The Conservatory

 This is a lovely conservatory which was ready made, ex-display stock, It was half price and I didn't have to make it up, excellent!  So I decided to have Agnes entertaining Arthur with a game of  Chess  and after noon tea.       

Model Village

When Chris was younger, he had a paper round, and decided to make a model village lay out, and he started buying little bits and pieces, in N Gauge.  I found his box in the loft with some track and an engine, and all the buildings he had made up.  and I thought oh goodie a model village for my dollies it is a perfect size.  Unfortunately, now that I have my own small "dolly room" I am not using the larger bookcases on the stairs, and my displays are on a narrow bookcase in my room, so I don't have a lot of room for it.  However as Kevin love's his railways I am hoping that he will help me make it and we could then transfer it to the larger bookcase on the stairs.  I do have more vehicles to put on as Kev picks up small vehicles at boot sales.  I haven't finished rummaging yet in Chris's box so hopefully there are other items I can use.  Kev also has model railway bits from his younger days, so his box will be next, but most of his are 00 gauge.  

Marcia is enjoying herself playing with a little car.  "How do they make the people small enough to fit in" she wonders.

The Children are out for the day in the model village.  Pam is wondering why they didn't think of this before she has never seen little Lucy so engrossed.

The Children are out for the day in the model village.  Pam is wondering why they didn't think of this before she has never seen little Lucy so engrossed.

Tracy is watching John and Jane as they explore the model village.

"I wish I had brought my soldiers with me, this would be a great battle ground," thinks John. 

New Projects

I am in the middle of a few projects at the moment, and I try and photograph my displays before I take them down and start again.  I have recently been having split centuries in my basement and house, and I had put the modern girls down stairs in the basement.  One half their living area the other half their shop.  Giving the amount of bits and bobs that I have that are Victorian and Edwardian, I decided to have a vintage emporium with all their musical instruments as well, so almost a second time around shop, with a vintage feel to it. 

I didn't get it finished before I decided to change it, and turn it back into the kitchen and below stairs to the house above, which I haven't started yet.  The girls little shop would be better in the shop it is a smaller area more compact, and two large rooms for their living area.  So I have to move Millie out, not to hard as in years gone by, their was a great need to make do and mend, so most houses had a sewing area, whether done by a maid or in smaller homes by the mistress of the house, so I should be able to find room for everything.  A part from the front photograph to my blog I have not posted Millies shop, so here it is before she moves out.  Properly back to being a maid or a new set of clothes for her to go into one of the other houses.

Millie owns the haberdashery and is also a dressmaker.
She has two rooms upstairs, she rents it cheaply from a
 gentlemen friend who shall not be named,
but looks a lot like little Tim.  

Hilda and Maud watch while Emily tries on a new gown, that Millie has,
 made for her.   Millie is at the back serving Pamela a new corset and some ribbon.

The living room is already set so Timmy can get himself something to eat,
while mum is down stairs, The pie is already for dinner tonight.

Tim plays with his toys while Roy his dog keeps an eye on him.  'Timmy may
not be hungry but I really fancy that pie' thinks Roy. 

Millie has her shop all decorated for Christmas.  She does wish that Emily
and her family would go so that she could pack up and be with Timmy.
She wonders if He! might come to visit tonight!!!

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.