Binksy at Sea View!

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are well and had a great weekend. I wish I could say I did, but unfortunately it's not the case. The year started off with some sad news which was sudden and inevitable.

Last Saturday I lost one of my furry babies. Still can't believe that the fur ball is gone. I had Binksy for 18 wonderful years. He was my very first baby before I even had the kids. The passage of time is cruel and it's something we don't have any control over. I am lucky that I got to spend all this time with him but I would give anything to spend another 18 years with him once more.  

To deal with the loss and pain I always find comfort in my miniature work. I can never bring back my Binksy but I can definitely create him in My Miniature World were he can live forever. 

Binksy was quite the character like all Tomcats. He was playful, mischievous, talkative, a teaser and a loving darling. I found a small cat in my stash of miniatures that looked a bit like him but still not close enough. 

I wanted him to have the same patches and colors so I painted the little cat, jut like him. 

I have to say I am very pleased how the mini Binksy turned out to be. Considering that Binksy lived in modern times I could only see him fit in my modern dollshouse Sea View. 

Sea View was to only residence that didn't own a pet so it was definitely ideal for Binksy. He has his own personalized dish bowl that I made. 

Binksy was so full of life, playful and mischievous that there was no way that he would have lived in a new home without his favourite toys. I also got to make a scratch pole play gym and his favourite feather toy. 

He looks so happy there. The good thing about it is that Mini Becks can enjoy him as much as I did without end. 

With all the grief and sadness that I am going through, I am so happy that I got to create this in memory of my Binksy. He will always be a part of my heart no matter how far he is.  I know that he is in a better place and this will alway bring a smile to my face. 

I hope that you like what I have created. Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates of my blog.

Take Care and See You soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxxx

The Runaway Room in Sea View

Hello everyone,

Today I will be sharing with you the last room of my Sea View dolls house. This room is situated on top of the bedroom. I have turned this room in a recreational section where one can escape from everything or everyone to relax, read a book, hear music, browse the internet or spy outside. Most of the furniture I had purchased from Elf. The books, box files, CDs, magazines and paper folders have been done me.

The runaway room

The Day Bed 

The telescope

I hope you have enjoyed this house. I just can't believe that I actually made a modern dolls house. I had enjoyed doing it so much that I really hope to do another.

Well this is it. Please do keep tuned for more of my projects.

Take Care

Rebecca xxx

Sea View - Part 3

Hi Folks,

Hope you are all feeling fine. I think I'm getting back my mojo for miniatures. Haven't done much but it's definitely a start.

Today I will be sharing with you the third floor of my Sea View dolls house. Here you will find the main bed room and bathroom.

The Main Bedroom

The main bedroom's door leading to bathroom

I had done some modifications to the wall between the bedroom and the bathroom as the opening was to wide and as I was having a bathroom I wanted some privacy. I have also added a door which I modified myself too. Instead of leaving the door in a classical way. I removed most of the wood and added frosted plastic to give it a modern look. Most of the furniture in this room is from the Dolls House Emporium. I have elevated the bed with a split level which I edged with mirror plastic. I have also made a modern mirror decoration on top of the bed. The bedding for the bed was sewn by myself.

Hand made sculpture made out of clay.

I have made a modern sculpture out of clay and added to this room. I have beaded some silver wiring and added like a floral decoration for the vase of the dresser.  I'm quite pleased with the outcome of this room. Too bad that I don't live in it. I have added some of the same carpeting on the stair case.


Another thing that I wanted to point out that the spiral staircase through out the house didn't have a handrail. So very patiently I had cut some perspex in small rectangles and stuck them to each stair to form a whole glass handrail.

Entrance to the bathroom

The bathroom was my nightmare. I like spacious bathrooms and to my dismay for this house the bathroom was small. To make things worse I realized that the floor of the bathroom was very low and once the door seemed to be up in the air. I was trying to imagine myself going in the bathroom and the only thing that came to my mind was me falling face down. So I created a few step and a split level with the same carpeting from the bedroom. Then another problem cropped up as the split level took quite some space and I was trying to make a shower and a bathtub in this little bathroom. Once again thanks to Elizabeth from ELF she helped me choose the right accessories for the bathroom.

Split level leading to vanity and shower

I have designed most of the bathroom and added rice bulbs in the vanity section and shower. It was very difficult to see where to put the vanity, toilet and the bath but I think finally I got it right. The vanity was something that I totally built (which means that there was no kit for it). I found a Grecian vase that fitted this room perfectly as the tiles of the bathroom are mosaic. I have made most of the bottled perfumes and soaps myself with beads.  It reminds me a lot of a Roman Bath.

The Main Bathroom.

The Main Bathroom and entrance.

I think the bathroom is my favorite room of this dolls house. I hope you all like it as much as I do.

Well this is all for today. I wish you all a very Happy Easter. Keep tuned for more.

Take Care,

Rebecca xxx

I'm back to continue where I have left off! Sea View

Hi Everyone,

I haven't been around at all! SHAME ON ME!!!! I am so sorry for letting you down. I haven't been myself at all in these past months. Well being pregnant for the third time takes quite a toll and my first three months are my worst months of the whole pregnancy.  I'm in my 15th week (almost 4 months) and I'm feeling much better. I guess the good whether of our sunny Malta gives me a boost.

Unfortunately it's not just the blog that I have abandoned but most of my dolls houses and miniatures. Hopefully I hope to do some mini's before the  baby comes.

Well I'm here to continue where I have left off which is my 5th dolls house Sea View. Today I will be sharing with you my living / dining  area and the kitchen.

The living and dining area

This section of the house was quite a headache to do as I wanted to have a good sized modern kitchen. As the room for the kitchen was a bit small for my likes I added a split level in the kitchen area so the flooring for the kitchen will be a bit bigger and also to distinguish the floor itself. Also I had another problem. It was difficult to find a ready made kitchen to fit this room.

The Kitchen

I was on the verge of tears until I discovered ELF. Elf is a company which is into modern miniatures and kits made to measure to fit whatever room you want. For this particular dolls house ELF was my salvation.  Elizabeth from Elf  is the best. She was very helpful and patient with me. After 100 of emails sent to each other, together we have created my perfect kitchen for this room. I'm very proud to say that I am the first Maltese to ever purchase from ELF and I don't have regrets. In fact I have also got myself the bathroom, accessories and furniture for this house from Elf which I will be sharing with you very soon.

 The instructions for the kitchen kit where simple to follow and everything fitted in perfect. I would like to say a big Thank You to Elizabeth for always being there to help out in any difficulty. The kitchens look very realistic that sometimes you wonder if you are looking at a miniature photo or a real sized photo. 

Between the living/dining room and kitchen I have built a glass block wall which is very fashionable in a modern set up. I have used square cut, clear beads to built this wall. It fitted in perfectly. The paintings on the wall are print out and I have shaped them to make modern art, All wall shelves have been built by myself. And I have tried my hand at polymer clay and have created shrimp cocktails in the salad bowls on the dining table. I'm still green at it but practice makes perfect. Here are more photos for you to see.

I hope you all liked these room.

I promise to keep you updated very soon with more of my Sea View dolls house. So please do keep tuned.

Take Care

Rebecca xxxx

My polymer clay shrimp salad (my first try)

The living/dining

The glass wall between the living and the kitchen

The kitchen kit by Elf /

Sea View - My 5th Dolls House

Hello Everyone,

I hope you are all fine. It has been a while since my last post. I haven't been well myself. I want to thank you all for your comments on my Toll House and I also would like to welcome the new followers of my blog.

Today I will be sharing with you one of my latest projects that I have completed last October. This is a Dolls House Emporium kit which it's original name was Lake View. As I live very close to the sea, I decided to call it Sea View.

My Sea View

The Entrance

It was quite a challenge to complete as I am more comfortable in building periodic dolls houses than modern ones. Today I will be sharing with you the Entrance and the Sitting room which are the first rooms.

For the entrance I wanted something totally different and I wanted it to have a feeling of Zen and peace. So I have built a wall with three opening in it. I wanted something grand for this room so I added a water feature with small stones around which I have managed to add even lights to it. To keep it a place of peace I found 6 laughing Buddhas which fitted in perfectly.

I was quite pleased with it's outcome. The sitting room had to compliment the entrance to I have added a split level and added marble edging to distinguish where the split level is.  I have built a modern fireplace myself to continue with the split level. Around the fire place I have added the same stone decoration that I used for the water feature.  To this room I gave it a touch from Africa and it really suited it well. I found a small wooden sculpture that fitted the scene to perfection.

The Sitting room

The Sitting room featuring the split level combined with the fire place

The Sitting room featuring the entrance

I hope you like both these rooms. Next post I will be featuring the living area and kitchen so please do keep tuned.

Take Care 

Rebecca xxx