ITEMS ON THIS PAGE: Small Things, Furniture and Other Accessories for Furnishing Doll Rooms, Shadowboxes, The Doll House, and Chairs & Benches for Displaying Dolls |
INDIVIDUAL
SMALL ACCESSORIES DOLL'S SEWIES FOR ACCESSORIES: These items come
as a very sweet and fun kit for small dolls or
items can be ordered finished. Early American ladies
spent much time on their needlework which was often kept in their
pockets (a pouch that hung from their waists).
This is basically a set of the best working miniature brass fancy
scissors with a complementary set of patterns for a tiny scissors
case, flat tomato pincushion and a strawberry emery. All items are
well under an inch and easy to make from your silk (or cotton) scraps.
They are nice to hang from doll's apron waist on a silk ribbon. A SMALL JOINTED BEAR Finished 3" Jointed Wool (with cashmere) Bear $28 Add
to Cart TINY WOODEN CLOTHESPINS - These
are my own design old-fashioned wooden clothespins for dolls from the
Eary American Series.Only 1/2" long and very
sweet. Click here to see one way I used them as wearable advertising
for my fabrics at a show. Click
for Photo The
stained finished ones are set to go and the ones that are unfinished
only need tiny tabs cut off and staining.
Everything is under 1" tall except the slate and peg wooden, which are
under 2". All of these came from other places in my dollmaking, but
I use them over and over in lots of settings, so you might too. The
pincushion has real pins, the peg wooden doll is jointed wood, the flat
iron is cast for me in darkened pewter, the spoolrack has 5 spools wound
with colorful thread and a pincushion on top, the cow and sheep pulltoys
are painted wood with real wheels and the spool set has 4 stacked and
wound spools. Everything is under 1” tall except the slate, strawberry
and peg wooden, which are about 2” or less.
Tomato Pincushion
$12.00 Add
to Cart
Spool Set $12.00 Add
to Cart
Flat Iron $18.00 Add
to Cart
Blocks $18.00 Add
to Cart
Cow Pulltoy $18.00 Add
to Cart
Sheep Pulltoy $18.00 Add
to Cart
Slate $24.00 Add
to Cart
Spoolrack $32.00 Add
to Cart
Peg Wooden Doll $28.00 Add
to Cart
Strawberry
Pincushion $24.00 Add
to Cart
Kit with Scissors $12 Add
to Cart Scissors alone $6.95 Add
to Cart
Finished Set of tomato pincushion, scissors case
with scissors
and emery $34 Add
to Cart
Kit $38 Add
to Cart
Finished Set with book $98 Add
to Cart 
A simple 3" jointed bear to make of wool with a ribbon. (Enough
for 2 then use the patterns to make more of your own fabrics) $15.00 Add
to Cart
Package of 6 finished and stained $6.50 Add
to Cart
Package of 12 unfinished $4.75 Add
to Cart
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Dollhouse comes apart to
4 pieces (pediment, cupboard, base and stool) plus contains two dolls
and over 125 pieces of furniture and sets of accessories on three
floors. Has hidden interior lighting on each floor and back wall is
covered with fabric in a "wallpaper" print with pegrails
on each floor.
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The
first project began in 1987, when I showed a small setting of things
to some customers of my dolls and let it be known I was going to do
a whole dollhouse. Little did I realize in my excitement to begin that it would turn out to take nearly ten years to complete with the enormous mission requiring design all the pieces and then figuring out how to make them. If
it hadn't been for the belief in my work by some wonderful patrons
who placed orders for the first ones, and were willing to wait all
that time in spite of my protests, there would never have been a dollhouse
at all. Now that all of that is well behind me, the length of time needed to complete a few dollhouses working
all the pieces in groups is about 18 months for the first ones, with
the others following along in about 2 month intervals. This allows
for payment plans on the part of the customers, usually a necessary
detail in something that costs as much as my first real house back
in 1976 (real as it was with no electricity or running water - but
then, the dollhouse does not have these amenities either). EDITION
#2 COMPLETE DOLLHOUSE - ONLY ONE LEFT FOREVER UNFINISHED EMPTY DOLLHOUSES - ORDERING THESE IS STILL POSSIBLE SHIPPING? - It is possible to
ship the dollhouses but of course adds considerably to the cost).
This note was added so that others who live far might
realize it can be done. |
ALL ITEMS BELOW ARE SOLD OUT. WE DO FIND THE ODD PIECE NOW AND THEN SO KEEP CHECKING THE CLOSEOUTS PAGE. |
The following items have been part of the Early American Doll Series Club that began many years ago with twelve items and kept going and going. So many people have loved these pieces, which have such a nice scale (not traditional dollhouse scale) for 8 or 9" dolls, that I have included them for sale separately. Many of them are pieces which began as dollhouse furnishings for the dollhouse shown below (scroll down). Production is very limited, so sometimes we may have to tell you that there will be a wait. Unfortunately, there are no kits for these things. You will find many other things in this same scale sold both in kit and finished form Click here, for the Early American Doll Series. |
SCALE: For dolls 8-9" tall (Taller cupboards are about 12" tall) |
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Of all my work, the shadowboxes are one of my favorite things because they combine in a small setting lots of small things and lots of color. The painted wood boxes have removable lids and glass fronts that open so you can get at things and rearrange even after it is hung on the wall. The back wall is fabric covered and there is interior lighting to show off the contents. CUSTOM SHADOWBOXES with other items that I make are also available. ORIGINAL
SHADOWBOX (16”w x 10”tall x 4”d)- This one is an
old favorite that showcases tiny toys and doll outfits on a she
lf-pegrack. 15 items in all. (Choice of colors on box) |
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SEWING ROOM (13”w x 12”tall x 8”d) The Sewing Room
has a handmade basket, and a cupboard filled with fabrics and sewing
accessories. Included in the 21 items is a cross stitch sampler,
a handmade basket, and a tiny raggedy Ann. A peg-wooden doll waits
for doll clothes in her very tiny chair and a coordinating braided
rug sits on the floor. |
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LAUNDRY ROOM (13”w x 12”tall x 8”d) - This theme
pulls 16 colorful items together that include a handmade laundry
basket with laundry, an antiqued washtub, scrub board, drying rack,
stool, clothespins and carrying box, pegrack on the wall with hanging
clothes and small accessories. Of course there's also an ironing
board and flat iron sitting on a braided rug. |
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SMALL THINGS (17”w x 12”tall x 5”d) - Has 13 items, including 9-drawer spice box, fabric cupboard, sampler,two Shaker boxes, peg-wooden doll, iron, spoolrack, pin cushion, slate, set of spools and cow pulltoy. $395.00 SOLD OUT |
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THE EARLY AMERICAN DOLL SERIES SHADOWBOX (19"w
x 14"tall x 8"d ) - 22 items from this best loved series, including
the doll and her doll both in chairs with a mix of items to balance the
space and the colors. $595 SOLD OUT |
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DISPLAYING YOUR DOLLS ~ The way your dolls are displayed is just as important as any of the other factors about the doll (such as colors and fabrics used). Of course the most charming way to display vintage look dolls is in antique doll furniture, but this is not always possible. Below you will find some chairs to help address the difficulty in finding just the right props. Chairs can be used for more than one doll - for instance, one doll may be sitting in the chair, while another one may be standing just next to the back of the chair and another one or two may be sitting on the floor using the chair to lean on. In other words, a single chair can be then the focal point of a whole grouping. You should not have all your dolls sitting in chairs - it would look like a movie theater, and many dolls do not sit well at all (for example, I do not like to seat my Historical Folk Dolls #1,2 or 7 (see above). I will also be adding some new items in early 2007 to help in displaying your dolls. For instance, my new wooden Joel Ellis doll due to the elaborate work in her wooden joints, likes to be seen undressed, and yet she has wonderful clothing and even a special bonnet, so for this doll, I recommend sitting the doll down, say on a shelf, and next to her, displaying her clothing on my new larger doll dress form (dolls 12" - 15") and her bonnet on the hatstand which will also be available. I will also be adding in some new wooden display stands for your standing dolls who need support. For small dolls, look at chairs in the Early American and Hitty Series.
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DOLL
CHAIRS WITH VINTAGE FINISHES Red Chair $95.00 Add
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WONDERFULLY
TURNED LADDERBACK ARM CHAIR ~ THE MUSTARD CHAIR This chair is best for dolls in the 10" - 12" range. It is a more refined look than any of my other chairs and is painted a pleasing mustard color with real ash splint seats. Chair is about 11" tall. $110 Add to Cart |
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BASIC
LADDERBACK BENCH AND CHAIR Chair Kit $38.00 Add
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Click here to see photo of Pouting Chair. |
PAINTED POUTING CHAIR (for 14" scale dolls). With Heart cut-out back. Antiqued green $48 Add to Cart
WOODEN BENCH |
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