Apartment #5 - Paula Brooks aptmt - Black and White

Hello Everyone,

 

I am so sorry for not posting but so much

has been going on.

Well I will tell you what has happened

so far.

 

I will not bore you with details.

Do you know what Hemochromatosis is?

Yes, I have it.
So I have been giving my blood every 2 weeks.

It has not been easy

getting that almost black Jello blood

out of my veins.
The RN finally resorted

to a very large needle to go into my

vein the last time I was there.
And then

I went to give more blood and found out

that my hemoglobin and hemocrit was low.

Making me borderline anemic.

 

And mind you, since they first started

taking my blood, I have been sick. It

basically put my body in shock.
Finally they had to start giving me
fluids!

 

To top it off. my 93 year old father died

last week.
So forgive me for not

posting an update with this apartment.

 

 

I finally got the windows and the door painted

white. I guess you are wondering what the

black thing is!
That is a surprise!

 

 It almost looks like a box is there. I like how it

looks like something is behind the box.

NO BOX!!

THIS IS THE BATHROOM!!!

 

You are not seeing things. The bathroom wall

is painted black!!!!

The paint is still wet.

I hope to have this apartment finished in the

next couple of weeks.

 

 

Thank you for visiting me!

Conny 



Apartment #5 - Paula Brooks aptmt - Shabby Floor

Hello Everybody!

I hope you all have been well and

are enjoying what is left of the

summer!

 

Trying to make each apartment different

is a chore!
Especially since all doors

are in the back of the building.

 

After this apartment is finished - I have more

Tutorials for some easy clothes.
So, look for these!

 

Please forgive me - I stay busy! I am always

doing and working on several projects at once.
And right now I am still

de-cluttering this sewing room,

doing miniatures and making pincushion

dolls!!
The pincushion dolls are on my other blog:
www.remakeremixreuse.blogspot.com
 

Isn't it amazing how quickly you can become

disorganized only after doing a few projects!
And how anything that was organized becomes
a mess really fast!

 

I have decided that apartment #5 is going to

have all white walls. It is a bold move in this

apartment building, since so far the
other apartments have lots of color.
Also I want

to bring in some touches of black here.
Well, we will see what happens, if I am able to

do it!

 

I have had these floors for eons or so it seems.
They

originally were a dark reddish look.
I never liked the color.

 It took 4 coats of white paint with a little

sanding in between each coat,
for the floor to look like this.
Afterwards, I brushed

on a little black to simulate some wear and tear

on the floors.

Notice that the floors are not glued in yet.
Also

notice that the floor does not go to the entire

back wall. It is a little short.
Am sure I will not use this floor here.

 

The front door will be on the right side of this

apartment towards the right.

Thank you for visiting me!

Conny

 

 



Apartment #5 - Paula Brooks aptmt - Walls and Floor painted white

Hello Everybody.
Hope all is well.

Sorry it has been a little bit since
my last posting, but
when I post a tutorial, I

try to keep it up there long enough

so that it gets seen by everyone.

And this last time I posted 2 tutorials

back to back.

I have been so busy.
I am taking each

room in my home and de-cluttering it.

I have started with the sewing room.

Sewing rooms get messy so quick.

 

This is apartment #5.

So far white walls, white floors!

Windows need painting

and the room will need a front door.

 

This is all that I have gotten done so far.

Thank you for visiting me!

Hopblogger

TUTORIAL - SLIP and CAMI MADE FROM DRESS SLEEVES

 Hello everyone!

Spring and Summer are hard

months to blog.

So many things to do!

I am sorry that I have not posted,

but it was because I was making a

tutorial on my other blog:

www.remakeremixreuse.blogspot.com

 

I made a WHOLE-DOLL pincushion with the

directions. In case you have not seen

her, I have placed only the directions here

for you, concerning her slip and cami.

You can always look at my other

blog if you need to view the entire doll.

 

The doll on that blog is 7 inches high. Too

tall to go into the miniature apartments.

However, she has on the cutest slip and

bodice that I made for her.

And I would like to show you that you

can make this to go on your mini doll

or just display it on the mini bed.

 

The directions are easy and simple. There

are 2 directions for you to use. You can

hand sew it or use a sewing machine.

Either you can permanently let the doll

wear it.

Or you can make it

lay it on the bed or hang it up!

 

This is a baby dress.
It is cotton with a flower stitched

on the bodice and on the lower right side of the dress.

It is about a 9 to 1 year old dress.
The tag said 24s,

which could be foreign made. Not sure.
I have not seen a tag like that.

Anyway the dress is covered in fine net.
It is so pretty!!

The sleeves are net as well.

I am sure that you have seen little baby dresses like

this.
Anyway it does not matter what dress you use

as long as

THE SLEEVES RESEMBLE THIS SLEEVE

ON THIS DRESS.

 

Cut out the sleeve leaving a good amount

of the white cloth on it.

 

This is the left side of the sleeve.

 

I have taken the same sleeve and turned it

sideways for you. T
he right side will be the

cami and the left side of this sleeve will

be the slip.
Look at the netting part with the

pink trim.
See where the net looks like it

dips in - THAT IS WHERE I CUT AT.

If the cami part is a little big - that's okay. The

slip will not be that big.

You must have enough of the slip to be able

to gather it.

 

This is the cami opened up.

 

Put wrong sides together as the picture shows here.

With sides even, stitch it closed.
Trim away any

excess fabric to the right of your stitching.

Trim away some of the

white cotton on the bottom of the cami so it only

leaves about a half inch.

 

Turn right side out.
See how much of the white

cotton that I left on.
Also notice about 2 of my

fingers are inserted inside. That is what you should

have for that width.
Next, starting at the back here,

run a gathering stitch around the cami, where

you see the stitches at in this photo. (where the netting

and the top of the white cotton meet).
See these stitches,

sew the gathering stitches there on the STITCHED LINE.

This is the back of the bodice in this photo.

 

Place the cami on the doll and make sure that

the front is on the front of the doll.
Next, eye ball

the side of the cami in relation to where

the arm-holes should go.
All I did here was cut

a small gash in the netting to allow the arm

to go through.
Once I pulled up the cami like

it should be, I then pulled the gathering threads

at the back of the doll, knotted it and cut away

excess thread.

THIS CAMI IS PERMANENT ON THE DOLL.

 

 TO LAY ON THE BED OR TO HANG.

START HERE AND DO THIS:

 

Do all of the steps include the gathering that

you see in the above photo.

 

HANGING THE CAMI. At this

point you can use strong white or pink

QUILTING THREAD to make straps.

Tie a knot in the thread on inside of the cami on

the back, make a length going to the inside front

and knot it off on the inside of the front of the cami.

Do the same to the other side and hang it on the

clothes hanger.

 

FOR THE SLIP: There is not a photo here to show

you. For the slip just take the remainder of the sleeve that is

left and sew up the back seam. Gather a little

ways from the top.

If you want it permanent on the doll then

put it on the doll, draw up the gathers, then knot

it closed. Hide the knot and cut off excess thread.

 

If you want to lay the slip on the bed, then

gather it up like you want, knot it and hide the

knot. Then cut away any excess threads.

 

If you want to hang up the slip, simply take the

quilting thread and with just a few stitches on

each side of the slip, run a long stitch over the

top of the clothes hanger to the other side of the

slip to secure it.

The slip can hang by itself on the clothes hanger

or underneath the cami!



 

I did not gather my cami. Nor did I put any straps on

my cami. Mine is to be laid across the bed as is.

 

I hope that you use this tutorial! 

Thank you for visiting me! Have a great day!

Conny



TUTORIAL - Making Mini Mattresses

Hello mini people!!

Hope you are all well and safe.

I want to share with you on what I use to

make my mini mattress's.

I make all of my mini bed mattresses from this

stuff. It is easy to cut with scissors.  I do not use

my good scissors to cut this stuff because I do not

want to dull them. Since living here and making

my beds, I buy this from Jo-ann's fabrics.

This is inexpensive - about $3.00. And you

can make many mattresses from just this one.

This is not a bag of poly-fil. As you can see this is what

they put in lawn chairs. This polyester foam is white.

When you look at it through the package, you should

be able to tell that the outside edges are a little rough.

There is just a little bit of  poly-fil on the inside

between the 2 rough pieces. Just enough for bounce.

This stuff is very easy to work with.

This is the thickness with the package on.

Here it is cut already on the children's bunk beds.

The bottom bunk bed looks uneven but I can assure

you that it is just the way that I placed it on the bed.

The mattresses look big but after you sew the sheets

on, then the foam flattens out some.

This is where I sewed on the white cotton for the

sheets. I stitched it on the back running my needle

from side to side and ends to ends. Your needle

can easily go through this stuff.

You can see that it is only a little over 1 inch wide.

I painted this bed apple green and then noticed that I had some

napkins the same color. So, I just might use one of

these green napkins for a sheet.

Hey - that looks good!

The next time you see this bed, I hope to have it

with sheets and covers. Then deciding on what room

to put it in is the hardest.

 

I hope you can use this tip!

Take care and be well.

Conny