I have often thought it would be fun to own a bookstore

So now I shall.  Albeit in miniature.

I know, lately I have spent a lot of time talking about tea cups, dolls, outdoors and campers.  But as the weather cools off it is time to get back to making miniatures.

My local Miniature club is taking on a rather large project  for the new year.  We will be making a mall and apartment house complex.  Each member is making up a room box in some sort of shop or apartment.  Loving bookstores as I do I have decided that I will turn my room box into just such a store.  But not just any book store.  I want to make it with an EDGE.  Perhaps steampunk, or at least industrial looking.

At this point it is merely in the planning stage.

I know I have to obtain a LOT of books.  I have ordered some and will make a lot more.  I had a lesson once on making mini books from old leather books.  Hope I still remember how.

Anyone with suggestions on how or what I should include let me know in the comments.

Tea Cup Tuesday #9

I finally decided to count how many "Tea Cup Tuesdays" I have participated in.   This makes the 9th time.
Today I am doing something a bit different than I have done in the past.

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I am showing a full Tea Set that I have for sale out in my shop.  I like it a lot because of the size and colors.

It was made in japan.  It included 8 cup and saucer sets, a sugar and a creamer as well as the teapot.  The cups are a bit smaller than normal but so pretty and they seem daintier than the usual size tea cup and saucer.

I hope you enjoyed my selection for today.

End of an Era

"Goodbye Fun Finder"

      Yesterday we said goodbye to our little camper called the Fun Finder.  We sold it and are now ready to enjoy our bigger one. It was sort of bitter sweet to see it go.  We have wonderful memories of the little Fun Finder.  We attended 4 Nascar races, many Blue Grass festivals and a couple of just plain camping outings.


But now it is time to enjoy our new camper.  The little camper was good but we always we felt like we needed a couple more feet.... so now we do.  Three more to be exact.  We won't have to give up the dinette every night for a bed!  And the bathroom is bigger.

The new camper weighs very little more than the old  one so we can still tow it easily with our mini-vans.
That is good cause we don't need a truck but in our antique business we do need the mini-vans.

I hope to have lots of adventures to report with the new camper.  Stay tuned................

And check back tomorrow for Tea Cup Tuesday!

Fall is Best Time Of Year (Six Word Saturday)

 

Fall is Best Time Of Year

I love the fall.  I love the fall's colorful leaves. I love the cooler days. 

I always seem to feel revitalized at this time of year.

Here is a view across the road from my house.  You can see a bit of "sea smoke"  above the river.  And you can see the colors changing.

 
And here is the dogwood tree in my side yard with its lovely red leaves.

 And finally, here is the "toadstool village" that appears every fall, on top of the roots of a crab apple tree we cut down a few years ago.

Chatty Cathy's Birthday

As I said a few days ago I would tell you all about the Chatty Cathy Birthday Party I attended this past weekend.

   I belong to the Chatty Cathy Collectors Club and have been a member for nearly 20 years.  It all started when I started collecting dolls and bought a Chatty Cathy that needed clothes.  I tried to learn as much as I could and discovered a newly formed Club to which I became a member.  The rest is history for me.

    This year we were celebrating Chatty's 50th birthday.  And so our luncheon was a bit more festive than usual.

Here is Chatty surrounded by all the gifts she received from all the members. 

Here is the absolutely beautiful birthday cake.

Here are a few of the Chatty's with their party hats waiting for the fun.

  This Chatty won contest for the best dressed for the party.

And here is the Charmin Chatty I won, all dressed up for the event.

It was a great day.  And the following day we attended a doll show in New Hope so it was a full doll weekend!

Tea Cup Tuesday

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This is the second week I am showing a series of handpainted bone china tea cups I have for sale out in my antique and collectible shop....  Lavender and Old Lace.

This sweet teacup is another hand painted teacup. Like the teacup last week, it is probably not bone china but still lovely.

The back stamp indicates it is from Sutherland China.  The gold numbers represent who painted it I think.

I think this is so delicate and so pretty.

For those of you who were wondering about pictures of the Chatty Cathy birthday party they will be here tomorrow.

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 Chatty Cathy Luncheon, 50th Birthday Celebration

I am at the Chatty Cathy Luncheon today, celebrating her 50th birthday.  No kidding.  I belong to the Chatty Cathy Collectors club and once a year we hold a luncheon.  This year we are celebrating this landmark date.
I will have some pictures soon to show you all the festivities.   Yes, I am still a little kid at heart.