a year in review, and hope and dreams

Looking back to this year favorite projects,

I realized we have similar tastes,

I mean your favorites are usually mine too,

isn't it great how it works out!

High on the list is my work for Miss C.'s dolls:

the Brownie troop and vest,

the ranch,

the cupcake display,

the swimsuits.

Then came the fun of crate making

or how to make your soda cans "sexy",

well maybe not, but definitively prettier!

making more crates,

the first crate,

the vintage French vine tray,

and how to transfer image onto wood with a laser printer.

Now, here are some work that is not as popular as the previous one,

but that has had a great impact in our life,

which matters greatly to us!

make-over of the patio,
back yard fence (they are actually the same color!)
updating upper cabinets,
and island.


You can see on the last picture that the island is white,
and that the upper cabinets have lost their doors temporary,
yes I have been working on priming, painting and more painting.
I am almost done with the upper part of the kitchen,
but there is a long way to go for the rest of the kitchen.
So this year, one of my goal is to finish the kitchen,
I hope to be done by Easter, but we shall see!

I know Miss C. will come up with more sewing
and doll projects for me to work on,
we are not planning anything yet,
well except some more accessories for Kaya.

Happy day!