As far as Christmas decorating goes, I now have a little white tree on the table next to my chair. I have been using it for a series of photos of the girls. I found a crown ornament at Target for 5 bucks. I looked at it and thought: that looks perfect for a Blythe head.
A daily series on my Blythe feed called “Queen for the Day.” The first one was of Chloe.
I’ve also decorated the girls’ cubbies.
I haven’t done much, if anything, with the dollhouse. I am propping up one of the floors.
With Hilary Mantel.
Something is off with the placement of the third floor, but I don’t think there’s much I can do about it. I’ll try to reglue, but there’s quite a gap. “Hilary” is helping in the meantime.
I purchased that bed on eBay. It’s made by the same woman who made my other beds. She’s not making them anymore, so her daughters were selling the remaining stock and I grabbed this one.
You know that I have to have a look in mind – even before I do all the repair work on a dollhouse. For this Victorian, I want to go for the opposite of the ornate exterior. Very spare, with period furniture, wood floors, art and sculpture – that kind of thing. I purchased my inspiration sofa last year from an auction run by a guy I know (he’s rather big in the miniature world.) He lives outside of NYC and often runs auctions of miniature collections/estate sales.
I just snagged two chairs from his most recent auction. They’re made by Bespaq, a well respected maker of quality miniatures.
Aren’t they beautiful?
I envision a round table set in the bay window to the right, along with the chairs.
I usually invest in a higher end miniature to anchor the main room and fill in the gaps with less expensive pieces. And I do my best to get the higher end pieces in auctions. I got a very good deal on the sofa and the chairs. Sort of a steal!
Anyway, that’s what I have so far.
Rehab work starts this week.
Stay safe.
Happy Saturday.
