tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66513543799659734052024-03-21T08:18:30.506-05:00"MAKE DO DOLLS"Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-44409179734355487132019-03-31T18:28:00.000-05:002019-04-02T17:36:30.994-05:00Hittys Room Box<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Hitty, Her First Hundred Years</i>, was written</span></span></b></i></span></span></b></i></span></b><br />
<b><i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Rachel Fields, illustrated by Dorothy P. Lathrop</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and published in 1929. It won the Newbery Medal</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for excellence in children's literature in 1930.<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rachel was the first woman to receive the honor.</span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It follows the adventures and numerous owners</span></span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of a little wooden doll Hitty, short for Mehitabel,</span></span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">carved from Mountain Ash in the 1820's.</span></span></b></span></b><br />
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<i><b><i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here are photos of Hitty Farley's finished room box.</span></span></b></span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4a5QXHIBpve4psw93QiKhdFhgE2sIucm0TY9N3maFePhaIKJUs9zsn5zWdbl6cX-OxTjDg9vrBjeHMgA35q6dabjSXFucC3VJBc_PeyxS0FhDfR4cZzgHq_Lp3ZJSktNBpR1HhgSi0w_/s1600/548%2525281%252529%25283%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1600" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz4a5QXHIBpve4psw93QiKhdFhgE2sIucm0TY9N3maFePhaIKJUs9zsn5zWdbl6cX-OxTjDg9vrBjeHMgA35q6dabjSXFucC3VJBc_PeyxS0FhDfR4cZzgHq_Lp3ZJSktNBpR1HhgSi0w_/s640/548%2525281%252529%25283%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></i></b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty Farley was carved by Robert Raike<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made the dress that Hitty is wearing. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her other dresses are original dresses</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Robert Raikes, American Kit Company.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty Farley doesn't travel like in the book, but she has </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">friends that send her things from around the world.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The figure below is called a Pflaumentoffel. Originally</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">an edible figure made of prunes and sold in German</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bakeries for children. Here he is a small wooden figure</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">surrounded by tiny hand made trees from the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dresden Christmas Market in Germany. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the book, Hitty is owned for a time </span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by a portrait artist named Mr. Farley.</span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cappy (short for Captain) and her bed were originally</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a Wagner Kunstlerschutz Christmas ornament. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Hand made books and wood carved swan</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Japanese netsukes for bookends.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made Hitty's Shaker sewing box. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My friend Gerhard Ulbrich, who lives in Germany,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">made the thread holder from a wooden drawer pull .</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">His wife Sigi wrapped the tiny wooden spools with thread</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and crocheted the start of a sweater for Hitty to finish.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Very creative and so tiny.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty's menagerie of china dogs.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty Farley's best friend is</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty Barbel (Barbara in English), </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">she lives in Wedel, Germany. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The original Hitty.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty's quill feather pen is actually an </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the Pirate Ship series.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A tiny wooden village with children Christmas</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">carolers from the Erzenbirge region of Germany.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The delicate tiny trees are hand made.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty's sea chest.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty stores her shell collection in her</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dora Kuhn keepsake chest. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made her teeny Shaker boxes. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty paper dolls from a Gail Wilson kit.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tiny Erzenbirge dollhouse.</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The postman can ring the bell when Hitty</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A big thanks to he hubs for all his creative wood</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">working skills and enthusiasm for Hitty's room.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://littlecabincreations.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2017-11-06T12:37:00-06:00&max-results=1&start=4&by-date=false">Hitty Farley's Roombox-Furniture & Clothing</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://littlecabincreations.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-02-14T10:02:00-06:00&max-results=1">Hitty Farley's Room Box Wallpapered & Painted</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="https://littlecabincreations.blogspot.com/search/label/Hitty%20Doll%20Room%20Box">Things Made For Hitty Farley's Room Box</a></span></b></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty, Her First Hundred Years </span></b></i><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">has been </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">translated into several languages and she is</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">still popular around the world. The hubs</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">made a second set of Hitty furniture. We sent</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it to Germany for Hitty Barbel to put in her </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Birch forest home.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Visit the link just below to read Barbel's story: </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/neues/2402-neues.htm">Hitty Barbel at Tortula</a> </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Several things were made for Hitty Farley's</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">room box. If you are familiar with the book</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Hitty, Her First Hundred Years</i>, by </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rachel Field, you will recognize some of</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her belongings mentioned in the book.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can see the prior posts on Hitty Farley's</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">room box at these links:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://littlecabincreations.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2017-11-06T12:37:00-06:00&max-results=1&start=4&by-date=false">Hitty Farley's Room Box-Furniture and Clothing</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://littlecabincreations.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2019-02-14T10:02:00-06:00&max-results=1">Hitty Farley's Room Box Wallpapered and Painted</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty's coral necklace was made from 2mm </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">coral beads strung with a bead needle</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">onto sturdy button hold thread.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty's quill feather pen is actually a Play Mobil</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pirate accessory from the Pirate Ship collection.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just the right scale for Hitty. I painted it</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bright green with red tips as described in the book.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had a small feather tree that was too tall</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">so the hubs cut it down and turned a new</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">walnut base.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made several walnut shelves.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I finished the walnut pieces with Minwax</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">clear wipe on finish, so easy.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made Hitty's rugs from braided</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> strips of cloth sewn together. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Link to my tutorial:</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A pillow for her bench.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lots of hand sewn bedding.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My friend Sigi crocheted her a beautiful </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">afghan in blue and white.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I trimmed a piece of antique coverlet in </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">off white seam binding for her coverlet.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jewelry findings from the jewelry section at</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Michaels craft store make excellent frames </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for mini pictures, just the right scale for Hitty.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A miniature photo for the original Hitty.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A miniature photo of Hitty Farley's best</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">friend Hitty Barbel (translates Barbara in</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">English) she lives in Wedel, Germany. You</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> can read about her room box here:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/neues/080119-neues.htm">Hitty Barbel-Tortula</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Years ago a photographer spotted the hubs on the street</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and asked him if he would be willing to pose for a photo</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> wearing an original Civil War uniform for a promotional</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">advertising poster. Men were smaller in those days,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and the hubs was the only man he saw that would fit in</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the uniform. The hubs agreed and the photographer</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">kindly gave us photos. I asked for a miniature to put</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in a brooch pin. I rarely wear it, but it's the perfect size</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the room box and Hitty has a photo of her Mr. Farley</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in period clothing, one of her owners in the book.</span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made several cherry Shaker boxes when the</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">eyes were good. Several have gone into Hitty's room.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This box with a handle became Hitty's sewing box.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I purchased 2 Hitty accessory kits from</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.gailwilsondesigns.com/">Gail Wilson Designs</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty's stuffed cat and Hitty paper dolls.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They basically come with everything you need,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">have excellent instructions and are good quality.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made an address plaque for the outside</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of Hitty's box. Hitty receives letters from</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her far away friends, the postman needs to</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I painted the sea chest the hubs made bright</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">blue as described in the book. I added a picture</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to the inside and made tiny rope handles. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The pottery came with this shelf,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I painted it blue to match the sea chest. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made several books from kits I ordered at </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.paperminis.com/">Paper Minis</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The instructions, quality of paper and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">printing are excellent. The books were easy</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to make, but I will say the 4th book came out</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">much better than the 1st book. Practice makes</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">perfect. Paper Minis has all sorts of paper kits</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in several scales. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just a few simple tools were needed. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty scale <i>Children's Object Book</i> with </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fold out pages was my favorite of the books. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I made two <i>Hitty, Her First Hundred Years</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>books. One in Hitty scale and one 1:12<i> </i></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">scale shown at the top of the photo.</span><br /><i></i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used the miniature photo that came in the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1/12 scale kit in one of the jewelry frames, but it</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">came with a decorative photo frame. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beautiful illustrations.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Charles Dickens <i>A Christmas Carol </i>with photo</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and souvenir program from Hitty's visit to</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> his readings in the book. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I also made a Hitty stationary set from</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>a Paper Minis Hitty scale kit. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The kit came with postcard Valentines.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty needed a companion, I found a vintage </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wagner Kunstlerschutz Christmas ornament</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and gave it an overhaul. A good cleaning,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">removal of the hanger, new bedding</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and a name, Cappy.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You can learn more about these flocked</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">animals were made here:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://kunstlerschutz.blogspot.com/p/about-wagner-handwork-animals-wagner.html">Wagner Handwork Animals</a> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for Hitty's room that still need to be framed.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Good news, the hubs had eye surgery</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a couple weeks ago. It has helped his vision</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">immensely, hopefully his eye will continue</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to heal with no complications. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> When it warms up and he is back</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in his wood shop, I will request frames!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Close up photos of Hitty Farley's room next post.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have seen a few ladybugs in the </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> On several occasions over the past year</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">the Hubs was on the lookout for a</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ask if there was anything I needed </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">for the house. Mindful that the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">projects needed to be larger to </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">compensate for the vision loss and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">not wanting a good thing to pass</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">me by, I managed to come up with </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">a suggestion every time.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's always fun to see how he </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">interprets my vague requests.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I could use a larger cutting board......</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I need a spice rack that holds all</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">my spices and the bottles don't fall over</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">every time I turn it.......</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Annabelle, a Robert Raikes wooden doll,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> and her Holly Hobbie friends would </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">love a room I could decorate</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">in the future........</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A shelf by the dining room window</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">to display some of my seasonal Brown</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Bag Cookie molds would be much</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">appreciated, they range in size from</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">7 inches to 4 inches tall.......</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A small keepsake box would be </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">very special......</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The hubs even carved a little heart </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">I hope each of you have a </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">wonderful Valentine's Day! </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The last time I posted about </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">He fashioned her walnut furniture</span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">from the illustrations in the book.</span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Her sea chest is pine painted</span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span></span></span></b></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are familiar with the</span></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">book "Hitty, Her First Hundred</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Years" you may recall she lived</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for several years with Mr. Farley</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a portrait artist. He had a dress</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">made to replace her tattered one.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty describes it as plain with</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a single china button on the back.</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> So, I made a simple brown dress. </span></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">for the top of the room and paint</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">for the bottom half and outside</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">of the room.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">The hub's busy in the work<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> shop.</span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hitty's dresses and a</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">double shelf for her</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">belongings.</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A new base for the feather Christmas</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> When the hubs was making Shaker</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">boxes he made several very tiny</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ones that have made their way into</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dollhouse rooms, including Hitty's.</span></span></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCULSwmwUatIzmJREH3O813ppUn4dJQ3gaTGB5veSQmfmpnyhAApQ6nnoa3mZnHo5FZ6s8nvdnoJCN8Ti94YqH_ihpxv3NpNPQFY8-F-KBtBLaBVoU_a3wjqNUipS1U_TvDnCCkF8XJX3/s1600/IMG_1620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="990" data-original-width="1600" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCULSwmwUatIzmJREH3O813ppUn4dJQ3gaTGB5veSQmfmpnyhAApQ6nnoa3mZnHo5FZ6s8nvdnoJCN8Ti94YqH_ihpxv3NpNPQFY8-F-KBtBLaBVoU_a3wjqNUipS1U_TvDnCCkF8XJX3/s640/IMG_1620.JPG" width="640" /></a><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not long after the hubs finished</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> this room, he had cataract surgery. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Long story short, he had </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">complications with both eyes</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and over the past year his vision </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">has deteriorated. Another reason</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for my prolonged absence. The hubs</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">comes first. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> During that time he made a </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">third room for the double decker </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and a couple other projects that </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">will be future posts. </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The hubs continues to work in </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">his shop, he just makes big things</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he can see, like bookcases.</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I send out a big "thank you" to </span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Steve (yes, the hubs has a name) </span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for all the hard work, generous time</span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and enthusiasm he has had in </span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the dollhouse department!</span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He is one in a million and I'm</span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a lucky gal. </span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty thanks her Mr. Farley too. </span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></span></b></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Some of you must be wondering </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>where I have been for a year. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>My New Year's Resolution for 2018 </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>was to spend less time on the "box".</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Somehow, that turned into</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>no Facebook, no Pinterest and </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>no Blog!</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The hubs and I both have been busy. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Hitty's room is finished and</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>she's decorated for Christmas, </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>the triple decker has a third floor </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>and I am working on a room box</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>for my Robert Raikes Annabelle </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>doll. The hubs built 2 raised </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>garden beds..... that </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>kept me busy last summer. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Our daughter purchased a little </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>house that needed remodeling.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The hubs and I spent lots of time</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>in Tennessee helping to restore it. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Here is a link to the</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/26218783?guests=1&adults=1&s=41&user_id=197045770&ref_device_id=b9cb7f3dc0ca73af&_branch_match_id=539538318557829547">"The Flying Piggy"</a> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> My resolution for 2019 is to </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>return to the blog, no tutorials, </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>less photos and catch up on </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>all the ladies happenings.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>No Facebook and no Pinterest.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>(I don't miss them at all), but </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I have missed all the ladies.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Please forgive my absence. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Have a Merry Christmas &</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>the happiest New Year. </b></span></span></span></div>
Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-19399609243676989372017-12-25T18:04:00.000-06:002018-02-01T17:25:28.420-06:00Merry Christmas-2017<div style="text-align: center;">
Merry Christmas!<br />
My friend Sigi has written an article on her website<br />
Tortula about the Christmas Cabinet that the hubs made for<br />
the Dora Kuhn 1/10th scale furniture. Take a peek.<br />
<a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/miniatur/su-weih-swancreek/1-seite.htm">Tortula-Dora Kuhn Christmas Dollhouse</a><br />
and for fun, visit the Christmas Advent Calendar<br />
to see the latest surprises in the dollhouse. <br />
<a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/AdvKal-2017/adventskalender-nach.htm">Tortula Christmas Cabinet Advent Calendar</a></div>
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Thank you Sigi!<a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/AdvKal-2017/adventskalender-nach.htm"><br /></a></div>
Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-91256528615216271982017-11-06T12:37:00.000-06:002017-11-09T17:54:51.717-06:00Sad Again.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sadly, my brother David has passed away. If you</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">are lucky enough to have a big brother you will </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">understand the special relationship we shared. He</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">was my first best friend and we were together till the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">end. He will be missed, but I have a lifetime of</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">good memories to hold close to my heart. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></div>
Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-7316424742291654322017-10-20T17:50:00.000-05:002019-01-28T14:56:23.671-06:00Hitty Furniture and Room Box Progress<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs has been busy in the shop working</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on a room box and furniture for Hitty.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The removable roof and trim pieces are </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">walnut, the floor is teak. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The furniture needs a light sanding</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and another coat of varnish. The hub's </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">made a small shelf and is working on a sea</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">chest, it's painted bright blue as described </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in the book.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The furniture is made from Missouri </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">walnut, the hubs favorite wood. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I didn't paint the bench blue, I wouldn't</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dare cover up the hubs walnut!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> There is plenty of room</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for all the pieces. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and chair rail. The top section of the wall </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">will have wallpaper, the lower section and </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">outside walls will be painted. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty finally has something to wear, a </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">simple chemise, petticoat and bloomers. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are familiar with the story of Hitty</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">you may recall she lived for several years </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with Mr. Farley, a portrait artist. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Whenever </span></b></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he painted </span></b>portraits of little girls, Hitty would</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">be pressed into service and used to still their </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hands. Thus, she had a long career as an artist's</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">model. Mr. Farley had a dress made to replace</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her tattered one. In the book Hitty describes it</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> as plain with a brown china button on the back. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since "my" Mr. Farley has rescued</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hitty from her box and is making her a new </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">home with lovely furniture, I thought it fitting </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">she have a dress similar to the one the artist</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mr. Farley provided. I just happened to have</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">one brown china button in my button box. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Hitty does not seem impressed with the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hand stitched dress I labored on for several </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">days with my stiff old finger. However, she is</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"over the moon" with her room and furniture. I</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">do believe Miss Hitty has a slight crush on my Mr. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Farley, she gives him her undivided attention</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and the sweetest little smiles of gratitude. </span></b><br />
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Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-89800658185932732802017-10-07T18:35:00.001-05:002019-03-03T15:22:06.471-06:00Hitty Doll Furniture & Shaker Boxes Galore<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs has finished the Shaker boxes....oh my, 28 in all!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He had a few pieces of Cherry wood, the older the wood</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the darker. I was very pleased to see the dollhouse </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sized boxes! A few small ones still need their handles,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">these will become small sewing boxes for dollies!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He made them in 6 different sizes. Looks</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">like Shaker boxes will given as Christmas </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gifts this year.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs was in need of another project,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> so he asked me to get out my <i>Hitty</i> book </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and little Hitty doll. This I did as quick as</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">as a wink, in case he changed his mind!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This Hitty is a wooden Robert Raikes version</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sold as a kit, with a pattern and fabric</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to make your own dress.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes, she's still naked. It's the old story of the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">shoemakers children having no shoes. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I better get busy.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In a few days I was called to the shop to see</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">his version of Hitty furniture from the book </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">illustrations. Little scrap wood prototypes</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> sitting on the full scale drawings.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Poor little naked Hitty seemed unscathed by</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the ordeal. I think she is so grateful to be out of </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the box she's spent the last 15 years cooped up in,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">she's willing to endure some embarrassment. Her </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">little mind must be whirling with thoughts of</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">clothing, furniture and a new home in her future. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The little bench I will paint blue like the</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">original in the Stockbridge Library Museum. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs said he has some Appalachian Mountain </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ash, just like the original Hitty was carved from.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Can't wait to see the pieces finished in beautiful wood. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As always, I am amazed at the hubs, lucky he</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">loves his wood shop and grateful he doesn't mind</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">playing with dolls, on occasion.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As for me, I busied myself with re reading the</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">book when the hubs wasn't studying it!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Are you ready for Halloween?? </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Summer is about over and we've been busy</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">here at the cabin. The hubs has enjoyed working</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in his wood shop. He finished his third sea</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">chest, this one is for our son. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The current project is learning to make shaker boxes.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">His wood bench is full of cherry wood shaker box parts,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> his homemade pan for boiling water and molds.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The molds and pieces keep </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the finished boxes.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ava's miniature room is almost finished.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The nautical bedroom is on it's way to being completed too. </span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My friend Sigi in Germany was working on </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a nautical beach house shadowbox at the same time</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was working on this room. We sent one another </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">little nautical exchange packages in the mail.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lots of surprises and a joy to share with a friend</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These Galleon ships were 1950's pins that Sigi</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sent from Germany. I repainted and mounted</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">them on walnut plaques the hubs made.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sigi and her husband Gerhard took a trip to</span></b><b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Baltic seacoast in northern Germany and found </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the miniature ship in a bottle. Sigi walked the beach </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with a bucket and sand shovel and collected the tiny</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">beautiful seashells and beach sand.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am so lucky to have a husband that supports</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">project, no matter how small. But, when it comes to </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">decorating, tiny curtains, dishes and minis, he leaves</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> that part to me. However, his interest in the nautical</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">room was at an all time high. </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Without a doubt, this is the hubs favorite</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">miniature! A little treasure.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>the F. Laeisz German shipping company and one of</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>the last surviving windjammers The Passat was launched</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>in 1911. Passat means trade wind in German. The Passat is</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>moored at Travemunde, Germany on the Baltic Sea.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decorated little straw beach hats with rick rack </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and made some tiny beach towels out of terry cloth</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the nautical beach bags. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I added some nautical trim to the</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">decorative pillows and made a small</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">quilt for the bed from fabric and trim</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sigi sent.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I finished the Mariner and the Moon Teresa Layman </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">miniature knot work rug. Half way through the </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">project the color chart disappeared and I was in a panic! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> She was kind enough to send me a new chart in the mail</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">when I e-mailed her....that's customer service. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you Teresa!!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hubs made a tiny wooden candle</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the brass candle holder. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Sigi made the fishnet and I decorated</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it with bits of wine bottle cork, coral, shells </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and charms. I hung it on a stained piece of</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Steve made tiny wooden stands</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A beach gnome lives in the sea chest,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a little surprise for Ava to "find" when she</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">plays in the Double Decker.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I still have a couple miniature knot work kits </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the room, but those will be winter projects. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sigi sent a personalized 65th birthday card</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with a photo of her beach house shadow box</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These will look perfect mounted on a plaque.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her beach house shadow box is beautiful and </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I love the Dora Kuhn pieces she's included. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I'm ready to shrink very small</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and enjoy a beach vacation! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~~~~</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cappy has made a full recovery from her back</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">injury, but her days of jumping up and down are</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">over. Her bed is no longer in her favorite chair and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the stairs are off limits. She is not too happy with</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the new house rules, but it's for her own good. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope your summer has been as </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nice as ours!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thanks Sigi for sharing in this fun project!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs and I are having a busy summer</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> working on various projects. His is very productive.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My projects are being completed at a snails pace. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> My friend, Sigi, in Germany has this "tiny"</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">antique Dora Kuhn red furniture, but no room</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">box to keep it in. Empty miniature Kuhn boxes</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">are virtually impossible to find.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This "tiny" blue furniture is the last version of the miniature</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">furniture made by Kuhn. I keep it stored in a doll wardrobe.</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>There is no room for dolly things so this furniture really </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>needs a home too. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in just the right dimensions for our furniture. My</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">project this summer has been painting them. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When both rooms are decorated, I'll do a post. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is a sneak peek of the unfinished boxes.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am also working on things for the nautical bedroom in</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the Double-Decker dollhouse. The Mariner is the first</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of 2 Teresa Layman miniature knot work rugs. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is slow needlework, but it's fun to see the design</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">take shape. This ones going to be very colorful. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>The unique wall art for the nautical room has an interesting</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>story. These ships and lighthouses started out life as plastic</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>jewelry pins from the 1950's. They were sent to me by Sigi,</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>from her pin collection.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some of the paint had chipped, so I repainted</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">them and the hubs made walnut plaques with hangers.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They will look beautiful on the blue painted walls.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I sent some of the finished pieces back to Sigi for</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her nautical room. </span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gathering on their beautiful farm, north of Kansas City, in June.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was our craziest gathering so far!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cindy's car needed to be in the fix it shop,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">so I came a day early and volunteered to be</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the designated driver. Of all the ladies, I am the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">worst big city driver! Luckily, they gave great </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">directions and I managed to keep us all safe,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">although I think I gave them a scare or 2! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I lost my camera........somewhere.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beth is the editor of The Weston Chronicle,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the local town paper. She had a scheduling issue,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> but managed to arrive the morning of day 2. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Teresa had arrived a week earlier and was staying</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> with her daughter and son-in law. Her grandson</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">had been in Children's Mercy Hospital, with a </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rare condition called: </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <a href="http://www.vasculitisfoundation.org/education/forms/kawasaki-disease/?gclid=CjwKEAjwtJzLBRC7z43vr63nr3wSJABjJDgJPI95MjSUcdGi075nVAN_dzXSPMUKwc1QaJp1apXnNRoC3Unw_wcB">Kawasaki Disease</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Teresa joined us for our daily excursions. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We visited the Museum Of Toys and Miniatures.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(I've used website photos.....I have no photos)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> McCormick's Distilling Co. in Weston, Mo.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>All the ladies are avid successful gardeners.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>My gardening skills are practically non existent.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Besides, when you live in a forest, the critters</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>literally eat it up. Teresa found the perfect raised</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>garden "bed" for the cabin. Small enough to easily</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>maintain and tall enough to keep the bunnies </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>& turtles out. A small fence might even discourage </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>the deer, possums and raccoons. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We had a great time, lots of laughter and hen talk. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The best part of our time together, was sharing</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the joy with Teresa, that her grandson was</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">expected to have a full recovery<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and he has.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Beth, Teresa, Me, Cinders.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Thank you Beth for the photos) </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DH-SLuyMaeA4RvQWjNEwfnjOqZlj3JWuLxjobM_xxYmbsDvpoymUN6FjjhvM0oASvVAz6SmLCKpkTWU5Td-4DnZ6IYbXTzOp-ZzmtdwXcrBY2DHgPFtnFhCCgI8ldfHsPYJVUhgz3Rra/s1600/2017-06-17+14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1600" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_DH-SLuyMaeA4RvQWjNEwfnjOqZlj3JWuLxjobM_xxYmbsDvpoymUN6FjjhvM0oASvVAz6SmLCKpkTWU5Td-4DnZ6IYbXTzOp-ZzmtdwXcrBY2DHgPFtnFhCCgI8ldfHsPYJVUhgz3Rra/s640/2017-06-17+14.jpg" width="640" /></a> <br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last fall when Teresa hosted the girlfriends get together,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I brought home 6 chestnut seeds from her chestnut trees. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I put them in a plastic bag with peat moss and kept them</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in the top shelf of the refrigerator to winterize them. This</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">spring, to my amazement, 5 of them sprouted! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I planted mine in 3 clay pots. I've watched them carefully</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and watered them diligently. Trees and herbs are still alive. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I showed the hubs the raised bed and he's planning one</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for next spring........I even have an old iron bed in the shed! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs has made several Adirondack chairs and </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He made oak kitchen recipe boxes </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He's working on a third captains sea chest.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> handles just like the ones ole' sailors made for</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> their personal chests. He spent a couple weeks this </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">winter doing all the knot work and painted</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">them a historic blue. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This chest is made of wide cherry boards.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cappy has diligently been executing her "yard </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">guard" duties. She safely escorts the many turtles </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">across the yard and chases the rabbits and squirrels.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Unfortunately, she had a fall and began to lose</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the use of her back legs, by the next morning she was</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">completely paralyzed. The hubs and I took a somber</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gloom and doom trip to the veterinarian. Tissues were</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">flying out of the Kleenex box, one for me, two for</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the hubs. We were sure the outcome</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">would not be a good one.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm certain the vet thought we were in</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">far worse condition than Cappy. While he examined</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cappy, his assistant dutifully handed out more tissues.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One for me, two for the hubs, one more for me, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">two more for the hubs. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To our relief and total amazement the vet was 100%</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> confident she would make a full recovery as she had </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">all the signs necessary, feeling in her legs etc. He gave </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her a mega shot and sent us home with the miracle </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">doggie medication, steroids.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> In no time she was standing and walking. Except for </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">outdoor trips to do her "business" he has to be </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">confined until she's healed<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, so the hubs made her</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a little pen.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cappy's doing well, although she's none too happy.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Me, I'm full of smiles.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The hubs.......... well, he has a new spring in his steps. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hope you are having a great summer.</span></b></div>
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Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-14728865978442458402017-06-11T09:50:00.000-05:002017-06-11T09:50:47.790-05:00Cappy's New Friend<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's not unusual to see deer in our yard. Our cabin is </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">surrounded by woods on all 4 sides. Part of our</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">morning "coffee drinkin" "porch sittin" ritual, is</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> counting the deer that cross our driveway. Last year we</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">had a mamma with 3 little babies that made a morning</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">& evening return trek across the yard. We literally</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">watched them grow up. Cappy often waits at the </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">end of the sidewalk to catch sight of the travelers. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This year, we have a doe that casually walks </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">down the driveway and meanders around </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the yard and the woods that border our yard. </span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From a safe distance, Cappy keeps a </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">curious but watchful eye on the visitor. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This usually lasts about 30 minutes.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Double-Decker was decorated just</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in time for a visit from our niece Emily and </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the little ones, Ava and Emmett. Ava gave</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">us a seal of approval on the new dollhouse.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They love to come to Uncle Steve and </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gamma Sherri's house. We have lots of </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">toy cars and dollhouses to play with. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Emmett was highly entertained searching for the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hidden ladybugs in the hillbilly fairy house with</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the flashlight.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> They found all 23.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The 3 pieces of the double-decker </span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> stack securely one on top of the other. </span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The</span></b> exterior colors the hubs chose are</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">just right and with furniture in the rooms</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the interior doesn't look so bright. Shutters </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and flower boxes make it a sweet country home.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Most of the furniture was made by Hall's </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lifetime Toys in Chattanooga Tennessee. Items</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">not made by Hall's Lifetime are the pie safe, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ladder back chairs, stove, sink & pastry table.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The miniature decoupaged vintage signs </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">added lots of color to the kitchen walls and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">they cost virtually nothing to make. Scraps </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of wood, card stock paper, printer ink and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> decoupage finish from my craft box.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I painted the walls Pale Honey & the trim and </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">drapery cornices are Beehive. Don't you just </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">love the names of paint? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> Red and cream homespun curtains in a country </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>check and lots of fresh vegetables from the garden.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I bet that phone has a party line. Anyone</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>remember those? </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Crescent Biscuit Company advertisement.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This little plate is a French Feve.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Feves (French for bean) are tiny figurines made to be</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> put inside a "Kings Cake" for the "Epiphany" holiday,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">celebrated on Jan. 6th, the 12th day of Christmas. This</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is the day the three wise men (three Kings) came to </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bethlehem to honor the birth of Christ. Traditionally </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a bean was placed inside the cake, but in the late </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">1800's porcelain figures replaced the bean. Whoever </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">finds the feve in their slice of cake is king for the day.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Feves are considered good luck and are collected.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made the little plate stand. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These porcelain roosters are also French Feves.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The little wooden box has Zwiebel</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">written on it. That's German for onions. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I stained the unfinished legs of the sink and</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">More French feves. Feves are just</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the right size for a dollhouse. They are</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">made to bake in a cake and are very sturdy.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Today, they are made in hundreds of designs. </span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The kitchen rug is a miniature knot work</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">kit by Teresa Layman Designs called The</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pecking Order. Visit her website to see</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">all of her beautiful designs:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://teresalayman.weebly.com/">http://teresalayman.weebly.com/</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Ava's favorite thing in this dollhouse</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is the kitty, she named her Princess.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Princess has a best friend, his </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">name is Mr. Mouse. A dollhouse</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is a happy place. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had not planned 0n a bedroom, so</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have a couple miniature knot work kits in nautical </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">designs by Teresa Layman Designs, that will make sweet</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> little rugs. This will always remind me of the fun </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">we've had working on the dollhouse and the ship </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">model in our shared loft space.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gentle Sea for the walls and Peaceful</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Blue for the trim and drapery cornices. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The sea captain's chest was made by</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the Shackman company and the curtains</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">are made from some lace scraps.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This swan planter is a gift from a friend.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Just perfect for a dollhouse on the Swan Creek. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made a blue and white ticking mattress </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and pillow for the bed.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Cotton sheets and pillow case.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">made from a small piece of old Matelasse.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This little glass vase was in my</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> mother's miniature shadow box.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The underneath is painted white. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It makes a small attic space. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hunted around for some "attic" </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">things. I'll add some little boxes of</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">holiday decorations later. I think</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it needs some dust and cobwebs too! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs rafters make it look</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">just like a real attic. I left them</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">their natural color. Nice work hubs. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs built the entire dollhouse from scraps </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he had in his wood shop, including the beautiful</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">teak wood for the floors. We purchased 7 paint </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">samples from Home Depot and 1/2 price flowers </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">from Michael's craft store. Total cost of the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Double-Decker dollhouse, around $35.00. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Can't beat that! </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was an exceptionally enjoyable project</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> because the hubs and I worked on it together<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you ladies for all your comments.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've read them all to the hubs, and he</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">thanks you too!!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Be sure to stop by Teresa Layman Designs </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://teresalayman.weebly.com/">http://teresalayman.weebly.com/</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Emmett and Ava's Easter photos.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ava's five & Emmett is 2 1/2.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We are very proud of them! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've finished painting the double-decker </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dollhouse.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The pieces stack one on top </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of the other. Hopefully, the interior colors </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">won't be too bright when the furniture is</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in place. The bedroom is very blue and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the kitchen is very, very yellow. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> This is the interior of the roof,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with the overhang painted. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The hubs is very proud of the</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> so they could be seen. It makes a small attic space.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made two panel shutters and window</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">boxes.<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I'm pleased with the colors he chose</span></b> for</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the exterior. It's a sweet, simple country cottage</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">that's sturdy enough for a child to play with. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He did an amazing job.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made a trip to Michel's craft store and</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">purchased the smallest flowers and greenery</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">they had.</span></b> <b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> They were half price....yea!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decorated a small flower pot</span></b></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with the left over flowers.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I made a larger address plaque. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That's me and the hubs, just a</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">couple of old love birds! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now it's time to decorate.......</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope all you ladies had a wonderful Mother's Day!</span></b><br />
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Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-44846058691536293032017-05-07T03:33:00.002-05:002017-09-13T21:08:05.235-05:00A Double Decker<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs has been busy in the work shop.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The kitchen room box now has another floor.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It stacks right on top.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs did a wonderful job! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I found the Hall's Lifetime 4 poster bed and </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">night stand that matches the other pieces.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Also, a captain's trunk by Shackman Co.</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I've made some bedding and curtains.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ready to paint. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, the hubs and I headed to Home Depot.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The hubs chose the exterior</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">colors and I picked the interior. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is gonna be colorful!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Praline</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fire Roasted</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yucca </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Pale Honey</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bee Hive </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Gentle Sea</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Peaceful Blue</span></b></div>
Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-71195243763643956122017-04-27T18:27:00.000-05:002017-04-27T18:27:36.007-05:00Cabin Project Updates<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs is at a stopping point with the ship model.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now that spring is here, he wanted to get some outside</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">chores done and spend some time in his workshop.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He's been working on the ship model since January.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He averages 6 or 7 hours a day, that adds up to </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">about 500 hours. The hubs is 70 years old and has </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">never worked with such a small scale. I think </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he has done an amazing job. We are never too</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">old to learn something new.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The loft seems so empty and quiet without </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the hubs. He's left his side of the loft neat</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and tidy. I miss tripping over the shop vac. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'll be glad when he starts working on </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the ship again. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been working on some simple projects for</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the kitchen room box. I ordered 1:12 scale "biscuit" or</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gingerbread molds from Arjen Spinhoven Miniaturen.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He is located in the Netherlands and makes unique</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dollhouse items, many as DIY kits.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Link to his website at the bottom of post.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I sanded the corners then</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I painted them a gingerbread brown. I just mixed</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">some brown acrylic paints until I liked the color. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I waxed them with American Decor wax,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> available at craft stores and Home Depot. I actually </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">used a soft cloth and a shoe brush to buff them to a</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> soft shine. It's just like shining your shoes!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">St. Nicholas, Catherina and Ivanhoe.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He has several designs and it was</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hard to choose!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I made some homespun curtains.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wanted some vintage advertising signs for the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> kitchen, just to brighten the walls. So, I miniaturized </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">some pictures. The hubs cut and sanded some</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> small wooden bases.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I painted the wood in different shades of brown.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used Royal Coat decoupage finish</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">from my craft supplies, but any</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I got a bit carried away and made more than</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I can use. I made an address sign to hang on the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">outside of the room box and even did some pictures</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the Christmas cabinet dollhouse.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fun, inexpensive and easy.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had some left over bedroom pieces of Hall's </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lifetime furniture. I was getting ready to sell </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">them on E-bay. The hubs said he could make </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a room that stacks on top of the the kitchen.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A double decker.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He's busy in the wood shop...... </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Link to Arjen Spinhoven Minitures </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://arjenspinhoven.nl/index.php?route=product/category&path=66_87">Arjen Spinhoven Miniaturen</a></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs is workin' away on the ship model.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He's moved all kinds of tools, big and small to his side of the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">loft. Varnish, paint, paint remover, paint thinner, drills, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">grinders, sand paper, even the portable shop vacuum now </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">resides in the loft. I don't think he remembers we have a </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">handy central </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vac system........but if you never use it!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He drills, sands, grinds, hammers and makes continuous </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">noise</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> all day long, often into the late evening.</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The quiet peaceful sewing loft is now dusty,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">stinky and I have to navigate a littered</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On numerous occasions (too many to count) </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've heard mumbled</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> exasperated groans </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the</span> occasional swear word coming</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> from his side of the room. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This usually happens when a teeny tiny minuscule piece</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he's been meticulously working on for the last 45 minutes, </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Similar to most occasions when the hubs</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">At which point I lay down the miniature knot</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rug, reach for the flashlight I keep on my </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">desk now and commence searching.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My recovery rate up to date is 100%, the hubs......zero.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He's too busy wringing his hands in despair and</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">physically impossible for something that small to</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bounce that far! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The hubs was apoplectic when a tiny water bucket</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he was painting mysteriously disappeared.....</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">till I suggested he check his shirt sleeve. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It may sound like I'm complaining, but </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I really don't care if the loft is stinky and</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dusty and cluttered......it's a small price to</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pay for all the laughs we're sharing.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am amazed at how much patience the hubs</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">has for such tiny work and the ship is looking</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wonderful.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I often go to his side of the room, just</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He comes to my side of the room to see</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We've having so much fun.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hub's was very encouraging with my work</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on the miniature rug. At 30 knots in an inch straight</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">line, he informed me that's 2,000 french knots per</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> square inch.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He kept a running <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">estimate of ho<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">w many</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had left<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span> </span></span> </span>The directions estimated it would take 3 to 6 </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hours per square inch. I figure with all the interruptions</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>"search time" it took me about 8 h<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ou</span>rs per square inch! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When I took it out of the embroidery</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> hoop, I trimmed the edges.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Folded it toward the back and </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ironed it.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I ironed Wonder Under onto one side of muslin.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wonder under is paper backed fusible web that</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">turns any fabric into fusible fabric.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> (sticky on both sides)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I cut out a circle the size of the rug, then peeled off the</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on the back of the rug.... </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Then ironed it down. It looks a bit bumpy,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">but it lays flat and doesn't look near as messy</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on the back. Sew easy too.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'m pleased with </span>the rug, it was worth all </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the effort<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>and I enjoyed it. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That's what's been happenin' in the cabin!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This was actually my Valentine's card</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">this year. The hub's is such a romantic!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I hope you are enjoying a sunny spring. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After the hubs finished the dollhouse cabinet, he </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">started a new project. He's putting together a model </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of the clipper ship The Flying cloud, that I gave him for</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">our anniversary. Not a recent anniversary, but out 1st </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">anniversary. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">We've been married 44 years</span>!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, bet<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ter late than never.</span> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I suggested he use my sewing/craft space for the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">lengthy project. It has wonderful natural lighting</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and it's comfy. So, I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>have moved to the small desk </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">across the room. </span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He has made himself right at home.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He made an easel for the ship drawings.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He's a master at "make do" too. He's made little </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wooden holders </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the minuscule pieces,</span></b></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></b> tiny vices and tool holders.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I love <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">his make do <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">magni<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fier and holder.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh, that's where the small cutting board is.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I've been looking for that. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The model is coming along nicely, but it</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">will be several months before it's finished.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">fun working together on our to<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ys<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">,</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> listening<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to music and feelin' groovy!</span></span></span></span> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Back in November I did a post on<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e</span></span> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> room box the hubs<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>made<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> for the kitc<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hen</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">furniture and accessories I ha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ve <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gathered</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> over the years<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span> They are slightly different<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>scale</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and don't match, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">but I love the pieces<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> cannot seem<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>to part with them<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These are the 2 pieces of Hall's furniture.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They are from the Early American Series. </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjVEe6-22JyhAUXHy1VqxThwSpRWowDVGe_HJS1iUjlyQhnyj4ZqYz-xq0WequMkMavRwdH5CxsHg87tvhoGFspL-NOxBo2iwIRg_LuxAxrY3jAc1J4VlZZSpbIr1HufHBNE25jt5j679/s1600/IMG_4790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjVEe6-22JyhAUXHy1VqxThwSpRWowDVGe_HJS1iUjlyQhnyj4ZqYz-xq0WequMkMavRwdH5CxsHg87tvhoGFspL-NOxBo2iwIRg_LuxAxrY3jAc1J4VlZZSpbIr1HufHBNE25jt5j679/s640/IMG_4790.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The kitchen sink and cutting table were made </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">by Dora Kuhn. Made of cast iron, porcelain</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and wood, they are heavy pieces.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The punched tin pie safe</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">was hand made. It's marked</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> CS 1972 on the bottom.</span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The metal old fashioned stove was made by</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bodo Hennig, a German company.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> All the little doors open and close. </span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The bottom shelves have little candles.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A mix of Ozark ladder back chairs.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'ve ma<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">de headway on</span></span> the miniature kno<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t rug</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the room. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>I've finished<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>all the detail se<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ctions </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">have begun </span>the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>background.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Cream <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ar<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ound the</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rooster<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>and a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>dark<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>brown for the chicks and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hens<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I still have a long way<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to go.</span> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I finally came across <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the</span> Hall's Lifetime table</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on E-bay. It's plain and simp<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">le. Shopping on</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">E-bay is a time <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">waster</span> and no fun at all! </span> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I found some old wooden<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> drapery</span> cornices</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the windows. They were too long for the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">windows in the room, but the handy hubs</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">took them apart and shortened them. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The very last of th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e dollhouse miniatures</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ar<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e for the kitche<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I</span>f I have to s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tuff the </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cabinets<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> full, </span>they will <u>a</u><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>ll</u> be used!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> more<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> boxes of dollhouse s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tuff</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in the at<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ti<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!!!</span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span> </span></span> </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These Franklin Mint miniature Colonial </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pewter pieces are from the 80's<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and a</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">slightly larger scale tha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n 1/12.</span> </span> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Assorted finds. The writing on t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he </span>little wooden box</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is German for onions. The <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">stoneware ju<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">g is painted</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in a pa<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">trio<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tic</span></span> design.</span></span> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0P_2c9rrutE_ZdsbXhJCSWV3BttqXiGRIWKC1hIjULfD1YB_KgKM84Mmxi-l8n5XnAhuMsbVcFYmdu3vfHub4WTfUMG-o5C_GfZSpfwpRlH1P9DfShV_GbPQDrovKC-dzeAr5sLxoybw/s1600/IMG_5587.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0P_2c9rrutE_ZdsbXhJCSWV3BttqXiGRIWKC1hIjULfD1YB_KgKM84Mmxi-l8n5XnAhuMsbVcFYmdu3vfHub4WTfUMG-o5C_GfZSpfwpRlH1P9DfShV_GbPQDrovKC-dzeAr5sLxoybw/s640/IMG_5587.jpg" width="640" /></a> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Veggies <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and poultry.</span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The little barn o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">il paint<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ing <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">has</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the initials AF <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and date of 76.</span> </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTvaQZJ8_P49YXNRPnfmVsVP8uqAvRy_v6EAJ1on5gnu3WBsgV1KtlTGmDGk8op6wYyYDv3y1f433QPaxELwQ4xe7G_iwYXe58O6wdBQCBhnuc86gswFS0Fc9m_dYLPAPfNEyhbWAhPal/s1600/IMG_5618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTvaQZJ8_P49YXNRPnfmVsVP8uqAvRy_v6EAJ1on5gnu3WBsgV1KtlTGmDGk8op6wYyYDv3y1f433QPaxELwQ4xe7G_iwYXe58O6wdBQCBhnuc86gswFS0Fc9m_dYLPAPfNEyhbWAhPal/s640/IMG_5618.jpg" width="640" /></a> These dolls were made by Eric Horne,<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>an English</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wooden toy maker.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>They're the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>only dollhouse size </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">doll<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s I have<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. Not <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the right<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>period and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'m not </span></span>sur<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e I </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">will<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>use them <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in</span> the room</span></span>, but <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t</span>hey w<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ould</span> be</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>happy<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>to </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">have some clothing and a home,<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>instead of living</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> dark</span> drawer. </span></b> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A rug to finish<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, curtai<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ns<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and </span>clothi<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ng</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to make<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and I must deci<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">de o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n an interior</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">paint color.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ny suggestions?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span> I still have plenty to do.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ve been working since March of 2015 <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to</span> get</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">all the dollhouse furnitu<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">re and accessori<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">es<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>out </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">storage and </span>into homes.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'m almost<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>there<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and it's </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a good feelin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">g to be this close to the end</span>.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">O</span>f course, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I couldn't have done it withou<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the hubs. He has been </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">enthusiastic and very<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>generous with his time and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">skills<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Hat's off<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to you</span> hubs!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's snowing today<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.......can't wait till spring!</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-49863567427003565772017-02-25T16:57:00.000-06:002017-12-01T12:17:41.792-06:00How To Make A Dollhouse Gingerbread House<div style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It's still Christmas <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">at the cabin and </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Ginger has been a very bu<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sy little bak<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">er!</span></span> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The gingerbread house for the Dora Kuhn</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Christmas themed dollhouse cabinet <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is</span> finished.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Actually, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span>made two.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>It<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> was a fun project</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and much easie<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r than I had imagined<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">!</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUv6JsxiKenpQf1vzwyAkO2TSSKb7nM79x20XV9TqbHCLTFT7r49Eg__p1NmNyrdanZCNUUPx9sq7Xx7zErfPgkUQatKX7Qhl7o38Y6nPnuIDVJ2ewMhyXFTPXgdcv26b9F1juLGtx3Ks/s1600/IMG_5379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUv6JsxiKenpQf1vzwyAkO2TSSKb7nM79x20XV9TqbHCLTFT7r49Eg__p1NmNyrdanZCNUUPx9sq7Xx7zErfPgkUQatKX7Qhl7o38Y6nPnuIDVJ2ewMhyXFTPXgdcv26b9F1juLGtx3Ks/s640/IMG_5379.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This project started when I was looking for a </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">finished gingerbread house and I came across this </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wonderful<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>gingerbrea<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d house <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">kit at:</span></span> </span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://bbobx.homestead.com/index.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Belara Beach Originals</span></a></span></b> </span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, I thou<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ght I'd</span></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">try my hand<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>at making my<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> own.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(Photo courtesy of Belara Beach <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Originals)</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">wanted</span></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bigger</span> houses for the larger 1/10th</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">scale furniture in the C<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hristmas Cabinet dollhouse<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">S</span>o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, the hubs<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">kindly made <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ouple</span></span> houses out </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of scrap woo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZS1OL7HiRcsUoJSdLiIOeglazNt_GykpBlc4LvHjgOBH0cQ4GScMXTxfZ68Uw3jdHyWy4q9hMLGsKibnqFh9x3bx1oztTTgDbSKBa1bq1KDoWYaWX72Kmj8Ua_Hc6_yZ3pmQVKVeBajg/s1600/IMG_5395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixZS1OL7HiRcsUoJSdLiIOeglazNt_GykpBlc4LvHjgOBH0cQ4GScMXTxfZ68Uw3jdHyWy4q9hMLGsKibnqFh9x3bx1oztTTgDbSKBa1bq1KDoWYaWX72Kmj8Ua_Hc6_yZ3pmQVKVeBajg/s640/IMG_5395.jpg" width="640" /></a> </span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I ordered more beautiful hand made candies</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> from Lauriel at</span></b> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://bbobx.homestead.com/index.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></a></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><a href="http://bbobx.homestead.com/index.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Belara Beach Originals</span></a></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">mind for this fall candy.</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tiny candy corn....so cut<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e!</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lauriel makes candy for all the holidays! </span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here's a list of things I purchased to make the houses.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">House Kit & </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Handmade Candy</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">from </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://bbobx.homestead.com/index.html"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Belara Beach Originals</span></a></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">&</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Snow</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Everything else I had in my house and craft supplies. </u></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Glue that dries clear</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Toothpicks, for placing glue on the back of candy </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Paint: gingerbread color and white</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Small paint brush </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Small spatula for scooping out snow</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tweezers for placing candy on house</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Small Scissors</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Quart size freezer bag </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Small tools for spreading snow</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(small knife would work)</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Small container for mixing snow </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Paper towels</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Small baking pan with sides </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Aluminum foil </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Damp cloth for wiping up messes! </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Baby powder </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A sweet hubby who makes things you request.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A pair of glasses that magnify if you're old like me!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last but not least:</span></b></u> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Patience </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is the snow I purchased at Michael's Crafts store.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I believe this is a seasonal product. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I also found these products online. I have </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">not used them, but snow is snow!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I mixed brown craft paint with red, to get</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I painted the base with white. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I put a white paper towel in a small baking pan</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with sides. It's much easier to see the candy on</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a white background. The candy is teeny tiny, don't </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">drop it on the floor or it's lost forever, hence the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pan with sides! I used tweezers to sort the candy. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I decided what candies I would use on the roof, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sides of house, front of house, around the base etc.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I spread snow on one side of the roof top and </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">placed the candy in rows with the tweezers. I used a</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">toothpick to push the candy out of the tweezers and </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">onto the snow, if it was stuck. A toothpick works well </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for pushing the candy deeper into the snow too.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Here is where patience is used. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The snow is sticky and it's easily messed </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">up, so go slowly and LET THINGS DRY</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">BEFORE YOU MOVE TO THE NEXT STEP!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Next step was gluing candies to the front,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">back and sides of house. I used a toothpick</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">to put glue on the back of candy as I held it</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">secure with the tweezers. Be creative!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I turned the tiny candy canes into heart</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">shaped front and back doors.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> I spread a layer of snow on the base and placed</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>candies around the house to represent bushes.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I made little sidewalks out of caramels. </b></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Remember to let your work dry hard before you proceed.</b></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>I then added another layer of snow on the base for</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>more snow drifts. I pushed snow up close to</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>the candy bushes and made a path of shoveled </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>snow next to the sidewalk.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Lots of photos below. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>(Excuse the dusty bits on the snow, I was</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b> working with moss at the other end of </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>my table and forgot to brush them clean.) </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Last step is the decorative piping on the house</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> roof and fence along the base. No need to be</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">too technical.....they are just SQUIGGLES. You</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">don't have to be a professional to make squiggles!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I mixed a small amount of baby powder to the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Michael's snow. I thickened it just enough for </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the squiggles to keep their shape. This may </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">not be necessary with the other types of snow. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I trimmed off the top of my quart sized blue freezer</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bag. That's what I had, any small bag will do. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I used the small spatula to put the </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">snow into the plastic bag. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I cut a tiny tip off the end of the bag.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Twist the open end of the bag so the snow </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">doesn't come out the big end as you work. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I practiced making squiggles on the foil</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">using a small up and down motion as I moved</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in a line and gently squeezed the snow out. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It doesn't need to be perfect, it's just</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">snow drifts, they come in all shapes and sizes. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I cut down candy canes and used them </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for gates along the front walkways.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I added candy to the top of the squiggles.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Photos below show all the places</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I "squiggled" the snow.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The holidays <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">have come and gone, but </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">'s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>still Christmas here in<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> the cabin..........</span></span></span> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs was busy in the workshop during </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">December<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>building a cabinet for the last of the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Dora Kuhn<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>furniture waiting for a home.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span>Originally,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I had hoped to <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">have</span> the proper Kuhn<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>dollhouse<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">,<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span> </span> </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he hubs even<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>offered to build <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a similar one</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">,</span></span></span></span></span></span> but in</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> truth, there is<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> simply</span> no<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>room<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>in the cabin for a </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> large dollh<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ouse</span>.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> T</span>he hubs<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>suggested<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>a</span></span> tal<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">l</span> cabinet<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ma<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">n<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y European museums<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>have<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>beautiful<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>cabinet<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dollhouses<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> so, I thought it was a great idea.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">told</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">him I have 4 rooms of furni<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ture and t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he rooms</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">needed t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">o be at least 11 by 18 inches.</span></span></span> Just a simple</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">country cabinet. I </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">had<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>no <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">clue</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">what he would come</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">u<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">p with,<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>but he<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>never<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>disappoints<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span> </span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> He made the</span> cabinet<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>from old Missour<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">i walnut</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span>he bought at a farm<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>sale years ago.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>I love<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dentil trim<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> around the top of the cabinet and<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the hand<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>turned<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>door handle<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He even installed lighti<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ng.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(I was sec<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">retly hoping for this.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">)</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The interior trim work is just as </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">beautiful as the outside. Although,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">most dollhouse cabinets have painted</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">or wallpapered walls, I wouldn't<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>dream</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of covering up the hubs detail work. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span>T</span>he accessories packed away with<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">furniture had a Christmas theme<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, so<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>a y<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ear</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">round Christmas cabinet it is<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> A</span></span></span></span></span></span>n eclectic<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">mix<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> of odd scale<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d collected<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>whimsies, </span>with</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>touches<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>of<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span>American<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nd German traditions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A "make do" <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dollhouse<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> cabinet.</span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span> </span> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sisters</span> that live in the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cabinet</span> are</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">vintage <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hard plastic G</span>erman Edi dolls from</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> the 1<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9</span>50's</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They are wearing <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">beautifully cr<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">oche<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ted </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">holiday<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>dresses.</span></span></span> Holly, in <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">green, is named for the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">raditional </span>Christmas holly.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Ginger<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in pink, ge<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ts </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>name<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>from my fav<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">orite Christmas<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>delight,</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> gingerbrea<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d</span></span></span></span>. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Such s</span>weet faces!</span></span> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With the exception o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f</span> 2 older <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cabinets, </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the</span> Dora Kuhn furniture in the cabinet is from</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> the 1980's.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>The furniture is in 1/10 <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">scale. Larger</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> than the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>tradition<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">al Americ<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">an </span>dollhouse 1/12<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> scale<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">or</span> 1 inch<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>to 1 foot.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> It is sturdily <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hand</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> crafted</span> </span></span>and </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">colorfully hand painted<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in the </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Bavarian f<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ol<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">k art </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">style called </span></span>Bau<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">er</span>nmalerei.</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(pronounced bow<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">-urn-maler-rye)</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is</span> 1930's Kuhn cabinet finally has a </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">per<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">mane<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nt home <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in the dini<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ng room. </span></span></span></span> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFmIVM9ktMUgmtx8KliO5ckoy4Fa8cU946_l8BBMfMKlOtLpj6C_2CK4QTwgdjRT45RBOnFHci59H5S_J-0Zkc2QgyXpYMY7hsSMkqdXs5S83nO3f4gnow0bHgbFfKmpn5X4Akh0W2hNG/s1600/IMG_09032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFmIVM9ktMUgmtx8KliO5ckoy4Fa8cU946_l8BBMfMKlOtLpj6C_2CK4QTwgdjRT45RBOnFHci59H5S_J-0Zkc2QgyXpYMY7hsSMkqdXs5S83nO3f4gnow0bHgbFfKmpn5X4Akh0W2hNG/s640/IMG_09032.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></span></span></span></b> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">decorated several <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rees and</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">made tree skirts.</span> </span></span></span> The hubs c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ut <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">top of<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>larger tree and made a new</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">base for the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">9 inch<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>din<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ing room tree.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The German <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">angel topper <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is a gift f<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rom</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> my<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>German friend Sigi.</span></span></span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Holly is putting the last ornament</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on the Christmas tree, a ballerina from</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> the Christmas ballet "The Nutcracker"<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">,</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">her favorite.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Pran<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">cer,<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> the girls</span> Fox Terrier,</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is actually a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> German flocked Wagner</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Ku<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">nstlerschut<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">z</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>ornament.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Years ago <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I attended a histor<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ic arts<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>fai<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">r</span> selling</span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hand made dolls. The weaver's <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">12 year old </span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>daughter<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>visited often <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">during th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e weekend and</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">admired <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">one of my</span> dolls. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She was learni<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ng</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to weave </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">on<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">small loom<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">let her</span> take the dolly ho<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">m</span>e, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">promise<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>she would weave</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">several</span> dollhouse</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> rug<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and ma<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">il them<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>to me.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>A few weeks <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">later they</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> arrived in the mail.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">S</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he did</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>a beautiful job, I love </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">olors she chose </span>and I'm delighted to have</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> them <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in</span> the cabinet. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">little <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">poinsettia<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> belonged to</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">my mother, she <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">kept a small basket</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of different flowers in her window sill.</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In Germany it's call<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ed the Christmas S<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tar.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I painted <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">some</span> small pots gold and </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">added the flowers, a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">very special </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">memory for me</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My pride and jo<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">y<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> is the</span></span></span> Seiffener German miniature </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Christmas matchbox that sits atop<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> buffet.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I made ornaments for the wreaths <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and smaller trees</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">from</span> artificial<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>floral berries dipped in glue then glittered. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I cut narrow ribbon<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>in half to make the tiny<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">bows.</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Some of the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> tree toppers are gol<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">d </span>glittered star </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">shaped button<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> from my button box. In Ge<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rmany,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it is not the custom<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to have wreath<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">inside t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">he home</span>,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> but<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>wreat<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hs on the<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> front</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">door are <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">be<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">com<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ing</span></span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">more</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">common</span>. A borrowed custom from America. </span></span></span> </span></span></span> </span></span></span></span> </span></span> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ginger is the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">chef</span> in the family.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">She's been busy in the kitchen baking</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">breads<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">sweets</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, a gingerbread house</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and the Christmas turkey</span></span>.</span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Can't you smell the wonderful<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>aroma?</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The reindeer is a wooden cut<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>work ornament. </span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyUqR0E8xqnIYypGFcPysOPBJCXSbuf-hWVQHjIkuCTdRs1KkjUAArSd4VcQwsF0WTdfEmA-dfVmOGDAWzSdOVf_YuCM2E3Ly8-R2MI-xLCBKxejgRNKcAkY0h8wnPyxRbGswXsg_0AQO/s1600/IMG_5132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjyUqR0E8xqnIYypGFcPysOPBJCXSbuf-hWVQHjIkuCTdRs1KkjUAArSd4VcQwsF0WTdfEmA-dfVmOGDAWzSdOVf_YuCM2E3Ly8-R2MI-xLCBKxejgRNKcAkY0h8wnPyxRbGswXsg_0AQO/s640/IMG_5132.jpg" width="484" /></a><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This older large red cabinet from the</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 50's<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>has become the kitchen pantry. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh my......the cupboard is bare<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">,</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">but</span> inside <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">it's</span> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">beautifully painted</span>.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When Ginger cooks, there is always </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">lot<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">s of</span> </span>"washing up" to do. A woman's </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">work<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>is never do<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ne.</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">house <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">with</span> the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">teeny, tiny candies.</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made the little house,</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a </span>future project for me to finish) </span> </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The</span> traditional American</span> gingerbread </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">house<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">originated in</span> Germany<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">omes</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> from<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>the story of Hansel and Gretel. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">old witch lived in </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">a<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span>Knusperhaus<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">,<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> literal </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">English translation is "crispy house".</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">New bedding<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> for the beds,</span> in the traditional</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">red and white checked Dora Kuhn style.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think one of the elves has been naughty!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Santa brought lots<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> of<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">toys this </span>year</span>!</span></span></b> <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> are</span> </span></span>the <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">tin<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">iest</span></span></span></span></span> Edi dolls dressed</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>traditional German outfits.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The gir<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ls</span></span> love to play with paper dolls</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and </span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">watch</span> th<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e </span>Christmas <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">movies</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>that <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">play</span> non stop on </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the Hallma<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">rk channel<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> during the holiday season.</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">(I admit I watch them <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">too</span> and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">keep a box o<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">f Kleenex ha<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ndy</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span>)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made a movable room </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">divider for the bottom floor.</span></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTciTodvzEBo-_adyn3g2HucqpTr8mDGnh0WadFkBXPpiXhZdkeJ91DSEWwd-Irnd-YqQwmZD3iLF6591PIwtx2_JtxsJYppRm6CIAKCpyy9sQC-xF7V2E71-YgRwpU95lBf_V7lv_8YCB/s1600/IMG_5114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTciTodvzEBo-_adyn3g2HucqpTr8mDGnh0WadFkBXPpiXhZdkeJ91DSEWwd-Irnd-YqQwmZD3iLF6591PIwtx2_JtxsJYppRm6CIAKCpyy9sQC-xF7V2E71-YgRwpU95lBf_V7lv_8YCB/s640/IMG_5114.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Another wooden cut work<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>ornament han<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gs</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">over the bathtub. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Surely the</span> pretend bubbles </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in this<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>house <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">are </span> shaped like snowflakes.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The remaining room has become an entrance</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">for the Christmas "little people" who visit in the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dark of night. Perhaps the visitors are tiny German </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Christmas elves that fly about with<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>their delicate </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">butterfly shaped wings.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>Maybe they are the "Wichtel",</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> creatures that liv<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">e</span> in the cellars of German homes.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They are joking and <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span>sometimes naughty. I think</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the visitors are called "Heinzelmanner". They live</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> in German<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>homes year round. They are helpful and kind.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>come at night to do the cleaning, sewing and<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>tidying</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">up. It <u>must</u> be them, the cabinet<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>dollhouse is always </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">in perfect order.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>It's so pretty with the lights on.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuvAOBRiE-R8xHdF-gbIFTjar4yCZysocM7ttv3gTGx9OcJ72oulqo4-dFKQS8Y3UHyOuMW-JILgJqF1UcEKK-mB_caNO6ko4VZkwlCovU1QnrSg6qk6FmItHnWVGz7GPp1-fLtT7pBtz/s1600/IMG_5078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuuvAOBRiE-R8xHdF-gbIFTjar4yCZysocM7ttv3gTGx9OcJ72oulqo4-dFKQS8Y3UHyOuMW-JILgJqF1UcEKK-mB_caNO6ko4VZkwlCovU1QnrSg6qk6FmItHnWVGz7GPp1-fLtT7pBtz/s640/IMG_5078.jpg" width="640" /></a>Thank you Steve, for a wonderful Christmas</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gift.<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>I'm so proud of this<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>beautiful cabinet.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">You've made a family<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>heirloom<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> t<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">hat will be</span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">enjoyed for generations<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>to come. </span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sto<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">p </span></span>by Sigi Ulbrich's <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">site<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> to learn more<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span>about</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the original Dora Kuhn</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> 1/10 scale dollhouse<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/miniatur/kuhnhaus/1-seite.htm">Dora Kuhn 1/10 Scale Dollhouse-Tortula</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Photo courtesy of Tortula </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Photo courtesy of Tortula </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Also, <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">take a <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pee<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">k</span> at</span></span> Sigi's beautiful </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">German </span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">dollhouse Christmas decorations<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span></span></span> <a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/miniatur/su-puppenweih/1-seite.htm">Christmas In The Dollhouse-Tortula</a> </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you would like to learn more about the German</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Edi Dolls, Sigi publishes and online compend<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ium<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span> </span></span></span> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://www.sugmu.de/tort/edi/edipup-91e.htm">Edi Doll Compendium-Sigi Ulbrich at Tortula</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Thank you S<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">igi for your valu<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">able information,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Best Wishes for a wonderful New Year! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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The hubs has been busy in the shop.......a peek inside later!</div>
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Sherri Farleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106796132612922630noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6651354379965973405.post-77707147685941097962016-12-04T10:45:00.001-06:002016-12-04T10:45:48.706-06:00Nativity<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Christmas is just around the corner. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Time to get our a few decorations.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> The nativity set was in need of a new creche,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so I asked the hubs if he had enough barn </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">wood scraps left to make one.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He went</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> above and beyond my simple request.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He installed a night light to illuminate the inside.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> These paper mache nativity pieces </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">are marked U. S. zone Germany, which dates </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">them shortly after WWII. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A sweet little angel keeps</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">watch over baby Jesus. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's large enough I can add a</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">few more animals down the road.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The hubs whittled a working latch</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> for the animal enclosure gate. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I love the colors, still bright </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">after all these years.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A young Shepard boy dressed in pink,</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> with stripped socks!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The kitchen room box is moving </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">along at a snails pace.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I've been watching e-bay for a</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">corner cabinet and hutch made by</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Hall's Lifetime toys. Individually the</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> pieces go for around $25 to $75, far </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">more than I'm willing to pay!!</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a bargain, scrappy room box. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqELWiMNuffLeR5tR9KCRKpS8XLEV-bQvkpPn5cwE3elu49Tsn0Zhwmp3W2qtLlJKfoYrcjCAhPTh6aFLcdss53r3DisAYgHovwpUHy8qh4r7N7N6w8EtmrliZGI-gn6Z_IkfN6MtpuKB/s1600/IMG_4790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqELWiMNuffLeR5tR9KCRKpS8XLEV-bQvkpPn5cwE3elu49Tsn0Zhwmp3W2qtLlJKfoYrcjCAhPTh6aFLcdss53r3DisAYgHovwpUHy8qh4r7N7N6w8EtmrliZGI-gn6Z_IkfN6MtpuKB/s640/IMG_4790.jpg" width="640" /></a> I happened upon a set of 5 pieces in excellent</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> condition for less than the price of a single piece, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">including shipping, so I snatched it up.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Tennessee, from
the early 1960's through the 1980's. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They made quality doll furniture for 8-12" dolls like </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ginny and Madame Alexander. They also made 3/4"</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> scale miniature furniture and 1/12 scale furniture </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and dollhouses. All of their furniture was made of </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">gum wood and<span style="font-family: serif;"> <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">plywood</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> & extremely sturdy for play. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The company offered several styles and finishes that</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">included painted white, blond, Early American, maple </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">and Mountain Cherry. It was sold in upper </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">scale department stores.</span></b> </div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This Early American dollhouse series consisted of 12</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">pieces of furniture for a living room, bedroom</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> and kitchen:</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Table & Chairs</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sideboard</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hutch Cabinet</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Corner Cabinet </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rocker</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Chest</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Canopy Bed</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wardrobe</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dresser </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do I see a scrappy bedroom</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> box in my future?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> chairs with rush seats, just like the ones</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">my Grandad had. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The hubs made some shutters for the</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">the outside of the windows.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> I've been diligently working on the rug. This is </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">actually many hours of making french knots.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I wish each of you a </span></b></div>
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