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mom2kbeth · 12-08-2005, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by livingfree

I am just super-excited about this swap as well. I originally intended the items to be for my children, but I keep forgetting that and in my daydreams see myself setting it up, admiring all the pieces, etc. LOL.

I never had such great playthings as a child (ok, the woods were great but nothing like these creations!!)

Thanks for letting me be a part.

I am totaly excited about this one too

We have 3 nature tables in our house ... one for the family that Holden can play with (he's almost 2), 1 is Kenna's and is in her room (she's 5) and the last one is mine. When the pacakges come in from a swap I will put something away fro my table first if I fall in love with it before I show the items to Kenna. Bad mommy!

Gronilot · 12-08-2005, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by mom2kbeth

scoured the net for the chinese take out boxes.

I can get these to you for free if you want to decorate them-

I have a die cut machine so it just costs me for the card stock-

Here is the link... http://cgi.ebay.com/10-Chinese-Take-...QQcmdZViewItem

It has a hershey kiss in there for size reference.. if you can use these PM me your address..

I can do in white, cream, or any color cardstock.

mom2kbeth · 12-08-2005, 10:18 AM

Thanks for the offer, but I already ordered mine! Once I finally found a place where I didn't have to buy 100 of them at one time, I ordered right away, lol!

TraceyH · 12-08-2005, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by mom2kbeth

I am totaly excited about this one too

We have 3 nature tables in our house ... one for the family that Holden can play with (he's almost 2), 1 is Kenna's and is in her room (she's 5) and the last one is mine. When the pacakges come in from a swap I will put something away fro my table first if I fall in love with it before I show the items to Kenna. Bad mommy!

OOOh, I am going to have to consider setting up a few more too. My children love to play with the bendies that are on there and I always hesitate but let them since they actually belong to them!! I make them for them and then borrow for the table. Guess if I set them up a "play table" they would love that! Then I might have to make extra for my own table.

mom2kbeth · 12-08-2005, 05:10 PM

I ended up setting up my own table because I was being so anal about Kenna playing with the one she and I had set up (this was before Holden was born). Everytime she moved something I wanted to put it back, lol. So I set up my own so she could have free reign over hers. Then Holden came along and started to eat everything on the table so I had to move Kenna's into her room and make a toddler friendly one in the living room for Holden to lpay with too. Now I just have to set mine back up again!

TraceyH · 12-08-2005, 05:40 PM

I am wanting to get started making these. What size would be best for the pagodas? The small ones (ones where you only use 1 pipe cleaner) is only 1 1/2" tall. Not sure if I can sew a mandarin collar on some silk dress on a 1 1/2" doll.

Please lmk what you each prefer so I can get majority rule going and make these dolls!!

Driving myself nuts over looking at traditional clothing and thinking about these dolls. I just need to make them and have fun!! I am crazy

huntersmama · 12-08-2005, 05:51 PM

hmmm....I wonder what size pagodas zoe-anne is making???

i'm easy going with whatever works easiest for everyone

mom2kbeth · 12-08-2005, 06:04 PM

Leave the size of the bendies up to Zoe-Ann so that they will fit in her pagodas

Hopefully she'll be online tonight and can tell you what size to make so you can start crafting

TraceyH · 12-08-2005, 06:26 PM

OK, I will pm her to make sure she sees my q..

Thanks,

Gronilot · 12-09-2005, 02:25 AM

Yikes- I go shopping and gone for a few hours and I miss out on not one, but 2 Castle swaps!

The mock-up I made of the pagoda has 4 inch square walls and floor- but it is taller with the roof. The door is around 3 inches... but I can upsize if needed...

Went to JoAnns and got some felt... but they didn't have black- going to order it.

Any-hoo the base for pagoda is 4 inches- I would be willing to make it bigger if it would be too dificult to make bendies that small.. I can easily make it 5 or 6 inches square.

Mamaselena · 12-10-2005, 10:44 AM

just wanted to share this thing I made earlier in the year for an order-it was a Chinese New Year thing, with the red envelopes with Kanji on them

Just a little inspiration, as if you gals need any, I am STUNNED by the creativity and time you gals are putting into these items!!! WOW!

And here is the first one I did, a Chinese lantern House

it was soo fun to make and took SO long to figure out (Ask Lorraine, rofl, I pestered her about it for about 2 months) The tassles on the bottom and in the hanger REALLY "made" the design

Ans here is the inside. I did yellow felt inner, then a layer of peltex, then a layer of orange, and then I cut slits in the outer red layer to make lanterns like you do in school

The bendy has a little embroidered/fringed pillow, a spoon and a bowl for eating her breakfast

anyhow, just wanted to share, since it was all in the theme

mom2kbeth · 12-10-2005, 10:48 AM

I remember that lantern set from last year (well, really early this year). It is so amazing!! And those bendies are super cute

PolkaDot · 12-10-2005, 10:49 AM

mamaselena ..HOLY COW!!!! That is awesome!!!

TraceyH · 12-10-2005, 11:44 AM

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mamaselena ..HOLY COW!!!! That is awesome!!!

Super-ditto!!!!

Embroidery machines must be really cool to play with!!! Not that that is what made the set but it really helps it to stand out!!!!!

Absolutely awsome!!!

Mamaselena · 12-10-2005, 11:53 AM

thanks ladies!! I am all glowing warm and fuxxy right now,lol.... I needed a pick me up.. cookies are already in the oven at 7:50am

you can still do kanji with hand embroidery, just takes a bit longer

And the lantern was done entirely by hand.