MERRY CHRISTMAS

With the addition of my old gent having tea, I've moved the little old lady to the tea garden to chaperone the young couple having tea.

Adding to my dolls, my old gent having tea just arrived from Carol Bull (Bags of Characters) and he is now having tea with the widow lady, Mrs. Dibble.

Here is a much better picture of him:

I now have quite a collection of miniature dolls and my Street of Shops scene has become quite
busy.

I placed just some of my mini purchases made at Philadelphia Miniaturia.  The Victorian widow lady having tea; the lovely young lady in my Tea Garden; the mounted unicorn head in my wizard room box; tiny copper bowl and knife for bloodletting on the shelf in my Medieval Apothecary building ; bread basked on the back of the delivery bicycle.

exit from the Tea Room to the Tea Garden......

This gentleman (made by Terri Davis) is waiting for his tea companion to arrive.

I have created a walkway between the tea room and garden.  I've also made another walkway to go behind the tea garden and bakery.  It will me to add the big bakery kitchen room box as part of the whole project.
This is really turning into a BIG scene.

I'm still tinkering with the interior adding a kettle to the fireplace and a Medieval 'bodily humors' chart on the wall and drying herbs hanging from the rafters.

fireplace added at last

I'll probably still add some bits and pieces to the interior of my Medieval Apothecary

details, details

Small details for my Medieval Apothecary still being tinkered with.   Do I want the sheep here or not?    And still waiting for a fireplace for the interior.

still adding finishing touches to my Medieval Apothecary

added herbs hanging from rafters and ladder to loft.....still waiting to replace hutch with fireplace

home decor being updated

Besides tackling mini projects I'm also getting a few things redone around here starting with the kitchen.  New upholstery on window bench, new carpet and giant ceramic rooster .... going "heavy" into the Rooster theme.  Love my anniversary present of the LARGE ceramic rooster!

nearing completion on long-standing unfinished project - a Medieval Apothecary

The prospect of presenting a program on making and collecting dollhouses and miniatures has spurred me on to finish projects that have been languishing in my craft room - - some for a couple of years, at least.
One of them is my "Pillendreher" which was an online project involving materials and techniques I'd never worked with.  I've let it sit for a couple of years aware of every mistake I'd made on it. 
I decided to tackle it no matter what.  Bite the bullet and just do it - - mistakes and all.

Here it is, almost done except for more bits and pieces on the shelves and a fireplace to be added in place of the hutch.

It is now my "Medieval Apothecary" rather than Pillendreher.  Just added the apothecary sign today.

Tea Garden added to Street of Shops

Tea Garden and walkway squeezed between Tea Room and Corner Bakery......the Kitchen will go behind the bakery and garden.

lots of little details added......maybe I'm done

Doll by Lucie Winsky (after Vermeer's "Lady Standing at the Virginal")

decorating in progress

I've begun adding the miniatures I collected over quite a period of years. 
I still plan to add shelves on the left wall above the prep shelf and sink.
Also have a copper hood for the stove.
Then it is curtains and entry door knobs.
Who knows what else?

 

warped room box presents a challenge

In order to use the kitchen-related miniatures I had collected in anticipation of a project that never marterialized, I purchased a big & cheap roombox. 
However the larger pieces (top and bottom) were warped so I went through a prolonged process trying to flatten them out - - weights, misting the wood, more weights.   Not very successful though.
So, I went ahead and put it together using glue and resorting to nails and heavy weights again.

Finally it is together flaws and all.  Just hoping that once the minis are in the flaws won't be too noticeable.

"Glowing Embers" roombox

I have been having fun furnishing my "Glowing Embers" roombox (purchased from Shellie Kazan):