We have had sub zero weather here in Virginia. Here where I live, there has been snow and more snow. I could really use sunny weather and the beach and seashells no shoes , and the beach life right now. As you can tell, I am from the South and hate cold weather. I haven't paid much attention to the Patissirie, so I decided to people it and do some scenes with it. There is still some work to be done with it on the window treatments and more foods. I have been busy since business has picked up with LeoPaul & Associates my husband's boiler company, this kind of weather keeps us busy, and me busy as well. In my down time I had a little time to take pics and assess what needed to be done for the dollhouse. Also, Lady of the White Woods has shipped! She should be here soon!
I have finished working on some 1:6 scale layer cakes and they came out rather nice. So nice that I have two sets- 2 small and 2 large, listed on Ebay auctions as well as my
Pumpkin Hill Studios on Etsy shop. All are listed with free shipping in the USA.
The cakes are in two sizes, large and small. Large is 1 3/4 high 1 1/2 inches wide & small is 1/2 inch high 1 1/2 inch wide. All cakes come with slice cut out and a doily for display.
I am hoping to do more of these since they were so much fun to do, so stay tuned for more colors of cakes!
I found some time a few days ago before the weekend to work on some new items- Easter cookies! I decided to put away the Japanese room diorama, but before I did so, Miss Happiness & Miss Flower packed away the Ceremonial dolls in the French Bespaq Louis XV cabinet.
This cabinet was manufactured by Bespaq, where the best large scale furniture comes from. It is one of my most treasured pieces, I love the style and how it displays miniatures.
I originally meant to create some diorama pieces for a Japanese steakhouse diorama, with sushi, the Japanese chef- GI Joe japanese guy was going to be him. I will probably still do it, but I still have the Chateau project in the works and I need to get sewing on that - serious sewing. As well as gathering together the dolls who will be the Dauphin and Marie-Therese. I also have some amazing custom props by Jim Coates Miniatures on Ebay that I will be debuting here in this diorama- so stay tuned! By May I will probably be seriously working on that project.
For now, I created some new Easter cookies and other Easter items are in the works for the Ebay and Etsy stores. You can click on the Etsy box above on this blog and it will take you to my Etsy shop. I currently have put some St. Patrick's day cookie prep boards and plates of shamrock cookies on Ebay with a few other food items such as pancakes, eggs and sausage, hot dog and fries, and more. Click HERE to view my Ebay 1:6 scale food auctions ending soon on the March 12th and March 14th.
Here are some pics of the items I worked on, as well as moving the boulangerie from the doll room to my dining room so I can work on the details. Here are some of the pics!
This diorama is small, so I don't really have room for a sink, oven, and all the bells and whistles. I don't really have room in my diorama /doll room for another 20x20x30 room display! LaBelle's takes up a bit of space. This one I am hoping to add filled shelves behind Poppy on the walls with breads and pastries and coffee items and signs as well. Sort of a chic high end grab n' go type of place. I used those Disney princess teaset playsets and spray painted them black and they look great. Curtains need to be made, alot of details need to be done. I raised the counter on 1/2 inch foamcore covered with contact paper and didthe same to the cash register counter- it was an old McDonald's barbie playset piece that was just the counter and frame.
Easter goodies and baskets are in the making and should be up soon...enjoy!
