tiny troubles

Yesterday was like a NYC sweatshop except not as dirty or sweaty, and Tony wasn't holding a gun to my head or anything but I was keeping busy with new items listed in The Etsy shop and shopping at the Etsy shop of Vicki & Grace- I was sitting on top of their shop, hitting refresh and I was fast enough on the button to grab a gorgeous chocolate cake and a pineapple upside down cake!! Pictures soon when they arrive...in the meantime, my doll house fever burning red hot, I traveled to Ebay and checked out some other possible additions to the doll house Quilt & Cupcake Shoppe. I was happy to see this: 

But knew I could probably make my own...and is that the sort of thing I really want in the doll house? Will it scare the children?  How about the bears? Won't they feel a wee bit mortified? OK, that's what I thought...moving on, I saw this doll furniture and really wanted it but it is a little high- or maybe it's a good price- 23.99?

Is that reasonable? I haven't a clue- there is some stuff made by Miniature Artists that seem to be a bit expensive- but they are tiny little pieces of art I suppose...and in limited quantities...like these tiny shoes...

Made by: Sylvia Rountree, the Doll's Cobbler and a steal at 18.00 buy it now- well I went back and someone had bought them! Perhaps that was a great price- I said ouch! and looked around to make sure no one was watching...it seemed sinful somehow to be wanting these tiny objects just to strut around in the doll house! Like doll house porn, I went to the next item on the list...unable to stop, my heart pounding deep in my chest...painted furniture...oh, yes! Please! Yes! That's good, really good, oh, I love it! How wonderful...only 10.99- why that's cheap! What a bargain! Once again, someone else snapped it up -I went back and it was gone. How can they decide so quickly?

I won't be changing the doll house furniture like my socks- once I get it furnished I am sure it's going to stay that way for a while...right? Or will it? Maybe the little attic space will be filled with cast off chairs and odds and ends as I find the next best thing to add to the decor- maybe I can add a garage so that I can have a bi-annual garage sale! I already know I must have a yard for the flamingos and clothesline. How else would I be able to display the tiny quilts? My shop is going to have bolts of fabric and a sewing machine and an ironing board and of course the cakes and pies and sweet treats, but it will never, I repeat, NEVER have a vacuum or tiny sponges, dust cloths or cleaning products! That is just going too far! To expect me to clean the doll house?!? What? It will have magic elves for that! No tumbleweeds of dog hair- no bits of fabric( God, the chenille and acrylic fur!) No, that is not going to happen...there will be no dusting in my tiny dream home...where everything is just perfect and happy and beautiful!

Now, I don't know about you, but I have never bought anything from Hong Kong on ebay. I am not sure how long it would take to arrive- it worries me that my tiny package would be lost and I wouldn't ever get to enjoy setting up my kitchen with the fairy kitchen set....me love you.....long time...baby....sweet stuff....cupcake, honey buns...sugar ...oh, yes.....that's right, come to mama.....
Oh, you don't know? You haven't seen? Well, it looks almost like a replica of some fifties Lefton stuff- like faces on the sugar bowls and cups that look like flowers...oh, yeah, it is making me have another hot flash, hang on while I fan myself just a bit! Whew! That's better, can you hear my heart pounding? See that wild, animal look in my eyes...no, I'm not licking my lips, what? No, honey, every thing's alright! ( Super Fred with his sonic ears...I better click over to my emails before he comes in and catches me...that would be really embarrassing...) to get caught lusting over doll house decor...

oh, whew! It's OK...he's not coming....back to the naughty miniatures...oh, did you see that set of cups...like Alice in wonderland with the playing cards holding the tea spoons? Oh, my, yes....