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Category Archives: Dolls
Purrcelain.
Since the kiln went on the fritz, knackered by an incompetent kiln engineer, not the manufacturer’s engineer, and some dodgy wire, not the proper high temperature wire, doll production has been a cat-astrophy. Now everything has been put right by … Continue reading
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Tenterhooks.
I am on tenterhooks and have been for some time but specifically the last fifteen hours or so. Regular readers (hello) know that, after seven months of waiting, the manufacturer’s kiln engineers finally arrived and put the kiln right, with … Continue reading
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Fortuny and the Delphos gowns.
Having dressed dolls’ house dolls for 34 years in any period of history that collectors require, has occasioned my own collection of costume history books, and a lot of textile museum visits. Miniaturists have been interested in late Victorian into … Continue reading
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Box clever.
It is the second weekend since Miniatura and I still have a hall full of wheeled cases and assorted exhibiting stuff. My paraphernalia is mild compared to other exhibitors. Some have very large vans, especially if they are showing houses, … Continue reading
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Spring Min.
I love Miniatura. I used to love it because it is the best show for Dolls’ House Miniatures that there is. It still is. I loved it because all the exhibitors are hand-picked and I was proud to be one … Continue reading
New newness.
There will be a box of new dolls. So far, in it are the lads, who are teenagers, and the lady, who is the doll inspired by Leonardo’s Annunciation. On the moulds I’ve written BVM. but in the box I’ve … Continue reading
The shoe smalls redemption.
Having escaped from shoelessness, the new fourteen part ladies all now have underwear. Without even brushing their hair, they all immediately started shopping for shoes. As you can see they all have substantial knickers. I’ve given them these because the … Continue reading
Something underhand afoot.
It’s going to get quieter round here for a while as the show draws nearer and there is only a week to go. I have spent the last few days making shoes. My new fourteen part lady dolls have bare … Continue reading
Smallest yet.
Look, look! I have managed a brushable wig on a two and a half inch doll with a head the size of a pea! I have brushed it, so can any future owner. Oh wow. The head is about the … Continue reading
New dolls for Spring Min 2026
Despite all the everything, there will be five new dolls at Spring Min from me. When I say new dolls I do mean absolutely new porcelain dolls that have gone through all the processes necessary to bring them to life. … Continue reading