Enthusiasm

 

In their enthusiasm over the spaces almost being complete the girls, and boys thought they'd start moving their stuff in -- hey wait a minute the floorings not done and I still don't have beds made...

 

this is 3rd floor (over the stables), for Brandon and Jackson. Their visitors from left Gillian, Loralie (getting a new hair do) and Jaime watching the removalists deliver their stuff from storage, a bit early.

 

Vicki and Chloe are trialling the new bunk bed found for $20, not overly keen on the colour and whilst advertised for 18" dolls is a little too short for my liking.

Ashleighs room, still waiting on wall decorating is in the builtin wardrobe. She has a wheelchair and crutches  and needed a room to herself, but visitors are more than welcome.

 Builtin 2nd Floor: Sea theme, still in progress, but the hammocks came out quite well ( from half a pillow case). Leisel is quite impressed, her roommate Erika is at the beach at the moment and will be surprised and pleased we are shore (sure). Yuri and Callie can't wait for their room to be ready and their stuff has arrived already.

Ground floor Builtin, Shanan and Abigail just finished the Bee jigsaw and are thinking of mounting it.

The Princess room.

The Princess bathroom.

A Dining table waiting for its legs.

Cats.

Teddy Bears

 

Pink.

Red White and Black.

 

 

Dollhouse progress

 My BFC ink house is coming along.....

This is ground floor Common room: pool table will be here, and maybe some lounges and a TV.

Found Linoleum tiles at the hardware, these were wood floor boards, and have been repeated in a few of the rooms.

 

This is the 2nd Floor: it is going to be the doll room, ie the bedroom for the girls who still love dols and other toys.

Chloe and Vicki - horse enthusiasts are just visiting - good view of their own room and stables.

Hayley and Zoe to the far left, this will be their room, to share with Ellie, Brooke-Lyn, Rose and Loralie. 

 

3rd Floor: possibly for the cat lovers Josephine and Ariah, the mathematicians Yuri and Callie, and booklover photographers Richelle and Juliette.

 

4th Floor: for a little bit of princess Melody and Harmony, includes a bathroom

 

Vicki and Chloe's room over the stables

The Kitchen and Dining Room

Gillian checking the size of the Our Generation Kitchen (she loves pink so was very happy). This kitchen was much better scaling than the Casdon appliances that I was using , though maybe a little smaller than a I expected.

4th Floor: the other room on the 4th Floor is for McKinley and Kaitlyn, just needs more storage, a chair for the desk...

and for the verandeh some hanging pots for the verandeh, and an outdoor table .

Their room is closest to completion.

Some BFC ink outfits

Yay!!!
Amazon.com quite a while ago advertised some new BFC ink outfits. I jumped at the opportunity then, but only managed to get 2 of the 4 available, but my forever checking paid off and now .....

Party Pretty (Melody)

A Short puffy skirt dress, with yellow sleeves, matching 1/2 sleeve jacket, clutch purse and shoes.

This is new to my collection

 

Fun in the Sun (Shanan)

Tshirt, shorts, shoulder bag and shoes,

this is new to my collection

 

Soccer Style 

The makings of a soccer team, long socks, sneakers, shorts and shirt.

Georgia (in the middle) had gotten hers for Xmas, Indigo (left) and Maddie (right) are new

 

Spring Showers (Ariah)

3/4 pants, gumboots, shirt, and rain coat with hood.

 

*****

 

The end of financial year toy sales are coming soon (end of June) and whilst I do have a look since my move from Barbie to BFC I have not really benefitted from the event (not to worry, as there is Ebay). This year though Kmart had these 18" dolls, and so far from my experience the size has rarely turned up anywhere (exceptions of course, but few and far between and not current)...

 

Which is no biggy in itself, as they don't really interest me, they look a little bit like Journey Girls, but I like the JGs better, but they did have Fashions!!! and a Wardrobe!!!

 

Whilst a little bit baggy, they fit BFC's !!!!  They were only $7 each, and the wardrobe which I did not find on Saturday - but was in the catalogue, only $20 and very very tempting.

 

From left: Tropical - hat, tshirt, shorts, sandals, handbag and pink hair clips and slides

Cute Casual - 3/4 pants, sneakers, tshirt, red love heart glasses, and white short sleeve hoodie

Frilly day - dress with white bodice, 3 tiered red and white skirt, red cap, red sneakers and a cotton denim jacket

Rain Play - long black pant, striped long sleeve tshirt, pink gumboots and pink overcoat

 

I can pick at them a little bit, (eg the 3/4 and long pants and the overcoat feel like they're made out of the furry side of velcro, the dress is a little bit too short, the sneakers a bit big) but to actually find something that fits my girls when they are not made for my girls is just exciting and I dont care. There were 2 other outfits for possible future purchase I think it was a disco dress and pyjamas.

 

So anywho, yay.

My BFCs are famous

Well I like to think so..
They are now for the whole world to see on the Thursday Throwback on Doll diaries :o)

(I'm chuffed anyway - proud parent moment I guess)

Book Worm

Before Midnight: a retelling of the Cinderella story - hmmm, I prefer the whole Cinderella incognito thing and the prince finding her.  It was only vaguely touched on in the book. It was more about the boy her father had stolen when he was a child - who turned out to be the Princes identical elder twin; the stepmother and sisters being part of Cindies estranged fathers plot to depose the king, and well, eh...

Stephen King time...  Juliette and I are reading The Shining.  Stephen King is putting out the sequel later this year - I think its called Doctor Sleep, and is a followup on the young boy, Danny, who is one of the main characters from the The Shining. It seems to be about a haunted hotel that gets cutoff from the rest of creation during Winter, and its affect on alcoholics, oh and a little boy who can read  minds.
I remember only the Simpsons Episode where this novel was taken on - oh sorry echm, The Shinning.  Ooh and The Black Sabbath lyrics
Black Sabbath The Shining found on http://batlyrics.com/the_shining-lyrics-black_sabbath.html

The Shining
There's a man who sees all there is to see
What the future holds for all
As the days grow dark with the grim and final warning
Beware of the ones with invisible friends
They will steal into your mind
And all too soon the signs begin to show
Rise up to the shining Live long live now
Rise up to the shining Don't be blind by fools again
Fools again

As the pages turn and the story's told
From the visions he's seen
The house on the hill
With the haunted eyes that call
Noone laughed as madness came out
To play it's game
If you stay too long you'll finally go insane

Rise up to the shining
Live long live now
Rise up to the shining
Don't be blind by fools again
Fools again

Bells will take their toll
On your way
There's no way we're born to shine
Before our time, all your life
You're on your own
Lonely road
Lost in a time
Let the light lead your way
To the golden throne
It's the only way

Rise up to the shining
Live long live now
Rise up to the shining
Don't be blind by fools again
Rise up to the shining
Live long live now
Rise up the shining
Don't be blind by fools again

Oh rise up, to the shining
Wise up they're gonna steal your mind
Rise up, the house is gonna haunt you
No one laughed, no one cried
You stayed too long
You're finally gonna stay

A new house in the works

I'm attempting to undertake a house for my BFCs. It is approx 2.10m high, 3m wide and 80cm deep!!
It is a little daunting and space consuming.  Some days I feel a little overwhelmed and clautraphobic almost, but it is in progress. It almost takes up a 3rd of my room.  I might need to remove the door - (ah - no, I don't think so).
Realising that I am very short on furniture - what a shame - might have to make some or buy some.

Doll Diaries Throwback Thursday 6/6/2013

Hoh, one of my favourite weekly reads is the postings at Doll Diaries. Thursday just gone they announced next Thursdays Throwback would be for the retired  :-(
BFC ink girls, and to submit photos read me .
Ahhh - how exciting.  I started to photograph my crowd again yesterday, hmm needs a bit of work, and well with a limit of 5!!! who, how, what ...

Doll Diaries may primarily be about American Girl dolls (in my opinion), but they have such good ideas that can be adjusted to almost any doll.

These are the pics I submitted, I hope they get included..

Maddelyn, Shanan, Kaitlyn, Abigail

Juliette, McKinley, Callie

Melody, Georgia, Zoe, Vicki, Ashleigh, Harmony, Brandon

Indigo, Jackson, Hayley, Jaime, Yuri, Gillian

Richelle, Chloe, Leisel, Charlise

Erika, Ariah, Brooke-Lyn

Josephine, Eleanor