the new dollhouse with xmas decoration, and...babies!! :)

when posting on facebook...i forgot to show the pictures here,too! sorry!!!
As many also say..facebook seem to have taken over in comparison to blogs..but i do love the blogs and would like people to keep them up!
I saw a -sort of-  :) similar decoration in a picture on a blog, for a real house...and tried to copy that for the new dollhouse. ...Cupcake-Cafe to be! :)

Weihnachtsdeco am neuen Puppenhaus! :) So aehnlich war es auf einem Foto an einem echten Haus...das wollte ich gern nachmachen! :) 
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I recieved a beautiful "tiny"  present from my friend Inge in Germany! We had been talking..via facebook ! :)... ...about tiny dolls for my little prams, as they might sell much better when including a little doll or baby! So , she made some for me! She has the talent to make dolls...which i very much admire! :)
But not only babies did she sent, but also "Lisi"..the bigger sister and now new friend of Praline! :)
Lisi has movable bodyparts, she can stand on her own, also sit, change arm position...she is lovely!
The tiny babies are 2 cm tall...and look ever so cute !

Inge aus Deutschland schickte mir kleine Baby - Pueppchen fuer meine Waegelchen und Bettchen...sie sind 2 cm gross und passen perfekt! Wir sprachen darueber, dass sich die Waegelchen so bestimmt besser verkaufen! :) 
Dazu kam "Lisi", auch von Inge handgemacht- was fuer ein tolles Talent!!! :) Lisi kann allein stehen, sitzen, die Arme bewegen...ein suesses Pueppchen und nun Pralines neue Freundin! :) 

Here they are:

snowmen, bears and "Merry christmas " are presents from Inge! 

Schneemaenner, Baerchen und "Merry Christmas" sind Geschenke von Inge! 

The tiny babies have head and arms, and body. They can be dressed ! :) I asked Inge to make their face "sleeping"...as i wouldn't want 10 screaming wide awake babies around!! :)

Die kleinen Babies haben Kopf und angedeutete Aermchen, und einen Koerper. Sie koennen angezogen werden! Ich hatte Inge gebeten, "schlafende" Babies zu machen, denn ich wollte auf keinen Fall 10 schreiende wache Babies hier haben!! :) 

 aren't they cute? :) 

sind die nicht suess? :) 

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Now, more presents! Monika sent a surprise letter..including a nice candle holder (and more)..with more angels for us! :) 
Thank you so much Monika! 
I feel very blessed with so much love and presents from many dear friends! 
In the picture you can also see a little old wooden angel...this is a toy from the 30ties..one of my mother's! 
It is now 8 years that she passed away one day before christmas. We still miss her a lot.

Jetzt, noch mehr Geschenke! Monika schickte einen Ueberraschungsbrief..mit einem huebschen kleinen Kerzenhalter ( und mehr) ..und noch mehr Engelchen fuer uns! :) 
Ganz herzlichen Dank Monika! 
ich fuehle mich gesegnet und froh, mit so vielen Geschenken von lieben Freunden! 
Im Bild seht ihr auch ein altes kleines Holzengelchen. Das ist ein Spielzeug aus den 30ziger Jahren von meiner Mutter. 
Es ist jetzt schon 8 Jahre her seit sie einen Tag vor Weihnachten gestorben ist. Wir vermissen sie sehr.

"Early" Christmas greetings :)

It is the time of the year...again! :) 
All of us quite busy with real life christmas preparations i suppose! :) 
Before i start with ironing tablecloths ...i  took  a christmas picture, to send all my best wishes to all of you, dear friends! 

Es ist wieder soweit...auch dieses Jahr! 
Alle eingespannt, beschaeftigt mit dem "wirklichen" leben in Vorbereitung auf Weihnachten! :) 
Bevor ich mit Tischdeckenbuegeln anfange...hab ich euch noch ein Weihnachtsgruessefoto gemacht, um euch lieben Freunden allen beste Wuensche zu schicken!

As background i choose the beautiful angel-sculpture i was given some years ago.
It is by the Greek sculpterer Jannis Moralis, here is a link to his work. I like it very much !
http://www.mmca.org.gr/europeana/index.php/moralis-yannis-angel-4/

Als Hintergrund dieses Jahr eine Engelskulptur von dem griechischen Bildhauer Jannis Moralis. Ich bekam sie vor ein paar Jahren geschenkt und finde sie so schoen in ihrer Schlichtheit! (oben der Link zu mehr ueber den Kuenstler).

May the angels watch over you, 

keep you and your dear ones 

safe and happy! 

Merry Christmas! 

Moegen Engel ueber euch wachen,

euch selber und all eure Lieben 

beschuetzen, und euch Froehlickeit schenken! 

Frohe Weihnachten !

many special greetings and Thank you from my heart to Ilona and Birgit who sent beautiful Christmas cards and minis! 

I will write about the presents seperately! :) Thank you dear friends! 

( in the picture there is the wonderful wreath and star-candleholder from Birgit already! :) Ilona's minis found their place in the big Santa House...there will be pictures in some days! ) 

Besondere Gruesse und Dank von Herzen an Ilona und Birgit, die liebevolle Weihnachtskarten schickten und wunderschoene Minis! Ich werde noch seperat darueber schreiben :) 

(im Bild ist schonmal der schoene Weihnachtskranz und der Sternkerzenhalter von Birgit! Ilonas Minis sind im grossen Weihnachtshaus..da kommen spaeter Bilder noch! ) 

Letters to Santa...and led candles!

I had seen these led battery little lights on various sites...but always thought they might be too big for dollhouse purposes. Well i talked about it with a friend from a german dollhouse group, she suggested they would most probably do, she knows of people who do train modells and use them...so i finally got some ( to my surprise
very near in our town) ! They are actually used quite a lot here now in cafeterias, bars etc for decoration instead of real candels. The train-modelists breake away all plastics around and just keep the little led lamp....but one has to be quite an expert for that, in order not to break the whole thing!
Anyway...i wanted them to light up my santa box...as they are cheap comparing to dollhouse products and lights. These little led candels are 2.50 to 2.80 euro a pair!!  And i haven't yet found any small lights in 1:24. With my scenes i don't really measure what i am making and most of the times i end up with a size smaller than 1:12.
I made two extra little shelves for the santa box now, as the candles came into it after finishing :). I painted them with nail colour and glued some decoration on to them. They have a little switch for on/off. So , there is no use in putting them somewhere where one can't reach them. In a future box i will plan on where to put them from the
beginning..and make the proper place for them! One could also make holes in the walls /ceiling..and just push through the little light. The"flame" (plastic cover)  comes off, too,if one wants...and then there is only a
tiny little lamp! Thus the switch would be on the outside and the lamp could stay in the place! Lots of planning ahead!!! :)
I will try to take a picture..just with the candle-light, it is quite sufficient for dollhouse purposes! (but not easy to photograph! )  ........................
But..more important now...here is Santa's mail box! 
Caramel had many ideas on what to write to Santa! How fortunate he is to have friends to help him post the letter! The fun part is, you can put in a real-lifesized letter! 
Who knows how and when...but ...Santa will surely get it! :) There is a little bell to let him know that there's a new letter! 
The box is 23 cm high, 15 cm wide and 7 cm deep. It is for sale, little Santa comes in for free...it is a little plastic doll dressed up with a rather old and worn coat. But he is cute anyway! :) Rudolf is there ,too...he is a plastic toy., too. All other things are made by me. 

I've ordered the champagne! :) Sekt ist bestellt! :)

401 followers and the many many pageviews...what else : Champagne time! :)
Just stay patient  for a litttle more time, just a bit..i have to finish the Giveaway present! :) Yes, i know i have asked for time before...but these came into the way - a new idea :) , and i have an order already to make a whole lot! :)

401 Blogfreunde und die vielen vielen Seitenaufrufe...was sonst ..als Sekt! :)
Nur noch ein bisschen Geduld bis zur Geschenk-Verlosung..ich muss es noch fertig machen! :)
Ich weiss, ich hab schonmal um etwas Zeit gebeten..aber die hier muss ich erst fertig machen- eine neue Idee, und schon eine Bestellung fuer viele! :)

 ( this is my little favourite one...Das ist der Kleinste, der mir am besten gefaellt! )
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Christmas time and the advent-calender with MINITREASURES WIKI!!

Should have told you yesterday already...well better late than never    :)
If you look into it today...you might be lucky!!!!    :)
There is a tiny prize to win!    :)
http://minitreasures.pbworks.com/w/page/59610355/advent_calendar_2012

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Ich haette schon gestern darauf aufmerksam machen muessen...aber besser spaet als nie!! :)
Weihnachtszeit..und Adventkalenderzeit!
Hier gibt es wieder jeden Tag etwas zu gucken und zu bestaunen..und wenn ihr heute reinschaut...gibts auch was Kleines zu gewinnen!!!! :)
http://minitreasures.pbworks.com/w/page/59610355/advent_calendar_2012

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and there is again a wonderful adventcalender at Monika's!!! Don't miss that!!! :)
und Monika hat auch wieder einen tollen Adventskalender...unbedingt reinschauen!!! :)
http://puppenstubennostalgie.blogspot.gr/

a lot of various....viel Verschiedenes!! :)

 liebe Deutschsprachigen...aus Zeitgruenden gehts momentan nicht so lang am Computer zu sein...hier gehts heute um Geburtstagsgeschenke aus Australien und Weihnachtsminis!!! :)
Versuchts mit dem Google-Uebersetzer, auch wenn's vielleicht etwas "schief" wird... :)

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first things first ! :)
Yes, i was my birthday on the 16th...

this is me....just some :) years ago !!!

  
Linda from MinitreasuresWiki must have spread the word... :) She is a November-Birthday-girl, too...and through this, Karin from http://craftlandminisundanderes.blogspot.gr/  found out that we have our Birthdays together! :) So..it's Happy Birthday to her, too...even some days later!
A surprise arrived on the 16th exactly...a beautiful little card with presents for me from...yes, guess!!!! Mini -Jazzi and Jaz from Australia! I was thrilled and very moved, Jaz wrote so very kind wishes! She send me some Minis, one more cushion from Australia - which is VERY good, as there have been some little fights over the one and only we had ( meaning Praline and Caramel!!), a rolling pin for Praline's kitchen , two Australian newspapers and another kitchen-tool i will show later, as it didn't survive the long journey...but it is being glued! :)
AND jewlery for me..in the style i love! Well..sisters do know , don'  t they? !!! :)
Dear Jaz...a big big Thank you!
Praline wanted to show them to you, they are just a bit to big for her...she will get her own ones, i had been planning on that! :)

and the rolling pin has got perfect matching colors for the kitchen!!! She loves it!!!

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Now, getting into christmas mood..and hopefully some sales..:)
I had told you, i found a thrown away artificial christmas-tree...a Big one...i can now make many many tiny wraths !! :)

Speaking about christmas, there had been a special offer at an internet shop..where i found very cute figures making cookies. i couldn't resist...in the pictures here there are two of them, i will use more in the next scenes! Here is Grandma and a little boy:

I also put some deco into my baker's workroom and put it into our shop-window...before Santa will come with his house! :)

christmas in July! Thank you Fabiola! :)

Jazzi from http://jazziminis.blogspot.it/ had organized a "Christmas in July swap"  some time ago, we were to send our presents in June and had to WAIT until today (or tomorrow???? :) - to open them!! ...just like waiting for christmas day!! Jazzi had matched the swap-partners to be close to eachother..to make the postage-costs lower...which was also a very kind thought!! So our exchange was just via the Ionian and Adriatic sea from Italy to Greece!!
As soon as i saw that Fabiola from http://fabiolamiominimondo.blogspot.gr had opened hers....i did ,too!!!!! 
O, so nice little minis!!! We all got something and all are so cute!! Thank you so much Fabiola!!! All are wonderful!! The kite even has thread and all...( my sons just admired that!!! ) Caramel LOVES the little bear-album so much, he even let Peter hold the kite ( for  a while!!). Praline and Susie are also happy...and so am I!!!!
 Here we are: 

I made Christmas things for Fabiola...i had seen her beautiful Santa-shop on her blog, but poor Santa didn't have a sleigh....:)
and some christmas cards and wrapping paper to sell in the shop! 
Then, as it is the tradition in Greece during December, people play cards for good luck for the next year...so Fabiola got playing cards and many many many Euros to get wealthy!! :) - from printies from the internet! 
You can see her pictures on her blog of course, and you will see that the sleigh in her pictures has less fur around! Before i sent it, i cut off some...i hope she likes it that way- i thought in the end that it was too much...:) And the glue in the little latern took sooooo long to dry..i hope it was ok when it reached Italy!!! :) 
Thank you Fabiola again and jazzi for having this nice idea!! I loved it, although it was a bit funny to think about Christmas in the heat...on the other hand, it made me come up with an idea...i will tell you more about soon!!! 
This is what i sent to Fabiola:

Jazzi aus Australien hatte vor einiger Zeit einen "Weihnachtstausch im Juli" organisiert! Und auch daran gedacht, die Partner so zusammenzustellen, dass die Postgebuehren nicht so hoch sind! Daher ging mein Paeckchen nach Italien zu Fabiola "nur" uebers Meer! Wir mussten schon im Juni alles fertig haben, abschicken und dann bis July warten, um auszupacken! So richtig wie Weihnachten!! Wie ihr auf den Fotos seht, sind alle gluecklich und freuen sich riesig!!! Soo tolle Sachen!!!!und genau richtig!!!
Ich habe Fabiola etwas weihnachtliches gemacht, da ich auf ihrem Blog zwar den tollen Weihnachtsshop gesehen hatte, aber keinen Schlitten!! :)
Dazu Weihnachtskarten und Geschenkpapier und Spielkarten und Geld. das ist hier in Griechenland Tradition im Dezember...man spielt , um im naechsten Jahr Glueck zu haben! Fabiola hat nun auf jeden Fall jetzt ganz ganz viele Euros...da kann nichts mehr schiefgehn! ( von printies aus dem Internet gemacht)
Wenn ihr Fabiolas Blog guckt http://fabiolamiominimondo.blogspot.gr seht ihr, dass der Schlitten dort weniger Pelz drum hat...ich hab zum Schluss doch noch etwas weggeschnitten...mir sah's dann doch zu viel aus! Ich hoffe, es gefaellt ihr so!!! Und der Kleber in der kleinen Laterne wollte und wollte nicht trocknen...ich denke mal, waehrend der langen Reise wars dann ok!
Nochmal, ganz ganz vielen Dank an Fabiola und an Jazzi! !!  http://jazziminis.blogspot.it/ 
Erst hatte ich beim Basteln gedacht...ist schon komisch, mitten im Sommer die Weihnachtssachen raussuchen...aber dann hat es doch wirklich Spass gemacht...und mir kam auch eine andere Idee...dazu demnaechst mehr! :) 

and : TAKE OFF for SANTA!!! und : ABFLUG Weihnachtsmann!!

Merry Christmas to all!

Christmette Köln 2010: "Oh du fröhliche"

Thanks to technology....I always try to watch the Christmas night service  LIVE from Cologne ! This is the link!
http://www.domradio.de/gottesdienste/78737/christmette.html

24.12.2011

Pontifikalamt im Kölner Dom live in Bild und Ton ab 23.30 Uhr

Christmette

Luciano Pavarotti - Montreal - 1978 - Adeste Fideles

Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! Καλά Χριστούγεννα!

Aπ την καρδιά μου, πολλές ευχές σε όλους και όλες! Χρόνια πολλά! 
Πρόσθεσα μια "σελίδα" στην πάνω γραμμή του μπλογκ με τιτλο " My Christmas story" ( η χριστουγεννιατικη ιστορια μου) , εκει θα βρειτε ενα παλαιο διηγημα στα Γερμανικα, ελληνικά και Αγγλικα.
Αυτήν την ιστορία,  μας την διάβαζε παντα η γιαγια μου ( αργοτερα η μητερα μας) τα Χριστούγεννα, και δεν περνά χρόνος που δεν την ξαναδιαβάζω! Φέτος, με αγάπη, σε όλους σας!


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Η μητέρα μου πέθανε σαν σήμερα, πριν απο 6 χρόνια. Ηταν διερμηνέας και μεταφράστρια. Στην μήμη της έκανα σημερα τις μεταφράσεις, επειδη της το ειχα υποσχεθεί πριν πολλά χρόναι! Και επειδή φέτος μου λέιπει ιδιάιτερα πολύ...

Von Herzen, Allen die besten Wuensche! 
Oben im Blog seht ihr eine neue Seite "My christmas story" - Meine Weihnachtsgeschichte. Ich habe euch dort unsere Familien-Weihnacchtsgeschichte in Deutsch, Griechisch, Englisch aufgeschrieben. Unsere Grossmutter ( und spaeter dann unsere Mutter ) hat sie uns immer vorgelesen- es vergeht kein Jahr, wo ich sie nicht nochmal lese! Jetzt gebe ich sie gern an Euch weiter!
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Vor 6 Jahren starb meine Mutter in dieser Nacht. Sie war Dolmetscherin und Uebersetzerin. Zu ihrem Gedaechtnis habe ich heute diese Geschichte uebersetzt, denn das hatte ich ihr schon vor langer Zeit versprochen und dieses Jahr vermisse ich sie besonders...


From my heart, best wishes to all of you! 
You will see a new "page" above in my blog, "My Christmas story" . I wrote down our family Christmas Story. You will find it in German, Greek and English. Our grandmother used to read it to us on Christmas- Eve (later my mother), and every year i read the story again! This year- with love, to all of you!

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My mother died six years ago, this night. She was an interpreter and translator. In her memory, i tried to do these translations today, because i had promised her to do so long ago and this year i miss her more than ever...