What started out as a simple display case turned into a four story doll house!  I have been working on the plans and building and painting for the past several months.  This was a birthday present for me from my dad (birthday was in July), but we just finished it last weekend.  He helped me so much!  I am super excited to start taking pictures and setting rooms and adding to my collection.  It is so nice to finally be able to display everything I have :)

Yeah...so much for a summer vacation!  I took 12 hours of summer school and really didn't have time for much else after I got several jobs dog sitting!  No time, but progress to graduation and money are both excellent things!  I'm back now at school (a junior now!), missing my dolls so much!  I added Molly to my collection for my birthday!  She is such a sweetie, but I am so afraid to mess up her braids.  Let's see, I also added Molly's PJ's and Addy's birthday set to my collection.  The old ice cream maker is wonderful, and I feel like I could make real ice cream in it if I wanted to!  Of course I won't, but it is nice to have authentic looking items, especially since my secret project is finished...

Wait, what?  Yep! It's finished!!!  I went home for Labor Day with the intention of laboring around my house at the beck and call of my mom directing me to help my Dad finish up a few tasks, but she surprised me with forcing me to finish up the project!  It was a long 6 hours, but I finished it!  I didn't have my camera though, so this weekend (as in tomorrow), I will travel back home and get some pictures!  I am so excited and while I miss my dolls, they are probably having a blast on their own :)

I can't wait to show everyone!

I've completed my canned goods!  They look adorable and I can't wait to use them in scenes.  But I forgot to take pictures of the completed project before I stashed them away in my closet.  My family recently moved and we are still showing off our house so my room has to be spotless.  That puts a damper on my AG scenes!

I have also been working diligently on my secret project!  That means a lot of painting,  A LOT!  And some more too :)
I am really happy with how it is turning out, but I can tell my dad is ready to be done with it.  I am too, but I just don't have the right colors yet!

While at Lowe's Hardware store looking for paint I could use, I found an adorable AG sized porch swing.  It's technically a bird feeder, but it is adorable!  A few stitches and I can make cushions for 2 dolls to sit comfortably together.  I was going to attempt to make one, but it's at the bottom of my craft list and I would probably never get to it, so for $13, I couldn't say no!

I spent most of this morning working on my secret project.  I won't be revealing what this project is until later, when it begins to take shape.  I am having to rely on my not so reliable father for help in this project as it involves a lot carpentry skills that I do not have.  But I am learning so if I ever decide to do something like this again, I'll be ready.  More to come!

This afternoon was spent watching Doctor Who episodes and working at Vacation Bible School at my church.  I love being there!  Tomorrow I won't be working to much on my canned goods either, as I am going to attempt to learn how to make brotchen, small but delicious German bread rolls.  But who knows....maybe something exciting will happen! :)