Interview...

For the June issue of the Dutch dollhouse and miniatures magazine: Poppenhuizen en Miniaturen, I was interviewed by Dienke Cazemier about La Belle Brigante. I was a little nervous, like before a job-interview...but there was no need as Dienke wrote a very nice article and made lovely pictures!

Some progress...

Porcelain dolls by Sylvia Mobley, dressed and wigged by me.

At the moment I make very little progress on the dolls, but I wanted to show you that I have been doing something...unfortunately not enough to attend shows at the moment.

Tiny surprise revealed..

Carmel was the winner of my surprise giveaway. A few days ago the little gift arrived at Carmel`s home in Australia. Now Carmel has seen it, I can put a picture on my blog too. It is a 3 cm gentleman made from scratch, dressed in 18th century style, in silks and lace.

Welcome with flowers

I would like to say welcome with flowers to new followers:
Amandus 1.12, Mcddiss, Sognatriceabordo, Rafa Fonseca, Cristina, Maja, Mercedes, Rocinash,
 Ramhinos de Pano, Francesca, Drora Hed, Annie Fryd, Rita`s minis, Indy Poppy (the winner of my GiveAway), Eva Tatalamaru, Jorgelina, Cote, Antonia, Isabel(morgana135), Norma, Mariana Belmonte, Milena Basili, Carla, Emily Sophie, Beatriz Sanchez, Begona Calo, TeenyTinyThings, Amary,

Xandra Dekker.

Winner of the give-away!

Last night I asked Jan to pick a name out of the old straw hat, and so he did. And the winner is Indy-Poppy
Congratulations! Please mail me your address, and I will send you your mini-gift.
Thanks to everyone for participating,  have a lovely day. Margot

Surprise GiveAway !

This is a blurry fuzzy picture of my shy GiveAway. He is a gentle creature.If you are curious and would like this  little fellow to come and live in your dollshouse, leave a comment on this post and become a follower. The draw is on May 21 end of the day.
 Good Luck.
Margot

Welcome new followers and welcome new plants!

 For my birthday I wished for plants as a present and that`s exactly what I got!
And to all new followers: a warm and flowery Welcome!
Gina Dutton, Blanche, Peetje van der Hoek, Annadan, Ele An, Craig Cantrell, Cbtol34, Liliam1961, HoneyMelone,
Lucy Coles.

So now there are 300 followers, it is time for a giveaway!!!

In my next post you can read all about my surprise giveaway.......

New Aim issue!

Celebrating Spring...click on the cover to follow the link to the free on-line magazine! Enjoy.

Delicate lady in delicate lace

 I am dressing this delicate porcelain lady in a very pale pink silk dress, the dress is completely covered in a very delicate old lace....

Welcome to the chaos...

A very warm welcome to new followers:
Johanna, Toni Gago, Angelique Hoekstra, Alexandra, Obscure Creations,
Agnieszka Jaroszek, Angela Perez Sanchez, Jeffry , I linked your Blogs to your names but for the following names I could not find Blogs... a very warm welcome to: Daphne, Brian, JRelsner, Dominique and Ullaczn.

 This is the situation in my workroom at the moment,
I am trying to dress six dolls at the same time, a new strategy...hmm, not sure yet if this will prove to be more productive...

Getting started on new dolls .

Today I am assembling some beautiful doll-kits by
Sylvia Mobley. I think these two look charming together. Maybe I will dress them as a couple, a bride and groom perhaps. A Spring wedding would be lovely...

Cute picture...

Another tiny lady, her rococo wig makes her a bit taller..

A new tiny doll and welcome new followers.

A very warm welcome to new followers:
Gillian  
Andy
Carmen
Christine F.
Lidi
-P-
Doortje
Kati
Luisa
Synnove
Thank you all for becoming a follower!

For Etsy I  made this tiny doll and hat.
I put together a little scene
with a 1:12 size chair and a vintage piece of knitwork.
The sheperdess hat was made from old hatstraw
and the little bride is dressed in lovely old lace.
I love the soft colors and the old materials.
Margot

Merry Christmas!

to all my followers and everyone who visits my Blog, I wish you a peaceful and happy christmas with friends and family!

Welcome new followers!

For the first time from my new home : A very warm welcome to my  new followers,
Patrizia  http://lemagiedipatty.com/
La Duchessa http://la-duchessa.blogspot.com/
Marja http://marjabalvers.blogspot.com/
Gaia http://leparolesilenziose.blogspot.com/
Marita http://miparaisomitaller.blogspot.com/
Isabelle http://lapassiondisabelle.blogsot.com/
Carlolina Leonardo, I can`t find you Blog Carolina.
John http://john-merrimanpark.blogspot.com/
Sans DD http://sansdollhousediaries.blogspot.com
Simon http://miniatureenthusiast.blogspot.com/
Noelle Pettit Martin http://anadventureinminiature.blogspot.com/
Jamila Zolotnikova http://jamila-zolotnikova.blogspot.com/
Lea http://atelier-de-lea.blogspot.com/
Jennifer www.plushpussycat.com
Thank you all for becoming a follower and amaze and inspire me with your beautiful Blogs!!
Have a great day.
Margot

New home

This summer we moved to a house with a garden! During the hectic days of packing and moving, Ootje found refuge in this pink cabinet. There were moments I wished I could have curled up in there with him..

Ootje and Gloomy love the garden and exploring! Jan and I allready did some work in the garden, but as we had to do a lot of painting, peeling of wallpaper, more painting, and a lot of chores that have to be done when you move to a new home, the garden is for next year.

Welcome new followers.

A very warm welcome to:
Bryony, Mini, Sjoukje, Giac, Georgie Steeds, Melissa, Leo Leandry, Miniature Treasures, Riitta, Eliana Martins,
and Carla. Thank you for becoming a follower.

Two of my  ladies moved abroad and they were so kind to send me pictures of their new elegant home:
Thank you Catherine!

I dressed this lady by Miep Otzen in dark green and pink silk. and purple silk ribbons.

I dressed this lady by Sylvia Mobley in cotton with roses, silk ribbons and antique lace apron.

   

La Belle Brigante featured on Pocketchange website.

On the Pocketchange 

website there is a little article about La Belle Brigante, thank you Chrissie Bryant.

Welcome new followers!

A very warm welcome to all new followers and a big thankyou to everyone who left all those lovely comments!!
New followers are:
Ilenia y muanuanimales
Pilar
Paula Doeven
Francesca Martinez
Terefer
Kaya
Marta
Daphne
Eva
Catherine

Surprise revealed.

As you know Heather won my surprise GiveAway. . Now that she so kindly posted about it , I also can post a picture. The mannequin was a kit I bought from Hazel Dowd and covered in linnen. I made panniers and an underskirt with lace. The dress itself is made from very pale pink silk.