Baby Fanny has a New Family!

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Just a quick post to share the great news that Baby Fanny has a New Family. 

You all remember Master Ben,  The sweet little boy that every Winter is quite poorly.  The good news is that now he has a baby sister called Fanny. 

Fanny resembles her older brother and the little tot loves him to pieces. Mrs Hayward enjoys reading stories to both her children  especially when it is time to call it a night. 

 Baby Fanny has fitted in so well and I am so pleased that she is part of the Hayward family that live in Regent Street just above The Apothecary Cures & Remedies. 

Master Ben feels much better having a baby sister that keeps him busy and occupied. 

Hope you like the new addition to this family. Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates. 

Take care and See You soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

7th Day of Christmas - Visiting Master Ben

 Hello Everyone,

"On The Twelve Days of Christmas, Miss Holly will be visiting Regent Street to bring joy and wonder during the magical time of Christmas. "

Miss Holly was so looking forward to visit Master Ben who has been feeling very poorly in the past few days. She had prepared something special for the little boy that would definitely brighten up his spirits. 

Miss Holly thought it was a good idea to visit the little boy late in the morning. She was hoping that by then he would be up and about. The house keeper welcomed Holly at the door and lead her to to the little boy's pretty room which was on the top floor.  She was so excited to see Ben. 

She entered the cosy bedroom where she found the little boy tucked in his bed and his mother, Mrs. Hayward reading a story to him.

Mrs. Hayward was so pleased to see Miss Holly. Little Ben definitely needed some cheering up as he had been in bed for the past week.  Miss Holly told her that she visited Heather the  day before and the little girl had told her that Ben wasn't well at all so she wanted to give him a gift to cheer the poor lad. 

Mrs. Hayward could see that Holly had gotten something special for Ben. Ben loved his pirate ships and toy soldiers and she was sure that he would be extremely happy with the Nutcracker Toy Soldier.  She took the opportunity to do some errands while Holly was visiting Ben. so she left the two to themselves. After all Ben needed some company.

Miss Holly moved closer to Ben's little bed and handed the Nutcracker Soldier to him. She could tell that the boy wasn't feeling well. He looked so pale but he was more than happy to receive such a gift.

Ben had never seen anything like the Nutcracker Soldier before and asked Miss Holly why did the Toy Soldier was called a Nutcracker. Holly explained to him that the Toy Soldier could crack the nut shells by putting the nut between the soldier's  jaw. At the back of the Soldier there was a leaver which once forced downwards, the jaw would crack the nut shell.  She also told him that these nutcrackers were also associated with Christmas because of the beautiful Christmas story 'The Nutcracker and The Mouse King' by ETA Hoffmann. 

Miss Holly told Ben the story of The Nutcracker and the little boy was mesmerized by her words. At the end of the story he jumped out of bed and wanted to play with his new Nutcracker Soldier and his own tiny tin soldiers. 

Holly was so happy to see the little boy out of bed and eager to play. She let him play for a few minutes but she didn't want Master Ben to over do it. So she picked up the lad and tucked him back to bed. 

She placed the Nutcracker Soldier next to him on his bedside table. She told him that Heather missed him very much and that he had to rest and recover so he could go and play with her. Ben was so looking forward to show Heather his new toy. He told Holly that Dr. Keller was visiting him everyday and gave him good medicine so he could get better soon. 

Miss Holly told him that he should be very thankful that Dr. Keller was taking good care of him. She kissed the sweet little boy's forehead and wished him a speedy recovery. Ben thanked her for the special gift and told her that he was already feeling better since she had visited him.  Miss Holly was more than happy to hear those words. With that, she left little Ben to rest knowing that the Nutcracker was by his side looking over him.

So this is all for today. Tomorrow, Miss Holly will be having tea with Miss Leah and her sister Quelina, but I am sure she will be visiting Dr. Keller for giving his attention to Master Ben. So keep tuned for 8th Day of Christmas. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Part 3 - Decorating 'The Patient' and Completing the Project on 'Life & Style'

Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are all well. It has been a while since I updated my blog. I was quite busy before travelling to the Dolls House Nederland Show in Arnhem. But here I am again among my miniatures and today I will be sharing with you the last part of 'The Patient' project which completes the whole project. I have shared this a few weeks ago on the 'Life & Style' TV Show on the Maltese Channel NET TV.

The Patient

The room was quite ready to start being decorated. I had added all the trimmings against the wall with the new fireplace and now it was time for the furniture pieces and accessories.

I have worked on the wardrobe and as it was a little boy's room I kept to the theme with the galleons. 

Apart from the wardrobe I also added the washstand table which has delft blue tiles and added a few accessories accordingly.

Master Ben had his cast iron bed, built and decorated to keep him warm and comfortable. 

A few toys were added which have been hand painted by my dad. 

The day came that I took the project and shared it on the show with the presenter Charles Saliba.

You can see the clips from my You Tube Channel or below. 

Here are a few photos of the project 'The Patient'

The Patient

As most of you know 'The Patient' project is part of 'The Physician' and the 'Cures & Remedies Apothecary' which now is complete and will be part of my Regent Street.

The Physician

Cures & Remedies Apothecary

Regent Street

Hope you like what I have done with this project. I have to say I am very happy with the outcome. I will continue working on my Pembroke Grange but will also start a new project for the show which will be a renovation of a 1:24 scale dolls house. 

Make sure to keep tuned for the next update. Take Care and See You Soon,

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

The Patient; Ben's Bedroom - Part 2 on 'Life & Style'

Hello Everyone,

Hope you all had a great weekend. I have to say, I have been very productive during the past few days. I have managed to work on my two ongoing projects, prepared some orders for supplies that I need, I also worked on a few miniatures for my clients, today I rearranged the houses in Regent Street and prepared all the necessary items for tomorrow's Life & Style TV Show. I have to say I am quite pleased with myself. 

Today I will share with you the progress on Master's Ben bedroom which now most of you know is 'The Patient' in my project.

I started off by adding the floor and wall paper for this bedroom. Even though it's a little boy's room, I didn't want it with shades of baby's blues or looking like a nursery. I kept it simple and still ideal for a kid, so I choose sailing galleons. Apparently Ben likes ships.

Once that was ready I started working on the fireplace and it's surrounding.  I have made the fireplace using my 3D printer and then painted it. 

Once that was done. I started having a few ideas of what furniture pieces I wanted to add to the room so it could give me a better picture of where to fit the door at the back wall. I like adding these false doors. For some reason it give the whole property more depth.

I was quite happy with the outcome and even if it is a small room, it was just perfect for a kid's bedroom. 

The time came that I had to share my progress on 'Life & Style' TV show with the presenter Charles Saliba. 

Here are the video clips to see the progress of the project during the show. 

There is always time for that one photo of Charles and I at the Studio. 

And here is how the room looks like so far. 

Ben is doing well. He is recovering from his flu but like all flues it does take its course. The poor boy is getting bored so his mother Mrs. Hayward went to The Dickens Book Shop to borrow some books for him. Mr. Dickens found some nice story books that he was sure that Ben would enjoy. 

I hope you like what I have done so far. Tomorrow I will be back on the show with the complete bedroom which will also complete the whole project. Make sure to keep tuned for the new updates.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Who's 'The Patient'?

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all having a great week and that you are all doing well. Like always, I have been busy trying to keep up with two projects and working on new miniatures.

As a few of you already know I have been working on my latest project 'The Patient' which is the last room box to be added to the 'The Physician' and 'The Apothecary'. The three room boxes are being shared during the 'Life & Style' TV Show on the Maltese Channel NET TV.

As my first post on this project was quite vague, I had a couple of questions from you followers asking about 'The Patient'. "Who's the Patient?" "What's the patient all about?" "Will it be part of the Physician's clinic?"

So here I am to give you more details of who's the patient and the story line behind it all.

Dr. Keller the Physician has been quite busy during this Winter. It was almost time for him to call it a day before he went out to do his house visits. He only had two more patients to see and the last to be seen was Master Ben Hayward who happens to live in the same building. 

Dr. Keller was Ben's doctor since the day he was born. Mrs. Hayward was quite worried about her youngest son as he has been poorly for the past two days.

Mrs. Hayward

Dr. Keller examined Ben. He indeed looked pale, had a high temperature and was coughing. 

Master Ben

Making sure that Ben was in no danger, Dr. Keller informed Mrs. Hayward that her son caught the seasonal flu. Ben needed to stay in bed, keep warm, drink a lot of fluids and take his prescribed syrup.  He assured Mrs. Hayward that he will be back on his feet in a few days. He also promised that he will visit the boy in two days. 

As soon as Mrs. Hayward thanked the good doctor, and left, Ben was tucked up in his bed already looking better after his visit to his favorite doctor.

So as you can see 'The Patient' is the seven year old Ben who happened to get the flu and his bed room is right on top of the Physician's clinic. 

The lovely dolls were made by my friend and favorite doll maker Beverley Senatore. Thank you Beverley  for making my dolls houses look more alive. 

Will be sharing more of Ben's room very soon. so make sure to keep tuned for the next update on 'The Patient' project.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

'The Patient' New Project for 'Life & Style'

Hello Everyone,

Here I am once again. Hope you are all having a great week. It has been a while since I shared my ongoing projects. A few weeks ago I got to share the start of my new project called 'The Patient'. This is the final room box which will be part of  the 'Cures & Remedies' Apothecary - Druggist and 'The Physician'. 

I have designed the room box to make it in the shape of a roof to go on top the rest of the building

The roof is slanting and I have added a dormer window to the front.

I added the roof slates and to make the roof batons I used bamboo skewers.

The day came that I had to share the start of this room box on 'Life & Style' TV Show on the Maltese Channel NET TV. I completed the outside of the project live during the show. During the show I continued tiling the slates, painted the roof and added a few weathering details to the whole thing. 

Here you can see the slots during the progress of the project at the show.

Like always Charles Saliba presents the show and gets to share the project with me with the audience. 

The room box fitted nicely on the rest of the project. 

This is all for today. I hope you will find this project interesting. I have still lots to share about this project and Pembroke Grange which I am still working on during the weekends. Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx