My Doll Haven

Everyone Needs Playtime

In our hectic, modern lives, many of us focus so heavily on work and family commitments that we never seem to have time for pure fun. Somewhere between childhood and adulthood, we stopped playing.

When we carve out some leisure time, we’re more likely to zone out in front of the TV or computer than engage in fun, rejuvenating play like we did as children. But play is not just essential for kids; it can be an important source of relaxation and stimulation for adults as well.

There doesn’t need to be any point to the activity beyond having fun and enjoying yourself. By giving yourself permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, you can reap oodles of health benefits throughout life.

Sunday

We Bought a House!

Although I made a home for my three tiny elves, Misty, Mossy and Hollow in an Ikea green house, I have so much Sylvanian Families furniture it's made it extremely crowded. Hubby and I first thought to put in a mezzanine floor, but being made of glass, it really wasn't feasible.

So after discussing this for a time, we decided to make the glass house into a room box for three of my other tiny dolls and to buy a new home for the RealPukis.

We have been tossing up between this little Field View Mill, which would take most of the furniture, but unfortunately not all ...

and this cute not so little, Beechwood Hall, which has plenty of space for everything.

It has 2 working lights and opens up to reveal 5 rooms.

It has a balcony on the first floor and a reversible piece for the ground floor

to make more home space or a garden area.

The Mill certainly looked wonderful, but the Hall was a much better buy all round ... on special it was $20 less ... so with luck, it should arrive mid week.

Here are views of the outsides.

Friday

Tian Arrived Today

Her eyes were too dark and too large so they have been changed, but the face-up is a default Luts and so is the wig.

She came with wings, which I am having great difficulty attaching, because the stupid magnets are not marked which side is which and every time I try to sort them out they are so strong they just keep snapping together! I doubt if I will even bother with them now.

She looks so cute as a little girl, she may not even become my romance fairy after all. :(

Still I shan't say never, because everything can change from day to day around here.

Thursday

The Details

More ideas of how to use this fibre HERE

This is how Angelina Fibre comes...colour DUSKY ROSE.

FIRST STEP: Lay a sheet of baking down on your ironing board.

SECOND STEP: Then add a sprinkling of the first colour you wish to blend.

This is my second colour SUGAR PLUM.

THIRD STEP: Add a second sprinkling of fibre using the second colour.

FOURTH STEP: The third colour CRYSTAL AMETHYST is added.

FIFTH & SIXTH STEPS: I added a little more of the second colour

and finally more of the first.

FINAL STEPS: Set your iron to the SILK setting,

add a layer of baking paper on top of all the fibres,

then gently press.

And there you have it, a pretty sparkling fabric!