filling the void....

So.... as you may have heard by now Alice is gone! *sniff* 

We are SOOOO over the moon, jump up and down, heart smiling, face crackingly happy that she has found someone who is going to love her just as much as we have but what to do next......

 * insert finger drumming nose!!*

 So we had a play with a stool....... 

What do you think???? 

and as fun as it was hootifying it (hehe get it? beautifying? hootifying? The OWL and the elephant? ahahaha ahhh sleep how I miss thee) it just isnt enough! So we have headed to our "workshed" (aka the Elephant's garage) and pulled out our next project!!!

We have visions of a piece for the boys this time around, rockets and spaceships, blues and reds and more scrummy handles!! 

Maybe with a dash of....

THIS!!!!!

Would love to hear your ideas! If we where making it for you (which is TOTALLY an option lol) what would YOU like to see?

Thought of the moment:

" Dust is a protective coating for fine furniture" 

Maria Buatta

Voila!!

We started with this (well, after a little sanding!):

Knew we HAD to have this fabric:

The Owl worked her magic "shabby chic'ing" up Alice and making her look all rustic and beautiful...then came the next step - fusing the fabric onto the dresser...a difficult task!

Measuring it all up before we start

The very painstaking task of getting the fabric fused perfectly to the top of Alice

The Elephant being 'pedantic' about smoothing out every single bubble or imperfection

All smoothed out waiting to dry

Just about dry....time to trim off the excess fabric (stay tuned for what we do with that)

Little Miss Elephant HAD to have a closer look...its JUST her size!

Now all we are waiting on are these beautiful drawer knobs we searched high and low for and eventually found in a store in New York

We think they will be just the finishing touch for Alice! Now please pray they arrive THIS WEEK!!

and here she is completed...

WHAT DO YOU THINK??

If you have fallen in love with Alice, register your interest by comment below or email us at theowlandtheelephant@yahoo.com.au

Sunday sunday

This is what we did on our "lazy" Sunday...

The Owl emptied her library cabinet (don't ask!!!) ......

Continued work on her "new" buffet.....

and stood back and admired Alice's next big step...... (*sigh* so in love)

The Elephant started with a cuppa......

took care of some Owl and the Elephant Facebook business.....

and then sat down to watch "The Wizard of Oz" for the zillionth time.......

What did YOU do on this lazy Sunday?




Thought of the moment:

Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them.  ~John Shirley

curiouser and curiouser....

So the dolls house continues slowly, slowly but is rather large and rather time consuming so we have decided to get started on a SECOND piece of furniture (as if we are not busy enough already)! This piece will combine our love of beautiful furniture, stunning fabrics AND timeless childhood favourites as we begin the creation of "Alice". Recipe for an Alice? Simple!  Take one small and incredibly cute dresser ( which comes with a stunning elongated oval mirror currently unattached for refurbishing purposes!!) : and one piece of BEAUTIFUL Alice themed fabric from one of our fav places Spoonflower.... Add one clever Owl and an equally clever Elephant then simply sit back and watch the magic unfold! We cant WAIT to show you the finished product and all going well you won't have to wait for to much longer! Thought of the moment: "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me."                                          - C.S Lewis -