My very own dollhouse room!

Finally! After years and years of waiting and wishing, I am getting a room for my dollhouses! Earlier this week we bought a house, and it has five bedrooms! That means the kids doesn`t have to share a room anymore, and in addition the masterbedroom, my husband and I each get our own room for our hobbies. I am so looking forward to moving in all my mini-stuff! :-D

This is the room...

The house is very close to were we live now, only a 5-10 min. walk. We always knew we wanted to get a house close to where our appartement is, cause we really like this neighbourhood. When I first saw the house for sale online, I just knew it was the right house for us straight away. It has plenty of space and a nice garden, and the interior is in light and neutral colors. I can`t wait to move in! I`ve already started packing. I spent more than two hours packing up my miniatures! And that was just the small items, not the furniture! It is quite a job to pack (and unpack!) eight dollhouses, but it`ll definitely be worth it!

Mini Le Creuset

My husband is the manager of a shop that sells kitchen supplies, and he recently went to LeCreuset`s showroom in Oslo. They gave him these cute pots, that are really refridgerator
magnets! They are a little bit big, but not too big, as the full-size pots come in large sizes. They looked really nice on my mini Aga stove. :-)

Craft Retreat 2010

Today I went to the norwegian dollhouse show at Sola, just outside Stavanger. I met several of my "mini-friends", including fellow bloggers Rita, Janne and Synnøve. And I did some shopping, of course! Sadly I forgot to bring my camera, so these two pictures taken with my phone are the only ones I have from the show.





These dollhouses were made in a class arranged by Tone.

These are the things that I bought! The decanter is by Glasscraft, the dress is by Solveig Gulbrandsen, and the other items are from Minst.

The dress went straigt to a hanger in my little girl`s bedroom.

And the teddybear sits nicely next to a bear I already had.

The decanter went in my Country Victorian dining room.

The china is by Stokesay Ware, the candlesticks are by Royal Tunbridge Wells, the silver tray is by Mike Sparrow, the other silver items are by Simply Silver, the cake is by The English Kitchen, the gooseberries are by Christel Jensen, the wine glasses are by Gerd Felka and the lace tablecloth is by Eleonora Cappelletti. Table and chairs are Bespaq.

The old wash basin/bucket is now in the wizard`s cottage.

Looks like he`s been in the forest and found some mushrooms....

One of these small baskets are in the wizard`s bedroom...

And the other one is in the Tuscan Villa.

I also brought my two sons to the show. This is what my oldest son Noah bought. The buns were made by a thirteen year old boy. I was impressed, they look great!

Kasper also wanted a wreath....

We all had a great time at the show! It`s always so much fun to admire other people`s work, and chat with fellow miniaturists. :-D

Mini-baking

It`s been a while since I have made any minis from fimo, but here is my latest project. Some chocolate chip cookies. The "finished" cookies doesn`t look very edible though, I might have to make some new ones. I made the two-tier tray using plain metal plates, a long, thin nail (the kind used for earring making), and some beads. The baking board is a laminate sample, I got a whole bunch of these from Cocco.

Tray

I saw some lovely trays on this blog, and I wanted to try making one for myself. This is the result...

I used some very small tiles I found on sale in a craft shop.

Bespaq Baby House

I have just started working on my Bespaq Baby House, and I have finished the wallpapering and flooring. I used free printies found online, and minimized them on my computer. I plan to make furniture for it, but I have never made furniture this small so I don`t really know where to start...

A new chair

I have made a new chair for the bedroom in my Country Victorian house. The fabric matches the curtains that Janne made for me.

Scrolls for the wizard

I found a tutorial here on how to make scrolls, and I just had to try it! I found this Harry Potter printie online, and I had everything else I needed except the dye used to age the paper in the end. So I just need to buy that to finish my scrolls.



I think the wizard is quite happy with them...

His cottage is still a work in progress. He needs LOTS of wizards stuff! I think he`s the messy type, so I imagine his house will eventually have magical things in every nook and cranny.

Meet the wizard!

I have finished my wizard! He is a doll kit by Sherri Colvin, and I have painted, wigged and dressed him. He has now moved into the Cottage. I need a name for him, any suggestions?



His beautiful owl, made by Annie Willis of Fine Designs. The owl also needs a name, and I`d be grateful for suggestions! :-)

The Give Away winner is...

My oldest son, Noah, helped me with the draw....

And the winner is.... NORMA! Congratulations!

Now I just need your address, and I`ll send you your prize. :-)

My first give-away! Part two

You still have a few days to sign up for my first give-away. I addition to the hat, the winner will also get this shelf....

And some flowers and chocolates....

And I`ll also add some extra surprises!

Re-upholstered Bespaq sofa

I bought this Bespaq sofa a long time ago, and never really found the right place for it, and I think it looked kind of dull. So I decided to give it a make-over! I used the fabric I just bought in London. The print is a bit big, but I like the result anyway :-)

Before....

After....

My first give-away!

I totally forgot to have a give-away when I got 100 followers, so I`ll have one now to say thank you to my followers, I now have 150! :-D
I will give away this hat that I`ve made, plus I`ll add some other surprizes as well ;-) I just haven`t finished making everything yet, so I can`t show you a picture....
The winner will be announced on the 1st of August, and you have until Juli 31. to sign up by leaving a comment here. Feel free to post this give-away on your blog! :-)

Soft pink and cream hats

I haven`t been making many minis for myself lately, but a couple of days ago I made these hats! They`re not very embellished, but I like the simplicity and soft colors. I think grandma and her daughter will get one each.

Used my gift certificate

I used the gift certificate from SP Miniatures that I got for my birthday, and I got this beautiful working scale by Nantasy Fantasy. Perfect for the wizard`s potion making!



I must admit I spent a little bit more than the gift certificate, and I also got these items for the Cottage...

Trip to London

This Sunday I got back from our trip to London. I went with my sister and our mother, and we stayed in London from Thursday to Sunday. We did lots of shopping, went on a sightseeing bus (since my sister hasn`t been in London before) and saw the "Mamma Mia" musical, front row, very cool! We also ate at one of Gordon Ramsey`s restaurants, Maze, had afternoon tea at the Ritz, had lunch at Laduree at Harrods (and of course bought some macaroons to go), visited the Victoria and Albert museum, Kew Gardens, and last, but not least... Kristin Baybars Dollhouse shop! WOW! What a shop, I just loved it! She had just about everything you could imagine, and I highly recommend visiting her shop if you are going to London.

Not far from Kew Gardens we visited a quilt shop, and I bought these fabrics...

This is a dollhouse at Kew Palace in Kew Garden. It was bigger than 1:12, but I just had to take some pictures anyway :-)

These are the things I bought from Kristin Baybars...

The figurine is by Veronique Cornish.

Some mossy pots by Clive Brooker

A beautiful owl for my wizard by Annie Willis of Fine Designs

Some more wizard items

And something for the kids

And some paintings (prints, that is, not real paintings)