Pickleball @ Mini CCC

Mini CCC

Pickleball has come to CCC. How fun! Now I need to order miniature pickleball paddles. Paddles have a solid, flat surface with no strings attached. Pickleball utilizes these. 

Rackets (or racquets) have an open frame that holds a network of tightly stretched strings. Examples include tennis and badminton.

Etsy is a great source for such things.

Pickleball

Tennis at Mini CCC

You may recall that I recently added tennis courts to mini CCC. And a couple of you correctly guessed that my tennis courts are repurposed Chefanie linen cocktail napkins. I learned that Chefanie also makes pickleball cocktail napkins. Unfortunately, they have been sold out everywhere including at Chefanie, Tuckernuck, and elsewhere.

Mini CCC Beach House Refresh

Mini CCC Beach House Dining Room

 

I "borrowed' a few of the more formal pieces from my rattan mini beach house for my formal Georgian mini CCC dollhouse. I felt guilty that the beach house was looking a little sad and did a little refresh over the weekend.

Mini CCC Outdoors

Mini CCC

 Mini CCC is growing. It now has two tennis courts, a swmming pool, a palm tree, antique wicker furniture, and teak Chinese Chippendale garden furniture. Now I definitely want to move in. 

Blue & White @ CCC

Mini CCC

Two additions to mini CCC. Above is the butler's pantry. The Georgian Welsh Dresser is now filled with a collection of blue and white china. And the vintage wicker conversation sofa below. I painted it white and added blue and white striped cushions.

Wicker Elephant Handbag

Wicker Elephant Handbag

 

I  love elephants - of course my Chinoiserie Chic blog header for seventeen years has had a pair of elephants. So this darling wicker elephant handbag is so my taste.

HomeGoods Find & Mini CCC & A Printer Steal

Pamela Munson Under the Sea Coral Clutch

I posted three years ago this pretty coral clutch above by Pamela Munson. It is no longer available, but as I recall it retailed for around $365. Yesterday I was in HomeGoods/TJMaxx and spotted this lookalike. 

Chinoiserie at 1/12 Scale

Mini CCC

 

Do you remember reading Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift as a child? I was thinking I would like to be a few inches tall like the people of Lilliput and move into my dollhouse.

Gulliver's Travels

 At top is the master bedroom - I have just added the gold pagodas and the artwork to the fireplace.

Gardening & Bidding

Dollhouse Wooden Delft Firescreen

 

I had a very successful day yesterday. I hand pruned my 15!!! Eugenia topiaries and they look wonderful. My gardeners do not like taking the time to hand prune so I did it myself. My English shears do such a better job than that awful power one they use. They look just like English boxwoods (that do not grow here) and they are in single balls, double balls and poodle shapes. And I ordered 125 bags of black mulch from Lowe's to be delivered.

Mini Casa Chinoiserie Chic

Mini CCC Living Room

 

Happy first day of spring. I am having so much fun creating a miniature Chinoiserie Chic paradise. Here is a progress report.

New Mini CCC Dollhouse Finds

Dollhouse Art

I am going to try to take some pictures of my dollhouse later today. I have lots of fun finds to share. Today I'm sharing some pieces that are en route.

The framed art above is a vintage piece called "Badmitton" by Jan Balet. It will go in the family room. I loved playing badminton growing up and still have my badminton racket and it's on display at CCC.

The Chinoiserie Dollhouse

Mini CCC

I have just had my new dollhouse for 2 weeks, but I am having so much fun. I thought I would post a little progress report. This is early on, but I have found some wonderful pieces. Above is the master bedroom with hand painted chinoiserie bed, Herend monkees, and cream velvet slipper chair and ottoman.