Jane Austen “Emma” Book – Half Scale

Nina Fair , 2023

Years ago my husband gave me an unfinished wooden book box to decorate, because of my love of crafting.  I turned it into the book “Emma” by Jane Austen, painted, antiqued, lettered and decoupaged, and added a dark green felt liner.  After using it to store mementos, I decided to turn it into a book nook type room box for a half-scale (1:24) scene.  One of my favorite rooms to portray is a kitchen, so this became an 18th century style kitchen diorama/vignette.

There are a few artisan pieces in here, but I only know the name of the artist of the utensil set hanging on the right wall – Judy Berman.  I know the picnic basket on the shelf was handmade, too.  A few of the items came from my stash of minis from when I was a child.  The teacart is a vintage Petite Princess dollhouse piece and the stove is actually an old plastic 3-D magnet.

  • Nina Fair
  • 19th Century
  • Diorama
  • Half Scale Miniatures - Mixed - in Wooden "Book" Box
  • 1:24

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