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
This is what I am faced with Keep looking in to see how I go!

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!