My Burrow

In 2006, a wild and wonderful dream burst into possibility for me...I would build my rendition of the Weasley family home; the Burrow.

(good heavens, it was really 2006! Five years!)

I started drawing floor plans on the back of blueprints David brought home from work - trying to get my head around how to build this crazy, wonderful building that is held up by magic. Eventually I built a cardboard model; trying to get some flavour of the Burrow as it was represented in the movies (because really, they did a beautiful job!) - while trying to line up those wild roof lines with my floor plans with walls, making rooms that actually work - envisioning viewing points for us outside the dollhouse and following what we know of the Burrow from the books as closely as I could (while always allowing myself artistic license if it suits!). It also changed from being 1/12 scale to 1/24 scale. Maybe it's not so surprising it's been five years! Actually, it's more honest to say that the greatest reason I haven't been working on the Burrow is too darn many irons in the fire; mini and otherwise. But such is life. :)
And maybe it isn't such a bad thing...my idea of the build certainly has developed over the duration. And the subsequent movies have given us new and delicious views of the Burrow after the fire to further influence design...

But, it's time. It doesn't matter how close other projects are to actually being finished...or how many bits I have collected for my other projects...the Burrow is happening. If for only the reason that I love it - and I've been building it in my head long enough.

How wonderful to again be absorbed in the world of Harry Potter and the Weasleys! Makes awaiting the second part of the Deathly Hallows a little easier to bear! :)