Or Dew On The Vines....
Can you Believe there is More that I have added to this ceiling, Dear Readers? One thing is a practical necessity, because as careful as I was during construction, with each layer added, the dome became less and less flexible and I must finally admit that it is Warped! This meant that the ends of the dividers between the coffers did not align correctly with the corners of the walls.... and there were noticeable Gaps between the ceiling and the tops of the walls.... on the ends more than on the sides. To Disguise this failing, I have added another layer to the gilded coving at the top of the walls.... really just a layer of cardboard Carefully cut to fit the opening and in effect extending the top of the coving further over the open area of the room....
If you look carefully you will see the detail below.....
See? there is an additional layer to the gilded coving at the base of the ceiling!
It hides a World of imperfections!
And the Other detail I have added to this impossibly ornate ceiling is some glittering jewels....
Did you notice them?
Here you can see the ceiling with the "final touches" added.....
I did not have the skills to add tendrils of vine or minute blossoms...
but I thought the vines should culminate with Something....
Perhaps just glittering dew drops...?
So I added the tiny "gems" .....
really just scrapbook rhinestones!
Oh, and a little more was added to the stitching on the bed curtain....
A flower and a half to be precise!
Other than that, nothing was accomplished this past week in the Tree House.....
Because I spent so much time on RL Gardening and House projects!
But rather than leave you there.... with a very short post....
I am reminded that I started this Tree House just a year ago,
So I thought it would be fun to have a Review!
I hope you will bear with me....
It began with a Dream I had....
I Dreamed there was a large Tree in the Garden of The Folly....
Moss covered and ancient....
And inside it were tiny Rooms....
The Dream was SO Compelling that I had to start right away...!
This was the start of the Kitchen....
carved into the foam base layers.....
with the door attached to the main support post
and the walls just rough cardboard...
Here the hearth and the cupboard are begun.... and the stairs.....
(I spent HOURS going through all the old pictures trying to cull this down to a few....!)
It is not possible to show all the steps....
So here we have the Kitchen nearly done.....
Only the tea kettle and teapot are missing....
(Do you remember that wonderful chair...???!)
And here you see the door open with the beautiful window seat......
And the start of the exterior structure made of cardboard.....
And the next floor.....
Which would be The Salon....
It is now mid June.... the Kitchen took six weeks....
I Thought I would possibly be Done by Christmas....!
Here I have begun the paper mache structure of the roots....
and the walls of the Salon....
With the beginnings of the Fireplace and niches.....
And then the Painting added.....
And trim around the doors.....
And more Enchanting Tiny Furniture.....!
And a Tiny Chandelier....
And a ceiling Fit for Gods!!!
Here... you must come closer....
It is almost Impossible to see!
(Please note the glittering candle flames!)
And the entire room.... with the Lunette window....
By now it is the end of July....
six more weeks have passed....
And we are at the Beginning of the next room....
The Library!
With the Gothic cabinets and Doors that must open and close....!
A huge stone hearth....
The Chairs....
And Books! Gorgeous, Tiny Books!
But Time is passing....
it is the end of September and we are only just begun....!
There is still the Secretary.....
Ancestral Portraits and Tiffany Lamp.....
And a Brilliant Blue Ceiling.....
A Sparkling Candelabra.....
And an Insane amount of Collections...
In Bell-Jars...!
By now it is becoming clear that I will not be done by Christmas!
The Christmas Season is upon us....
Our Tiny Friends have arrived to supervise the Construction....
And Decorate for the Holidays!
But construction resumes in January....
Ready or Not, we have moved on to the Bedroom....
With it's Roccocco Fireplace and Juliet Balcony.....
In February I painted the Chinoiserie walls....
And made the Pagoda Bed...!
Dressed in the Finest Lace and Velvet.....
And the Dressing Room that was just an Afterthought...!
(Consumed a good part of March)
With Rose Arbors and Wardrobe.....
and that UnForgettable Recamier....
And the Ceiling.... the Domed Ceiling.....
Bejeweled and Begilt....
Did it use up ALL of April....?
And where do we go from here, Dear Readers...?
The Tree House as it now stands....
Next to the Folly....
Not even Half finished!!!
DARE we say it Might be done by Next Christmas?
And could I even Imagine where the next rooms will take us...?
THAT remains to be seen!
But Meanwhile, we will Dream of the next rooms...
Perhaps while lying in the Chinoiserie Room....
gazing up at the Ceiling...
wondering whether those glittering drops are Jewels in the Crown.....
or just Dewdrops in the Ivy....
