Hats Off!!

A bit late but Happy New Year.

I really must thank you for all your lovely messages
you left on my Dollhouse post.
I was quite moved by your comments.

I have now decided to make a few things to take to my Craft Fairs.
As someone pointed out, that there a lot of people with houses
 and not many places that you can see and buy pieces for them.

So I started with sets of hat, parasol and hat box.

The 50p coin is just so you can see the size.

Everything is made to 12th scale.

Hubby thought the hat boxes were too big, until

I put a hat in one. He has no idea of the real life size of them.

They can be huge, depending on the hat.

The two boxes tied with cord are boxes of Greetings Cards.

They are folded as a RL card and I have made envelopes for 
them that they fit into.

I have bought some Fimo to make other things like food
 bowls and ornaments.

I have also started to knit a full layette for a baby girl.

I have done the dress, just got to sew it together 

and to add the tiny button.

The knitting needles are 2mm thick and the thread

 is like strong sewing cotton thickness.

It's a bit fiddly doing the lace pattern around the bottom 
of the dress and coat. The hat is even harder, 
as the lace pattern is around the brim.

As for the pants and booties!!! 

They are to fit a 1 1/2" - 2" baby doll.

I hope to finish the set by the end of next week.

I am only doing it in the evenings, 
watching TV for a couple of hours.

News Update on Winter Wonderland Challenge.
Unfortunately the lady who is the Co-ordinator
is in Hospital at the moment.

We are trying to arrange with the Sponsor
 of the last challenge, to get the winning prize to the winner.

We are also getting another challenge put together
 for next week.
So please pop into the Winter Wonderland 
blog and join in the fun next week. 

I will post a note here when it is ready.
Thank you for your patience.

Have a lovely weekend and thanks for stopping by.

I love reading your messages 
and only if you let me know you have been,
I will pop into your blog and message you too.

Big hugs,
Carol 
xxxxxx

Dollshouse Decorated For Christmas - An Addition - The Outside of House

Deck The Halls

I have had a few requests to see my 

 Dollshouse decorated for Christmas. 

To build the house, put in all the electrics,

put in all the individual planks for the flooring.

To do all the interior decoration etc

took me just under 3 years.

It is all made to 12th scale.

My Hubby did help put on the front door!

The tools I used was a Scalpel knife set from 

the £1 shop, Balsa wood,  Sand paper 

and Mahogany wood stain.

So hear we go...Loads of pics!!

A cup of tea required I think.

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I forgot to put this photo on of the actual house!!

And then I chopped off Santa's head!

The Kitchen and the hat shop are in the basement.

There is also a garden there but I want to change it

 soon

The climbing roses I made from paper. Each rose 

took 9 pieces of 18th of an inch hole punch pieces.

There are 60 roses and buds.

I made the wreath and topiary ball from ultra  small 

punched pieces of Holly.

The Drawing room.

 I made the Christmas tree from a Flue Brush,

 for cleaning full size chimneys. 

Took me ages to cut down to the shape

I wanted, as it was so hard to cut.

I made the crackers from paper and the candy canes from Fimo.

I made the Holly and Ivy bower from very tiny punched pieces.

The Christmas cards are the smallest I have ever made!!

And the stockings I made from felt.

My Hubby bought the sofa and chairs for me in Spain.

The stair carpet, floor rug, cushions, fire screen and bell pull

I have cross stitched on Linen to 12th scale.

Grandma's knitting I did on pins.

The Kitchen

The cook is preparing the turkey and has got the stuffing ready!

A couple of joints, made with Fimo, on the butchers block. 

The block was the first piece of furniture I made

The table was the next piece, along with the plate rack 
and the wall shelving.
Also the cupboards at the back.

The fruit and veg I made with Fimo.

All on this table I made with Fimo, including the mixing bowl.

The cherry pie is in a Beer bottle lid!!

Cabbage, Cauliflower and Carrots waiting preparation. Made

from Fimo and were not very easy to make.

The box I made from my Balsa wood scraps.

All the doll's clothes and hair are hand made too.

None of the rooms had a Chimney Breast, so I had to make my own.

The kitchen one was the biggest, as I wanted an inglenook style.

I used Balsa Wood to build the main shape, 

which I used the brick technique on.

I then carved a piece and coloured it to look like an oak beam.

I made a quick shelf to go above the beam.

I used to do Cane Basket Weaving and made full size

carpet beaters. I made the one on the side of the fireplace.

It took a while for me to remember how I used to do it!!

Then to scale it down to 12th scale was fun!!

The Dining Room

The maid is laying the table for dinner.

The glasses on the table have liquid candle making 
stuff in them, to look like wine.

The cupboard, bottom right was a piece I made from Balsa wood.
This is one of my favourite pieces I made.

Inside it. there is the turkey cooked ready for the table.

Also the Christmas pud and cake!

The table centre was very fiddly to make but the cloth

etc were very quick and easy.

The Study.

 I built the floor up at the back to make a library area.

The desk was one of first large items I made.

Very rustic! It does have a leather top but

the finish is not like the other furniture I made after.

I bought the captains chair I bought but made the big chair at the back.

 From Balsa Wood and covered it with leather, stitching through the 

wood for a button back effect.

The telescope was made from a straw and cocktail sticks.

The master bedroom.

All the furniture, other then the chair was bought in Spain.

Most of the accessories I made, bedding, cushions, rugs,
hats and hat boxes.
The perfume bottles I made with beads.

The Nursery

The rocking horse was a gift from Hubby .

I bought the rocking chair and high chair.

The rest of it I made, even the baby walker, 

complete with bricks in it and it pushes along too!

The hardest to make was the rocking crib.

Balsa wood bed and wardrobe.

Patchwork bed cover and a dress, knitted on pin like needles.

The book has pictures in it.

The Nanny

Holding the 1 1/2" baby, whose whole outfit I knitted with thread, 

a bit thicker than sewing cotton, on pin like needles.

It consists of dress, coat. hat, knickers and booties!

The Bathroom.

I bought everything in this room,

 other than the laundry basket and towels.

The geyser, on the left and the range in the kitchen, I bought from a

company in Germany. Very expensive but well worth it.

For both items, you get small special candles that you put inside them.

If you make a hole in the side of the house and connect to the chimney.

Then light the candles, smoke will come out the chimney!

And finally!!!! If you are still awake......

Santa on the roof with his sack of pressies.

Think he helped himself to a bottle of wine too!!!

Hopefully you were not too bored but I had so many friends 

telling me I should put pictures on my blog, 

I finally got around to doing it.

I would love to read your comments.

Big hugs,

Carol xxxx

The Study

Hi everyone,

OMG I am another year older in one day, on Friday!! I have given up adding years on! I now will say I am 44 plus VAT!

This is the Study in my Dollshouse. I made the floor raised at the back to create a 'Library' area. The bookcase, desk, chair and shell pictures are all my Balsa wood makes. The chair I covered with leather and as Balsa wood is so soft, I was able to sew straight through it, to create a button back effect. The shells we collected on Denia beach in Spain. We had a competition to see who could find the smallest perfect shell!

The fossils on the desk are real and were found in Dorset. The books I made and are covered with leather, as is the top of the desk. I also have paneled the walls with wood.

In the picture below, the centre piece is a telescope I made from a drinking straw, cocktail sticks, and a round piece of Balsa. Topped it with a brass washer my husband found in his works car park and screw with a split ring attached. Oh, and beads for the feet and 2 eyelets for the ends of the straw. Total cost, 10p at the most!! The telescope does also slide in and out!

One of the things I like about this room is that there are very special things in there. Behind the chair you can see the top of a brass coat rack and on the book shelf, there are a two brass ducks. These belonged to my best friend who sadly passed away 9 years ago, aged 54. Her husband found them amongst her many collections and asked me if I would like them for my house. They fit in perfectly.

Back to box making at my desk and no early night tonight!

Thank you for popping in and Happy Birthday to anyone who shares the 2nd September with me.Lol!!
Luv, Carol S. xx