last minute Christmas wish fulfilled!

My daughter only had one item

on her Christmas list this year:

Her very own "workshop" 

I wasn't sure what she had in mind,

but I was determined not to add any more 

store-bought mammoth contraptions 

into our house.  I just managed to

get rid of my girls' beauty shop

and baby care center, and the kids

kitchen will be the next to go.  

I saw this card table playhouse idea

a couple of weeks before the big day,

and then skedaddled to get myself

some felt!

After being heavily inspired by this cute etsy shop, 

I sketched out my four walls and started cutting.

After reading through a bunch of tutorials, I think the best

advice was to finish each of the four walls separately

and then sew them all together at the end.

My goal was to make it fun and cute but

not so feminine that the little brother

couldn't hang out as well.

In the end, my daughter was so

excited and proceeded to drag

all of her other gifts inside to

open at her leisure.  

She spent most of the day in her

little "workshop" and even

dragged her blankets inside

for a campout that night.  I

put little tap lights under the table

which really boosted the fun factor.

Not bad for a gift under $30.  Luckily, 

felt (and 5 year olds) are very forgiving so the 

stress/time were pretty minimal.