I have had a life-long love affair with dollhouse miniatures, and careers in art education and interior design. I hope to combine these life experiences to help other miniature enthusiasts get more out of this wonderful hobby we enjoy, a hobby that often reaches the level of an art form. Susan Downing
Everyone in our circle wears Dolls’ Cobbler shoes. If the shoe fits, buy it!!!
Sylvia Rountree is the owner of The Dolls Cobbler, known as the 11 Inch Fashion Doll Shoe Salon. I met Sylvia more than 30 years ago at the Cabbage Patch in Brooksville, Ohio, where we bought miniature supplies. (more…)
Interior of Shiuzou Makita’s secondhand bookstore
I saw Shuzou Makita “used bookstore” post on the Facebook Miniaturas / Miniatures group page and was bowled over. His work is just wonderful. So detailed; everything just right!
Categories: room boxes
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Sara Rothe Cabinet Dollhouse, found on the Dollhouse And Miniature Blog
Sara Rothe had two cabinet dollhouse: one a replica of her town home; the other of her country place. But even that was not enough. In April 1743 she bought 3 more at auction for 1000 guilders. I’ll leave it to you to figure out how much that is in today’s money. A lot, anyway. This one is probably the town house, on display at the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, The Netherlands. If anyone knows for sure, please let me know. The following are bits from Wikipedia I compiled.
Categories: cabinet, dollhouses, Dutch
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A Brooke Tucker Christmas found on “A Traditional Shabby Pink & Snow Diorama”
The Christmas tree has been a German tradition since the 17th century. But many ancient civilizations decorated evergreen trees and plants as a symbol of eternal life, deriving comfort from this symbol of eternal life during the long winter months. I hope this timeline helps when decorating your miniature for the Holidays.
Holly was an important part of the Roman solstice ceremony known as “Saturnalia.” It was believed that the red berries would ward off lightning and evil spirits. However, it had to be carried into the house by a male, as the berries are only on the male plant. Ivy was twined in the holly as a symbol of the 2 halves of divinity.
Druid priests harvested another evergreen, mistletoe, from sacred oak trees on the fifth day after the new moon following the winter solstice. Norse warriors met under the mistletoe to declare a truce for the day. (more…)
Categories: holiday
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