Mary goes shopping at Good Will

So Martin which shoes look better with this outfilt.

Does it make me look fat?

Martin shrugs his head in disgust.

Mary thinks she'll get both pairs of shoes because the

total cost for the whole outfit would only be $1.50 plus it's

half off day at Good will.

Brinca Dada Modern House - Mary's Christmas Present

It was meant to be.

A One Year Blogiversary Present for YOU to see.

Although Mary just moved into a new house (October) she thought it wasn't big enough.

(Mary is a very spoiled brat doll who gets almost everything she wants.)

So we had to get her the New Brinca Dada - Emerson House.

Who says dolls can't go from Vintage to Modern?

How this happened. I have always thought this house was pretty cool but did not think it would fit too well in my collection yet I found myself attracted to it. I would not just buy this house over the Internet without seeing it in person. I thought I had to go to New York to see it. Well I was on the Brinca Dada web site a short time ago and checked the link for locations near me. I about fell out of my chair. A store about 10 miles from me had the house on display. I called, I grabbed Mary and some Lundby furniture and was at the store soon after. This was not a miniature store but a store with a very smart owner who was impressed with the house and ordered a few. Well I'll be but the Lundby furniture fit nicely and Mary would not leave the house. She just flat out wanted it. I sure did too. Now it was time to coax hubby. I asked the store owner to put a hold on the house knowing full well that I didn't have room for it and the price was a bit too high. I then asked hubby to just go take a look at it. Well wouldn't ya know but hubby fell in love with the house. He thought it was art work and would fit into our home nicely. He just admired it from all angles and then paid for the house. YIPPEE!!! It was all a fluke that this happened and yet it was meant to be.

Assembly of the House. The store owner had some very smart and talented young customers who were able to assemble her floor model for her. I was fortunate enough that these super nice people were willing to come to my house and assemble mine for me. Thanks so much to Chris and Angela. It was a fun evening with them and a bit of a challenge but you can see the end result.

Regarding the Blogiversary...

It is pure joy to have lasted here one year and made so many contacts and dear friends.

Stats:

• 73 different countries have stopped by.
• 4,366 different visitors have stopped by.
• I have done 105 posts in one year.

Impressive I would say. Thank-You all!

Please see the Two Posts below with another 31 photos of the Emerson House by Brinca Dada.

Link to Brinca Dada's Web Site: http://www.brincadada.com/

More Photos of Mary's New House #1

The photos in this post are with the house open at 90 degrees.

There is no rhyme or reason to the photo order.

It's my present to you for my One Year Blog Anniversary.

Thanks for your love, support and inspiration.

I cut up some small sticks to use for the fireplace. That was hubby's idea.

The music room.


The Laundry Room. AAAaaahhh... One of my favorites.

One of the roof top decks. The red brick patio pavers were added

by me and did not come with the house.

The Serenity Garden.

Camping out on the roof.

I found the Ring Toss game at the Dollar Store.

It's perfect Lundby size. Martin just loves playing it.

Mary is waiting for Martin to come and cook breakfast.

Martin is still in bed watching TV.

The Easel in the corner was a Good Will find and I rehabbed it.

The art work I found at an antique store long ago and finally know why

I've had it all these years.

There is plenty of storage under the stairs. I made a panty for the little Peeps.

MORE PHOTOS BELOW...

More Photos of Mary's New House #2

These are photos with the house closed.

You can see right through the house so in the back ground is my life size chair.

And there is my life size lamp in the back ground.





See the car parked in the garage.

The roof top decks. You can also see the solar panel.

Kinda burry but gives you a visual from the back side of the house.

Again you can see right through the house. In the back ground is my

cabinet with some of the vintage vases that I collect.

Since these photos were taken I have moved this fabulous piece of art called the Emerson House to a window location. It opens up more possiblities with a natural setting in the background.

Lundby Lane Mini Mall

Welcome to the Lundby Lane Mini Mall with outdoor cafe.

We have three little shops to browse.

First is the Dolls House Shop. Mary is eyeing a nice little house for her dolls.

Second we have the Coffee and Pastry shop.

This store is being manned by Verna, Arlene and Bob Flagg.

Third we have the Floral shop being run by Cal Flagg who is a master grower.

Doll houses, coffee, pastry and flowers anyone?

The Estate Sale

Martin and Mary take the wagon and head over to an Estate Sale advertised as HUGE.

Mary comments to Martin that she thought HUGE would mean a lot of items.

Martin tells Mary that the word HUGE actually means LARGE.


Martin checks out an old German thermometer while Mary is inspecting a brass key holder.

Martin and Martin make their way into the jewelry room. Mary sure loves all the vintage jewelry.

Closer up Mary asks Martin if "The Incredible Shrinking Machine" is working."
She would like him to shrink some items for her.

Mary checks her box of money and continues to look around for some special items.

HAPPY MOTHER'S Day!!!


Credits: My mom passed earlier this year. She had collected for many years. The photos above are of the Estate Sale that is being set up. My little peeps have found many useful tiny treasures. The big beeps (hubby and I) have also found many treasures that we are keeping.

Ikea Idea - Room Boxes / Mary goes shopping

INSPIRATION

Sometimes things are simply black or white.

Thanks much to "Call of the Small" for the Ikea Vegetable Bin tip.

Please click the link below to see where this great idea came from.

http://call-small.blogspot.com/2010/03/kitchenette.html

She smartly used the Bin as a miniature room box and it was simply fantastic.

Hubby and I took a trip to Ikea the other day. This was only my second time there and I started feeling so Swedish with the Smaland kids area and the Stockholm sofas. What a blast I had but I could not find this vegetable bin. Hubby said he knew where it would be and I'll be darned he knew exactaly where it would be. When he asked if I wanted two of them I did not hesitate to agree that two would be better than one. Once the bins were assembled I immediately moved my vintage Lundby Gothenberg house to see if these bins fit underneath and they do perfectly. Yes I drive a new WV bug and have some miniature ones in different scales. My last car was 14 years old and it was time to retire the old Ford Probe. I wanted a hot little car that had room and an audubon gear. Oh boy does that 5 cyliner move in the sport gear. The VW is in the Bentley family and I call my bug my baby Bentley. I put the black mini bug on top of one room box and the white one on the other. Hence my inspiration for this post. I proceeded to spend hours searching every doll house nook and cranny for miniature items that were either solid white or solid black. The set up below reminds me of the Ikea store and the room selections. I like how the natural sunlight beams through. It was nice to take photos without having to set up lights.

Below is the White Room.

I tried to use as many fabrics and textures to bring the whole room to life.
Click on the photo for better view.
And then we have the Black Room.

It appears that Mary seems to like both of the rooms.

Well she couldn't decide so she bought most items in both rooms. She is very spoiled. I got two so she got two. She had the delivery people set up all items on her Stockholm Mansion Roof top. Wonder what Martin will say when he gets home.

And look what Marta and her family got. Somehow a construction crew came and lifted the house, installed these and not even a cookie had rolled to the floor. Marta is so happy with her lower level extension. They have a place to park the car now and some room for the kids to play.


Credits: Ikea Vegetable Bin at $12.99 USD each.


White Room - Lundby items: Piano stool covered in white linen fabric, the chandelier, the vintage pitcher, two white drinking glasses, the white end table, the candelabra and the two orange pillows. The adirondack chairs were purchased at the miniature show last year. The two mice and the spilt milk are very old and I've had them for years.

Black Room - Lundby items: The outdoor grill, the coffee maker, the two yellow coffee cups and the sugar/creamer dish. The two chairs were acquired at a flea market long ago. The vintage telephone sits on the cap from my Oil of Olay bottle. I got the old tire off some old toys that I recently sorted through.



So many little items that I can't list them all. If you are curious about anything in particular please leave a comment and I will gladly respond. Thanks again to "Call of the Small". What a creative mind you have. I just love these two vegetable bins but doubt a vegetable will ever come near them.