The dollhouse renovation continues and this week I started work on the dollhouse bedroom. Located on the third floor, the bedroom is slowly taking shape. This week I have laid the floors and wallpaper, made skirting boards and installed a lovely new fireplace. For...
The dollhouse foyer is now furnished! This small open area was ideal to start with. It can be overwhelming when taking on large projects like a dollhouse renovation and so, it can be helpful to start small. Meanwhile, I’ve been nervous to work with wood but with...
As work in the dollhouse foyer continues, I’ve been thinking about rugs. Rugs and carpets were an important feature of Victorian houses. After researching different ways to make them, I did a creative experiment and I’m pleased with the result. In the...
This week didn’t quite go to happen. Work on the dollhouse has come to a stop, due to a supply issue. Instead, I started making books for the library. including a herbarium, using flowers I have dried. You can watch me create mini books in the video below. I was...
This past week I’ve been thinking about what I would like the interior to look like and have been playing with ideas in my journal, drawing inspiration from L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables and Jane Harrop’s Edwardian Miniatures. Jane’s...
