Author Archives: The Little Victorian Shopkeeper

Preparing the shop box – part 2: Interior

The outside of the room box has had two coats of pale grey paint. So I began work on the interior. The floor I had already painted a rough border around the outside edges of the base panel as this will be visible as part of the exterior of the shop. As shown below… IContinue reading “Preparing the shop box – part 2: Interior”

Preparing the shop box – part 1: Exterior

With the arrival of my chosen wallpaper and flooring papers yesterday, I have finally started the preparation of the shop box by painting the outside of the ‘building’. The shop itself is a 1:12th scale flat pack MDF Room Box Shop Kit with a white shop front purchased from the Beautifully Handmade ebay shop. OnceContinue reading “Preparing the shop box – part 1: Exterior”

The Victoria Sandwich cake

I recently blogged about a beautiful little Victoria Sponge Cake that I have purchased for the shop bakery display. This got me thinking about eating some Victoria Sponge Cake and wonderering if it really is named after Queen Victoria herself. Just in case you haven’t had the good fortune to eat a slice (or 3)Continue reading “The Victoria Sandwich cake”

Fresh from the oven…

You walk into the bakery, the air is filled with the smells of fresh bread and warm pastry. There is a counter full of golden savoury pies, pasties and sausage rolls and sweet iced treats, biscuits and cakes. Which to choose? My choices were easy… freshly baked pasties and pies And a light and fluffyContinue reading “Fresh from the oven…”

Have you had your 5-a-day?

An essential part of any Victorian grocery store would have been fruits & vegetables. I want my doll-sized green grocery section to offer a fairly authentic selection of produce so I thought I should do a bit of research to see what most Victorian grocers had to offer. According to Michael Mosley: There were plentyContinue reading “Have you had your 5-a-day?”

Victorian advertising… setting the scene.

From the moment I decided to build a miniature shop, I have been looking for design inspiration for all manner of things that I could include inside the store. Wall coverings, flooring, shelving and display units, and an endless list of possible stock. There is such an amazing range of miniature items available to purchaseContinue reading “Victorian advertising… setting the scene.”

It’s a Wonder the Victorians Survived … — A Reader’s Reflections

… Not to mention that they built bridges, railways and an Empire! Last Saturday I fell foul of a dodgy fowl and spent the next few hours feeling extremely sorry for myself battling a bout of food poisoning … and it got me thinking! In the course of researching for my Severn Family Saga, I […]Continue reading “It’s a Wonder the Victorians Survived … — A Reader’s Reflections”

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