Sunday, March 1, 2015

The Prairie Wagon antique shop diorama....

Today was a severe weather warning (another one!) with freezing sleet and rain. ugh. I am so ready for Easter bonnets and warm sun, and spring flowers. Very boring day- yesterday with the doll show, and antiquing and lunch, Hubcap and I felt like we had been let out of prison. So while he plays about on his iPad I deboxed Midge, uploaded pics and did a new diorama, the Prairie Wagon. 
I used my brick wall back drop and one of my mom's wall curios- she had a couple of these shelf curios that she kept some of her miniatures in that I inherited that I am beginning to sort through. She was an avid Avon representative for years and won the Mrs. Alby/Albee statues for being in the President's club for selling so much each month. If you really sold alot, you also won a miniature replica of the porcelain statue as well- and she had multiples of the statues. So this is the first diorama I have used her minis in. 

Ryan and Poppy decided to start shopping for their home since Chris and I were shopping for bedroom inspiration on our home yesterday. Mr. Charles Ingalls owns the Prairie Wagon. Hopefully I can set up a shelf for the antique shop when the doll room gets situated. This way my great victorian pieces can be on display when not in use, like the wringer washer and the stoves.


















I hope you enjoyed the pictures. Most of the items are a hodgepodge but go to show that you can put together a pleasing shop with a few well chosen pieces placed carefully. The wagon which is the Eureka for the name of the shop was bought one fall with a coupon at Michael's. I put some of the plants in it and propped the pencil sharpener pump on some little boxes on it. The whole shop is meant to look like it is in a warehouse district or downtown district.  The brick wall is nothing more than cardboard done with magic brik stencils and drywall mud, I would like to do this again as it is one of my most prized backdrops. Enjoy~

4 comments:

Vanessa said...

There are some really nice things in your antique shop.

billa's dolls and fashions said...

I love it Lisa! It would be great to shop there.
You really feel the excitement of the people browsing the shelves!

D7ana said...

Oh such lovely, vibrant photos. Your dios are a treat to view.

Lisa Neault said...

thank you all ! The inspiration for an antique shop came from shopping at my favorite one, Through the Garden gate antiques the other day, and there is a link to the side- Julies' doll room inventory andshe has an incredible antique shop shelf. She pointed me in the right direction on the stove and some of the older items when I was on the hunt. I would eventually love to do my town to the point where I could have the shop fronts and backs and walk around the tables instead of shelves. Like an actual shop street with enough room fo rhte cars to park out front, a sidewalk, etc. Niceto dream!