Mr M's niece Laura turned seven yesterday. Seven! Goodness me. I remember vividly sitting on the bus on the way back from Alice Springs (with our school camp where Mr M and I first kissed on the beach in Adelaide - ha!) and him getting a phone call from his sister to tell him she 'had news' - which turned out to be her first pregnancy. At this point I hadn't met any of Mr M's family, nor did I realise that I would go on to become this little baby's only aunty. Bless.
I made one of these foldable dolls houses for kicks last year, anyone who 'likes' Little Miss Emma on facebook will have seen the photos of my first attempt. It is from a pattern by UK Lass in the US and she makes it look so easy! Laura loves dolls, playing house and families so I thought this would be the perfect gift, and I had been meaning to make another one of these for awhile. I will admit that this house is much better than my first attempt, but all the while fiddling through making it I was thinking my goodness I am never making another one of these! But then of course I finished it and thought how I could improve and adjust and make the whole process flow a lot better. That's the thing with sewing isn't it - the process versus the finished result? This house has some serious wonky angles issues (and too much fabric for the floor!) but I really think that my next one could be better still. Practice makes perfect.
I also added a little wooden doll family to Laura's dollshouse, she has a little brother Ethan so the family is all correctly represented!
Who knows, I might make some more of these...or I might stick to what I know with minky blankets and reversible skirts.
Images by Emma Durkin for Cinderella at Brindabella
3 comments:
Happy Birthday to Laura, what a lucky girl to have such a clever and thoughtful and stylish Aunty.
x Felicity
This is really cool! What a wonderful present!
What a truely fantastic gift, I love this and will keep it in mind for the many little girls in our life.
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