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March 25, 2014

A hippity hoppity cottage tour!

The Easter cottage is finished. 
The rabbits have learned to stay away from Mr. McGregor's garden and they are now growing their own carrots.
If you are a long time follower, you may recognize it as one of the many dollhouses that I transformed a few years back on this post.
When Chris came home with this hand-carved bunny from an estate sale, I decided to reclaim the little yellow cottage for my own Easter decorating purposes.
Back in 2012, Emma helped me assembly the furniture (still available at Michael's) and I did the painting.
Perhaps you'd like a cup of tea or a nice tossed salad?  
The tiny cherry dishes are still available at Hobby Lobby (I'm borrowing a few from Josie's dollhouse).

Maybe you'd like to get warm by the cozy fireplace?

The bunting was made from tiny sticky notes folded over baker's twine.

The little ones are upstairs in the bedroom loft.
 The miniature plastic stroller is from the Dollar Tree found in their baby shower supplies. Diane (Saturday finds) had posted a darling picture of fluffy baby Easter chicks in this stroller and I knew I needed one too.
I hoped you enjoyed touring the Easter cottage.

You know I'm not done with miniature Easter displays.  The plantation dollhouse is next!

Have a hippity hoppity day!


28 comments:

Lynne said...

Such fun you have with your miniature doll houses. So adorable . . .i like the chicks in the baby buggy!

Lynn said...

Cute! Lovin' that chocolate bunny in the basket in the last pic:@)

Margaret said...

Not only did I love touring the cottage, I would like to move in! I am always in awe of these creations. I wish we had Hobby Lobby. I have to check our Michaels for the furniture as ours does not have much of a miniature aisle :( I will check larger ones and AC Moore. Great job. Love the fireplace and the china too. Sweetness!

Jboo said...

That is so adorable -- love it! Spring can't be too far off though the temps don't show that this morning!

Unknown said...

Love your minis!!! So sweet!!!

KJ@letsgoflyakite said...

This is amazing Kim!!! I can't wait yo show my daughters . The bunnies are darling and that baby pram is ingenious !!! Really special project!

Lee said...

So cute~you have the miniature gene!

Lutka And Co. said...

So cute! You inspire me :)

~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...

Good morning! So adorable Kim, you really are talented putting all those littles together and painting that sweet kitchen set! The whole cottage is so very cute and very homey inside!! Love all those sweet little details! Happy Tuesday! xo Holly

Sally Annie Magundy said...

So adorable Kim! Makes me all smiley! So much fun.

Happy week to you!

Anonymous said...

Oh how I love to see what you come up with. You're such a talented lady. Happy Spring!!!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I've kept this post open on my desktop all day! I keep coming back to look a little closer and see what I've missed. All of the precious details are beautiful. You've really put together something fun and your rabbit is perfect in her home! Sweet hugs!

Pink Roses and Teacups said...

Hi Kim,

Love this little cottage! Too cute. I had seen that stroller on Dianne's blog, and I want one too. Thanks for telling us where to get one!

Hugs,
Debbie

BucksCountyFolkArt said...

Home sick past 2 days. I KNEW you'd cheer me up!

Pam Kessler said...

How cute! I've got to check out Diane's chick stroller too. So much creativity for Easter this year!

Pam Kessler said...

OK, and now I've just spent half an hour on Diane's blog and etsy site :) I'm officially addicted.

GARAGE SALE GAL said...

VERY
VERY
VERY
sweet Easter cottage!!
warmly,
deb

Corey said...

OH, the little pot holder hanging on the cabinet door kills me! And love the chocolate bunny in the storybook doll's basket! I've been out of town- now to see what else you've posted!

GardenOfDaisies said...

So cute! I'm glad the bunnies are growing their own carrots now. Love the addition of the yellow ric-rac trim along the roofline, too.

GardenOfDaisies said...

PS- does your kitty try to bat all the decor and furniture around? My cats reach through the windows of my doll house and swipe the little critters that live in the house with their claws. I find them later, at the bottom of the stairs and rescue them. Hopefully none of them will get their stuffings ripped out.

vivian said...

OH soooo stinking cute!! I just might have to go buy some of the furniture... lol! I probably will never get to it. . perhaps I'll just have to live vicariously through you!
happy Day kim!
xoxo
vivian

Anonymous said...

Too cute! ♥

LBP said...

Absolutely adorable. I am always amazed by your creativity with your doll houses!

Blessings

Linda

Shirley Hatfield said...

I love miniatures but don't seem to have the hand coordination to work on such small items...but I think I could handle pop-out wooden furniture. I can see it in Swiss/German style to go with the things I collected in Germany. I was just looking at the little dishes at Hobby Lobby...now I have an excuse to get them.

Pam~ Virginia Retro said...

Your miniatures are so wonderful! This one really made me smile....can keep looking and looking and spy something new each time. Looking forward to seeing more!

Simply Shelley said...

I love your easter cottage....its darling....blessings

donna said...

Your Easter Cottage is so darn cute. I just love it. You have done an awesome job. I was reading your blog and I can not believe your ice rink is still hard. WOW! It was 73 here today.
Hope you are having a great week.
Hugs
donna

Evie said...

Oh my gosh Kim! That Easter cottage is so painfully cute!!!! Must have been so much fun putting it all together!
Evie