A Miniature World

My Dollhouse: The Sewing Room

2009-02-07T12:51:00.000-08:00

The sewing room in my dollhouse is located in the attic area. It is equipped with two sewing stations, each with a treadle sewing machine. There are bolts of fabric, tiny sewing accessories such as spools of thread, scissors, pin cushions, and other little treasures. There is also a spinning wheel that came with the house when I purchased it. It's not quite perfect, but I'm using it until I get a higher quality one on Ebay.

My Dollhouse: The Kitchen

2009-02-07T12:47:00.000-08:00

The kitchen is one of my favorite rooms in the whole house. Every drawer has little miniature treasures inside. There is all sorts of wonderful kitchen items varying from a whisk, spatterwear, jars, baskets, fruits, vegetables, utensils, baking pans for cookies, muffins and pies, and much more! I love having the room jam packed with miniatures!

My Dollhouse: The Bedroom

2009-02-07T12:43:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of the bedroom in my dollhouse. It is no where from being completed. The light-colored furniture as well as the bed came with the house when I purchased it. I still need to add many items to this room such as wall art, mirrors, clothing, and normal bedroom acoutrements.

My Dollhouse: The Parlor

2009-02-07T12:30:00.000-08:00

So these are some pictures of the living room or parlor in my dollhouse. As you can see, the furniture is the cheap wood kind. It is shiny and not of a high quality. I've had the furniture ever since I was little and I am using them now as filler until I am able to acquire fine dollhouse furniture. Most of the accessories in the room are newly acquired since I have been collecting dollhouse miniatures. The pillows are made by a woman on Ebay. I ordered many of them because they are so cute!

Hobby Room: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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This is my favorite roombox exhibited at the Seattle Miniature Show in Sept. 2008. It literally was a hobby room, and was full of wonderful and extremely high quality miniatures. It has an entire sewing and rafting side of the room and is full of patterns, knitting, works-in-progress, and button cards. There is a painting station, and a tool area will tiny miniature tools. Also, there are tiny little miniature dollhouse furniture as well as tiny roomboxes in the roombox. Look as close as you can to see all the little treasures.

Garden Patio: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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The Sewing Nook by Julia Sudol: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Edwardian Shop: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Crown Jewels-London Tower Roombox by Larry Herman: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Child Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Perfume Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Small-Scale Dollhouse: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Interesting Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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This is a wonderfully interesting roombox. Look closely at the details. It is very artistic and creative!

Small-Scale Dollhouse: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Wine and Cheese Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Americana Shop: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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The tiny Americana details in this shop are fabulous!

Harry Potter Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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The pictures are a little blurry, so I apologize, but the detail is really fun in the Harry Potter roombox.

Pink Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Small-Scale Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Dollhouse: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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This is a small-scale dollhouse. I am not sure what scale it is, but it is definitely smaller than 1:12th.

Small Scale Dollhouse: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Patio/Kitchen Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Bathroom Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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This is a beautiful bathroom roombox that I saw at the Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show in Sept. 2008. The bath even ha bubbles in it. I love the pretty details of the bathroom!

Shop: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

2008-10-04T23:51:00.000-07:00

Wow! This is way smaller than 1:12th scale (I'm not sure exactly what scale it is in) but it has so muh detail! It een has tiny coke bottles on the counter and a tiny mail area in the back left!

Tudor Banquet Hall: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

2008-10-04T23:46:00.000-07:00

This was an very neat Tudor Banquet Hall in the Seattle Miniature Show in Sept. 2008. It had many nie details added throughout the room.

Dutch House by Nancy Richmond: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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Christmas Toy-shop: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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This is a highly-detailed Christmas Toy Shop from the Seattle Miniature Show. Look at all the little details everywhere in the house.

Roombox: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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A great miniature scene from the Seattle Miniature show in Sept. 2008. There is a rabbit gardening in the garden outside.

Mexican Kitchen: Seattle Miniature Show, Sept. 2008

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This was a wonderful little room at the Seattle Miniature Show. It is a Mexican Kitchen. I love all the little authentic tiles and great details throughout the entire room.

Victorian Dollhouse: Seattle Miniature Show Sept. 2008

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This is a beautiful, large, victorian dollhouse featured in the Sep. 2008 Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show.

Small Scale Exhibit: Seattle Miniature Show Sept. 2008

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This is a nice exhibit from the Seattle Miniature in September, 2008. This is a smaller scale than 1:12, but I'm not sure what it is exactly. There is a lot of detail in this tiny house. Unfortunately, the picture is not the best because all of the exhibits had a plastic covering that reflected in the camera.

Wizard's Room: An Exhibit at the Seattle Miniature Show Sept. 2008

2008-10-04T23:25:00.000-07:00

This is such a wnderful miniature roombox. I was amazed at the detail in this scene! The wizard is in the middle of some sorcery. Herbs hang from the rope on the left side of the room. There is a variet of wizardly wonders throughout the room. You can tell that the artist of this roombox is very talented and really loves working with miniatures.

The Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show Sept. 2008

2008-10-04T23:17:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I was able to attend the Seattle Dollhouse Miniature Show at the Seattle Center. This was my first time attending the show and it was a lot of fun! My boyfriend tagged along with me. The show was held in two large rooms and had a variety of miniature vendors and craftsman showcased. Also, there was a miniature exhibit in which people entered their own miniature projects. There were roomboxes, dollhouses, and frames of all sizes and scales. The projects people had completed were inspiring and pleasing to the eye. I took pictures of the exhibits and I will post them in seperate blog entries.

My Miniature Hobby

2008-10-04T23:06:00.001-07:00

Hello! I created this blog to share my hobby and love for dollhouse miniatures. I have loved miniatures from a very early age. When I was young, my mom let me play with her own little dollhouse miniatures. She had a set of dollhouse dolls and beautiful, old, wood dollhouse furniture. I always liked to decorate "rooms" (I never had a dollhouse) and switch the furniture around.

I just re-started collecting dollhouse miniatures and am very happy with it! I recently acquired a nice victorian dollhouse. I have been furnishing it's rooms as my first miniature project. Ebay has been a great source for my miniature searching. I found many of my miniatures through Ebay. I also really like Jean Nisbett's "Big Book of Dollhouse." It is great for the beginner.

I am currently working on the victorian house I mentioned above, but there are many other projects I have already been brainstorming. I would absolutely love to make a historically accurate Tudor dollhouse. I want to make it set during the mid-1500s and make everything as accurate as possible.

If you are a miniaturist or miniature enthusiast yourself, please comment my blog and if you have your own, please leave the url. It would be great to talk to other hobbyists!