Handmade Miniatures & Old Treasures Just Listed For Sale

Now that the little Haddenham Fair is over, all of my unsold handmade miniatures have been listed for sale under the various pages on the Exclusive Items section.

HANDMADE EXCLUSIVE ITEMS

On the General Page, various 1930s framed prints,  WW1 trunks, sets of five books and vintage needlework ephemera arrangements are now available.  

Various printed items have been listed on the WW2 Page...in fact I have decided to discontinue selling individual WW2 ephemera singularly (it was definitely time for a change) and from now on, they will be available in sets or tiny fixed arrangements only, as seen above.

Various set pieces of vintage toys including some tiny replicas of Rose Cottage- the 1950s Chad Valley dolls house and old toy chests are now available.

ANTIQUE & VINTAGE TREASURES

Amongst some of the  antique and vintage treasures just listed today is this lovely old Pit-a-Pat fireplace. See http://www.ktminiatures.com/Pit-a-Pat.html

Also, just listed this afternoon is this exquisite antique soda syphon - so delicate and amazingly intact. A few weeks ago we had a Dol-Toi soda syphon that went up for sale - slightly different to this but equally lovely......however this one here is considerably older. It never ceases to amaze me how these tiny pipette tubes inside these soda syphons  remain in one piece.......either the little previous owners over the decades were incredibly careful or they were never allowed to play with them?

 A wonderful example of an unmarked Elgin table and chair c1920s also went up for sale this afternoon and both have already been snapped up. Am not surprised, they are lovely and simply do not come along very often. The full listing for these and the soda syphon can be found on the
Antique 1/12th Living Room/Dining Room Page.  

These two late Victorian/Edwardian bisque beauties are for sale on the Old Dolls Page.  Whoever takes either of these on could have great fun dressing them in authentic costume.

These are just some of the items that have been listed today. Please do go check out my website. I have quite a bit of vintage stock that was unsold from last Saturday's fair that still  needs to be listed onto the website. I will continue to list them over the next few days and highlight some of them on this journal.

www.ktminiatures.com

What A Lovely Day!



A lovely, lovely day was spent yesterday at the delightful charity Haddenham Dolls House Exhibition & Fair . There were some wonderful miniatures of all descriptions on display with several dolls house clubs from surrounding towns displaying magnificent handiwork too.....so  entering the little village hall yesterday was like entering a magical world of an entirely different dimension! There were even some four legged friends from the Hearing Dogs For Deaf People strutting their stuff.....absolutely gorgeous!

This was the Thame Club display, the theme being based purely on items that members had made at professional workshops....mmmm those little gardens did look familiar!lol

Part of our Nostalgia In Miniature Workshops stand - all three projects in both scales from the Vintage Little Garden Theme 2011 workshops.

There were a handful of other artisans there, including me old mate Robin....of Coombe Crafts.

It was brilliant to meet so many of you who came and much entertaining banter ensued throughout the day! It was great to catch up with old friends and make new ones too.

I only had a 6ft table yesterday (unlike a massive 12ft stand at the Thame Fair) so I had to be very discerning on what I took. In the end I decided on having only "new" vintage/antique stock (not listed on the website) including a tiny GeeBee dolls house and a tin Marx dolls house. The good news for those of you who did not come is that I could not pursuade any visitors to purchase either of the dolls houses on the day....although one or two customers did waiver a little (lol).  So they will be going up for sale on my website this coming week along with some other antique/vintage treasures that were not sold.

 

I will also be busy over the next few days, listing lots of my newly handmade items to the website...so do check the various pages on my Exclusive Items sections. All the current handmade stock that is listed on my website was on the stand yesterday and due to quite a bit being sold, I will have to embark on some considerable stock taking and make amendments accordingly to the Exclusive Items section....but not today!

Today I am going to have a much needed day off ...stock taking and amendments to the website will begin on Monday afternoon.

Thanks again to everyone who came yesterday....as soon as I hear how much was raised for the two charities, I will let you know. Congratulations to Freda and George Dorrell who put on such a wonderful and successful event ...we are already looking forward to the next one in two years time!!! 

Vintage Goodies Plus Some Handmade Pieces - Available Saturday

As you will probably know by now, if you have been following KT Miniatures Journal over the past couple of weeks, I shall be attending the little Haddenham Dolls House Exhibition & Fair at Haddenham Village Hall in Buckinghamshire this coming Saturday, 12th November.

 

Well, preparations for it are almost complete.......the handmade items have been priced up and packed away, although I managed to take a couple of pics before these went into their trays. Above you can see one of the hand painted 1930s style cushions that sits on an aged settee which has been given a mock rexine effect finish, then covered in a tired "old throw" along with some 1930s books, magazines etc.

Amongst various vintage style pieces are some vintage needlework ephemera sets (the fabulous weeny cotton reels are by David Edwards).

I have also spent a wonderful afternoon sifting through boxes of vintage goodies....choosing bits and pieces to bring on Saturday....none of which are currently listed on my website.

There are all kinds including an unmarked Elgin table and chair, turn of the century bisque dolls, antique soda syphon, pots, pans, German piano, vintage glassware, 1930s Xmas trees, a Pit-a-Pat fireplace, vintage coffee grinder and Doulton type jugs....plus lots more!

I just have to show you a close up of this absolutely gorgeous Kaybot plaster fireplace.....I am having huge difficulty parting with this but go it must and to be honest, I have no dolls house that it can fit in at the moment. The colour is richly beautiful and moulded features just wonderful.

This doll intrigues me greatly. At first glance when he came in, I assumed he was a Grecon Grandpa but on observation, I could not help but notice his weight due to huge lead feet....honestly....he is considerably heavier than your standard Grecon, plus the shape of his head is flatter. He has only four buttons on his waistcoat (don't Grecons have six?) and the checked pattern of his trousers is bigger than the Grecon Grandpas I have seen. So, I am of the opinion that this is a Tomac Grandpa doll. There is a Grandma too that came with him but she is slightly bald...poor lady, but she will be for sale too.

What is not sold on Saturday at the event, will then go up for sale next week on KT Miniatures website.

The event is at Haddenham Village Hall, Bucks HP17 8EE (2 miles from Thame and close to M40 - jncts 6-8). The event opens at 10.00 and closes at 4.00 and the event is in aid of Hearing Dogs For Deaf People & Leukeamia And Lymphoma Research.

Hope to see you there!

WW1 Trunks In 1/12th Scale

Seeing us all going about our daily business wearing poppies at the moment has inspired me to create some WW1 vintage style trunks.

These trunks have been created in 1/12th scale and would be suitable for a miniature loft/attic room, spare bedroom, secondhand junk shop, charity shop etc. Each one is filled with a Union Jack that looks like it could do with a wash, all kinds of WW1 ephemera including postcards, leaflets, letters. books and some old photos, etc.

The lids can stand up on their own or be pushed back further if they are supported, in order for the contents to be viewed clearly.

I have chosen the contents for these tiny set pieces carefully to reflect the whole poignant theme of these brave and gallant young men going off to war to fight for their king and country.

The trunks will be released for sale at The Haddenham Dolls House Exhibition & Fair which is taking place next Saturday 12th November. If they are not sold at the fair then they will go up for sale on KT Miniatures after the event.

For full details of the Haddenham event, see previous posting.

Some Miniature Creations - To Be Released For Sale At Haddenham Fair

In preparation for The Haddenham Dolls House Exhibition & Fair next week (Saturday 12th November)  I have embarked on some miniature creating.  All handmade items as always have been given the KT Miniatures distinctive aged/well used look and are suitable to be used with both reproduction and vintage dolls houses. As with the run up to any fair that KT Miniatures attends, all handmade stock will now be witheld until after the event, then all unsold stock will be put up for sale on the website immediately after.

I will also have some vintage pieces available for sale that day that are not currently listed on the website, including a vintage dolls house....more news about those next week.

A 1/16TH SCALE CHAD VALLEY 1950s/1960s DOLLS HOUSE IN 1/12TH SCALE....a bit of a challenge!!!

Remember this from a few weeks ago.........?

I recently sold a gorgeous tin 1950s/1960s Chad Valley dolls house  and I was extremely sad to see it go.....I absolutely adore these tin lithographed treasures and that particular one had never been played with, consquently was in amazing condition.  However, I got it into my head before it went that I could recreate it in 1/12th scale. So, before it departed, I took plenty of images and set out on a crazy journey of scaling it down.

It took some time to work out how to do this but got there in the end and am extremely pleased with the result. Initially I was only creating this for my own amusement but once I made one, I just had to make another, then another......!

In the end, these little dolls houses spurred me on further and have created them in a variety of settings including one on a chair....along with another setting of a chair with the  vintage 1930s Touring England Game (me & my big brothers loved that game as kids- it helped teach us the geography of England) plus a variety of vintage books from the same era.

SOME VINTAGE TOY CHESTS

Something that I have been wanting to create in ages are these particular vintage style toy chests which are based on a very real and very old toy chest. All items are fixed but the lid  is flexible and  movable. These would be suitable for a variety of uses eg. nursery, spare bedroom, loft, secondhand junk shop etc.

These will go up for sale on the Childhood Page under the Exclusive Items section, if not sold at the Haddenham Fair.

VARIETY OF WW2 EPHEMERA
I will shortly be having a complete overhaul of the WW2 section on the website and will no longer be selling the printed items separately but as sets instead. It is definitely time for a change!

To kick start this revamp to the WW2 series,  I have created some tiny little set pieces that can be used on table tops, worktops, shelves etc. and are quite versatile. I am hoping to have more set pieces for this era and pre-war 1930s shortly. As mentioned above, these will be available to purchase at the Haddenham Fair next week then what is not sold, will be listed on the website.

HADDENHAM DOLLS HOUSE EXHIBITION & FAIR
Saturday 12th November 2011
Haddenham Village Hall,
Bucks
HP17 8EE
 10.00am to 4.00pm.
Admission: Adult £3.00 /Child £1.00
IN AID OF HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE & LEUKAEMIA AND LYMPHOMA RESEARCH

Artisans attending are Coombe Crafts, Tony Knott, Ronfel Miniatures, Sally's Little People, Nostalgia In Miniatures Workshop etc. plus of course KT Miniatures!! We will have our "On A Cold & Frosty Morning" scene on show and you will have an opportunity to bid in person on the Sealed Bid Auction (see full details on Nostalgia In Miniature Workshop website). There will also be several individual stands selling private collections, exhibitions from local dolls house clubs including Thame Club of course!!!I understand that there will even be a Lego Railway on display!

This is a delightful little bi-annual charity fair so do mark the date down in your diary and come along to see us and help Freda & George Dorell the organsiers, raise as much as possible for their chosen charities.....you will be assured of a very warm welcome.