Crafty Giraffe: Squee! I'm so excited about this!!

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:

House before was dirty with old magazine cutouts (from the 80's) blu-tacked to the walls.

And here's the after pics:

Finished house

Kitchen with circular rug. Lounge with decoupaged sofa and canvas wall art.

The bedrooms are yet to be decorated.

Staircase in the bathroom. Not very conventional, but half the time the girls put the dolls toilet in the lounge anyway!

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.