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In my last post I spoke about wanting to make a miniature library for my new bookcase. Well, after a few months of constructing it, designing it and then changing everything. It is finally done...for now, until I add or change something else.   I was very generously gifted a miniature kit from a friend. She made beautiful miniatures and I wanted to use the kit from her and make her proud. The kit I was given was for a larger miniature, I didn't have room for a bigger scene on my bookcase so I bought a smaller box from Michael's and tailored the scene to the smaller space. Most of the accessories worked for the smaller space. The original scene had an upper floor but I didn't have to room to do that so I added the railings and stairs to give the illusion of an upper storey. I also added my own wallpaper, which I did after I glued everything into place and then decided I didn't like the white walls! The last addition was the overhead lamp, which I didn't think I wante...

  I recently bought a new bookcase, it is beautiful and wider than my last one, which gives me more room for books... and decorations! I now have enough room to add a miniature library in a book. As I was looking up ideas for my mini library I came across the idea for a miniature reading nook in a jar. Since I wasn't sure that I wanted to tackle a full library for my first miniature project I tried this and it turned out so cute and cozy and it was fun to make. What you need: A mason jar, it can be big or small depending on what you have. Mini furniture and accessories: chair, table, books, mini coffee cup etc.  Battery powered tea light Tacky glue and glue gun Paper, stickers etc. For the "floor" and background. I used a white wood sticker sheet for the floor and a book page for the background. What to do: Attaching the light to the lid: 1. Decide the placement of the light on the inside of the lid. Keep in mind that if you are using a smaller jar like I did you want to ...

My spring decor this year is Lego-flower-core. I have acquired a collection of Lego flowers and plants. Just like my book decor collection  I decided to just go with it. To go with my flowers and happy plants. I decided to make Lego candles for my brass candle stick holders, complete with little Lego flames. Little man helped me find all the peices I needed to make 2 candles  I added this cute bunny jar filled with Lego on my bookcase to the right of the mantle. It adds a pop of color and ties in the Lego theme. To the left of the mantle, on my other bookcase I added a pink Lego flower in a milk bottle with some fairy lights. All in all I like the look of my Lego-core, it feels like a whimsical Lego garden! Happy Spring and happy crafting!

It's I love to read week at my kid's school and it just so happens that Michaels has a bookish line out right now and I want to buy all of it! I didn't buy too many of their decor peices but I did go for their stationary and napkins!  My bookish haul included a small picture frame of a stack of books. I don't know if decorating with books is an aesthetic but its my esthetic! I also bought a package of pens, book review pages, bookish journal stickers and library book slip napkins. This is bookish spread that I made with my new book stickers in my Happy Planner. I decided to get the Book Review pages to add to the reading section of my planner. A little flaw with my reading journal section is that I didn't leave myself very much room to write my reviews. My solution was to add these pages when I want to write a longer review. On the topic of my Happy Planner, it's working out really well to have the different sections in one planner but as predicted it's pret...

Last Friday was a snowy day off school and I happened to have the day off work too so we had a classic stay at home crafty day! It's been so long since we had one of these days and it was so much fun! Since the kids are getting older and I am back at work, we have less of these days and I will take them when the opportunities comes around. One activity that I have been wanting to try is making ice cream outside in the snow. I used a two ingredient ice cream recipe, very simple, using whipping cream and condensed milk. We added cocoa powder to make chocolate ice cream. Step one, dig a shallow hole in the snow. Salt the snow, this will help the mixture freeze faster. Pour the can of condensed milk,container of whipping cream and cocoa (if using) into a large bowl and start whipping.  My one comment on the process is to use a large bowl. My bowl was too small and the liquid was taking too long to freeze. After 15 minutes it was only starting to thicken. I separated the mixture into tw...

Valloween, where Halloween meets Valentine's Day. It makes total sense to me, what is scarier than love? Just kidding but there is something to be said for celebrating Valentine's Day (or any holiday)  in a way that speaks to you. This year I am absolutely loving this trend of ghosts enjoying different seasons and activities!  I always have a few ghost decorations out year round but there is something so cute about a little ghost holding a red heart. More and more, I am seeing ghosties in the stores outside of Halloween, which I think is great for spooky people! To embrace this twist on Valentine's Day, I decorated with a spooky winter forest vibe with touch of red and pink.  When I was taking down my Christmas decorations I decided to leave out these grey felt trees and some snowflakes. I wanted to keep a wintery feel in my decorations. These trees remind me trees in group of 7 paintings, civered in snow and swaying in the wind. I added these pink and snowflakes and of c...

It is time, once again for my reading journal set up post.  This year I decided to incorporate my reading journal into my daily planner. I ended up with far too many planners last year. By the end of this year I might decide that my planner is far too full and go back to using separate journals. We will see what works out best. I had my last readingg journal for 2023 , 2024 and 2025 . Each year had a distinct sections with reviews and books trackers. For my book tracker last year, I stamped different colored flowers for each book that I read. The end result was a beautiful reading garden of 36 colorful flowers.  In order to add everything into my Happy Planner this year, I purchased a tracker bundle from Etsy. I am very excited to use this new book tracker. I printed out 2 copies of this book tracker page, punching out holes in one of the pages to add it into my planner. I cut out the little books from the extra page and taped them on top of the little books in my planner. Th...