Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House - Published on DollsHouse Nederland Magazine.

 Hello everyone,

How are you all? I hope you are having a great weekend. It has been a while since my last post. I am working night and day on lots of miniatures for the upcoming DollsHouse Nederland Show to be held in Hotel Papendal, Arnhem in The Netherlands between the 5th and 6th October 2024. There I will also be having my first book launch. I am really excited about it as it is the first time that I will be there as a participant and not as a visitor. 

Speaking of which, 'Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House' has just been featured with an article on the latest issue of the Dolls House Nederland Magazine. 

It is an honour to have my book featured on the DHN Magazine and from here I would like to thank Rika van Nellestijn that has given me the opportunity to launch my new book 'Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House' at the DHN Show and to feature me in the magazine. 

The article is in Dutch where you can find it by clicking Here! For those who don't know the language, here is a translated version of it in English 'Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House by Rebecca Micallef

For those who would love to attend and get the tickets for the Nederland Dolls House show you can visit their website here DHNShow 2024

I also have some good news for those who will be attending the Dolls House Nederland Show between the 5th and 6th October 2024 at Hotel Papendal, Arnhem in The Netherlands. With each signed copy of the book 'Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House' a miniature version of the book will be given. The miniature version has pictures of the rooms of 'No 44, Mornington House'. This miniature book will be only offered during this launch. As the numbers of books are quite limited, you can reserve a copy of the book by sending me an email to myminiatureworld.mt@gmail.com and you can pick it up during the show. 

The Miniature Version of the Book

So this is all for today. Bare with me folks, at the moment I am just all over the place. In three weeks I will be travelling to the Netherlands for the first launch and being a perfectionist, I have literally thrown myself into the preparations for this show. I will be back on track posting regularly as usual. I can't wait to calm down and focus more on my new dollshouse project. Make sure to keep tuned for the latest news and updates. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxxx 

Peter Pan's Nursery - Disney Dolls' House

 Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all well and that you are enjoying your weekend. Like always I am enjoying my Summer with the kids and working on new miniatures, preparing for the release and launch of my new book. St. George's Hill is still in its early stages and I will focus more on it once the launches of the books are done. In the meantime, I am also enjoying the Disney Dolls' House which comes in part work every week. 

One of my favourite rooms is the nursery which has a Peter Pan theme. As a child, I loved watching the Disney motion picture Peter Pan. I think it was one of my favourites. I knew the lines of each character by heart.  Considering that the Disney Dolls' House comes in part work I think that the nursery room is almost complete with two minor things that still need to be added.

The nursery is really cute and quite spacious with pieces that play a role in Disney's Motion Picture.

One of the nursery's beds with Micheal's teddy bear and Wendy's doll. 

Nana's dog house and the famous toy cart that George Darling slipped on. 

The chest of Drawers is still bare but will have a few accessories on it eventually. 

Peter Pan looked lonely in the nursery so I made a tiny Tinkerbell. She was not easy considering that she stands only 15mm from the tip of her wings to the ground. 

Even though she should have been smaller I think they look quite nice together. 

I hope you like the tiny nursery room and my Tinkerbell. For those who are interested in starting this collection, it is available from the Agenda Book Shop in Malta. 

This is all for today. Make sure to keep tuned for the latest news and updates.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

New Miniatures

 Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend. I have been enjoying the summer with my family as the weather is hot and nice but I have also been busy working on my new project and miniatures. I am designing and building a new basement for St. George's Hill. 

As the time is getting closer to the launching of the new book 'Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House' I have been working on newly designed miniatures which will also be available during the launch of the Dolls House Nederland Show in Arnhem in The Netherlands. 

 Here are a few miniatures that you will find available if you visit the Dolls House Nederland Show at the beginning of October.

 I am delighted with my new designs, especially with the Parrot Candle Sticks and the two Ormolu Clocks.  I also made a few new designed candlesticks, busts, statues and other accessories

Many more accessories are in progress and there is a lot of work to do and hand paint the detail but so far I am very happy.

I hope you like the new miniatures that I am making so far. Make sure to keep tuned for the latest news and updates. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

It's Here! Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all well. I have some exciting news to share with you all!

Finally the first copy of Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House has arrived. 

I am totally overwhelmed and I can't believe that it has turned out so well. My editors at The Crowood Press are so happy with it too. It was really emotional going through the printed pages of the book and see No 44 Mornington House being built and completed. 

Now I have to wait patiently for the book shipment to arrive safely at the distributors for the release dates which are supposedly to be by the end of August beginning of September. 

From here I want to thank my darling husband Gilbert, my wonderful children Matthias, Raquel and Leah, my beloved parents, my sweet Penny, my supporting colleagues at the offices, family, friends, followers and fans for their encouragement and support. Last and not least I want to thank The Crowood Press team for giving me the opportunity to write the book, entrusting me with the task and for walking the journey side by side with me.

That is all for today. Keep tuned for the next updates and latest news.

See you soon and take care.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxxx

Latest News - 'Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House'

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all? It has been a while since my last post. I totally apologise for that but I have been extremely busy and lots to do before the release of my new book 'Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House'

I am very proud to say that the book has been printed and will soon be released. I can't wait for the first copy to arrive which cross fingers will happen next week. 

You can visit The Crowood Press  for more information about the release of the book. The Crowood Press is the publishing house of my book which is based in the UK. 

Designing and Decorating a Period Dolls' House by Rebecca Micallef

This step by step book is ideal for beginners to guide them through how to build and decorate a period dolls' house. You will also find how to make soft furnishings, install lighting and other small projects. I am sure that some will find it very useful. 

I will never forget when I received the email from The Crowood Press offering me this once in a life time opportunity to write the book for them. It's not everyday you are offered to publish a book. To me it was a very big decision to take; for starters I never wrote a book in my life, second I was committed to hand in the book in 18 months and third a bit of self doubt always triggers the conscious. But then I thought to myself that this opportunity was meant  for me. From all dolls' house artists in the world they liked my work and how I write and they chose me for the task. So I took the plunge. 

Through this book I got to build 'No 44 Mornington House' which was designed and made totally for the book. I have to say it holds a special place in my heart. Building this dolls' house was challenging for me as my main focus was on how to build a dolls house through the reader's eyes especially for those who are new to the hobby. Nevertheless, I achieved more than my expectations. 

No 44 Mornington House proudly standing in my sitting room. 

The Crowood team was marvellous. They guided me through the whole process, helped me through out the writing of the book and I can never thank them enough for making this dream a reality.  A big thank you to Anita, Robert, Sharron, Alex and Harriet who have been always there and made this book possible. 

The book is already out for pre-order on several sites such as Amazon, Barns & Noble, WHSmith and more. You can find a list on my blog or website.

Speaking of which finally My Miniature World has it's official website. www.myminiatureworld.co A big thank you goes to my husband Gilbert that has done such an amazing job with it. New updates are always being added but it's looking great. Thank you my darling Gilbert, I wouldn't have done it without you. 

Also I have three important announcements to make. Three official Book launches will be held in Arnhem - The Netherlands, London - UK and Marsaskala - Malta. 

Dates of Launches:

• 5th - 6th October 2024 at the DollsHouse Nederland Show, in Papendal, Arnhem in The Netherlands. DHN Show
• 30th November 2024 at the Kensington Dollshouse Festival Christmas Show, Kensington Hall, London in the UK. London Dollshouse Showcase
• 14th - 15th December 2024 at My Miniature World Museum, Marsaskala, Malta.  My Miniature World 

During the launches I will be there for the book signing and a miniature gift will be given with each book. 

For those who will be attending one of these events and would like to pre-order their book, just to make sure that a copy of the book is kept for them on the day of their visit, they can send me an email at myminiatureworld.mt@gmail.com

I am very excited about this and I will definitely keep you posted with any updates about the book. Also in the mean time I have started working on my new dollshouse project which I will be sharing the first images of my progress very soon. 

Make sure to keep tuned for the latest news and updates.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx 

The Allpress house model in the Imperial War Museum in London

Hello everyone,

I hope you all had a great weekend. Today I wanted to share with you the last place of interest that my family and I went to visit when we were in London which was the Imperial War Museum. 

As much as I love Dolls' houses, I love history. The benefits of it all is when I get to combine history and Dolls' houses together. 

One of our last visits was to the Imperial War Museum. 

The museum itself is amazing but crazy enough and to my total surprise I found the Allpress model house in 1:12 scale.

The Allpress model house is an origin copy of the house that the Allpress family lived in during WW2.

Even though it is not a Dolls' house per se it is a great example of how a dolls house can be decorated in the 1940's.

On the outskirts of the house there is an Armstrong home Shelter that families had in their yards.during the war.

A perfect example how these shelters were built in miniature.

The rooms are all fully decorated in the period's style.

It was amazing and so inspiring to see this house in the Imperial War Museum. It made the visit more exciting and worth going.

This is all for today. I hope you will find this post interesting. Make sure to keep tuned for the next update and new project. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Visiting Queen Mary's Dollshouse at Windsor Castle

Hello everyone,

Here I am again today. It's been a week since my visit to Windsor Castle in the UK.  It was one of my highlights during my short visit.

It was my second time that I visited Queen Mary's Dollshouse but this year was a bit special as I took the kids and this year Queen Mary's Dollshouse is celebrating it's 100th year anniversary.

Windsor Castle is beautiful on its own. Just entering it's grounds is worth the trip. Just like the first visit I was excited like a little girl and the kids could see how much this meant to me. 

No photos are allowed to be taken but we managed to take a pic outside the entrance. It was marvellous and we took our time to go around it. I explained the children all the important parts and it's history. I was so happy to see them interested and intrigued by it.

As Queen Mary's Dollshouse is celebrating it's 100th year anniversary for this year only a special display with a few miniatures of the dolls'house was displayed in one of the castle's room.

It was simply amazing to see a few of these miniature up close. You could see all the details and colours.

These are few of the miniatures that are displayed and are my favourites.

From the souvenir shop at the castle I got the two new books which I totally love. 

It was an amazing experience especially to share it with my family. Another one marked from my bucket list for this year. 

This is all for today. Make sure to keep tuned for.the next updates.

Take care and see you soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx