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I did some interior decoration in my gypsy vardo. It turns out to be more and more the wagon of a French gypsy not far from the Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer.
Come in, I will show you...

 

 

Some pieces of lace were added around the windows and on the furnitures. I made the lampshade following the tutorial by "1 inch Minis", it looks really nice and kitsch in that corner.

I have used only LED on batteries in the wagon, I found it easier for a small moving stuff.

 

 

 

The crystal ball is ready : the owner is a fortune teller. I will add later other accessories regarding her work. HER, it seems obvious that this is a girl's dwelling !

The very fine lace on the chest of drawers was made some years ago by an IGMA Artisan, and I forgot her name...If someone can help ! I bought it in Philadelphia Miniaturia, probably in 2008 or 2009 and, if I remember well, she was from The Netherlands. All the other pieces of lace came from my great-grandmother and are in pretty bad state.

 

 

 

There are some "bondieuseries"as they say , kind of religious knick-knack : holy picture of Mary, crucifix. I will make more of these... And still my beautiful painting by Catherine from Ninette and Co and my little needlepoint cushion : a kit by Nicola Mascall.

 

 

News from the vardo

Some pictures of the vardo. I'm working on the painting.

Bed frame almost alive.

A painting by Catherine Buron

Last week, when I was at the City of London Dollshouse Festival, I also bought a very fine painting of flowers. It's for my gypsy vardo. I planned to show it "in situ", in the vardo, but it will take months before I finish it and I can't wait for so long....

Here it is shown on the wallpaper I will use in the vardo... A perfect match for a perfect vase of flowers.
Catherine and Marie-Laure were exhibiting their work together : delicate and creative paintings, perfectly made furniture with original shapes and colours.
You'll find pictures of this very tasteful craftsmanship on their respective blogs : Ninette & co for Catherine, Recréation Miniature for Marie-Laure. I was very thrilled to see their actual work for the first time. I knew it from the blogs and seeing it was...fantastic.

Provencal village

I've made three paintings of small provencal villages with the typical ochre colours of the walls and the blue of the shutters. The style is  Naïve painting. The trick is I've added some reliefs in the roofs and the landscape.

In the bedroom

I'm still working on my house's rooms. Some new and older pieces have take place in the setting.

I have made some custo of broken Bespaq furniture, I changed the upholstery of the chair : it's now a peacock print, very William Morris.

The hat is by Marie-France Beglan. The black box with brooch and the compact by LXL-Cruces-Miniaturas. I have made the tapestry handbag in a workshop with Cilla Hallbert.

The dresser set in tortoise shell is by St Leger. I 've made the gloves and the bottles.

The Neil Carter shell lamp on the mantel of the Art Nouveau fireplace.

My "Lady of Shallot" hanging on the wall of the bedroom, painted by Aidan Campbell.