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Merry Christmas Book Nook

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 I absolutely love how this turned out. Despite one piece missing and I had to cut one to size from my spares. And that's why I NEVER throw anything away. The tree was supposed to be smaller and was only lit up with 2 warn white LEDs. Me, hell no! Now trying to find some multicoloured 30cm long LED string lights. Forget it. But I found one that's just 50cm long and it even flashes. Where? Temu!  I will be ordering a couple more, just in case. Scroll down for the video!

The Lodge Detective Agency

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 Maybe not my favourite, mainly because it didn't have a dust cover, but also most of the paper items were printed on cheap mat paper. OK it was all pre-cut which was a bonus but the quality wasn't great. So the steps needed a coat of Mod Podge to make it look more like tiles. I left the book case as it was but I sanded down the desk and gave it a coat of mahogany varnish and a couple of coats of Mod Podge. Then I also change the handles using leftovers from old kits and pins from my jewellery stuff. And yes the missing dust cover. For now it's wrapped in clingfilm. 😂 I am making now a miniature from the same producer, no dust cover as well, and will order 2 from the place I have ordered before made to measure. I am not sure yet how to deal with the odd shape. But I think it will just be a rectangular box.

Pin Collection Part 1

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I used to collect pins, badges and stickers as a kid. Browsing through Temu I found cool pins this collector heart just couldn't resist. They are really great quality and so cheap.  

Happy Yule

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 Wishing everyone a peaceful time

New Helper

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 I found a new helper at Hobbycraft. Isn't he cute? 💖

Ancient Chinese Kitchen

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 This is the kitchen that matches the bedroom. This one has a few adaptations. I stained the kitchen work top, shelves and the stool using powdered pastel colours. Works great staining plain wood. I added an orange LED in the stove so it looks like a fire. I used some orange cellophane to make the LED less harsh. I added a carpet that was a piece of fabric I had leftover from the bedroom set. I added fluffy fabric to the benches to make them look more comfy. I made a bucket out of card and used acrylic paint to create the tin look and the dirt stains. And chopped up some tooth picks for firewood I had to add a window frame on the outside because the window pieces were a tad too small.  I added a curtain rod and a curtain. That was some fabric I had leftover from a previous set. I very much enjoyed making this because of the adaptations.

Labubu, too cute resist

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 And yes it's the real deal. Come on, they are cute.

I went a bit nuts with these

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 These are now over 50 colour combinations and I really enjoyed making them. When I get back in the mood for these I still have some more interesting colour combinations to make.

New Tray for Glues and Stuff

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 Bought this tray from Hobbycraft and it was perfect. I had to personalise it with a cute sticker. It makes me chuckle looking at it. Oh the sticker is from Aliexpress.

Ancient Chinese Bedroom

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 The Chinese Theme Continues, This was part of a set of 2 which this AuDHDer bought enthusiastically TWICE. 😳 This one is still available on eBay if you fancy making it. I really loved it. It's simple but beautiful. And it has a dust cover included.