There's nothing like a new mini project to cheer you up!

I got my green beans canned yesterday and that went well but the rest of my day was not as good. Just one of those days that we all have sometimes. So I broke out the last of my cigar boxes and started a new project. This one is too tall for a one inch scale scene to look right so I made it into a 2 room half scale scene instead. When it's finished both rooms will have a bit of Asian influence with more obvious Asian accents in the downstairs living room. It has a skinny stick floor (I'm leaving it natural colored). The contemporary swivel chair was made from half a plastic lid, a push pin and some plastic sheeting with a cushion added for comfort. I'm planning to paint the "swivel" base a chrome color. The coffee table is a lid with a wooden ring added to the top. The art over the fireplace and the pillow on the couch were made from the paper covering on chopsticks.
The back of the chair.
So far, the bedroom is very simple. The headboard looks very bamboo-like (corrugated cardboard) and the art over the nightstand has an Asian feel. The smoked acrylic vanity was made from half a clear plastic lid that I colored with a wood stain marker. The chair is an inexpensive dollhouse toy that I stained and painted. The carpet is a fabric sample.

I still have a lot to do in both rooms. I think I'm going to add windows on the right side walls so I can add texture and color with curtains. I have lots of mini accessories to add to both rooms so making those will keep me busy this week, too.

I think I'm cross-eyed now

I just finished sorting all of my photos on my computer. I spent about 5 hours on it today and at least 4 yesterday but now I can find the photo I'm looking for in just a short time. Everything is grouped together by category or project and some things are cross referenced. It's going to be very worth the time spent.

I did have a little time for mini-ing today. I redid the four poster beds in the 70s house. That house represents the house I grew up in and the beds were in the room I shared with my sister. I originally made the posts with stacked beads and the headboard with foam core but I was never happy with them. Today I redid the head and foot boards with scrap wood and the posts with chopsticks.All of the toys in this bedroom represent ones I really had. The doll on the floor is dressed in an outfit similar to my doll Wendy's. The fashion doll case looks just like mine. The dollhouse represents my mom's tin lithographed one that she let us play with.

Earlier in the week, I refinished the bed in Magnolia Way yet again. I didn't like the muddy gray color I ended up with last time. I love the black "iron" with brass trim, though. The contrast against the walls and between the bed and the white spread is just right.

A Good Day!

My son got his license and I just picked my first green beans and zucchini from the garden. Of course, that means I'll be canning green beans sometime tomorrow but they will look pretty on my pantry shelves. ;)

He's driving me crazy....

Well, not really. We're just heading off to the license branch so he can take his driving test. Hopefully, by this afternoon there will be another licensed driver in the family. My baby will soon be driving himself around. Wow, where did the years go? :)

Thank you for all the nice comments about my little nursery. As usual, I've done some editing and adding. Looking at the photos I noticed the Chubs wipes label did not look good. I've since fixed that and added a basket of laundry. The shower is on Sunday so I will share her reaction to the gift after that.

Have a lovely day everyone!

A gift for a friend

My friend loves cows and will probably have them in the nursery. I found the border online. The wallpaper is scrapbook paper. I made the corner from 3 pieces of laminate samples leftover from when we were shopping for our new floor 8 years ago. The back side of the "room" is nicely finished without me having to do anything to it.
The baby in the bassinet was a hanging Christmas ornament. I cut off the ribbon hanger and made a wire frame for the bassinet. Then I added a longer skirt. I cut cows from the leftover border and glued them to the baby's blanket to make it a printed receiving blanket. The clay cow on the floor came out of a Noah's Ark display thing I used to have hanging in the dining room. The baby book and diapers were made from printies. I made the wipes, powder, lotion and diaper cream from Sculpey.
The pig is supposed to be a piggy bank. The photos are actually of my friend and her family. The plant on top of the shelf represents a welcome baby gift. The wooden blind is a sample.
The diaper pail was made from one of those canisters that come in pill bottles to keep moisture out.

They don't know if they're having a boy or girl so I tried to keep it gender neutral. The wallpaper is blue but has pink polka dots.

Welcome and another way to make the grill tools

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Next up is another set of grill tools. I used beading wires and beads for these. The beads are glued on with super glue. Thank you, Kathi, for this idea. The loops on the beading wires allowed me to hang the tools from hooks attached to the grill. This grill is for a friend.

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