Tea Garden progress

I'm still struggling with my Tea Garden and I'm still not sure if it is going to be an addition to the Street of Shops that I will like.

I've added cushions to the chairs, but will add trim to the edges before I'm done.

delightful NANNY by Lisa Johnson-Richards

this beautiful Nanny arrived from England yesterday and is now pushing a pram in my Street of Shops scene.

I've been talking to Karin Foster about one of her wonderful castle room boxes as a home for my beautiful Medieval lady (purchased at Arnhem Miniature Show last Feb.).  
It will be hard waiting to see what Karin creates for her.

tea garden trial and error

nothing permanent yet, still trying different looks and adding landscaping touches.....

creating a Tea Garden (?)

I am playing around with ideas for a tea garden between my tea room and corner bakery.  Trying different things to see the way it looks.  I bashed a pergola kit so it would fit. 
To be added to the setting:  grass; tiles; wall fountain; flower beds; climbing roses; chair cushions.

- - - just trying this and that to see what works.

this is the fake door from the Tea Room leading to the potential Tea Garden.  It still needs door knobs in and out.

dust cover

Since ordering a large enough acrylic display case for my Street of Shops is out of the question, I found a good compromise at JoAnn's.  A light weight clear plastic by the yard ($2.99) 90" wide.
It beats using trash bags to keep my minis dust-free.  You can just see it in this picture.
I think I'll get some more to cover my

Vermeer roombox and my General Store, too.

Well, the good news is that the company can make the display case and it isn't outrageous.
The bad news is that it's so big they'd have to crate and freight it at a cost a little more than the case itself.
Guess I won't be doing that!