Back from Germany

This weekend we were at the 1:12 Show in Rheda-Wiedenbruck. We had a great time in Germany. We met lovely people, saw some beautiful miniatures, bought some miniatures...

The footmen by Sylvia Mobley and dressed by me in light blue silk, decided to quit their job and stay behind...they were muttering about how this is the 21th century, and I made them work too long and too hard..

This lady by Theresa Glisson asked me to dress her in a bright color so the young handsome footman would notice her. She was heartbroken when the handsome young footman decided not to come home with us...

I also wanted to welcome new followers in this post, but Blogger is not showing my followers for two days now. Also I can`t see followers on other Blogs, and I am having trouble leaving comments.
I do hope this problem will be solved tomorrow, when I do the draw for my GiveAway!!!

Welcome new followers!

A very warm welcome to new followers:
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Thank you for becoming a follower of my Blog.

Welcome to new followers!

A very warm welcome to:
Rosamaria
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Karin Gutknecht
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Thank you all for visiting and becoming a follower!

Tiny doll

Today Belen let me know that this tiny doll arrived safely at her new home in Spain!

GiveAway

This picture gives a hint what my, 200 followers GiveAway ,will be.... 

It is still a surprise. the draw will be wednesday June 1.Please leave a comment on this post if you like to enter in the draw and  you must be a follower of course! Have a nice and sunny weekend !!

Welcome new followers.

A very warm welcome to: Angeles, Maristella, Pasjonatka, Romantyczna Dusza, Andrea Xavier Carvalho, and Inagancheva. Now there are 200 followers, hurrah, time for a GiveAway!

Easter

Have a lovely Easter, everyone.
I hope you have time to enjoy the sunshine, the company of family and friends, and the outdoors.

Welcome new followers!

A very warm welcome to:

Jaana, Lesnuestrescoses, Dave Williams, Dale Fluty, Sherry Saltsman, and Alienora.
I hope you enjoy my blog!

Almost 200 followers, I am thinking about a GiveAway..

The new april issue is out!

The new April issue out now!

Welcome new followers.

A very warm welcome to:

 Maria, Jaione, Ada, Victoria, Jeanette, Allison, Carmen, Grace, Irene, and Marina .

I hope you enjoy my blog!

Arnhem Show

We had a good time in Arnhem, met some lovely people, sold some dolls and bought some miniatures.
A workshop-kit for a little bed by Sylvia Lutje Boudel, some viscose and silk ribbon from Unicorna, silk ribbon from My Passion, fabrics and lace from Brigitte Lohrmann, silk ribbon and tulle from Hazel Dowd, an hourglass by Reina Mab, red glasswork by Gerd Felka, a rosebush on a stem and some old-looking little pots by Jan van den Doel, green glasswork from Ann High, a speculaasblik from Me and My Shadow, tiny mice bat toadstools crow by Georgia Marfels, a wicker flower-basket by Will Werson, silk tulips and a hertshoorn plant by Carla Zandvliet, a blue and white dish by Cocky Wildschut, flowers by Floras Blomster and a porcelain vase by Dineke Boektje.

Summerdress

Time for summerdresses and straw hats, at least in my miniature world...I used a light and flowery coton to dress  this lady by Sylvia Mobley.

The teenager by Miep Otzen has her own transport: a sedan chair by Christian Neugebauer. I dressed her in brocade, yellow silk and old lace.

Evening wear

More dolls for the show, a gentleman by Sylvia Mobley and a second lady by Theresa Glisson. I dressed them both in evening wear like Lady Peacockfeathers. They asked me what I was going to wear to the show.
"a pair of jeans, sneakers and a blouse" I answered. "Djeens?? What is that, and why you are going to wear two of them..?

I explained what jeans are, thats it quite respectable in this century, still they were quite shocked: "you can`t wear trousers!!" "Well, I can and I am going to! You three can look pretty all day, while I have to crawl under the table plugging in cables and looking for boxes, bags, food, pens, spectacles... anything that`s going to get lost those two days..

Welcome new followers

Just to let you know I am working hard for the Arnhem Dollshouse Show March 26 and 27,
 my standnumber is D 53.

A very warm welcome to: Adriana Guedes, Evarh and to Angelique Hoekstra. Angelique will also be in Arnhem, her standnumber is D 34.

I wish all my readers a very nice and hopefully sunny weekend!

Welcome

Within minutes after my last post about Spring, the temperature dropped to freezing, the sun dissapeared, little snowflakes appeared in a dark grey sky and today it is raining, grey and stormy...

A very warm welcome to : Sharon and Frangipani I would love to see your Blogs but I can`t find them...
Also a very warm welcome to Claudia Lis.

Soon it will be Spring....

I love this picture by Cornelis Jetses, it is all about Spring and Summer, sunshine and fresh air. I found the picture on this website.

Honeymoon..

When I was dressing these dolls they made me think of my mother and father who went on their honeymoon on a bicycle. So I bought a bicycle in the Fair Trade shop, Jan painted it black and lowered the saddle ( actually he made a new leather saddle!) and the handlebars. My father was tall and had red hair and my mother was dark and petit. So the dolls look a littlebit like them...

I dressed Errol, by Sylvia Mobley, in jodhpur`s and a "tweed" jacket. The lady was made by Miep Otzen, a Dutch doll-artist. Miep now no longer makes dolls, and moved to lovely France. 

I dressed the lady in a "tweed" suit with bloomers, very convinient for riding a bicycle!

The background is the actual map my parents used in october 1942 of the area around Vorden in Holland.

New photos

Today I tried to take better pictures of the dolls, as I was not happy with the previous picture.

First I cleaned the lens..I thought it might improve the sharpness. Then I made a little studio with a black background. I don`t like using flash, so I used the natural daylight.

Because of the black background, the doll was over-exposed at first, so I had to adjust the aperture to under-exposing. With the

"french" doll I also used a little lamp, but not directly on the doll.

 I will keep experimenting, maybe I should try a tripod to help the sharpness.

A new doll.

I am dressing new dolls for the Arnhem Dollshouse Show .This lady is poured and painted by Theresa Glisson and dressed and wigged by me.



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