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Travelling dolls: Vielha e Mijaran

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Hello dolly friends and welcome to a new post from the Travelling Dolls series, a series in which I talk a bit about the story of the places I've visited with the company of my dolls. Last year I wrote the first post in this series when we travelled to Albarracín  and I loved having the chance to talk about a place in Spain that maybe isn't as well known to people from other countries. You also seemed to find it very interesting, so I thought it would be interesting to do it again. When we thought about travelling this summer, first we considered going to Vienna, but international travelling is getting so expensive, so we decided to stay in Spain again. Pretty much like last year, our criteria were to find somewhere that is cooler than our hometown, isn't too crowded and that has yummy food. So, after a lot of debating, Mr. Monster suggested Vielha, in the province of Lérida, Cataluña. Vielha, also spelled Viella, is located in northern Spain, very close to the borderline ...

How to: Textured "limewash effect" cream wall

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After my last post , I felt the bug to create more backgrounds, so I decided to make yet another back wall. Originally, I wanted to make a geometric design using pastel colors, but I thought it might not be very versatile. So I decided to go with a textured wall. I did make one a couple of years ago, using a very light gray color, and I've been wanting to make a warmer-tone version for quite some time. The process for this wall is very similar to the one in my original post , but I'll still share as much information as I can about the process.  First, we cut and prime our walls. I had already done this while I was working on my previous post, so I'm already starting a bit ahead.  O nce the primer has dried, it's time to choose our base color. I want it to have a warm tone but be very light, so I chose Light Buttermilk by Americana Acrylics, which is a creamy color with a yellow tone. Then, I took a white acrylic and, picking up very little paint with my brush, started ...