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Another update and picture give-away winner
It has been a busy couple of weeks but finally this weekend I managed some progress on the dollhouse.As some of you know, we run an auction house. Last weekends auction was a very large firearms...
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New settee from Lea!
I was so thrilled this week to find a receive my little parcel from Lea Frisoni in France. It contained my new little dollhouse settee and two cushions. How perfect are they?? I can't wait to move...
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Kitchen finished!
I have finally finished the kitchen on my little French house. I am quite happy with the kitchen floor, especially the colour. I had originally bought a paint colour called Spanish Tile which I...
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We're moving on up!
First floor landing is complete!... well, I do have to fix one minor boo boo. Although I had thought that I had fixed my socket into my wall very securely, I neglected to glue it to something behind...
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Not too tired to shop!
I wish I could say that a lot of progress has been made on my little French house since my last post, but alas.... this is not the case.I have managed to get the skeleton of the second floor stair case...
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Back from Kensington
Back from Kensington dollshouse festival 2015! What a wonderful show and a great week in London. Back to work and reality now. Before we left for Great Britain we had just secured a contract to...
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Some pictures from the Kensington dollshouse festival
Ray Storey's beautiful light fixtures. I am sure he must have sold out as they were going very quickly. So beautiful! Mulvaney and Rogers "Miss Havisham's Parlour" was just incredible. It was hard...
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and still more pictures from Kensington
This is one of the entries for the miniature artisan competition open to vendors of the festival. I don't remember the vendor's name as he didn't have any business cards left. My husband was in love...
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Snails pace
Dollhouse building has slowed to a crawl. With playing catch up at work, grand babies and just summer, nothing is getting done. I did however finally manage to complete my second floor stair case...
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Hello again and Merry Christmas!
I can't believe it has been 6 months since my last posting! My husband and I made the decision to downsize our older home and move. Whew, if I had actually realized what downsizing and building a new...
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Perfectly imperfect.
Last New Years Eve found me working on the dollshouse. I believe I was making the staircase for the first floor. This New Years Eve I am installing the second floor staircase and trying to complete...
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Midwinter treat.
I decided to give myself a little after Christmas treat and order all three issues of Miniologie magazines http://www.miniologie.com/I came across their website during a late night mini hunt a awhile...
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Hallway and Bathroom
This is the completed hallway. I have been using little brass grommets to make it easier to align the staircase railing. I like the way it looks and lines up. I haven't found any of my dollhouse...
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OOPS, I DID IT AGAIN!
It is 11 pm and my fingers are now numb so dollhouse flooring will continue in the morning. I have been working on this all day and hand cutting each and every tiny piece. I did however make one major...
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Progress on Lea Frisoni's Little French Dollhouse
I did manage a little progress on my little French dollhouse this weekend. I received the brick work kit from The Little Dollhouse Company so I was able to get the brick wall for the bathroom...
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Little French dollhouse parlour
I know I haven't posted on my blog for quite a few month. Work and sheer laziness have been my downfall. I want so desperately to play in my completed little French house and I can't do that if I...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2017!
Hope everyone had a lovely peaceful and healthy Christmas. Ours was a bit of a challenge this year as we are now too many to fit comfortably in our smaller accommodations. It has been a loooong time...
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Little French dollhouse parlour
Working on the dollhouse parlour today and all is not well. I am having problems with the electrics. The two small sconces are now wired but won't work on the same power bar and even with two power...
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Success at last!It has been a long time since I have even looked at my dollhouse. I have had such problems with the electrics for the sconce on the left side and after struggling with solder and new...
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Dollhouse kits
Happy New Year to everybody. I hope you had a lovely Christmas. We had a wonderful family Christmas with four generation represented!I wanted to share my little dollhouse kits that I received just...
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In Like a Lion!!
We are taking a snow day here in Edmonton, Alberta. Okay it is Saturday but still....We were expecting accumulations over 20-30cm according to the weather forecast yesterday.The thermostat kept dipping...
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Dollhouse bathroom
I decided to do a little decorating today of the dollhouse bathroom. Pictures will need frames and it is probably not going to be the finished look but it was fun to put up a bit of wallpaper and add...
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I know it has been awhile but work continues on the little French doll house. The first of the three mansard roof windows is installed and the other two are ready to be assembled. All their components...
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Miniature Laduree French Patisserie project
I am obsessed with the French Patisserie Laduree. Every since my first visit to Paris 10 years ago I have collected boxes, visited and gorged in every Ladurees I could get to. I have visited and...
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Little French house update
Work continues on the Little French dollshouse albeit at a snail's pace. The front windows are in and the roof sides are on. I am on the last stretch. As per my usual MO I did put the windows in...
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