Disturbing Findings

Due to certain people stealing my photos without asking my permission, or still using them when I have said they do not have permission, I have found it necessary to delete all the Flickr groups I created and my Photobucket site. I know this will be disappointing to some, but unfortunately there are a few *less than honest* people out there !

Also all comments have to be moderated, so don't waste your time leaving a comment if you haven't got anything constructive to say - and I don't speak either Japanese or Chinese !

1/12th Scale Sweet Shop (not Vintage !)

I thought I'd have a go at constructing a "roombox" in the form of a Victorian Sweet Shop (yummy!). I bought the roombox as a flatpack, and altered the setup slightly so that the perspex panel is now the roof and the roof became the front, which slides up to open.

To the front I added a door and window so that the inside can not only be viewed from above but also from the front.

The sweets, chocolates and miniatures on display are a mixture of hand-made and re-ment items.

New Shelving for my Collection

My husband recently very kindly bought and built this lovely shelving for me !

Now all my collection is in one room and beautifully displayed.

A move around of furniture in the Conway Valley

So having decided that I really wanted to show all my Twigg furniture and display it in the Tri-ang No 40, I found the perfect solution for the rather "smaller scale" Conway Valley. I had collected some Barton Small Scale furniture, actually by accident as it came in with a lot of other vintage furniture, so I thought that it would be perfect to display it here.

Barton only produced their Small Scale furniture for the Bedroom and Dining Room and so far I have only managed to collect the Bedroom furniture, as shown on the top floor.

The beige chair upstairs is by Dol-toi, who also have differing scales to their furniture (some of their 1/16th scale is tiny !), so I feel it fits in quite well here.

On the ground floor the kitchen is by Barton, but I've picked out the smaller sink, fridge and cooker to use here. The dining room table and chairs is from the Contemporary range by Dol-toi and the sofa and the grandfather clock were also manufactured by Dol-toi.

The little doll who lives here called Annie, who I was advised was made by Airfix, is very pleased with her new furniture, and no longer feels drawfed by those bigger Twigg pieces !!

Restoration of my childhood Tri-ang No 40

During my internet absence I kept myself busy by doing some Dolls House restoration. Here is my Tri-ang No 40 that has been re-wallpapered and the Twigg furniture moved in from the Conway Valley house, as I felt the scale is better suited here:

I have added the partition, but it is not permanent and could easily be removed to make the house into just the two rooms upstairs and downstairs.

The wallpaper in the bedroom is a golden shaded diamond shape, whilst in the bathroom it is a pink shade.

Some of the Twigg furniture looks a little oversized, but I love the design.

I thought I only had one blue kitchen chair and three red dining room chairs. However, on closer inspection one of the dining room chairs was originally blue and I carefully stripped on the red paint - I can't tell you how pleased I was with my discovery !!

All the house needs now is an inhabitant - the search begins !!

Hi again !!

I haven't been around much in the last month or so because I haven't got an internet connection at home at the moment :-(

France Telecom have some sort of server problem with my line and they are hoping it can be fixed but they don't know when !

I have mobile internet with my laptop but it is expensive and also I have to drive 10 kms to get a reception - one of the joys of living in rural France !

Fingers crossed I'll be back soon, am missing Dolls House chat and viewing all the lovely photos.

Take care all and have a lovely summer (those in the Northern Hemisphere) and a pleasant winter elsewhere !!

Flickr group Tri-ang Dolls Houses & Furniture

I have set up a group on Flickr dedicated to all things Tri-ang - well dolls house related. Come on over (click the link on the side menu) and have a browse, if you're not already a member please join up and post your photos into the group pool.

Look forward to seeing you there !!