INDEPENDENCE DAY - THE ALIENS ARE COMING!!!!

 Hello Everybody!

I bet you are wondering what is up here

with this posting!!

I just could not help myself!

LOLS!!

Well, we have had many storms this

past week and I took some pics.

These pics reminded me of the movie!

BE SURE TO ZOOM IN!!!

Here we are heading to the gas station. 

See the raindrops

- on the right side and middle-way of

our windshield.

I am on the passenger side taking this photo.

See that HUMONGOUS cloud!!!

Am not sure what those things are in the

sky to the left and right side of the green

lightbulbs are??

I don't think they are raindrops??

Could they be UFO's?

Even the raindrops look like small alien ships

above the red roof.

Lols!!! 

Here is that same cloud

Something is in there!!

Could that be their ship that is emerging

from the cloud!!!

The cloud is so wide.

What do you think?

Here is that same cloud going over head.

Where do you think it is heading?

Is there an alien ship behind that cloud?!!

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!

Have a Happy Independence Day (4th)!!!

Be safe with the fireworks.

Thank you for visiting me. 

Hopblogger/Conny

DOLL - CANDY - SHABY CHIC ROOMBOX

Hello Everyone!

Hope all is well!

Hope you have a great 

Memorial Day tomorrow!!

Many times, I meant to post before now, but 

some things kept coming up preventing 

me. 

I am finally getting around to it now.

I do not know about many of you out there,

but I grew up in a small house with small

closets - 2 girls to a room.

Yep, am from a large family!

The rooms were small - never had a lot

of clothes to clutter up a room

In fact the entire house didn't have any

clutter at all.

So, I would never have had a closet like

this - nothing close to it.

But it is nice to dream!!!

This is my closet that I put together

for the contest. 

Well - a section of it anyway. 

And here I show it in its raw state.

I guess I forgot to take a pic of the other half!!

Hehehe

Where I was hanging clothes I put some

thick card there for the rods to go, to try to

give more of a shabby look to it.  

Like the closet at some point in its life it needed fixing.

I put some extra shelves in this closet also that

was cut out from the same thick card.

(Matboard).

You should be able to see them.

A vanity was suppose to go in the space

to the left but I didn't want one of those.

I wanted more shelving.

Needing to display as much

as I could.

It was a must to give some homeless things

a home!!

Here is the room-box with the closet.

Hope you can see it okay. 

Was feeling out - where to put things.

I printed out a shabby chic picture

for the flooring.

Back then, they probably didn't have shabby chic, but

all of that wood can be depressing.

So, I think the shabbiness of it does not

make my room the 50's.

Okay, I painted the outside black and the inside

white on this room box.

The closet was painted green so you can see it.

It catches your eyes more so than Candy.

There is a lot of color in there. 

Also I hope I don't have too much repetition with

the pics - but just trying to let you see

everything from different angles. 

A lot to see.

Glass is off.

Candy with her dog Co-Co. 

She is telling him sweetly that she cannot

pick him up just yet.

He could ruin her gown. 

Right side of the closet.

A mess on her ottoman.

Her ottoman is where she sits to put

on her shoes.

Good thing they are already on her feet!!

Left side of closet.

Closet has 3 hanging rods.

You can see the ottoman better

from this angle. 

Her black purse and matching little wrap

to put on her arms in case she gets a little

cold. 

The purse came from ebay back in 2016.

Things were so much more cheaper then.

The pink wrap sits on top of a little gown

that I made back in 2016 I think?? 

It has a matching little coat to go with it

hanging just a little to the left of it.

I made this nightgown set and never had a place

for it until now.

Back then I didn't know how to embellish

little clothes, but I think now I could

do a better job.

But this is done - so will not change it.

Here are some shoes that I bought from

ebay also.

They were very cheap and poorly done.

Bought many years back.

I had to remove the coatrack so you see

them. 

Also - see the legs that I put on my closet.

I made everything in the room-box except for about

7 items. 

I made the shoe boxes, lingerie, little hanging 

coats, the dresses and nightgowns along with the

shirts folded up.

Also made the pocketbooks from 'Petite Sacs' tutorial

that I found online

I forgot if I put anything in the shoe boxes or the

other boxes. 

I love the shoes with the matching purse.

Again bought from ebay many years ago also.

Love the fans on this shelf.

I need some memorabilia behind them.

There are the Petite Sacs. 

Also 2 glove boxes with gloves in them. 

Better pic of the coats and the folded shirts. 

The pants below are actually Barbie pants that

I cut down and put on white hangers. 

Better view of the coats.

Better view of the petite sacs.

Better view of the glove boxes and bra.

Better view of the perfume bottles.

Bra and panties in the first drawer.

Some more underwear in the 2nd drawer.

Bought the hat and the hose packages. 

I added this fabric to the top of the closet because

underneath that I added a piece of matboard for

added strength. 

Then painted all of it green.

This shows the side view.

I made the red poodle skirt. 

Forgot to hem it.

I had ran out of time and had to quickly

make it.

It is not a good piece but I love it hanging

here.

I love this coat!!

Another item that was bought from ebay

perhaps back in 2012.

Don't know who made it but it extremely

light even though it looks heavy.

Would love a couple more of these coats.

 Thank you for stopping by and

taking the time to visit me.

Hopblogger/Conny

DOLL - MY CANDY

 Hello Everybody. 

Hope you are all well and doing great.

My Candy was completed 29 January 2019.

OHMY! what pretty legs she has! 

Hehehe

Hope you like her shoes.

Since I made my Candy's dress with a 

slip and a string to hold up her dress, I

wanted her shoes to be special.

My own design with the shoes.

Hoping they look a little vintage.

This is her slip.

My Candy is finally ready to go out

to the Prom and dance the night 

away!

The back of Candy.

I should comb her hair out some.

I forgot to do so when I made her.

Thank you for visiting me!

Hopblogger/Conny

DOLL - CANDY

 Hello Everybody.

Hope you all are safe and taking precautions.

Thank you to everyone who posted on my last posting!

I appreciate it so much.

Sorry - it has taken me so long to post again, but

I literally had to scour my computer and my brain to

find something to post.

I have plenty of things to show you that I have made

(even from 2 years ago) that I never got around to

showing.

But am doing so now.

After the death of my daughter I knew I had to keep

my hands and my head busy. 

The following year around August 2018, 

 I joined a doll group.

I joined Dana Burton of (Miniatureart).

Then, I made

my 1st doll named Rhonda (toward the end of the year). 

Candy was the 2nd doll that I made

as well as entering her in a contest with a roombox.

I did enjoy making it all and now I am hooked!!

I am still doing the dolls today.

And to date - I have only made 6 or 7 of them.

I have also found that I still need to keep myself

busy.

I have learned to assemble a doll, dress and wig her. 

My roombox still is not the greatest but at least I am

trying. 

There will be multiple postings involving Candy such as

her roombox, her closet, her accessories and of course

Candy herself. 

A little bit about Candy.

I did not win the contest but I did have fun and there

were some lovely settings along with some lovely 

Candy's. 

The setting was supposed to be 1940s to the 50s era.

Mine was about 1950, but with a little twist.

This is Candy - not my doll but the doll that

Dana Burton made and sold doll kits to everyone

that bought them.

And I was one of those customers!

Because this was my 2nd doll to be made - I surely

did not think that I could do this doll justice.

So, I made my Candy - DIFFERENT

than the one pictured here.

Everyone made a roombox, and also this closet

that you see below.

This was literally the first thing that I had 

ever built so my closet didn't come

out perfect either. 

Neither does my closet look like this one

cause I changed it. 

Am pretty sure that you can still buy the parts

and pieces to make this closet from

minikitz.com

There are also other items for sale that go with

Candy.

Hope you will take a look and see. 

My roombox was a football display case

that I painted black on the outside.

On my next posting I will show you

my Candy.

Thank you for visiting me!

Hopblogger/Conny

Miniatures and COVID

 Hello Everybody.

Hope this email finds you all well.

I have had a very rough beginning for this year of 2021. 

Caught Covid and had a lot of bad days. 

Am sure Covid was/is trying to kill me I guess. 

Like many others I lost my sense of smell and taste but 

with me everything tasted like metal including the water.

 Found that the only water I could drink was regular

cold water from the refrigerator. 

Lost my appetite and lost 29 pds (not by choice).

Losing the weight was the only benefit from it.

Got thru that, however the side effects still have been

playing havoc with me, giving me high blood pressure

and blurriness in my eyes. Thus preventing me from

doing alot. Have had many, many doctor appointments

and follow-up appointments

every month checking my heart and everything else. 

I got my first Moderna shot last month and it made me feel bad, it

put me back down in the bed - took 4 days to get

over that shot. Mostly it was fatigue and chills.

My hair has always been thick and now it has been

thinning at an alarming rate and coming out in handfuls 

every day. This is scary!! 

In 2 days I get the 2nd shot and hope that I can scout

thru this one easily with no side effects. 

It is only now that I feel better enough to start back

blogging. Hopefully, I am looking forward to getting back 

to normal and working/playing with my miniatures again. 

But, Covid has made me very slow at making anything.

I do have a lot of things to show you that I was doing before 

Covid. 

My little white Christmas room box is not decorated because the items

to go in there did not fit, so I have had to re-think its contents. 

Meanwhile I would love to show you what the talented Isabel

of  https://miniaturasisabelruiz.blogspot.com/

made and sent to me. 

I love sewing items! In early January I commented on her blog

how I loved her little cross-stitched kits. They were adorable!!!

Look at what this lovely lady sent to me! 

(CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW TO GET RID OF THESE DOUBLE SPACES

BETWEEN THE SENTENCES!!!)

OHMYGOODNESS!!!!

Isabel surely did brighten my day when I received

a package from her.

I LOVE, Love these little sewing kits!

She even has my picture of me and my dog Curry

on them!!! 

This is so dear to my heart!!

I have been showing these to everyone that I know!!

OHMY!! I just adore the little crocheted dog!!!

Look how tiny she is!!

Everyone I have show her to - loves her!!

Say hello to Roz.

Thank you so much Isabel!!!

I love all of it!!!

My sister sent me a lovely bouquet made of

card when I had Covid. 

These are so cute!!!

They are from LOVEPOP!

Thank you Lori!!!

Thank you all for visiting me.
Please stay safe

Hopblogger/Conny