A Challenge

A couple of weeks ago Margaret Loves issued a challenge.  The challenge is to choose a paper that is not your usual taste or have someone else choose a paper of their liking and design a room around it.  I asked my 11 year old son to choose a paper for me that he likes.


This is the paper:

At first, he thought they were little monsters but realized they are owls.  He still likes it and I think it would be fab as a kids room.

These are few of the things I'm thinking of using in the room.

I'm going to try to make some bunk beds or a loft bed resembling this.  I would so love to have this full scale for the kids rooms and I'm sure they would love it too.  


It's supposed to be finished by the end of March...that's in 2 days.  I'm thinking I may be a little late on the deadline, but I promise to finish!


BTW: Mini Aesthetics is doing the challenge too.  Check it out!

A Young Man After My Heart

Last night my 11 year old son wanted to hang out with my in my mini area while I work on a dollhouse that I got on Craigslist (we are giving to a friend-it's not really my style).  More on that later.  He wanted to have a contest to see who could design a better room.  We would have have his little brother decide the winner.  This is what he came up with...

It really has an artistic vibe doesn't it?  Notice that nothing is where it should be?  You have got to  love  the creativity!

Abstract Art

After the furniture started falling off the walls and ceiling, he decided to make a few revisions:

He managed to make his own version of a lamp I made and wired it himself.  The spotlight is a battery operated book light.

Dinner al fresco?

This is the fab floor light I got from Minisx2 on Etsy

Then, best of all he made me this:

It's a planter box with tall grasses and he used pebble scrapbook paper for the  filler.

By the way he won the contest.  I didn't even get my room finished...

Retro Mini

I just ordered and got this awesome floor lamp from Minisx2 on Etsy.  I've seen a few of her things on Ebay lately and really hope she is going to continue making cool stuff to sell!  She has furniture that would be fab with modern, not just retro or midcentury.

This is what I came up with in the Atomic Bungalow (which is by the way for sale on Ebay).

Is't this lamp cool?

Accessories are re-ment and miscellaneous craft store finds; the wooden sculputre is Kaleidoscope house, pillow is AG Minis, the sofa and chair are vintage E-bay purchases, the vase is Kaleidoscope house, the coffee table is by me and the awesome lamp is of course Minisx2.

Zebra Wood Stripes

So, I decided to make a little scene to show off a couple of new things I made for my Etsy store: ModPodMiniatures. I'm still in the process of finishing a couple more things, but I'd love some feedback. ;-)

I made this little cabinet that has working sliding doors from wood and laminate.  The desk is zebra wood.

The chair is Reac, the lamps are vintage Ebay finds.  The white cabinet is Brinca Dada and the rest of the office accessories are Re-ment.

The rug is a $1.00 doiley from Michael's (I like the grey). The loveseat is Kaleidoscope House and the table in the background is another Ebay find.  The house is the Atomic Bungalow.

I AM a Giant

I said I would do it and I did it!  I finished my "I'm a Giant" entry. 

Thanks to The Shopping Sherpa for mentioning this awesome little booklight.  It has a cool modern look and is just the right size and price for a modern dollhouse.  It's name is Tiny Tim!...Really, it is.

I changed the cabinet because I thought the grey one was a litte too small for the space. The Beatles poster is from the back of an old calendar.  I knew there was a reason that I kept it. The other art above the sofa is Kaleidoscope house. I also put legs on the sofa.

I made the pillows and the sofa.  The rattan table is from Miniatures.com .The book case is vintage found on Ebay. The red chairs are CB2.

The fire pit is lit up by a couple of battery operated tea light candles. The chairs are CB2.

The fire pit is a case from a piece of jewelery I got a loooooong time ago.

I made the bed and found the fabric in the remnant bin at JoAnn Fabrics.  The lamp is battery operated from Miniatures.com. , TV is Brinca Dada and the chest is Ebay.

Don't ask where they (who are they anyway?) will use the bathroom (there isn't one).  I guess they will just have to go outside or to the neighbor's.

Done Da Done Done Done!

What Was I Thinking? / Modfire Blunders

On my last post, I showed a couple pics of some really mod shelves that I was going to use for my "I'm a Giant" entry...well obviously I'm not going to have it done by the 15th.  Today is the 19th...duh!

Here is what I have done so far...

I made the sofa (did you notice that it doesn't have legs yet?) and the little cabinet in the back.

The table is an upside down soap dish that I bought to make into a bath tub, but haven't gotten around to it yet.  I like it, but I think it dwarfs the cabinet a little.  The background is a herringbone fabric.

On to the modfire....ugh!
Large and In Charge and Pepper at Mitchy Moo Miniatures make it look soooo easy to make this awesome fireplace.  Well, FYI it's not that easy, at least not for me.  I just can't seem to get it to be nice and round nor can I get the curved edges even.

See all the lovely scratches from the dremel?  It looks much better in the photo than in real life.  Pepper and Meagan, any pointers?

I'm a Giant....Procrastinator.

Well, I thought the I'm a Giant Challenge deadline was extended until February 15th.  I just did a little searching and apparently I'm a bit late for the deadline...it was February 1st although I haven't heard anything about it since the original deadline of December 15th.  Oh well...better late than never!

I was going to get rid of these shelves/display boxes that I bought at an estate sale a few years ago.  I've never had a place for them, but I really like them. 

I thought they would make cool room boxes or an I'm a Giant Challenge dollhouse.


I'm going to give it a shot and plan on having it done by the 15th.

I also just made a new modern dollhouse prototype:

I like the tiny long window between the two levels.

I made it out of foam core board and based it on a real modern house I found online.

Once it warms up enough for the garage to not be freezing, I plan on making the house for real.