On fire....with projects

It's Funny Friday

by Prudence

Guess what?  I received this bee-u-tee-ful Easter card from Wilbur.  The lilacs are from Mom's garden, they are her most favorite flower followed by Lily-of-The-Valley and Johnny Jump-ups.

The "to do" list is getting shorter.

Good Morning, everybeary.  My teddy bear head is swimming - another room box, yes - we found yet another one packed away after moving.  As it turns out it was a perfect find, Mom couldn't fit one important piece in The Lady's Hat Shop, it is another Cynthia Howe online class, Making A Hat.

So, I came up with making a ladies fashions room and using the piece along with a few mannequins, shopping bags, anything to do with a ladies shopping spree.
The mannequins looked sorta bleak just standing there so I went to work.

  It's tough, having no fingers but I made two bee-u-tee-ful dresses out of scrap fabric from other projects.  Mom was so thrilled when she saw them, so now I am in charge of all fashion designs.
Here it is all finished.

Thank you for dropping in, we always love your visits.

Heaps of Hugs

Prudence ♥

The Lady's Hat Shop

It's Funny Friday

by Prudence

Hi, Everybear.  Missy is in the kitchen helping Mom make carrot cupcakes so I will show you what Mom has been working on. 

Several years ago Mom was introduced to Cynthia Howe Miniatures, at the time she had a 

Mad Hatters Club, beautiful period hats to make (from scratch).  Having made several and then packing them away Mom decided to do another room box (that too had been packed away) to display the hats.  One thing leads......you know the rest.  Wanting to try making a doll Mom signed up for another of Cynthia's classes, Choosing A Hat, all that you received was the porcelain head, hands, and feet, everything else you made, she also is in the room box.   Mom "hung" the wallpaper, left from another project, and the floor is real wood, sanded and varnished.  Baseboard and crown molding painted white.

Let's just say it with pictures

Box came painted, just a few minutes to assemble and glue.

Wallpapering done, oak flooring ready to go in, this time Mom used flooring by the sheet, she has hand cut and laid individual cherry wood planks in the larger room boxes.

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Next came the dreaded miter box work.  Mom cannot figure out the direction of the cuts, in all these years of making mini rooms she just can't get the hang of it - or should I say the angle of it - giggle.  So she calls Carpenter Dad for the cuts.

Hats and Hat Boxes from The Mad Hatters Club.  The furniture came as kits.

And finally, a lovely customer trying on hats.

Hope you enjoyed seeing our hat shop come to life.  Thank you for dropping in, and we wish you a most wonderful "almost" spring weekend.  Don't forget about the time change this weekend.

Heaps of Hugs

Prudence ♥

 

It's Funny Friday

Happy First Day of Autumn

Here come the girls....

They're everywhere, they're everywhere.

They keep multiplying right before my eyes.  They're like wee little clones - well, they are wee Christmas tree angel bears for wee tiny trees.  I have to admit, they are sweet.  M has been busy working on things for the craft show in November and she is putting the finishing touches on making Wee Wendi's Pumpkin Mouse House for us, I'll have pictures shortly & I bearly get to spend time with her any more.  And that makes me sad.  I want to help her but it seems that I attract messes and mishaps.  Yup, spilling glitter all over the floor, overturning a bottle of glue (and we all know that teddy fur and glue do not mix).

Oh, and then there is the ribbon thing - Mom buys silk ribbon for her miniatures and it seems that when I try to help fold the ribbon onto a card I am all paws, the ribbon gets tangled, it knots - picture - bear in trouble.  (o:  But it's the thought that counts, right?  Of course....

Don't forget, today is the deadline to send us a name for LuLu & Flora's corner on my Blog. Voting is on September 30th.
I'll see ya when I see ya - (o: 
Big Hugs,
Prudence

Mom just read this post and decided that I need more attention so we are going to do a lot more things together.  COLOR ME HAPPY!!! YAHOO.  Sissy is going to visit relatives for a little while so we won't feel bad not including her.  LuLu & Flora are in their own little world now that they will be posting occasionally on my Blog.  So it's gonna be me & Mom. I LOVE IT.
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The Welcome Corner

A big WELCOME & Thank you to Alain Reylyanova, our newest friend.  Alain, thank you for joining us, we hope we can make you smile with our silly stories and adventures.

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raidhobears

WELCOME & Hello, Elena Konyushina.  Thank you for joining our little teddy family.  Please drop by at Elena's studio  and meet "Lunar Zai", an adorable little creature who loves orange scrafs & bright colors.
Thank you, again, for joining us.
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