Most of the furniture was made by Hall's
Lifetime Toys in Chattanooga Tennessee. Items
not made by Hall's Lifetime are the pie safe,
ladder back chairs, stove, sink & pastry table.
The miniature decoupaged vintage signs
added lots of color to the kitchen walls and
they cost virtually nothing to make. Scraps
of wood, card stock paper, printer ink and
decoupage finish from my craft box.
I painted the walls Pale Honey & the trim and
drapery cornices are Beehive. Don't you just
love the names of paint?
Red and cream homespun curtains in a country
check and lots of fresh vegetables from the garden.
I bet that phone has a party line. Anyone
remember those?
Crescent Biscuit Company advertisement.
This little plate is a French Feve.
Feves (French for bean) are tiny figurines made to be
put inside a "Kings Cake" for the "Epiphany" holiday,
celebrated on Jan. 6th, the 12th day of Christmas. This
is the day the three wise men (three Kings) came to
Bethlehem to honor the birth of Christ. Traditionally
a bean was placed inside the cake, but in the late
1800's porcelain figures replaced the bean. Whoever
finds the feve in their slice of cake is king for the day.
Feves are considered good luck and are collected.
The hubs made the little plate stand.
These porcelain roosters are also French Feves.
The little wooden box has Zwiebel
written on it. That's German for onions.
I stained the unfinished legs of the sink and
pastry table to give them a bit of age.
More French feves. Feves are just
the right size for a dollhouse. They are
made to bake in a cake and are very sturdy.
Today, they are made in hundreds of designs.
The kitchen rug is a miniature knot work
kit by Teresa Layman Designs called The
Pecking Order. Visit her website to see
all of her beautiful designs:
http://teresalayman.weebly.com/
Ava's favorite thing in this dollhouse
is the kitty, she named her Princess.
Princess has a best friend, his
name is Mr. Mouse. A dollhouse
is a happy place.
I had not planned 0n a bedroom, so
it's rather spartan. As time goes by, I will
add some pictures and minis.
I have a couple miniature knot work kits in nautical
designs by Teresa Layman Designs, that will make sweet
little rugs. This will always remind me of the fun
we've had working on the dollhouse and the ship
model in our shared loft space.
Gentle Sea for the walls and Peaceful
Blue for the trim and drapery cornices.
The sea captain's chest was made by
the Shackman company and the curtains
are made from some lace scraps.
This swan planter is a gift from a friend.
Just perfect for a dollhouse on the Swan Creek.
I made a blue and white ticking mattress
and pillow for the bed.
Cotton sheets and pillow case.
The bed coverlet and decorative pillow are
made from a small piece of old Matelasse.
This little glass vase was in my
mother's miniature shadow box.
There is a partial ceiling in the bedroom.
The underneath is painted white.
It makes a small attic space.
I hunted around for some "attic"
things. I'll add some little boxes of
holiday decorations later. I think
it needs some dust and cobwebs too!
The hubs rafters make it look
just like a real attic. I left them
their natural color. Nice work hubs.
The hubs built the entire dollhouse from scraps
he had in his wood shop, including the beautiful
teak wood for the floors. We purchased 7 paint
samples from Home Depot and 1/2 price flowers
from Michael's craft store. Total cost of the
Double-Decker dollhouse, around $35.00.
Can't beat that!
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This was an exceptionally enjoyable project
because the hubs and I worked on it together.
Thank you ladies for all your comments.
I've read them all to the hubs, and he
thanks you too!!
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Be sure to stop by Teresa Layman Designs
http://teresalayman.weebly.com/
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Emmett and Ava's Easter photos.
Ava's five & Emmett is 2 1/2.
We are very proud of them!
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