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Full of gifts from friends...Memory keepers...Creative tools...Things that survived the declutter...
Very stylish swimming costume for the Chipmunk about town in the 20's.
Made as part of the KAL on Ravelry.
Completed as part of my DeClutter Session in July.
BOX DATE: 1980-1982
MANUFACTURER: Kenner
DOLLS IN LINE: Lemon Meringue; Apricot; Orange Blossom; Raspberry Tart
BODY TYPE: No date
HEAD MOLD: 1979 "Classic"
SPECIAL FEATURES: Scented
IMPORTANT NOTES: Pets were added to the packages in 1981.
PERSONAL FUN FACT: All the way back in 2004, I unearthed a 1980 Lemon Meringue dress in a bin of dolls Colleen and I found at the local flea market. Back then, I had no idea whom this dress belonged to. What I could conclude was that it wasn't made for any of Barbie's siblings/affiliates. It was also on the older side due to the metal snap closures. Beyond that, I was entirely clueless. So you can imagine my surprise when I finally solved the mystery in 2011. I was trying to identify my childhood Bandai Strawberry Shortcake dolls when I started to see pictures of the vintage Strawberry Shortcake dolls pop up. "Wow! Strawberry Shortcake dolls debuted in the 80s?!!" I thought to myself. This innocent online searched turned into major doll lust...perhaps some of the strongest I was experiencing at the time. After that, I kept my eye out at the flea markets and secondhand stores for any sort of vintage Strawberry Shortcake doll. Unfortunately luck was simply not on my side. I even remember ogling some of these dolls via eBay listings, hoping that maybe when I was done my Disney doll binge, I could get my hands on some of these old, scented cuties. Four years later, in 2015, this dream came true, and I almost passed up the opportunity. That spring, we had neighbors that were emptying out either their attic or basement. Everyday that was sunny outside, they would put a new load of stuff out on the side of the road for free. It was an easy way for them to declutter, without having to make countless trips to donate the items (and they wouldn't get thrown out). It was a Friday afternoon, when I went to pick Colleen up from work. I drove a little slower past this neighbor's house, as I always did, hoping to see treasure. But I was skeptical by this point--most of what we had seen leading up to this day was old Christmas decor and other home wares. I caught a quick glimpse of what appeared to be a doll house. "No, that can't be," I told myself. Why on earth would our neighbors put out doll stuff...it seemed to good to be true. I mentioned the doll house looking object to Colleen as we returned back home together. She was feeling much more adventurous than I, and wandered over to the house on foot once we pulled into the driveway. I was doing something inside the house, when minutes later Colleen returned, hollering at the top of her lungs. She ran down the driveway, waddling a bit, because she was carrying a huge box. She was out of breath, but managed to inform me that there was MORE doll stuff...some of which appeared to be vintage Strawberry Shortcake. Colleen had less knowledge about these scented ladies, so she hadn't grabbed more of the stuff, just the dolls she was sure of. Of course we immediately hopped into the Jeep and retrieved all the goodies. This lot was dubbed "Free Friday Finds" and it started my official vintage Strawberry Shortcake collection. This Lemon Meringue doll was one of the cuties from said bin, and one of my personal favorites. Unlike Strawberry Shortcake and Lime Chiffon, her face has retained its peachy color. She also has a thick, luscious set of curls too (well as lustrous as a vintage Strawberry Shortcake doll can have what with being so skimpily rooted). She's one of my personal favorites by far--I love her green eyes and yellow hair combo. Plus, I can sort of pick up on a lemon whiff every so often, despite how old she was, and the fact that she was rather musty smelling when I got her. I like her even more than her newer Playmates counterpart.
It' hard to declutter when you need to keep all of the mark making tools. The stamping around the edge of the right page was done with an old rubber break pedal cover that I found in the barn yard.
All the craft supplies things I'm getting rid of.
Top row: fake flowers and feather boa -> dress ups box; embroidery threads and fabrics -> rest of my threads and fabrics; a stack of CDs to be made into coasters -> cases and labels removed; tulle ->appropriate fabric box.
Bottom row: cardboard tubes -> kinder; tapestry canvas -> eBay; shoulder pads -> bin!; bag of rubbish (old cross stitch patterns and instructions, 45 cards of left over cottons from old projects, etc) -> recycling and bin; cross stitch kit -> eBay.
Decluttering in progress ..
The east wall, Ikea shelves carry scores of baskets with plenty of craft goodies.
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Husband and I get massages every other week, our health insurance covers it (yay!) When husband is in with the therapist I walk over to the salvation army to have a looksy. Since the beginning of my whole declutter process I have been so picky. This time I took a few pictures, mainly because I had slacked all weekend and had not taken any at all, my own personal rules to the 365 stated that you may take make-up pictures the next day for a missed day. If I did not have this rule I would have had to stop the 2nd of January. The point to the 365 is to take your camera out, to be on the look out for interesting things at all times (makes the world a lot more wonderful), to use new settings on your camera and experiment, to study a subject and learn things from it's angles and shapes... this is what I am learning so far. It is nice.
We'd be lost without them.
A nice image saved as I declutter.
Novosibirsk 1982
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I removed everything from my desk. With the Hackintosh, I want to start anew.
There were so many cables - I didn't even know I had these! My desk from now on will be clutter free.
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How To Declutter Your Home With The #KonMari Method
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Decluttering in Progress.
North wall housing the die cut workstaion and on the right is the table which has awhole lot of cutters.
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Full of gifts from friends...Memory keepers...Creative tools...Things that survived the declutter...
Changed my mind, think i prefer it in colour...
Shot up through a scratched-up pane of glass, black paper behind cup and glass to declutter background. Making of photo here:
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Strobist info:
1 wireless flash from side, no diffusion zoomed all the way out, radio triggered.
Canon EOS 400D
50mm manual nikon E-series lens, with extension tubes.
f8
iso 100
1/160
Flash full power
Before we all had a GPS on our cell phones we had to use paper maps. I took a picture of the old maps I found in a file and then tossed them in the trash. I can't imagine trying to drive around Virginia using a paper map these days.
I'm on a decluttering mission.
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1) Budget
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2) Available space in the bedroom
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3) The room dƩcor
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4) Type and weight the mattress
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5) Portability and height of the bed
When you have a large bedroom and those with high ceilings, it is suitable to purchase full beds such as canopy beds and four-posted beds. Small bedrooms and narrow doorways discourage such beds as they make the room cramped. Beds that are not heavy are effortless to carry and assemble. They are best if you are considering putting them in temporary places.
6) Platform bed style
Choosing a bed style according to your tastes and preferences proves to be very important. They range from traditional styles, contemporary styles, casual styles, and country furniture styles. The conventional techniques mostly blend with extensive designs. Decorating rooms with this style is very flexible, thus the right choice.
Contemporary, also known as modern styles are famous for its simplicity, due to the mixture of upholstered panels with wood tones infusing minimalism and simplicity. Casual styles feature intricate details with textured elements such as leather. This style highlights comfort and relaxation, thus being large in scale.
Country-furniture style merges unsophisticated charm and more formal traditional designs, making them distinct for infusing comfort, coziness, and relaxation. Country-style furnishings are mostly made of wood with light to medium finishes, which are familiar, grainy, distressed, or painted.
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7) Weight capacity of the bed
King platform beds differ in weight capacities: some have lower weight capacities of one thousand pounds and those with higher weight capacities of three thousand pounds. If you have a heavy mattress or a plus-size or a heavier couple, you should put this tip into consideration.
8) Profile of the bed
Wood king platform beds can be of either high or low profile, and this can determine the space that the foundation takes. If you are looking for beds that can allow clearance underneath so that you can store your items, concentrate on the bed's profile to ensure that it meets your needs.
9) Advice from the retailer
It is essential to contact your retailer to know further details about the bed, such as the building process, and the quality of the raw materials used. Information about these specifics will confirm your expectations of the platform bed of choice which will result in feeling good about purchasing the platform bed and making the right decision to take home a new platform bed.
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10) Slat spacing
Experts advise customers to go for beds that have slat spacing of three to four inches to avoid destroying the mattress and ensuring that there is adequate support to provide the utmost comfort.
Conclusion.
Emphatically, these tips will guide you in selecting a wood king platform bed for a wide range of options. Hopefully, these tips will provide you with an insight into the different types of platform beds in the market and will assist you in selecting the perfect wood king platform bed for you.
28 April 2009
10 PM
I'm still not over trying to declutter my room, hence, another photo of home improvement. The fruits of my labor during the last weekend - a semi-organized Photography nook on top of my CD collection.
I don't do new years resolution, but few years ago I read about choosing a word to guide one through the year and I liked that idea. For the last few months of the 2012 I was attempting to declutter my house and to simplify my life. It is a slow process and I wanted to keep on going with it this year. Therefore my word for 2013 is Simplicity and during my holiday in Cape Town I discovered a perfect quote for it.
From innumerable complexities we must grow to simplicity; we must become simple in our inward life and in our outward needs.
Jiddu Krishnamurti, Education and the Significance of Life
it's declutter time. i have so much stuff i've kept over the years that i just don't use/appreciate and i would love it if she found a good home. from 2007, mostly stayed in her original box. with some outfits and shoes. flickr mail me if you're interested!
Trying to take part in the Simple Mom challenge to clean up and declutter one hot spot each week. I am behind, as always, and am just getting to this today...a week late. Duh! Anyway, at least I'm starting somewhere. I hope to have the after picture up and posted by mid week.
Prospective color scheme:
Blue, yellow, soft pink and wood accents
To do:
*Declutter
*Set up sewing machine & crafting area
*Make new yellow curtains
*Make yellow pillows or make a cover the green one in yellow fabric.
*Bring plant back to life/repot (ha!)
*Hang mirror and art
*Buy a rug? [not sure since I will be crafting in this area and it can get messy}
*Bar stools
*Fabric on the short wall under the bar
Day 26 of my 30 Day challenge, and today I finally Dealt with a task that I've been ignoring for over a month: replacing the broken toilet seat in my guest bathroom. Because in order to replace the seat, I had to clean around the toilet, and if I was cleaning around the toilet I might as well clean the entire bathroom, and if I'm cleaning that bathroom I should clean the master bathroom, and mop the kitchen floor while I have the mop out. . . . But today I finally dragged out all the cleaning supplies and tools, scrubbed the bathrooms from top to bottom, then replaced the broken toilet seat with a nice new one. And since nobody wants to see a picture of a broken toilet seat, here's the new toilet seat in it's nice cover that matches the curtain and towels in the guest bathroom.
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14/30 for my photo-a-day in November challenge
Today's photo is definitely illustrative rather than artistic. As part of my attempts to declutter my study, I found a little pile of socks that needed mending. I did the pale ones yesterday, but then discovered that the electric light is not good enough to do navy or black socks. I meant to get around to the remaining socks today, but by the time I remembered about the socks again, the daylight was fading.
But anyway, this is the cutest pair.