St. Nick visiting Villa Marie

Good morning everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are well and that you are preparing for Christmas. Can't believe that it's Christmas already. 

I just wanted to share a miniature doll that I acquired a while ago and that I am sure you will like to see at this time of year. 

I am so happy with this little St. Nick. He is a German antique bisque Hertwig doll dating from the 1890's. 

I totally love his red cheeks and his jolly warm face.

This year he will be placed at Villa Marie one of my favourite vintage dollshouses that I have.

While the ladies are discussing their Christmas party, he decided to visit. 

I think he fits perfectly in the scene.

This is all for today. Hope you like the new addition to my Hertwig Collection.  Keep tuned for the next update and latest news.

Take Care and See You Soon

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Completing 'Cotton Tail Cottage'

Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are well. It's time for jelly beans, chocolate eggs and cute bunnies. Tomorrow is Easter!!! I am really happy to say that I have completed my Easter project 'Cotton Tail Cottage'. 

I have added so many cute little Easter miniatures that I got to make and paint. Lots of Chocolate Easter Bunnies, Chocolate Eggs, chicks and bunny cupcakes. 

The Easter Bunny is so happy with the amount of work he has done and I am sure that the children are going to enjoy their Easter Egg Hunt. 

One of my favorite miniatures in this project is the antique little lamb.

Here are some pictures of how the room looks like. 

Hold on! Who is there in the front? Does the Easter Bunny have guests? 

Oh there are three little children dressed up in bunnies all set for their Easter Egg Hunt. The little bisque darlings are also antiques going back to the early 1900's made in Germany by Hertwig. They represent my three children Matthias, Raquel and little Leah. 

The Easter Bunny welcomed them in and they have loved his little house that smelled divine of candy and chocolate. 

I am really happy how it turned out. It has to be one of my cutest project to date. So this is all for today.  Wishing you and your loved ones a very Blessed Easter. Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

The Start of 'Cotton Tail' Cottage!

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are doing well. Today I have some exciting news to share. It has been a while since I have been inspired about this new project. It is not usual that while working on a project I get inspired by something else that I have to stop working on the current work to start off another one. 

The good thing is that the new project 'Cotton Tail' Cottage started just in time for Easter.

Cotton Tail Cottage

The little house is a DHE kit called The Summer House but I intend to make it more of a Spring House and have decorated with an Easter Theme. 

I started off by altering one of the side windows and painted the outside walls. 

Once the walls were done I started working on the roof tiles. It took me a while to complete and once the tiles were done I painted them and gave them some weathering details. The roof is still not complete but it's looking good so far. 

I altered the kit to have better access to the inside. The original built was suppose to just have a lift off roof with four fixed walls. What I did was hinged the roof and opened one of the wall sides. 

This is house the 'Cotton Tail' Cottage looks like so far. 

I also made and painted a wall plaque with the name of the cottage. 

One of my favorite miniatures which will be part of this project is 'Cotton Tail' himself. The Easter Bunny.  Isn't he wonderful? He is a bisque antique early 1900's Hertwig doll. He has the perfect size for the project and he is fully jointed. 

The Easter Bunny - Cotton Tail

 Well The Easter Bunny is definitely happy with the progress of his house. At the moment he is very busy preparing for Easter.

This is all for today. I hope you like what I have done so far. Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates on Cotton Tail Cottage. 

Take Care and See You Soon,

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Decorating Posy's Gottschalk

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all?  Hope you are having a great week.  

Toda I wanted to share with you the progress of my 1930's Gottschalk. I have managed to find some vintage and old furniture pieces that suit the dolls house. 

On the ground floor I have decorated the kitchen // dinning room and a small sitting room. 

On the frist floor there is a lovely bedroom and a play room. 

I still need to add some more accessories, curtains and lights. 

Posy and the other teddies have moved in and made the old dolls house their home. You can visit Posty the Tiny Bear Blog to see more pictures of this dolls house. 

Hope you like the new additions to this dolls house..  This is all for today, make sure to keep tuned for the next updates and news. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx