The Attic

She's standing by a dollhouse miniature of an old fashioned sink. It's perfect for a playscale sink, even though it is a dollhouse miniature.

You see various Barbie boxes behind and above the little girl.  These are fantastic miniature creations that I purchased from Rebecca Brosdahl at national conventions. The knitting kit, nurse kit, black vintage hatbox and schoolhouse are all examples of her fine work.  The lunchbox is a current keychain produced by Basic Fun.  You should be able to find the lunchbox, a black hatbox, and the Queen of the Prom game at Etoys or Target stores nationwide.

The purse above her head is a vintage purse from the Suburban Shopper Outfit.

The rocking horse was found in holiday 1998 in the crafts section of Walmart.  I spray painted it white and it's now covered with a blanket included in the BMR Going To The Game Fashion from a few years ago.

The baby's mobile on the top left was a gift from my friend, Michelle K.  It was created from small buttons and fishing wire.

The hope chest was also a gift from Michelle K.  She stained it darker brown and included some great treasures, such as a shawl, an antique photo, a baby doll, some small dishes, an inkwell, and iron.

In front of the hope chest, you'll see a yearbook and a family photo album.  These were gifts from my friend, Sheryl.  She printed them on her home computer.

To the right of the hope chest, is a candelabra.  This was found in a living room playset I have described previously.

The large china cabinet is actually a jewelry box with cabinet front doors that open out and two drawers underneath.  Not only does it make great storage, it's full of character in an attic setting.  This was a gift from my friend, Leann.

The china cabinet is filled with a myriad of dishes and pitchers.  There are small miniature perfume bottles, which give the appearance of liquor bottles in this setting.

The drawer in the china cabinet is filled with a collection of miniature Christmas ornaments. Head over to Joann Fabrics and Walmart's Christmas section in Holiday 1999 for a great selection of miniature ornaments.  Most are packaged in sets of three or six for less than a dollar.

Hanging from the china cabinet door is a railroad lantern in red.  This is actually a pencil sharpener.

To the left of the coatrack, is a chair.  On top you see a black telephone, a magnet from Lechter's and a black oscillating fan, a gift from my friend, Michelle B.  There is also a picture on the chair, which is another simple plastic frame to resemble wood and a picture from the auction catalog. 

Underneath the coatrack are rolls of wrapping paper.  These are simple to make. Just take small printed Christmas wrapping paper and cut rectangles 3" x 1" then roll them lengthwise.  Just glue them shut.  You can also use small print scrapbooking papers.

In the foreground you see a picnic basket, a gift from Michelle K.  On top is a New York Yankees batting cap.  This was found in a prize capsule from a machine outside Toys R Us.

The Coca-Cola radio is a magnet found at Walmart.

The basket to the right is filled with various miniature magazines and newspapers.

On the right wall, you see two vintage looking Coca-Cola signs.  These are actually refrigerator magnets that can be found in the kitchen section of Walmart or Big Lots Stores.

On the back main wall, is a great quilt.  This is easy to make by just sewing a small print fabric to a piece of muslin and stuffing it with a sheet of batting.  The sewing machine can be used to actually "quilt" more of the design on top of the fabric.

The pictures on the back wall were cut from a auction advertisement that came in the mail.  They were shown in beautiful frames and best of all was that these works of art were free.

The cross stitch quilt square on the wall was actually stitched by myself.  I took some of the cross stitch fabric out to 'fringe' the edges.

The music poster from the 60's was purchased at a miniatures show.