Autumn mouse.

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Summer is almost coming to an end. The days are getting shorter and nights are getting cooler. 'Autumn' is almost here, so I decided to knit this Autumn mouse. It goes with out saying, it's a Jean Greenhowe's  pattern! :). 

I am quite thrilled to knit some mice off late. I am knitting some mice based on a story book and this Autumn mouse is a part of that project. I will soon be writing in detail about my next project.

Till then........

You all have a wonderful crafty hours!

Revs.......

Bride and Groom....

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Wedding bells just rang to Bob and Chris. The whole of Dumping village were gathered in this celebration. Everyone rejoiced at the wedding of this beautiful couple and showered their blessings on this newly married couple. The couple got married in the Dumpling Village church. 

The Bridegroom looked  handsome and was waiting for the arrival of the Bride at the church gate. The entrance of the church was decorated with the red carpet and was showered with the red roses. Since it was summer the day was bright and sunny, and it was a beautiful day to get married.

As soon as the bride entered there was so much joy and excitement! The bride looked beautiful in her wedding gown. The wedding gown was designed and made by one of the famous fashion designers of the Dumpling Village. 

The couple entered the church together, and then they took their wedding oath. After the wedding the couple cut the cake and there was a grand wedding celebration, food and drinks were organized for the guests. 

The guest list includes: Lord Lancelot ( Little Dumpling Village Manor) his wife Lady Letitia. Their dogs Rascal and Macintosh, Mrs. Mopitup, Wenifred the wool shop owner, Daphne Dabble the artist, Miss Muffin, Farmer Wolly, Benjamin Bakewell, Samuel Sprout and Harold the handy man.

The culinary services were provided by Miss Muffin's tea shoppe and Benjamin Bakewell's bakery shop.

Over all it was a wonderful memorable wedding. I wish a very Happy married life!  to this wonderful couple.

I made these dolls to gift an American couple who got married recently.

Will be back soon with my next project. Till then...

Happy Crafting!

Little Bunny's shopping trip....

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Today Mummy Bunny decided to make some thing special for dinner and surprise her husband and her daughter. But when she opened the fridge, she realized that she is out of many things. Was she disappointed? No, she decided to go to the supermarket and get what ever she wanted.

But, what about the little Bunny? Daddy is at work, the older Bunny is at school, and can she find a baby sitter at the last minute? Answer is obviously 'No'. So she decided to take the little Bunny along with her. 

It was a big surprise for this little one. This is indeed her first visit to a super market. The little Bunny was so excited to see hundreds of people, so many things around her, most of all she really enjoyed her ride on the shopping cart. 

Mummy Bunny managed all her shopping with out any difficulty. At the end 'All is well'!.

I had collected many cardboard boxes at home. Also I keep getting some grocery coupons and news paper adds in my mail box. So I decided to make some fun things for my dolls. This simple shopping cart is made out of blue berry box. It actually doesn't look like a real shopping  cart, but I guess it works fine for my dolls ;).

Will be back soon with my next project.

Happy Crafting!

Bunny Family's new arrival.

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I am so excited to announce a wonderful news about the Bunny Family. Bunny Family welcomed their new bundle of joy, few days ago. Among all the dolls that I have made, Bunny Family is one of my favorites. When I saw this Bunny Family on Jeangreenhowe's website, I went mad. I bought the book called 'The Toy Collection' because of the two things that amused me in the book. One, 'The Bunny Family' and the other one, 'Grandpa and Grandma HumptyDumpty'. 

Few days ago, an idea occurred to me that I should make an itty-bitty girl bunny doll, so that the big sister bunny will have a company to play with. So here she is, happily enjoying in this handmade baby carriage. 

I felt so much joy to make this little Baby Buggy. The blanket is knitted. The little bunny's bunny doll and the feeding bottle are purchased.(Calico critters)

This is how I imagined this Bunny Family to be.

I found the pattern for this itty-bitty bunny from  'Little cotton Rabbits'. This doll is very easy to knit and can be finished in a jiffy.

Will be back soon with my next doll :)

The Victorian Dining room.

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After I made 'The Victorian Kitchen', I wanted to make a dining room scene. With the things I already have, I added some more things and made this scene.

 The dining table and chairs, the dresser and small table next to the dresser are all taken from my Victorian kitchen. The china on the dresser, is purchased from a doll house store. Some of the food that are kept on the dining table are already shown in the Victorian Kitchen. The candelabra is made out of beads and the candle is made out of play dough. The fruit stand on the table is made out of beads and the grapes are made from the play dough. Play dough is quite handy to make some quick things at the last minute. The eggs on the dresser and the omletes on the plate, the turkey in an oval plate on the dining table is also a last minute addition, made from the play dough. The yellow fondant cake is knitted. The goblets are made out of beads and the wine bottle is made from polymer clay. The flower vase on the dresser is knitted.  The concertina screen, is made out of cardboard and a decorative paper is added to the screen. The plant stand and the potted plant next to the screen are made out of odds and ends that I found at home. The maid servant is made out of clay and fabric, and the cook is a paper doll. The sizes of the dolls are not even, but I added these dolls in the scene to create some effect.

I made the man sit on the chair but, the lady is not a flexible doll. In this scene I try to make it look as though the lady is trying to give some orders to the maid, before she sits to start her dinner.

I made some knitted food from Jeangreenhowe's website. I used fine yarn and thin needles to get a miniature size, but they did not turnout as good as Jean's knitted food. There was no place on the table so I placed these food on the small table next to the dresser. The knitted food consists of a cheese sandwich with onion slices, sandwich with salmon and tomatoes, half scotch egg, cracker with cheese topped with parsley and a sausage roll. I hope at least they look like food :)........

Well, I did have a wicked time making these things. I am wearing many hats, right now. I am knitting a doll for a gift, crocheting a doll, making some miniature projects, a sewing project left half done and also since the booker prize season has began, I have started a novel called 'The Lives of Others' by Neel Mukherjee. When ever an Indian is on the long list I make sure I read that book.

Making a Victorian Dolls House.

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Just two weeks ago I discovered that my favorite designer Jeangreenhowe, has written a dolls house book. It's called 'Making a Victorian Dolls House'. As soon as I learnt about this book I started looking for it. Before Jean started designing knitted dolls, she has written different other books, which were published by different publishers. Unfortunately, all these books are out of print now. But some of the second hand books are available on Amazon. I found this book on Amazon. This book was published in 1978, so most of the pictures in the book are black and white, with very few color photos.

As usual, I don't have words to praise Jean. One might feel the same thing by seeing the cover photo of the book. Her books are always simple, beautiful and easy to make. In this book, Jean has shown that the most ordinary everyday odds and ends can be transformed into delightful miniature ornaments and furnishings. Instructions and diagrams are given to construct a miniature Victorian house with three rooms, and for making each floor and for adding suitable decor for the kitchen, parlour, master bedroom and nursery. The inhabitants of the house are not forgotten. Instructions are given to make the peg dolls and the flexible dolls. There are ideas to make 1890's Milliner's shop, and market stalls along with a peg doll dressed as a street vendor.

I enjoyed making 'The Victorian Kitchen' from Vivienne Boulton's 'The Doll House Decorator'. I am also planning to make other rooms from the book, but I am quite sure that I will definitely enjoy jean's wonderful ideas from this book as well. 

Among all the rooms in a doll house, kitchen and dining are my favorite rooms. I always wanted to make a very simple kitchen. This is one of the pictures from the book and I just loved the simplicity of the kitchen.

I will soon be trying some of the projects from the book :)

The Victorian lady.

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The second family member of the 'Victorian Family', 'The Victorian Lady' is ready. Many wonderful novelty dolls were produced in the Victorian era and this continued to the twentieth century. One of the most popular was the upside-down or topsy-turvy, combining two dolls in one. In the past, these dolls were manufactured in many different materials, including cloth, ceramic, composition and celluloid. 

This is Jeangreenhowe's knitted version.

I used size 'zero' knitting needles and Lion brand's Bon-Bons, to get a tiny doll, that can fit inside a doll house.

The draw string purse and the parasol are knitted in an 'Edwardian Style' designed by YvonneWakefield. But, I feel the purse is kind of big for the doll. In the book the author has used British size 20, which for instance, no equivalent in America. As a result, I used size 'zero' knitting needles the smallest needle available and still could not make it smaller than this. I made done adjustments even for the parasol.

Finally, 'The Man and Wife' can pose together.

Also felt like playing along with these dolls, so made some scenes inside a doll house :)

I still have to make their children. But before I proceed, I have to make couple of other dolls for gifts. Again there will be a long break from this project :(

Stay tuned!