This is a picture of a Petite Blythe with a customized chaise lounge from Miss Amelia’s Miniatures. The chaise lounge belonged to my friend but I ‘borrowed’ it from to take some photographs. This is my first attempt posting a photograph after touching it up with Photoshop (background and frame).

Preparing to go to a party? The handbag is handmade with tiny, tiny, flower embriodery.

A pensive look.

Getting tired.

2 dolls together.

The 2 occupants of the beautiful roombox. These 2 occupants are Petite Blythe dolls - Songbird Duet series. They looked really happy in their new home.

I bought the bed by Kelly from Dressed Beds by Kelly Curtis one year ago. Beautiful, isn’t it?

There is supposed to be a mirror at the dressing table. However, I did not afix it to the wall for fear of tearing the wall paper if it falls out. I love all those tiny perfume bottles and even a place where the necklaces could be displayed! And of course, the signature hat from Miss Amerlia’s Miniatures just complete this beautiful dressing table.

Now on to the cupboard. It is filled to the brim by Janine from Miss Amerlia’s Miniatures. The chaise lounge which is also crafted by Janine, is supposed to be beside the cupboard. However, the moment I opened up the cupboard I knew that it would be a shame to keep the door of the cupboard closed. I spent HOURS marvelling at the knick knacks. Every single little drawers have so much knick-knacks stuffed into them. And that box at the top of the cupboard - it has so many things stuffed into it including shoes, gloves and many more other miniatures!

The pink cabinet with a cute pink telephone as well as the dressing table chair is from Rement. I bought the whole set of pink furniture from Rement so that I could get the cabinet, the telephone and the chair. They fits really well into the deco of the bedroom.

This is the sitting area. Amy from Showcase Roomboxes has helped me to pick the wallpaper colour scheme of my roombox. As we wanted to have a clear demarkation between the sitting area and the bedroom, both areas have distinctly different wallpaper.

I wished I have a photo of the miserable sofa set I bought from ebay. I bought them at ebay and get the seller to send them off to Janine from Miss Amelia’s Miniatures for re-holstering and behold the change! I love the cushions and the colour matches the wallpaper. I think the colour of the original soft set is a hideous green colour.

Did you see the 2 small Dutch children holding the tulips? When I first saw them at my friend’s shop - Jason Miniatures, I knew I have to get them. I think they look real good beside the fireplace.

There is supposed to be a mirror hanging at the mantle place/fireplace. I have decided not to put one for fear that glue/blue tack would not hold the mirror’s weight. My heart would break if the wallpaper is damaged. In Singapore’s weather, everything melts after sometime, especialy glue. So no mirror.

I also love the tall thin display cabinet at the sitting room which display the vases.

The Roombox took one whole year before it was completed.

Roombox - Showcase Roomboxes

Bed - Dressed Beds by Kelly Curtis

Dressing table, Cupboard (fully furnished with dress, shoes, umbrellas, bags, knick-knats), Chaise Lounge, Upholstering of Sofa Set - Miss Amelia’s Miniatures

Carpets, a few bags - ebay finds

Vases, Display Pots at Sitting Room Cabinet - Chinatown finds (Singapore)

All flowers except the one at the sitting room table - Jason Miniatures (Singapore)

Chair at the dressing table, pink cabinet, pink telephone - Rement Miniatures

Petite Blyhe Dolls - Songbird Duet Series

It has been a long time since the last update on my mum’s condition. The last few check-ups are okay and the doctors were really pleased. However, there is always this fear at the back of our minds that cancer could rear its ugly head anytime.

I know that my mum’s CA-125 result is good ranging from 12-14 but it always bother me because it did not go under 10. Mum had a slight cold a few weeks ago and we went on high alert as before my mum’s diagnosis of cancer, she had a nasty cough for 2 months. Fortunately, it was a false alarm as it was…..just a cold. And when mum complained of being tired – we got alarmed because she was always very tired during the time she had cancer. And the list of alarms goes on and on.

Hopefully, this fear would subside at the end of the month after my mum’s CT scan which would determine whether the ‘thickening’ in the last CT scan is scar or cancer.

Sometimes, I wonder, whether too much knowledge on ovarian cancer is a good thing or not. While it could help the patient to make an informed decision, it could also create a sense of fear in you. We call ovarian cancer a whispering disease but sometimes we try to listen too hard for the whispers where there are no whispers.

Remember the roombox I called ‘Room of Hope’? Yes! The furniture which I ordered are finally ready. They are from Miss Amelia’s Miniatures. If you think that she only make hats/umbrellas and chaises/beds only - go check her site again. She has branched out since. Oh….I cannot wait to lay my hands on the miniatures - they should arrived any moment. You have no idea how many people are so interested in the soon-to-be furnished roombox. I promised - once the roombox is furnished, I would post the pictures ASAP. I have so much fun now digging through my entire collection of miniatures which I have collected over the years. Janine - if you are reading this - THANK YOU! I guess you would be really nervous over the postal system until I lay my hands on the miniatures!

The first photo of my 2 Girls together. Be nice and say hello to each other!

Check this out! I love to shop online at Ebay. I also buy from various online stores. Now I have a new place to buy stuff online. Oh….for an online shopaholic like me, it is a great alternative.

Drum roll…..introducing Shopwiki! I love the idea where the network that actually crawls the internet and list out ALL the online stores selling the items. It certainly saves me time and effort to actually search the items myself. I also love the short articles put up on each item category what to look out for – while it is not THE guide to shopping for a particular category shopping items (e.g. watches), it offers a quick overview of what to look out for while shopping online for an item you like.

To test out, I typed ‘Pink Diamond’ in the search box. Now pink diamond is one of the rarest diamond in the world so I am really curious what sort of search results would Shopwiki would pull. And it actually manages to pull out pink diamond jewelry from various online shops. I have browsed the internet for pink diamond long enough to know which are the reputable online shops that sells pink diamond and Shopwiki pulls all these items out including my favorite online store Diamonds by Lauren. Impressive! And I actually saw one pink diamond ring that I really loves….now, if only I strike the lottery.

Next, I typed the search term ‘Blythe doll’ and again I managed to pull out several online stores that sells Blythe dolls including online stores that I am not aware of. And as I am a sucker for Victorian style dresses, I typed ‘Blythe victorian dress’ and managed to pull out several items I am interested in – items that I have trouble locating.

I foresee that Shopwiki would really be a great hit in the future. I have to watch my credit card closely……this is going to be very bad for my wallet. Sobs…..be afraid, be very, very afraid!

My friend Jason has sent me the photos of 2 miniature sushi stalls. He has imported them from Thailand. Don’t they look yummy? I am soooooo tempted to buy from him but I have no SPACE at home to display them.