tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58472070867597086932024-03-21T20:26:11.410-04:00Dollhouselady's BlogA blog about my adventures building various miniatures and contraptions.Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.comBlogger296125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-68042428602377443842021-09-04T22:09:00.000-04:002021-09-04T22:09:35.693-04:00She ventures forth...<p> Holy Smokes! Has it really been a year!! So much has happened! We moved again, survived Covid, and now live right across the driveway from 10 of our grandchildren! I have finally unpacked the shop, the Big Guy put up some new to me lighting and there's even a window in my shop being replaced. It's getting a little late, but I just wanted to hop on and let you all know that I'm still kicking and sassy as ever. So stay tuned for pictures and the goal of the next two weeks to give myself more actual work area. My grandchildren are on vacation and I always like to make a few changes while they're gone to surprise them when they get back. I hope all of you have stayed inspired by your minis and have made good use of the time inside. So I will say goodnight for now but will see you soon! Oh, and Mr. Skellie says Hi too!</p>Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-67140584201989408862020-07-27T14:22:00.000-04:002020-07-27T14:22:16.445-04:00In Memory...Many of you will remember the blog post about Mr. Skellie learning all about masonry from a gentleman named Joe Freeman. Joe and his employees took a few minutes out of their work to explain their methods and to pose with Mr. Skellie. We never knew how much was involved in building a brick wall. Sadly, Joe passed away this past weekend and I wanted to share this news with you. Rest in peace Joe, you were an artist with bricks and mortar.<br />
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Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-48457301391555897082020-06-08T11:50:00.000-04:002020-06-08T11:54:39.529-04:00Mr. Skellie helps with a build...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a busy weekend for Mr. Skellie. The Big Guy has been building out the inside of an enclosed trailer so he can take his tools to different places to help people. He came in the motorhome and asked for Mr. Skellie's help and of course he jumped at the chance. Bill had drawn out his plan for the inside and Mr. Skellie scrutinized it for any mistakes. <br />
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Other than the fact that there didn't seem to be any place for HIS tools, he approved and allowed Bill to move forward. Good grief, this guy runs Bill's life too! He just likes being around Bill because his tools are bigger than mine.<br />
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He was admiring Bill's staple gun and even got to shoot a couple of staples! <br />
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Now you know he's going to take credit for the entire build...He was helping with the orbital sander but kept giggling and said his butt was getting numb <br />
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so Bill put him to work with the hand sander. <br />
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He helped build the new storage space for Bill's levels <br />
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and wanted to have a go at the chop saw but almost got chopped in the process! <br />
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Way to give a person heart failure! Bill was finishing up some of the large pieces and Mr. Skellie decide to play hide'n seek....can you find him? <br />
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I think he was hiding to avoid clean up duty personally. Once we found him, <br />
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we set him to work with the broom as there was quite a bit of sawdust to sweep up. <br />
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He was tuckered out when he got back to Motorhome Central and he went to bed before we did! Both of us had to wear earplugs because the little guy was snoring so loud. I am slowly on the mend and haven't been out because my cough sounds downright scary. Oh, and the latest news is I wanted to surprise Mr. Skellie with his own house so took advantage of Hobby Builders Supply's 25% off sale and ordered up a kit. He doesn't really need a kitchen or a bathroom, just a place to sleep and watch his big screen TV. I thought some of those skeleton pink flamingos would be funny for his front yard so have been trying to "scare" up a couple of those. ;^) Thanks for stopping by!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-8689802254987129742020-06-06T09:23:00.002-04:002020-06-06T09:23:54.998-04:00Mr. Skellie is back!Since some of you haven't seen these posts about Mr. Skellie's trip to Sturgis, here he is when he got back:<br />
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I heard a roar in the driveway and when I looked out, there was Mr. Skellie slinging gravel and coming to a stop.<br />
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I ran out to greet him and noticed he had made a few changes. "Nice shades!" I said. He told me there was a whole story behind those and when he came in and washed away the road grime, he would sit and tell me all about it. I told Marlene he was back and helped her with her chair so she could listen to all of Mr. Skellie's stories too. He toweled off and came and sat down.<br />
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The trip out there had been uneventful except when large trucks went by. He spun out of control the first time and got away with just a few scuffs. Marlene sighed over the scars he now had. After that, he just pulled way over to the right or just went faster than all of them. The police cars couldn't catch him as he just pulled in and drove along underneath them. "What have I raised..." I thought. He pulled out his camera and we downloaded the pictures of Sturgis. When he arrived, he was amazed at how many bikes there were. This was the downtown.<br />
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He enjoyed walking around and looking at all the different bikes.<br />
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This one was his favorite.<br />
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He saw some seat covers that he just had to have,<br />
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but...how to pay for them. It wasn't long before he was spotted by an ad man and he talked to Mr. Skellie about his trip and would he be interested in an idea he had for a great sunglasses ad. Mr. Skellie still had those cool seat covers on his mind so agreed to have a look at some of the ideas. After a hardy lunch at the Broken Spoke saloon, they went out to film the commercial.<br />
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Mr. Skellie was paid on the spot so went right back to see if he could get some furry seat covers of his own.<br />
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While he waited, he met a few friends<br />
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and of course had to chat with the ladies.<br />
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He had a fantastic time and wants to go back next year for the 78th bike week. He said he was glad to be home and wanted to get going on his next Young Living presentation. Once Marlene was back in the shop he confided that Marilyn's afghan came in really handy as it got a little chilly at night out there. He made reservations at a hotel for next year...roughing it was a little hard on the old bones. Then he snapped his fingers and said he had a gift for me in his saddlebag. I tried it on and he smiled and said now I could be his "babe on the back" next time he goes out riding.<br />
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After hanging out with all those bikers in Sturgis, his language had become a bit more colorful, so I changed the word he really used to "babe"....He went outside to see how Bill was coming along on the shed and was amazed at all he had accomplished on the outside since he had left.<br />
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Mr. Skellie's pictures are a little small, but so is his camera so I hope you can see them alright. I didn't tell him about the next big adventure that's going to happen around here.....see you next time and have a great day!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-1275890745693717952020-06-05T19:40:00.001-04:002020-06-05T19:40:20.369-04:00It's a Miracle! and....Sturgis?<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative;">
Since I am laid low with some sinus issues, I thought you'd enjoy reading this blast from the past:</div>
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<span style="color: #7d181e; font-family: Copse; font-size: 16px;"> I was getting ready to go pick up Mr. Skellie from the hospital after his operation when I heard a low rumble outside. Here comes Mr. Skellie riding up on a Harley!</span></h3>
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"Where, what, how?" I sputtered. Turns out Dr. Bonebreaker has some interesting methods. He remembers something about being on a stretcher and being raised up high where the roof opened and there was lightning...after that everything went dark. Hmmm, sounds vaguely familiar....Somehow, Mr. Skellie's arm is as good as new and the Dr. told him he could do anything he wanted; so what he wanted was a motorcycle! He went by the Harley dealer in the city and they had this one on sale for a very small price. He had just enough from his Young Living business. There was more. He wants to go out to bike week in Sturgis, South Dakota. "But, but you've never been away from home before..." I stammered. But if there's anything I've learned is when one of your kids, or skellies, wants to try something and it is something within your power to help with, go for it. Okay, what do we need to do? To start with, he wants more bling on his Harley. Some running lights were a good start,<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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then we added a new side mirror<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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and a cross on the back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had picked up this license plate once as I figured this day would come. After all that was done, he said, "Now do me!" I started by making him a doo rag.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It was fabric from Marlene so he really liked that part. When he put his arms down, I noticed the tattoos.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where did those come from; they look like they've been drawn on with marker. Mr. Skellie admitted that they were only because the tattoo artist was not schooled on how to tattoo on bone. He told him they would be fine as long as he doesn't go out in the rain...I didn't say anything. So, "Skull Cracker" as he now wants to be called, also wanted a chain too. "Skull Cracker?" I asked. "Yes, that's my new cool biker name" he said. It took some finagling with my needle nose pliers and some chain and a couple of jump rings, but I managed it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So here he is, all ready for his new adventure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He rolled up Marilyn's afghan for a bedroll and raided the pantry for snacks. Then with a quick kiss good-bye, he was off for Sturgis!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Drive careful" I hollered. I was kind of mopey after that and wandered out to the shop to help Bill with the second window. He can always cheer me up and soon we were working on getting the window done and in place. Now it's just a matter of primer and paint and the outside will be done!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-235255820429916522020-06-02T11:49:00.000-04:002020-06-02T21:06:11.556-04:00All in a Day's Work...The days have been absolutely gorgeous here so I have been spending time cleaning up the motorhome and working on my little garden outside. I did buckle down and do some work on our projects so here is what has been happening. The first thing was a second coat on the frame for Mr. Skellie's big screen TV. <br />
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This had been going well until Mr. Skellie had another request...now he wants a recliner. So what does any self respecting friend of a miniature skeleton do but get on Ebay and find a recliner! This one is a Fisher-Price and actually reclines. <br />
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Unfortunately, it only came in pink, so I did hear about that for awhile until I promised to paint it a more manly color...if you're wondering why he has his arm up, he was asking, "Where is the remote?!" So guess that will be yet another project. After the second coat was dry, I glued in the screen and Mr. Skellie wanted a picture to see how it would look with his new recliner. <br />
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I asked if I could work on the summerhouse and he gave me his permission...as long as I start looking around for a house for him soon...my life is being run by a six inch plastic skeleton! I was thinking about how to keep the steampunk furniture stable in the summerhouse while it is going along. Since I belong to a Facebook group about RV's, I heard about a product called Earthquake Putty. Sounded like something I could use, but wondered if it would tear the paper flooring when it was removed. I thought it would be a good idea to put a couple of clear coats on the flooring to prevent that from happening. I have a can of water based finish I found in the garage <br />
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so put a first coat on to start with. <br />
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Then I had another thought...whew, all these thoughts mean more work! LOL! The brick on the outside of the summerhouse is also paper...what if I put a coat on it too to protect the paper from dirt and wear. I decide to coat one wall and see how it looked. There is a very subtle difference in the color and very little shine so I think I will do the whole thing! Here is a before and after: <br />
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Since I have the windows open today, I will finish that up and then start the inside wallpapers. Stay safe out there and pray for each other as we deal with all the craziness 2020 has brought so far...thanks for stopping by.<br />
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Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-339486223276485442020-05-29T14:11:00.000-04:002020-05-29T14:12:20.440-04:00Chains and Hidden Axles...Had a couple of surprises yesterday. Remember when my paints arrived quite awhile ago? Well, I ordered some small chain at the same time and forgot all about it; it arrived yesterday. <br />
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Exactly what I wanted too! Sometimes it's hard to tell the size of something online. Rose saw the packaging in the trash and had to know what had arrived. "Oooo, now you can make me a chain belt to hold my key!" she exclaimed. She doesn't ask for much, unlike a certain skeleton who will remain nameless, so I set to work. Two pair of needle-nose pliers, flying jump rings, and standing Rose on her head to get this on her and we were done! Mr. Skellie kept sauntering by to see if he could get a peek at her petticoats, so I had to shoo him away. I told him he'd better watch out for the Captain so he went and hid in his drawer. This is what we ended up with and Rose is very happy with it. <br />
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This past Wednesday, I actually was able to shop inside Michael's! It was fun to look around at everything and I found some black artist's medium and some cool grassy stuff, 60% off too.<br />
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This makes great lawn around the minion houses but it does kind of shed for awhile. Remember that axle we were going to have to remake? Guess what I saw hiding amongst the colored pencils...<br />
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It must have fallen off a while back and I had the foresight to set it aside...then promptly forgot where I put it! LOL!<br />
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Mr. Skellie held one end and we set in in place <br />
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and set a clamp so it couldn't slide down. <br />
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I probably should have put a little bit of superglue with the wood glue, I always forget that until after something is already glued. While that was drying, I repainted the wood stove <br />
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and put the first coat on the big screen TV frame. <br />
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This artist's medium is not the same as my old stuff, it seems way too shiny to me. Someday when I find that box of old paint, I'll see what brand it is and if I can get more. I tried some spray matte finish on the stove this morning, but it's still a little shiny...I'll just have to say that I have a very fastidious cleaning lady and she likes a nice polished cast iron stove. Thanks for stopping by.Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-6193184825790847872020-05-24T20:42:00.000-04:002020-05-24T20:43:13.035-04:00Tablet to TV...Had a project opportunity pop up on Friday that I just couldn't resist. When I walked into my daughter's house to take my shower, I saw my new son-in-law putting something interesting into the trash. I peeked over his shoulder and asked what he was throwing away. The youngest grandchild had broken his tablet and he was getting rid of it. I claimed the parts and now Mr. Skellie can't wait to see a big screen TV for his drawer. Yeah, I said he had one the other day, but he was telling me a story. So this is what I started with.<br />
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I went in the garage to hunt up some cardboard and looked through my wood drawer for some strip wood. Mr. Skellie helped me cut the cardboard for the back <br />
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and we started the strip wood for the frame. <br />
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Once the first strip was clamped, we worked our way around. Those little multicolored clamps are handy but every time I set the piece down, the clamps would shoot off across the bench. <br />
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Mr. Skellie would run after them and we were just having a jolly time trying to keep those things on. I used a piece of railing for the bottom, but it just didn't look finished. <br />
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After thinking about it for awhile, I built a base for it and called it done. <br />
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While the glue was drying, I was thinking that the Summerhouse might need a source of heat in case there's a cold snap somewhere while they are out traveling. I had a stove Christmas ornament that I ran across in the garage and thought it would look pretty tough with some rivets. I was so excited about how it was looking that I almost forgot to take a picture before I painted it all! <br />
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I wasn't really happy with the first coat of black paint but here it is for now. <br />
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I had a bottle of artist's medium that I used on the rest of the Summerhouse and it had a nice finish. So I will be looking for more of that to finish up the stove and the frame for the TV. I want to sand the frame to round the edges a bit, then the painting will begin. Thanks for stopping by and remember the fallen this weekend.Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-65029468415078519302020-05-19T16:53:00.000-04:002020-05-20T09:23:50.401-04:00Rainy Day Projects...Decided to fix the front bumper on the Summerhouse this morning, but before I could even think about it, it got accidentally bumped and the whole thing came unglued. Now there was a chip in it too...Got out the glue and glued the pieces back on <br />
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and then found some red paint in my new paint stash that happened to match exactly! <br />
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I love when that happens!As it was sitting on one end, I noticed two bare spots on the underside of the house. <br />
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After puzzling over that for a little while, it came to me...it's missing an axle! I found a piece of dowel in my wood drawer that is just the right size...<br />
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now I just need the Big Guy to drill a hole through the dinette so I can reach the outlet to plug in my chop saw. Since he's an essential guy, he's been at work every day and comes home pretty tired. I'll see if I can hit him up this weekend to drill me some big holes! I didn't feel like painting so pulled out a package of charms I found at Walmart. <br />
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I've made earrings out of a lot of these so pulled out my needle nose pliers and made some earrings, repaired some old ones <br />
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and put three charms on a bracelet that my daughter gave me awhile back. <br />
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One of my granddaughters has been waiting for me to fix a necklace for her too, so also got that done.<br />
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I was going to go back and put some wallpaper up in the Summerhouse but the glue on the front bumper wasn't dry yet and I knocked it loose again. Dang! "Just glue it and leave it alone Debra!" That was Mr. Skellie hollering at me from his drawer. Ever since he bought a big screen TV, he doesn't come out for anything and he wants me to stay 6 feet away from him! I told him to quit listening to the news and come out and have some fun. Maybe I'll have to shut off the internet....Thank-you for stopping by!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-73960925101423246942020-05-15T20:05:00.001-04:002020-05-15T20:05:50.591-04:00Mother's Day, Plants and Painting...Wanted to show off my Mother's Day cards! My daughter and some of the girls had a whole art project going. <br />
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The words were heartfelt and made the day bright. Lots of hugs and well wishes from the boys and my heart was lifted. I am so grateful for these sweet children that I have the privilege to live near in my motorhome. I took the cards down today to set aside with the other things that I save. Didn't get a whole lot done this week, but after painting the walls the other day, I got to thinking that I probably should paint the underside of the roof parts too. So after putting all the pieces in place, I marked the areas with a pencil so I would know where to end the Suede color paint.<br />
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This is the first coat and I thought I might as well put a second coat on all the trim pieces too.<br />
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Also as proof that I am my own worst enemy sometimes, I was trying to shut the window shade and the Summerhouse lurched and I snapped loose some of the front bumper...sigh. Looks like I will need to fix that too. <br />
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And on a different note, I have been working on putting tomato plants in pots and putting up a new hummingbird feeder. I found a cute little hanging pot of petunias at Walmart (only 5 bucks) and now I have a whole little garden going on the side of the motorhome. <br />
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We still need more dirt there and have to have it smoothed and seeded, but for now I am enjoying my little plants. The weather was glorious here today...I hope that you were able to spend some time in the fresh air and dig in the dirt. Oh, I bought a big bag of organic potting soil and was diving in with both hands to fill the pots for the tomatoes. I was pretty dirty and while I rested after, I read the back of the empty bag....would you believe there was bat guano in it?! I'm sure it was sterilized, but I washed my hands REAL good after! LOL! Thanks for stopping by!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-88311345035783802402020-05-11T22:03:00.000-04:002020-05-11T22:13:09.757-04:00Bits and Pieces...Woke up this morning with the urge to work on the Summerhouse. Breakfast can wait! I found some shutter holdbacks or shutter dogs. They were going to be used on another build that got left behind in one of our last moves so they were just floating around in a drawer in the garage. I was thinking that the Summerhouse should have a couple of these so that the shutters wouldn't clatter in the wind as the Captain and Rose are driving down the road. I dug out my small hammer and made short work of mounting them to the house.<br />
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Then I realized that the front door didn't have an interior knob...so I searched my bench drawer and found one that Rose approved of. A little glue, a couple of clamps<br />
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and that was done too. The stained glass was from a Christmas card.<br />
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I had chosen a very pretty blue for the upstairs walls but when I pulled out a piece of the verdigris roof pieces, it clashed pretty bad. I tried a few possibilities and settled on a color called Suede. It's the same color as all the trim will be on the first floor and I think it will work for what I have in mind. I used a piece of brown paper bag to sand the blue paint <br />
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and then painted a section to see if I liked it. <br />
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This will lighten up as it dries so I continued around the room with it. <br />
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While I had the paint out, I searched through my drawer of wood pieces and pulled out all the trim I thought I might need for the downstairs after the wallpaper goes up. Put the first coat on <br />
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and washed out my brush. It's evening now and it's quiet here in Motorhome Central as Mr. Skellie calls it. The Big Guy is snoring softly and I think I will go join him. Thanks for stopping by!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-23312044473460080732020-05-08T20:15:00.000-04:002020-05-08T20:28:27.423-04:00Success and FailureIt's a rainy day here in Tennessee so started to play around with some replacement window trim for the Summerhouse. The original pieces are all nice and painted and somewhere in a box in my daughter's garage so I thought it would be easy peasy to just make a couple of new ones out of cardboard. Well, I don't know if it was the full moon, my fingers, or my scissors but after several tries<br />
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I gave it up and went and played a computer game for awhile. It doesn't show in the picture, but they were pretty rough. So after thinking about it for awhile, decided to come at it from a different direction. So these are the first steps...<br />
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In fact, there were quite a few pictures of an octopus on a ship's wheel so I thought that might be cool to add to the Summerhouse.. After a delicious lunch INSIDE Chili's, went shopping IN Hobby Lobby! Wow did I miss that place! I found an octopus that I thought would work and brought him home with us. (He was also 50% off)<br />
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I used a small pair of nippers to cut the ring off the back. A few smears of 527 glue and a few clamps and we wait for the glue to dry! <br />
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Oooo! I am really liking this!<br />
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But Mr. Skellie has a few misgivings about having an octopus on board. <br />
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So as I was finishing up, he was having a long discussion with it about who the boss is around here...I have a feeling it's not me...next he'll want to drive the motorhome. So you know those cabinets up above the workbench? One of them is now craft storage! Woo! Hoo! So I found a place for all these things<br />
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and started getting the loose stuff off the bench to diminish what I need to put away when we want to go someplace. <br />
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So I will see you next time and I will sit here and watch paint dry! LOL!<br />
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with two nice drawers to stash more stuff out of sight. It also came with leveling feet, so we took off the casters and put those on. The casters will be stowed under our bed for future use. We also picked up some drawer liner at Harbor Freight so we won't hear tools crashing around in the drawers while we drive the motorhome along. <br />
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On the way home, we grabbed some breakfast at Dunkin' Donuts where we actually went IN! We drove down to the river to eat and saw a pair of Canada Geese with their babies. So nice to see all those goslings!<br />
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When we got home, Bill and Asher figured out how to get the workbench into the motorhome. After some careful turning, it was in! All of my wood strips fit in one drawer <br />
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and small tools fit in the other. <br />
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So here is a before and after of the craft area: <br />
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Those cabinets up above are looking more and more like room for craft stuff too....stay tuned!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-34764518922781439322020-04-30T21:27:00.000-04:002020-04-30T21:27:50.296-04:00Flooring and Just a Few Gears...I wanted to get the floor painted so the plywood would be sealed in preparation for the flooring paper. I was busy helping my mom that day so when I came home I found Mr. Skellie had painted himself into a corner! <br />
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He wanted to surprise me and have it all done by the time I got back. He was complaining that his feet were sore from standing in the corner since noon. "Noon?!" I said. So I told him to go soak his weary bones and I would finish the job. <br />
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Once it was finished, I dragged myself off to bed where I slept like a dead person. The next morning, I cracked open the new tub of border paste and spread it on the floor. I read that suggestion somewhere a while back and now I prefer doing that to trying to put paste on the paper itself. The border paste looks like thick Elmer's glue and I use a full size paintbrush to apply it. Positioned the paper and it was done! <br />
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It had a few little ripples show up, but as the paper dried, they settled down. Can't really do anything else until it dries all the way so I thought I would show you some keys I found online. <br />
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Not sure what I'm going to make with them yet, but some of the small ones in the upper left of the picture look like they would make great door keys for the Summerhouse. Rose was hinting around that she would like one on a chain to wear around her waist so I will be hunting for chain in the garage tomorrow. When I was done poking around with those, I decided to cover the pencil sharpener hole in the helm with some of the gears and tiny watch parts that have arrived. It had been awhile since I steampunked anything so had to play around with some different ideas until I got my groove back. I was pretty happy with the finished product <br />
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and when I unpack all the other pieces, I think I will be adding a little more detail to them also. Next up will be wallpaper! Then trim and lights! I'm getting excited to see this coming together at last. Oh, and the workshop will be getting a surprise tomorrow! I'll put up pictures so you can see too. Thanks for stopping by!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-7167812325707028462020-04-27T18:28:00.000-04:002020-04-27T18:28:11.388-04:00Chain Reaction...It's funny how you start a project and it then depends on something being done before you can finish. Then, while you are waiting, you start something else and it seems to go on and on at times. But that's okay, miniaturists tend to be long on patience and have plenty of odd bits to work with. I wanted to put the floor in with some border paste but when I opened the one I found in the garage, it had separated and smelled like rotten eggs! Ewww! I got a text from my daughter that she was at Lowes so asked if she would buy me a new pail of border paste. She sent me a picture and brought some home for me. <br />
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The first thing I wanted to do was glue down that flooring...then I remembered, I have to paint the floor first! <br />
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Let's see, what other trouble can I get into...I'm beginning to sound like Mr. Skellie! LOL! A while back I found a ship's throttle online and needed a base for it to make it a little higher. Going through my plastic pieces, I found a purple plastic piece that looked like it would work. I also had a helm piece that was a pencil sharpener that needed some work too. I rummaged through my cabinet, now tucked in the garage, and found the flat back crystals that I used for rivets. I started gluing them on both pieces when I heard the Captain groan, "Not this again..." as he left the room. <br />
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The first time he saw me gluing crystals on things he was wondering if I had lost my mind. Then once they were painted and put in place, he calmed down. I just chuckled to myself and kept putting more of them on. I remembered having a partial can of hammered texture spray paint somewhere so made another foray into the garage. Found it! <br />
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It even had some left in it; and I had a pizza box left over that I could use to spray paint the pieces on. The purple piece was first, <br />
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then I glued on the ship's throttle...came out pretty good! <br />
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So next up was the helm. I still had plenty of paint left, so went back outside and had a go. <br />
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Some of my grandchildren were outside too painting their radio controlled cars so we were all having fun crafting away! I put the ship's wheel on to see how it would look and was really happy with it.<br />
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I think the ship's wheel needs some painting details so will fool around with that while I wait for the floor to dry. Thanks for stopping by!<br />
<br />Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-7815203465016947152020-04-25T17:53:00.002-04:002020-04-25T18:13:09.912-04:00Furniture storage and FlooringNow that I have all of the Steampunk furniture repaired, I was wondering where to store it to keep it safe. I remembered that I had a roll of quilt batting in my daughter's garage so pulled that down off a shelf and carried it back to the motorhome. I brought the box they were all packed in too as I had an idea. I put down a layer of the batting, some of the Steampunk pieces, <br />
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folded the batting over it and added the more fragile pieces, then folded it over them <br />
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and ended up adding a couple of more pieces that I found at the back of my bench. Now that they were all safely packed, where do I put the box?! I was going to put it back in the garage but realized there was a certain amount of risk involved in that decision. So I decided to put it under our bed in the back which is a great place to store things. I moved some things around and it just fit! <br />
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Now, on to the flooring project! I started with a couple of pieces of lined paper and cut and taped it together until I had a good pattern. <br />
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With just a little bit of anxiety, I traced the pattern onto the flooring paper and cut it out. <br />
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With a little trimming here and there, it fit in quite nicely and Rose just wanted to sit there and admire it. <br />
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I remember what I wanted to use for wallpaper upstairs but not quite sure what the downstairs was going to be. I looked back at all the posts about this build and I didn't talk about it so I guess I will have to just decide! I started on the upstairs pattern last night and didn't finish it. When I came out this morning, Mr. Skellie was examining my work and let me know that there was a big gap in the pattern<br />
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and since when did I think I could install flooring....blah, blah, blah. I finished up the pattern and of course, he wanted to take all the credit. <br />
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He was breathing down my neck while I was cutting the flooring piece, which is scrapbook paper by the way. After it was fitted in place, he exclaimed that he needed a break so I let him chill. <br />
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Now I have to decide if I want to glue this down with spray glue or use the border paste I have...any suggestions? Thanks for stopping by!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-61211821230744740282020-04-24T03:46:00.000-04:002020-04-24T03:58:57.794-04:00Sticky Fingers...One good thing about heartburn, I'm here spending time with you! Got a few things done since we last talked...I received my order of watch parts that I enjoy using in my steampunk creations. So in diehard fashion, I sorted them with tweezers! <br />
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After getting googly eyed doing that for an hour or so, I was curious as to where the back door to the Steampunk Summerhouse was located. Mr. Skellie had been poking around in the garage the other day and stumbled across a box marked "steampunk furniture". I was hoping I was smart enough at the time to put the door in the same box. Plus, I kinda didn't want to wait until the house was done to open it! LOL! So went out to the garage and found it and hauled it into the motorhome. Once it was open, here's what was inside. <br />
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As I carefully unwrapped each piece, my heart sank just a little as I saw that there were quite a few repairs to be made. It's hard to tell in the picture, but just about everything needs at least one thing glued back on. <br />
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I went off to bed and decided to tackle it all the next day. When morning came, I noticed the difference between my kitchen <br />
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and my craft area...<br />
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guess I am a messy crafter! LOL! I got to work and got out my different glues, that I had found a couple of weeks ago fortunately, and started in. I was actually enjoying myself putting these things back together and had to check old pictures on a couple of them to see how things went. After a couple hours work, it was time to let the glue dry. So here is everything drying nicely. <br />
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I think I will line a box with a few layers of quilt batting to store them until I get them placed in the summerhouse. So in my next post, we will be fitting the flooring into the summerhouse so we can make some progress! Oh! And The Captain and Rose came back from Figi just in time!<br />
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Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-88010344388452550702020-04-18T12:33:00.001-04:002020-04-18T12:35:29.683-04:00Home Repairs...Debra and the Big Guy were busy sawing wood back in the bedroom and I was tossing and turning in my drawer. I figured I may as well get up and start trying to fix a few things around the Summerhouse. The electrical contraption that was on the tower was bent and broken and had all come apart.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">This was a cool thing to watch when it was going...operated on lightning I think. So I thought I would surprise Debra and get it all put together again. The superglue wasn't co-operating so I had to re-design it a little, hope she doesn't mind. I think it came out pretty good and I managed to get my handsome self in the picture too! </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Next up was the air vents;</span><br />
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somehow, these were snapped right off so I had quite a time hoisting them back into place. I hope Debra appreciates all the work I put in around here. Did a little paint touch-up before I glued them back in...<br />
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then voila! All fixed!<br />
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Then I noticed the clock on the front...Look Ma, no hands!<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">I just crack myself up sometimes...if Debra was awake, she would be rolling her eyes for sure! After digging around on the workbench, I actually found the clock hands! So glued those in place too. Since it's always tea time at the Summerhouse, I set it at 4:00. </span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Sounds like the snoring has gone down a few octaves back there so I think I will drag these old bones back to bed. Thanks for hanging out with me!</span><br />
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<br />Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-85087654924392135852020-04-13T01:06:00.000-04:002020-05-05T09:50:56.058-04:00New Paints and the Summerhouse...Here it is late at night and Mr. Skellie is snoring over in his drawer. He's all tuckered out from putting all my bottles of paint into the paint holder. Yes, all the paint arrived from Michael's at last!<br />
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He also helped haul in the project on the craft table....and....it's... the Rolling Brickpile Steampunk Summerhouse! It looked so sad in the box in the garage gathering dust that I just had to bring it in the motorhome and try to bring it back to life.</div>
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For those of you that have followed this blog for quite some time, you will recognize it; for anyone unfamiliar with it, check out the Labels on the right that will lead you to the many posts about building it. Since the Captain and Rose have been in Figi for quite awhile soaking up the sunshine, I thought it would be a good time to finish up their summerhouse as a surprise. Once I got it out of the box, I noticed the broken and bent parts that will need fixing.<br />
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I was originally going to electrify it with tape wire but Rose thought that it would be less mobile that way. So for the last couple of years, I've been buying battery operated lights every time Hobby Builder's Supply had a sale. I have about ten lights so far; fortunately, I stashed most of them in the same box as the summerhouse. Repairs, wallpaper, interior trim, and lights and then I can open the box with all the steampunk furniture in it and see what awaits us there! I found some border paste for the wallpaper too, so will work on finding the wallpaper when our repairs are done. Thank-you for joining the journey!</div>
P.S. Also found my little chop saw up in the shed...Woo! Hoo!<br />
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Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-4253004289149888422020-04-06T16:18:00.000-04:002020-05-05T09:12:29.879-04:00Debra is getting distracted...Mr. Skellie here. I suppose you're wondering what on earth Debra is doing. She has that nice craft area and hasn't done much in there yet. You'll never guess what I caught her doing the other day...digging in the dirt! What is up with that! I know with all the changes in her life that she hasn't worked in the garden for several years so it was actually good to see her out there. So I let her do her thing...isn't that big of me?! She even managed to get me to help her...I think she used her feminine wiles. So here I am checking out the irises:<br />
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some tulips that sprung up in the lawn,<br />
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and I even helped her transplant some teeny rosebushes. You know, those miniature rosebushes they sell on Valentine's Day that always die eventually; well the Big Guy bought her one and she was determined that it would live. So what do you do when you want to find out something? Look on the internet! There were actually 4 in the pot, so she planted each one in it's own pot and even used some Miracle Grow dirt. <br />
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I think there was some prayer involved too...not sure. So here I am after all that hard work.<br />
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Now that the shop is a Reader's Digest Condensed Version, I live in a plastic drawer. I asked if she could at least find my rug so it would be a little more comfy for my bones. She grumbled a little but went on a search through the garage to find it for me. After alot of bumping and paper rattling, she found it and dragged it back to Motorhome Central.</div>
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She also brought more of her crap...I mean craft stuff in too; not sure how much more can fit in here. So far, the Big Guy hasn't said anything but I think she has reached her limit.</div>
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I remember those pink butterflies, I hope she doesn't put those on all the cabinets, the mermaids are bad enough! Now she has to do this thing called "chores" which is good I guess as the place looks a little better around here when she is done. I told her I would cheer her on and she threw a sponge at me...missed! LOL! Thanks for reading!</div>
P.S. I almost forgot, here's what the outside of Motorhome Central looks like:<br />
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Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-70312939800070004992020-03-31T20:12:00.000-04:002020-03-31T20:12:39.983-04:00Home Sweet Home...It's dark and rainy today and I don't think I ever gave you a proper tour of our little home. As you come in, on your right is my recliner where you see that I have an afghan in progress. <br />
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Across from that is the craft section which I am still working on. <br />
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I need to hunt up an extension cord and you'll notice that my cool paint bottle holder is empty...all my paint froze in the shed over the winter so I have an order into Michaels for paint and brushes too as I haven't been able to find those. Next to the craft section is the dinette where we eat, watch movies and write blogs :). <br />
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Across from the dinette is the kitchen where I actually do cook food once in a while despite what Mr. Skellie says. <br />
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The mermaid over the stove top is new...I'm afraid these things are starting to take over...<br />
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A little further and you can see my small bathroom with yet more mermaid stuff.<br />
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The weathered board wallpaper is peel 'n stick I got from Walmart..fun to work with and you'll see more of it in the bedroom. As you go through the door into the bedroom, there is yet another mermaid...<br />
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The bed is on one side of the bedroom with my very own barn door that I created out of the peel'n stick wallpaper...it was a nice change from just a brown sliding door. <br />
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A nice vanity area is opposite the bed.<br />
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And lookee there, another bathroom! Or should I say on-suite...LOL! <br />
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So this is our little home for now and I am looking forward to another project coming soon! Thanks for reading!Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-81600768078769117492020-03-30T01:27:00.000-04:002020-04-26T20:03:21.705-04:00Mattresses and Sofas...Hey Everyone! Well, I was outside enjoying the beautiful weather and decided to go into Motorhome Central to see if Debra has anything available to eat. Uh oh, I turned the corner and this is what I saw: <br />
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I tell you, it's never a good sign when you come home and a mattress has been thrown outside...so I climbed over it the best I could to investigate. Now Debra had read some stories about people taking out the sofas in their campers and there were chainsaws involved...I was really hoping that the Big Guy was going to go for it big time. But the Big Guy has this bad habit of thinking things through, so instead of a chainsaw, he had wrenches and an impact driver. He started looking things over and before I could raid Debra's stash of chocolate, he started taking that old hide-a-bed sofa apart. <br />
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Then one of the grandsons came by and he put him to work too! No one is safe around here. First, all the metal parts came out, <br />
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and then they hauled those off to the back of the truck. <br />
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Next, the arms and back <br />
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and a bunch of seatbelts that were under there too. Seatbelts in a sofa...must be to keep you from falling out of your seat when the Friday night movie gets a little too exciting or something. So now that all that is gone, we can get a shop going! <br />
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I supervised all the furniture moving and Debra and the Big Guy did pretty well...a little too much grunting and panting but they did okay for people of their advanced age...LOL!<br />
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Now you would think that she would use those cabinets over the top for craft stuff but she has baking stuff up there. Baking stuff, they've lived in this thing for seven months and the only things I've seen her bake are Jiffy corn muffins and a frozen pizza! I think she needs to rethink her priorities...Ow! Whoops, Debra is reading over my shoulder, hope she didn't read the part about me snitching her chocolate...I'm out of here! Deb here, Mr. Skellie can sure be a freshy sometimes! This was sure fun to get organized...have to figure out how to get electric over here and find all my bottles of paint but I will do that tomorrow...not too early as I am burning the midnight oil again. <br />
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That's what happens when you wake up with hiccups! But they finally stopped so I have chased Mr. Skellie to bed and am about to head there myself. I'm looking forward to starting work in my little shop and want to thank you all for reading.Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-81352960093131007482020-03-26T17:08:00.001-04:002020-05-05T09:30:25.590-04:00Poking around in the Garage...Remember how I told you that all of Debra's crap stuff, I mean craft stuff was in her daughter's garage? Well, one of the grandsons left the garage door open so I just sorta strolled inside to have a look around.<br />
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Holy Smokes! There is stuff everywhere in there! I think Debra's going to have to take over the entire motorhome for all this stuff!I found the Rolling Brickpile Steampunk Summerhouse...it looked so sad in the box!</div>
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Look over in the Labels section and you will find all kinds of posts of it and all the furniture Debra and I built. I found her Tea Shop too...</div>
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sure hope we get to fix that up, it got kinda busted up in the last move. I actually packed up all the teapots and junk for it...and yes, I was at least careful with that stuff. Her workbench is there too...</div>
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I have fond memories of all the pieces of molding I cut up when Debra wasn't looking...she still doesn't know where all that crown molding went! LOL! That chair has seen lots of use too...</div>
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that's why the cushion is so flat...Wide Load spent alot of hours in it! That will probably get moved into the motorhome along with one of her plastic tables. The space is only 67 inches wide so it might be a tight fit. Then all we have to do is decide what to put in Motorhome Central! I just heard Debra talking to the Big Guy on the cell phone...guess what they get to do when he comes home...empty the poop tanks in the motorhome! I definitely don't want to be around for that job...actually, I make myself scarce when there's any work involved! LOL! See you later!</div>
Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-71633495550064217592020-03-24T12:52:00.000-04:002020-03-24T13:11:38.574-04:00The Skeleton has spoken...Here I am, the world famous Mr. Skellie! And yes, my ego is way bigger than I am! LOL! My fan Tammy sent me a present the other day...I just love presents...Debra hasn't made me anything lately, I don't think she loves me anymore so I am snagging her computer while she is in the shower to give you all an update. Her and the Big Guy have been living in a motorhome in the daughter's backyard for almost 7 months now. Her shop was carefully packed in boxes, not the ones I packed, but SHE was careful...LOL!And they are all in her daughter's garage and in a shed here. The plan was to build a shop in the garage but now that her daughter is married, stuff changes. Does anyone think of me around here?! Hello! The little plastic skeleton is talking! Anyhoo, I forgot to show you the present! This is me with the work apron that Debra so generously gave me...lace and all:<br />
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Now Tammy knows what I like...handcrafted with a place for my tools in a manly color! <br />
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So when Debra was helping me send a thank-you to Tammy, (she made me) she started to feel the want for a shop again....but how to do it. There's this sofa area in Motorhome Central that no one sits on as it is beastly uncomfortable. <br />
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Could it be removed and replaced with one of her workbenches so she can get her butt in gear and start making me stuff? The Big Guy said he would remove the couch and got a flashlight to get a look at all the bolts and stuff underneath. You would not believe how that is fastened in...I think the motorhome could go over a cliff and that sofa would still be attached but the Big Guy and I are going to have a go at it this weekend and I will post pictures of our progress. Oops! Debra is out of the shower and hollering about what am I doing on her computer and such...think I'll go take a peek while she is drying off...;^)Dollhouselady's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02654764049652580088noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5847207086759708693.post-26189064401121639272019-06-19T12:36:00.004-04:002020-04-27T18:37:42.548-04:00A Change of Direction...Mr. Skellie here...I don't know about you, but I think I need to have my own blog...just letting you all know that Debra is still alive and kickin'. Between moving her son, moving her mom, selling her mom's house, her Dad passing way, selling her own house....wait, what!? <br />
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Selling the house!? Why am I always the last to know stuff around here! And they're going to move into a motorhome!? <br />
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What about me? What about my needs? I am going to have to talk to her about this....I don't think I approve one bit. Didn't we just pack up all this crap, I mean "craft supplies", a while back? Debra said she'd buy me my own packing tape dispenser so I can help...oh joy. <br />
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She told me not to worry as there will be plenty of room in Sarah's garage for our shop. I'll be glad when these people sit down and relax for awhile so I can get some Debra time. And...we will be there in a month! Yikes! This is liable to be some of the busiest time ever, but I will try to sneak away from the packing (as often as possible) and let you know what Debra's up to. Please keep her mom in prayer as she has some health problems...I should send her one of my cousins to cheer her up...with a bouquet of dead flowers!<br />
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