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Oh, thank you. I have had delays due to weird weather but I am finishing up this week :) I have not upload in a while but very soon we will ,see the results. Every time a give a date....it rains or turns cold and nothing will dry :P Have a most wonderful week!
Yes, I thought it was an idea worth sharing:) We had a nice visit. I would do this as well but I am going to get a griddle the next time we are in need of an outdoor cooking product :) Love you!!
Thank you! They make fun and wonderful gifts for family and friends. To make the teapot a feeder juts out duct tape inside over the spout opening :) Have a most wonderful day!
Hello! I used what I had on hand. Toothpicks or hors d'oeuvre picks. To make them smaller I sand them down. It is really hard to find anything smaller than a toothpick :) For the rake handles I used bamboo shish kabob picks. I made the Victorian fishing pole from the shish kabob picks as well ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C-7-O9HV4M0.html Have a most wonderful day! Thank you for stopping by. :)
This is gonna take my breath away when you get it finished......absolutely stunning!!! And that's a lot of work, mama.....as they say down here!!! LOL!!!
Hello! Thank you for your kind words. I will be colouring the stonework this weekend and finishing the windows. I am a little nervous as I have never coloured stonework like this before. LOL! It has been my day job minus bad weather moths for about 20 months now and i am honestly closing in on the end this weekend. I have said that so many time before ....and then it rains me out :P Have a most wonderful rest of the week Sharron! :)
Hello! I am glad it turned out. It is what I had envisioned. It took a couple of months during the winter to randomly see the bobby pins and then the wheels of progress began turning. It has been raining and now it is muggy. Papier mache is not drying. I may have to bring everything in the house for a coupe of days until the muggy weather passes. I am doing finishing work on the endcaps of the doors on everything that does not need papier mache fill. I am nearly done for the day. Bye for now xo :)
Hello Kathryn, what a brilliant idea, I would never have thought to use hair grips as we call them over here. The stonework looks amazing, can't wait to see it all together on the house, you've put a huge amount of work into the build since finding that box of furniture, I'm convinced its going to be a masterpiece. Letter on the way soon. Bye for now, take care, Diane x
Hello! It is amazing the crazy ideas the romp through the brain while giving drawers a good tidying up :P It is raining again today so I will head out and get the endcaps of the doors finished and play with the windows :) Have a wonderful week :) x
Hello! Thank you. It is finally coming together. I have to make good use of the nice weather. Without a real workroom of my own I get sandbagged by rain and cold , but I am almost there :) Have a wonderful day :)
Really amazing, Kathryn!!! Looks exactly like a real window, just in miniature! 🙂 Now I know what the name is of the sealer that makes your front porch so beautiful! 🙂 I remember!
Hello! It is great for pebbled walks and porches. Hot here today. I am completing the wrought iron railings today and tomorrow. They will be thoroughly dry and ready to colour by Sunday. I have to make the side windows so they open and close like weighted windows. By for now, Love, xxo
Hello Kathryn, the window panes look great, the build is looking amazing, the stonework is fantastic, you've done an incredible job with it, so looking forward to seeing it all put together. Laminaters do come in handy, I laminated the flooring I had printed out onto photo paper in the toyshop roombox I made to save it from scratches. I think summer has finally arrived, we have temperatures around 70.f and sunshine, fingers crossed it lasts for more than a week 🤞🏻 Bye for now, take care, Diane x
Hello! Yes, a laminator comes in very handy. Not too long now. I start work on the balcony railings today. I have to make more papier mache. It will not be too long now :) It has been in the 70's this last week. This week is supposed to be hot again. Have a lovely week. x
I think this is coming along beautifully. I love the windows thank you .I too am working on doors and windows this is a perfect solution. I’m using this idea hope you don’t mind.Have you ever made flowers from sea beads just made a bunch and they were lovely. I used the wire from a ribbon I had. You take the wire give your self a good length. Go to the center of the wire length cluster four beads and twist.continue twisting giving each floral a branch . Add four more beads and continue,your looking for a cherry blossom look. I added five green beads to make leaves,at the bottom of the branch.Give it a try lots of fun😃💕💕💕💕thank you again for the windows love it 💕💕💕💕
Dear Grace, generally the ideas I think I have thought of have already been done...I just do not know it LOL! Have fun and I am glad I helped out :) The flowers sound delightful. I am planning to try my hand at a full on stained glass window as well. I am going to colour in a few of the diamond panes. Have a wonderful week being creative. I like you idea for the flowers. No, I have never made any but i will put it on my list of little things to do. You are welcome to send me a picture of the flowers if you like at theeclecticthrifter@yahoo.com Bye for now :)
Hello Kathryn, the leaded window glass looks great, good idea with the quilling paper, the stone walls are looking wonderful, love the mullioned windows. I love stone buildings, The large village a few miles from us has lots of very old stone houses of all shapes and sizes, the stone here is ranges from beige to a deep golden brown colour, I'd love to live a old stone house. I'm looking forward to seeing your build, it's been a long road for you. I don't think I could cope with it being that hot, we've just had 2 days of high 70's that was too warm for me, it's been so cool and rainy for months here, the warm wetis a shock to the system lol. Its back to mid 60's now. Have a lovely week. Bye for now, take care, Diane x
I love the stone building as well. I have never done this kind of layering before so my first idea was experimental. The video I watched was so simple and it may not be the type of granite I had originally planned but if i follow the procedure carefully it will possibly look like the stone building you love. It is not as hot today...only 99 at the moment LOL!...and it is only 10 AM. I am proofreading reports today and doing some hemming. Back to work tomorrow after I weed the garden. Have a great week. Another update on progress Sunday :) xx
That’s a lot of work creating the windows Kathryn, but they look brilliant, love the effect with the modge podge and quilling paper, looking forward to seeing them installed, it’s going to be amazing, tfs x Julie 🇬🇧
Thank you. I am almost at the finish line lol :P ....The colouring will go quickly over the next couple of days, Then I will texture the inside walls of the doors then hang them. Then the windows. Have a wonderful day!
That looks like it has been a good bit of work.....tedious too! I was wondering just how tall the building will be when you finish it.....and seeing it thus far.....I can hardly wait until you give us the whole thing on video! Great work!
Hello! Well, foundation to the top of the library roof may be about 45-ish inches. Once it is inside I will share the build stats :) Tedious, yes, yes it is. Fortunately I am one of those people who can sit and listen to a book while doing mindless tasks LOL! Stay cool and have a most wonderful week! :)
@@theeclecticthriftercrafter I, also, do not mind tedious tasks....others of my family would run screaming 😱! LOL. That is going to be absolutely fabulous when you are done.....I can hardly wait.
Thank you so much, Kathryn, for doing this and honoring my family's little quilt. The video is so well done. My Mom and Auntie would be so pleased. I've never seen the quilt looking so nice! : -) Sending love.....
Hello!!!! You are very welcome :) The oxiclean did an amazing job :) Mrs. Cross wrote me and told me the name of the pattern :) I am almost finished with my build. I will keep you posted. Much love :)
Hello Kathryn, your quilt is gorgeous, I do like the American style quilts, the amount of work that went into some of them is mind-blowing, I don't know anything about quilting other than traditional patchwork or the Suffolk puff style ones, I don't think they were as popular here in the UK as they are in the US. Have a lovely rest of the week. Bye for now, take care, Diane x PS, expect a reply to your email later today 😊
I just found you today. Possibly because you mentioned Marion's world. A channel i too am recently enjoying. I think you will also like "Sherry Iris", "Last homely house," and "stitched by Mrs D".
Hello! My new friend Julie introduced me to Marion's world. We are going to start a stitchery book this winter. Last homely house was also recommended but I have to finish my 1-12 scale manor house first. I have planning a Christmas in July reveal :) It was nice to hear from you. Have a most wonderful day!
That is such a great idea. Ive recently thrifted a little collection of vintage spools and definitely will be decorating some like this. Thank you for your inspiration.
Well hello again. Are they not just the sweetest little decorations! I really enjoyed making them. I have to make a handful more for the fall craft fair :) They are perfect when you want a little something to do while watching a movie :) Bye again :)
Nice restoration! 😊Just a suggestion to maybe find a spray nozzle that fits on top of the hydrogen peroxide bottle it originally came in or put the hydrogen peroxide in an opaque spray bottle because hydrogen peroxide quickly loses its effectiveness when exposed to light/heat.
Oh, I understand. I am sure it can be a struggle. There is a bit of ocd is all of us :) I generally remove them before a project but keep them for a thrift haul :) Have a most wonderful day :)
Hello Kathryn, that was really interesting, bees are such beautiful intelligent creatures, the natural comb was wonderful to see. Do you ever get pests ? I see quite a lot of honey bees in our garden, we have bee keepers locally, we've noticed quite a few large hornets around this year, there have been quite a lot of Asian Hornet sightings this year too in the south of England and the Channel Islands which cause devastation if they get into bee hives , there's even a phone line to report sightings it's so serious. I have no idea what sort the ones I've seen are but one was red and almost 3 inches long, with a really loud buzz, it frightened the life out of me as it flew past my head. I hope you are getting some nice weather over there, it's still cold and wet here, I don't think we will get a summer this , it's like its gone straight to autumn brrr. Have a wonderful week Bye for now, take care, Diane x
Hello! The bees are fun to have around. The Carniolans are very gentle and curious. They like to come around to see what I am doing in their garden :) I see ants sometimes and just sprinkle a good layer of cinnamon around the hive. We have had no reports of the Asian hornet here but it has been seen in eastern Washington. Several nest have been destroyed there. With the uncreased international shipping it was bound to happen. I would bet that is what you spotted :O The weather has been rainy sunny for s couple of days, today is mostly sunny so I have been at work in the garage tidying up the build before is it put together again in the dining room on Tuesday. Have a wonderful evening :)xo
Hello! Bees are a fun and peaceful hobby. I have been stung a couple of times but it is very mild pinch, then itchy, then goes away:) It is more relaxing to be in a bee suit :) Have a wonderful day!
Really pretty condiment set, great recycling idea. I think I would have also filled it with lavender or some form of potpourri. Definitely going to look out for these little gems now. Great idea thank you for sharing
Hello! I have made button flowers vases and took them to a residential care facility over the holidays. They were stinking cut, LOL! Have a wonderful day :)
Hello! What a great idea:) It is a fun Christmas in July craft as well :) Thank you for sharing your time visiting my channel :) Have a most wonderful day!
@@janeymitchell4675 LOL! They can be used as scent filled sachets but I use them as tree ornaments for a small tree in the dining room. I have a vintage Christmas theme and so my tree ornaments are the cute Christmas salt and peppers from the 40's & 50's. :) Have a wonderful day.
Hello Kathryn, great idea, if you fill them with scented wax chips, laundry boosters granules or lavender they would make great wardrobe scenters too. Have a great rest of the week. Bye for now, take care, Diane x
Hello! I was with my second oldest son most of yesterday and then out working in the garage so tea is late this week :) Have a wonderful week Sherly and thank you for stopping by for tea :)
Hello!!!! They are cute :) I did the same thing with the vintage 50's Christmas salt and pepper shakers and they are my Christmas ornaments. My Christmas is 30's thru 50's themed. I just love it :) Have a wonderful evening :)
Hello! Well thank you for your sweet compliment. I believe ides are to be shared. I hope to share what I have learned along the way to make crafting easier. I will share my mistakes and how i fixed them :P There are a few LOL! Have a lovely day!
Well, lol:) It was very early on and my son who was17at the time selected the music. I have a selection of piano and smooth jazz now:) Thank you for stopping by :)
I would have been inconsolable with the loss of some of those pieces.😢😢😢it’s nice to see you bring them back to some use. you can also use pieces for jewelry or even art pieces in minis. I’ve never heard of epoxy sculpt so thank you for this information I appreciate you sharing .💕💕💕💕💕💕☺️☺️☺️☺️
Hello! Thank you for your kind words. I love that product. It has really come in handy :) I would like to make some jewelry out of china some day. I clipped pictures of some from Victoria Magazine years ago. it is on my list of thing-to-do :) Have a lovely day :)
Hello Kathryn, they are all lovely, what a great way to use broken crockery, they would look great with trailing plants or flowers, or even just a place to put keys into in a hallway. Have a lovely rest of the week. Bye for now, take care, Diane x
Hello again :) In the autumn when I have completed the artistic add-ons to a few of the pockets I will puta couple plants in them and share how they could look. I will be getting them ready for the craft fairs for Christmas then :) It is pouring outside today:) I am going to finish the bump-out and measure for the doors:0 You have a lovely rest-of-the-week as well :)
Hello! Thank you. I did not have the heart to through the pieces away. So I sat on them until I thought of something LOL! I will take them to the Christmas crafts fairs this year :) Have a lovely day! It is pouring outside today :P
We’re getting a lot of rain here too Kathryn, don’t know about you but I’m really fed up of it now, your garden is beautiful, so many gorgeous plants, tfs x Julie 🇬🇧
Hello! Golly, it just poured here today. Thank goodness I have leeks in my garden or it could have been ugly hahahahahaha! I was forced to complete inside projects :P Thursday is supposed to be nice again and I can plant the last few seed packets I have :) Have a nice evening :)
Hello Kathryn, your garden is looking lovely, it looks like you've been very busy keeping on top of it. I hope your bees are thriving. My roses are beginning to bloom along with a few other plants, we had an extremely wet winter this time, with very few frosts thankfully. The temperatures are still on the cool side even when it's not raining. Hopefully it will warm up a bit soon. I found your email last night, I shall reply shortly. There is also a letter on its way to you. Bye for now, take care, Diane x
Well hello there:) I am sure we have all been busy bees :) I I look forward to hearing about your adventures through miniature season and boot sales :) I landed on what I think is a creative idea for my corner supports as well as the spine for the spiral staircase and will be getting started this week. Gluing the room boxes was delayed due to the cold damp weather. Thursday is my target date as it will be in the 70's :) Bye for now. I am editing today for tea Tuesday :)
Thank you grace. When we started 14 years ago the garden area was nothing but hard clay my husband did not know what to do with the area before we met :) The raised beds was a hard to mow sparsely grassy place, so instead of watering grass we water a vegetable garden :) Thank you for stopping by. Have a great day!
Hello Kathryn, lovely teapots, they will make beautiful bird feeders, you egg holder chicken dishes look great in the window, the carnival glass one is gorgeous. Your letter arrived today, I will get mine in the post to you after the weekend. Have a lovely weekend. Bye for now, take care, Diane x
Hello! The feeders are my September project :) The chickens were a collection belonging to my brother who passed away. My sister-in-law sent a handful of them to me. I never knew he had a collection. My favourite one is the purple slag glass. My sister-in-law bought it for me when I visited several years ago :) I love decorating window sills :) Have a great weekend :) x
Hello! There will be a feeder parade in September :) The craft fairs start in November :) I do have one more fun with teacups on the way. Have a great weekend :)
