Dollhouse Pushchairs 1/12th scale

Hello my lovely mini friends…

Well first the good news, my doggy is much, much better thanks to all those well-wishers YAY! :)

Now for the pushchairs… I’m going to stop making this style soon (well it will move into my budget collection) the reason for this is as time goes on, you find better ways to do things, and improvements are born etc and also, I just get bored easily so I need a change.  These pushchairs are at an affordable price and available by emailing me or going to ebay (where I shall pop them up for sale tomorrow or maybe the next day lol). 

Another decision I have made is that I’m not going to take more than around four bespoke orders per year, this will leave me the freedom to create what is in my heart and thus lead to much better creations and also between you and me, I like to make new and different things rather than copy my own creations over and over, another reason why I’m putting this style of pushchair to bed lol.

I decided to make this batch of pushchairs in bright colours and I added a little hearts print just to be different.  They all have the usual features, shaped handle, shopping tray, moving wheels, full working harness and the hood can fold back too.  The pictures are below. 

The present project on the work table is a little Peter Rabbit buggy which I’m making a sun canopy for.  Once this project is complete I have a list of others to get started and one of them is a modern pushchair that I keep going to start but never get round to lol.  I found a few new materials that will work really well for what I want so I’m going to put them to good use.  I also have a twin tandem pushchair on the table, it’s got reclining seat backs and moving foot rests but it’s got a long way to go before it’ll be finished.  If only I could be cloned eh!

As always thank you for your lovely messages, you always make me smile.

Till next time, big mini hugs

Gill x

Peter Rabbit Pushchair and other minis

Hey there mini friends,

We’ve had some nice warm sun this afternoon and we’re going to have lots of nice weather this week so I’ll be out taking photos of my minis and I may even get out to enjoy some of the good weather too.  I’ve been busy and I have finished all my orders for now, not sure I’ll be taking on bespoke orders any more as I never seem to have any time to make other minis but I will still make prams that I’ll pop up for sale here.  As my orders are now complete I decided to make a few other minis and pop them up for sale so I made some little hanging baskets of flowers and then I made tiny bird feeders.  Now I’m making retro record players and then I’m doing more shopping trolleys before embarking on more baby things lol.  I’ve popped up lots of pix for you below.  Lastly, I have also put up some pictures of my last order, a little Peter rabbit pushchair made for a lovely mini friend of mine.

I’m really enjoying my artistic freedom, who knows what other minis may be created during this free flowing artistic period lol.  Hope you enjoy the pictures oh and thanks you for your comments I know I say it all the time but you really make me happy.  Oh and one last thing I’ve now started using my Etsy shop so do stop by and have a look.

Big mini hugs

Gill xx

Firstly, the Peter Rabbit Pushchair…

Now for the hanging baskets...

 

Now the bird feeders...

Pink Nursery Set

Hello lovely friends,

Firstly, thank you for your comments on my last post.  I will try and pop up the tutorial in a readable format so you can copy it.

Now I have just two orders remaining so I’m well on the way to having artistic freedom so I can make a few things from my own imagination.  I have just completed a pink nursery set for a customer.  It includes a dressed cot with drapes, removable cot sheet, cot quilt, cot bumper and frilled valance trim.  A pink pram with all the usual features, a changing mat, nappy bag, and a highchair that has a removable tray and half harness.  A mosses basket with moving hood, folding stand and matching quilt and pillow and lastly a bouncing cradle with ring fastening harness and removable toy bar.  The pictures are below, hope you like them.

Well it is a beautiful day so if I manage to get my next pram painted I will maybe do a little gardening too.  Have a lovely day whatever you are up to.

Hugs

Gill x

Hello mini friends…

Gosh we’re half way through May already and hardly any sun BOOOOOO!  I can’t believe how fast time flys.  Well what to tell you, as always I’ve been busy but you knew that already lol.  I’ve had to spend ages trying to find the best way to send my minis to customers because the postal prices in the UK have rocketed. I’ve now resorted to some unusual packaging techniques in order to keep my packages small and the prices down.  You see a very long and very thin package is cheap to send but as soon as its goes past a certain thickness Royal Mail adds on an extra £2+!!  Daylight robbery you might say.  Anyway, for larger packages I now use a private delivery firm which has the benefit of collecting from my door so no post office trips, well there had to be one plus point lol.

Now for the bad news…. I have had to put a block on making bespoke orders until at least October when I will review the situation.  I have been bombarded with orders and as there is only one of me lol so I’ve not seem much daylight, then again there has not been much sun so I guess I’m not missing much.  Some GOOD NEWS though, I will still make some prams and pushchairs and pop them up for sale on my ‘SHOP’ page of on my (soon to be finished, with luck lol) webpage.

I should have lots of pictures of bespoke orders to show you soon but in the meantime, I made a little nursery set recently and it is available for sale on my ‘shop’ pages and there are lots of pictures below.  Hope you like them.  Now I’m off back to my work room to work hard on getting my orders finished.

See you soon.

Gill x

Miniature child-doll's stroller

Hello my lovely mini friends,

As always I’ve been bust making prams, I wish you could see them in real life because I just don’t think pictures do them justice at all.  I had a fun order (that I’ve pictured below) and it was to make this little 1/12^th scale child-doll’s toy stroller.  I scaled down to approximately half the size of a standard 1/12^th scale pushchair so I guess it would pass as 1/24^th scale.  It is meant to look like a child’s stroller though without as much ‘fuss’ as an adult pushchair would have and I think it does look child-like.  It’s still very detailed and  I’m pleased with it, if I get any time I may make a couple more. 

Thank you for all your lovely comments; I love to hear what you think of my mini creations, it spurs e on when I’m having one of those no-motivation-moments lol.  I have been toying with the idea of running some classes to show people how I make my prams; I thought I would provide the materials and perhaps have a class of around 10 or 12.  I also thought about making some kits… I am not sure how much these would cost to roll out though, still just a thought.

Well I’m planning a little holiday soon, just five days in Portugal, I like it there, it seems fairly laid back and generally has a relaxed feel to the place and with my crazy life relaxing is very much needed. I’ve not even thought about what clothes I’ll need or anything yet, I expect I’ll just rush-pack the day before knowing me lol. 

I was wondering if anyone has ever wanted something in miniature that they could not find anywhere?  I’m looking for new ideas I guess… I always like to make new and interesting things.  I am going to make some modern furniture closer to the end of the year but I’m booked up till August so it won’t be till after then.

Well, I better get back to it, got some babies to sculpt and more prams to make.

Talk soon!

Gill x

Purple Pram

Hello again my lovely mini friends,

As always I am very busy, I have a rush of orders, some of them quite large, which is lovely and I get to make some cute pink girly nursery minis so I am very happy.  I have had lots on of late including some not so happy news as we did have a death in the family so of course this slightly put me back on a few of my orders.  I do wish I could be cloned because that way one of me could attend to all the pressing family matters while the other could simply make minis for all you lovely people out there.  I have got several of my own fun projects on the go, but some have been put on hold for the time being as I just don’t have enough hours in the day.  My caravan is going to be sat there awaiting its interior design for a little longer and my twin prams and very modern up to the second pushchair is also on hold atm while I get through orders but I do have this purple pram I have just completed for one of my lovely customers to show you.  This is a reclining pushchair with moving footrest, matching apron and bag, shopping tray, shaped handle, moving hood, moving wheels, full harness, padded seat, and detachable play tray with removable sippy cup.  My customer chose the colours and I think she made a great choice as they work really well together.  Hope you like the pictures.  Now I’m off to make a tiny pushchair, a larger 1/9^th scale pushchair, a couple of prams and lots of girly baby things :)

Have lots of fun whatever you are doing and remember it is national no housework day so sit down, have a cuppa and don’t dare touch that washing up!!  Lol

Big mini hugs

Gill x

This pic shows you just how teeny this pram is!

Traditional Pink Carriage Pram

This is my latest pram created to order, based on another pram made some time back.  As always it has lots of details including moving wheels, a fully padded and lined inner, shaped handle, shopping tray, moving hood, removable apron, matching bag and contrasting bedding.

I am taking orders for April atm so get in touch if you would like something creating in miniature.   

Big mini hugs

Gill xx

 

Still on the worktable...

 

The inside with padded mattress and sides.