Old-fashioned light bulbs and a dolls house!

On Monday we went out shopping and bought a load of lightbulbs - not the 'energy-saving' ones, but good, old-fashioned, 'normal' ones. The ones that do not give me headaches, make my eyes sting or make me feel tired and weak after sitting under them for an hour or so. I felt the difference the same night, I didn't get so tired, my eyes didn't hurt and when I did go to bed, I slept well and felt refreshed when I woke up. I will never use 'energy-saving' ones again - I'd use candles first! Actually, someone told me that 40 tea lights placed in a room would not only light it but also heat the room, even in Winter - so I think I might try it, sounds nice and cosy!


I gave into temptation last week and bought myself another dolls house - this time a half-scale one. I've never worked with that scale before but I'm really enjoying it. It doesn't take up much room, which is a good thing because space is at a premium in our little cottage! I've made a dresser for the dolls house and I'm very pleased with the way it turned out - I didn't expect it to look so good! I made it out of a little cardboard box and some other bits that I had lying around. I prefer to make my own stuff and put some of my character into it. I've seen some lovely houses with beautiful furniture in them, but they have no life in them, no surprises. and the same furniture can be seen, laid out in a similar way, in a hundred other houses. It gets boring and predictable - I love to see home-made furniture, with all it's little quirks, it's much nicer and much more fun.

I love this picture, the room is starting to look cosy and lived-in. I made the dresser, the little circular rug, the door on the far wall (it doesn't lead anywhere but it gives the impression of more rooms, lol) the 'carpet' is a piece of wallpaper. The 'blanket' on the armchair looks very comfortable, I could just snuggle up in it! There are a few bought pieces, which I'll probably remove later and replace with my own hand-made stuff, but for now I'm really happy with it - there's still loads more to do yet though! I haven't even started the bedroom yet!