Meet Julie....

I finished that book already. There was tons of history that happened in 1974 so I don't think that I agree with the people that believe that Julie does not make a good Historic doll. I did not get book 2 in her series as it was not at the library  but I have 3, 4  5, and 6 to read.

I enjoyed that book. Mom read it with me. She was born in 1974, so she did not really know or remember all that went on back then. When Mom went to school there were Girl's sports so  it was no big deal to her, but just a few years before that there were not. Mom said she had many female friends that were into basketball, softball, field hockey, volley ball, swim team and she could not imagine that stuff just not being there.

 Today if you look at the way budget cuts are happening due to the way the world is right now schools are cutting arts programs. (That was mom's thing) She told me she is afraid that music and arts will be removed from public school in a few years. I know she has gotten into many a facebook argument over the topic, but if they start with cutting arts, and you don't care because it is not your thing, what if your program goes next? We all need to support all the programs public schools offer. If you see a petition to save music in a school or a sports team, we should be like Julie and help make the change.

Sorta makes me glad I am home schooled.... I know my stuff will be here for me.

Peace, love and good karma to the kids that loose due to the shrinking dollar.

Love,
Beth<3

Brothers

Some days I think that my brothers are bothers like Oliva the pig said about her younger brother. Oliva is so cute. I love that show. They can be super annoying.

I got some books from the library to read. I am going to start reading Meet Julie tonight. I was going to read it before, but they were SO loud I could not concentrate. They were fighting over the Legos and just making a mess in general.

Some days I wish I was an only child. Most of the time though I really do love them.
I am going to go read while I can. The quiet has returned to our house.

Love.
Beth <3

Happy Ground Hog Day

Well the ground hog saw his shadow but there are all these spotlights on him, facing in the same direction so he sees his shadow.
Any how either way there are 6 more weeks of winter one way or the other.

My  little brother Avery learned all about him today in school. He was very excited and cute with it. I liked listening to him tell me what he learned. Ryan got bored with him. Andy hung on his every word, but Andy loves loves loves Avery. They are the best of buddies and brothers. Kendall  and Katie did not even come down to talk to him. They tend to be self absorbed.

Well I gotta run, Mom is knitting like a fiend trying to get some boots with matching purses ready to ship from our Etsy shop, Lemonhead 103. I need to go help her.

Love<3 and Happy Groundhog Day!
Beth <3

How cute ARE my boots

How cute ARE my boots??

Except that I don't get to keep them, but I am sure that Nani will love them.

They are her Valentine's gift. I am modeling them for a photo shoot then we packed them up. 

 Actually the whole outfit is for her, the thigh high socks, the boots, the skirt , the sweater, the headband and the purse.

I really wanted to re-enact the Gap ad... That was so catchy.

Haha I put it in my post for your viewing enjoyment.

It was so nice out when we took these, I was dressed perfectly for the weather we had. can you believe that it is January, and I live in Delaware and my grass is still this green? That is insane. Usually it is all brown by now. We've had a warm winter.

 I took a break from modeling to ride on the swing. I love the swings. So much fun.

 The last is a close up of the detail on the boots. We took one of the bottom of the sole, but it was out of focus when we brought it up on the computer. It was so sunny out Mom couldn't tell on the screen on the digital camera that it was fuzzy

Well I had a busy day, we shot another set of photos since we're entering a contest. I am a bit sleepy. I hope you think the boots are cute. Please let me know.


Love,
Beth <3

Boots

OMG how cute are my Boot's?

Wow, that sounded like that Gap ad from a few years ago. But SERIOUSLY... CUTE.

And they are a gift for my cousin Nani... Bummer.

I'll post a photo of me wearing them tomorrow.

CUTE!!!

LOL

I need to lay off the Sour Patch Kids late at night. Sour Patch Kids are my favorite candy. I am one hyper doll right now.

Anyhow, BOOT photo's tomorrow...

Love,
Beth <3

Winter Time

Other than looking forward to Valentine's day. I really despise Winter. It is not snowing, but we have tons of cold rain and dreary gray days. I just can't wait for Spring. I am so tired of being cooped up. I did go to Cub Scouts this week and I visited with some of the girls.

I think being home schooled is hard in a way because, I am always with Kendall, Andy and Katie. I think that it would be nice to have some friends outside of the house. I also have my people brothers, Ryan and Avery, but they do go to actual school. I do get jealous of that from time to time. (except for their drab uniforms. uck!)

I am advanced for my age though and since I can work at my own pace I am ahead of the average 4th grader.

I hope things will change around here soon, so I can go to Pennsylvania for a visit. I can see Molly, Julie and Kanani my cousins. I can also visit Kit and Nani and her brother. Some different people to see and hang with would be soo nice.

I guess for now I will go to Cub Scouts. At least Rachel is there with her brothers.  For now she is my first friend outside of the family. I hope that when the weather gets better we can go out and I will find myself some friends.

Do you ever wish you had someone different to hang out with?

Love ,
Beth <3

Couch, chair, ottoman, and dining table and chairs

Ok, so I am so excited to show this! We made furniture. Recycled furniture!

(and it is comfy!!) Sorry the table top is glaring in the top photo, the light coming in the window was a bit much oops! The chairs were easier to see since I took this before the boy's sat down.

Here is Kendall (in the green shirt) and Andy (in the red shirt, and my favorite brother ) at the table.

It is in their room, so they call it theirs, but I get in there every chance I get to hang out now with them. 

And the couch, chair and ottoman with the boy's sitting on it.  Some times I go in there to sit on the couch and knit and I find Perry the Platypus asleep on the chair, and Ferb stretched out on the couch. I'll take a photo the next time that happens... it is kind of funny. I wake Ferb up but Perry is soo cute I let him sleep. Gee though they just take over. You would think that Ferb would be off building something.

Anyhow here are the couch, chair and ottoman without the boy's in the way. The couch was made from a blue tshirt that was mom's but she hated it, and the orange shirt had been Ryan's until it got too small, then it was Avery's and it was too small for him. Since it was way too big for Andy and Kendall it worked nice for the couch.

We watched  http://www.youtube.com/user/MyFroggyStuff?blend=1&ob=video-mustangbase 

on you tube's tuttorials on home made doll stuff.... (yes as a Doll that has nearly all home made stuff I LOVE this You tube channel.) 

Next we need the bathroom, and the kitchen...and a bigger bedroom to store it all in.

We spent 5.00 on colored duct tape and a package of dowels. Everything else we used to make this furniture was hand made.

Love it!!!

So excited!!

Love,

Beth <3

Hi this is Amy, Beth's mom

I found the tutorials to be super easy to follow. I had almost everything on hand, I did change a few of the recycled items to make the furniture work for the 18 inch doll. Some items she made for smaller dolls and I adapted the ideas to fit an American Girl sized doll. For the Orange and blue table we used a cardboard tube from glow bracelets we bought at Dollar tree cut in half. The cardboard used in that tube was significantly thicker than a toilet paper tube and therefore sturdier. This was made for a 6 yo boy that has a big imagination and social skill issues, we gave him the dolls to help his interpersonal skills, as he will act out social situations with them. The red table and chairs, I used dowels I cut down for the chair legs opposed to the popsicle sticks that were used in the tutorial.  I used a recycled juice bottle and the center leg on the red table. truthfully I already ahd the dowels in the house but a small package runs around 2.00 at Walmart. The tape was approximately 3.00 for a roll. If you were to purchase the designer patterned tapes then it would cost more as there is less on a roll than the colored and you might need 2 rolls. I used most of that roll creating just 2 chairs and the table. I sat with the dolls and decided how much top surface they truly had to have as the kid's room is not huge.

We stack all this up when we are not playing with it since they are a bit cramped.
Beth does hang with the boy's from time to time. Andy likes her just as much as she likes him.
However, I do need to do her hair every time Andy's person, Avery get his hands on her for too long.

I recommend the You tube channel, while most of the dolls she features are not AG sized it is al easily adaptable, and she does have some BFC dolls in some videos. Also, great for Barbie fans.
Amy