Indoor Activities

January is a good month for indoor activities and craft projects.
Yesterday, I wallpapered the dollhouse kitchen.

ADAD 17: 1/17/15: In My House

"I found some eggs in the refrigerator. Um...you know there is no stove?"

The dollhouse is coming along.

I love that it looks like a house

and is no longer a box of wooden pieces!

Ella sat on the edge of the upper floor as the morning sun passed.

Beautiful winter portrait!

When I was at the hardware store for painter's tape,
I looked for a metal base to use in posing Amaya.

I found a round door pull among the hinges

and handles for cabinets.

It isn't as strong as I'd like, but it works!

I found these wonderful 1:6 scale books on eBay.

They are well done, illustrated, and include text. 

They are quite expensive, but I love them!

I cut wood strips down to the desired size, glued them,

and painted them.

These are bookends for Ella's collection of these books.

I am open to finding something to put on the edges of the bookends,

but the brilliant thing about them is that I used museum wax to hold them 

to her dresser. The wax holds the bookends down so that the book

doesn't open up and push them away.

ADAD 18: 1/18/15: Exercise

Ella practiced beginning yoga positions.       

While I looked for something to use as a possible yoga mat,

I found my Lati Yellow Special dolls.

I found that, at 8 inches, they were very big

compared to my 4.5 inch Fairyland PukiPuki.

Then, I realized that I had not done a family portrait since her arrival.

We wish you all a time of love with your family

and friends, and the creativity to fill those inside

winter days!