Now that I know that I do...Ill try to sum up the past year in one post. Here we go...

So about a year ago I put the minis away. My grades were slipping and I had to get my butt in gear because graduation was just months away. After graduation I got my first job at Shoprite for stock in the dairy dept. After 3 months there I quit and then started my first semester of college at Berkeley for interior design. In November I started working at Petsmart. Then in January I actually looked through the new HBS catalog and saw the Creatin' Contest which got me back into minis. After ordering the Adams I built it, primed it, wallpapered it, and began bricking the outside with the egg carton technique.

After changing my idea for this house...major bashing has ensued. It now has a second floor, the brick idea is out (good thing I only got one wall done) and the wallpaper needs to be changed out.

I put that on hold for a while and turned my attention to the Corner Shop by Houseworks that I got for half off from AC Moore because the box was open. I turned a (joint project with grandma) cardboard box ice cream parlor into Irene's Ice Cream. This was the first project I have finished by myself and it is dedicated to my Grandma, Irene, the one who got me into this wonderful hobby.

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After

I had so much fun with the Houseworks shop that I ordered 3 more for the April Fools Day Sale at HBS. The Bay window shop is replacing a wooden box I was using and is now Tony's Pizza, dedicated to grandpa (what better to go next to Irene's?)

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After

Its not done yet, Im still waiting for an order from HBS and then it will be mostly finished.

I got some pieces of furniture for the Lundby and finally posted pics of the Arrow Bakery I made with grandma when I was much younger.

Only a few new things on the Rutherford front. I primed, sanded, rebuilt and tapewired the whole house. I got a new stair kit and and cut holes for it. I got a few doors and packages of siding and painted some windows.

I also went to AC Moore and asked if I could buy their Display models. I got both an Orchid and a Quickbuild Classic Colonial to rehab for $50.After seeing the ice cream shop, some friends of my grandma were so impressed they gave me a Walmer Old Town for free. So I have these 3 houses to rehab as well as Oma's childhood dollhouse. There is also the Artply Worthington and Artply Franklin still awaiting my attention. So I have plenty to do and unless the willowcrest comes out anytime soon I am not getting any more houses until all these are finished.

Thats pretty much everything that has happened since my last post (over a year ago). If anyone has any questions or comments about anything here shoot me a PM and check out my gallery. I hope to do a better job of maintaining this blog in the future.

Thanks for reading,

~Jeff