VALERIE'S SWEETHEART COTTAGE


                                          

Valerie’s Sweet Heart Cottage
will be a flower shop called “Bloomin’ Blooms”. 
She did away with the little heart trims and the flower boxes.
 For trim, the shutters have fused ribbon glued to them. 
The brick around the bottom covers the slots from the flooring. 
Instead of using the steps, which had to be assembled
that came in the kit, she used two blocks of wood
and achieved the same result. 
Her shop sign is one of the flower box fronts inverted.
 She added several little silk flowers for a nice 3 dimensional touch.

  

For the interior of the house, Valerie chose a light blue wall paper. 
The floor is contact paper. 
Her downstairs windows are framed with a blue ribbon. 
Gathered lace makes the valances and little appliqués are also added.

 

Here is a close-up of the upstairs windows.
 She again used the blue ribbon for the lower part of the window.
 The curved upper portion is mini flowers. 
Much easier than the wood frame and
perfect for the flower shop theme.

This is the finished front of Valerie’s Sweet Heart Cottage.
 She used left over shingles from another kit to shingle the roof. 

Here is a close up of the picture window and door of the shop. 
You can see some of the flower arrangements
through the window.  The door shows off a wreath. 
She made the wreath by using a round window trim
to which the flowers were glued. 
A small bow adds a finishing touch.

Her flower arrangements were made from
dried and plastic flowers that worked very well. 
She used beads, terra cotta pots and baskets (some homemade)
 to display her arrangements. 
The corner shelf and the ones on the wall were made
from woodies and bits of wood and braces left over from other kits.
 Little tables were also used for display purposes. 

This is the finished back of Valerie’s
"Bloomin' Blooms" Flower Shop

Here are two shots of the downstairs. 
You can see more detail in the floral arrangements. 
The cash register is one of Jim Collins offerings. 

The upstairs was finished as a lounge for employees. 
The first room has a refrigerator and microwave
thanks to Jim Collins. 
The table was built from scratch,
and the sink was a punch out piece. 
She used a piece of foam board to give privacy in the bathroom area. 
The sink was built with sculptamold over a dowel base. 
Beads made the water taps and a bent nail served for the faucet. 
The whole shop made up very nicely.
This shop has found a new home in the new home of a dear friend.
 

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