About me

Hi! I'm Shelly - mother of 5 and wife to the best man in the world. We love to play games and watch movies together. I have a passion for crafting in all it's forms - sewing, scrapbooking, bow making, painting, mod podge, you name it and I'll try it. Hope you enjoy our family adventures and crafts!

How I Became Shared Jelly

When my husband and I first got married we used to get messages on our answering machine for "Shared" and "Jelly" instead of Jared and Shelly. The first time we chuckled a little over it and by the fourth or fifth time, we decided the name should stick somewhere. And so, I've been sharing jelly all over the internet since. Enjoy!

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Monday, November 8, 2010

"Doll" House Furniture part 1

I picked up some fun items at Michaels.  Each thing was about $1.  Here is what I got:


For a table I got a package of two big cirlces and 3 spools.  Though I  am only using 1 circle and 2 spools.  I can keep the extras for something else fun.



For some stools, I got a package of small circles (6 of them) and 2 packages of these knobby things with 7 in each.

I'm using 4 circles and 12 of the knobs for the stools.






I painted the legs blue and used mod podge to add the yellow paper to the tops.  Then I glued them together like so (I used tacky glue since it's sticky enough for the legs of the stools to stand up on their own)
















Here is the finished product










I also picked up one of these premade cabinets at Michaels (I think they are like $2) and painted it to match the kitchen furniture.  It's going to be the food cabinet.

For the pet beds I got three of these.
I painted them blue then put a little bit of stuffing inside topped with a circle piece of fabric for the pillow. I used my hot glue to keep it in.

I didn't take a picture but I also used some mod podge on top to stick some little star and moon punches on top (seen below)




And here are her Littlest Petshop pals enjoying their new spaces.  My daughter is so excited to have a place for her little animals to play.







Sunday, November 7, 2010

"Doll" House

When we took apart our terrible closet made of particle board, we had this piece left over.
I thought it would be fun to make something out of it.  I soon decided to make it into a play doll house for Mikyla.  I spray painted around the edges.

Then I used some mod podge to create wall paper.

We decided the top floor will be the bedroom.  Next is the bathroom(blue), then the kitchen(green) and the living room will be on the bottom.  Now I have a whole new world of creating to do as we come up with fun furniture and things to fill our house with.

To Do:
Find a idea for the roof
add windows with mod podge
create furniture for each room

Several weeks have gone by since I started.  Mikyla and I have been a little at odds about who gets to use the house.  Ultimately she wins, though, because she will be the one to play there, not me.  I orginally wanted a Barbie house, but evidently this is no good since Barbie can't stand up in the rooms (they just aren't tall enough).  So, it will be a house for her Littlest Petshop Animals.  She plays with them more anyways.  My little animal lover.  I already have some ideas for furniture.  Keep your eyes peeled for more on our "doll" house.