Housecleaning in the One Sixth Scale Dollhouse...

Boy, do I have alot of things to post and tell! On Friday I had received an email from our Va. Fashion Doll club president that one of our members was moving to another state. So we decided to have brunch at Feathernester's which is right next door to my shop! Dolly people, especially Barbie doll collectors, cannot resist a 1:6 scale dollhouse made to fit Babs, so I offered some playtime after brunch at the shop, and after I closed on Saturday I pulled the dollhouse from its corner in my back office, and tidied up a bit. The kitchen was the biggest one that needed some attention. So I moved the homemade counter from the side to across the back. In order to install the Sindy oven unti I have to take out the foamcore floor that covers alot of the rough spots on this floor...and I used the Sindy stovetop and sink unit- it looks great with the Rement table and chairs. I put alot of Kelly's toys in a corner, to make it look like Learning to cook Barbie is taking care of the kids...with Becky as their babysitter, (by the way, she fits fantastic with the Rement table and chairs!)
Here are some pics of the dollhouse where I cleaned up and had some picture fun..




















Enjoy the pictures! I am still working on the pictures for the doll club brunch today, one of our members, Karon of Va on Doll Divas, offered to bring a doll to de-box in my shop- and it was the IFDC Jason Wu Red Queen!!!!!!!!!!!! (Dolly swoon here...and yes, she is stunning.....) Everyone had loads of fun, so I will work on those pictures and have them up tomorrow or Tuesday. Might even get some batteries and the tinies Dixie and Maizie might take a joy ride in the Bratz Jag in the 1:6 scale garage....
~Lisa

BBC Silkstone Mad Men Roger Sterling has arrived!

Well, he arrived LAST week, but I was too busy in the shop to take decent photos...these were done on the fly with what props I had on hand. Roger has decided that he likes the ease of a comfy leather wingchair in the library, all that is missing is his favorite book, martini and his after hours co-hort....lol & of course cigarettes, can't forget the ashtray and cigs...

This doll, is simply marvelous on the detail of his suit. If only Mattel understood that our dolls want men who DRESS, for cocktails, dinner, balls, etc. and not like 5 o'clock somewhere. Poor Ken...he doesn't have a job or a car, but my girls will go nuts over Roger....even if he is rather older with that molded vinyl hair!

I want to do a diorama scene in the dollhouse, using Uncle Giles, & Pierre, and whatever manly dolls are laying about, for a 'board' meeting with Agnes at the helm, and her cousin, Agatha. Should be quite interesting, with Roger watching someo f the assistant's with their tight sheaths, etc. lol...I hope to get that in gear soon.Enjoy the pics!

More Mickey & Minnie Re-ment....

My Rement obsession with the Disney sets had arrived after I got back from my trip...I am going to be slowly collecting this entire set, as I love the tiny cakes, pies, etc. This set is adorable. So I wouldn't cut into the cutouts that come with it for the signage, I copied them on my scanner on parchment paper and applied to the little sign holders. The Mickey figure is not Re-ment, something I picked up in my travels. I am planning a Mickey and Minnie diner/cafe with all of the Disney Rement, which is quite ambitious. I am thinking of doing it in 1:6 scale, since the little tables are in that scale and would look too large for a 1:12 scale cafe...but will go with my tiny bjd's just as well, they will just look like kids sitting in the chairs. My DollFactory Mouse Bobo 2nd edition is on layaway, so my Bobo will be head of the diner. Well, off to order more Re-ment!~Lisa

New W club luggage for the girls; Re-ment has arrived!

Well, my Re-ment Mickey and Minnie table set arrived- and it is simply adorable. I am thinkiing of getting another set, and maybe the stitch set as well, they are simply too cute for words. One word of warning- they are rather small for Silkstones and Fashion Royalty, will probably work with smaller Barbies such as Skipper, Tutti, Kelly and anthro and tiny bjd's, which is what I purchased the set for.
Also arrived- my Fashion Royalty W club luggage- they were having a sale and I couldn't resist. I cannot stress how well made it is- I wasn't expecting the quality. they are lined, and have clasp locks, and my girls can hardly wait to travel...Vanessa is already got a vintage hat in the hatbox. I also captured some pics of my new retro Becky doll- I still haven't unpacked her clothing from the box she came in, I love her facemold. I have so many dolls now that I have to switch them around. I am already planning my Christmas card, last year it was quite large, but I am attempting to figure out how to make it look even more interesting. I will attempt to get more pictures of dolls with the Mickey & Minnie set, especially the tinies. It does fit 5 inch dolls quite well, I put a tiny Betsy McCall Tonner next to it, and she looked quite cute. For scale wise, I would estimate it at 1:9 scale for a Hitty doll vs. 1:6 scale.eNJOY THE Pics!

I see Mickey & Minnie in Rement...

I gave in this morning and ordered the Rement Disney Mickey & Minnie cafe table set...The Disney items that Rement has come up with are absolutely adorable! Hopefully this little gem will get here- am thinking of ordering another if it gets here and is the size I need. Perfect for my mischevious tiny BJD's the brownies. Rement is so cute, and perfect scale for the tiny bjd's, it sometimes falls into between 1:12 & 1:6 scales, which works for dolls that are a little taller than the normal standard dollhouse scale. I love Mickey and Minnie- so this will be a new fun thing to collect!

Lisa

School house Project for the Tiny bjd's...

Well, I have been collecting tiny bjd's and am totally hooked. Also that requires an additional obsession for Re-ment and Megahouse. In buying the Re-ment American Life schooldesk and lunchbox, I thought how neat it would be to have a one room old fashioned schoolhouse for the tinies to go to school, since they look adorable in the tiny desks...I decided to try altering a one room cottage I already had, that I never made into a golf shop like I wanted to, but had painted and decorated. Today I tried placement of the desks and the tinies, and threw in a Kelly to see how crowded it would be...








As you can see, I have four desks and lunchboxes so far, with the Kelly and Maizie and Dixie, it is pretty crowded in the schoolroom, very little room for a teacher, teacher desk, and other school house accessories. Sigh, back to the drawing boards as far as the room goes. Here are some more comparison pics-






Here is the front of the cottage, with the tinies on the front stoop. It may work temporarily, but my plan was to acquire a Dollfactory mouse or pig to be the teacher, and it will be quite cramped.








So right now I am looking at making my own schoolhouse from scratch, or from a kit that would fit the right dimensions..All for now...

Lisa

New eyes for Maizie!

I got Maizie's eyes from Denver Doll Emporium yesterday, along with the eye putty. Her eyes are 8 mm GLIB eyes, acrylic in the color Marigold. I did her faceup, but may change it a bit, I'm still getting the hang of doing faceups, and they are fun! It is true what they say about Tiny bjd's and potato chips, you can never stop at one! I am hoping to be able to bring home RealPuki Soso basic, and do the faceup on her. I have been working on a story about a small fairy that protects dolls or dollhouses, and Soso fits that character I am thinking of.

More later on the divas- in the one sixth scale dollhouse!~Lisa