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Vic Newey
for putting this church together from a kit
by Dollshouse Direct AND for modifying it as well as adding his own special
effects to the decor too. Vic used to work for the BBC doing special
effects on such famous television series as "All Creatures Great and
Small". Thanks also to Vic for extending the church AND
creating our bells and bell ropes!
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Jane Davies for
many of the
porcelain dolls seen here including all the children, bride and bridegroom. We
particularly thank her for providing Priscilla Jane, our praying doll, and
"Robert Alexander", our "lazy boy", as two special
commissions. They are both true works of art and we are thoroughly
delighted with them both!
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Catherine Davies,
my sister, for knitting an exquisite
silk bridal gown (designed by Lesley Roberts) for my bridal doll,
for knitting the dress for the baby doll and tea cosy. (coffee and
cake events). Catherine is also responsible for virtually all
of the synthetic clay food (cakes and vegetables seen on all of our
pages), and all the frogs, fimo flowers, tadpoles and
crayons seen on the site too. Catherine is also responsible for stitching
all of Nicola Mascall's kneeler kits for us too.
Catherine now has her own website: www.dollshouseheaven.co.uk
Visit her site to see more of her exquisite work both in miniature fimo food,
flowers and her miniature knitting!
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Petit Fleur for providing the beautiful bridal
bouquet seen on our Wedding page..
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Stockton Miniatures
for providing the most beautiful
church furniture made out of black walnut.
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Jan Craven, the former webmaster for Holy
Trinity Church Stratford upon Avon's website for providing us with weekly
collects (Church of England weekly prayers) and for allowing us to direct
visitors who wish to submit prayers to Holy Trinity's official site.
We also thank her for providing a "talk" for our Christingle
Service page. (a children's service that is endorsed by the Church of
England Children's Society)
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Lorna Webb for providing all of our teaching
material for Sunday School children and also for allowing us to use her "photos"
- one of our birds getting married in St
Hilary's, one with the "boys" caught in the "conundrum
and one with one of the boys introducing a live dove into the church
Pentecost celebrations..Many thanks also to Lorna Webb for drawing our
attention to theAustralian
christening poem and also for giving our Reverend Ponsenby-Smyth
an interesting background history as you can all read in his letter!
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Pocket People - Sarah Schiff, Miniature Doll Designs for providing
our church cat, Magnifi-Cat and Georgie, Robert Alexander's pet dog.
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Daniela Kiefhaber of Microdolls
for providing Homer our resident
tramp, and our curate, the Rev Ken! Thanks Daniela!
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C and D Crafts for the two flower trugs.
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JoJays
dollshouse shop in Bourton in the Water for the roses featured in the Easter
Day flower arrangement.
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A J Miniatures
for all of our the bridal floral arrangments on our Weddings
page - thanks Angie!
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Simply Silver for the two silver candlesticks and
candles on the altar and the silver working pair of scissors on our first
lesson on making a miniature church page..
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Georgina's
Miniatures for the pedestal upon which the golden angel floral
arrangement for our Pentecost Wedding page
is sitting upon.
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Mike
Sparrow for agreeing to design and make the silver chalice and
paten.
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Simply Silver for the two silver candlesticks on the
altar
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Rachel Fritz, sister of
Lorna Webb, for our vicar, .The Reverend Gyles Ponsenby-Smyth Rita, the "lady
of the road" and Bardsley, the bishop's dog. We visited
Australia in August 2004 & 2007and were able to collect them from Rachel who lives
in South Australia. Thanks Rachel for all of your hard work - our new
vicar, "lady of the road" and Bardsley are nothing short of "perfectionate"!!
Rachel has also made us the bishop, Bishop Cuthbert, who will make an
appearance as soon as he is decently clothed!
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Irmgard
Gritzan for our rat, Sepp and all of our mice infestations together
with our new white furry mouse too!
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Raelene Falland for allowing us to use her
mini-sermon on our memorial page. Raelene is a dear friend of ours who
has successfully completed a lay readers' training course with the
Australian Lutheran Church.
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John Cheal of "Saved
in Time for
the new two manual pipe organ (based
on the one in St. Mary's Cubbington, England), the hand carved brass eagle lectern, ( modelled
on the one in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon where he is a
parishioner), paschal candle, processional
cross (made for us on behalf of a friend and
also modelled on the one in Holy Trinity Church, Stratford upon Avon), tea trolley
and new brass and wood altar rail. John is an expert model maker who works in both
wood and non-precious metal. He is pleased to receive commissions and
particularly enjoys doing "one off" commissions.
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Frances Powell from Buttercup
Miniatures for our lovely white starched crochet angel that is on
the top of our Christmas tree! Our characters, Tinker the black and
white cat and Belle, the well groomed white poodle, are also contributions
from Frances - many many thanks for them! Rachel Ann (a Heidi Ott
doll) too was provided for us by Frances who, we suspect, also
made the christening outfit for her too - thanks Frances!
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Ken Palmer for the silver tray that the miniature
Christingles are placed.
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Stokesay Ware
for the bowl used for the flower arrangement on our Trinitarian
Flower Festival.
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Stephanie Lee, Sarah's first cousin, for making our
vicar's surplice from a pattern by Sue Harrington.. Thanks" cos"!
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Miniatuur
Boekbinden for the score of Mozart's "Eine Kleine
Nachtmusik" and music stand seen on our Memorial to Hilary Davies' page.
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Nicola Mascall for
all of her kneeler designs and especially the special commission of a
nuptial kneeler for our Wedding page.
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Dave Taylor for the miniature SLR camera.
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Tiny
Tails Miniatures for the beautiful butterfly and pair of mallard
ducks seen on our Children's News page and
Percy the spider in his web on our Weddings
page.
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Ursula Stürmer for the miniature pearl choker worn
by our bride and Sunday School teacher, Miss Esther on our Weddings
page.
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Mike
Sparrow, silversmith, for the bone handled silver knife used on our Weddings
page.
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Dolls Domain dollshouse
shop in Leamington Spa for our wonderful fully working wooden clothes
pegs. We understand they are made by a German craftsman.
