National Scrabble Day

Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are having a great week. It has been busy in the last few days. The weather is quite nice and it's getting warmer.  Today we are celebrating National Scrabble Day and I wanted to share with you my miniature Scrabble board game. 

 Scrabble was invented in 1938 by the American architect Alfred Mocher Butts. It's a word game that could be played between 2 and 4 people.   At the time it was a very popular game and most families enjoyed playing it around the dining table. 

The setting is placed in the dining room of my Tudor Manor which is decorated in the 1930s style. 

I have managed to make a 1:12 scale Scrabble board and the alphabet tiles and the letter stands. I have to say it was quite fiddly to do but I am very happy with how it turned out. It was completed just in time for the occasion. 

I hope you like it. Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

The Bancroft's at The Tudor Manor

 Hello Everyone, 

Hope you are all well and that you are looking forward to the weekend. I have some news to share with you. The Nobel family decided that they wanted a smaller house as the Tudor Manor is too big for them for their small family. 

The Bancroft's were happy to take over the Tudor Manor to raise their family. Granny Seph has already settled in and loves her kitchen and her space. Loren Bancroft, the lady of the house was totally smitten with the Tudor Manor. 

You will find Loren in the main bedroom, all dressed up for the evening.

She is quite the beauty and I totally love her face. She is wearing a typical 40's style evening gown.

The beauty was made by my dear friend and dolls artist Beverley Senatore. 

She looks really pretty sitting at her dressing table. 

I will be sharing with you the rest of the Bancroft family in due course. Hope you like the new lady of the house.  Make sure to keep tuned for the next updates.  Wishing you all a happy weekend. 

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxxx

Granny at The Tudor Manor

 Hello Everyone,

Hope you are all having a great weekend. Today I got to take a few photos of a new resident at Tudor Manor. I wanted you to meet Granny Seph. 

Granny Seph is another doll made by Beverley Senatore and she is all dressed up in the 40's style. She moved immediately in the kitchen of the Tudor Manor and fitted in perfectly.

Granny Seph is named after my own grandmother 'nanna Seph' which was short for Sephora. She reminds me very much of her. Always busy in a typical styled kitchen, always with a smile, white hair and an apron. 

She got to live through WWII,  had to grow up to be a mother to her own siblings as her mother passed at a very young age. She was a mother of six, grandma to twelve and a great grandma to seven. Unfortunately she didn't get to meet her number eight great granddaughter, my little Leah.

She loved her grandchildren and cared for us all. She always managed to find time for all of us even if we were twelve nephews and nieces. When we visited she was always busy in the kitchen.  She was an amazing cook and her dishes were so mouthwatering. The kitchen always smelled good. She kept the house squeeky clean and her washing always smelled of soap. Her white clothing or sheets were as white as if they were brand new. One of the things that always fascinated me was her ironing. I remember myself watching her iron. My gosh she never missed a crease and the lines were perfect.  Something that I have inherited from her. 

I never tired of her stories. She was a great storyteller. I remember her telling us stories from her childhood or stories from the war.

She was hard headed and she would have definitely qualified as the lady of steel not for her physical strength but for having a strong character. I am actually one of the lucky ones that not only she was my grandma but even my godmother. She had traveled all the way from Malta to Canada before I was born just to make sure she was present for the big day. 

Unfortunately she never got to see my collection and see the artist that I have become. I am sure that she would have been very proud of me and I can see her boast about me. I think she would have been happy knowing that there is a doll that represents her.

So this is all for today. Make sure to keep tuned for the next update.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxxx

Vintage Pieces added to The Tudor Manor

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are all well. I am so excited to share with you a few vintage pieces that I found recently for my 1930's style Tudor Manor. 

The Tudor Manor is very close to my heart and I do enjoy adding vintage pieces when I find them. I found this 1930's Radio Transmitter complete with the head set and all. 

I was so lucky to find it and fitted nicely in the scene. To add to the little piece I found this German 1950's radio cabinet. I was thrilled to add it to the room. 

The radio cabinet once opened has the radio itself and a space where to put away the vinyl records.

 

I have added the gramphone's records with their covers to the cabinet and I will be making a few more. 

I am so happy with the new pieces added to the sitting room. 

I hope you liked the new additions. I can't wait to share with you the next updates of my project.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Vintage Enna Baby Bath Set

 Hello Everyone,

How are you all? Hope you are all fine and that you enjoyed your weekend. Today I have something special to share with you that I received just a couple of days ago. 

I came across this beautiful vintage Enna Baby Bath complete Set. It's circa late 1930's, early 1940's. I couldn't resist it and I knew that baby Gloria that lives in the Tudor Manor would have loved it. 

 The Baby bath set includes a nappy changer that opens up to a small bath, a bucket where mummy would trow baby's soiled baby diapers; all set for boiling, a laundry box where we keep the baby's dirty clothes and a chamber pot. 

The bucket has it's own lid and the laundry box opens up too.

The nappy changer opens up into the baby's bath tub. Originally the stand would have closed once the bath was removed. 

I wasn't very sure about the scale of the set so I kindly asked Mrs Nobel to try the nappy changer for baby Gloria. Mrs Nobel was delighted with the set. It was perfect! She said that there would be no more back pains while washing and changing baby Gloria. 

The set fitted nicely in to the bathroom in the Tudor  which is exactly next to the baby's room so Mrs Nobel will find it easier with the baby.

Here are some pictures of the bathroom now.

This is all for today. I hope you like the new additions to the bathroom. Keep tuned for the next updates and ongoing news.

Take Care and See You Soon. 

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

Miniature 1930's Litho Pram

Hello everyone,

Hope you are all well and that you are enjoying your weekend. I have started working on the new project 'Le Château' and there is so much to do before I can really share with you any of my progress. 

Yesterday evening I got to make a miniature pram that I have been wanting to do for quite some time. 

The Litho (lithography) prams which go way back from the 1930's came in different sizes and shapes. They were made out of tin with beautiful designs and patterns. Most of them were made in Germany.

Original litho Prams dating early 1930's

Sometimes, you still find a few of these in auction sites and they do come with a high price tag which is totally understandable. 

I decided to make my own, a tiny one for a little girl. I have placed it in my 1930's dolls house the 'Tudor Manor' for now and being my first I have to say, I am very proud of it.

I hope you like the tiny pram that I made. 

Looking forward to share the start of the new project very soon, so make sure to keep tuned.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Hugs,

Rebecca xxx

  

Tudor Manor makes it in Print!

Hello Everyone,

Hope you had a great weekend. I know at the moment we are going through a rough time and most of us have to stay indoors to keep safe. Thank goodness dolls houses and miniatures keep me sane and busy. 

I am very excited to share with you that The Tudor Manor has made it in Print on the latest issue of the Dolls House World Magazine. 

The Tudor Manor

The Tudor Manor is very precious to me. It is the oldest dolls house that I have in my Dolls House Emporium Collection. Considering that is was built in 1979 by the founders themselves it is still in a very good condition. 

A big thank you goes to Sandra Harding for giving me the opportunity to share the Tudor Manor on this magazine.  For those who are interested they can go to the link and read the article Rare find was actually Built by the Founders.

Here are some new photos of the Tudor Manor. 

Hope you like the new set of photos of the Tudor Manor.

This is all for today. I will be sharing with you very soon more of my progress on Pembroke Grange so make sure to keep tuned.

Take Care and See You Soon.

Be Safe,

Rebecca xxx