Well after what seems like an eternity my desire to sew something…anything…seems to have walked back into the building. These two ladies testify to this. Well the little brown linen one has been sitting on my work bench in varying degrees of ‘finished-ness’ for about a fortnight now…and she’s still not finished but I’m getting there.
Granted they need a little bit more than just a fringe to class them as having hair. Eyes that aren’t pins would be a nice addition and for the more modest lass, perhaps a frock would take the eye away from one’s underwear…but some thing is better than nothing.
Not that I have been doing nothing. I (you should read that as my husband) did manage to refurbish an old shop fitting into a thing that my dreams are made of!
This time last week I had a bee firmly buzzing in my bonnet that I had to have a new bookcase for the children’s story books. Not just any book case either. It had to be a display bookcase so that they could see the glorious bright pictures on the covers. I wanted them to be enticed to read books that they hadn’t seen for a while. I wanted their books to be exciting. I often think that it’s almost criminal that great artists work is locked inside the covers of children’s books or sandwiched next to others on shelves, never being seen. Let’s face it. With a mother as obsessed with children’s books as much as I am it was inevitable that they would have a lot of books. I just had nooo idea how many until I corralled them all together in the one place like this!
Thank goodness for those huge drawers underneath. Without them I would still be looking for a storage solution for the hundreds of kilos of books that we own. I think the only way to quantify them is by the kilo!
With Fred the Cotton Monster atop I think that it looks fabulous. The best part is that The Little Bush Princess is having a ball with all these books at her disposal. Not that they always weren’t…but it’s all in the presentation when your talking sales!
Every night it’s like she gets to visit a book store and pick anything she wants…for FREE…and then toddle off to the big bed and get under the big bed blue booky blanket for a fresh and exciting new read (even if she’s read it before!)
You’ve got to love that….and how much was the bookcase. Initially free. I don’t think anyone around here begrudges it a little dressing up timber and a lick of paint.
What a find!
Now everyone say thank you to Kate for helping me get it home!
Thanks Kate!
