Yes, the horrors of 1980s Christmasses come back to haunt me.....
This is me, Ewan and Kathryn Christmas Day 1984 *I think* when Kathryn became the owner of what was once my dolls house. I loved that Dolls house - my Papa made it for me, it had working electrics (sometimes) and he had decorated the inside of the house with wallpaper and carpet offcuts, and had also made most of the furniture in it too. But as the teenage years came closer, my parents decided that maybe it was time for Kathryn to inherit it... So it went back to Papa for a penthouse extension!!
This was a common occurence in my house - toys being handed down through the generations, I suppose a form of recycling.... Jemma has never expressed an interest in a dolls house - she did have one, but it was donated to the thrift shop before coming back from Gibraltar as she never played with it. Mind you, Papa died 2 years before she was born, I think if he was still here, he would have made her one whether she liked it or not... and I know I would have liked it ....
Back to the LO, the papers and card are all from the December Scrapagogo kit, and the title is cut using my new Ellison Thin cuts alpha - Chunkidelic - and Bosskuts Apricot alpha. The chipboard "k" is Maya Road, and is painted and glittered. (K is for Kirk - my maiden name ;) ) I used a January 2008 pagemap for this one too...
Talking of Scrapagogo, my January kit turned up this week, and it is lush - all Making Memories "Noteworthy" range :) I have already cut up 2 sheets, making a mini book, its a work in progress right now, but it looks fab (even if I do say so myself :P )
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2 comments:
I can tell you wish you still had that dolls house, I would love to be the owner of a real dolls house...children just dont appreciate them:lol:
loving all your new lo's
esp the one pushing the car - and your dollshouse story is lovely - one of my wants too!!
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