tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post5829585406199857237..comments2023-06-16T09:34:01.274+01:00Comments on Dolls' Houses and Miniatures: My Latest Dolls House Project: Welcome to The Swan InnAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-9940306621668213622012-03-04T19:21:49.290+00:002012-03-04T19:21:49.290+00:00Hola Sionchi,
Gracias, me has querido como mi peq...Hola Sionchi,<br /><br />Gracias, me has querido como mi pequeño pub! Estoy satisfecho con el color también se ve natural. sólo tiene que vestirse con algunos detalles extra para traerlo a la vida!<br /><br />abrazos<br />Andy xAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-7536508172556044432012-03-03T20:02:07.002+00:002012-03-03T20:02:07.002+00:00Me parece una preciosidad de casa, el color me enc...Me parece una preciosidad de casa, el color me encanta. Tu trabajo ha sido magnífico. Estoy deseando verla por dentro. Besos y feliz domingoSionchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723670708527579726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-32488258328350553022012-02-29T19:32:57.494+00:002012-02-29T19:32:57.494+00:00SPAM FILE?????
Outrageous!!! I know who's beh...SPAM FILE?????<br /><br />Outrageous!!! I know who's behind this!!! It's Snowy, I think he was trying to sabotage our friendship!!!<br /><br />Always, Fi xxFi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-62250984165578949132012-02-27T09:24:25.309+00:002012-02-27T09:24:25.309+00:00Hi Irene, I'm not sure what day I will be goin...Hi Irene, I'm not sure what day I will be going, I think teh trains are easier on Saturdays, a more regular service. I don't want to have to drive to Birmingham, I hate the M1!! Trains are much easier, but if I come on Sunday I'll let you know!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-51934160908341519672012-02-26T23:05:40.466+00:002012-02-26T23:05:40.466+00:00I'm busy saving too - I'll be there on the...I'm busy saving too - I'll be there on the Sunday.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05182285759059917550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-15023683413205738942012-02-22T20:08:44.519+00:002012-02-22T20:08:44.519+00:00think I know what happened to you original post! f...think I know what happened to you original post! found it in my Spam file, how RUDE!!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-12597856233394842482012-02-22T11:10:22.423+00:002012-02-22T11:10:22.423+00:00LOL! interesting certainly!! but I think it might ...LOL! interesting certainly!! but I think it might scare the punters!!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-73856046192644382442012-02-22T11:04:26.192+00:002012-02-22T11:04:26.192+00:00Ahh yes, the latter would be an interesting propos...Ahh yes, the latter would be an interesting proposal, the thought does make me giggle......Fi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-38933035674276440972012-02-21T20:36:17.183+00:002012-02-21T20:36:17.183+00:00Hi Ray,
Thank you for the link on the pleater, wi...Hi Ray,<br /><br />Thank you for the link on the pleater, will check it out. I will check my iron to see if it will do blasts of steam, though I must confess that David uses it far more than I ever do!! ;)<br /><br />Thank you also for your kind words. I am pleased that everyone seems to like this new project, it's very humble compared to the many great projects that you are all working on, particularly yours Ray, I will post some interior pics soon. <br /><br />regards<br />Andy xxAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-2083353888696602282012-02-21T20:30:46.107+00:002012-02-21T20:30:46.107+00:00Hi Elga, have sent you an email, hope that you get...Hi Elga, have sent you an email, hope that you get it OK! ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-27672570282884250952012-02-21T13:38:00.179+00:002012-02-21T13:38:00.179+00:00Hello Andy!
This new project of yours looks great...Hello Andy!<br /> This new project of yours looks great and I look forward to seeing inside. I have thoroughly enjoyed all your posts and have learned quite a bit.<br /> I appreciate your kind comments on my last post and here is a link for the pleater...www.danneruff.com<br />Also, the "Blast of Steam Iron is just that.....an electric iron for pressing your real clothing. They have a function that allows you to blast steam in bursts. Hope that answers the questions for you. <br />Look forward to more of your splendid work.<br />Warm thoughts from RayRay Whitledge-Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551425182616768233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-65227369965821698842012-02-21T07:06:46.559+00:002012-02-21T07:06:46.559+00:00Hi Andy, please contact me privately, there is som...Hi Andy, please contact me privately, there is something I would like to give to you. There is a mail me button on my blog on the top left.Elgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01639738521849496729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-87646863718275538262012-02-20T21:27:10.010+00:002012-02-20T21:27:10.010+00:00Hello Giac,
I'm doing very well thanks.
I ...Hello Giac, <br /><br />I'm doing very well thanks. <br /><br />I am really pleased that you like this house, I really respect your opinion, as I think you are a brilliant wood worker and miniaturist!<br /><br />I have been having fun planning some things for the pub, but it needs basic things like tables and chairs yet!<br /><br />I know when I look at Irene's Apple Tea Room just how much it takes to fill a model like mine!! Still, progress is slow but steady. I shall post a few pictures of the inside very soon!<br /><br />I have to save some money for the Miniaturia Show in Birmingham in a few weeks time now, so hope fully there may be more inside the swan soon!!<br /><br />regards<br />Andy xxAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-66518629237795916902012-02-20T20:52:42.315+00:002012-02-20T20:52:42.315+00:00Hello Andy,
I hope you're doing well! I loved ...Hello Andy,<br />I hope you're doing well! I loved all your posts, but it is great to see your work. You did a tremendous job on putting together the Swann Inn. It is beautiful and I can't wait to see how you finish it...the possibilities for an Inn are so much fun and I know you'll do a great job.<br />Keep up the great work, and have a greatw eek,<br />All the best,<br />GiacGiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823654482564548862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-37499862660299833462012-02-20T20:07:47.776+00:002012-02-20T20:07:47.776+00:00I think I need to build another dolls house! Gods ...I think I need to build another dolls house! Gods know where I'm going to put it though!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-90234890154587023112012-02-20T20:06:35.045+00:002012-02-20T20:06:35.045+00:00Well, it's not every day you hear a woman shou...Well, it's not every day you hear a woman shouting that she's got wood!!!! ;o)<br /><br />That little black bird has a blabby beak!<br /><br />I am going to attampt to paint a swan sign, it will probably end up on the wood scraps pile, but we shall see! I might well take you up on your offer! I would ask David, but don't really want a swan floating in an existential bubble surrounded by rays of light and floating eyes, but if I ever change my mind on that one I know I can always ask him!! lol!Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-3727762137044303112012-02-20T09:36:03.471+00:002012-02-20T09:36:03.471+00:00Well Andy, I'm sure you'll do wonders with...Well Andy, I'm sure you'll do wonders with the Wisteria kit, although I have heard they can take a bit of patients. I had David in mind for the swan as I have seen the beautiful swan he fashioned a while ago. Although a little birdie told me that you your self are quite the artist...... ; ) I would however be more than happy to to paint a tiny swan for you, so if your other options don't work out just let me know....; ) hehe.<br /><br />Wood wood woood......I have all sorts!<br /><br />xxFi.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149948132909326473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-22736903296883985692012-02-18T19:29:03.104+00:002012-02-18T19:29:03.104+00:00LOL Maybe an old vintage one??LOL Maybe an old vintage one??Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843072284822496590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-31216197001454388252012-02-18T18:22:14.503+00:002012-02-18T18:22:14.503+00:00Hi Irene,
I am pleased you like this house, I wa...Hi Irene, <br /><br />I am pleased you like this house, I was a little worried about showing it off to everyone, but people seem to like it very much, which is nice to know!! ;)<br /><br />I did think that WW2, with all the rationing and hardship would be a bit depressing in a dolls house, and I doubt that there would have been much booze about either!!<br /><br />Utility furniture had its charm, there a woman who specialises in unitity furniture miniatures, she was at the Thame dolls house fair today, I was tempted to buy one or two pieces, but that would have planted me well into the 1940's, so I think simple country pieces will work best in the pub.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-45081539988228979522012-02-18T18:15:42.922+00:002012-02-18T18:15:42.922+00:00Hello Iris,
Thank you for those very kind words!...Hello Iris, <br /><br />Thank you for those very kind words! I am thrilled that you like the pub so much, I hope it lives up to your expectations when you see inside it!<br /><br />Regards<br />Andy xxAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-72895796568650304572012-02-18T18:13:14.256+00:002012-02-18T18:13:14.256+00:00Ciao Elvira!
Grazie, sono molto contento che ti p...Ciao Elvira!<br /><br />Grazie, sono molto contento che ti piace casa dei miei bambole.<br /><br />baci e abbracci<br /><br />Andy xxAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-52315306130724862752012-02-18T18:10:25.021+00:002012-02-18T18:10:25.021+00:00Gracias Julia, me alegra que te guste esta pequeña...Gracias Julia, me alegra que te guste esta pequeña casa tanto!<br /><br />abrazos<br />Andy xxAndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-29755144802411273992012-02-18T18:06:50.993+00:002012-02-18T18:06:50.993+00:00I forget that you've been to Britain several t...I forget that you've been to Britain several times, so you know all about our country pubs. They are quite nice places to pop into for a drink and a bite to eat on a sunny (or indeed rainy) day! They are struggling a bit at the moment and many pubs have closed down over the past few years, but there are still plenty about. <br /><br />Now I'm not sure who you had in mind to paint my Swan sign. I have ordered a bracket for the hanging sign today, as I went to a doll's house fair in Thame today. I have also bought myself a Wisteria kit from Miniature Garden Centre, at the same fair, which I am assured is fairly easy, just needs lots of time and patience!! I was planning to make my own, but I was so impressed by the one I saw today that I bought the kit (I MUST be MAD!!!)<br /><br />Good to know you got your wood, I hope you didn't clean him out!!!!<br /><br />Ah yes the little blackbird on the chimney! I think he's very sweet too, I bought him at Miniaturia in Birmingham last year (you must have eagle eyes to have spotted him!!)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-50663011893773986612012-02-18T17:54:50.884+00:002012-02-18T17:54:50.884+00:00Hi John,
well I couldn't tell you the oldest...Hi John, <br /><br />well I couldn't tell you the oldest house in the UK for that matter, so it was a bit of a daft question! <br /><br />Actually what you said about an old house being marketed to death in America reminded me of George Washington's ancestral home in England. Sulgrave Manor is open as a museum, flies an american flag outside and makes much of the Washington connection, but he never ever stayed there! It is an interesting old house though!!<br /><br />You've used RL in posts before, I was just having a blond moment at the time!! ;o)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03064247140624108019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1708828566635042112.post-44977897028220517702012-02-18T00:45:24.167+00:002012-02-18T00:45:24.167+00:00Sorry about that, Andy 'RL' (real life) is...Sorry about that, Andy 'RL' (real life) is used commonly in another miniature forum I frequent. I hope you don't mind if I feign ignorance next time the term is used and I can go, "Ralph Lauren, --what??!" :)<br /><br />I feel like I should know the answer to your question, but I'm guessing that there is no 100% documented 'ye olde-est house in America!' (It would have long ago been marketed to death). The oldest houses in the U.S. are in Massachusetts, and look a lot like English Medieval structures, with clapboard siding.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10792529272804861727noreply@blogger.com