You can imagine why I am towing that name today can't you? Let me preface this story by telling you a huge secret. A secret which is sure to make you think I am way off my rocker. You see, every so often, I have this strange dream where I am finding a treasure somewhere. The next day, I go to the place of my dream and in an eerily exciting way, the treasure is there. (revisiting a drawing)
That is actually the very way I acquired one of my pianos. My 1924 Baldwin (which sounds like Tori's piano in Bells for her) in fact. (not my painted pianola that you have met, but another playable creature, there is a photo somewhere in this mad blog, but I can't find it).
That leads me to today's story. So, there I was asleep, minding my own business. When all of a sudden, a dream of a dollhouse, one that had been recurring for a year or so ( I know, I shouldn't be having these as I already have a dollhouse awaiting a makeover, and a couple other smaller ones).
Only this dream told me that today was the day to go to this special place. I got up and went for a walk & upon recalling the dream, became obsessed with getting to said shop. Once I got there, I looked all around calmly, and then, all of a sudden, peeking from way behind some stuff, I see it. A new home for my woodland creatures, and the girls, and oh everyone... I grab someone, asking if this is really the price, as it was a gooooooooooooooooooood price.
Then I thought... How can I be such a greedy dollhouse owner. Noone buys property like this... Am I insane. No no, can't pass it up, no way, no how! So, I bring it home, I gloss the floors, paint the attic white... Then rearrange for hours, huge furniture has to be moved in the real life house, to get this house to fit in. And, now the question remains, what to do with the other house?
See wee bunny boy is crying in the old house here, he doesn't want to move...
I try to tell him, "lovely, the new house is going to be good." It has so much wonderful wood, and I painted the banisters, like I did the attic, in white for a fresh feel. I glossed the floors and... It is noo good, he is inconsolable.
His sisters and nana however, they are ready to move in. They are soooo excited!!!
Faun boy is perched at the front door, waiting for a photo op...
Although the house is very yellow, it makes me swoon everytime I look at it... My heart overflows!! Ready to see the whole thing?????? (It fits just perfectly on my old white dressing table)
Oh, I am so in love with it. I can't believe noone else snatched it up! (one thing did happen though, a lady actually cried after I bought it, because she wished she had seen it) I know it was waiting for us! I just know it!! Faun boy wants you to see his favorite place...
Come on in...
Look at Faun Boy's fave spot...
He has claimed the third floor as the playroom. Little does he know, it will also be the school-room :)
So that is the new house. What do you think? It will be very very "Little Women." No electricity like the old house. Lots of wood. I can never part with my old dollhouse though. We will have to find a place...
Now, in other news, as if that wasn't exciting enough... An order I placed a long time ago just arrived. You see, the order was lost. Yes, lost for over a week. But it is here now. In the form of new satiny lovely postcards for the shop!!
There are 4 new styles. The first one is especially exciting because I realized, it would make a lovely Valentine's day card. But is not totally intended for Valentine's day, so it can be used at any other time as well...
This card has rounded edges! So fun! Super Bake Girl Emilia...
The quality is incredible. They are professionally made like the others, you will love them. Oh, and the back (white) is ready for you to write it up, stick on a stamp (or not) and send it off... (There is no grey line around the actual card, it is just there for shapes sake...)
The other three are so fun as well. I love these because they can also be framed with an extra wide mat, which is what I am going to do for myself.
The 3-d quality is astounding. It just floors me everytime I look at them...
So, we have Bird Girl. "A Fanciful Twist" does not appear on the front of any of the cards...
Front:
Back of The Bird Girl:
The Memory of the Dance in the Forest:
Back:
In a Sea of Dreams:
Back:
So, those will be making their debut in the shop asap...
Also, the moment we have all been waiting for, Bunny King gets a name... He is a prince now, but he will be King one day...
Ready for this one? (King of the Magical Little Bunnies, but Prince Phin for now...)
Click on Image.
It was impossible to choose. I loved them all, from Captain Mortimer, to Lancelot Lapin, to Bun bun, to Fuzzywiggins, to TwitchandNibble. But, in the end. He really fits into this long name... In my opinion.
So, whose names did I work out to get here? Well we have the ever lovely Miss Betty with the El Rey de Los Magicos Conejitos part. I loved this because, A) we all know what other language I speak & B) the man who put him together (My Father), as he was found broken by Mombie, has a name very close to Rey... So, he should be named after the man who fixed him and gave him back a leg...
Then we have Prince Phineas Alabaster Hareoldson (she called him sir, little alteration there) from the wonderful Woolyvines.
And thirdly, Overseer of Tea Parties, Cake Walks & Treasures came from my dear talented friend Sarah. She knows how to get me!
So, there you have it... The name truly suits him in persona... E-mail me your address girls, for a few treats!! Thank you all for playing!! I really appreciate it!!
Well, I am off. And, please send me good vibes over the weekend. My accountant is putting me to work big time. He needs massive amounts of paperwork for me to get together and put in order, sooner than I thought. It might cause me to have a heart attack... The thought almost put me over the edge just now...
Huge hugs!!! xoxo
