Thoughts and news on the costs of shipping miniatures, showcasing a prototype, and an update to the Amazing Miniatures Etsy shop. Sorry for the lack of posts all week. I was swamped with work and was sort of burnt out from the previous week of mega blogging. I’ve got some good news though! I found out that I can ship packages weighing less than 7 ounces via First Class USPS. Previously, I was shipping through the Priority Mail...
Now that the coventry cottage dollhouse is done, it's time to have some fun setting up some miniature scenes for a photo shoot! I just posted the Coventry for sale on Craigslist and Etsy. Hopefully I'll get a buyer so I can get myself that Ball Jointed Doll. ;) If I don't sell it by Dec 25th, its going to be raffled off at my dad's church's xmas party. Either way, its going somewhere. While I still have it, I'm going to have...
The 14th and final part of the Coventry Cottage Dollhouse project series where the finishing touches are made for this miniature house. The last time I posted about the Coventry Cottage was in August. At the time of that update I was about 95% done where the last few tasks on the to-do list was: 1. Finish and add in the front door 2. Finish and add in the flower box 3. Finish and add in shutters 4. Last bit of touch up painting I kn...
Featuring lovely handmade miniature furniture and completed dollhouses by Wendy Elaine. I recently joined the Greenleaf forums (I’ve been mostly lurking) and the first person to greet me was Wendy Elaine. From poking around her Greenleaf profile, I was so delighted to see her website and the wonderful dollhouses and custom furniture she has created! The very first dollhouse she worked ...
Dr. Michael Freeman & Lois Freeman's amazing Astolat Dollhouse Castle There’s only one word to really describe this dollhouse. WOW. This 9 foot tall dollhouse was constructed over a 13 year period, it is 100% handmade, and is appraised at $1.1 million! This is definitely a museum quality piece, since its currently on display at a museum! The Astolat Castle was designe...
Showing off miniatures by Jean Day, who is also a miniaturist painter! Check out the amazing detail she is able to put into a tiny painting, by hand. Today, I want to show off one of my favorite Miniature bloggers, Jean Day. Not only is she a miniaturist, but also a miniaturist painter! (Is that even the right description? I admit, I’ve been cheating by using a printer to make my own miniature paintings, so its pretty darn amazing how much detail...
Check out Marianne Stengel's 16 room dollhouse! This monster of a dollhouse was built by Marianne Stengel and furnished in the style of the Chippendale-Biedermeier era. It has 16 room, 15 doors, 17 windows, 3 fireplaces, 88 lamps, and approximatedly 175 pieces of furniture. There are even 38 miniature people with 3 dogs, 4 cats, and a mouse livin...