Monday 18 March 2013

From chaos to coherence....


Just over a week since we began creating order out of chaos and now we can feel that excellent progress is being made.   I didn't actually believe that in such a short time we would be able to start real work on the houses themselves but tomorrow is the day!


When I last posted we were expecting the carpenter and the painter, the first to put up the remaining more complicated shelves, and the other to paint the few items we had brought this time round from the UK.   

The painter did his normal crack of dawn job on Friday and Saturday which meant that we couldn't do much on Saturday as there were wet items in the usable space.  
So we ferried a number of boxes, mainly papers, home to sort them there.   So now there was chaos not just in Small Worlds but back at the ranch as well  (and it's still there.....)

We headed back to Small Worlds on Sunday and really broke the back of the work.   It was just as well that it was Sunday actually because we were able to spread into the corridor between us and the library to stack the empty cartons which were rapidly piling up.  Not to mention vast amounts of bubble wrap as the houses emerged from their protective covering. 


It was at this point that I began to find things I hadn't seen for twelve years.   Very exciting!  I have no clue why I saved some of them actually.....
But we both squeaked with delight when one particular family emerged.   Mother is clearly so excited at seeing the light of day again that she can't control herself!


The carpenter's construction rapidly filled up, partly, as you can see, with bread bins, (wonderful to build room settings in) and houses were found places on the counters though most of them have another move ahead before they find their final resting place. 


By the time we left on Sunday, having stuffed the car to the gunnels with rubbish - tip run scheduled for today - all that still had to be sorted was the working area.

This morning we headed to the tip with more than a dozen giant collapsed cartons, many banana boxes, around fifty empty shoe boxes and several bin bags of bubble wrap.   Then back to the ranch to collect my trestle table (horribly heavy - I can't believe that ten years ago I was hefting it by myself onto the trestles.   Not any more.)

Butterfly was then in her element, creating a workstation for each of us whilst I powered through seven Ikea wooden drawer units.   


Butterfly's workstation is under the window, mine is in the centre of the room, we are each equipped with the most necessary tools, and between us is a cunning unit with glues, more tools, paints and other useful items.   And we even have coat hooks and a radio!


And so that we don't get bored when not in Small Worlds, we have also more or less finished the flyer design and are just waiting for the final Czech version to get some printed......

Thank you for staying with me throughout this journey.  If you want to look at things more closely, remember that clicking on any photo will enlarge it.  I am so much looking forward to starting on the houses and will do my best to keep you up to date with what is happening in Small Worlds.   See you soon.....

16 comments:

  1. It's looking great! How exciting to be starting work so soon! - Ruth x

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  2. OMG! Hats off to you and Butterfly for the huge transformation. How very satisfying to see order out of chaos. Kindly do not post any pictures of your workstation once you have commenced operations ;-)
    A x

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    1. How rude is that???? I shall be posting regularly from next week on "What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday" so you will have to either inhibit your curiosity or your reaction.

      (Butterfly roared with laughter as I read out your comment - "How well she knows you" she said.

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    2. Oh pish, forgot to close the bracket.....)

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    3. I notice that butterfly will have her back to you...

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    4. She's on a swivel chair.

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  3. Wish I had a work room like that - mine is now a very cramped workspace!!! Looks wonderful! Lots of love from Laura xxxxxx

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    1. Looking good isn't it? I think what almost pleases me most is how all the stuff from 84 is fitting into its new role. That unit with glues etc for example is made up of the shelves that were above and around my bed ......

      Friends who knew Morley House can come and play Spot the Object :-)

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    2. Green storage boxes from spare room? Or bastel room?

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    3. From both but they will not remain. The colour clashes horribly. We have found some far more tasteful ones in the wonderful and cheap Kik stores here.

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  4. It's looking lovely! Reminds me of the wonderful exhibition of "santons" we went to in Arles a few years ago.

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  5. Amazing, what a wonderful place, the Little house all so sweet, love the shelves with the bread boxes, it sure looks like a fun filled creative space, with all that creativity going around.Love the post thanks so much for sharing this adventure... Have a great day seeing all those treasures..

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  6. Thank you for all your updates, I really enjoy reading about your progress. Your workstations with shared resources fill me with envy - both the practical aspect and the working alongside your daughter aspect. I look forward to more details on the houses as and when, good luck!

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  7. It's all coming together very nicely, seeing your houses and miniature families make us wish we still had our miniature bears' house, alas we didn't have room for it, but we shall content ourselves with watching your miniature world come to life.

    By the way, we can't believe Butterfly didn't snaffle the bubble wrap and boxes for her amazing craft creations ;)

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    1. That would have been an awful lot of both! She could have papered a real size house with them.....

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  8. Such an amazing space! I LOVE the dolls and the houses! I always loved them as a kid but never had one. I found a museum in Williamsburg VA on vacation that had an exhibit of colonial doll houses and I spent many hours with my mom looking at them. I am so glad you joined in! It is such fun way to "meet" new people! Thanks for your kind visit! Made my evening! Winnie#78

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