A winner

Annabelle chooses a winner.

It is Susan of  

http://minicrochetmad.blogspot.com  ,  Bella-Mouse will go to Australia!

Bella-Mouse says goodbye to her friends.  They will miss her.

Happy Summer,

Still time for the Bella-Mouse giveaway

For giveaway, scroll down to post 5/29/12

Bella-Mouse waits for a new home.

I make progress on my wall paper.

 I finished another Cassidy Creations kit from http://half-scale-miniatures.com/shop/.  This was the first kit of theirs that I had trouble with.  I could not get the door to hang...finally I decided to make a ribbon hinge.

I glued two pieces of ribbon to the back of the door.

I glued a piece of paper over the ribbons and then glued the ends of the ribbons to the inside of the little  washstand.

I made the little bowl and pitcher  out of porcelain about 7 years ago.  I plan on making a little doily and hand towels  to finish off the piece.  The washstand will go into the new bathroom

Here are my newest children out of Femo.  I have not fully painted their features, and I have not decided if they are related...just a test for now.

Formerly known as ET

I think that this pair will be a big brother and his baby sister.

Half scale girl.

Does anybody know who made this little doll?  I bought her about seven years ago at a guild show.  The man who made her is from the UK, and he is charming.  This little lady was not his smallest doll...she fits into Evalina's dresses, and I love her

I am not able to read this , do you recognize this signature? 

Isn't she perfect?

She fits nicely into my half scale house.

Have a wonderful weekend,

New Pictures of Bella-Mouse

I promised some pictures of Bella-Mouse in her dress, here they are.  I will just mention that she has little pink panties,but for her privacy, I will not show them.  

Here are some pictures of Grandmother with her new unnamed grand daughter.  I know there are a lot of pictures, but she just looks so happy.

Some day soon Grandmother will have her own house.

I have made a change to Honeysuckle Cottage.  The original plan was to have one large room on the top floor, and a kitchen and a living room down stairs.  Well it turns out that it really bothers my seven-year old that there is no bathroom.  I figure that if it bothers her it will bother most children...I plan on using the cottage as a setting for children's stories, so I must not upset the children.  I have added a wall to the upstairs and now have a bathroom.  I forgot to take a picture, but I got this shot while  photographing Grandmother with her new grand daughter.

The bathroom is now on the Left

I have decided to paint the wallpaper in the girl's bed room.  I have also been experimenting with  paintings.  Everything I do is a bit cartoonish, I am not an artist.  But again, this house is meant to be used as illustrations for children's books 

Details

Practice Flowers,  I'm not crazy about the color.

Portrait of Posy is 1/2 of an inch.

The wall paper in the background is From Itsy Bitsy Mini http://dollhouse-miniature-wallpaper.com/shop/ .  It will be in the living room, I love it

I have been trying to make different types of one inch scale roses for Grandmother's summer beach house.  I am using cold porcelain. 

I am also trying for irises.  I will carefully place some yellow flocking  for their beards.

I made a new pair of Robbin parents for my nest...very hard to photograph and probably not  to scale

Have a Wonderful Week,

Lucy

Giveaway...Bella-Mouse

I Have finally finished  Bella-mouse.  I knit her clothing out of both silk and cotton 100m threads on .000,000 knitting needles.  Her buttons are made out of Femo.  She is my first giveaway, so beware, I am not sure of what I am doing.  I have been given some advice on how to do this, so I will just follow it.
In order to be in the drawing for Bella-Mouse
First: you must be a follower of this blog.
Second: you must leave a comment with this posting.
Third: I would love for you to put a link on your blog to mine.

She comes with a little basket and a purse

Her coat is made of silk.  It has four buttons and button holes, two pockets, a collar and  is gathered at the back.

Close look at purse.  It is knit out of silk.  It opens and shuts with a bead and button hole...There is nothing inside it...I couldn't think of anything...more beads?

Bella-Mouse can be used as a half scale character or she fits nicely into the arms of a one inch scale  child.  Bella-Mouse is 1 1/2 inches tall.

She just loves the camera.

Bella-Mouse is knit in a very fine wool with pink cotton ears.

I forgot to take a picture of her without her coat...her dress is made out of Guttermen's  100m cotton with a lace pattern in pale green...I will post a picture latter.

On June 20, 2012 My daughter Annabelle will pick the winner out of a bowl of names, and we will say farewell to Bella-Mouse.  Here are some extra pictures of her...she seems to like being photographed.   They went above, oh well.

Good Luck,
Lucy

A Quick Hello

I wanted to show you some things that I have been working on.  First, I finished Posy's bed.  Here are a few pictures, I think she likes it.  The bed is a half scale Cassidy Creation's kit http://half-scale-miniatures.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=30, here is a link to shop.

She will need a night gown

Close up of top sheet for Posy's bed

Just a quick look

The second thing that I am finishing is the clothing for my Mama-bear--who clearly is a mouse--so Anna and I have named her Bella-Mouse.  She will need a few details before she is done...her coat needs buttons,a collar and pockets, she will also get a basket with tiny berries.  I am planning on finishing her this weekend.  She will be my first giveaway and is 1 1/2 inches tall.

I received a beautiful order of wall paper from Itsy Bitsy Mini, http://dollhouse-miniature-wallpaper.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index.  Here is a quick look, I will show the rest this weekend

Half scale  Parisian Floral Wreath

Half scale Song Bird

Half scale Rose Toile

Quarter scale Parisian Floral stripe.  Dolls are 3/4 inch tall

One inch scale Floral Moire

Have a great day,

Lucy