A fudge sampler and teatime miniatures

Are any of you fudge fans? I sure am, and when I go to the mountains or Mackinac Island or anywhere known for its fudge, I can’t resist coming home with some. I’m allowing myself only one piece a day of this fudge, which is from the Apple Barn in Sevierville, Tennessee, and of course I'm having it with hot tea since that complements the sweet taste so well. Sevierville, by the way, is perhaps even better known as the hometown of Dolly Parton!

While antiquing in Pigeon Forge, I was happy to come across a booth that had some old issues of Miniature Collector magazine, and this $2 find was one of my favorite “souvenirs” of my trip. I briefly got interested in miniatures back in the early nineties and read a few issues of the magazine back then. After discovering that a new crafting friend was once a miniatures dealer, and after seeing photos of her elaborately decorated dollhouses, I’ve been thinking about decorating a small room box with teatime miniatures. For that reason, this issue with “Tea Time!” on the cover caught my eye.

And oh, all the miniature teapots! I think I’d like to make my own out of modeling clay, but I’ll be keeping my eyes peeled when I’m thrifting and antiquing in the days ahead.

Can you believe someone decorated a miniature tea trolley? This magazine is from February 2001, so most of the advertisers have long since gone out of business, but I looked on eBay and was pleased to see that miniature tea trolleys are still available.

Check out the lemonade set here, which looks right at home among all of that beautiful wicker.

And aren’t these ladies delightful on their own wicker set? I found this whole issue just so charming to peruse. Are any of you into dollhouse miniatures?