I visited the London Dollshouse Festival on Sunday with my mum. There were lots of lovely expensive items I could not afford, (Buying a house and going to a Harry Potter convention in Orlando in the same year is expensive). I decided to focus on purchasing items I needed.
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| Ok, this isn't something that was needed. But it is very cute and has a purple case like on my Nexus 7. |
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| My haul. The dresser is for Grimmauld place and The Utility Chest of Drawers for the Fairbanks Nursery. |
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| Pie, Plates and Bowls for Grimmauld Place. Mini beach huts are for the Fairbanks bathroom. |
I only bought a baby bottle and a cuddly rabbit for the woodland nursery. I now have less than a month until the baby shower and not a lot of time to complete it, but I have made some progress.
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Changing mat made from foam and fabric glued together
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I was really impressed how good the cot bedding came out after improvising it. I used cream felt and pieces of fabric.
1. Firstly I measured the parimeter of the inside of the cot and the hight I wanted the bumper to be. Then I cut the felt to that size in a strip.
2. I covered the mattress in green dotty fabric.
3. I cut two pieces of the mushroom fabric which were the length of the cot with extra length for tabs on all sides. I then glued down the width tabs to the back of the fabric then folded over the length tabs on the felt and glued where the sides of the cot will be.
4. I then cut two pieces of the coordinating green dotty fabric to the length of the ends of the cot with tabs. I folded over the widths and glued as before, then folded the top tabs over the felt and glued into place.
5. I cut another two piece of felt the same size as the whole piece and glued to the back.
6. I fitted it into the cot. The corners fold where the pieces of fabric meet. A blanket made of felt was added with the corner glued in place.
7. To create bumper ties I threaded some trimming onto a needle and stitched through the backing felt where the end cot bars would be.
8. I created one at each end, cutting the trimming, ready to tie.
9. Tied into place
I have added some wall decorations from various jewellery findings that fit with the woodland theme.
This evening I made the curtains. I don't own a pleater or have any spray starch so I improvised.
1. I cut two pieces of fabric that were a bit wider than the width of the window and the length I desired. I glued over the edges to prevent fraying (the back will not be seen from a dummy window).
2. I folded the curtains into pleats and ironed them.
3. I gave them a good spray with hair spray on both sides.
4. I made the pelmet using scrap card and just glued on fabric and trimming.
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The window is made from a printed image, clear plastic from packaging and painted coffee stirrers.
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5. I glued the curtains and place and added trimming as a curtain tie on each.
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| Finished curtains! |
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| Looks like a nice view |
The box so far!
I think next I will need to make the lid. Then it is on to the detail. I need accessories for the shelf, I might create a mobile and I want to create a baby bouncer.
