Today I added quite a lot of decoration to my 1:6 living room. First I painted a sheet of wooden strips to make wood panelling for the side wall. I wasn't sure whether to go for a half wall or the whole thing but now I'm pleased with my decision.
I also added some tiny bunting, which I made using Japanese masking tape, mostly from MT. I love that stuff and I have so many different colours and patterns! It was good to find a use for it!
Now I just need some shelves to go underneath it.
While I was painting I also made my wooden picture frame white to match the mirror. I've put a tiny Rob Ryan print in it, which looks pretty cute. I need a few more frames though to finish that wall.
There wasn't much light by the time I was finished but here's the room as it looks now. Quite nice I think!
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Oryx and Skip helped to get the mirror at the right height and then made themselves at home on the comfy bench to have a look out of the windows at the new view!
They still need some cushions to be really comfy though. That'll be one of the next things to make.
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A couple more photos of Oryx. She's making herself at home in the new 1:6 room.]
I haven't been able to redress her because all my momoko clothing is packed away under my bed. She looks good in her stock though.
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The new window frame and acetate arrived this week and I printed out a good view for the 1:6 room, so now it's basically complete and just needs filling with all sorts of miniatures. Unfortunately making them takes a lot of time, and all the little accessories I have are in storage so it may not be completed for a while!
I used a lot of double sided tape today, to secure the windows, attach the acetate, to fix the seat to the bench and to put up the mirror. The mirror may need to be glued when I've decided for sure where it will go. The tape isn't as strong as I thought!
It's great for getting interesting shots of the dolls though, especially as it's real glass mirror, not the thin sheets you usually use in doll houses.
I also printed out some book covers so that's the next project, to fill the storage space in the bench. Time for some internet research into making little books...
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Skip to the Sunlight was one of the dolls I missed out on while I wasn't buying momokos, so I'm glad she came up in HLJs January sale. I used SAL shipping so had to wait a few weeks and now she's here just in time for a photo shoot in the new 1:6 room.
She's very pale and when the light catches her cheeks they look even paler!
I like how her grey eyes match her cute grey dress and leggings. 
One of my favourite things about her, though, are her new style of shoes. They're very cute.
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Having given the walls a second coat of paint on Friday the 1:6 room was finally ready to be put together. It was fairly straightforward and now it just needs the second window frame (which is in my house somewhere!) I'm happy with the wall colour. I was worried it looked a bit too green but in these photos it looks just right!
I also made a seat cushion for the bench I made. I had no idea how to go about this and after lots of unsuccessful googling it occurred to me to check how the cushion on the (much too large) bench I'd bought was made. That helped a lot and in the end I used a piece of card at the bottom which I glued the fabric to, with PVA. Then another piece of card to cover the messy underneath. Just needs to be fixed to the bench now I think. 
Once I've got the other window in I need to attach some acetate to the back for the window panes and think about whether I want to attach a photo for the view. It's nice to get real light coming through the window but difficult to avoid seeing the kitchen or whatever through them.
I'm really pleased with it. Next step is to make some more little furniture and decoration, like picture frames and books and things.
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She arrived! My naughty gift to myself to get me back into Momoko and to make up for not getting a happy box... Well worth it. She's lovely. And I rushed home today to get some photos of her before it got dark.
I love her hair, of course. I wish I could have crazy hair like hers but it wouldn't go down well at work. It's much more pink at the back but I like the black showing through. I also think her strange make up is great, especially the light pink under her eyes.
Her outfit is not as nice as I thought it would be. The fabric is very thin and and the collar is quite puffy so it doesn't sit that well. But it does look pretty cute and I like how it matches her hair, with the little pink flowers.
It snowed again last night, which makes getting a momoko to stand up much easier but she still fell in the snow and got a little wet! It actually ended up looking like she was crying! Quite cute.
I also got a new camera this summer and I'm glad to find it takes great photos!
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This weekend we worked on the 1:6 room a bit. Before putting it together the windows needed to be put in, which meant cutting two holes in the backboard. This was a great success, so now I just need to locate the other window frame... or buy a new one.
Getting the walls how I want them is a little trickier. After several failed attempts at wallpapering I gave up and sanded and painted instead. It'll need another coat but then hopefully it'll be ok. The vinyl flooring is on already but I'm waiting for some wood to make some panelling for the walls. It's a pretty time-consuming project!
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Just when I thought I could take a break from momoko buying, when I thought I'd spent more than enough for the next few months, and when I thought Sekiguchi was coming out with dolls so boring I wouldn't be interested, they surprise us with "too much too young."
When I saw her in the line-up I instantly liked her outfit - she's very cool. She's also got great smokey eyes. Someone mentioned on mymomoko.net that her lips are painted a bit big. I hadn't noticed before, but they're right it's a pretty full lip shape. I think if it wasn't a nice natural colour they'd look terrible but as they are I quite like them, and I always go for the pale lips.
So, I was almost sold, and then I found out (of course!) there's a special version! I'm not entirely sure what makes the special versions more special than the normal versions (although I do often prefer them) except they usually cost a bit more. This special version is amazing though. I love that they're still coming out with different hairstyles. She's super cute.
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After I made the new bench I realised I'd need to rethink the rest of the room design. So, here's a new sketch with the bench in place and the other furniture that I'm planning to make. It looks like the windows could go in roughly the same place. These sketches are to scale so it'll really help when deciding where to cut the window holes!
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