Thursday, May 8, 2025

 Remember all those bottles I made in October? Well, I did a fun project for my doll club and I realized I hadn't posted about it so here are the samples I made for the workshop:






Everyone had a good time making their own bottles and setting them up on the pre-assembled bookshelves I put together.







Here are the plain bookshelves, which I painted purple.





Sunday, December 1, 2024

Gingerbread!

 Mini Gingerbread House


I have been admiring the Gingerbread houses in the magazines and decided it was time for me to make one for my dollhouse kitchen.  I am very pleased with the results!  I was not sure about the glitter because it seemed like it was maybe a little too "glam" but it actually turned out to just the right amount of sparkle.





I started with a molded plaster house



The house is raw sienna paint and the white "icing" is fake whipped creme used in making mini foods


Glitter added


The final result added to my dollhouse









Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Potion Bottles

 Working on a Halloween themed room box and I need some fun "witchy" perfumes or potions.

I got out my beads and started working.  So much fun!  Here are the results:







The process starts out a bit chaotic but ends up in neat bottles.












Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Mini Queen Anne style doll

 Sometimes you need a miniature doll for a dollhouse project and you just have to make one yourself!

This was the case for me recently.  I wanted her to look old and a bit rough around the edges.  But she needs appropriate brocade clothes and crazy big 18th Century hair!

Here she is...I love her.





Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Miniature Theaters

 I decided to give miniature Theaters as gifts this year to some of my doll friends.  I had made one for myself a few months ago and decided I could probably improve on it.  I also made rod puppets to go with them and packaged them in little trunks.  Merry Christmas!!














Tuesday, February 1, 2022

 Valentine's Day Miniature Cards


I have been wanting to try my hand at making these lovely miniatures.  I have seen them at miniature and Doll House Shows and shops.  I think this would be a great class for the future!  They turned out fairly well.  I found that I liked using original materials instead of using reduced size photocopies.




Saturday, January 8, 2022

 Dressing a doll...

Passing the time in quarantine last year, I did a number of projects.  This one turned out much better than I thought when I started.  This is an 1800s style child's dress made from a handkerchief.  I did it in the French style.  I was thrilled when it won a ribbon in competition at a recent doll conference!