Friday, August 15, 2008

My Jahan


This doll was a wedding gift I made for my aunt. Dressed in salwar-kameez, Jahan is a vision in gold and turquoise. She is adorned in traditional jewelry: bracelets, anklets, necklace, tiara and bindi. Her veil or dupatta is hand-embellished in jewel-toned fabric paint.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Where's This Dollhouse From?

A message from Andrea Perelman:

Hi—
I have an old doll house I’ve had forever that I think is German decent. I have been researching a bit and need direction. Can you help? I am looking to finally sell it to the right owner who will admire and care for it. It comes with all the original furniture…


Monday, August 4, 2008

Midnight in the Secret Garden by Christina Pardy

This impressive structure by Christina Pardy is based on an old Medieval walled town in Germany. It’s a Tower, with a walkway on one side of the wall, and a garden with a water fountain on the other side. The Tower is three floors; dungeon, middle floor landing, and the lookout area. An archway on the ground level is the entry into the garden

All of the faux stonework and shingles are hand-carved, each individually out of Creative Paperclay® and hand painted and aged. There are real glass tile in the fountain and raised patio area. The structure is fully electrified from original torches on the walls, to the blue neon-like light that shines from under the eves, archways, and inside of the water fountain. This blue light produces moonlight like shine in the dark. The moon dial and the trunk-pedestal it’s on also glows blue from within.


It has also won an award for first place at the "Hand Crafted's of Miniatures Show" in Braintree, Massachusetts of October 2006. It has also been featured on the cover of the October 2007 edition of Dollhouse Miniatures magazine, with a few page write-up and tutorial inside.

More photos can be viewed at:
http://dragonscaleminiatures.com

Friday, July 11, 2008

The Glass House


This Victorian style stained-glass dollhouse transcends the realm of playthings: it is an exceptional example of sculptural art-form. Its estimated value being between $1,000-$1,500, it went to a very lucky bidder for a mere $275 on eBay last month. Unfortunately, I do not know the name of the artist or the date, or any pertinent information. But I had to share the wonderful photos that hint at the tremendous craftsmanship involved in creating the project.


Friday, June 27, 2008

The Haunted Carriage by Pat Benedict

The Haunted Carriage was designed by artist Pat Benedict, or Woopitydooart. For Pat, Halloween comes all year round. If your dollhouse is haunted by spooks, she probably has something to do with it! Pat is the founder of the eBay group EHAG, the Eclectic Halloween Artist Group.

This marvelous haunted carriage with hand-sculpted phantom horse and ghost riders was sold on eBay for a winning bid of $1,536.99!

Friday, June 20, 2008

How It's Made: Dollhouse Episode


Last year on the show How It's Made, they showed how dollhouse kits are assembled at Real Good Toys. I had been hearing about it since then, but stumbled upon the video on YouTube this morning. Enjoy!

Tutorials: Orange

Ever wondered how to make those perfect oranges?


Here is a tutorial I found very useful:
http://www.angiescarr.co.uk/UK_Oranges_Demonstration.html

The miniature orange tutorial is by Angie Scarr, the author of Making Miniature Food and Market Stalls. While you are there, check out the fantastic leek and sweet corn tutorials there! too!