Resetting the Pie & Pudding Cabinet

 

Continuing on with my cabinet cleaning and resetting, this week I tackled my faux pie and pudding collection, check it out:

Here is how busy everything had gotten.  There was also quite a bit of dust on the bottom shelf, even though the doors are always closed!

Some of the pieces hadn't kept well and were broken.

I peeled off any broken or cracked toppings.  

And took the opportunity to 'brown' the crusts a little bit using a mixture of water and acrylic paint.

After the crusts dried I mixed up new filling (light weight spackle colored with acrylic paint) and refilled the pies.

After the fillings had completely dried, I reattached the toppings and embellished with more spackle.

Just put some of the light weight spackle in an icing bag and pipe on.

Just like with the prints from the faux cookie cabinet of last week's post, I replaced the prints in this cabinet as well.  You can download these (and all of my other printables) for free here!

I started refilling with the framed prints first.

And continued to build up the shelves until everything had been put back away.

Interested in learning more about this cabinet?  You can click here to see the faux pie and pudding cabinet post.

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

-Jennifer

© Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams 2026

Resetting the Faux Cookie Cabinet

 

Every once in awhile I like to empty out my collection cabinets and reset them after a good cleaning.  Here is how it went with the faux cookie cabinet:

Here is the cabinet when I started, not too bad but a tiny bit of dust had gotten in.  I also wanted to go through everything and purge what I no longer wanted, as well as repair anything that needed it.

I started by taking everything out and sorting it into piles by which shelf it was from.

Some things were a little worse for wear and I touched up paint where cracks had formed.

I also replaced my old cookie prints with new ones that I made up for this project.  You can download these (and all of my other printables) for free here!

Once the cabinet was cleaned inside and out, the new prints in were in place and all of my repairs were done, it was time to start refilling the cabinet.  I started at the bottom and began working my way up, pretty much keeping to the same layout as I had before.

Here is the second shelf up.

The third shelf up.

And finally, the top!

It's so nice to have everything neat and tidy again!

Interested in learning more about this cabinet?  You can click here for the faux cookie collection post.

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

-Jennifer

© Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams 2026

Thrifted Barbie Haul

 

My local thrift store had a giant bin full of Barbie dolls with regular dolls priced at $1.99 and children dolls only .25!  I had a great time pawing through the pile and came home with this collection for under $12.  Read on to see their clean up:

The first thing that I did was to strip everyone of their fabric clothing and make a nice bubble bath in the kitchen sink with a bit of dish soap.  I like to sanitize the sink first so that I'm not dunking my dolls in a bacteria filled swamp 😐

I tossed everyone in and give them a good swish through the soapy water.  Since bun Barbie's hairstyle was in such good shape, I was more careful with her and took her out right away.

I used the sprayer to rinse away all the bubbles and let the dolls drip a bit before moving them to a dishtowel on the counter.

The next step was to  make a new basin of water for the clothing and wash it thoroughly as well.

Next I tackled the hair while it was still damp.  Severely tangled hair can be fixed by dunking it into fabric softener and combed out.  Just make sure to give it a good rinsing afterwards or it will feel gunky.

Once everyone was cleaned and untangled they hung out on the counter to dry.

Now for the fun part, dressing everyone and deciding where they go:

Bun Barbie got her original dress back minus the boots (nobody wants to serve customers in those heels)  She's now serving up sweets in the ice cream shop.

Short hair Barbie and blue swimsuit girl are now spending their days at the pool.  

Long haired blond is now dressed as a nurse and visiting the ice cream shop.  My youngest niece chose this little girl and the pink headband Barbie to represent herself and her mom (my sister) and left them at the table having a snack the last time she was at my house.  Since my sister is a nurse in real life I thought she would like having a doll that looks liker her mom at work, too.  I'm going to leave them both here for her to find the next time she comes to play 😊

This poor man and his terrible 90s outfit... I just don't know what to do with him.  At least he's clean!

These three girls have permanent outfits that look sort of like dance or gymnastics uniforms.  They are having a sleepover upstairs.

These three got dressed up in outfits and shoes.  The left is an outfit that came with the haul, but the middle and right are from Dollar Tree.  Apron girl is tending to the vegetable patch wile the other two are having a birthday party.

And this lady got the solar system dress before heading to the living room with a bowl of popcorn.

Interested in more Barbie?  Check out these posts:

Bringing Out the Barbie Dream House

Fixing Up Barbie Furniture

Making Labels For Barbie Groceries

Using Cube Storage to Extend a Barbie House

Using Dollar Store Fabric to Create Barbie Sized Linens

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I hope you enjoyed this thrifted Barbie post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

© Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams 2026

Hidden Treasures

 

If you know me, then you know that I love collecting!  Some things have designated storage areas, like my playhouse shed for vintage food toys, my bakery closet for off season fake bakes,  or my garden shed for my garden themed collection of faux plants and decor.  I only have so much space though, so other collections have to be creatively tucked away.  Here are a few of my hidden treasures:

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In my front room, the table top surface behind couch is actually a dresser.  I like the surface for decorating and the drawers hold one of my book collections.  I don't need to access these books very often so being behind the couch isn't a big deal.

(This photo was taken last winter so you can see one of my Christmas villages on top)

Here is a peek inside those drawers, the complete collection of vintage Sweet Valley Twins/ Twins and Friends, Sweet Valley High, Sweet valley University novels!

Moving towards the corner in the same room is an end table underneath an electric fireplace.

In here I have my Zuru and Miniverse mini babies and mini baby foods.

Still in the front room, the tv stand is another dresser.

All of these contain vintage books as well, the complete Baby Sitters Club and Little House Series.

The top drawer of the corner cabinet has Miniverse food sets and the 1990s Little Miss dolls.

Here are better pics of the inside of that drawer:

I love these dolls!

Over by my desk I have a large, two sided cabinet.  One half is all business, but the other half houses my complete collection of The Sims games and Strategy Guides.

Over in the dining room is this cabinet that features my faux cake collection.  Underneath I have milk glass dishes and ...

...a couple little miniature pantries 😄  These are less of a collection and more of a hidden amusement, but I thought I'd share anyway!

If you like hidden whimsy, you might also enjoy this house gnome tour.

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I hope you enjoyed this hidden treasure post, thanks for stopping by!

-Jennifer

© Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams 2026