Thanksgiving in Mini!

Happy Thanksgiving!!!  I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday with family and friends!  Here are some pictures of the dollhouse all ready for the holiday.  So, lets imagine ourselves in miniature and head on into the dollhouse…

Outside the door we have some fall decorations. A pumpkin, rustic crate, birdhouse, leaves, and a basket of grapes made by me.  The silver bucket was “borrowed” from my daughters toys, because I liked how it looked!

As you enter the front door we have a beautiful fall welcome mat, pumpkin, and bowl of candy for those guests who might be hungry! (And I just noticed as I looked at this picture that some little hands left a key hanging out of the door lock, lol!)

Here’s a close up shot of the bowl of candy bars.  I made all those candy bars for Halloween, thinking I would do a post with Halloween decorating, but never got that far.  All those itty bitty bars took forever to make!

On the other side of the cabinet next to the door we have a lovely, comfortable seat for guests to rest while waiting for Thanksgiving dinner!  I made that chair this summer, and again, it took FOREVER to finish!

In the living room we have games set up for guests and family to enjoy playing while our turkey cooks!  Good times!  Right now they have monopoly out, that might be the only game they have time for if it’s anything like real life, .  My dollhouse family started a nice, cozy fire in the fireplace too!

Some other shots of the living room fall decorating.  Made by me: Pumpkin on the mantel, pictures on the mantel, books on the side table.  I bought the itty bitty pumpkin on the side table at our local dollhouse store and the glass jar is from the dollar store!

Moving into the kitchen we find things are not in quite as good order.  Apparently my dollhouse Mom is running a bit behind schedule.  The stove is covered in pots and pans, food cooking away.  She meant to get a cup of tea but never got that far, and the teakettle is sitting forlornly to the side, waiting for someone to use it! 

I bought this set of pots and pans this summer for $3!  Good deal.  I painted the top of the teakettle handles black but haven’t done that with the other pots yet.

On the kitchen island we have pies cooling (apple and pumpkin, yum!), recipe cards scattered about, spices, teaspoons and other baking supplies waiting for use.  Maybe my dollhouse mom is getting ready to make another pie?  She has a coffee mug sitting on the counter from her errands yesterday.  Cold now… not good to drink but she hasn’t had time to take care of it yet!

I made everything is this picture except the measuring spoons!

Over on the counter we have a pan of fresh rolls cooling.  Don’t those look yummy!  The silverware drawer is open because my Dollhouse Family is in the midst of setting the table. 

I made the rolls but the pan is from a dollhouse store, and the silverware is store bought too.

My only “official” resident of the dollhouse (since I don’t have an actual family to live here yet) is hanging out in the kitchen, hoping for a few scraps to fall his way!

The table is getting set for the Holiday with a lovely fall colored tablecloth and runner.  Several chairs have been brought in from other parts of the house for extra seating, just like in real life. 

Mark just installed this light for me this month.  I’m loving it!  The “tablecloth” is a piece of fabric, as ell as the runner.  The plates are from hobby lobby and cups were made by me.

Finally, the music room is decorated and ready for any enterprising musicians to come in and start playing! 

Made by me: Birdhouse, basket of grapes, about 80% of the books on the shelves, pumpkin, and sheet music.  I also painted the bookcase, it started it’s life as a pie safe from hobby lobby before being transformed into this gorgeous shabby chic shelf.

The piano was a gift from my parents, I bought the guitar, the chair was from a friend, and the books were gifts from friends.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

And now, a few shots of the other dollhouse rooms so you can get a feel for how everything is progressing.  Here we have the second story.  Library, Boy’s bedroom, and Girls bedroom.  Most of the furnishings, wallpaper, etc that you see is not what I want permanently but is what I have for now.

The third story.  Bathroom, hall, and master bedroom.

A few more shots of the master bedroom. This is the wallpaper I want in this room but it is not installed because we will need to run channels for the wiring first.

Finally, a whole house shot.  I love how everything is coming along!

Thanks for reading my blog!

Betsy

A miniature 4th of July!

As those of you who have been following me for awhile know, I love to decorate the dollhouse for holidays!  Even before the dollhouse was hardly started I was putting together decorations for all my favorite holidays.  The past few weeks I have spent some time putting together some 4th of July decorations and I wanted to share them all with you!  So without further ado, a tour of my holiday ready dollhouse!

Here’s the front entrance, the first thing you would see if you were a miniature person!  I made the flag hanging on the front door and the welcome mat.

Looking in through the bay windows…

Coming in through the front door…

Here in the living room we have a jar of mini flags for all our holiday guests to take, a blue striped pillow on the chair to bring in some holiday color, and on the mantel a red star, a mini seashell and a “Happy Independence Day” picture.

The mini flags were made by me, the pot is a mini creamer from a doll size tea set.

The red star on the mantel is a mini cookie cutter of my daughters that I “borrowed” on a permanent basis!   I made the plaque this month and love it!

 

On the coffee table is a vase of carnations, and a bottle and glass, all made by me.

My dollhouse has it’s first resident, this cute little dog!  I don’t have a name for him yet, but I love how much life he adds to the room!

Heading into the kitchen and dining room, we have a buffet set up on the kitchen island of hot dogs, grapes, blueberries, and cupcakes.  Everything except the white cupcake tray,blue blueberry bowl, and silver spoon, were made by me.

Over by the sink we have a few more drink bottles, a flag picture, a jar of cooking spoons, whisks, etc., a 4th of July picture on the wall, and a small bottle next to the sink.  I’m in the process of finishing the kitchen cabinets, hence the half painted cabinet on the end!

On the opposite side of the room we have the stove, laden down with plates, cups, a basket of silverware, and a bottle of drink.  Above the stove hangs another 4th of July picture.  All made by me except the mini silverware and white plates.

Next to the stove we have a drink tub and some more bottles that I made, and some adorable mini ice to keep those mini drinks cold (no fridge yet!)!

At the dining room table we have a centerpiece of candles and stars decorating the table. 

Above the dining room bay window is a star garland, made by me, of course.  On the wall to the right is a red star decoration that I pulled off a shirt that was worn out and going in the trash.

In the music room I didn’t do much decorating, just a small plaque that says “Patriotic”.  Maybe more next year? 

And here are views of the whole rooms.  First, the living room.

Then the kitchen/dining room.

And finally, the music room.

That’s it!  Thanks so much for coming on this tour of my mini home!!!