Dress the Dress!

There is nothing like going to the mailbox to find a a fun item for your minis. So,  once or twice a week I order something that cost  one or two dollars. Usually, it is from Ebay, but can be from Wish.com or any other website.

Recently, I purchased a pack of Fashion doll dresses from China. I knew they wouldn't be gorgeous. When I got them, I was still excited to open the package, because well a surprise is a surprise! The fabric patterns are cute yet very cheap. All of them are cut in the same basic design.

This sparked something in my head. How about a contest for my fashion doll followers!

Three dresses will be sent to the first three people who wish to participate. They will have until midnight February 28th EST. to decorate the dress any way they like, then send a picture to me of a fashion doll wearing the finished product that I will then post. They may keep the dress.  I will ask the remaining followers to vote which dress is fashioned the best and the person with the most votes will win a bag of crafting supplies of ribbons, assorted beads, fabric and lots of other goodies!

Requirements for the contest is only to be a follower of this blog.

Here are the dresses:

Let the fashion making begin!

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ALERT!

Just got this alert. I trust Alice Zinn and have even met her in person at one of the Shows. So I trust
 this is true.  I am sorry I have to share this...but here it goes. 






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Cat's Den

I am having such a difficult time with the cat house. It is a challenge to my comfort zone to design ultra modern rooms. My first thought was sparse with hard lines, industrial look and industrial colors. That is so not me. So, I researched online. There were some ultra modern looks that I liked that weren't harsh. I am working on getting into that feel.

 In the meantime this room was in my mind. It will not be ultra, but instead be a place to get away from it with softer lines, comfort and nature all around. There will be lots of plants and an aquarium and anything that says soft and peaceful. The accent color will be a soft green and some prints to tie it all together.

I plan to use the painted chairs...the other furniture may not stay or will be refinished. I have a few other pieces I want in there also.

It is the room on the the right end lower level of the house.

This was the first flooring I put down. It is actually leftover wallpaper from one of my bathrooms.

There was a recess in the wall so I decided to make it a built-in aquarium. The color is off in the background which means adjusting it and printing it out again before I add the fish etc. The choice of lights above it is still rolling around in my head.
You can see the bamboo flooring in place here.

This is a place mat I bought a few months ago. I decided to replace the the bamboo one with it after I saw how well it went with the chairs I painted.

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