A Perfect Mini Christmas!

 

I am so lucky to have done so well on the mini front this Christmas (2025). A week before I happened upon a half stockbroker, a house I have been hankering after since I first began collecting. Usually when they come up for sale they are on the other side of the country, but this one was in Swansea, just an hour away. It has been restored and still needs some inner window panes and there are a few changes I will make to help it blend in with my other houses. I love it though.

The second house I purchased from Kevin Taylor just before Christmas. I knew I shouldn't be buying myself things so I wrapped it and marked to label, To Jude with love from John's wife - I know, I am crazy  but at least I am harmless.

It is such a cute little house. A DHC made around 1924 - 1929 and again, it was in great condition for its age. I couldn't wait to get to work so the day after Boxing Day I made a  start. I gave it a gentle clean, waxed the floors and touched up the roof with burnt umber paint. My trusty assistant straightened out the bent windows and found some glazing while I made curtains. I still have to make some Triang style fireplaces and maybe a dresser although I am not sure they had one originally. TH needs to make some chimneys and it will be as good as new - or as good as old, which is how I prefer them.


A few days before Christmas my daughter put a large box beneath the tree for me. I thought right away that it looked house shaped and sure enough, when I opened it I found a Triang number 60 filled with vintage furniture and a family of dolls! What a fabulous girls she is and how very well raised! ha ha! Love her to bits.

What with the little German stove and the fabulous antique dolls house sized doll and  bed I was given, I now have enough to keep me happily busy in 2026. I hope you all did as well and while I am here may I wish you a fabulous New Year!


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