Shop Box 2 - Nearly There!

Progress is slow due to the lovely weather we are having. I don't think I have spent so much time in the garden for a long time.

I have the wall paper on the walls and I have papered the ceiling.

The lights have been fitted and I have put the wires through holes in the roof and ......

..... glued the wire into a channel I cut out with a craft knife.

To do: Flag front of shop, cover roof and attached front to hinges.

New Website

My second website is up and ready to go:

For those who don't know, I already own Mollys House Miniatures which focuses on smaller scales. I didn't want to confuse thing by adding lots of 1/12th scale so I set up a fresh site.
Angela's Minis and the Little Folk

Eventually this website will focus on my dolls, a few accessories and other odd bits and pieces for doll making.
Now it is more like a car boot/garage sale of all sorts of 1/12th scale items. Stuff that was left over from selling on ebay a couple of years back.

 There are lots of magic/wizardy bottles and other accessories

 Dolls, dressed and undressed, mainly the cheap economy type that I have aquired when buying job lots.

 Lots of shop and pub furniture and accessories. These are mainly what I focused on when selling on ebay.

I have added some items into the "Bargin Basement" at really low prices. Most of what's on the website at the moment has to go so I will keep reducing prices adding items the this section until they have sold.

I still have another box full of items to add but now I think there are enough items listed to offically cut the red ribbon and open shop.

Nearly forgot the Magazines - There is a section with lots of old (and not so old)magazines. The Dolls House Magazine, Dolls House and Miniature Scene, Dolls House World and a couple of issues of American Miniaturist.

Shop Box 2

Finally found time to work on the 2nd shop box last week. I constructed and undercoated it last year!

I started by painting the shop front. I really didn't know what colours or style I wanted so just took hold of the nearest pots of paint and painted. I must try this approach more often. Less time thinking so more got done and the result was quite good and has lead the way for the inside decor.

Moving inside, I used some coordinating blue tile paper for the floor...

And put tongue and groove panelling on the bottom half of the wall.

Next job, paper on the top half of the wall, cornice and lights.

Shop Box 1 finished - 1/24th scale

Shop box 1 is finished and ready to be put on my web site. I finished the door off with a keyplate and knob and plexi glassed the window.

Inside there is a working light that works from a ....

 

  

....9v battery and a tiny switch on the top, back of the shop.

Now on to the next job.

History in Miniature

Some of my latest creations. 1/48th scale dolls all in different period costume. From Tudor throught to a modern Gran and Grandpa.

All the doll are are just under 1.5" tall

I also have some witches finished but they were very relutant to have their picture taken. And there are a couple of Wizards awaiting wigs.

Camelot Characters

I might not have been blogging much but I have been busy over the last few weeks. These are 2 dolls I dressed for the latest minidoll project, Camelot's Court.

Darius and his granddaughter, Nell. Darius is a medicine maker and healer and he is teaching Nell all the secrets of his trade.

I researched the costumes by watching lots of Merlin episodes(BBC TV series) - at least that was my excuse.

The dolls are porcelain from various sources and are 1/12th scale.

More painted BPF

Golly Gosh, where has the time gone to.

Here are a couple of the 1/48th scale beds I painted and dressed, or should that be distressed. The dressing table does now have a mirror, I just couldn't wait to take the pictures.

I will be putting the top bed in my haunted house. Yes, there's another project not quite finished.

I do have a few more things to show from my 6 weeks lack of blogging but I will save them for other posts.