tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post2587051563296120350..comments2023-06-16T09:34:01.274+01:00Comments on Dolls' Houses and Miniatures: Great Dolls' Houses of the World Number One: Queen Mary's Dolls' HouseAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-59606271992553493102012-02-14T21:19:36.537+00:002012-02-14T21:19:36.537+00:00I'm not surprised you're so tired! good wo...I'm not surprised you're so tired! good work! Your wolf sounds like a great bit of kit!<br /><br />If you have a cellar, you'll have to keep it FILLED!! ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-83418765530703464262012-02-13T23:37:19.866+00:002012-02-13T23:37:19.866+00:00He,he, you do make me laugh so!
Visions of David ...He,he, you do make me laugh so!<br /><br />Visions of David draped over our log pile is priceless!! I think that is all he would be good for given that shoulder pain.<br /><br />Dont get me started on the tree, it took two two men and a very determined woman to two days to split and stack. We had a machine to do the splitting, ( the boys were operating that ) it was called a timber wolf, my new nick name is little wolf. I stacked every last piece and the pile is 2 logs deep nearly 2 meters high and 8 long. It took me 8 hours but it's done!!! needless to say I'm quite tired!<br /><br />Oh and you've got me thinking now re- cellar, perhaps I will put one in when I add on my basement....... ; )<br /><br />Fi xxxxFi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-59128455644138941182012-02-13T21:21:50.831+00:002012-02-13T21:21:50.831+00:00JOHN!! we've all missed you, with only your Re...JOHN!! we've all missed you, with only your Renaissance incarnation for company! (not that he isn't fab!) I think I first heard about QM's house on TV, years ago when I was young. I Have a book which features Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle, it's a real treasure isn't it, maybe I'll feature it in the future!<br /><br />Good to have you back buddy!<br /><br />Andy xxAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-62734298058486099872012-02-13T21:06:26.822+00:002012-02-13T21:06:26.822+00:00Hi Irene, I'm planning a visit to see the hous...Hi Irene, I'm planning a visit to see the house on my birthday, only a few (life-shortening) weeks away!! I had heard you don't get much time to see anything, I have agood book I picked up a few years ago, so will flick through it before I go. <br /><br />Are there any nice miniature shops in Windsor? You'd think so, but it's not a big town is it? Mind you there is Lego land!!!! Hmmmmm!<br /><br />Glad you've enjoyed this post. You have your own great Dolls House yourself, love what you've done so far! ;)<br /><br />Andy xxAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-19425034448853659942012-02-13T21:00:37.817+00:002012-02-13T21:00:37.817+00:00PS. is that gum tree all chopped up now? I'll ...PS. is that gum tree all chopped up now? I'll send David over to help. He won't be any good, but will look nice draped against the log pile!! ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-56967108177290396422012-02-13T20:59:30.467+00:002012-02-13T20:59:30.467+00:00Hi Fi!
pleased this post was so popular! I though...Hi Fi!<br /><br />pleased this post was so popular! I thought everyone would think, 'meh! seen it, been there, done that!' The Queen's bedroom is my favourite room ( I wonder why!?), followed by the library I think. There are a couple of rooms I couldn't show you, and a sweet little games cupboard with golf clubs, croquet set etc. <br /><br />Now it's probably for the best that the wine cellar remains sealed off from you!! ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-30390791699458502892012-02-13T20:53:43.847+00:002012-02-13T20:53:43.847+00:00Gracias Sionchi!
Se trata de una impresionante en...Gracias Sionchi!<br /><br />Se trata de una impresionante entrada estoy de acuerdo;)<br /><br />Me alegro de que haya disfrutado leyendo esto!<br /><br />abrazos<br />Andy xAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-22557660738179907292012-02-13T20:45:55.733+00:002012-02-13T20:45:55.733+00:00Hi Ray, well your rooms sets and houses are as goo...Hi Ray, well your rooms sets and houses are as good as anything at Windsor!! How lucky to have a private tour, not just once but FOUR TIMES!! wow! ;)<br /><br />pleased that you enjoyed this post!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-4861616141196416702012-02-13T20:43:13.895+00:002012-02-13T20:43:13.895+00:00Yes, that should be Thorne Rooms!!Yes, that should be Thorne Rooms!!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-49783271627505861952012-02-13T20:42:34.684+00:002012-02-13T20:42:34.684+00:00Hello Day Dreamer!
I think we can all look at som...Hello Day Dreamer!<br /><br />I think we can all look at something and wish we were as good, as perfect. It's easy to feel dispondent, when I look at Mulvany and Rogers, QM's dolls' House, the Thorpe Rooms, teh perfect furniture by the likes of John Hodgson, Mark Gooch and Geoffrey Wonnacott, I look at what I have done and think, why have I bothered?! But, in truth, we should all be proud of what we have acheived. I know much more about woodwork and miniature making than I did a few years ago. yes I have made some big mistakes, but I've learnt from them, and maybe one day people might look at something I have made and think, 'wow! I would love to be able to do something like that' <br /><br />I love what you do, that you try and make things yourself. It would be nice to have a bookcase filled with readable books, and we can all afford a few of those, but who's to know really? You'll have a lot more fun making your own!<br /><br />Wow! lol! that was wordy! It is still fun to dream!! ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-18424870709597474452012-02-13T20:27:27.384+00:002012-02-13T20:27:27.384+00:00¡Ah! Pedrete, estoy seguro de que habría tenido un...¡Ah! Pedrete, estoy seguro de que habría tenido una de sus muñecas finas en la casa había sido de alrededor que hace tantos años! Pero tienes razón que es necesario que algunas muñecas para llevar algo de vida a las habitaciones preciosas!<br /><br />Ah! Pedrete, I am certain that they would have had one of your fine dolls in the house had you been around all those years ago!! But you are right it does need a few dolls to bring some life into those lovely rooms!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-75642594030527647252012-02-13T20:23:48.443+00:002012-02-13T20:23:48.443+00:00Hi Troy, glad you enjoyed this post, it is an amaz...Hi Troy, glad you enjoyed this post, it is an amazing piece of work, so many crafts people got involved!! It is nice that you have actually seen it. It's funny I had a facination with miniatures from an early age, mostly lived out in Lego and things cut from magazines it has to be said, I remember my sisters had a dolls house, mock Tudor with roses on the door and the foulest paper patterned carpet you will hope never to see! I used to like the way the doors and windows opened!<br /><br />I am hoping to see QM's house soon for my birthday.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-82625467028517062232012-02-13T01:48:09.582+00:002012-02-13T01:48:09.582+00:00ANDY! I missed your posts while on vacation and w...ANDY! I missed your posts while on vacation and what a treat to come home to this one! I have long-admired this house from a book when I was a kid (along with another about Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle). Hope to see it for real someday...Thanks!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792529272804861727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-31687050758713051412012-02-11T15:54:05.688+00:002012-02-11T15:54:05.688+00:00You've done it again Andy - an excellent post....You've done it again Andy - an excellent post. I've seen the House for real but you don't get too much time to study the detail. The two books available are excellent and well worth having. I'd like to have seen more of the garden too, Fi.<br /><br />Thanks again Andy for taking the time to post this.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-71977178333900631422012-02-11T09:48:00.534+00:002012-02-11T09:48:00.534+00:00Wow! What a post!!
There is so much to this beaut...Wow! What a post!!<br /><br />There is so much to this beautiful piece that one does not know where to begin! So many stunning elements and tiny details.It is truly breathtaking, I really don't know which room i admire most.<br /><br />I am very much taken with the garden, the trees are lovely and I love the idea of the snail. The bedrooms are beautiful, the nursery, and of course my special interest, the cellar.......;)<br /><br />A wonderful post Andy, no doubt very time consuming. Thank you for sharing this with us.<br /><br />ML Fi xxxxFi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-70189250391561650492012-02-11T07:22:03.957+00:002012-02-11T07:22:03.957+00:00Qué entrada más bonita y más instructiva. Gracias ...Qué entrada más bonita y más instructiva. Gracias por la explicación y las fotos. Me ha gustado mucho. BesosSionchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723670708527579726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-60727420296282207902012-02-11T02:39:31.509+00:002012-02-11T02:39:31.509+00:00Hello Andy!
Great post about a fantastic "Do...Hello Andy!<br /> Great post about a fantastic "Dolls House". It has been my privilage to stand before "Queen Mary's Dollshouse" on four occasions, each time in a private tour so it was up close and personal. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and photos of this stunning creation. I wish every miniaturist could see, in person, this wonderful house.<br />Warm regards from RayRay Whitledge-Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551425182616768233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-66749856901551481802012-02-11T00:15:07.258+00:002012-02-11T00:15:07.258+00:00Thank you for this Wonderful visit to the Queen...Thank you for this Wonderful visit to the Queen's House, er I mean DOLLHOUSE! I have never seen it in person, but I have gazed at pictures in books... I will go check out that web-site! This is the sort of House that makes me sigh and say... maybe I should have tried for REAL Marble floor tiles in my Cupboard House.... I ALREADY think I should have READABLE Books in ALL my shelves... Silly me! Only Queens get PERFECTION! But the rest of us can TRY... and Sigh... and DREAM...<br />PERFECT...!Daydreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170115485686244907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-39773553588106356092012-02-10T23:50:33.710+00:002012-02-10T23:50:33.710+00:00Una casa de muñecas realmente maravillosa!! Aunque...Una casa de muñecas realmente maravillosa!! Aunque nunca una muñeca ha pisado esta casa!! Un abrazo enorme!!El caballero Metabólicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439507986234550166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-50988591231515245212012-02-10T21:35:14.654+00:002012-02-10T21:35:14.654+00:00Hi Andy, Great post and very complete. I learned ...Hi Andy, Great post and very complete. I learned a few things I didn't know! I was able to visit Windsor Castle and the dollhouse back when I was in college. I also have in my collection, an antique souvenir book from the Queen's Dolls' house and a more recent book from my travels there. It is truly amazing and one of the finest examples of craftsmanship in miniature. In my youth, I used to check out a book from the library about the dollhouse.Troyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248343692678031483noreply@blogger.com