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Workshops

Linda — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:16:23 +0000

Linda is now able to offer workshops at the shop,
These include Fimo foods.
Painted shabby chic furniture,you can bring your own furniture or buy a new piece at the shop.
Paper flowers
These are 2 Hour sessions 10-12 or 2-4pm.
Cost £15
Making a Knowle Sofa £25 a full day session 10-4.30 Bring your own drinks and food.Kettle is here and toaster but no fridge.
All sessions are Tuesday,Wednesdays,and Thursdays ring the shop to book,or for more information.

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New Shop Premises

Linda — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:58 +0000

We are moving and hope to be in the new shop by 5th June This shop is slightly bigger,and size most definitely matters. All our customers will be able to find me just two shops along at Blake House Craft Centre.
I will be at unit 8

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Opening Times

Linda — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 07:25:37 +0000

The shop is open Tuesday- Saturdays 10 am -5pm, Sundays 10 am – 4pm. closed Mondays except Bank Holiday when we will be open

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Easter Gifts

Linda — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 07:54:18 +0000

Thinking of Easter gifts we have a range of suitable presents,Easter Eggs,Eggs in egg cups and toasted soldiers,Bunny rabbits, baby chicks,
Peter rabbit Easter set with a basket of eggs plate and cup.Broken eggs and Specimen Dinosaur eggs in pinks and greens on stands

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Guild of Essex Craftsmen

Linda — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:09:02 +0000

I have been accepted into the guild of Essex craftsmen,This is a group that checks the quality of your work.Only the best craftsmen are a allowed to join.
You can be assured that miniatures made by me are of a very high standard.

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My Art Nouveau Shop

Linda — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:22:39 +0000

Hello everyone one this is an update of my art Nouveau project. I was making the bay windows roof. I have tipped the house on its side to work on. I had made in green card the shape I wanted and covered it with wired mesh. Then I had a GOOD IDEA, it came to me in the night to use expanding foam filler.

Just to explain this picture shows the after effects of the foam filler expanding too much. The good idea was to hold the card and wire, squirt foam into the cavity and it rose and expanded and pushed itself, oozing out everywhere. After I had to pull all the wire and card off the roof as it was not the right shape any more.

After everything was dry I had to cut the foam to shape. So it wasn’t as bad as I thought.

I re-added the wire to the edges and plastered all over. I will tile this but its not done yet.

Just to warn anyone thinking of using expanding foam. It is a bit of a monster and not easy to control. My daughter got it on her jumper whilst trying to help. And a customer said she got some in her hair and had to get it cut out, so happy dollshousing I will update again shortly.

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Punch and Judy

Linda — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:16:34 +0000

I made these Punch and Judy puppets ,The faces hands and feet are made from Fimo ,then painted.I remember seeing a show on the beach as a young child and being so wrapped up in the sheer naughtiness of the characters.Now not PC but it made a lot of children delighted with the gaily colored puppets this was a small piece of magic,in the days before color TV.

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The Bliptons

Linda — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:47:32 +0000

The Bliptons is a story making good use of Heidi ott dolls and 12th scale props. I find the the series very amusing.

One of the Yorkies is called Bijou.

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Decorating Your Dolls House

Linda — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:51:48 +0000

Did you know that in addition to our dollshouses and miniatures we also stock a large range of decorative materials including:

Wallpapers / Tiling
Flooring paper / Real wood flooring
Coving, Dado, Skirting and Other wood mouldings
Real bricks and slate
Brick paper and roof paper

If your dolls house is a kit, my advice would be to paint the pieces before gluing them together.

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Ebay

Linda — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:09:25 +0000

We sometimes put items for auction on Ebay. bijoudollshouses.Is the name we trade under, We are proud of our reliable service .100% . See feedback for yourselves.

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