HOW LONG!!!! Village update today vintage will follow!

Oh my goodness just realised I have not updated my blog since July that's pretty shocking and I do apologise lol. I tend to post on my Facebook group and sadly have neglected my blog so from now on I will try and keep more updated!

Lots of new arrivals some in the village and some vintage! I will start today with the village and will do another update with all my new vintage houses tomorrow!

Just new this week is Boathouse cottage which I bought from my lovely friend Deb. Sadly she was selling her collection so owning it is bittersweet but its a fabulous addition to the village and one I have always loved! Of course there is no room so its one in one out and I had to part with a couple of houses to fit new ones in! The small gallery and Rose cottage have gone to a new home with my good friend Carol which freed up some funds and some space!

It looks fabulous all lit up and is a fantastic addition to the village

Boathouse cottage was crying out to be a lovely gallery with those windows so I moved everything straight into it!

Display cabinet with glass animals is so lovely when lit!

Room to add more lovely things as I find them!

Paintings by my brother based on a full size on he did in my real Life house!

Upstairs is a seafood eaterie just waiting for some! Its not easiest thing to find!

Boat shelf I made for Deb came back with the  cottage!

2 lovely new arrivals came with the Boathouse! Meet Bill and Maggie! Bill is Bobs brother and lived in the next village but have decided to move to Quayside!

The doctors has moved out of Rose cottage an its now above the shop! it works well here!

I have plenty of stuff to fill the shelves I just need to get round to it!

Needs some more patients! I never seem to have enough dolls even though I have over 100 already!

I decided I wasn't loving the dolls house shop and decided to do a toyshop instead!

Cute Erna Meyer little girl with her dolly!

Kept a few dolls houses of course! the lovely real oil paintings were from Ebay

Love all the teddies and dollies in the cot!

I got this gorgeous little doll from Ebay! She had white blonde hair and with her little hair band and trendy outfit she looked just like Bethany when she was little! I already had the pushchair and she looked so cute it in!

I also treated the villagers to a new bus! Its made from tinplate the same as the car. I just thought it was so much fun!!

My poor ladies have been at the bus stop for an age! At least they are now almost at the shops!

My new bus driver Alex. Well he did need a new job! ;-)

There's also a grand new arrival due this week so I will be back very soon with more village news!!

2 new cottages In the village

Just a quick post but lots of pictures!! Got my family arriving tomorrow for a few weeks so lots of jobs to get done!

I just had to show you the new lovely new arrivals in the village!

First is the Olde Post Office. I was going to change the name but I cant cos its stuck lol!!

Lovely bay window!

Lots of space inside!

It fits perfectly and will be the new much needed village shop!

I also got this from Julie with the house a lovely plate of seafood! It looks so real its amazing!

Another little quilt from my good friend Deb! I love the colours and patterns its fabulous!

This is Appletree cottage which has had a makeover! I repainted the blue in a pretty green which rally suits it!

2 lovely big rooms!

I love this picture!

Fabulous new sign from Julie Lawton!

There is a dolls house shop downstairs run by Stanley.

Upstairs there is an old fashioned toy shop. I acquired the pink bed by accident (CAROL!) But I actually really liked it and the quilt from Deb looked gorgeous on it! I decided to use it for displaying all the bears and dollies! It looks fab!

I also got these shelves from my good friend Carol and and I added all the little things my other good friend Jean sent met ! They look great!!!

Lovely old vintage rocking horse!

New arrival Andy has some new wheels and Stacey is most impressed!!

Falling back in love with the village!

This past week I have been having a bit of a break from the vintage stuff and getting back into the village! Its great to have both so I can flitter in between whenever I feel like it! I decided to have a go at a little project! I had a space behind the pub and went with a bus shelter. Made from plywood and painted with emulsion mixed with fine sand to give it a textured effect. The roof is sandpaper painted dark grey.

A couple of my WI ladies are waiting for the bus!

I can have some fun with this changing up who is inside!

I finally got round to redecorating my real life bedroom which was the reason for buying Ivy cottage my first vintage house.

It has exactly the look I wanted it couldn't have been more perfect!

I had a little space which was becoming a place to dump things so I decided to move up my Seashell cottage as its my favourite of all my cottages and has all my most treasured things inside! I found the table in the shed and repainted it in a soft green. It was made for it the size was just right!

This all came about because I bought a beautiful new sofa from Jill and it just made me look at the cottage with fresh eyes and remember all the things inside I love! It was a bit lost amongst the village so its nice to have it on its own where now I can see it properly everyday!

Now there is a nice big space in the village which has got me all excited with lots of ideas!

I haven't totally given up on the vintage I still look and buy things that catch my eye! Like this super cute little wooden pram! I almost didn't bid but so glad I did its adorable!

Tiffany looks very cross I think Violet better let her play!