Garden Hideaway Dollhouse

Time for a little distraction! I made another tiny hiding place. You know that type of little shed you could run off to and write, create or just dream.

This is the "Garden Hideaway".  It's small at 15 1/4" tall x 11" across x 7 1/4" deep.  This little house is green with cream borders and trims. My inspiration for this one came from Gina Galvin's Design Bloggatorium for Peacock Park.  This little shed appeared in Wild Winter.  This site is enchanting and full of great design!

 There's a porch light and a purple chandelier inside.  Both LEDs powered by battery(see my new resources page for where to buy).

 The wreath is just moss covered wire. I used coarse white sand for the gravel path. 

 There's a strawberry crate waiting at the door.  The log rounds are cut sticks(Walmart find).

 The mushrooms were made by Serenity Mosaics. 

On one side of the door, I hung 2 Melissa Frances shabby chic frames.

I used purple heather and vines from Hobby Lobby. The porch shingles and side addition roof shingles are all left-overs from different projects.

 This cupola hides the battery and switch.   To dress it up I used corrugated cardboard for the sides and 3D paper on the roof and also the main roof ridge. This paper is in the scrapbook isle of your craft store.

Just lift the cupola and you can access all the wires, switch and battery.

I put little butterflies all over.  A fun little whimsy I saw on somebody's blog. I don't remember who's. Sorry whoever you are. You are brilliant!

The little garden's dirt is ground coffee. Something else I saw in blogland.

 I covered the whole exterior with a layer of premixed concrete for strength. Then I applied corrugated cardboard(box) to the wet concrete.  The concrete acts as the glue. The house becomes a really sturdy structure.

A little nest tucked in between the two roofs.

 A little place to sit. The interior walls are gray. The floor is aged white.

 The curtain is pink tulle.

 I draped burlap on the ceiling. I had to have burlap somewhere!

 A purple chandelier is totally irresistible!

 This pillow is actually just an embroidered inchie. 1" X 1" with embroidery floss on a single layer of felt.

I've made some changes to my site too! I'm adding pages to this site.
And I've added my picture! So now you can see what I look like. I know it's been driving some of you crazy. So here I am with Lizzie at the top of the page.