This and That

 I found this candle holder years ago!
I loved the flowers curving up the stem.

But, I could NOT find a shade for it.  
Then I saw this doilie...hmm.

You can see the candle holder here. It was a 

quick thought, just for the room reveal, 

to drop the doilie over the holder.

The doilie looked like a flower!

I had seen this cute lampshade idea and I 

was saving several doilies to make

one for myself.

I decided to try and make this doilie into a proper shade.

I grabbed my copper wire and started tinkering.

After an attempt to create a lampshade

shape with the wire and somehow attach 

 the doilie to it, I had an "AHA!" moment.

I simply wove a circle of wire into the doilie.

This will be the underside.

Here is the new shade on the candle holder.

(It does look like a flower)

AND....

Here it is lit with an electric votive candle!

I love it!

NEXT

Shea and Crissy needed a second bed.

The girls only had one bed and a chair!

I looked through my doll stuff and found a bed.

As you can see this bed is a little small, 

but I think I can make it work. I removed

the small headboard.

I decided that a larger headboard might help

hide the size of the smaller bed.

I had no blue satin left, but I did have this lavender!

I traced the blue headboard to make a matching size.

I cut out a piece of the lavender satin.

I glued poly-fil all over the cardboard.

Starting at the middle top, I start hot-gluing the fabric

to the cardboard.  Then I glue the bottom middle.

I keep going from side to side, then corner

to corner until the fabric is tight all around.

I always cover a second piece of cardboard with

thin batting.  This covers the back and adds strength.

I finish by gluing the backer piece in place.

VOILA! Finished headboard.

I found an extra mattress and laid it on top of 

this bed.  NOW it's not looking so small. At 

some point, I will make this a whole bed.

Luckily, I already had a quilt that I made in

the past and it has some of the same fabrics!

BEFORE the new bed, There was only a chair! 

Not too comfy for sleeping.

AND....

AFTER, with the new bed in place! 

But who gets the new bed?

Looks like Shea will get the new bed!

I like it! SO Groovy!

All for now!

Hugs

Brenda