Finished Fairy Dollhouse #2

I finished the second fairy dollhouse.
Summer has been so busy around the
cabin it took me longer than expected.

 Cleaning supplies and

gardening tools; a must have

in every fairy home.

When the criks' too cold, a warm sudsy
 bath in the ole' tin tub is in order.

This very sturdy crooked chair was another 
flea market find.  I remember the price tag
was $1.00 and I thought it was too expensive so
 put it back on the shelf.  Just before I left the
shop I decided to purchase it anyway.

When I got it home I discovered the

writing on the bottom of the ole' tin seat.

Auaust Hufstepler

Van Buren MO

May 2 1964

Made at the age of 86
Great piece of our local history & it really
shows how important it is to sign our creations
& what a bargain!

I found these Mooska dolls on
the clearance rack at Target. Only one
fairy, but she'll have lots of friends.

Sturdy little dolls just Ava's size.

 Cute, colorful & I didn't have
to tackle makin' fairies. Yee Haw!
 
Taria and Fox enjoying tea & sweets.
 

Simple bedding from the
30's fabrics.  The reverse fabric
matches the borders. 

More Ozark porch sittin', I'm beginning to
think fairies are kinda lazy.

A sleep over with all your friends
is a fairy good time.

 Girl talk and a bird's eye view. 

I really enjoyed putting this fairy house together.
All the color makes it a cheerful happy home &
Little Red Hen's "roof" quilt is the
 frosting on the cake!!!
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Braided Rugs For The Fairy House #2

This week I finished the simple 
braided rugs for the second fairy house. 
 I used combinations of these 30's prints
 & made 3 different rugs.

 I used the darker yellow, red & green

 for the round dining room rug. (9 in.)

 Smaller round rugs

for the upstairs.

 

 Soft yellow, red & green

for the cradle.

 Blue, red & green for the 

tiny blue furniture.

The little oval front porch

rug was made from left over

braiding from dollhouse #1.

 The sun is shining brightly today &
it looks like the rain will stop for 
a few days........maybe I can get 
something done outside!

Fairy Dollhouse #2 Accessories

I found plenty of accessories for this larger

dollhouse stashed away in my dollhouse boxes.

 Thank you hubs for another cutting board. 

 The mini butter churn is breakable, but 

I'm giving it a home anyway.

More treen ware in a larger size.

 These plastic realistic accessories are called
 Re-ment & made in Japan for fashion dolls
like Barbie, in the larger 1/10 scale.

 They look good enough to eat.

 Woodland plastic fairy glasses.

Silverware in a tray & a Re-ment 

strawberry cake.

Plenty of room left to
add the little jam jars. 

  
I ordered some tiny decals on Etsy

to jazz up this plain metal canister set.

This will hang next to the stove.

 
This 1950's Japanese mini tin stove 
fit right in with the mini furniture.
Fairies need toys too.

Hopefully, I'll have the rugs 
and bedding done next week.
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What projects are you working on?

Furniture For Fairy House #2

This dollhouse has a "make do"
 mixed lot of  flea market furniture, 
some pieces in need of repair, all 
could use sanding & new paint.  

 Three coats of paint with a fine 
sanding in between.

To my relief, the detail painting was so easy, I
 just followed the embossed lines.  I used dark 
wax to antique the pieces, then followed with a 
final coat of clear Briwax & a good buffing.

 I glued some small scraps to the tiny 
furniture and coated the pieces with
 decoupage varnish before waxing.

I was going for a colorful shabby look 
with a very old patina.  I got a bit too
 heavy with the antiquing (my hands got
 tired during this process), but the 
furniture is definitely colorful!

 
Some red and white ticking for the bedding.

 You couldn't see the full pattern before.

The house is beginning to fill up!

I'm delighted to find a home
for this dust catcher.............

It just fits!

 Time for bedding and rugs from these 
colorful 30's prints.

I wonder what accessories I'll find for this 
house in the dollhouse boxes??
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We are having a cool wet spring
here in the Ozarks!