A Wedding Dress, Something old and Something New

A Wedding Dress

As promised, here is the lovely gown I won from Felma in three different locations . The Bridal shop is finished for the most part. Save for replacing a couple of glass shelves that fell off the walls. I was concerned it might throw off the colors since I used the all white gowns I made some time ago for the rack.
 
Now I see the picture frames go nicely with it and I will replace a couple of white gowns for other shades of white or maybe even a bright color or black.  I thought the gown looked nice in the boutique also. Fashion wise, my daughter and I went back and forth until she decided maybe a pretty gown could fit into a store targeting younger women and I agreed.

The seamstress' work room looks a little contrived because it has been going back and forth between being a bathroom and a sewing room. It once was looking pretty nice with all of the Victorian posters etc on the walls as a sewing room. For some reason I want to have a bathroom in every house. For this house it would really do better as a sewing room, but then where would they do all of their...well you know...

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I chose the bridal shop
It looks a lot better up close

It didn't look too bad here because it was center stage like it was being highlighted.

I also like it here. If I had the room fixed up again with sewing notions, fabric and posters as well as other completed or clothes in progress projects it would really make a statement.

 

What do you think?
Thanks again Felma!
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Something Old?
  

One of the things keeping me from minis these days is gardening. The season was pushed back a little because of the cold weather, so we must hurry to prepare the ground for my seedlings.

 My grands and I were preparing the garden when my granddaughter started yelling! She came across this while she was doing some digging! It was in a shallow grave in a spot I thought I had dug at least once before. She and my grandson are convinced she is a voodoo doll someone buried there. I have no memory of having this doll although that does not mean I didn't at some time.  Anywho here she is. No hair. No clothes. No identity. We don't know where she came from.

Now, the question is do I clean her up and give her a make over or give her a tour of the bottom of a landfill ("garbage" for my international followers)

 

 

Kind of  Creature From The  Black Lagoon-ish

Her smile is sweet, but her eyes are downright scary!



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New High Tech Barbie- Good or Bad?

 

Here is an doll that just doesn't seem right. I like that this one has an average physique. I just don't think anything should be going over the internet by little children. There is always the chance the child can send something unsupervised. Anyway, who wants their child monitored by a stranger?

Read about it here!



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Giveaway Prize and Cat Rescue!

NOW FOR THE PRIZE REVEAL!

 

I won this fabulous dress from the give away at  dollhouseminiaturesbyfelma.blogspot.com/!

I know. Gorgeous right? I was so excited I said, " ok this is going in my bridal shop. Then, I thought wait, it could go into my boutique, now I am wondering, even though it is a little more modern, if I should put it in my Victorian seamstress' at-home sewing room. She is a little before her time. LOL I am sure it will tell me where it wants to go when it gets here. Oh, for joy, for joy!

 Thanks So Much Felma!! 

 

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 CAT-A-WHAT?

 

When I first saw this in the thrift store, I saw cute little kitty cats. Then I was horrified as I realized this was some kind of sadistic game. Can you believe anyone would have fun playing this? It is played by catapulting the little kitties through the air aimed at a target. I liked the kitties. so I  decided to buy and rescue them.

The catapult will be dismantled and used for parts. (sorry the pics are so dark. Still haven't learned to send Print Shopped pictures to Blogger once I edit them) 

 

Don't worry....they have all been adopted!

 

March and Minis...Contest Winning, St. Patrick's Day, Women's History minis

 

ALERT! I JUST FOUND OUT I WON A CONTEST YAAYYYYY!!

I will share more in the next post and show the picture of the prize and reveal the blog...( doing the cha-cha!)

 

So many enjoyed the Black History Minis.

 Here are the March

 Women's History Month Minis 

Aren't they cute!

 

Please do not forget to support the photographer Eunique Jones at http://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/

     

                        

           
         

   

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

 

  Coming soon! A highlight on a different kind of mini-lover!

        

           

 

 

FEBRUARY CELEBRATIONS

 

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Yes, this is a potato chip, Cool huh?
(I ate it! LOL) 

 





Black History Minis!

Some of you may remember some of these pictures from two years ago on Vansdolltreasures. I  am still as enchanted with these real life minis as much as I was when I shared them with her. I didn't post them on my blog then, so I will do it this year in honor of Black History Month. There were even more this year. It was so hard to pick! These are the ones I decided on.

 

 See how many you can identify before looking at the names. If you don't know the people they are portraying...why not google them!

 

Next month, I will do the same for Women's History month. Please stop by and support Eunique Jones at Eunique's Photography for more cuteness! I am trying to decide which product I will purchase.

 

Wouldn't these be cute in mini scale dolls?

 

 Especially check out, the lead-in video of girls reciting Maya Angelou!! SO CUTE!

 

http://www.becauseofthemwecan.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

(can you name the sororities and fraternities?)

 

And last but not least...

 

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0212/6252/files/wecan.mp4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving Forward For More Fun in 2015!

Well, 2014 ended with a lot of difficulties. But, that is ok. There is always tomorrow I say. . I am going forward in a lot of areas besides miniatures and if you hold, on tightly I will take you with me! :-D Weee! lol I want you to have even more fun here with, me, The Grandmommy, this year and ever after!

I like this song and have decided it is going to be my theme song for 2015

 

 

I think I figured out who gets what and sent the gifts for all of the winners who sent their addresses. If I have left you out please let me know. It is never too late to get a treat in the mail! I should know this first hand...

 

Look at what Brini sent me!

Right smack in the middle of the year end drama...I get this box! In it was the cool chair with matching pillows, mirror and picture frame that I won on Brini's Doll Domain blog and oh, what is that? A gift card for Macy's department store. I was NOT expecting that! Nothing like a little retail therapy I always say!

I sat down with a cup of coffee on a quiet morning and opened the box! Then, I actually sat there playing with everything! I rearranged the pillows over and over and sat different dolls in the chair. LOL I have decided to make a roombox for them instead of putting them in one of the Barbie houses. I can't say thanks enough! She is such a generous sweetie, folks!


 I am inspired by the beginning of the year craft room organization of a few of my blogger friends. michellesmadworld @ http://wwwmichellesmadworld.blogspot.com/2015/01/2015-year-that-wasto-finish-what-ive.html     http://stalbertmini.blogspot.com/2015/01/off-to-good-start.html  and Brae at Otterine's Miniatures. As such, I have begun organizing and most importantly for me...labeling. In doing so, you know I found a lot of good craft-y stuff.

Some were very well organized, but since they were not labeled I didn't know where they were and what I even had in there! I am looking at these soap and candle making supplies really hard! I pulled them from one of those unlabeled, yet organized rolling drawers and spread it all out. Today is the day. I am going to attempt to make some really cool soaps 1:1 scale.  Once I get comfortable with that I want to make some 1:12 scale.

Hope I don't chicken out!

Hugs!
The Grandmommy

 

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michellesmadworld

Don't Worry Your Prizes Are a Coming and My Prize From Brini!

Hello Everyone!

I hope everyone's holidays were exceptional and your new year has starting with a bang! Before I had the last contest, I looked around and saw so much mini stuff! I had many things I purchased specifically for mini contests and lots of other stuff! I sold some things on Etsy and others on Ebay. I plan to have other contests in the future so keep watching!

I don't usually post about negative personal things because I know others like me want this to be a fun place or even an escape. I know you will understand because we are also close enough to share a little here and there.  But, I  want to apologize for getting the prizes out so late. Several members of my family have experienced severe problems, which has caused me to abandon my miniature activities for a while. There were events such as a member being attacked by two dogs. Fortunately there was just small muscle damage.

 Another family with little children became homeless and was staying with me. As sweet as they were, it seems one of the children misplaced my mini prize information and I didn't know who was to get what, who was sent what and had to reconstruct things all over. Still working on that. Some people already received theirs. I just shipped more out and some others will get theirs in the third shipment.  Even my pets were stressed. One chewed up some of my dollhouse furniture! She has NEVER done that before! As a matter of fact, they had been in the same place for months and she never touched them.

That was just some of what was going on starting from around Thanksgiving. I barely had the opportunity or presence of mind to read most of your posts. :-(   Things are getting better.  :-)

I can't wait to tell you about my prize from Brini! I will talk more and take pictures of them in the next post in a few days. I placed the box in a prominent place and after things settled down a bit, I sat down with a cup of coffee and opened the box. Boy was I surprised!

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