doll house renovations

Dollhouse living room before...



Living room after




Living room after the crazy renters moved in.

(that is exactly how I feel! As the landlord I do my best to make sure things are in tip top shape and then............tape is stuck to everything, water is poured who knows where, marker is applied, stickers are stuck. Pray for my blood pressure)



Here's the master bedroom. We sewed tiny pillows, used fabric for blankets, wrapping paper for flooring and coordinating lampshades, scrapbook paper side tables, paint chip lamp bases.

The plates on the wall: the big one was a tiny plate found at the dollar section of Michaels, the fly stone made by Jes, and a scrapbook circle.



On the right wall: a tiny map, a face cut from a photo, a picture drawn by my girl, and a piece of one of my prints.



Her hand drawn dresser with color coordinating drawers.




Good night! Sleep tight!

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A friend gave me a cute little side table and I painted it a different color than I usually would. I really stepped out of the box and my comfort zone on this one. What color do you think I painted it??

Sidekick crosses over

Check this out, my husband Todd's cartoon Sidekick is coming to Cartoon network on Monday , you all can now tune in ...we are super proud and super pumped about this launch .



Check out a trailer here or on the link above , simply click on the word Sidekick .
http://youtu.be/lu8yqAHYJSM

cell phone case + watermelon

Cell phone case that Steph made me. I love it to death. This is the back...


And the front. The button is adorable. Thanks, Stephanie!

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Happy watermelon season!!!!!!!!!

counting down

Ledsen för usel uppdatering men som sagt, hoppas snart att jag får känna mig som människa igen. Nedräkningen har börjat och längtar sååå efter den lilla i magen, även fast vi är helt inställda på att det kommer att kännas smått overkligt med två små småttingar här hemma. Fast vi har heela sommaren tillsammans. Längtar även att få lägga mig i sängen (därav ovan ljuvliga bild) och känna njutning, just nu är det mer tortyr med uppbullade kuddar både här och var. Värmen är underbar men bidrar än mer till min uppsvällda kropp, för att inte tala om fossingarna. Igår stod jag som ett barn i den svalkande vattenspridaren. Hoppas ni har det härligt där ute och tack för att ni fortfarande kikar in och hänger med. Kramar till er! xx

the house

I know you have been dying to see my (her) dollhouse that I (we) have been remodelling. Can't you see the possibilities!? It is 4 feet wide and almost 4 feet tall.


A blank canvas for every room!

We have had just a few discussions about where things should go and what colors to use. It's the whole client/decorator dilemma- how much say so should she have? When should I tell her that the house does not actually belong to her??

:)



Although, I must say, she has a great eye for detail....we'll see how things go. The house is in her room and no matter how hard I work on it- ultimately at night she can tear it all down and start fresh :)

The Crayola Factory!

After we spent some time in NY we headed back down to the Crayola Factory in Easton, PA. My good blogger friend, Steph, lives near Easton so we planned to meet at Crayola so our kids could have some creative fun- and we could see each other in real life!

I am so glad I met Steph- she is just like I thought she would be, and how she seems on her blog(Jonquils and Ladybugs)- super sweet and genuine and fun to be with. Her little boy, Jackson, is an absolute doll.


We made some magic wands.


We colored and stamped and painted.


We played with clay and colored that too.


We took lots of photos!


We played with chalk.


And saw the world's largest crayon.


Dave got crafty too and I tell ya, I liked seeing that side of him. This is a hot wax moon. He gave it to me and I sleep with it every nite under my pillow :)


We got there early which was reallly good since 14 school buses of kids pulled up as we were just finishing up!


See, there he is again- coloring (inside the lines).

















Jackson liked the J pillow I made him :)

Steph made me the cutest cell phone case, can't wait to show you that.


almost forgot- there was a glow drawing wall too.


Thanks, Steph for meeting up with us. Seems like all roads lead to PA for us, so hopefully we will see you again :)

Bunkie building begins

How inspiring are these images , this is a real dream backyard we love...

traditional pool design by charleston general contractor Kirk Wood Homes

You don't need a big space to have a beautiful space. This space clearly has a bigger budget than we do , but isn't it beautiful?

traditional pool design by charleston general contractor Kirk Wood Homes

I had this Saturday off from work and the weather was gorgeous , so I talked my husband into getting started on the framing part of our bunkie /shed , this will mostly function as a shed but in the few hot months this will be a fun place for guests to sleep and most fun for sleepovers for the kids.

I know it seems big , but it is only 96 sq feet , there is no real benefit for us to keep our smallish yard empty , we want to create a get away right in our own backyard , some where to relax , entertain , BBQ and spend our weekend in the summer . We are trying to create a low maintenance backyard for our family.
My husband was such a trooper all weekend getting this work done , thanks so much Todd , we are celebrating our 14th anniversary tomorrow , I even bought a new dress to celebrate , we don't normally make a big deal over these things , actually most often we both forget our anniversary as we are thinking more about the two girls birthdays coming up in a couple of weeks.



It was so summery this weekend and we spend most of our time outside enjoying it thoroughly , even the hammock came out.

Isn't he cute ...well both dogs got the doggie stomach flu which was brutal , have you ever given a dog Pepto well you know how yucky it tastes , dogs don't like it much either , but it helps a little.

By evening we had sunburns and some walls , next we will clad some more walls , some weather wrap , cedar shakes , windows to order , roof joists , roof , pine cottage flooring , paneling for the walls and ceiling , just a little bit of work , right ...! I think we are officially weekend warriors now.