The Tiny Dollhouse

We recently took a quick trip to NYC.

I've been wanting to visit 'The Tiny Dollhouse' on the Upper East Side for several years now.

I finally got my chance!!!

We walked an hour to the store ,

and then I spend a good 45-60 minutes looking around.

Such a fun shop.

So many little display cases packed with everything you could possibly imagine in miniature.

I love the everything is grouped by themes (for the most part) so fun!

The photo above is of the sewing display case.

I wanted to purchase one of everything!

Speaking of The Pink Pelican

I finally found a mini pelican that I loved!

And of course I had to paint him PINK.

He is the perfect little addition to our mini beach cottage!

{The Pink Pelican was featured in July 2016 in Miniature Collector.}

Flamingos for The Pink Pelican!

I was sooooooo excited when I found these mini flamingos for The Pink Pelican!

If you know us, we love flamingos! We put them out on birthdays, and for special occasions.

We've had them for over 10 years, and they are still goings strong.

AND NOW we have them in mini! 

Hooray!

Mini Projects

Where I am with my mini projects:

Winter Bleu {house} is my BIG project for 2017!

I'm working on removing the balcony.

I'm ready to move forward on the interior -- 

the rooms are just big, and I'm not sure how

to divide the spaces.

I also have these kits to complete:

Corner Store Kit -- bakery* 

{I'm waiting to see if this is published before I post photos.}

Cath Kidston store -- 

Still working out the details on this one...

Loft Kit -- 

Something beach/nautical 

Most likely fashioned after a beach house we vacationed at in 2016.

Craftsman Cabin Kit -- Creatin' Contest 2017

{Not sure how I will furnish this one...or if I will enter it into the contest.}

Glamour/Camper Kit - 

Aqua and red like our real-life glamper Magnolia.

*The corner store was so much fun [and easy] to build-- 

I'm thinking of making another one and turning it into a floral shop.

Update:

Bakery was *FINISHED early February 2017

Brickwork

So much snow in our neck of the woods.

Using some indoor time to work on the corner bakery.

I looked at different brick papers, but nothing 'wowed' me.

I found a couple of ideas for making my own bricks.

This one uses sandpaper and paint -- supplies I had on hand, so I gave it a try.

I LOVE how the bricks turned out!

It took me less than 10 minutes to paint the sandpaper,

and just a couple of hours to cut and glue into place [2 exterior walls].

{I did ruin a paper cutter blade in the process -- but it was and old one that would have needed replacing soon -- so it was totally worth it.}

Part of the side wall -- for my first time trying this technique, I thought it turned out fine.

{Now that I've done it once, I'd love to try it again and perfect my bricklaying skills!}

Bakery Interior/Exterior

This week I'm working on the corner bakery.

{This is the color palette for the interior & exterior of the shoppe.}

Scrapbook papers, Drizzle Grey and Sea Foam paints.

I'll be back to show the progress over the next few days.

Little Skaters

Little skaters -- in a homemade 'snow globe' --