Studio 27 - By Jennifer Adams: May 2026

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 68

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

A garden update from Parsimonious Decor Darling

A dinosaur garden from Two Chicks and a Mom
Raw apple cake from Scratch Made Food For Hungry People

A thrifted art collection from Thrifting Wonderland

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Fake Bake Tiered Tray Kitchen Pantry Dining Room Summer Decor

S'more Print Collection

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Camping SVG Bundle

Friday, May 15, 2026

Fixing up Barbie Furniture

Last week I shared the vintage Barbie house that I decided to bring down from my attic. Here is how I fixed up the furniture and parts of the house:

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The original TV, refrigerator and stove/ oven were included with the house, but were missing their stickers. The bed was missing the mattress so I replaced it with a bit of purple craft foam.

The TV was an easy fix as I just painted the screen black with acrylic paint.

The stovetop took a bit more work. I first painted the burners and clock black, then measured them for size

Using Cricut's Design Space, I made up a few images and then cut them in sticker vinyl. I chose a purple color that went with the utensils

(This photo shows the burners and clock for the stove, as well an an ice maker decal for the refrigerator)

Here is the stove/ oven before and after, such an improvement!

And here is the fridge with an ice maker decal. I painted the ice maker background and door handles in black.

In addition to fixing up the furniture, I also wanted to decorate the house a bit and printed these photos. The larger ones I just liked and thought they would make fun posters, but the tiny ones are all Barbies that I had in the 80s. I thought they could be like pictures of friends on the fridge, or fashion inspiration on the door of the closet

The photos include; Crystal Barbie, Work Out Barbie, Island Fun Barbie, Tropical Barbie and Funtime Barbie (mine was the pink one).

Using the same color vinyl as the decals, I made backgrounds for the pictures and hot glued them on top.

Aren't they cute on the fridge?

Here is a good before and after of the fridge.

The rest of the photos I put on the closet door upstairs.

The posters I put inside the closet. I like them, but didn't want to commit to having them as part of the overall decor of the house 😄

Lastly, I fixed up the flower boxes. Rather than leaving them white I painted the tops green. I also trimmed the plants to different heights and hot glued them in place so that they look more tidy.

And that's how I fixed up the Barbie furniture and decor.

In case you missed the Barbie house post, you can find it here.

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I hope you enjoyed this toy collection post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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This post was added to the following link parties:

Farmhouse Friday

Saturday Sparks

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

Monday Morning Blog Club

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

The Really Crafty Link Party

Craftastic Monday

Handmade Monday

Busy Monday

Happiness is Homemade

Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party

The Happy Now Blog Link Up

Senior Salon Pit Stop

Wednesdays in the Studio

Thinking Out Loud Thursday

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S'mores Print Collection

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Camping SVG Bundle

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 67

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

Homemade lavender soap from The Apple Street Cottage

Apricot dumplings from Esme Salon

A patio and fairy garden update from Debbie Dabble

Faux stained glass from Crazy Little Lovebirds

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-Jennifer

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Watermelon Print Collection

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Thursday, May 7, 2026

Bringing out the Barbie Dream House

During a trip to Goodwill I came across the exact same Barbie house that I had in the 80s for only $40, complete with furniture! For quite awhile I kept it stored in the attic, but decided to finally bring it out. Read on to learn more:

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I was inspired by my blogger friend Deb Barna and her dollhouse, Nelson Crest. Deb routinely features her house as part of her decor, which means she gets to enjoy it. I wanted to start enjoying my Barbie house too, so I pulled it down from storage.

After a good cleaning, I fixed up the window boxes by first painting the planting surfaces green. I then cut and trimmed the flowers so that they fit better and hot glued them in place. I also added bits of extra greenery to fill out the look. As I mentioned furniture came with the purchase as well, but I'll get to that in an upcoming post 😊

I planned to keep the house in my enclosed back porch, but didn't like it sitting directly on the floor. I needed something to rise it up and provide more storage, so off to the thrift store I went.

I found this TV shelf for 7.99 and knew it would be perfect after a little attention.

Want to know more about Deb's Nelson Crest? Check out these posts:

The Story of Nelson Crest

Winter at Nelson Crest

Easter at Nelson Crest

Christmas at Nelson Crest

Patriotic Nelson Crest

You can see in the close-ups that the surface of the shelf was quite damaged, but I planned to sand and paint anyway.

I painted the shelf in a fresh, clean white. The top still shows a bit of damage even through the paint, but that will be covered by the Barbie House.

The cubbies of the shelf are perfectly sized to fit the pool and ice cream shop that I also have...stay tuned!

Here is the house all cleaned and at home on the new shelf, ready for furniture and accessories.

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I hope you enjoyed this toy collection post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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This post was added to the following link parties:

Farmhouse Friday

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

Monday Morning Blog Club

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share

The Really Crafty Link Party

Craftastic Monday

Handmade Monday

Busy Monday

Happiness is Homemade

The Crazy Little Lovebirds Link Party

Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party

The Happy Now Blog Link Up

Tuesday Turn About

Senior Salon Pit Stop

Vintage Charm Party

Creative Muster

Wednesdays in the Studio

Creatively Crafty

Funtastic Friday

BFF Open House

Create, Bake, Grow & Gather

Home Matters Linky Party

Thursday Favorite Things

Share Your Style

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Fake Bake Tiered Tray Kitchen Pantry Dining Room Decor

Summer Watermelon Print Collection

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Summer Watermelon SVG Collection

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Sundays on Silverado

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Busy Monday

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Wednesdays in the Studio - Link Party 66

Welcome to Wednesdays in the Studio, a weekly link party focusing on designing everyday life.

Thank you to everyone who joined last week! This week's features include:

Make your own tulip arrangement by Parsimonious Decor Darling

Getting started with digital scrapbooking from Life Tales Books

Removing old window film by The Apple Street Cottage

Designing an organizer with Dollar Tree supplies from Steph Creates Things

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Want to join this week? Here are the rules for participation:

*Please link to a specific post and not your homepage.

*Link only your own posts, not someone else's.

*Etsy shops, giveaways and other link parties are ok as long as they are design related.

*Party runs from Wednesday until Monday each week, Central Standard Time.

*A link back to this party isn't required but is appreciated!

*Linking up gives you the opportunity to be featured in next week's party.

*By Linking up you give Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams permission to use your posts and photos in social media and as features. If used, a link back to your material will be given.

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-Jennifer

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Mother's Day SVG Bundle

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Mother's Day Text SVG Bundle

Friday, May 1, 2026

Upgrading the Faux Snack Cabinet

In our family room is a "snack cabinet" where I keep my collection of lunch/dinner and snack type fake bakes. I had been wanting to upgrade the cabinet for awhile when I finally found the piece that would work perfectly, check it out:

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Here is the cabinet before, a bookshelf with picture frames attached to make it enclosed. The frames didn't quite cover the opening so a length of ribbon kept out the dust. The shelf worked to keep everything in place and clean while I kept my eye out for another option.

I took a photo after removing the frames so you could see inside better,

this post will give you more of a tour.

At one of my trips to the local thrift store I found this cabinet for $40. The height, width and depth of the top part were perfect and I liked that it had actual glass doors.

Another bonus? The top glass cabinet could easily be separated from the bottom drawer set. Though it was lovely together, it was too tall for what I wanted.

It took a little doing, but I was able to remove the top from the drawers. The wide, flat base makes it perfect to sit on the floor without having to vacuum underneath every week 😉

I didn't need the drawers for anything, so I put those out next to our curb as a freebie for whoever wanted them.

After cleaning, sanding and painting, I moved the new piece into place. It already looks better!

Here it is with the door reattached and everything in place. I like that it is both wider and taller, as well as sturdier looking. And that's how I upgraded my faux snack cabinet!

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I hope you enjoyed this furniture upgrade post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

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This post was added to the following link parties:

Farmhouse Friday

Saturday Sparks

Sundays on Silverado

Craft Schooling Sunday

Monday Morning Blog Club

New Upcycle Ideas

Dare to Share