Kierstyn gets her Castle!

Today's birthday party was just fantastic!  Kierstyn was soooo surprised to get the castle and she just LOVES it!  The first words out of her mouth when she saw it were, "No way!"  Very funny to hear from a seven year old!

Everything was a success and everyone was blown away by the castle.  It so rewarding to see mine and my dad's hard work so appreciated...especially by Kierstyn.  She's such a sweet girl!

Kierstyn's Castle is Finished!

Well, we did it!  Everything that we planned on doing has been completed.  There are still TONS of things that can be added to it, but that what Christmas's and Birthday's are for.  Not too much fun for her if we gave everything to her all at once.  We added a few family photo's as well, to give it a personal touch for her.

The birthday party is Saturday the 19th, so I'll have more pictures to add after then!  I can't wait to see how she likes it!

Even more on Kierstyn's Castle, pt. 2

And here are the other two photos.  The accents on the battlements are done in gold glitter.  We thought it would add a nice touch of whimsey since Kierstyn is only 7 years old!

Even more on Kierstyn's Castle, pt. 1

Here are the first two photo's of the finished rooms we did over this weekend.  The front panel doors are now on and for the most part, the castle is complete.  We have a lot of finishing touches to the stonework to do, and we are also making a base with legs to put it on.

More on Kierstyn's Castle

Well, you could say we've been making tremendous progress lately!  We are now focusing more on the interior finishing.  The chandeliers in the first two photos light up, I was just too lazy to hook up the transformer.  Here are some of the areas we've been working on:

This is the entry hall

This is the dining room

The Princess' bedroom

The kitchen

The Nursery

The center roof top terrace

Castle Stonework

We have been diligently working on the exterior stonework for the castle every weekend.  It's a mix-with-water compound that you apply over a stencil with a stone pattern, sold by Bromley Craft Products in England.  The darker areas are newly applied stones that have yet to dry completely.  So far, so good though.  It's starting to look like a castle!

Kierstyn's Castle, Pt. 1

I've started yet another project, but this one will actually get done!  ;-)  My dad and I are building a dollhouse for my niece, and his grand daughter, Kierstyn.  She's six years old and is in the "princess" stage, so what better than a castle that she can play and make believe with?  Here are just the basic pieces put together after being primed/sealed so that we can determine what rooms to do, what alterations to the design we might do, etc.  This kit is called the Cumberland Castle and East Wing and is made by Dolls House Emporium.