Quite literally the most exciting thing up in our neck of the woods
is a brand new chandelier....
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever live in a home with such elegance,
I feel like Cinderella! Our previous boring old light fixture developed a habit
of popping and smoking whenever the switch was turned on
and so a venture out to Home Depot was in order.
I found an amazing assortment of sleek and oh so grown up specimens to choose from,
unfortunately I am not a very sleek or grown up individual.
In fact I felt very Goldilock-ish in that nothing felt just right.....
too big,
too bright,
and
too boring.
But then, way down low I spied something of interest,
a relatively tiny box with a hint of glimmer to it.
The home improvement fairies must have secreted it away just for me
for the box contained what was marketed as a
"Miniature Chandelier."
Oh the power of words....
I
was
SOLD!
Add to that a can of Robin's Egg Blue spray paint,
an agreeable dear hubby, a bewildered electrician and here I am,
living like a princess!
But what else do I fill my days with aside from selecting ball gowns and eating bonbons?
Well I'm trying to remember how to take photos for some listings I
want to get in the shop....the poor thing has been
as empty as Old Mother Hubbard's cupboard for ages upon ages now!
I've also a fair share of goodies I need to get delivered....
.....and so many more in the works!
I've got a wish list of inventory I'm hoping to take with me to
the Southern New Hampshire Doll Show and Sale this September and a lack of available elves to help with the production so it looks like my fingers will be busy!
All in all I'd say it's a happily ever after adventure.


I love your chandelier, Natalie Jo! When we bought our home (built in 1940) there was a small one in the dining room. The dining room is now the computer/music room, but the chandelier lives on...every girl needs bit of glam in her life :-)
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Beth
Oh I would love your home Beth! The 40's is one of my favorite periods of american architecture and knowing now that you too have a chandelier, well I could move right in!!!
DeleteAre the cute boxes with the Penelope doll going to be in your Etsy shop? Love the chandelier-just bought one from Home Depot, too-for a bedroom!
ReplyDeleteWell I do believe there should be a chandelier girls club don't you think?!!
DeleteOn the Pinelope front, unfortunately most of what is pictured here is headed out for an order. I will only have one or two left over that I can put into the shop along with several Little Red Riding Hood pin dolls. This should happen in the next week or so.
The good news is once I finish up my current orders I will be getting back to work making up several more batches for the shop and an upcoming doll show I'll be attending. Stay tuned!!!
Great tips on maintaining consistent thread tension across multi-needle machines. Very helpful!
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