dream city gazette

the dream city gazette is the local news paper, there is fred the pressman and bruce the editor and Karen journalist little johnny paperboy . carl and nate from Otis waters construction is working on the final touches of the building. Otis is making sure everything is ready. I made the printers case and the type cabinet all the reams of paper from foam board wrapped in brown paper the paint jars from beads the leather apron, the cutting board and the two tables. the roll of brown paper hanging on the wall. the first aid kit the red box on the shelf. upstairs I made the two desk and the file cabinet and made a lot of printies. I got the idea of a printing room from wright guide miniatures where I purchased some of my items from. I'm saving up to get her printing press if she still have one available or I will try and make my own. the building is a Barbie house I got from the thrift store for $2.99 thanks for looking Shirley.

dream city news 17

the dream city news 17 consist of  kent  Blackwell anchorman, Nicole blake  anchorwoman,  Melanie ash meteorologist and stuart kingleys  camera man and second cameraman stoney ellis. they bring up to the minute news and weather. stoney is out on assignment here is kent, Nicole, Melanie and stuart. photos were taking before the name change it was news 1 now it's news 17. I made the camera it's a piece from the bottom of my fan, I made the news desk and the lights are from the caps of the 5 gallon water bottle. I got the idea of a tv station from city cirlez .  thanks for looking Shirley.

wallpaper and paste shop

this is the wallpaper and paste shop, the owner name is tucker Quinn,  I have to  pick a doll and take photos of him later. I made this from scraps of wood. I made the street lamp and the meter reader the fan, bottles of paste and brushes. I have to take more pictures of the inside and post them later when I add tucker. thanks for looking Shirley.

the tea shop

I purchase the primrose from miniatures.com and made the teaberry shop. the owner  is thea, she lives above the shop with her dog name gray. she is the one standing behind the counter.  I got the idea of a teashop from laura childs the tea shop mysteries. I love those books. I did a little kit bashing and made the first pictures with just two floors, there is a small bathroom with just a toilet and sink. a few years later I did a little more bashing and added a third floor, now with a full bathroom with tub, sink and toilet and bedroom. second floor has full kitchen with stove, sink and fridge, and the living room with a desk and chair for her office. I used printies for the tea boxes and jars with honey. I made some of the teapots. I made the file cabinet and the one hanging on the wall. I made the two tables and four chairs and toilet from can deodorant tops. I made the two bookcases.  I made her kitchen table and the counter.  thanks for looking Shirley.

henrietta's date

meet Henrietta, she is good friends with Brenda, amber and Carmen. before she became Otis waters girlfriend she dated det reese glover. I made a quick diorama showing the dinner date. first she made fresh coffee and the she gather her items for baking bread,  eggs, flour, milk, salt, water, butter and a rolling pin. after mixing all the items, she then knead the dough and then put it in a covered bowl and let it rise. once it was ready she put the dough in a pan and placed it in the oven, she made her meat sauce and had the water on for the pasta. she made salad, once everything was ready reese came over. thanks  shirley

shady brook cabin

this is caroline she is sitting in the rocker. I made this room box in  2007.  she has an outhouse on the side of the cabin. I won the red stripe basket, cookbook, cup with spoons the picture on the wall and the note pad in the draw. it was a contest in the American miniaturist magazine. the vegs under the table I made from fimo and the bread. in 2014 I purchased the shady brook cabin from miniatures.com. amber the real estate agent is showing caroline the shady brook. she decided to buy it she now have a bedroom with inside plumbing. I added a few more items. I made the table by the window and the crochet bag the screen in the bathroom and the blanket and pillow. I made the brown chair. she love all the wide
 space now. thanks Shirley.