I adore Addy! Everything about her story, her collection and the doll herself! Addy’s collection is one of my favorites. I have spent years acquiring her original Pleasant Company collection. I have almost completed it with the exception of a few pieces. Addy has some large pieces, so I decided to make her two separate rooms, then that grew to three. ;) I decided to buy a Pax closet system from IKEA, and use two add-on shelves, making three “rooms” in one cabinet. (For more details and room dimensions, see Addy’s Bedroom) [caption id=attachment_328 align=alignnone width=1600] Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop[/caption] Whenever I think of Addy’s story, I always think of Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop. In the books, after Addy and mama make their run for freedom, they live in a room above the shop. Mama works for Mrs. Ford sewing. This is what I imagine the shop to look like in 1864. Above this room is Addy’s Bedroom and beneath it is Addy’s Parlor. The walls are covered in textured card stock, and paneled with 1” x 4” pine beaded plank. My husband purchased 6’ strips and cut them to size, it cost about $15. Using two different size pieces of trim, he cut two shelves for fabric and smaller pieces to be the “bolts” for material. I searched for “old timey” fabrics in the bargain bin at the craft store and had as little cut as possible. I did buy full priced fabric for the curtains, but used a coupon. In total, the material in the shop cost about $7. The windows are cut from the same molding that cap off the paneling, and the curtain rods are thin dowel rods with caps. I printed off two of the same picture, but used different halves. This way, it's the same view, but from different angles. [gallery ids=330,325,326 type=rectangular] The rug is a place mat and the work table is a step stool. Two of Addy’s hats from her collection, hang on the wall. The dress form is Pleasant Company from way back, and the dress is one of Addy’s. The chalkboard is a spare one I had from Kirsten’s School Set. The tin photos on the wall are lids to containers I found. The sewing machine was a Christmas ornament. [gallery ids=319,316 type=rectangular] The cubed shelves are planters for air plants turned on their side. To fill them, I tried to find anything tiny that might be in a dress shop; miniature buttons, small straight pins, scissors and tiny wooden spools that I wrapped thread around. Also, in the shelves are Addy’s ribbons and pin cushion. On a hook are the shop keys. [gallery ids=323,324,321,322 type=square] The floor is peel-and-stick vinyl flooring. On the floor are crates with fabric, mini yardsticks, boxes for customer orders and Addy’s Bandbox from her Winter Collection. I found some tissue paper that mimics old newsprint and it’s perfect to wrap up purchases. Addy is the perfect helper and loves spending time in the dress shop! [gallery ids=314,315 type=rectangular] I just love the way it turned out and I hope you enjoy it as well. [caption id=attachment_329 align=alignnone width=1200] Addy’s wrapping up an order.[/caption]

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Addy's house is DONE! It has taken me years to acquire Addy's original Pleasant Company collection and I created this doll house because I wanted to display it prominently. The bedroom was one of the first rooms I began creating but because of lots of indecision I am just now revealing it! This room has taken so long because I questioned everything I did, but now I love it and am glad I did! I had always planned to make Addy's Bedroom and Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop but had't planned on creating the Golden's Parlor. The Parlor became a necessity after trying to make the table and chairs set work in the bedroom and realizing it was just to large. Also, Addy and Momma would not have likely had furniture that nice. So the parlor was created. [gallery ids=972,328 type=rectangular] Let's start at the beginning. The house is a cabinet from the IKEA PAX closet system. The base cabinet is 78” tall and 39” wide and cost $90, I added on 2 adjustable shelves at $15 each to create three separate “rooms” stacked on top of each other. I have made this entire PAX all Addy rooms. Each “room” is 25” tall and 22.5” deep. Below the Bedroom is Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop and below it is Addy’s Parlor. In the beginning stages, I tried two beds in the space basing this choice on Addy's Scenes and Settings book. The Bedroom Scene shows a bed on each side of the room (but the book states there is only one bed in the garret) so I used both the original Pleasant Company version and the new American Girl version. The two beds fit and it looked nice but I was still not pleased with the room. I re-read all the Addy books and afterwards decided that I wanted the room to be just as described in the books... a room with one window and the only furniture was a bed and a small table with two chairs. The book also says that Momma cooked on a coal-burning cast iron stove. So my layout became clear... one bed, one table and most definitely it had to have a cast iron stove! Using pictures from the Pleasant Company Addy books and her Scenes and Settings, I chose my color scheme. I used cream, textured cardstock for the walls and the hubs added wooden trim and base that I painted mustard. We used faux hardwood peel-and-stick vinyl for the flooring. Hubs made a window frame out of trim and I painted it to match. I printed an 1800's city scene to be Addy's view from the garret and made simple curtains that I hung from a dowel rod. [gallery ids=3732,3736 type=rectangular] Addy's bed has been all over this room but finally ended in the right corner with her washstand beside it. I used a red and white woven place mat for a rug to keep Addy's feet warm. Her little summer boots fit nicely at the foot of the bed. I hung Sunny's bird cage from a hook that I placed in the ceiling. [gallery ids=3739,3738 type=rectangular] The drop leaf table is not American Girl brand but is a nice size for the small garret. The books describe the table as a place where Momma cooked and Addy did her home work. Since Addy has so many cute little pieces in her collection, I wanted lots of shelves for display. Using lattice, hubs made four 10-inch shelves for storage. He drilled holes in two of the shelves, added cut-off dowel rods for pegs and I painted them dark green. Once I placed all of the collection pieces on them, I filled them in with other size-appropriate items. [gallery ids=3740,3728 type=rectangular] Addy and Momma would have had almost no dishes or silverware. Addy's Cookbook states that Momma used some of her wages to buy ceramic dishes and silverware at Mr. Delmonte's Secondhand Shop. Since AG didn't create these dishes, I bought a Dollar Tree toy set and spray painted them cream like ceramic or pottery. One of the coolest things in this room is the small, real cast-iron pans. In my post The Real Ruthie, I introduced you to my 96 year old grandma, these are her toy pans from childhood. [gallery ids=3731,3747 type=rectangular] I've had many ideas on what I wanted for the stove but none seemed to work out. I would find some toy-sized ones but they were too big or too small or too heavy. I finally decided to make it myself. Well that didn't go much better! 😂 I made a great one out of wood that I loved but... it was completely dwarfed in the room and didn't look right. Finally, I made the current one out of a plastic storage container. I cut vents and a door on one side and added orange, fall twinkle lights to the inside to create the glow of a fire. I glued wooden disks to the top and bottom and little candlestick holders as legs. The hubs used PVC pipe and an elbow for the stove pipe. Both the pipe and Sunny's cage are in position to help camouflage the plastic PAX bracket covers. I spray painted everything black including some gravel that I placed in a tin bucket to be the coal for the stove. Addy's stilts from her Stilting Outfit lean against the wall. [gallery ids=3729,3743 type=rectangular] I hope you have enjoyed Addy and Momma's little garret room. Until next time, good night Addy. [gallery ids=3754,3755 type=rectangular] To see more historic rooms in my doll house, visit Kirsten’s Cabin, Maryellen’s 1950s Diner and Kit’s Kitchen.

I adore Addy! Everything about her story, her collection and the doll herself! Addy’s collection is one of my favorites. I have spent years acquiring her original Pleasant Company collection. I have almost completed it with the exception of a few pieces. Addy has some large pieces, so I decided to make her two separate rooms, then that grew to three. ;) I decided to buy a Pax closet system from IKEA, and use two add-on shelves, making three “rooms” in one cabinet. (For more details and room dimensions, see Addy’s Bedroom) [caption id=attachment_328 align=alignnone width=1600] Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop[/caption] Whenever I think of Addy’s story, I always think of Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop. In the books, after Addy and mama make their run for freedom, they live in a room above the shop. Mama works for Mrs. Ford sewing. This is what I imagine the shop to look like in 1864. Above this room is Addy’s Bedroom and beneath it is Addy’s Parlor. The walls are covered in textured card stock, and paneled with 1” x 4” pine beaded plank. My husband purchased 6’ strips and cut them to size, it cost about $15. Using two different size pieces of trim, he cut two shelves for fabric and smaller pieces to be the “bolts” for material. I searched for “old timey” fabrics in the bargain bin at the craft store and had as little cut as possible. I did buy full priced fabric for the curtains, but used a coupon. In total, the material in the shop cost about $7. The windows are cut from the same molding that cap off the paneling, and the curtain rods are thin dowel rods with caps. I printed off two of the same picture, but used different halves. This way, it's the same view, but from different angles. [gallery ids=330,325,326 type=rectangular] The rug is a place mat and the work table is a step stool. Two of Addy’s hats from her collection, hang on the wall. The dress form is Pleasant Company from way back, and the dress is one of Addy’s. The chalkboard is a spare one I had from Kirsten’s School Set. The tin photos on the wall are lids to containers I found. The sewing machine was a Christmas ornament. [gallery ids=319,316 type=rectangular] The cubed shelves are planters for air plants turned on their side. To fill them, I tried to find anything tiny that might be in a dress shop; miniature buttons, small straight pins, scissors and tiny wooden spools that I wrapped thread around. Also, in the shelves are Addy’s ribbons and pin cushion. On a hook are the shop keys. [gallery ids=323,324,321,322 type=square] The floor is peel-and-stick vinyl flooring. On the floor are crates with fabric, mini yardsticks, boxes for customer orders and Addy’s Bandbox from her Winter Collection. I found some tissue paper that mimics old newsprint and it’s perfect to wrap up purchases. Addy is the perfect helper and loves spending time in the dress shop! [gallery ids=314,315 type=rectangular] I just love the way it turned out and I hope you enjoy it as well. [caption id=attachment_329 align=alignnone width=1200] Addy’s wrapping up an order.[/caption]

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Lemon has no teeth - is that weird? She's almost nine months old and I look and feel her gums and there is nothing there, not even anything under the surface, as far as I can see. I told Ian the other day - what if she never gets teeth? What if she's a teenager with no teeth? Could you imagine?! :) I figured that I better put all of the teething stuff in place before we actually have to deal with it. We give her Hyland's Teething Tablets (all natural), I even have some homeopathic drops and she does chew on everything, even bottle nipples, and drools - but no actual teeth yet. I'm really kind of happy about it because when you have a babe that already doesn't like to sleep you pray that teething comes later and later so that maybe you can get a break before the real fun begins! I found this today and it frightens me. I thought I would post it to frighten you too so I'm not alone (and so I can look at it and curse at it later)! So, I started looking at crib guards for teething because I had a friend whose daughter totally ate up her crib. I thought that it would be horrible to find paint in your babe's mouth and to have a crib that was once really nice look like a shark attacked it when you try to resell it (or use it for another babe later). So, I was about to invest in some really nice (but expensive) fabric crib guards, to go on our super cute Babyletto Hudson crib (which I LOVE), when I stumbled upon this tutorial from Jane Marie's photography blog. I thought I'd try it out, even though DIY projects are super new to me. But, since becoming a mom, I have done more things like this then I ever thought I would so I was pretty confident that I could do this too! (See how to make fabric bows.) I knew I wanted to use fleece to make these, because it's soft and easy to work with, but wasn't sure on the color. The walls in Lemon's nursery are aqua, her crib is white, her curtains/rug are pink and she has yellow accents (of course). (See our nursery reveal.) So, I opted for white, to match the crib, and because I have so many different pinks going on in there and didn't want to chance another shade of pink or yellow. My friend Melissa was already at JoAnn's getting party supplies for her daughter's first birthday, so I had her pick me up 5 yards of white fleece. Why 5 yards? I have no idea because I ended up using about 1-1.5 yards, so don't go too crazy on the yardage when you do yours (I must have had mom brain that day!). 5 yards were on sale for $25 so I bet I made this for under $8. Start by measuring the sides of your crib. I wanted to do all four sides of mine because ours doesn't have a decorative back or anything. (Can you spot my little helper?) Pardon the dark pics, we put a blanket up over her window to see if it would help her nap, it didn't. Ha. Then, measure out your fleece. I did mine about an inch longer than the measurements of the crib rails and then cut the width at 12 inches (instead of 10 like in the tutorial I found). I don't know if my rail was a different width but I found that 10 inches didn't give me enough length to tie between the slats (12 almost wasn't enough), so you can adjust this after laying your fleece on top to see how much "hang down" you have. (Are you a Star Wars fan like my husband? We got this super cute onesie on Etsy from EngramClothing. He is so sad she's almost grown out of it!) Then drape your cut fleece over your crib rail to make sure you have enough hanging down to start cutting and tying it. You will have to lean over the crib to cut the strips on the inside, I started with just a little cut and then went back and cut longer strips, just because it is a weird angle to be cutting. Cut about a 2 inch strip wherever there is a slat in your crib so that you have strips for the slates and also strips for the space between the slats. Cut strips on both sides, inside and out. And sometimes you have to take a break while you work because someone is apparently hungry . . . Now you have strips cut out on both sides of fleece. Take the strips that are between the crib slats and tie them together (see why I needed a wider piece of fleece?). I tied them just once, they are pretty secure and I didn't have a lot hanging out so some of the ties were a bit tricky. If your top rail is fatter than mine, you will probably need an even wider piece then 12 inches and longer than 2 inch strips. After you tie the strips together that are between the slats, you will still have strips hanging down that are over the slats. Just tuck these up on both sides and then make sure your ties are snug after tucking. Then, you will have a really cute, soft and safe crib rail cover for your babe to go to town gnawing on! I thought Lemon would love playing with the pieces that hang down, because they are like tags (and you know, babes love tags!), but she hasn't played with them yet. I thought for sure I'd have to keep tying them because she pulls them apart but maybe that fun will come later. And then we had to test them out! Good luck and have fun! If I could do this simple DIY project, you can too!

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I adore Addy! Everything about her story, her collection and the doll herself! Addy’s collection is one of my favorites. I have spent years acquiring her original Pleasant Company collection. I have almost completed it with the exception of a few pieces. Addy has some large pieces, so I decided to make her two separate rooms, then that grew to three. ;) I decided to buy a Pax closet system from IKEA, and use two add-on shelves, making three “rooms” in one cabinet. (For more details and room dimensions, see Addy’s Bedroom) [caption id=attachment_328 align=alignnone width=1600] Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop[/caption] Whenever I think of Addy’s story, I always think of Mrs. Ford’s Dress Shop. In the books, after Addy and mama make their run for freedom, they live in a room above the shop. Mama works for Mrs. Ford sewing. This is what I imagine the shop to look like in 1864. Above this room is Addy’s Bedroom and beneath it is Addy’s Parlor. The walls are covered in textured card stock, and paneled with 1” x 4” pine beaded plank. My husband purchased 6’ strips and cut them to size, it cost about $15. Using two different size pieces of trim, he cut two shelves for fabric and smaller pieces to be the “bolts” for material. I searched for “old timey” fabrics in the bargain bin at the craft store and had as little cut as possible. I did buy full priced fabric for the curtains, but used a coupon. In total, the material in the shop cost about $7. The windows are cut from the same molding that cap off the paneling, and the curtain rods are thin dowel rods with caps. I printed off two of the same picture, but used different halves. This way, it's the same view, but from different angles. [gallery ids=330,325,326 type=rectangular] The rug is a place mat and the work table is a step stool. Two of Addy’s hats from her collection, hang on the wall. The dress form is Pleasant Company from way back, and the dress is one of Addy’s. The chalkboard is a spare one I had from Kirsten’s School Set. The tin photos on the wall are lids to containers I found. The sewing machine was a Christmas ornament. [gallery ids=319,316 type=rectangular] The cubed shelves are planters for air plants turned on their side. To fill them, I tried to find anything tiny that might be in a dress shop; miniature buttons, small straight pins, scissors and tiny wooden spools that I wrapped thread around. Also, in the shelves are Addy’s ribbons and pin cushion. On a hook are the shop keys. [gallery ids=323,324,321,322 type=square] The floor is peel-and-stick vinyl flooring. On the floor are crates with fabric, mini yardsticks, boxes for customer orders and Addy’s Bandbox from her Winter Collection. I found some tissue paper that mimics old newsprint and it’s perfect to wrap up purchases. Addy is the perfect helper and loves spending time in the dress shop! [gallery ids=314,315 type=rectangular] I just love the way it turned out and I hope you enjoy it as well. [caption id=attachment_329 align=alignnone width=1200] Addy’s wrapping up an order.[/caption]

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