Thrift Find: Treasure Chest

I found this cute little treasure chest (a.k.a. a tin box) at the flea market a couple months ago and am still infatuated with it. I love the colors. I think it's supposed to be a Christmas tin, but really I think I'll keep it out all year. Right now it's holding various ribbons and buttons.
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Dollhouse Update

It seems I've decided unconsiously to work on one room at a time. Can you guess which room I'm currently working on? Floor trim has been added since this picture was taken as well as a knob for the door. ;)

Found this on Etsy... it was black, but I painted it white and glossed it.This is our newest member.... isn't she cute?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's day with those you love. I know I did...

(roses for my mom)

(sugar highs)

(someone got a little haircut!)

...and they can read, too!

Now my dollhouse not only has food, but it has books and DVDs as well! Check out these little ones that I made: They were super easy to make... all I did was find pictures of some of my favorite movies (many Disney classics for the kid I imagine living in the house) and childhood books, sized them down, printed them out, glued them to poster board to make them sturdier, and cut them out.

What movies/books do you spy?

I Love Little Things

Don't these pastries look delish? I ordered them from I Love Little Things Miniatures on Etsy. She was so sweet and the shipping was extremely quick considering it was sent over from Singapore. Now my little dollhouse has food! I have another little project for the house I've been working on; I'll take some pics today and show you soon!

Smoooooothies

I love homemade smoothies. Love them. I don't make them very often, but when I do....mmmmm. I usually don't use recipes, I just throw together whatever fruit we have sitting around in the kitchen. For this one, I used some blueberry yogurt, a chopped and skinned apple and a banana. It was delish. And I had forgotten just how filling smoothies can be. I could only drink half of this before setting it in the fridge for another time. I think the color is kind of pretty, too. It's like this bluish purple pastel color.