D.I.Y. Bookcase Dollhouse

Okay... So not the most fabulous transformation, but I was going for success and function. I really just Mod Podge-ed (is this a verb?) some 12x12" scrapbook paper on the shelves and back of the bookcase and then Mod Podge-ed (if it's not a verb it should be) over it again to seal it up. My only complaint is that I painted the paper seams white for definition, but didn't wait long enough for it to dry so when I Mod Podge-ed (seriously... it's a verb) over it, it streaked the paint. Oops.
By the way, I left the top space blank for stuffed animals. Incase you were wondering why I didn't cover the whole bookcase.



The Camsters instantly took to it with her little wood peg dolls. She didn't mind the paint streaks. Once we are done moving I hope to make a few "proper" dollhouse dolls. What that would look like.... I don't know. I'll figure it out and update you.



- Sarah

Dear D.I.Y. Gods,

Dear D.I.Y. Gods,
If there is such a thing as a governing higher-power for silly "do it yourself" projects, I formally request your aide. I know I have prayed many a time for help with such projects as: the play kitchen, the cadillac couch, the ceramic drum base, the ceramic elephant head, and more recently the feltidermy. I also want to point out that most (if not all) of these were absolute failures.

So could you maybe pretty please help me with this D.I.Y. dollhouse? Really, it should be easy for you D.I.Y. Gods to manage... I just want to turn a small bookcase into a super cute dollhouse for my daughter. If you don't do it for me, do it for my sweetpea Camsters.



image from Pinterest.com

Sincerely,
Your Ever Loving Worshiper
- Sarah

Report

Sometimes it feels like I'm just checking in here. Sometimes I have nothing to report. Sometimes I like to just read other peoples blogs for awhile. And then sometimes I feel like I need to make stuff because of said blogs.

Well, it doesn't feel like anything new has happened lately.

We are moving in a few weeks and I have done nothing to start packing. Strike that. I do have three boxes sitting on my front porch.

I ordered two 30x36" rabbit cages from our local Tractor Supply since they don't keep them in-stock. I'm eagerly awaiting my French angora rabbits.

I typed up a list of "baby" signs, made a picture workbook of the same signs, and made a flyer for "Baby Sign Language Classes" starting in October. I figure October will give us plenty of time to settle in after the move.

I put my little Sweetpea's hair into pigtails yesterday and she instantly looked like a "kid" instead of a "baby". They are so right... children do grow up so fast.

I almost forgot! We have enough money saved up to buy a couch! I am sooo excited because for the last two years we have been using a trundle bed as a couch. Which is sad. Because it in no way can be mistaken for a couch. This will be the first time in my adult life I have ever bought
a piece of furniture. Hand-me-downs have been our life for so long. Gone are the days of Top Ramen and saggy cushions! Wow.... that sounds attractive.



- Sarah

We seem so busy...

We seem so busy lately! Between building a bigger better chicken coop, weaning Camsters, staying up far too late because of weaning Camsters, preparing our "micro-farm" for move in, and managing some resemblance of a home life, I'm just exhausted. Keep in mind that I usually have about ten things going on at once with no problem, so being exhausted is really new to me. It's all catching up to me I guess. Or I'm getting older. Ha!

I'm sitting here watching the little one sleep and thinking about yesterday. While we were working on the new coop, Camsters was a few feet away under a shady tree, happily playing in the loose dirt next to a bucket of water.
These are her new favorite toys. Dirt and water. Not the cool electronic toddler piano her cousins gave her... nope... she likes dirt. But man, did she have a good time just digging and scooting those piles of dirt around. She had the biggest smile on her face! I didn't even mind that she was practically rolling around in it. She just made me smile. It's funny to watch kids find play wherever they go.


- Sarah

Stuff...

It's amazing how when you're single you have next to nothing because you don't need it. Then when you get married your stuff doubles, logically. But when you have a kid, somehow your stuff increases ten-fold.
What?! I know...
All of the sudden, instead of just stuffing your chapstick and your wallet into your microscopic purse, you are carrying a diaper bag stuffed with diapers, toys, snacks, extra clothes, sunscreen, and various hats like a beast of burden. It's crazy. I just dug through a seemingly endless bin of bath toys looking for my hair brush.
It's madness/motherhood.


- Sarah

Baby to Toddler

This week has been full of sleepless nights. It's funny how just an hour or two less sleep a night can affect your overall energy the next day.
Three days (or nights) ago I officially weaned the Camsters. She was down to just one feeding before bed for the last month so, physically, it was easy. Mentally, not so much.

The first night I gave her a sippy-cup of milk and it was a quick lights out. How deceiving that first night was. The last two nights involved a bit more screaming, crying, rocking, and back patting... I'm lying... a lot more screaming, crying, rocking, and back patting.

But I'm sure tonight will be different. *insert eye roll here*


- Sarah