Dollhouse

Let me start this post by apologizing for not writing in so long. Instead of letting the last two months disappear forever, I'm just going to pick up where I left off and pretend like this never happened =) Since my last post was written on lil' girl's birthday,  I'll pick back up with lil' girl's birthday present this year. Gerald and I wanted to give her something special, so we decided this was the year she should get a dollhouse. When we couldn't find a dollhouse we liked that seemed durable enough for a four year old, Gerald decided he could easily make one. I thought this was a great idea, and got involved in the more "fun" part of decorating the dollhouse.

Gerald actually designed the entire house and built it with some help from his dad and his table saw skills. He also made all of the furniture for the house (which I think is pretty awesome). We purchased the little figurines for the house off Etsy from goosegreaseundone and they are absolutely perfect for the house. I made all the rugs, mattresses, couch cushion, and pillows.

Here's a closeup of the living room. I love the lamp and Apple computer/TV that Gerald made.

The master bedroom. I was pretty proud of the bed I made for this room. It's harder to sew these little beds and pillows than it looks.

The little kids' room. The carpet is supposed to be yellow..but lil' girl always turns it over to the pink side...oh well =)

Gerald and I had a lot of fun making this house together. The best part of the whole project was watching lil' girl's eyes light up when she came down the stairs on her birthday to find this sitting in the living room. Definitely the best reaction we have ever gotten from her on a present. We have since moved it up to her room and lil' girl plays with it all the time...although, I have to admit that My Little Pony and Princess figurines spend more time in here than the little figurines we bought for it...I don't mind as long as she's having a good time.