Muff and Cardboard Sitting In A Tree

Ah, the joys of cardboard. Without a doubt it's my number one crafting material.  I like how simple and how complex you can get with it. And I absolutely love that I can get it for free by recycling it from packages or grabbing boxes of it from Costco.

Anyway, here are the very simple cardboard pieces I put together to add to my dio:

Panels and strips for doors and door frames

Small strips are glued to the frame and then covered in copy paper

Using a 1/2 strip to help me position door panels

Many, many attempts at types of doors

Doorway with a side column just by bending the cardboard

Comparison to main exterior doorway of complex and an interior unit doorway

Fireplace out of a Zatarain's box, duct tape, cardboard and contact paper

Sealed the sticks with varnish in case micro critters were living inside

All pieces put together!

So the Tasha dio is complete for the most part. The walls are up and the furnishings are done. I just need to put out the decor and make some curtains. Notice how I saved the sewing for last, because ugh, sewing. Next post should be tour photos, so yay for that!

*In case you aren't familiar with the "Sitting in a Tree" reference, it's an old children's taunt to imply that two people are sweethearts.  The full song is, "_____ and _____ sitting in a tree, k.i.s.s.i.n.g. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes _____ with a baby carriage."