National Dollhouse Miniature Month - Day 20 Antiques by Gladys

I thought I would be back to finishing my Moroccan Scene.   Dog is still bad and will be boarded at a veteninary hospital next week.   Some signs of improvement but not a lot.   Still happy eyes and is not in pain.   Kicking his legs, but still not standing.   Keep positive thoughts.     Thought in the interim I would repost some of my favorite blogs.   Still hoping before the end of the month to finish my 3rd project; my original intention. 


My mother loved antiques and there were always antiques in our home.   For may years she had an antique shop at Lake Lotawana in Missouri.   After that, she did mall shows all over the country.   She got to see a lot of the United States and had a good time doing those shows.       This little shop (in quarter scale) is my tribute to her love of antiques.   One love, of many,  that I shared with her. 

I hope you enjoy the little antique store.

National Dollhouse Miniature Month - Day 5 - Antique Shop with more antiques!

In 2008 I was getting ready for a showing of my miniatures at the Florida Keys Community College and wanted to finish my antique shop.  As I've stated many times, I love shops - consignment, antique, etc.    My mother did own an antique shop for years and sold as "Antiques by Gladys".   She loved it and did mall shows for years.   She saw 48 of the 50 states and always regretted that she didn't make them all.   In most of the contiguous states she did an antique show.  

 

That shop was featured HERE

 

Well as you can see it had lots of things in it but I decided I had more 'antiques' to add.  I rarely pass up an antique swap in the miniature groups that I belong to. 

 

This is the shop without any additions.

Here you will see 2 doll houses, 1 shelf, candle rack and a painting.
I still have all the shelves in the cabinet where I can add things in the future. 

At the corner you can see the yellow plate shelf with 5 plates and bottles added.   At the end you can see old pictures.   The foxy lady in the black frame is my mom when she was in her early 20s.   On the top of the curio cabinet is an elephant statue.

Three more doll houses, these on the counter and in front of the counter is a bell stand.  

You can tell this shopper comes often.   She brought her Corgi with her to help sniff out the bargains.  

There are 2 new glass pieces on the top of the shelf. 

Candle and shell arrangement added to the back counter. 

I don't know if you were counting, but 18 things were added to this scene.    It looks like a fuller antique shop and that is just the way I like it, plus I hate to have minis languishing in a box. 

Come back tomorrow.