New Year Spring Clean

I hate to admit this but I started cleaning my Victorian house for the first time in 6 years! I dust the outside fairly regularly but decided today to empty out each room and have a thorough clean and polish. My goodness, what a difference!

 The floor and cupboard tops are shiny!
On the chair next to the warming pan you can see the squirrel cushion Oly stitched for me.

 The lady of the house has a birthday! Oly made me the box of chocolates. The perfume bottle and box are by Marlies.

The embroidered slippers are on a rug made from paper and under the bed there is a hidden shotgun, in case of intruders!

This was my first house and I suppose that is why it's my favourite.

I went to the Dorking Fair!

Unable to attend the fair in Malaga this year due to being in England with my poorly daughter I was happy to discover that I was in the right place at the right time for the Dorking, Makers Only Fair.
I am so excited about adding these new items to my various houses and room settings.
First are these gorgeous flowers and plants by Jan, The Flower Lady, who I think only sells at fairs, I can't find a web address for her.

The lemon tree will go with all my Spanish miniatures.

Already the sweet tea cups are in my tea shop.

I have a few items for the garden shop. I shall plant the chimney pots with Oly during one of our club making days.

AS usual I couldn't resist the children. I bought this beautifully dressed baby from Pat Alston at Tiny Treasures.

Also from Pat is this gorgous doll. I've been collecting odd chairs with a mind set on doing a version of the Mad Hatters Tea Party so meet my little Alice!

I did buy another chair for the tea party and also these other finely made wooden items from World of My Own 

I just had to have these beautifully made frames and mirrors from Wood Supplies.

I'm so behind with my own making that I bought some food items for the freezer from Shepherd Miniatures as the miniature family were starving!

I hope you enjoyed seeing all these, now I have to place them all, it's going to be fun!

A Beautiful New Bed

Having decided to put together another house I have been looking for furniture to fill it. It's a rather back to front way to go about things as the house is still 'flat packed' but it's typical of me and I enjoy the shopping!
This fabulous bed I bought from Eileen who makes them and sells on Etsy at My Life in Miniature.

It needs bedding and I started by making this crochet cover in soft cotton thread.
This is going to be short and sweet as it's late and I made a resolation this year to go to bed earlier. So far I've done well and been in bed before 1am most nights!
Sleep well!

Lots of New Ideas

I wanted jars of buttons for the Sewing Shop and finally I made some.
I thought I'd made loads until I put them in the jars! I need to make a whole lot more but it's a start.

I also made spatulas for the Bake Shop, seen here with one of the new Christmas tea towels!

I've started a new Christmas section in the Home Decor department. Lots more to finish but this is it so far.

There are tea towels, cushions, gift wrap, bunting, cupcake boxes and loads more and they all mix and match!
More to come later!
Have a good week,

New Plates for the Tea Rooms

My Tea Rooms needed some nice plates. I couldn't expect the customers to eat from inferior, paper plates any longer!
I bought some beautiful plates from Sofía on Etsy. They are all so gorgeous I couldn't decide which design to have - so I chose all different!
I like the odd china kind of look so these will be perfect!

As usual I started changing things and decided I didn't like a lot of the cakes I'd made (some of them 20 years ago) so had a complete clean out of the Bakery Shop. Now it looks tidy but very empty!
The pretty rug was a gift from Flora.

I now have lots more room for new things.
The plates will be used upstairs in the Tea Room, after it also gets a good clean up!

The lovely cupcake plate and Tea Rooms cake stand also by Sofía.
The books on the table were gifts from Kaisa.
The book rack was made for me by my dear friend Bob who died earlier this year.
The cupcake posters were gifts from Oly.

I'm planning a good weekend, I hope you do too.