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Showing posts with label doll Greenhouse. Show all posts

Trish's Garden Center is OPEN: Diorama sources and How to Tips.

 

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Early in the season, Trish's Flower Shop and Garden center was getting ready for Spring. I literally forgot to share these photos from the beginning of May...Enjoy.

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Camila, Trish's right hand girl...is busy readying the outdoor garden center for Spring customers. Hardy seedlings are fine in the cool temperatures coming off of Lake Michigan this time of year.

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Just a few more minutes until we are open.

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Hardy and flowering bushes are ready for Spring Planting. Of course Tulips are the perfect flower for May.

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Patio rocks, pots and Succulents, great starters for your yard or patio.

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Pansies are great cool weather plants.

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Cam: I think I have done this display four times already this week. Today it is Lilac bushes.

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Trish: Cam please come help me switch out these supply totes.

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Fencing and of course fertilizer.

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Birdhouses and Perrennials.

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Soil Care,Lawn Food and decorative rocks.

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Pea gravel and Compost.
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Tools and outdoor pots (DIY with Napkin Rings)

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Tulips in the window for Spring.

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Trish: We should be almost ready. Is the Greenhouse all squared away?

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Trish's Flower Shop for all your Floral needs.

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Candles, jars, vases and custom designs. 

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The cooler is always full of arrangements and long stemmed flowers.

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Need a gift, colorful bags of candy to go with flowers---perfect for any occasion.

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Outdoors we have seeds, pots, garden accessories. 

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Pots, Gnomes and Flags.

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A variety of Greenery Stems are happy in the chilly air.

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Cam: I think we are ready, I'll check the greenhouse.

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Cute lawn mushrooms, trellises and of course wall watering cans.

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Inside, plant starts, seeds, handtools and all sorts of arrangements. Fans keep the greenhouse cooler when it is a sunny day.

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Bunnies and gnomes among the posts and plant starts.

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Sunflowers are toasty warm in the greenhouse.

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A Welcoming Door decoration...Trish's provides all sorts of custom fresh and faux florals.

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TRISH: I guess we are ready.

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Just in time....Hi, Richelle, how can we help you?

Richelle: Well I need an entire yard done for an open house we finished by next week, can you get that done? 

Trish: Sure, let's go into the shop and make a list of what you need! Thanks for thinking of us! Always love doing yards in Spring...best time for planting!

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Diorama resources and constructions.

Garden Yard: Foam core with silver poster board as concrete. (Photos great, and assembled with gray/silver duct tape which also photos well.

Greenhouse: altered IKEA kit from long ago with hand made shelving from scraps and large popsicle sticks. It's been an evolving prop. Lighting is one press/battery light. Door is foamcore and wood trim and brown tape.

Backdrop Walls: Brick scrapbook paper for wall, Fence behind shop and greenhouse is a wooden plate rack folded up (thrifted). 

Shelving are all thrifted finds, tables are all Michaels boxes, lids, frames stained with acrylic paint and used as tables or bins. Metal accessories are all thrifted. 

Flower shop: Made from Cardboard and foam core, trim is all plastic, packaging clear plastic used for windows, Acrylic doors are on a desk sorter cabinet for the cooler. Shop fixtures are constructed from cardboard boxes, foam core, plastic contact paper with wood scrapbook paper accents. Floor is wood scrapbook paper.

Pots in cooler and shop made from plastic conduit painted silver, other containers:glass bottles, plastic lids, or ceramic thrift store finds. Flowers, plants and arrangements are all faux, plastic, paper, and assembled by me.

New Garden Center yard fence--Dollar Store with stakes removed.

Most accessories are all thrift store finds or mini's found on sale. I've collected mini's for over 40 years...so about now I have a lot...and can switch them out every time I set up. 

Gnomes and Fairies are almost all Dollar Tree...each year they come out with more...and they are the perfect scale for Barbie.

Seed packets are blown up from free 1:12 mini sources and printed covered with plastic packaging tape.

Any questions on something specific and I will be happy to answer, if I can remember where or what it was.

WHAT ARE YOUR DOLLS GARDENING WITH?

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My Dolls in Green for March!

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 Life is crazy here at our house...there just hasn't been much time to play with the dolls. Spring is poking around the corner soon, so here is some wishful thinking, 

Let's make it GREEN! 

You can't do a Green March post without St. Patrick's Day being mentioned.


Chicago has a huge party and parade on St.Paddy's Day, they even dye the Chicago River GREEN....



Here the outgoing Queen crowns the New St. Patrick's Day Queen


Of course they are in their most gorgeous Green.


My repro dons a vintage green swimsuit...perfect for her complexion.


Gowns always seem to land in Vickie's Vintage...perfect for another Queen.
Vicky sports a great dress with greens and blues. Vicky loves green and wears it often.


Some real old vintage shows up , now and then. This 70's jumpsuit is quite the piece and neon, too.


Speaking of OLD...Barbie no.3 1959 wears this 'Swinging Easy' 1963 green dress.


I made this turtleneck when I first collected dolls, and everyone has worn it..Here is Zoe...perfect color for her and her Margarita.


"What's up Doc"...a Bugs Bunny dress, perfect for Spring and Carly is modeling.

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Most of my dolls have jobs and work...Trish's Blue Sprinkling Can is busy now and she is watering plant starts in the greenhouse.


Loving this cute teen Skipper outfit...with a pineapple purse...greenish Yellow...fun for Spring.



Seems someone (Ryan) has had two many Guiness and sports a green jacket and scarf while visiting Wisconsin. 


Barbie's Office in the townhouse is wonderful lime green. Catch that bench, in green too. Many of my doll rooms are green themed.

Handsome Ian sports a Mattel Shirt and a haircut, but he looks great in anything.

How do your dolls Look in GREEN?
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All my dolls are thrift store finds except the redhead Repro, and my 1959 childhood doll No.3 whom I call Barbara M Roberts.

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Trish's in Winter!


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Trish: Today we were finally able to get clear paths to the greenhouse. I think I've used two bags of salt already.

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I have to check and make sure everything is OKAY inside.

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The sun is actually shining, but it is still only 10 degrees and with a WIND CHILL, I don't want to know. It is the Windy City after all. 

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Inside: Wow! It is warmer in here with the sunshine, almost blinding.

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Cacti are semi hardy, thank goodness, and my little succulents are trying to bloom.

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We've been keeping branches for budding and hardy plants out here with lots of supplies and new decorative pieces coming in for Spring.

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These new gnomes will be fun in the garden center.

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Everything seems to be fine...

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Our new door and heater here in the greenhouse has done it's job. We will have to get some seedlings started in February.

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Cam: I hope we don't get a lot more snow, there's no place to put it. 
Trish: If it gets worse, my brother will bring in a mini plow, a dump truck and pull it all out of here, if this frozen stuff gets softer.

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Inside the shop, the gals check all the plants and flowers. Luckily, the power didn't go out in the storms.

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Trish: The shop is in between seasons right now. Too early for Valentine's Day...so we are accenting with naturals right now.

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A bit of color in the coolers and the floral selections, perfect for freshening up your decor. Homes feel so empty after the holidays. 

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On the counter is Lucky Bamboo and a nice change this time of year, and grows in any light! 

Cam: I'll water everything, Trish! 

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Cam: Do we have many orders to fill? 

Trish: I'll have to double check the online orders, I hope we have what we need. 
There's the phone now!

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Nine hours later, dusk settles and the gals are outside after locking up.

Cam: Well we had two customers today?  Is that normal?

Trish: No, but it's so cold, but supposed to be warmer tomorrow. Thanks for all your help, we'll be ready for Valentine's Day with you prepping all those containers.

We do have a wedding next week, so that will keep us busy. Twenty eight tables if I remember right. I'm ordering everything tomorrow. Let's get out of the cold and I'll treat for Chinese, if you want! 

Cam: Sure Trish! I'm freezing and Kung Pow Chicken sounds nice and warm.


New items in the Greenhouse.

Snow is stuffing.
Bamboo plants from a gift for Christmas
Gnomes from a thrift store.
Mini pots from my craft stashes from 20 years ago. 
All containers are from thrift stores. 
Cute Burro planter was a thrift find.
Mini succulent plants gift from Christmas
New door on greenhouse made from foam core, wood grain contact paper and duct tape handle/hinge.

Greenhouse itself was an Ikea kit  from a thrift store, altered and heightened. 

Flower Shop construction began HERE.

This set up is one of my favorite things to play with,  and I will be sharing post at Doll Divas Boardhost, a wonderful group of doll lovers and sharers. If you are interested, take a peek. 

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