So, I've just rediscovered the Supershed (where good stuff that people take to the dump, is onsold). It's over the other side of Christchurch, so a bit of a hectic drive at the moment. Anyway, I just found out it's relocating to Blenheim Road which is over my side of town, so I can go looking for treasures more often!
Last time I headed over there with Mum, I found 300g of 100% wool for $5. It came with a whole bunch of other assorted junk that I don't need, but for that price, who cares? It's currently being knitted into a top for me (actually no, it's currently sitting lonely on a shelf partly knitted into a top for me. I'll finish it one day, I promise)
I also spotted a rather run-down dolls house for $10. It was structurally really good apart from the back board not being attached, so I grabbed it. I had intended to renovate it in secret for the girls as a Christmas gift, but they spotted it so I caved and gave it to them early.
Here's some before pics:
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| House before was dirty with old magazine cutouts (from the 80's) blu-tacked to the walls. |
And here's the after pics:
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| Finished house |
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| Kitchen with circular rug. Lounge with decoupaged sofa and canvas wall art. |
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| The bedrooms are yet to be decorated. |
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| Staircase in the bathroom. Not very conventional, but half the time the girls put the dolls toilet in the lounge anyway! |
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| Lounge and dining rooms. |
I spent a grand total of $19 doing up this dolls house (including the cost of the house!). The other $9 went on test-pots of paint from Mitre 10. They were in the clearance bins, so I got a range of colours for that price. Carpet and lino was donated by Grandma. Curtains made from fabric I already had. Canvas for the wall art, I already had too.
I'm totally stoked with how this turned out and the colours suit K's Sylvanian Families furniture perfectly. I'll take a pic with all the furniture in at some stage :)
I have been busy making a few other items in the last month or so, too.
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| Pink merino hoody |
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| Merino hoody with rockets lining the hood |
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| Hoody for S |
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| Tunic dress I knitted for K. This took ages because it's a size 5 |
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| Little shrug cardi I made for C. The colour is the same as the tunic dress above (I was just having a play with my camera and editing software :-) |
