Good Things...

 I stopped at Goodwill this morning, on the way home from Walmart.

It's a good thing that I did...  I got a new glass dome for $2.40.  It needs to be cleaned up but is a really nice size. 

I am not sure what it will hold, but I know a good thing when I see it. 

More minis!

I also paid 2.40 for this wooden mat. That will make a lot of floors! Cutting apart will be easy.  It is glued on a fabric back  and will be great when cut apart, sanded and stained.

 April, Seth and Amare just came back from a four day trip to the Grand Canyon.  They stayed in a log cabin that was built in the 1800s! 

I have them trained to look for rocks.  Amare had two for me this time.

This is going to be kind of short.  I have company waiting for me.

Back to the fun!

See you tomorrow.

Several Things At a Time...

I see a spot that I messed up.  I will fix it.  White from the ceiling brushed over the edge of the top oval... Rats!

I still need to put a finish on top of the stain, so there is no problem.

I just wanted to show you how much furniture you can get in a display like this.

I used real wallpaper from a sample book that I have from many years ago. 

I covered the back side with plain old brick paper.  I doubt if it will ever be seen after I get it on a shelf.

Tessie and Zar are plotting about how they are going to get the nursery furniture out of there.

They don't have to worry.  I wasn't going to leave it in there anyway.

 The trim on the interior wall is some of this gold sticky stuff. That and the turquoise stuff are both peel and stick.  Very handy if you need trim on a curved surface. I got these at mini shows, but nowadays they sell them at all of the craft stores in the scrap book section.

Last but not least.  I got another inch of the chevron bracelet worked.  I also fixed a hole in my favorite watchband.  I am coming right along with the beadwork as well as the minis. 

When I get tired of one thing, I go to work on another.  That way I don't get bored...

I am still thinking about what I am going to do next... No decisions yet... Tessie and Zar are no help at all.  They both want me to be pulled in their individual direction..

I am going back and think about it some more.  Meanwhile, there is always beading to do.

See you tomorrow...

Morning In the Garden...

Nope.  No garden photos... I am finished out there. I planted a bunch of stuff that I got a couple of days ago.

I just came in and started gluing the two open displays together. 

I am doing the one with the tile in the jig.  That way, I have something to hold the walls in place while the glue dries. I did pin the two pieces of foam core together.

On the other hand, I may have to enlist the little people to hold the curved one in place.  And that could take a while...

I had best use pins to hold the wall at the bottom.

Then when that is dry, I will turn it upside down and glue the top in place. 

This could  take a while.

So... Meanwhile I will go find some rope and re string the bottom of the bed.  That should be just about the right length of time to get the bottom glue dry on the oval.

Back to the grindstone...

See you tomorrow.

Saturday Play Day!

When I cleaned the shelves in the garage, I found these two oval plaques.  I have no idea what they were originally for.

I decided that they would make a wonderful experimental curved wall...

I got a couple of sheets of foam core from Walmart this morning.

I cut the foam core in a 9 by 13 sheet and then scored one side with an exacto almost to the other side.  Not quite.  I didn't want to cut the paper on the other side of the foam core through.

Then I simply fought with the foam core until it bent the way I wanted it to.  The back side is open where the slits are. I will cover those with a piece of scrap book paper or a piece of poster board, covered with fabric.

Anyway, the next step is to paint or stain the ovals.

Then on to the walls.

Tessie is thrilled with another couple of places to hang out.. Zar is putting in a bid for one, since there are two to choose from.  Poor Spike will go wherever he can get in. It shouldn't be a problem for him.

At the same time, I cut a couple of walls for the piece of tile that I found.  Nine by the width of the tile for one and a quarter inch larger for the second wall.

Now all I have to do is actually finish them and put something in them.  And then find a spot to put them in on one of the book shelves.

Back to work.

See you tomorrow.