Happy Birthday to me!

I was given my presents a day early as my hubby and parents didn't think I needed to wait. So glad they did. Received the Kindle Fire HD and am loving it!! It does so much and I am very happy with it. The only two things I've found on the negative side is one, you can't us Vudu on it and two, it isn't suipported by Adobe Flash Player so I can't use it for Dollhouse Miniatures Imag or AIM magazine which I was really hoping for. Maybe they'll upgrade or something. In the meantime I can surf the web, watch movies, play games, read books...loving it! The case my parents got me is awesome. Rotates and stands in 3 degrees, and it's a dark dusky purple. Just enough girl's color to make me happy but in a hue that isn't distracting. Needless to say I didn't get any miniatures do e today. Besides my new gift I was fighting a migraine this morning and by afternoon my head felt like it was full of cotton and hard to think or focus on much. Hate that feeling.

Elora's cupboard bed

Well tonight I finished the bed structure for Elora's room. I only have the mattress and pillows to go. Now I have to find more of the sticky half bead thingys that I have been using for door and drawer handles. Found them at Michaels a loooonnngg time ago and since I won't be making a road trip any time soon I better get scouring online.

Kitchen built

Well this weekend was successful in regards to my Pickett Hill kitchen. All of the furniture was built, painted and installed. I even did the stools for the counter which were easier then I was expecting. I still have to build the totes for beneath the sink. They are based and drying as we speak so I can assemble, decorate and install later. I also have the little girls bed base pieces glued together. Ironically the E that is displayed on her shelf in her room is perfect for my daughter Elora. I still have quite a bit of accessorizing to do to the kitchen but I can say it is completed now.

Decision made.. Tea Rose Too

Well first off my eBay order arrived today, good news, the main street four square is complete, bad news, all the main pieces for the Dutch Colonial are missing. I was forewarned in the ad so I'm not angry with the seller, it was listed as estate sale. Still, the cost of both together is still far less the either one alone. So all in all I'm happy with what I got. I'll attach a picture that came with it as googling it was really difficult and only returned 1 result for me. I fell in love with the front porch. Strangely the kit comes with stairs but there is no hole on the second floor for the stairs to come out of. Only guess is you're supposed to imagine this as only part of the house and the other half is somewhere else.

As to my decision on which kit to do next I've decided on the Tea Rose Too. I have definite ideas for the interior as well as landscaping. The kit is for the house alone and landscaping pictured is for inspiration only. It will be super cute. I'm going to go for a modern English cottage feel on the furnishing, semi-shabby chic, muted colors, overstuffed furniture. The feeling of home and comfort, a place you would like to hide away in with a good book.

Happy belated new year!

The holidays were super busy and great, there was no time to post. I finished my niece's and nephew's stockings on Christmas Eve. Talk about cutting it close! They were a hit. My three year old nephew hugged his and was showing anyone who'd look his new stocking. That was the best reward for the rush. Now I have 16 more to do before this year's Christmas for family members.
As far as minis I haven't had much time to work on them but I did get some little mini kits for Christmas. One thing I received that i was excited about was a quarter scale fireplace tool set. I glues it in place in the Pickett Hill. They are so tiny and in scale they are hard to see. I also worked some on my Pickett hill kitchen and it is half finished.
Since I am so close to completion on this one I have been going through my other quarter scale kits trying to decide which one to do next. Last night I happened upon to estate sale Debbie Young kits, main street four square and a Dutch colonial. I hadn't ever seen them before and for the price to hard to pass up. I speed bid on them lol. The person selling was pretty sure everything is there. Hopefully they are right. They are super cute. The interior staircases sold me on them. I love stairs in dollhouses and Debbie Young designs are so detailed.

Preview

I figured I had done enough posts without any pictures so here is one. Ari's stocking close to finished. Sleeves and the pink pieces of the skirt are only pinned in place. Ready to do the embroidery tomorrow.

Stockings galore!

I just found two stocking kits from 1998 and 1999 cheap on EBay! I'm stoked! They are super cute. Normally I don't like the older Bucilla designs but these two were too cute to pass up. I did some research and found out that these were designed by Maria Stanziani who does the current designs I have become addicted too. Go figure. I haven't had a moment to spare for minis because I have been sewing like mad and am enjoying every minute. I have finished my aunt and Uncle's stockings, they were so much harder to do because they had requested hem be 3 inches longer. So I added a 3 inch cuff and sewed a semi removable lining so the stress when filled wouldn't be put on the seam. Then I had to wait for my felt order to arrive for the backs. Bucilla's patterns are adorable but I don't think they are designed to actually be used. I cut new backs to give more room. They look great. I have one finishing touch to add to my uncles and I can mail them out, hopefully tomorrow. Once they recieve them i'll post pictures of them.
My niece's stocking is close to half done. After that I have 2 more I need to finish by Christmas. I've been working late each night so my sew time has really been crimped. I better get cracking though. Not that long till Christmas Eve. I am looking forward to when those are done so I can work on one I want to rather then the one I have to. Too much fun!