I finished the Dormouse House on Friday night and yesterday was Amelie's (wonderful!) birthday party.
My sister Megan and her husband Brian organised a baby animal farm for Amelie's party and pony rides on a little chocolate-coloured pony called "Choco" (I fed him a carrot). My other sister Verity took loads of photos at the party so I will post some of those soon. Megan made Amelie the most amazing cake - a multi-layered jungle cake (I think it was one layer of chocolate cake, one of vanilla and one of butter cake - it was covered in green icing which I thought might be a bit icky to eat but it was absolutely delicious!) which she decorated with jungle animals and lolly snakes, pineapples and bananas and with trees with lucious green leaves and Flake trunks - yum!
I think Amelie had a wonderful party - she definately looked like she enjoyed herself. Megan had a few tears when Amelie went for a pony ride (with Brian holding her tight of course!) - they grow up so quickly and it was so sweet to see all the effort Megan and Brian went to for their little girl. I can't believe my little niece is one already! I haven't been to a kids' party for years but now I've reached my thirties my friends are all talking about babies and it looks like there will be plenty more parties to go to - which means plenty more toys to make, hurrah! I'm not sure if I'll be making another Dormouse House again soon - although I loved making it, it was very tiny to do and there's lots of other things I'm dreaming of making now. Perhaps I'll make another one some day though as I miss the Dormouse House already! Hopefully Amelie will invite me around to play one day.
WOW! how wonderful !
looks like a fairytale, I bet this little girl will be inventing all kind of magical stories. I always dreamed of making a doll house but never thought of making it out of fabric, this is so cool.
Posted by: Odette | Sunday, 09 March 2008 at 11:04 PM
WOW!!
it turned out so amazingly cute!
love all the details..
the little ladybug on the toadstool, Papa mouses belt, their bushy little tails, the little doormat, all the cute fabric, the little whiskers...
i think you may have just won aunty of the year award :)
Posted by: Katie | Monday, 10 March 2008 at 11:34 AM
love it and want to make one - i used to read jean greenhouse books as a child and wondered if i would ever be able to sew that neatly lol !
may we trade blog links? i have enjoyed my visit here today
cat xxx
Posted by: Catherine L Owen | Monday, 10 March 2008 at 04:15 PM
Wow, that is amazing! I think I would have a hard time giving that away - I'd want to keep it for myself! I will have to look out for that jean greenhowe book.
Posted by: Louise | Wednesday, 12 March 2008 at 05:50 AM
The Dormouse House is absolutely gorgeous. What an amazing gift of love and creativity. You're definitely top runner for favourite Aunty I'm sure.
(Of course if you are the only Aunty, this might be a given anyway... but you know what I mean!)
Posted by: Jacinta | Wednesday, 12 March 2008 at 07:05 PM
That is too adorable! I love it! And I love your Jaunty cat.
Posted by: Kimmie K | Monday, 17 March 2008 at 10:39 PM
What a wonderful creation. I love the little pink chairs.
Posted by: the Littlest Craft Shop | Monday, 17 March 2008 at 10:45 PM