So, I was sick around Thanksgiving, and B turned up with a giant beautiful nook set I’ve wanted forever saying “you can’t stay vertical anyway, so maybe try sitting down” – and now I have the library!
It’s close to what the designers intended, but there are a few differences, notably the statue for which Younger Kid invented a whole new gilding-with-whiteout process making it look antique. Other differences are buns and flowers, because my library would have both.
This got me started, and I used two of my gifted nook sets that have been waiting. The first one, done in partnership with Younger Kid is a dream garage. The original nook set was supposed to be a steampunk zeppelin repair shop based, for some reason, in a garage that served as a US Army munitions storage facility. Had to do a lot of replacements and even more deletes. Discovered a technique for doing milk foam which I’ll now use all the time (tight packing foam cut finely and carefully placed over glue).
The second, which was supposed to be a detective agency in a clock tower, is now my dream office/crafting space. As such it, of course, includes artwork, treats, and a miniature display. I also figured out how to do crystal lamps/vases with thumb tacks.
Finally, B got my dream box for New Year (it had a wallet inside, but the box is the important part, ofc), and I built a cozy room mini showing a restful 2 pm breakfast on a New Year morning. Snowman was restored by Younger Kid from my first glass animal (broken decades ago). He also painted the seascape to match the room. Everything else, except for the tree decorations, is leftovers and might-use-this bits. I think it perfectly sets off the live-edge shelves that B built for me, and what I see on the screen during video calls finally looks like a me place.
