Dortmunder Manifest

I am always impressed with Oese who does the blog Raum für Raum for her wonderful use of many different items for her artwork. I also like her color themed scenes. Ever since she sent me this postcard of the Dortmunder Manifest, I have wanted to use it in a color themed scene. This is not much, but I also discovered I do not have much in the way of red stuff.

Yep, the Lekman box from Ikea as room again. The chairs are CB2. Red side table is Plan Toys. Fern is from Michaels. Plant in pot is from my nephew, Nicholas. Figures are Nick Cutter and Stephen Hart from "Primeval," and Martha Jones is from "Doctor Who." Purse is Barbie. Book is from Oese as is, of course, the postcard. Floor is a wallpaper sample.

this is a man's world, but it wouldn't be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl

Stephen has been working hard to fix his Man Cave up. He has installed shelving, bought a big ol' couch, and decorated with some of his favorite things. He loves cars, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman, photography, sci-fi, his skateboard and bike. Handcuffs???

Here come the girls.  James Brown was right when he sang that song.

And they came bearing gifts. Nyota brought pillows she made to make the new couch more comfy.

Martha brought fake plants as she knows Stephen isn't into plant care.

Rosie brought a funny dinosaur she painted pink to match her shirt.

Doctor Who went out and got a bunch of great movie posters. He knows Stephen loves campy old sci-fi movies.

Party Time! Martha and Nyota check out the cabinet.

The dino looks great next to Stephen's cool fake cactus. Stephen found the poster in Florence, Alabama. He may just have to go to Moulton to see the chicks go wild.

Fun times; good friends.

Credits later.

Bar None

Colossus and Nick came over to help Stephen put his new bar together. He got it a new joint venture by Lego and Ikea...what was the name of it?  Legokea or Ikeago...he can't remember. Some clever person realized that some people never outgrow Legos. So they made some great big blocks and they fit together to make furniture. You will notice that the floor has been covered in wood from an old barn someone tore down. Stephen decided to keep the walls white as he just could not decide what wallcovering was best.

Stephen and Nick work on the cabinet.

The finished cabinet. Some storage and a great place for ice. Even a little shovel to get it out with.

Colossus works on the stools.

Nice job Colossus. Not quite sure why Ikeago thought the bumps on the chairs were a good idea.

And the bar is perfect. 

It even has that little bar near the bottom to rest your feet on.

Colossus brought a Man Cave warming present, a bottle of his favorite hot sauce.

When Sulu comes over, he brings a sink cabinet. It may be a bit small, but now Stephen doesn't have to go upstairs to wash glasses.

Nick brought some enormous Scrabble tiles to spell BAR (5 points) and Doctor Who brought a cool beer poster from Hawaii.

Now, if Sulu doesn't fall off his chair, they should have a fun evening.

Bar, cabinet, and stools are all from my son's Lego collection. I spent the whole day coming up with the designs. Barnwood flooring is scrapbook paper. Beers and pop are re-ment. Lantern and beer coaster are gifts from my sister's family. Action figures are:
Colossus, one of the X-Men
From the BBC show "Primeval:"  Nick Cutter and Stephen Hart
From "Star Trek:"  Sulu

From the BBC show "Doctor Who:"  Doctor Who, the David Tennant version.

Stephen's Man Cave...imagination to reality

Stephen just moved to new digs and has a huge basement room just perfect for a Man Cave.  He invited his friends over to get their take on it. I'd say they are all in favor.

But white on white on white is boring so they head over to the new wallcovering store they heard had beer. Doctor Who says, "Whoo Hoo!" 

Grasscloth could be cool...and they're not goth so there you go.

And rough and ready they are, so the stucco may be for them.

Sulu checks out the offerings.  Doc Who's got his eyes..or fingers...on some stucco...and it's on sale!

They decide to partake as long as they are there anyway.

White room is an empty shelf in a bookcase. Wallcovering store is the Lekman box. Couch is Kaleidoscope House. Coffee table and pink wine glasses are gift from Oese of Raum für Raum. Display is from the Barbie Mall. Tray is vintage German from my childhood. Wallpapers are samples.
More description later....gotta go watch some "Farscape" with my best buddy.   

I Screamed for Ice Cream And Then I Forgot Where It Was

You just cannot leave ice cream sitting around...but, there it is, all pink and delicious. But, who would just leave it there? And where are they?

And who keeps moving the shade up, down, and all around?

Been awhile...what is that ice cream made of anyway?

Neomi of Neo-Mini sent me a lot of wonderful minis. Thanks Neomi! See how I used that metal thing for a table support? The items are: that metal thing, a beautiful golden Hebrew book (the photos don't do it justice), miniscule beautiful shells, Buddha hand, shoe, ice cream cones, beaded balls, and the cactus in the window.
Petra of Raum für Raum sent me the accordion pleated fabric. Thanks Petra! I made a Lego window to frame it so it can slide up and down in a little channel. I love it...it was the inspiration for the color scheme. Notice the little lever which makes it go up and down...well, not really, this is a dollhouse after all.

Lazy and Angry Make Life Difficult

Poor Snow White.

She tries some food and coffee

to try to get Lazy out of bed.

Angry thinks Lazy isn't crazy.

And Dumbo...why work anyway?

Cheesy thinks cheese might be just the thing.

See my last post for info on all the little ones.

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Schneewittchen und Die Sieben Zwerge)

Hi Ho, Hi Ho, it's off to work we go!

Snow White Leads the Seven Dwarfs,

Buzzy,

Nosy,

Chinny,

Cheesy,

Lazy,

Dumbo,

and Angry

off to work. 

Buzzy is all excited and everyone is following along.

Lazy is trying to get Dumbo off his duff.

And Angry is just not having it.

Stay in touch with Snow White and her new friends...

there's more to come.

Many thanks to Neomi, of the blog "Neo-Mini," for these little dwarfs. They are just adorable and I had a grand time trying to figure out who they all were and trying to figure out how they could all fit into a scene. The dwarfs are all little figures from different children's shows or toy collectibles.  Don't worry Neomi, as the other wonderful treasures you sent will soon come to good use as well.

From left to right the dwarfs are played by: Fräulein Kassandra, Schildknappe Annabella, Schildknappe Hubertus, Alexander, Nobita Nobi (who is known for his sloth), Dumbo, and Tan Chia.

Snow White is Rose Tyler from the BBC show Doctor Who.

The lantern is from my sister's family donations to Dory's toy stash.