Image 1 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.
Image 2 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.
Image 3 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.
Image 4 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.
Image 5 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.
Image 6 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.
Image 7 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.
Image 8 — I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.

I finally was able to demolish my old house and starting on the new one. But need help with renovation.

So I finally found a bit of time to take all the pieces from the Japanese house I build and was able to save the floor and door.
Now picture 1 shoes the original floor from the house.
Picture 2 - the floor itself from my old house.
By the way I was surprised that the floor I made fits perfectly into the space. The only problem like you see is the top floor is a bit curved at the ends. I wonder what will be best. To cut the sides and leave the original floor to be seen or cut the cardboard from the bottom of my floor so it will curve as well? If I leave it just like this you do see that there is some space in-between which I do not consider it will be aesthetically pleasing
Picture 5 and 6 - this is the door from both sides. I used only a little amount of glue on the sides and it stayed in place. Sure maybe I will change my mind and remake the door later... But who knows, maybe I will leave it like that a well.
Picture 7 and 8 - now we have a working window there, but also in a way I think the structure on picture 8 will look really good there and again the size fits perfectly.. Or should I leave this structure for the garden part.
Also if I decide to remove the window I wonder will I actually destroy the wall... Since it's really well glued there and I'm not sure how to remove it.

So I will be glad for any suggestions. Or there is better way to do some of those parts?

Thank you 🙂

u/The_shaman_queen — 12 days ago
▲ 372 r/Teapots+1 crossposts

Found this cute teapot at my local thrift store

Wanted to share my new teapot here... Maybe someone else will find it cute as well. I saw it an my local thrift store and couldn't say "No" to it. I also do not have one in green color yet in my collection. Now I counted and have 22 teapots from different countries, but who cares that I have that much xD...

Best thing was that it was only 2 euros... I consider it's from China due the style of the stamp, but maybe I'm wrong and it's Japanese?

Now is the question for myself, what tea will I put first in it.... Or maybe I will wait for the tea festival and try a new tea in it.

u/The_shaman_queen — 29 days ago
▲ 15 r/ThriftStoresHaul+1 crossposts

Thrift haul + some stuff I left behind

First to say that picture from 1 to 5 are things I got, the rest is that stayed at the store.

Now to explain a bit about the stuff I got:

- The teapot was 2 euros (I do consider it's Chinese teapot doe the stamp style... but it's totally possible that is Japanese teapot as well)

- The things that have "Puppenhaus" written on it I though it will be best to use for my Nendoroid house - there were other as well, but I choose only those who can fit the aesthetic. 1 Pack costed me 0.50 euro (got 7 packs)

- The bags (sure the purple one is damaged, but hope I can fix it somehow - or if you have suggestion how to fix it I would love to hear it) Each bag was 1,50 euros. The purple one does come with a long strap inside and the green one doesn't... If you ask why I got both!? The green one will be for a friend. Sadly my phone does not fit inside but for sure I can pack everything else like my wallet and some necessities like lipstick/hand cream.

I did consider to get the furniture (picture 15), but there were some cracks on it and they wanted 15 euros for it... So I though I will leave it for someone else, who also can fix it, if they want.

Did something caught your eye from the things I shared and did not came with me?

P.S. if you went up to the last picture... I personally know that people bring plants there to donate... but not so big (there were 2 of them)

u/The_shaman_queen — 1 month ago

After a day of writing, those are ready to be send out

Sure as you notice that 2 of the envelopes are missing the stamp... It's because I was out of stamps... So I took the picture before going to the post office... Since I'm sending mail from Germany sending a postcard or 20 grams envelope... the price is the same. That's why I prefer to send 2 postcards (or once I managed to fit 2 postcards and 2 teabags)... The individual postcard, are for people who wrote that they prefer a card and didn't want an envelope and the other one... I just didn't have a long envelope like that at the moment...

Hope they will arrive fast enough to the receivers.
Traveling to those countries + one private swap that will travel to India

https://preview.redd.it/b8djkqertwmh1.png?width=109&format=png&auto=webp&s=f69356ee22e96aef91f9c83f3170dd6c9f38248f

u/The_shaman_queen — 1 month ago
▲ 7 r/Nendoroid+1 crossposts

Help with stain on Obitsu11 doll for my Nendoroid

Hello, I have this problem with only this Obitsu11 doll body which I use for my Nendoroid. Non of the other Obitsu11 doll bodies I ordered after that did stain. But still I would like to be able to remove the stain and use this body as well. Is also for some reason only on one hand. This also happened after wearing this jacket (picture 3). Also since I don't want to stain any other body I don't put this jacket at the moment.

What I used already and did not work to remove the stain:
- acetone
- alcohol (this one was mostly recommended to me)
- warm water with soap
- vinegar (or vinegar with water)

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago

Recommendations how to decorate?

My clear stamp collection grew significantly last year. Especially when now friends purchase them for me as well when they go on a trip and find something I might use.
That's why I decided to purchase a binder which is not plastic but hard cardboard so it will stay in place... but now nothing from my notebooks cover fit, so I wondered how to decorate so it won't look that plain... Any recommendations?

Thanks

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago
▲ 50 r/tea

My tea shelf got some more tea

Recently I received some new teas from my Japanese friend which I can't wait to try. I usually try to keep all my teas in separate metal boxes. But since I didn't open those yet I decided to keep them in the original packaging. Especially I can't wait to try the matcha... I don't know why but if the matcha is purchased directly from Japan taste better then the one I can purchase directly from the country I live at the moment... Does someone else experience the same?

As well for now I will try to do my best not to buy any tea, since I will be going to a tea festival soon.

Also love that I managed to thrift a couple of cute small tea sets that is a nice trinket on this shelf (which I exchange from time to time)

P.S. Most boxes are coming from places I traveled so they are in a way a nice souvenir to remember my trip...

The most memorable one will be the red box you see from Au Fond du Jardin in Strasbourg (France) I waited like 3+ hours to get madeleines and tea... They sold out of madeleines and closed the door in-front of me (since they apparently closed 1 hour earlier then usual on that day), but then one of the staff opened the door and asked if I want tea. I said "Yes" and they let me in as a last customer of the day.

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/tea

Who else is going to the Tea Festival?

https://preview.redd.it/r1wazsmk7ijh1.png?width=372&format=png&auto=webp&s=f4a3299742f01af747d7d656faed4d4e000dfabe

I waited to long to manage to get tickets...I wasn't sure if they sell out or not so I tried to purchase them as fast as possible when they get on sale.

Now I can't wait to go to the even... Sure it's long wait still... I actually missed the one last year, since I found out about it a day after it finished.
I would like to ask the people who went there last year... If any. How it went and what budget should I plan with?

I mainly think to buy only tea since I do have quite a lot of teapots, matcha bowls etc..... but who knows maybe I will like a piece .. or two

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u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago

Found a cute Salt & Pfeffer shaker

Today I visited a local thrift store and saw again this Salt & Pfeffer shaker. Last time I saw it maybe like 2-3 months ago and was like do I need it or not and while considering and finally decided to get it was already gone from the shelf. So I though ok it was a sign I should had to get it... But today I went and saw it again and was like...

Your coming home with me.

I do personally don't think I will use it as a Salt & Pfeffer shaker, but maybe as decoration at least for now.

Purchased it for 2 euros.

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago

What can I do with a lot of disposable chopsticks?

I have a lot of chopsticks at home still from ordering sushi from time to time... No matter what I do (even when I write I have chopsticks at home) the restaurants still bring me at least 2 pairs in delivery... So I would like to ask what can I do out of them? I do have a Nendoroid with OB11 doll body (the picture for reference - the bookshelf I did myself from thick cardboard) and I'm building a Japanese inspired house which I already finishes (it's one room and a garden part) and depending on the picture I want to take I rearrange the furniture. Now most of the furniture I did found in a thrift store but that doesn't mean I can't build something myself... Right?

So I would love some suggestions. Thank you

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago
▲ 14 r/NendoObitsu+1 crossposts

Another walk in the forest

I would like to know if someone here also has an Instagram account dedicated to their Nendoroid which they take on walks with them. I will leave my Instagram here if you like to check it out fully... The pictures here are from my last walk in a forest....

https://www.instagram.com/hao_tabinikki/

If you don't have have an account but still have pictures like this I would love to see them 😄

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago

Manga/Merch haul that my penpal friend send me

I'm a big Shaman king especially Hao fan, if you couldn't get this from this post... But what I really struggle is getting the manga in Japanese from overseas... So my friend offered to get those for me this time + other goodies in a package. In a way can't believe how cheap it was to get all those if you are in Japan. One day I do hope that I will have the whole collection... But that will take time... Especially since I can't decide which one to get for the original manga.. but that's another thing (if I'm correct the original had 3 releases/reprint so I'm still considering which one to get)
Still what I really like is that I have almost all spin offs and some extra books that are rarer to find (maybe will share later in another post)

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago

Went thrifting today with a friend

We have a "Vintage sale" this Friday and Saturday so I went with a friend almost at opening on Friday... Right away after entering I checked the jacket section and I saw this jacket... Sure it was really big on me but I couldn't say no to it... Sure it was a males jacket... But you can't say no, especially when we have 4 inside pockets... Now I won't worry about my phone, keys and headphones exposed in the outside pockets... I think I can use it as winter jacket since it's quite big... Only wonder what to do with the sleeves since they are quite large on me... But I have time
Brand Pall Mall
Price - 18 euros.

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago

Went to a German thrift store

There were a lot of interesting things but I decided to get only the item from the first picture for me and the book for a friend overseas who loves this Mouse character

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago

New ink arrivals

Received some new inks yesterday. The best part was that the website I got them had a 25% sale so I paid only for 3 of them. I swatched them yesterday and now I have to decide how to combine the color of the ink with my fountain pens

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago
▲ 10 r/NendoObitsu+1 crossposts

Welcome to r/NendoObitsu!

Welcome to r/NendoObitsu!

This community is for anyone into Nendoroid heads paired with Obitsu 11 doll bodies – customizing, styling, photography, and everything in between.

A bit about me: I've been working on my own Nendoroid x Obitsu 11 setup and would love to connect with others who share this hobby, especially if you're interested in doing photo meetups together. I always see people on Instagram meeting up for collab shoots and it looks like so much fun – I'd love to find people nearby to do the same.
As well recently I tried to sew my own clothing since purchasing them online is not an option anymore. So if you have some recommendations like books or patterns feel free to share.

Feel free to share your own dolls, customizations, and photos here. You can also find me on Instagram at hao_tabinikki if you'd like to connect there too.

Looking forward to building this community together.

u/The_shaman_queen — 2 months ago