Miniature dollhouse addiction!

Ok, so i've been known to be a bit OCD and I struggle to finish one project before I am tip toeing off to find the next but, have you guys tried building a miniature dollhouse? I want to play with it every chance I get.

 Well, my Lil Boo was due for her 6th birthday last April. As we were rummaging through Hobby Lobby, she laid eyes on this large hobby dollhouse and I think we both began to jump up and down while yelling "can we have it?, can we have it?! Once I realized I was the  only adult there, I regained my composure and told her "we'll see"! A few days later my boyfriend came walking in the door with a large box. Yeah!! Lil Boo and I were so excited that we got right to it. Obviously, Lil Boo only lasted a few minutes once she saw the contents of the box. 

After about 3 weeks I began to wonder if I should have pulled a building permit for this thing? Holy Cow! It's now July and I have finally completed the exterior and recently moved on to the kitchen and nursery. 

 I want to show you the wood flooring that I made from wide craft sticks that I clipped the ends off of. I then

painted each one with a gloss Mod Podge. Finally, placed them in alternating lengths with my fabulous "3in1" glue.  My chandelier was made with jewelry wire and beads. However, it took a few days before that wire and I could come to an agreement.  Ughhh... They always seem to make those tutorials look amateur. Well , I just about declared war on that chandelier! The arm chair is a tutorial from 1inchminisbykris.blogspot.com. I could doodle on her blog for days! As you can see I have a ways to go before adding my finishing touches.  The walls look jacked up because everything I put up, I rip down. I can't seem to make up my mind. I plan to post the kitchen in the next few days along with DIY appliances. I also used hardwood floors, except I stained with a dark walnut! I'll shush and let you get creative! If you have any questions, please feel free. Thanks for stopping by to check out my blog and don't worry about Lil Boo. We have plans to get her a much smaller house to start out with and mommy pinky promises not to touch it;) "Ey!! zebras do not hang on chandeliers! It's my dollhouse now!"

Until next time, thanks everyone.

Gingerbread House!

There were no Graham Crackers left within a 20 miles
radius once I finished this house!

Hello everyone! This is my very first post and I'm so excited to show you all one of my latest projects. My daughter turned 6 in April and if you know me, then you know that I transform into a  zombie for a good 3 months. Well.. that is unless your a cake decorator, or hobby lobby. Anyways, after a little (lot) of negotiating with my little boo we finally came up with a Candyland theme. She was actually excited and it was that very moment I began to fantasize of enormous gumdrops, oversized gumball machines, and of course a gingerbread house! Yes!!! Well, I'll stop talking and show you the pictures!

I built the frame from pvc piping. I found all kinds of pvc playhouse plans, but none of them were sturdy enough to hold the walls and the 1 ton graham cracker roof. However, with my 3 am searches I was bound to find something. Well.. I did! I found the plans at https://www.formufit.com/large-pvc-kids-playhouse. Now, I never said these plans were simple, but the plans are free. I searched Lowes, homedepot, and specialty shops until I finally came to my whits end and ordered a few of the fittings from their website. Cheap and fast shipping. This would be a fabulous frame for an outdoor playhouse, as long as you use the appropriate materials. As you can see from the pictures, my lovely boyfriend had his employees move all of our furniture out of the room a month before party. So Sweeet!! 

I used hardboard wall panels for walls and roof from Lowes. The most important detail was discovered after wasting half of a day and exercising a few potty words... Make sure to screw each pipe to its fitting on the inside so when you screw in your exterior and interior walls your not hitting screw heads. After all that hard work you get to decorate the house! I used white caulk for the icing around the windows and creases. It also was great for covering up mistakes. My Boo and her friends loved the house. It was definitely worth all the hard work! When it was  time to take it all down, I have to admit I missed seeing that magical gingerbread house that took up the entire living room. Than again, it was nice having my couch back too! Now, onto a few more pics from my fabulous Amy Tuggle!

First Post! Yippee!

Howdy everyone! I finally have my blog up and running! And boy do I have a lot to learn and a lot of work ahead of me.