A new book addition for your dollhouse!

Which dollhouse would be complete without books?  And what better books that ones that were sold at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th?  And among those is Dracula, by Bram Stoker, of course!

Here is a lovely collection featuring 4 different covers for Dracula as they were when they were first released.  Each cover has been created using images from the original books.  All of them open, and the inside pages can be chosen as white or cream colored - so they can be new for a Victorian house or a rescued antique copy for a modern house.

If you are a Bram Stoker fan you simply cannot pass on this!  Come and make them yours at Kaleidoskopic Romance!

Review of my recent purchase from Dead Spider

I had fell in love with Dead Spider's work since I first saw it. I was ecstatic when I found that she had listed her famous Thirteen Ravens labels as a miniature set, because my dollhouse was in need of an intriguing and bewitched look. Although I loved the idea, the titles of the labels were not what I was aiming for, so I contacted her to ask if it was possible that she customized the labels for me. She responded promptly, and was very nice and acommodating with my request. After I purchased them, she shipped them quickly, and they arrived some days later - very fast, considering they were coming from Canada. They were carefully packed inside a cute Thank-you card, and they were beyond fantastic, exactly what I was hoping for:

I had asked her to include a couple of repetitions of the titles, and she was very attentive to detail, because even when the titles said the same, the labels were different - the crow was in a different position, or a different size. The sheet even included instructions about how to apply them - for which I am very grateful. My miniature glass jars are now much better looking thanks to Dead Spider.
You don't have a miniature house? That's not a problem! Her labels come too in real-life size, and they would be an awesome addition to your bathroom or kitchen decor. Don't tell me you had not think about applying them to your spices bottles... Who says these labels are only good for Halloween parties?

Pretty as a Picture

Since all my art and craft supplies are packed away in boxes (due to my recent move) the only outlet I currently have is my photography...and I've been shooting like a woman possessed.

Here are my newest pieces available at downanddirty.etsy.com:
(click the photos to see larger images)