Today was the annual Maple Leaf Doll Show in Cambridge. I like to arrive shortly after it opens, and am mainly on the lookout for doll props and furniture. You never know what you will find. Sometimes I find lots of things. Other times I leave empty-handed. But today was a good day.... I hit the jackpot with all kinds of MSD size wicker furniture. I even found a second loveseat like one I already own. The table is a bit too big scale-wise for the two seats I got today, but will go with the larger wicker furniture for my Kaye Wiggs dolls. I also found a little reed basket for one of my Toads I also scored a fancy velvet armchair. It's not the finest workmanship - rather square and clunky - but it is MSD size and will do nicely.. And what would a doll show be, if I didn't come home with yet another tea set? I have lots of very small tea sets, more the 1/12th dollhouse scale. And a couple of larger sets great for my bigger dolls. But this one was an in-between size, perfect for my MSDs..... It was such an unusual shape and size, and just looked so pretty, I had to get it. After I got it home and unpacked it, all the 'ears' on everything really struck me. They look like pointed elf ears! So maybe the perfect tea set for an elven gathering.
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Joyce
9/10/2017 01:13:10 pm
Lovely! Wish I could find such wonderful treasures at our local doll show.:)
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Martha
9/10/2017 05:28:23 pm
It's all a matter of chance, and today was a good day.
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Donna
9/10/2017 05:41:30 pm
Wow, you found some great things today! That tea set is really beautiful.
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Martha
9/11/2017 04:41:06 am
No, that green velvet is just fine. I am going to make seat pads and cushions for the wicker seats though.
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mica
9/11/2017 07:24:31 am
omg that tea set!!!!!!!!! Tiny lily of the valley :O
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Jane
9/13/2017 01:54:16 pm
Oh well done! Prop hunting is the best!
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