bigger stuff for the dollhouse!!

This weekend Sof asked if we could do some renovations on the dollhouse since she felt that the purple walls don't match the zebra carpet! There are other interior design violations to deal with, but one room at a time!!


This is Ted mucking about in the doll house, he's playing with the taps in the bathroom. He likes going into her room and play with barbies car, or play with the plumbing in the bathroom.

So off I went and got some supplies for constructing various bits and pieces, starting with supplies for making a couch, which she wants in cow print fur! Yes she's very specific. The couch is still under construction but I made a 'cow hide' rug, and am looking forward to making some African carvings (in miniature size of course) and maybe some beaded jewellery.

What I made some Bulgarian style pottery plates and bowls (made with polymer clay) and some traditional food too - Meatballs and shopska salad, for her kitchen, I made some Mexican and Italian food also :D



For the bedrooms I made a load of cushions and pillows, some leather books, and will make some bed-spreads and blankets too :D

gettin all crazy on making stuff!!

last week and the week before I spent a lot of time procrastinating about an assignment that I really needed to finish but wasn't motivated to do... so instead I was going bananas making a whole lot of craft stuff :D

I have visited the museum a few times since ANZAC day (April 25th) and was inspired by the scars on the heart memorial to make some war medal-inspired brooches.
These were made to add to my mens accessory collection (tie pins and cufflinks)]
Using vintage NZ coins and hand-sewed kiwiana trim, I came up with these.
The reat thing is, they aren't strictly for men! then next ones to be created will have lace also...so won't be for men :P



the left-over trim was used to make Earrings:



After a request for more butterfly jewellery, I decided to make some new earrings rings brooches and pendants




the green one is available for sale on the 'felt' website and can be shipped internationally:
http://felt.co.nz/listing/52857/Resin-Artwork-Pendant----The-green-Monarch



While cleaning up craft stuff in the basement came across this fabric trimming that
I picked up in Bulgaria, I couldn't resist using it in something!!
I haven't decided whether it will be a brooch, a ring or a pendant yet, who knows, if I make a matching one it could be (big) earrings :D



I have quite recently put up a bitsy frog page on facebook and will be having competitions to win pieces of bitsy frog jewellery as I reach "like" milestones.
check it out and become a bitsyfrog "liker" to be in to win :D
www.facebook.com/bitsyfrog