Bar Books

I made some little books for the kitchen bar cabinet this morning.



They won't fit where I had planned to use them so I made a little shelf too. I'm not sure why my camera won't focus today? Grrrrr...

These are the first books I've made with pages inside. They are blank. I want to try making readable books with pictures someday.

Not sure what I'll work on next? I need to get busy with the Creatin' Contest project. I'm planning to "bash the kit" a bit and need to be sure I do it right! Time to get out the ruler and graph paper!

Hope you are having a good weekend!

Finished Kitchen

I took some photos of the kitchen this morning for Lundy at Villa Lagoon Tile. The flooring I made was from their website, used with permission. I love this tile! It was the inspiration for the entire room. :D

Thanks again Lundy for allowing me to use your beautiful tile in my dollhouse!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

3 O'Clock In The Morning

What do you do when you can't sleep? Do you have a cup of coffee and read the paper? I decided to get up and make flowers.

I'm going to need LOTS of flowers for my next project. I've never made a calla lily before but thought I would give it a try. I used Lesley Shepherd's tutorial and some of my own techniques.


I see room for improvement but it looks cute in the kitchen. :D

I was going to buy a real calla lily plant yesterday. When I got to the checkout the price was $9.99! Two fading flowers and yellowing leaves. No, thank you. I'll make my own! LOL



It's really too early to take good photos. Thanks for following along while I've been working on my kitchen. I still have some books to make and a clock. I'm waiting on a new white microwave and some dishes too.

Hope you have a lovely day!

Weekend Project

It's time to put other ideas aside and finish the kitchen!


What will you be doing this weekend? :D

Will It Ever Be Finished?

I took everything out of the kitchen yesterday. There is still a lot of work to do!

I finished the floor, filled in some gaps around the moldings and washed the window. I was going to just touch up the paint on the walls...


Then I realized that the paint color I had mixed a long time ago was all dried up. That's what happens when you start a project and don't finish it for a year or so! LOL

Now I have to repaint the entire room. I'm going to add some "wallpaper" to the ceiling too.

I'm making progress, but am wondering if my little kitchen will ever be finished?!

Hot and Cold

There is now hot and cold running water in the kitchen. Well, it's not really running, but YOU know what I mean...



I gave up on the mini hinges for the sink cabinet. I used ribbon instead. If ANYONE ever mentions those nasty little things again, I won't speak to you for a long, long time!!!!

My little faucets turned out kinda cute. If you are good with clay, I know you could make them better. This is the best thing I've made from clay. I know that's not saying much, but for me, I'm happy. :D



I'm going to go work the kitchen tile floor for a while and watch NCIS. I like that show so much that I even watch the reruns.

I won the Ebay table I bid on. I will have to wait until I get it before I can actually finish the floor.

My Creatin' Contest Kit arrived today. I started adding up all of the things I'll need to buy $$$ and the things I can make myself. I found the perfect wallpaper for one of the rooms. :D



Hope you have a nice evening!

Countertop and Faucet?

I cut the butcher block countertop this morning. This piece of wood came from MicroMark. The 1/8" boards are already glued together. I plan to stain it to match the bar top table.

The faucet is a work in progress. Right now you just see the bits and pieces I may use to make it...

It's Monday and I have to go back the the real world. Hope you had a great weekend!

If you didn't watch the Super Bowl, you missed a great game and some really cute commercials. :D

Tin Backsplash

I'm still working in the kitchen. I've almost finished this one project.

I find that I have more ideas than time to do them. If I live to be 102, like my dear Aunt Adelaide, I still don't think I will complete them all!


This is how I made the "tin" backsplash. I used the seal from a coffee can. Actually, I used a Maxwell House coffee seal. It was shiny on the inside, easy to score with a bamboo skewer and cut with scissors.


I glued the "tin" to a piece of heavy cardstock with spray adhesive. The tile is inset with a painted wooden frame. I'm very proud of my little miter cuts. :D

I took this photo to show you that all is not so precise! I see some tiles that need to be moved and maybe some grout added...


Hope you have a wonderful day! I'm going to go find something to eat for breakfast and then get back to work.



"When we are writing, or painting, or composing, we are, during the time of creativity, freed from normal restrictions, and are opened to a wider world, where colors are brighter, sounds clearer, and people more wondrously complex than we normally realize." Madeleine L'Engle

Just An Idea...

Sorry for the blurry photo. Too much coffee!

This is just an idea I'm working on. Still lots to do!

Heigh ho, heigh ho. It's off to work I go....

I started working on the kitchen floor last night. So far I've glued 45 tiles one at a time to the posterboard backing. I still need to do the border.


Here is what the floor will look like in the kitchen. I really like the colors.


I'm also working on the cabinet over the stove. I think it needs some trim or crown molding or something?

As you can see, the doors are STILL not installed under the sink! The hinges are really causing me problems! I may try to make some pin hinges instead? That little sink has been more frustrating than anything else so far!

I started stitching one of Janet Granger's pillow kits yesterday. I've never done anything so tiny before! It's going to be beautiful, IF I can do it? Photo is from Janet's website



Hope you have a wonderful day!

Kitchen Floor Tile

I found this pretty tile design at Villa Lagoon Tile. They make beautiful real cement tile! Go see all of their gorgeous tiles!

I emailed them last year to ask permission to copy this Savona tile design for my dollhouse. They graciously agreed and here it is! I like this tile so much that I've tried to design my entire little kitchen around it. I love the colors!


The real tile comes in several sizes. I think I will use one inch tiles and not try to cut them up so small. I can't cut a straight line to save my life!

I'm still planning and measuring but this is how they might look in the kitchen.


Casey and Sylvia have done lots of tile work with great success! I'm off to see how they do it. :D

Hope you have a beautiful day!



"All tile designs of Villa Lagoon Tile and tile color combinations in these and in historical tile designs are exclusive to Villa Lagoon Tile and it is strictly prohibited for others to copy them."

Thanks Lundy for allowing me to use your beautiful tile in my dollhouse! :D

What's Cookin'

Here's what's cookin' in the kitchen today. It's much more fun to start new projects than do prep work!

I may try to make a white microwave? Jim's dollhouse pages has a printable one...

Every kitchen needs a clock, right? Love this one!



Hope you have a beautiful day!

Very Busy Here!

My table is almost finished. I used Mod Podge Multi-Dimensional Magic on the table top. It sealed the shells nicely and is smooth and level. The wooden top warped a bit but I think I can weigh it down for a while to fix that...

As you can see, I've taken everything else out of the kitchen. I realize that I need to do more prep work before I continue. There is paint to touch up, baseboard to install and an unfinished ceiling to work on.


I found a piece of textured scrapbook paper that matches the wall color perfectly. I'm planning to use it on the kitchen ceiling. Pay no attention to the mess in the living room. There is work to be done there too!

Since there is no wiring in the house I'm looking for the perfect battery operated light.I like this one by Houseworks. I also like this one.
I feel like I'm starting over here. Maybe it's more like taking three steps forward and two steps back?

Hope you have a good day. I'm going to be very busy here!

Image by Eruna on Deviant Art
Love it!
:D

Sprinkled Sand

I sprinkled some sand and tiny glass seed beads onto the breakfast bar table top. I'm going to look at this for a while before I get the glue out again...

I think it needs something special in the center?

Hope you have a happy day!

Breakfast Bar Table

I cut all of the pieces of wood for the table. The top is sealed with MinWax varnish and ready for the tile.


I'm building a mission style table. I love the simple lines of that furniture style. This is my inspiration photo from Vision Decor.


I used the measurements of this real table and Jim's Dollhouse Calculator to measure and cut the wood to scale. It's really pretty easy to make your own furniture this way.

Now it's on to the tile top. That will be the fun part!?

More later! Hope you have a good day!

Grandma's Tea Set

Yesterday, Marisa from Steinworks suggested Grandma should have tea with her toast instead of a wine cooler. She is probably right. We don't want a tipsy Grandma!

I looked in my box of kitchen accessories and found the tea set I bought a LONG time ago.






I really need to get back to work so I can display more of my kitchen minis!




Hope you have good day!

My Favorite Minis

I couldn't wait to place some of my favorite minis in the kitchen. :D


The little blue glass blender was one of the first miniatures I purchased. It's fun to finally see it in the kitchen! I love the coffee cup with my name on it too.

IF I can get my printer working again, I'm going to make a decal for the dishwasher door and those mixology books I mentioned earlier. I still need to finish the sink cabinet and add the faucets and counter top. I used "Elmer's Stix All" glue for the tiles on the backsplash.

I'm excited to see how many of you have signed up for my Follower's Give-A-Way! I've ordered a few more supplies and then I can get to work on your gift. I will post a photo of it when I'm finished.

Hope you have a happy day! It's absolutely beautiful here in Birmingham today. Blue sky, warm temperature and the fall leaves are breathtaking!

Here are two little projects I've been working on this week. They are not quite finished but I thought you might like to have a peek. :D


The wine cabinet still needs a mirror and shelf in the center. I'm also going to make some mixology books to put inside.


This will be the base cabinet for the sink. I used one of my paintings for the doors. I'm still waiting on the hinges.




I noticed this morning that I have 447 followers! WELCOME!

It is almost time for a give-a-way!