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Friday, November 27, 2015

VICTORIAN TOY SHOPPE TUTORIAL - NEW COLLAGE SHEETS - FREE SHEET & IMAGES

It’s Christmas time in Victorian England, and Mr. Brimble’s Toy Shoppe is filled with things to delight both young and old.  The village children wait in anticipation to see what new toys will fill the windows.  Check out the mini wood dimensional nutcrackers on the sandwich board.
You can see inside the store through the door, and it looks like Mr. Brimble has already put up the Christmas tree.
I used transparency film printed with a custom-sized windowpane to fit the bay windows.  You’ll find it to download at the bottom of this post.
Things are looking so cheerful at the shoppe.  Notice the lovely lighted lamps above the bay windows.   So many wonderful toys fill the windows.  Looks like Mr. Brimble is pulling out all the stops for this holiday season!
Per usual, I mixed collage sheet images with 3D objects to decorate the store.
There are also fun items like a puppet theatre and a dollhouse that opens.  And every shop needs a cat!
And there is Mr. Bimble at the wrapping table, ready to wrap your purchases in festive holiday paper.

COLLAGE SHEETS
This sheet set features vintage children and works well with the Victorian Toy Shop collage sheets.  The images are 1:12 scale.  Click on the image below to purchase the collage sheet.
This sheet set contains Victorian women and works well with the Victorian Toy Shop collage sheets.  The images are 1:12 scale.  Click on the image below to purchase the collage sheet.
This collage sheet features vintage children and toys. The images are 1:12 Scale.  Click on the image below to purchase the collage sheet.
Vintage Toys #1 Collage Sheet
This sheet is packed with toys.  The images are 1:12 scale.  Click on the image below to purchase the collage sheet.
This sheet is packed with toys.  The images are 1:12 scale.  Click on the image below to purchase the collage sheet.
This sheet is packed with toys and games.  The images are 1:12 scale.  Click on the image below to purchase the collage sheet.
Toy Shoppe Collage Sheet Set - 2 Sheet Set
This is a 2 sheet set that contains architectural details for a vintage toy shop.  The scale is 1:12.  Click on the image below to purchase the collage sheet.


FREE COLLAGE SHEET
Feel free to download and use the Mini Wrapping Paper Collage Sheet below. The papers on this sheet are great for wrapping the narrow matchboxes, woodblocks, and wooden hat boxes to create mini presents.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

APRIL’S GRIMSLEY VILLAGE WITH COLLAPSIBLE PIECES

One of the coolest things about April’s Village (other than it looks fabulous) is she made it so you could take it apart.  How clever is that!

After you check out the pictures here, hop over to her blog Craft Knife Chronicles, and see the rest of the pictures and details of how she made the houses collapsible so that they can fit in one container for easy storage.  She even has a video to show you how.

THE HAPPY BAT TAVERN
Notice how she used spools for stools.

GHOUL & SONS CHEMISTS
Notice the hand with the ring on the wall.  Wonder what that’s used for….
Below you can see how she has made the pieces collapsible.  She has done this for all of the pieces she made.
THE RETCHING TOAD EATERY
Check out the spider web tablecloth.
THE THRIFTY WITCH
For the Thrifty Witch,  she used some of the pieces on the Black Cat Emporium for the inside of the store.
Again you can see how it collapses.
CADAVER & DIGGER UNDERTAKERS
Looks like ghosts from the Dying to Get In Cemetery are haunting the place.
GRIMSLEY VILLAGE CLOCK TOWER
Today is the last day to enter the event art supply drawing and receive the free collage sheet of your choice.