Do you remember this?
It is a vegetable crate pram which I made for a collector.
Many collectors like their dolls to be neat clean, pretty and living well in miniature but Anne had other ideas.
‘I have always been fascinated by the nursery rhyme “There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, she had so many children she didn’t know what to do.” I had always wanted to create this scene in miniature. The opportunity arose when the dolls’ house club I belong to decided to do it as a project using an old shoe or wellington boot. As luck would have it I came across a pair of large boots in a supermarket sale which only cost me £5 and I thought they were ideal. So, full steam ahead, I decoupaged the inside of the boot to give it some strength, then cut out spaces for the insertion of windows and a door. 1/24th scale worked best. The roof was covered with tiles made from egg boxes and painted.
I then put the boot on a base and created a garden around it. Next I needed some people and asked Jane to make a mother and 5 children and when they came they fitted in so well and had a real mischievous look about them which is just what I wanted. So I am very pleased with the outcome and everyone is happy in their new home.’
Here are the dolls
and this is the absolutely fantastic home Anne has made for them.
Isn’t this absolutely wonderful? I’m glad the lady is managing to feed them all, and she is keeping up with the washing.
The dolls look very happy to be living in Ireland with Anne who is looking after them so well.
It is such a pleasure to join in with miniaturists who have big ideas. Anne says she first met me at Miniatura and wishes she could be there. If you have seen the sort of thing I get up to doll wise, either at the Min or online and would like to make doll suggestions, please do. Miniaturists have absolutely unlimited imaginations, and, obviously in Anne’s case, all the skills to make their ideas a reality. The outcome is a real artwork, it is delightful. It tells the story beautifully and is just begging to be played with and enjoyed.
Well done Anne! I’m just about to get my winter boots out and I’m hoping they don’t fit. Anyone else?
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I do wonder what happened to the other shoe. Is Anne hopping around, has she sawn it in half to do an interior, or has she given it the boot?
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