The Girl's Room

With the toys and books filling the room, I figured I should focus on "finishing up" the little girl's room on the third floor! (Is it ever really finished? Um, no ... That would take the fun out of it for me!)

One of the last pieces for that room to actually create was to make a wall hanging I envisioned. I found a pineapple pin at Hobby Lobby that I loved, and I assumed I could figure out how to get it on the wall. It was actually way easier than I expected:

I cut the pin mechanism off of the back with some wire cutters, painted a scrap piece of wood the perfect color before giving it a coat of polyurethane, and used ye-ol-Tacky Glue to put it on wood. Let it dry overnight and Ta. Da!

Originally, I intended it to be IN the room. But, that was the vision before I created the beloved half wall. Now, it is seen from the room, and that's enough for me!

It looks cute there. And, it matches the cat bed hanging out at the top of the stairs. It's held on to the wall with the Elmer's awesome putty stuff, too.

So, back in the room itself, my vision came to life this past weekend with the addition of the fairy lights and wall decorations!

The lace flowers and the sparkly butterflies are just little packages of embellishments from craft stores. I absolutely love how this turned out! Again, they are hung with the Elmer's putty stuff. That is a GREAT product! I've had zero issues with things falling or marks left when I move what I've hung.

The dollhouse in the corner came from another antique store. I was SO excited to find it! And, as my friend Cindy pointed out, its walls are warped just like mine! It's like it was meant to be ... The other houses around it are from some mini Christmas decorations with which I grew up. They are actually decorations from when my Dad was a kid!

In the room, we have some other fun things, too!

I love the basket of toys. The basket is the container part of the crocheted top I turned upside down for a cat bed. The Potato Head in there was originally a Christmas ornament. You might have seen Mrs. Potato Head in other pics. I found it at a craft fair for a quarter. The Eiffel Tower on the bedside stool is actually an earring. I found a pair at an antique store for $2. I had to get it. This room reflects my own Girl, who is fascinated by Paris, so it was a must. I particularly love the Teddy Bear and dolls on the bed with a kitty keeping them company!

This particular pair has a lot of sentimental value to me. Meet Sally (left) and Sue (right):

When I was in second grade, Santa brought me an A-Frame playhouse set which included Sue and Sally. I played and played and played with that set and these two. That same year, my aunt and uncle sent me my first dollhouse which happened to be the same scale. So, Sue and Sally had their house as well as their vacation camp site. I absolutely adored these two!

A couple of years later is when I picked out the dollhouse my Dad made for me from a kit. And, as total luck would have it, it was the same scale as what I already had! So, Sue and Sally could move right in and bring all of their stuff with them. I don't know what happened to their A-Frame, but their furniture made the move. It's red and orange and yellow and white and very, very Hello, 1970s! It co-exists with the first dollhouse's pink, blue and brown furniture. So, it's not winning any lifestyles awards, but it is beloved!

I gave the house my Dad built to My Girl when she was about 6. (I'd have to check the archives to be sure.) And, OH, how she LIVED in that house for years and years, and we even still decorate it for Christmas most years! I let her use Sue and Sally, but they got the boot when all of the Fashion Pollys moved in. That was totally okay, but, I never really learned what happened to Sally's hair. She used to have some, Like, when I gave them to My Girl to use in the house. I'm just sayin'.

That's okay. It just adds to the story!

I also love this:

While he looks absolutely nothing like my Dad, he represents him in my little world here. Meet Grandpa Buddy who is happy to be in any room doing anything. He particularly likes hanging out with the grandkids just being happy. Currently, he's taking a break from reading stories and is, instead, napping with the kitty. That his eyes don't shut really isn't his fault. 😁 I found him on Ebay or Etsy. I really can't remember. But, he was a must-have.

So, there's the girl's room! I think it's finished enough to move focus to another. Ha! Did I say FOCUS? Yeah, that's not happening. But, the creations keep coming!! Wait and see what I cooked up recently ...