lit, and if there was enough lighting, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and if it was </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> visually balanced. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Once the lights were turned on,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">further in and out adjustments needed to be made since the shadows along with the lights, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">became an important player with</span><span style="font-size: large;">in each room. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">All the lamps for this post are temporarily hooked up to a strip of tape wire tacked onto the outside of the house. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have long lengths of white wires running behind the sofa and across the threshold of the front door. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's not very attractive so I shot around it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Later on I'll be drilling holes through the floor and running the wire underneath the house and out,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but since this is a temporary arrangement, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">will do for the time being. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>★</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And Speaking of Lighting:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The 2 wall sconces over the fireplace</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">gave me nothing but GRIEF for 2 days straight! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">First the right one <b>would</b> work, but not the left; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then the left one would work but <b>not t</b>he right; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>then neither one of them worked! </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, I was FINALLY able to get both of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the wall lamps </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to STAY LIT </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> at the same time! </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i>So GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE </i></b></span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">who <i>REFUSE to take NO for an answer!</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having lights over the fireplace made a BIG difference to the room although </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I muted their brightness a little </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">by brushing on a Clear Matte Top Coat nail varnish</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">over the plastic shade AND over the light bulb. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This frosted them just enough </span><span style="font-size: large;">to tone down </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">some of the glare and made them </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">easier to photograph.</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>★</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>T</b><b>HE FIREPLACE</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beginning in the Living Room and the dressing of the fireplace mantle:<br />a clear plastic vase is filled with a bouquet of dried curly 'branches'</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">( plant roots )</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I'd lightly dry-brushed with white chalk paint.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I love the freeform look of them!<br /><br />Back in the 1990's I used to collect<br />miniature folk art. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was really popular, and I have quite a bit of it.<br />My plans at the time, were to build a rustic </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">American Country Style House<br /><b><i>which was all the rage 25- 30 years ago.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Well....<br />It's 2020,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>and I'm kinda over</i></b> <i><b>that trend</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>however</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I hope to make use of as much of my country collection as will comfortably fit into this cottage without scuttling its Nautical theme. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What I've got so far is</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> a healthy dose of American kitsch mixed with lots of seafaring cliches </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so if it looks a wee bit busy to you- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it's done on purpose!<br /><br />The <b>oval mirror </b>hanging over the mantle<br />was </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> formerly attached to a Victorian chest of drawers.<br />I removed it from the body then<br />turned the mirror sideways and hung it on the wall with a chain.<br />The wooden folk art apple on top of the stack of books, is a red painted wooden bead with a toothpick stem and green paper leaves.<br />The little wooden house to the right of the vase,<br />was also painted to look like folk art. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>I think</b></i> I bought the sailboat about 3 years ago at<br />the Seattle Show.<br />The wallclock is a button glued to a wooden ship's wheel from a local model builders store.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Below you can see the "frosted glass" hurricane lamp shades,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <i>formerly novelty baby shower milk bottles from the dollar store.</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">was a decorative tag on a 'T' shirt which I removed and then glued onto a thin brass rod.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The side chair with the coral upholstery,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was originally going to be used in my future </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bohemian House </b></span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/10/bohemian-rhapsody.html"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/10/bohemian-rhapsody.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> That project is still at a distance, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so the coral chair may as well live here in this cottage by the sea while it waits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fireplace has a "fire" inside made from a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Double Red LED cell powered light </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from the Dollar Store. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I covered the housing with orange felt; red and neon orange acrylics; red glitter; and thick black acrylic "lead' paint for the carcoals. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's the post which outlines all the details:</span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-lands-end-christmas-2015-for-joyce.html"><span style="color: red;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2015/12/a-lands-end-christmas-2015-for-joyce.html</span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bookcases on either side of the doorway,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">were 4 skinny ones which I double stacked. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I packed them with books, magazines, and </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">pretty much the same as it was in 2015. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">but more on that in my next post</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">After looking at the photo above</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I wonder now why I didn't make an horizontal recessed shelf for above the door? </span><span style="font-size: large;">🤨</span><br />
<i style="font-size: x-large;"> I still could- but will I? 🤔</i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The ceiling is an old wooden placemat I found at the thrift store. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd used wooden placemats before in </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Villa Leone</span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/02/rub-dub-dub-tub.html"><span style="color: red;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/02/rub-dub-dub-tub.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I found this one a while back, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">my plan was to sand it down and paint it white, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">although the warm natural wood is growing on me the more I look at it</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>hmmm? </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">something else to ponder🤔</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The shelving on the right is still a bit of a mess</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with a lot of touch ups yet to be done</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The wagon of British Soldiers was made by a Canadian Artisan whom I've lost the name of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">If I find it I'll make sure to update this post! </span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">★</span></b><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;">ON THE SOFA SIDE of the Room</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lamp is a brass NI GLO brass lamp base </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with a unrelated silk shade from my stash.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The large yacht print on the wall </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was used to visually connect the blue wallpaper with the high wainscotting which I installed to compliment the high backed toile sofa </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>(<i>a cherished birthday gift )</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>from Janine</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://minworks.blogspot.com/">https://minworks.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>fyi</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>the wainscotting on the right side of the room, was </i></b><b><i>was made twice as high </i></b><b><i> </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> the wainscotting on the fireplace wall </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>yet the differences between the two walls </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>doesn't appear lopsided at all!</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The "E' cushion was a gift from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">my dear friend Pam Grant from decades ago. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I made the coral red cushion along with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the blanket throw draped over the arm; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the slouchy floral cushion was a giveaway prize which I won a few years ago from Margaret at </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Petit- Parterre</span><br />
<a href="http://petit-parterre.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">http://petit-parterre.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the tea table is a volume of MOBY DICK beside a basket tray draped with a laser cut linen doily by Jean Day.</span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://daydreamminis.com/jean_day.htm"><span style="font-size: small;">http://daydreamminis.com/jean_day.htm</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've included my Sam Dunlap teapot, with matching cup and saucer, and a single yummy biscuit on the side made by Jodi! </span><br />
<a href="https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">https://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Actually, Jodi sent me a full mini box of these delicate little cookies but the entire box was too big for this small tray, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so I took out only one cookie, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and will be </span><span style="font-size: large;">saving the rest </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to eat later in bed- <i>HaHA! </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And while I'm on the subject of Jodi,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the next time I post my promised up-date on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Villa Leone,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I will be pointing out quite a few more of the Wonderful Treasures I was blessed to have received from this Multi-Talented Miniaturist~</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so stay tuned! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To sub-divide the living room into 2 sections and downplay the strong horizontal lines in it,<br />I turned the drop leaf writing table at a right angle rather than up against the wall.<br />It is the "writer's corner" and has a lamp, a thermos. picture, paper, and fountain pen, an old fashioned typewriter and a vintage rotary landline telephone; <i>Old School all the way!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A painting of a man fedora is</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a good reminder of those old school </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">newspaper reporters as in the movie</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"My Girl Friday".<br /><br />One day I may find a better looking vintage typewriter but if I don't, I'll still be happy with this one. I like it's low profile and it's chunkiness.<br /><b><span style="color: red;">★</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AND N</b><b>EXT TO THE FRONT DOOR...</b><br /><br />Coming around full circle between the front door and the fireplace<br /> is a vintage rusty milk can storing 3 fishing poles.<br />On the floor in front of them are <br />a pair of worn out fisherman's boots </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fishing poles were purchased from<br />Miniatures. Com<br />along with some of their 'American' food items</span><span style="font-size: large;"> displayed in the kitchen, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but that's for next time.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />But until then,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and so you can <i>'see'</i> what's not been going on <br />in the other half of Land's End</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">there's still NO back exterior wall...</span></td></tr>
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elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-70879011744639495112020-02-13T15:24:00.001-08:002020-02-17T14:55:19.989-08:00 GOOD THINGS! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Greetings fellow miniature enthusiasts!<br />I haven't posted anything since Christmas <br />but I'm making up for it now.<br /><br />Beginning with a NEW BOOK!<br />Linda Park had received a copy of<br />The WORLD OF MINIATURES for Christmas and emailed me to show me that she found a photo of #43 GREEN DOLPHIN STREET<br />included inside!<br />I was so excited that I ordered a copy for myself and only received it last week.<br />Here's the photo heading up the chapter entitled:<br /><b>"GREAT OUTDOORS"</b><br /><br />I'm SO HAPPY!!! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This book features the work of many in the miniature world whom are some of my own personal favourites <br /><b>AND </b><br />who are very familiar to all of us in Blogland.<br />Here's a sampling of just a few of the artists in no particular order:<br />Josje Veenenbos<br />Brae Oktober<br />Linda Carswell<br />Tee Bylo<br /> Mulvany and Rogers<br />Lea Frisoni<br />Kim Saulter</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Giac<br />Marion Russek...<br />and that's just a small sampling, there's so many more!<br /><br />The photos are all in colour, and some black and white illustrations for the HOW TO's. <br />Captions and credits for every photo. There's 15 chapters and 189 pages including Acknowledgements and an Index<br />LOVING IT!<br />The listed price on the jacket cover is <br />$35 U.S.<br /><b>AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b> Today Feb 13th is my dear friend <br />FATIMA'S BIRTHDAY🤩<br /><span style="color: red;"><b>but<br /> here's what she'd made me last AUTUMN for mine!</b></span>❤️❤️❤️❤️</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fat's made this vintage 2 piece suit in herringbone with fur trim and lace blouse complimented with a heirloom ruby pin.<br />She also made the matching wide brimmed hat<br />to go with it.<br />This outfit reminds me of what actresses wore<br />in the 1940's<br />very fitted and very movie star chic! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HAPPY BIRTHDAY </b><br />to my Very Dear Friend <br /><b>FATIMA!👑 </b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Santa and his reindeer had already been around the world delivering parcels for good little girls and boys,<br /><br />when out of the blue-!<br /><br />He remembered that he had <br />ONE MORE<br />SPECIAL DELIVERY TO MAKE <br />TO CANADA<br /><br />and since Santa had already given the elves and the reindeer the rest of the night off,<br />he decided to make the journey, by himself on foot!<br /><br />He set out with a small sled loaded with<br />packages and trudged from the North Pole through the Yukon and was now in<br />Northern British Columbia when<br />he suddenly realized that he might actually be lost!<br /><i><b>Uh Oh!</b></i><br />Rudolph (with his nose so bright)<br />had been born with a natural GPS in his snout,<br />whereas<br />Santa nose just looked like a cherry and was otherwise useless<br /> in getting him <br />from point A to point B</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just then<br />Santa saw something twinkling in his eye<br />someone he thought he knew,<br /><i>could it be...?!</i></span></span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yes it Was!!!<br /><br />The iceman cometh! </b></span> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Indeed I do!" said the Iceman<br />"Do you see these pine cones on the snow, Santa?"<br />"Yes I do!" Santa replied<br /> "Well, just follow this trail of pinecones and you'll be in Vancouver </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Ho Ho Ho!"<br />said Santa merrily<br /><br />"Thank You, Mr. Iceman:<br />you're a really cool guy!"<br />and touching his finger<br />aside his nose,<br />off down the trail<br /> Santa did go!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"You're Welcome Santa </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and oh,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">by the way....,<br />THANK YOU<br /> for my new <i>Air Conditioner</i>,<br />and the new <i>'FROZEN' </i>Disney dvd that </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">were on my Christmas List! "<br />yelled the Iceman, </span><span style="font-size: large;">as he waved Santa, goodbye.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><br /><b>"And REMEMBER- FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF PINE CONES!"</b><br /><b><br />"I WILL!"</b><br />said Santa with great relief.<br />And away he went<br />finally headed in the right direction.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And so it was that<br /> record time and before he knew it,<br />Santa was in Vancouver, Canada, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with his very special delivery, still in tow. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">He had written down the address before he'd left </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the North Pole </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and pulled it out of his pocket just to double check. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Yup! this is the place" he said to himself.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then laying his finger aside his nose</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> up onto the roof he flew, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then the down the chimney he slid, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">dragging the heavy sled behind him. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To be honest,<br />it was a bit of a tight squeeze and when he'd thought about it later, he realized that he could've just left the sled on the front porch, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but hey...!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>what's done is done! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He deposited all the gifts he had been transporting, under the Christmas tree<br />and was headed home again before you could say</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Bob's your uncle!"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />"High Ho High Ho it's home from work I go!"<br />Santa whistled happily to himself as he headed back to the North Pole.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And so that's how the<br />SPECIAL DELIVERY<br />for<br />Elizabeth<br />from <br /><b>Birgit in Germany</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i style="font-size: x-large;">"WHAT'S THIS!?</i><span style="font-size: large;">"</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">said Elizabeth with great wonder</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> when she discovered the package of surprise packages under her tree.</span><br /><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Could this be from Birgit?"</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">"I must open it </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">right now</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and see!"</span></b></i><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and of course</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">It WAS from Birgit!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and it was filled with an assortment </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">with a holiday photo of<br />Fluby and Rosey<br />as well as a personal note from<br />Birgit herself </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which<br />Elizabeth has saved and placed inside her journal. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a separately wrapped gift </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A very special calendar; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with each month: a garden of Beary Bears! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">❤️<br />and well as </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">some</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Dee</b></i>- <i><b>licious</b></i> <br /><b>marzipan </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">which lasted- <br /><i>hmmm....?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(perhaps I won't tell you how long they <i><b>didn't</b></i> last!)<br /><i>hee hee</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Included inside Santa's<br />Special Delivery<br />were some wee boxes of golden Bears!<br /><b><i>and</i></b><br />Some teeny weeny Snowmen ornaments!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Right away there was a hubbub of the familiar<br /><b>Meet and Greet </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as they each congratulated themselves and the others</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on arriving safe and sound;<br />carrot noses intact and bear ears still on</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hooray!!! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Now Let's Dance!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soon there was a square dance going on<br />with the golden bears<br /><i>"do-sa-do-ing"</i> and "<i>allemande left-ing" </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with each tiny snowman<br /><i><b>What a hoot that was to watch! </b></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>YEE HAW!</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>"now bow to your partner!"</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">after which </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">And room for a pony! </span> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Birgit also included this<br />Extra Special<br />Traditional Christmas gift <br />with origins from the<br />German Ore Mountains! </span>❤️<span style="font-size: large;">❤️</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Elizabeth treasures every precious item from Birgit and can't wait to feature some of them in her upcoming blogs!<br />(<i>with the exception of the marzipan of course)</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So THANK YOU<br />Fluby and Rosey and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Especially Birgit! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"May your days be MERRY AND BRIGHT<br />and may ALL your Christmases be white!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>"GOD BLESS US<br />EVERY ONE!"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">❤️</span></b><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">elizabeth</span></span></td></tr>
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elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-2715844025246032352019-12-12T19:17:00.001-08:002019-12-14T10:54:22.430-08:00VICTORIAN Bliss! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> have a great fondness for </span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i>Victoria Bliss</i> </span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">Magazines and whenever I happen to see old issues of them in the thrift store, I buy them! </span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> I mention this because in the fall of 2018, I made a small room box which reminds me of some of the WARM & COZY Christmas scenes found between the pages of many of the </span><b>Victoria Bliss</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> holiday issues. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: red;">But this post isn't really about the magazine at all.</span> </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">It is more about a series of mini transformations which ultimately resulted in precious memories of my mother, who not only LOVED CHRISTMAS, but also the Victorian era along with all things British, which is why I've ended up christening this project: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"VICTORIAN BLISS"</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Initially when I started; I had no idea that it would become <i><b>Blissful </b></i>or <i><b>Victorian. </b> THE</i> only mandate I had, was that it'd</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"> be all about CHRISTMAS </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: normal;">and here's why....</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Back in the early fall of 2018, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">my dear friend <b>Fatima,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> was looking for<b> Christmas </b>related dollhouses, vignettes </span><span style="font-size: large;">and/or </span><span style="font-size: large;">roomboxes, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to display </span><span style="font-size: large;">at a <i><b>HUGE</b></i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Annual Christmas Craft Fair, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">scheduled for the 16th of November 2018. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Fats' idea was </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that the miniatures displayed at the fair, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">would serve as <i>advance advertising</i> for the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vancouver Dollhouse Show </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>scheduled for the following year- </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>September 2019 </b></span><br />
<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">AND</span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">That the variety of miniature displays would promote and encourage new membership for </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>the Miniature Club of B.C.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>and to Fatima's credit,</b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">it achieved both of these objectives</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></i></span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><i>To The Max!</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">❄️</span><br />
<i style="font-size: xx-large;"> </i><i><span style="font-size: large;"> but getting back to my story-</span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Fats asked me if I had anything</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Transportable and </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Christmassy</b><b style="font-size: large;"> </b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I could contribute?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>at that time I didn't</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>but </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I <b>did</b> have LOTS of festive items on hand, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as well as an old unfinished </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">wooden speaker box </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I could put some <b>Christmassy</b> stuff into.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I told Fatima that I would have </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> a small Christmas room box display </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">ready in time for </span><span style="font-size: large;">the <i>Mega</i> Craft Fair. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The </span><span style="font-size: large;">Speaker Box I used</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was the mate to the one I'd used for </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"GOTHICA" </b></span><br />
<a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/06/best-in-show.html"><span style="font-size: x-small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2013/06/best-in-show.html</span></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">(11.5" h. x 9.5"w. x 5.5"d.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">❄️</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A few years earlier,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I had sprayed the exterior of the wooden box </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">with </span><span style="font-size: large;">gold enamel spray-paint</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">so the outside of the box </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was already halfway done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I tore out the interior I'd started years before, </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">then</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I pulled out a few foundation items from my stash</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I thought <b><i>might</i></b> work</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and played around with a possible room arrangement.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>this was my first draft</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>😫</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The stone fireplace was too big </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the slouchy resin chair </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(which I'd plan on slipcovering)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">overshot the edge of the roombox </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and swallowed up most of the floor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> I replaced the resin chair with</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> a well-worn green velvet wingback chair </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">which was an easier fit. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> I also tried to squeeze in</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> a footstool AND a side table.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The additional pieces of furniture were pushing the limits of what the box could comfortably contain. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Something had to go </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and that '<i>something'</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> was </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">After checking through my stash again,<br />I found an "AS IS" Victorian style resin fireplace </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">with an obvious repair on its left front face. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even so,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it's overall proportions were more refined </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and better suited for inside this box. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">I painted the fireplace in a light tan and gave it a whitewashing </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">in an effort to make it look </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"Shabby"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">However,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">the noticeable repair was not only thing wrong with the fireplace</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The mantle was wider on one end than it was on the other</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> so it couldn't sit straight against the wall without leaving a noticeable gap between the top of the mantle and down the left side of surround. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>SO</b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>rather than have the fireplace positioned as the central focal point of the room,</b></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">I re-positioned it</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">to stand against the right wall of the speaker box, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">where the repaired crack, the wonky mantle, and its gaping side </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">would appear less noticeable</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Moving the fireplace to the side wall,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">provided </span><span style="font-size: large;">more <b>breathing room</b> for the chair </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the half-round side table, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">but I now needed a new focal point for the back wall. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">I chose a tall Victorian Style Window.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">I painted the side table the same yellow green as the armchair, and toned it down with a light wash of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rich Espresso </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>a gold flecked dark brown acrylic paint</i>. </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below you can see the painted table against the left wall.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here they are with a<br /> Beige Damask Wallpaper </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which at the time </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was seriously considering.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVED this beige wallpaper because it went well with the painted Victorian Fireplace</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> yet I felt it was too chilly, </span><span style="font-size: large;">and too formal </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">especially with the threadbare green chair. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">so I tried out a completely different wallpaper</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in pink</span><br />
<i style="font-size: x-large;">and I love pink....</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">yet it not exactly what I was looking for.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But what was I looking for? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I still hadn't a clue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>everything</i></b> was <b><i>feeling </i></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">all over the place<b style="font-style: italic;">!</b></span><span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Even the Victorian wall shelf I was planning on installing</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> didn't make me happy anymore</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> so</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the photo above </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you can easily see the repaired horizontal break </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">across the left side of the fireplace.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">So the placement of the interior lighting would need to be well considered: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lighting would have to downplay the repair, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">and draw the viewer's attention </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> up onto the mantle. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">after rummaging around in my stash,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I found a 12 volt "coal" fire I'd previously made </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and never used, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which fit comfortably inside the firebox.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I made a basket for it using sections of plastic model railroad iron fencing, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">glued around the 3 sides </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of a painted block of balsa wood.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>It looked pretty good!</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">To make the fire look more </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"<i>FIRE-LIKE</i>"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I glued gold-foiled cardstock </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">onto the back wall of the firebox to reflect and intensify the light. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Lovin it! </i></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once I was happy with the fire,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I was emotionally ready to commit to </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> A WALLPAPER.<br /><br />I chose the<br />French Toile scrapbook paper</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which I'd purchased from Hobby Lobby.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> You can see it featured up close in</span><span style="font-size: large;"> one of my </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">VERY FAVORITE blogposts</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Subject was Roses! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-subject-was-roses.html">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-subject-was-roses.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I re-papered all 3 walls</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in the French Toile pattern, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and after that</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">everything else progressed rather quickly.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I laid a wood plank floor, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and cut out the opening for the window.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I moved the half-round table to under the window </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the wing chair into the corner. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The room was FINALLY coming together! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In the photo below,<br />I am trying out a set of paper drapes<br />hoping they would inspire me to actually make some.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and they Did!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I found a shiny PLUM satin scarf in my fabric stash which</span><span style="font-size: large;"> made a </span><span style="font-size: large;">small throw cushion that I filled with tiny glass seed beads for the required "slouch". </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The cushion was tucked into the corner of the armchair and it not only complimented </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the apple green furniture but also picked up some of the rosey tints in the wallpaper. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I also found an off cut length of a heavier</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Leaf Patterned <b>Synthetic</b> fabric in a dull plum </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">which I was </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>DETERMINED</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">to use for the drapes</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">even though it fought with me every step of the way! </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I struggled with this fabric in the </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Pretty Pleater for 2 hours </span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">because it simply wouldn't stay flat inside </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">the pleater!</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">I eventually had</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">to</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">over</span></b><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">load</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">the fabric </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">with <b>Aleene's Tacky Glue</b>;</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">and then use <b>knitting needles</b> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">to keep each of the folds inside the pleater.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then I placed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> a glass plate from a picture frame, </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">on top of everything </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to keep the fabric from lifting </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">up and out of the pleater, as it dried. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">I BLASTED the the top of the glass plate</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> with a heat gun </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">to speed set the glue</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> so the pleats would hold their shape. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">WHEW!!! </span></i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Needless to say that both panels are</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">(<i>*knock knock*)</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> AS STIFF AS BOARDS!</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">but it was all worth the extra work and worry</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> because they look right for the window and make an excellent backdrop for the furniture in front of them.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>My confidence was growing</i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soon, more Christmas-related items began to fill out the room:<br />some of them stayed, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">whilst others were just passing through. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Gradually</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the room began to remind me of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">1) Charles Dickens </span></span><br />
<img src="https://photohistory-sussex.co.uk/DickensCharlesMaclise1839.jpg" /><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2)vintage Victoria Magazine covers</span><br />
<img src="https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ef/18/3d/ef183db04cc391ddffcc66c7d03c51bf--tartan-christmas-victorian-christmas.jpg" /><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(to my surprise and delight)</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">3) <b>it was reminding me of my mother! </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>❤️</b></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The development of the room</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> from here forward,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was decorated with my mom in mind.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Would mom like this, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">or would she prefer that? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What would she like to see while sitting in her comfy chair? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">What would she enjoy reading? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">etc. etc.... </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pictures were hung on the wall</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and tiny Christmas presents </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>(cut down wine-glass tags) </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">were displayed on the side table and on the mantle.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The above arrangement was fine but not something my mother would do.<br /><span style="color: red;"><b>My mother LOVED CHRISTMAS</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><b>and exuberance! </b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">and had decorations and ornaments galore! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">so I made some mini Christmas ornaments </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">using a string of metallic plastic beads, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">fused to a very thin wire. <br />I cut them apart leaving a stem on one end </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and glued on a gold seed bead over the wire. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> To display the ornaments, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">glued lengths of lycopodium across the crooked fireplace mantle top, which helped to disguise its deformities and its other imperfections,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then I glued the Christmas baubles into the branches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A tall mirror painted the same colour as the fireplace, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was hung over the mantle and tilted forwards </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> <i> Victoriana style.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I'd made the pair of brass candlesticks from assorted metal beads and topped them with</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">fat </span><span style="font-size: large;">candles </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">cut from a saved lollipop stick that </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I'd covered with mini tea-dyed sheet music. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Their wicks are tiny slivers of black painted wire. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I repainted a metal french mantle clock, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in green, and then gave it a wash </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of purple glass glaze and gold gilt highlights on the raised portions.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I applied the glaze and quickly wiped it off, allowing the green undercoat to still show through.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The clock face was given a big drop of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Glossy Accents </b>dimensional medium by<b> Ranger</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which dries clear and stays domed. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I dabbed textured snow paint onto the boughs of the lycopodium </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and tucked purple silk bows in around the clock.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>'It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!' </i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Linda Park had made me a Lovely Holly Wreath </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the year before<br />which I glued onto the fringed valance over the window. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I added 'Belle" the cat by <b>Valeria Erokhina </b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>2014erok</b> </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">on ebay</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because for a couple of years,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> my mother looked after my sister's cat while my sister was overseas. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">At this stage,<br />most of the main elements, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">including a small</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">rectangular area rug,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and a tall table lamp were in place, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">although nothing other than the fireplace, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> was permanently glued in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The light from the fire and from the table lamp<br />gave the interior a very cosy atmosphere</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I knew was just right for mom,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">and yet-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I felt </span><span style="font-size: large;">the room </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">required </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> some additional illumination so that mom could see</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the mantle better.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Since I had quite a few battery powered LED's<br />I tried them out in different colours, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and in different positions around the room.<br />First I strung warm white lights from the ceiling over the fireplace </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and took photos to see if I liked it </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> as seen below</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Although having over head lights helped alleviate a lot of the dark shadows above the mantle, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it wasn't exactly the look I was after. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I chose instead </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to install the LED's across the mantle</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">threaded through the greenery. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I used a string of Orange LED lights rather than white, to keep the interior looking warm. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because the walls were already glued in, the only way to get the string of lights into the room </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and still be able to hide the wires </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the battery pack, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was to thread them IN through a hole drilled through back wall, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on level with the mantle. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I used an awl </span><span style="font-size: large;">to make an opening</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">🙄</span><br /><br />An eyelet plug was used to help guide the LED string through the foamboard, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and into the roombox. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To place a tiny LED "flame" at the top of each candle I wound the wires around the candlestick to keep it in position and pressed the wires in hard</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">to make them as inconspicuous as possible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The excess wire between each bulb,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ornaments and the greenery</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To give the impression of it being</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">which you can see reflected </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pinned to the wall on either side of the</span><span style="font-size: large;"> mirror </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are an assortment of vintage Christmas Cards </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>(these were free printie inserts cut from dollhouse magazines). </b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>fyi</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>Every Year,</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>my mother used to hand write hundreds of Christmas Cards and hand out candy canes to EVERY PERSON in the Church directory, </b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>whether she knew them or not. </b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>People still remembered her kindness in doing this and how special it made them feel-</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I remember asking my mother why she insisted on doing this </b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;">each year, </b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and she told me that if she was a stranger in a big group, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>or all alone at Christmas,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and someone handed her a personalized Christmas card with her name inside, </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>she'd feel like she was noticed </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>and that she belonged and it made her feel good to make others feel good. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jesus said:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>"do unto others as you would have others do unto you"</b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>GOD bless her! </b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>this as </b></i></span><i style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>well as many other</b></i><br />
<i style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b> "insignificant"little things, </b></i><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i><b>were those personal acts of kindness which have remained in people's minds, and they continue to tell me about them to this very day!</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>😇</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the lights were installed on the mantle, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I proceeded to fine tune the rest of the room- imagining what my mother would like to have around her at Christmas time. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda Park</b> had made me the little needlepoint footstool which I KNEW my mother would enjoy resting her feet on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I was needing a pair of slippers for mom too,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so<br />I <b>borrowed Linda's </b> custom made pair from the bedroom of</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">VILLA LEONE</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>They are Exquisite! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>However,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">my mom needed</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"MOM SLIPPERS"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the same fabric I'd used for the drapes </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and edged them with some fuzzy chenille trim.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The worn and familiar slippers fit right in with the<br /> rest of the rest of the casual atmosphere. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mom would have had a lap blanket for over her legs,<br />however<br /> I chose instead,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to drape a Victorian lace shawl across the chair to keep her shoulders warm.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">My mother </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">always</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> put up her Christmas tree in early NOVEMBER </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then loaded it up with assorted gaily wrapped parcels,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and so </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I loaded my mini gifts under and around </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the bright green table and chair.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had fun piling up and arranging the various parcels<br />just as my mother used to do,<br />filling up every free corner inside this room box. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I mixed solid resin Christmas presents with miniature paper boxes<br />wrapped with metallic nail art ribbon.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Nothing matched yet it all seemed to work</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To fill up the wall space above </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">her "sleepy chair"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is artwork clipped from magazines. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The needlepoint was former brooch pin </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">found at a local thrift store. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The antimacassar on the back of the chair </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The iridescent limoge tea set was borrowed from another<br />of my mini "projects -in-waiting".<br />It's luminous finish ties in with the gilt, green painted table. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> The more I worked on this project<br />the more it was reminded me of my mom.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">She was ALWAYS reading something whether it was "The National Enquirer " or the "HELLO" </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">tabloid magazines; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">she loved biographies especially about past and present royal families; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Catherine Cookson novels. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but most of all-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>SHE LOVED TO READ HER BIBLE!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />so I added a Bible opened to the<br />Book of Mark-<br /> the Story of JESUS </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">whom she Loved </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and is now with. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each new detail was moving me closer towards the finish line </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I wanted more light!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So after looking intently at the mantle,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I decided to put more lights on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And even though</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> everything was already<br /> FIRMLY GLUED IN PLACE,<br />I re-open the original hole in the back wall </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then very carefully threaded MORE BULBS in through the same tiny aperture, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">shifting the first batch of bulbs over</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to make room for the additional ones.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> I continued to thread the long length of LED's through the hole & </span><span style="font-size: large;">across the mantle, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">folding and tucking in the excess wires, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">until I was completely satisfied </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with its level of illumination.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took some doing</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />but in the end I got it done! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>ahhhh yes! </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MUCH BETTER!</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'd covered the ceiling in mottled pink patterned scrapbook paper and added the raised "plaster" details around the perimeter</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> using a cut up plastic doily</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">LAST of all-<br />to finish off the front of the box,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I </span><span style="font-size: large;"> cut down a gold painted resin picture frame </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and hot glued it to fit around the front opening of the speaker box . </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I glued a small gold foil gift box to the top of the unit </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to house and to hide </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the 2 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">LED battery packs,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then wrapped it all up with a wide, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Plum and Gold edged wired ribbon </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and tucked in some mistletoe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This project was now ready for Fatima's display </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">at the 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Christmas Craft Fair. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">I'm <i><b>Almost</b></i> at the end of this post-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>but not quite</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">because...</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">After posting my most recent tutorial<br /><b>"Stocking Up for Christmas" </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/11/stocking-up-for-christmas-couple-of.html" style="font-size: 16px;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2019/11/stocking-up-for-christmas-couple-of.html</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to use the curly toe sticker stocking</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and hang it on the fireplace of<br /><b>VICTORIAN BLISS</b><br />then I took a few more photos<br />and here they are...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A closer look at the dressed mantle<br />and below<br />is the stocking in situ</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Mom got a plate of homemade cinnamon buns<br /><i>(which she loved to make )</i><br />A treat for her to enjoy with her tea!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Christmas Presents for her <b>many</b> grandchildren </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are piled up everywhere! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made and decorated a Glass bead Christmas tree to sit on the side table. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">And below you can see </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a container of candy canes </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which mom loved to hand out to strangers. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think my Mom would feel right at home </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in this cozy corner</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And although </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">she wasn't a big fan of cats,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">mom might even tolerate the well behaved </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Belle</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as a permanent resident</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> because who could resist </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">such a sweet little cutie face?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">So ends this tale</span><span style="font-size: large;"> of a roombox,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">why and how it came into being.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A journey full of twists and turns- </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Comfort </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;">Joy</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">and</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>VICTORIAN BLISS!</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">this one's for you mom!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>❤️</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>elizabeth </b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a couple of weeks ago and chanced upon a package of Christmas Stocking stickers which I thought I could use for miniatures. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If I remember correctly,<br />there are are at least 16 stickers in the package. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Of course the stickers were, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">far too shiny and artificial looking, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>as they come in the package</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">however,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I thought that if I tried covering them with fabrics, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then they'd be usable.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I found an old Christmas tea towel </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in with my fabrics,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and began experimenting with the stickers.<br />I was having a grand old time with this project, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">when suddenly <br />the thought occurred to me </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that perhaps the stocking stickers </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">would make a good </span><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">CHRISTMAS TUTORIAL</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">for anyone else who might require </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">some mini Christmas stockings.<br />Since I'd already made quite a few stockings <br />before I'd decided to write the tutorial,<br /> quite a few were already used up. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Even so, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the leftovers you see in the photo below,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> represent all the various sizes and shapes </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">inside the package of stickers. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /> so-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">here's what I did...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />These stickers from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DOLLARAMA,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">come in either red or green, but either colour works,<br /> since they'll be completely covered over </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with a fabric of your choice. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You can see that the stickers are composed of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">shiny foiled card </span><span style="font-size: large;">on the front </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but backed by a thin and <b>sticky</b> foam.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my first demonstration</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm using the longest and simplest sock sticker </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in the package. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There were 4 of this shape in my pack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've chosen to use a medium weight tie silk <br />to cover this sticker.<br /><br />For glue,<br /> I chose to use a permanent clear adhesive, specifically designed for fabrics.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">THIS GLUE doesn't </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Bleed through fabrics when it's allowed to get tacky, although you still have to be careful with it on very thin silks: AND </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">it works Great on synthetic materials as well! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">An additional PLUS is that it won't dissolve the foam. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Railroad modellers use it when constructing their complex landscape bases from pressed insulation foam which was why I started using it. </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Equally good is the </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">( although it's a little more expensive)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />coat the <b>TOP SURFACE</b> of the stocking sticker <br />with the glue and let it get just a little tacky <br />and then place it face down onto the fabric</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">add small cuts from the outside in towards the sticker<br />leaving APPROXIMATELY<br />an 1/8th 'seam allowance' around the perimeter of the stocking form.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Add glue along the edge of the foam and onto the fabric itself<br /><b> START WITH THE FOOT </b><br />then work your way up to the top of the form.<br />Begin by<br />pulling the fabric up around the foot to the back of the stocking.<br />This procedure takes the most time.<br /><b>It is also the most messy and you'll need to constantly clean the glue and loose threads from your fingers as you go!</b><br />Cut away the excess fabric as needed<br /> but don't cut off too much! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The back of the stocking is relatively unimportant to me, </span><span style="font-size: large;">since it will be the side facing the fireplace,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which means that</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I don't worry <i>too much</i> about what it looks like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I focus more on keeping the front of the stocking smooth and neat as I continue gluing </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and pulling the fabric taut at the back. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sharp points on the foot of the sock<br />means that the fabric needs to be pulled in </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a little tighter </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keep checking the front of the stocking as you are pulling and smoothing away the sharp points;<br />ensuring also </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that the sock doesn't become twisted or distorted in the process. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once you have finished gluing around the foot;<br />begin gluing the fabric up the leg of the stocking,<br />trimming away the excess fabric as you go.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I folded over one side of the leg of the sock and then overlapped and glued the opposite long flap onto it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here was my finished fabric covered stocking </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 2</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Remove the foam inside the top of the sticker</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This is achieved with a pair of sturdy tweezers,<br /> or needle nosed pliers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Insert the tool into the foam and begin<br />tearing and pulling the foam out from the top </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of the sock<br /> to a depth of no more than 1/2 inch. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The remaining foam left inside,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">will act as a support for whatever you insert.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The foam free cavity </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is now ready for the teeny tiny presents!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Step 3</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>PLAYING DRESS-UP! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you intend to hang your stockings onto a fireplace,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then it might be a good idea </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to sew or glue a loop to the top </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the sock </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">before </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you begin to add your decorative trims. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To decorate this stocking </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I used some matching twisted cord,<br /> glued around the perimeter of the form.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then I added a cuff of grosgrain ribbon around the top of the sock with some lace trim overlay. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I decided to give this model a<br />"Romantic Victorian"<br />look.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />I used metal NAIL DECALS to decorate this stocking along with<br />these peel and stick cameo decals.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">After a little bit of holly and extra lace:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the stocking was finished! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below are the same stocking sticker shapes<br />which I covered using sections of an<br />old cotton tea towel</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Here are some of the other Stocking shapes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from the same package</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a CURLY TOE STICKER</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">with gold "jingle bell" beads </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the curly toe and cuff</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>fyi</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The CURLY TOE Sticker </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">MOST DIFFICULT </span></td></tr>
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<div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">shape to work with:<br /> but</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a repeat of the sticker stocking tutorial,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm going to use the nefarious </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">curly toe </span><span style="font-size: large;">sticker,</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> as outlined above.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">this time with 100% cotton fabric.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I cut out a rough shape from the fabric.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I Snipped small cuts around the foot of the stocking <br />to within an 1/8th around the form: </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I put the glue onto the sides of foam back</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and onto the fabric. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Beginning at the foot</b>,<br />I pulled the fabric taut around the form; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">making additional tiny cuts as needed,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">smoothing down the sharp points around the foot </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and toe as I went along. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the curly toe </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>is</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"> a challenge </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and it DOES take some extra time, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but just </span><span style="font-size: large;">"stick" with it! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used tweezers to help pull the fabric snuggly </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Backside = Ugg<br /><i>DON'T LOOK! </i>😖</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For this stocking<br />I'm using<br />squiggly Nail stickers<br />Organza ribbon<br />narrow Silk ribbon<br />and a pale pink loopy trim</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to ruche the narrow silk ribbon.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To ruche the silk ribbon;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">grab a thread from the center of the silk and gently<br />pull and gather it along its length. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It forms a lovely ruffle! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Initially I was going to use the ruched silk along the top edge of the stocking<br />but changed my mind </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and gathered it into a rose shape instead.<br /><span style="color: red;"><b>fyi</b></span><br />If you're using <b>self adhesive</b> nail stickers,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">they'll need to be GLUED </span><span style="font-size: large;">onto the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">cloth with Fabric Hi-Tak<br /><i>otherwise</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">they will eventually<b> dry out</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and begin to <b> lift away</b> from the fabric. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I glued white cording to the outline of the sock, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then made a cuff of pink organza ribbon and </span><span style="font-size: large;">glued the loopy pink trim to the bottom edge of the organza ribbon. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I trimmed the top edge of the stocking with more cording, tied a pink bow for the corner and used the darker pink ruched ribbon as roses with two leaves under it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For a bit of glitz I used gold nail decals as embroidery on the toe, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on heel and on the organza cuff.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tiny package is a foil wrapped flat bead </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I ribboned with pink metallic nail tape.<br />The snowman is a polymer nail decal, <br />as is the red and white candy cane.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the NAIL ART that I've featured here,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was purchased from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">NAIL ART FAIRY</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/nailartfairy?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=515243472&section_id=1&page=31#items">https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/nailartfairy?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=515243472&section_id=1&page=31#items</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">there are </span><i style="font-size: x-large;"><b>THOUSANDS</b></i><span style="font-size: large;"> of nail appliques </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for you to choose from- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">SO HAVE FUN EXPLORING! </span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />⛄️<br />The green candy cane is a paper clip</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I saw the paperclip candy canes featured on a blog </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">a number of years ago. </span></div>
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">unfortunately</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"> <i>can't remember whose blog it was</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />These are easy and fun to make. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> The Paper Clips </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">were purchased at a local dollar store.<br />I used the red and green ones</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is how you cut them apart.<br />Trim both of the cut ends of the cane</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to the length you want, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then bend the rounded end in <b><i>lightly </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">using a pair of pliers.<br /><br />You'll get<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>3</b></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Candy canes from<b> </b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>1</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b>paper clip,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but save your offcuts</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to use as peppermint sticks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below are some repurposed resin Christmas earrings </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I recently found at a thrift store. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I clipped off their posts and used them to fill </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">some of my Christmas Sticker Stockings</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as already seen in the photos above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>TUTORIAL # 2 is for CHRISTMAS WREATHS</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I REALLY enjoy making Christmas Wreaths</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few which I've constructed in the past:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">the <b>Ball Wreath</b> below was a gift to Fatima for the front door of her </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>VITORIA</i> </b>Christmas </span><span style="font-size: large;">dollhouse.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next one is a <b>Frosted Holly/ berry wreath</b> using holly wire from my stash</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And this one is an overstuffed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>APPLE /WALNUT wreath </b>using preserved lycopodium as its base</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />The one I am going to construct for this particular tutorial is a really simple evergreen wreath<br />using basic holiday evergreen wire.<br /><br />I loosely form the size and shape of a wreath,<br />then thread through the form with a second circlet of evergreen wire to bulk it out. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">first layer above</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This wreath is approximately 1 1/2 inches diameter<br /><br />I cut a length of silk ribbon (about 7 inches +/-) <br />to wrap around the circumference of the wreath. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I put a little glue on the end of the silk ribbon</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I wrapped the ribbon over the frame and back it onto itself</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">then I wound the ribbon loosely around the wreath<br />until I returned to the start. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I gave the wreath a light trim,<br />then I removed some of the holly leaves from the holly wire and glued them into the evergreen, by tucking them under the silk ribbon using the same Hi-Tak fabric glue to keep them in place. </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b>fyi</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm using up what I already have on hand,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> but </span><span style="font-size: large;">you could just as easily use </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a <b>holly leaf paper punch</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">or hand cut your own leaves from folded paper . </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since the colours of the holly and the evergreen,<br />are nearly the same,<br />I decided to paint the leaves a lighter green for more contrast.<br />I used a Leaf Green acrylic paint and a tiny brush and carefully painted each leaf of the holly. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the leaves were painted,<br />I added the Christmas coloured<br />NO HOLE beads </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which Fatima had recently given to me.<br /><i>(I think she bought them at Michaels) </i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Gluing the berries onto the wreath:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I first painted the leaves with a light coat of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">MOD PODGE </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>still using the wet paint brush,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I lifted the berries with the brush tip and placed them onto the still damp <b>Podge</b> at the base of the holly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using the wet brush as a tool to pick up and transfer the beads to the wreath, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">worked <b>BETTER</b> and <b>FASTER</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">than trying to apply them with a pair of tweezers. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To add some additional texture to the wreath,<br />I used dried Cardamom seeds <br />purchased from the spice section of the supermarket.<br />I broke them in half using pressure from my fingers and then I glued the halves onto the wreath <br />with the<br />fabric adhesive. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">after looking at a photo of the wreath<br />I decided to lighten the holly up a little more by using a thin wash of<br />yellow<b> fabric paint mixed </b>with<b> water. </b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> It was Done! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The resin </span><span style="font-size: large;">Santa heads were</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">removed </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">from a cheap pair of seasonal earrings</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made the diameters of both wreaths <br />wide enough to accommodate the Santa heads.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Then I threaded the evergreen wire through the existing metal loop </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the top of the hat</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to secure the heads to the frame. </span><span style="font-size: large;">❄️</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">❄️ Well, this brings us to the end of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tutorial # 2<br /> I'll probably be making a few more wreath since I'm currently on a roll </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">and <b><i>perhaps</i></b> I'll make some Christmas swags too-</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">❄️</span><span style="font-size: large;">I'll keep you posted IF I do!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">so</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">until we meet again</span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">❄️</span><br />
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Is this the real life?<br />
Is this just fantasy?<br />
Caught in a landslide,<br />
No escape from reality.<br />
Open your eyes<br />
Look up to the skies and see,<br />
I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy,<br />
Because I'm easy come, easy go,<br />
Little high, little low,<br />
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to me,<br />
to me<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">For the past couple of weeks, I have been feeling at loose ends and in a creative limbo. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have promised my sister that I would begin working on her bedroom roombox project so I've been mulling that over in my head, whilst simultaneously considering what I will be working on for myself. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">One thing I knew for sure-<b><i> </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>I </i>didn't <i>want to do another long term BIG DOLLHOUSE project; </i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>any time soon! </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Villa Leone is still sitting on my only work table in the middle of my Studio with nowhere else to go. The updated interior photos I took of it using my phone are stuck somewhere inside my computer and I can't seem to get them onto my blog: I need my techy daughter to come here and show me all over <b><i>again</i></b> what I'm still doing wrong. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ALSO</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I currently have no more room in my studio to do any work, although I have been trying to thin things out, and getting things organized in order to make the space I have, more USER FRIENDLY rather than the <b>Hoarder Horror </b>that it currently is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">ALSO #2: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I'm Unable to DO ANY major clean up of it until AFTER our Canadian Thanksgiving which is this weekend, which explains to me, why I'm feeling STUCK creatively.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In the meantime: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I've been re-organizing my collection of mini furniture pieces which are stored on a couple of high shelves so I can <b>SEE</b> them and </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">remember</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"> what I have. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">It was during the course of shuffling and grouping, that I was inspired by some of the furniture to play and to rough out a loose living room scene on my already messy desktop using some of my favourite and usually forgotten pieces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">One thing led to another and before I knew it, I was flipping through reference books, rifling through storage boxes, and tearing through stuffed drawers: re-discovering many minis which had been tucked away for "safekeeping"<b><i> never to be seen again!</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It was like shopping second-hand</b>- </span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>at home</i></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>!</i> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And so, as things began taking shape, I started thinking of a story behind my one room scene which could reasonably explain the presence of the various disparate furnishing as representative of a salvage/ bargain / and thrift-store shopper lived; </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">mixing both old and new found items together as she saw fit- </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b><i>"Little High, Little Low" </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b><i>...doesn't really matter to me"</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As it happens, I've been playing around with this scene for a few days <b><i>(when I SHOULD be doing some REAL HOUSEWORK, i.e. vacuuming and dusting- for when my company comes for dinner this Sunday</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But Hey!!! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b><i>"I'm just a poor [girl],</i></b></span></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I need no sympathy"</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">because doing 1:12 scale housework is much more fun! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">FYI</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Scrapbook Wallpaper is only held upright by kleenex boxes, stacked bead containers, and Blue Tac, so if the paper "walls" of the room appear to be <i>leaning funny</i>-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> it's because they actually are;</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">now on with the show- </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I began my scene with an <br />old brown leather sofa<br /> clawed to shreds by the cat;</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>[naughty kitty!]</i></b><br />There are assorted old rugs </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">which had been found languishing </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">in the corners </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">of various charity shops.<br />They're layered one on top of the other, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">in a bizarre mix of colours and styles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">i.e.<br /> a blue Chinese </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">on top of a graphic Arts and Crafts rug,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">on top of a</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">multi colored<br />Persian carpet</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> sits behind the ruined sofa. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">fyi</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>(I've balanced the unstable Victorian window frame by seating it on the table, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>which was </i></span><i>the only way I could get it to stay upright,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>so my green lamp from the early 90's</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i> is currently shadeless for lack of tablespace)</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A tatty lace shawl, is draped over the back of the sofa which the cat likes to sit on </span><i>and </i><span style="font-size: medium;">chew on</span><i>! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Assorted needlepoint cushions<br />are casually strewn about.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A lush bouquet of fragrant old-fashioned roses </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(from <b>Linda Park's</b> garden), </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">are temporarily displayed in a handmade blue pottery bowl </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> and are positioned<br />between </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">and a<br />wire nest of blue eggs by a local nature artist.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">a peeling tea table on rusted casters </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">was rescued from a city sidewalk.<br />It holds a collection of well-loved,<br /> mismatched china. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A tiny ornament </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">of a dog in a basket, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">was a gift from one of the homeowner's friends.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">by the front door sits a<br />rusty milk can:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(garage sale find) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">soon to store </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> canes and/or wet umbrellas. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> The owner's<br />dog, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">sits </span><span style="font-size: medium;">silently beside it</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">waits to go out-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>What! AGAIN?</i></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></b></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>really!??? </i></span></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fading vintage mismatched wallpapers </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">adorn the walls</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">a TREASURED </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>AND</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i> Very expensive </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">side chair </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">was a<br /><b>bequeathed gift</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> from a great aunt</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A "new" unfinished bargain desk </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">was purchased from </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> a local discount dealer. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">still waiting ...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Meanwhile-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">the cat moves off of the battered old sofa </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and is later replaced </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">by an exhausted toddler with his tiny teddy tucked underneath him.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>( this house must be well insulated!)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>FYI</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>I have had this boy doll since 1984/85 after my son was born.</b></i></span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: small;"> When he was a baby, he used to sleep in the same way </span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: small;">with his bum up in the air which was why</span></b></i><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> I bought this little guy from </b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i><b> Jean Day </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>who was making Wonderful porcelain dolls </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>back then, </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>and believe it or not;</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>it's the first time I've used this doll in a scene!</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span>
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">***<br />The huge and badly cracked </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">stone fireplace surround,<br />is yet another of the thrifter's,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b> "salvage rescues!"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>***</b></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>fyi #2</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I really did salvage this fireplace!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>It was originally a tea-light candle holder </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I'd found at Value Village.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i> I hand-sawed the thick resin hearth from the base of the fireplace surround -</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>and let me tell you-</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i> THAT </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>was a job and a half! </i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">An <b><i>ever evolving</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> display of second-hand treasures</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">on the mantle.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">******</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>The mishmash of items you can see </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>in the foreground below,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>are just some of the many rejects on my desk </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>which </i></span><i>I haven't put away yet.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>however</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I don't dare show you the entire desk with its</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>piles of</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>papers, books, fabrics, boxes, minis,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i> missing tweezers, </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>my glasses...</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>"WHERE ARE MY GLASSES!!!!?"</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>whew! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>finally found them! </i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And so there it is-<br />my</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">temporary</span></b><br /><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bohemian Rhapsody</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">along with a tiny glimpse of<br /> the chaos </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Behind</b> the scene!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">*******</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i>AND SO!</i><br />after I'd played with everything for a couple of days,<br />I began to wonder <br /><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">IF </span></i></b><br />I could actually find a solid home for it. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>Hey! </i></b><br />What about....?</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">...this old <b>HERITAGE </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">which I bought for $20 </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">at a garage sale last year?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">It's in <b>really rough</b> shape-<br />it's <b>filthy</b> <b>dirty-</b><br />it's <b>badly damaged with parts missing.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">the wood's very dry and quite <b>brittle</b>- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>in other words</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>IT'S PERFECT!!! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>yes</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> I think that with some concentrated </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>TLC</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">this wreck could be given a new lease on life </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><i>and </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">what could be better </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">for a second-hand house which has seen better days,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> than to be filled with beloved, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">eclectic</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Old Stuff </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from an inveterate and unrepentant mini</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> collector;</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>[such as myself] </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>wink wink! nudge nudge!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i> And </i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>as QUEEN says</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b><i>"Is this the real life?<br />Is this just fantasy?"</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><b><i>"caught in a landslide,<br />no escape from reality"</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><b><i><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Open your eyes<br />look up to the skies <br />and SEE....</span><span style="font-size: large;"> "</span></span></i></b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>that it's</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>another<span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">BIG DOLLHOUSE project</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">for me!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> 😎</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">elizabeth</span></span></td></tr>
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elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-1347846844978733952019-09-21T09:48:00.003-07:002021-05-15T09:06:02.251-07:00M.I. A. Villa Leone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">M.I.A. = Missing In Action</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">YES! It has been a VERY LONG time since my last entry- </span><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">would you believe </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">7</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b> months!? </b> </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(how'd that happen?) </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">To be frank; back in February/March, I was still thinking that I had plenty of time to get the Villa completed: so I goofed off; sat looking at it; waited for Mojo; made other little things; and for 3 months, I basically just twiddled my thumbs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I did feel like working on the villa, I often felt compelled to redo what I'd already done and so I messed up finished work only to regret having tampered with it in the first place-<i> DUH!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">Then before I knew it; </span><span style="font-size: large;">July and August, were</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">on my doorstep and for no good reason,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> the electrics wouldn't work anymore... </span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><i>MOMMA MIA!!! </i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">MORE UNDOING and Rewiring amid extreme hot flashes and long sleepless nights. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So now it's done and </span><span style="font-size: large;">here I am again- </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tired but Happy!:D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">VILLA LEONE's been completed, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(with <b>MOST </b>of its lights still working)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> AND it also </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">WON</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">FIRST PLACE</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">at </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the <b>Vancouver Dollhouse Miniature Show </b></span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: large;">which took place last Sunday -</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>YIPEEEEEE!!! :D</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">The photo above</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">was taken by photographer</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Bonnie Morrison</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">who also won</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Best In Show </span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">for her</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Main Street</b><span style="font-size: large;">: </span><br /><i style="font-size: x-large;">(an entire street of detailed specialty shops)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>BEAUTIFUL WORK!</b></i>:D</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Bonnie took photos of all the show entries,<br /> and I <b><i>Absolutely LOVED</i></b> how she shot mine,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> so I asked her permission to use it for my blog:<br /><br /><i><b>a Big Thank you to Bonnie,</b><br /><b>and</b><br /><b> A Congratulatory Shout Out to you, too! ❤️ </b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b>❧❧❧❧</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">here at Studio E,</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: large;"> I have lots of catching up regarding this blog,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">so over the next few weeks </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will be posting updates on each finished room of the villa, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">as well as introducing its side garden,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">which has its own little story to tell. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And although it <b><i>has</i></b> been quite a long </span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: large;">while since I last posted,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">consider </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">me and </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>Villa Leone</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">M.I.A</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div>
<div style="font-size: 16px;">
<span style="font-size: large;">no more!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">ciao ciao for now<br />😎</span></div>
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elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com82tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-60599989559165130742019-02-23T23:42:00.001-08:002019-02-25T10:35:21.355-08:00 Ivy Leaf Geraniums -tutorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>VENICE</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is famous for many things,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with one of them being</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">its</span><span style="font-size: large;"> flowered covered balconies, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and so, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">since I am patiently awaiting some products for the Villa's bathroom,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and since I am STUCK <i>once again</i> in a miniature limbo,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that I would try and make some flowers </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to fill up a <b><i>long planter box </i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>which I'd also made</i>, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to eventually sit on the wide ledge </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">directly outside the Villa's 3rd floor bathroom window.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The length of the planter box is 6.5 inches/16.5cm</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which is unrealistically long </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but since I didn't want to make 2 planter boxes, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm okay with it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I decided to fill the box with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>IVY LEAF GERANIUMS. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Having previously made regular geraniums from kits, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I felt I already had a good idea of how to do it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> And having collected <b>A LOT</b> of paper punches from thrift stores and on-line vendors,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought I could do it from scratch and hopefully well enough to give me the look I was aiming for; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>AN EXUBERANT ABUNDANCE!</b></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There are a total of SEVEN individual plants in the planter box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 pink & white ones </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">and</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 solid red ones. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It took me about 3 days to completely assemble all of the plants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm pretty happy with the way they look </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and so I'm going to pass on what I did,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which is neither special or unique,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">nevertheless-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I thought you might like to see the entire process </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>from beginning to end. </i></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">FYI</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To any "professional"mini flower maker looking at these </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">be forewarned- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">they ARE NOT "anatomically correct" </span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">because I'm far too lazy to be that precise</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> what I'm showing you here</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is how I've chosen to make them </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">using a style I'm <i><b>very</b></i> fond of </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and like to call:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"Close Enough!"</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> so </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>with that said-</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>On With The Show! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pink geraniums are made using both plain </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and acrylic painted </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">photocopy paper. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the red ones </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">were also made using the painted photocopy paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After making 2 of the red plants with the photocopy paper,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I switched over to <b>Japanese writing paper</b>, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I'd originally found at the thrift store. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I later found the same packs of paper at a local mall retailer which sells DAISO Japanese products. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It was $2.00 for 80 sheets.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The weight of the Japanese #19 writing paper is similar to old cigarette or tracing paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the pink geraniums </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I used a 5 petal paper punch </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> for both the blossoms AND for the leaves .</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The smallest of the flowers was what I used for the flower heads and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the medium and the large punches </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here's what I punched out</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">sorting through the 3 sizes was a bit of a pain </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">since they all looked the same! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used all 3 sizes in green for their leaves </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the red geranium plant I switched to using the painted Japanese writing paper.<br />The reason was that it was not only thinner,<br />but the blossoms held their shape better.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I'll elaborate more on this a little further down.</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's how I built the plants:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I began with 3-4 lengths of 30 gage paper covered florist's wire</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I folded the ends up about a third </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using a pair of pliers</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I twisted the folded ends together to a length of about </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">1 and 1/2 inches.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This stem gave me plant base as well as a handle to hang onto </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as they were being constructed. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I fanned out the stems and cut them down </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">into irregular lengths. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The upright ones would be the taller plants </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the bent wires; the cascading ones.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I then cut pieces of the leftover wire </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The short lengths were bent into a </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">"V" shape</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The "V's" were then wrapped around each of the stems. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> To secure them into position, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I pulled both ends tightly by using my pliers</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each sub-stem will support flower heads and/or leaves.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is what it looked like when the armature was done</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only glue I used throughout this project was </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Carpenter's Wood Glue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To stabilized all the connections and add strength to the armature,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I coated everything with a thin layer of the wood glue. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I used a metal ball tool to apply the glue </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a toothpick would've worked equally as well. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made sure to completely coat the joints of each of the sub-stems</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">so they wouldn't move about when the flowers were attached.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The glue blobs which you can see below</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">where smoothed out using the ball tool.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Everything dried quite quickly!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the glue had set</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I prepared to add the flower heads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found some fake plant parts in my stash</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which had tiny styrofoam balls glued to it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I carefully picked the little balls off.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the styrofoam balls were removed</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I pierced them through with a corsage pin, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Glue was added to the ends of the stems and the tiny balls were slipped onto the ends through the hole I'd made.</span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;">( I am showing a straight pin in the photo below</b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>however the corsage pin was better</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>since it made a hole which was the right size for the wire</b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;">) </b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The balls were given a coat of Wood glue </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">right before the petals were attached.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The petals for the pink/white geraniums</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> were first cupped using a ball tool </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which helped to break the tension of the paper, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> for the red ones</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I changed my technique to what I show below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using a sharp pair of scissors</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I cut each of the paper flowers towards its center.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;">Then <br />using fine pointed tweezers<br />I gripped the flower on one side of the cut<br /> and wrapped the rest of the paper around<br />the tweezers forming a cone-shape</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">HOWEVER,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">After I began building the red geraniums,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I noticed that the stiffness of the paper</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To make the pink/white geraniums more interesting,<br />I coloured the flower heads <br />with felt pens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I cut into the petals of each flower head with very sharpe scissors, to help separate their petals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make a clear distinction between the foliage of the pink plants and the red ones,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I used <b>painted Origami paper </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">rather than the photocopy paper, just to try it out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">fyi</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>There wasn't any significant difference between them.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then I flipped them over and using the same ball tool<br />I pressed them down in the middle of the paper.<br />This gave the paper an undulation.<br />This technique is found in <b>Pepperwood Miniatures </b>booklet of </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To apply the leaves<br />I dipped the tiny stems in the<br />Wood glue and attached a leaf at the joint of the sub-stems.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I used my tweezers to compress the paper stems around the wire armature of the geranium</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">eventually working my way up and down the length of the plant</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The photos above illustrate how I applied the leaves<br />for each stem of the geraniums<br />HOWEVER in reality<br />I finished ALL the flower heads FIRST<br />and THEN<br />I applied all of the leaves.<br />as shown in the red plant below</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once all the leaves had been glued on,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I finished around their edges with a red felt pen.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I also used a green felt pen to fill in the white undersides </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of each of the flower-head balls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When that was done,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I clipped off some of the length of the handle </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">leaving enough of a stem to be able to 'PLANT' into the styrofoam base of the planter box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made a potting soil mixture of<br /> wood glue,<br /> dried coffee,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and tea grounds. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">This thick <b>dirt</b> paste, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was layered onto the top of the styrofoam inside the box.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Then the wire ends of each of the the geranium plants<br />was forced through the wet soil and into the foam base</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>VWAH LAA!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;">a planter box</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>a la'Venetian Style</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">and </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">as we say in Canada,</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></span>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>not bad </i></b></span><b style="font-size: xx-large;"><i>eh? </i></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br />elizabeth</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">😊</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One final observation: Since posting this tutorial, I've been making more of these plants using only the Japanese Writing Paper for the flower heads. I've found that to get a really clean cut using the paper punches, I needed to paint ONE or BOTH sides of the paper with a nearly undiluted acrylic paint. Leaving the paper<b><i> unpainted </i></b>as I'd done with the photocopy paper, produced more tears in it than usable confetti and then when it was made wet by the glue, it became even more difficult to use. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So: painting the paper with acrylics gives it more stability, cuts cleaner without requiring any paper backing, and doesn't compromise the weight of the paper or it's flexibility. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Just so you know. 😉</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Late last December I thought I'd better get serious about working on the 3rd floor of Villa Leone. I actually began by enlarging the attic window at the front of the kit, using a couple of left over kit window frames from the lower floors. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br />I made the front window Wider and Taller to make it easier to see inside, since I had worked out a floor plan of angles and hidden corners for the bathroom. So using my utility knife, I began hacking out the shape of the frame, and a right mess I made of it too, so</span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> there was no going back once I'd started. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Now regarding the bathroom and all my earlier talk about having a fireplace in it; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> sadly</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>"no can do"😕</b></i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I had 3 bathroom fixtures to install and I'd already reduced the available wall space. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, when it came to choosing between </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> having a tub or having a fireplace, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Tub won- hand's down! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Rub a dub dub!)</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make a space in the bathroom for the tub to sit,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I built an "L"-shaped wall and positioned a split-door</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> at a right angle </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the end of it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The placement of the door, decreased the view from the open end of the bathroom to about 4 1/2 inches </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which is why the bigger front and side window alcoves </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">(above: an early Mock Up, of the 3rd floor </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with the walls pinned and taped into place)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>A</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">long the way, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I've replaced a lot of my original ideas with others. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Even so, the basic layout is much the same.<br />On the left side of the 3rd floor,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> is the Gondolier's Study/Dressing room.<br />An enclosed hall is in the middle with a long window in the wall facing the viewer. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The window looks into the narrow end of the bathroom. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I'd worked out the floor plan,<br />I installed the electrical runs, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> TESTED EVERYTHING<br />then I glued in the cardboard sub-floor </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and proceeded with installing a </span><span style="font-size: large;">hardwood floor. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had purchased 2 natural wood bamboo placemats from a dollar store and cut them apart and glued the strips to the cardboard base using FABRIC Hi-TAK glue from Wal-mart. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The light wood shows you the size and shape of the bathroom which has lots of floor space but little wall space.<br />After the glue had firmly set, I went over the boards with a glue eraser which easily removed all the excess adhesive </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I sanded the floor several times before I<br /> wiped it clean with a damp sponge. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I went over the entire floor with a Dry wall patch to fill in between the slightly beveled wood planks.<br /> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I scooped off the excess compound which in turn,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">then I wiped them down again with a damp sponge</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and a dry paper towel.<br />After the putty had set, I went over the floors a second time with the dark oil based stain. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I painted and aged the bathroom doors, and<br />counter sunk the door thresh-hold into the floorboards to make it flush with the hardwood. For the photos I've pinned it upright to the foamboard wall with blue tac and sewing pins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My mother bought this Bodo Hennig metal tub for me back in the 1990's during one of her visits to Europe and I loved it! It used to reside in my Greenleaf Glencroft dollhouse, but after I gave up minis for 12 years, the tub sat ignored and neglected and subjected to the cold and damp inside my garage. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">As a result, the tub's legs are badly corroded. Nevertheless, I decided that this was A PLUS for the Villa's bathroom. So other than just a little touch-up of gold Pentel poster color, on the legs, I left the majority of the corrosion fully exposed. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I painted the outside of the tub with a golden brown acrylic paint and aged it with a thin black wash of matt acrylic paint and graphite pencil, as you can see in the photo below. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Storage in the bathroom is minimal as is the opportunity for display, so when I remembered I had this shelf unit from my friend Bettie Smith, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the ONLY place it would fit</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> was in front of the tub, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and so<br />the only way you can see it,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">at the front of the Villa. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">an aerial view of the layout of the attic bathroom<br /><br /><br />The sink that you see below</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> also came out of my Greenleaf Glencroft, and was cobbled together from a pink plastic doll sink found at the thrift store and a cake pillar support.<br />The toilet was part of an unglazed 3 piece ceramic set ( thrift store) which had previously been painted a melon colour. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The toilet seat doesn't lift but it was easy enough to repaint </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to look as if it does. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">above and below are mock ups without the interior walls so you can see how the fixtures are positioned within the space.<br />The only things glued in are the floor and the wall tiles</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> on the mirror wall </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> everything else is freestanding including the wall panels themselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Re: the TILES</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Initially I had planned for more yellow-gold wall tiles. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">But when they didn't work out, I had to change them to something entirely different. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These replacement tiles look rather odd with this wallpaper </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but until I figure out what to do about it, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I can't glue<b> anything</b> into place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The photo below was taken in mid-January</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and not much has changed since.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had the dollar store green cupboard for AGES and it fit into the alcove as if was custom made.<br />I'll probably fill it with towels and other bathroom necessities. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">towards the little chest in the far corner the bathroom.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The photo below is the long view</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> looking straight ahead through the same alcove window,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">through the bathroom door</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> across the hall landing and into the Gondolier's Study</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the opposite side of the Villa.</span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to take the following photographs,</span></i></b><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have removed the interior BATHROOM WALLS </span></i></b><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> FROM the Dollhouse </i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>and onto my work table,</i></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><b><i> rather than try and shoot through the windows </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once I had the wall and the tub on my desk before me,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I made a pair of "iron-look" wall lamps. One for by the sink and the other for over the tub.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made the orange tree a number of years ago, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and Fatima made the floral hydrangea-print pitcher. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The gold cherub is an earring, and the potted purple hydrangea </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is a recent gift, made by the talented Jodi Hippler.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE this grouping although to me,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> it looks more <b><i>English </i>than<i> Italian </i></b>despite the stone seat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">my NEXT CHALLENGE. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">for a different project. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I sliced the print into 3 sections.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The bottom section I glued to the long wall above the tub.<br />The middle section of the print<br />was cut to fit around the shelf unit where majority of the picture would be cut away thereby making the subject itself</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> more obscure.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Yet because of the equal values of the colours and tones,<br />it reads like one continuous print even though the corners <br />don't line up at all.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> glazed with clear nail varnish.<br />I've <i>blue-tacked</i> them to the wall for the photos,<br /> but they'll probably get changed later on, too. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm much happier with the mural </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> than I was with the wallpaper,<br />but naturally when you change one thing<br />it affects everything else around it.<br /><i>Sooooo...</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">the rest of the wallpaper in the bathroom</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I can't show as yet because<br /> I am still tentatively feeling my way through </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">each and every stage of this transition </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">this post is already<i><b> long enough! </b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And so in summary:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>what began as full steam ahead in December<br />came to a full stop in January;<br />which is now a slow crawl into February</b></span><br />
<b style="font-size: x-large;"> leaving only </b><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>8 months until the Show in September!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>oh the pressure! the pressure! </i></b><br />~ 😳 ~<br /><br /><b><i>Rub</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> a </i></b></span><br />
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elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com94tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-68271130895846887442018-12-24T17:53:00.000-08:002018-12-24T17:53:14.912-08:00The Reason for the Season: told by children<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"For unto us a child is born, unto us a child is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulder: and HIS NAME shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of His government, there shall be no end upon the throne of David and upon His kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever.<br />
The zeal of The LORD of HOSTS, will perform this." Isaiah 9: 6,7<br />
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EMMANUEL, which being interpreted is, GOD With Us." Matthew 1:22, 23<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In fact it is all about<br />SUMMER</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>and</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">enjoying a lazy day<br /><b> Breakfast in Venice </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>at Villa Leone.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />WHY summer you ask? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and WHY <i>now</i>? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Well,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">it's because last week</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I received an</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Unexpected GIFT BOX</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> from the</span><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Incomparable Jodi Hippler </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">MY MINIATURE MADNESS</span></b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">http://my-miniaturemadness.blogspot.com/2018/11/playing-dress-up.html</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Jodi sent me an assortment of <br />her Most MARVELLOUS hand-made MINIATURES<br /><br />And this is what was inside: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">First: a box full of Summer with a running <b>theme,</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> which I'm certain you'll see!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: large;">❧</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: large;">❤️❧</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am so Stoked about this tall aged stone planter!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It is absolutely Ideal for my future Italian Garden, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Fully Loaded with Sunshine!<br />But wait- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that was not all<br /><b><i>oh no,</i></b><br />Jodi sent me 2 pots of her fragrant white Casablanca lilies.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her lilies are planted in 2 stone Lion-head pots</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE IT! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ALL SO BEAUTIFUL!<br />Below you can see how Lovely the flowers look when grouped together<br />ESPECIALLY </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">between those 2 "guarding" lions!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>with the plaque also from Jodi </i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;">But if all this wasn't summery enough-<br />Jodi sent me a selection of her<br />AMAZING bird houses as well! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I have specific homes assigned to each of them!<br /><br /><i><b>But Wait</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>THERE'S STILL MORE!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i>I also received some of Jodi's tea towels,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and a tea cup with tea with spoon and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> a used TEA BAG on the saucer! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Incredible!</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I would have been driven MAD as a Hatter attempting to do what she has so Successfully done! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">She obviously didn't name her blog</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"MY MINIATURE MADNESS" </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">for nothing! :D</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Inside her woven TEA BASKET were </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">her custom tea towels,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a jar of raw honey,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">2 tiny boxes: one containing</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Peak Frean-style tea biscuits </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and the other individual tea bags! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ARE THESE AMAZING <i>OR WHAT</i>!!!???</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;">A golden lion<br />and an Elegant golden chair<br />upholstered in a lovely Merlot- coloured<br />textured fabric!<br />Jodi included a Fat Square of the same fabric in her parcel and when I reversed the square<br />I knew that AT LONG LAST- I'd found my drapes! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">I made the drapes almost immediately using Jodi's fabric</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>and wouldn't you know it; there was just enough!</i></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Below are the new drapes-</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">pleated, valanced and fringed AND coupled with a new set of net curtains behind them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">The drapes are weighty enough to block the most intense summer heat whilst the net curtains filter the light </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and compliment the new curtains so well.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The hefty-gilded mirror was a resin Christmas Ornament <br />I'd found at a local thrift store,<br />which I'd repainted and aged to (hopefully) look like old and weathered wood.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">One thing led to another.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The 2 black chairs are from a set I'd purchased earlier </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">from <b>Celia </b>at</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">K.T. Miniature Journal</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>http://ktminiatures.blogspot.com/2018/06/some-not-so-old-dolls-house-furniture.html</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I loved them at first sight because of their shape <br />and their open backs<br /> which gives a lighter look to the Morning Room <br />and allows you to easily see through and beyond them into the main entry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: small;">The 2 original French chairs which used to live </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in the Morning Room,<br />were moved upstairs to the Music Room.<br /><i>(see my previous post for details) </i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_GqJZMrnsZxhglc-TOf3rAyvnITCXokbIkeZwPIHgynSjquZWPAfjUAkXyQIdUKQG7ss3m-GB9sf-p_I7yMQP0dIytXjd4-r_4VBhtXsSZKLJM4SoOdNfUFJvKUiCqeHsBOPJnl8kSdI/s1600/IMG_3281.JPG" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8_GqJZMrnsZxhglc-TOf3rAyvnITCXokbIkeZwPIHgynSjquZWPAfjUAkXyQIdUKQG7ss3m-GB9sf-p_I7yMQP0dIytXjd4-r_4VBhtXsSZKLJM4SoOdNfUFJvKUiCqeHsBOPJnl8kSdI/s400/IMG_3281.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">These 2 chairs were re-upholstered in the same fabric as the drapes, then quite naturally,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to re-set the entire table.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">After looking for an </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">entire day</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> for my missing round tablecloth,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I FINALLY located it EXACTLY where I'd put it so that I could always easily find it. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>go figure? </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> I then set the table for </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>A CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I set out my treasured mismatched Sam Dunlap china.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The cups are bigger than average</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"> but I couldn't resist the fancy scroll-shaped handles on them!<br /><br />The small blue and white plater depicting an Italian countryside </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">is by <b>Carrie Lavender</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A LAVENDER DILLY</span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">https://www.etsy.com/fr/shop/alavenderdilly?section_id=19541821</span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Continental Breakfast begins with a hot cup of herbal tea.<br />On the table is one of Jodi's opened tea boxes containing her <b>UNBELIEVABLE TEENY WEENY TEA BAGS!</b><br />I removed one and placed it on the saucer beside the teacup. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Each teabag is wrapped with a string and has a label securing it!<br />Honestly,<br />I don't know HOW Jodi managed to do this</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as it must have been such a fiddly, time consuming job.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />These individual bags so cleanly and so perfectly made...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> THEY ARE TRULY AMAZING!!!</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The silver tea pot </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">holds the Hot Water. </span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The Flakey Croissants were made by </span><b style="font-size: x-large;">Valentina </b><span style="font-size: large;">of</span><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Pink Cute Sugar</span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">http://valentinapinkcutesugar.blogspot.com/search/label/%E2%9E%BD1%2F12%20scale%20miniature</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The jar of <b>raw honey</b> was yet another Wonderful gift from Jodi!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The peeled orange is by Yulia Yakobson in Estonia.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have her oranges displayed in several locations throughout the Villa and I NEVER get tired of looking at them. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the morning wears on, the music teacher is<br />up and down the stairs, <br />grabbing a quick bite in between.<br />She's left her Betsyville handbag with her sunglasses<br />and shoes as she dashes up the stairs again to get her house keys before she leaves the house.<br />She's Always forgetting something!<br />But what she lacks in Organization,<br />she makes up for is her Dedication and Passion for her art!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i>The fimo purse was discovered inside a grab bag from the thrift store,<br />whilst the black mules were formerly wine glass tags</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">by<b> Fatima</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ah me...<br />it appears that<br />Breakfast is officially over<br /><br />The Gondolier is out<br />"gondolling"<br />and the<br />music teacher is elsewhere</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">perhaps checking her appointments for the day.<br /> I expect she'll be back any minute though,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> because she's forgotten to take her book.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />It's by one of her Favourite Authors-<br /><br /><b>Jodi Hippler</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A BIG HUG and THANK YOU to Jodi for </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">each and every one of her Marvellous TREASURES! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I FEEL SO BLESSED! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b> Yes<br />T</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>is the Season... ⛄️</b><br /><br />even when it's "Summer"😎<br /><br /><br /><br />elizabeth</span></td></tr>
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elizabeth shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09042037455600427075noreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3449505618824942041.post-23407090058415132742018-11-26T15:30:00.001-08:002021-05-15T09:05:34.576-07:00Time to say goodbye : Villa staircase and Music Room<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Hello to one and all and Welcome Back! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />As you can see from the photo above, the staircase handrail has been installed and assent to the 3rd floor</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> is now safely possible. <br />It took me a while to settle on a course of action </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">prior to constructing the handrail, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but I must say that I am pretty darned pleased </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with its final outcome.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Even so,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /> you may have to view this post with one eye shut, </span><span style="font-size: large;">because I made plenty of mistakes along the way,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and although I've disguised most of them</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I realize that some of them are still obvious.<br />🙄</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">In any case my staircase ordeal is over,</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> and I'm ready to move up to the <b>3rd floor</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;">leaving behind only</span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> a few</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> minor details </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> to be finished on the second-</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">❧❧</span><span style="font-size: large;">❧❧</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">I'll begin by </span><span style="font-size: large;">explaining how I constructed my iron handrail:</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's made from 16 gage stem wire which I already had. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I chose it because it seemed sturdy enough to support a handrail,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and also </span><span style="font-size: large;">because </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it fit through the holes of various beads I'd chosen for it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I referred to the directions in Lea Fisoni's</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The BIG BOOK of a MINIATURE HOUSE</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">https://atelier-de-lea.blogspot.com/2018/10/le-grand-livre-de-la-maison-miniature.html</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and cut equal lengths of 7 cm stem wire, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as per her instructions. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I also found an equal supply </span><span style="font-size: large;">of half-round bead spacers </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">in my stash </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I glued onto the bent ends of the metal rods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did this </span><span style="font-size: large;">to by-pass drilling individual holes </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">into the side of the staircase, </span><span style="font-size: large;">as Lea had done with hers. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the spacer/supports were secured<br />I then slid more metal beads onto each of the wire stems. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I was going to spray paint the metal</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> with a black BBQ spray paint. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but unfortunately </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I had run out of it😕</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and so</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I used a hammered metal spray paint </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as a base coat instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To affix the posts to the staircase,<br />I used a combination of white glue and super glue </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: red;"><i>however,</i></span></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the connection was brittle and unstable</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and the posts kept snapping off of the staircase </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with very little provocation.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the handrail<br />I found a length of wood-channel in my stash </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I painted the wood with a metallic black acrylic paint </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then lightly sanded down the hard edges along its length </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally I glued the staircase and rail unit into place.<br />Any gaps between the wall and the stringer were filled in with drywall patch and when that was dry;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the hall wall was also aged. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Now that I have reviewed this photo below,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I may have to add a ball finial to the end of the rail-</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>what do you think? </i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once the stairs were permanently installed,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">with the baroque Music Room wallpaper </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">as outlined in a previous post. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I blocked up the area under the stairs, then impulsively</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> decided to wrap the paper around the side and-</span><br /><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>YUK!</i></span></b><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>I DIDN'T LIKE IT AT ALL! </i></b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>SOooooo</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>to fix it-</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I applied a thick layer of dry-wall patch with my finger </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and a pallet knife<br /> and completely obliterated the offending paper. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">To fill the void and to add some textural interest,<br />I cut some scrolly sections,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> from an old plastic doily and imbedded them into the wet putty. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When everything was dry, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I re-painted the entire side section of the staircase </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to make it look cohesive with its new bottom.<br /><br />The painting of it proved to be challenging since I was working in a very tight space, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and struggling to match it with the existing stone </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">on the opposite side of the hall.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />All I'll say is that<br /> I did my best and since you can only see</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> one side of the hall at a time... </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it IS, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">what IT is. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> After I'd had a look at the photo above <br />I touched up each of the rods <br />with more flat black acrylic paint</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">above are the end results of the finished staircase; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">top, side and bottom.</span><br />
<i><span style="font-size: large;">And once again, I see something I'll need to correct</span></i><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>ie. the end of the stub wall should be more defined. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>*sigh* </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>❧</i></span><i>❧</i><span style="font-size: large;"><i>❧</i></span><i>❧</i><span style="font-size: large;"><i>❧</i></span><i>❧</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even though the wallpaper in the Music Room had already been sprayed with Matte Acrylic Sealer, I sprayed it again with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stiffen Stuff fabric stiffener</b>,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I quickly dried down with a heat gun.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I did this to <i>hopefully</i> protect the colour from fading </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to give the paper itself, some added resilience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My remaining "big" task<br />was to construct an inside window frame </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">for the Music Room. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">However,<br />I wanted something romantically Italian </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>hmmmm?... </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>what should I do?... 🤔</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-large;">I KNOW! </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">How about </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">SOMETHING MADE OF STONE?!😩</span></i><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, why not? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I've already had LOTS of practice! 🤪</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />and since I had plenty of unused pieces from the Willowcrest kit,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I decided to make the interior window frame </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">by modifying one of its door frames. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I cut through the centre section,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-size: large;">removed about 1/4 inch from the curve,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">shortened it,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> then re-glued the two sections back together</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to fit the width of the window opening</span><span style="font-size: large;">. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">below is the raw wood door frame</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the frame was textured and painted to look like stone, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I repeated the same colours on the insert so that it matched the finish of the inside frame and sill.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">below is the finished</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Music Room window with casing</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">❧</span><span style="font-size: large;">❧</span><span style="font-size: large;">❧</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For the ceiling of the </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Music Room</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I deliberately peeled, patched, painted, stained and roughed up the yellow ceiling paper</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to try and make it look more old world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The main reason I did this was to disguise</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> an obvious join between the ceiling paper in the hall and the ceiling paper in the Music Room.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>hmmm?</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> I may have to try this out on the bedroom ceiling too</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">and I thought that I was "FINISHED!" 😤 </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The overhead light fixture was made from an ethnic necklace found at my local thrift store.<br />It is studded all around with tiny pink pearls <br />and is very ornate.<br />I glued the light to a ceiling medallion<br />(formerly a backplate of a dresser drawer-pull.)</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />For Pepper's little table</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I found a small rug printed on suede paper, rescued from another project of mine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I</span><span style="font-size: large;"> added some fringe to one end, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and draped the rug to fall over half of the tabletop.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I sprayed the rug with the <b>Siffen Stuff</b> to seal the colour, then</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I lightly aged it some more by with coloured chalks </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">blending them in with my fingers.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I Really Like </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the softness and </span><span style="font-size: large;">warmth which the rug adds to the room. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Another Change </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>was with the accessories on top of the chest of drawers.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Although I liked the original arrangement, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought that some of my coloured glassware </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>should be on display</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> to represent Venice </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and it's world famous Murano glassworks.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The new table-scape is simpler</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">more formal. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">and<br />Thanks to Drora's delighfully easy cookie tutorial</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">http://drorasminimundo.blogspot.com/2018/11/a-very-easy-no-clay-cookies-and-serving.html</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I made some tiny sandwich cookies </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">arranged on the glass plate</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> then I filled a cranberry glass compote </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with mandarin oranges and pears. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Just a little something for the music teacher</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i> and/or her students to enjoy after practice. </i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>wouldja look at that waxy buildup -</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>how in the world did I miss cleaning that up? </i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the opposite side of the room </span><span style="font-size: large;">under the staircase,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to remove the long lidded chest. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I pushed the draped table against the wall under the mirror </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> and installed a second chair next to it. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This new more practical arrangement gave me a little more floor space and visually unified both sides of the room.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Music Room </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was an interesting room to construct. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> And despite it's odd size </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and obvious limitations, <i>(</i>namely<i> "ME")</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I feel that </span><span style="font-size: large;">it has managed to turn out pretty good! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>So that's a wrap!</b><br /> Villa Leone's second floor is <i><b>"done"</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I feel I have been stuck between floors, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> for far too long. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="font-size: large;"> "Time to say goodbye"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to the stairs and to the Music Room</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"> and so- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">goodbye!</span><span style="font-size: large;">😎</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Here's a <b>QUICK n' EASY TUTORIAL </b>on how I made </span><br />
<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>NO SEW </i></span></b><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold;">FAUX KNIT SWEATERS</span>, </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><b>CAPS</b> and <b>BLANKETS</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>and you can too!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br style="text-align: center;" /></i></b></span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">The list of materials: </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">1)<b> Printed Christmas Ribbon which I recently purchased from Michaels Craft Store</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">2<b>) Fabric HI-TAC glue from Walmart</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">3</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">) one piece of thin paper covered florist wire </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">4)<b> tiny pom poms (<i>optional</i>)</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the glue I used </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It's clear and smells a bit like Model Airplane glue. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It dries</span><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"> super fast</span></i></b><span style="font-size: large;"> and works great on Polyester fabrics </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because it <b>GRABS &</b></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> holds tight! </span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The printed ribbon I'm working with <br />is 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) wide. <br />It's 50/50 polyester & cotton and is<br />wired on both sides.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Glue the fold using the Hi-Tak glue<br />I used a metal needle tool to apply the glue because it's easy to rub off the metal when it dries <br />but you could also use a toothpick. </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Press the hems down<br />then put the 2 pieces together with printed sides<br /> facing in towards each other</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">Fold the 2 pieces in half </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your sweater should look like this<span style="color: red;">▲</span><br /><b>don't worry if the back piece slightly wider than the front.</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">take the front section<br />fold and cut out the neck line of the sweater<br />so it looks like the photo below.<br /><br />Make the neckhole a little bigger than what I've shown because the hole will "shrink" once the front is glued to the back piece.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also made a smaller, shallower cut for the neck on the<br /> back piece of the sweater section.<br /><br />The next step is to add some glue to the top of the shoulder sections on the printed side of the front piece of the sweater,<br />then press it to the printed side of the back piece of the sweater</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The photo above<span style="color: red;">▲</span>shows the edges of the 2 pieces of fabric <br />glued together at the shoulders.<br /><br />I folded the shoulder tabs over like a hem then glued them down so they would lie flat against the back section of the sweater<br /><br />as shown below</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">ALINE the patterns then<br />press the front of the sweater into the glue </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Add a thin bead of glue to the sweater and<br />press the cloth covered wire into place</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">measure off 2 lengths of thin<br />PAPER COVERED florist wire<br />cut them a little shorter than the length of the sleeves</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Use the end of a paintbrush to press the wire down inside each sleeve.<br />When the glued wire has set,<br />you can easily bend and shape your sleeve </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you want the body of the sweater to drape more naturally you can insert 2 more cut sections of glued wire to each of the side seams inside the sweater.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the Sweater's DONE!<br /><br />next up is the<br />NO SEW HAT</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">GLUE a long length of the scrap cloth covered wire<br />to the printed side of the raw edge of the cap</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">wrap the fabric over your finger and add glue to the top edge<br />of one end, and press the other end into place to form a cylinder.<br /><br />Add a line of glue<br /> INSIDE</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the top of the cap<br /><br /> gather it together with your fingers and press the fabric together until it sticks.<br /><br />add more glue as nessessary </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It should look like this when done. <span style="color: red;">▲</span><br /><br />glue a pom pom to the centre of the cap </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The entire process takes about 30 mins. +/- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>AND</b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"> Using any of the leftover scrap ribbon with the wires still attached to the sides,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">you can fold into mini blankets </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope you all enjoyed this faux sweater </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">mini quickie</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">this winter</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> it's cool to </span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>stay warm!👍🏾</i></span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>GREETINGS</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>fellow BLOGLANDERS!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My absentee Mojo suddenly ignited and caught fire a couple of weeks ago </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and I found myself burning the midnight oil </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and actually got things done!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">So... after a long unproductive summer hiatus</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with nothing new to <b>show</b> or <b>share</b>;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> surprisingly I now have BOTH!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">to begin with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I FINALLY BUILT </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u>THE DREADED STAIRCASE</u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which as you all know,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd been stalling on for months.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">the photo below </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">shows the stairs still in their raw state </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used the original <b>Willowcrest </b>stringers </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">although I had to make a few necessary alterations to make the staircase both longer and wider. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The original kit plans has the accent of the staircase,<br />turning sharply to the left before they reach the 3rd level.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Mine were going to be a straight run.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><i>UNFORTUNATELY</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the ONLY WAY to make them work <i><u>MY WAY</u>,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was to have the first step at the door jamb outside the bedroom.<br /><br />In the photo below you can see what I'm refering to.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Given the narrowness of the 2nd floor passage </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>coupled with my absolute terror of making new stairs, </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>I had to accept them landing at the threshold outside the bedroom door </b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>*a big exasperated sigh*</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>*but I'll get over it*</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">As you can see from the photos above,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the staircase has been fleshed out and primed with a flat white enamel paint. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>My thoughts were that the stairs should harmonize with the rest of the stonework in the hall. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The entire painting process </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">took me considerably longer than expected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">😩</span><span style="font-size: large;">I struggled for days to get the colors right </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">adding layer after layer </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of paint </span><span style="font-size: large;">over plaster,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as well as numerous light and dark washes </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of chalks, oils, stains and pencil </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">😫</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">THEN</span><span style="font-size: large;"> as I was writing todays entry,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> it suddenly occured to me </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">😳</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">that I could have read my own archived blogpost</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>"A Deck the Hall Story"</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-deck-hall-story.html</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which clearly illustrated how and what I did the first time around</span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>DUH!?</i></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">a classic case of</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i><b>"WUDA, CUDA, SHUDA"</b></i></span><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">🙄</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">meanwhile</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">my <i>"new" </i>staircase looks </span><span style="font-size: large;">more </span><span style="font-size: large;">akin to a flight of exterior stairs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">than of any found inside a home</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>well never mind </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I'm just happy that</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>they're done</i></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />the photo above shows them in position </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">although they're not yet glued in.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Being lazy at heart, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought it might be faster (<i>and easier)</i> to complety enclose the staircase </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with a full floor- to- ceiling wall,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which </span><span style="font-size: large;">would also define the passage,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as well as provide something to connect </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><span style="color: red;">future bathroom door</span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> to. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> To ensure that the walled passage was wide enough,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I asked Isabella to have a go </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which she did</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> OH JOY!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> When looking from the Front of the house towards the back,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">there was just enough elbow room for Isabella to maneuver. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">However,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> from the Back of the house looking Forward</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> the full wall enclosing the stairs</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">felt claustrophobic</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">AND NOT ONLY THAT!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it soon became apparent that </span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>I'd have to choose between<span style="color: red;"> </span></b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>a</b><i> <b>door</b></i><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>but no </b><i style="font-weight: bold;">bathroom</i><b>- </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>or </b></span><br />
<span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>a <i>bathroom</i> without a <i>door</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">because </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as it turned out,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the little room at the end of the hall</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was unable to accommodate both. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Neither of those 2 choices appealed to me, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>so...</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I thought it was wiser (and easier) to move the entire bathroom upstairs to the <b>3rd</b> floor </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">where there is plenty of room for <b>everything </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>(including a door)</b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">and </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">IF</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I did that-</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>then I could also install a fireplace in the bathroom! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>YES!!! </i></b></span><br />
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">With the prospects of a "luxury" bathroom now mentally</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> re-located on the top floor,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I could forget about both the stair-wall and the door.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">🎶</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Little Room </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">at the end of the passage, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">now became a doorless</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>🎵</b><b> MUSIC ROOM 🎵</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>The Music Teacher and/or her students, will practice in here.</i> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">and now for the Fun part...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I had this lovely contemporary chest of drawers by </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>JULIA STEWART of ARISTOCRATIC ATTIC </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">https://www.etsy.com/shop/aristocraticatticco</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which I'd purchased last year </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> in Seattle with the Show Bucks I'd won for<br /><b>#43 GREEN DOLPHIN STREET</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> and for GOTHICA.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">https://studioeminiatures.blogspot.com/2017/03/its-show-time.html</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I love the BAROQUE PATTERN on its front face. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"> <u>The chest would move into the tiny alcove of the new </u></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Music Room</u></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I was keeping my fingers crossed that it would fit. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I made a few alterations </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to widen the recess as much as possible,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and managed to squeeze it in- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and without a millimetre left to spare!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>HOORAY!!! </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The bold pattern on the chest </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">set the tempo for the rest of the room;</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> an eclectic mix of French & Italian </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">BAROQUE</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />For the walls,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to use photocopies of a<br />French Aubusson Carpet as<br />Wallpaper </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was </span><span style="font-size: large;">cut and pasted onto paperboard panels around the room.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I like the colours as well as the busy-ness of the pattern which </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>(lucky for me)</i><br />effectively hid a multitude </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">of construction mistakes </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Speaking of "Mistakes"... </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A new/old problem <i><b>re</b></i>-<b>surfaced</b> right</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">after I'd resolved the <u>stair-wall/ bathroom door</u> issue. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> The problem was with the TILE FLOOR which I'd made months ago for this room. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The tiles in the the hall didn't quite aline with those in the</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> music room.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">( I refer you to photo # 2 at the top of the page)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> Previously when the room was to be<b> the bathroom <i>with a door,</i></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the threshold of the door would have automatically solved the problem,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but now </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">continuous line of tiles would need to abut each other and so</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> their misalignment became really obvious</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh BLAST!</span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">it's always something! </span></i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">To rectify <u>THIS</u> problem</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I chose to step up the level of the Music Room </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which you see in the photo below. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once the floor was raised, it broke the continuous sight-line.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The step up also helped define a doorless, open-ended room </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> my problem was solved-</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Whew! </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Of course, the raised floor required that all the pre-made wallpaper panels needed to be re-cut to fit the shorter walls; </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">during which time</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">yet another executive decision </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was about to be made</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>because</i><br /><br /><b>I was no longer happy with the window </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>in the middle of the recessed wall</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Granted; the light illuminates the window in the stairwell, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">yet it also took up valuable wall space inside the Music Room, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and frankly, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I wanted something more interesting to look at.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd considered installing a shelf above the window</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>nah!</i></b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> it was<b> </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>bye bye </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>LIGHTS OUT </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">for the window </span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Yes Indeed</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I boarded and papered over the window, replacing it with </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> an ornately carved Italian painting.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The look is Baroque and better suited to the alcove. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The successful installation of the painting</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">inspired me to sort through my collections for other </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">interesting object d'arts.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lamp</span><span style="font-size: large;"> on the chest is a modern lamp base</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">with the top of a squeeze-tube as its shade.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I painted the shade gold both inside and out, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then fringed it in red.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">it's definitely bordello-gaudy yet<b><i> oh so</i></b> interesting! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;"><span style="font-size: large;">To date: the display on the chest</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> consists of a small statuette of Micheangelo's "David" which I'd mercilessly pried out of a plastic souvenier snow globe. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The silver candelabra is of unkown origins as are </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the tiny gold opera glasses.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />The doily is from <b>Ruth Stewart </b>of<br /><b>Stewart Dollhouse Creations</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<span style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: small;"> http://stewartdollhousecreations.com/catalog/23?page=2</span></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'll probably fiddle around with the arrangement some more </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">but the one thing that STAYS PUT, is the</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">delightful little <b>Metronome</b> which <i>used</i> to reside in </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">#43 Green Dolphin Street.</span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> Here in <b>Villa Leone,</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it gets to take Center Stage! </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'd won the Metronome a couple of years ago in a GiveAway</span><span style="font-size: large;"> by </span><b><span style="font-size: large;">MAGDA </span></b></div>
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<div style="font-size: 12.800000190734863px;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>"17-17 MK"</i></b></span></div>
http://1717mk.blogspot.com/2015/01/giveaway-and-new-riddle.html<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">LOVE IT! </span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">❤️</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> the pencil sketch </span><span style="font-size: large;">in the chipped frame</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was cut from a magazine. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">It </span><span style="font-size: large;">hangs on the skinny wall inside the alcove</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the room continued to take shape,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">more and more items found their way in,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">not only an assortment of musical instruments<br />but also</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the Wonderful little Jacobean table </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which was another Giveaway win from <b>Pepper's </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>MITCHYMOO Miniatures blog</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">https://mitchymoominiatures.blogspot.com/search?q=GIVEAWAY</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A tall vase of <b>Fatima's </b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">http://beauxminis.com </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>exquisite</b> blue Hydrangeas are featured on Pepper's little table.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The long chest (pictured below) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">is another SPECIAL piece of furniture.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I don't know if he remembers, but<br />Janine's husband Bruce made it<br />WELL OVER A DECADE AGO!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">http://minworks.blogspot.com</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> I'd painted it, decoupaged then aged it-<br />and then it went into storage. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There was never a project in which to properly display it,<br />but oddly enough,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">its proportions</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">are EXACTLY RIGHT for this tiny space, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>And BONUS</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it double-duties in the Music Room as</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> seating as well as storage! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Naturally </span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda Park's </b></span><br />
<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Very Baroque</span></i></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">custom </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>VL</i></b> </span><span style="font-size: large;">needlepoint cushion </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> sits proudly atop the chest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>fyi</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">if you want to see </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">MORE of Linda's</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Exquisite Needlework pieces, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">then make sure you pay a visit to her blog</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda's Miniworld</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">http://lindasminiworld.blogspot.com</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the floor beside the chest lies</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">a small pile of be-ribboned rolls of music </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the wall under the stairs,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I was going to use this small unframed print of </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">old Venice</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> but it looked </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> too small </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"> so I removed it </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">and replaced it with a HUGE famed painting. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However upon further consideration;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">no one would be able to sit comfortably on the chest without being stabbed in the back by the frame</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> thus,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">it was exchanged for a<br />framed mirror, found buried in my stash.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I <i>think </i>I like it </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">but </span><span style="font-size: large;">should it be hung</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">this way? </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">#1</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">▼</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Or</b></i><br />this way?</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">#2</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">ah me, more decisions... </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In case you are wondering about the loose fitting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>wallpaper under the stairs; </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>it's temporarily </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>sticky-tacked into place.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I won't make it permanent until AFTER I've made the handrail </b></span><b><span style="font-size: large;">and glued the staircase into position. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: large;">alas, no rest for the weary</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The plastic violin pencil sharpener, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">which years ago, I transformed into the cello,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">leans against the chest and a baroque dummy board.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The finishing trim around the window as well as in the rest of the room</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> are yet to be done, and</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm still considering the installation of an overhead light fixture,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">although I currently like the moody low-light atmosphere- </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">the debate continues</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>IN CONCLUSION:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">despite the struggle with the stairs; </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">the making of the Music Room </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">was an enjoyable experience! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> I must now take it all apart again and actually finish it.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> So I bid you all fond farewell as I press on </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"> with my miniature musical Baroque endeavours. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><i> ciao ciao for now!</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">elizabeth</span></td></tr>
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