Today I received the magazine Poppenhuizen & Miniaturen
with my first publication in it — and I’m quite proud of that!
On this blog, you’ll find everything about dollhouses and miniatures. Op dit blog vind je alles over poppenhuizen en miniaturen.
Today I received the magazine Poppenhuizen & Miniaturen
with my first publication in it — and I’m quite proud of that!
As a child I loved roller skating, and now I’ve bought the exact same ones in 1:12 scale
They were made by Wim van Soest, and they’re absolutely beautiful
The wheels really turn, and there’s even the little bolt to adjust the size of the skates
I made a wheelbarrow from a kit
For now, I’ve put a rose in it, but I’m planning to make a pink hydrangea
to fill the wheelbarrow with later
For the 1960s living room I still plan to make, I’ve made a little magazine rack
Now I just need to make some miniature newspapers to go with it
I had been looking for the labels for Italiano candy for a long time
to make little rolls, but I couldn’t find them anywhere
For me, they’re a bit of childhood nostalgia, since my dad would occasionally buy us a roll
When I saw the rolls for sale, I ordered them right away, along with a pack of
Miss Blanche cigarettes and a box of Zwaluw matches
They’ll fit perfectly in the 1960s living room I still plan to create
Little rose made of rice paper for the 1:12 scale glass dome
A rainy day, so I spent it happily crafting
Putting the tiny nails into the wheels wasn’t easy, since only a very small part
of each nail would fit, but in the end, I managed it
The doormat was much easier to make, since it only needed to be painted
With the black paint, it really looks like a rubber mat
Made a lovely Tudor-style birdhouse in 1:12 scale
It will surely get a nice spot in a project I still need to make
The story and the witch’s house are finished, so I’ve now
started making the book for my grandchildren
It’s really fun to finally see the end result of the imagination
that’s been in my head for a long time
I spent three days photographing before I was satisfied with the
29 pictures that go with the story
There’s still a lot you can do with Photoshop
Like making the witch’s house suddenly appear in a dark forest in my garden
— complete with lights behind the windows
My husband is very skilled at that and helps me with it
These photos were taken from the computer screen with my phone,
so they’re not at their best quality
The first five pages are now more or less finished — only 24 to go
In the story, my grandsons play the main roles, and I’ve included things they enjoy
For example, we often sing the Pinocchio song together at the top of our lungs
— and now the witch sings it with her cat
Thanks to the coronavirus lockdown, I finally had the time to
make the witch’s house and all the miniatures
And now my long-time wish to make a children’s book is coming true.
So the coronavirus crisis brought something good after all…
This working little train is placed on a table specially
designed for the dollhouse by Bert Aarts
Bert hasn’t been giving workshops for years, and his webshop has also disappeared.
The train table had been on my wish list for years, and now
I’ve finally managed to get the instructions and materials
It’s going to be a new challenge for me, since I’m about as technical as a dish brush!
In the video, you can see what it’s supposed to look like in the end
My witch’s house 🧙♀️, which I made especially for a
fairy-tale book for my grandchildren, is finished
It was quite a challenge to make the whole thing out of cardboard,
but I managed in the end
It turned out just the way I imagined it—and even the roof
made of bat wings worked out! 🦇
The bed, room divider, and dressing table are, just like the house,
also made of cardboard
I also used leftover materials and revamped some old furniture
The living room is dark and spooky
The fireplace and cabinet are made of cardboard
Four painted doll legs used as table legs
The bedroom is pink and romantic, because the witch in
the fairy tale actually wants to be a ballet dancer
The ballet shoes and the box are also made of
cardboard, ribbon, fabric, and beads