Another doll for my Street of Shops scene

Celeste,  another beautiful creation from Viola Williams.  She will be added to my increasingly-peopled Victorian scene.

and another new doll in the Rambling Rose Tea Room

this sweet little widow lady is enjoying tea and cucumber sandwiches in the tea room of my Street of Shops.  She was another find on Etsy and made by "Mrs.Tiggywinkle"....

new doll for my Street of Shops

I found a wonderful character doll  on Etsy to add to my Street of Shops:   Mr.A. Gras, a lovely older gentleman created by Maria Narbon. 

My little street is becoming very populated, which I think adds a lot of interest to the whole scene.

New to blogging and still a novice miniaturist

Miniatures seem to be pulling me in deeper into the Internet  than I ever dreamed I would go.
At first I was just scouring eBay for miniatures to fill my Storybook Cottage done in a Rik Pierce class and  only my second project ever.  Soon I discovered Webshots where I could post pictures of my minis; next came Etsy.  Soon I was asked to join an online mini group. 
Then I stumbled upon mini blogs, miniature tours, wonderful miniaturists in other parts of the world ..... oh dear, one thing does lead to another.

a short report on my visit to the Arnhem Miniatures Show - March 2012

I returned yesterday after eight days with Molly Cromwell's tour of The Netherlands & Brussels taking in the two-day Arnhem miniature show and visits to two museum exhibits of miniatures were three awe-inspiring Dutch Baby Houses beautifully made in the 1600's and amazingly preserved.
http://mollycromwell.com/
We saw some wonderful present-day miniatures at the Arnhem show including a few treasures I brought home with me as well as a cute donkey I found in a Brussels miniature shop.
Now I will have to create a scene for a couple of them.  The donkey is perfect with the cart with the broken wheel purchased at the Show; my  beautiful Elizabethan lady with owl is by LaBelleBrigante; my Dutch girl and baker are by Saskia Maas of Het Kleine Volk.  I fell in love with her characters.
Our tour group of miniature enthusiasts were very congenial and it was a pleasure to travel with them.

Arnhem Dollhouse & Miniature Show

I'm excited about heading for Arnhem and the show.  I looking forward to meeting many talented European miniature artisans as well as finding some wonderful miniature creations to bring home!!!!
     http://www.arnhemshow.com/ap.html

a mouse house I made in a Joan Wheatley class

it is now a home for one of my Wee Forest Folk - "Quilting Bea"