Excuses. Excuses. Excuses.....

OK. So I didn't really get anything done again today. We went to a movie and lunch. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.

I did some more sorting in the notebook after we returned. I found several things, probably of no interest to anybody but me. It is kind of like looking through a diary and remembering what you did on a certain date....Or wondering why you did a certain thing that, at the time, you thought was note worthy. Now it's not.

For instance. This pattern for a cradle. I don't remember what antique book I found it in. At the time I must have thought that it would make an interesting miniature piece. Why didn't I write down the date and some information about the original? Now if I do make it, I have no idea where it is from or what the date of the original piece was.....Somebody slap me!

I may just make it anyway. If you feel like grabbing the pattern and making one, go for it. The top portion of the cradle sits on the bottom with a lip around the edge, so it should be easy enough to put together. The ends appear to fit between the sides and the bottom rockers sit two inches apart with a brace on the center bottom. I would build it out of 1/16" thick lumber.

The next thing I found was the original pattern for the headboard of bed #5. In answer to your next question. Yes. That is all I start with. It's a drawing of the exact size that the headboard is going to be when finished. The rest of the bed comes out of my head as I work. This bed is, for some reason, my all time favorite. I couldn't part with the hand made, antique French, needle lace on the surface of the spread.

The last thing that I found was my very first drawing of the fairy tale castle.

When I first started it, I was going to do it in the round...All four sides were to have rooms. Then I realized that, to display it in our house, it would have to sit in the middle of a room. Not feasible. I kept messing around with it until it evolved into what you see elsewhere on t he blog. It is more of a three sided arrangement, but really only one layer of rooms.

I still kind of like this plan, but as I said...Not feasible for our house. Too bad.

The reason that I am quiting for the day is....Tessie showed up and spied the plans for the castle. She immediately announced, "If you can make that big old castle up on the shelf, you can make one for me. The townhouse is NOT Spiderwort Manor! It is just a townhouse. I will live in it for the time being.....but....."

I am living in fear of the time when the townhouse is finished.......I am going to go put in earplugs and knit socks for a while now.....Not Spiderwort Manor????

See you tomorrow.