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Welcome to a land of make believe and
fairy tales: where wishes, hopes and dreams really can come true
Sue’s Enchanted Cottage
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Welcome to my enchanting cottage where you will find the source of a cornucopia of beautiful fabrics, laces, trimmings and exclusive miniature treasures, it’s a place where wishes, fairytales, and dreams really can come true. Whether you are planning a real wedding or a miniature wedding the enchanted cottage has some of the most beautiful fabrics. Choose from over 180 colours of the finest Thai Princess silk, silk chiffon, silk georgette, silk organza matching embroideries and textured silks, silk taffeta, 20 colours of silk tulle, over 20 colours of domestic tulle, 3mm, 6mm and 10 mm Ruban Mousseline ribbon in over 30 shades, solid and variegated silk ribbon, French metallic gold and silver lace, Chantilly lace and over 140 laces from a tiny 1/4” deep to 8” deep, miniature braids and trims, miniature knitting and crochet, and so much more. Read all about my set of bumper filled brochures, future publications and my first miniature book: The Dolls’ House Wedding Book
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Important Notice We are currently experiencing an extremely high volume of traffic at the cottage. Please be a little more patient than usual we are working flat out 7 days per week to clear the backlog. Many new products are in high demand including dozens of orders for the three new brochures: Crabtree, Tussie Mussie and Wedding Cakes in miniature. I’m a one man band getting shorter by the day - I may mysteriously dwindle away!!
Update: Now reaching crisis level, please allow 28 days for all supply parcels, hand made items longer. I’m really sorry about this, poor little Sue.
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New this summer/autumn - available to purchase Haute Couture fashion dolls starting with my Georgian Splendour Couple. See Available Haute Couture Also my new line of exquisite hats and parasols as well as some beautiful miniature portfolios of bridal fashions through the ages. I have been granted the rights to use the beautiful artwork of Brenda Sneathen Mattox to bring to you some beautifully presented miniature portfolios of bridal designs for your miniature bridal salons. Watch for news coming soon.
More! The Tussie Mussie, Crabtree & Evelyn and Wedding Cake brochures are now in production. Waiting lists are growing by the day - I have an enormous amount of copies to print and make up. Delivery is approx 4- 6 weeks whilst I work through the vast number of orders for them.
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And... for everyone who has kindly asked how our little Grandson Charles Alexander is coming along - well, you can see for yourself. Here he is at four months. (Oops 5 months now - nearly 6 months, where does the time go?) He’s an absolute treasure - yes you were all correct, I would feel something very special about a grandchild and boy is that ever true! Just love him to bits!
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Celebrating a Summer Wedding
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More Great News
I now stock everything you need to make the perfect wedding cake yourself! Now in stock sculpey, cutters, bases, acrylic non stick rollers, decorations, flower kits, bases, pedestals and cake stands plus my new brochure ‘How to Make the Perfect Miniature Wedding Cake’ (right) with full colour instructions and images. What more could you possibly need?
See Wedding Cakes
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Important Notice My new cake: Summer Cascade ( below left) is available in kit form and INCLUDES all the following - full instructions, cutters, acrylic roller, cake base, flower kit with instructions and silk ribbon. This is a very special pack I have created and the tools included can be used over and over again. The full details have not been included in the magazine - these things happen. It is a very good offer. Only available from Dolls House and Miniature Scene issue 170 which is on sale now.
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And if that wasn’t enough!!
Also - we have at last found a craftsman - Ken Palmer to make our exclusive ‘C’, ‘E’ and ‘S’ shaped cake stands in beautiful sterling silver or 9ct Gold Plate! How exciting is that? and....I have also asked for a truly beautiful ‘Swan’ Cake stand - this is a contemporary design shown left - what do you think of it?
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And there’s even more - Terence Stringer is making our exclusive silver wedding cake knives in sterling silver with a beautiful bone handle and tied with a silk ribbon. £29.50
Brilliant to have two wonderful artisans joining our work at the cottage.
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Orders growing for new cake stands, please now allow minimum of 28 days for delivery.
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New To go hand in hand with the Tussie Mussie, I have a brand new colour chart with over 170 real samples of the finest Thai Princess silk shades, set in a clear folder which is a great place to store all your cottage publications. My chart is my bible and I couldn’t be without it. This is a brilliant collection for real bridal designers and dressmakers, doll makers and miniaturists alike who appreciate the vast range of colours available today. £10.50 plus pp. Please order using the order form.
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New Your favourite fashion dolls now with two looks!!! You can choose Sue Harrington’s pretty delicate features or the work of our new artist Mandy. You are simply spoiled for choice. To celebrate the expansion of our doll creation page, Josephine has sent us three beautiful new Edwardian Wigs: Gertrude, Hannah and Isabella. Hope you like them.
See Doll Creations
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New! for 2008 After two real weddings in the last few months for my daughters, dozens of miniature bridal doll sales, the miniature dolls’ house wedding book, wedding cakes real and miniature, wedding stationery real and miniature and so on and so forth - I’M ALL WEDDED OUT!! Although bridal designs will always feature highly in my cottage repertoire, I will be launching my brand new line of period and designer dressed dolls this year which I hope will suit everyone rather than just bridal enthusiasts. These new designs will feature in the Fantasy, Haute Couture and Fairytale brochures and more patterns will also be available. See my new page Available Haute Couture to see my one of a kind costumed Haute Couture dolls for sale now.
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New I was delighted when my favourite toiletry company in real life, granted me exclusive permission to make up miniatures using their beautiful packaging. I have added even more kits and products. see Perfumes and Flora
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The first of our new items in this forever increasing popular line of miniatures. is my new counter top display (left) available in either kit form for £16.00 or made up for £32.00
Available in all seven fragrances shown below. More images to come
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Lavender Lily of the Valley Wisteria Evelyn Rose Gardenia Freesia Rosewater
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Lilac Pale Green Pale Blue Pale Pink Lemon Violet Rose Pink
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New: See my brand new Sue Jo Publications page for more details of all our cottage publications present and future. You will be so excited by what is in store for you. I can hardly contain myself. Keep up to date with publishing dates. Please understand their delivery rests upon my work commitments - I would love to wave my magic wand and have them all ready now - if only.........
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Thank You
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May all you set out to do in this life
Bring pleasure and joy to you
Miniatures help us escape to a life
Where wishes and dreams can come true
If I can help in any way I can
Just give me a call any time
I feel privileged to share such a part in your lives
Thank you for being part of mine
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Sue Johnson, Author, Teddy Bear Artist
Designer & Specialist in Miniature and Teddy Bear Bridal Wear,
Member of the Guild of Master Craftsmen
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All images, business information and creations on this site are strictly copyrighted by
Sue Johnson © 2006 and may not be used without written permission. If you would like to use anything from my work, please just send a request by email. I rarely refuse in fact, I haven’t even once at the time of writing this message. I simply like to be kept in touch.
Many thanks to Pat at Pats Graphics for her beautiful roses.
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Web design by Sue Johnson
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If you would like a website a little something like mine, send me an email....and I’ll see what I can do..........
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