Sort of.
Let's take another look shall we ? because this event occurs about as often as Halley's comet (and who am I to talk - cough cough ).
This was originally Phil's cot that he slept in as a baby. Obviously. He would hardly fit in it now - silly me. We converted it into a sofa for Molly by taking one of the sides off and strengthening the support underneath. You've got to love those transfers.
Cute eh ?
This is my favourite bit of tidying she did,
Poor Monster (best Monster evah - made by Marion) he doesn't look too happy being snuggled between two dolly-birds does he.
And when I write that she 'sort of ' tidied her room this is what I mean
Everything was just lobbed over to the other side of the room.
So what do you think - should she still get her pocket money or not ?
Sooo cute , yes I think she should.
Fantastic bedroom, lovely colors , I love it all.
Posted by: vanessa | October 17, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Aaaaaw, what a beautiful room she have. My favourite part is the monster and dolls too :D
And I think she should get her pocket money ;)
Posted by: Moonfairy | October 17, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Isn't that how you're supposed to tidy? Just throw everything in a closet or drawer.
Posted by: Mama Urchin | October 17, 2008 at 12:52 PM
LOL! My daughter tided her room but she hid everything in any bag she could find and hung them on the end of the bed or shoved them under it!
I think your girl did a lovely job of that side of the room so yes she definitely should still get her pocket money!
Posted by: Jennie | October 17, 2008 at 01:10 PM
Wow, what a fantastic room she has!
Posted by: Tizzalicious | October 17, 2008 at 01:17 PM
My 8 yr. old, Emily says YES! to the pocket money! :-) Great idea with the crib. Love the dollies.
Posted by: Sarah | October 17, 2008 at 01:34 PM
That's cleaning at my house. Move everything to our bedroom and close the door. :)
Posted by: Tara | October 17, 2008 at 01:40 PM
I think the part that is tidied looks marvellous, your daughter has a sense of beauty, that's obvious!
I wish my 15 year old daughter would tidy half of her room like that... And I still give her pocket money. Why, oh why?
Posted by: sabine | October 17, 2008 at 01:42 PM
No!!!!! She shouldn't get ANY pocket money! She should be paying YOU to have such fabulous things in her bedroom! If I come to stay could I get pocket money to play in there?
Please?
Posted by: Lucy Locket-Pocket | October 17, 2008 at 02:51 PM
Wow, that's a tough one. My daughter used to use this technique. As she is now 13, she has graduated to shoving things FARRR back in the closet where they can't be seen (or photographed) without superhuman effort. When she was littler (and more foolish/shortsighted), I had to resist the urge to do it for her. Perhaps a work-together-to-get-this-done compromise is in order??
Sweet, sweet room--must get so messy because she never wants to leave it!
Posted by: Pretty Jane | October 17, 2008 at 02:54 PM
Only if she sends Naughty Ruby to me. I still dream about that doll.
Posted by: Carrie | October 17, 2008 at 03:04 PM
The tidied area looks like it belongs in a magazine lay out! So yes, she should get something. (^_^)v Tell her she'll get the rest when the other part is tidied too. hehehehe
Posted by: Amigurumi Girl | October 17, 2008 at 03:28 PM
Oh, what a lovely room!!
I agree that the tidied part looks like a magazine picture.
So pretty!
Hm, thinking how sweet the good part looks with the dollies tucked in and all, I think she should get the pocket money... But trying to think rational, maybe Amigurumi Girl had a good idea! :D
Kisses from Brazil!
Posted by: Thalita Dol | October 17, 2008 at 04:21 PM
Absolutely!!
Posted by: Rebecca | October 17, 2008 at 04:41 PM
Hmm maybe half the pocket money. Gotta teach them right and to do a complete job. Just like in the real world. The clean half looks very cute and tidy!
Posted by: Deborah Sloan(Baba) | October 17, 2008 at 04:52 PM
Oh my goodness! I LOVE her room! I don't think I would ever leave a room like that! :)
Pocket money...hmm....maybe half?
Posted by: Bridget | October 17, 2008 at 05:08 PM
What a gorgeous room--so much color!
Posted by: Grace | October 17, 2008 at 05:24 PM
My babies sleep in exactly the same cot ... it was mine when I was a baby. Sadly the transfers have long since been painted out.
Posted by: Liz | October 17, 2008 at 06:26 PM
That is some cute tidying! This should be in a magazine. :)
Posted by: Kristena | October 17, 2008 at 07:44 PM
I think I recognise that style of tidying. The good bit looks heavenly, so sweet.Those transfers on the cot are so cool. My little sister had ones just like it.
Posted by: Cele | October 17, 2008 at 08:08 PM
heh.
my two are 9 and 13
and they still use that
method
of cleaning.
:0)
love the room, by the way!!
Posted by: gkgirl | October 17, 2008 at 09:04 PM
Yes, she should get her money! Her room is just too cute, even when it is a bit messy~!
Posted by: Savannah | October 17, 2008 at 09:08 PM
I'd hide her pocket money in the mess on the other side of the room - and say nothing... ask her to clean the rest of the way - and when she does (or plays her way into discovering the money) she'll get a happy surprise...
it's so hard to clean your room as a kid... too many fun things to distract!
Posted by: Kyle Kunnecke | October 17, 2008 at 09:16 PM
beautiful room.. I love that monster with the dollies, thats so cute... and the spoty heart on the peg..
I would probably be mean and say half the pocket money for half a cleaned room... ;o)
Posted by: Apryl | October 17, 2008 at 09:28 PM
Well, considering the newly arranged half looks like a magazine spread I say yes! to the pocket money. That little one has a good eye :0) Maybe a cookie for tidying the rest; that would work for me! Anyway, it's an incredibly sweet little room. Hugs.
Posted by: louisa | October 17, 2008 at 10:52 PM
I can relate to being the mother of this kind of room-tidier! Someday we'll look back and love it. But now? Well....
Posted by: HomeGrownLife | October 18, 2008 at 02:41 AM
Yes, her pocket money!!!!
The crib-sofa is sooooo nice that she deserves the pocket money right now... I mean... you're being late!!!!
lol
Posted by: celia | October 18, 2008 at 03:08 AM
did yo9u notice how all the messy toys are a dull boring colour compared to the tidy side. there in lies your answer, make everything bright and the room will be tidy! *^_^* i should get the pocket money for my brilliant solution... lucky lucky girl xx rosey
p.s. come visit my blog for a devishly good time wink wink
Posted by: rosey | October 18, 2008 at 03:37 AM
Definitely pocket-money worthy. So cute. Love the dollies with the monster. She did well.
Posted by: lexi | October 18, 2008 at 05:01 AM
why of course she should, there are far more important things to do than tidy, don't you agree ??? it is such a gorgeous installation of lovely bits, just ignore the rest !!!!!
Posted by: norma | October 18, 2008 at 08:32 AM
My girls clean like that and what they cannot hide they chuck in their brothers room !!
I had bunny stickers like that on my wardrobe when i was younger , in fact they stayed on there until i left home ;0)
Posted by: saraeden | October 18, 2008 at 11:42 AM
A girl after my own heart lol!
I love all her cute little bags hung up on her pegs, so cute. It's the thought that counst so i think she should get her pocket money xx
Posted by: danii | October 18, 2008 at 12:14 PM
I'm on the half the room = half the pocket money side, even though I can't remember the last time I tidied up around here! Oh how mean we are. :D
Posted by: Kitty | October 18, 2008 at 01:26 PM
It all looks so wonderful, like a great place to curl up with a good book. Great colors. I loved seeing Ruby again. Will you ever do a tutorial on how to make Ruby? Please, please. She is the cutest.
Posted by: Marcia | October 18, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Well, the other side of the room certainly is beautiful!
Posted by: Katy | October 18, 2008 at 02:18 PM
Such a lovely room and so many beautiful things that you have made for your children. They are so lucky.
Posted by: jeska | October 18, 2008 at 10:10 PM
Definitely. She put all the cute stuff together, didn't she?
As for the other stuff, chuck it. It's obvious what she cares about. Did I just give myself an idea? I think I did. I'm going to show Miss B this post. Perhaps I'll tell her to arrange all of her really cute stuff together (like the post for example!)and anything she doesn't feel like organizing we can donate. I wonder if it'll work. Maybe if I made stuff as cute as this. Maybe.
Posted by: gena | October 19, 2008 at 05:52 AM
hello !
i am so happy to see monster is with his two pretty wives, what lucky guy!
have a good day my friend!
xxx
Posted by: marion | October 19, 2008 at 03:31 PM
Yes,Yes,Yes! She did a great job; I say yes to the pocket money!
Posted by: Brenda Mercado | October 19, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Aww, what a great room! I say YES! to the pocket money--after all, that was some pretty creative rearranging. And perfection is highly overrated. AND I'm pretty sure--make that positive--that a messy living space is the sure sign of a brilliant artist ;)
Posted by: Squirrel Momma | October 19, 2008 at 04:53 PM
I love all the handmades in the top photograph, very nice. Maybe your daughter should get 1/2 her pocket money for straightening 1/2 her room. :)
Posted by: erica | October 19, 2008 at 04:59 PM
Wat a very sweet room and I also like what you did with Phils bed. I also have the bed from when I was a baby and I am planning to use it for when our first grandchild will be born. When the baby is to big for it I will make a bench of it like you did. Thanks for the idea.
Posted by: Nicky | October 19, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Is she a secret blogger? That's just the way I tidy up - chuck all the mess into a corner to create a pretty area to take a photo of to post on my blog ;-)
Give her half her pocket money for tidying half the room, and add a bonus for being so crafty :-D
Posted by: mathea | October 19, 2008 at 07:10 PM
Photostylist in training, she already knows the tricks of the trade: keep reality slightly out of frame. Publications pay big bucks for that.
Posted by: Charlotte Lyons (house wren studio) | October 19, 2008 at 08:27 PM
LOL at least she tried! My daughter is twelve and still does that!
Posted by: [email protected] Peas | October 19, 2008 at 08:33 PM
Oh yes - for that effort she definitely should be rewarded her pocket money. LOL - she cleans how I do
Posted by: Kylie | October 19, 2008 at 09:43 PM
I want this room, does it matter I'm in my 40's?????
Posted by: Jenni | October 20, 2008 at 03:12 AM
Wow, what a gorgeous room and the clean half looks perfectly lovely! And the crib brought back memories! I used to sleep in the exact same crib when I was little! It was at my grandparent's house. Wow, I had forgotten about it until now. I wonder what ever happened to it? And how on earth did I even remember it? I am 37 years old and even if I remember it from my little sister using it she's 33. Wow. BTW, you've been tagged. Rules are posted on my blog.
blessings,
Angela
Posted by: Angela | October 20, 2008 at 08:39 AM
It looks gorgeous, give the bairn her money ;)
Wish I could get my girls to tidy their rooms, whats the secret?
Posted by: Christine | October 20, 2008 at 08:47 AM
just gorgeous! Love her room! That's the way I tidy often!
Posted by: Leah | October 20, 2008 at 02:09 PM
Hi there I have been checking out your blog for well over a year, I found you in Embroidery Magazine.
Hope you do not mind but I have tagged you.
Sam
Posted by: Sam | October 20, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Luckily my pocket money was never dependent on my room being tidied. My mum would just sling everything on my bed so that I couldn't go to sleep until they were put away...
Posted by: Lil' d | October 21, 2008 at 12:00 AM
so cute!!! : ) adorable
Posted by: maru | October 21, 2008 at 10:33 AM
Ah yes, how well I recognise that sort of tidying.
I got so excited when I saw those transfers on the cot, a weird flashback to my own cot!! I am sure our transfers where just like those.
Posted by: Rebecca | October 21, 2008 at 12:55 PM
Is it just girls, or is it just my girl, she is the same way when it comes to cleaning her room. It is also once in a blue moon. LOL. Love all of the patterns.
Tammy
Posted by: Tammy | October 21, 2008 at 01:46 PM
what an adorable room!! :) love the little couch/crib. maybe 1/2 the pocket money since she tidied 1/2 the room?? haha!
Posted by: Meg | October 21, 2008 at 09:15 PM
Oh you should definitely give her them pocket money. I mean what she did do was QUALITY tidy work after all! Those two 'dolly - birds' are sooooo lovely! Jen
Posted by: jen | October 21, 2008 at 11:58 PM
I have tagged you, come on over and tell us more....
xxx
Posted by: Daisie | October 22, 2008 at 02:43 PM
That cot/settee is such a good idea! And the transfers on it remind me so much of the ones that were on my cot when I was a baby!
Posted by: Emma | October 22, 2008 at 08:26 PM
could you post a full picture of the large quilt on her bed? i love what i can see of it, the colors, prints. i would love to see the pattern also. i am wanting to make one for my daughter and want to see this in full for inspiration. thank you
Posted by: barbara brown | October 23, 2008 at 03:12 AM
oh soooo beautiful....... pls send me a copy of ur patterns... or give some ideas.... i love ur work... hope will become friends... share some stuff... hehehe
Posted by: mae | October 23, 2008 at 10:22 AM
OMG!
her room is awesome! I would n`t mind living there a while myself :)
I must say - it inspired me!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: eva | October 23, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Our house is full of rooms which look great "if you don't look at that bit", so I definitely approve the methods Molly uses! I tend to use the same ones!
Love the colours in her quilts - where do you get all your fantastic fabrics from? Please tell!
Posted by: Jane | October 23, 2008 at 10:05 PM
Monster looks like a little boy who has been made to hold hands with icky girls ;-)
Posted by: Rachael Rabbit | October 24, 2008 at 02:07 AM
It's so sweet it's giving me a toothache! My daughter and I both swoon!
Posted by: Crafty Mama Traci, My House Boutique | October 24, 2008 at 02:20 AM
Oh, what a lovely room! yes she made her room look really ...alive!
Posted by: heleen | October 24, 2008 at 02:43 PM
I love all the details and colors...so sweet!
Posted by: Melissa | October 24, 2008 at 04:30 PM
I keep coming back to see the photos of this adorable room. Oh, the colors! The softies! The fabrics!
What a lucky girl!
Posted by: eurolush | October 24, 2008 at 04:48 PM
I've been reading your blog for about 2 years I think,I've never commented before but I always enjoy your humour and the adorable things you make.
I just had to comment today because I had that exact cot when I was a baby.....it's such a silly little thing but it just made me want to comment today.
Posted by: Ruth | October 25, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Hey Lynn,
This room is adorable. Check out my blog if you get a second.
www.theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com
Hugs,
Shell
Posted by: Michelle (Shell) May | October 26, 2008 at 11:47 PM
What a Gorgeous Bedroom! Why tidy it? It looks fine to me...it will only be untidy again in a couple of hours!!! x
Posted by: Andrea | October 27, 2008 at 04:58 PM
Well...the dolls were awfully cute!
~Liz
www.AGiveawayADay.blogspot.com
Posted by: Liz | October 28, 2008 at 03:32 PM
For sure. And those colors & patterns all make me want to start over!
Posted by: Maya Hackett | October 29, 2008 at 02:03 AM
J'adore!
Posted by: sandrine | October 29, 2008 at 07:18 AM
I so love the bed conversion. Do you mind sharing how you added support? I'd love to do this with the bed that all four of my babies have used.
Posted by: Erika | October 29, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Yep, give her some pocket money
so you can show us some more of your crafty talent.
Cheers J
Posted by: Jan | October 30, 2008 at 05:00 AM
Loved the room!And also loved to see Ruby, the doll again, she is my favorite. Do you think it´s possible to have a tutorial on her?
Thanks a lot.
Posted by: Claudia | October 31, 2008 at 01:14 AM
Oh my I love the looks of her bedroom, even with the "mesh" :0)
Lots of lovely bright colors there!
Posted by: Marieke | October 31, 2008 at 11:59 AM
this is my kind of cleaning.
i say fork over the money. lobbing is hard work.
Posted by: nic | November 01, 2008 at 04:27 PM
What a cute room. I could live there!
Posted by: Knitsational (Julie) | November 04, 2008 at 07:17 PM
this is the sweetest room!
Posted by: Pamela | November 05, 2008 at 05:01 PM
I love her room! The quilt on her "sofa" is awesome! Did you make it? I love all the colors- that's what I have in mind to make for my daughter. She cleans her room like I clean my house- shame! haha! Hope all's well with you- thanks for the email.
Posted by: Melissa | November 24, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Just started browsing through you lovely blog. What a pretty room. I remember having transfers very similar to those on mine and my sister's cot when I was a tot. My daughter rolls her eyes whenever I mention perhaps a tiny tidy of her room! Her idea of tidying is sliding everything that had been plonked in the centre of her floor to the edges. "At least it can be hoovered now" she adds!
Posted by: Elaine | January 07, 2009 at 10:05 PM
Yes she deserves her pocket money x Her room is absolutely beautiful
Posted by: mandy | April 16, 2009 at 04:18 PM
just the arrangement of the dolls is worth the cash! so cute.
Posted by: angelina | April 23, 2009 at 02:22 AM
Your daughter has earned pocket money! She tried!
Posted by: Tacoma | May 27, 2010 at 12:14 PM