tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45597905438989498972024-02-07T01:38:17.921-08:00DallydominisA blog of my miniatures, dolls and other hobbiesdallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-18999912559530927442018-05-22T03:46:00.003-07:002018-05-22T03:47:35.833-07:00Back with a Lundby!I am back online. Unfortunately with no photographs that are up to date. I am hoping to get this sorted soon but at the moment my camera is not wanting to link to my computer. Typical eh?<br />
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I see that so much has been happening online and so I have lots to read through and search. Boy am I looking forward to getting back to minis<br />
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My hubby bought me a 'vintage Lundby' dollhouse. My new project. And it is going to be so much fun as it involves me using a new scale. 16th!!<br />
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As soon as I am able to post pictures, I will. If anyone has one of these houses, please let me know your link to your blog as I would love to see a Lundby house that is full of furniture.<br />
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I am off for now to see if I can figure out why my camera is refusing to upload the pictures. Hopefully I will be back soon.dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-74762976791353534292016-02-29T12:03:00.000-08:002016-02-29T12:03:20.211-08:00Mini Ideas and FindsI recently went to a Bric a Brac Fayre and managed to pick up some lovely items, perfect for minis.<br />
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Firstly was this little trinket box.<br />
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I love the pattern on the outside and it is the perfect size for my 24th scale cottage. I am so happy with this little box.<br />
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I am not so impressed with the inside at the moment but I can use this as one of my little projects.</div>
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It will be going in the loft of the cottage and I will be finding some little objects. People who know me know that I love the idea of miniatures that offer something new to look at whenever someone looks.<br />
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I also found these...<br />
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The internal workings of small watches. I thought these would be perfect to make authentic looking clocks for my twelfth scale house and pet shop. As other mini fans know, sometimes you can just look at something and see many different ideas. This little bag was one of those.</div>
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I havent started working on them yet but here they are out of the bag. I shared them with my mum so she can also make some clocks. I am going to experiment with a variety of materials, wood, clay, cardboard, leather etc to see what different looks I can find. I have all sorts of ideas and doodles to work from.<br />
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I have quite a lot going on at the moment at home, work and with all my hobbies. My work hours have increased and as we all know, housework is never ending. The increase in hours is only temporary but I am glad of it. I am one of those strange people who love my job.<br />
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With regards my hobbies, I am following a magazine at the moment to knit up squares for a large throw/blanket. I am enjoying this because it is increasing my confidence with different stitches and patterns.<br />
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I have a few things I still need to be working on for my dolls houses and shop. I still have so many books to make for the shop. The large bookcase is currently standing empty, and the bookcase in the house is also empty. I am hoping to get a move on with those over the next couple of weeks and then all the dollhouses need to be sorted and tidied. I have a feeling tacky wax will be required to keep all the small items in place. <br />
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Next year I am planning on going to Miniatura so I can get more of the items I cant get from our local shop or make myself. I had some lovely items when I went to the one in March this year. I am hoping to pick up another doll made by an artisan but this time for my house as I love the one I purchased for the shop.<br />
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With regards my larger scale dolls, I have had another increase to my BJD collection. Watch this blog for current photos over the coming days. I also have several items on order so I am looking forward to deliveries over the coming months.<br />
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I have decided to slow down with my collection though now. Most of the dolls I have on my wishlist now are dearer and I am only planning on ordering one doll next year. <br />
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As you all know, I already own Mirai. <br />
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The next doll I plan to purchase will be Kizuna, along with a couple of items of clothing. Fingers crossed I stay focused on my savings and don't get sidetracked by another doll along the way.<br />
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Well, I am off again now. I am going to be working on my hobbies and taking pictures along the way so should have plenty of updates over the coming days, weeks and months.dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-33722214633082636202015-09-29T14:15:00.000-07:002015-09-29T14:15:13.296-07:00Another new Beauty<div>
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Here is the arrival of my Resin Soul Dan. She actually arrived a while ago but I have only just realised I have not introduced her yet.</div>
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She is my biggest BJD so far and is SD size. All my other dolls are either MSD or YoSD size</div>
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I love her horns. These are the extra horns I ordered with the painting and shading done by Resin Soul. I am so happy with the effect and really glad I ordered the extra set.</div>
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These are the horns that came with her, again the shading was done by Resin Soul. Love them.</div>
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And here she is. This photo does not do her gorgeous face-up justice. I do need to do something with her eyes, they are not sitting right in her head but I am considering changing them for some red eyes I have seen.</div>
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Now all I have to do is find her some clothes that do her justice. Easier said than done I fear.</div>
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Once I have sorted her some clothing and hair, I will post some more photos of her, she poses really well and her hand sculpt is really lovely.</div>
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Unfortunately, his body and head dont match. There is a gap around his neck and the skin colour doesnt match. Still love his face though. :)<br />
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Well, I have ordered a new head for this body. I ordered the Xavier head, with the scar on face. I am quite excited :) an unexpected treat. Of course, I already have his clothes and wig so once the head arrives he will be complete.<br />
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Unfortunately, I am still left with a floating head. Sad really, but I have treated him to a new wig and once I have some money saved, I will buying him a body that will fit. I still love him.<br />
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For a while now I had been waiting for clothes and a wig that I was I felt would be just right for her. Luckily, Angelesque has a good range of clothing in addition to beautiful dolls and I found the perfect dress and wig for her.<br />
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Here is the view of her wig from the back. I believe it is a For My Doll wig.<br />
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And here she is complete (for now).<br />
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Although I may buy her some more clothes in the future to change her look, I am really taken with her wig and it would need to be something really special for me to even think about changing it.dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-70835870135555983842015-08-05T16:17:00.002-07:002015-08-05T16:17:44.181-07:00Mirai is HomeI have so much news but I am going to go through a bit at a time over a few days.<br />
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The first and most exciting currently is that Mirai (SmartDoll) arrived today. This post is going to involve so many photos so beware haha.<br />
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Ok, predictable, but here is the outside of the box. This was where the excitement began :)<br />
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This was what it looked like in the box. It was all so well packed and the outer box is very strong.<br />
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The bag is very pretty and so different from other doll companies I have come across so far.<br />
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This was the view inside the bag. Mirai is very tall (60cm so the tallest doll I have so far in my collection) and at this point was kneeling in the bag.<br />
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She comes as a full set up but I did buy extras as well, so here are all of the clothes that came in the box you can see in the bag.<br />
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And here are her 'default' clothes.<br />
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She is not the easiest to dress, as you can see. I had to take her arms and head off to put on her top and her arms were so difficult to get back on.<br />
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Anyway... Moving on, the clothes are really well made and fit beautifully. Her shoes are fabulous too and so detailed as you can see in this photo.<br />
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And finally, here she is. This is not a head to toe picture as I wanted to show how pretty her face is.<br />
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To say I am happy with her is an understatement. She is my most expensive doll to date but worth it. She is such good quality and her wig is also beautiful. I would definitely recommend her to anyone interested although I would also say to those undecided to look at the videos on youtube.<br />
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<br />dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-24007774488778683072015-05-23T16:16:00.001-07:002015-05-23T16:16:48.971-07:00Mei is homeI just wanted to give a quick and somewhat belated introduction to Mei, my new Resinsoul BJD I ordered from Angelesque. She was in stock and arrived a couple of days after I ordered her.<br />
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She is on the single jointed body and to be honest I was resigned to the fact her posing would likely not be up to what I wanted and would probably need to get her a body with double joints. However, she is posing better than I thought and so I think I will keep this body for her for a while.<br />
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Of course, as she was an impulse buy, she does not have any clothes or wig yet (although they are now on order). I am also thinking of changing her eyes as I have seen some lovely dollzone eyes that I think will suit her... we shall see.<br />
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Firstly, I now have a small bookcase and modern desk for the upstairs office of my pet shop.</div>
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And now on to my terrace house bedroom. I was recently given a bedside cabinet I love it and it looks great with my 2nd battery lamp I had bought from Miniatura. </div>
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Unfortunately there is not a massive difference so far but, this does at least show one of two of my Miniatura items in place. Namely, the bag of knitting by the chair, the bag by the bookcase and the battery lamp at the back by the sideboard.<br />
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I have the most gorgeous mirror that still needs to put up, but it is very heavy and I have not found anything strong enough to hold it in place yet. but that will make a big difference once up.<br />
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Unfortunately the driver of the car has not been found yet but at least my son is alive and back with his girlfriend.<br />
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I will now be working on catching up with where I am and getting back on track with my hobbies again with the worst of it all hopefully behind us.dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-18462563178701019372015-04-08T14:32:00.001-07:002015-04-08T14:32:51.086-07:00Impulse PurchaseA while ago I ordered a Resinsoul Dan and clothes from Angelesque... By a while ago, I actually mean only a couple of weeks....<br />
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As you may remember from previous posts on my shop, I seem to have spent a long time making very little progress. Thank to my Miniatura outing, I found my inspiration to make an effort to sort the downstairs area. <br />
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Prior to this the ground floor had been very cluttered with a variety of pets. I made the decision to take most of them out temporarily to tidy it up. Once I have filled the shop with stock, I will bring a lot of them pets back in.<br />
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This was the downstairs after sorting and prior to placing my new items.<br />
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As you can see, It was looking pretty bare at this point. I am happy to say that although there is still plenty left to do and most of the shelving still needs to be filled, with the new items in place, it is looking a lot more how I have pictured it. I am now needing to save for the next Miniatura show in October this year.<br />
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The lady is looking very happy and at home in the shop. I really do need to find a name for her and her shop now that I am feeling more happy and settled with the project. I have to admit that I am feeling very happy too. I am finally making progress again.<br />
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Along with saving for the next Miniatura, I also need to save to make a trip to my local Dolls House Shop as they have some furniture I want such as a new counter, computer desk and desk chair along with computer.<br />
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All these gorgeous metal items were from the same seller - sizes 1/12th and 1/24th scale - seller details to be added at a later date</div>
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This was a pre-owned bird in a cage, I could not resist and perfect for my petshop.</div>
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I love this picture says who I got this from. It is beautiful and I will definitely want to buy another one from her. My apologies for the painting being upside down. It is perfect for my 24th scale cottage walls. I am soooo happy.</div>
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Not only was the smaller of the teddies perfect for my terrace house, but the larger ones are just right for my hujoo girls. And they were so cheap at only £1 each.</div>
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Again these speak for themselves. - Heidi Ott battery lights perfect for my terrace house living room and bedroom.</div>
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I am a bit upset I dont have the sellers name for this beautiful lady. She was my 'spoiler item' which is the name I give to the item I buy myself as a treat. She is perfect for my pet shop. I finally found a doll for my shop that I am 100% happy with. Seller details to follow once I have found the leaflet out.</div>
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All in all it was a fantastic day and I made some great purchases all of which will have pride of place in my mini buildings. NOW I CANT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE hahahaha :)</div>
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This is the Tangkou Girl - Gap Year. Tangkou was the doll type that started my collection of dolls that are larger than what i consider the typical dolls house scale of 1/12th.<br />
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She has a pretty face and eyes that change by pressing a button at the back of her head. This photo shows my favourite eyes. With each eye change, not only does the colour change, but so does the direction that the eyes are facing.<br />
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My apologies for not tidying her hair before taking the picture. <br />
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She has a lot of accessories compared to a lot of the other Tangkou girls in my collection. She comes with a hat, rucksack, sunglasses and shoes. and if more modern as well, sporting a t-shirt and jeans.<br />
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This picture shows her in her box.<br />
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I am looking forward to when I can have space to display all my dolls and doll houses on shelves so that I can enjoy them more easily. At the moment, due to space restrictions, a lot of my dolls are having to stay in their boxes and my miniatures are scattered in a couple of different rooms.<br />
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Well, I am off again for now to have a read of some of the blogs of other people I follow. I am still building up to starting to sew clothes for some of my dolls and I am afraid to say that blogs are one of my favourite forms of procrastination at the moment.<br />
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See you all again soon with an update :)<br />
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I recently went to Birmingham and had time to pop into the rag market. I am so happy. Look what wonderful mini patterns I managed to pick up.</div>
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They were an impulse purchase. I bought them without having a clear idea of who they would be for or the look I was aiming for. So, I am now looking into which doll they will be suitable for but I am currently thinking they would look great with a blue skin Hujoo Basic. I am going to do a bit more research but so far I feel she is the most suitable.</div>
dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-50109900219452270252015-02-21T15:34:00.000-08:002015-02-21T15:34:08.999-08:00Hujoo Heaven continuesMy hubby has spoiled me. It is not my birthday for a few months yet but he still bought me what he called an early birthday present... a Hujoo Lily (from Angelesque, my favourite online shop).<br />
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She arrived the other day and I am so happy. Here is Lily (at least until I think of a new name).<br />
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She was bought with a face up and I am really pleased with her look. It saved me worrying about eyebrows which is the worst part I find of doing a face up. She didnt arrive with her eyes however, they were eyes I had bought from Amazon.<br />
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Here is what the eyes look like;<br />
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Her wig also came from Angelesque, it is from the For My Doll range and is such a lovely quality.<br />
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And now I have another girl waiting for me to make her clothes. I have a lovely range of material waiting to be turned into miniature garments and furnishings for dolls and dollhouses from 1/12th to 1/4 scale.<br />
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That said, while I was searching round for simple clothes I could make and for inspiration to get me started, I found a lovely girl from Resin Soul called Dan who is an SD size. She is being added to my wishlist and I am going to be needing to make sure I start saving for her.<br />
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I have taken one or two photos, but they are not all together yet. I will posting more complete photos in the next couple of days.<br />
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Here they are part way through the opening, still wrapped in their bubble wrap after their journey to my home.<br />
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And here they are. My first view of them.<br />
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As you can see, Little Minipin still has his wrapping on his face. That is because I ordered her with a face up and until I have all the other items that I wanted for him, (including his eyes), I want to keep his face up protected.<br />
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Moving on to Freya, she is in need of a faceup. I am still researching a coming up with ideas on how I want her to look. However, once this has been done and she has a little clothing, I will be posting more pictures of her.<br />
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Then all that will remain is the important job of naming them. :)dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-41662040938879796932015-02-02T13:48:00.001-08:002015-02-02T13:48:18.331-08:00Back To ItI made a trip to our local Dolls House Shop called Dolls House Mania and picked up a single display shelf for the Pet Shop. I have had plans to buy this shelf since Christmas so I am really pleased.<br />
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When I go to Miniatura later this year, I am planning on buying items for my 24th scale cottage and more things for the shop that I am not confident making myself and cannot buy at the dolls house shop that is relatively local to me.<br />
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That being said, I havent been to Dolls House Mania since the beginning of December and it is such a lovely shop with such friendly people. I am hoping to go there again soon because I plan to buy the last of the shelves I need from there.<br />
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Moving on... back to the research.<br />
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I shall be looking at making a list and then start with making what I need. That should keep me busy and out of trouble for a few days :)dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-16445944761130171262015-01-05T11:40:00.001-08:002015-01-05T11:40:36.349-08:00Pet Shop ProgressToday I decided to finally start clearing out the Pet Shop (Yes, I know, still not found a name for it yet), and began to get the shelving and items in place.<br />
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As you can see, there is a blank space in the corner. I will be purchasing another single shelf for that area and then working on continuing making stock. Hopefully, this will give the effect I am after. Since buying this property, I have really struggled to find what I feel will suit it. I tried a holiday home, a cottage and then a haberdashery. I would love to make it right and feel I am on the right track with it at last.</div>
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One last bit of great news. I have spoiled myself and my mum today. I have booked two tickets for Miniatura this March at the NEC. Just got to wait till closer to the time and then they should arrive in plenty of time for us to go. A lovely day out for just us two to enjoy.</div>
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What is happening to this year? Too late to worry really I suppose but wow!!<br />
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Anyway, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.<br />
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I thought I would quickly pop on to have a quick catch up on what is going on in blog land and show everyone the new shelving I have for my pet shop.<br />
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Finally, I apologise for my absence, I have needed to take on a second part time job and I have been struggling to adjust to the new times etc. Unfortunately, this job was only temporary over Christmas and is shortly coming to an end. On the plus side, at least this means I will have more time for my minis again.dallydominishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00996698604282212990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4559790543898949897.post-946990702957216552014-12-07T04:46:00.001-08:002014-12-07T04:46:17.297-08:00Next ProjectThis is a picture of my next project<br />
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It is a 24th scale basic bedroom. It has been on my list to do for quite a while but I keep putting it off.<br />
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To be honest, other than dressing the bed, I am not sure what I am going to do with the rest of the furniture. I know that I am not happy with the colour of the wood but I dont know whether they will look better once they are dressed and in place. Unfortunately, I think the main problem is that the set seems a little fancy for the room. After all, the cottage is supposed to be a simple place.<br />
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Well, they arrived today and I am so pleased with them. Unfortunately, there is no label on the packaging that gives the makers name, but the seller on Amazon I bought them from is 'Highly One'.<br />
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The first pair is the 1/6th size. As you will see, they are really cute.<br />
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I have been looking in various places but not seen anything I had thought of as quite suitable. The main issue with it is that I want the cottage to be a simple place and so I wanted a material that can would reflect a simple, muted, worn effect but still delicate due to the size of the scale. I think this is what has cause the issue when trying to sort the bedding as well.</div>
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I am looking forward to posting some progress with my minis as the week goes on, if I can only drag myself away from reading everyone else's wonderful blogs!! :)</div>
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