Of Pandas and Stitching

Allusions to Steinbeck aside, I have fun news!

First the mural paper for the Panda Nursery arrived and it looks fabulous!

 I have two sheet and plan on starting at each front corner and wrapping them around to the back.  If for whatever reason the ends do not meet all the way in the back I will hide that fact with a strip of white wood.

The question now is: do I spray the paper like I usually do to protect it from the elements and if so, what should I use?  I don't want to detract from the nice glossy sheen, but I don't want the paper to get easily damaged either.  The stuff I normally use on my regular wallpaper would dull the image too much.  What do you all think?

I also ordered this little book from the same shop.  It had been so long that I'd forgotten about it. 

 On the stitching front, I borrowed "Achoo!" and "Flowerpot Kitty" back from our vets to put them in the Guild's Judged Show last Saturday.  "Achoo!" took the blue ribbon in the commercial counted cross stitch category and one of the three Judge's Choice ribbons!

 

"Flowerpot Kitty" scored fairly well too, but not high enough to tie with the red ribbon winner.  All in all I'm happy about the whole state of affairs.  I just wish I could've gotten "Rose Cuttings" done in time. 

I'm off to do some mini stitching for Kim, the Panda Nursery, and then work on "Rose Cuttings" tonight.  It's going to feel so good having a needle and floss in my hands again.

Flooring Options for Boy Nursery - Any ideas?

I have two of the three flooring options in my possession. The first is this lovely paper that can be spray with varnish to actually look more like wood. [Yes I still need to cut the rest of the baseboard. It's on the list for today. ;-) ]

I think it looks ok. I would have to stitch a carpet or rug eventually to warm up the room, but that doesn't bother me. I could probably use the border animals in the design somehow.

The next option is another paper. It's from the same scrapbook paper collection as teh paper on the walls. Again I would need to stitch something.I don't know if it would look too busy though. Even with furniture, toys everywhere, and a rug. Just not sure.

The third option would be either an off-white or pale yellow carpet. I don't have any here or else I would show them with the walls. Off-white would be the safest in terms of ordering sight unseen.

What do you all think?

I've got varnish drying on some floor for the Greenleaf and I think I've figured out how I'm going to paint the chair. It's also gorgeous out so I can hopefully get some stain on some furniture pieces.

I've got laundry spinning and a piece of red velvet cake for my tea later. I had best get a move on. Maybe then the disgusted grunts coming from Patch in the Greenleaf will cease. ;-)

E600 Question

Will E600 glue work to attach siding to a dollhouse in lieu of hot glue? I've already been warned against using white glue because it will apparently warp the outer walls of the dollhouse.

Stuck in a Rut

I have a ton of big projects in the works and I need a direction to jump in. I'm going to list a few of the more intriguing ones and ask which way you think I should go.

-finish the outer structure of a1/12 scale shop

-1/4 scale pueblo/southwestern room

-complete the landscaping around a cafe's patio

These would take the least amount of time and would more than likely help get me out of the rut with the larger projects. At least I hope so.