Merry Christmas

 

This is my Christmas Scene for this year. The Carolers are out side the house singing.  Clara and Suzanne  are playing in the yard with their sleigh, Daddy is coming a round the back to call them in for dinner.  Tommy is standing by the street light watching them with his little wooden sledge, wishing he could join in. Eliza is on the other corner beneath the lamp selling her flowers, she has done well today hopefully, this fine handsome gentlemen will buy some blooms and she can go buy some thing nice for her Christmas tea.  Santa is running late with his rounds and his sleigh is up on the roof, while he quietly slides  down the chimney to leave the girls their toys. "mustn't forget their is a new baby to leave a present for, maybe a nice teddy bear".  Mum is upstairs with the baby Emily eating chocolates and she has her favourite book on the bed, she knows she should get ready and go down stairs, but it is so quiet upstairs and peaceful.  She knows Betty is only next door in the girls room doing some mending, while Winnie and Wilfred will have the dinner laid out and the tea things for when Georges parents come for tea and she will have to go down stairs for that. 

    

Merry Christmas Everyone

I have been working hard, both at home and at work, I have been making a few bits for my dolls house nothing too grand, as I am not very good at it, but it does bring a certain amount of pleasure, when it is finished, no matter how bad it looks, so I decided I would do the girls room in my modern house.   I have also picked up a few little things in charity shops, a lovely little dolls house not all the furniture is there, but I can add a few bits.

Not bad, a few bits to add, like a few clothes laying around.  I have made some DVD cases, that you can just make out on her desk, unfortunately, the close up didn't turn out to well, same with the shoes and the  hockey sticks and games bits. I will try again, on a different setting.  The computer screen needs a picture on it, and I have done a JLS picture to hang on her wall. Toy boxes, stool teddy bear and I pod and docking station from DHE. Mirror a set of 6 mini frames from Pound Land.  The doll is a mini Dr Who collectable. 

Betty Boop

Here are some more pictures of toys and miniatures, from around the house.  Betty Boop The Kiss is my newest Betty, Kevin bought it, I don't have a K, so it is nice to have one.  

The outside toilet I picked up on a trip to a car boot sale, and loved it.  The stud is a 'shelf sitter' and he is the perfect size for the toilet, as the cat watches.

Wallace and Gromit was from a school fete, I have a few pieces around the house.  This is a play house with little characters in them, there's Wallace and Gromit, Feathers McGraw, and the Wrong Trousers, all from 'The Wrong Trousers' also in there are a Wendolene Preston and Shaun from 'A Close Shave'.  A close shave was set in Wendolene's Wools, so there must be added extra's.

'I like a bargain; more cheese Gromit?'

Tetley Tea Folk

The Houses are a good size to use for my little girls to play with.  They make unusual doll's house's.  There is one in the nursery picture this is a close up of it. Gordon's potting shed.

Doll's House

Clara and Suzanne are playing with their cut out dolls. 

As I promised the rest of my victorian house, there are no long shots as it is just a shell, and I can't decide if I am going to do it up or just use the ply wood for furniture and boxes. 

The Nursery,  Suzanne and Clara play with their cut out dolls,
while Dora is asleep, so she can't tear them.

Betty is doing her mending

Betty's room in the attic

Dora is awake, and Betty has given her a nice bath.
"stop fidgeting Dora"  Dora hates bath time Ugh!

 

While the children are playing quietly, and Emily is asleep,
Sophie is reading her favourite  book.

 "Oh dear!  I must tidy up before George comes home.
 One more chapter then I will do it."

Minature Scenes

These are my room boxes and settings, that are not in houses and just dot, around the house.  I am constantly changing them or moving the characters around, as you will see.  The large photo is where Father Christmas was sitting after his rounds, having a cup of  hot chocolate.  Now it is an elegant sitting room.  This sits on a book shelve next to my table.   A D.H.E book box, with Jane writing her books, is also on a bookshelve and sits beside's, Eliza and her barrow.  Albert's market stall is also on a bookcase, needing a section to it's self.   We have a u-bend stairway, and have a half wall, mid way, little scenes are often created here as we walk up and down the stairs, but I don't always take pictures of them.  Albert is having a rest after work, and a well deserved drink.  Gromit and Shaun appear to have run away from Wallace, oh dear me!!!  Annabelle is holding on to her hat, although she is on a roof garden, she is not part of any seen at the moment and will properly be moved to a shelf in time.

Eliza, Jane and Hilda, (the lady in green), are wearing home made outfits.

Lydia plays the piano for family and friends, Edmund is particularly
attentive and wishes to do a duet.

Jane contemplating her next story line.

Nicola and Natalie are looking for a bargain, at Albert's, "Second Time A Round" shop.

  2 very strange characters look on while
Albert has a warm  by the fire, after a busy day at work.

Eliza is selling her flowers, it is very cold out here.

Annabelle is holding on to her hat "it is very windy to day"  "Oh no! I do not like the way Tabby is eyeing those birds. If he jumps my books will fly all over the place in this wind."