Well this is it, Barbie and Ken's moving week. I have been gone from blogland for a couple days, finishing up the furnishings and getting the plumbers, electrical, and appliances all hooked up. Such a lot of coordination to be done, somethings are still not ready. THIS is a totally
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Let's see how Barbie and Chrissy like the new digs. Just listen to where all the furnishings came from!
DIY Barbie House, almost all moved in.
Chrissy: I love the rug you got at HL, and this little Goodwill settee is so comfy. And this awesome chest of drawers made from an old jewelry box. Neat paint job, a real REDO on a $3.99 jewelry box from Savers.
Gee, Barbie, what else do we have to do? My feet are killing me.
Barbie: Thanks, Chrissy, and for helping me hang the pictures and setup the bedroom and bath. Well,
I still have to move clothes in and finish the bedding. There's lots of sewing left here. Don't you just love the pearl $1 'B' from Joann's and that's where I got my $1 green mirror. They're so classy, though.
Chrissy: Sure is. What's the purple fabric for and are you going to do something with your Michael's headboard?
Barbie: The purple will be padded on the headboard and sewn for a bedskirt, and the pink and stripe will be cool sheets and comforter.
Don't you just love the lamps made from purple umbrella ornaments and wood candlesticks from Walmart and Michael's?
Chrissy: Sure do, can't wait to see the chandeliers you ordered. When are they coming? I love all your IKEA frames too---really an inexpensive, unbreakable for kid's artwork or photos.
Barbie: Chandeliers are coming on Sunday, and hopefully I will sew the bedding by then. There is room under this custom bed made by Grampa to hide most of my clothes. I have a closet in the bathroom, but it isn't big enough for everything.
Chrissy: Looking through this cool window---with the Barbie logo design. You are so lucky, I bet your little girlperson will be so happy to see your new house on Christmas!
Barbie: Oh, I hope so, but we still have to decorate the livingroom tree, wrap presents, bake cookies, and I need to wash up and change clothes for the supper, tonight.
Chrissy: Let's go see what you have in the closet. Wow, the bathroom is so big and bright, and I love the window---it matches the window in the bedroom. Love the tub and the tiled planter. Plants will look great in there.
Barbie: I have some hot pink in here, I had to have it somewhere, LOL. I have lots of storage.
Cabinets by the toilette, and I did find a box of small Christmas trees. The wood cabinets were on sale at Michael's for $1.00 each, I spray painted them and glued them together.
Chrissy: Love the cabinet, and bottle trees are so in now, they look great. Show me your closet.
Barbie: My closet is FAB! and was a DIY-- REDO of a Mattel Barbie Vending Machine that was broken. I found it at GoodWill for $1.99 full of all these shoes and purses! Now, it has great shelves for towels and stuff. Gramma even made me a clothes hamper and the vending machine part makes a great closet. (And the bathroom window and bedroom window were made from the plastic back---REALLY!)
Chrissy: I love the hamper and you have all this great storage for towels and sheets. Where's the TP?
Barbie: I sent Ken out for TP and bread for supper. Speaking of supper, I'm hungry, let's go downstairs and grab a snack.
Barbie: Good thing we came down...the cupcakes for dessert are ready to come out of the oven.
Chrissy: I love the kitchen, it's so cozy and the dropleaf on the table really works. You have everything you need right there. And so much storage in your cabinets and shelving.
Barbie: Grampa built the cabinets, but the shelf was $1.99 from Savers. It was too big, so he cut it.
I made a great batch of cupcakes, don't you think! My favorite thing is the dishwasher...Never had a DW in the apartment.
Chrissy: I love your shelves and the stove--- a custom-made stove is awesome. Your Grandpa is so handy!
Barbie: The Farmer cookbook and all the food stuffs were from goody bags at Savers, or from Gramma's craft stashes. The cute strainer was from Great Grandma, and was an ornament.
Bing! Two more trays of cupcakes, I'm getting hungry for supper! Help me whip up a salad to go with the spaghetti.
