My First Dressed Bed

This is the first dressed bed I have made.  I have made beds for children's rooms but this is the first canopy bed I have done.

I belong to a miniature group on line that does group projects and this project was to make a dressed bed. It started with cut pieces. Since I have no stores near me and no car to go to one, I have to rely on what I have on hand.  I cut the pieces from bits I had on hand so they are all different types of wood. Therefore I have to paint them as staining would result in different shades.

I wanted the headboard to have a carved look so I cut a piece out of lace and glued it to the headboard before painting it.

The mattress was made out of a piece of Styrofoam covered with cotton from a jewelry box. 

I also made a set of sheets, blanket and pillow for the bed but forgot to take a picture of them.  I made a stuffed quilt and matching canopy and I even lined the under part of the canopy with a silky material so that you would not be looking up at bare wood.

The colours are slightly different than they show in the pictures.  I did not want white trim so I gave all the trim a bath in tea.  This gave a nice light beige colour which will blend better with the colours of the room.  I was debating on putting curtains on the posts but I think that it would make the bed look too cluttered.

Beautiful Flowers

I was so lucky to win the draw from Janice and my package arrived from England yesterday.  I was absolutely amazed when I opened it up and found not one - but FIVE beautiful arrangements. 

 Beautiful blue iris!

 Not sure what this plant is but I love it.

 Wonderful daffodils.  I have always wanted to have these flowers but never attempted to make them.

 And look at these wonderful clematis.  So real looking!

 This rose wreath is great.  The roses and those little buds are wonderful.

Thank you so much Janice.  It was far more than I expected and I am so thrilled with them all.  And I also enjoyed the Dumbledore's sherbert lemons!!