So Cute It Hurts

take a peek

It took some time, but i'm finally getting around to show my little girls' kitchen roombox. Although it isn't furnish in there yet, my girls and i do seem to enjoy looking around in the space.

Photos courtesy of Danielle from Joyful Girl Gypsy Heart

I have always been a fan of dollhouses and roomboxes. After some serious hunting (i was discouraged for a week or so) i found a lovely miniature roomboxes and dollhouses creator at Flickr. Score! still can't believe i was able to land the last slot for her custom order list for April. That was a lucky day.

Photos courtesy of Danielle from Joyful Girl Gypsy Heart

I am head over heels for the sweet creations by Danielle of Joyful Girl Gypsy Heart. She makes such beautiful and colorful roomboxes and accessories. I was lucky enough to have my dream shabby chic cottage kitchen put together by her and there isn't a visitor that comes by that doesn't compliment me on it or ask me where it's from. Danielle also has a nifty blog, check it out for posts about her recent projects and new additions in her shop.

The kitchen is done in pale pink, slightly darker pink, mint green, cream, and it's trims are in antique white. I love the shabby chic wallpaper choice and working french doors and windows. This roombox comes with two full walls and a removable third wall. Everything is very romantic and soft ~ i'm over the moon! 

The kitchen roombox is a little larger than my girls but gives me a lot more play room. I also really adore the gorgous staggered plank floor boards and the wainscoting walls (not very visible in the photos above). It is so well-made and maybe it's just me, but i think it's too beautiful for words. Truly. I'm still wondering around trying to find the perfect place to display my roombox.

I am beginning to toss around ideas for my girls' kitchen. I love country and shabby chic styles, so i think i'm settled on doing a shabby chic theme in there. Still working out the details.

So far i know i want:
Some Color ~ pale blue and antique white for furniture and kitchenware
Lots of flowers ~ ranunculus and roses
And fabrics ~ shabby chic fabrics for curtains and tablecloth

The lovely dinning decoration from A Rosy Note and the gorgeous Mermaid's Cottage from Lovejoy Minis make for some wonderful inspiration.

Have a lovely weekend.
Whatever you have planned, i hope you enjoy yourself.
Love to you.

Her little zakka dress

It has been pretty quiet around here but i'm hoping to find a nice balance soon.

This simple project has been on my to-do list for a week or two now and over the weekend i finally managed to check it off.

It has been quite a while since i made something for my girls, so i'm pretty pleased with this zakka dress. Don't get me wrong, it has a few flaws, but it fits well and it matches my new Kitchen roombox that arrived last week.

This dress is created with light weighted cotton. In my opinion dresses are essential ~ almost an every day occurrence around here. I think my little kuroo loves her new dress. I used a pattern from Satomi, the pattern guru for dolly dresses, i had a little trouble with the sleeves due to my rusty sewing skills. Either way, the dress is done and i'm back to sewing stuff, which feels really good.

Speaking of my little girls' kitchen roombox, check out this gorgeous ranunculus bouquet sweet Pei Li made for the girls. The little details are just so precious and it matches the kitchen's color theme perfectly. More of this kitchen projects are on the horizon.

Hope you had a great weekend. I certainly did. Not sure how i pulled it off, but i managed to be social, restful and productive all in one weekend. I took two-hour naps each day and went to this movie on Saturday night. Not bad. Not bad at all.

Happy Monday to you!
Love to you.

my little pumpkin

Happy weekend. It has been a really good one so far. 

Finally...after three months and 5 days, one airplane ride, and a boatload of excitement, this sweet bundle arrived, LPP's Kuroo The Sheep! Seeing the two babies, Coco and Kuroo, together was sweeter than the candied yams i had!

Kuroo the Sheep is Lati's limited collection from the Le Petit Prince series. Le Petit Prince is a short novel and the most famous work of the French aristocrat writer, poet and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. I really love how Lati builds their little dolls character based on children's book.

She is my sad but very beautiful baby to add to my collection. If you have been reading for a while, you have probably picked up on the fact that i adore sheep, i couldn't resist not taking her home. 

Coco and Kuroo have already decided they love one another to the moon and back. Coco thinks Kuroo is quite possibly the sweetest and most beautiful baby she has ever laid eyes on. My little girls make me happy.

I'd be lying if i said i wasn't having fun dressing her up....so much so that i even wore her fleur hat the wrong way. Silly mama!

So very thankful for these two little ones.
Have yourself a sweet weekend.
Love to you.