This batch of books I'm making is really large, as you've probably gathered by now. There are so many good ones out there, and I may or may not be planning another batch... but anyways. I've read all of Marie Lu's work, and I love her writing, especially her sci-fi stuff. You can see the… Continue reading The Expanding Library
Category: Doll Stuff
Book Delivery
Sarah's copy of Wires & Nerve Vol 2 came yesterday, so I can finally post about this book! Eeeeeeeeeee! I received my copy from Book Depository not long after it was released, but I wanted to wait until Sarah had her copy before posting, so both copies could be in the same post. It's quite a… Continue reading Book Delivery
Adventures in Watercolours
I decided to take a slightly different approach to making the autumnal Flourish & Blotts window displays, and I had an idea for a watercoloured autumn forest scene. The background isn't the greatest, but I'm still pretty happy with it. It looks great in the windows! I love the carpet of leaves, as well as… Continue reading Adventures in Watercolours
Book Shopping
So, Sarah went book shopping this morning... ...and came home with these. She'd borrowed Renegades from the library and loved it, so put it on her wishlist. Sarah seems to prefer sci-fi or dystopia novels more than fantasy, so I'm tailoring her bookshelf to suit her interests. I read more fantasy than sci-fi/dystopia, so I've… Continue reading Book Shopping
Cyber Sarah
So, Sarah now has a laptop and a smartphone. They both come from a MyFroggyStuff printable, and I put sticky tape over the laptop screen, so it reflects the sun annoyingly, just like a real laptop! You can see how small the phone is here, I went a little cross-eyed making it. The sides were… Continue reading Cyber Sarah
Babushka Table
Whew, I finished the side table. I was going to leave the legs unpainted, but they looked a little too pale for the aesthetic of the store, so I stained them with brown paint. It just fits underneath the seat of the chair, with a little space to spare. (Which reminds me of a babushka… Continue reading Babushka Table
The Reading Chair
I've decided to make a reading nook for Flourish & Blotts, and I just recently finished making an armchair for it. I wanted the chair to look like it belonged in the Gryffindor common room, and this fabric was the best fabric I had for the job. The seat of the chair is removable, so… Continue reading The Reading Chair
Bagging Up the Bags
Sarah's bag collection has jumped up from one to three, as she made two more for herself today. The patterns were based on the Breyer bag Sarah came with, though I suggested a few changes. The corners are squared, and there's a pocket in the front for wands, phones, keys and the like. They're nice… Continue reading Bagging Up the Bags
Cashing In
Naturally, being a bookstore, Flourish & Blotts needs a counter for visitors to adopt books from. The middle shelf is filled with notebooks, because using parchment all the time seems a bit ridiculous to me. Besides, there might be Muggle-borns who visit and just want notebooks for schoolwork. The bottom shelf lifts out (once the… Continue reading Cashing In
Books in the Windows
You know those windows I mentioned, at the front of Flourish & Blotts? They're window displays. On the reverse of these displays, there are two rows of shelves for new releases, which may also house popular releases. Eventually. The little book covers are stuck onto thin cardboard and blu-tacked onto the various displays. I made… Continue reading Books in the Windows
My Life in Miniature 