Showing posts with label doll house china. Show all posts
Showing posts with label doll house china. Show all posts

Monday, December 18, 2023

Kensington Dollhouse Festival

 Oh, I've been waiting for this one for ages...exhausted but determined I got myself tickets for my Friday off - anticipating Saturday might be busier and possibly not child free...

Overstimulation to the max...all much bigger than imagined...no overspending to report... I might be back next year, or for the Christmas one..or I may not....

Lots of little pretty thing affordable or not - but I am always drown to funny and casual...and cheap!

First the competition entries:








Quite interesting midcentury county hall interiors...



Dolls for dolls...


statues and figurines for dolls


...very golden...


Tree of chandeliers....


...and something close to my heart - games and cleaning products sorted by eras....




not only there was a second floor - another building in fact...



Sewing good and haberdashery...


perfume bottles and mantelpiece pieces....


baskets and rather British / peasant cuisine...


from washtubs to bread loafs...


LOL curiosities...


Mice and wellies


Jugs and birdies...


This is me in teh auditorium eating sandwich with my head spinning...


...but feeling very alive....


in our beautiful green big smoke...


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Things that I've got me:

Games and kitchen goods...diorama awaits...


Crockery, cheese and cakes


something for teh big boss:


Lots of name / business cards have been collected for future reference..





 

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Brighton miniatures

 One sunny post-lockdown day I took myself down to Brighton.

You can go there by train and it meant to be a date (he bailed out due to ill mental health) but still I don't need a man to keep me busy...

I've seen everything and also in one of charity shops stumbled upon bags of dollhouse miniatures. They weren't cheap so could only choose one (meant to resale but you know what happened). Really happy with that one - very little bourgeoise pastel crap ;-)

Enjoy!


Tadaa!


Two storage / laundry baskets


Nursery essentials but tasteful...


Cute ceramic bottle and cup


Spectacular basket and knitting set (how cool is that!!)


...fabrics (oh...must set up an atelier / craftroom for dolls...)


Copper and enamel pots with tasty broth...


Tres bourgeoise set that has to go!


Almost cute and useful baby that can pose...



Brand new toot toot!


...and my favs - jam tarts in making, dusty bowl of cherries and a very realistic chop...

Non-doll related (imagine!) - few snapshots of the bright and jolly Brighton...


For those of you that don't know - yes, it is like a British San Francisco - artsy, creative, alternative, gay



ok, ok and pavilon...







Obligatory  one...




..not exactly holidays - but felt like a massive trip at the time - post lockdowns...


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