In the meantime I have not been idle and made some new bags
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Well on the way now and some newly made miniature bags.
Yesterday I really progressed with my doll house and put the window settings in the roof. I am still not sure about the plastic windows that came with the dollhouse so I have blu tacked them into place to live with them for a while to see how I feel after a few days
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
Building my house update
However since then I have decided to work on the front of the house as that will be a more secure barrier. I have made up the front doors although I have not attached them to the house yet as it will be easier to work on the inside if I can remove them. I have finished the lower floors and am working on the window frames for the attic. A little difficult as I have to curve to roofs of the attic windows and it is not the easiest thing to do but getting there.
The actual windows in the kit are plastic and I am not sure that I like them very much so I am trying to decide on whether to make the windows out of strip wood, probably will.
In the meantime I have bought hundreds of wooden lolly stick which I am going to cut the curved ends off and then use them as floorboards, I think it will work.Let you know.
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
I have started my dollhouse
Yesterday and today I have really cracked on with my dollhouse. The basic carcass is glued together and I have begun to paint and decorate the rooms before I finish putting it together as it is more accessible that way. I am really determined to keep doing a bit every day to get the assembling done so that I can start the exciting job of fitting out the house. Keep watching!
Sunday, 3 May 2015
Capes
Today I at last finished the two fur capes I have been making, one short and one long. I do like the short one but to be honest the fine fur fabric I have used on the long one is so beautiful, soft and hangs wonderfully. I think I will be making a short one in the finer fur fabric. I just think it will be nicer. Still you never know how things are going yo work out until you try and I think I will probably used the longer pile fabric for something different. Maybe a fur rug would be nice and it would work fine as that. I do like the short one but it just hasn't turned out quite as I wanted
Wednesday, 29 April 2015
I am in print!
Just seen the May issue of The Dolls House Magazine with the article about me and my hats. I am really happy and feel very honoured to have this recognition. It is one of the nicest things about what I do that so many lovely people around the world buy and like my little makes and the feedback I get back from them is always lovely. On top of that I now have contact with some lovely people all over the world who I consider my friends. It is only due to all those lovely people that I have kept going and therefore made this come about so thanks to all of you and I will just keep making!
Thursday, 23 April 2015
My new embroidered dress
Today I have just finished part of a big project of a special dress. I decided some time ago that I would like to make a really different dress with a long train probably for a wedding, so I began work on embroidering around the skirt first and at last I have finished that part of the dress. As you can see the embroidery is very tiny and there is a lot of it . Next to do is the bodice so more embroidery
Thursday, 16 April 2015
My big project
Well it is about time that after 2 years of it sitting around in pieces I started work on my dollhouse so yesterday I got all the pieces out and piled them on my dining room table, everyone will have to eat on their laps for a while. I have taken stock of what there is to do and what bits and pieces I need next.
I want to concentrate on the kitchen first so bought the doors I wanted. They have arrived and wouldn't you know it they are too tall, assumed that they would be right so before I get around to putting anything together I have to make all the door openings larger, not difficult but a nuisance, anyway just so pleased I found this out before I put everything together. So that will be my task for the weekend and the hopefully all go. Will keep you updated
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
My Easter decision
I decided over Easter that my beautiful dollhouse and all the lovely things I have bought for it and the many things I have made have been sitting around for long enough and so I am determined to start work on the house.
The first thing I am going to do is put the house together. I might change the windows from the kit ones to working ones but will see what I think when I have it all together.
The kitchen will be my first room, I have lots of ideas of how it will look. I am going to make a pantry area so have purchased a door which I will leave open so that the contents on the larder shelves will be easily visible.
I am really excited that at last all the pieces of the house will be put together, I cannot believe that I have left it in pieces for two years.
In the meantime I have been thinking that I want lots of vases of flowers all over the house and that is a lot of flowers as there are 8 rooms all pretty big and that is without the hall and two large landings. Anyway I therefore decided to start making some roses. I got some copier paper then dyed it with Rit dye and when it was dry cut out loads of petals which I then shaped into cups and from them I assembled the roses. Just got to sort out the stems and leafs now!
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Hello
Have made a few new hats and even a dress but plan to get much busier all being well
Here are a couple of hats and a bonnet I have just finished
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