Woolly Alpacas' House Tour

I have been running shamefully behind in entering this year's Craft Challenges on the Sylvanian Families Forum!  I have finally finished my entry for the "Interior Design" challenge though, so I am posting it even though it is very late!

In fact, this could be considered Interior and Exterior Design, as in this instance I built the actual house.  It was made from a couple of different sized gift boxes, plus extra cardboard for the roof.  Here is the outside (just the house itself, I'm afraid - it is not yet in situ with gardens or anything:

And here is an overview of the inside of the house:

It seems that Mr Woolly (Senior) had not left yet when I took this photo!

Here are some closer shots of the ground floor - the only crafting I have done here is the wallpapering, the pictures on the walls, and the photo frame on the desk.

First, the main living area - this is where the family relaxes, works and socialises.  They also eat their meals in the lounge area, as they prefer a more relaxed, informal way of dining.

Here is a closeup of Mr and Mrs Woolly's desk.  This is where they do their writing.  It can become a very busy, messy area when both of them are working on books at the same time!  At the moment it is fairly neat, although Andre has left some pages of his latest manuscript out...

Here is the kitchen.  Ariane likes to grow fresh herbs near the window.

Moving up to the middle floor, we find Andre and Ariane's bedroom:

In this room, in addition to wallpapering and printing the picture frame, I made the curtains, pillow, and patchwork quilt.  As you can see, Andre and Ariane love bright, happy colours!

Right next door is the children's bedroom:

The bunk beds belong to Joy and Angel.  They share the little bedside table (I made the table using oversized popsicle sticks).

The twins have little matching yellow beds, each with a different pirate motif on the mattress.  They also have matching red blankets, each monogrammed with their initial.

I made the beds by carving them out of some yellow plastic things that Husband brought home from work (they were part of the packaging for something)...

The top floor of the Woollys' house is comprised of a central bedroom belonging to the Woolly grandparents, plus a very small room on each side.  Here is Diego and Darrell's bedroom:

Here I made the curtain and cushions, as well as the paper bits and pieces.  Their actual bed is one I got in a second hand lot - I think it might be a Forest Friends one...(?)

On one side, the bathroom can be found - or at least the bathroom door.

This is actually a cardboard structure that can be pulled out to reveal a space behind - this "imaginary" bathroom is very useful as it means the Alpacas can have a bathroom without me having to buy an actual bathroom set (or to try to fit it in somewhere!).  Also, the space behind the "door" can be used for storage.

On the other side, there is a more official storage space - the Woollys' attic room.

And that's it!  I hope you have enjoyed this little tour around the Woollys' home.  Hopefully next time we visit we will find the Woollys at home - perhaps Darrell will offer us one of her delicious cookies!

Prickles Hedgehogs' House Tour

"Hello there!" waves Mr Hawthorn Prickles.  "Welcome to our home!"

The Prickles family of hedgehogs has lived in Macadamia Grove for generations, always in the same little cottage!  As you can imagine, this current generation are very attached to their home, and to each other.

As you can see, this little cottage boasts a lovely big front garden, which all the family loves.  Gale in particular is never happier than when he is up to his knees in dirt, and he has an amazing talent for growing things, especially considering he is just eight years old.  The rest of the family tend to leave him to it, so Gale is very proud of their front yard, as it really is all his work.

Gale has managed to distract little Raspberry Prickles from "helping", by giving her some flowerpots to play with.  Raspberry means well, but can't tell the difference between a weed and any other plant (she is only two, after all!)  Gale feels he can do without her "help" among his precious plants!

Meanwhile, six-year-old Silk Prickles is content to enjoy the sunshine with her nose in a book.  Then again, Silk is happy nearly anywhere, if she has a book to read!

As Mrs Prickles is out at the bakery at the moment, and the rest of the family is enjoying themselves outside, Hawthorn has said he does not mind us taking a peep inside the house...

Here is the whole interior of the cottage.  Let's take a closer look...

The ground floor includes the kitchen...

... dining room ...

.... and Mrs Briar Prickles' all-important sewing area.  This is where she makes beautiful clothes and bedding for her customers, as well as taking on mending jobs.  She has been so busy lately with orders from her neighbours that she hasn't had time to replace the old curtains in her own kitchen!  The old ones were so tattered she just couldn't stand them anymore, but she very much wants to make some lovely new lacy ones.  Maybe this weekend...?

Here is a closer look at the dresser in the dining room.  The whole family use this cupboard a lot, and it holds anything and everything - food items, teapot and cups, pencils, paper, books, and the combs and brushes the Prickles family use to keep their quills tidy!

You can also see some of Briar's needlework hanging near the front door.

Upstairs now, and we first enter the bathroom...

... and finally, the bedroom.  As you can see, the family all share a bedroom (although Silk is rather smug about having her own cosy little recessed nook).  It is a bit of a squeeze (especially since Raspberry came along!), but as Briar says, "It is big enough for us."

And as Gale says, "Who would want to stay indoors for long, anyway?"

(By the way, Mrs Prickles has just arrived home to make lunch, and has mentioned one last picture she would like you to see.  It shows the sign outside their front gate.  Do feel free to knock on the Prickles' door if you should ever need their services!)

I hope you have enjoyed this tour of the Prickles' home.   Have a lovely week!