Featured in 100 Artists in Europe

 Hello everyone,

Today I am sharing something that fills me with immense pride and gratitude.

Recently, the book 100 Artists in Europe was published by Culturale Lab in Italy, a beautifully curated volume bringing together one hundred artists from across Europe. Each selected artist is given two dedicated pages featuring one artwork along with an introduction about their artistic journey and creative path.

I am deeply honoured and very proud to say that I am one of the artists featured in this publication.

The artwork representing me in the book is Le Château, my Georgian dolls house completed in 2021. Le Château is a grand Georgian residence with a delicate touch of French and Baroque influence. It has always been one of my most treasured projects, rich in architectural detail, historical character and carefully crafted interiors. Seeing it documented within the pages of this European collection feels incredibly meaningful.

Last week, I received my personal copy of the book, and holding it in my hands was truly a special moment. There is something quite powerful about seeing your work printed and recognised alongside so many talented artists from different countries and artistic disciplines.

I am sharing photographs of the publication here on the blog, including my two featured pages, so you can see exactly how Le Château has been presented. 

Culturale Lab has also released a YouTube presentation of the book, and I was delighted to see that my pages appear first in the video.

In addition, my review of the book has also been published, which makes this experience even more rewarding.

Moments like these remind me how far this miniature journey has taken me. From the first dolls house I built at seventeen to being included in a European art publication, it truly has been a remarkable path. I am sincerely grateful for the continued support from my family, friends, collectors, and followers who have encouraged me every step of the way.

This is certainly one of those milestones I will always treasure.

That is all for today.

Make sure to stay tuned for more updates and latest news.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Regards,

Rebecca xxx

Guests at Le Château!

 Hello Everyone,

Hope you are enjoying your weekend. De Forbin family and the household have settled in nicely in their new home Le Chateau. 

Today they have welcomed their first guests to their home. Seigneur Frederic invited his niece Dame Karine and her lady-in-waiting Mademoiselle Astride. 

After a day of travelling Karine wanted to refresh herself and rest.  Astride could tell that her dear friend Karine was tired so she took it into her hands to pamper and look after her. 

Dame Karine

Mademoiselle Astride

Here are some photos of Astride taking care of Karine at the dressing table while she brushes her hair and having a chat. 

The wonderful dolls have also been made by my dear friend and doll maker Beverely Senatore. 

I hope you like the new additions to the project. Next week we will start off the new project with Miss Holly. We are all excited about it here at My Miniature World. Make sure to keep tuned. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx 

 

Closing the Curtains to 'Le Château"

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you had a great weekend. I am very pleased to say that the dolls house project "Le Chateau' is complete. The 18th Century French style dolls house took me 1 year and 5 months to complete. 

 I am really pleased with the outcome and I still can't believe that I was the one to complete. 

Here are individual photos of each room. 

So we start off with the entrance hall, which leads to the sitting room on the left and the kitchen on the right. 

Entrance Hall

The sitting room also leads to the dining room at the back. 

Sitting Room

The Kitchen

The Kitchen

On the first floor you will find another hallway matching the one below that also leads to the bedrooms. 

The little gir's room is situated on the left and on the right you will find the main bedroom.

Felicia's Bedroom

Main Bedroom

On the second floor you will find the library and the study. 

The Library 

The Study

This completes the project. 

It  looks wonderful all lit up. I am very proud of my work. 

I hope you liked following the progress of this project.

This is all for today. Make sure to keep tuned for the new project. Miss Holly is really excited to share with you her Christmas Cheer. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Finishing off Le Château with the fourth hidden wall!

Hello Everyone, 

How are you all? Hope you had a great weekend. I have to say I am very happy and for a very good reason. Finally I after one year and 5 months I have completed the 18th century French style dolls house 'Le Château'.

This weekend I got to finish the fourth hidden wall of the dolls house.

The Fourth Hidden Wall

The fourth hidden wall is basically the opening, the front of the house. There are some builders that don't really bother with it, but I try my best to decorate it in the same interior decor finish according to the rest of the house. I start off by painting and decorating the wall like the adjacent rooms. 

Once that is done I start making the curtains and the pelmets.

The main door and the door on top of that was decorated exactly with the same wall paper of halls and staircase. 

Hall Way Curtains

Then on the left (which is actually the right hand side) you find these simple curtains for the kitchen.

Kitchen Curtains

On the opposite side you find the sitting room wall that I decorated with matching wall panels, pelmet and I used the same fabric of the upholstery of the sitting room furniture for the curtains . 

The Sitting Room

On the left hand side at the top you will find the Main Bedroom's Wall.

Main Bedroom

Finally on the right you find the wall to Felicia's Bedroom which is also decorated with the same fabric and color scheme of the room.

Felicia's Bedroom

So this completes the Dolls House. I still can't believe that it is done. I will be sharing more pictures of the inside on my next post but this is how it looks on the outside. 

I can't wait to share with you the final photos of the interior. Hope you like how it turned out. Make sure to keep tuned for the final installment of 'Le Chateau' and I will be introducing the new project.

Take Care and see you soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

La Famille De Forbin - Le Château

 Hello Everyone,

The weekend is here once again. How are you all? Hope you are all feeling well. I have been under the weather for the past week. It has been quite rough but I am getting better.  I guess it's the change of weather itself that played a nasty trick.

I am very pleased to introduce the family 'De Forbin' who will be residing in Le Chateau. 

Here is the Family tree to give you a better idea who is who.

So we start off with the Land Lords Forbin, Seigneur Frederic and his wife Dame Marguerite. Together they have five children; the eldest a son and four daughters.

Seigneur Frederic

Dame Marguerite

Their Son Seigneur Jean is married to Dame Marie and they have a pair of twins a girl Paulette and a boy Henri.

Seigneur Jean

Dame Marie

Paulette

Henri

After Jean comes their first daughter, beautiful Dame Therese who is more interested in Education, Arts and Politics than men but she loves her nephew and nieces as if they belonged to her. 

Dame Therese

Then comes Dame Georgette. She is a year younger than Therese, She is married to Seigneur Gerard and together they have a daughter Camille.

Dame Georgette

Seigneur Gerard

Camille

After Georgette comes the third daughter Mademoiselle Irene. Still very young who has just turned 18. 

Mademoiselle Irene 

Then the fourth and youngest daughter Mademoiselle Felicia whom we have already met. 

Mademoiselle Felicia 

It's quite a big family which was quite normal in the 18th century. They have fitted well in Le Chateau. All these beautiful dolls were made by my dear friend and doll Maker Beverley Senatore. 

Hope you like the new residents. Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates.

Take Care and See You Soon,

Hugs,

Rebecca xxxx