Cottage Tiny House

This shadow box is from Michael's Peppermint Lane Collection. I came across it after Christmas, last year. I immediately knew it would make a perfect base for a tiny house. (Oh, I love tiny houses!) Plus, it was marked 75% off the original $29.99 sales price, so I scooped it up!

Shadow Box from Michael's Peppermint Lane Collection

Side and Back View - Nice Hooks for Hanging

Added a Second Level and Installed Wood Floors

Textured the Walls, Inserted a Door, and a Ladder

Door Knob

Corner View

Textured the Back Wall and Added Ship Lap to the Sides

Ladder Entrance to the Second Level

Completed and Ready to Fill with Accessories

Bakery and Chocolatier Shadow Boxes

I began assembling a couple of shadow boxes during the spring, and I worked on them throughout the summer. Now that I'm finally finished, I plan to give them to a friend for her two children. One box contains a bakery scene for her daughter, and the other box holds a chocolatier counter for her son. I could have kept adding and adding more pieces, but I had to tell myself that it was time to stop! I've included more details below in the captions. Cheers!

I purchased the unfinished shadow boxes from Michael's.

The empty displays before adding accessories.

The completed shadow boxes ready to hang on the wall.

Caeley's Bakery

Brian's Assorted Chocolates

Dollhouse Miniature Kitchen Hutch Makeover

A kind woman I met through Etsy passed along some of her unused miniatures and supplies to me. Among the box of goodies, I found this miniature kitchen hutch and shelf.

I forgot to take some before shots of my own, so I'm including these photos from a listing I found on eBay. The one I had in my possession was scuffed up and the veggie stickers were peeled off, but the hutch itself was still functional and in good shape. 

I removed the stickers and got rid of the doors before I painted it with two coats of chalk paint. Then, I gave it a worn look by scuffing it with sandpaper and dry brushing with acrylic paints. Finally, I sealed it with a matte varnish and added the little storage baskets.

Viola! My new garden hutch!  I can't wait to dress it up with potted plants, seed packets, and gardening tools.