What a wonderful weekend!
On Saturday I drove my mom, Shirley, and our friend, Shirley, to the DAME Show. While I was disappointed in not being able to get the items on my "Needy" list, I did find a few treasures.
I had vowed to only buy items that could find a home in my dolls house - so I bought:
On Saturday I drove my mom, Shirley, and our friend, Shirley, to the DAME Show. While I was disappointed in not being able to get the items on my "Needy" list, I did find a few treasures.
I had vowed to only buy items that could find a home in my dolls house - so I bought:
- a box of books and a cheap printed carpet which I am going to chop in half, add fringing, roll up and stand in a corner of the attic.
- some beautiful beads that will become ornate jars to stand to the mantleshelf in the diningroom.
- a laser cut wooden shelf kit that, with a small alteration, will hang on the study wall and hold some beautiful hand blown decanters which have been kept in their tissue paper wrappings since I bought them at the Kensington Show 3 years ago!
The 2 Shirley's stayed the night and on Sunday we had a lovely time dressing a doll each in a "Marie Antoinette" style. There was much laughter over the unwieldy skirts that were in style in 1775! Pictures coming soon!
- some beautiful beads that will become ornate jars to stand to the mantleshelf in the diningroom.
- a laser cut wooden shelf kit that, with a small alteration, will hang on the study wall and hold some beautiful hand blown decanters which have been kept in their tissue paper wrappings since I bought them at the Kensington Show 3 years ago!
The 2 Shirley's stayed the night and on Sunday we had a lovely time dressing a doll each in a "Marie Antoinette" style. There was much laughter over the unwieldy skirts that were in style in 1775! Pictures coming soon!