i heart my contractor

It seems like Club Little House ignites not only the family's creative sparks, but it also renews our interest in our own little house. A work in progress for years, it has been sitting idle for far too long. My Dad, the consummate contractor, after patiently helping me with the ironing boards for Club Little House, got to work on some major renos of my dollhouse.


And my poor mother - look at the state of her kitchen table for the last few weeks. So patient she is. These are the contractor's tools for installing the last of the miniature lights, putting up walls and adjusting the kitchen pieces I bought in Orlando so they can be installed soon...


My poor Dad said it was harder to wallboard and paper this little house, harder than a real house. I don't know, I've renovated a few crooked houses in my day! But here you can see the master suite. The ceiling fan really turns, did I ever tell you that? The larger light on the ceiling is a halogen bulb for "task lighting" so we can easily see what we are doing or if we want to show things off for a better look. Dad is carving the crown moulding and baseboard himself. It is hideously time-consuming for him when I am sure there are more exciting things for him to do. I can't wait to move the little house from Mom and Dad's to our newly renovated home... hmmmm.... a newly renovated old house inside a newly renovated old house?

And since I never did post the photos of the Club Little House packages, here they are: they are embellished with thimbles, safety pins and tiny pairs of scissors.

And inside sit the pretty ironing boards! I hope they travel well. I also added quite a bit of shredded tissue to keep them stable. If you get one of these yellow wrapped parcels, lift the tissue sheets surrounding the shredded tissue up first, then unfold it all to reveal your gift.