Mini Workshop :)

Only made one thing today, but did bring home the kits for everything else, the theme was fishing! I LOVE fishing!! Anyway made this fishing bag.. I need to redo the corners, wasn't too happy with them as it was hard to get them to actually stay in the right place! Fun though!

Has anyone had these?

I found these on ebay and decided to bid on them.  Missed a couple of auctions so ended up with 50 at about $1 each - they sold for $10.95 (aud) each back then. I figured they'd be a good learning process for me, not to mention give me some light timber to work with and build my library a bit.  They arrived today - so funny - in a 'lettuce' box with "keep refrigerated 3-5 c on it.. my son picked it up and rang me quite frantic.. it wouldn't fit in the fridge!! Hahaha!!! Anyway, I guess it'll keep me busy for a while.. these came out around 1997.

Strange things?

I had to get rid of an old toy box of things.. well.. couldn't do it without looking at almost EVERYTHING before tossing it.. found some mighty max toys, a polly pocket, cute little soccer ball.. suitcase and cars.. which are kind of big but still.. my kids had tonka toys that were big? The chair came from an op shop - it's resin and would look great in a kids room since it's kind of small :) Oooh how cute is that mask!!

Ok here goes.. lots of random stuff...

Ok, to start with, couldn't resist taking this pic! My house is just around the corner, LOVE a double rainbow!

So.. down to the nitty gritty - firstly I was telling Kez how messy I am.. I guess photo's tell all.. this was my current state today.. I HAVE cleaned up a bit now.. Dining room table, fold table, kitchen bench.. oops?? It's a very organised mess.. really!

The next pic is a bit of a no-no.. but hey.. it was a scrap and isn't part of my mystery box challenge LOL but I was experimenting with the humble toothpick!

Some goodies arrived today - 2 bathrooms.. I like them!

Because I complained about the cost of postage, she gave me a free cake.. hmm it's bright!

Some stuff I bought - tiny pegs in 2 sizes - SO handy for gluing and holding stuff in place! And other bits & pieces..

The jars.. they're kinda big as you can see.. but could be handy? All these little bits I have bought were $2 

Card pieces.. various sizes, and on the right - waxed cord.. handy!!

Just a thought, might be handy? This was $4 LOL

A little something I made today - got the idea from Garden of Imagination on Youtube 

I have made a few other things, but can't show them on here yet.. hehe!!!!

Now I lay me down to sleep...

For my master bedroom.  I am still thinking of what kind of bed cover I want.. kind of have an idea.. whether I can do it or not though is another matter.  anyway the sheets are done and the darker pic is taken in the room it's going in, shame about the darkness it doesn't show the colours well!  Oooh looks like I made the bed a bit messy too - yes fixable it's just scrunched up how I placed the mattress in there. Lots of learning.. would do things a wee bit differently next time but very pleased with it!

The little doll came in a pack of 4 from a $2 shop.

Interlude.. battery lights!! Beautiful!!

I decided to bite the bullet and purchase some battery operated lighting with some money my parents gave me for my birthday (to spend on minis!) - they arrived today  - oh wow!!!! They're just gorgeous!!! There is a repeat of one photo to show other colours - the lamp flashes different colours and is the prettiest thing!!! Very happy! These are available from here: Manhattan Dollhouse

Mystery challenge.. hehe

As some of you know - Kez and I have a little Mystery Box challenge happening, where I had an assortment of things in a box.. divided it in two and sent Kez half.. we are to make things out of these bits & pieces... so today - I have been working on one of those items.. I can't say too much at this stage, but CAN say.. I was working on dowel.. how many pieces, and what sizes, I'm not letting on!!

I bought some Little House of Miniatures kits on eBay - what a bargain! They arrived today - lots of work to do on a rainy day ;-) Postage was about the same as the winning bid price - so all in all I think I did well.  Love these kits, they're teaching me a lot, and fun to do.

That's it for today! Tomorrow I will finish the mystery item, can't post that till September! Am also working on another one, and will do something postable in the next day or two.